Washington, DC – The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the
national advocate for nearly 3 million Hispanic-owned businesses, reaffirms its longstanding
commitment to comprehensive and substantive federal contracting reform. Today, an
obscure organization criticized the USHCC and Representative Nydia Velázquez,
Chairwoman of the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives, on
the commitment to such reform.
“Chairwoman Velazquez has been on the frontlines of reforming the federal marketplace to
drive out practices like contract bundling, fraud in size standards, awards of small business
contracts to large businesses, and huge no-bid Halliburton- style contracts. To attack the
principal champion of reform is plain silly,” said David C. Lizárraga, Chairman of the
USHCC.
“The USHCC believes in real solutions to the problems small businesses face in the federal
marketplace. Chairwoman Velazquez had our support on contracting reform in the 110th
Congress, and we look forward to lending it again,” said Augustine Martinez, President &
CEO of the USHCC.

About the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of
Hispanic entrepreneurs and represents the interests of almost 3 million Hispanic-owned
businesses in the United States that generate nearly $400 billion annually. It also serves as the
umbrella organization for 200 local Hispanic chambers in the United States, Puerto Rico,
Canada, Mexico, Bolivia and Uruguay.