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Administrator Loeffler says SBA will move regional offices out of ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions; members raise access concerns
Summary
Administrator Kelly Loeffler told the House Small Business Committee the SBA is relocating regional offices from jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement; several members said moving offices could hurt small businesses in large metropolitan areas and asked for a list of affected offices.
Administrator Kelly Loeffler told the House Small Business Committee that the SBA has begun relocating some offices out of jurisdictions the administration described as refusing to enforce federal immigration law. In her opening testimony she said the agency had “begun relocating SBA offices out of sanctuary cities that refused to enforce federal immigration law.”
Multiple committee members from large cities pushed back, saying moving district or regional offices could reduce access to counseling and technical assistance for urban small businesses that rely on nearby offices and federal buildings that are reachable by public transit.…
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