[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 9, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2057-H2058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     GARY YOUMANS, NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. ISSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Gary Youmans, a 
constituent of mine from Fallbrook, California. Mr. Youmans has been 
named National Financial Services Advocate of the Year by the U.S. 
Small Business Administration.
  This prestigious award recognizes Mr. Youmans for his continued 
service to small businesses and his effort to encourage the flow of 
investment capital to small ventures.
  I would like to take a moment to describe some of the many 
contributions that Mr. Youmans has made to advance the interests of 
small businesses.
  In 1991, Mr. Youmans started with Community National Bank and, in 8 
years, established an SBA loan department ranked in the top 25 banks 
nationwide in overall lending. For over 20 years, he has been involved 
with SCORE, a volunteer business consulting counseling program. He is 
also a founding director and original board member of the National 
Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, an organization created 
to represent the interests of the small businesses lending community, 
who utilize SBA and

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 other government guaranteed programs.
  In San Diego, Mr. Youmans organized a consortium of 11 lenders of the 
Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce to financially support the 
``Small Business Today'' page that appears monthly on the San Diego 
Union Tribune. In addition to all of his business-related service, he 
also finds time to volunteer at a local church and the Boy Scouts of 
America.

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