Hultgren Receives Small Business Award

A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren:

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren Honored with Guardian of Small Business Award

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recognizes Hultgren onsite at local business, Midwest Groundcover

Virgil, IL — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has awarded U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) its “Guardian of Small Business Award” for his outstanding support of America’s small business owners in the 115th Congress.

NFIB Senior Director for Federal Government Relations, Kevin Kuhlman, presents the award to Rep. Hultgren, alongside Peter Orum, founder of Midwest Groundcovers and its family of companies.


“It is a privilege to receive this honor today at one of the true small business success stories of the 14th Congressional District, Midwest Groundcover,” said Hultgren in accepting the award at the company headquarters in Virgil. “The great work that Peter and his family have done to build Midwest is incredibly impressive and is a testament to them and to American entrepreneurship.”

The Guardian of Small Business is NFIB’s most prestigious award. It is reserved for lawmakers who vote consistently in support of key issues identified by small business owners. Rep. Hultgren has received a 100 voting record with NFIB during his tenure and maintained that once more in the 115th Congress. NFIB is a “nonpartisan and member-driven nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of small businesses.”

“I am especially pleased to receive this recognition because I grew up in a family that ran a small business, and it was through that experience and the life lessons I learned that I have dedicated myself to supporting small and family owned businesses,” continued Hultgren. “Small businesses are the cornerstone of this great nation and the engine that drives economic stability and growth in this country. One of my top priorities in Congress is working hard to relieve the burden of crippling taxes and overregulation on our small businesses and increase their access to capital so they can grow and create jobs.”

Among his successes on behalf of small and independent businesses, Rep. Hultgren noted that he is particularly proud to have had portions of his Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act legislation incorporated into the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform package. This adopted legislation lowers tax rates for small businesses and provides for immediate expensing of equipment.


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Hultgren Receives Small Business Award — 2 Comments

  1. It is indeed a small award for an even smaller soon-to-be former congressman. Stay tuned…tic, tock, tic, tock, tic, tock, meeeeeoooooowwwwwwwww…

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