Democratic Senate Dept: Pictures of the President having lunch at a mom-and-pop sandwich shop that has been serving its everyman-and-woman clientele since 1963 were timed to coincide with the Democratic Senate leadership’s attempt to win the support of enough Republicans to pass a collection of measures that would reduce taxes for smaller companies and encourage community banks to lend more money, according to Globe And Mail. “Our recovery depends on them,” Mr. Obama said. “Surely Democrats and Republicans ought to be able to agree on this bill.” Mr. Obama and an entourage of aides, bodyguards and reporters descended on a squat, rectangular restaurant in Edison, N.J., called Tastee Sub Shop, which makes a great tuna sandwich, according to the reviews on social media sites such as Facebook and Yelp. The President ordered a 6-inch “Super Sub” with everything on it. Small- and medium-sized businesses are generally defined as companies that employ fewer than 500 people. Politicians everywhere describe the people who run these companies as the backbone of their economies. In the United States, this is more than a cliche, as smaller companies account for two out of every three jobs, according to government data. As
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