[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1607]
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                      RECOGNIZING FOREST PRODUCTS

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 5, 2015

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, we recently celebrated National Forest 
Products Week. Today, I rise to recognize the importance of the forest 
products industry to the United States, and in particular, my home 
state of North Carolina where the industry sustains over 40,000 jobs.
  Many of those stable and good-paying jobs are in rural communities 
including Roanoke Rapids, Plymouth, and New Bern, in North Carolina's 
First Congressional District which I represent. The economic and 
employment opportunities provided by the forest products industry are 
especially important to those communities and others I represent.
  The forest products industry is evolving. It is the largest producer 
and user of bioenergy. And further investments in and expansion of 
bioenergy--at these mills and bioenergy facilities like Craven County 
Wood Energy--are being made today. These efforts help reduce our 
country's greenhouse gas emissions and create innovative new markets to 
help conserve forestland for rural jobs, recreational activities, and 
wildlife protection.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing National 
Forest Products Week. The industry creates and sustains jobs, makes 
important economic contributions to our communities, and is innovating 
and developing new technologies supporting a healthier environment.

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