,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,peters1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4
 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 
,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 and ,mr4    
,markey7 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 #ad1ejj1jjj     
women-owned businesses in the ,united   
,states2 and ,whereas women-owned       
businesses-- 7#a7 employ more than      
#ab1ijj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states2  7#b7 generate                 
#c1cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in revenue annually2 
7#c7 have grown at nearly twice the     
national average2 and  7#d7 have grown  
from #d4f percent to #ci4b percent of   
all businesses in the ,united ,states   

between #aigb and #bjbd3 ,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