"President Clinton has just given the back of his hand to working families who want to leave their hard-earned family farm, smallbusiness, or Internet startup to their children after they die, " Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said.
According to SmallBusiness Association figures, about six million Americans a year make the bold leap onto the startup path, with many more worldwide, and many have no corporate safety net to fall back on.
So I think Startup America is a good indication of how important he views the role that smallbusiness and innovative businesses have in growing the economy and creating the industries that we need to compete in the 21st century.