06/23/2010
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"I am very appreciative of, Senator Landrieu, your commitment to doing oversight hearings."
"I do think there is obviously a disparity, and through the SBA and through the lending practices, we certainly do need to step up and see what we can do to proactively help change that."
"I was very pleased with the bill that we passed, the Small Business Jobs bill with the Small Business Lending Fund."
"We have also got to ensure that Federal contracting preferences designed to assist disadvantaged businesses are not subject to fraud and abuse."