WASHINGTON – Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, Steve Chabot, released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed a $7.9 billion hurricane relief package in response to Hurricane Harvey:

“Unfortunately, this storm took many lives. These storms also devastated people’s businesses, possessions, and homes. They will need financial relief to rebuild,” said Chairman Chabot.

“Our Committee is committed to working with our partners at the Small Business Administration and throughout the federal government to help these Americans reclaim and rebuild their lives as quickly as possible. We will continue to be engaged on this issue for the coming weeks and months and will do everything we can to help our fellow Americans in their time of need,” Chabot added. 

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