https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/07/29/today-in-washington-july-29-2010/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 08:09:24 -0400<![CDATA[The Senate is debating a bill today that includes bailouts for small business, TARP, Jr.  The debate between right and left on this legislation is a great example of the big government versus small government approach to economic growth.  H.R.5297, officially titled the &#8220;Small Business Jobs&#8221; bill, will spend another day on the Senate floor as the left pushes to retain the TARP bailout model for small businesses.  Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) have offered an amendment that would, according to Congressional Quarterly (subscription required), &#8220;create a $30 billion small-business lending fund, offer about $12 billion in tax breaks and enhance federal programs designed to assist small companies.&#8221;  President Obama and his liberal allies are pushing government bailouts as a way to help small business.]]>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:17 -0400<![CDATA[Brian Darling]]>https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/07/29/today-in-washington-july-29-2010-n35661