CONGRESS

"The findings of our tax survey re-emphasize the growing impatience of the self-employed as Congress continues to fail to address comprehensive tax reform," said Director of Government Affairs Katie Vlietstra. "Seventy-eight percent of respondents support efforts to reform both the individual and corporate tax structure; in fact, 61% of respondents are open to exploring proposals that drop the individual rate and eliminate deductions."

Congress closed out 2011 by agreeing to a short-term extension of the payroll tax cut. Now that they are back in session, your lawmakers are wrangling to come to a longer one-year deal. As they debate another payroll tax extension proposal, I again encourage them to put partisan politics aside and pass the payroll tax extension.

As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate another payroll tax extension proposal, Kristie Arslan, President & CEO of the NASE, encourages our policymakers to put partisan politics aside and pass the payroll tax extension.

Kristie Arslan, Executive Director of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), released the following statement after the House passed a repeal of the onerous 1099 legislation...

The self-employed and micro-business owners continued to plan for business, educational and personal success in 2009. During that time, the NASE continued to be a resource for these businesses as they navigated the stormy waters of the nation’s economy with advice on survival and even success.

The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) was dismayed to see that lawmakers have once again failed to include provisions that will make a noticeable difference in the bottom line of the nation’s millions of self-employed business owners.

NASE comments on the House health care reform bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962).

As Congress continues its important work on health care reform, the NASE and the NAR ask legislators that any final health reform measure address the unique problems experienced by America’s self-employed workforce.

The NASE, NFIB, and NSBA urge legislators to remember that our nation’s small businesses and the self-employed share a problem that plagues all of our members: the soaring cost of healthcare.

Congress is in recess! What does that mean? Why do they take a break? How long is it? Congressional recesses have been around since the beginning of Congress, but their purpose and length have changed over time. Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know about congressional recesses.