KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 14:William W. Kirk, inspector general of the Small Business Administration, speaks as Vice President JD Vance, from right, Attorney General Todd Blanche, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., listen during an event at the FBI Field Office on September 14, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. Vance is visiting Missouri and Kansas on a Midwest trip. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)