On Thursday February 28, 2013, at 10:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade held a hearing titled, Small Business Trade Agenda: Opportunities in the 113th Congress. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was be to review issues facing small business exporters and to examine trade policy initiatives for the 113th Congress.

Opening Statement:

Chairman Scott Tipton (R-CO)

Witnesses and Testimony

Mr. Daniel Ogden, Esquire, Attorney at Law and International Trade Consultant, Carrollton, Texas

• Testifying on behalf of the National District Export Council
• Witness Disclosure
• Witness Testimony

Ms. Jennifer Fulton, Chief Pickle, Miss Jenny's Pickles, CEO, Kernersville, North Carolina

• Testifying on behalf of the the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Witness Disclosure
• Witness Testimony

Mr. Michael Myhre, Associate State Director, Florida Small Business Development Centers, Pensacola, Florida

• Witness Disclosure
• Witness Testimony

Mr.Raymond Arth, President and CEO Phoenix Products, Inc, Avon Lake Ohio

• Testifying on behalf of the National Small Business Association, Small Business Exporters Association
• Witness Disclosure    
• Witness Testimony

 

Additional Items:

Official Witness List

Official Hearing Notice 

Official Hearing Memo

Press Release

Hearing Video