A disabled Navy veteran who owns a small business is suing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in federal court over a contracting program that excludes non-minorities from participating. Marty Hierholzer filed suit (pdf) recently in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the SBA, claiming his constitutional rights were violated. Hierholzer’s…
Disabled Navy Veteran Sues Small Business Administration Over Racially Discriminatory Contracting Program
January 25, 2023
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Biden Signs Cyber Awareness Act for Small Businesses
December 29, 2022
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) can expect more help fighting future cyberattacks after President Joe Biden signed the SBA Cyber Awareness Act last week. The bipartisan legislation by Reps. Young Kim (R-Calif.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) is expected to strengthen the SBA’s ability to handle and report cyber threats that impact small businesses. “Our small…
Claudia Tenney Demands Transparency on Planned Parenthood’s Massive COVID-19 Loans
November 4, 2022
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Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) is calling on the Small Business Administration to explain why it forgave $67 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans to Planned Parenthood affiliates—loans that these abortion clinics should never have gotten in the first place. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, Tenney and her Republican colleagues told Inspector General Hannibal…
Watchdog Says $684 Million in Pandemic Loans Went to ‘Potentially Ineligible’ Nonprofits
September 28, 2022
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) likely distributed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to nonprofits that may not have been eligible to receive such funds, according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the SBA. The PPP was established under the Trump administration and aimed at helping…
Senators Object to Bill That Would Give SBA $4.5 Billion to Run Loan Program
Thirteen senators sent a letter to Democrat leadership voicing their concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that would give billions of dollars to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide direct loans. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who led the effort, said the proposal is “inefficient,…
Senators Object to Provision That Would Give SBA $4.5 Billion to Run Loan Program
Thirteen U.S. senators sent a letter to Democratic leadership to voice their concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that would give billions of dollars to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide direct loans. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who led the effort, said the proposal…
SBA Improperly Paid $4.5 Billion on ‘Flawed’ COVID-19 Grant Claims: Watchdog
October 7, 2021
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A Small Business Administration (SBA) emergency relief program, implemented during the onset of the pandemic, improperly paid nearly $4.5 billion to self-employed people, some of whom erroneously claimed they had additional workers. In a report (pdf) released on Thursday, the internal watchdog at the federal agency responsible for managing COVID-19 emergency loans and grants to…
Appeals Court Blocks Biden Admin From Prioritizing Grants Based on Race and Sex
May 30, 2021
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A federal appeals court this week blocked the Biden administration from prioritizing grants in its restaurant relief program on the basis of race and gender. In a 2-1 ruling, the 6th Circuit Court granted an injunction to a restaurant that sued the Small Business Administration to challenge its use of race and sex preferences when distributing its…
Biden Admin Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Certain Bar and Restaurant Owners
May 13, 2021
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A Texas cafe owner is taking the Biden administration to court over alleged discrimination that prevents him from receiving COVID-19 relief grants because of his race and gender. Philip Greer, the owner of Greer’s Ranch Café, has sued the Small Business Administration (SBA), alleging that he would miss out on receiving a Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant…
Senate Confirms Isabel Guzman to Lead Small Business Agency
WASHINGTON—The Senate on Tuesday approved President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Small Business Administration. The vote to confirm Isabel Guzman was 81-17. She is the 18th member of Biden’s Cabinet to win Senate confirmation. Guzman is a former Obama administration SBA official who currently heads California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate. In that…
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