Congressional Testimonies and Public Comments

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1. December 21, 2022: Ex Parte Presentation of The Diversity Business Chambers; WC Docket No. 17-84, Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment. 
2. December 19, 2022: Public Comment Re: Opportunities and Challenges in Federal Community Investment Programs.
3. December 6, 2022: Written Testimony for the hearing titled: “Unfinished Business: A Review of Progress Made and a Plan to Achieve Full Economic Inclusion for Every American”.
4. November 3, 2022: Public Comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury as it develops guidance for distributing funds for Technical Assistance (TA) activities related to the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). 
5. October 28, 2022: Public Comment for the implementation of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program regulations (DOT-OST-2022-0051-0001)​. 
6. September 15, 2022: Written Testimony for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Open Commission Meeting Re: Policy Statement on Enforcement Related to Gig Work. 
7. August 5, 2022: Small Business and Economic Development Provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Regulations Docket (R-1769) and RIN (7100-AG29). 
8. February 17, 2022: Public Comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Re: Report on the Future of the Universal Service Fund. 
9. January 25, 2022: Public Comment on the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Rural Business Center Program. 
10. January 6, 2022: Comments to the Proposed Rulemaking on Small Business Lending Data Collection under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 
11. June 4, 2021: U.S. Department of the Treasury SSBCI Public Comment.
12. March 17, 2021: House Committee on Financial Services Hearing Titled: “Justice for All: Achieving Racial Equity Through Fair Access to Housing and Financial Services.”
13. March 10, 2021:  House Committee on Small Business Hybrid Hearing Titled: "The Next Steps for the Paycheck Protection Program."
14. February 4, 2021: House Committee on Financial Services Titled: "More than Shot in the Arm: The Need for Additional COVID-19 Stimulus."
15. February 2, 2021: House Committee on Small Business Hearing Titled: "State of the Small Business Economy in the Era of COVID-19."
16. July 24, 2020: House Committee on Small Business Hearing Titled: “Long-Lasting Solutions for a Small Business Recovery.”
17. ​July 8, 2020: House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion Hearing Titled: “Access Denied: Challenges for Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses Accessing Capital and Financial Services During the Pandemic.”

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