Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise to express my strong support for Maria Contreras-Sweet--a woman eminently qualified to serve our country as the next administrator of the Small Business Administration. Maria Contreras-Sweet is the right person to lead the SBA given her distinguished record of public service and her deep understanding of the challenges and needs facing small businesses today. As the founder of ProAmerica Bank, the first Latino-owned business bank in California in over 30 years and a leading financial services provider and SBA lender, she successfully expanded access to capital for small- and medium-sized businesses that often lacked access to larger, traditional financial institutions. Just yesterday, my colleagues in the Hispanic Task Force and I met with Latino business leaders from across the Nation, and the No. 1 issue that was raised by nearly everyone in the room was the need to assist minority entrepreneurs and small business owners with obtaining financing and access to capital--an essential function of the SBA, and one that Maria-Contreras Sweet understands first-hand. Her commitment to supporting small businesses owners embodies the entrepreneurial spirit that makes our country great--and is exactly the kind of leadership the SBA needs. Maria Contreras-Sweet also has a proven track record as a dedicated public servant.…”