Shutdowns harm small businesses. NSBA applauds Congress for reaching a funding compromise.
On Saturday, March 23, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending package a mere hours before a partial government shutdown.
Although leaders on both sides of the aisle in both chambers celebrated the spending package agreement, before a compromise could be reached, gridlock on several hard line items, like border security spending, required passage of several short-term bills to keep the agencies funded.
NSBA applauds Congress for reaching a compromise on spending, as shuttered agencies and shutdowns harm small business, including small-business owners’ access to resources provided by critical federal agencies.
