[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             GIVING SMALL BUSINESS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, small businesses are the engines of our 
economy, and their success is critical to our economic recovery and 
long-term economic growth. Sixty percent of new jobs are created by 
small businesses, and over half of this country's economic growth since 
World War II has been from innovation and new technologies. We can and 
should empower the businesses and entrepreneurs who make our economy go 
by creating favorable conditions for businesses to start, to expand, 
and to put people back to work. That's why I urge my colleagues to 
support the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act designed to increase 
small business lending, help small businesses hire new workers and 
expand their operations. When I talk to small business owners back home 
in Missouri, the number one issue they identify as an obstacle to 
hiring people is access to credit. We must continue to focus on 
promoting our small businesses to grow this economy and to get people 
back to work.

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