[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1917]
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                  GEORGE COBBS HELPS BAY AREA WORKERS

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 3, 1996

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements of 
Mr. George E. Cobbs, Jr., president of the International Employee 
Assistance Professional Association [IEAPA] and a member of the San 
Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professional 
Association [EAPA]. On October 12, 1996, the San Francisco Bay Area 
Chapter of the EAPA will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the IAMW 
Union Hall in Burlingame, CA, where Mr. Cobbs will be honored for his 
many years of dedicated service to the association.
  The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Employee Assistance 
Professional Association is recognizing Mr. Cobbs for his distinguished 
leadership in the IEAPA and for his 30 years of service in the 
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. As president of 
the IEAPA, Mr. Cobbs has tried to foster a work ethic that promotes the 
idea that, recovery in the workplace is good business.
  The many programs offered through the Employee Assistance Program 
provide assistance to employees with alcohol and drug related programs 
as well as with issues dealing with grief, divorce, parental matters, 
and emotional distress. The Employee Assistance Program provide 
confidential assessments and referrals, management consulting, and many 
other services to our country's work force.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask that you and my colleagues join me 
in recognizing Mr. George E. Cobbs, Jr., for his distinguished service 
to the Employee Assistance Program and for making the Employee 
Assistance Program such an exceptional program that benefits so many in 
today's work force.

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