[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               SC JOHNSON

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                             HON. PAUL RYAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce 
legislation on behalf of SC Johnson, a company located in Racine, 
Wisconsin, who manufactures a broad range of well known consumer 
household brands including Windex, Raid, Glade, Pledge, Edge shaving 
gel, Ziploc and Scrubbing Bubbles. I am proud that SC Johnson has its 
headquarters in my congressional district and employs over 2,500 hard-
working Wisconsinites.
  I believe that Congress must do all that it can to help companies 
like SC Johnson remain competitive in the global marketplace so that 
good, high-paying manufacturing jobs are retained in. Wisconsin and 
throughout the United States. Over the past few years, our state has 
lost thousands of manufacturing jobs. We must bring down the cost of 
manufacturing at home so that we can stem the job loss and create new 
opportunities for the state's workers.
  The bill that I am introducing will help achieve this purpose by 
reducing the import tariff on bath and shower cleaning appliances from 
4.2 percent to 2.1 percent. No comparable products are produced in this 
country. Reducing these tariffs will bring down SC Johnson's costs of 
doing business at home and benefit the SC Johnson employees who live 
and work at the company's world headquarters in Racine and at other 
locations throughout the United States.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to pass this 
legislation.

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