eddie mcbride

When asked if there has been any movement lately, McBride explained that the house has passed the $17 million budget, and that now the Senate is taking up the budget. Eddie said that it seems like it's moving well through the house, and that we will see a good budget by the end of the session.

"If somebody's really looking for a job, they might have to search a little bit depending on their qualifications and skills, but the fact of the matter is, there's jobs out there for folks in Lubbock Texas," Eddie said.

"The program that Tech has developed, I really do honestly think, is a no-brainer, and I think it's one of the biggest projects that Texas Tech has had in quite some time," McBride said.

"Our role in this is to do what we can to make people understand how important small business is to our community and communities across America," Eddie explained.

"It's our ability to put on an event that celebrates three of the things that I like most, and that's a little bit of libation, very good BBQ and music," Eddie explained.

"It's going to be able to just expand beyond what we currently have and be able to be offered to folks that is going to save them money. It's going to be able to provide them some coverages that they might not have had under the ACA, but it is something we feel is very important to our members."

"Since 2006 we've had an affordable and discounted health care plan that's been directed to small businesses to put them in a pool that gives them large pool benefits," McBride explained, going on to say, "it's been a very successful plan."

"Our effort is in safety. Trying to make folks feel more confident at the workplace. If anything that you hope never happens, you pray to God it never happens, but if something happens, at least they'd have the confidence to know how to react," said Eddie.

He went on to say, "The original intent was to celebrate grape growers, to celebrate wine makers, and celebrate folks, like us, that are wine drinkers. So it will give us all something to celebrate."

"It's like a workplace training effort," Eddie explained.