Chrissy Houlahan

If we hope to have democracy thrive in a European continent and in our -- on our continent and in the world in general, we have to understand that this is perilous to all of us at this point in time, and we need to be supportive of Ukraine…

We may see increases in gas prices, if we haven`t already. We may see increases in food prices. But we are part of this war. We can do our part by understanding that that`s our contribution.

These are real people who are under real stress, real peril. And they are a real democracy that needs defending, so that we can make sure that we keep democracies like that, keep the continent of Europe stable and secure.

I hope that my Republican allies, colleagues on the other side of the aisle will work together with the Democrats to make sure that we put together the mother of all sanctions packages.

The creative economy plays a really large role in my community, too, with 296 small businesses involved in the arts, entertainment, recreation within Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District.

Thank you so much for being here today and for your diligent work, Mr. Ware, to oversee SBA's unprecedented response to COVID and the COVID-19 pandemic.

I was really happy to see that the Biden Administration committed and restored funding to the UNFPA after the prior Administration ended its support.

Perhaps maybe there could be a federal emergency protection program similarly that parallels something like this.

I think this hearing has been very reflective of the complexity of small businesses in this country.

I am deeply, deeply appreciative of your service and of the decades of experience that you all bring to this conversation.

Thank you to everybody for joining us today for this hearing, a very important one, where we are focusing on shifting the power to local organizations and local actors in this space of foreign assistance and foreign aid.

I really want to pay tribute to you for having done the right thing in keeping people safe and healthy in their homes.

I am very, very grateful to you for the narrative that you can share with us and the experience that you can share with us.

The support we received through Representative Houlahan's efforts to expedite the SVOG funds were critical for the survival of my company

It is clearly long overdue for the SBA to proactively take an initiative to improve diversities, their adversity in SBIC, and the working group under consideration today is only a small but important part of strengthening the support we…

By most metrics, the SBIC Program is an example of successful public policy that aligns the power of the private market with the public interest of job creation and economic growth.

The Small Business Administration Small Business Investment Company, or SBIC Program, provides access to low-cost, government-backed investment capital for small businesses, strengthens local communities, and empowers American businesses…

There’s a lot that we can be doing right now speed it up, so to speak. We need to be doing, as we have been, the steady and progressive evacuation of those people who have supported and helped us.

There`s a lot that we can be doing right now speed it up, so to speak. We need to be doing, as we have been, the steady and progressive evacuation of those people who have supported and helped us.

We need to be able to ask for who’s accountable for these kinds of decisions. We need to be able to have the hearings in Congress and the oversight in Congress that is our duty and our mission to do.

So I think that there were a lot of mixed signals, a lot of mixed intelligence signals, to be honest. I think one of the biggest things that we missed was the appetite and the heart that the Afghan army had for defending and protecting…

If we aren't protecting our small businesses, then we are not protecting our economy.

For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, for decades Korean Americans have been unable to see or speak with their family members in North Korea, and for too many, time is running out. This heartbreaking reality has taken a huge toll, and…

I want to focus on a piece of legislation that I am a co-sponsor of, the Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021.

During my time in Congress, I have advocated vigorously for investment in DOD STEM to ensure cyber professionals remain competitive and meet the needs of the future's workforce.