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WASHINGTON—House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) issued statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to require proof of citizenship for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance applications.

Specifically, the bill - H.R. 2966 - ensures SBA support goes to legal, eligible applicants.

“The American people are tired of illegal aliens taking advantage of taxpayer-funded programs. House Republicans just voted to stop this insanity while 190 Democrats voted to continue these wasteful practices. We will keep putting Americans first and keep putting Democrats on the record defending the misuse of taxpayer dollars,” Chairwoman McClain said. “Thank you to Rep. Van Duyne for leading this common-sense legislation.”

“By passing my American Entrepreneurs First Act, House Republicans have, once again, come together to support common sense reforms protecting America's hard earned tax dollars from being lost to waste, fraud, abuse, and theft by hostile foreign actors,” Rep. Van Duyne said. “The American Entrepreneurs First Act ensures Small Business Administration funds are directed to American businesses and not accessible by individuals or businesses with foreign or undocumented ownership and verifies the age of all recipients. I urge our Senate colleagues to quickly pass this important measure which is supported by President Trump and SBA Administrator Loeffler as a vital verification step to confirm American tax dollars are being spent to strengthen American small businesses.”