Blaine Luetkemeyer: “you wonder why banks get out of lending. You wonder why they are getting exposed to this.”

The American economy is dependent upon the success of small businesses, and right now these businesses are in deep trouble. Government red tape and overly burdensome regulations choke off economic growth and suppress job creation.

I thank the chairman for yielding and thank him for managing the floor today. I was supposed to do that, and I got stuck in a snowstorm and slid all the way here, but I am here and glad to be here. Before us today are a number of bills…

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In a growing global economy, we must empower our small businesses to compete on the world stage. This legislation will ensure that entrepreneurs have ample opportunities to engage in international trade. H.R. 8844 also ensures…