Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009.
(Agreed to by Senate)
SRES 154 ATS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 154
Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2009
Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. WICKER, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr. ISAKSON) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009.
Whereas the approximately 27,200,000 small business concerns in the United States are the driving force behind the Nation's economy, creating more than 93 percent of all net new jobs and generating more than 50 percent of the Nation's non-farm gross domestic product;
Whereas small businesses play an integral role in rebuilding the Nation's economy;
Whereas Congress has emphasized the importance of small businesses by improving access to capital through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
Whereas small business concerns are the Nation's innovators, serving to advance technology and productivity;
Whereas small business concerns represent 97 percent of all exporters and produce 29 percent of exported goods;
Whereas Congress established the Small Business Administration in 1953 to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free and competitive enterprise, to ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases, contracts, and subcontracts for property and services for the Federal Government are placed with small business concerns, to make certain that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property are made to such small business concerns, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation;
Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped small business concerns with access to critical lending opportunities, protected small business concerns from excessive Federal regulatory enforcement, played a key role in ensuring full and open competition for Government contracts, and improved the economic environment in which small business concerns compete;
Whereas for over 50 years, the Small Business Administration has helped millions of entrepreneurs achieve the American dream of owning a small business concern and has played a key role in fostering economic growth; and
Whereas the President has designated the week beginning May 17, 2009, as `National Small Business Week': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009;
(2) applauds the efforts and achievements of the owners of small business concerns and their employees, whose hard work and commitment to excellence have made them a key part of the Nation's economic vitality;
(3) recognizes the work of the Small Business Administration and its resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small business concerns; and
(4) strongly urges the President to take steps to ensure that--
(A) the applicable procurement goals for small business concerns, including the goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, HUBZone small business concerns, and socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, are reached by all Federal agencies;
(B) guaranteed loans, microloans, and venture capital, for start-up and growing small business concerns, are made available to all qualified small business concerns;
(C) the management assistance programs delivered by resource partners on behalf of the Small Business Administration, such as small business development centers, women's business centers, veterans business outreach centers, and the Service Corps of Retired Executives, are provided with the Federal resources necessary to do their jobs;
(D) reforms to the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration are implemented as quickly as possible;
(E) tax policy spurs small business growth, creates jobs, and increases competitiveness;
(F) the Federal Government reduces the regulatory compliance burden on small businesses; and
(G) broader health reforms efforts address the specific needs of small businesses and the self-employed in providing quality and affordable health insurance coverage to their employees.
SRES 154 ATS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 154
Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2009
Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. WICKER, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr. ISAKSON) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009.
Whereas the approximately 27,200,000 small business concerns in the United States are the driving force behind the Nation's economy, creating more than 93 percent of all net new jobs and generating more than 50 percent of the Nation's non-farm gross domestic product;
Whereas small businesses play an integral role in rebuilding the Nation's economy;
Whereas Congress has emphasized the importance of small businesses by improving access to capital through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
Whereas small business concerns are the Nation's innovators, serving to advance technology and productivity;
Whereas small business concerns represent 97 percent of all exporters and produce 29 percent of exported goods;
Whereas Congress established the Small Business Administration in 1953 to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free and competitive enterprise, to ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases, contracts, and subcontracts for property and services for the Federal Government are placed with small business concerns, to make certain that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property are made to such small business concerns, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation;
Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped small business concerns with access to critical lending opportunities, protected small business concerns from excessive Federal regulatory enforcement, played a key role in ensuring full and open competition for Government contracts, and improved the economic environment in which small business concerns compete;
Whereas for over 50 years, the Small Business Administration has helped millions of entrepreneurs achieve the American dream of owning a small business concern and has played a key role in fostering economic growth; and
Whereas the President has designated the week beginning May 17, 2009, as `National Small Business Week': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009;
(2) applauds the efforts and achievements of the owners of small business concerns and their employees, whose hard work and commitment to excellence have made them a key part of the Nation's economic vitality;
(3) recognizes the work of the Small Business Administration and its resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small business concerns; and
(4) strongly urges the President to take steps to ensure that--
(A) the applicable procurement goals for small business concerns, including the goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, HUBZone small business concerns, and socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, are reached by all Federal agencies;
(B) guaranteed loans, microloans, and venture capital, for start-up and growing small business concerns, are made available to all qualified small business concerns;
(C) the management assistance programs delivered by resource partners on behalf of the Small Business Administration, such as small business development centers, women's business centers, veterans business outreach centers, and the Service Corps of Retired Executives, are provided with the Federal resources necessary to do their jobs;
(D) reforms to the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration are implemented as quickly as possible;
(E) tax policy spurs small business growth, creates jobs, and increases competitiveness;
(F) the Federal Government reduces the regulatory compliance burden on small businesses; and
(G) broader health reforms efforts address the specific needs of small businesses and the self-employed in providing quality and affordable health insurance coverage to their employees.
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