Six and a half months now she is past due at showing up at this Committee.

higher prices inflation by 40 percent versus 14 percent is the number one issue for small businesses.

I'm proud of my colleagues for standing firm in demanding that these insidious arbitration laws are prohibited.

Secretary Yellen's inability to appear before us is an insult to small business owners across this nation.

As you very well know, small businesses across the country have been facing a multitude of challenges, many of which have been caused by the overreaching grasp of the federal government.

If it is your desire for this administration to be a direct lender, why is your current direct lending tool such a disaster?

I really appreciate this hearing today, but I would really want to start off too just by saying and expressing my appreciation to all of our nation's veterans and for all those that have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces.

It is unacceptable that we don't have the data.

Thank you, Chair Payne, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and I want to thank all of our witnesses for joining us today as we examine policies that promote economic success for all Americans.

I believe that every American should have equal access to economic opportunities.

The Build Back Better Act is a racial justice bill, community violence prevention, affordable housing expansion, supporting child care and eldercare workers, policies that are crafted to support black and brown folks. We need to get it…

It has been roughly 40 years since Congress first created the DBE program, which was intended to help small businesses owned and controlled by those facing barriers in the transportation construction and airport concession industries.

I joined with my colleagues to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, that would prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in any area, including employment and housing.

I look forward to receiving the results of that study when it is complete.

Research shows that companies with more diverse workforces outperform their less-diverse competitors.

I hope that the five Members that are on this letter to the Speaker will follow through with the same commitment that they allowed on November 2, and to make sure that the American people get a valid, transparent score so that they know…

We have seen a circus here for the last 7 hours. We saw history: The longest vote held in this body in modern history, a motion to adjourn, just so some backroom agreement could be made. This point of order, the whole purpose of it, is to…