[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 25 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY SMITH-POINTER

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize 
Shirley Smith-Pointer who is retiring from the Social Security 
Administration after 34 years of Federal service.
  Ms. Smith-Pointer held the positions of claims development clerk, 
data review technician, and claims representative--the position she 
held upon retiring. Her duties as a claims representative involved 
assisting the public in filing claims for retirement, survivors, 
disability, and Medicare, and also determining entitlement and making 
final adjudication for those claims.
  In addition to her good work as a Social Security employee, Ms. 
Smith-Pointer was very active in, and helpful to, her community. She 
served as secretary, usher, and Sunday school teacher for her church. 
She has also been a member of the National Council of Negro Women and 
served the Chestnut Street YMCA's Black Achievers' Program.
  Mr. President, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Shirley Smith-Pointer for 34 years of dedicated service to the Federal 
Government.

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