[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 31 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRESNO SERVICE CENTER OF THE 
                        INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 1997

  Mr. DOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise before my colleagues today in order 
to pay tribute to the Fresno Service Center of the Internal Revenue 
Service which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
  The Fresno Service Center of the Internal Revenue Service has made 
countless contributions to its community. More than 40,000 local 
residents have received valuable job training and developed lasting 
careers at the service center. The Fresno facility has been commended 
for providing meaningful job opportunities to youth, veterans, and the 
disabled.
  In addition to job creation, the service center has played an 
important financial role in the community. Since it opened in 1972, the 
service center has contributed nearly two and a half billion dollars to 
the local economy through employment and related expenditures. Due to 
the generosity of the service center's employees, over two million 
dollars has been donated to local charities through the Combined 
Federal Campaign.
  I commend the Fresno Service Center's dedicated employees--past and 
present--for their admirable service, and I hope that their fellow 
citizens will continue to support them with vigorous appreciation.

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