,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #af1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri         
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  ,whereas1 there are        
#bh1bjj1jjj small businesses in the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas small         
businesses represent #ii4g percent of   
all businesses with employees in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas small         
businesses employ over #dh 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 constitute #ih
 percent of firms exporting goods2      

,whereas small businesses are           
responsible for more than #df percent of
 private sector output2 ,whereas small  
businesses generated #fc percent of net 
new jobs created from #aiic through     
#bjac2 and ,whereas ,november #bi1      
#bjad1 is an appropriate day 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