Nydia M. Velazquez: “the small business face in America is changing. We have more and more women who would like to get involved in opening…”

I rise in support of H.R. 3496, the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act. This is a straightforward but important bill that expands access to SBA's microloan program to small businesses in the Commonwealth of the Northern…

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 thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise today in strong opposition to this Republican rip-off. This budget slashes $880 billion from Medicaid, putting 286,000 people in my district, including nearly 100,000 children, at…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings will be postponed. ____________________