That recent bipartisan accomplishment, led by many members of this committee and again on a bipartisan basis, has been dismissed by this administration, which is set on eliminating the agency and closing the business centers in our states. President Trump, in dismantling the Minority Business Development Agency, issued an executive order that requires a report. And that report needs to explain which functions of the Minority Business Development Agency are statutorily required, which is what we did in this committee when we included our amendment. (01:09–01:18)
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Asserts that President Trump issued an executive order requiring a report when dismantling the Minority Business Development Agency.
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