By joining our group of privately held companies, Georgia-Pacific will be able to maintain a long-term focus on growth and a commitment to delivering value for all of its constituents.

The fact that the company is privately held is a strategic advantage. We've put short-term considerations in their place, and focused instead on the long term. We're not focused on quarter to quarter.

Georgia-Pacific is a highly respected company with great businesses and a strong history as a market leader. We believe that as a wholly owned subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific can be even more successful by combining the capabilities of our two companies.

They usually buy other privately held companies, and then they fold them into their (employee-ownership) structure.

Koch companies employ 60,000 Americans, who make many thousands of products that Americans want and need.

Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back on the path to long-term prosperity.