[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN PITTSBURGH ON 
                          ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 17, 2013

  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Builders 
Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP) on the seventy-fifth 
anniversary of its founding.
  A group of Pittsburgh-area home builders founded BAMP in 1938 to 
``protect and promote the interests of general contractors engaged in 
the construction industry.'' The organization continues to promote home 
ownership and the improvement of the residential building industry in 
Western Pennsylvania. Today, BAMP is nationally recognized for its work 
in advocacy, education, and community service.
  BAMP represents nearly six hundred members today, including home 
builders, remodelers, trade contractors, suppliers, and licensed 
professionals. These small businesses support thousands of well-paying 
jobs for workers across Western Pennsylvania.
  BAMP members are dedicated to and active in their communities. They 
have organized countless service projects and lent expertise, products, 
and services to build and improve homes for neighbors in need. BAMP has 
also sponsored National Association of Home Builders student chapters 
in eight local secondary-level career training centers to help young 
people prepare to enter the workforce.
  Many of today's members are second-, third-, and even fourth-
generation home builders and tradesmen. They are dedicated to their 
trade and take great pride in the work they do for customers in the 
same neighborhoods where they live and work.
  Mr. Speaker, fellow members, please join me in congratulating the 
Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, an important part of 
our community and one of the oldest and most respected home builder 
associations in the nation, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of its 
founding.

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