You have touched on a very, very significant problem in our country...
When the Senate considers authorization of President Obama's Small Business Lending Fund, I hope we can take some of these funds and direct ...
We have got a 15-percent unemployment rate, and there is a connection between those two figures.
We have a small business loan program. It is a loan guarantee program. It is very valuable.
I think it can be used for that purpose as well.
What we need to do is find ways to support the collateral of the borrower as well as to infuse more capital into the banks.
Michigan started a successful program in 2009 that targets businesses that may be good credit risks, but have collateral or cash flow shortf...
I think it is absolutely critical that we deal with both of those issues if we are actually going to begin to see lending occurring, as we a...
If we are going to create jobs, we need to let those small businesses grow.
Your bill addresses the problem in a very important way, and I am pleased to cosponsor your bill, which I believe is S. 1822.
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this morning about the important issue of ensuring that small businesses have access to the credit...