National Federation of Independent Business

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is the largest small business association in the U.S. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with offices in Washington, D.C., and all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a non-profit that works to defend the right of small business owners to own and operate their businesses without undue government interference.[1] Its political action committee is called Save America's Free Enterprise Trust.

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On its website, the National Federation of Independent Business states that it is a "nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943" and "represents the consensus views of its members in Washington and all 50 state capitals."[2] Its PAC is called Save America's Free Enterprise Trust (SAFE).[3]

In 2010, 25 of its members, all Republican, were elected to the 112th Congress.[4] A number of them, such as Rand Paul, Jeff Duncan, Paul Gosar and Kristi Noem, are affiliated with or endorsed by the Tea Party movement.

Also in 2010, the NFIB became the lead plaintiff opposing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health care reform legislation. The organization joined 26 states in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the act. The case was picked up by the Supreme Court, which issued its ruling on National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius on June 28, 2012, upholding most provisions of the act. Karl Rove's conservative Crossroads GPS PAC gave NFIB $3.7 million to help fund the court fight.[5] Meanwhile, many other small business advocates supported PPACA.[6]

The NFIB supported the America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 (H.R. 4457; 113th Congress), a bill that would amend section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, which mostly affects small- to medium-sized businesses, to retroactively and permanently extend from January 1, 2014, increased limitations on the amount of investment that can be immediately deducted from taxable income.[7] The bill would return the tax code to its 2013 status and make the change permanent.[8] Dan Danner, the president and CEO at that time, argued that Congress could help small business by passing the bill as it would enable small businesses to "plan for the future, invest in the economy and hire new workers."[9]

In 2017, NFIB endorsed confirmation of SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch.[10]

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References
  1. "National Federation of Independent Business - SourceWatch".
  2. "About NFIB". www.NFIB.com. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  3. "National Fedn of Independent Business". www.opensecrets.org. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  4. "25 NFIB Members Join the 112th Congress". www.NFIB.com. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  5. Slack, Donovan (2012-04-13). "Crossroads GPS gave $3.7 million to plaintiff in health care suit". Politico.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  6. Pinckney, Barbara (2010-03-22). "Business groups split on health care bill". The Business Review. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  7. "CBO - H.R. 4457". Congressional Budget Office. May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  8. Pomerleau, Kyle (22 April 2014). "Tiberi Bill on permanent Extension of Small Business Expensing". Tax Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  9. Danner, Dan (15 May 2014). "5 ways Washington can help small business". CNBC. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  10. http://www.nfib.com/assets/NFIB-Key-Vote-Support-of-U.S.-Supreme-Court-Nomination-Judge-Gorsuch.pdf
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