ADVISORY: CARDIN TO TALK TO ABOUT WHAT SEQUESTRATION WILL MEAN FOR MARYLAND’S SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

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CONTACT: Susan Sullam, 410-962-4436 or
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February 21, 2013

CARDIN TO TALK TO ABOUT WHAT

SEQUESTRATION WILL MEAN FOR MARYLAND’S

SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Sequestration to take effect March 1st; Senator to Hold Roundtable Discussion in Prince George’s County

On Monday, February 25, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) will host a roundtable discussion for Maryland small businesses titled:Sequestration: What It Will Mean for Maryland’s Small Business Community.  Many small businesses in Maryland depend on the federal government for contracts and other business.  On March 1, sequestration – automatic, across-the-board spending cuts – will begin to take effect.  Unless Congress acts, sequestration requires $42.7 billion in cuts to defense programs and another $42.7 billion in cuts to non-defense programs over the next year.  Cuts of this magnitude will have a profound effect on Maryland and our entire nation.   
 
 
·        WHAT: Senator Cardin to Hold Roundtable Discussion about  Sequestration with Maryland’s Small Businesses
 
·        WHEN: Monday, February 25 at 1 p.m.


·        WHERE: Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
1100 Mercantile Lane
Suite 115A
Largo, MD 20774