ms. sewell: i believe this makes good sense. all of vuss small and medium sized business owners in my district who sooner or later will want to sell or grow their businesses through acquisition or transfer of ownership. they will seek advice and hire highly trained professionals to help them find and screen potential targets. these buyers and sellers are represented by lawyers and accountants, they rely on written representation and warranties in these negotiated transactions, we should reduce the barriers to capital formation and this bill is an important step toward that. this bill by streamlining transactions will free up s.e.c. resources to protect the public against public markets and passive investors. as baby boomers age, there's a tremendous transfer of wealth and streamlining that will occur over the next generation. as my colleague so aptly said it is estimated that over $10 trillion of privately owned businesses will be sold or closed as baby boomers retire. jobs are preserved and created when existing businesses are

ms. sewell: mr. speaker, i rise today to welcome newly elected representative bradley byrne. to the 113th congress. as a lawyer, former alabama state senator, and as a former chancellor of alabama's two-year college system, bradley has a proven record as a principled servant leader. i know bradley as a man of strong character who has dedicated his public life strengthening the community and improving our state. i believe bradley will ably follow in the tradition of his predecessors in proudly representing alabama's first congressional district. i look forward to working with bradley, especially on our shared constituents in clark county. recently a local reporter asked the delegation to give bradley some advice. the best advice that i could give you as you embark upon this special journey is to always put your constituents first. the oath you took today is a very sacred one. you join a body that has awesome responsibility and that responsibility is neither republican nor democrat. the issues that we talk about are for all americans. i look forward to working with you and i kn

ms. sewell: mr. speaker, i rise today to welcome newly elected representative bradley byrne.o the 113th congress. as a lawyer, former alabama state senator, and as a former chancellor of alabama's two-year college system, bradley has a proven record as a principled servant leader. i know bradley as a man of strong character who has dedicated his public life strengthening the community and improving our state. i believe bradley will ably follow in the tradition of his predecessors in proudly representing alabama's first congressional district. i look forward to working with bradley, especially on our shared constituents in clark county. recently a local reporter asked the delegation to give bradley some advice. the best advice that i could give you as you embark upon this special journey is to always put your constituents first. the oath you took today is a very sacred one. you join a body that has awesome responsibility and that responsibility is neither republican nor democrat. the issues that we talk about are for all americans. i look forward to working with you and i know

ms. sewell: mr. speaker, i rise today to welcome newly elected representative bradley byrne. to the 113th congress. as a lawyer, former alabama state senator, and as a former chancellor of alabama's two-year college system, bradley has a proven record as a principled servant leader. i know bradley as a man of strong character who has dedicated his public life strengthening the community and improving our state. i believe bradley will ably follow in the tradition of his predecessors in proudly representing alabama's first congressional district. i look forward to working with bradley, especially on our shared constituents in clark county. recently a local reporter asked the delegation to give bradley some advice. the best advice that i could give you as you embark upon this special journey is to always put your constituents first. the oath you took today is a very sacred one. you join a body that has awesome responsibility and that responsibility is neither republican nor democrat. the issues that we talk about are for all americans. i look forward to working with you and i kn