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On the recordDecember 2, 2009
One of the enormous frustrations to me over the last months and weeks... is to sit here and listen to Senator after Senator... talk about what we are hearing anecdotally on the ground about lending to small business.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet expresses frustration over small businesses struggling to access capital.

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