Ernst Brings Voice of Iowa Small Businesses to Washington
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An April 8, 2025 release in which Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) describes questioning small business owners, including from Iowa, during a joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The release says the questions concerned how important it is for Congress to ensure Trump's tax cuts don't expire. It says Ernst spoke with Jerry Akers from Palo, Iowa on the impact of the punitive death tax, and that Akers echoed Chair Ernst's remarks that expiration of the tax cuts would slow the growth of small businesses.
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“Ernst Brings Voice of Iowa Small Businesses to Washington.”
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Title: Ernst Brings Voice of Iowa Small Businesses to Washington Date: 2025-04-08 Ernst Brings Voice of Iowa Small Businesses to Washington April 8, 2025 Read the release on Sen. Ernst's website HERE. Ernst, small business owners emphasize the need to make Trump tax cuts permanent. WASHINGTON – During a joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned small business owners, including from Iowa, about how important it is for Congress to ensure Trump’s tax cuts don’t expire. She spoke with Jerry Akers from Palo, Iowa on the impact of the punitive death tax and how renewing Trump’s tax cuts will allow him to pass down his business to his daughters without taking on unnecessary loans. Chair Ernst and Iowan Jerry Akers. Watch Chair Ernst’s full questioning here. Akers echoed Chair Ernst’s remarks on how the expiration of Trump’s tax cuts would slow the growth of small businesses and harm communities and employees. Ernst, who has long advocated for the eradication of the death tax, detailed how Iowa families should not have to fear the loss of their livelihoods as they grieve a loved one. ### Permalink: https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/4/ernst-brings-voice-of-iowa-small-businesses-to-washington
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