Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to support small business owners in south Florida and across the country. The economic recession devastated the economy, hitting older Americans especially hard. In fact, older workers once unemployed are more likely than others to remain unemployed, which is why we need to revitalize our economy by supporting those who found themselves out of work before retirement. Earlier this week, I introduced the bipartisan Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act, which will support older Americans working hard to start or expand a small business. There are currently over 7 million self-employed workers in the U.S. age 50 or older, which demonstrates a tremendous capacity of older workers to contribute to our economy and create jobs when given the right resources. My bill, which is supported by the AARP, will improve the capacity of entrepreneurs to begin small businesses and help successful small business owners make their enterprises even more prosperous. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill. ____________________”