[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10788-10789]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, this week is National Small Business 
Week. I rise in recognition of the important role that small businesses 
play in our Nation. Small businesses are vital to our economy and our 
communities. Just listen to some of these facts.

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  They account for 99.7 percent of the employers in our Nation; they 
employ 53 percent of the private work force and are responsible for 50 
percent of the private gross domestic product in America.
  Despite these enormous contributions, small businesses have to 
struggle under the weight of excessive taxation and unnecessary 
regulation handed down by the Federal Government. Clearly, I believe 
the time has come for Congress and the President to provide some relief 
to small business owners by cutting taxes and reining in overzealous 
regulators.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand to work with both sides, all my colleagues, to 
promote an agenda that strengthens small business and creates new 
economic opportunities for the American people.

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