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Eleanor Holmes Norton: You are going to have to break it up to do anything with small businesses.

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
You are going to have to break it up to do anything with small businesses.
Said by
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need to divide contracts for small business participation.

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