[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9663 of October 20, 2017

Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Since our earliest days, hardworking entrepreneurs have driven our
Nation's prosperity. During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we
recognize the contributions that minority-owned businesses make to our
economy and our way of life, and we strive to ensure that small business
owners have access to the resources they need to achieve the American
Dream.
The United States is entering upon a new period of economic revival.
Unemployment is at a 16-year low, businesses are expanding, and wages
are rising. Ensuring that minority-owned businesses remain strong and
vibrant is vital to the growth of our great Nation. Minority-owned firms
employ eight million people and generate more than $1 trillion in annual
economic output. They export their products at a greater rate than non-
minority businesses and provide a great boost to our global
competitiveness.
My Administration is committed to creating a business climate in which
minority business enterprises can thrive and expand. The Unified
Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code, my Administration's basic plan
for tax cuts and tax reform, calls for a steep reduction to the
corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent. This reform will lift up our
entrepreneurs, our businesses, and our families. The Framework also caps
the top tax rate for millions of family-owned and small- and

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mid-sized businesses at 25 percent--the lowest it has been in more than
80 years. We also want Americans to be able to invest in capital to
build their businesses, so for 5 years, we will allow them to deduct 100
percent of their capital investments. By eliminating needless
regulations, promoting fair and reciprocal trade relationships, lowering
taxes, and increasing the flow of capital, the United States will
further cement its status as a global economic powerhouse.
During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we recommit to empowering
every hardworking American to write our next great chapter. Let us work
together to ensure that every American citizen can flourish and give
back to our country and our communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 22 through
October 28, 2017, as National Minority Enterprise Development Week. I
call upon all Americans to celebrate this week with programs,
ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many contributions of
American minority business enterprises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP