Political Quotes

“The support for this bill is so broad, as indicated by this chart and as indicated by these letters, because the need is so great. There is no reason we shouldn't take up and pass this bill. It has been approved by the committee--the small business committee. It has broad bipartisan support. It is cosponsored by Senators Fischer, Ayotte, Coons, Cantwell, Hirono, Franken, and Casey. I thank them for their support, and I thank the small business committee for its work. Mr. President, like so many of the important bills that go through the Senate, this bill has been paired, as I said earlier, by the chairman of the small business committee, Senator Vitter, with another no-cost small business bill which is authored by Senator Risch from Idaho. That bill, along with the CREED Act, will provide no-cost solutions that will help small businesses in this country get the credit they need to fuel our growth. Again, both of these bills passed unanimously out of the small business committee. I believe the time has come to pass them in the Senate. They have been held up for too long. At this time I want to yield to my colleague, who is going to talk about the hold problem we have been facing on this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.”