[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    TRIBUTE TO HOME-BASED BUSINESSES

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 5, 1994

  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the more than 24 
million citizens who exemplify the American entrepreneurial spirit by 
establishing businesses in their homes.
  Millions of men and women across America work at home. These 
dedicated professionals are consultants, word processors, writers, 
computer manufacturers, teachers, realtors, artists, entertainers, sign 
language interpreters, crafters, and farmers. Whether they were 
outplaced by new technology or fired up by a desire to bring their 
services and new ideas to the American marketplace, these home-based 
business owners continue to fuel the growth of some of this country's 
most important inventions, services, and ideas.
  Home-based business owners are concerned about their families and the 
quality of their lives. They are concerned about road congestion and 
commuter pollution, and they are sincere in their convictions to live 
the American dream.
  Home-based business owners serve other community needs. They provide 
safe harbors for latch-key children returning to empty houses after 
school, and they perform countless hours of volunteer service to 
schools and other community organizations because of their flexible 
work schedules.
  Mr. Speaker, I also wish to pay tribute to the American Association 
of Home-Based Businesses, headquartered in Montgomery County, MD, which 
I am honored to represent in Congress. Their president, Beverly 
Williams, and their national directors, Jan Caldwell, Betty Stehman, 
and Ronald Wohl, community leaders and home-based business people 
themselves, are working to establish a national network of chapters 
which provide self-help seminars and workshops to encourage their 
members and help them stay in business by working for entrepreneurial 
education, business loans, financial support, health care for small 
businesses, and to lobby against restrictive local ordinances.
  I am particularly proud to honor the American Association of Home-
Based Businesses and their Montgomery County chapter. I might add that 
Gaithersburg, MD, in Montgomery County, has been named by Home 
Computing magazine as the Nation's top location for home-based business 
entrepreneurs.
  In celebration of National Home-Based Business Week, October 9 to 15, 
1994, I ask my colleagues to join me in commending all of the hard-
working individuals who work at home for their contributions to their 
communities and to the economy, and wishing them and their association 
continued success.

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