[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5833-5834]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MR. BILL GASKIN

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                          HON. DAVID P. JOYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 20, 2017

  Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Mr. Bill 
Gaskin of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, who for the past forty years has 
committed his life to growing manufacturing in Northeast Ohio and 
around the country. Having worked at the Precision Metalforming 
Association, based in Independence, Ohio, since 1977, Bill has spent 
the past seventeen years as its President, and helped guide the 
metalworking industry through some perilous times and lately, through 
significant growth. Manufacturing is the backbone of our economy, not 
just in Ohio but throughout the country. Businesses like those in my 
district are providing family-sustaining careers to more than 12 
million Americans now working in manufacturing. Upon his retirement 
this year, Bill will leave the metalworking industry in much stronger 
shape than when he first became involved forty years ago. The industry 
is more vibrant than ever, in part due to the efforts of Bill and 
others who have committed themselves to strengthening manufacturing in 
America. I hope that Bill's dedication will serve as an example to 
future generations of manufacturing leaders.

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