Beth Van Duyne

Are you concerned about the challenges to the Department's Federal authority that would create a patchwork of State regulations?

I'm a former board member, so, next time you come in town, more than 24 hours' notice would really be appreciated.

I don't think it is a good idea for the government to give out money without--and allow lenders to give out this money without repercussions where they also have a skin in the game and lose money if the loans default.

In my last 40 seconds, I don't believe Members can have a full and thorough conversation on fintech lending without further exploring how they performed their last 2 years.

I want to say loud and clear, that any changes or expansions of the net investment income tax will be a tax on small businesses' pass-through entities.

Misreporting is not a simple function of getting money out the door quickly in 2020. In fact, the fraud at the end of the month of the program in May 2021 is four times the level at the start of the program.

suspicious loans are being overwhelmingly forgiven at similar rates to other loans and very few are being prosecuted, indicating that substantial reforms in SBA lending are needed.

There is no doubt we are now paying for this administration's free-money policies.

At this point, one thing is clear: Small businesses in our communities cannot prosper, let alone survive if this administration's current policies and frivolous spending continue.

The government needs to stay out of the way.

Wow. Have you or your team researched or examined fraud within the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, EIDL?

Most Americans are getting back to work, and that includes getting back to work in the office.

I am very concerned that many of the Vision Zero plans put a focus on enforcement, and yet this is a waste of time if district attorneys are not serious about prosecuting criminals and keeping them off our streets.

Texas is one of just seven States which in total account for 54 percent of pedestrian fatalities nationwide.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Van Duyne moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3807 to the Committee on Small Business. The material…

I have a motion to recommit, and my amendment affirms this Chamber's commitment to being a proper steward of taxpayer dollars and ensuring the integrity of SBA's programs. Over 2 years ago, Congress enacted and activated numerous relief…

We believe there should always be a functioning House of Representatives and a functioning Senate.

I think right now if it is in a pandemic situation and it is temporary, these solutions that we are discussing I think are way too broad, and have already shown an opportunity to be completely misused.

I think I am in a unique position being a freshmen, a freshmen who came in in the middle of a pandemic.

The definition of temporary, the definition of incapacitation, and the definition of emergency I think have been redefined over the last 2 years.

I have yet to encounter a racist natural disaster, but it seems to be what some of my colleagues here today are suggesting.

I understand the airport noise to be, predominantly, a local issue.

But airports are a critical economic driver, at the same time, in many of our communities.

Well, part of that solution seems----