[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E173]
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   RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE FRANK L. OLIVER OF 195TH LEGISLATIVE 
                        DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2006

  Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Pennsylvania State 
Representative Frank L. Oliver, for his outstanding service and 
invaluable dedication to the people of the 195th Legislative District 
of the State of Pennsylvania.
  Representative Oliver, a lifelong Philadelphian, began his tenure in 
the State House in 1973. He serves on the Agricultural and Rural 
Affairs Committee, the Democratic Policy Committee, and most notably, 
as Chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee, a post he has 
held since 1995. As Chairman, he has overseen proposed regulations of 
the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Public Welfare, and the 
Healthcare Cost Containment Council.
  Most recently, Mr. Oliver recommended a study on ways to improve 
urban public health, specifically investigating the lack of 
supermarkets in urban areas. Within months of the study's completion, 
the General Assembly passed, and Governor Rendell signed into law, an 
economic stimulus package that will provide financial assistance to 
urban and rural supermarkets in underserved areas. Pennsylvania is the 
first state to create a statewide supermarket-directed development 
program of this kind.
  Also notable in his legislative career is Mr. Oliver's ``Healthier 
Women Today for a Better Tomorrow'' initiative. The plan calls for 
expansion of family leave, strengthening of domestic violence laws, 
funding for community outreach to at-risk families with young children, 
and providing access to treatment options for breast and cervical 
cancer.
  Representative Oliver's extensive legislative accomplishments are a 
testament to his unwavering commitment to the causes of the residents 
of the City of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania. For that 
reason I am proud to recognize his accomplishments here in the United 
States House of Representatives.

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