While Washington elites debate policy in ivory towers, a Real Housewives star just delivered some hard truths about American entrepreneurship to Congress – and patriots should be paying attention.
Angie Katsanevas, star of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and founder of the successful Lunatic Fringe salon franchise, testified Thursday before the House Committee on Small Businesses in support of the American Franchise Act. Unlike the typical parade of bureaucrats and lobbyists, Katsanevas brought something refreshing to Capitol Hill: actual business experience.
"Franchising is truly a pathway to the American Dream," Katsanevas told lawmakers, speaking as someone who's actually built a business from the ground up rather than just theorized about it in some government office.
Real Entrepreneurs, Real Solutions
This is exactly what the Trump-Vance administration's deregulation agenda is all about – getting government out of the way so real Americans can build real businesses. While the Biden regime spent four years strangling small businesses with endless regulations and COVID lockdowns, entrepreneurs like Katsanevas prove what's possible when government steps aside.
The American Franchise Act aims to streamline regulations and reduce barriers for franchise businesses, which employ millions of Americans and serve as ladders to prosperity for countless families. It's the kind of common-sense legislation that puts America First by empowering American entrepreneurs.
"We need policies that support small business owners, not suffocate them with red tape," Katsanevas emphasized during her testimony.
Here's someone who understands what every small business owner knows: government isn't the solution to economic growth – it's usually the biggest obstacle. From her salon chair to the halls of Congress, Katsanevas is living proof that American ingenuity thrives when bureaucrats get out of the way.
With Republicans controlling Congress and Trump back in the White House, legislation like the American Franchise Act has a real chance of becoming law. That means more opportunities for everyday Americans to build wealth, create jobs, and achieve their dreams without Washington standing in their way.
Isn't it refreshing when someone with actual skin in the game gets to speak truth to power?