Political Quotes

“I rise today in strong support of Dilawar Syed's nomination to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. I have a letter of support from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus that I would ask unanimous consent to have printed into the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: September 14, 2021. Hon. Ben Cardin, Hon. Rand Paul, U.S. Senate, Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Washington, DC. Dear Chair Cardin and Ranking Member Paul: As members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), which is comprised of 76 members of Congress, we write to strongly endorse the swift confirmation of Dilawar Syed, who has been nominated to serve as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). He has decades of experience in business, entrepreneurship, and public service, making him extremely well-qualified for this position. AAPI small businesses have been especially hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, according to a report by the New York Federal Reserve, the Asian American community not only experienced the largest drop in entrepreneurship during the pandemic, but while other communities of color saw a rebound in entrepreneurship as the pandemic continued, that rebound had yet to happen for AAPIs. Mr.…”