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A fully staffed SBA Office of Advocacy is essential to supporting the Small-Business community, and NSBA looks forward to working with Nominee Mulligan.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 15, 2025
Contact: Molly Day
202-552-2904
mday@NSBAadvocate.org
NSBA Applauds Prompt Nomination of Casey Mulligan as Chief Counsel for Office of Advocacy
Washington, D.C. – Late last week, President Elect Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Casey Mulligan as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy. Mulligan served as chief economist on the first Trump administration’s Council of Economic Advisors and is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. This marks the earliest nomination for a Chief Counsel since the inception of the Office of Advocacy.
Below is a statement from NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken.
“The Office of Advocacy is one of the most critical agencies within the federal government – it serves as the small-business watchdog as federal regulations are being made and has saved small businesses untold millions in avoided regulatory costs
“When we met with the Trump transition team in December, we urged focus and priority be given to appointing a Chief Counsel, an office that has been without a formally confirmed head since before the first Trump administration. We are grateful that this critical office was atop President-elect Trump’s list of nominations.
“As the oldest small-business advocacy organization in the country, NSBA has always been an outspoken supporter of a strong and independent Office of Advocacy. Furthermore, we have prioritized as a 65,000-member strong organization having a fully-staffed SBA, including the Office of Advocacy. Having a Senate-confirmed Chief Counsel is an important step toward those goals, and we stand ready to work with Professor Mulligan throughout the nomination process.”
Celebrating more than 85 years in operation, NSBA is a staunchly nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of America’s entrepreneurs. NSBA's 65,000 members represent every state and every industry in the U.S. Please visit www.NSBAadvocate.org or follow us at @NSBAAdvocate.
