Political Quotes

“this bill is another jobs bill. It is a very important bill. I did a press event yesterday with the chairman of the committee, Senator Landrieu. It was a good meeting. We talked about some of the things that are happening in our States regarding small business under this program that was developed during President Reagan's administration. Some remarkably good things happen in every State. As to New Hampshire, I do not know which ones happen there, but there are a number of things in every State. In the State of Nevada, wonderful things have occurred. One of the things a smart man decided is that we should not have 9/11-type incidents where people are trapped and cannot get out of high stories. He has an apparatus that goes up and brings people down. For an initial grant of some $150,000, he was able to do that. We have another--a battery that is now being used by the military-- for $180,000. It does all these great things improving batteries in vehicles. This did not occur in Nevada, but one of the amazing things is the electric toothbrush came about as a result of one of these small grants. Every State in America has benefited from these grants. The program has worked well for almost 30 years, and we are reauthorizing it. That is what we are doing so these programs can continue. We hope people will offer amendments to improve this legislation and not detract from it. We would like to complete this legislation this week.”