Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) penned a letter to President Biden urging his administration to nominate a Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy).
The function of Advocacy is to represent the interests of small business… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement announcing the subcommittee Ranking Members for the 118th Congress:
“I am excited to work with our new subcommittee Ranking Members to advance policies that support small firms and help more Americans achieve the dream of owning a successful small… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union Address:
“As President Biden made clear tonight, the state of the union and the American economy are strong. Unemployment is at its lowest rate in over 50 years, we’ve added 12 million… 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 January jobs report showing that non-farm payroll employment increased by 517,000, the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, and the prime-age employment rate rose to 80.2%:
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Ranking Member Velázquez Announces Democratic Roster for 118th Congress
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced the Committee’s Democratic roster for the 118th Congress. The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee selected the Members and the Democratic Caucus voted for their… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House passed a set of three bipartisan bills focused on improving Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs and increasing representation for small firms in trade negotiations and other international economic matters.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and have led the way in our economic recovery from the pandemic,” said… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Yesterday, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), welcomed Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman to Sunnyside Queens as the two visited local Latino-owned businesses. During the tour, Velázquez and Guzman discussed the challenges facing underserved entrepreneurs and federal efforts to better support… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after the U.S. Census Bureau announced that Americans applied to start over 10 million small businesses during the first two years of the Biden Administration:
“Since the Biden administration began, President Biden and… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), incoming Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement after the Labor Department released its December jobs report showing that non-farm payroll employment increased by 223,000, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, and Black and Hispanic unemployment fell below pre-pandemic… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— The House has passed a set of four bipartisan bills focused on improving Small Business Administration (SBA) programs that help small business recover from natural disasters, protect against cyber threats, and engage in international trade.
“Small businesses are the beating heart of the American economy. Given that fact, it’s vital that Congress support… Read more »
