A Proclamation
by the President of the United States of America
During
Small Business Week, we honor small business owners and workers for their important
role in ensuring that America remains the economic leader of the world. Every
day, our Nation's small businesses help enhance the lives of our citizens and
lead the way in an economy distinguished by low unemployment, sustained job creation,
and one of the fastest growth rates of any major industrialized nation.
To
help extend our Nation's prosperity, my Administration is committed to continuing
the pro-growth economic policies that encourage enterprise and make America the
best place in the world to do business. Our economy has created more than 7 million
new jobs since major tax relief was enacted in 2003, and we are working to keep
taxes low to help small businesses continue to expand. We are taking steps to
make health care more affordable and available for small business owners and employees
by encouraging Health Savings Accounts, supporting Association Health Plans legislation,
and proposing a standard tax deduction for health insurance. My Administration
is also committed to ensuring that small businesses can compete in the global
economy. By continuing to expand trade, we can open new markets for American products,
lower prices for consumers, and create better American jobs.
Small
businesses are the lifeblood of cities and towns across the country, and we salute
small business owners, entrepreneurs, and employees for enhancing our communities
and expanding opportunities for all. The hard work and ingenuity of our Nation's
small business men and women are helping to sustain America's economic strength.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 22 through April 28, 2007,
as Small Business Week. I call upon the people of the United States to observe
this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs that celebrate
the accomplishments of small business owners and their employees and encourage
the development of new small businesses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
two thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and thirty-first.
GEORGE W. BUSH
