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Shawnee Small Business to Congress: Workforce Woes Are the Root Cause of Our Problems

Shawnee Small Business to Congress: Workforce Woes Are the Root Cause of Our Problems

March 7, 2023 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

NFIB member and small business owner Chuck Mills testifies before U.S. House Committee on the state of the American economy in the Heartland

Shawnee Small Business to Congress: Workforce Woes Are the Root Cause of Our Problems

YUKON (March 7, 2023) – “Having managed this business for more than four decades and guided it through multiple oil booms, busts, and recessions, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the past three years have been the most difficult,” NFIB Member and small business owner Chuck Mills wrote in an op-ed for the Oklahoma City Sentinel after testifying before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s field hearing. “On behalf of all small business owners, I implore legislators to please not make it any harder for me to stay in business here in Oklahoma.”

CLICK HERE to read the full op-ed. CLICK HERE to watch Mills’ testimony before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

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