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On the recordMarch 22, 2002
I would urge that there be no further delay, no further obstruction, and that the Senate act--at long last--to pass a bill that is very important to so many small businesses in this country crippled by the economic fall-out of September 11, including businesses that were already struggling before September 11 during the recession and are now faced with even more difficult prospects. For months, tens of thousands of small businesses have been asking for help--an immediate helping hand--just to keep their businesses going--particularly working capital to meet payroll and pay the bills-- but they have been forced to make ends meet by using credit cards and depleting personal savings because small businesses doesn't have the same access as big business--to credit or otherwise. Left in the lurch by congressional inaction and delay, these businesses and their employees paid the price.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Addressing the need for immediate support for small businesses affected by the September 11 attacks.

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