[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6761-S6762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 443--RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING ON NOVEMBER 30, 
 2019, THE VITAL ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE EFFORTS OF THE SMALL 
  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES START, 
                       BUILD, AND GROW BUSINESSES

  Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr.

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Booker, Mr. Braun, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
Isakson, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wyden, 
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Carper, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Young, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tester, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Udall, Mr. Rounds, Mr. King, Mr. 
Boozman, Mr. Peters, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Harris, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Hassan, 
Mr. Perdue, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship:

                              S. Res. 443

       Whereas, as of September 2019, there are more than 
     30,700,000 small businesses in the United States;
       Whereas small businesses in the United States--
       (1) represent 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United 
     States;
       (2) employ nearly 48 percent of private sector employees in 
     the United States;
       (3) constitute almost 2 of every 3 new jobs; and
       (4) constitute 97.5 percent of firms that export goods; and
       Whereas November 30, 2019, is an appropriate day to 
     recognize small businesses and encourage consumers to support 
     local small businesses during the holiday shopping season: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate joins the Small Business 
     Administration in--
       (1) celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of small 
     business owners in the United States;
       (2) recognizing the importance of creating policies that 
     promote a business-friendly environment for small business 
     owners that is free of unnecessary and burdensome regulations 
     and red tape;
       (3) supporting and encouraging young entrepreneurs to 
     pursue passions and create more startup businesses;
       (4) showing appreciation for the many ways in which small 
     businesses support--
       (A) the communities of which small businesses are a part; 
     and
       (B) the workers who are employed by small businesses; and
       (5) celebrating the invaluable contribution that small 
     businesses make to the United States as the backbone of the 
     economy.

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