Yorba Linda, CA – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) received the Advocate for American Business Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for her strong leadership and voting record in the 118th Congress in support of small businesses.
“Our CA-40 small businesses are bearing the brunt of higher prices, workforce challenges, and organized retail crime. Policies from Congress should make their lives easier, not harder,” said Rep. Kim. “I thank the U.S. Chamber for recognizing my advocacy for small businesses, and I will keep working to support hardworking entrepreneurs running our economies and living their American dream.”
“The U.S. Chamber is pleased to recognize Congresswoman Young Kim with our Advocate for American Business award,” said Jennings Imel, Western Region Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Congresswoman Kim supports pro-growth policies that make it easier for Orange County businesses to create jobs and opportunity, while her leadership and willingness to work across the aisle help deliver results for Orange County families.”
Pictures courtesy of the Office of Congresswoman Young Kim can be found HERE.
Rep. Kim has worked on policies to support small businesses such as:
- Addressing the rise of organized retail crime by leading the bipartisan Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act to boost information sharing between the federal government, state and local law enforcement to hold criminal networks accountable;
- Expanding access to financial opportunities for underserved communities by helping introduce the Financial Inclusion in Banking Act;
- Providing an estimated 2.7 million loans totaling roughly $54 billion by helping lead the PPP Extension Act, which allowed small businesses more time to access targeted Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Protecting small businesses from cyberattacks by leading the Small Business Administration (SBA) Cyber Awareness Act;
- Ensuring regulations do not harm small businesses by introducing the Reviewing the Expansion of Government (REG) Act;
- Ensuring access to small dollar loans for small businesses and consumers by introducing the Small Dollar Loan Certainty Act;
- Helping introduce the Improving Access to Small Business Information Act, a bipartisan bill to streamline the process for the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) to collect information, such as conducting field surveys to ensure the government can access better information on challenges facing entrepreneurs;
- Providing education and mentorship services for entrepreneurs through the SCORE for Small Business Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill to invest in the success of small businesses; and,
- Supporting the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act to prevent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) overreach on American families and small businesses.