Watch below as General Assembly members Joseph Almeida and Anastasia Williams debate a bill that would make any ‘women’s business enterprise certified by the US Small Business Administration deemed to be certified by the department of administration as a minority owned business enterprise.’ The bill was sponsored by Rep Williams and opposed by Rep Almeida. Watch the debate and read the bill below.
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