Walt praised by NFIB

Walt Minnick - Right for Idaho

March 04, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Brad Close, Director of Federal Public Policy of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), issued the following statement in reaction to Congressman Walt Minnick’s vote on H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:

“NFIB appreciates Congressman Minnick’s concerns for how small businesses have been impacted by the recession, and his recognition that the bill voted on today did not contain the kind of immediate relief to help small businesses weather this economic storm and begin to create new jobs.

“Congressman Minnick understands that to be effective, we need an economic stimulus that can be implemented immediately and that does not keep spending federal taxpayer dollars for years to come.  We appreciate Congressman Minnick’s willingness to put aside politics and work in the best interest of America’s job creators.

“America’s small businesses are the risk taker and job creators in our economy—they created 60-80 percent of the net new jobs over the last decade.  But in the current economic environment, small businesses, like the rest of the country, are struggling.  With the right relief and incentives small business can play a major role in creating a strong and lasting economic recovery.  NFIB is concerned that with the limited relief and assistance in the economic recovery legislation, the bill will do little more than spend a generation’s of taxpayer dollars on programs that have no significant connection to economic growth or job creation.

“NFIB looks forward to working with Congressman Minnick on implementing the kind of economic stimulus that small business needs.”