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Spencer Bachus: “Small businesses are the source for almost half of our workforce, and while I am concerned about many economic factors…”

On the recordJune 27, 2013
Small businesses are the source for almost half of our workforce, and while I am concerned about many economic factors, it is also my view that government regulations have a disproportionate impact on small businesses.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Bachus emphasizes the importance of small businesses and the burden of federal regulations on them.

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