I'm concerned about how we make sure that Africans, Colombians and indigenous are included in the $450 million that's there.

If we do not vote here in the United States to support the administration's negotiations, what setbacks if any will it have for us in the region?

Strengthening this sector is vital to our country's overall economic health, and to job growth for working families and the middle class.

It is indeed tremendously important that we look and listen to our small business folks because that is the essence of job creation in America, and it is what makes communities strong.

New York manufacturers sell almost $70 billion worth of goods overseas, and 94 percent of these exporting firms are small businesses.

We have been putting a very tough fight as far as the reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank to make sure that they are catering to small businesses to help them do exports.

I think that we need to make sure that those agencies are getting back out to small business so that they know what is going on more.

What my mantra is that when it comes to small business, there is no Republican or Democratic approach.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me--you know, we have got some Americans that may be looking in, and I want to make sure that everybody, you know, clearly understands various issues.

We, in the United States Congress, are concerned with the democratic progress in Turkey.

But I also believe that the people, just as Dr. Tol had talked about, should have the right to dissent and to give their viewpoints and to run in government, and if they get elected, to participate without fear of being persecuted or…

Turkey is carrying the world's burden in the face of evil and addressing a grave humanitarian crisis.