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Ed Markey: “Well, a small business is defined in the Small Business Administration definitions, and those would be the ones which we…”

On the recordMay 21, 2025
Well, a small business is defined in the Small Business Administration definitions, and those would be the ones which we would exempt. And it can be different, depending upon the industry or its status, but, in general, what we are using is the definition used by the Small Business Administration.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the definition of small businesses in relation to exemptions.

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