Overview
- Kelly Loeffler said on Fox News that small-business optimism is above its 52-year average and that owners are “excited” to pay taxes.
- She credited President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cut in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” citing the 20% pass-through deduction, higher Section 179 expensing limits, and R&D expensing.
- Loeffler argued regulation acts as a tax on small firms and claimed about $200 billion in regulations were cut in Trump’s first year.
- She announced the SBA will lead a 2026 “strike force” to roll back additional regulations following what she described as active Biden-era rulemaking.
- The New York Times has reported Loeffler cut SBA staff and reversed Biden-era steps to expand credit access, with particular concerns for Black, Hispanic, and immigrant entrepreneurs.