SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin, Chairman

THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, New Hampshire

SAM NUNN, Georgia

WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY, Maine

FLOYD K. HASKELL, Colorado

JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa

LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., Connecticut

DEWEY F. BARTLETT, Oklahoma

BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon

WILLIAM B. CHERKASKY, Executive Director

LARRY M. YUSPEH, Financial Analyst

ROBERT J. DOTCHIN, Minority Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, AND THE FAMILY FARMER

CONTENTS

Statement of Senators-

Chiles, Hon. Lawton, a U.S. Senator from the State of Florida...
Johnston, Hon. J. Bennett, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana
Nunn, Hon. Sam, a U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia

Statement of Representatives-

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Addabbo, Hon. Joseph P., a U.S. Representative from the State of New

York

3

Mitchell, Hon. Parren J., a U.S. Representative from the State of
Maryland..........

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Statement of-

Adams, John, Esq., attorney-at-law, Los Angeles, Calif., and Washington,

D.C

116

Adams, Ted, Unified Industries, Arlington, Va

113

Dupont, Margarette, chairman of the board, National Economic Develop-

ment Association

101

Lewis, Ronald, vice president, National Association of Black Manufactur-

ers...

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O'Bannon, Dona, president, National Association of Women Business

Owners

Ponticelli, Anthony, representing the National Construction Industry

Council, accompanied by Robert White, National Electrical Contractors

Association; and John Ellis, Associated General Contractors of

America

Weaver, Hon. A. Vernon, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administra-

tion

Wexler, Anne, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce, and Chairperson,

Task Force on Women Business Owners, accompanied by Charlotte

Taylor, Executive Director, Task Force on Women Business Owners; and

Carolyn Jefferson, congressional liaison, Department of Commerce

Williams, Herbert J., Atlanta Associated Contractors, accompanied by

James W. Avery, Urban Painting Co., Inc.; Franklin F. O'Neal, Atlanta

Business League; Joseph R. Hudson, Atlanta Business Group; and Har-

vey L. Johnson, Central Savannah River Area Business League

EXHIBIT

Statement of Hon. A. Vernon Weaver, Administrator, U.S. Small Business

Administration, before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommit-

tee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government, U.S. Senate,

March 7, 1978...

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