Nydia Velázquez

I believe today's markup does just that by addressing timely issues facing small businesses across the country.

People should not be judged, in my opinion, by their zip codes, their addresses, and where they live.

I urge my colleagues to support our bill and I thank the Chairwoman for the opportunity to speak on its behalf.

By passing this bill, we are going to create certainty where now there is confusion.

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation.

I urge the Committee's support of H.R. 2331.

I urge my colleagues to support the bill.

It is critical that we help our small businesses, the backbone of our Nation's economy, and ensure that they are given the training they need to secure their data.

I, too, share your frustration that implementation of the law has been delayed. And it was the intent of Congress for the law to go into effect upon enactment.

I commend Representative Delgado and Dr. Joyce for working together in a bipartisan manner to help cut the red tape for small businesses.

This legislation is a much-needed response to the record-breaking disasters, and an effective preparation tool for the upcoming hurricane season.

Cyber-crime is one of the greatest risks to every business in the world.

My legislation, H.R. 229, will create a nonpartisan commission to look at how the administration's response to this disaster was shaped by the artificially low death toll.

Latinos have played a positive and dynamic part in weaving the fabric of the United States of America's past and present.

The Mall, more than any other public space in our country does indeed tell the story of America, and yet that story is not complete.

It is critical that we get answers to why this administration keeps moving the goal posts on permanent work projects, while the communities of Puerto Rico continue to suffer nearly 2 and a half years later.

Equally as important, the Commission would be tasked with examining any potential disparities in the federal response to Puerto Rico compared with 2017 Mainland disasters.

My legislation, H.R. 229, would create a non-partisan commission to look at how the administration's response to this disaster was shaped by the artificially low death toll.

I am confident that H.R. 229 will provide the forum and the opportunity to get to the bottom of reasons for the abject failure of the Federal response to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico.

California has the fifth largest economy, if it were its own country.

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.

We need to put more money into the Public Housing Capital Fund, the Section 8 program, and affordable housing programs.

The state of public housing in our nation is a direct result of the Federal disinvestment that has taken place in our nation for years.

I would like to thank Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez, Representative Alma Adams, and the remaining members of Congress for requesting that the Government Accountability Office look into SBA's entrepreneurship efforts with HBCUs.

Given your acknowledgement of worsening income inequality, and given banks' record profits, would you at minimum support unsetting the corporate tax cut?