Monday, June 21, 2010

Pete Sessions votes "no" to small business lending

From Congress.org:
On Passage
06/17/2010
House Roll Call No. 375
111th Congress, 2nd Session

Passed: 241-182 (see complete tally)
The House passed this bill that would establish a $30 billion lending fund administered by the Treasury Department to invest in financial institutions, like community banks, with the intention of expanding the availability of credit to small businesses. The bill now goes to the Senate.
Pete Sessions was among those voting no.

2 comments:

Weaseldog said...

No surprises here.

Small businesses don't buy big time lobbyists.

Ed H said...

And I'm one of them (small business). I'm still waiting to see how this administration is going to help us.