[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1775]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MESQUITE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 19, 2007

  Mr. HENSARLING. Madam. Speaker, I rise on behalf of my constituents 
in Mesquite, Texas, to recognize the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce on 
its 50th Anniversary. Tonight, we will celebrate this profound 
accomplishment at the 28th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet in 
Mesquite.
  The Mesquite Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1956. The first group 
of businessmen who comprised the Chamber made the decision to 
incorporate what had previously been known as the ``Mesquite Merchants' 
Association.''
  For the past 50 years, the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce has worked to 
improve the City of Mesquite by promoting the free enterprise system 
and developing the community. Through their hard work and sense of 
civic pride and duty, the membership of the Mesquite Chamber of 
Commerce has helped make Mesquite a wonderful place to live and work 
for the past half century.
  I offer my congratulations to the general membership, past and 
present, along with the current Board of Directors, who will lead the 
Chamber into the next 50 years of success. This year's Board of 
Directors Officers include: Todd Price; Greg Losher; Robert Bowmer; 
John Bass; Gary Bingham; Cathy Rideout; Sharon Hoskin; and Mark Miller. 
I would also like to recognize President Terry McCullar.
  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce for 
their hard work and effort on behalf of Mesquite and the State of 
Texas. I wish them the best of luck as they enter into the next 50 
years of service benefiting the City of Mesquite. They truly do know 
the meaning of Real. Texas. Business.

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