U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises. The committee is chaired by Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine (Republican). The Ranking Democrat is Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.
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Members
- Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), chairman
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.)
- Conrad R. Burns (R-Mont.)
- Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah)
- Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)
- Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-Ill.)
- Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)
- George F. Allen (R-Va.)
- John E. Ensign (R-Nev.)
- Norman Coleman (R-Minn.)
- John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), ranking minority member
- Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.)
- Thomas R. Harkin (D-Iowa)
- Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.)
- Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)
- John R. Edwards (D-N.C.)
- Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
- B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III (D-Ind.)
- Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
Chairmen
Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business
- John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1950-1953
- Edward J. Thye (R-Minn.) 1953-1955
- John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1955-1967
- George A. Smathers (D-Fla.) 1967-1969
- Alan Bible (D-Nev.) 1969-1974
- Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) 1974-1981
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Small Business
- Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R-Conn.) 1981-1987
- Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.) 1987-1995
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) 1995-2001
- John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) 2001
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) 2001
- John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) 2001-2003
- Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) 2003-
