"The Basel III proposal will worsen mortgage markets and reduce mortgage availability."
"U.S. banking standards much more stringent than the standards European regulators are imposing on European banks..."
"small business across the country have faced underserved hardship for quite some time now thanks to the Biden administration's misguided economic policies."
"It is the responsibility of this Committee to be main street's voice in Congress, and that is exactly what we are here to do today."
"Small businesses are the engines of our economy, and we need to produce policies that will help them, not regulate them into oblivion like this administration is doing."
"I am proud that we are finding solutions to hold the criminals accountable who took advantage of small business lending programs during the pandemic."
"I was hoping we would be marking up a bill to put guardrails back on the SBA's flagship 7(a) lending program."
"The Main Street Competes Act will ensure small businesses are able to compete in the marketplace against larger businesses."
"Competition is a key tenet of capitalism. It allows consumers to choose with their dollars between businesses that will offer the best product, the best price or service."
"The SBA Rural Performance Report Act will create more transparency between rural small business owners and the SBA's Office of Rural Affairs."
"I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back."
"I am proud to support H.R. 5426, which will require the SBA to place a visible link on their website to the Office of the Inspector General page where individuals can easily report potentially fraudul..."