"the relief provided under section 1112 under the CARES Act, quote, a lifeline to your borrowers."
"It is an honor to Chair this Subcommittee and to provide a platform for listening to and supporting small businesses across America."
"Though our members may disagree on occasion on matters of policy, I want to make it clear that we work for you, the small business owners present today, and the small business owners across the countr..."
"I think it is fair to say that we all agree we want to see Americans' wages go up."
"the idea that we would be talking about an increase in the minimum wage is kind of ridiculous to me."
"The fact that a single mother in America can work a 40-hour week at a $7.25 minimum wage and live below the poverty line is as appalling as it is embarrassing to our nation."
"Now I trust that we all agree that representation begins with listening and we should afford small business owners, just like Ken, the opportunity to be heard before we proceed with the implementation..."
"But if that is at the expense of 1.4 million lost jobs, and the likelihood of many thousands of business closures as the CBO and economists anticipate, we should investigate, we should deliberate, and..."
"I am troubled that we are adding the minimum wage policy to this COVID relief package through reconciliation."
"I believe deeply, very deeply, in living wages for all working Americans, and often say that consumption is the engine of our economy and money in peoples' pockets is its fuel."
"I think many -- as Adam Kinzinger pointed out, I think many have used their voting cards more out of fear than out of possibility and out of principle."