[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 18 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E119]
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                    TRIBUTE TO SELLERS-SEXTON, INC.

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 31, 2003

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to recognize the 
fine accomplishments of Larry Sexton and his business, Sellers-Sexton 
Inc. of St. Roberts, MO. Mr. Sexton's dealership has achieved 
certification under ISO 14001, the international standard for managing 
environmental waste and pollution, and it is the first United States 
dealership to do so.
  Mr. Sexton has long been a friend to our environment. He has 
supported an Adopt-A-Highway initiative and a Missouri River Team, led 
by one of his technicians. He also has been involved in supporting a 
life science initiative in Missouri by working with life science 
organizations and the University of Missouri. Mr. Sexton has also 
influenced his dealership and staff to take measures to protect the 
environment. He and his employees have made it a policy to reduce the 
waste at the local landfill by initiating a responsible process for 
recycling discarded materials. Mr. Sexton also was involved in helping 
Fort Leonard Wood Army base become the site for a new technology park 
for environmental research.
  In September 2002, Mr. Sexton and his dealership were honored for the 
teamwork they put forward as they extended their environmentally 
friendly practices by achieving ISO 14001 certification. Mr. Sexton and 
his dealership staff worked with Ford's Environmental Quality Office to 
help develop a comprehensive environmental management system to 
eliminate waste-generating and polluting practices. This has created an 
environmental management team within the Sellers-Sexton dealership.
  Mr. Speaker, I know that the Members of the House will join me in 
congratulating Mr. Sexton and Sellers-Sexton Inc. on a job well done.

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