By The Star Staff
Pablo José Hernández Rivera, the Popular Democratic Party candidate for resident commissioner, presented his proposal for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) to the United Retailers Center (CUD by its acronym in Spanish) over the weekend.
“For example, I support the proposal of the administration of President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the SBA [Small Business Administration] to be able to make small loans directly under the 7(a) loan program,” Hernández Rivera said. “In the face of this good measure, you should know that, unfortunately, the Republicans are opposed to it, because their interests are outside of the realm of the ordinary.”
During Saturday’s meeting with SME members of the CUD, the candidate for the non-voting congressional seat in Washington said he will take advantage of the recent changes to the ethics rules in Congress, which allow sponsoring events for constituents with certain private entities.
“The specific example they give is to hold information fairs for SMEs, so I anticipate that we will see many at the national level in the next Congress, and I will be there defending you, who are a fundamental part of the economic development of Puerto Rico,” Hernández Rivera said.
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