Small business owners, leaders, and advocates from across the state took part in a virtual town hall hosted by Johns Hopkins University on Friday morning with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin to discuss how the federal government is supporting entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cardin, a Democrat from Maryland and the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, gave the audience of 1,500 viewers a rundown of existing legislation and a preview of what he thinks Congress will accomplish when it is back in session Sept. 8.

The best thing to the federal government could do to help small businesses get back on their feet? Get the virus under control, Cardin said.

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