Congressman Dale Strong sat down with Adam Thompson of Americans for Prosperity-Alabama Wednesday evening in Huntsville to discuss several topics, including the value of small businesses for both owners and employees.
Strong (R-Huntsville) spoke from personal experience on the subject.
“I came from a small business,” he told Thompson. “I think what’s unique about small businesses, and I know that there are several here that own small businesses. To sign the front of a check is a little bit different than signing the back of one.”
“I wish I had this dramatic story, but my family owned a gas and grocery store, and then we owned 12 Prevost 45-foot charter buses that went out all over this country. I only kept enough drivers and staff to run 12 buses.”
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The lawmaker called small businesses the “foundation block of America.”
“You go in here, the harder you work, the more you make, the better you’re able to take care of your employees,” Strong said. “It’s hard work. You’re paying those quarterly taxes and keeping up with the county and the state and your LLC and all this. We’ve got to get America back to its roots, and that right there is small business.”
In the end, the value and success of a small business, according to Strong, are directly tied to work ethic.
“Let’s put more in the people’s back pocket so our economy can thrive. Let’s bring businesses back to America. We’ve got to get able-bodied Americans off the sidelines.”
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The Congressman also referenced President Donald Trump’s highly touted ‘big, beautiful bill’, urging caution regarding its passage.
“We’re not till the goal line yet,” he said. “A lot of people have said they got it across the goal line. Let me tell you something, that goal line is not the House. The goal line will include the House, Senate, and the President. When he signs it, that’s when it’s across the goal line.”
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