"When you remove these regulations, it opens the door for bad actors."
"I can also tell you from going around my district in Louisville, Kentucky, and talking to many successful entrepreneurs that women-owned businesses, that Black-owned businesses, other minority small b..."
"We need to make sure that capital is flowing and we need to be intentional in our policy decisions about it."
"we care about how regulations impact people and how they impact businesses."
"well written and well executed regulations are important--they save lives. They save money."
"the administration is required by law to issue these regulations, correct?"
"these are required by law, and obviously this committee is not suggesting that the administration break the law."
"we care about small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of my community in Louisville, Kentucky."
"We want to make sure they continue to get the best benefits that they have earned and they deserve."
"I want to thank them for their service."
"They need funding. They need resources to carry out their mission and ensure that our veterans are not being defrauded."
"We do know that in the OIG reports, there were deficiencies found in both 2021 and 2023 showing that the Fiduciary Program is susceptible to abuse."