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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
the best thing that we can probably do in terms of improving the overall status and conditions for middle-class Americans in this country is to get a vibrant, growing, robust small business economy.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune advocates for a focus on small businesses to aid the middle class.

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