Plan For Small Businesses in Mind

by: Kelsey17

Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 01:53:28 PM EDT

Douglas Herbert, candidate for the 11th Congressional District, currently held by Rodney Frelinghuysen; spoke outside a closed storefront in downtown Morristown on Wednesday.  He confronted the urgent need to help struggling small businesses in the 11th district.  Doug stated: "small businesses are the engine of our economic growth. They account for 75% of new job creation...Nothing should be more non-partisan than helping small businesses grow and putting Americans back to work."

Recently current congressman, Rodney Frelinghuysen voted against the 'Small Business Lending Fund Act.'  Doug spoke about this saying, "Rodney talks about how he supports small business and how he wants to help put people back to work.  However, when he has a chance to act, a chance to actually help small business, Rodney Frelinghuysen votes against their interests."

Doug created three approaches in order to help small businesses gain access to the resources necessary to grow.  These three approaches are as follows:

1. I will fight to provide payroll tax credits for small businesses that hire and rehire Americans currently unemployed.  Many small business owners that I have spoken to have told me that they would put this credit back into their business and into hiring new employees.

2. I will fight to expand government guaranteed loan programs and credit lines to small businesses.  As a small-business owner myself, I know that access to capital is a primary concern for many small business owners now.  We cannot sit back and allow small businesses to suffocate while Congressmen like Frelinghuysen approve billions of dollars in big bank bailouts.  Bills like the one last week [Small Business Lending Fund Act] are crucial to ensuring business can survive this recession.

3. Lastly, it is time we have a Congressman in the 11th district who will support innovation and high-tech job creation.  Through investments in research and a tax credit so that business can innovate, I will work to bring new, high-tech jobs to the 11th district.  I will not accept the status-quo; there are real steps we can take to create new high-paying and secure jobs here.

Doug also said: "Now is not a time to play politics with people's lives.  I would have voted to allow small businesses to rehire and reinvest.  By putting money in the hands of those who will use it, we can and will create an economic recovery one dollar at a time."

Here is a candidate that wants to represent the people in the 11th district, not special and political interests.  At the end of his speech, Doug stated: "Small-businesses drive our economy, and I will make sure that their interests and the 11th District's interests are represented in Congress."

If you would like to learn more, volunteer, or donate to the campaign please visit douglasherbert.org

IF you live in the 11th district please remember to go place your vote for Douglas Herbert on November 2nd.

"Let's get America working again!"