Members of the SBLC participated in meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill to advocate for policies that support small businesses and ensure a fair and predictable tax environment. Discussions centered on maintaining tax incentives that encourage investment and growth and securing long-term tax certainty for pass-through businesses. With key tax provisions set to expire at the end of this year, the SBLC emphasized the importance of policies that provide stability and parity for small businesses, ensuring they remain competitive in an evolving economic landscape.

The SBLC members participated in meetings with the following offices:

1. White House Office of Public Liaison (at the White House campus)
2. Office of the House Majority Leader (at the U.S. Capitol)
3. Senate Finance Committee – Majority Staff
4. Office of Senator Daines (R-MT)
5. Office of Senator Young (R-IN)
6. Office of Senator Warner (D-VA)
7. Office of Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV)
8. Office of House Ways & Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO)
9. Office of Representative Van Duyne (R-TX)
10. Office of Representative Carey (R-OH)
11. Office of Representative Yakym (R-IN)
12. Office of Representative Biggs (R-AZ)

The following SBLC representatives were in attendance:

• Jason Blake, Petroleum Equipment Institute
• Jeff Bristol, National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association
• Jeff Casey, National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association
• Bud DeFlaviis, National Association of Electrical Distributors
• Reed Esarove, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
• Chris Fasse, Petroleum Equipment Institute
• Jim Johnson, National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association
• Kelsie Lang, Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
• Roy Littlefield IV, Tire Industry Association
• Jason Ortega, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
• Mike Oscar, American Subcontractors Association
• James Payne, National Electrical Contractors Association
• Matt Poe, Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
• Tee Rowe, America’s SBDC
• Mike Sayre, Marine Retailers Association of the Americas
• Eric Snyder, Specialty Equipment Market Association
• Charlie Souhrada, North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers
• Chad Tokowicz, Marine Retailers Association of the Americas
• Rob Underwood, Energy Marketers of America
• Gabriella Ybarra, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association