Graves Encourages Americans to Shop Local, Introduces "Small Business Saturday' Resolution

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House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today highlighted "Small Business Saturday" in appreciation of the small businesses that help build strong, prosperous communities throughout the nation. Members of the Committee joined Graves and 54 bipartisan cosponsors to support a resolution designating a day as an expression of support for America's 28 million small businesses.

The Graves' resolution encourages people to buy goods and services locally from the small firms in their communities on November 29th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Again this year, Small Business Saturday coincides with the holiday weekend's traditional surge in economic activity. Major retailers often advertise heavily for "Black Friday" shopping specials, and since 2010, Small Business Saturday has followed with a "shop local" theme. This bipartisan resolution helps raise awareness of the value of having thriving small businesses in every community and the outsized impact of small businesses on the U.S. economy.

"I'm pleased to introduce the "Small Business Saturday' resolution for 2014, and express support for the small firms that serve our communities every day," said Chairman Graves. "The Saturday after Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to simply say "thank you' to a small business near you. Small businesses have a big impact on the economy, and they are built on hard work and good ideas. By employing nearly half of all private sector employees in the country, small businesses support millions of families, and we can all celebrate when they succeed."

Cosponsors:

Rep. Bachmann
Rep. Barber
Rep. Bentivolio
Rep. Bonamici
Rep. Brownley
Rep. Bustos
Rep. Cardenas
Rep. Chabot
Rep. Chu
Rep. Cicilline
Rep. Clarke
Rep. Coffman
Rep. Collins (NY)
Rep. Daines
Rep. DeLauro
Rep. DelBene
Rep. Ellmers
Rep. Esty
Rep. Farenthold
Rep. Garcia
Rep. Gosar
Rep. Grijalva
Rep. Hahn
Rep. Hanna
Rep. Hastings
Rep. Herrera-Beutler
Rep. Huizenga
Rep. King (IA)
Rep. Kirkpatrick
Rep. Latham
Rep. Loebsack
Rep. Leutkemeyer
Rep. Meng
Rep. Moore
Rep. Mulvaney
Rep. Murphy
Rep. Pingree
Rep. Richmond
Rep. Ruiz
Rep. Rush
Rep. Ryan (OH)
Rep. Sanchez (CA-46)
Rep. Schakowsky
Rep. Schrader
Rep. Sensenbrenner
Rep. Shea-Porter
Rep. Slaughter
Rep. Speier
Rep. Takano
Rep. Tipton
Rep. Titus
Rep. Van Hollen
Rep. Womack

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