Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize the contributions made by the hardworking men and women at the Raytheon Company. Every day, the innovators at Raytheon strive to develop new technologies to defend our country and ensure the safety of our men and women in uniform. Raytheon, a defense research firm, employs 75,000 employees throughout our country and 1,300 in the town of Portsmouth in my home district in Rhode Island. Raytheon's accomplishments were honored during Aviation Week's Annual Program Excellence Awards ceremony for its work to develop combat system software and mission system equipment for the next generation of surface combat ships--the DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyer. Aviation Week awarded Raytheon top honors in the category of system level production. Raytheon's employees should take pride in the contributions they are making to our local economy and to ensuring the continued strength of the United States Navy. I congratulate Raytheon on their impressive achievements. ____________________”