[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING DIAMONDBACK TRUCK COVERS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and congratulate DiamondBack Truck Covers, a truck bed cover company in 
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. DiamondBack was recently awarded the Small 
Business Administration's Pennsylvania Small Business of the Year 
Award.
  I had the pleasure of traveling back to Philipsburg to present 
DiamondBack founders Ethan Wendle and Matthew Chverchko with a 
commendation for this award. Ethan and Matt were also recognized as the 
SBA Persons of the Year for Pennsylvania.
  Ethan and Matt met at Pennsylvania State University. What started out 
as an engineering class project has turned into a flourishing business.
  I am particularly proud that Ethan and Matt chose to plant roots in 
Philipsburg. This sort of commitment to our local communities is 
breathing new life into small town USA. It is companies like 
DiamondBack that are helping small towns bounce back.
  The decision to manufacture, market, sell, and ship from Philipsburg 
is an investment in Pennsylvania's future, in local communities and 
businesses, and in the people who call the Commonwealth home.

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