Derek Kilmer tweeted the following:
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy - creating over 60% of new jobs in the private sector. In fact, small businesses are leading our economic recovery from this pandemic - with 93,000 new business applications in Washington alone in 2021! #SmallBusinessBoom"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Derek Kilmer:
"It will help the institution recruit and retain a diverse workforce - which is essential to making Congress work better for the American people."Read on Twitter
"Congress is notorious for low staff pay. That has made it hard to hire a new generation of diverse and talented staff as well as to retain staff with strong technical expertise. That's a problem if Congress is going to be a place that's capable of solving big problems. twitter.com/JakeSherman/st"Read on Twitter
"And it's a problem because, in the absence of stopping the "brain drain," Congress becomes more susceptible to relying on lobbyists. That's why this morning's announcement by the @SpeakerPelosi is a BIG deal."Read on Twitter