Economic development is our biggest test and it needs to be our biggest emphasis. I am a little disappointed in those people who are continually complaining about the lack of economic development, but are not putting forward any plans for doing something about it. I don't know if you are familiar with the small business survival foundation, but they released a poll on Friday that said that Wyoming ranked second in the country as the most entrepreneur friendly. M.E. - Like Colorado, I'm always pleased about the good news, but I've always had a feeling that throughout the United States small business is where the future development is going to be. That is where the real potential is for virtually everybody.
Big companies are down sizing.
Small companies are proliferating. It's the ingenuity of the American people and particularly the Wyoming people for coming up with ideas for the needs of the people of the state and out of state. I think that everything that we can do to encourage those small businesses to get those to proliferate, starting in a home and then growing from there will be the answer for Wyoming and the United States. That is why I like being on the Small Business Committee back here. WNN - One of the things that does effect Wyoming's economy is the price of oil.