so they're mfering. they're about innovation. and for our purposes we think that's the way forward for us as a country but certainly for us as a state. >> governor. >> we believe that the most important thing we can do for our economy today and also the economy of our future is to invest in the innovative and creative capacity of our people. last year, we led all states in terms of job growth in our tech sector. we moved from fourth to second place in terms of biotech. we sit in the corridor of science and technological innovation, the likes of which is unrivaled. and u.s. chamber of commerce says we have one of the top most entrepreneurial and state economies. so the most important thing we've done is the investments of the education of our people and making college more affordable and connecting that innovation to the entrepreneurs that are creating the new opportunities and new jobs that allow us to have a rate of job growth twice what the nation has been for the last three months. >> governor, one thing. >> one thing that hap

clarify that this bill provides a modest authorization to help american small businesses with the mferings and export assistance they are seek -- manufacturing and export assistance they are seeking. it's not an appropriations bill. and as my colleagues on the other side are very aware, authorization measures do not appropriate funds and they do not add a dime to our deficit. the measure would have to fit within our budget past during the congressional appropriation process. the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, therefore, pay-go procedures would not apply and it does not violate pay-go rules. mr. speaker, during the energy and commerce markup of this bill, we included several changes that my republican colleagues recommended. most notably, working in a bipartisan manner we expanded the definition of clean energy technology. we also included a transparency provision that requires the commerce department to report back to congress within 180 days of enactment, a plan to assist small and medium-sized businesses, encourage job growth and clean energy sector and encourage grea