WASHINGTON – Today Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) praised the Senate Finance Committee’s inclusion of small business tax incentives in the economic stimulus package. Kerry introduced a bill last week to increase small business expensing for 2008 and to increase the net operating loss carry back period. The Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on the [...]
January 30, 2008
Up next: Super Tuesday 2008 – Post No. 013008-3
The political calendar for presidential candidates so far this year has featured only one or two election contests at a time. But next Tuesday definitely lives up to its billing as Super Tuesday. On that day, 24 states will hold primaries or caucuses.
There will be 1,681 Democratic delegates and 1,023 Republican delegates up for grabs [...]
January 30, 2008
Committee Calls for Sweeping Reforms to SBIR Program – Post No. 013008-2
News From the
Committee on Small Business
Nydia M. Velázquez, Chairwoman
Panel Underscores Initiative’s Contributions to Lagging Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the specter of a recession looms, small business innovation becomes an increasingly vital asset to our economy. It was technology startups, after all, that led the way back to growth during our last slowdown. During a [...]
January 30, 2008
Edwards is Out – Post No. 013008-1
Edwards, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in 2004 then joined Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., as his vice presidential candidate, had placed poorly in several early contests,lagging behind rivals Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill.
The former North Carolina senator will end his bid during a speech on poverty in New Orleans, [...]
