Praise, rebuke for Rehberg on small business issues

Praise, rebuke for Rehberg on small business issues

At the same time that he is receiving praise from a small business federation, Montana's Rep. Denny Rehberg is receiving criticism from state Democrats for a vote they say will hurt that same group.

Rehberg, a five-term Republican running for re-election against Democrat Dennis McDonald and Libertarian Mike Fellows, announced Friday that the National Federation of Small Businesses had named him a "Guardian of Small Business" for his work in job creation and pro-small business policies during the 111th session of Congress.

The same day, McDona...