[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BOSMA ENTERPRISES AND ABILITYONE

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an exemplary 
partnership between the AbilityOne Program, an extraordinary initiative 
that helps people with disabilities, and Indiana's own Bosma 
Enterprises.
  For the past 25 years of Bosma's 100 years in business, their 
partnership with AbilityOne has helped disabled Hoosiers achieve a 
greater level of independence and enabled many to gain employment in 
good-paying jobs.
  Nearly 60 percent of all employees there are blind or suffer some 
degree of visual impairment. One such man is Don Green. Don is totally 
blind and found it very difficult to reenter the job market. About to 
give up after almost 200 job rejections, Don applied to Bosma, which, 
because of its contracts through AbilityOne, was able to hire him as a 
material handler. Just 6 years later, Mr. Speaker, Don is a production 
supervisor, managing 40 people.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize the work that Bosma Enterprises 
is doing in partnership with the AbilityOne Program. They open doors of 
opportunity and help make the State of Indiana, my beloved State, a 
better place to live each and every day.

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