[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EATON CORP.

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 10, 1994

  Mr. BARCIA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to 
bring to your attention a stellar example of industrial productivity, 
efficiency, and fiscal success in these troubled economic times. A 
Fortune 100 company, the Eaton Corp. employs 52,000 people in plants 
worldwide and has selected the Saginaw, MI, plant as 1 of 6 recipients 
of the Eaton Quality Award.
  Emphasizing a customer approach, the Eaton Quality Award reflects a 
strict assessment of productivity, long-term growth, and most 
importantly, goal realization.
  The engine components division of Saginaw employs nearly 550 people, 
and as evidenced by their dramatic, 50-percent increase in sales during 
the past 3 years, they have demonstrated an ability to provide and 
reflect excellence through cooperation, friendship, and most 
importantly a passion to succeed.
  This award truly represents the initiative, dedication, and abilities 
of the American worker. With many firms cutting labor costs to remain 
competitive, one need only look to the Eaton Corp. and their engine 
components division of Saginaw to understand the true value of our work 
force and realize there is no substitute for the American worker.
  Yet as in all successful endeavors, the means to success must lie in 
a fusion of motivated, highly talented individuals with the intangible 
notion of empowerment and teamwork. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride 
that I salute the management and staff in the Eaton Corp. family as 
they lead our manufacturing economy into the 21st century.

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