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On the recordMarch 15, 1996
I can say to all of our friends in small businesses and small entities around the country that it is quite apparent that this measure will have an impact on the way that agencies deal with small entities and small businesses. I believe that we have, with the help of many useful comments from the agencies themselves, crafted a workable but significant change in the culture of the Federal agencies in regard to small entities and small businesses.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the impact of regulatory reform on small businesses during a Senate floor speech.

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