Today, actually, I am working with some of my colleagues to introduce the Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019.

I hope through the testimony of our witnesses we can achieve a greater understanding of how widely census data is used.

One of our most important goals of this Subcommittee is to assure that small businesses are equipped with the tools they need to grow, create new jobs, and generate that wealth in their communities that is so badly needed right now.

Thank you to the gentleman from Pennsylvania for yielding over to me.

We need a robust and bold infrastructure package that reflects the bold aspirations of the people I'm proud to represent.

the mission of the SBA is to help small businesses across this country, make sure that they can get a leg up

we are focused on making sure that small businesses... can access the capital that they need to start, grow, and create new jobs.

everything should be geared towards what it is that we can to do to be able to help them

we are committed to ensuring that SBA stays true to the mission of helping small businesses

Preserving the integrity of 7(a) is a top priority of this Committee.

So I think the main thing that you are likely to hear from all of us today is just that, obviously, this is an incredibly important program, and a lot of small businesses depend on this type of access to capital.

I appreciate that insight. And I look forward to working with you on this more, because, you know, as we are being asked to consider, you know, $99 million in taxpayer money, we just need to make sure that we are doing our due diligence…

Small businesses are the lifeblood of both Burlington County and Ocean County where I reside.

In my home state, small businesses employ nearly two million people, making up nearly half of the private workforce.

I come into this position with a lot of humility. You know, I have a lot to learn.

We often hear that access to capital is the biggest challenge facing aspiring entrepreneurs.

The report found a generational decline in veteran entrepreneurship with fewer young veterans owning businesses than past generations.

Small businesses make up over 99 percent of all businesses in the United States and employ almost half of our nation's workers.

My priority is always to protect these military families and, veterans living in my district in particular.

I am concerned that at a time when the House is unable to fund the President's request for 100,000 new police officers in the crime bill, that Congress is seeking an increase of $100 million in spending. This week we voted on a military…