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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 »