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Edward Markey: “There are 330 million Americans and there's 33 million small…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 06:15

These numbers are unbelievable. In Massachusetts, we have 7 million people. We have 700,000 small businesses. Well, the same thing is true for the country. There are 330 million Americans and there's 33 million small businesses. There is a small business in America for every 10 people. And that person right now is looking on with fear that their future has a cloud over it. (06:15–06:22)

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