[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING HARRIS CORPORATION ON THE GRAND OPENING OF ITS NEW 
                            HERNDON OFFICES

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, this is a particularly exciting time in 
Northern Virginia's Dulles Corridor as major employers, such as Harris 
Corporation, look to capitalize on Metro's Silver Line extension to 
Dulles International Airport. As some of my colleagues are painfully 
aware, Washington, DC, is the only OECD capital not linked to its 
premier international gateway by mass transit. The Dulles Corridor is 
the second most important employment and investment center in the 
National Capital Region, generating 25 percent of all economic 
activity, and that's before the arrival of Metro.
  Phase 1 of the Dulles Rail project will open later this year with 
stops in Tysons and Reston, and Phase 2 is already under construction. 
I was pleased to attend the opening for Harris Corporation's new office 
campus, which will consolidate operations from several regional 
locations into a site near the future Herndon Metro Station. As my 
colleagues know, Harris is an international communications and 
information technology provider that partners with Federal, State, and 
local governments to support our nation's military, community first 
responders, and many other essential public services.
  Harris employs more than 1,600 people in the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, and this new facility will house nearly 500 high-tech workers 
supporting the company's satellite, defense, intelligence, public 
safety, and health care operations. I was pleased to join Harris CEO 
Bill Brown, Virginia Senator Mark Warner, and other regional leaders in 
welcoming the Harris team to its new location in the heart of the 
Dulles Corridor in Virginia's 11th Congressional District.
  Fairfax County alone is home to 10 Fortune 500 companies. Harris and 
its corporate neighbors recognize Northern Virginia as one of the best 
places in the Nation in which to do business and raise a family. We 
benefit not only from the jobs they create, but also from the 
tremendous support they and their employees give back to our local 
schools and community organizations.
  Once again, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to welcome Harris Corporation 
to its new location, and I look forward to its continued collaboration 
with the federal government and our local community. .

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