2009 Statements & Speeches
2008 Statements & Speeches
2007 Statements & Speeches
2006 Statements & Speeches
2005 Statements & Speeches
2004 Statements & Speeches
2003 Statements & Speeches
2002 Statements & Speeches
2001 Statements & Speeches
2000 Statements & Speeches

2009 Top of Page

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