{"id":2394502,"date":"2025-01-23T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-known-watchdog-post-at-sba-is-on-track-to-be-filled-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T23:18:46","slug":"a-little-known-watchdog-post-at-sba-is-on-track-to-be-filled-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-known-watchdog-post-at-sba-is-on-track-to-be-filled-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"A little-known watchdog post at SBA is on track to be filled &#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\">30<\/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%2Fa-little-known-watchdog-post-at-sba-is-on-track-to-be-filled-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=2394502&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>Teh article discusses the appointment of casey Mulligan as \u2064the Chief Counsel of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, which\u200c has been\u2064 vacant since 2017. This position is crucial because it serves as an independent voice for <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> within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California&#039;s 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter&#039;s seat.\">federal \u2063government<\/a>. republican Chairman Roger Williams of the House Small Business Committee expressed his \u200capproval of this appointment,\u2062 emphasizing that the lack of a leader in this position has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">left small businesses<\/a> without portrayal. Williams highlighted the meaning of Mulligan&#8217;s\u200c role in advocating for the interests of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-business-sentiment-plunges-to-lowest-level-in-30-months-survey\/\" title=\"Small-business sentiment hits 30-month low: Survey\">small\u2063 business \u200cowners<\/a> and commended the decision made by President Donald Trump.  <\/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\">A little-known watchdog post at SBA is on track to be filled for the first time in eight years<\/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_1946020\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>The top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Small Business Committee<\/a> is applauding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Donald Trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a> for appointing a replacement for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gao-seven-biden-admin-officials-are-in-office-illegally\/\" title=\"GAO: Seven Biden Admin Officials Are In Office Illegally\">long-vacant position<\/a> that advocates on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"small business owners\">small business owners<\/a>, a post that had been empty since 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/819380149\/01-23-2025-Letter-to-President-Trump-Re-Advocacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letter<\/a> shared first with the <em>Washington Examiner, <\/em>Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roger-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Roger Williams (R-TX)<\/a><em> <\/em>applauds the incoming president for appointing Casey Mulligan as the Chief Counsel of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/small-business-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Small Business Administration<\/a> Office of Advocacy, a position that serves as an &ldquo;independent voice for small businesses within the federal government.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This position has been vacant for far too long, leaving the Office of Advocacy rudderless and small businesses without a voice,&rdquo; Williams wrote in the letter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"01.23.2025 - Letter to President Trump Re. Advocacy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/819380149\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-haJr65yEtqL8ZkyvEsxQ\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"   margin: 12px auto 6px auto;   font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;   font-style: normal;   font-variant: normal;   font-weight: normal;   font-size: 14px;   line-height: normal;   font-size-adjust: none;   font-stretch: normal;   -x-system-font: none;   display: block;\"><a title=\"View 01.23.2025 - Letter to President Trump Re. Advocacy on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/819380149\/01-23-2025-Letter-to-President-Trump-Re-Advocacy#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">01.23.2025 &ndash; Letter to Pres&hellip;<\/a> by <a title=\"View web-producers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/701058553\/web-producers#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">web-producers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mulligan served as the chief economist for Trump&rsquo;s Council of Economic Advisors in his first administration. His nomination was sent to the Senate on Wednesday, but Trump announced his appointment on Jan. 11.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Casey is a fantastic Economist from the University of Chicago, and a highly respected expert on the regulations that are crushing our Small Businesses,&rdquo; Trump said in a statement. &ldquo;During my First Term, Casey was the Chief Economist of my Council of Economic Advisers where he helped craft the Economic policies that gave us the best Economy in American History.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Casey will work with Kelly Loeffler, our Great Nominee for SBA Administrator, to make sure that we slash regulations, and empower Small Businesses to thrive like never before,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/advocacy.sba.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Office of Advocacy<\/a> within the SBA was created by Congress in 1976. The office is led by the chief counsel, who is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The position has not been filled since Darryl DePriest left the position in January 2017. The agency has been operating without this position for the last eight years, with staff stepping in to take over the role in an acting capacity since 2017 when the last chief council left. Trump nominated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/nomination\/116th-congress\/199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">David C. Tryon<\/a> in 2018, but the nomination never went before the full Senate for a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/190596\/small-business-committee-calls-on-biden-to-fill-long-vacant-watchdog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">multiple letters<\/a> from Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1621678\/gop-small-business-chairman-re-ups-push-for-biden-to-fill-vacant-watchdog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pleading<\/a> for former President Joe Biden to appoint a replacement to the position that operates as a watchdog for compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the position was never filled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During the 118th Congress, the Committee sent former President Biden two letters urging him to fill this position, yet he failed to nominate a candidate,&rdquo; Williams said in the letter. &ldquo;Further, the Committee&rsquo;s Staff Report on the RFA found that Federal agencies repeatedly failed to comply with the RFA&rsquo;s requirements to the detriment of small businesses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Texas congressman said the appointment of Mulligan will allow the agency to &ldquo;have a greater ability to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses,&rdquo; and will &ldquo;reduce red tape and provide small businesses with a voice in the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear when Mulligan&rsquo;s nomination will be considered by the Senate, but is likely to occur shortly after Loeffler is confirmed as SBA administrator, according to congressional aides.<\/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_1946020\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1946020\"}});<\/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>A little-known SBA watchdog role is set to be filled after eight years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2394503,"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\/2025\/01\/Roger-Williamsx-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5045,18658,6056],"class_list":["post-2394502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government","tag-sba","tag-watchdog"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Roger-Williamsx-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394502","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394502"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394506,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394502\/revisions\/2394506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}