[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

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                            HON. ALLEN BOYD

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 5, 1998

  Mr. BOYD. Mr. Speaker, in honor of Small Business Week, I would like 
to commend a hard working group of dedicated men and women who own and 
operate the nearly 23 million small businesses in the United States. 
America's small busineses are the heart and soul of our Nation's 
marketplace and the life-blood of our communities.
  Small business owners constitute almost 98 percent of all employers 
and are the key to our economy's continued prosperity. Through their 
innovation and hard work, the United States has remained competitive in 
the world marketplace for the last 200 years. At the same time, the 
charity and civic leadership of America's small business owners have 
made our neighborhoods a better place to live.
  During Small Business Week, and throughout the year, Congress should 
take time to consider the contributions of small business owners to our 
society. As Members of Congress, we must ensure that our nation's small 
business owners and their employees are not choked by unnecessary 
government regulation, but rather free to grow and provide new jobs and 
opportunities for our communities.




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