John Hoeven actually said...

"As you make this change, are you really empowering these small business programs, or are you going to turn it into a big old bureaucracy where you cannot even find somebody that is supposed to help yo..."

"The Federal Government plays an important role even though we rely primarily on the private sector."

"This is a very timely hearing. Thank you for doing it."

"Are there things then that we should be doing from a policy standpoint to promote mining those minerals here rather than importing our entire use?"