Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson Champions Small Business Legislation

American Small Business League Endorses Congressman Hank Johnson

Based on his strong track record for small businesses, The American Small Business League (ASBL) has endorsed Congressman Hank Johnson (D - GA) for reelection. The ASBL is the only national small business advocate committed to stopping widespread fraud and abuse in federal small business contracting programs.

As far as I am concerned, every small business in America owes Congressman Hank Johnson a debt of gratitude. He is leading the charge against the diversion of federal small business contracts to large corporations, and taking on big businesses that are hijacking billions of dollars a month in federal small business contracts. Hank Johnson is a hero to me, and I think he is a hero to every small business in the country.

During the 111th Congress, Congressman Johnson introduced H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act. The bill would stop the diversion of billions of dollars a month in federal small business contracts to corporate giants. If signed into law, H.R. 2568 would direct more federal funds into the hands of Georgia's small businesses than anything proposed by the Obama Administration or any other member of Congress to date. http://www.asbl.com/documents/hr2568.pdf

Since 2003, more than a dozen federal investigations have uncovered billions of dollars in federal contracts intended for small businesses actually flowing into the hands of large businesses like: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, British Aerospace, Thales Communications, Ssangyong Corporation headquartered in South Korea, and Italian firm Finmeccanica SpA. H.R. 2568, would put a halt to this ten-year contracting scandal, and redirect billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds to the middle class economy. (http://www.asbl.com/documents/20090825TopSmallBusinessContractors2008.pdf)

During FY 2009, Georgia small businesses received $ 2.15 billion in contracts from the federal government. The ASBL has estimated that the passage of H.R. 2568 could more than double the volume of federal contracts awarded to small businesses in the State of Georgia.

 

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Comments

[William McKibbin]

09:37 PM on 07/21/2010

The truth is that small businesses are a hassle for most Congress people -- what Congress likes to do is deal with Federal issues -- did everyone know that America has one of the lowest incidents of small businesses in the developed world? -- more at:

http://wjmc.blogspot.com/2010/07/austerity-affects-butter-and-guns.html

Congress needs to get back in touch with America's small business community -- in the mean time my vote will always be against incombants who have mostly turned their backs on those of us in small businesses across the nation...

[Lloyd Chapman]

07:32 PM on 07/26/2010

The truth is that small businesses are the back bone of our nation's economy and it is not reasonable that they are a "hassle" for most members of congress. Congressman Johnson is one of a handful of small business advocates in Congress.

[Radar423]

07:53 PM on 07/20/2010

I wish they all were like Hank.
Unfortunately the bulk of Congress can be bought and paid for with surprisingly small campaign contributions.
Look at it this way, it is probably cheaper to own a politician in America, than it is to own a house.

[GrimJack]

11:46 AM on 07/20/2010

Hank Johnson has been one of the most consistent supporters of small business issues in Congress and he should be reelected.

[ramal]

08:28 PM on 07/19/2010

Hank Johnson seems to be a good guy. I hope he wins reelection.

[Lloyd Chapman]

02:31 PM on 07/20/2010

I think he's more than just a good guy. He's a champion for the small business community. I hope that he is able to hold his seat and continue his good work for small businesses.