 Hey, GoCon Giants family your host Eric Coffey in today's video. We're discussing interesting people who won federal contracts That's right Interesting people won federal contracts and you've probably heard of Lockheed Martin right nothing new here Lockheed Martin It's one of the largest federal contracting companies in the world doing all kind of really interesting things like building this self-bomber and Jets and weapons systems and things of that sort nothing new here space X Right space X is a new comer to the marketplace But since they've come into the federal arena They started building rocket ships and sitting satellites up in there And so they have been winning the race to space with NASA in particular giving them really substantial contracts in the federal arena Nothing strange there. And then we have Crowley It's probably not anyone that's watching this channel that has not seen a Crowley truck on the road They by far have almost a monopoly on the fleet and transportation contracts coming out of the Department of Defense and Probably most other agencies as well. However on a good positive note Crowley actually I was speaking to a Student today who actually watched one of my videos from about a year ago or two years ago where we discuss the Crowley contract He has a logistics company Actually, he's just a really a truck driver But more importantly, he told me and described to me how he actually won a subcontract with Crowley So if you're a trucker and you're listening to this make sure to find out how do you get registered to work with Crowley? Because we did have a student today that literally discuss with me Actually winning a subcontract agreement and my recommendation to him was to actually instead of being just a truck driver with one truck is Actually putting together a logistics company and creating an alliance of trucks so that he can actually serve them on a big level But that's not the point in today's video today. We want to discuss a really a newcomer into the marketplace Kevin McCarthy Hmm That's right. Kevin McCarthy. You've probably heard of him if you have not heard him. Don't worry We've got him here. He was the former house majority leader of the Republican Party He actually let's go back to find out a little bit more about Kevin McCarthy. This is his he's a congressman He serves California's 23rd district and he's currently the Republican leader of the House of Representatives This is his page here discussing all things Kevin McCarthy and More importantly, you've probably heard about him in the news recently Discussing the January 6th Commission, which again as an interest of this particular topic or conversation But he's talking about dirt turn over the records for January 6th but the reason why we're on today is because Kevin McCarthy's family actually benefited from some of the very same programs that we teach That's right So some of the same programs that we teach on this channel his family actually benefit from those programs Back in the early 2000. So let's get into this LA times Article discussing how house majority leader Kevin McCarthy's family benefit from US programs aimed for minorities based on disputed ancestry So where it all begins is William wages who's the principal owner of a company named vortex out of Bakersville Claim that he was one eighth Cherokee Indian, which allowed him to win set aside contracts for minorities Wages is the brother-in-law of house majority leader Kevin McCarthy Some of you might be saying well, yeah, this is an old article from 2018. That's correct But again, remember the point of the story is the fact that we are sharing How all types of people have benefited from the very same programs that you are now just learning about and discovering There are people who have been doing this for a very long time. And so one of those people happens to be The guy that's currently the hot topic of so many Newscasts and news stories recent events. In fact, let's just jump over here and watch one of the things that he's discussing Stop it and whether it's gonna be possible to stop it. What do you think? Well, I think prior to this I thought it was possible to stop it when you listen to ten Democrats who said they would not move forward the budget without first voting on the transportation bill They stayed late into the night and think about the timing when this took place We never should have been debating the budget at this moment while Afghan Afghanistan was falling why Americans are stuck there Well, young Afghans were falling clinging to our airplanes. This is what they were focused upon This is what they had president Biden calling twisting arms and at the end of the day We found there was not one Democrat to stand up and it wasn't three point five They voted for is nearly five trillion dollars. They just voted for this week So and so that's Kevin's take on the new plan that actually today Has been implemented. That's him discussing how he felt about this particular plan, which is interesting considering That oh Kevin here and his family decided that back in let's go back in history Let's pull up the chart says back in the early 2000s They thought that federal contracting served them. Well, and so again, we see here how vortex construction This is a handy-dining timeline that the Los Angeles Times put together. It shows them Actually winning contracts. So it's one million one point one one point eight one point three one point eight And then they did a joint venture with the company J Leon construction and won some more contracts But what's interesting that I like about the article and the reason why we decide to have it as a topic of conversation is because it says here Vortex construction whose principal owner is William wages the brother of McCarthy's wife received a total of seven point six million dollars in no bid and Other prime federal contracts since 2000 and if we know anything about no bid contracts watching here on my channel I'm sure that some of us will probably scratch in our head and saying Eric. Wait a second No big contracts. What are we talking about? Right? So I want those people out there the smart people that watch us all the time What type of contracts are there when they say no bid contracts? Anyone has a guess? Take a guess. Take a guess. Take a guess. Take a guess. All right. I'm gonna give you some more hands Let's jump back over here to the screen And remember they said there are minority contracts or no bid contracts Let's read a little bit into the article and see if you can figure it out. I'm not gonna give you a hint I'm gonna see who can figure this out No competitive bid contracts They were because the small business administration wages claim in 1998 that he was a Cherokee Indian on the SBA program He became eligible for federal contracts set aside for economically and disadvantaged members of minority groups All right with that said does anybody have an idea of what that can be Remember they said that he claimed that he was Cherokee Indian And so he qualified for an SBA program and under that SBA program It says that you are eligible for a set aside contracts economically and socially disadvantaged members of my minority groups Anybody have an idea of what program are we talking about? No, not yet. Maybe. Yes. Anyone want to take a guess? I My smart people out there. They already they kind of figured this out by now All right, so wages says he's one eighth Cherokee Indian examination of records Doubt that claim he's member of a group called Northern Cherokee Nation Which has no federal or state recognition as legitimate tribe? Oh considered by fraud Considered a fraud by leaders of other tribes having federal recognitions They were awarded more than four million dollars a minority set aside contracts for projects at China Lake McCarthy has been a staunch advocate in Congress for funding and staffing in China Lake. No surprise There and spearheaded successful efforts to expand its borders McCarthy is no ordinary member of Congress But one of the most powerful officials in California and on the national stage All right the contracts obtained by wages his brother-in-law says here company have prompted Questions about whether he improperly benefit from being his brother-in-law. In fact the investigation looked into this matter And it says it was don't the interview by with the vortex company wages said he did nothing wrong follow the SP's rules and getting certified Into the minority contracting program People people people who out there wants to guess what program we discussing minority contracting program Economic advantages socially disadvantaged program SBA involves set-aside contracts come on where my folks I want where my smart people here anybody want to take a guess All right, I'm gonna I'm gonna keep going on this article. Okay. All right. This is the timeline they went by It discussed the ethics wash dogs felt there's some foul play Okay, they did an investigation influence contract of wars To different whether he knew about his brother's participation in minority contracting program There's a direct and symbiotic connection between who McCarthy is and what he does and what his brother-in-law does And again, you know, I'm not gonna get into the politics of the article I just want I find it fascinating that people who are on the national stage Who are also talking about these projects and plans at the same time are benefiting from the very same plans and The same monies that they're pretending to condemn publicly. So let's get into the matter I want to give you one more guess Let's see keep going keep going keep going the SBA One of the thing that was interesting about this article that I learned says the SBA did not require a membership And a recognized tribe until 2011, which is about three and a half years after he left the program But the regulations did require applicants if asked by the agency to demonstrate that he or she has himself or herself Is currently identified by others as Native American? All three Cherokee tribes with federal recognition consider the Northern Cherokee group is legitimate It's a con as they stated And again, we have to read the report now. Let's go in and This pretty good gentleman who's the head of tribal leaders. It's disheartening to see this as The know Native Americans are the poorest people in the United States and the poverty gets worse if there are abuses in the SBA program He added All right, Cherokee leaders said that the North Cherokee group is one of those masquerading as bona fide tribes Chuck Huskens secretary of the state for the Cherokee Nation said it is particularly disturbing when minorities set aside contracts or Grants of members of a group that is posing as a tribe All right, this goes into articles about McCarthy All right, this foretocks internet SBA program in 1998 during clean administration And this is this is hold on. This is the last hint. All right All of my smart people. This is the last hint. Let's see if you put it together. This is the last hint All right, you stick with me on this one They enter the program in 1998 during clean administration and participated in it for Nine years The maximum allowed all right at this point We've got minority program, which again, I don't call minority, but the person the article wrote minority We've got economically and socially disadvantaged. We have the SBA. We've got set-aside contracts and we have Nine years Anybody want to take a guess of the program that he participated in? Anyone take a guess? All right, I got you. Don't worry. I got you Bam the 8a BD program All right, so interesting enough when I read the article I was like wait a second wait a second I know that program man. I know exactly what they're talking about the 8a BD program So it's interesting because again all of The people that are watching this participating that are looking at my channel are probably very new to even learning about these programs and what they are However, we've got people that are serving In congress that are very well aware of these programs and that benefited from these programs early on in their careers And they're a family a bit from these programs. So let's go in and let's talk about The 8a program and the requirements and we know that you have to be socially disadvantaged and economically disadvantaged And so what does that mean if you're socially disadvantaged? You've got to be a member of one of these designated groups or and it says here socially disadvantaged intervals are those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias with American within American society because of their identities as members of groups and without regard to their individual qualities The social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control So the person who put this together was really really really super smart person who wrote the rules to these programs And then here when we go into discussing what it is to meet economic disadvantage It discusses your net worth requirements different funds investment personal net worth And the personal income over the last three years And so that's what it means to be both socially disadvantaged and economic disadvantage And then here it talks about being ownership of 51 percent owned By u.s. citizen who represent those two categories and clearly from this article There was some Alleged discrepancies that they couldn't prove so going in a little bit further We've now figured out that it was in fact the 8a program that they were a part of And i'm sure you're probably like scratching your head saying I don't really get it. I don't understand Like how is this possible that this is something that is brand new to all of you out there and all of us But yet, uh, these people have been benefiting from these programs designed With the intention of helping and serving those that are mis less fortunate or the misfortunate for that case And they have been abusing these programs. No surprise to me Um only surprised that they actually used the program that Is such a coveted program and now For so many of us. It's so difficult to get in the application is long. They reject people for minor infractions And yet these people somehow managed to get into the program I want to touch on a couple things before we sign off on this video today. It's really interesting Because as I was reading this Um It says that mccarthy said he did not help wages qualify for the program or obtain set aside contracts Um, and said he did had not discussed wages membership in the north Cherokee group with him. Interesting. Okay, that's your wife. And this is your brother Um, brother-in-law. Excuse me. Um, he's not aware of the program's qualification process But have no reason to doubt that bill in the sba execute the process fairly in accordance with the program standards Fair enough. Great answer After the times as sba records. This is where this is the part I really want to show you after the la times asked the sba for records on vortex another freedom of information act foya Um, mccarthy said bill reached out to their family for guidance I put bill in touch with my council referred him to a separate law firm. That's best lesson for a compliance This is the law firm Minimum numbers of congress generally do not vote directly on contracts awarded um And then what happens it gets really hairy down here And it goes on to say forget all the dna testing things. I'm not really concerned about that Uh, let me see if I could find it Here it is In response, let me put this up on a big screen in response to the freedom of information act request The sba office in fresno, which covers bagelfield says That wages the applicant previously have been destroyed as part of the agency's normal purging of older documents So they didn't have the information anymore Borisito So it's gone now. Um, and then it gets even better because Where is it at? Let me find it in the article Where is it at? Here it is. All right. So here it is right here Uh, following the times increase the designation of vortex as a native american-owned company was also removed from the sba's public database sba official declined to say who made the change or why to answer the questions So I thought that was really interesting that they actually went as far as to remove Uh, there's designation from them However, the beautiful thing is because we understand how to use and navigate the government marketplace I decided to do some digging of my own and so I went into the handy dandy website Uh, fpds and I typed in vortex, right easy enough and it pulled up this particular document here And so when I pull up the document, you can easily see vortex contracts vortex construction I want to make sure because this does say bakersfield and we know the article mentioned bakersfield So if I click view To view this, um, it has all their information there And if you look it up, they can delete it from the sba records But when you pulled it up here, it says This is a 8a soul source contract. You see that? All right, uh, this one This one doesn't state it. Let's go to the next one Let's go back to this next one. So we go to this vortex All right, I thought this was interesting Okay, here it is. So this particular one is a little bit different description Uh, and this one says here native american Right because this is records that's already in the government profile So you can't they can purge it from the sba, but these uh, fpds is historical data They can't go back and do it. Um, so this shows them, uh, still being native american And then I went a little bit further because I'm a bad boy And I actually put their dumbest number into a search pulled up their cage report and it shows here bakersfield, california William wages, uh, and you can see that it's all tied in together So I didn't just take what people gave me Um, I actually wanted to go out and dig and find the information myself So I definitely, uh, I thought it was interesting because my man kevin mccarthy. Let's just So you hear Thank you for coming on short notice Speaker pelosi has taken the unprecedented step of denying the minority party's picks for the Select committee on january 6th This represents something that has not happened in the house before for a select committee by the historian It's an egregious abuse of power Hey, my man kevin Listen, all I can say, you know more power to you, baby I got no problems with kevin mccarthy All I'm saying is that these programs are designed for people to Get a leg up a step up to come up to be better to grow their business build their business So again, if you are not taking advantage of it, it's your loss We teach you how to do that step by step programs and our courses and our communities So again, if you want to come and play in the big leagues with the big boys Click on govcon eric.com slash join to find out more information. Thank you