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On the recordMay 21, 2025
we are witnessing one of the most anti- small business administrations in our Nation's history. Since day one, Donald Trump and his administration have sown chaos in our country and our economy, disregarding the impacts of their mayhem on the American people, including the nearly 35 million small business owners in our country. From freezing Federal funds to enacting tariffs that harm small businesses and consumers, Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to the American economy and the small businesses that fuel it. Now the Trump administration has taken to gaslighting business owners and the American people about the impacts of their recklessness. Just today, Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler--a billionaire herself--testified before the Small Business Committee on which I sit. To call her remarks Orwellian would be an understatement. In her testimony before the committee, Administrator Loeffler claimed that thanks to the President's economic agenda, "demand for American goods is rising and small manufacturers are stepping up to meet it." On the contrary, President Trump's tariffs are harming U.S. businesses--especially small businesses--and increasing their costs. As a result, business confidence is plummeting. According to the National Small Business Association, only 59 percent of small business owners are confident in the financial future of their businesses. This is a new low in this organization's survey.…
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Criticizing the Trump administration's impact on small businesses during a congressional speech.

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