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“With a 26 percent poverty rate in Indian country and unemployment rates as high as 80 percent, the need for economic development in native communities is pretty self-evident.” ~ Chairman Nick J. Rahall II (D-WV), U.S. Committee on Natural Resources, Hearing on “Diversifying Native Economies,” September 19, 2007.
Native contracting benefit defended
December 22, 2009 ~ Anchorage Daily News
...The SBA's 8(a) program is under scrutiny in Congress, where some members are discussing major changes, and within the SBA. The federal agency has proposed revisions that include eliminating Native corporations from eligibility if they grow over a certain size... Full Story »
Murkowski Works for Fair Treatment Regarding 8(a) Contracting Preferences
November 19, 2009 ~ Press Release
...Alaska's senior senator called on the Obama Administration to hold a public hearing in Alaska on the proposed new regulations for the Native American 8(a) program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be holding several hearings around the country... Full Story »
We should be celebrating success of the 8(a) contracts
November 17, 2009 ~ Anchorage Daily News
Compass: Other points of view ~ Jana Turvey
...Congress changed the rules for ANCs, tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, so aboriginal-owned companies could better compete for federal contracts through the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program... Full Story »
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