almost 1 million tenant-based and project-based Section 8 participants will lose their assistance

the public housing operating fund will face a 78-percent cut

the Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an estimated $131-billion cut to the topline spending level for Fiscal Year 2024

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

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

We have to break down the barriers that keep women, minority, and rural entrepreneurs from reaching their full potential.

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

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.

The effect of inflation on small businesses is no secret. It can dig into margins and contribute to tighter monetary conditions, limiting access to capital and the ability to grow and expand.

these tax cuts have added a dramatic $10 trillion to the debt since their enactment

when House Republicans talk about the debt, they frequently fail to acknowledge the true cause of the debt level rise

my colleagues on the other side of the aisle constantly use this fact to call for dramatic spending cuts

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

Today's legislation showcases this Committee's bipartisan tradition to enact legislation that fosters a nurturing environment for small businesses.

I am pleased to lend my support to the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act.

It is an honor to support the Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act that greatly benefits our nation's veterans.

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

I am pleased to support H.R. 1541, the Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act, which was introduced by Representatives Crow, Molinaro, Thanedar, and Salazar.

Thank you for holding this markup to discuss six bipartisan bills that will go a long way to help our nation's 33 million small businesses and exercise our oversight of the SBA.

The legislation will take an important step to help American workers gain new skills and assist small businesses in finding qualified workers.

I would like to be recognized. Let me begin by thanking Mr. Meuser, the Chair of Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access Subcommittee and the Committee's party Ranking Member, Mr. Phillips, for working together to make sure SBA has the…

I would like to start by entering into the record the fact that money from taxpayers was stolen because the Trump administration didn't put in place the guardrails that were needed in order to protect taxpayers' money.

The Inflation Reduction Act, which Democrats passed last Congress, included several boosts to clean energy infrastructure.

It would be a travesty to hard-working families in New York City and other places who are facing an affordable housing crisis to lose on this one.