Washington D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led seven Small Business Committee Democrats in sending a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) calling on the agency to release updated, disaggregated data of federal contracting spending by race/ethnicity of business owners for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22).
“Given the… Read more »
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing examining the impact of Department of Labor (DOL) rulemaking on American small businesses. During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) discussed the importance of minimizing the impact of rulemaking on small firms by promoting smart, well-crafted, common-sense regulations that unleash innovation and… 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 the Labor Department released its September jobs report showing that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 336,000:
“Today’s jobs report blew away estimates and is more proof that the Biden administration… Read more »
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing examining the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) actions to combat fraud in agency programs and how Congress can support these efforts. During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) discussed the importance of providing the SBA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) with the resources needed to… Read more »
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing examining National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rule changes allowing college athletes to profit off their own names, images, and likenesses (NIL). During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) highlighted how these changes could increase gender inequity and predatory agent practices in… Read more »
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee passed five bipartisan bills to protect small firms from anti-competitive behavior, bolster assistance for rural small businesses, and improve oversight of Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs.
“These five bipartisan bills will boost SBA initiatives to better assist small businesses, as well as… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued a decision in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, enjoining the Small Business Administration (SBA) from using the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage in the 8(a) program. The SBA has implemented a new process for current and future 8(a) program… 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 the Labor Department released its August jobs report showing that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000:
“Today, the Labor Department reported that our economy created another 187,000 jobs in… 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 the Labor Department released its July jobs report showing that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000:
“Today, the Labor Department reported that our economy created another 187,000 jobs in July, bringing the total… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing examining the challenges facing the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy). During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) focused on what Congress can do to minimize the impact of regulations on small businesses while also protecting common-sense regulations that provide… Read more »
