Washington, D.C.—Over the past few days, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four bipartisan small business bills to improve opportunities for entrepreneurs across the nation.
“Our small businesses deserve robust investments that promote growth by improving access to capital and ensuring small firms can compete with their larger counterparts,” said House Small Business Committee… Read more »
Reaffirms Shutdown’s Consequences for Small Firms, Probes Agency’s Plan to Recover
House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) head Linda McMahon, asking how the agency plans to mitigate the shutdown’s disruptions for small firms and restore its core functions.
“It is… Read more »
To help small businesses and homeowners better recover from a natural disaster, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Ranking Member Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) have introduced H.R. 277, the “Access to Sufficient Capital for Everyone in Natural Disaster Areas Act of 2019” (ASCEND Act). By increasing the minimum amount for which the… Read more »
Chairwoman of Small Business Committee Delivers Floor Speech Calling for End to Shutdown
This afternoon, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Small Business Committee spoke on the House floor urging her Republican colleagues to end the shutdown by joining House Democrats in supporting H.R. 264, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, which… Read more »
Just days after Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) was appointed Chairwoman of the House Committee on Small Business for the 116th Congress, the House has passed two Velázquez bills to strengthen protections and opportunities for small firms that do business with the federal government.
“In the new Democratic House Majority, we are wasting no time in getting to… Read more »
Chairwoman of Small Business Committee Releases Report Detailing Shutdown’s Consequences for Small Firms
As the Trump Shutdown continues into its third week, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee has released a report showing the severe losses that America’s entrepreneurs are being forced to endure due to a lack of funding… Read more »
Chosen by Colleagues in Democratic Caucus to Assume the Gavel for the 116th Congress
Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) was approved by the Democratic Caucus to serve as Chairwoman of the House Committee on Small Business for the 116th Congress. Velázquez returns to the role after making history as the first Hispanic woman to serve as Ranking Member and Chair of a House… Read more »
As the Small Business Administration (SBA) considers public feedback on its sweeping set of proposed lending regulations, the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) weighed in on the guidance.
Most concerning to Velazquez was a provision preventing loans for employee-owned business models from being processed under a lender’s… Read more »
As President Trump and House Republicans threaten a government shutdown, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee is sounding the alarm on the negative consequences a shutdown would have on America’s small businesses.
“If Republicans fail to govern by letting our government shut down, the entire economy will take an… Read more »
Bills Boost Entrepreneurs’ Access to Capital, Help Small Companies Win Procurement Work, Protect Firms’ Intellectual Property
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a set of key small business reforms championed by Democratic Members of the House Small Business Committee. Once enacted, the bills will take valuable steps to strengthen the small business… Read more »
