I wanted to ask a real quick question, Ms. Akers. You state in your testimony there's over 790,000 franchise establishments employ 8.4 million workers. I want you to keep in mind It's not government who hires these people. These are business owners. There are a lot of businesses and workers who serve millions of customers and help drive our economy. We need to ensure businesses like yours can expand, hire and serve customers. (03:49–03:54)
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Asserts that business owners, not the government, hire workers in franchise establishments.
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