House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology Chairwoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) today introduced legislation to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation and Research program. The bipartisan bill is called the “Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011” (H.R. 1425). Chairwoman Ellmers issued the following comment:
“This bill is a win-win for America -- it will help small businesses across the nation create jobs and produce new technical and scientific solutions to meet the diverse needs of the government. As our economy is in the midst of a comeback, it is important for Congress to pass legislation that helps our nation’s most effective job creators, our small businesses.
“The SBIR program is widely supported and recognized as an important engine of innovation and is a significant factor in the founding of new companies, providing the impetus to start projects that otherwise would not get off the ground.”
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