Congressional Testimony

Tackling Tax Complexity: The Small Business Perspective June 7, 2023 (Submitted: June 21, 2023) Roundtable   United States Senate Committee on Finance and United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship   Statement for the Record Submitted By Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   Senate Committee on Finance Attn. […]

Statement for the Record by: Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO On Behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   “American Ingenuity: Promoting Innovation Through the Tax Code” June 6, 2023 Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access U.S. House of Representatives   The Honorable Dan Meuser, Chairman The Honorable Greg […]

Testimony of Karen Kerrigan before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee “Why Healthcare is Unaffordable: The Fallout of Democrats’ Inflation on Patients and Small Businesses” March 23, 2023   My name is Karen Kerrigan and it is an honor to be a part of this important Committee hearing today to discuss the ways we […]

  WRITTEN TESTIMONY Jared Ebbing Director, Mercer County Community & Economic Development Before United States Congress, House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Back to School, Back to Startups:  Supporting Youth Apprenticeship, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development September 15, 2022 Thank you Chairman Crow, Ranking Member Kim, and the distinguished members […]

The Honorable Blaine Luetkemeyer Ranking Member Committee on Small Business U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.   20515   Dear Ranking Member Luetkemeyer: I am writing to express the views of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) with regard to today’s Committee on Small Business hearing, “Competition and the Small Business Landscape: Fair Competition […]

Entrepreneurship in the New Economy   Testimony by Raymond J. Keating Chief Economist Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   Before the Committee on Small Business U.S. House of Representatives   The Honorable Nydia Velazquez, Chairwoman The Honorable Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ranking Member November 3, 2021 Chairwoman Velazquez, Ranking Member Luetkemeyer, and Members of the Committee, thank […]

The Honorable Jared Golden Chairman Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural and Rural Business Development Committee on Small Business U.S. House of Representatives   The Honorable Jim Hagedorn Ranking Member Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural and Rural Business Development Committee on Small Business U.S. House of Representatives   Dear Chairman Golden and Ranking Member Hagedorn: On behalf of […]

(Watch a full recording of the February 4 hearing here) State of the Small Business Economy in the Era of COVID-19 February 4, 2021   Testimony of Karen Kerrigan President & CEO Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   Before the Small Business Committee United States House of Representatives   The Honorable Nydia Velazquez, Chairwoman The […]

Access Denied: Challenges for Women and Minority-Owned Businesses Accessing Capital and Financial Services During the Pandemic Testimony of: Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   Before the: House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion U.S. House of Representatives   The Honorable Joyce Beatty, Chairwoman The Honorable Ann Wagner, Ranking […]

The Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program: A View from Main Street June 10, 2020   Testimony of:   Karen Kerrigan President & CEO Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   Before the: Small Business Committee United States House of Representatives   The Honorable Nydia Velazquez, Chairwoman The Honorable Steve Chabot, Ranking Member   Thank you for […]