By BEN SWARTZ, Capital News Service
By BEN SWARTZ, Capital News Service
Published
10/19/08
WASHINGTON — Congress may hold a special session in November to tackle the growing economic crisis, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., told Maryland small business leaders in a conference call Friday.
With a major slump in the housing market and a crisis on Wall Street many small businesses are having trouble obtaining credit. Without cash, small business owners in Maryland are afraid they will lose their livelihoods.
"Our economy is in trouble, it's in deep trouble," Cardin said. "And it's not just the stock market, it has to do with the fact that retail sales are down considerably. The housing market is still very...
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