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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 443 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 443

  Recognizing and celebrating on November 30, 2019, the vital role of 
 small businesses and the efforts of the Small Business Administration 
 to help people in the United States start, build, and grow businesses.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 21, 2019

  Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Booker, Mr. Braun, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
   Alexander, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
    Feinstein, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
   Barrasso, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Young, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
 Tester, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Blackburn, 
 Mr. Udall, Mr. Rounds, Mr. King, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Peters, Ms. Ernst, 
 Ms. Harris, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Daines, and Mr. 
 Blumenthal) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
          the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Recognizing and celebrating on November 30, 2019, the vital role of 
 small businesses and the efforts of the Small Business Administration 
 to help people in the United States start, build, and grow businesses.

Whereas, as of September 2019, there are more than 30,700,000 small businesses 
        in the United States;
Whereas small businesses in the United States--

    (1) represent 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United States;

    (2) employ nearly 48 percent of private sector employees in the United 
States;

    (3) constitute almost 2 of every 3 new jobs; and

    (4) constitute 97.5 percent of firms that export goods; and

Whereas November 30, 2019, is an appropriate day to recognize small businesses 
        and encourage consumers to support local small businesses during the 
        holiday shopping season: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate joins the Small Business Administration 
in--
            (1) celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of small 
        business owners in the United States;
            (2) recognizing the importance of creating policies that 
        promote a business-friendly environment for small business 
        owners that is free of unnecessary and burdensome regulations 
        and red tape;
            (3) supporting and encouraging young entrepreneurs to 
        pursue passions and create more startup businesses;
            (4) showing appreciation for the many ways in which small 
        businesses support--
                    (A) the communities of which small businesses are a 
                part; and
                    (B) the workers who are employed by small 
                businesses; and
            (5) celebrating the invaluable contribution that small 
        businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the 
        economy.
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