100 Small Business Leaders to Converge on Capitol Hill to Urge Congress to Pass the American Jobs Plan and 100% Clean Electricity Standard
June 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC — One hundred prominent small business leaders from across the country and from a variety of industries will come together on Capitol Hill on June 16th in support of President Joe Biden’s historic American Jobs Plan and its provision for a 100% clean electricity standard (CES).
With the US Capitol as the backdrop, business leaders will speak about how the American Jobs Plan will provide direct monetary assistance to “mom-and-pop” businesses, as well as training to prepare workers for the careers of the future and universal broadband. It will also include provisions that directly address the effect climate change will have on these businesses.
This is part of the larger “100 Leaders for 100% Clean Energy” summer series of events, organized to demonstrate the broad-based support that exists across the country for the American Jobs Plan and its 100% clean power provision. The event is co-hosted by Ceres, the American Sustainable Business Council, the Main Street Action, the Hip Hop Caucus, Evergreen Action, and CCAN Action Fund. With U.S. House leaders intending to vote on the legislation by early July, the time to act is now.
WHAT: 100 small business leaders will gather near the steps of Congress in support of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and clean electricity standard. The event is part of the “100 Leaders for 100% Clean Energy” taking place throughout June and July.
WHERE: Third Street SW between Madison Dr. and Jefferson Dr., National Mall, Washington, DC 20016
You can watch a livestream here.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 16, Noon.
WHO: One hundred small business leaders from across the country. Sponsors include Ceres, the American Sustainable Business Council, and the Main Street Action. Speakers include:
Ali-Reza Vahabzadeh with American Sustainable Business Council
Debra Keller-Greene from the Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce
Awesta Sarkash, Government Affairs Director, Small Business Majority
Joseph James, CEO of ATP-MD
Patrick Wilson, Founder and Owner of Anecdote Consulting
VISUALS:
Colorful signs and banners
High-profile small business leaders speaking at a podium
US Capitol as nearby backdrop
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The CCAN Action Fund is the advocacy arm of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, the oldest and largest grassroots organization dedicated exclusively to raising awareness about the impacts and solutions associated with global warming in the Chesapeake Bay region. For almost 20 years, CCAN has been at the center of the fight for clean energy and wise climate policy in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.