US Senators and Small Businesses
Colorado
Mark Udall – Democratic
Incumbent Since: 1/6/2009
SMB Policies/Laws Passed:
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- Proposed a credit union amendment to expand small business lending in a responsible manner, following strict guidelines that would be agreed upon by a bipartisan group of Senators from across the country.
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- Wrote an op-ed piece titled “Keep Fighting for Small Business.” The piece can be found here.
Michael Benet – Democratic
Incumbent Since: 1/22/2009
SMB Policies/Laws Passed: Strong Supporter of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.
Florida
Bill Nelson – Democratic
Incumbent Since: 1/3/2001
SMB Policies/Laws Passed:
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- Proposed an amendment to President Obama’s healthcare legislation that would shield small businesses from most of the burdensome paperwork posed by the new 1099 reporting requirements.
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- Awarded the Dividend$ Award for supporting economic development via small business growth.
Marco Rubio – Republican
Incumbent Since: 1/5/2011
SMB Policies/Laws Passed:
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- Recently named to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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- Insists that Washington must find solutions to healthcare, the tax rate and other policy issues before the country can make progress with unemployment and the economy.
Georgia
Saxby Chambliss – Republican
Incumbent Since: 1/3/2003
SMB Policies/Laws Passed: Heavily involved in debt-ceiling discussions.
Johnny Isakson – Republican
Incumbent Since: 1/4/2005
SMB Policies/Laws Passed:
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- Ran a small business for 30 years.
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- Co-sponsored a rejected amendment that would have redirected unused stimulus funds to pay for small business tax incentives, including assistance for small businesses that needed help paying off large expenditures for manufacturing equipment and other physical capital.
