Lawmaker opposes agencies proving their own discrimination

Two main parts of the Small Business Administration’s proposed rule on setting aside contracts for woman-owned small businesses could snuff out any hope for the program, said one lawmaker.

For one, the rule would excessively reduce the number of industries in which woman-owned small businesses could receive set-aside contracts, wrote Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the Small Business Committee. Second, it would require each agency to prove its own discrimination in procurement, she said.

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