# Rep. Min Marks 50th House Member to Join Congressional Family Business Caucus; ‘Price of Prosperity’ and Wealth Taxes Topics for Latest Gathering on Capitol Hill

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- Published: 2026-10-08T10:32:00+07:00
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_Family-Owned Business Leaders Gather in Dirksen Senate Building to Hear Rep. Kustoff
and Rep. Panetta, plus Dr. Frank Luntz, Discuss Voter Attitudes, Midterm Legislative
Landscape _

Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD), United States, October 8, 2026 — The Congressional
Family Business Caucus met last week in the Dirksen Senate Office Building where
family businesses discussed wealth taxes, voter attitudes, and how the post midterm
legislative agenda will affect family-owned businesses next year.

           The meeting, which saw [Rep. David Min](https://familyenterpriseusa.com/family-businesses/rep-min-marks-50th-house-member-to-join-congressional-family-business-caucus/)(
D-CA) become the 50th House member to join the bipartisan Caucus, focused on the
themes “The Price of Prosperity” and “Family Business Strategies for Battling All
Taxes on Success.”

           Attendees also heard from two house members, [Rep. David Kustoff ](https://familyenterpriseusa.com/family-businesses/rep-min-marks-50th-house-member-to-join-congressional-family-business-caucus/)(
R-TN) and [Rep. Jimmy Panetta](https://familyenterpriseusa.com/family-businesses/rep-min-marks-50th-house-member-to-join-congressional-family-business-caucus/)(
D-CA), who shared their overview of the upcoming midterms and how they may affect
family-owned businesses.

_           _The Caucus, the last for the 119th Congress, is_ _co-chaired by Rep.
Lou Correa (D-CA) and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and is comprised of 22 Democrats
and 28 Republicans. Family Enterprise USA was the organizer of the Caucus. Family
Enterprise USA advocates for family-owned businesses across the country.

           With the House of Representatives out of session, Caucus attendees and
family business leaders shifted to the Dirksen Building on the Senate side of the
Capitol Building.

           In the morning session, which began at 8:30AM, legislative updates were
provided by Capitol Hill insiders Russ Sullivan and Jared Jones, both from the legal
and government affairs firm, Brownstein.

           Dr. Frank Luntz, the well-known communications consultant and pollster,
presented his views on the political landscape and new research on what Americans
will be thinking when they vote this November.

           Luntz gave attendees a particularly alarming report on the state of America’s
mindset. Luntz presented new research among 1,000 voters which showed voters “don’t
want more taxes, they want our government to better manage the funds it already 
has and stop the wasteful, uncontrolled and unaccountable spending.”

           Other findings focused on the barrage of wealth tax proposals in both
state and federal chambers.

           Luntz’s observations were tough: “Wealth taxes could push good American
jobs out of America” and “don’t punish success, rather protect opportunity.”

           Another speaker, EY’s Dianne Mehany, Private National Tax Leader at consulting
firm EY, presented on “The Cumulative Tax Burden,” a topic that covered how income,
estate, gift, and transaction taxes add up on family-owned businesses across generations,
and how high-leverage planning can create opportunities.

           A panel of family-owned business leaders shared strategies on maintaining
businesses growth, tax concerns, and solutions for passing their businesses on to
the next generation.

           The panelists were Jeff Ahola, of Ahola Corporation, George Gleason, 
II, of Bank OZK, John-Paul Lake of Rain for Rent, and Casey Roscoe of Gerking Ranch.

           Tim Schultz, Chief Executive Officer, and Pat Soldano, President, Family
Enterprise USA led the discussions, along with John Gugliada, Director of Engagement,
Family Enterprise USA. 

 “It’s important Members of Congress, including those in the Senate, understand 
what a powerful economic engine family-owned businesses are for our country, and
these Caucus meetings help craft policies that keep them strong and growing,” said
Family Enterprise USA’s Schultz.

           America’s family businesses are the largest private employers in the 
country, accounting for 83.3 million jobs in some 32 million family businesses across
the country, according to research. These businesses contribute $7.7 trillion annually
to U.S. gross domestic product.

           For more information on Family Enterprise USA go to: www.familyenterpriseusa.
com

**About Family Enterprise USA**

**Family Enterprise USA promotes multi-generational family business creation, growth,
viability, and sustainability by advocating for family businesses and their lifetime
of savings with Congress in Washington, D.C.  FEUSA represents and celebrates all
sizes, professions and industries of family-owned enterprises and multi-generational
employers. FEUSA is a 501.C3 organization**



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Video URL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI1Mo5Reyig](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI1Mo5Reyig)

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