Blaine Luetkemeyer

the inability to answer questions, the inability to provide studies to show that you are actually doing your job.

The point is that we have SBA staff that do not adhere to the recommendations that the administrator accepts from the IG.

This direct lending is a disaster quite frankly and when you have 30 percent, almost 30 percent of the program is fraudulent, that cannot happen.

The COVID pandemic, coupled with Biden and the Democrats' failed economic policies have brought severe economic challenges to main street USA.

For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, I believe now is the time to act to prepare our financial institutions for cyber intrusions. Requiring the SBA to assess its own cyber infrastructure is an important step to ensure the agency can…

Small business owners and the entrepreneurs require clear and concise rules and information to make business decisions.

Regrettably as we have all witnessed over the past year, the outlook for our nation's entrepreneurs is dismal.

Thank you very much. I shouldn't be too long. We have rolled this around quite a bit, and we have hit on the high points, but I do want to make a few closing remarks. The American people deserve better than this. We are here to be able to…

I certainly thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his remarks and reminding us that inflation is a tax as well. I think we need to remember that when we go to the gas pump. Last January I was able to get it for $1.89. On Monday I filled…

I thank the gentleman for his comments and insightful remarks. I really appreciate him pointing out something, that this is the biggest tax increase in 50 years on small businesses. Let me say that again, the biggest tax increase in 50…

It doesn't seem to bother them that they are going to spend their own constituents' hard-earned tax dollars and give to a MS-13 gang member up to $450,000. Holy smokes. It blows you away.

So we could be giving a $450,000 payment to a MS-13 gang member; is what you are saying?

I thank the gentleman for his insightful discussion and presentation. I am glad he pointed out that the socialist agenda of this administration is being rejected by the people of this country. Probably very, very likely, today, we are…

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time to close. The Boots to Business Program is critical in assisting our veterans during their entrepreneurial business journey. I, once again, want to thank all of our…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his insightful remarks, and I appreciate him quantifying that this is a $420 billion hit to small businesses. His comment about working harder and making less, we understand the pandemic caused a…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky. As you can see and hear from him, his very insightful explanation of the bill and its provisions, its effects on small businesses and consumers, he gave a very, very thoughtful explanation of it, and we…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her remarks, and we certainly appreciate her comments. She made a comment with regards to entrepreneurs. The small business folks are the entrepreneurs that make our country work. They are…

I come to the floor this evening with a number of my Republican colleagues to speak about the small business economy. Small business owners have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic as they are still reeling from the Democrat-induced…

And rise in support of H.R. 4531, the 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act. On October 15, 2021, the SBA's inspector general published a report titled ``Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Small Business Administration in Fiscal…

I thank the gentleman for his insightful remarks. I really appreciate his comments. Pouring more money into the economy just adds to inflation. If we go back and look at the comments by the CBO when they scored the bill back in February, a…

And I rise in support of H.R. 4515, the Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021. Small Business Development Centers, or SBDCs, perform numerous important roles for small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. They are…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his insights. Being a businessman himself, he understands full well the problems that they have, the concerns about the bill being proposed, and the impact of all the decisions that this administration…

I would like to have a minor discussion with the gentleman here. You made a couple of points here with regards to some of the discussions you had with regards to amnesty. Did one of the questions that you posed deal with the $450,000…

I have no further speakers, as well, so I will close. The SBIC program has delivered for small businesses for many years. It is time we update the program to match other Federal Rules and ensure the program continues to serve our…

And we shouldn't be penalizing the people who are trying to sell products and services in that manner.