Trade agreements are important because they open up new marketplaces to small businesses, which ultimately translates into more jobs and greater economic growth.

We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.

Small businesses win as they get more contracts; workers win as small businesses create jobs; and taxpayers win as prices are driven down.

We have been fighting for solutions that will spur economic growth and create jobs for all Americans because we have been listening to what small business owners and employees have been telling us all along.

Government does not create jobs, but it can help set the table for economic growth with the right policies.

We owe it to American taxpayers to make sure that contracts intended for small businesses go to small businesses.