A group of 24 House Democrats blasted the Small Business Administration (SBA) and is asking the agency for more answers over plans to relocate six of its regional offices out of “sanctuary cities,” contending the transfer would hamper millions of small businesses.

The Democrats in the lower chamber said SBA’s Administrator Kelly Loeffler's plan to move the field officers from six cities — Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York City and Seattle — “is a blatant weaponization of the SBA for political gain.”

“To be clear, we firmly believe that our cities should be safe, all acts of violence should be taken seriously, and violent crimes should not be tolerated. But the targeting of these cities is clearly punitive, unjust and counterproductive,” the 24 House lawmakers said in a Friday letter to Loeffler that was shared with The Hill.

“Moreover, your decision will unduly harm millions of small businesses across the........

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