Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) hosted Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), House Democrats Vice-Chair Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-36), and Cook County Commissioner Jessica Vásquez for a business crawl of the Milwaukee Avenue’s business corridor to commemorate National Small Business Week. During the crawl, the members of Congress heard directly from business owners about the impact that the Trump Administration’s funding cuts and service reductions will have on diverse small businesses and local economies.  After the announcement of Trump’s proposed defunding of federal services and programs, the Members of Congress held a press conference to demand that the Administration restore the funding for diversity and equity programs and reopen the Small Business Administration (SBA) offices in jurisdictions that protect immigrants’ rights, and end the trade war. During the crawl, the public officials visited multiple businesses, including Magnífico Coffee Roasters & Coffee Shop  (Colombian-owned family business), Friendship Chinese (Asian-American owned restaurant, Michelin-recommended), the RCM Studios (Black-owned recording studio), and Kurowski’s Sausage Shop (staple Polish market).