Rep. Garbarino Presented With NFIB's "Guardian of Small Business" Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, presented Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) with their most prestigious legislative recognition, the Guardian of Small Business Award.
"I am honored to receive NFIB’s Guardian of Small Business Award," said Rep. Garbarino. "Small businesses are essential to Long Island’s economy, but continue to face challenges from inflation, supply chain shortages, and workforce shortages. I will always fight for pro-small business policies that encourage growth and get government out of the way of recovery."
“The NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award is presented to Members of Congress who have proven themselves to be real champions of small business,” said NFIB President and CEO Brad Close. “This Congress, small businesses emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic but faced continual threats of high inflation, workforce shortages, and supply chain disruptions. These NFIB Guardians demonstrated strong support of small businesses on key issues. NFIB is unique in that we only represent small and independent businesses, and our members decide our policy positions. We are proud to recognize the elected officials from the 117th Congress who earned this distinction by taking pro-small business votes that supported an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program and opposed tax increases, new mandates, increased legal liability, and problematic employment law revisions that would have threatened Main Street’s economic recovery.”
NFIB’s Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for lawmakers who vote consistently with small businesses on key issues identified by small business owners. Those who voted with small business on key issues 70% or more of the time during the 117th Congress earned the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award. NFIB informs lawmakers in advance which votes will be considered NFIB Key Votes and asks lawmakers to support the consensus views of our members. We also remind them that the results will be reported back to the NFIB membership.
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