{"id":2345585,"date":"2024-09-25T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-urges-small-business-administration-to-enhance-rural-outreach-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T06:45:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:45:56","slug":"house-republican-urges-small-business-administration-to-enhance-rural-outreach-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-urges-small-business-administration-to-enhance-rural-outreach-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republican urges Small Business Administration to enhance rural outreach &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republican-urges-small-business-administration-to-enhance-rural-outreach-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2345585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Missouri House\u200d Republican, Rep. Mark Alford, is set to introduce the Rural Innovation and Small \u2063Business Support Act, aimed at enhancing \u2063the\u2063 Small Business Administration&#8217;s\u2062 outreach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-homeland-security-department-illegal-immigrants-should-get-vaccine\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Homeland Security Department: Illegal Immigrants Should Get Vaccine\">rural communities<\/a> across the United States.\u2063 The \u2064act, \u2062which \u200cwill be \u200dunveiled \u2063on Wednesday, seeks \u2062to ensure that\u200d rural Americans have better access to federal initiatives\u2063 such as the Small Business \u200dInnovation Research (SBIR) \u200cand Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Alford \u2062emphasized the importance of \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">small businesses<\/a> in American society and criticized the federal government&#8217;s\u200d focus on coastal cities \u200dfor\u2062 contracting\u2063 opportunities,\u2062 asserting \u200dthat\u2064 rural\u200d communities deserve inclusion in these programs. This initiative\u2064 follows\u2062 broader \u2063efforts by House Republicans to scrutinize and potentially \u2063reform the SBA, particularly regarding its voter participation efforts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> like Michigan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republican urges Small Business Administration to enhance rural outreach<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> A <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Missouri<\/a> House Republican is pushing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/small-business-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Small Business Administration<\/a> to reach out to rural communities in the United States in legislation set to be unveiled Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) will introduce the Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act, shared first with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, that seeks to enhance the outreach of federal agencies to rural communities for key initiatives such as the Small Business Innovation or Small Business Technology programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Small businesses and entrepreneurship are the fabric of America,&rdquo; Alford said. &ldquo;Too often, the opportunities to contract with the federal government are limited to coastal cities. The Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act will force the government to include rural Americans in key SBIR and STTR programs.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>This is the latest step House Republicans have taken to regulate or improve the SBA since taking the majority. The GOP has been hyper-focused on the agency&rsquo;s voter participation partnerships with key swing states such as Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiries have led Republicans to grill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3151181\/republicans-grill-state-officials-election-integrity-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election officials over voter integrity<\/a> and whether the SBA is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3028183\/republican-lawmaker-accuses-sba-of-trying-to-keep-michigan-blue-for-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>working on behalf<\/a> of the Biden-Harris administration to keep states such as Michigan under Democratic control, particularly when President Joe Biden was still the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders from both the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate<\/a>&nbsp;Small Business committees have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3089138\/republicans-threaten-subpoena-biden-administration-voter-outreach-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threatened to subpoena key SBA officials<\/a> over the agreement with Michigan, calling it &ldquo;politically motivated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/july-2024-swing-state-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trailed former President Donald Trump by 3 percentage points<\/a>&nbsp;according to an Emerson College poll released on the same day Congressional Republicans threatened a subpoena and just three days before Biden dropped out. Now, Vice President Kamala Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/09\/24\/harris-trump-poll-michigan\/75350001007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>holds a slight lead<\/a> over Trump, 48% to 45%, per a USA Today\/Suffolk University poll released Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republican calls for SBA to improve rural outreach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2345586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mark-alford.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34504,41657,41656,32076],"class_list":["post-2345585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-house-republican","tag-rural-outreach","tag-small-business-administration","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mark-alford.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}