In my home State of New Hampshire, about 75 to 80 percent of our economy is generated by a small business owner.

I think the SBA has a certain role to play in very, very small businesses.

This is exactly what spurs the entrepreneurship, the innovation and the ability to create an idea and bring it to market.

We have a decline in the number of IPOs in this country and on the New York Stock Exchange.

I introduced the Entrepreneurial Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2930, yesterday.

I applaud the President for finally recognizing that regulatory red tape has kept American startups from raising capital and hiring workers.

I think we all have an obligation to ensure that the country trusts what this new entity is going to do.

I think it is imperative and important for us to make sure that we have rules in place that allow a level playing field.

It is our responsibility as Americans to lead by example, to ensure that the American dream is alive and well.

I wish this wouldn't have to be described as a battlefield. Rather than that, I would like to see a more productive manner in which we could solve the Nation's problems.

The concern that I and others share is that as States 'manage their finances' they are spending an extraordinarily higher amount of money percentagewise of borrowed dollars.