For many of them, federal contracts have been frozen, SBA loans and support have dried up and business has dropped off due to uncertainty in the markets. A survey of small business owners across the country found that For the one in five small business owners who rely on government contracts, this shutdown is forcing them to pull back on their investments. And what are those investments? It's new hires, new jobs, it's supplies and services. They have to pull back on those things so that they can make payroll work so they can keep their employees employed. (09:59–10:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that 20% of small business owners rely on government contracts and are affected by the shutdown.
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