February 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 34 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING WILLIAM MORIN'S RETIREMENT FROM APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 25, 2019

  Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dedication 
and commitment of William G. Morin as a technology policy leader and 
champion of the Silicon Valley innovation ecosystem who retired from 
Applied Materials on February 1, 2019 after representing the company 
for more than 23 years in Washington, D.C.
  With a history degree from Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Morin 
chose to launch his career in the service of our nation. He trained 
intensively as an Arabic linguist and intelligence analyst in the U.S. 
Army and was posted to the Presidio in Monterey. This gave Bill his 
first taste of California and forged lifelong links to the region that 
would become Silicon Valley. Following four years of service in the 
military, he joined the National Association of Manufacturers where he 
worked to create American jobs by advancing intellectual property, 
trade and technology policy.
  In 1996, Bill joined the small team of R. Wayne Sayer and Associates, 
one of the first Washington firms specializing in issues to support the 
rapidly expanding U.S. high technology industry and began to represent 
Applied Materials. In 2002, he opened and led Applied's first direct 
office in Washington, D.C. Over the years, he advocated for public 
policy that would allow high-tech manufacturers like Applied to 
maintain a strong footprint in the United States while accessing fast-
growing overseas markets and reinvesting in the innovation and R&D that 
would ensure American leadership in technology. The policies he 
advocated for on behalf of Applied Materials helped it develop into a 
major U.S. manufacturer and exporter, a world leader in materials 
engineering solutions and a model Silicon Valley corporate citizen.
  Madam Speaker, upon Bill's departure from our nation's capital, he 
has wisely chosen to spend his retirement in California, returning to 
the shores of Monterey Bay where he began his career. I congratulate 
Bill on his retirement, for his service to our country and for his 
service to Applied Materials where his contributions helped open the 
world's markets to the innovations of Silicon Valley.

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