Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Access to Capital: Jumpstart of Businesses Start-Up Act (JOBS Act) -- supported final passage and Presidential approval Regulation/Regulatory Reform: (cont.) Regulation/Regulatory Reform: Continue to advocate for significant regulatory reform and relief including expansion of Reg Flex for small business, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory moratorium, a regulatory budget, up or down vote by Congress on major regulations. FDA Safety and Innovation Act (S 3187) -- supported passage. Opposed amendments to include drug reimportation. Taxpayer Right to Know Act (HR 3609) - support Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act (HR 2008) - support Reguatory Freeze for Jobs Act (HR 4078) - support Midnight Rule Relief Act- support Paycheck Fairness Act (S 3220) - oppose Affordable Care Act -- continue to support repeal of the health care law (ObamaCare), and push for competitive health care reforms such as a national marketplace for health insurance, expanded HSAs, equity for the self-employed, and tax credits for individuals. Taxes/Tax Relief and Reform: Continue to advocate for comprehensive tax reform (simplifying tax system through a flat tax), reduction of individual and corporate rates, repeal of death tax and lowering or zeroing out of capital gains taxes. Small Business Tax Deduction Act (HR 9) -- supported passage LIFO Repeal -- oppose Continue to support the extension or making permanent tax relief provided by 2003 and 2008 tax reduction packages. Federal Government Procurement: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013, Bartlett Amendment -- supported Military Construction Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, Grimm Amendment -- opposed GET Small Business Contracting Act (HR 3850) - supported Small Business Advocate Act (HR 3851) - supported Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act (HR 3893) - supported Small Business Opportunity Act (HR 3980) - supported Building Better Businesses Partnership Act (HR 3985) - supported Small Business Promotion Act (HR 3987) - supported Contracting Opportunity Protection Act (HR 4081) - supported Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act (HR 4206) - supported Affordable Energy: Keystone XL Pipeline -- continue to support construction of the pipeline and efforts to move approval through congressional action. S.J. Resolution 37 - supported Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (HR 4480) - supported passage Chambliss Amendment to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S 3240) -- supported this amendment to repeal renewable fuel standard. New taxes on energy producers - oppose Protection of Free Speech and the Small Business Voice in Policymaking and the Legislative Process: DISCLOSE Act (S2219) - opposed Technology/Telecommunication: Advocacy of universal broadband through private sector incentives/pro-investment policies. Support Verizon/cable company deal on spectrum swap, open spectrum auctions.