,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #edh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #af1 #bjad ,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself1
 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4    
,rubio1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1   
,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,pryor1
 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,udall  
of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4     
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,bennet1  
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,begich1 
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,coons1
 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4     
,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4        
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1   
,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,enzi1   
,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4     
,boxer1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1    
,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4      
,hatch1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mrs4  
,fischer1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4
 ,heitkamp1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  

,designating ,november #bi1 #bjad1 as   
,small ,business ,saturday and          
supporting efforts to increase awareness
 of the value of locally owned small    
businesses4  ,whereas 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 ,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 local communities 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 communities2  
and ,whereas ,november #bi1 #bjad1 is an
 appropriate day to designate as ,small 
,business ,saturday3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7          
designates ,november #bi1 #bjad1 as     
,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