[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E15-E16]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT HAY AS THE 2008 PRESIDENT OF THE 
            PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS'

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 15, 2008

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to recognize Robert C. Hay, 
CRB, e-PRO, GRI, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for achievements in the 
real estate industry in Pennsylvania and his appointment as the 85th 
president of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors' on 
January 15, 2008.
  Mr. Hay has been active in the real estate industry for more than 28 
years. At the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors', he 
chaired many committees and task forces including Grievance, Strategic 
Planning and the Convention Committee. Mr. Hay also served as a 
Realtors' Political Action Committee trustee for many years, 
and he is Federal political
coordinator.
  Mr. Hay served as president of his local association, the Pocono 
Mountains Association of Realtors', in 1982, 1983, and 1999. 
He chaired most committees in the association, and he was named 
Realtor' of the Year in 1982, and again in 2000. This award 
is given annually to a local member of the association in honor of his 
or her distinguished and unselfish service while displaying outstanding 
leadership, vision, and ability. Mr. Hay promoted the consumers' best 
interests in the real estate market while strictly following the code 
of ethics.
  About 4 years ago, Mr. Hay created his own company, Bobhay.com 
Realtors', where he is the broker and owner. Because of the 
changing nature of the real estate industry, Mr. Hay saw the desire for 
home buyers and sellers to obtain real estate information through the 
Internet, and he created a real estate Web site.
  Mr. Hay previously worked at RE/MAX before he decided to develop his 
own company.
  Mr. Hay is also active in his community of Monroe County, 
Pennsylvania, and I cannot begin to calculate the number of hours that 
Bob and I have spent together while working on important community 
projects. In 2006, he served as the chairman of the board of the Pocono 
Mountains Chamber of Commerce. He continues to work diligently to try 
to restore the passenger rail service from northeastern Pennsylvania to 
New York City as the chairman of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional 
Railroad Authority.
  On a personal note, let me mention how much I have enjoyed getting to 
know Bob and his wife, Beverly, over the years. They represent the 
community spirit that makes places like northeastern Pennsylvania great 
areas to live.
  Mr. Hay is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He lives with his wife, 
Beverly, in Mt. Pocono.

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  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Mr. Hay for his 
distinguished career in the real estate industry and his inauguration 
as the 85th president of the Pennsylvania Association of 
Realtors'.

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