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dicho el Mayo 16, 2024 en Public appearance

“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”

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Rachael Cabral-Guevara,

dicho el Octubre 18, 2023 en Public hearing

Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.

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dicho el Abril 21, 2023 en an interview with Noticias Telemundo

"Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses."

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dicho el Febrero 16, 2023 en the State of the State speech

"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."

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dicho el Julio 24, 2022 en TV interview

"We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."

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dicho el Diciembre 1, 2021 en remarks at the White House

"The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic."

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Rebecca Kleefisch

dicho el Julio 20, 2021 en Twitter

Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.

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dicho el Julio 11, 2021 en a Facebook post

“Lauren Boebert received a PPP loan for her restaurant.”

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dicho el Junio 1, 2021 en an interview on MSNBC

"Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."

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James Gallagher

dicho el Diciembre 3, 2020 en a tweet

“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”

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dicho el Octubre 18, 2020 en a tweet

Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”

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dicho el Septiembre 22, 2020 en a TV interview

“Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program

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dicho el Agosto 26, 2020 en a campaign ad

Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."

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dicho el Julio 22, 2020 en a campaign video

There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”

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dicho el Mayo 20, 2020 en a virtual town hall

“40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.”

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Lincoln Project

dicho el Mayo 5, 2020 en an ad

"Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."

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dicho el Abril 16, 2020 en a Facebook post

“Pick up a product. Look at the barcode. If the first 3 numbers are 690 or 691 or 692, the product was made in China.”

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dicho el Diciembre 13, 2019 en an email

Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."

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dicho el Septiembre 8, 2019 en a campaign announcement

"Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation."

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Alberta Darling

dicho el Septiembre 4, 2019 en a Joint Finance Committee meeting

"Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"

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Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

Por Marta Campabadal Graus • Mayo 17, 2023

Inflation’s effects on the holiday season

Inflation’s effects on the holiday season

Por Jeff Cercone • Noviembre 22, 2022

PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

Por Samantha Putterman • Febrero 10, 2022

Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin

Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin

Por Haley BeMiller • Diciembre 24, 2020

Latest promises about Small Business

Give small businesses a 'restart package' for pandemic-related openings

Establish a small business initiative for rural America

Reform the Small Business Administration's ability to respond after disasters

Create a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME)

Change rules so small businesses owned by people with disabilities get preferences for contracts.

Implement "Women Owned Business" contracting program

Raise the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009

Expand loan programs for small businesses