I think this is a really important conversation as it relates to our country's small businesses.

We are the Small Business Committee here after all, but we like all businesses as competition drives progress, growth, and economic expansion.

It is vitally important to reduce the red tape and bureaucracy our Nation's heroes endure just to try to contract with the Federal Government. There currently exists an unnecessary duplication of programs at the SBA and the VA which…

And I rise in support of H.R. 1615. Before I speak on the bill, I want to thank the gentleman from Mississippi (General Kelly) and the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Crow)--both veterans, by the way--for their leadership on this important…

The digital age has caused a revolution for small businesses.

I have no further Members seeking time. If the gentleman is prepared to close, we will close now. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend, again, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schneider) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Spano) and Mr…

We must find ways to reduce waste and increase positive outcomes for patients and providers.

Health care is a critical and constantly changing field with new technologies emerging every day.

But if anyone thinks that we move toward more government reimbursement, Medicare for all, single payer, things of this nature and you think that these hospitals and the models are going to survive, they will not.

Such technologies can reduce costs, streamline workflow, improve delivery of care, enhance patient experience, and most importantly save lives.

I think we should be focusing on some of the things that government does in these areas in order to drive up costs that just should not be borne at all.

It is important to weigh the positives and negatives with each advancement.

We need to understand how small businesses fit into this picture and what we can do to support the small firms already in these fields.

I think we should just, you know, that is a bigger problem than some of the things that we are talking about today.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for holding this important hearing.

Enjoying the outdoors is one of the Nation's most cherished hobbies.

I certainly appreciate the tougher line that this Administration has taken against Iran, for the most part, which under the free hand given by the JCPOA greatly expanded its influence in the region.

the taking out al-Baghdadi was a huge victory. Just a horrific, horrible individual, the head of probably the most despicable organization that we have seen in a long, long time.

I want to commend the President and all those that worked with him in accomplishing this and obviously, principally, our men and women in uniform who, you know, took the action to end this horrible person's time on this earth.

America is the land of second chances, and when the gates of prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Jerry Blassingame is the Founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation...

Let's hope that maybe this Committee could work together in a bipartisan fashion to make sure our elections are once again the gold standard...

We have wasted so much time this year on a bogus Russian collusion allegation and on various messaging bills...

In closing, although a little less than 40 percent of all firms in the United States are women owned, that number has increased by 114 percent over the last 10 years. With women-owned firms growing more than 2.5 times faster than other…

The simple improvements in this bill will allow the SCORE program to continue its mission helping entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. With the vast majority of all businesses in the United States classified as small, it is…