[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13332]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MILESTONES

 Mr. ALLEN. I am pleased today to recognize the Prince William 
County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce which celebrates its 70th 
anniversary this year. For seven decades, the Chamber has supported the 
community, educational and business interests of Prince William County 
and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
  In 1935, a small group of citizens gathered together in the Town of 
Manassas with an idea to form the Chamber of Commerce. These leaders 
founded an organization that has prevailed through times of prosperity 
and depression, and that continues to grow and prosper. Today, the 
Chamber has almost 1,000 members, and it holds an accreditation from 
the United States Chamber of Commerce. Only 15 percent of Chambers of 
Commerce throughout the country have earned this distinction.
  The Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce 
continues to perform outstanding work in representing and promoting its 
citizens and the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. I congratulate its 
members on seventy successful years, and thank them for the work they 
are doing to make Virginia a better place to live, work and raise a 
family.

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