,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #daj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ac1      
#bjac,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 and ,ms4      
,herrera ,beutler7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,small ,business  
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of a ,small ,business   
,saturday and supporting efforts to     
increase awareness of the value of      
locally owned small businesses4         
,whereas small businesses represent     
#ii4g percent of all businesses having  
employees 7commonly referred to as      
employer firms7 in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas small businesses employ over   
#di percent of the employees in the     
private sector in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas small businesses pay over #db  
percent of the total payroll of the     
employees in the private sector in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas small         
businesses are responsible for more than

 #df percent of the private1 nonfarm    
product of the gross domestic product2  
,whereas small businesses generated #fd 
percent of net new jobs created between 
#aiic and #bjaa2 ,whereas #hg percent of
 consumers in the ,united ,states agree 
that the success of small businesses is 
critical to the overall economic health 
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas #hi    
percent of consumers in the ,united     
,states agree that small businesses     
contribute positively to the local      
community by supplying jobs and         
generating tax revenue2 ,whereas #ic    
percent of consumers in the ,united     
,states agree that it is important to   
support the small businesses in their   
community2 and ,whereas ,november #cj1  
#bjac1 would be an appropriate date to  
designate as ,small ,business ,saturday3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the
 designation of a ,small ,business      
,saturday2 and  7#b7 supports efforts-- 
7,a7 to encourage consumers to shop     

locally2 and  7,b7 to increase awareness
 of the value of locally owned small    
businesses and the impact of locally    
owned small businesses on the economy of
 the ,united ,states4