[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 6, 1994]
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          ARTHUR WOLF: A TIRELESS ADVOCATE OF SENIOR CITIZENS

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the everyday efforts of a fine constituent of mine, who 
served the senior citizens of New York City for 35 years.
  Arthur Wolf, who worked as a caseworker for the Social Security 
Administration for 35 years, turns 65 on Sunday, October 9. So he's 
throwing himself a party and warned everybody whom he invited that they 
had better be there.
  Finally, after helping thousands of seniors obtain the Social 
Security benefits to which they are entitled, Arthur Wolf will not be 
collecting Social Security. For all of his hard work, I assure you, Mr. 
Speaker, that he will get less than he deserves.
  In this session of Congress, we have taken landmark measures to 
reinvent government, to make the Federal government more user-friendly, 
more efficient, and less costly. It is too bad that we do not have the 
genetic technology to clone Arthur Wolf, because if we did, we wouldn't 
need to reinvent government.
  Before working for the Social Security Administration, Arthur Wolf 
was a welfare investigator. He forayed into New York City's poorest 
neighborhoods. In neighborhoods like the South Bronx, Arthur Wolf made 
certain that people got a fair shake from the Federal Government in 
terms of the welfare benefits which they were entitled. He also made 
sure that the taxpayers weren't getting ripped off by people who didn't 
qualify for welfare benefits but filed fraudulent forms.
  We in Congress make the laws, which is a much easier task then 
actually enforcing them. Arthur Wolf, in his own mild-mannered way, did 
the hard part for the taxpayers and for those in need.
  Mr. Speaker, you will rarely meet a 65-year-old with as much energy, 
vitality, and personality as Arthur Wolf. Arthur is never at a loss for 
words. Get him talking and you might not be able to get him to stop. 
But before he does, you can be sure he'll make you laugh.
  Arthur Wolf lives in Peter Cooper Village, one of the last bastions 
of the middle class in Manhattan, which I am proud to represent. Every 
day, Arthur helps the seniors in Peter Cooper Village with unpaid 
counseling about how to traverse the Social Security bureaucracy.
  You'll never see Arthur on the cover of a magazine. He is not a 
superman; he is an everyman. But Arthur Wolf symbolizes the generous 
spirit of New York City. He helps people with ``the little things.'' 
But ``the little things'' can make a big difference, especially for 
seniors. And on behalf of all the thousands of New Yorkers that Arthur 
Wolf has assisted in his lifelong career in public service, I thank 
Arthur Wolf for making a difference.

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