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Nydia Velázquez: for the Republicans who are concerned about providing access to capital to low-income communities, they should advise…

On the recordApril 29, 2019
for the Republicans who are concerned about providing access to capital to low-income communities, they should advise the President not to zero-out the micro lending program that we have under SBA.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez urges Republicans to protect the SBA's micro lending program for low-income communities.

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