if this program continues to get watered down or taken away, given the fact that discrimination still exists in America, if this program goes away it would even make it more difficult for small businesses, minority businesses, women-owned businesses to achieve any kind of success.
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Cardin emphasizes the importance of the 8(a) program for minority and women-owned businesses.
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