The best way to grow and sustain jobs is to encourage a healthy business climate. That is why Delegates Boteler and Cluster have always tried to consider the impact of laws and regulations on businesses. In the past three legislative sessions, they consistently opposed sales and income tax increases. They also opposed the health maintenance organization (HMO) tax levied by the General Assembly, over Governor Ehrlich’s veto, that is now being passed onto consumers. According to Maryland Businesses for Responsible Government, a nonpartisan business advocacy group, Delegates Boteler and Cluster ranked among the highest legislators in Baltimore County on business issues.

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