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October 5, 2004—NFIB, the nation’s largest small business group, today named U.S. Representative Trent Franks a Guardian of Small Business for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small business owners in the 108th Congress.
NFIB President and CEO Jack Faris praised Rep. Franks for “taking a stand” for small business, citing Franks’ 100 percent NFIB voting record.
“Rep. Franks is a stalwart champion of small business, having stood strong on the key small business votes in the 108th Congress,” Faris said. “This award conveys our appreciation for supporting the NFIB pro-growth agenda for small business.”
NFIB’s voting record tallies twelve key small business votes in the U.S. House of Representatives taken during the 2003 and 2004 sessions. Issues range from tax relief, to affordable health care, to liability reform, to regulatory reform. NFIB highlighted Rep. Franks’ key votes for the passage of Small Business Health Plans, a permanent end to the death tax, and The Jobs and Growth Act of 2003, which accelerated the income-tax cuts enacted in 2001 for all taxpayers and included key tax provisions for small businesses.
In all, NFIB will present Guardian awards to 48 senators and 232 representatives who voted favorably on key small business issues at least 70 percent of the time during the 108th Congress. |
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