Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need.
Melissa BeanIn fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business community.
Melissa BeanThe budget enforcement rules of the 1990s were an important part of getting the budget back into balance. It was done on a bipartisan basis. Those pay-as-you-go rules were tested and they worked. We are now in a one-party system, and we have thrown them out.
Melissa BeanI am the parent of teenagers, my daughters are 13 and 15, so the issue of Internet safety has been an important issue. I have been visiting middle schools to talk about some of the challenges that they face.
Melissa Bean