,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ddc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ba1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1
 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4      
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 
,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4      
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1    
,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4      
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1
 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,scott 
of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1  
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4     
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4
 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,ms4 ,harris1    
,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4       
,perdue1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mr4         
,blumenthal7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,small ,business and      
,entrepreneurship  ,,resolution         
,recognizing and celebrating on         

,november #cj1 #bjai1 the vital role of 
small businesses and the efforts of the 
,small ,business ,administration to help
 people in the ,united ,states start1   
build1 and grow businesses4  ,whereas1  
as of ,september #bjai1 there are more  
than #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 #dh percent of private   
sector employees in the ,united ,states2
  7#c7 constitute almost #b of every #c 
new jobs2 and  7#d7 constitute #ig4e    
percent of firms that export goods2 and 
,whereas ,november #cj1 #bjai1 is an    
appropriate day to recognize small      
businesses and encourage consumers to   
support local small businesses during   
the holiday shopping season3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
joins 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 owners that is free of         
unnecessary and burdensome regulations  
and red tape2  7#c7 supporting and      
encouraging young entrepreneurs to      
pursue passions and create more startup 
businesses2  7#d7 showing appreciation  
for the many ways in which small        
businesses support-- 7,a7 the           
communities of which small businesses   
are a part2 and  7,b7 the workers who   
are employed by small businesses2 and   
7#e7 celebrating the invaluable         
contribution that small businesses make 
to the ,united ,states as the backbone  
of the economy4