"Ernst Previews Leadership of Small Business Committee"
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A statement dated January 7, 2025 from incoming U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), previewing the committee's upcoming work. Ernst is quoted saying the committee will "roll back damaging regulations, increase transparency, and reform the broken SBA." The release lists the senators joining her on the committee, including Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). A background section states that during the 118th Congress Ernst recognized a Small Business of the Week in each of Iowa's 99 counties and replaced confusing contracting jargon with plain language. It also states that her oversight recovered billions of taxpayer dollars from defaulted COVID loans.
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Title: Ernst Previews Leadership of Small Business Committee Date: 2025-01-07 Ernst Previews Leadership of Small Business Committee January 7, 2025 Read the release on Sen. Ernst's website HERE. WASHINGTON – Incoming U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement previewing the upcoming work of the committee. “Helping my mom and dad around the family farm and watching my dad juggle the farm with his construction business taught me the value of hard work,” said Ernst.“In Iowa and across the country, small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy and as they grow, our nation grows. After four years of price hikes and miles of red tape that has stifled growth, it is finally a new day in Washington. We are going to roll back damaging regulations, increase transparency, and reform the broken SBA to actually serve Main Street. Let’s get to work!” Joining Chair Ernst on the committee are Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). Background: As the top Republican on the committee during the 118th Congress, Ernst brought the voices of mom-and-pop shops and innovators across Iowa to the halls of Congress. She recognized a Small Business of the Week in each of Iowa’s 99 counties, made it easier for small businesses to work with the federal government by replacingconfusing contracting jargon with plain language, and recovered billions of taxpayer dollars from defaulted COVID loans through oversight. ### Permalink: https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/1/ernst-previews-leadership-of-small-business-committee
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