Tucson, Ariz. – Today, Giffords for Congress is releasing a new TV ad, “Her Heart is with Small Business.” The ad features Southern Arizona small business owner Dot Kret discussing Gabrielle’s strong support for small business.

“She could relate to what I was going through as a small business owner,” Kret says. “Because Congresswoman Giffords did run a business, her heart is with small business.”

The ad begins airing tonight in the Tucson media market.

A former small business owner herself, Gabrielle knows the challenges facing Southern Arizonans firsthand. She has a strong record of supporting small businesses and is working hard to put Southern Arizona’s economy back on track:

• She voted for tax cuts to small business owners to help them afford the cost of operating their business.
• She helped pushed through the HIRE Act to cut taxes for businesses that hire unemployed workers, creating new jobs and helping small businesses expand.
• She authored the Solar Manufacturing Advancement Act, which provides a 30 percent tax credit for investments in plants or machinery to manufacture renewable energy technologies.
• She sponsored the Solar Technology Roadmap Act that that serves as a guide for solar research and authorizes $2.5 billion for the Department of Energy Solar Energy Technology program.

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Transcript of “Her Heart is with Small Business”

[Dot Kret]
When she and I first met, she could relate to what I was going through as a small business owner,

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Dot Kret
Small Business Owner
Tucson, AZ

[Dot Kret]
because Congresswoman Giffords did run a business. Her heart is with small business.

[Voice Over]
Having run a business and met a payroll, Gabrielle Giffords understands the struggles workers and small businesses face.

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Gabrielle Giffords
Understands Small Business

[Voice Over]
That’s why she voted for tax cuts for small business and the middle class,

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Tax Cuts
Small Business
Middle Class

[Voice Over]
And new incentives for solar to create jobs.
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New Incentives
Create Jobs

[Dot Kret]
She understands that small businesses are the key to job creation.

[Gabrielle Giffords]
I’m Gabrielle Giffords and I approve this message.

Gabrielle Giffords is a third generation Southern Arizonan and the only person in Congress with an active duty military spouse. Gabrielle is not like other politicians. She takes an independent view on the issues and was rated Arizona’s most moderate member of Congress by the National Journal in 2009. She’s voted against a Congressional pay raise every time one has come up, and she doesn’t make earmark requests for campaign contributors. Most importantly, Gabrielle stands up for Southern Arizona by working across the aisle to secure the border, protect our military and veterans and create jobs by investing in solar energy.

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