[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3850]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF TAN HOLDINGS CORPORATION

  (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SABLAN. Madam Speaker, 40 years ago, Dr. Tan Siu Lin founded what 
is known as Tan Holdings, the largest private employer in the Northern 
Mariana Islands.
  Over four decades, Dr. Tan, together with his wife and their 
children, nurtured their small, homegrown business into an 
international powerhouse. Tan Holdings has become one of the region's 
most important tourism businesses, with hotels, booking agencies, and, 
soon, an airline, Saipan Air. The company also provides personal and 
corporate insurance, distributes some of the world's best known 
consumer goods in our islands, is active in real estate, and publishes 
a newspaper.
  In addition to these business accomplishments, Tan Holdings has 
established the Tan Siu Lin Foundation, which has donated millions of 
dollars to deserving causes and activities in our islands, setting an 
example of social responsibility.
  Please join me in congratulating Tan Holdings for its 40 years 
helping to build the economy of the Northern Mariana Islands and 
economies throughout Micronesia.

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