Small Business, Outgunned in Washington, Has Survival Fears (1)

The lobbying blitz over the record stimulus package that President Donald Trump signed last week is forcing small businesses to confront a harsh reality in Washington: They can’t match the muscle that big corporations wield on Capitol Hill.

Small-business advocates say they are on the losing end of the $2 trillion coronavirus-rescue program, even as Trump touts it as the means by which the federal government will keep small business alive in the face of mass shutdowns.

The reality, they say, is far different. By one estimate, small businesses may need more than $1 trillion to replace lost revenue ...