Hanna Outlines Goals for Assisting Small Business

ROME — While visiting the Rome Strip Steel Co. Monday, Republican Congressional candidate Richard Hanna unveiled his plans for how he would help small businesses.

Hanna, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, for the 24th Congressional District seat, outlined his ideas for how Congress can allow small businesses to thrive:

◦Don’t implement any new tax increases on small businesses.

◦Provide stability by limiting federal regulation on small businesses.

◦Reform banking oversight to make it easier for businesses to access loans.

◦Limit new paperwork – such as a mandate related to 1099 forms in the health care bill – that adds expenses for small businesses.
The government’s role should be to provide a positive environment for small businesses and allow the business owners to be the ones who grow their companies and produce jobs, Hanna said.

Federal regulations that increase costs and paperwork for small businesses are harming the overall work environment, Hanna said.

“It’s easy to pass a law, but this is the real world out here,” he said.

In response to Hanna’s news conference, Arcuri spokesman Jeb Fain pointed out that Arcuri recently was announced as a recipient of the Guardian of Small Business award from the National Federation of Independent Business for his efforts thus far in Congress.

“Going forward, Congressman Arcuri has a plan to help small businesses by building upon our region’s strengths: transportation, education, agriculture and manufacturing,” Fain said.

At Hanna’s event, Rome Strip Steel Co. President Kirk Hinman and Vice President Mark Hinman discussed the difficulties of operating a small business in New York state and said they liked what they heard from Hanna. The company has about 130 employees, they said.

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