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Edward Markey: “Between a third and 40% of all businesses are started by…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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His health care policies are creating an economic disaster on Main Street. And the pressure is going to come from Main street in America because as we've said, Between a third and 40% of all businesses are started by immigrants. And so Main Street America doesn't want to see empty buildings. They don't want to see people laid off. They want to see growth. (31:03–31:07)

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Asserts that immigrants start between a third and 40% of all businesses.

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