In always good for the country as well. On the other side of the political spectrum, former Texas Governor rick perry is believed to be preparing for a run for president. How were your dealings with him as mayor of san antonio . Governor perry served, as folks may remember from 2001 until just recently. And i served on city council in san antonio from 2001 to 2005. Most of the time i interacted with governor was around Economic Development projects. And often times when mayors and governors interact on Economic Development, everyone is on the same page. You want to see investment in your local community. Senators are usually involved in sparking that investment. I have said publicly and privately that, with regard to Economic Development, former governor perry did make that a priority. So my relationship with him on those issues was cordial and good. When he supported san antonio. Obviously, i have much different views from him on a whole host of issues. And i believe in general that t
Two years weve also launched a program to integrate Employment Services with treatment, so that we can help those with drug addiction not only get clean but get back to work. I am proud that together we enacted an overdose protection law to provide Legal Protection to people and especially to Health Care Professionals who are trying to help. I am proud that we are trying to help nonviolent offenders get access to college through the njstep program. And today, i would like to announce our next steps in helping those battling the disease of drug addiction by improving the way we deliver these services. Right now there are numerous federal, state, and county government programs, providers and nonprofit partners, who fund and deliver some form of adult addiction services. How to access those services can be difficult and overwhelming when confronted with the unintended bureaucracy of options. Contacting multiple agencies and trying to identify the right treatment is challenging enough, but
Decreasing Small Business burdens act. This bill is about jobs and it is about Economic Growth. And it is about jobs on main street. Make no mistake about it. Essentially the same legislative package passed the house last fall by a bipartisan vote of 320102. If i may, i want to talk about title 8 of this legislation, which passed the house last april by voice vote and it contains language from a bill i introduced in the last congress h. R. 4167, the restoring proven financing for american employers act. I worked closely with my colleagues across the aisle to craft sound commonsense language to clarify the volcker rule regarding the treatment of collateralized loan obligations. Lets talk about the volcker rule and what it does. As currently structured this rule will substantially disrupt the market from c. L. O. s, a vital source of capital for companies that cannot access the Corporate Bond market. There ares two negative impacts of this rule. It will have a serious negative impact on