Mulvaney best choice for small businesses

By J.J. Darby

There are many national and statewide organizations that promote themselves as pro-small business, but none can claim to be America’s leading small business association. That honor is reserved for the National Federation of Independent Businesses. With 5,000 small business members in South Carolina, we are very careful when choosing which lawmakers and candidates to support.

In the 5th Congressional District, we have evaluated the voting records of Congressman John Spratt and state Senator Mick Mulvaney. Without a doubt, the candidate that you can most trust to protect the small businesses in this state and create an environment that fosters job growth is Sen. Mulvaney.

In a state so heavily dependent on the success of small businesses, it is essential that we send the right people to Washington. Indeed, in a district where unemployment is above the state average and far above the national average, it is clear that the current federal economic policies are not working. It could not be clearer that this area needs a change in representation.
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J. J. Darby

As a successful small businessman, Mick Mulvaney not only understands what small businesses need to thrive, but he also knows the struggles that small businesses are going through today. That’s why he has been such a loud voice against the harmful regulations included in the health care takeover, against the failure to extend the 2001-03 tax cuts and against the rapid growth of government.

Mick Mulvaney has been in government long enough for us to know where he stands, but not so long that he has become part of the problem. He told voters when he was first elected in 2006 that he would fight for lower taxes and pro-business policies, and that is exactly what he has done. During his time in the S.C. Legislature, he’s fought for tort reform, workers compensation reform, meaningful spending limits and the right to a secret ballot for workers, free from union intimidation, among other critical initiatives. These votes, among others, are why Sen. Mulvaney received a 100 percent rating on NFIB’s most recent scorecard.

Mick Mulvaney has stood with small business his entire legislative career. Small business owners and their employees would be well served standing with him as he runs for Congress.

J.J. Darby is South Carolina state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, the state’s largest small business association. He can be reached at [email protected].

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