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As the world prepares to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, Democrats of the House Committee on Small Business released a report today detailing how the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks threaten the vitality of America’s small business economy.   “This Earth Day, we are reminded that policies to protect and preserve our environment also play a… Read more »

Democratic lawmakers on the House Small Business Committee this week delved into how large agriculture firms may be benefiting from government-backed loans meant to flow to small businesses.   The hearing today follows a March report from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of the Inspector General (IOG), which exposed that over one billion dollars in federal… Read more »

In response to Facebook’s recent cybersecurity breach, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business expressed her concerns over small business privacy in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.  “In today’s market, almost all small businesses must use social media platforms like Facebook to stay competitive… Read more »

This week, Democrats of the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations met to discuss how they can expand opportunities for entrepreneurial development for people of color, women and veterans. “Entrepreneurs take a great risk and we want them to know that they are not alone—they have a vast network of community support,”… Read more »

Say Main Street Businesses will be Hard Hit As President Trump’s actions and tweets open the gates to a trade war, Democrats of the House Committee on Small Business warned today of the dramatic impacts that Trump’s trade policies will have on America’s Main Street businesses.  “The unpredictable and ad hoc nature of President Trump’s tariff… Read more »

Say Main Street Businesses will be Hard Hit As President Trump’s actions and tweets open the gates to a trade war, Democrats of the House Committee on Small Business warned today of the dramatic impacts that Trump’s trade policies will have on America’s Main Street businesses.  “The unpredictable and ad hoc nature of President Trump’s tariff… Read more »

Democrats Advance Bills to Improve Capital Access, Protect Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property   This week, the House Committee on Small Business approved a number of legislative initiatives designed to break down barriers facing America’s small businesses.  “I am proud that our Committee came together to pass legislation to help small businesses in all… Read more »

Measure Would Steer Federal Contracts to Beleaguered Island A key Congressional panel took steps today to advance legislation aimed at helping small companies in Puerto Rico obtain a greater share of federal contracts.  The House Small Business Committee approved the “Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act,” legislation that would help stimulate economic… Read more »

Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, commented today on a new report released by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office Inspector General (OIG) that finds more than a billion dollars in SBA-backed loans may have inappropriately gone to ineligible companies operating in the poultry industry.  “When SBA… Read more »

Say Administration Policies Make Reckless Cuts to Necessary Protections As the Trump Administration pushes policies promoting massive, swift deregulation, Democrats of the House Committee on Small Business are drawing attention to benefits from rules that protect the environment and public safety. In a hearing today, Democrats expressed concern over the impact that President… Read more »