Political Quotes

“I am pleased to come to the floor today to join my colleague, who is the chair of the Small Business Committee--and I am the ranking member--to celebrate National Small Business Week. This is an opportunity for all Americans, regardless of party affiliation or geography, to come together and support the small businesses that drive the American economy and make such an enormous contribution to our local communities and culture. I am pleased to be able to work with Senator Risch. We have enjoyed a terrific working relationship. We are there, at this moment in the committee, to try to make a difference for the small businesses of not only our States of New Hampshire and Idaho but throughout the entire country. I ask my chairman if he would like to start out and then turn it back to me, and we can talk a little bit about what we see happening on the Small Business Committee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho.”