The Senate plans Isabel Guzman to appoint as head of small business administration

The Senate affirms Isabel Guzman as the head of the Small Business Administration on Tuesday, putting her in charge of helping to lead Main Street beyond the damage wrought by Covid-19.

Currently, Guzman is serving as director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate. She has been operating small-scale business relief for the country’s largest state throughout the pandemic.

Guzman will oversee the rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program and other aid initiatives, which have saved companies.

“I have every confidence that under Ms. Guzman’s leadership, the SBA will help small business owners hold on to their dreams until the economy comes roaring back,” Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., said earlier Tuesday.

Despite the unprecedented relief money, small businesses have struggled to stay afloat under economic restrictions designed to slow the spread of the virus.

In her Senate confirmation hearing last month, Guzman said she is “deeply committed to helping to support our nation’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.”

“They are facing an unprecedented crisis and need our support to survive,” she said.