[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING EAGLEPICHER

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 12, 2006

  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize EaglePicher, an 
advanced technology company that was founded in 1843. Today, 
EaglePicher provides innovative products for a wide range of industries 
and employs approximately 3,900 people worldwide.
  I would like to congratulate EaglePicher on the achievement of their 
nickel hydrogen batteries that reached one billion cell hours of 
successful flight time in space on September 9, 2006. EaglePicher 
Technologies, which makes these batteries is headquartered in Joplin, 
Missouri and has a long history of being one of Joplin's leading 
employers.
  I am honored to congratulate the current President of EaglePicher 
Corporation, David Treadwell and the President of EaglePicher 
Technologies, Steve Westfall and all of the employees of EaglePicher on 
this special occasion.

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