Providing certainty for America’s small businesses should be the No. 1 priority for Washington, considering they are the backbone of our nation’s workforce and the engine of our economy. According to the Small Business Administration, small firms have generated 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years. If the president and Senate leadership want to try new strategies to address the unemployment crisis, they must look at providing certainty for small businesses first.
House Republicans have put forth a Plan for America’s Job Creators that includes common-sense policies that remove uncertainty by reducing regulatory burdens, lowering business tax rates to 25 percent, spurring exports by passing the pending free-trade agreements and introducing a budget that gets our nation’s fiscal house in order. If given the chance, these policies will create an environment where small businesses are enabled to grow and invest, which will help speed up this recovery and return our nation to the strong economic engine that we are accustomed to. Providing certainty for the estimated 27.2 million small businesses in America is the key to fixing our unemployment crisis.
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) is chairman of the Small Business Committee.
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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