[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING RECIPIENTS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AWARDS

  (Mrs. BIGGERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BIGGERT. Madam Speaker, too often people in Washington forget 
that it's our small businesses that create jobs, not government. These 
men and women are doing the most important work to bring about economic 
recovery and growth. In fact, over the past 17 years, small businesses 
have created an impressive 65 percent of all new American jobs.
  So today, Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in 
celebrating the successes of our local job creators, including two 
individuals from my district who are being recognized by the U.S. Small 
Business Administration, SCORE and the Illinois Department of Commerce 
and Economic Opportunity.
  Congratulations to Kathy Xuan, the CEO of PARC Corporation, which is 
a plastics recycling company in Romeoville, Illinois, on being named 
Exporter of the Year. I also offer a hearty salute to Mike Rohan, the 
President of All Trust Home Care, Incorporated, which is in Hinsdale, 
Illinois, who has earned the Entrepreneurial Success of the Year Award.
  These achievements are an important reminder to Congress that we must 
put politics aside and work together to create an environment where 
leaders like Mike and Kathy can do what they do best--create jobs.

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