Senate's Rejection of Repeal Lets Us Get Back to Business
Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority:
The Senate's defeat today of an amendment aimed at repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows us to get back to focusing on the issues that matter most to America's 28 million small businesses: lowering skyrocketing healthcare costs and repairing our fragile economy. It's time we concentrate on implementing the law and its myriad benefits instead of wasting time rehashing old debates.
We commend senators for standing up for our entrepreneurs instead of voting to send them back to a system that thwarts their progress and jeopardizes their success. Small businesses need the benefits the Affordable Care Act provides, such as small business tax credits, which are available now, and insurance exchanges. These provisions, among others, will lower small businesses costs and help them and their employees gain access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.
Now more than ever it's critical that we continue educating small business owners about the provisions in the law that will boost their bottom lines. Then they can get back to doing what they do best: creating jobs and helping America prosper.
Small Business Majority is a national nonprofit organization focused on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses. We conduct extensive opinion and economic research and work with small business owners, policy experts and elected officials nationwide to bring nonpartisan small business voices to the public policy table.