Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I disagree with my good friends on the other side of the aisle. 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. {time} 1050 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. And we've got some talented small businesses who simply ask us, How do we promote our product overseas? After this bill is signed by the President, they will have a helping hand. For a startup business in 2010, we double the deduction for a startup from $5,000 to $10,000. One of the great complaints of small businesses is how do we do business with this massive Federal Government? Well, I will tell you.…”