Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Reauthorization Bill

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   Name: A. Wilson on Oct 2, 2008

   Comments: This is such an important Program to small businesses!

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   Name: Fred Patterson - The SBIR Coach on Oct 20, 2008

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   Name: Marcene Sonneborn on Oct 20, 2008

   Comments: This is an important bill for the future competitiveness of the U.S. economy in a global market. We are losing ground in so many ways and this is one bill that has the potential to truly provide a return on the investment.

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   Name: Sbantit on Oct 20, 2008

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   Name: Russell E Farmer on Oct 20, 2008

   Comments: This program is too important to our country to have it hung up by a selfish senator.

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   Name: James Grimsley on Oct 20, 2008

   Comments: The SBIR program is one of the most successful programs for innovation, R&D and small business growth in the history of the United States. As an Oklahoman, and small business owner, I urge the Senate and the House to keep this program intact. Our ability to compete in the global economy depends on the ability of Americans to continue to innovate and constantly seek new technology to solve the problems that we face. The SBIR program helps to create a strong technology business base in our country. Please vote "YES" to support the SBIR reauthorization bill! This is too important for America!

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   Name: Al Goodbary on Oct 20, 2008

   Comments: Strongly encourage continuation of the SBIR program. This is NOT an earmark!! SBIRs are competitive and are important to small businesses that genereate much of the wealth of this nation.

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   Name: John T. Langton on Oct 20, 2008

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   Name: Paris Gamble on Oct 20, 2008

   Comments: The SBIR program is the best of its kind in the world. It is a travesty to hold up reauthorization of this program.

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    Name: Jamey Jacob on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: Pass the bill - stop killing small business in the US!

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    Name: Heidi Jacobus on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Eric Rankin on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: Greetings: It is disturbing to see the potential disruption and elimination of the SBIR/STTR programs. Given that there is no comparable outlet for development of high-risk, high-tech innovation that directly benefits the sponsoring agency, directly creates jobs that scale in pay and number with success, fosters engagement with the commercial sector without using public money, and has a minimal impact on federal budgets, I cannot fathom why the legislature would consider destroying these programs. Clearly the SBIR/STTR has also created a secondary industry revolving around increasing participant competitiveness. Clearly there is strong economic impact associated with regional conferences. There are few programs available to small businesses that offer an opportunity to compete with academic researchers and larger contractors. The legislature should have been more diligent in blocking venture/bio from changing the small business classification. The legislature should now stand up for very heart of American business in this most pressing and tumultuous time by supporting and immediately moving forward with a renewed commitment to the SBIR/STTR programs. Be a leader!

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    Name: Vicki E Rose on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: We will have to terminate high tech positions in Oklahoma if this program is terminated. Please retain the program.

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    Name: George Goodno on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Alfred G. Striz on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: This bill is vital to the survival and continued success of many small businesses here in Oklahoma and across the nation. Blocking reauthorization will prevent innovative research from being continued in the future by these small businesses. We all seem to agree on the importance of small business, especially in these hard economic times, so this hold needs to be released for the good of the country.

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    Name: Kristen Peterson on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: The SBIR program has been crucial to the success of our small business and has lead to commercialization of several products. The SBIR program leads directly to quality technology jobs and funds important technology advances. I strongly and respectfully urge you to reauthorize the SBIR/STTR program. Sincerely, Kristen Peterson Director of Business Development Southwest Sciences, Inc. Santa Fe, NM

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    Name: Cynthia Scheideman-Miller on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Elizabeth Gabitzsch on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Eugene Cobb on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: Please Keep in mind that small businesses are the back bone of this Great Country.Thank you for all your hard work.

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    Name: Stephen Hadwin on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: We have used successfully and hope to continue to do so

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    Name: Richard D. Anderson on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: This is one of only a fe programs that allows us truly small companies less than 25 employees the opportunities to complete with the other "small companies"

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    Name: Charles A. Bryant, MD on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: As an Oklahoma physician with a genuine committment to improving the access to quality healthcare for all Oklahoma residents, I believe that innovation and application of new models of healthcare delivery are critical. High quality and cost effective care depends on innovation. Most physicians are small business entrepreneurs and must seek outside funding to test new healthcare delivery models. Your current obstruction to SBIR funding is hurting Oklahomans - both small business entrepreneurs and the jobs they create as well as Oklahomans who would benefit from the new products and services developed. I am not proud that Oklahoma is tied with Mississippi at number 50 in measures of healtcare outcomes. We have the talent, skills and imagination to do better but it takes support trough programs like SBIR to test and implement new methodologies for improved healthcare delivery. A program with rigorous review of both scientific and ecomonic merit like SBIR is a critically important tool to fuel both progress and effective use of our tax dollars. Please re-evaluate your position on this important program.

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    Name: Vicke Adams on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Carol R. Jones on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Shannon Atkins on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Patrick Guire on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Russell Kurtz on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Shiv Joshi on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Lewis C. Attardo on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: We know that in FL, small businesses have created over 98% of the new jobs over the past 5 years. SBIR/STTR is truly an effective economic stimulus package, which provides direct support for entrepreneurs engaged in innovative physical and bioscience research and development. SBIR and STTR Projects that can validate commercial viability are then moved to the marketplace via private investment which is Phase III (non-government funding). Small businesses that are successful SBIR award winners and whose projects result in the development of innovative products or processes needed to support defense, space and other government program also have the opportunity to compete for government contracts through the procurement process. We believe that the SBIR/STTR Program is in the national interest and we encourage your support for the Reauthorization Act. Thank You, Lewis C. Attardo Lewis.Attardo@FloridaSBDC.org

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    Name: Lewis C. Attardo on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: We know that in FL, small businesses have created over 98% of the new jobs over the past 5 years. SBIR/STTR is truly an effective economic stimulus package, which provides direct support for entrepreneurs engaged in innovative physical and bioscience research and development. SBIR and STTR Projects that can validate commercial viability are then moved to the marketplace via private investment which is Phase III (non-government funding). Small businesses that are successful SBIR award winners and whose projects result in the development of innovative products or processes needed to support defense, space and other government program also have the opportunity to compete for government contracts through the procurement process. We believe that the SBIR/STTR Program is in the national interest and we encourage your support for the Reauthorization Act. Thank You, Lewis C. Attardo Lewis.Attardo@FloridaSBDC.org

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    Name: Louis Bedal on Oct 20, 2008

    Comments: Please support the SBIR reauthorization

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    Name: Gary Archamboult on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Gary Archamboult on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Joseph Turian on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Marshall Reaves on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Dr. Robert B. Owen on Oct 20, 2008

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    Name: Sunny Mishra on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: Please support the SBIR reauthorization. It is extremly important for small businesses to have this channel as an option in this poor global economy.

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    Name: Daniel J Inman on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: As small business has become a campaign issue for both sides its incredible that you would pick on this bill which will put thousands of small businesses out of business. I will be contributing to your opponent in the next election.

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    Name: Anonymous on Oct 21, 2008

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    Name: Greg Burgreen on Oct 21, 2008

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    Name: Dr. Chris Wieland on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: Our own SBIR work through Della Enterprises, Inc is currently developing technologies to provide a more secure environment for the US military along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. One would hope that this work would continue to be funded. Dr. Chris Wieland President, Della Enterprises, Inc.

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    Name: Anonymous on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: The SBIR program is crucial to a host of small businesses throughout the United States, and is essential to those high-tech businesses that are struggling to survive our economic trouble. It creates new products and jobs that let our business successfully compete both internationally and domestically. Please support the continued authorization of this program.

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    Name: Deepak Agrawal on Oct 21, 2008

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    Name: John H Whorton on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: With all of the support being thrown at failed sectors, why not continue R&D support of small businesses to help the US maintain its technological lead in the world.

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    Name: Kenneth R. Nixon on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: Caregiver Technologies is an Oklahoma-based company that has leveraged the SBIR Program to developed - and patent - an innovative Internet-based distance caregiver support system. This technology provides a cost-effective long-term care alternative to family caregivers that improves care and quality of life of older adults, helps keeps older adults in their homes longer and significantly reduces health care cost. The health care cost avoidance from this one technology would pay for funding the SBIR Program for the next century multiple times over. The U.S. needs innovation from all segments of our economy to stay competitive and create jobs for the 21st century. The SBIR Program is working. It creates the environment in which innovation by small business can take place and needs to be renewed without significant modifications. Regarding earmarks: Earmarks are a pervasive legislative problem. The solution to earmarks is not to address earmarks with every piece of legislation, like the SBIR Program renewal bill, but to deal with earmarks as a whole for ALL legislation. Finally, not all earmarks are bad. It fact, some earmarks can be very good. Earmarks applied to fund SBIR Phase III commercialization can accelerate the acceptance of the technology into the marketplace, create jobs, and enhance U.S. competitiveness. Why do we want to deny small businesses access to these resources, especially given the fact that it may be the only source of funding available to the small business

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    Name: Genie Safriet on Oct 21, 2008

    Comments: The SBIR program is crucial to a host of small businesses throughout the United States, and is essential to those high-tech businesses that are struggling to survive our economic trouble. It creates new products and jobs that let our business successfully compete both internationally and domestically. Please support this incredibly important program!

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    Name: Tom J Whitaker on Oct 22, 2008

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    Name: Magdalena Rood on Oct 22, 2008

    Comments: SBIR is good for small business and good for the United States.

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    Name: June Tunbull on Oct 23, 2008

    Comments: The SBIR program is crucial to a host of small businesses throughout the United States, and is essential to those high-tech businesses that are struggling to survive in our economic trouble. It creates new products and jobs that let businesses successfully compete both internationally and domestically.

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