[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A TRIBUTE IN REMEMBRANCE OF RONALD LAW

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 9, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Ronald Law, 
a dedicated public servant of New York.
  Ronald Law has spent his career in both public and private sectors as 
an advocate for education, health care, community development, business 
management and human rights. Mr. Law has held key positions in city, 
state and federal government. He has served two governors, a United 
States Senator and New York City Mayor. He has an undergraduate degree 
from the State University of New York at New Paltz and is a graduate of 
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
  Mr. Law began his career in 1976 as a member of the advance and 
scheduling team for the mayoral candidacy of then Manhattan Borough 
President Percy Sutton. In 1978 he joined the staff of Governor Hugh L. 
Carey, as a confidential assistant. In July of 1985 Mr. Law was 
appointed Executive Director of the Paul Robeson Health Organization in 
Central Harlem, a fee-for-service health care facility offering 32 
medical services. Upon leaving the Paul Robeson Health Organization, he 
became the Executive Director of the Center for the City, an 
organization sponsored by the New York City Council of Churches. Mr. 
Law directed IDS education, drug prevention, emergency shelter and 
community outreach for this organization.
  In 1990, Governor Mario M. Cuomo appointed Mr. Law Director of the 
New York State Crisis Prevention Unit within the New York State 
Division of Human Rights. In 1993, Mr. Law joined the staff of the U.S. 
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan as the New York Regional Director. In 
1996, he joined Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's administration as the chief 
of staff for Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington. Today he is the Director of 
Intergovernmental Relations for Metro Plus Health Plan, a subsidiary of 
the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation.
  Mr. Law is a member of the New Paltz Foundation which raises funds 
for scholarships, campus programs and student/faculty mentoring 
experiences. Mr. Law has published an article on health care in The 
Review of Black Political Economy.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ronald 
Law and his many contributions to New York.

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