Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is making a campaign issue out of President Barack Obama's proposal to consolidate various business programs into one agency.
Obama told MSNBC in an interview aired Monday that if he's re-elected, he plans to pursue a merger of the Small Business Administration with other agencies and programs that provide services to businesses. This one-stop shop would be headed by a "Secretary of Business," Obama said.
Today Romney attacked Obama's proposal, both in campaign speeches and in a new television ad.
"I don't think adding a new chair in his Cabinet will help add millions of jobs on Main Street," Romney said at a rally in Roanoke, Va.
"We don't need a Secretary of Business to understand business; we need a president who understands business, and I do. That's why I will be able to get this economy going. This isn't the time for small measures. This is a time for greatness. This is a time for big change, for real change."
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