Nydia M. Velazquez

Finally, let me say that this bill is a much-needed first step. It is not the entire answer. We must all recognize that we still need substantial monetary investments in housing programs to ensure effective development and reconstruction…

Mr. Speaker, I once again thank my colleagues in the Senate for their hard work in bringing this together, as well as our House partnership of myself, Chairman Williams, Chairman Babin, and Ranking Member Lofgren for working in a…

I commend Ms. Scholten and Mr. Downing for their dedication to our Nation's innovative small enterprises, and I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5784.

I am pleased to support the AI for Main Street Act, which would allow SBDCs to assist small business owners on how to evaluate artificial intelligence. I commend Mr. Alford and Ms. Scholten for working together on this bipartisan…

It is quite rich to come to the House floor and talk about rule of law. At least on this side of the aisle, we don't have anyone who pardoned 1,500 felons.

I applaud Ms. Davids, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Conaway for their commitment to our Nation's veterans. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 828, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I applaud Representatives Chu, Finstad, and McIver for their bipartisan work on this bill. I encourage all my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the sponsors of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I appreciate the work of my colleagues on this bill, and I urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 832, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I gladly rise in support of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am in support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Again, I appreciate the great work of my colleagues on this bill, and I yield myself the balance of my time. I will close by noting that 3 weeks ago, the committee held a hearing on small business size standards and contracting policies…

I will not yield. It will allow lenders to help tailor their products and services to meet their borrower's needs and spur additional investment in small businesses without creating another government program. If you are for smaller…

We must ensure that people fleeing violence and persecution, regardless of nationality or other demographics, can access asylum and the refugee resettlement system in this country, as required by law. New York City is doing all it can to…

Our country is experiencing a small business boom and veteran entrepreneurship is helping to lead the way. SBA offers a number of counseling and training programs that can help them either launch or grow a small business. It is vitally…

This bill prohibits anyone convicted of defrauding the government with respect to the SBA's pandemic programs from receiving loan disaster financial assistance from the SBA. While there may be disagreement on the actual estimates of fraud…

The RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds Act requires SBA to establish clear guidance for borrowers, lenders, and financial institutions on how to return PPP funds. It will ensure best practices are in place in the event of another global catastrophe. I…

While much of the focus today has been about pandemic fraud, we must also be mindful of the stellar work that the SBA did to help small businesses stay afloat throughout the pandemic. Distributing more than a trillion dollars in economic…

These policies will only exacerbate the extreme suffering occurring at the southern border. If Republicans really wanted to address this crisis, they would join Democrats to pass real, comprehensive immigration reform. Mr. Speaker, I urge…

This bill will greatly increase the publicly available information about the microloan program's performance and impact. If we intend to continue to support the smallest of small businesses, especially women- and minority-owned businesses…

I fought hard for the incorporation of these provisions because Congress has the moral obligation to offer Puerto Rico the necessary tools to transition to a new postcolonial order. And, yes, that includes financial resources to make…

As the designee of Chair Grijalva, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Lee of California) having assumed the chair, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Acting…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair…