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One of the issues I am working on... is an issue of addressing small businesses and their access to Federal contracting opportunities.

Admiral, thank you so much for coming today, and submitting yourself to what is going to be a rigorous process.

The Committee will come to order, and thank you all for coming today.

The purpose of the hearing this morning is to have a hearing on the appointment by President Trump of the Deputy Administrator to the Small Business Administration.

And the fact that the President has pulled the trigger twice as he has in the first 100 days, and done it in a fashion that didn't start a world war, and was watched by both our friends and our enemies, has made a significant and a huge…

The current Administration's hitting the ground running during the first 100 days as far as their engagement on intelligence matters

I would take issue though, as far as your recommendation, if we have an infrastructure bill coming.

Most of what we know about it, most of what we are doing about it, cannot be discussed in this setting.

Part of it, I think, has grown out of frustration that, I think, there isn't a lot out there about what the government is doing.

Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank you for holding this hearing.

Your continued financial support of this program is critical and necessary for the citizens and businesses of Appalachia.

The work that the ARC has done since 1965 has transformed communities into vibrant epicenters, pardon me, and has enriched the lives of our brothers and sisters in ways that you may not imagine.

As President Walter Crouch of the ASP said, when we talk about the veterans housing issue, a lot of people think we are talking about vets who may be living under bridges and that sort of thing, but what they do not realize is many vets…

I urge the subcommittee to fund the WAP at no less than 230 million for fiscal year 2018.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman

It simply is not going to happen.

These counties need help right now. I mean, we need to pass this and it needs to be done right now.

They ought to be involved in identifying the 200,000 acres so that it is a collaborative effort.