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Issue Position: Helping Small Businesses and Tech Entrepreneurs Succeed

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Issues: Business and Consumers Employment and Affirmative Action Economy and Fiscal Business, Consumers, and Employees

Small businesses are the driving force in our Nation's economy and we need to clear the highway for them, I have supported legislation making it easier for small business to raise capital and cut some of the red tape that makes it harder for start-ups to get off the ground. I have voted against tax schemes that favor multinationals at the expense of small businesses--I seek a level playing field. I also support Small Business Development Centers, including UTSA's International Trade Center, which has previously been honored by SBA as Center of the year. These centers have aided thousands of small businesses. The New Markets Tax Credit is another important tool for attracting capital to underserved communities that badly need it. As a member of the Congressional STEM Education Caucus, I know the key role that science, technology, engineering, and math play in enabling the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader globally. Finally, on behalf of small business and entrepreneurs locally, I work to obtain federal funding to supplement important local efforts.


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