WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered openingremarks in a hearing examining how small businesses in Iowa and beyond have been essential to America's success as our nation enters its next 250 years.
Ernst's full remarks:
"As we are just weeks away from the 250th anniversary of our nation, we are taking time to focus on the cornerstone of American commerce: Main Street small businesses.
"The merchants, shopkeepers, and small business owners who have kept Main Street alive serve as the heartbeat of everyday commerce and the guarantors of American prosperity.
"For 250 years, Americans have sustained o...