SOUTHERN AUTOMOTIVE WHOLESALERS INC.

597 NORTH SAGINAW STREET

PONTIAC MI 48342-1468

TEL 248-335-5555 FAX 248-335-1564

March 12, 1999

Congress Woman Debbie Stabenow

Attn: Jeff Hotchkiss

2503 S. Linden

Flint MI 48532

Dear Jeff Hotchkiss:

I am continuing to carbon copy you regarding the ongoing

correspondence between our small business, Southern

Automotive Wholesalers Inc., and Federal Prison Industries

Inc.

I am contacting you and as part of our effort to prevent

F.P.I. from becoming a mandatory source of supply for the

electronic automotive parts we manufacture. As President of

Southern Automotive, I live in your district (Hartland), and

I am hoping you can help. I hope that you will take notice

and recognize that what F.P.I. is doing is unethical,

illegal, and just plain wrong. I don't believe that taking

needed jobs out of our community and forcing us to go out of

business is going to help anyone. F.P.I. is a huge,

unregulated, U S Government sponsored corporation, with

uncontrolled power and no one to keep it in check. While our

legislators are trying to keep the economy strong and keep

Americans working, F.P.I. is plundering certain job markets

unchecked.

I have enclosed copies of several congressional bills that

are attempting to stop this tirade against innocent hard

working Americans. I am hoping your office can give me some

representation when we attend the Board of Directors Hearing

at F.P.I. in Washington D C, on May 25, 1999, regarding the

expansion into FSC code 2920. I cannot believe that the

Presidentially appointed Board of Directors of F.P.I. is

unaware of what they are allowing to happen. I believe they

are intentionally disregarding the statutory requirements put

into place and should be held accountable. Please help us

bring this issue to the attention of anyone who can help.

Respectfully,

Thomas Tyson

President

Southern Automotive Wholesalers Inc.

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