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 ,cr[ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hag$orn1 ,mr4   
,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4       
,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1    
,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,f9k5au]1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1  
,mr4 ,spano1 ,mr4 ,kev9 ,h]n (          
,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mrs4        
,radewag51 & ,mr4 ,bald]son7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess           
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,national ,vet]ans ,small ,bus9ess   
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,/ates tra9 individuals ) ! skills1     
discipl9e1 & lead]%ip necess>y to       
e/abli% & op]ate a successful bus9ess2  
,:]eas !re are approximately #b1ejj1jjj 
vet]an-own$ small bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 employ+ ne>ly #e1hjj1jjj        
individuals2 ,:]eas vet]an-own$         
bus9esses make up ne>ly #aj p]c5t ( all 

bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas     
vet]ans acc\nt = m ?an                  
#a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 bus9ess receipts e 
ye>2 ,:]eas vet]ans are #de p]c5t m     
likely to be self-employ$ ?an           
nonvet]ans2 ,:]eas bus9ess own]%ip by   
wom5 vet]ans has increas$ significantly1
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,:]eas bus9ess own]%ip by immigrant     
vet]ans is ov] #fb1jjj2 ,:]eas ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration s]ves m ?an      
#bjj1jjj vet]ans1 s]vice-disabl$        
vet]ans1 wom5 vet]ans1 & milit>y sp\ses 
annually2 ,:]eas ! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration w be ho/+ ev5ts honor+    
,national ,vet]ans ,small ,bus9ess ,week
 f ,novemb] #d ?r\gh ,novemb] #h1 #bjai2
 ,:]eas ! ,congress & ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,adm9i/ration w be celebrat+ ,vet]ans   
,small ,bus9ess ,week dur+ ! week (     
,novemb] #d ?r\gh ,novemb] #h1 #bjai2 & 
,:]eas ! week ( ,novemb] #d ?r\gh       
,novemb] #h1 #bjai1 w\ld be an          
appropriate "t to celebrate ,national   
,vet]ans ,small ,bus9ess ,week3 ,n[1    

!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives jo9s ) ! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,adm9i/ration 9-- 7#a7 support+ ! goals
 & ideals ( ,national ,vet]ans ,small   
,bus9ess ,week2  7#b7 support+ vet]ans  
?r\gh ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration t 
funds vet]an-own$ small bus9ess1 tra9s  
vet]ans = entrepr5eur%ip1 & supports    
vet]an contract+2  7#c7 celebrat+ !     
millions ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1         
especially ! vet]ans ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
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programs ( ! ,small ,bus9ess            
,adm9i/ration2 &  7#d7 express+         
appreciation = ! cont9u$ s]vice to !    
,unit$ ,/ates by ! vet]ans ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ?r\gh small bus9ess own]%ip &    
entrepr5eur%ip4