STATEMENT
The Honorable Nydia M. Velazquez, Ranking Member
Committee on Small Business
“U.S. Trade Strategy: What’s Next for Small Business Exporters?”
May 16, 2012
We have heard time and again about the need to put small businesses at the forefront of our economic recovery, but perhaps no other group is more critical to this effort than small… Read more »
The Hon. Nydia M. Velázquez
Ranking Member
House Committee on Small Business
Running on Empty: The Effects of High Gasoline Prices on Small Businesses
May 9, 2012
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As our economic recovery gains steam, this committee must focus on removing obstacles to small business growth. One key hurdle is the recent rise in gas prices.
Indeed,… Read more »
STATEMENT
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member
Committee on Small Business
“The Tax Outlook for Small Businesses: What’s on the Horizon?”
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Thank you, Chairman Graves.
In recent months, our economy has shown steady signs of recovery. In the last quarter of 2011, Gross Domestic Product grew at an annual rate of 3 percent.… Read more »
STATEMENT
Of the Honorable Nydia M. Velázquez, Ranking Member
Committee on Small Business
“Large and Small Businesses: How Partnerships Can Promote Job Growth”
March 28, 2012
America’s nearly 30 million small businesses are central to the economy. Representing 99.7 percent of all employers and paying nearly 50 percent of total private payroll, it is clear… Read more »
STATEMENT
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member
Committee on Small Business
“A Job Creation Roadmap: How America’s Entrepreneurs Can Lead Our Economic Recovery”
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thank you, Chairman Graves.
The nation’s 29 million small firms are the backbone of the economy, employing over half of all private sector employees and generating… Read more »
STATEMENT
of the
Honorable Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member
House Committee on Small Business
“Placing Federal Tax Dollars at Risk: How the Small Business Administration Mismanages the Modernization of its Information Technology”
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
I thank the Chairman for yielding.
Last week, the Department of Labor reported that unemployment fell to the lowest level… Read more »
STATEMENT
Of the Honorable Mark Critz
House Committee on Small Business
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade
Hearing on Department of Labor's Regulation of Child Labor in Agriculture
February 2, 2012
Across America, farming is not just a source of food, but a way of life. In my home state of Pennsylvania, there are more than 63,000 farms, and more than 90 percent are… Read more »
Statement of the Honorable Nydia M. Velázquez, Ranking Member
Committee on Small Business
“The Path to Job Creation: The State of American Small Businesses”
February 1, 2012
Thank you, Chairman Graves.
By almost any measure, conditions for small firms are better today than any time since the recession ended in June of 2009. According to the Federal Reserve,… Read more »
