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Nydia M. Velazquez: two things. Only one person, one witness, testified on behalf of the 8(a) program. So she represented 100 percent of…

On the recordApril 27, 2005
two things. Only one person, one witness, testified on behalf of the 8(a) program. So she represented 100 percent of minority businesses in this country. Secondly, is it not true that in the list of priorities for NFIB, frivolous lawsuit does not make the top 50, it does not rank?
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Nydia M. Velazquez
New York

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