Small Business, Outgunned in Washington, Has Survival Fears
- Groups say big business ran circles around small-biz lobby
- $1 trillion may be needed to save mom-and-pop stores
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The lobbying blitz over the record stimulus package that President Donald Trump signed last week is forcing small businesses to confront a harsh reality in Washington: They can’t match the muscle that big corporations wield on Capitol Hill.
Small-business advocates say they are on the losing end of the $2 trillion coronavirus-rescue program, even as Trump touts it as the means by which the federal government will keep small business alive in the face of mass shutdowns.