Yvette Clarke actually said...

the economy misses out by not having that part of the population have the same access to capital and the same opportunity to be treated fair...

small businesses are the backbone of our economy--and the Small Business Administration is essential to ensuring their success.

the participant pool for the 7(a) program is becoming less diverse and numerous programs... could benefit from stronger oversight.

Addressing these challenges is hard enough under the best of circumstances, but would be made even harder by the five percent proposed cuts ...