[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10250-10251]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          KITTINGER FURNITURE

  (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, last October, I stood here and spoke out 
against the new free trade agreements that would have continued to add 
to the damage done to the manufacturers in my district that was done by 
NAFTA a decade ago. I mentioned a woman I had met at the Buffalo 
Airport who, after 23 years working in a textile factory, was now 
selling energy drinks because her jobs had been shipped south and then 
overseas.
  That's why I am fighting for policies that support making it in 
America. And that is why I am so proud that a company--Kittinger 
Furniture, a company that makes furniture that's found today in the 
White House--is being recognized by the 2012 Best: Made in America 
Award in recognition to their strong commitment to American 
manufacturing.
  This Congress must work together to level the playing field for 
domestic businesses like Kittinger Furniture against unfair 
competition, particularly from China. The American Government and 
American consumers must commit to buying American so we can have more 
success stories like Kittinger's.

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