House Committee on Small Business Democrats

Small Business Owners & SBA Employees—We Want to Hear from You! Have you lost your job at SBA or seen your business impacted by federal program cuts since Jan 20th? Your experience matters. Share your story now! ⬇️ democrats-smallbusiness.house.gov/share-your-sto…

NOW: Small businesses are getting squeezed by tariffs, rising energy costs, and shrinking margins. Meanwhile, SBA is cutting field staff and sitting on millions owed to resource partners serving entrepreneurs. Today, @HSBCDems are demanding answers ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=afKDvZ…

The jobs report makes one thing clear: the Trump economy is failing working families. Nearly 100,000 jobs lost and small businesses facing chaos from reckless tariffs and uncertainty. We must fight for an economy that works for workers and small businesses—not against them.

Never mind what Donald Trump tells you. Small businesses reveal the true State of the Union, says @Matthew_Winkler (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The longest State of the Union in history and no real answers for Main Street. More reckless tariffs. No plan for rising costs. Just more uncertainty for the 30 million businesses that power the American economy.

The Trump admin is cutting small firms off from the capital they need. The SBA's new citizenship rule shuts the door on businesses legally operating in the U.S. Today, RM @NydiaVelazquez led colleagues in calling on the admin to reverse course & stop undermining Main Street.

At 10 AM, @HSBCDems will hold a hearing on how career and technical education can help small businesses. With nearly 1.4 million skilled trades jobs projected to go unfilled by 2030, CTE programs are critical to help small biz close the workforce gap. youtube.com/watch?v=UD17SL…

The Supreme Court just struck down Trump's illegal tariffs. Small business owners spoke out, organized, and helped make this victory possible. Now the President must end his disastrous trade war for good. Read Ranking Member @NydiaVelazquez's statement on today's ruling ⬇️

The SBA is supposed to champion small businesses, not demonize them. Read Ranking Member @NydiaVelazquez’s statement responding to Administrator Loeffler’s offensive and extremist rhetoric targeting minority-owned firms and the 8a program.

At 10 AM,@HSBCDems will examine how to empower rural America through innovation investment. We must ensure the AI data center boom brings local benefits without leading to higher utility bills or strained infrastructure for small businesses & families. youtube.com/watch?v=kIJmBP…

December’s jobs report confirms what families already feel: job growth is stalling, wages are stagnating, and working people are paying the price for reckless economic policies.

Small businesses are sounding the alarm on tariffs. @RepMcGarvey pressed the SBA Office of Advocacy on why tariffs were missing entirely from its written testimony, despite clear data showing they are raising prices, cutting jobs, and hurting small businesses nationwide.

Ranking Member Velázquez pressed Dr. Mulligan, Chief Counsel of the SBA Office of Advocacy, to acknowledge what he has written himself, that tariffs are taxes, and highlighted how small businesses are paying the price.

Ranking Member Velázquez pressed the SBA Office of Advocacy on why it has not sufficiently pushed back as Trump’s tariffs squeeze small businesses and cost jobs. Small businesses deserve an advocate who speaks up when harmful policies hit their bottom line.

At 10 AM @HSBCDems will hold a hearing on the SBA Office of Advocacy & its role as the independent voice for America’s small businesses. Small biz need certainty, transparency, & a seat at the table, not chaos, tariffs, or politically driven deregulation. youtube.com/watch?v=YnL3_b…

This year, @HSBCDems stood up for America’s entrepreneurs by holding hearings, advancing legislation, and conducting oversight as the Trump economy made it harder for small businesses to get by. We will continue working to ensure small businesses have a voice in Washington.

Extreme weather is becoming more frequent, and recovery costs keep rising. At 10 AM, @HSBCDems will examine how Congress can ensure SBA is meeting the needs of small businesses, families, and nonprofits recovering from natural disasters. youtube.com/watch?v=fRXJEa…

Last week, RM @NydiaVelazquez led over 100 Dems in calling out @sbagov for removing its Spanish & multilingual webpages, resources 1000s of entrepreneurs rely on. This only stands to hurt small biz already struggling under the failing Trump economy.