Congressional Testimony

SBA advocates on behalf of small business owners by reviewing proposed and existing legislation, and testifying regularly during congressional hearings. The links provided will enable you to understand SBA’s testimony on a variety of topics, from lending and exporting to health insurance and economic development.

Testimony Date Title
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Testimony at the U.S. Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Hearing on FY 2010 Budget
Monday, June 1, 2009 Testimony at the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Roundtable
Thursday, May 21, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee regarding SBA’s role in Recovery contracting
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business Regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity regarding federal procurement and veteran- and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business regarding the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, “Manufacturing Closures in North Louisiana: Impact on Small Businesses and Local Communities”
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in support of the FY 2010 budget for SBA
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Small Businesss in support of the FY 2010 budget for SBA
Thursday, March 12, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology hearing on waste, fraud, and abuse in Government programs