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Nydia M. Velazquez: at the beginning of the debate, the chairman said that only 10 bucks a month small businesses were paying. Now he…

On the recordJune 27, 2006
at the beginning of the debate, the chairman said that only 10 bucks a month small businesses were paying. Now he admitted it is $3,500, at least, and the smaller small business loans are down. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Bean).
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Nydia M. Velazquez
New York

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