Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) received the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federal of Independent Business (NFIB) for her consistent voting record and commitment to pro-growth, commonsense policies to support small businesses.
Rep. Kim serves on the House Financial Services Committee and was Ranking Member of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development in the 117th Congress.
“Small businesses are essential to our communities, creating jobs and growing our local economies,” said Congresswoman Kim. “Policies from Congress should support our hardworking entrepreneurs facing persistent inflation, supply chain backlogs, and labor shortages. I’m humbled to receive NFIB’s Small Business Guardian Award for my consistent voting record in support of small businesses and work to cut regulatory costs and help our small business owners access capital, create jobs, and keep their doors open. I will always be a voice for small businesses in Congress.”
“The NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award is presented to Members of Congress with a demonstrated record of supporting America’s small and independent business owners,” said NFIB President Brad Close. “This Congress, small businesses faced tough economic headwinds, especially from inflation, burdensome regulations, and threats of tax hikes at all levels of the government. We are proud to recognize the lawmakers from the 118th Congress, including Representative Young Kim, who stood up for Main Street by taking pro-small business votes that would reduce taxes, eliminate burdensome government mandates, lower health insurance costs, and fuel the Main Street economy.”
For more than 75 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners. NFIB’s prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for legislators who vote consistently with small business on the 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. Learn more 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.
