[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12725]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRANCISCO GARCIA

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 11, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great honor to stand before you 
today and praise the accomplishments of Mr. Francisco Garcia. Mr. 
Garcia is the Founder and CEO of Integrated Information Technology 
Corporation, and through his company he has provided employment 
opportunities to 360 Coloradans in his eight offices. Francisco Garcia 
lives his business life by the motto: ``Treat others with the same 
level of respect, professionalism and fairness that you wish to be 
treated'', and I am proud to bring forth his accomplishments before 
this body of Congress.
  Francisco has two degrees, a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from 
the University of Texas-San Antonio, and a Bachelor of Science in 
Electrical Engineering from Ohio University in Athens. He also served 
our country in the United States Air Force as a Communications Officer 
where he achieved the rank of captain. Later in life, Mr. Garcia 
established his own company to provide important satellite, 
communications, network and installation services to the state of 
Colorado. His good fortune and quality business ethics have earned him 
many awards, including the SBA Region VIII Subcontractor of the Year in 
2002, the Denver Post Minority-Owned Business of the Year in 2001, the 
Family Business Award in 2001, and also the SBA's National Minority 
Small Business Person of the Year in 1996.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the accomplishments of this 
pillar of the Denver Business community. Francisco Garcia has been a 
great asset to the State of Colorado and to the world of 
communications. Francisco, I wish you all the best in your future 
endeavors.

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