Nichole MacDonald owns a small bag company in San Diego. Last year her sales dropped by 50%. She went from 11 employees to three. She spent tens of thousands of dollars on tariffs instead of investing in her business or her people.

Rema Abedkader designs women's clothing in San Diego. She cut production by 30% last year. This year she cut it by 50%. She is working four times harder just to stay afloat.

Jennafer Grace Carter makes handmade clothing in California. Immigration enforcement scared away her workers. One shop that had 25 people sewing now sees fewer than half coming in. Less labor. Fewer materials. Higher costs.

These are not abstract statistics. These are real people running real businesses that employ real workers and serve real communities.

California's small businesses create 99% of the state's net new jobs. They are the backbone of the economy. And right now they are being crushed by a perfect storm of Trump's tariffs, the Iran war driving up fuel and shipping costs and consumer confidence at record lows.

Gas in California now averages $5.55 a gallon. Shipping surcharges are piling up across every major carrier. Raw material costs are rising globally. And consumers — squeezed just as hard as business owners — are spending less.

"If the government doesn't do something for small business, a lot of us are going to be going out of business very soon," said one of the business owners interviewed.

Congress must act. That means relief for small businesses crushed by tariff costs, a path toward ending the Iran war that is driving up prices across the economy and real support for the businesses that keep California and America working.

Sign this petition and tell Congress: California small businesses are running out of time. Act now.