KSheridan

KSheridan

I represent the state of Iowa. The congress person most like me is Tom Harkin. He is a Democrat. I have not decided if I am a Democrat or Republican yet. For now, I think I am a Republican. Tom Harkin's website is [|http://www.harkin.senate.gov]. Tom Harkin is a senator for the state of Iowa. His first participation in Washington D.C. was when he was part of the staff for congressman of Iowa, Neil Smith, in 1969. Harkin served in the House of Representatives for ten years. He had a huge impact on supporting education in Iowa. He also has been a great supporter in health care. Harkin has been a supporter of senior citizens as well. Although he is a Democrat, I agree with most of what he wants to do and has done with important issues.



__**5 interesting facts about Iowa** __ *Has the world's largest strawberry
 * Dubuque is the state's oldest city
 * Elk Horn in the largest Danish settlement in the U.S.
 * 29th state
 * Cornell College is the only school in the nation to have its entire campus listed on the national register of historic places.

__**5 facts about Iowa that have to do with improving small businesses**__ *Many small business development centers in Iowa
 * 73 weeks is the maximum amount of time for unemployment
 * Iowa insurance division has a consumer guide for small businesses
 * 64.2% of businesses failed in Iowa
 * 243,932 was an estimated amount of businesses in Iowa in 2004


 * __3 issues important to me about the economy__**


 * The government is too deep in debt, so I think we need to start passing bills that we can actually afford. The government keeps going in debt because of small business owners getting loans. If businesses improve, they can pay that loan quicker.
 * Sell more houses, because moving is too complicated for people today and people aren't taking the chances on losing more money. We need more real estate agents that are well experienced. People who are trying to sell their house have to keep lowering the price in order to sell it.


 * Help small businesses grow, because many people are losing their jobs because the business they worked for closed or could not afford to pay them. Also, the owners of small businesses are losing a lot of money if they aren't making a good enough profit.

I chose to support small businesses for my bill because I feel that the struggling small businesses have a huge impact on why the economy is so bad. This bill will help small business owners know more about running a business correctly with a marketing plan and how to budget well. Also small businesses will be advertised and upgraded. You have probably seen small businesses that just opened not long ago go have a sign saying "out of business". In 2008, an estimated amount of 627,200 businesses opened and about 595,600 of them closed that same year. When a business closes, that probably means the owner could not afford it and probably had a loan from the government, which costs the government more money. Also all the people who worked for that business have lost their jobs. When people lose their jobs they usually get unemployment benefits. Unemployment is when unemployed people can get money from the government for a certain amount of time until they find a new job and it is much harder to find a new job these days. The more people lose their jobs, the more the government goes in debt. The government is already at least a trillion dollars in debt! You should vote for this bill, because it will help small businesses improve. This bill will open up more jobs for the unemployed, which saves the government a ton of money. This bill will help the economy now and in the long run. We do not want the economy to go bad again for a long time. To visit the bill I am proposing click on HB6. 



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