07/25/2017

Small-business Coalition Presses for Tax Reform

The push to move the discussion from healthcare to tax relief is gaining ground

U.S. small-business owners are launching a nationwide blitz with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to pressure Congress to pivot to tax relief after a frustrating summer of healthcare gridlock.

The group is armed with a survey showing that small-business owners want tax relief more urgently than a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as "Obamacare," so that they can reinvest in their companies or pay down debt.

A lobbying coalition led by the bipartisan small business group Job Creators Network (JCN) and more conservative groups like FreedomWorks and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is planning to barnstorm the country in August to pitch lawmakers at summer town halls and to create a media echo chamber in key congressional districts. Their goal is to force a pivot from healthcare legislation and to narrow ambitions from the complete tax code overhaul that has been favored by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI).

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