WASHINGTON -- Sen. John F. Kerry, Chairman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, along with Ranking Member Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and other Committee members, will host a Roundtable discussion entitled, The 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program: A Look at SBA's Flagship Program's Fees and Subsidy Rate. The discussion will cover a wide range of issues surrounding lending fees and subsidy rates for the Small Business Administration's Loan Guaranty program.

What: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearing,

The 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program: A Look at SBA's Flagship Program's Fees and Subsidy Rate.

When: Wednesday, September 5, 2001 9:45 a.m.

Where: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Senate Russell 428a

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