It was great to take a tour of the ACCO Brands plant in Alexandria, PA, as part of a "Jobs that Pay" tour being conducted by the Department of Labor and Industry. Pictured with me are Jerry Rucker, general manager for ACCO, and Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Kathy Manderino. The Blair facility, which has been a part of the community for more than 50 years, produces Five Star- and Mead-branded notebooks, filler paper, memo books, tablets and pads, index cards and envelopes.

I was happy to participate in a press conference honoring the Civil Air Patrol on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Thousands of men and women have been members of the Civil Air Patrol since it was created in 1941 by an administrative order of the United States director of Civilian Defense. As the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol performs approximately 90 percent of inland search-and-rescue missions in the continental United States. It also provides emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs.