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Support House Bill HF 0557 NOW!

Representative or Senator XXXXXXX

-Minnesota Veterans are returning home to the business they left
behind. Or they are starting new businesses. Yet they receive no
preference in competing for State contracts.

- Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service Disabled Veteran
Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) come from every part of our society.
Military service crosses all racial, gender and ethnic lines. But
these veterans have one common bond – they willingly sacrificed to
serve our country. And some will carry scars with them for the rest
of their lives.

-Helping veterans is nothing new. Federal law has given preference on
Federal contracts to VOSBs and SDVOSBs for several years. Why does
Minnesota continues to fall behind other states that are friendly to
Veteran-Owned Businesses? Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Florida,
California have taken action to support Veteran-Owned Businesses.

-Please support the House Bill HF 0557 to bring us into the post-9/11 world.

-Currently, minority and woman-owned businesses receive a preference
when competing for contracts with the State of Minnesota. State law
allows purchasing authorities to give these 'targeted groups' up to a
six percent (6%) preference in bidding. Adding Veteran-Owned
Businesses will support this effort because minorities and women
comprise such a significant part of our military.

Not only is House Bill HF 0557 the right thing to do, it will boost
our economy by making Minnesota more competitive for billions of
Federal procurement dollars.

House Bill HF 0557 will create jobs.

Thank you. Minnesota's veterans look forward to your support.

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