Expressing Sense of the House that American Small Businesses are Entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights

EXPRESSING SENSE OF THE HOUSE THAT AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENTITLED TO A SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS -- (House of Representatives - April 27, 2005)

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, in my community, there is an old saying that goes: After all is said and done, much more is said than done.

Now, we have heard a great deal about what some people have called the do-nothing, the empty-promises Small Business Bill of Rights. The gentleman from Florida asked the question, if you vote against this, what are you really voting against? What you are voting against is the gamesmanship of playing games with the needs of small businesses.

Yes, small businesses need some things. They need access to capital, money, cash. They need venture capital, money, cash to expand and grow their businesses. They need protection from the inopportunity to do business. They need the big contracts broken up, unbundled, so that they can compete. So they need assistance. They do not need rhetorical commentary, they do not need advice, they need help.

I am afraid that my colleagues have been correct. This legislation is full of empty promises. As my colleague from North Carolina said, sound and fury signify nothing.

We all love small businesses, but we want them to know the truth. The Bible says, ``Know ye the truth, and the truth will set you free.''

The truth is, this administration has not been supportive of small businesses.

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