United States 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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[edit] Members, 109th Congress
The Committee is chaired by Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine, and the Ranking Minority Member is Democrat John Kerry of Massachusetts
[edit] Republicans
[edit] Democrats
Senator | State | |
John Kerry, Ranking Minority Member | Massachusetts | |
Carl Levin | Michigan | |
Tom Harkin | Iowa | |
Joe Lieberman | Connecticut | |
Mary Landrieu | Louisiana | |
Maria Cantwell | Washington | |
Evan Bayh | Indiana | |
Mark Pryor | Arkansas |
[edit] Chairmen
[edit] Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business
Name | Party | State | Years | |
John J. Sparkman | Democratic | Alabama | 1950–1953 | |
Edward J. Thye | Republican | Minnesota | 1953–1955 | |
John J. Sparkman | Democratic | Alabama | 1955–1967 | |
George A. Smathers | Democratic | Florida | 1967–1969 | |
Alan Bible | Democratic | Nevada | 1969–1974 | |
Gaylord Nelson | Democratic | Wisconsin | 1974–1981 |
[edit] Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Name | Party | State | Years | |
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | Republican | Connecticut | 1981–1987 | |
Dale Bumpers | Democratic | Arkansas | 1987–1995 | |
Christopher S. "Kit" Bond | Republican | Missouri | 1995–2001 | |
John F. Kerry | Democratic | Massachusetts | 2001 | |
Christopher S. "Kit" Bond | Republican | Missouri | 2001 | |
John F. Kerry | Democratic | Massachusetts | 2001–2003 | |
Olympia J. Snowe | Republican | Maine | 2003–present |