"Do you anticipate that that trigger will be asked for?"
"We need to make sure that TARP does what it needs to do and then wind it down and get the taxpayers' money back as soon as possible."
"We need to be mindful that the successes of this economic turnaround will be driven by small business and middle-class families."
"Our border is only as strong as the weakest link."
"Would you be willing to come to Montana to host a workshop for interested small businesses to hear from GSA and CBP directly about how to pursue some of the work?"
"I think it represents backwards, 'business as usual' thinking to give the contracts away to the big boys."
"Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. They are the ones that we are going to be riding to get out of this recession."
"If we continue to give advantages to the big guys, we are going to have a lot of businesses that are too big to fail."
"I think that small business is critically important to this country, and we need to support them when the opportunity arises."
"I certainly do not want to be restricted by poor planning at this point in time."
"I think consolidation and making sure that we get the most bang for the buck and making sure the money gets to the ground, that effort is a noble effort and needs to be done."