Nydia Velázquez: “Elder abuse is a terrible problem and one that we and our partners from across the government have been focused on for…”

Of particular concern to me are the barriers that women, minority, and rural entrepreneurs face each and every day.

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.

The SBA fosters a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem, one that offers free or low-cost counseling and training to small business owners throughout the country.

Representative Schneider has been a long-time champion of this bill which codifies the SBA's Boots to Business program.