[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5431-5432]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BOOSTING AMERICA'S EXPORTS ACT

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)


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  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, for corporations with a boardroom full of 
lawyers and thousands of employees, exporting products is something 
they do every day.
  But for a small-business owner or startup entrepreneurs in places 
like Rockford, Galesburg, Peoria, or the Quad Cities, the deck is 
stacked against them on the global economic playing field.
  That is why today I introduced the Boosting America's Export Act. It 
will help small- and medium-sized businesses expand economic 
opportunity and create more good-paying American jobs.
  My bill will identify and assist small businesses that have the 
potential to sell the products in new markets.
  We already know that small businesses create two out of every three 
jobs and, by building a business climate that helps them grow and 
succeed, we will strengthen working families across our Nation.
  I strongly urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stand 
with me in this effort.

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