[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            BMW CREATES JOBS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it was reported last week 
that the BMW plant in South Carolina remained the top vehicle exporter 
in America, with more than $8.4 billion worth of cars shipped to 
foreign countries.
  Nearly a quarter of a million cars were exported, with the vast 
majority sent from the Port of Charleston, led by State Ports Authority 
President Jim Newsome.
  Mr. Speaker, 25 years ago, the late Governor Carroll Campbell 
recruited BMW to South Carolina with export production of 1,400 cars a 
day. Production in 2018 was 356,749 vehicles.
  Governor Henry McMaster and Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt continue to 
promote an additional $600 million investment in Plant Spartanburg, 
which already at $10 billion is the largest BMW plant in the world, 
providing 11,000 jobs.
  Thousands of additional jobs in the region have been created by 
suppliers to the assembly facility.
  Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never 
forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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