Government contracts are perhaps one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways the Government can help immediately increase sales for America's entrepreneurs, giving them the tools they need to keep our economy strong and create jobs. By increasing contracts to small businesses by just 1 percent, we can create more than 100,000 new jobs--and today, we need those jobs more than ever.
Landrieu emphasizes the importance of government contracts for small business job creation.
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