The following is a newsletter from the Office of Advocacy for February 2009. The key topics discussed in the newsletter are:

• Implementation of the RFA Saves Small Businesses $10.7 Billion

Message from the Chief Counsel

• What’s Advocacy’s Story? Small Business Matters

r3 Update

• Small Businesses Nominate 38 Regulations for 2009 r3 List

Regulatory News

• Advocacy Comments on Cranes and Derricks in Construction Proposal

Economic News

• Office of Economic Research Publications, 2008

• Federal Reserve and Changes to Small Business Financial Statistics

• Updated Profiles Show Small Business Impact, State-by-State

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