R003-9899

10			A RESOLUTION CONCERNING
20		SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS

30	WHEREAS:	Large Corporations and virtual monopolies have begun to run rampant within 
40			the U.S.; and,

50	WHEREAS:	This trend, if left unchecked, will eventually deter new businesses from forming
60			as well as diminish the present competition; and,

70	WHEREAS:	Any past government regulation intended on promoting competition and/or 
80			maintaining good business practices has traditionally hindered smaller 
90			businesses and entrepreneurs.

100	THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:  That the Maryland Student Legislature urges Congress to
110			prohibit the loaning, borrowing, or granting of government funds to large 
120			businesses and companies that: 
130				(1)  	make a yearly gross profit of over $10 million, and
140				(2)  	have violated, within the current year, any of the stipulations 
150					held by the Fair Labor Standard Act, the Equal Employment 
160					Opportunity Coordinating Counsel (EEOCC) and the 
170					Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

180	MANDATES:	Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
190			Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
200			Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle

Primary sponsor:
Corey L. Braxton
University of Maryland, College Park
2103A Prince George's Hall
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 314-0488
cbraxton@wam.umd.edu

Cosponsor:
Kenneth A. Shepherd
5143 Cumberland Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD  20742
(301) 314-2126
shep@wam.umd.edu