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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 »

Velázquez Announces Ranking Members for 113th Congress Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business, announced the Ranking Members of the Small Business Committee’s Subcommittees.  “Democrats on the Small Business Committee are as diverse as our caucus,” Velázquez said.  “Our… Read more »

House Small Business Committee Democrats Call for Greater Small Firm Participation in Sandy Recovery New York Members of the House Committee on Small Business today wrote the Small Business Administration (SBA), calling for small businesses to receive a greater share of Sandy-related federal contracts.    According to recent data, the federal government is not achieving the… Read more »

Velázquez Selected as Small Business Committee Ranking Member Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) was confirmed by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee as the Ranking Democrat for the House Small Business Committee for the 113th Congress.  Velázquez issued the following statement:            … Read more »