[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: November 29, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DONALD R. HUGHES

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the citizens of the 
6th District of North Carolina, to say a few words of praise about a 
fellow citizen, Donald R. Hughes, who is retiring as vice chairman of 
Burlington Industries, Inc.
  Burlington Industries, one of the largest and most diversified 
manufacturers of textile products in the world, is headquartered in my 
district and employs thousands of people throughout our great State. 
Through Don's outstanding leadership and commitment during his 35 years 
with Burlington, he has worked tirelessly to see that the company 
thrived and that the employees prospered.
  In his many positions of leadership within the company and within the 
community, Don has always kept the welfare of working men and women 
foremost in his mind. That concern manifested itself over the years in 
Don's personal commitment to do everything he could to see that the 
jobs of Burlington employees and other textile and apparel workers were 
not sacrificed to unfair global competition. His interest and expertise 
in this area led to his chairmanship of the fiber, Fabric and Apparel 
Coalition for Trade, and presidency of the American Textile 
Manufacturers Institute.
  Don's concern about fairness in the international trade arena brought 
him to Capitol Hill time after time, year after year, to fight for 
better trade laws and policies to benefit America's workers.
  Don knows full well the importance of maintaining a strong U.S. 
manufacturing base and made no bones about communicating this 
forcefully to Members of Congress and to the Administrative branch. Don 
made many contributions to his company and his community, but this, to 
me, is the primary reason why he will be remembered so well and with 
such admiration.
  I know I speak for many others in Congress, at Burlington and 
throughout the 6th district today, as I thank Don Hughes for a job well 
done on behalf of the U.S. textile industry and wish him well in his 
retirement years. I am sure his loving family--wife Agnes, daughters 
Elizabeth and Suzanne, and grandchildren, will keep him well occupied 
and happy in the years ahead.

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