[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

  (Mr. COLLINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, this week marks National Small 
Business Week.
  America's small businesses are the engines of job creation. According 
to the Small Business Administration, small businesses employ almost 
half of all private sector employees. And depending on the year, small 
businesses can account for 80 percent of all new jobs created.
  As a small business owner myself, I understand firsthand the 
challenges and hurdles business owners face on a day-to-day basis. As a 
Member of Congress, one of my top goals is to continue to push hard for 
commonsense policies that create the right kind of economic environment 
for small businesses to grow and hire more people--the exact policies 
the GOP-led House continues to advocate and advance.
  This week, I am asking all small business owners in my district to 
complete an online survey about the economy and other issues impacting 
the small business sector by visiting my Web site, 
chriscollins.house.gov.
  I want to salute small business owners as we take time this week to 
acknowledge your hard work and contributions.

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