Caucus lineup continues to grow ahead of kick off

by NAFCU Newsroom

NAFCU’s Congressional Caucus is just days away – hundreds of credit union professionals are set to gather in Washington, D.C., Sunday – and the association continues to add notable lawmakers to the schedule, including House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.

  • NAFCU has shared with Velázquez, who is also a member of the House Financial Services Committee, credit unions’ participation in Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs to support local small businesses and entrepreneurs. During the government shutdown earlier this year, Velázquez pushed for the SBA to reopen to ensure the nation’s small businesses could access capital.
  • Through his committee membership – which also includes the Senate Budget Committee and Joint Committee on Taxation – Wyden has experienced NAFCU’s award-winning advocacy efforts to share credit unions’ commitment to providing safe, affordable financial products to their members and communities and the economic benefits of the industry’s tax exemption.

 

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