On Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 10:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, Building America: Challenges for Small Construction Contractors. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was to examine barriers to the maximum practicable utilization of small business construction and A & E contractors.

Opening Statement:

Chairman Richard Hanna (R-NY)

Witnesses and Testimony:

Panel 1

Mark McCallum, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Surety Bond Producers, Washington, DC

• Witness Testimony 
• Witness Disclosure    

 

Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr. Senior Partner, Smith, Currie and Hancock, Atlanta, GA

• Testifying on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Helene Combs Dreiling, First Vice President, The American Institute of Architects, Roanoke, VA

• Testifying on behalf of the American Institute of Architects
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Felicia James, President, Primestar Construction, Dalllas, TX

• Testifying on behalf of the United States Women's Chamber of Commerce
• Witness Testimony  
• Witness Disclosure

Panel 2

James C. Dalton, Chief of the Engineering and Construction Division, Directorate of Civil Works, Headquarters, United States Army Corp of Engineers, Washington, DC

• Witness Testimony

 

Jeanne Hulit, Associate Administrator for Capital Access, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC

• Witness Testimony

Additional Items:

• Hearing Notice
• Witness List
• Hearing Memo
• Press Release
• Hearing Video