WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and 81 Senate colleagues in cosponsoring a resolution declaring the week of May 5th as “National Small Business Week.” The measure recognizes the entrepreneurs and innovators that promote growth and create jobs across America.
“Small businesses are the heart and soul of the American economy,” said Sen. Tuberville. “Alabama is proud to be home to more than 420,000 small businesses that feed our families and fuel our economy. As a former small business owner, I know firsthand the tremendous challenges that our small business owners face every day. By cutting red tape and lowering taxes, President Trump was a champion for small businesses during his first term. Congress should work with President Trump to help him usher in the golden age of the American small business economy.”
“Main Street is roaring back under President Trump’s pro-growth policies that are ushering in a Golden Age,” said Sen. Ernst. “This week, we celebrate the small businesses that mean so much more than the livelihoods they support and the jobs they create. These shops embody the American spirit and shape the culture of big cities and rural communities across America. I’m proud to recognize these entrepreneurs’ tremendous contributions and will continue to fight to ensure that they have a champion in Washington.”
Read full text of the resolution here.
BACKGROUND:
Alabama boasts 422,586 small businesses, which account for more than 99% of Alabama’s businesses and nearly half of the workforce in the state.
Sen. Tuberville has championed small businesses during his entire tenure in Congress. Earlier this year he reintroduced the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act, which would overturn the disastrous Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and protect small businesses. He also joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Main Street Certainty Act to make the 2017 Trump-era 20% pass-through business tax deductions permanent.
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Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.
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