Political Quotes

“this week the Senate resumes debate on a measure to improve innovators' access to capital. This bill passed the House on a bipartisan vote and has President Obama's support. We could make this legislation even better by passing the modest consumer protections included in the substitute amendment we will consider tomorrow. But Members of both parties agree we should pass it quickly. We will finish work on this legislation this week. It is nice to see Democrats and Republicans standing on common ground for a change. But while this IPO proposal will be good for business-- helping to give startups the flexibility they need to hire and grow-- experts agree its impact on job creation will be limited. The IPO bill is a good bill, but we all recognize its job creation impact will be fairly limited. We want to do something with this legislation to increase the amount of jobs that will be forthcoming soon, which we have done. So as part of this IPO bill, it is important Congress also reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank, and do it now. Reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank will help American exporters compete in a global economy and sell more of their products overseas. Last year, Ex-Im Bank financing helped 3,600 private companies and almost 300,000 jobs were added in more than 2,000 communities. That is why the Ex-Im Bank has always enjoyed broad bipartisan support.…”