NASE Encourages Lawmakers To Stop Playing Politics

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Posted by Kristin Oberlander - Kristie Arslan, Executive Director of the NASE, released the following statement as the threat of a Government shutdown looms and its potential effect on America’s small business community:

“A Government shutdown is a win for nobody – especially America’s small business community,” said Arslan. “The Government shutdown will send ripple effects throughout the economy. With small business loans and tax refunds stopped dead in their tracks, the small businesses that are so critical to our communities and our nation will be unable to grow or reinvest in their business. Our smallest businesses – the self-employed – will be impacted worse than most because many count on the infusion of capital they receive from their annual tax refund. I encourage President Obama and Congress to work together to ensure our Government stays open and a compromise on our federal budget is reached.”

President Obama’s recent remarks earlier in the week from Pennsylvania regarding a Government shutdown and its potential effect on small business:

“When government shuts down, it means that that small business owner who’s waiting to get a loan, suddenly nobody’s there to process it. He may not get that loan and that business may not open. And whoever he was planning to hire, suddenly he may not have that job that he was counting on.”

Comment

Your name Click to add
Email (optional) Click to add

Comment

Type the code from the image

Meet the NASE Staff Bloggers

Kristin Oberlander - In public affairs, my job is to serve as a link between the association, micro-businesses and the media. When I have down time, I enjoy drinking large quantities of coffee, contemplating how I will cram one more pair of (un)needed shoes into my closet and finding creative ways to remove my dog’s hair from my clothes, car, own hair and food. My biggest pet peeve is drivers who don’t understand 4-way stops.

Kristin on Twitter
Kristin on LinkedIn

Molly Nelson - I help out with the NASE’s legislative advocacy, communications, and public relations. From attending hearings on the Hill to helping select the cover design for the member magazine, I’ve always got something new going on. I like practicing yoga, running through different parts of the city, and I’m an admitted etymology/grammar nerd.
Molly on Twitter
Molly on LinkedIn

Kristie Arslan - I head up the advocacy efforts for the NASE, thus I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill educating legislators on how key issues such as health care, tax, and the lagging economy affect the self-employed. When I am not running around trying to convince policymakers to pay attention to micro-business, I spend my time singing nursery rhymes to my daughter and helping my husband with his small business.

Kristie on Twitter
Kristie on LinkedIn