[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 63 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E316-E317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING FEDEX FOR 50 YEARS IN MEMPHIS

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                           HON. STEVE COHEN-

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 17, 2023

  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Fred Smith and 
FedEx as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of the 
company's operations in Memphis. Overnight delivery was the subject of 
an undergraduate term paper for Mr. Smith who notes that it earned an 
average grade. But he put the idea into Federal Express Corporation in 
Little Rock in 1971. On April 17, 1973, the company began operations in 
Memphis with 389 people and 14 planes and delivered 186 packages to 25 
cities. Over the years, Federal Express became ``FedEx'' and became one 
of the largest and best known American-headquartered companies in the 
world. Many of my constituents, friends and colleagues go to work at 
its operations in Memphis every day, where it is the state's largest 
private employer. FedEx's work as a supporter of charities is 
legendary. It is a model for what a company can do for its community. I 
congratulate current and former FedEx team members and look forward to 
commemorating another 50 years--in Memphis.

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