[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S WEEK, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL 
                  WOMEN, NORTH TO THE FUTURE, AND YWCA

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 14, 2011

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in recognition of 
National Business Women's Week, Business and Professional Women, North 
to the Future, and YWCA.
  Working women constitute 72 million, or almost half of the nation's 
workforce and strive to serve their communities, their states, and 
their nation in professional, civic and cultural capacities. Women-
owned businesses constitute 30 percent of all U.S. business generating 
in $1.9 trillion in sales and employing 9.2 million people.
  Working women should be applauded for their contributions to the 
workplace and the financial stability of their families especially 
during the economic downturn when more women have become their family's 
breadwinner. Since 1928, National Business Week has honored the 
contributions of working women and employers who support working women 
and their families.
  North to the Future is a professional local organization with more 
than thirty five years of active community service within Anchorage. 
BPW NTTF remains committed to reducing Alaska's staggering statistics 
on sexual assault and domestic violence and has organized activities 
programs and events to educate and uplift women.
  For these reasons, I rise in support, recognition and congratulations 
during National Business Women's Week.

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