"Sure. I think there are three things that I would say."
"We have cut the time in which the government takes to pay small business prime contractors in half, from 30 days down to 15 days."
"So if you were violating that, you were violating the terms of the contract."
"If a prime contractor is delinquent, which we have defined as--after substantial input and public comment period--defined as more than 90 days late, just like you said, in paying its small business su..."
"that type of action is a real demonstration of the type of partnership we have with our inspector general and the Department of Justice, and evidence that this administration has absolutely zero toler..."
"I completely agree with you, Congressman, that the issue of payment and cash flow is of paramount importance right now."
"Well, this presumption of law is new so it is still being stood up."
"In terms of the suspensions and debarments, we stepped it up quite a bit."
"We can take the suspension action."
"We talk a lot about when we are engaging with small businesses and getting them up to speed to sell to the government about being contract ready."
"As I told you when I was here a few weeks ago, and I sincerely mean, our top priority at SBA is to maximize opportunity for small businesses and ensure the benefits of our programs flow to the intende..."