Tuesday
Aug172010
Obama Urges Senate Republicans To Drop Small Business Bill Filibuster
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 5:51PMDescribing them as a “partisan minority,” President Barack Obama urged Senate Republicans Tuesday to lift the fillibuster on legislation aimed at helping small businesses receive loans.
“There will be plenty of time between now and November to play politics, but the small business owners … around the country don’t have time for political games,” Obama said during brief remarks at a Seattle Bakery. “I ask Senate Republicans to drop their efforts to block it.”
The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act will provide a $30 billion fund for community banks to spur lending at the local level.
Obama was in the Washington city to campaign for Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who is facing a primary vote Tuesday evening.
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