Opinion: 4 steps to strengthen small businesses and improve the economy - Rep. Scott Murphy
By REP. SCOTT MURPHY | 9/23/10 12:21 PM EDT
Few members of Congress are business people, so they don’t really understand what it takes to start, run and expand a business — small or large. Before I was elected to Congress, I spent my life starting and building businesses.
So I understand the challenges our economy faces and the need to remove financial and regulatory hurdles stifling private sector growth. That is why I am focusing my efforts on four actions Congress can take in the next week, which can have an immediate effect on small businesses — and improve our economy.