Page 15 - Loan Guarantee Program News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

States, tribes and, others to assess and clean up contaminated properties. Its an environment and Public Works Committee hearing is about two hours. [background noises] i call this hearing to order. Senator i call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Communit...

I call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Community forced to contend with. The Program Provides federal assistance for communities to clean up contain him unaided we most recently reauthorized appropriations for this program with a strong bipartisan suppor...

These public investments are not enough. Particularly when it comes to equity investment. Thats what were going to talk about today. In particular, want to bring to light a set of investments from treasury through states, the state Small Business Credit Initiative. This is a unique opportunity with public funds to connect communities of color and other underserved communities with the highgrowth Equity Capital. How do we do it . We know that the pipelines are not there. We do that this market is not serving communities of color very well. You all know the statistics im sure the folks watching ...

These public investments are not enough. Particularly when it comes to equity investment. Thats what were going to talk about today. In particular, want to bring to light a set of investments from treasury through states, the state Small Business Credit Initiative. This is a unique opportunity with public funds to connect communities of color and other underserved communities with the highgrowth Equity Capital. How do we do it . We know that the pipelines are not there. We do that this market is not serving communities of color very well. You all know the statistics im sure the folks watching ...

The Number One Community partner as the va. The other group didnt even put the va on their list. And if you think that the va doesnt bring something to the table, youre mistaken. I just want to point out one other thing. We talk about nonprofits. Nonprofits are businesses. Were businesses. And you have to speak when youre talking to a community, this is how you get with em to work, you have to speak in terms of business. And thats where, what youre doing at the chamber of commerce, ross, is huge. Because it resonates. Emotions will only go so far. You know, the emotions and the commitment, emo...