[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE WORKERS OF LAN-CAY INC.

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today in the Senate to pay 
tribute to the nine employees of Lan-Cay Inc. in Carrollton, KY. This 
small business in northern Kentucky makes many products that help drive 
the American military machine.
  Many Americans do not realize the important role that many small 
businesses play in military preparedness. The nine employees of Lan-Cay 
make parts for grenade launchers, survival tool pouches, equipment used 
to deactivate land mines, and other important products for all the 
branches of our military. Lan-Cay is currently making thousands of 
bayonets for M-16's one at a time.
  The employees of Lan-Cay take their jobs very seriously because they 
know that the quality of their work may one day save a soldier's life. 
They do not hope for war, but they understand the importance of the 
nature of their jobs. The employees of Lan-Cay carefully inspect each 
of their finished products to ensure that it meets the military's 
strict guidelines.
  I ask my colleagues in the Senate to pay tribute to the employees of 
Lan-Cay and the thousands of employees in many other small businesses 
across this great nation that produce the necessary products that 
enable the men and women of our military to perform their tasks as well 
and as safely as possible.

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