[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 4, 1994]
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                         NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK

  (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, from the Lowcountry to the Upstate, from 
the Midlands to the Pee Dee, South Carolina is a State abundant in 
natural beauty and historical significance.
  It is no wonder, then, that thousands of tourists each year consider 
South Carolina the ideal destination for vacation, for recreation and 
for historical education.
  Tourists visiting the State of South Carolina spend billions of 
dollars each year, which in turn generate millions of dollars in tax 
revenue and create thousands of jobs.
  In fact, according to the most recent data available, travel and 
tourism was the second largest industry in South Carolina in 1991.
  In that same year, tourists spent over $13 million a day in the 
State, and South Carolina was ranked 23d in the United States in terms 
of total tax revenue generated by travel and tourism.
  Mr. Speaker, as we commemorate National Tourism Week, and as we go 
about our legislative affairs, let us keep in mind the impact our 
decisions could have on the travel and tourism industry nationwide, and 
in States like South Carolina, that have come to increasingly rely on 
the tourism industry in the face of changing State economies.

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