Energy

Small Businesses in Clean Energy Signal Need for Workforce Development

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WASHINGTON – Today the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development heard from industry experts about workforce demands generated by rapidly expanding clean energy sectors.  “The clean energy sector offers opportunities that are exceedingly rare in our economy: jobs with low educational entry barriers and high yielded pay.  Filling…

Experts Emphasize Economic Impact and Need for Stable Policies

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Supporting Jobs and Communities Through the Clean Energy Economy WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship heard from a panel of experts and small business owners about the growing clean energy economy. “As a physician, I understand the importance of clean air for Americans’ health. At the same…

Connecting Small Businesses with their Communities

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WASHINGTON – Today, Members of the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations heard from a panel of experts on entrepreneurial development and the interdependent relationship between a community and small businesses. “With 29.6 million small businesses employing 47.8 percent of the workforce, small business success is essential to the economic…

Chairman Chabot Commends House Passage of Save Local Business Act

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WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) released the following statement upon House passage yesterday of H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act, legislation that will reverse an Obama-era scheme that threatens small businesses. Chairman Chabot is an original co-sponsor of the bill and, earlier this year, sent a letter to the House…

Small Business Committee Examines Benefits of 10,000 Small Businesses Program

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WASHINGTON – Today, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Vice-Ranking Member Alma Adams (D-NY) held a roundtable to discuss private sector entrepreneurial development programs, and, specifically, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. Participants included Goldman Sachs executives, Community Development Financial Institution lenders, and small…

Chairman Chabot and SBA Administrator McMahon Hold Roundtable in Cincinnati

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CINCINNATI – Today, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon, and House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH), visited Cincinnati manufacturer Faxon Machining for a tour of the facility and for a roundtable discussion with several local small businesses. “I take every opportunity I can to hear straight from small businesses about what is working…

Chabot Applauds Trump Action on Pipeline Projects

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WASHINGTON – House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) made the following statement about President Donald J. Trump’s executive action to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline projects: “It is important to remember when we talk about these pipeline projects and the jobs they will support, we are talking about more than just statistics," said Chairman…

Chabot Announces Committee Leadership for 115th Congress

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WASHINGTON—House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) today announced the Committee’s leadership team for the 115th Congress. “All of our Small Business Committee Members are bringing invaluable experience and unmatched enthusiasm to our work already,” said Chairman Chabot. “I know that these individuals who have stepped up to lead our subcommittees will lead by example…

Chabot Backs U.S. House Action to Protect Small Business from Outrageous EPA Power Grab

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WASHINGTON – Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) made the following statement after the U.S. House passed two joint resolutions disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s unprecedented new rules to regulate carbon dioxide from U.S. power plants.  The measures were passed by the U.S. Senate last month with bipartisan support and now go to President…