Nydia M. Velazquez

I would like to clarify the gentleman's statement. This is not to construct buildings. This funding in this amendment will not pay for the construction of facilities. $4 million does not pay for facilities. It will give the funds that…

I just would like to respond for the record to a statement made by the chairman that the e-travel will save taxpayers' money. Let me just say that an industry review of the booking fees listed on the Federal Supply Schedule, it appears…

unfortunately, the authorizing committee was not able to come together for the small business authorization to report a bill out of our committee. And for those people and Members who are always talking about helping small businesses and…

the Federal marketplace has experienced amazing growth over the past 4 years, increasing by $100 billion. Given this increase, it would only be logical that our Nation's small businesses would see similar growth in contracting…

this is about economic opportunity for small businesses. The fact of the matter is that the Federal marketplace is growing and that small businesses are losing out; that their number of dollars and contracts are shrinking, and the Federal…

before the Comp Demo program, small businesses in those selective industries were making 78 percent of all the contracts. Right now they are doing only 38 percent, almost cut in half. And, besides, I thought that the gentleman represented…

there are some who said that capping small business opportunity in certain industries increases opportunities in other industries. That might have been the theory behind the program in 1988 when it was created, but that has not been the…

well, the numbers that Mr. Barreto is giving my colleague is when the program was shut down, and he does not say to my colleague that they are doing $2 billion below what they said they would be doing at this time.

I offer a motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentlewoman opposed to the resolution?

I yield myself 20 seconds. I would say that a blueprint is important, but at some point we need to start building a house. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price). (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked…

two things. Only one person, one witness, testified on behalf of the 8(a) program. So she represented 100 percent of minority businesses in this country. Secondly, is it not true that in the list of priorities for NFIB, frivolous lawsuit…

who was the right to close? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has the right to close.

small businesses got only $500. That is nothing compared to the $3,000 that they have to pay in fees through the 7(a) program. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes, 15 seconds to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore). (Ms. MOORE of…

On October 1, the Bush administration effectively implemented a tax on U.S. entrepreneurship. By doubling the fees on 7-A loans, the Bush administration has severely limited access to critical source of capital for our Nation's small…

for many unemployed workers, starting a small company provides opportunities for career growth and financial success. But the lack of access to capital prevents many entrepreneurs from starting their own business. The Small Business…

we are here today because Congress has failed to complete its work. Over 1 year ago, the Committee on Small Business unanimously reported out a bipartisan reauthorization bill. As a result of the failure to move this legislation, the…

Mr. Chairman, today we are considering the $19 billion Foreign Operations appropriation bill. Billions of dollars of this funding will be spent on Federal contracts performed overseas. This amendment ensures that U.S. small businesses have…

For members of the subcommittee of Congress to be here doing the job for a financial institution is completely wrong. This amendment will address a Hispanic woman who goes shopping around to make a loan and is being denied a loan by…

in reference to the fact that this amendment takes money from homeland security, I will say that there is nothing in this amendment that will take money from homeland security. The offsets are from DOJ automation projects.

But I want to read from the committee's report and the gentleman says, ``The committee recommends a total of $128 million under this account for administrative expenses related to business loan programs.'' So what we have done is to…

it is just simply outrageous that if these securities have been performing these types of services by small businesses, that Homeland Security, despite the goals that have been set up by Congress, and despite the fact that the President…

small businesses need opportunities. Repeatedly, small businesses have demonstrated that they can provide the government a superior product at an affordable cost to taxpayers. Unfortunately, small businesses are seeing their opportunities…

the problem is that I was just contacted by one of the small business firms that has provided these services who is going to go out of business, and he contacted me yesterday.

Today, we should be focusing on helping small businesses address the health care problems they face. Instead, our debate is not about policy but about politics. The House has already passed this once, and it is a bit early for summer…

I rise in support of H.R. 3170, the Increased Capital Access For Growing Businesses Act; and I want to commend my good friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly), for moving this matter so expeditiously. I also want…