[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CELEBRATING PFIZER'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. JOSEPH R. PITTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 5, 1999

  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Pfizer, Inc. on 
its 150th anniversary. As one of the global leaders in the important 
pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer has helped to improve the health of men 
and women around the world for the last century and a half.
  Pfizer's long history is full of adventure, daring risk-taking, and 
intrepid decision making. Founded by German immigrant cousins Charles 
Pfizer and Charles Erhart in 1849, Pfizer has grown from a small 
chemical firm in Brooklyn, NY to a multinational corporation which 
employs close to 50,000 people, including 219 men and women in its 
tradition of developing innovative drugs to combat a variety of 
illnesses. In 1944, Pfizer was the first company to successfully mass-
produce penicillin, a breakthrough that led to the company's emergence 
as a global leader in its industry. Since then, Pfizer has marketed 
dozens of effective medicines designed to fight conditions like 
arthritis, diabetes, infections, and heart disease in humans, and 
infections, parasites, and heartworm in animals.
  As you can see, Mr. Speaker, Pfizer has made innumerable 
contributions to our nation and our world, and I applaud Pfizer's 
accomplishments as it celebrates its 150th anniversary.

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