,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #if  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #h1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cardin1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1   
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4      
,hickenlooper7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,celebrating the extraordinary          
accomplishments and vital role of women 
business owners in the ,united ,states4 
,whereas there are over #ac1jjj1jjj     
women-owned businesses in the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas women-owned           
businesses-- 7#a7 employ more than      
#aj1ijj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states2  7#b7 generate nearly          
#a1ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj in revenue annually2 
7#c7 have grown at nearly twice the     
national average2 and  7#d7 have grown  
from #d4f percent to #db percent of all 
businesses in the ,united ,states       
between #aigb and #bjai2 and ,whereas   

women entrepreneurs founded nearly #dj  
percent of new businesses in #bjba3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the vital role
 of women-owned businesses to the       
economy of the ,united ,states2  7#b7   
commends the exceptional entrepreneurial
 spirit of women business owners in the 
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 celebrates   
women entrepreneurs in the ,united      
,states4