“The SBA Community Advantage loan changed my life and the lives of many others… Please continue to provide organizations like Common Capital with the support necessary to make businesses like mine possible.”
-Ms. Guerrero, Founder/CEO, Colorful Resilience, West Springfield, MA
“Our continued success and impact, and the success of the small business community in Western Massachusetts, depends upon the availability of SBA Microloans and the SBA Community Advantage program.”
-Mr. Lanza-Weil, President, Common Capital, Springfield, MA
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4/ Partisan politics should not jeopardize small business funding or resources. For the sake of our local communities and national economy, Administrator Loeffler needs to stop creating chaos and uncertainty for America’s small businesses.
3/ Ranking Member Markey will fight to keep resources for small business in Boston and in sanctuary cities, while also ensuring rural entrepreneurs have the resources they need to overcome unique challenges.
2/ Small business owners in these communities, through no fault of their own, will pay the cost of these arbitrary actions while already dealing with the negative impact of ICE raids in their communities. www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...
1/ On day 1, Administrator Loeffler showed the Trump admin’s goal is to advance a partisan agenda, not help small businesses. The threat to divert small business resources away from Boston over immigration policies is callous, cruel, and contradictory to SBA’s mission.
ICYMI: Ranking Member Markey and committee Democrats sent a letter to Administrator Loeffler demanding answers on the recent, arbitrary firings at the SBA.
Firing SBA employees, including veterans, loan, and disaster assistance staff, deserves an explanation.
Ranking Member Markey led a letter from committee Democrats to demand answers.
Ranking Member Markey’s statement on the confirmation of Senator Kelly Loeffler to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Elon Musk won’t hand over his tax returns. Now, he wants yours.
The richest man in the world continues working under the cover of darkness to hamstring critical government agencies.
Ranking Member Markey will demand answers from DOGE and fight to protect SBA and the programs that help small businesses compete.
Ranking Member Markey (@markey.senate.gov) this week offered legislation that would prohibit DOGE access to sensitive SBA data – Republicans on the committee voted it down and promised a briefing on DOGE’s covert activities at the SBA.
ICYMI: Yesterday, Ranking Member Markey spoke on the Senate floor to oppose the confirmation of Senator Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator.
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Republicans on the committee today rejected Ranking Member Markey’s (@markey.senate.gov) amendment that prohibits Musk’s minions from accessing the private data of small biz owners.
Committee Democrats look forward to the promised briefing on DOGE’s activities at the SBA.
Yesterday, the richest man in the world fired hundreds of workers who support America’s small businesses. After being rescinded last week, pink slips were reissued this morning. DOGE doesn't 'measure twice, cut once' they cut twice, then cut again.
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ICYMI: Trump removed the non-partisan chief fraud investigator, Inspector General Ware, from SBA, jeopardizing billions of taxpayer dollars.
Ranking Member Markey (@markey.senate.gov) called for IG Ware to be reinstated or a qualified, impartial nominee confirmed.
“Allowing Elon Musk’s minions access to the sensitive information in the SBA’s systems raises privacy, data security, and other serious concerns.”
-Ranking Member Markey (@markey.senate.gov)
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Elon wants the CFPB gone so tech billionaires can profit from apps, like X, that offer bank-like services but don’t follow financial laws that keep people’s money safe. Musk wants to use the government to put more in his pockets. This is a blatant conflict of interest. www.npr.org/2025/02/07/g...
Struggling small businesses making good-faith efforts to repay their loans shouldn’t have debt collectors unleashed upon them – in addition to added fees.
Ranking Member @markey.senate.gov stood firmly against this attack on working families and individuals.
Democratic members were prepared to offer amendments to protect small businesses, worker rights, and require adherence to the law. However, Republicans chose to vote out legislation along party lines and deny Dem Senators their right to call up amendments and debate. (4/4)
The Ranking Member also pushed for supporting the Office of the Inspector General at SBA, which helps prevent fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars. (3/4)
Ranking Member @markey.senate.gov rebuked the weaponizing of the federal government against small business owners, underscoring the need to protect small businesses from false delinquency claims. (2/4)
This week, the chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee jammed through partisan legislation that unleashes debt collectors on struggling small businesses, including those making good faith attempts at repayment. THREAD
Ranking Member @markey.senate.gov sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) demanding answers about reports that the SBA granted individuals associated with DOGE access to all SBA data and payment systems.
USAID supports countless American and veteran-owned small businesses.
Donald Trump’s attack on USAID is a threat to national security and a low-blow to small businesses, including veteran-owned, who depend on these contracts to put food on the table.
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Elon’s unprecedented takeover of critical SBA systems puts small business owners and individuals, including homeowners and renters that rely on disaster assistance, in harm’s way.
We will demand answers and hold the Administration accountable for protecting private data.
Senator Markey post saying: Unelected, unqualified staff, at the behest of Elon Musk, are rooting around in Small Business Administration data that they have no business handling. As the ranking member of the Small Business Committee, I am asking for answers. Quoting: NEW: DOGE has requested and is being granted “access to all SBA systems,” per an email sent to @SBAgov employees today. Edward Coristine, a DOGE official, held a call with SBA staff detailing level of access they wanted, including HR, contract and payment systems
Unelected, unqualified staff, at the behest of Elon Musk, are rooting around in Small Business Administration data that they have no business handling. As the ranking member of the Small Business Committee, I am asking for answers.
Senator Schiff asked for speedy relief for disaster victims and survivors of climate disasters. (8/8)
