Resolution
 

Restoration of the Small Business Administration Micro Loan Program to the 2006 Budget
 

WHEREAS, the President's budget eliminates the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan and technical assistance funds for micro business, prime and reduces the women's, business centers to $12 million and reduces the CDFI- Fund to $8 million; and

WHEREAS, this action severely affects Hispanic micro businesses and their ability to obtain training and guidance for their fledging businesses; and

WHEREAS, numerous LULAC members, LULAC councils in Arizona and the nations micro entrepreneurs (their business) will be severely hampered and will be affected their ability in obtaining loans from SBA;

THEREFORE, we strongly urge the President to instruct the SBA Administrator and to provide the funding to restore these programs to the 2006 budget at the rate of the following: Micro lending $20 million, Micro loan $ 17 million, Prime $ 5 million, CDFI - Fund $80 million, Women's Business Centers $16.5 million; and

FUTHERMORE, that this resolution be adopted at the Arizona State LULAC Convention and forwarded to the national LULAC Convention to become a national legislative priority.

This resolution is submitted by Counci1 #1088 and is supported by the following rural councils in Arizona: Council # 1090. Patagonia, Arizona, Council # 1091, San Luis, Arizona, Council # 1093, Avondale, Arizona; Council # 1094, Somerton, Arizona; Council # 1095 Douglas, Arizona; Council #1099, Elfrida, Arizona.

Adopted this 2nd day of July 2005.

Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President