Political Quotes

“I rise today as the chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing to recognize the Government Printing Office, GPO, on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. GPO opened its doors on March 4, 1861, the same day that President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his first term. Since that time, the agency has used constantly changing technologies to meet the needs of the Congress, Federal agencies, and the public. During GPO's early days, employees relied on ink and paper to publish the text of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Today, as another President from Illinois leads the Nation, GPO employees are using the latest digital technology to document the activities and decisions of our Government and to fulfill GPO's founding mission, which is 'Keeping America Informed.' While GPO's past has been about printing, its present and future are being defined by electronic publishing. GPO has been investing for more than a generation in digital production and dissemination technology, an investment that has yielded significant improvements in productivity, capability, and savings for the taxpayers. The GPO estimates that converting to electronic, digital technology has resulted in a savings of 66 percent on the cost of congressional printing alone.”