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Bruce L. Braley: I rise as a voice for small business owners everywhere who want a fighting chance to compete for Federal contracts. Over…

On the recordMay 9, 2007
I rise as a voice for small business owners everywhere who want a fighting chance to compete for Federal contracts. Over the past 5 years, government agencies have greatly increased the practice known as contract bundling, oftentimes combining work that small businesses could perform into giant packages that exceed small firms' ability to compete for this work. During this same time, total government contracting has increased by 60 percent, while the number of small business contracts has decreased by 55 percent.

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Discussing the introduction of the Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act and its implications for small businesses.

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