Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. 99.8 of businesses in Texas are small businesses and they employ roughly 4.6 million hardworking Texans. These businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and are the backbone of local communities across the 23rd District of Texas" said Congressman Will Hurd (at right) while receiving the Hero of Main Street" award presented by the National Retail Federation for his consistent efforts to advance public policy priorities important to the retail industry and its millions of small businesses.
I am honored to receive the Hero of Main Street award and will continue to fight for both policy solutions and regulatory reforms that foster innovation entrepreneurship and job growth for the folks who contribute so much to our state and nation" said Hurd.
Retail is the nations largest private-sector employer supporting 1-in-4 U.S. jobs or 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP retail is a daily barometer for the nations economy.
Retailers and consumers are feeling good about the state of the U.S. economy and a big part of that is the result of lawmakers who have made economic growth and job creation a top priority" NRF President & CEO Matthew Shay said.
As a Hero of Main Street Congressman Hurd truly understands that the decisions made in Washington have a real impact on local businesses and communities across the country" said Shay.
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- Advocacy to Advance Retailers Priorities to encourage a vibrant sustained and healthy" retail sector.
The National Retail Federation is the worlds largest retail trade association. Based in Washington D.C. NRF represents discount and department stores home goods and specialty stores Main Street merchants grocers wholesalers chain restaurants and internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries.
