[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3557-S3558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JERRY MILLER

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Jerry Miller of Hampton. Jerry has been chosen as the New 
Hampshire Business Journalist of the Year by the Small Business 
Administration of the United States. Jerry serves as a correspondent 
for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News for the Portsmouth 
and Seacoast regions of the State.
  Jerry has worked tirelessly to report on New Hampshire's small 
businesses for the past 12 years, covering issues

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including Pease Air Force Base and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. His 
career has been long and distinguished in both print and broadcast 
journalism, reporting on hundreds of issues each year. His dedication 
to the readers of New Hampshire is evident in the stories he writes; I 
commend him on success. As Jerry so humbly stated, ``I have never tired 
of covering business in the Granite State, where the entrepreneurial 
spirit is alive and well. It's a spirit I've seen every day in the men 
and women who take the risks associated with businesses and job 
creation, so that they and others may enjoy their perceptions of the 
American dream.'' This further exemplifies why he was such a deserving 
candidate for this award.
  I applaud Jerry on receiving this award and wish him continued 
success in keeping New Hampshire well informed. His commitment to small 
business is a positive example for the State and I look forward to 
reading Jerry's next article. It is an honor to represent you in the 
Senate.

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