{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://subramanyam.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-subramanyam-stands-small-businesses-letter-small-business-administration", "Rep. Subramanyam stands up for small businesses with letter to Small Business Administration", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Suhas Subramanyam", "S001230", "subramanyam.house.gov", "subramanyam", "https://subramanyam.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) spoke out on the Small Business Administration\u2019s (SBA) proposed rule to overhaul small business size standards. In a letter sent to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and submitted to the Federal Register, Congressman Subramanyam outlined how the new rule would drastically increase the industry-specific annual revenue and employee caps that the SBA uses to determine who qualifies as a small business. The rule will make it easier for larger businesses to qualify for small business loan programs, as well as put thousands of larger businesses in direct competition with truly small businesses for the same government contracting opportunities.\n\n\u201cBillion-dollar businesses are the exact opposite of small. Their ability to qualify for highly competitive small business contracts pushes out and jeopardizes real small businesses. This new rule would raise the annual receipts for certain industries 20-fold. Our community and economy thrive when we support small businesses. This proposed rule attacks our small business contracting sector in Virginia when we should be backing them,\u201d said Congressman Subramanyam.\n\nThe letter was cosigned by Virginia\u2019s Democratic members of the House of Representatives: Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07).\n\nView the full letter here.\n\nMembers of the public may submit a comment on the SBA\u2019s proposed rule here. The comment period ends September 21st, 2026.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://subramanyam.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-subramanyam-stands-small-businesses-letter-small-business-administration"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.258904743939638, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}