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Jacky Rosen Leads Senate Commerce Committee Hearing On Enabling Rural Businesses To Grow

Published July 30, 2024 | Video Starts at 1:00:02

So I think moving all of these federal investments to other opportunities like this are key, especially for Nevada rural exporters and producers. We have more solar jobs per capita than any other state in the nation. So we're on our way there. So, Mister Westcott, can you talk about merging technologies and I what you think some of these investments we're making will help our small businesses and rural communities? (1:00:02–1:00:06)

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“Exports of goods and services made up over 10% of the US GDP and supported about 9 million American jobs in 2021.”
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“Nevada exported $10 billion worth of goods in 2022, supporting over 400,000 jobs.”
Jacky Rosen Leads Senate Commerce Committee Hearing On Enabling Rural Businesses To Grow | Uploaded July 30, 2024 | 01:05-01:15
“It [the West Rural Export Center] has empowered rural businesses in Nevada to leverage those federal resources.”
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“Small businesses represent over 97% of all exporters nationwide, produce nearly a third of our export value, and employ almost half of the…”
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“Only 1% of American companies export, despite over 95% of the world's customers living outside our nation's borders.”
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“The number of small and mid-sized exporters has risen threefold over the last 20 years.”
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“Rural businesses often face unique challenges when looking to start or expand their export operations.”
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“Access to capital is a primary obstacle for many rural businesses.”
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“Rural businesses often lack access to the tools and resources that could help them navigate foreign markets.”
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“Agencies across the federal government have invested in resources for rural export businesses.”
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“Nevada is home to the West Rural Export Center, which is empowering businesses in Nevada's rural communities to innovate and grow through…”
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“Mister Westcott is the executive director of the Small Business Exporters association, which is the international trade arm of the National…”
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“Mister Davidson is a senior trade officer for the Nevada Department of Agriculture, where he leads the department's domestic and…”
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“On average, companies that export earn higher revenues, which can be used to reinvest in their employees, create new jobs, pay higher wages.”
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“It's critical that businesses in our rural areas are able to benefit from robust export operation.”
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“Unfortunately, only 1% of American businesses export.”
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“Rural businesses have historically faced barriers accessing the counseling and guidance to reach international markets.”
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“Rural export centers successfully do bridge this gap by meeting rural businesses where they are.”
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“We’re proud to have the West Rural Export center in Nevada.”
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“Senator Hickenlooper is here, and as soon as he's ready to go, we'll recognize Senator Hickenlooper.”
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“My middle mile broadband deployment bill became the base bill for the infrastructure bill that is getting rural broadband out there.”
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“Nevada has become a hub for electric, vehicle and battery manufacturing.”
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“We need workforce and we need capital, right? They have to exist together.”
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“Small businesses, we know they often cite a lack of access to capital and obstacles.”
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“Exporting activity can actually just be more costly than domestic business due to its complicated, excuse me, regulatory hurdles and…”
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“Rural export businesses face significant barriers accessing capital, with many relying on a dwindling number of small banks, local banks…”
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“Senator Ernst and I have a great bipartisan bill called the Small Business Child Care Investment Act.”
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“The Small Business Child Care Investment Act allows the SBA, if you're a nonprofit, access to SBA resources to put up childcare.”
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“There are childcare deserts all across this country, urban and rural, affordability, availability.”
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“The hearing record will remain open for two weeks until Tuesday, August 12, 2024.”
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“Any senators who would like to submit questions for the record should do so by Tuesday, August twelveth, 2024.”
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“For those of you who testified today, we ask if you get those questions for the record, that your responses be returned to the committee as…”
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