The last thing they want is Congress in their business,

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We've talked to a lot of people in the medical field about this. There is no way steroids would be diluted through a person's system over a three-week period.

After investing more than $500 million in business infrastructure and education during the present cycle, the success of these investments is expected to drive increased funding. With a budget surplus conservatively predicted to exceed $2 billion over the next budget cycle, the state is determined to use the windfall to create a competitive advantage that will last for decades.

Obviously they're getting a lot of flak from Congress and the Europeans as well. It was going to happen at some point anyway. It probably happened sooner than it would have if Congress and the administration hadn't said anything,

The 105th Congress was a small-business friendly Congress, ... Small business had some key legislative victories because these lawmakers understand how important small business is to the economy.