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 Friday, January 22, 2021 White House Commitment to Smallest and Minority-owned Businesses Key to Solving Economic Crisis On today’s White House press conference on small business relief, Main Street Alliance Government Affairs Director Didier Trinh had this to say: “Small businesses across the country are glad to see a recommitment to prioritizing their needs as we continue through an ongoing pandemic and economic... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Inauguration Day: Amid Crisis, Small Businesses Look to a Brighter Future On the Inauguration of the 46th President of United States, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and the historic inauguration of the first woman of color as Vice President, Kamala Harris, Main Street Alliance leadership had this to say: “Main Street Alliance congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, January 15, 2021 Small Business Have Needed a Comprehensive Plan—Biden Response Set to Deliver On President-elect Biden’s announcement of an emergency coronavirus response plan Thursday, Main Street Alliance Government Affairs Director Didier Trinh had this to say: “Small businesses across the country are breathing a sigh of relief at the announcement of a critical, comprehensive plan that... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, January 07, 2021 There Must Be Accountability On the attack at the U.S. Capitol yesterday, Main Street Alliance Board Members and Executive Leadership had this to say: Yesterday’s attack on the Capitol was incited by a president who refuses to accept that millions of us turned out to stand with and for each other and elect Joe Biden by... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, January 06, 2021 With Georgia Senators Joining the Fight, Democrats Must Enact Bold Policy That Invests in Communities and Main Street Main Street Alliance congratulates Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on their victories in Georgia and looks forward to working with them to advance small business priorities . COVID-19 continues to present the greatest threat in generations to the country’s more than 30 million small... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, December 21, 2020 Small Business Urge Swift Passage and Implementation of Urgently Needed Relief Package As Congress plans to pass the $900 Billion Year End COVID Relief Bill today, Main Street Alliance Executive Director Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: "Small businesses have been desperately waiting for additional COVID relief since May. This latest COVID relief bill finally brings forward the... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, December 01, 2020 New Bills Offer Critical Relief, But More is Needed On the multiple new Covid relief bills from the Senate today, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: "Small businesses need Covid relief urgently and have been saying so for months. At the absolute deadline and on the edge of a winter surge and crisis, a... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 04, 2020 Small Businesses Thrive when Democracy Thrives: Every Vote Counts On the election process, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: “This was the largest voter turnout in recent history. Americans across race and zip code turned out to stand with and for each other. No matter what the politicians say, it is the people’s... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Small Businesses and the American People Demand to Be a Priority Over Corporate Immunity and Supreme Court Confirmations On McConnell’s latest attempt to run through a sham bill and undermine negotiations, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: “Today’s vote and yesterday’s procedural show mean nothing to the small businesses waiting months for needed COVID relief. Followed... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, October 16, 2020 New Poll: Nearly Half of Black-Owned Small Businesses Closed Permanently Or Will Soon Shutter Due to Insufficient Federal COVID Relief As critical federal coronavirus relief legislation remains stalled in negotiations between lawmakers and the White House, a new poll from Color Of Change and Main Street Alliance out today reveals Black-owned small businesses are being decimated by government inaction and racial inequities. Barring... Read more |