[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 125 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO LINDA A. (SUSIE) CARTER

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Linda 
A. (Susie) Carter who is retiring from the Social Security 
Administration after 29 years of Federal service.
  Ms. Carter began her Social Security career as a clerk typist on 
August 29, 1965 in the Louisville Social Security office. She did not 
remain in this position long. Her excellent work earned her advancement 
to the claims typist position in March 1966, to claims development 
clerk in March 1967 and then to data review technician in October 1971. 
In December 1975 Ms. Carter was promoted to claims representative and 
in December 1980 she was reassigned to the operations analyst position 
where she assisted the Louisville District management staff and 
improved the overall quality of the work in the Louisville Social 
Security District.
  In April 1984, Ms. Carter became an operations supervisor in the 
Louisville District office. Her performance has consistently been 
outstanding and she has won many performance-related awards during her 
Social Security career. Her service to the public, the citizens of 
Louisville, and especially Jefferson County has been a model of the 
best that government can bring to the people.
  During her career, Ms. Carter helped implement major additions to 
Social Security programs. These include Medicare in July 1966 and the 
Supplemental Security Income Program in January 1974. There have also 
been many other changes during her career, such as the extension of 
coverage to include Federal employees and employees of nonprofit 
organizations, taxation of benefits, and more.
  Mr. President, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Linda A. Carter for 29 years of dedicated service to the Federal 
Government.

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