Democrats care deeply about me and therefore want to outlaw my small business. These are the contradictory messages Americans like me are receiving from Washington, D.C., where President Biden announced last week that the Paycheck Protection Program is changing to better help small businesses like mine. Just two days later, though, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ADVERTISEMENT You read that correctly. This week, they want to save me, so that next week, they can destroy me. I’ve worked full-time as a freelance writer and editor since 2003, running my own editorial business with clients that include national newspapers, magazines and websites. Under the PPP rules, I’m a small-business owner. The president specifically cited the need to protect small businesses like mine when he said, “We’re also making it easy for those one-person businesses—like the home repair contractors, beauticians, small, independent retailers—to secure forgivable PPP loans.”