[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 BIRTHDAY OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

  (Mr. BARTLETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT. Madam Speaker, I would like to invite America to join 
me in celebrating a belated birthday party in Frederick County, 
Maryland.
  Just 100 years ago on the 22nd of last month, William Howard Taft 
convened 700 business leaders in the United States, and they 
established the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Just 1 day later, through the 
miracle of communication by wire, delegates from Frederick County asked 
to be chartered as the first county chamber of commerce in the United 
States.
  Please join me in celebrating this very important belated 100th 
birthday celebration in Frederick County, Maryland.

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