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growth of small business.
Today, three million women own businesses. They generate $40 billion in annual receipts and create many new jobs. Yet, their enterprises face barriers in credit, access to capital and technical assistance. They lag far behind in federal procurement contracts.
We need to make sure they become full partners in the economic mainstream.
For all business people, we must reaffirm our commitment to spending and tax restraint. We should oppose any scheme to roll back tax deductions and ought to look for ways to reduce marginal tax rates further.
We must ensure the federal government pays its bills on time or pays interest penalties.
We should create enterprise zones to revitalize eeonomicaUjr-de^ pressed areas by offering simplified regulations and lower taxes for businesses that relocate there. And, in a continuing effort to offset otiWghflimpe, qf tpide .deficit* , we.
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