NTEU fully supports the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, led by Representative Maloney.

Women are the fastest growing sector of entrepreneurs, and as more women establish themselves as business owners, these centers are critical in addressing the whole range of women's entrepreneurial needs.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

I am proud to be lending my support for four bipartisan bills to improve SBA counseling programs and better serve America's innovators.

Helping small businesses and prioritizing women-owned, veteran-owned, and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses has been a priority of mine and of this committee.

I was here and recall vividly, in 2008, when Secretary Paulson came to the House Floor and told us that we literally had just a few days to save the entire American economy and financial system from total collapse.

That is absolutely what we need to do.

There is frankly no way to describe or fully capture the deep, sinking feeling of being told that the greatest economy in the world is days away from a collapse, dragging the rest of the world with us.

Small businesses are the cornerstone of our communities.

It is absolutely essential.

Letter from the Federal Postal Coalition; submitted by Rep. Maloney.

We are really far, far behind the rest of the world.

Believe me, 185 countries cannot be wrong.

It is well past time that our Nation truly honors families by offering this basic benefit for the Federal work force.

We cannot afford to take unpaid leave.

Personally, I think it is a scandal that we haven't acted on this basic support for families.

the private sector is 10 times more ahead of the public sector on this particular benefit.

This is absolutely essential for young workers.