Washington, DC— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released a report examining the impact of increased corporate concentration and a consistent decline in competition in the American economy on US small businesses. The report surveys decades of antitrust policies, the threat increased economic concentration poses to entrepreneurs, and… Read more »
Washington, DC - Yesterday, the House passed six bipartisan small business bills to combat fraud in small business programs, increase opportunities for veteran entrepreneurs, improve transparency around Small Business Administration programs, and help facilitate small business contracting opportunities.
“America’s 33 million small businesses are the foundation of our… Read more »
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing reviewing the work of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED), which administers a range of free or low-cost training and counseling services to small businesses across the country.
During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) highlighted the… Read more »
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing examining the impact of Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency standards on American small businesses. During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) discussed the need for DOE to implement well-crafted common-sense conservation standards that can create certainty for small businesses and help… Read more »
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 »
