[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1331]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 28, 2018

  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, on September 25, 2018, I voted against 
H.R. 6369, the Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business 
Act of 2018, as amended (Roll Call No. 401). H.R. 6369 was brought to 
the floor for a vote under suspension of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. H.R. 6369 increases the dollar cap of sole-source 
awards under the HUBZone Program, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small 
Business (SDVOSB) Program, and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 
Program. Although I support increasing the dollar cap of sole-source 
awards for our nation's service-disabled veterans, I reject the 
equivocation between service-disabled veterans and women. When it comes 
to being a small business owner, it is easy to understand that our 
nation's service-disabled veterans may need and definitely deserve an 
assist. However, women are just as qualified and able to succeed as 
anyone. We should not equivocate between those who served our nation 
and suffered a disability on account of it, and those who are 
biologically female , and fully capable of succeeding as a small 
business owner, just as much as any other American.

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