Celebrating 250 years of American Small Business
Earlier this month, the Small Business Committee held a hearing to highlight how small businesses have enabled 250 years of the American Dream. Since 1776, small businesses have been the heart of the American economy, and have grown as the country has grown itself. I led the Committee in prayer for the CNMI at the start of the hearing as we await the coming storm, and in my remarks, I emphasized that one of the biggest lessons we can learn from our small businesses is resilience. I talked about how after Sinlaku, small businesses in the CNMI who lost inventory, equipment and their roofs quickly came back the next day to clean, rebuild, and help one another. After 18 months on this Committee, I have learned that American small businesses, whether in the CNMI or on the Mainland, all share the same values of family, hard work, and the belief that tomorrow can be better than today. I feel that my job, as a Member of Congress, is to fight for the policies that will maintain this great American path for generations to come.