The Main Street Alliance
Main Street Alliance is a national network of small business coalitions working to build a new voice for small businesses on important public policy issues. Alliance small business owners share a vision of public policies that work for business owners, our employees, and the communities we serve.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Representative Jayapal on Why the Paycheck Recovery Act Works Both for Workers and Small Businesses Speaking directly with Main Street Alliance small business members last Thursday, Representative Jayapal laid out both what already exists in relief packages for small businesses as well as what she and her progressive caucus colleagues are pushing for to include in upcoming packages. From... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Small Biz Oppose Corporate Immunity Push Main Street Alliance sent a letter to Congressional leaders last week warning them of the danger to small businesses by pushing forward corporate immunity, a long time goal of large corporations looking to undo decades of worker and consumer protections. Download a PDF of the Full Letter, or copy... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, May 15, 2020 Senator Bernie Sanders Says We Must Be "Flexible and Aggressive" to Save Small Businesses On a virtual call hosted by the Vermont chapter of the Main Street Alliance yesterday, Senator Bernie Sanders spoke with Vermont small business owners on the continuing COVID-19 crisis, and what support is still necessary to shore up a robust small business economy. From the Paycheck Security Act... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, April 10, 2020 Business and Workers Orgs Applaud Paycheck Guarantee Act As Comprehensive Plan for Economic Recovery As organizations that represent the interests of American workers, small businesses, and consumers we applaud Representative Jayapal on a bill that finally puts American workers and small businesses ahead of corporations. This is exactly the type of program we need to keep people on payroll and... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, March 26, 2020 Small Businesses Need More to Survive COVID-19 On the stimulus bill S. 3548 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, that passed the Senate last night, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance, Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: “The best way to support the economy during this crisis is to keep workers getting paychecks,... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, October 04, 2019 Trump's New Health Care Executive Order Distracts From Real Health Care Issues for Small Business As President Trump tries to distract from his sabotage of the Affordable Care Act with this health care announcement and executive order this week, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance, Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: “With the decision on the Texas v US ACA lawsuit eminent, President... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 23, 2018 In House hearing, Small Business Owners Respond to the Republican Tax Law Today, as the House Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee held a hearing on tax reform and small businesses, small business owners from across America shared their stories with committee members about how the Republican tax law hurt their businesses, employees, and communities. The Republican... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 10, 2018 MomsRising & Main Street Alliance Join Small Businesses Across the Country to Mark Equal Pay Day & Highlight Pay Gap Statistics MomsRising and the Main Street Alliance are joining more than 30 small businesses across the country to brew up some change and call out the gender wage gap. On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 , Equal Pay Day, small businesses in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, April 06, 2018 Republican Tax Cuts are Failing Small Businesses, New Report Finds Far from buoying small businesses, the new tax law Republicans passed late in 2017 is already proving to be more problematic than positive for Main Street. Senator Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Finance, and Oregon small business owners held a press conference today to release the... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, March 22, 2018 Small Business Statement on House Spending Bill In response to the spending bill introduced in the US House late last night, Amanda Ballantyne, the National Director of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business owners , released the following statement: “We’re encouraged to see that the House spending bill is a bipartisan... Read more |