[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E618]
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          COMMENDING THE OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF SOMERSET COUNTY

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 2009

  Mr. LANCE. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of National Women's History 
Month, and I would like to congratulate a number of outstanding women 
who will be recognized at the Somerset County's Commission on the 
Status of Women awards in New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District.
  The Commission presents awards annually in celebration of National 
Women's History Month in March. This year there are 17 women being 
honored, including entrepreneurs, educators and hometown heroes whose 
community service is considered extraordinary.
  This year's Distinguished Honoree is Raritan Borough Mayor Jo-Ann 
Liptak, who is being honored for her decades as a teacher, volunteer 
work at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, and her service on the 
Somerset County Planning Board. She also created the borough's annual 
John Basilone Memorial parade. Jo-Ann is the third generation in her 
family to hold office in Raritan Borough, became the municipality's 
first female mayor in 2007. I am pleased to congratulate Raritan 
Borough Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak for her outstanding efforts and share her 
good work with my colleagues in the United States Congress and the 
American people.

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