Nydia Velazquez: “For a quarter century, on the Republican and Democratic…”

“In all my years in Washington, I have never seen an administration so determined to slam the door shut on the small businesses that are the backbone of our economy. For a quarter century, on the Republican and Democratic administration alike, small businesses with green card holders are partial owners could access SBA loans. Hear me well, green card holders, these are not undocumented immigrants. These are people that are lawfully here. And for more than 25 years, that has been the standard in terms of accessing SBA loans.” (07:21–07:37)

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