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Legislative Update Focuses on Growing Wealth Tax Concerns, Tariffs, and Supreme Court Decisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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In the recent quarterly Legislative and Political Update Webcast for Members and Supporters of Family Enterprise USA and Family Enterprise USA Action the spotlight was directed firmly on tariffs and recent Supreme Court decisions.<\/strong> <\/em><\/h3>\n

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Key presenters during the webcast, held Feb. 26, included Pat Soldano, President, Family Enterprise USA and Family Enterprise USA Action, and Russ Sullivan, Mark Warren, and Aaron Cummings of government affairs and legal firm Brownstein in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Additional speakers, primarily focused on the wealth tax<\/a><\/span> debates going on in California, were Brownstein\u2019s Sacramento office tax experts Greg Hayes and Baltazar Cornejo.<\/p>\n

During the live webcast, attendees were polled on two key issues affecting family-owned businesses and successful families. The questions and results were as follows:<\/p>\n

Q: Do you think that you, your family, or your businesses could be affected by a national or state wealth tax<\/a><\/span>?<\/strong><\/p>\n