Steve Chabot

Under Administrator Linda McMahon's leadership, the SBA has made progress in delivering its services and ensuring that it is offering the services that small businesses need.

I often say that every small business starts as an idea. America is a Nation of creators, inventors, and risk-takers.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and its programs are key to helping small firms expand, create jobs, and grow our economy.

According to the latest economic numbers, the U.S. economy is continuing to improve and economic forecasts are strong.

I want to thank the Chair and her staff for working in a bipartisan manner on the Budget Views and Estimates.

I have to correct the record. I am not on the record doing that.

I would be remiss if I did not mention that a former member of the House, a former United States senator is now our new governor in Ohio, and that is Mike DeWine.

With respect to local, especially the Brent Spence Bridge, do you have any thoughts on that area where that might come into play on those two particular projects, either one or both?

I think I am the last questioner if I am not mistaken here, so I am the only one that is standing between the folks in this room and lunch.

I am happy to invest in a gas tax that goes to roads and bridges.

I know we have heard testimony that there is a pretty high percentage of small businesses that literally go out of businesses after a hack.

Thank you very much. And just to conclude, one thing I wanted to mention, I am sure you are aware of this, we--and when I say 'we' again, not just myself, other members here on both sides of the aisle--have been successful in getting…

And just to clarify that, we are not talking about taking away Ms. Velazquez's New York project.

I would like to thank Congressman Chabot especially for all he has done over the years to put the needs of the Brent Spence Bridge front and center in front of Congress.

I know that we have heard from small businesses from all across the country in this very room about the importance of repairing our nation's infrastructure.

I had somebody in my office. This was some years back. They were from, I believe, the American Trucking Institute, and they were talking about how we had a lot of our young men and women were coming back from Afghanistan, Iraq, et cetera…

Given the vital nature of small businesses providing resources that help entrepreneurs and small business owners succeed must be a priority.

Time and again, this Committee has lauded the importance of small businesses to the American economy.

I don't favor separating children from their families and I don't think most of the people in this room do.

Dodd-Frank introduced tons and tons of regulators into the system to ensure that there was no discrimination.

We were very much for making sure that preexisting condition coverage was there as well.

I think John Arensmeyer was right that health care is a huge issue for small business.

The nonpermanence of those tax cuts were a result of the Senate rules, not because of anything the House did or wanted to do.

We call small businesses the lifeblood of our national economy because they are the essence of American strength and vitality.

Small businesses make up 99-99/100 percent of all firms. They employ nearly half of private sector employees.