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On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
What I have discovered is we don't have enough-- many of our small businesses that are involved in pre-bid conferences to understand what the opportunities are for contracting.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters points out the lack of information for small businesses on contracting opportunities.

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