WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on the Small Business Administration’s recent actions targeting the 8(a) Business Development Program:
“The SBA’s decision to target the use of a key small business contracting program and pressure federal agencies is deeply… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement after the Labor Department released its July jobs report:
“Today’s jobs report flashes a bright red warning sign for our economy. Unemployment is up, job growth has slowed across nearly every sector, and revised figures show the past three months… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, the House Small Business Committee passed a series of bipartisan bills to combat fraud in federal programs, strengthen SBA oversight and IT modernization, and expand access to capital in rural and underserved communities. Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) praised the collaborative work that brought the legislation forward.
“These bipartisan bills… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, announced the endorsement of her legislation, the Protecting Small Business Competitions Act, by a broad coalition of hundreds of small businesses and stakeholder groups representing thousands of small businesses across the country.
“As Ranking Member of the Small… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, at a House Small Business Committee hearing titled “Securing America’s Mineral Future: Unlocking the Economic Value Beneath Our Feet,” Democratic Members called for a balanced approach to securing critical minerals, which are essential to clean energy, national defense, and small business innovation.
In a prepared statement, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development, led by Ranking Member Hillary Scholten (D-MI), held a hearing titled “Beyond the Ballpark: The Role of Minor Leagues in Economic Growth.” The hearing examined how minor league teams support local economies and boost small businesses in communities across the… Read more »
WASHINGTON- Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Congresswoman Lateefah A. Simon (D-CA), and Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr. (D-CA), announced two bills designed to protect small businesses during the federal government’s rewrite of its procurement regulations. Together, the bills will help ensure that when changes are made to these… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, during the House Small Business Committee hearing “Budgeting for Growth: Testimony from SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler,” Democratic Members of the Committee pressed Administrator Loeffler on sweeping staff reductions, harmful program cuts, and the Trump administration’s erratic economic policies are impacting small businesses.
During the hearing, Ranking… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, led by Ranking Member LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), held a hearing examining how private investment—including venture capital, private credit, and the SBA’s Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program—is shaping the small business economy.
During the hearing, McIver emphasized the need… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement after a federal court struck down President Trump’s attempt to impose broad tariffs under emergency powers:
“Yesterday’s decision is a win for the small businesses that have been hammered by these tariffs. Over the past several months,… Read more »
