As the economy edges toward recovery, the best job-creation policies Congress can implement may well focus on allowing U.S. ingenuity to flourish.
As New Democrat Coalition leaders, we believe this is a top priority to build on our nation’s core strengths of innovation and entrepreneurship.
During the downturns of the early 1990s and 2000s, innovative small businesses led the way out of recession. More than half the companies in today’s Fortune 500 — including Microsoft, Federal Express and Intel — were born as small businesses in the depths of past recessions or bear markets.
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Author: REP. JOSEPH CROWLEY & REP. MELISSA BEAN & REP. RON KIND & REP. ALLYSON SCHWARTZ & REP. ADAM SMITH
