[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING KPMG LLP'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN PHILADELPHIA

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                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2006

  Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions 
made by KPMG, LLP to Philadelphia, our people, our businesses, and the 
health of American capital markets, and do so on the occasion of the 
firm's 100th anniversary in our city.
  In 1906, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. opened its doors on Chestnut Street. 
Marwick, Mitchell & Co. was then a small accounting firm with less than 
a handful of partners. In the last 100 years, Philadelphia has added 
greatly to its history as the birthplace of the American republic to 
its renown as one of the nation's leading ports, centers of commerce, 
and home to many Fortune 500 companies. Marwick, Mitchell & Co. grew 
with Philadelphia and is known today as KPMG.
  Throughout its history, KPMG has been an outstanding citizen of 
Philadelphia. Today, KPMG is one of the oldest and largest professional 
services firms in the city, employing more than 850 professionals 
headquartered, on Market Street and providing a variety of audit, tax, 
and advisory services to the public and private sectors.
  KPMG's partners and employees serve as officers, directors and 
volunteers for many of Philadelphia's philanthropic and charitable 
organizations. Earlier this year, KPMG sponsored the ``City Hall in 
Bloom'' spring planting. As part of the event, more than 200 KPMG 
volunteers joined students from the Bach-Martin Elementary School in 
clearing, cleaning and preparing beds for more that 8,500 flowers 
plants and trees in the largest volunteer clean-up ever mounted at City 
Hall. There are many other examples of KPMG's volunteerism. Employees 
helped paint the interior of Bach-Martin school and created a new mural 
for the entrance. The firm also has assisted the ``Help Philadelphia'' 
women's shelter with a number of events over the years. Last year, KPMG 
helped welcome refugees from Hurricane Katrina, assisting in their 
relocation. This year, a group of KPMG professionals traveled to the 
Gulf region to help rebuild homes with Habitat for Humanity.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to pay tribute to KPMG and its people for 100 
years of service to Philadelphia, for its contributions to the growth 
and health of the city's commerce, and for its many efforts benefiting 
our community's quality of life.

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