[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING WILLIAM F. ALDINGER

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                         HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 2004

  Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my congratulations to 
a business leader from the 10th Congressional District of Illinois, Mr. 
William F. Aldinger, CEO of Household International--and now HSBC North 
America--on his recognition by the Friends of Adam Smith (FOAS) for the 
2004 Business Citizen medal tonight.
  I have had the pleasure to get to know Bill over the past several 
years and I am thrilled the FOAS has recognized his leadership in 
community service, involvement and public policy. By visiting their 
headquarters in Prospect Heights, Illinois, to learn how they serve 
over 50 million customers, I have seen how Household has helped empower 
its employees to play a more active role in politics and good 
government by conducting internal voter registration drives.
  With almost 6,000 employees in Illinois--and 50,000 throughout the 
United States--I have seen first hand how Household-HSBC is active in 
their community under Bill's leadership. Whether with Junior 
Achievement, the American Cancer Society, Neighborhood Housing Services 
of Chicago, Habitat for Humanity and many more, Household-HSBC 
employees are constantly working to make their communities better 
places to live. Finally, I believe the Business Citizen medal is not 
just an award for Bill Aldinger, but all his employees. Congratulations 
Bill, and all members of the Household-HSBC North America team, and 
keep up the great work.

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