Republican Members of the Small Business Committee understand the importance of hearing directly from American entrepreneurs, innovators, and job creators. As small businesses face record-high inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions, Small Business Committee Republicans continue to examine solutions and receive input from small business owners. This August, Ranking Member Luetkeme... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) issued the following statement on today’s House Committee on Small Business Roundtable focused on Crime on Main Street USA: “Main Street USA is facing looting and violent crime. Rising ‘smash and grab’ crime continues to create uncertainty and fear for small businesses and drive consumers away. Failure ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on “Back to School, Back to Startups: Supporting Youth Apprenticeship, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development.” Subcommittee Ranking Member Young Kim’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: As Members of the Small Business Committee, we hear di... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development held a hybrid hearing on “Right to Repair: What it Means for Entrepreneurs.” Subcommittee Ranking Member Claudia Tenney’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Golden for your remarks. The right to repair is alluring in its simplicity. In theory, it... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and the National Federation of Independent Business President & CEO, Brad Close, issued the following statement on the awarding of NFIB’s Guardian of Small Business Awards to Members of the House Committee on Small Business: “Small businesses are truly the backbone of this economy. Over the past two years, Main Street USA has faced... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement on the latest Consumer Price Index report: “Every day, Americans endure Biden’s economic crisis. The Democrats’ inflation continues to drive up costs and leads more and more small businesses and families questioning their future. Biden and Pelosi want to gaslight the American people to think this infl... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement on the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General report highlighting potentially fraudulent activity within the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications: “Fraud has been a continuing theme for the SBA’s EIDL program. The SBA is not outfitted with the necessary infrastruc... Read More »
Republican Members of the Small Business Committee understand the importance of hearing directly from American entrepreneurs, innovators, and job creators. As small businesses face record-high inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions, Small Business Committee Republicans continue to examine solutions and receive input from small business owners. This August, Ranking Member Luetkeme... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement regarding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness: “The Paycheck Protection Program, a forgivable loan for small businesses created by Congress with vast bipartisan support, is not the same as a student loan. PPP loans saved small businesses and the American worker when Main Street was forc... Read More »
The Democrats’ inflation crisis and war against small businesses continued to rage in the month of August. Small businesses and American entrepreneurs became the victims under the Democrats’ latest tax and spend agenda legislation – the Inflation Reduction Act. This radical and reckless law disadvantages small businesses and ironically increases the inflationary pressures on the American economy. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement on the House of Representatives passing the Inflation Reduction Act: “The so called 'Inflation Reduction Act' is yet another radical spending bill in the guise of decreasing the Democrat-caused inflation crisis. It will not lower inflation. Instead, it will increase the inflationary pressures small bu... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement regarding the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) Report: “It’s a sad state of affairs when Democrats tout a CPI measurement of 8.5% as an accomplishment. Now we are seeing the same with the latest wholesale inflation rate of 9.8% year over year. America’s primary job creators are forced to shoulder the... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement on the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report: “The latest CPI Report shows an 8.5% year over year inflation rate. American small businesses and families are still shouldering a 40-year high inflation burden. Inflation levels, like we are experiencing now, should not be labeled as normal. Failed tax... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden signing legislation expanding the statute of limitations of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) fraud to 10 years: “Fraudulent actors are robbing the American taxpayer and both pieces of legislation President Biden signed today ... Read More »
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