Policy Statements

On April 14, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging lawmakers to provide robust funding for the federal agencies and programs that support small businesses in fiscal year 2027. The letter calls on Congress to maintain and strengthen funding for the Small Business Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, the U.S.

On April 8, Small Business Majority State Policy & Advocacy Vice President Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to Governor Spanberger urging her to sign legislation that would establish a Commonwealth-run paid family and medical leave program into law.

On March 31, Small Business Majority submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed rule issued by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Services (USCIS) that would indefinitely bar asylum applicants in the U.S. from applying for authorization to work legally during their application process. The letter underscores how imposing new restrictions on the work authorization process for millions of individuals would intensify the small business labor shortage by blocking access to specialized labor talent pools for Main Street. 

On March 27, Mike Horn submitted written testimony in support of SB-881 to the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee. This legislation would would force non-bank lenders to transparently disclose the true APR for small business loans, which is the only established metric that enables borrowers to make apples-to-apples comparisons between different financing products.