[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. This week marks the 50th annual National 
Small Business Week, where we recognize the importance of the 
entrepreneurs and small business owners who work hard to fulfill the 
promise of the American Dream.
  I saw this firsthand as a Dublin planning commissioner and, later, as 
a city council member, which is that, when small businesses get off the 
ground and succeed, the entire community around them benefits and our 
economy grows. In fact, more than one half of all Americans either own 
or work for a small business, and they account for about two out of 
every three new jobs created every year.
  This Saturday, I went from storefront to storefront in downtown 
Hayward to speak to local small business owners in my congressional 
district. To help address the problems that I heard about--not having 
enough capital to start up or not having enough business-to-business 
transactions or foot traffic--I introduced the Main Street Revival Act. 
My bill will allow certain small businesses to elect to defer paying 
Federal payroll taxes in the first year of operation in order to help 
offset their costs.
  Small businesses form the backbone of our communities--opening new 
storefronts, training American workers and selling goods in our 
neighborhoods. It's through supporting them that we expand economic 
opportunity and help make the American Dream a reality.

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