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“Mr. Speaker, National Industries for the Blind celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and I congratulate NIB on this achievement. The work NIB, its team members, and affiliates do every day in service to blind and visually impaired Americans is deserving of national attention and thanks. NIB teams with 91 associated nonprofit agencies to extend opportunities for economic and personal independence to men and women throughout America who are blind. NIB goes about this goal primarily by connecting visually impaired individuals with good jobs--jobs they can be proud of. In my home State, Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind has worked on behalf of visually impaired North Carolinians since 1936. Last year, under the leadership of executive director David Horton and executive chairman Dan Boucher, Industries for the Blind connected 309 local residents with fulfilling job opportunities at manufacturing facilities in Winston and Asheville. As a visually impaired person myself, I have great appreciation for NIB's commitment to help those with severe sight challenges acquire what Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind describes as the ``confidence and independence to contribute to society and fulfill personal dreams of having a job.'' To the folks at NIB and at local industries throughout the country, congratulations on 75 years of faithful service, and best wishes for many more years to come. Samaritan's Purse and Typhoon Haiyan”