[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1315]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE SPIRIT OF DETROIT

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, a couple of days ago, during the 
Super Bowl, a TV ad was aired that highlighted the grit and spirited 
ingenuity of Metro Detroiters, which gives us the ability to make some 
of the greatest cars in the world.
  Well, that spirit of Detroit is rooted in our American values of 
life, of liberty, of the pursuit of happiness; and it is that spirit 
that transformed Detroit in World War II into the arsenal of democracy 
that saved this country--that saved this world--from the threat of 
fascism.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe today that that same spirit of Detroit will 
help build the new cars that will be powered by electricity; will help 
build new homes and offices which will be heated by the Sun; and will 
help manufacture the best products in the world.
  You see, when you make it in Detroit, you help make it in America.

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