[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     SUPPORT OUR NATION'S TRUCKERS

  (Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as we prepare to debate 
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, 
I stand in support of our Nation's truckers.
  The trucking industry not only provides Americans with access to 
goods we need to use every day, but it is also critical to our Nation's 
economy.
  In my home State of North Carolina, there are over 70,000 truckers 
working for more than 16,000 small businesses.
  Perhaps even more impressive is that 86 percent of North Carolina 
communities depend exclusively on trucks in order to transport consumer 
products and goods across our State.
  This industry is essential to ensure a growing and thriving U.S. 
economy and to provide crucial support to our Nation's small 
businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hard-working men and women of 
this industry who eat their dinners on the road so that we can eat ours 
at home.

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