09/18/2013
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"We have also got to ensure that Federal contracting preferences designed to assist disadvantaged businesses are not subject to fraud and abuse."
"Well, in many instances, those smaller loans are the hardest ones for small business owners to actually have access to, and so I do think it is important that you continue focusing in that area."
"It is all about jobs. We need to see what we can do at the Federal level to make a better business climate so that private industries can grow and hire more people."
"We are really concerned about not making it so restrictive that we cannot have as many well-qualified loans as possible."