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Once again, the Senate Republicans have chosen to live up to their “Party of No”  reputation by blocking  a bill intended to provide assistance to small businesses.  The bill, sponsored by the Obama Administration, was intended to provide $30 billion in loans for small businesses, combined with tax relief for a ten year period.  In addition, the bill was to provide another $1.5 billion in grants to state lending programs that are currently running low on cash.  Clearly, the intent of the legislation was to …