On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
To close. Mr. Speaker, I, first of all, thank the gentlewoman, the ranking member, for her leadership on this, and Mr. Espaillat, as well, and Mr. Norman for working together in a bipartisan manner. Mr. Speaker, the SBIR and STTR play pivotal roles in the development of new technologies while giving Federal agencies innovative and cost- effective ways to solve operational problems. They are highly popular and have helped thousands of small businesses create new technologies, commercialize their ideas, and generate new jobs. The reforms contained in H.R. 6368 will bring more firms into the programs and make it easier for them to win contracts. This is a win- win for small businesses and the Federal Government as competition breeds innovation, and innovation leads to saving taxpayer dollars. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bipartisan and commonsense reforms of H.R. 6368, and I yield back the balance of my time.
