Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 320) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 320 Whereas small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses having employees (commonly referred to as ``employer firms'') in the United States; Whereas small businesses employ \1/2\ of the employees in the private sector in the United States; Whereas small businesses pay 44 percent of the total payroll of the employees in the private sector in the United States; Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 50 percent of the private, nonfarm product of the gross domestic product; Whereas small businesses generated 65 percent of net new jobs during the last 17 years; Whereas small businesses generate 60 to 80 percent of all new jobs annually; Whereas small businesses focus on 2 key strategies: deepening relationships with customers and creating value for customers; Whereas, for every $100 spent with locally owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through local taxes, payroll, and other expenditures; Whereas 92 percent of consumers in the United States agree that the success of small businesses is critical to the overall economic…”