PRINTER'S NO. 1881
No. 211 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD,
BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CLYMER,
COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DERMODY,
DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HASAY,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, R. STEVENSON, STRITTMATTER,
STURLA, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO,
WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI,
HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KAISER, KELLER, LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, LEWIS, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN,
MARKOSEK, McCALL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, METCALFE,
R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT,
PIPPY, PRESTON, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SHANER, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, ZIMMERMAN, ZUG,
GEIST, MARSICO, DIVEN, TANGRETTI, RAYMOND, ROHRER, HARPER,
LEH, MELIO AND D. EVANS, MAY 8, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 8, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming the week of May 6 through 12, 2001, as "Pennsylvania
2 Small Business Week."
3 WHEREAS, In 1992, of the 230,796 business firms in this
4 Commonwealth, 98.6% were classified as small businesses; and
5 WHEREAS, Small business in this Commonwealth employs 52.3% of
6 its private nonfarm workers; and
7 WHEREAS, The annual payroll of small businesses in this
8 Commonwealth exceeds $48 billion; and
9 WHEREAS, Most new jobs that are created in this Commonwealth
1 and nationally are in small businesses; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives proclaim the week
3 of May 6 through 12, 2001, as "Pennsylvania Small Business
4 Week."
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