100% voting record on small business issues

Harrisburg, PA – Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr. has received a 2007-08 ‘Guardian of Small Business’ award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for his voting record on behalf of Pennsylvania’s small-business owners.

“Pennsylvania has a reputation of being a business ‘unfriendly’ state and reversing that reputation is going to take a lot of work and support from both sides of the aisle. The awards, presented to some Senators and Representatives by the NFIB, are a sign that there is hope, but we still have a long way to go,” John says. “The business owner members of the NFIB understand how important this fight is to the economy of this state.”

John earned a 100% voting record for supporting/opposing the following bills:

SUPPORT:
Senate Bill 752, for regulatory reform, establishing standards for the data used by state agencies when drafting new rules and regulations.
Senate Bill 986, requiring healthcare facilities to implement safety measures to reduce infections.
Senate Bill 1063, streamlining reporting of local wage taxes by reducing tax-collecting agencies from 560 to 69.
House Bill 13, protecting private property owners, who allow for public use, from lawsuits.
House Bill 296, raising the service charge on bad checks.
Senate Bill 1388, expanding the corporate net income tax rate’s sales factor calculation to 85 percent.
House Bill 2648, reauthorizing the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council for healthcare data submission and collection and for access to data.
Senate Bill 1385, expanding the cap on NOL carry-forwards to $5 million or $20 percent of taxable income.
Senate Bill 1387, raising the state’s Section 179 expensing limit to $50,000 giving small business owners the advantage of expensing the cost of a piece of machinery or other improvement in the year that the investment is made.

OPPOSE:
House Bill 489, expanding the government-run health plan for the uninsured by increasing taxes.

Guardian of Small Business Awards are given to Senators and Representatives who voted favorably on key small-business issues at least 75 percent of the time. 54 Senators and 66 Representatives received the award in 2007-08.

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