[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING BUCKS COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDRA MILLER

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                         HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 17, 2007

  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Bucks County Commissioner Sandra Miller, a dear friend and 
committed public servant. Commissioner Miller has served Bucks County 
for over 16 years. First elected to the County Commission in 1991, 
Sandy was re-elected again 1995, 1999 and 2003.
  As a Bucks County Commissioner, Sandra Miller was responsible for a 
county operating budget of over $450 million and a workforce of 2,800 
employees. Through her efforts, she was responsible for preserving over 
12,000 acres of open space. She also made significant improvements to 
the emergency management system including the 9-1-1 emergency call 
system.
  The Commissioner and I both attended Bucks County Community College. 
While I stayed just 1 year, she finished what she started--she 
graduated from BCCC and went on to the Philadelphia College of Textiles 
and Science. Sandra was the first graduate of the Community College to 
serve on its board of trustees. Commissioner Miller was also a 
pioneer--she was the first woman to serve on the Middletown Township 
Zoning Hearing Board. As a member of the County Commissioners 
Association of Pennsylvania, she is a past chair of the Democratic 
Caucus and was a member of the Tax Reform Committee.
  Madam Speaker, Commissioner Miller is not just a great public 
servant; she is also a close friend. She has stood with me through 
tough times--times when others weren't around. She is second to none in 
her knowledge of Bucks County. She is a trusted advisor, a loyal friend 
and the dean of our county.
  Madam Speaker, Commissioner Sandy Miller has led our community with 
distinction and her legacy is a source of great pride, both to the 
Miller family and to all of Bucks County. Her selfless devotion to the 
residents of Bucks County, Pennsylvania has been unwavering and her 
work to make Bucks County an even better place to live will no doubt 
continue after she leaves the County Commission. I urge my colleagues 
to join me today in thanking Commissioner Miller for a career of 
dedicated service as we wish her luck as she leaves public service and 
enters private life.

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