[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 106 (Thursday, June 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1449]
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                 TRIBUTE TO COMMISSIONER CONNIE HUGHES

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                           HON. MIKE FERGUSON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2007

  Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Commissioner Connie Hughes for a long and distinguished career as she 
retires July 1, 2007, after more than 30 years of public service to New 
Jersey and its residents.
  A commissioner with the New Jersey board of Public Utilities, 
Commissioner Hughes was appointed to the board in July 2001 by then-
Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco. She also has served as board president.
  She has held numerous senior positions within the National 
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, including serving as 
its representative to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's 
Government Coordinating Council for the Telecom Sector.
  Before joining the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Commissioner 
Hughes served as then-Governor DiFrancesco's Chief of Management and 
Policy; ex-officio Commissioner of Higher Education; and on the New 
Jersey State Planning Commission, the New Jersey Commission on Science 
and Technology, the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education, 
the New Jersey State Board of Human Services, and the New Jersey 
Commerce and Economic Growth Commission Board of Directors.
  Known chiefly for her expertise in telecommunications policy, 
Commissioner Hughes focused her career on issues affecting New Jersey 
and its consumers. My staff and I, as a member of the Energy and 
Commerce Committee, had the pleasure of working with her on matters of 
mutual interest to the State.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Connie Hughes on her 
more than three decades of outstanding public service to my state of 
New Jersey and its residents.

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