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Five Republicans voted to confirm him. He is the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile his confirmation has been a process fraught with unacceptable delaying tactics, unfounded accusations, and unrelated controversies, Mr. Syed has shown only patience and perseverance,\u201d said Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syed\u2019s nomination was protested by Republicans who wanted a more clear answer from him about whether he intended to \u201cclaw back\u201d PPP loans to Planned Parenthood affiliates, said Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul in a Lousiville Courier-Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/opinion\/2021\/11\/04\/rand-paul-sets-record-straight-dilawar-syed-opinion\/6263492001\/\" target=\"_blank\">column<\/a>. That raised concerns for others, including Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, who criticized SBA for disbursing emergency funding to fraudsters during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SBA, led by Isabella Guzman, is in the midst of multiple ongoing projects related to COVID-pandemic recovery for small businesses. The agency will soon be intaking applications for the $28 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund and the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Over the last year, SBA paid $970 billion dollars in Paycheck Protection Program aid, as well as the small business debt relief program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Those responses have drawn criticism from lawmakers who say the programs did not ensure funding went to eligible small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of January, there were 536 ongoing investigations pending at the SBA\u2019s inspector general office, and the statute of limitations for COVID-19 aid fraud was extended to 10 years, according to the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo see that criminals were able to deprive small business for money that was intended for them, that is obviously very disturbing,\u201d Syed said during his testimony at a March 8 nomination hearing. \u201cIf I\u2019m confirmed, I commit to you that I will make it my top priority to work with the administrator, who I know has put in place enhanced controls, but there are additional ways we could improve things. I want to obviously study and evaluate what the state of our controls are &#8230; I have zero tolerance for fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syed previously served under the Obama administration as a member of the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. 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