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Hearing: “Legislative Proposals to Reform the SBA’s Capital Access Programs” 

WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, will hold a hearing entitled, “Legislative Proposals to Reform the SBA’s Capital Access Programs”, on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 10:00 am in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  The Subcommittee will meet to review legislative proposals in order to improve the accessibility of debt and equity capital for small businesses.  

WHAT:      “Legislative Proposals to Reform the SBA’s Capital Access Programs”

WHEN:        Thursday, July 23, 2009
                       10:00 am

WHERE:      2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Witness List—for planning purposes only:

Mr. William Humphreys
President and CEO
Citizens Bank
Corvallis, OR
On behalf of the American Bankers Association

Ms. Carol Wayman
Senior Legislative Director
Corporation for Enterprise Development

Mr. Joe Robson
President
The Robson Companies, Inc.
Broken Arrow, OK
On behalf of the National Association of Home Builders

Ms. Zola Finch
RMI CDC
Jefferson City, MO
On behalf of  the National Association of Development Corporation

Mr. Steve Swartzman
C3 Capital
Kansas City, MO
On behalf of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies

Sterling Ransone, MD
Deltaville, VA
On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians