[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 78 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HART-DOLE-INOUYE FEDERAL CENTER

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2003

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, the newly renamed Hart-Dole-
Inouye Federal Center has long been a Battle Creek landmark. Under many 
names, from the Sanitarium to Percy Jones, to the Federal Center to the 
Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, it will continue as a historic site 
serving the community and the nation.
  Ever since its opening as a nationally renowned health center started 
by John Harvey Kellogg, brother of cereal pioneer W.K. Kellogg, the 
Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center has proudly served the State of 
Michigan and the United States. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 the 
Sanitarium became the Percy Jones Army Hospital. The hospital, 
specializing in neurosurgery and the fitting of artificial limbs, 
treated over 100,000 WWII and Korean war veterans. The many veterans 
served here include the late Senator Hart, Senator Bob Dole, and 
Senator Inouye.
  Today, the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center provides vital support to 
our nation's war fighters as part of the Department of Defense. The 
Center serves as the premier facility for the cataloging of 6.5 million 
supply items needed by the U.S. military as well as the re-utilization 
and disposition of those items upon their federal obsolescence.
  As a nation we can be rightly proud of the work done here by the 
highly trained and award-winning workforce who serve within these 
historic walls. I am honored to have such a facility in my district and 
look forward to another 100 years of history being made.

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