On the recordSeptember 23, 2010
I believe this is a day long in coming and I am grateful for it, because what all of us have said is that the small businesses of America are the backbone of America, the job creators of America, and now we have an opportunity for the President to sign this bill that incorporates tax cuts and job creation. What has been the message of the American people? What have they told us? They've indicated that they want to have jobs. Right off, this bill provides extra opportunities in the small business trade opportunities, and it helps to leverage more than $1 billion in export capacity for small businesses, getting their products overseas in what we call the State Export Promotion Grant Program, which excites me, which allows us to help save 40,000 to 50,000 jobs in 2010. And so we give them a step up to get their goods overseas.
