Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, released the following statement regarding Hurricane Harvey and damage in Texas:
“All Americans stand united with the residents of Houston, southeast Texas and all those affected by Harvey.
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Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, released the following statement regarding news that the President is disbanding two of his Economic Councils:
“American entrepreneurs understand that our diversity is our strength and that the President’s statements regarding… Read more »
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jenniffer González-Colon, the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, have written the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) expressing the need to expand contracting opportunities for small businesses in Puerto Rico. Amidst the turmoil of bankruptcy, the letter urges SBA to help small firms operating there to participate… Read more »
As Russia’s hacking of America’s electoral process continues dominating headlines, Democrats on the House Small Business Committee today examined solutions to tackle the alarming rise of cyberattacks on small businesses. In particular, the hearing examined the burgeoning cyber insurance industry, which can help small companies to prepare for and recover from… Read more »
STATEMENT
The Honorable Nydia M. Velazquez
Committee on Small Business
“Protecting Small Businesses from Cyber Attacks: the Cybersecurity Insurance Option”
July 26, 2017, 11:00am
Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building
The Internet has undoubtedly transformed the way small businesses operate. E-commerce empowers America’s 28 million small businesses a… Read more »
At a hearing before the House Small Business Subcommittees on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade and Health and Technology, Democrats took a hard look at the health care provider shortage plaguing rural America. While existing providers are often a robust source of local job and economic growth, physicians are increasingly flocking to urban areas. By deploying groundbreaking new technologies,… Read more »
Bipartisan leadership of the House Small Business Committee today unveiled legislation to improve and reform the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program (HUBZone), a procurement initiative that provides federal assistance to firms in economically distressed areas. Created in 1998, the HUBZone helps small companies in these areas to do business with the federal government.… Read more »
During a hearing of the House Small Business Committee today, Democrats on the panel pressed for policy improvements that would help reverse a decades-long reduction in entrepreneurship. While business starts have seen an uptick in recent years, overall business formation has been declining since the 1970s, resulting in fewer new, fast-growing firms that are responsible for most net… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed an amendment offered by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) aimed at providing better payment protections for small construction firms operating in the federal marketplace. The provision, which was incorporated into a larger defense authorization bill, adds the threshold for construction contracts that must be bonded under the Miller… Read more »
A hearing before the House Small Business Committee today probed how to reignite small business growth on the economically troubled island of Puerto Rico. With Puerto Rico currently suffering from more than 12% unemployment and a loss of more than 250,000 jobs since 2006, Democratic lawmakers examined how procurement policy can be leveraged to stimulate small business job growth in the… Read more »