Cited for Supporting Small Business Owners
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has earned a 100% score from the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) and a coalition of small business organizations in their voting scorecard that evaluates Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on their support for this nation's small business owners in the 109th Congress. (http://www.uswcc.org/scorecard)
“Small businesses are critical to economic growth and maintaining the character of the many communities in south central Wisconsin,” said Congresswoman Baldwin. “I’m proud of my legislative support in Congress and equally proud of the outreach we do every day helping small business owners procure federal grants, loans, and contracts. There are many ways the federal government can partner with small businesses, whether starting up or long-established, and my staff and I are eager to help identify these opportunities,” Baldwin said.
“With the myriad of challenges facing small businesses today it is important to take a look at the progress that is being made in Congress to address these issues,” Margot Dorfman, CEO of the USWCC, said. Cris Young, president of the National Procurement Council, adds, “This voting scorecard should remind both Members of Congress and small business owners about where they stand on the issues, and whether or not the level of need is matching the level of action entrepreneurs across the nation are seeing.”
The voting scorecard was released by a group of 6 small business trade associations that work on behalf of this nation's 24 million small businesses, and represent a membership of upward to 1 million small businesses, women-owned businesses and minority firms across the country.
The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce (tm) (http://www.uswcc.org) is the leading advocate for women on economic and leadership issues. The USWCC is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 organization founded in 2001; its headquarter offices are located in Washington, D.C.
