The Biden administration is accused of using GOVERNMENT to win votes in a key swing state
Republicans in the House of Representatives have subpoenaed multiple Small Business Administration officials to learn more about their involvement in an alleged scheme to improperly register voters in an effort to boost Biden.
House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, R-Texas, sent subpoenas Tuesday to Small Business Administration (SBA) special counsel Tyler Robinson and SBA chief of staff Arthur Plews.
“These actions were necessitated by the agency’s refusal to comply with the Committee’s ongoing investigation into possible election activity by the SBA regarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) they entered into with the Michigan Secretary of State to to register voters,” a news release announcing the subpoenas. declared.
The committee investigated the SBA’s involvement in voter registration efforts following a March 2021 executive order from Biden aimed at expanding voting access.
According to the committee, this is the first time in history that the body has subpoenaed members of the SBA.
The House Committee on Small Business has subpoenaed two SBA employees for additional details about how the agency is allegedly involved in election activities
Republican lawmakers on the committee have said the SBA, in coordination with Michigan’s secretary of state, is working to improperly register voters in the critical swing state.
“The fact that we have to issue subpoenas to speak with SBA officials is extremely disappointing,” Williams said in a statement announcing the enforcement actions.
“The committee has given these two individuals the opportunity to speak with us voluntarily, but this appears to be the only way to get them to comply with our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities.”
“The American people deserve answers and transparency about the SBA’s election activities and how they intend to engage or plan to engage in the upcoming federal elections,” Williams continued.
“The SBA’s sole mission is to help Main Street thrive and grow, and they have repeatedly strayed from that mission to pursue external political objectives.”
The SBA under Biden announced the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Michigan Department of State in March.
The SBA program came the same month Biden campaigned in the key swing state.
Notably, President Donald Trump was defeated in the battleground state by less than three percent in 2020.
According to a press release announcing the plan, the purpose of the MOU was to “promote civic engagement and voter registration in Michigan,” which was called a “first-of-its-kind partnership.”
The program will run through 2036 and “will help Michiganders connect to vital voter registration information from the state of Michigan so more small business owners can exercise their right to vote,” SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman said in a March statement.
SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman testified that the program will ‘help connect Michiganders to essential voter registration’
Republican Rep. Dan Mesuer called the SBA’s MOU with Michigan “a blatant attempt by the Biden administration to illegally use the SBA as an extension of the president’s campaign.”
But Republicans say the collaboration is blatant election interference and that the Biden administration is targeting swing states with the program in the run-up to the November elections.
“It is unconscionable that during such a precarious time for our nation’s small businesses, the only federal agency created to serve as their advocate would instead use their limited resources and taxpayer time to fuel partisan political campaigns.” promote,” said Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa. ., said a statement.
“The SBA’s MOU with the Michigan Department of State is a blatant attempt by the Biden Administration to illegally use the SBA as an extension of the President’s campaign.”
“They are working to elect Democrats, which is obvious as registration efforts are focused on cities like Detroit and other metropolitan areas. And if this happens in Michigan, we can assume it will happen in other swing states as well.”
The subpoenas require both Robinson and Arthur to appear for interviews on May 21.