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2011 Top of Page
March 16, 2011 - Spurring Innovation and Job Creation: The SBIR Program
March 15, 2011 - Markup of Views and Estimates on SBA's FY 2012 Budget Submission
March 2, 2011 - Statement on SBA Budget for FY 2011
February 10, 2011 - Statement on Regulations Resolution
February 9, 2011 - Statement on "Buried in Paperwork: A 1099 Update"
2010 Top of Page
July 28, 2010 - Statement on Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its Programs
July 21, 2010 - Statement on the Impact of Intellectual Property on Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
July 15, 2010 - Statement on Improving Contracting Opportunities and Preventing Fraud for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Small Businesses
July 14, 2010 - Statement on Bonus Depreciation: What It Means for Small Business
June 30, 2010 - Statement on Recovery in the Gulf: What the $20 Billion BP Claims Fund Means for Small Businesses
June 20, 2010 - Floor Statement on the Small Business Lending Fund Act
May 26, 2010 - Statement on Heroes of Small Business
May 12, 2010 - Statement on Small Businesses and Broadband: An Engine for Economic Growth and Job Creation
May 5, 2010 - Statement on Tax Initiatives that Promote Small Business Growth
April 28, 2010 - Statement on Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth
April 21, 2010 - Statement on Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its Programs
April 14, 2010 - Statement on Entrepreneurs and Tax Day: How IRS Policies and Procedures Impact Small Businesses
March 24, 2010 - Statement on Small Business Participation in the Federal Procurement Marketplace
March 17, 2010 - Statement on Business Incubators and Their Role in Job Creation
March 4, 2010 - Statement on Markup on Views and Estimates of SBA Budget for Fiscal Year 2011
February 26, 2010 - Statement on Conditions of Small Business and Commercial Real Estate Lending in Local Markets
2009 Top of Page
November 19, 2009 - Statement on Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its Programs
November 4, 2009 - Statement on Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farmers
October 28, 2009 - Statement on Bridging the Digital Divide: The Role of Small Firm in Expanding Broadband Access
October 14, 2009 - Statement on Increasing Access to Capital for Small Businesses
October 7, 2009 - Statement on the State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery
September 30, 2009 - Statement on Expiring Tax Incentives: Examining their Importance for Small Businesses on the Road to an Economic Recovery
September 23, 2009 - Statement on the Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Businesses and Community Lenders
September 9, 2009 - Statement on H1N1 and its Impact on Small Businesses
July 29, 2009 - Statement on Recent GAO Reports on Small Business Administration Programs
July 22, 2009 - Statement on Regulating our Nation’s Waterways the Impacts on Small Businesses and Family Farmers
July 15, 2009 - Statement on the Economic Recovery: Tax Stimulus Items that Benefitted Small Businesses with a Look Ahead
July 8, 2009 - Statement on the Looming Challenge for Small Medical Practices: The Projected Physician Shortage and How Health Care Reforms Can Address the Problem
June 25, 2009 - Statement on the Full Committee Mark Up of H.R. 2965, the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009
June 17, 2009 - Statement on Legislative Initiatives to Strengthen and Modernize the SBIR and STTR Programs
June 10, 2009 - Statement on Laying the Groundwork for Economic Recovery: Expanding Small Business Access to Capital
June 3, 2009 - Statement on Common Ground: Finding Consensus on Health Reform, the Small Business Perspective
May 20, 2009 - Statement on the Job Creation
Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009
May 20, 2009 - Statement on Heroes of Small Business
May 13, 2009 - Statement on the Markup of Legislative Initiatives to Modernize Entrepreneurial Development Programs
May 13, 2009 - Statement on the Role of Small Business Suppliers and Manufacturers in the Domestic Auto Industry
May 6, 2009 - Statement on Legislation to Reauthorize and Modernize SBA’s Entrepreneurial Development Programs
April 29, 2009 - Statement on Climate Change Solutions for Small Businesses and Family Farmers
April 22, 2009 - Statement on the Importance of Technology in an Economic Recovery
April 1, 2009 - Statement on IRS Oversight: Are Tax Compliance Costs Slowing the Economic Recovery?
March 23, 2009 - Statement on Oversight of the Small Business Administration and Its Programs
March 18, 2009 - Statement on The President’s FY 2010 Budget and Medicare
March 4, 2009 - Statement on The State of the Renewable Fuels Industry in a Struggling Economy
February 25, 2009 - Statement on The Drop in Retirement Savings: The Challenges Small Business Face Funding and Maintaining Retirement Plans in a Struggling Economy
February 11, 2009 - Statement on The State of SBA’s Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Their Role in Promoting an Economic Recovery
February 4, 2009 - Statement on Health Care Reform in a Struggling Econonmy: What's on the Horizon for Small Business?
January 14, 2009 - Statement on the State of the Small Business Economy and Assessing Policies to Promote Economic Growth
2008 Top of Page
November 20, 2008 - Statement on the Financial and Economic Challenges Facing Small Businesses
October 28, 2008 - Statement on Creating Opportunities for Small Businesses in an Economic Recovery
September 25, 2008 - Statement on Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?
September 18, 2008 - Statement on Making Health Insurance Reform Work for Small Business
September 11, 2008 - Statement on Tax Incentives and the Needs for Small Business
July 31, 2008 - Statement on the Cost and Confidentiality of Electronic Health Records in Small Specialty Practices
July 24, 2008 - Statement on the Impact of the Economic Stimulus Package on Small Businesses
July 17, 2008 - Statement on GAO's Fraud Investigation of SBA's HUBZone Program
July 10, 2008 - Statement on The Role of Green Technologies
in Spurring Economic Growth
June 26, 2008 - Statement on “Grounded: How the Air Transportation Crisis is Affecting Entrepreneurs and the Travel Industry”
June 19, 2008 - Statement on “Small Business Exports in the Current Economic Climate”
June 12, 2008 - Statement on “Electronic Payments Tax Reporting: Another Tax Burden
for Small Businesses”
June 5, 2008 - Statement on “The Housing Crisis—Identifying Tax Incentives to Stimulate the Economy"
May 22, 2008 - Statement on “RESPA and its Impact on Small Business”
April 24, 2008 - Statement on “The Role of Small Businesses in Stimulating the Economy”
April 17, 2008 - Statement on “The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act”
April 17 2008 - Statement on “Maintaining Public Lands for Hunting, Fishing, Ranching and Small Businesses”
April 10, 2008 - Statement on “Modernizing the Tax Code: Updating the Internal Revenue Code to Help Small Businesses Stimulate the Economy”
April 3, 2008 - Statement on “The Role of Credit Cards in Small Business Financing”
March 13, 2008 - Statement on “Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act”
March 6, 2008 - Statement on “Emerging Procurement Methods”
February 28, 2008 - Statement on “Improving the Paperwork Reduction Act for Small Businesses”
February 27, 2008 - Statement on Markup of Views and Estimates on SBA’s FY 2009 Budget Submission
February 26, 2008 - Statement on “State Strategies to Expand Health Insurance Coverage: The Road to Reform”
February 14, 2008 - Statement on “The Business Activities Taxes and its Impact on Small Businesses”
February 7, 2008 - Statement on Full Committee Budget Hearing
January 29, 2008 - Statement on “SBIR: America’s National Technology Incubator”
January 28, 2008 - Statement on Limited Options for Small Businesses in the Small Group Market
January 17, 2008 - Statement on Oversight of US Export-Import Bank's Implementation of its Small Business Mandate
January 16, 2008 - Statement on SBA's Progress in Implementing the Women's Procurement Program
2007 Top of Page
December 6, 2007 - Statement on “Legislation to Improve the Regulatory Flexibility Act”
November 1, 2007 - Statement on “Evaluating the Impact of Pending Free Trade Agreements upon U.S. Small Businesses”
October 25, 2007 - Statement on “Health Insurer Consolidation—the Impact on Small Business”
October 17, 2007 - Statement on Small Business Energy Priorities
October 10, 2007 - Statement on the Impact of the 700 MHz Wireless Spectrum Auction on Small Business
October 4, 2007 - Statement on SBA’s Contracting Programs
October 3, 2007 - Statement on “The Internet Tax Moratorium”
September 27, 2007 - Statement on Funding Legislation for Programs within the Small Business Act
September 20, 2007 - Statement on Markup of H.R. 3567, “The Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007”
September 19, 2007 - Statement on SBA’s Contracting Programs
August 2, 2007 - Statement on "Disaster Planning and Recovery: Are We Ready for Another Katrina?”
July 25, 2007 - Statement on Competitive Bidding for Clinical Lab Services: Where is it Heading and What Small Businesses Can Expect
July 18, 2007 - Statement on “Medicaid Drug Reimbursements: Are CMS Cuts Bad Medicine for Small Businesses and Beneficiaries”
July 12, 2007 - Statement on Legislative Proposals for SBA’s Microenterprise and International Trade Programs
July 11, 2007 - Statement on "Small Businesses at the Forefront of the Green Revolution: What More Needs to Be Done to Keep Them Here?"
June 28, 2007 - Statement on Assessing the Impact of the Copyright Royalty Board Decision to Increase Royalty Rates on Recording Artists and Webcasters
June 21, 2007 - Statement on the Status of the Small Business Administration’s Investment Programs
June 14, 2007 - Statement on the SBA’s Microloan Program
June 13, 2007 - Statement on U.S. Trade Policy and Small Business
June 7, 2007 - Statement on Family Farmer and Rural Small Business Priorities for the 2007 Farm Bill
June 5, 2007 - Statement on the Implementation of
Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley Act
May 24, 2007 - Statement on Expanding Small Business Health Insurance Coverage Using
the Private Reinsurance Market
May 17, 2007 - Statement on Liability Reform and Small Business
May 16, 2007 - Statement on Legislative Proposals on Energy, Veterans Entrepreneurship, and the SBA's
Entrepreneurial Development Programs
May 10, 2007 - Statement on Immigration Policies Impacting the Small Business Workforce
May 3, 2007 - Statement on the Impact of Renewable Energy Production in Rural America
April 26, 2007 - Statement on Closing the Tax Gap Without Creating Burdens for Small Businesses
April 19, 2007 - Statement on Procurement
March 22, 2007 - Statement on “The Hidden Tax on Small Businesses”
March 29, 2007 - Statement on the Potential Impact of Patent Reform on Small Business
March 14, 2007 - Statement on Challenges and Solutions to Health Insurance Coverage for Small Businesses
March 8, 2007 - Statement on Disaster and Access to Capital
March 7, 2007 - Statement on Technology Agenda
March 1, 2007 - Statement on Access to Capital
February 28, 2007 - Statement on Markup Budget Views and Estimates
February 14, 2007 - Statement on Response of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to Katrina
February 8, 2007 - Statement on Budget Hearing
2006
Top of Page
June
27, 2006- Floor Statement on Funding for 7(a) Loan Program
During Debate on Science, State, Justice and Commerce (SSJC)
Appropriations Bill
June
21, 2006- Statement for Joint Committee Hearing on "Increased
Participation of Alaska Native Corporations in the 8(a) Contracting
Program"
May
3, 2006- Statement for Full Committee Hearing on "Sarbanes
Oxley Section 404: What is the Proper Balance between Investor
Protection and Capital Formation for Small Public Companies"
April
26, 2006- Statement for Full Committee Hearing on "Cutting
Our Trade Deficit"
April
5, 2006- Statement for Full Committee Hearing on "IRS
Latest Enforcement: Is the Bulls-Eye on Small Business?
March
30, 2006- Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "SBA's
Procurement Programs"
March
9, 2006- Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "SBA's
Finance Programs"
March
2, 2006- Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on
"Oversight of SBA Entrepreneurial Programs and Recommendations
for Change"
March
2, 2006- Statement for Press Conference on Release of FY 2007
Small Business Budget Report
2005
Top of Page
December
15, 2005- Statement for Press Conference on Release of 2005
End of Year Report
November
17, 2005- Statement for Hearing on "Building a Wall Between
Friends - Passports To and From Canada"
November
16, 2005- Statement for Press Conference on Release of Small
Business Index (SBI) for 3rd Quarter of 2005
November
2, 2005- Floor Statement on 7(a) Funding in CJS/SSJC Conference
Report
November
1, 2005- Statement for Hearing on "Promoting Private
Sector Emergency Preparedness"
October
20, 2005- Statement for Press Conference on Release of Scorecard
VI Report
October
7, 2005- Statement for Hearing on "Small Business and
Hurricane Katrina: Rebuilding the Economy"
July
27, 2005- Statement for Hearing on "The Proposed Participating
Debentures Legislation"
July
25, 2005- Statement for Hearing on "Freedom of Conscience
for Small Pharmacies
July
14, 2005- Statement for Mark-up on SBDC Legislation - Amendment
to H.R. 230
July
14, 2005- Statement for Mark-up on SBDC Legislation - Amendment
to H.R. 3207
July
13, 2005- Statement for Hearing on Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) Legislation
June
30, 2005- Statement for Press Conference on Release of Small
Business Index (SBI) Report for 1st Quarter of 2005
June
14, 2005 - Statement for Hearing on "Are Skyrocketing
Medical Liability Premiums Driving Doctors Away from Underserved
Areas?"
May
26 , 2005 - Statement at Press Conference on U.S. Women's
Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit Against SBA
May
4 , 2005 - Statement for Hearing on "Anticompetitive
Threats from Public Utilities: Are Small Businesses Losing
Out?"
April
27, 2005 - Statement for Hearing on "The Tax Gap"
April
27, 2005 - Closing Floor Statement on H. Res. 22, the "Small
Business Bill of Rights
April
27, 2005 - Floor Statement on H. Res. 22, the "Small
Business Bill of Rights
April
27, 2005 - Statement at Press Conference Introducing H.R.
1868, the Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2005
April
26, 2005 - Statement Before House Rules Committee on H. Res.
22, the "Small Business Bill of Rights"
April
20, 2005 - Address Before the United States Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce (USHCC)
April
20, 2005 - Floor Statement on H. Res. 130, "National
Indoor Cooling Week"
April
13, 2005 - Statement for Hearing on "Private Equity for
Small Business: The Importance of the Participating Securities
Program"
April
6, 2005 - Statement for Hearing "What Has EX-IM Done
for Small Business Lately?"
March
16 , 2005 - Statement for Hearing on the Regulatory Flexibility
Improvement Act
March
8 , 2005 - Statement for Hearing on Small Business Priorities
March
2 , 2005 - Statement for Hearing on Health Care: Solutions
for Health Care Solutions
February
10, 2005 - Statement for Hearing on President's FY 2005 Budget
Hearing/SBA
February
1, 2005- Address Before the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
2004 Top of
Page
October
6 , 2004 - Statement for Press Conference on Release Democratic
Small Business Agenda
September
30, 2004 - Statement for Press Conference on Release of Scorecard
V Report
September
9, 2004 - Statement for Press Conference on Release of Small
Business Index (SBI) Report
September
13, 2004 - Floor Statement on Short-term Extension of SBA
July
14, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on Trade Fairness: How We
Can Make Our Trade Laws Work for America's Small Businesses
July
7, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on The Rebate of Value Added
Taxes at the Border and the Competitive Disadvantage for U.S.
Small Businesses
July
7, 2004 - Floor Statement on 7(a) Amendment
July
7 , 2004 - Statement for Press Conference on Funding for 7(a)
Loan Program
June
3, 2004 - Floor Statement on Extension of the SBA, H.R. 4478
June
2, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on the Importance of Education
and Training for Small Business
May
22 2004 - Democratic Hispanic Radio Address
May
19, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on Red Tape Reduction: Improving
the Competitiveness of America's Small Manufacturers
May
19, 2004 - Address Before the NSBA Legislative Breakfast
May
13, 2004 - Floor Statement on Small Business Healthcare: AHP
Legislation
May
12, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on Women Entrepreneuriship:
Successes and Challenges
May
5, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on Regulatory Flexibility
Improvement Act of 2003, H.R. 2345
March
31, 2004 - Floor Statement on 7(a) Fix
March
25, 2004 - Address Before the United States Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce
March
17, 2004 - Address Before the Independent Office Products
& Furniture Dealers Association
March
10, 2004 - Floor Statement in Opposition to H.R. 3915
March
10, 2004 - Statement for Hearing Spike in Steel Prices - What
Does it Mean for Small Manufacturers?
March
4, 2004 - Statement for Press Conference on the President's
FY 2005 Budget and its Effect on Small Business
February
25, 2004 - Statement for Markup on Budget Views and Estimates
February
11, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on the President's FY 2005
SBA Budget
January
21, 2004 - Statement for Hearing on Can U.S. Companies Compete
Globally Using American Workers
2003 Top of
Page
December
8, 2003 - Statement for Press Conference to Release House
Small Business Committee Democrats End of Year Report
November
20, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on Lowering the Cost of Doing
Business in the United States: How to Keep Our Companies Here
October
20, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on the Offshoring of High
Skilled Jobs
October
16, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on if America's Losing its
Lead in High Tech
September
17, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on Small Business Success
Stories
September
17, 2003 - Statement for Release of Small Business Index
September
16, 2003 - Speech to the American Bus Association
September
10, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on FSC/ETI
September
4, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on Rural Development
July
24, 2003 - Statement for SBA Reauthorization Markup
July
23, 2003 - Statement for Hearing on Tax Code Reform
July
23, 2003 - Statement for Press Conference to Release Progress
Report on Bush Small Business Agenda
July
9, 2003 - Statement for the Hearing on Saving the Defense
Industrial Base
June
25, 2003 - Statement for Release of Scorecard IV
June
18, 2003 - Statement for the Hearing on Service Sector Outsourcing
June
11, 2003 - Statement for the Hearing on SBA Government Contracting
and Business Development Programs
June
4, 2003 - Statement for the Hearing on Visa Backlogs
May
20, 2003 - Statement for the Independent Electrical Contractors
Conference
May
14, 2003 - Statement for the WTO's Challenge to the FSC/ETI
Rules and the Effect
May
7, 2003 - Statement for Are Big Businesses Being Awarded Small
Business Contracts
May
1, 2003 - Statement for IRS Compliance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
April
9, 2003 - Statement for Economic Recovery and a Strong U.S.
Manufacturing Base
March
20, 2003 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing
on SBA Financing Programs
March
18, 2003 - Statement for Small Business Committee Democrats
Budget Report Press Conference
March
11, 2003 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing
on Impact on Small Businesses of Real Estate Settlement Rule
Change
March
5, 2003 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing on
High Cost of Health Care
February
27, 2003 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing
on SBA Budget Views and Estimates Mark-up
February
26, 2003 - Opening Statement for the SBA Budget Hearing
2002 Top of
Page
October
17, 2002 - Statement for Broken Promises Report Release
October
3, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing on
the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
September
25, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing
on Steel Tariff Impacts
July
23, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing
on Steel Tariffs
June
25, 2002 - Congresswoman Velázquez Introduced Joint
Congressional Resolution Commending the Volunteers Who Replaced
the Roof over the Pentagon
June
25, 2002 - Congresswoman Velázquez Thanks Volunteer
Roofers for Replacing the Roof over the Pentagon
June
19, 2002 - House Small Business Committee Hearing Statement
on INS 'B' Visa Regulation Changes
June
12, 2002 - House Small Business Committee Hearing Statement
on the Trade Deficit Challenge to Small Business Exporters
June
10, 2002 - Speech before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
June
5, 2002 - Speech before National Small Business United
May
21, 2002 - Address before the National Association of Community
Pharmacists
May
16, 2002 - Hearing Statement on CMS Restructuring
May
15, 2002 - Hearing Statement on Pentagon Small Business Contracting
May
15, 2002 - Statement on the Release of the Scorecard III Federal
Contracting Survey
May
8, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing on
Small Business Success Stories
May
8, 2002 - Speech for Small Business Week Honoring Small Business
May
8, 2002 - Remarks for the National Small Business United Tax
Report Release
May
2, 2002 - Remarks for the 2002 Big Apple Innovation Awards
May
1, 2002 - Floor Amendment to the Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization
Act (submitted for the record)
April
25, 2002 - Statement on Releasing the Federal Contract Watch
List
April
24, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Hearing
on Fed Rate Hikes Effects on Small Manufacturers
April
19, 2002 - Statement on Release of the Brownfields Use Invigoration
and Land Development (BUILD) Act
April
11, 2002 - Speech before the Automotive Services Association
April
10, 2002 - Small Business Committee Hearing on the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
April
4, 2002 - Statement for the Release of Asian American Federation
September 11 Survey of Chinatown
March
20, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee on the Office
of Advocacy
March
13, 2002 - Small Business Committee Hearing on the Subsidy
Rate
March
6, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Full Hearing
on SBREFA/RFA Compliance
March
6, 2002 - Address to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
February
27, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee Views and
Estimates Hearing on SBA Budget
February
27, 2002 - Statement for Small Business Committee on Size
Standards
February
13, 2002 - Opening Statement, Small Business Committee Hearing
on the Small Business Administration Budget
February
11, 2002 - Testimony Before the New York City Council on Disaster
Recovery Efforts
February
6, 2002 - Opening Statement, Small Business Committee hearing
on Small Business Access to Health Care
January
23, 2002 - Statement on America's Small Business Agenda: Closed
for Business Report Release
2001 Top of
Page
December
6, 2001 - Opening Statement for Ninety Days after September
11 Hearing
November
14, 2001 - Opening Statement, Small Business Disaster Relief
Markup
November
8, 2001 - Speech for the Women's Business Center: "Remembering
Billie Holiday"
October
25, 2001 - Statement for Hearing on Medicare Rx Drug Discount
Card program
October
17, 2001 - Statement on Depreciation Schedules
October
10, 2001 - Statement on Small Business Disaster Relief
October
2, 2001 - Statement on the Small Business Regulatory Assistance
Act, Floor Debate in the House of Representatives
October
2, 2001 - Statement on the Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship
Act, Floor Debate in the House of Representatives
September
6, 2001 - Statement on Defense Department small business procurement
August
1, 2001 - Statement on SBDC Client Confidentiality
August
1, 2001 - Statement on the Small Business Technology Transfer
Program
July
18, 2001 - Statement on Removal of Regulatory Burdens on Small
Businesses
July
18, 2001 - Floor Statement in support of an amendment to Commerce-Justice-State
Department Appropriations bill FY 2002
July
17, 2001 - Floor Statement on Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations
July
17, 2001 - Remarks to the New York Bankers Association
July
11, 2001 Hearing on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
June
20, 2001 Hearing on Procurement Policies of the Pentagon with
Respect to Small Businesses and the New Administration
June
13, 2001 - Statement on the Export-Import and Small Business
Exporters
May
9, 2001 - Hearing on Health Care Financing Administration
Paperwork Burdens
May
1, 2001 - Statement before the Rules Committee Hearing on
H.R. 10
March
29, 2001 - Address to the Independent Office Products &
Furniture Dealers Association
March
7, 2001 - Press Conference on the Impact of the Bush Tax Cuts
on Small Businesses
2000 Top
of Page
September
26, 2000 - Closing Statement on H.R. 4946, The National Small
Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2000
September
25, 2000 - Statement on H. R. 2392, SBA Reauthorization Act
of 2000
July
26, 2000 - The National Council of Independent Living's
4th Annual March and Rally
July
25, 2000 - Floor Statement on H.R. 4923, the Community Renewal
and New Markets Act of 2000
June
14, 2000 - Opening Statement for Hearing on "Rural Healthcare
Services: Has Medicare Reform Killed Small Business Providers?"
May
22, 2000 - Tribute to Small Business Week Statement by Congresswoman
Nydia Velazquez
May
11, 2000 - Speech before National Small Business United
April
12, 2000 - Statement on the Mark-up of the "America's
Private Investment Companies" Legislation
March
9, 2000 - Statement on SBIC Technical Corrections Bill
Speech
before the National Alliance of Sales Representatives Associations
Luncheon
Acceptance
Speech before National Small Business United
Speech
on America's New Small Business Partner: Credit Unions and
Access to Capital for Small Businesses
Statement
on the Federal Prison Industries
Statement
on Access to Capital for Small Business
Statement
on the SBA Office of Advocacy
Statement
on the 2001 Small Business Reauthorization Act
