On April 12, 2016, nearly a 100 organizations and businesses sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee requesting immediate consideration of H.R. 2911, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act.
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Apr 12, 2016
On March 22, 2016, the NASE joined forces with organizations such as the National Association of Home Builders, NFIB, and the International Franchise Association to urge congressional leaders in both chambers to reject the Obama Administration's request to fund Department of Labor's state grant program to address classification of workers.
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Mar 22, 2016
NASE has joined the WE Decided 2016 campaign, with a goal of engaging 100,000 women business owners in the 2016 election.
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Mar 02, 2016
Two newspapers accepted and published an NASE op-ed on the importance of small businesses having access to Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). The NASE has been leading the charge for legislative action to reverse an IRS interpretation of how HRAs can be utilized under the Affordable Care Act.
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Mar 02, 2016
On Tuesday, March 2, 2016, nearly 200 trade associations, including the NASE, sent a letter to Senate and House congressional champions, in support of the "Small Business Healthcare Relief Act" (S.1697/H.R. 2911).
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Mar 02, 2016
The NASE in a coalition letter to Committee on Small Business &
Entrepreneurship in support of Darryl L. DePriest’s nomination to serve as Chief Counsel for the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy).
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Dec 08, 2015
In a letter to Senate and House leadership, members of an HRA coalition that has been led by the National Association for the Self-Employed, implored leaders to take action on the "Small Business Healthcare Relief Act" (H.R. 2911/S. 1697) prior to the conclusion of the first session of the 114th Congress.
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Dec 04, 2015
The United States Supreme Court’s recent, historic decision in King v. Burwell, upholding the right of federal premium assistance, guaranteed millions of Americans the right to keep their healthcare. Last month’s ruling, along with the previous 2012 Supreme Court decision affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, was a profound victory for the ideal that healthcare should be a right of all Americans – rich or poor, individual or small business owner. These decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court mark the existence – and importance -- of the nation’s new healthcare system by keeping the law in tact and establishing a precedent for future debates regarding healthcare in America.
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Aug 12, 2015
Senator Vitter, Chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, introduced a huge package of tax deductions for small businesses, including the full deductibility of health insurance for the self-employed.
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Jul 29, 2015
Leaders in the Senate and House introduced bi-partisan legislation that would allow for small business, 49 or less employees, to provide for Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) as a means to financially support their employees in the purchase of health insurance and/or other qualified medical expenses.
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Jul 15, 2015