[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

  (Mrs. MYRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, corporate responsibility and personal 
integrity is on the minds of most Americans. After all, honesty and 
integrity have always been the backbone of our American way of life.
  When I was a young girl, I used to frequently see my dad seal a 
business deal with a handshake, which he always honored. There sure is 
not a lot of that going around today, is there?
  We, the Members of Congress, have an opportunity to play an important 
role, beyond our usual duties, in determining the future direction of 
America. We have a very clear choice of either being examples of 
steadfast integrity or continuing to just be more examples of the lack 
of integrity we see so much of today.
  Which will it be?

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