Nydia Velázquez: “I urge the Committee for more funds to community financial institutions and then direct the U.S. Department of the…”

I want to thank the sponsors for their bipartisanship and efforts on this legislation. I support the bill and I yield back my time.

It is a disservice to our nation's small firms to oversimplify this issue, as a mere consequence of federal spending.

Therefore, we must consider the many other drivers of inflation to create a comprehensive policy response, not play political games.

We must confront the challenges that cause timelines of project approvals to grow, particularly lack of agency staffing, however, undermining the agencies responsible for protecting our environment is not the solution.