SBA chief Kelly Loeffler blames Senate Democrats for canceling veterans business week

SBA chief Kelly Loeffler blames Senate Democrats for canceling veterans business week

The Small Business Administration canceled National Veterans Small Business Week due to the government shutdown, citing frozen services and suspended programs.

SBA chief Kelly Loeffler blames Senate Democrats for canceling veterans business week – Democratic Accent

The Small Business Administration (SBA) said Monday that it has canceled this year’s National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW) because of the ongoing federal government shutdown. The 12th annual NVSBW was scheduled to run from Monday through Friday and would have honored America’s 1.6 million veteran-owned small businesses. “By refusing to support a clean funding bill to reopen the government, Senate Democrats have frozen the majority of SBA…

VA Feels the Pain as Democrats’ Shutdown Halts Key Veteran Services Nationwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 37,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been furloughed or forced to work without pay as the federal government shutdown — triggered by a budget impasse among Democrats in Congress — grinds into effect, disrupting critical services for America’s veterans. While the VA’s hospitals, outpatient clinics, and Vet Centers remain open thanks to advance congressional appropriations, the shutdown has halted several …