For working-class families and small businesses... we have got to find ways to lower energy costs.

We assist small businesses in a variety of ways.

Small businesses are really the engine in the economy.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and consumers across the country are feeling the pinch with no end in sight.

Washington has got to, across the board, lower taxes for small businesses so that our mom and pops can reinvest and hire people, so that our businesses can thrive.