mr. bright: madam speaker, earlier this week, hyundai motors anounsed it would move production of its sedan from south korea to its flagship factory in montfwomry alabama. it was a welcome announcement in montgomery and the surrounding area, which i'm proud to represent. since 2005, our factory has produced the increasingly popular sonata. despite the slumping economy, the production of the sonata continues and recently, another vehicle was moved to the factly. what struck me is hyundai is embracing the global nature of the auto industry. instead of moving all of it to the united states, it will split its work between montgomery, alabama, and south korea. a spokesman said, hyundai's goal is to keep the car close to where it will be sold. hyundai has been a wonderful partner with alabama. in addition to the 2,700 direct jobs created from the 1.-- from the $1.2 billion facility, they've brought in 172 suppliers throughout north america, creating an additional 55,500 jobs. this despite the fact that needless trade barriers that exist between the united states and korea. i e-- i recently joined with a bipartisan group with the south korea working group. this group represents districts from across the