Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090141537

Big business can compete for overseas contracts. but small businesses are shut out simply by the fact of the size of their business. Fourth. the Presidents budget request this year called for cuts or elimination of 75 percent of the programs that benefit small business. It is hard to believe that an administration that says it favors business is. in fact. trying to kill the section 7(a) loan program for the Small Business Administration and trying to eliminate the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The final two provisions: We would create a 39year tax depreciation rule for restaurants and small retailers and make it easier for businesses to obtain H1B and H2B visas.
Keywords matched
H1B visas H2B

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS ALLEN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
ME
Gender
M
Date
2006-06-07
Speech ID
1090141537
Paragraph
#0
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