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Jon Tester: Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. They are the ones that we are going to be riding to get out of this…

On the recordJune 2, 2009
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. They are the ones that we are going to be riding to get out of this recession.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the importance of small businesses in economic recovery.

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