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Jim Baird: “It provides low-interest loans up front so small business owners can prepare for disasters before they happen. They can…”

On the recordApril 12, 1999
It provides low-interest loans up front so small business owners can prepare for disasters before they happen. They can prepare for earthquakes or floods or fires or hurricanes. By spending money up front, through low-interest loans, they will save the taxpayers dollars down the road. That is why this bill makes so much sense; it will save taxpayers money. It will help small businesses out and it will reduce the overall net cost of disaster response.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri
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Discussing a proposal for low-interest loans to help small businesses prepare for disasters.

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