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Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) commented today on the Small Business Administration restoring LGBTQ resources to their website.  Last week the two Members of the Committee wrote to SBA inquiring as to why the agency had removed the resources shortly after Trump’s inauguration and why the pages still had not been repopulated more than a year later. 

            “We’re pleased Administrator McMahon has taken our concerns seriously and reinstated these resources. It is important that all federal agencies are inclusive and work proactively to serve the needs of all Americans. 

“We also continue to be concerned as to why these resources were originally removed and took so long to be restored. It remains our hope that SBA will answer our letter, provide that information and include any previous communication between SBA staff and other Administration officials on this topic.” 

 
The Velázquez-Clarke letter from last week is online here.

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