,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,r\nds submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,express+ support = !   
,f\r? ( ,july1 ,am]ica's bir?day1 & !   
hundr$s ( bus9esses & work]s t make up !
 fireworks indu/ry4  ,:]eas1 on ,july   
#c1 #aggf1 ,f\nd+ ,fa!r ,john ,adams    
wrote to ,abigail ,adams express+ 8     
belief t ! sign+ ( ! ,decl>ation (      
,indep5d5ce %\ld be commemorat$ ) ,pomp 
& ,p>ade1 ) ,%[s1 ,games1 ,sports1      
,guns1 ,bells1 ,bonfires & ,illum9ations
 f "o ,end ( ?is ,cont95t to ! o!r f ?is
 ,"t =w>d =ev] m2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #d1  
#aggg1 reflect+ ! vision ( ,john ,adams1
 fireworks 7 set (f 9 ,philadelphia z "p
 ( a celebration to commemorate         
,indep5d5ce ,day2 ,:]eas ?r\gh\t our    
hi/ory1 ,am]icans 9 cities & t[ns l>ge &
 small h celebrat$ ! bir? ( our great   
,nation1 ) #af1jjj fireworks displays on
 ,indep5d5ce ,day 9 #bjai alone2 ,:]eas 

an e/imat$ #di million ,am]icans travel$
 on vacation to ^! cities & t[ns dur+ ! 
,f\r? ( ,july holiday 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas   
#di ,/ates plus ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
all[ "s or all types ( consum]          
fireworks2 ,:]eas retail sales (        
fireworks h skyrocket$ 9 rec5t ye>s2    
,:]eas ,am]icans sp5d m ?an #a billion  
on fireworks annually1 & close to #ijj  
million is sp5t on consum] fireworks    
alone2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates fireworks 
indu/ry is committ$ to promot+ ! legal &
 safe h&l+ & use ( all fireworks2 ,:]eas
 = ! fir/ "t 9 ov] #aj ye>s1 ,m\nt      
,ru%more1 our ,nation's ,%r9e (         
,democracy1 w resume us+ fireworks 9    
#bjbj2 ,:]eas ! fireworks indu/ry s]ves 
z a livelihood = _m small bus9ess own]s 
& op]ators across ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas      
fireworks celebrations are important    
economic driv]s = cities & t[ns across !
 c\ntry2 & ,:]eas _m cities & t[ns      
across ! c\ntry are cancel+ or are      
consid]+ cancel+ _! annual ,f\r? ( ,july
 celebrations3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    

,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ! hi/oric      
importance ( fireworks displays 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 p>ticul>ly 9 annual      
,indep5d5ce ,day celebrations2  7#b7    
recognizes t ! fireworks indu/ry br+s   
joy to communities & neighborhoods      
across ! c\ntry & is good = our national
 psy*e2  7#c7 supports ! commitm5t to   
br+ fireworks back to our ,nation's     
,%r9e ( ,democracy at ,m\nt ,ru%more2 & 
7#d7 urges cities1 t[ns1 c\nties1 & o!r 
municipalities to save ! ,f\r? ( ,july  
by reconsid]+ po/pon+ or cancel+ _!     
,f\r? ( ,july celebrations1 s t         
,am]icans c enjoy our ,nation's bir?day 
:ile adh]+ to appropriate social di/anc+
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