[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 203 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING A&B HEATING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY FOR 70 YEARS OF SERVICE 
                            TO WARREN COUNTY

  (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 before you today to 
recognize the A&B Heating and Sheet Metal Company from Warren County. 
Originally founded in 1953 by World War II veteran, Carl Papalia, the 
family-owned small business continues to provide excellent services to 
those in the Warren area for the last 70 years.
  Before creating the company, Carl served his company honorably as a 
flight engineer on B-24 bombers in the South Pacific.
  Carl and his brothers, Ralph and Joe, were first-generation Americans 
who together paved the way for the success of the business for more 
than 40 years.
  Following Carl and Ralph's passing, Carl's son, David, took over the 
ownership of the company, leading to substantial growth.
  Today, the company has 20 employees specialized to assist customers 
in a 60-mile radius. Seventy years later, the company's mission 
statement, ``The satisfaction of helping the community is not about 
what you do, it is about who you are,'' remains the same.

  I am so proud of the A&B Heating and Sheet Metal Company and all the 
work that they have done for those in Warren County and across the 
Northern Tier.
  God bless them.

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