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Jeff Merkley: “If our community banks are not recapitalized and they cannot lend to small businesses, our small businesses are not…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
If our community banks are not recapitalized and they cannot lend to small businesses, our small businesses are not going to thrive.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the importance of community banks for small business success.

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