[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMENDING DURAND MIDDLE SCHOOL'S INVEST IN AMERICA PLAN

 Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I rise today to commend the 
students of Durand Middle School in Durand, MI, for showing the kind of 
spirit that will get our nation through the economic aftershocks of 
September 11.
  When the attack of September 11 sent our airline industry into an 
economic tailspin, the students of Durand Middle School created the 
Invest in America Project to show their faith in the travel and 
transportation industries.
  Under the Invest in America project, families across the Nation were 
encouraged to buy at least one share of stock in the transportation or 
travel company of their choice.
  The students believed this would show the world that we have faith in 
our economy and that Americans are ready to travel again.
  Given the fact that the travel and tourism industry is worth about 
$93 billion to our economy, renewed confidence in the industry by both 
investors and consumers is important.
  This project will also give the students and their families valuable 
first-hand experience in how the stock market works.
  I hope you will all join me in wishing these students good luck with 
their investments and thank them for their show of confidence in our 
economy.

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