Paul Tonko: “While Democrats work to help our country return from the Republican recession, our top priority is to create jobs and…”

“While Democrats work to help our country return from the Republican recession, our top priority is to create jobs and restore responsible fiscal policies that support the middle class. The key part of our pro-growth agenda is helping small businesses. Small businesses are indeed the economic engine, creating two-thirds of the new jobs over the past 15 years. The role of small businesses is especially important as we strive to create jobs and move this economy forward. With the right resources and the right opportunities, small businesses can respond quickly with opportunities that create jobs. Democrats have already enacted eight tax cuts for small businesses, including tax credits, payroll tax holidays, incentives for capital investments, and other measures to help small business thrive. We passed these measures despite strong opposition from House Republicans and will continue our fight for small businesses despite their votes against the small business community.”