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Committee on Small Business: 2021 Member Day Hearing (House Small Business Committee hearing, June 29, 2021)

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Transcript of the House Committee on Small Business hearing Committee on Small Business: 2021 Member Day Hearing, convened June 29, 2021 during the 117th Congress, First Session, published as Small Business Committee Document Number 117-022 (GPO 44-924). Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez presided with Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Testimony was presented by Hon. Earl Blumenauer and Hon. Ed Case, and the appendix includes prepared statements from Hon. Earl Blumenauer, Hon. Ed Case, Hon. Glenn 'GT' Thompson and Hon. Linda T. Sánchez.

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                                                                   COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: 2021 MEMBER
                                                                                DAY HEARING


                                                                                                  HEARING
                                                                                                         BEFORE THE


                                                                       COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
                                                                              UNITED STATES
                                                                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                             ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
                                                                                                       FIRST SESSION


                                                                                                       HEARING HELD
                                                                                                        JUNE 29, 2021




                                                                                Small Business Committee Document Number 117–022
                                                                                  Available via the GPO Website: www.govinfo.gov




                                                                                           U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
                                                                    44–924                             WASHINGTON : 2021




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                                                                                    HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
                                                                                       NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ, New York, Chairwoman
                                                                                                JARED GOLDEN, Maine
                                                                                                JASON CROW, Colorado
                                                                                               SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas
                                                                                              KWEISI MFUME, Maryland
                                                                                              DEAN PHILLIPS, Minnesota
                                                                                               MARIE NEWMAN, Illinois
                                                                                           CAROLYN BOURDEAUX, Georgia
                                                                                               TROY CARTER, Louisiana
                                                                                                 JUDY CHU, California
                                                                                            DWIGHT EVANS, Pennsylvania
                                                                                            ANTONIO DELGADO, New York
                                                                                          CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania
                                                                                                ANDY KIM, New Jersey
                                                                                               ANGIE CRAIG, Minnesota
                                                                                    BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri, Ranking Member
                                                                                               ROGER WILLIAMS, Texas
                                                                                              JIM HAGEDORN, Minnesota
                                                                                              PETE STAUBER, Minnesota
                                                                                              DAN MEUSER, Pennsylvania
                                                                                             CLAUDIA TENNEY, New York
                                                                                           ANDREW GARBARINO, New York
                                                                                                YOUNG KIM, California
                                                                                               BETH VAN DUYNE, Texas
                                                                                               BYRON DONALDS, Florida
                                                                                               MARIA SALAZAR, Florida
                                                                                            SCOTT FITZGERALD, Wisconsin

                                                                                          MELISSA JUNG, Majority Staff Director
                                                                                     ELLEN HARRINGTON, Majority Deputy Staff Director
                                                                                             DAVID PLANNING, Staff Director




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                                                                                                              CONTENTS
                                                                                                            OPENING STATEMENTS
                                                                                                                                                                                               Page
                                                              Hon. Nydia Velázquez .............................................................................................                1
                                                              Hon. Blaine Luetkemeyer .......................................................................................                    2

                                                                                                                       WITNESSES
                                                              Hon. Earl Blumenauer, United States House of Representatives, Washington,
                                                               DC ..........................................................................................................................     3
                                                              Hon. Ed Case, United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC ........                                                      5

                                                                                                                        APPENDIX
                                                              Prepared Statements:
                                                                  Hon. Earl Blumenauer, United States House of Representatives, Wash-
                                                                    ington, DC .....................................................................................................             8
                                                                  Hon. Ed Case, United States House of Representatives, Washington,
                                                                    DC ..................................................................................................................       10
                                                              Questions for the Record:
                                                                  None.
                                                              Answers for the Record:
                                                                  None.
                                                              Additional Material for the Record:
                                                                  Statement of Hon. Glenn ’GT’ Thompson .......................................................                                 13
                                                                  Statement of Hon. Linda T. Sánchez ..............................................................                            15




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                                                                                       MEMBER DAY HEARING

                                                                                             TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021

                                                                                       HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
                                                                                   COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS,
                                                                                                               Washington, DC.
                                                                 The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:00 a.m., in Room
                                                              2360, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Nydia Velázquez
                                                              [chairwoman of the Committee] presiding.
                                                                 Present: Representatives Velázquez, Newman, Carter, Delgado,
                                                              Andy Kim of New Jersey, Luetkemeyer, Williams, and Donalds.
                                                                 Also Present: Representatives Blumenauer, and Case.
                                                                 Chairwoman VELÁZQUEZ. Good morning. I call this hearing to
                                                              order.
                                                                 Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at
                                                              any time.
                                                                 I thank everyone for joining us this morning and I want to espe-
                                                              cially thank my colleagues for joining us today for the House Com-
                                                              mittee on Small Business Member Day Hearing.
                                                                 Let me begin by saying that standing House and Committee
                                                              rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings.
                                                              All Members are reminded that they are expected to adhere to
                                                              these standing rules including decorum.
                                                                 House regulations require Members to be visible through a video
                                                              connection throughout the proceeding, so please keep your cameras
                                                              on. If you participate in another proceeding, please exit this one
                                                              and log back in later.
                                                                 In the event a Member encounters technical issues that prevent
                                                              them from being recognized for their questioning, I will move to the
                                                              next available Member of the same party and I will recognize that
                                                              Member at the next appropriate time slot provided they have re-
                                                              turned to the proceeding.
                                                                 For those Members and staff physically present in the Com-
                                                              mittee room today, we will continue to follow the most recent OAP
                                                              guidance. Masks are no longer required in our meeting space for
                                                              Members and staff who have been fully vaccinated. All Members
                                                              and staff who have not been fully vaccinated are still required to
                                                              wear masks and socially distance. I sincerely hope we all do our
                                                              part to protect each other and our staff.
                                                                 Today is a chance for the Committee to hear directly from our
                                                              fellow Members of Congress about their priorities for supporting
                                                              programs and policies that promote small business creation and
                                                              growth. Last year was a pivotal moment across our country that
                                                              we all experienced and still are because the pandemic is not over.
                                                              Our nation’s entrepreneurs closed more doors in 2020 than in any
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                                                              other year on record, but Congress was able to save many due to
                                                              bipartisan work by this Committee to provide over $1 trillion in re-
                                                              lief. It is easy to focus on the problems and frustrations we have
                                                              all experienced, but I want to remind everyone today about all the
                                                              good we have accomplished for main street nonprofits and families.
                                                              That $1 trillion funding was more aid in 1 year for struggling en-
                                                              trepreneurs than in any other year on record and the SBA rose to
                                                              the occasion in distributing it.
                                                                 Every Member in Congress has a small business in their district
                                                              that has been impacted by our work, both COVID and non-COVID
                                                              related. I know that when we travel back to our districts, we are
                                                              eager to hear from our local small business owners to understand
                                                              what policies are working for them and what we can improve on.
                                                                 For the Members testifying here today, I know that you have
                                                              been gathering feedback from main street businesses in your dis-
                                                              trict and I am eager to hear more throughout this hearing.
                                                                 Besides our work on relief programs, this Committee’s mission is
                                                              to open the lucrative federal marketplace to entrepreneurs,
                                                              strengthen capital markets for all small employers, and give small
                                                              firms the tools they need to take care of their employees and build
                                                              their companies.
                                                                 We do so while working together. Our Committee has a long his-
                                                              tory of bipartisanship because we all agree that small businesses
                                                              truly are the backbone of our economy at the end of the day. They
                                                              are what unifies us in our work and they hold our communities to-
                                                              gether. We saw that firsthand last year. Today, we have the chance
                                                              to engage in an open dialogue on how we can collaborate to support
                                                              small firms.
                                                                 Thank you to all the Members for being with us today. I look for-
                                                              ward to our discussion and to working with you to foster an envi-
                                                              ronment that promotes entrepreneurship and job creation in com-
                                                              munities across the country.
                                                                 I would now like to yield to the Ranking Member, Mr. Luetke-
                                                              meyer, for his opening statement.
                                                                 Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this
                                                              member hearing today and to the gentlemen who are with us this
                                                              morning, the members.
                                                                 Throughout this Congress, members have heard from numerous
                                                              constituent small business owners and job creators in a prioritized
                                                              legislation to support the small business recovery. I am proud of
                                                              the work this Committee has been able to achieve on a bipartisan
                                                              basis such as the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act, and
                                                              I look forward to continuing our work together to empower small
                                                              businesses and Main Street America in the recovery.
                                                                 COVID-19 devastated small businesses, and through no fault of
                                                              their own, many were forced to close their doors due to over-
                                                              reaching state and local shutdown measures and altered capacity
                                                              restrictions. As a response, Congress created numerous small busi-
                                                              ness relief programs to provide much needed assistance to Main
                                                              Street USA.
                                                                 Many of these programs, like the Paycheck Protection Program,
                                                              have successfully assisted millions of small businesses providing
                                                              billions of dollars in assistance. As small businesses continue to re-
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                                                              Prior to the pandemic, small businesses were reporting historic lev-
                                                              els of optimism and confidence that resulted from President
                                                              Trump’s pro-growth policies of a low tax environment combined
                                                              with efficient and pragmatic regulations.
                                                                 It remains clear that Congress has a lot of work ahead of it when
                                                              it comes to the small business economy. Small businesses are cur-
                                                              rently facing labor shortages, rising cost of goods, inflation, and
                                                              fears of increased taxes and burdensome government mandates.
                                                              From ensuring that the smallest firms can employ workers, to pro-
                                                              viding necessary agency oversight to protect taxpayer dollars, I
                                                              know we will be busy in the months and years ahead.
                                                                 Thank you to the members who have joined us today. I look for-
                                                              ward to our continued work to ensure our Nation’s small business
                                                              environment which is rich in opportunities for growth.
                                                                 Thank you, Madam Chair, and I yield back.
                                                                 Chairwoman VELÁZQUEZ. Thank you, Mr. Luetkemeyer. The
                                                              gentleman yields back.
                                                                 I would like to take a moment to explain how this hearing will
                                                              proceed. You will have 5 minutes to provide a statement and each
                                                              Committee Member will have 5 minutes for questions. Please en-
                                                              sure that your microphone is on when you begin speaking and that
                                                              you return to mute when finished.
                                                                 I will begin by introducing our panel before we move to testi-
                                                              mony.
                                                                 With that, I would like to introduce our first witness, Congress-
                                                              man Earl Blumenauer, who represents the 3rd District of Oregon.
                                                              Congressman Blumenauer is a tireless advocate for Portland and
                                                              its surrounding communities. He is known in the halls of the Cap-
                                                              itol as a consensus builder and that is evident from his work on
                                                              the Restaurant Revitalization Program, a critical relief program
                                                              that has helped thousands of restaurant owners keep their doors
                                                              open. Thank you for your hard work and I welcome you, sir. You
                                                              have 5 minutes.
                                                                   STATEMENT OF HON. EARL BLUMENAUER, UNITED STATES
                                                                       HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, DC
                                                                 Mr. BLUMENAUER. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I
                                                              deeply appreciate the opportunity to be with you here today.
                                                                 Small businesses in my community and across the country have
                                                              been saved because of the work that you and this Committee have
                                                              done. Congress, and indeed the country, owes you a debt of grati-
                                                              tude. But you know well that the work is far from over.
                                                                 As primary author of the RESTAURANTS Act, we generated leg-
                                                              islation to deal with the fact that the PPP, which made such a dif-
                                                              ference for so many was ill-suited for restaurants, who did not even
                                                              know if they were going to be open in 8 weeks and certainly did
                                                              not need to pile on more debt under these circumstances.
                                                                 As primary author of the Restaurants Act, I created the Small
                                                              Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund. I am
                                                              testifying before you today about the urgent need to replenish the
                                                              Restaurant Revitalization Fund to allow all eligible applicants to
                                                              receive relief.
                                                                 It was clear from the beginning of the pandemic that res-
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                                                              nesses of any sector. In April of 2020, 5.5 million restaurant work-
                                                              ers lost their jobs, accounting for more than a quarter of the total
                                                              job losses for the month. Indoor dining restrictions, limited capac-
                                                              ity, and the public’s personal health concern further prolonged the
                                                              restaurants’ challenges. It was estimated that we could see 80 or
                                                              85 percent of restaurants go out of business permanently without
                                                              Federal assistance.
                                                                 I introduced the RESTAURANTS Act in June 2020 and worked
                                                              with both Republican and Democratic colleagues to build a coali-
                                                              tion of support for the $120 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund
                                                              contained in the legislation. An independent analysis found that
                                                              the fund would generate more than a 2-to-1 return on the invest-
                                                              ment and bring back millions of lost jobs.
                                                                 The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was finally enacted as part
                                                              of the American Rescue Plan and it provided $28.6 billion for res-
                                                              taurants, bars, and caterers. The Small Business Administration
                                                              opened the Restaurant Revitalization Fund on May 3rd and re-
                                                              ceived an unprecedented level of applications from small res-
                                                              taurants, bars, and caterers. Within days, the Restaurant Revital-
                                                              ization Fund had received more than 362,000 applications with a
                                                              total of $75 billion in funding requested, nearly triple the available
                                                              funding.
                                                                 The Small Business Administration was forced to close the pro-
                                                              gram to new applicants on May 24th, citing insufficient funding
                                                              from Congress. Essentially, it was done in a matter of days. While
                                                              approximately 100,000 restaurants, bars, and caterers have re-
                                                              ceived $27.5 billion in funding, there are hundreds of thousands of
                                                              restaurants and millions of employees whose future hinges on this
                                                              Committee’s ability to replenish the fund.
                                                                 I have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to replenish it
                                                              with $60 billion in additional aid, enough to cover all outstanding
                                                              applications and allow the Small Business Administration to con-
                                                              tinue its outreach to hard-to-reach communities.
                                                                 In fewer than 2 weeks, the legislation has already garnered 160
                                                              bipartisan cosponsors. It has broad support from every link in the
                                                              trillion dollar restaurant supply chain. There is nothing more cen-
                                                              tral to our communities, large and small, than their local res-
                                                              taurants. From first-time jobholders to classically trained chefs,
                                                              restaurants support an array of workers at every stage of their ca-
                                                              reer. They are integral to each of our congressional districts and
                                                              they are still hurting. One or 2 good months is not going to make
                                                              up for more than a year of losses or protect those jobs. It is critical
                                                              that this Committee quickly come together to replenish the Res-
                                                              taurant Revitalization Fund. Without it, many of our beloved insti-
                                                              tutions will be lost forever.
                                                                 Thank you for your courtesy and permitting me to make that
                                                              case, and I look forward to working with you as we build upon your
                                                              prior success.
                                                                 Chairwoman VELÁZQUEZ. Thank you. Thank you for taking
                                                              time and thank you for all the great work that you have done to
                                                              assist and provide relief to small businesses in our country.
                                                                 Now, I would like to introduce our second witness, Congressman
                                                              Ed Case, who proudly represents Hawaii’s 1st Congressional Dis-
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                                                              on his father’s side immigrated to Hawaii in 1896 from Kansas,
                                                              and his family has lived on many of the state’s islands over the
                                                              generations since. Before joining Congress, Mr. Case spent 2 dec-
                                                              ades at the Honolulu law firm of Carlsmith Ball, where he rose to
                                                              managing partner. Congressman Case serves on the Appropriations
                                                              Committee and I am also proud to serve with him on the Natural
                                                              Resource Committee. Welcome, Congressman case.
                                                                   STATEMENT OF HON. ED CASE, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
                                                                          REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, DC
                                                                 Mr. CASE. Thank you so much, Chair Velázquez, Ranking Mem-
                                                              ber Luetkemeyer, and members of the Committee. Thank you for
                                                              that kind introduction. And I am also a proud former member of
                                                              this Committee during my prior service in Congress. I have always
                                                              enjoyed that privilege.
                                                                 Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with the
                                                              Committee on two critical issues: 1) Of course, the continuing im-
                                                              pact of COVID-19 on Hawaii small businesses, and (2) The need to
                                                              ensure our small businesses are fully included in our Nation’s re-
                                                              covery, especially in government contracting areas.
                                                                 Because Hawaii’s large industry is tourism and hospitality, our
                                                              economy and small businesses have been especially hard hit by
                                                              COVID-19 related stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions. Ha-
                                                              waii’s unemployment rate was one of the lowest in the Nation at
                                                              2.6 percent before COVID-19. It quickly peaked at 23.5 percent
                                                              during the height of the pandemic and today Hawaii’s employment
                                                              remains the highest in the Nation at 8.1 percent.
                                                                 This economic crisis has had a profound impact on our small
                                                              businesses which are the lifeblood of my state. Prior to COVID-19,
                                                              Hawaii had about 136,000 small businesses, roughly 1 business for
                                                              every 10 people. Although it is difficult to pinpoint the exact num-
                                                              ber of small businesses we lost due to the pandemic, it has been
                                                              estimated that well over 1,000 businesses in Hawaii permanently
                                                              closed during the pandemic. Sadly, this includes Hawaii’s institu-
                                                              tions with long roots in the community like Love’s Bakery, Like
                                                              Like Drive Inn and many more. This impact would have been sig-
                                                              nificantly worse if it was not for the decisive action of this Com-
                                                              mittee. Your hard work and ingenious work to create new pro-
                                                              grams like the Paycheck Protection Program provided a lifeline for
                                                              thousands of businesses in Hawaii. I also want to commend the
                                                              Committee for remembering our immigrant and underbanked com-
                                                              munities in ensuring they are not being left behind. This has been
                                                              critical in Hawaii, a state with unmatched ethnic diversity.
                                                                 However, segments of small business in Hawaii and throughout
                                                              our country were not effectively targeted and still desperately need
                                                              additional assistance. These include our restaurants and live event
                                                              operators who despite rounds of Paycheck Protection Program and
                                                              Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program assistance need additional
                                                              funding from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and increased ac-
                                                              cess to the Shuttered Venue Operator’s Grant Program. The nearly
                                                              $80 billion requested by restaurants from the $28.6 billion Res-
                                                              taurant Revitalization Fund shows the desperate need of an indus-
                                                              try struggling to recover. Because Hawaii small businesses are
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                                                              nority-owned businesses, many were approved for Restaurant Revi-
                                                              talization Fund assistance only to have that funding precipitously
                                                              halted by the current court action. We should honor our commit-
                                                              ment to these small businesses and look to pass my colleague, Con-
                                                              gressman Blumenauer’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenish-
                                                              ment Act of which I am a co-sponsor.
                                                                 I have also spoken to many small business owners in the hospi-
                                                              tality and live event industry that were left out of the Shuttered
                                                              Venue Operator Grant Program. While I understand that there are
                                                              some challenges in defining this industry, that should be eminently
                                                              surmountable. If we continue to leave out those that support the
                                                              live entertainment industry such as audiovisual rentals, specialty
                                                              entertainment services, wedding operators and more, we will ne-
                                                              glect a critical component of the hospitality sector.
                                                                 Lastly, as we work towards a comprehensive infrastructure pack-
                                                              age, Congress must ensure that our small businesses are fully in-
                                                              cluded in this once in a generation investment. In particular, we
                                                              must ensure that small business contractors, including Super 8(a)s
                                                              8(a)s, HUBZone, women- and veteran-owned businesses have
                                                              meaningful and enforceable set-asides. This will require this Com-
                                                              mittee’s continued oversight and focus but it is a critical component
                                                              to helping small businesses and all of our districts truly recover
                                                              from the COVID-19 pandemic.
                                                                 In closing, thank you so much for your leadership and work in
                                                              helping to provide relief to our Nation’s small businesses that are
                                                              still struggling to survive the unprecedented disruption of COVID-
                                                              19. Without your decisive action over the past year and a half,
                                                              many more small businesses would have shut their doors.
                                                                 I look forward to continuing to work with you on behalf of our
                                                              Nation’s small businesses as we continue to transition from basic
                                                              survival to recovery. Mahalo.
                                                                 Chairwoman VELÁZQUEZ. Thank you, Congressman Case for
                                                              everything that you have shared with us and for taking time out
                                                              of your busy schedule to be here advocating on behalf of small busi-
                                                              nesses. This Committee will continue to work with you in address-
                                                              ing the issues that we are still facing, especially during the recov-
                                                              ery and rebuilding after the pandemic. We appreciate the work
                                                              that you have done and your advocacy on behalf of small busi-
                                                              nesses.
                                                                 Mr. CASE. Thank you.
                                                                 Chairwoman VELÁZQUEZ. Now I would like to ask if any other
                                                              Member would like to be recognized from the Committee.
                                                                 If not, if there are no other comments, I would like to conclude
                                                              this hearing by once again thanking my colleagues for being here
                                                              today. I can hear the passion and enthusiasm in your voice when
                                                              you talk about ways to strengthen our nation’s small businesses.
                                                              Many of the issues you talk about are at the heart of what this
                                                              Committee will be working on for the rest of the 117th Congress.
                                                              We will also be giving a voice to small businesses and making sure
                                                              that they are represented as we advance important initiatives like
                                                              infrastructure. I encourage you to work with my staff and our Re-
                                                              publican colleagues because working on behalf of small businesses
                                                              is a bipartisan issue.




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                                                                 I will also ask unanimous consent that Members have 5 legisla-
                                                              tive days to submit statements and supporting materials for the
                                                              record.
                                                                 Without objection, so ordered.
                                                                 If there is no further business to come before the Committee, we
                                                              are adjourned. Thank you.
                                                                 [Whereupon, at 10:18 a.m., the Committee was adjourned.]




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