,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ba1      
#bjai,ms4 ,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,chabot1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4         
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4       
,veasey1 ,mr4 ,kevin ,hern of ,oklahoma1
 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 ,mr4    
,burchett1 ,mr4 ,spano1 ,mr4 ,joyce of  
,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4     
,evans1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4      
,golden1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,mr4  
,kim1 ,ms4 ,finkenauer1 ,mr4 ,delgado1  
,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,clay1
 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4       
,posey1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,meadows1  
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4      
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 
,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,kelly of          
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,ms4 ,kelly 
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,ms4   

,meng1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,graves
 of ,missouri1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4     
,curtis1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 and 
,mr4 ,la,hood7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,small ,business          
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the recognition and celebration of the  
vital role of small businesses1 along   
with the efforts of the ,small ,business
 ,administration to help ,americans     
start1 build1 and grow businesses4      
,whereas1 as of ,september #bjai1 there 
are over #cj1gjj1jjj small businesses in
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas small    
businesses in the ,united ,states--     
7#a7 represent #ii4i percent of all     
businesses in the ,united ,states2  7#b7
 employ nearly #fj million private      
sector employees in the ,united ,states2
  7#c7 create nearly two of every three 
of new jobs2 and  7#d7 constitute #ig4e 
percent of firms exporting goods2 and   
,whereas the day of ,november #cj1      

#bjai1 is an appropriate day to         
recognize small businesses and encourage
 consumers to support their local small 
businesses during the holiday shopping  
season3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives joins    
with the ,small ,business               
,administration in-- 7#a7 celebrating   
the entrepreneurial spirit of small     
business owners in the ,united ,states2 
7#b7 recognizing the importance of      
creating policies that promote a        
business-friendly environment for small 
business owners2  7#c7 supporting and   
encourages young entrepreneurs to pursue
 their passions and create more startup 
businesses2  7#d7 showing appreciation  
for the many ways that small businesses 
support their communities and their     
workers2 and  7#e7 celebrating the      
invaluable contribution that small      
businesses make to the ,united ,states  
as the backbone of the economy4