[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13019]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PRATT & WHITNEY 90TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, like many of my colleagues, in 
celebration of the 90th birthday of Pratt & Whitney.
  Since its humble beginnings in 1925 as an employer of 26, Pratt & 
Whitney has grown to employ more than 31,500 people worldwide, 
including some in my district, the Third District of Arkansas, at its 
PSD facility in Springdale.
  Today, Pratt & Whitney is at the forefront of shaping aviation. They 
are not only developing breakthrough technologies, like the geared 
turbofan; but they are also producing critical technologies, like the 
F-35 engine, for our warfighters.
  Mr. Speaker, aerospace is Arkansas' number one export. That industry 
employees over 10,000 Arkansans, and I can say, without hesitation, 
that the continued economic growth of our State depends on the work and 
innovation of companies like Pratt & Whitney.
  Thank you, Pratt & Whitney, for the vitally important work you do in 
the Third District and worldwide; and happy 90th birthday.

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