Isabel Guzman: “The 2020 Trump administration people who made the decisions are no longer there at the agency.”

Based on the performance that we have seen with these community financial institutions, our CDFIs and CDCs, and minority depository institutions, we know that they oftentimes reach those businesses that have been underserved.

All of us here have deserting constituents and businesses in our district in need of these loans.

Yes, we have seen a 40 percent decline in small businesses participating in federal contracting.

We think that we need to lean into entrepreneurial education, to help more businesses get contract-ready.