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On the recordOctober 26, 2009
So in construction, Mr. Peck, if we gave credit for the subs hiring or, excuse me, engaging in small business contracting, wouldn't that be an incentive for them in letting their own subcontracting hold those subcontractors accountable, and since they are also going to get some credit?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton discusses incentives for subcontractors to engage small businesses in construction.

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