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Ranking Member Velázquez on December Jobs Report

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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 December jobs report showing that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000:          “2023 was a great year for American workers as the December jobs report brings the total…

Ranking Member Velázquez Leads Letter Calling for Guardrails in Government Use of AI Chatbots Serving Small Businesses

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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 White House Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Commerce calling on the agencies to study the effectiveness of AI chatbots in serving small businesses interacting with government…

Ranking Member Velázquez on November Jobs Report

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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 November jobs report showing that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000:          “Today’s jobs report marked the 34th straight month of jobs growth under President Biden.…

Committee Report Outlines Impact of Corporate Concentration on American Small Businesses

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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…

House Passes Six Bipartisan Small Business Bills

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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…

Ranking Member Velázquez Pushes for Adequate Funding for Entrepreneurial Development Programs During Committee Hearing

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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…

Ranking Member Velázquez Pushes for Common-Sense Energy Efficiency Standards for Small Firms During Committee Hearing

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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…

Ranking Member Velázquez Leads Seven Committee Democrats to Call on SBA to Release Updated Minority Contracting Statistics

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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…

Ranking Member Velázquez Pushes for Well-Crafted, Common-Sense Regulations During Committee Hearing

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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…

Ranking Member Velázquez on September Jobs Report

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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…

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