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Bernie Moreno: “Small businesses are defined as 500 employees or less.”

Featuring: Bernie Moreno, Republican | U.S. Senate, Ohio

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Senate Debate on Small Business Tariff Exemptions: Edward Markey vs. Bernie Moreno

Published | Video Starts at 09:42

And it can be different depending upon the industry or its status. But in general, what we're using is the definition used by the Small Business Administration. And just for clarification, … Small businesses are defined as 500 employees or less. … absolutely thank my colleague for caring about small businesses. Certainly as a small business owner up until four months ago, I think we should have much more passion here in this chamber around small business. (09:42–09:49)

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