Policy Statements

Small Business Majority offers this Memorandum to outline the necessary healthcare policy actions that small businesses require in the wake of federal cuts to Medicaid and the longtime epidemic of healthcare unaffordability in the state. 

Lack of access to affordable healthcare has, for a long time, been a major barrier to entrepreneurship in this country, and New York has the second highest health expenditures per capita, following only the District of Columbia, with more than 740,000 New Yorkers reporting having medical debt.  
 

On February 5, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash submitted written testimony to the Virginia House Labor and Commerce Committee in support of HB 121, legislation that would prohibit the use of surveillance pricing in connection with a consumer transaction. 

On February 4, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of HB26-1003. This legislation would make improvements to the Colorado Loans to Increase Mainstreet Business Economic Resiliency (CLIMBER) Loan Fund while also supporting the Colorado Startup Loan Fund.

On January 29, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta submitted written testimony to the Virginia House Labor and Commerce Committee Subcommittee #2 in support of HB 1207, legislation that would establish a paid family and medical leave program.