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Small businesses are the fuel of our economy, bringing innovation and vitality to the marketplace. Making up 99 percent of U.S. companies and employing nearly 60 percent of all American workers, small businesses are essential to our nation's job force and to the growth of our economy.

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Small businesses, which renew and sustain America's economic prosperity, provide about three-fourths of the nation's jobs, opportunities for all Americans -- for men and women, the young and old, the prosperous and the struggling, minorities from all ethnicities, and immigrants.

Small business is the engine that drives experimentation and technological evolution. Developing high-tech research is crucial to ensure that Massachusetts and the nation continue to lead in knowledge-based industries, which are expected to generate the largest job growth for America this century.

As Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I have fought to provide small businesses in Massachusetts and across the country greater access to capital, increased access to business counseling and training, better access to government contracts, tax relief from capital gains and estate taxes, and relief from federal regulations.

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