Political Quotes

“I am very proud to join my colleagues tonight in recognition of National Small Business Week, and actually, all the parts we have talked about are connected. National Small Business Week recognizes the importance of the small businesses throughout all of our communities, and the numbers aren't that different from State to State. In my home State of Kansas, 99 percent of the businesses that operate are small businesses. Whether they are small businesses on Main Street, small mom-and-pop shops, little manufacturing operations, farming operations, or supporting operations, 99 percent of our businesses are small businesses. Those 99 percent in my State employ about 600,000 Kansans, which is roughly half the total number of Kansans who work. All but 1 percent our businesses, 99 percent, employ half of our people who rely on them for their livelihood, for their hope, for their jobs, for their benefits in many cases, and for filling their days because they, obviously, have to work in order to support their families and pursue their dreams. We cannot overstate the importance of small businesses to all of us, the people we represent. Yet, that often doesn't get reflected in the decisions and the actions that come out of this town.…”