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SMALL BUSINESS ROLE IN STIMULATING ECONOMY

Testimony Of William Dunkelberg Chief Economist On Behalf Of NFIB: National Federation of Independent Business Before Committee on Small Business Regarding Small Business Economic Recovery October 10, 2001 Thank you Chairman Manzullo and Ranking Member Velazquez for the opportunity to testify before you today about ways that we can encourage small businesses to grow in [...]

TIGHTER STANDARDS FOR LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESS

May 17, 2001 House Committee on Small Business “Access to Capital” Opening Statement of Committee Chairman Don Manzullo Good morning. The hearing will now come to order. On behalf of the Members here today and myself, I welcome our witnesses and thank you for your participation in this hearing. Capital is the lifeblood of small [...]

EFFECT OF PENSION BILL ON SMALL BUSINESS

MARCH 28, 2001 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL P. KELSO PRESIDENT AND CEO, ELS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF HR 10 Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am Michael Kelso, President of ELS, located in Arlington, Virginia. We are a 40 person employee-owned business providing engineering and consulting services to the [...]

PREPARING FOR DIGITAL TV TRANSITION

Testimony of Leonard H. Roberts Chairman and CEO, RadioShack Corporation Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet March 10, 2005 Good Afternoon. My name is Leonard Roberts. I am the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RadioShack Corporation. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of RadioShack [...]

FISCAL 2006 DEFENSE BUDGET : TERRORISM, THREATS AND CAPABILITIES

Statement Of Linton Wells Ii Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense Committee on House Armed Services Subcommittee On Terrorism, Unconventional Threats And Capabilitiies MARCH 3, 2005 Introduction Good afternoon Mr. Chairman, Representative Meehan, and members of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you about an [...]

AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS INITIATIVE

Statement of Margaret Spellings Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education Committee on House Education and the Workforce April 6, 2006 Mr. Chairman, Congressman Miller and members of the committee: Thank you for inviting me today. I appreciate this opportunity to join my colleague, Secretary Chao, in discussing the President`s Competitiveness agenda with you, and [...]

CYBER SECURITY ISSUES

Statement of David Powner Director, Technology Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Committee on Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security July 28, 2006 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to join today`s hearing on reconstitution of critical networks such [...]

INTERNET CHILD PREDATORS

Statement of Beth Yoke Executive Director ALA Young Adult Library Services Association Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet July 11, 2006 Chairman Upton and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me today to testify on behalf of the American Library Association (ALA). I sincerely appreciate the opportunity [...]

TAX PREPARATION COSTS

Opening Statement of Senator Max Baucus Committee on Senate Finance April 4, 2006 T.S. Eliot wrote: “April is the cruelest month.“ And many would consider doing their taxes to be the cruelest part of all. Filling out burdensome income tax forms is so stressful that most Americans pay someone to do it for them. Taxpayers [...]

GSA PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Statement of David E. Cooper Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management U.S. Government Accountability Office Committee on Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security July 26, 2005 Chairman Coburn and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the General Services Administration`s [...]