[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1808]
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                 TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL McNULTY

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2008

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Congressman Michael McNulty on the occasion of his retirement from 
Congress and also to wish him a happy birthday. For 20 years, Mike has 
represented New York in the House of Representatives, now in the 21st 
District. For nearly 40 years, Mike has served in public office at the 
local, state, and national level. This Congress, Mike announced that he 
would not seek an 11th term in the House.
  Mike has had an impressive career. He first served as Town Supervisor 
of Green Island, New York at only 22 years old. He was subsequently 
elected Mayor of Green Island and then to the New York State Assembly. 
Mike was elected to Congress in 1988 and has been known for his honesty 
and integrity. He has served on a number of important committees, 
including the Armed Services Committee, the Executive Committee of the 
Congressional Human Rights Caucus, and the Ways and Means Committee, 
where he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security. He has 
traveled to all seven continents.
  While Mike's service to his community and nation has been meritorious 
and incredibly valuable, what I have always admired most about him it 
the way he has gone about doing his job here in Congress. Among his 
colleagues, Mike has often been referred to as ``the Quiet Gentleman'' 
due to the manner in which he does business. Mike has managed to be an 
effective and fair legislator while treating people with respect and 
acting with dignity, which is no small feat in Washington. Mike has 
always stayed above the fray and shunned the kind of partisan bickering 
that is far too often associated with the work of Congress.
  Mike is universally admired by his colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle and has served this body with distinction and I know that I speak 
for all Members the U.S. House of Representatives when I say that we 
are honored to have served with him.
  I want to join Mike's wife Nancy, his family, friends, and colleagues 
in congratulating him today on his impressive career and wishing him 
well. The United States of America owes a debt of gratitude to Michael 
McNulty for the public service he provided. We will miss him from the 
New York delegation and from the Congress as a whole. We wish him good 
luck in his retirement.

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