| Recognizing F.S. Vanhoose & Company |
February 17, 2012 |
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Mitch McConnell, R-KY
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"Frew VanHoose went on to spend 54 years running the company as president and CEO, until he could not manage the business anymore due to his failing health. With the founder of the company stepping down, the course of the company would dramatically change. After a brief 2-week interlude, in 1964, Frew S. VanHoose’s grandson Joe Howard VanHoose, then just 23 years old, became the new president of F.S. VanHoose & Company. In over a century of business, F.S. VanHoose & Company has had only two presidents in its entirety."
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| Honoring The Memory Of Micron Technology Ceo Steve Appleton |
February 17, 2012 |
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Gerald Connolly, D-VA
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"Under his leadership, Micron Technology grew to over 23,000 employees in 20 countries, producing annual revenues of $8.9 billion. The company employs more than 1,800 Virginians, and the work performed at its Prince William County facility has helped make semiconductors the Commonwealth’s largest manufactured export. His efforts earned him the recognition of his industry colleagues. In 2011, Mr. Appleton received the Robert N. Noyce Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Semiconductor Industry Association."
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| The Budget |
February 17, 2012 |
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Daniel Coats, R-IN
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"Medicare is projected to go broke by 2024. Over the next decade, Social Security spending will grow by 6 percent annually, and by 2026, benefits for all retirees will have to be cut by a minimum of 23 percent if we are to keep the trust fund solvent. The gravest threat to Medicare and Social Security is doing nothing. We in fact are doing nothing."
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