Claudia Tenney

The nonpartisan nature of the SBA is so critically important to its mission.

My biggest concern, obviously, as the founder of the Election Integrity Caucus and someone who has been through this, why are we tasking a nonpartisan organization to get involved in partisan work outside the mission of small business.

As our economy approaches potentially a recession, it is important for our Committee to examine how the SBA can better support small businesses on the ground.

Inflation is raging across all industries which means higher prices for smaller businesses and the customers.

Last week, the Consumer Price Index hit another historic level of 9.1 percent, the highest 12-month gain since 1981.

As we hold this Committee hearing, I am a small business owner as well. Small businesses are facing historic economic headwinds, including soaring costs, chronic labor shortages, supply chain disruptions.

I would just wish he would please, to our small business community which provides 94 percent of the jobs in our community, stop playing the blame game.

We see the small business at a huge disadvantage.

The inflation rate is now even higher than our sales tax burden.

Our small businesses are suffering under incredible inflation.

I cannot imagine trying to explain what you have to explain for this administration.

I introduced a bill called the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, and that was to address this imbalance.

I am just pleased to be cosponsoring 7670, the 'Women-Owned Small Business Program Transparency Act' because I think it is really important.

The COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022 will help fix part of the shortcoming by expanding the statute of limitations for the Economic Injury Disaster Loans from 6 years to 10 years.

This is one reason I introduced the House version of the Transparency in COVID-19 Expenditures Act which should require an audit of all federal COVID-19 relief spending.

History has proven that every dollar we invest in Rome Lab pays dividends well into the future.

Anyone who is looking at this control statute, and I have it in front of me, clearly talks about the power to control has to exist.

So, I wanted to clarify that assessment that you have about Planned Parenthood because they clearly are not an affiliate like a hotel or restaurant.

We really appreciate your work, your testimony, and we are hoping that we can continue to give you the support and give you the people that we need to protect our small business communities.

If there was ever a time for small businesses to have an advocate in Washington, it is now.

If the RFA and 610 is actually effective and it can change rules, in your opinion, do you think that under the Waters of the U.S., for example, this broadened EPA designation that is hurting our agricultural community, do you think that an…

I just wonder if you could just say in the RFA, did we actually effectively implement the cutting of regulations and benefit small businesses?

The previous administration cut unnecessary and overly burdensome regulations. This allowed our entrepreneurs and innovators to do what they do best: create jobs, grow the economy, and serve our communities.

President Trump made deregulation a top priority which helped our business community. His Executive Order 13771 required that any new regulation be balanced by removing at least two other regulations.

We appreciate that work. I just want to move on to the Office of Advocacy has consistently found that small businesses experience the burden of sort of 'one size fits all' regulations more deeply than other businesses and 99 percent of the…