[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE ADVOCACY OF PULP AND PAPERWORKERS' RESOURCE COUNCIL

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the Pulp 
and Paperworkers' Resource Council--PPRC--for more than three decades 
of advocacy for forest products.
  The PPRC is a grassroots organization made up of hourly employees of 
the U.S. forest products industry. PPRC members work in mills and 
converting plants where they manufacture sustainable paper and wood 
products that are among the most used, necessary and recycled items 
Americans rely on every day.
  The U.S. forest products industry is vitally important to our 
Nation's economy, employing approximately 950,000 people. The industry 
is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 45 States, 
supporting family-wage jobs and manufacturing nearly $300 billion in 
products annually. In my home State of Arkansas, we have more than 
24,000 people directly employed in the industry.
  Founded in 1991, the PPRC works to ensure that real-world 
perspectives are considered in all policy and regulatory decisions that 
impact their jobs and communities. As cochair of the Senate Paper and 
Packaging Caucus, I work to inform members of Congress about the value 
of the paper and packaging industry in their States and districts. This 
bipartisan, bicameral caucus highlights the importance and economic 
significance of the paper and packaging industry and focuses on the 
policy solutions needed to sustain and promote this important sector. I 
am honored to meet with PPRC representatives every year when they come 
to Washington to advocate for their priorities.
  I am pleased to congratulate the PPRC today for more than 30 years of 
hard work on behalf of such an essential U.S. industry.

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