[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 24, 1994]
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              HONORING THE JOHNSON WAX CO. AND SAM JOHNSON

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                          HON. PETER W. BARCA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 24, 1994

  Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
recent achievements of one of Wisconsin's--and America's--most 
distinguished corporate citizens, S.C. Johnson & Son., Inc., and its 
president, Mr. Sam Johnson.
  S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., which is headquartered in Racine, WI, has 
long been noted for its contribution to the community and for its 
environmental responsibility.
  This year, Mr. Sam Johnson and the Johnson Wax Co. are receiving two 
significant awards in recognition of their contribution to 
environmental quality.
  Each year, the Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, which was established in 
1977 to promote research programs and projects which contribute to the 
balance between technological advancement and preservation of the 
environment, award an individual who has made a lifetime of 
contributions to fulfilling the fund's purpose.
  This year, Mr. Sam Johnson is being honored with the Lindbergh Award 
on May 25 at the National Air and Space Museum. I know of no one who is 
more deserving of the Lindbergh Award, and I wanted to bring this 
important recognition to my colleagues' attention.
  Mr. Speaker, in addition to receiving the Lindbergh Award, Mr. 
Johnson and the company are receiving the World Environment Center Gold 
Medal for the corporation's outstanding, well-implemented worldwide 
environmental policy. In the past several years, corporations such as 
Xerox, IBM, and Procter & Gamble have been honored with this 
prestigious medal.
  The WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Environmental 
Achievement, which is in its 10th year, constitutes an ongoing 
corporate commitment to maintaining or improving the environmental 
standard of excellence being honored.
  Too often, the environment and economic growth are viewed as being in 
conflict, but corporations such as S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., and 
individuals such as Sam Johnson prove that progress can--and should--
mean improvement.
  Mr. Speaker, we should recognize those corporations which are 
succeeding in protecting the environment, improving our quality of 
life, and providing family supporting jobs. We need to look no further 
than Racine, WI, to Sam Johnson, his company, and his employees.

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