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August 4, 2010
Small-Business Bill Blocked

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have blocked a bill to increase small-business lending. The House passed a version June 18.

The legislation was designed to provide $30 billion to small banks to boost lending to small businesses. The bill also included other provisions intended to aid small businesses, such as $11.7 billion in tax breaks for investing in new equipment or the sale of small-business stock.

December 16, 2009
Senators Introduce Bill to Increase Small-Business Lending, Create Jobs

WASHINGTON — United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, have introduced legislation designed to increase access to capital for small businesses and help create jobs.

S. 2869, the “Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009,” would increase the small-business loan limit to as high as $5.5 million and extend for a year the elimination of fees and increased guarantees set to expire under the Recovery Act.

February 3, 2009
Economic Stimulus Package Passes House with Small-Business Provisions

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s $819 billion economic-stimulus legislation passed in a surprisingly partisan vote in the House, where Republicans united in opposition with 11 conservative Democrats. The package includes a number of small-business provisions designed to make loans more affordable.