"This is quite concerning, coming from the city of Philadelphia, where over 40 percent of the population is African American."
"I thank you, Madam Chair, for allowing me this time, and I really appreciate all you have done on this, okay?"
"It sounds like we could lose a lot of black businesses specifically--obviously there is the pandemic, and then there is the unrest, and then there is the PPP."
"I thank you, Madam Chairperson for your leadership on small businesses and everything you have done."
"Women and minorities are less likely to receive venture capital."
"Madam Chair, I hope with the question that I just asked, yes, protecting patents are important and what we need to do, but at the end of the day, if you are going to move these patents to be commercia..."
"This bill is especially important to minority-owned small businesses."
"This hurts the small businesses, especially their ability to bid and compete when contractors are prime."
"This bill will permit those small businesses to use their work in joint ventures or as subcontractors to count as past performance."
"I voted to support Committee passage of House Resolution 3, which helps reduce prescription drug prices."
"Healthcare costs is a serious issue to Americans."
"Gun violence is a public health issue. Just this year alone, we have seen more than 10,000 deaths and more than 40,000 gun-related incidences. We have run out of excuses to not act on this. These are ..."