[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 74 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2649-S2650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 191--SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF MAY 5 
     THROUGH MAY 11, 2019, AS ``NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK'' AND 
 COMMENDING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE 
 UNITED STATES AND THE IMPACT THAT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ON THEIR 
                              COMMUNITIES

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kennedy, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Braun, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Booker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Perdue, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Roberts, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Young, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Ms. McSally, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Daines, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Lankford, Ms. 
Harris, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Risch, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Crapo, 
Ms. Sinema, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
Boozman, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
Rounds, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Johnson, 
and Mr. Menendez)) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 191

       Whereas 2019 marks the 56th anniversary of ``National Small 
     Business Week'';

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       Whereas, for more than half a century, every President has 
     proclaimed a week celebrating the significance of small 
     businesses across the United States;
       Whereas there are more than 30,200,000 small businesses in 
     the United States;
       Whereas small businesses in the United States--
       (1) employ nearly \1/2\ of the workforce of the United 
     States;
       (2) constitute 99.9 percent of all employers in the United 
     States;
       (3) produce \1/3\ of all goods exported from the United 
     States;
       (4) account for nearly \1/2\ of private-sector output;
       (5) employ veterans, with veterans constituting 8.3 percent 
     of all small business owners in the United States; and
       (6) are becoming more diverse, with women-owned and 
     minority-owned firms leading small business startups;
       Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress created the Small 
     Business Administration to aid, counsel, assist, and protect 
     the small business community;
       Whereas 2 of every 3 new jobs are created by small 
     businesses; and
       Whereas the President designated the week of May 5 through 
     May 11, 2019, as ``National Small Business Week'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the designation of the week of May 5 through 
     May 11, 2019, as ``National Small Business Week'';
       (2) celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the small 
     business owners of the United States;
       (3) understands the importance of creating a small business 
     climate that allows for sustained, entrepreneurial success;
       (4) celebrates the invaluable contributions small 
     businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the 
     economy; and
       (5) supports increasing consumer awareness of the value and 
     opportunity small businesses bring to their local 
     communities.

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