[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE MIKE McNULTY

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                               speech of

                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 22, 2008

  Mr. WALSH of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride to 
honor someone who is a good friend and for whom I have great respect--
Rep. Michael McNulty. For two decades Mike has served as a Member for 
the House of Representatives, first for the 23rd and then for the 21st 
Congressional District of New York State. We were elected together to 
the House of Representatives in 1988, and this year we will leave 
together. It has been a great honor to work with Mike for so many 
years. He has been and will continue to be a good friend.
  Mike began his career in public office in November 1969 as Town 
Supervisor of Green Island, 8 years later becoming Mayor of the Village 
of Green Island. He then went on to be elected to represent New York's 
106th Assembly District in 1982. Six years later Mike was elected to 
the U.S. House of Representatives for the 23rd Congressional District 
of New York in 1988, and was re-elected in 1990. In 1992, he was 
elected to represent the new 21st Congressional District, and was re-
elected in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
  During his ten terms in office, Mike has served on the Armed Services 
Committee, the Small Business Committee, the International Relations 
Committee, the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, the Select 
Committee on Hunger, and the Executive Committee of the Congressional 
Human Rights Caucus.
  Mike is also currently serving in his fifteenth year on the Ways and 
Means Committee. I must praise Mike's effectiveness as a member of this 
important committee. Throughout his tenure he has sought to serve 
wisely and justly, while never failing to attend to the needs of New 
York State.
  In addition, I would like to note Mike's service in the chair as the 
Speaker pro tempore, a position he often occupied during his tenure. He 
served honorably in that role and was always considered to be fair and 
impartial.
  Many of you may not know that Mike is a true citizen of the world, 
having visited an incredible number of countries, spanning all seven 
continents. One of my most memorable experiences with Mike was my first 
trip to Ireland with him and former President Clinton. I fondly 
remember that Congressional delegation trip and many others that Mike 
and I took together.
  I thank Mike for his 20 years of serving the United States and New 
York and recognize his wife Nancy and his four daughters Michele, Jody, 
Nancy and Maria for sharing him with us for so many years. I 
congratulate Mike on a job well done and wish him the best in a well-
deserved retirement.

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