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Edward Markey: “They constitute 30% of all trade.”

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 05:07

It's not me, it's the National Chamber of Commerce that says that they should get an exemption. And 97% of all companies that do business on an international basis are small businesses. And They constitute 30% of all trade. The National Chamber of Commerce is saying they should all be exempted. That's what my bill does. (05:07–05:10)

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