Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, today led Democratic Members of the House Small Business Committee in calling on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to oppose the Trump Administration’s recent Executive Orders related to immigration.
In a letter to the Chamber, the Members of Congress wrote:
“As Members of… Read more »
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the ranking Democrat of the House Small Business Committee, made the following remarks today at a hearing titled, “Reimagining the Health Care Marketplace for America’s Small Businesses”:
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Seven years ago, the President signed into law the Affordable Care Act. Since then, about 22… Read more »
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement today regarding an Executive Order President Trump signed aimed at reducing several requirements in Dodd-Frank:
“Lax regulation preceded the 2008 financial crisis that locked up small business credit markets and almost sent our nation careening into another… Read more »
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, and Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), the Chairman of the Committee, have written the Small Business Administration (SBA) calling for swifter implementation of improvements to the Women’s Procurement Program.
“Female entrepreneurs are a rapidly growing sector of the American… Read more »
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, released the following statement regarding news that President-Elect Trump has chosen Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration:
“This selection is proof that President-Elect Trump’s commitment to small… Read more »
Legislation reauthorizing the Department of Defense includes key measured authored by Democratic Members of the House Small Business Committee aimed at helping more small businesses secure government contracts and improving the federal procurement process.
“These bipartisan proposals will help more small firms win their fair share of federal work,” said Rep. Nydia M.… Read more »
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat of the House Small Business Committee, and Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman of the Small Business Committee, wrote to the Office of Management and Budget criticizing the implementation of Category Management, a procurement policy that has been shown to negatively harm small businesses.
“Not only does Category… Read more »
Small Business Ranking Member Velázquez on State of the Union
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business, released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address:
“The President spoke tonight about renewing the promise of American opportunity. As has always been the… Read more »
Velázquez Bills Would Boost Small Businesses
Measures Would Create New Capital Access Channel, Enhance Female Entrepreneurship
As the nation observes the 50th annual Small Business Week, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, has introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and helping small… Read more »
Velázquez Discusses Sequestration, Impact on
Women-Owned Businesses
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today at a press conference regarding the impact of sequestration on women. Rep. Velázquez’s remarks focused on the impact of the sequester on women-owned small businesses. Below are the text of her… Read more »
