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May Policy Update
Paycheck Protection Likely to Be Tweaked As Congress
Considers New Responses To Coronavirus Stimulus
After several rounds of swift, bipartisan action, there appears to be agreement on fixing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with both chambers and the administration talking about extending the eight-week covered period. However, beyond that, the chambers may be reaching a fork in the road.
April Policy Update
With small businesses and their employees facing an existential crisis, the SBA’s Paycheck Program (PPP) opened in early April, but was plagued by administrative issues, questions about who was getting funding and then ran out of funds within two weeks. An additional $310 billion was added to the initial round of $300 billion in the fourth Congressional response, but many of the administrative issues were left unaddressed.
March Policy Update
COVID-19 Economic Rescue Package Has Help for Business
Moving with unusual speed, in just the last week of March, Congress passed with bipartisan support and the President signed into law an unprecedented $2.3 trillion Coronavirus economic response package. Although not perfect, it offers hope to the many business leaders struggling to take care of employees and keep their businesses from closing permanently.
February Policy Update
ASBC Members Promote Employee Ownership on the Hill
Employee Ownership was a key topic for ASBC on Capitol Hill in February. The House Small Business Committee held a public hearing Feb. 12 on the issue that included among its witnesses John Abrams, founder of ASBC-member South Mountain Company, which is an integrated architecture, engineering, building and solar company and a worker cooperative for 33 years.
January 2020 Policy Update
ASBC Member Testifies for Paid Leave at House Ways and Means Hearing
Rebecca Hamilton, co-CEO of Gilsum, N.H.-based W.S. Badger Company, a member of the American Sustainable Business Council, testified January 28 in support of the FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185) before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.
Family owned and run, W.S. Badger was founded in 1995 in rural southwestern New Hampshire and employs 100 people in the manufacture and sale of organic balms and personal care products.
December 2019 Policy Update
ASBC Summit Pushes for Real Systemic Change
“Making Capitalism Work for All,” ASBC’s annual Summit, was an inspiring, energizing success for the more than 150 attendees who arrived in the nation’s capital for the two-day event on Dec 10 and 11.
November 2019 Policy Update
Summit Workshops: Key Challenges & Vital Skills
Workshops at this year’s ASBC Summit offer a mix of challenging topics plus detailed strategies and skills to handle challenges better.
Can Capitalism Save Our Planet? offers a choice of three workshops exploring broad, high-impact initiatives.
October 2019 Policy Update
Summit Main Sessions Unveil
How to Make Capitalism Work for All
What will it take to reverse America’s falling standard of living? Curtail climate change? Update our decrepit infrastructure? Culling the best ideas from a wide range of thought leaders, Summit plenary sessions offer focused, rich discussions on crucial issues.
September 2019 Policy Update
Business Leaders and Policy Experts Explore
How to Save Capitalism on Dec. 10-11
ASBC’S Sustainable Business & Advocacy Summit in D.C. this December, “Making Capitalism Work for All,” will convene a thought-provoking range of speakers from the left, right and center perspectives.
August 2019 Policy Update
Registration Is Open for the ASBC Summit,
“Making Capitalism Work for All”
ASBC members and other values-based business leaders from around the country will convene in Washington, D.C. this December 10-11 for our 2019 Summit. The event offers a day of idea-sparking sessions with thought leaders across the political spectrum, followed by a day of meetings with members of Congress.
July 2019 Policy Update
Plastic Pollution Law Progresses in CA
ASBC is closely following a pair of circular economy bills – SB 54 and AB 1080 — the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. ASBC voiced our support at hearings on July 3 and 8. Both bills have passed in their original houses. ASBC sees organizing California business support as a good start for our federal circular economy campaign.
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