"Chairwoman Velázquez Seeks Update from SBA on HBCU Outreach"
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A press release dated February 6, 2020 reporting that House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led four Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to SBA Associate Administrator Allen Gutierrez on the agency's outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The release states that Gutierrez testified in April of 2019 before the Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations on strengthening HBCU outreach. It says a Government Accountability Office report released in December of 2019 recommended ways for SBA to improve engagement with HBCUs. The letter asks about SBA's progress on those recommendations and, according to the release, was also signed by Reps. Ross Spano, Judy Chu, Alma S. Adams and Dwight Evans.
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Chairwoman Velázquez Seeks Update from SBA on HBCU Outreach February 6, 2020 Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led four Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to the Associate Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Allen Gutierrez regarding the agency’s progress in implementing its outreach goals to better provide entrepreneurial services to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In April of 2019, the Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations held a hearing during which Mr. Gutierrez testified on steps that SBA can take to strengthen HBCU outreach. In December of 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report commissioned by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, which details recommendations for SBA to improve engagement with HBCUs. In today’s letter, lawmakers probe the agency on the progress SBA has made in implementing GAO’s recommendations and seek additional information to be reported to Congress. In addition to Chairwoman Velázquez, the letter was signed by: Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL) Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations; Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations; Rep. Alma S. Adams (D-NC); and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) Vice-Chair, Small Business Committee. A PDF of the letter can be found here.
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