[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15992]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING HARLEY-DAVIDSON ON ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 24, 2003

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation that 
would recognize the 100th anniversary of one of America's greatest 
corporations and a treasure of Milwaukee, Wisconsin--the Harley-
Davidson Motor Company. 100 years ago this August in the Davidson 
family backyard at 38th Street and Highland Boulevard, William Harley 
and the Davidson brothers, Arthur, Walter, and William, finished work 
on their first motorcycle.
  Shortly afterwards the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was built on the 
site of the company's current world headquarters in Milwaukee. Over the 
next 100 years Harley-Davidson has gone on to outstanding success, 
releasing innovative and unique designs that have become so easily 
recognizable on roads worldwide. Harleys are known as the preeminent 
motorcycle both in this country and around the world and have become a 
staple of the U.S. Armed Services as well as police and fire 
departments throughout the country.
  Harley-Davidson will be celebrating its 100th birthday this August in 
its hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This three-day event will include 
festivities on Lake Michigan, a never-before-seen exhibit of sketches, 
videos, clay models, and mock-up motorcycles demonstrating various 
stages of the design used process by Harley-Davidson's Styling and 
Engineering departments, as well as a parade of 10,000 Harleys through 
downtown Milwaukee.
  The national celebration will have events leading up to the grand 
celebration in cities across America including Las Vegas, Nashville, 
Indianapolis, and Dearborn. I want to invite all Harley-Davidson 
enthusiasts, young and old, to come out and take part in this once in a 
lifetime event.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this great American 
company by cosponsoring this resolution.

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