this committee will never be--never be more important. As someone who has owned a business and still owns a business for 51 years, there is a lot of challenges out there for us.

We need to help small businesses across this country. It is critical. It is past time.

We need to get additional PPP loans. We need to help the businesses that are struggling the most.

We need to help the businesses that are being put out of work by the government.

As somebody who is on Main Street, the economy is pretty good right now. It is getting better, and attitudes of people in startups are getting better.

I applaud you both for your leadership and your efforts during these uncertain times, and Main Street America also thanks you.

Forcing private companies to cover business interruption claims for COVID-19 losses would be a terrible precedent of the government stepping in and retroactively changing the terms of an agreement between two private parties, and would…

I think you have been a 100 percent improvement over the first Director, but I still think it would benefit everyone if there was greater oversight and less power concentrated in one individual.

I just feel that if we don't do something, if we don't act, if we don't get everyone involved and get on the same page in the program, if we don't move quickly, then we are going to be in for a huge, huge problem.

the legislation that is attached to this hearing today, the Paycheck Recovery Act by Congresswoman Jayapal, is not a realistic path forward.

I think our economy can and will get going. I am one of those who thinks we could see growth in the fourth quarter.