POLITICO's One-Year Countdown to the 2012 Election Conference, presented by NFIB's Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations

50 Small Businesses in Washington Calling for Sensible Regulations to Enable Growth, Jobs

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday November 1st, dozens of small business owners from 11 battleground states will join former U.S. Senator and Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln in Washington, DC at POLITICO's One Year Countdown to the 2012 Election event sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).  

These small businesses will share their experience about how the increasing number and burdensome nature of federal regulation is impacting their ability to invest, create jobs, and grow their small business.  A new Gallup poll released this week found that regulatory compliance is the number one obstacle facing small businesses.  

While in Washington, these small businesses including local dry cleaners, small manufacturers, farmers, restaurant owners, pharmacists, and others will be available for media interviews.  They will also meet with lawmakers to discuss steps to reform the regulatory process to ensure more transparency, objectivity and public input.

Who:
Former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Small businesses owners from Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Maryland, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia

When:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
8:00 am – 1:00 pm ET One-on-one media availability with small businesses
8:25 am ET Remarks by U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln

What:
One-on-one media availability surrounding POLITICO's One Year Countdown event

Where:
The W Hotel, 515 15th St., NW, Washington, DC
To register for the event or to watch the live stream online, please click here.

Why: Small businesses are unable to plan, grow, and create jobs as a result of uncertainty surrounding the more than 4,200 federal regulations in the pipeline. Regulations are hurting job growth and forcing some businesses to close. The One Year Countdown to the 2012 Election event will help shed light on these and other challenges facing the economy. 

Background: A project of the National Federation of Independent Business, Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations is a national effort focused on protecting small businesses and American jobs from the impacts of regulations recently proposed by the Obama administration. (www.sensibleregulations.org)

SOURCE Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations