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Jeanne Shaheen: “My favorite statistic is that more than 95 percent of markets are outside of the United States, but only 1 percent of…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
My favorite statistic is that more than 95 percent of markets are outside of the United States, but only 1 percent of small- and medium-sized businesses do business outside of the United States.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen highlights the need for small businesses to engage in international trade.

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