U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises.
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Members
The committee is chaired by Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. The ranking Democrat is Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. The members of the Committee are:
- Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), chairman
- Kit Bond (R-Missouri)
- Conrad Burns (R-Montana)
- George F. Allen (R-Virginia)
- Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota)
- John Thune (R-South Dakota)
- Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia)
- David Vitter (R-Louisiana)
- Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming)
- John Ensign (R-Nevada)
- John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), ranking minority member
- Carl Levin (D-Michigan)
- Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
- Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut)
- Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana)
- Maria Cantwell (D-Washington)
- Evan Bayh (D-Indiana)
- Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas)
Chairmen
Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business
- John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1950-1953
- Edward J. Thye (R-Minn.) 1953-1955
- John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1955-1967
- George A. Smathers (D-Fla.) 1967-1969
- Alan Bible (D-Nev.) 1969-1974
- Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) 1974-1981
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Small Business
- Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R-Conn.) 1981-1987
- Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.) 1987-1995
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) 1995-2001
- John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) 2001
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) 2001
- John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) 2001-2003
- Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) 2003-present
See Also
- Official website of committee (http://sbc.senate.gov)