[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E759]
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              CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON CPA AND ACCOUNTANTS

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 10, 2012

  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Congressional Caucus on 
CPA and Accountants, I rise today to congratulate the American 
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), on reaching the 
historic milestone of 125 years of service to its members and the 
public. Founded in 1887, the AICPA has grown into an organization with 
over 377,000 members in 128 countries.
  As the ten CPAs and accountants in Congress, we each have deep 
personal connections to the accounting profession and profound respect 
for the work the AICPA does to strengthen it. As a professional 
organization, the AICPA supports and educates its members, but it also 
promotes financial literacy and education for the general public as 
well.
  The accounting profession is about trust: trust between a CPA and a 
client, and trust between an auditor and the public. It is these 
relationships, carefully tended, that are the foundation of our 
economy. For 125 years, the AICPA has been hard at work building this 
trust by promoting the highest standards of independence, objectivity, 
competence, and ethics for the profession.
  The AICPA's members practice in specialties across the accounting 
spectrum--from private practice to business and industry to education 
to government to consulting--but all are supported by the resources, 
information, and leadership provided by the Institute. The AICPA serves 
its members in many activities including standards, certification, peer 
review, education, thought leadership, and promoting the public image 
and professionalism of CPAs.
  For over a century, the AICPA has stood as a custodian of the 
accounting community, protecting the integrity of the profession and 
promoting the competence of its members. Today, Americans are served by 
a cadre of well trained, objective CPAs whose analysis and advice 
serves as the foundation for millions of financial and business 
decisions each day. These professionals are the living legacy of the 
AICPA's 125 years of service.
  Today, as a member of AICPA, I join with my fellow CPAs and 
accountants to congratulate the staff, leadership, and members of the 
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants on their 125th 
Anniversary. Our nation is a better, stronger nation because of your 
work.

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