[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IMPORTED FROM DETROIT

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, during the Super Bowl, Chrysler 
aired an ad promoting the new Chrysler 200 that touched the hearts of 
America with its focus on redemption and the enduring spirit of a great 
American city--Detroit, Michigan.
  The redemption of a city and a region that has made some mistakes but 
is also home to some of our Nation's greatest innovators, most skilled 
craftsman and best workforce.
  The redemption of an industry that has also made some mistakes but is 
still the backbone of American manufacturing.
  Redemption epitomized by the workers at Chrysler's Sterling Heights 
assembly plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, which was slated to close 
during bankruptcy. But the workers fought and sacrificed and made the 
business case that they were the right people to build the Chrysler 200 
featured in the ad.
  In Detroit, we build things. That is what we do. And we do it better 
than anybody else in the world. We still have a long way to go, but the 
Detroit region is coming back and our story of redemption is distinctly 
American.
  Mr. Speaker, to all Americans who are looking to buy a new car and 
who are considering imports, I have a simple message. If you want the 
best, you should buy it, imported from Detroit.

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