Nydia Velázquez: “I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.”

As policymakers, we must make our decisions based on complete and accurate data.

I commend Mr. Phillips and Mr. Meuser for their bipartisan work on H.R. 1651, the Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act.

America's 33 million small businesses are the cornerstones of our local economies.

So, make no mistake, the real issue in this hearing is not CEQ's small budget request, it is, unfortunately, an attempt by some of my colleagues across the aisle and their big corporate donors, to undermine the Council's ability to protect…