The U.S. federal appeals court ruling today blocking the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is a major letdown for hardworking small business owners across the nation who support this standard. According to Small Business Majority's scientific opinion polling, 73 percent of entrepreneurs favor the rule, designed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce smog and soot crossing state lines.
Press Releases
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding the federal appeals court ruling sending the Environmental Protection Agency's interstate pollution standard back for revision:
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Vast majority of Nevada small business owners believe clean energy investments spur job creation and economic growth, and support various EPA standards even if they impact their business
Opinion polling shows Nevada small business owners support government investments in clean energy and believe such investments have an important role in creating jobs and boosting the economy, even if it means an increase in utility costs.
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding small business support for the carbon emissions standard established under the Clean Air Act
Scientific polling shows small business owners support national standards to oversee unlimited emissions of greenhouse gases, and today it was announced that more than 3 million comments were collected in support of the Carbon Pollution Standard during the public comment period.
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Friday, August 3, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding rebates totaling $1.1 billion insurers were required to send small employers, other customers under reform law
The deadline for health insurers to send $1.1 billion in rebates to customers whose premium dollars they failed to spend in accordance with the Medical Loss Ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act was Aug. 1, and with millions of small employers getting money back, this news is evidence that reform is already starting to work for them.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding the House's extension of high-income tax cuts, and the failed motion to recommit for the benefit of small business
In failing to approve the motion to recommit on H.R. 8, a motion that would have amended the Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Act passed by the House yesterday and put the saved money toward small business expensing and deficit reduction, legislators forfeited an attempt to help small business owners at a time when they need comprehensive tax reform the most. This motion would have produced tangible benefits for our nation's chief job creators. But as is all too often the case, politics got in the way of policy.
Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Colorado small business owners believe clean energy investments spur job creation and economic growth, and agree the fate of Solyndra doesn't mean government should stop investing in renewable technologies
Opinion polling shows nearly three-quarters of Colorado small business owners believe government investments in clean energy have an important role in creating jobs and boosting the economy, and they support continued investments in clean and renewable technologies, even when asked specifically about Solyndra: 61 percent agree the failure of the company, which received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government, doesn't mean the government should stop investing in renewable technologies.
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
In wake of Supreme Court ruling, statewide listening tour report finds California small business owners know few specifics of new law and how it will affect them
July 25, 2012: In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, a new report shows California small businesses still know little about the healthcare reform law or how it will impact their bottom line, but are eager to learn more about the law and how it can help them afford health insurance.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding the Senate's vote today to extend tax cuts benefiting American entrepreneurs of the middle class
By voting today to extend tax cuts for Americans making less than $250,000 annually, Senators kept in place an important benefit for small business owners struggling to grow, hire or even just meet payroll. A vast 97 percent of American entrepreneurs make less than $200,000 annually. Extending the tax cuts would help these Main Street job creators save money so they can grow their businesses, and with them, the economy.
Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Vast majority of Pennsylvania small business owners believe clean energy investments spur job creation and economic growth, and support various EPA standards even if they impact their businessJuly 17, 2012
Opinion polling shows Pennsylvania small business owners support government investments in clean energy and believe such investments have an important role in creating jobs and boosting the economy, even if it means an increase in utility costs.
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Vast majority of Michigan small business owners believe clean energy investments spur job creation and economic growth, and back state standards for minimum renewable energy sources
Michigan small business owners overwhelmingly support increasing the state's renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025, according to opinion polling released by Small Business Majority. Nearly eight in 10 (79 percent) Michigan small businesses support setting standards that require utilities to meet a certain percentage of energy demand through renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and bio-fuels (for example, requiring a 25 percent target in renewable fuels by 2025).
Topic(s):
Energy