First appearance on Fox: The top Republican on the House Small Business Committee has accused the Biden administration of using key government agencies as “campaign arms” in critical swing states ahead of the 2024 election.
“Earlier this month, my colleagues and I sent a letter to the SBA asking about its memorandum of understanding with the Michigan Department of State. The SBA appears to be diverting resources from Main Street support so they can register Democratic voters.” Roger Chairman Williams (R-Texas) told Fox News Digital.
“Federal agencies should not act as government campaign tools. Americans have a right to know the extent of the SBA’s involvement, and further investigation shows that it is even more concerning.” “I look forward to hearing from Secretary Guzman on this matter.” Why is her agency using taxpayer money to campaign? ”
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Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams has accused President Biden of using the SBA as a campaign tool. (Getty Images)
This comes as President Biden’s re-election campaign is focusing on Michigan as a must-win state in the 2024 election campaign. Biden defeated former President Trump there in 2020 by less than 3 percentage points.
According to a press release announcing the partnership, Williams’ committee is investigating collaboration between the Small Business Administration and the Michigan Department of State on programs to “promote civic engagement and voter registration in Michigan.”
According to a press release, the Michigan Department of State will “create a unique URL that the SBA will use to encourage online visitors to register to vote,” and the SBA’s Michigan field office will allow state employees to register to vote in person. He said he would allow it to be facilitated. Federal agency business support events. This is part of an overall effort by the Biden administration to expand access to voter registration, initiated by a 2021 executive order.
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Williams is targeting a partnership started by the Michigan Department of State and Small Business Administration Secretary Isabel Guzman. (Getty Images)
A study by the House Small Business Committee found that 22 out of 25 of these outreach events were held in counties with the largest population served by the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Meanwhile, 11 of Michigan’s 15 counties with the largest increases in voter registration last year also ranked highest in population of young voters and black voters, most sought after by the left, according to the commission. These are two of the largest voting blocs in the world.
Williams sent a letter to SBA Secretary Isabel Guzman last week requesting more information about whether her federal office is helping to expand Biden’s voter base.
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Biden speaks with supporters during a campaign event outside a home in the Cathedral District of Saginaw, Michigan, on March 14, 2024. Michigan is a key state for Biden to win in November. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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“The Commission wrote to you on April 4, 2024, requesting further information regarding your involvement in voter registration in Michigan. The Committee is deeply concerned that small businesses are engaging in fraudulent activity.”The administration (SBA) improperly involved the federal government in the American election process. ” Williams wrote.
FOX News Digital has reached out to the Biden campaign and the SBA for comment.
