[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E934-E935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DELL TECHNOLOGIES

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                          HON. JOHN R. CARTER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 2019

  Mr. CARTER of Texas. Madam Speaker, I'm honored that Dell 
Technologies, one of the world's leading technology companies, has 
called Round Rock, TX home for the last quarter century. The impacts 
they've made on the region and state are rivaled only by the 
extraordinary innovations they've made in the demanding world of 
cutting-edge high technology.
  Knowing that Central Texas was the ideal place to plant roots and 
grow, Dell Computer Corporation broke ground on a new campus in Round 
Rock, Texas on August 2, 1994. Since then, the company has exploded to 
the global scale, employing 145,000 people worldwide and making 
enormous contributions to the technology revolution that has defined 
our changing times.
  Dell Technologies has brought prosperity and growth to the Texas city 
it calls horne. A once-small Texas town now has more than 125,000 
residents and is regularly ranked in the highest tier of the nation's 
safest and most family-friendly cities. Dell Technologies fully 
embodies the Texas spirit of generosity, annually donating $13 million 
to local charities, and its employees dedicate more than 200,000 
volunteer hours. Through its work providing technology support to Round 
Rock businesses, government, and schools to hosting the Round Rock 
Express AAA minor league baseball team at Dell Diamond Stadium, Dell 
Technologies has made lasting and positive impacts.
  What has benefitted Round Rock benefits the rest of Texas. Dell 
Technologies supports more than 70,000 jobs statewide with wages nearly 
ninety percent higher than the state average. This commitment to 
excellent pay reaps dividends as every $100 in Dell Technologies 
employee wages drives about $200 of additional wages across the state. 
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leads to a staggering economic contribution to Texas of around $10 
billion.
  I salute Dell Technologies' success, am glad we share the same home 
town, and wish this vital pillar of the Texas economy the brightest of 
futures. I join all Central Texans as we look forward to years of 
transformation and prosperity as Dell Technologies continues growing a 
global business in the wonderful city of Round Rock.

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