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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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

For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, for nearly 70 years, Korean Americans and their relatives have hoped and prayed to one day be together again. We cannot allow any further delay in reuniting these families with their loved ones…

For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, this is lifesaving legislation. By helping ensure that women and children, who make up the majority of refugees around the world, have access to safe and secure sanitation facilities, this body will…

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.

For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is vital to helping the United States protect human rights and the rule of law around the world. By allowing the State Department to compensate individuals for bringing forward…

For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, given the incredible damage locusts can inflict in such a short time, it is critical that our ability to evaluate and respond to these outbreaks is efficient across our government, including the…

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…

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.

Has the DOD sought to work closely with our allies to determine what cybersecurity practices are working well for other nations?

I find this testimony riveting.

I want to thank Chairman Meeks and Ranking Member McCaul for their leadership on this critical issue and for working with me on this bill to get it not only passed out of committee, but here on the floor for consideration on a suspension…

When we talk about defunding the military, the very thing that allows us to be the people we are, say the things we are saying, and to be the nation that we are, the democracy we are, other people are listening.

Are Democrats prepared to go out there and explain to voters that it`s Republicans who now want to defund the military?

I never thought that I would be standing in front of you today thinking that the Republican Party as we`ve known it historically would ever say something like we need to defund the military.

In May of this year I introduced the Military Moms Matter Act which, among other initiatives, proposes extending paid family leave to 12 weeks for service members.

I wanted to really thank Chairman Smith for holding this very important hearing and for drawing attention to this issue that I personally care deeply about.

I believe the hearing timing is really very critical at this point in time.

Service is very much central to who I am.