Biden Administration Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged SBA Election Meddling

U.S. President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit | REUTERS

United States: In a bold display showcasing the unwavering dedication of the Biden administration to manipulate elections, the House Committee on Small Business found itself forced to issue subpoenas to top officials of the Small Business Administration (SBA) this Tuesday. 

These subpoenas became imperative due to the SBA’s blatant refusal to offer transparency regarding its highly questionable initiative aimed at registering voters in the crucial swing state of Michigan—a move that many perceive as a direct endeavor to tilt the upcoming elections in favor of the Democrats, according to the reports. 

Arthur Plews, serving as the SBA’s Chief of Staff, and his special advisor, Tyler Robinson, have blatantly evaded their duties by declining to participate in scheduled interviews and failing to provide documents regarding the agency’s utilization of resources intended for assisting Main Street businesses. Instead, these resources have been redirected to voter registration drives targeting probable Democratic voters. Such a stark deviation from the agency’s core mission is not merely scandalous but conceivably unconstitutional.

Under the guise of fostering “civic engagement,” the Biden-led SBA unveiled in March a ‘first-of-its-kind collaboration’ with the Michigan Department of State. This collaboration, facilitated by an executive order from President Biden in 2021, ostensibly appears as a voter assistance initiative but is unmistakably a Democratic voter registration campaign, conveniently slated to continue until January 1, 2036, spanning multiple election cycles.

Roger Williams, Chair of the House Small Business Committee, has expressed profound disappointment at the necessity of subpoenaing federal officials, a sentiment that underscored the seriousness of the Biden administration’s overreach, as per certain reports.  

“The American people are entitled to answers and transparency regarding the electoral activities of the SBA and their intentions to intervene in the upcoming federal elections,” Williams emphasized, underscoring the administration’s departure from the agency’s fundamental objective of supporting small businesses.

Indeed, this maneuver epitomizes a broader, more troubling strategy by the Biden administration to employ federal resources and taxpayer funds to secure electoral advantages. This is further evidenced by the targeted nature of the voter registration drives, predominantly concentrated in Democrat-leaning areas and demographics known to favor the left, such as young and Black voters in urban centers like Detroit.

The actions of the SBA not only signify a severe misuse of federal authority but also pose a grave threat to the integrity of our electoral system. As Rep. Dan Meuser sharply criticized, “It is unacceptable that during such a precarious time for our nation’s small businesses, the sole federal agency established to advocate for them is instead diverting their scarce taxpayer resources and time to advance partisan political campaigns.”

The ongoing inquiry by the House Small Business Committee aims to uncover the intricacies of this deeply entrenched scheme, seeking to expose the complete scope of the Biden administration’s electoral strategies. As this scandal continues to unfold, it becomes increasingly evident that the administration is willing to compromise the fundamental principles of fairness and impartiality in governance to retain power.

The necessity of these subpoenas, the emerging revelations regarding the SBA’s actions, and the stark opposition from various states to Biden’s executive order all point to a deliberate effort to manipulate electoral outcomes—an egregious abuse of power that should raise concerns for every American, irrespective of political affiliation.