Ernst Unleashing Iowa Manufacturing

WASHINGTON – During a hearing on unleashing the great American industrial comeback, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed how Washington can drive investment into small manufacturers.

She spoke with Iowan John Mickelson on how Washington can support the flow of private capital to small businesses across the country to empower manufacturers to build and grow right here in America.

Click here to watch Chair Ernst’s questioning.

Click here to download photos from the hearing.

Ernst started off by highlighting success stories of reshoring manufacturing and creating good-paying jobs before emphasizing the important role of Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) in bolstering American businesses critical to our economic and national security.

Mickelson emphasized how the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) programs have ensured that capital flows to small manufacturers to allow them to invest in new equipment, hire more employees, and grow their business.

Hearing witness Brian Riley, whose small business builds bikes right here in the United States, explained how Ernst’s Made in America Manufacturing Act would help small manufacturers grow.

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