Senator Ayotte and I are delighted to be here with all of you.

I think the good news on patents is that patent reform legislation has passed both Houses.

New Hampshire is well positioned to benefit from Free Trade Agreements.

Thank you. Thank you all very much for your testimony.

And one of the things that I think would be very helpful to everybody on the Small Business Committee, not just Senator Ayotte and I, would be to get copies of the council's letters, like the one you just read from, so that we can see what…

Yes, enjoy what we have to offer.

Senator Shaheen, I believe you attended our first one, which was held here in New Hampshire last January.

There is a tremendous opportunity for us to increase our efforts in this area.

The economic struggles our country is facing have put the issues of exporting and free trade on the front burner.

Accessing foreign markets remains a challenge for small businesses, but it is also a real opportunity.

It is essential that we in the delegation focus on ways that we can support your companies to provide good jobs for the state's residents.

So do you think as the Small Business Jobs Act is being implemented and the STEP program that is part of that and some of the other focus on exporting that is part of that legislation, are there any ways as that is being implemented to…