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nutrition program? Will any of this lead to a growing economy with more good jobs?
John Conry, chief executice officer for the Rappahannock National Bank, noted that President Clinton put great emphasis on encouraging small businesses. He wants to know' whether this will mean any changes in the “regulations heaped on us in the last year or two.” He said these regulations, the result of bills passed by the U.S. Congress, have made it difficult for bankers to make loans to small businesses.
He said a survey by the Independent Bankers Association indicated “$86 billion could be freed up to make loans if we could get away
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