Aug 25, 2008

Santanu Baruah has now received some GOP support, but his stance on rule for a set-aside program for women-owned businesses continues to bog down his confirmation as administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Baruah was nominated June 26 and became acting administrator this week. He has the support of Sen. Olympia Snowe, Republican ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. But she has tried to get Baruah to pledge the rule will be withdrawn or deferred.
So far he has declined.

Opponent of the rule say it will actually make it harder for women to win government contracts.

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