[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING MAC'S VACS

 Mr. RISCH. Madam President, as a member and former chairman of 
the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month 
I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by 
highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho. 
However, in honor of Veterans Day on November 11, this month I will 
honor a veteran-owned small business for each of the 10 days the Senate 
is in legislative session. The personal sacrifices made by America's 
veterans have protected the very freedoms and values that give each of 
us and our children the ability to achieve the American dream. The 
skills veterans learn as members of the military are invaluable and 
undoubtedly contribute to Idaho's flourishing veteran business 
community. I am proud of the sacrifices veterans have made to protect 
our country and that they are choosing Idaho to call home when they 
complete their service in the military.
  As your U.S. Senator from the great State of Idaho, it is my pleasure 
to recognize Mac's Vacs in Lewiston as the Idaho Small Business of the 
Day for November 12, 2019. Mac's Vacs was founded in 1950 and is owned 
and operated by U.S. Air Force veteran Dennis Prine. The company first 
opened in a garage and has since moved into a local storefront in the 
same neighborhood. After serving in the Air Force, Prine acquired Mac's 
Vacs in the 1980s and has expanded and improved its services since.
  Mac's Vacs offers a variety of appliance services for customers, 
including vacuum sales and service, central vacuum systems, commercial 
chemicals, and more. Prine even offers technical assistance through a 
YouTube channel. The company's mission to provide quality products, 
knowledge, and service to customers has proven fundamental to the 
success of the business.
  Congratulations to Dennis Prine and all of the employees at Mac's 
Vacs for being selected as the Veteran-owned Idaho Small Business of 
the Day for November 12, 2019. You make our great State proud, and I 
look forward to your continued growth and success.

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