BERLIN– The town will host a field hearing for a U.S. Senate committee chaired by Sen. Ben Cardin this month.
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Town of Berlin will host a field hearing for the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The committee, chaired by Cardin, will be hearing testimony related to small business resiliency.
“I am honored that the Town of Berlin has been chosen to host the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s field hearing,” Mayor Zack Tyndall said. “Our town has a vibrant small business community, and I look forward to welcoming the committee members.”
Tyndall announced earlier that history was being made in Berlin as it would for the first time in 155 years of incorporation be hosting a field hearing for a U.S. Senate committee. The focus of the hearing, which is set for 1 p.m. on Aug. 17 at town hall, will be “Small Business Resiliency: Learning to Succeed in America’s Dynamic Economy” and will include testimony from four business owners and economic development professionals from the Eastern Shore.
“It’s going to be something different than what we’re used to,” Tyndall said, adding that it was essentially a Washington D.C. hearing that would simply be taking place in Berlin.