"I favor an activities-based approach to nonbank SIFI designations and more clarity around what gets you designated and what gets you de-designated."
"Fifty-seven percent of small business owners are hiring or trying to hire."
"A third of small businesses report increased worker compensation."
"We want to say thank you for the type of work that you all do over there at the Administration."
"Only 13 percent of small businesses say that taxes are the number-one issue since the tax reform."
"In fact, they recently said that tax reductions for small businesses will increase after-tax returns on investment and boost investment by pass-through businesses."
"We also doubled the standard deduction."
"For example, Opportunity Zones, established in a measure proposed by Senator Scott, draw investment to Americans in impoverished regions of the country."
"Another part that came from a bipartisan coalition of Senators--from Senator Coons to Senator Booker to myself, all supportive of the Investing in Opportunity Act, which was a part of the tax package-..."
"Create jobs--since the passage of the tax reform act, we have seen over 600,000 jobs created put upward pressure on wages."
"Restore American competitiveness--moving from 35 percent to 21 percent provides our companies with a greater opportunity to succeed in a global economy."