[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E133]
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                   CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF INTEGRITY

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 1997

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, my distinguished colleagues, I rise today to 
call your attention to an important centennial anniversary that 
occurred in New York State last month.
  On January 28, the New York State Society of Certified Public 
Accountants celebrated 100 years of distinguished service to the 
public.
  In fact, the society is the oldest State professional accounting 
association in the Nation.
  The founding members established the society to facilitate and 
support the establishment of the New York State CPA licensing law, the 
first such law in the United States.
  The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants represents 
the CPA profession, which was created to maintain the integrity of our 
Nation's capital markets.
  The society has continuously served its members for 100 years by 
providing educational and professional information to enable them to 
better serve the public interest. Its code of conduct provides the 
framework for the highest ethical behavior and professionalism issues 
to protect the public interest.
  The committees of the society have assisted state, local, and Federal 
regulators and other government groups in the discharge of their 
oversight of financial reporting, soundness, and integrity.
  Please join me in wishing congratulations to the New York State 
Society of CPA's on its 100th anniversary.

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