,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #djj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1  
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4       
,risch1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1    
,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4    
,rosen1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4  
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4      
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,collins1   
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4    
,sinema1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,cramer1  
,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4   
,young1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,wicker1   
,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 
,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4     
,lankford1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4     
,booker1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 and
 ,ms4 ,mc,sally7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
,october #bjai as ,national ,women's    

,small ,business ,month4  ,whereas the  
,national ,women's ,business ,council   
has declared ,october #bjai ,national   
,women's ,small ,business ,month2       
,whereas there are more than #ab1ijj1jjj
 women-owned small businesses in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas women-owned   
small businesses generate               
#a1ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj in total receipts1   
which is a #ba percent increase since   
#bjad2 ,whereas the growth rate for     
women-owned employer firms is more than 
double the growth rate of all other     
small businesses2 ,whereas1 in          
comparison to #bjad1 there are nearly   
#b1bej1jjj additional women-owned       
employer firms and nearly #gjj1jjj      
additional jobs2 ,whereas ,congress     
continues to support the ,national      
,women's ,business ,council and its     
focus on alleviating obstacles women    
face as business owners and             
entrepreneurs2 ,whereas the celebration 
of ,national ,women's ,small ,business  
,month would-- 7#a7 honor women small   

business owners and women entrepreneurs2
 and  7#b7 recognize the significance of
 the contributions of women to the small
 business community3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes
 ,october #bjai as ,national ,women's   
,small ,business ,month2  7#b7 honors   
the vital role of women small business  
owners and women entrepreneurs in the   
,united ,states during ,national        
,women's ,small ,business ,month2  7#c7 
recognizes the significant contributions
 of women small business owners and     
women entrepreneurs to the small        
business community2  7#d7 supports and  
encourages young women entrepreneurs to 
pursue their passions and create more   
start-up businesses2  7#e7 recognizes   
the importance of creating policies that
 promote a business-friendly environment
 for small business owners that is free 
of unnecessary and burdensome           
regulations and red tape2 and  7#f7     
supports efforts to-- 7,a7 encourage    
consumers to shop locally2 and  7,b7    

increase awareness of the value of      
locally-owned small businesses and the  
impact of women-owned small businesses  
on the economy of the ,united ,states4