the senator from iowa, ms. ernst. the senator from montana, mr. danes. and the senator from idaho, mr. risch. the speaker: the members of the he is court committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors -- escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors. h >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of the republic of india. the speaker: members of congress i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency, narendra modi, the prime minister of the republic of india. mr. speaker , madam vice president, distinguished members of the u.s. congress, ladies and gentlemen. it is with a great honor to address the united states congress. it is an exceptional privilege to do so twice. for this honor, i extend my deepest gratitude on behalf of the 1.2 billion people of india. i see that nearly half of you were here in 2016. i feel your warmth as old friends. i can also see the enthusiasm of the new friends in the other half.

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ms. ernst: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today as the ranking member of the senate small business committee in opposition to the president's nomination for mr. dilawar syed to serve as the deputy administrator of the u.s. small business administration. the deputy administrator is often referred to as the coo of the sba with the critical job of overseeing the day-to-day operations of the agency. from addressing fraud and recooping funds and improving the agency's responsiveness, to ensuring small businesses are not drowning in unnecessary red tape, there's a lot of work that needs to be done to improve the sba's most basic functions. unfortunately, following mr. syed's appearance before the small business committee, i do not believe that he is the right person for the job. this nomination was delayed last congress due to the nominee's failure to voluntarily disclose his company's ppp and idle loans from the sba. as the nominee to help lead the agency responsible for small business pandemic relief funding, i