[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 15174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the tens of 
thousands of men and women who work in one of the fastest growing 
manufacturing regions in America, Houston and Harris County, Texas.
  Today is National Manufacturing Day. In our district, which covers 
the Port of Houston and the Houston Ship Channel, there are over 125 
chemical manufacturers, refiners and supporting facilities, employing 
over 33,000 people.
  The chemical, oil, and gas industries are the new face of 
manufacturing in America. Houston is the energy capital of the world 
and has benefited from this energy renaissance taking place in Texas 
and the gulf coast. Houston has been the national leader in job 
creation in recent years and was named America's number one exporting 
region by the Department of Commerce in July of this year, sending over 
$110 billion in manufactured exports overseas.
  I proudly stand with America's manufacturing sector, which is the 
backbone of our Nation's economy and our middle class. I look forward 
to this Chamber taking up legislation this Congress to provide the 
support and statutory clarity our manufacturers need to continue being 
the international leader in innovation and exports.

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