"Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees"
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A release dated April 2, 2025 stating that the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, under Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced the nominations of William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration and Casey Mulligan to serve as Chief Counsel for Advocacy. Ernst is quoted saying Administrator Kelly Loeffler has been working to return the agency to its core mission of serving Main Street, and that the two nominees will continue to restore strong leadership at the SBA. The release lists reforms it credits to Ernst, including strengthening the 7(a) loan program to operate without taxpayer subsidies and tracking down those it says stole from pandemic-era relief programs. It also lists returning the SBA to Main Street and requiring the agency to pass an audit.
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Title: Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees Date: 2025-04-02 Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees April 2, 2025 Read the release on Sen. Ernst's website HERE. Nominees will be vital in making the small business economy great again. WASHINGTON – Today, under Chair Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) leadership, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced the nominations of William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Casey Mulligan to serve as Chief Counsel for Advocacy. During their nomination hearing, Chair Ernst touted the pair of nominees and the vital role they will play in executing Administrator Kelly Loeffler’s bold new vision for the SBA. “Administrator Loeffler has been working hard to return the agency to its core mission of serving Main Street,” said Chair Ernst. “From getting bureaucrats back to work to tracking down COVID fraudsters and strengthening key programs, the work is just beginning. Mr. Briggs and Dr. Mulligan will continue to restore strong leadership at the SBA and make the small business economy great again!” Ernst has led the charge on many of the reforms the Trump SBA is carrying out including: Returning the SBA to Main Street to get the agency into local communities and closer to the Americans it serves, Strengthening the 7(a) loan program to ensure it continues to operate without taxpayer subsidies, Tracking down and holding accountable every single criminal who stole from pandemic-era relief programs, and Right-sizing the bloated agency and requiring it to pass an audit. ### Permalink: https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/4/small-business-committee-advances-pair-of-sba-nominees
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