,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for ,mr4 ,rubio  
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4        
,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4      
,grassley1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,risch1 
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4    
,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,carper1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4   
,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,gardner1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4      
,shaheen1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4          
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4      
,portman1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4
 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 
,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4        
,hawley1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4         
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4        
,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4       
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,cotton1    
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4       
,young1 and ,mr4 ,romney77 submitted the

 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,supporting the designation of the week 
beginning ,september #bj1 #bjbj1 as     
,national ,small ,business ,week and    
commending the entrepreneurial spirit of
 the small business owners of the       
,united ,states and their impact on     
their communities4  ,whereas #bjbj marks
 the #egth anniversary of ,national     
,small ,business ,week2 ,whereas every  
,president for more than half a century 
has proclaimed a week celebrating the   
significance of small businesses across 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas there are 
more than #cj1jjj1jjj small businesses  
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas small  
businesses in the ,united ,states-- 7#a7
 employ nearly half of the workforce of 
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 make up #ii4g
 percent of all employers in the ,united
 ,states2  7#c7 employ veterans2  7#d7  
produce #a_/c of the exports of the     
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 account for  
nearly half of private sector output2   

,whereas1 as of #bjbj1 #i4a percent of  
all small business owners in the ,united
 ,states are veterans2 ,whereas1 on     
,july #cj1 #aiec1 ,congress created the 
,small ,business ,administration to aid1
 counsel1 assist1 and protect the small 
business community2 and ,whereas #b out 
of every #c new jobs in the ,united     
,states are created by small businesses3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of the week beginning ,september #bj1   
#bjbj1 as ,national ,small ,business    
,week2  7#b7 celebrates the             
entrepreneurial spirit of the small     
business owner in the ,united ,states2  
7#c7 understands the importance of      
creating a small business climate that  
allows for sustained economic recovery2 
7#d7 celebrates the invaluable          
contribution small businesses make to   
the ,united ,states as the backbone of  
the economy2  7#e7 supports increasing  
consumer awareness of the value and     
opportunity small businesses bring to   

their local communities2  7#f7          
understands the importance of providing 
more access and resources to            
minority-owned and underserved firms2   
and  7#g7 understands the need to       
provide further assistance and relief to
 the small businesses of the ,united    
,states during unprecedented times4