[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H6765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              PASS THE SMALL BUSINESS JOBS AND CREDIT ACT

  (Mr. HEINRICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. Speaker, during my recent high-tech manufacturing 
tour, I saw firsthand the success of some of New Mexico's homegrown 
companies. While creating jobs, local small businesses like Senspex, 
Applied Technology Associates, and Aspen Avionics are also providing 
the innovation to meet our Nation's twenty-first century challenges.
  Even through the recent economic downturn, this local high-tech 
sector has remained strong, and even grown by hundreds of millions of 
dollars in revenue. Yet many small businesses cannot access the credit 
that they need to expand and hire more workers. This is why the 
Congress must pass the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act. This 
legislation will boost small business lending through community banks 
and provide tax relief, and it will do it without adding a penny to the 
deficit.
  I am doing all I can to support small businesses, which is why I urge 
my colleagues to support the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.

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