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Next Week at Small Business:

Washington, March 13, 2015

Next Week at Small Business: 
"Tangled in Red Tape" and Contracting II and III

WASHINGTON—The Small Business Committee will hold the following hearings during the week of March 16, 2015.

Full Committee Hearing
Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH)
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Tangled in Red Tape: New Challenges for Small Manufacturers
On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing titled, ​ Tangled in Red Tape: New Challenges for Small Manufacturers. The hearing will be held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing is to examine the effects of regulations on small manufacturers.  The hearing will be webstreamed live HERE.

Witnesses:

  • Ms. Cynthia Reichard, Executive Vice President, Arylessence, Inc., Marietta, GA
  • Ms. Janis Herschkowitz, President & CEO, PRL, Inc. Cornwall, PA (Testifying on behalf of the American Foundry Society)
  • Mr. Viktor Anderson, P.E. Director of Engineering, Structural Concepts, Muskegon, MI (Testifying on behalf of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute)
  • Mr. James Goodwin, Senior Policy Analyst, The Center for Progressive Reform, Washington, DC


Subcommittee Hearing
Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce
Chairman Richard Hanna (R-NY)
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Contracting and Industrial Base II: Bundling, Goaling, and the Office of Hearings and Appeals
The Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce will hold a hearing titled ​Contracting and Industrial Base II: Bundling, Goaling, and the Office of Hearings and Appeals. The hearing will be held at 10:00 A.M. on March 17, 2015 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be webstreamed live HERE. 

The hearing will examine contracting issues in the industrial base as it relates to bundling, consolidation and strategic sourcing, the Small Business Administration's (SBA) goaling processes and the jurisdiction and operation of the SBA's office of Hearings and Appeals.

Witnesses:

  • Mr. Joe Wynn, President, VETS Group, Inc, Washington, DC (Testifying on behalf of VET-Force)
  • Mr.  Robert Burton, Partner, Venable, LLP, Washington, DC
  • Mr. Alan Chvotkin, Executive Vice President and Counsel, Professional Services Council, Arlington, VA
  • Mr. Damien Specht, Partner, Jenner & Block, Washington, DC

 

Subcommittee Hearing
Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce
Chairman Richard Hanna (R-NY)
Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Contracting and the Industrial Base Part III: Reverse Auctions, Verification and The SBA's Role in Rulemaking
On, March 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce will hold a hearing titled, Contracting and  the Industrial Base Part III: Reverse Auctions, Verification and the SBA's Role in Rulemaking.  The hearing will be webstreamed live HERE.
 
The purpose of the hearing  is to examine issues related to reverse auctions, The Small Business Administration's (SBA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting programs for service-disabled veteran owned small business and the enforcement and implementation of its statutory functions.

​Witnesses:

  • Mr. Daniel I. Gordon, Senior Advisor, Government Procurement Law Program, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC
  • Ms. Amber Peebles, President, Athena Construction Group, Inc. Dumfries, VA (Testifying on behalf of Women Impacting Public Policy)
  • Mr. Davy Leghorn, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion, Washington, DC
  • Ms. Margot Dorfman, CEO, United States Women's Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

 


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