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 Luetkemeyer began the Meetings with Main Street Series as part of his continuing efforts to keep the Small Business Committee connected with the concerns of t... [...]
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 to enforce laws and prosecute criminals has jeopardized small business survival. Washington cannot ignore the victims who have been forced to repair t... [...]
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 directly from small business owners and their employees on the challenges they are facing right now – ongoing inflationary pressures, consistent supply ... [...]
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 seems so obvious that if you buy something, you own it and you should have the freedom to do with it what you will. America is, after all, a nation o... [...]
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 some of the toughest of challenges. Whether it’s emerging from a global pandemic or tough economic headwinds, small business owners have shown their ... [...]
