[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 26, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1543-E1544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PROCTER & GAMBLE'S MEHOOPANY, PENNSYLVANIA PLANT

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                           HON. DON SHERWOOD

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2006

  Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I want to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues a very important and significant economic milestone in 
northeastern Pennsylvania that will be celebrated in August. Procter & 
Gamble's Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products facility, which has 
been in operation since 1966, will be commemorating its 40th year with 
an open house and anniversary ceremonies on August 17, 18 and 19.
  The Mehoopany plant is the largest P&G plant in North America. It was 
the first paper products plant built by Procter & Gamble after the 
company's acquisition of the Charmin Paper Products Company in 1957. It 
is one of seven P&G paper products plants in the United States and one 
of more than 70 plants of all products.

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  I am very proud of the contribution the plant and its workforce 
provide to our regional and national economy. As a lifelong resident of 
Wyoming County, where the plant is located, I have seen friends and 
neighbors for the past four decades benefit from wonderful career 
opportunities and the ability to earn an honest, stable living at the 
Mehoopany plant.
  The plant is a cornerstone of economic growth and stability in my 
region with its 2,300 employees and payroll of $175,000,000. In 
addition, there are another 4,000 people employed as suppliers and 
vendors. Plant employees live in six northeastern Pennsylvania 
counties--Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan, Susquehanna and 
Wyoming.
  Procter & Gamble gives back to the people of the region with 
community and charitable giving of nearly $450,000.
  The people of my region are very proud of the role the Mehoopany 
plant plays in providing essential products to the daily lives of our 
nation's citizens. Consumers in this country benefit from the fine 
array of paper products, including Bounty towels and napkins, Charmin 
toilet tissue and Pampers and Luvs Diapers. Products produced at the 
facility reach over 1,000,000 consumers each day.
  I want to offer my congratulations to the employees and management of 
the Procter & Gamble Mehoopany plant as they celebrate their first 40 
years, meet current challenges and look forward to the continued growth 
of the plant.

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