[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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                       HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 14, 2003

  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to laud the Detroit 
Regional Chamber's leading role in fostering Michigan's prosperity over 
the past century.
  The Detroit Regional Chamber was founded in 1903 with 253 charter 
members. It is now the largest Chamber of Commerce in the United States 
with more than 19,000 active members. For a century, the Detroit 
Regional Chamber has made many important contributions throughout 
Southeast Michigan. From its significant participation in the 
``Campaign for Good Roads'' in 1910 and 1911 to its influential work 
toward setting up the SMART bus system, the Detroit Regional Chamber 
has demonstrated itself as a dependable community leader in Southeast 
Michigan.
  With a new century come new challenges for our region. Looking at its 
endeavors in the past 100 years, the Detroit Regional Chamber will 
continue to remain the important leader that Southeastern Michigan has 
come to depend upon. I stand ready and look forward to cooperating with 
the Detroit Regional Chamber and other community leaders to meet these 
new challenges.
  I salute the Detroit Regional Chamber on its 100th anniversary and I 
thank the officers and staff of the Chamber for their hard work. They 
have worked tirelessly to make Detroit attractive to the business 
community. I appreciate all that they do. With their continued hard 
work, I am confident they will achieve greater accomplishments for the 
Detroit Chamber of Commerce and the City of Detroit in the 21st 
century.

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