[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         30TH ANNIVERSARY OF MICHELIN'S LEXINGTON COUNTY PLANT

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago on November 
28, 1979, I was honored to help break ground on the Michelin Tire 
Corporation plant in Lexington, South Carolina, recruited by Governor 
Jim Edwards.
  Michelin, the French tire manufacturer, has annual sales of $7.25 
billion, and they employ close to 18,000 American workers. Over 7,000 
of those jobs are in my home State.
  For over 30 years, Michelin plants have been successful due to 
hardworking South Carolinians, and today they specialize in world-class 
car and Earth-mover tires. In addition to providing jobs, Michelin is 
an involved corporate citizen.
  Another extraordinary achievement, yesterday we broke ground on the 
Ameresco biomass cogeneration project at the Savannah River site. CEO 
George Sakellaris has pioneered the development of alternative energy 
projects.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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