Steve Chabot actually said...

"The 8(a) program is a crucial component of the SBA's arsenal of small business programs."

"It is in the best interest of our Nation's economy and the very fabric of our communities to ensure that this program yields high quality, productive, and successful small disadvantaged businesses and..."

"The Federal Government has long recognized the policy that the government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business concerns."

"Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for holding this important hearing on a program that means so much to so many disadvantaged entrepreneurs across the country."