Washington, July 14 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks and questioned Administrator Kelly Loeffler during an FSGG oversight hearing of the U.S. Small Business Administration:

Opening Remarks

"Madam Administrator, welcome. Glad to have you with us. As we all know, small businesses are the heart and soul of America's economy. More than 36 million people are employed, in excess of 62 million American workers work for small businesses. That's 46% of our workforce. These small businesses and their employees deserve better than they're getting. Th...