December 17, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 204 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                      CONGRATULATING JOHN FERRIOLA

  (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate John Ferriola 
on his retirement from Nucor Corporation after more than 28 years with 
the company. He has been CEO since 2013 and has served as chairman of 
the board since 2014. In his time with Nucor, he has worked at 
facilities in Texas, Nebraska, and Indiana, and at the corporate 
headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  Nucor takes scrap metal and recycles it into new steel products in 
its electric arc furnaces. When Mr. Ferriola joined the company in 
1991, Nucor was a small steel company that made less than $1.5 billion 
in sales and had just opened two state-of-the-art steel mills in 
Mississippi County, Arkansas. Last year, Nucor generated $25 billion in 
revenue, making it the largest steel producer in the United States.
  I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Ferriola on the issues 
affecting the domestic steel industry, particularly the need for strong 
trade enforcement to ensure a level playing field for American 
steelworkers. He frequently appeared before the Congressional Steel 
Caucus to testify on the state of the American steel industry and has 
served as chairman of the board for both the American Iron and Steel 
Institute and the World Steel Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring John 
Ferriola for his outstanding career in the steel industry. I wish him 
all the best in his retirement.

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