Blaine Luetkemeyer

This is a common-sense fix that will help millions of small businesses qualify for the second PPP loan program.

The minimum wage is a wage destroyer, it is a small business knife in the back.

Due to COVID and these over-reaching shutdown measures, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups continue to face severe financial hardships.

I think we need to allow some of these things to go on and let the Senate make the decision.

This is a simple, straightforward amendment that increases the money allocated to the Small Business Administration's Office of Inspector General by an additional $25 million.

The bottom line is we need to reopen our country.

Instead of allowing them to meet safety measures, some of the nation's smallest businesses have been forced to turn off their lights and close their doors.

Under no circumstances should there be any loopholes present in legislation drafted by Congress that would allow Planned Parenthood from profiteering on our citizens' tax dollars.

I would like to add that these ideas were the ones that a few center Republicans brought to President Biden at the beginning of the month.

This forbearance is a really, really big deal and I think if we can't accept this amendment today...

We must ensure that this office has the resources it needs to continue doing the enormously important work of holding the SBA accountable.

Our nation's small businesses are hurting. They are bearing the brunt of COVID-19.

One is to put legislation out to solve problems and improve the lives of our citizens, as well as to provide oversight over those programs that we implement.

This is something I think if you look at both of our COVID package bills...

The gentleman is trying to be proactive here and actually fund this program to where it probably is going to need to go if you are serious about actually helping restaurants.

I feel that there are just too many extraneous subdivisions in the amendment in the nature of a substitute that you have offered.

Despite these circumstances, our nation's job creators have tried their best to move forward.

Time and time again, we have had to stop the reckless funneling of American tax dollars into the abortion-selling business.

We are all aware of the impact small businesses have on our economy. They propel it. They steer it. They land it.

I support the gentleman from Texas's amendment and urge its adoption.

This should be one that we should all agree on and there should be no concern.

Unfortunately, I oppose the approach you have taken. Not only has it been conducted in a manner that goes against the bipartisan tradition of this Committee, but it unwisely increases program eligibility and allocates dollars in a…

Access to capital, a smart regulatory environment, and an appropriate level of taxation are priorities to get that done.

I look forward to continuing the tradition of bipartisanship that we fostered on this committee on behalf of the nation's entrepreneurs and innovators.

We must ensure that the small businesses that are struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic can keep their doors open and have the tools and freedom they need to recover.