I've introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

Small businesses are really the engine in the economy.

Small businesses have told us that having cash in their pocket is one of the primary things that they need.

Among our responsibilities is to make sure that 23 percent of all government contracts go to small businesses. That's about $150 billion annually, from all the government agencies.

The death tax is one of the leading causes of the dissolution of small businesses.