The third measure the coalition is targeting was first proposed by the Treasury last year, but it was skewered by the then-Republican-controlled House Small Business Committee.

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Rep. Steve Chabot of Ohio, Velazquez's Republican counterpart on the House Small Business Committee, derides the report as a "political document" that "does little to move us forward on important issues" such as tax relief and access to affordable health care.

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To give us a taste of what changes to expect (if any), we tapped Small Business Committee members from both sides of the aisle: Freshman Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, chair of the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, and Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, the ranking member of the House Small Business Committee.

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