Nydia Velázquez

I am not talking about the 91. I am talking about the fact that you went before the Senate Committee and you testified that you were in need, that you were understaffed.

Is it true that your office is contracting out a large amount of that examination work instead of doing the work yourself?

Women are the fastest growing sector of entrepreneurs, and as more women establish themselves as business owners, these centers are critical in addressing the whole range of women's entrepreneurial needs.

Helping small businesses and prioritizing women-owned, veteran-owned, and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses has been a priority of mine and of this committee.

I thank the Chairwoman for advancing this bill today, and I urge my colleagues to support.

I am excited to lead this bill alongside Vice Ranking Member Radewagen to reauthorize the program.

I am proud to be lending my support for four bipartisan bills to improve SBA counseling programs and better serve America's innovators.

For every dollar invested in Women's Business Centers (WBCs), $46 is returned to the economy.

While crypto assets remain relatively small, they are growing fast in size, numbers, adoption, and applications.

I want to thank Ms. Davids and Mr. Hagedorn for their collaboration, and I urge my colleagues to support the bill.

Small businesses are the cornerstone of our communities.

Simply put, the SBA entrepreneurial development programs offer real value to small business owners and taxpayers alike.

These programs have proven to be a great return on investment.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

In my district--where median household income drops by $50,000 in a 3-mile radius, and life expectancy by 30 years--we do need to be doing something radical and bold to address that.

Upon birth, every child is given a seed savings account with annual contributions from the Federal Government until that child turns 18.

The Massachusetts Seventh Congressional District, which includes Boston, is one of the most diverse and unequal districts in the nation.

We owe it to a generation of veterans to provide this valuable screening tool.

Every sexual assault in the military is a failure to protect the men and women who have volunteered to defend us.

For me, it is structural, racial disparities that we need to work on.

It is great to hear the facts being given out by you all today.

The Republican-led tax bill promised to pay for itself, lead to increased economic growth, and create higher wages for American workers.

small businesses and working families were not a priority when this bill passed.

the lion's share of benefits from the Republican tax bill will flaw disproportionately to the largest corporations and the very wealthy.

Simply put, small businesses and working families were not a priority when this bill passed.