[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11658]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING MAGNET AMERICA

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a wonderful 
family-owned business headquartered in the heart of North Carolina's 
Fifth Congressional District.
  Magnet America based in King, North Carolina is the original creator 
of the yellow Support Our Troops ribbon car magnets. All of their 
products are made in the U.S.A., and all of their employees are true 
American patriots.
  This company is exceptional because it serves as a fund-raising tool 
to help the families of our troops and to send care packages to those 
serving overseas. The company has had an amazing success story. Dwain 
Guillion first made the ribbon magnets to sell at his family's 
Christian bookstore. The idea took off when he sent a box of 50 magnets 
to a national convention of Vietnam veterans. Within weeks, he was 
getting orders from all over the country. By 2004, his company had 150 
employees and was shipping more than 100,000 magnets per week.
  It is unfortunate that Chinese knockoffs of their designs are having 
a negative impact on Magnet America's business. It is my hope that 
people will visit www.magnetamerica.com and support this great American 
company.

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