On the recordNovember 3, 2011
I thank my good friend and the ranking member on the subcommittee, the gentlewoman from California, for her leadership on this bill and her amendment and her efforts to make a good product an even better one. And I thank our ranking member, Mr. Frank, for all of his leadership on Dodd-Frank and in the committee now, and also Chairman Bachus, Chairman Garrett, and Representative McCarthy. This was a bipartisan effort. So in a Congress that everyone says we're not working together, this is one example where we work together in the best sense of the word to bring this bill to the floor. I rise in strong support of the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act because I believe that it will help businesses in our country raise money they need to create jobs and help our economy recover. This was an important bill for businesses across our country, but it is particularly important to New York City. New York City is the home of many innovators, innovation. Entrepreneurs come there from across the country, and this bill will help them raise money and grow the American Dream and help them go up that ladder of success in providing jobs and helping our economy. Under our current system, companies seeking to raise capital by selling shares are barred from many types of advertising and solicitations.…
