[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1835]
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               IN HONOR OF REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL McNULTY

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2008

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate 
the illustrious congressional career of a friend--a fellow New Yorker, 
Democrat, and member of Ways and Means--Representative Michael McNulty, 
who for nearly 40 years has served his constituents in the Empire State 
superbly well. That four-decade-long resume boasts posts as mayor of 
Green Island, New York, as a State assemblyman, and since 1988, a 
widely respected and beloved U.S. Congressman. He leaves us at the end 
of this year the same as he was when he first entered these Halls--
unblemished in record and integrity, full of vigor and focus, 
impassioned about and preeminently concerned with the uplift of those 
he served.
  As chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee, he maintained his 
unrelenting commitment to the program and the senior citizens whose 
livelihoods depend on it. Having worked with Mike closely on the 
committee, I can vouch for his incredible work ethic and delicate 
parsing of the issues. The vivacity he brought to the job interwoven 
with his serious, reflective intellect has served the committee well--
has served the country well. He is a fervent champion of working 
families, a man of impeccable credentials and record on those matters 
of import to the middle class.
  On this day, his birthday, it is with honor that I join the chorus of 
colleagues, friends, and family who today laud his very many 
accomplishments. It is with cheer and celebration in our hearts that we 
wish Mike well in retirement. His presence will still be felt in the 
next Congress: in the hearts of those he touched, on those issues he 
left an indelible mark, on the legacy he leaves behind for us all to 
emulate.

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