Alliance for Affordable Services Achieves Legislative Victory for Its Members With Passage of Small Business Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance for Affordable Services is celebrating the passage of H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, as a legislative victory for its members and small-business owners nationwide. The Act, which President Obama will sign into law today, includes several components that the Alliance and its membership supported, such as increased access to capital and targeted tax credits that include an historic first — allowing the self-employed to receive a tax credit for health care expenditures.
Over the past year, the Alliance has worked with the Senate Finance and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees to advocate for passage of this legislation. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, expressed her appreciation of the efforts of the Alliance when she commented: “I thank Alliance for Affordable Services and the hundreds of groups who helped us pass this bill, as well as leadership of the Senate and House, Senators Voinovich and LeMieux and the President. It is a win for small businesses and our families in need of jobs and paychecks.”
About Alliance for Affordable Services
Founded in 1981, Alliance for Affordable Services uses the power of the group to negotiate savings on a variety of business, lifestyle, and health care benefits for approximately 75,000 members nationwide. The association's Legislative Advocacy Program keeps members informed and provides them with tools to contact their legislators and voice their opinions. For more information about the Alliance and its legislative advocacy program, visit AffordableServices.org/advocacy or call Member Services at 800.733.2242.
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