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Mark Begich: “Small businesses that were probably in the process of pursuing their dreams and hopes in this recession of creating a…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
Small businesses that were probably in the process of pursuing their dreams and hopes in this recession of creating a new opportunity to help those unemployed and others to build our economy. In Alaska, 52 percent of our employment is small business. They are the backbone of this country. They were kind of left out last year. This is an effort to continue to help them. Is that a fair statement?
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska
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govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the importance of small businesses in the economy and their need for support.

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