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Edward Markey: “We have 700,000 small businesses in Massachusetts.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:18

… any time, and to usurp the constitutional power of the United States Congress, what the tariffs should be. So right now, in Massachusetts and across the country, by the way, We have 700,000 small businesses in Massachusetts. Seven million people. 700,000 small businesses, one for every 10 people. And he's turning Main street into Main street across our country and across the country. (06:18–06:22)

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