[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 172 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TRAVEL AND TOURISM

  (Mr. ROTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, sometimes here in Congress the really 
important events go unnoticed, so I want to report to the Congress that 
the travel and tourist industry, the largest employer in each one of 
your districts, met here for a White House conference. The President, 
the Vice President, the Speaker, and key leaders, appeared before the 
conference.
  Travel and tourism provides more jobs in America than any other 
industry except one. Travel and tourism stood united in its request 
that we in Congress help establish a private-public partnership, a 
bold, new, innovative approach, and, in the transition period, to agree 
with the Senate appropriation request for the U.S. Travel and Tourism 
Administration.
  I ask Members to focus on travel and tourism in their respective 
districts. While we know of many industries which are downsizing or 
have downsized, here is one industry that is growing, and the growth 
potential is nothing short of phenomenal.

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