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The Senate has PASSED the Jobs Bill Great news! Today, the Senate passed the Small Business Jobs Bill, HR 5297. This is very good news for car wash owners and suppliers. It is also very good news for all small businesses nationwide. The next step is for the bill to be sent back to the House...

These are two short articles about the procedural vote yesterday, which is known as 'cloture'. As this voting procedure is intentionally designed, the vote yesterday stops the addition of any new ammendments and shuts off debate to prepare for the main (and final) vote. Apparently the main...

Ted - I ain't beggin' for nuthin'. It's not MY cause, it's OUR cause. Alan Bussey

Ted - You said that you "...think it is totally inappropriate to promote a position with automated responses to congress on this forum." If a person chooses to write to his or her Senators and Representative about the Jobs Bill, or any other issue, the steps that I provided just makes that...

And that includes nicotine. If anyone can afford to buy cigarettes they don't need food stamps, welfare, or any of that sort of thing. Alan Bussey

It's time for us to act. Men - The Senate begins final deliberation on the Jobs Bill Monday afternoon. The Small Business Jobs Bill supports new job creation nationwide. The non-partisan Congressional Budget office has certified that once passed and enacted the Small Business Jobs Act will...

John - I can't say that we really had easy credit for car washes and I've been 'front and center' for a long time. It is certainly true that it was easier in 2006 and 2007 to get a loan for a car wash than it is now. One of the big problems that small businesses of all stripes face today is a...

For a few car wash owners the most important provision in H.R. 5297 is that it increases Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Limits. This provision permanently increases the 7(a) loan limit from $2 million to $5 million, and the 504 (second lien) loan limit from $1.5 million to $5.5...

Red - Have no fear, Barack Obama's name is nowhere on the Small Business Jobs Bill. Our local representatives have already passed it, and it looks as though the Senate will do the same. Perhaps some relief for car wash businesses is on the way. Alan Bussey Fight Cynacism

D. - There are a number of long-time successful car wash owners who have new car washes under construction at this very moment, and others who are at this time in the municipal permitting stage to build new ones as quickly as possible. Not everyone believes the sky is falling. Our best days...

Red - This bill is about creating jobs to get people back to work so that they will be able to use car washes more frequently. The bill was originated in the House of Representatives by a local Representative, not by Barack Obama. RPH - The Small Business Jobs Bill has zero pork. You can...

Guys - This is an important provision: Under the Small Business Jobs Bill the SBA guarantee will be temporarily increased from 75% to 90%. With a 90% guarantee banks are far more likely to make you a loan to build a new car wash, to buy a car wash, to refinance one, or to buy equipment, than...

Another provision of The Small Business Jobs Bill extends through December 31, 2010 the part of the 2009 Recovery Act that eliminates the fees normally charged for loans through the SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs. For a car wash owner needing a $750,000 long-term loan to build a new car wash...

Guys, this provision of the Small Business Jobs Bill is interesting: "Under current law, business owners are not permitted to deduct the cost of health insurance for themselves and their family members for purposes of calculating self-employment tax. This provision would allow business owners...

The Jobs Bill is not about President Obama. The Jobs Bill originated in the House, which the House passed a couple of months ago. The Senate has been debating the bill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday that he thinks the bill may pass. There will be direct benefits to...

Jimmy - This is a link to a summary of the Small Business Jobs Act. On this page is also a link to the bill (proposed Act) itself: http://carwashloans.com/Summary_of_t..._Jobs_Act.html Getting money for a car wash has never been 'easy', although it certainly was easier several years ago than...

Lighthouse - The links above allow you to read two summaries of the bill and the actual complete bill for yourself. I've been following HR 5297 (the 'Small Business Jobs Bill') for months. The pork, if there really was any, has come and gone - there is no pork. Lighthouse, the Jobs Bill has...

Guys - The Jobs Bill was originated in the House of Representatives by a Representative - a local guy. It has a number of parts contributed by both Republican and Democratic Representatives from a variety of House districts across the country. It also has parts contributed by a variety of...

Obama Again Calls on GOP to pass Jobs Bill Now that President Obama is back from his vacation, he again gave a statement about the Jobs Bill early this afternoon, Monday, August 30th at the White House. The Jobs Bill is important legislation for car washers. Among other provisions the new...

Hello, everyone - This is a short, and I believe interesting, video of President Obama making a 4-minute statement about a proposed new law to help with the economic recovery. If passed and signed into law, the Jobs Act will have a significant and direct favorable impact upon car wash owners...