[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING JAMES B. VENTANTONIO, ESQ.

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize James B. 
Ventantonio, the Somerset County Business Partnership's 60th Annual 
Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Mr. Ventantonio will be presented with 
this award on May 5, 2010, in Martinsville, New Jersey.
  The Somerset County Business Partnership is comprised of talented 
community leaders, volunteers and employees dedicated to developing a 
thriving economy and enhancing Somerset County's quality of life. Based 
in Bridgewater, New Jersey, the SCBP is committed to providing 
leadership on key business and community initiatives, assuring the 
opportunity to attain business and personal goals, and achieving 
results that benefit and assure prosperity in Somerset County.
  Mr. Ventantonio has held a leadership position in nearly every 
quality of life initiative in Somerset County for more than two 
decades. He served as Chair of a number of organizations in Somerset 
County, including the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce, the Blue 
Ribbon Task Force on the Somerset County Ballpark, and the Somerset 
County Business Partnership. Mr. Ventantonio continues to be a member 
of numerous non-profit and municipal boards and agencies. Mr. 
Ventantonio began his career with the Somerset/Sussex Legal Services, 
and continues to be a staunch supporter of providing legal services for 
those who cannot afford representation.
  Madam Speaker, I sincerely hope my colleagues will join me in 
honoring Mr. James B. Ventantonio for his commitment to my 
constituency, as well as congratulate him on receiving the 60th Annual 
Outstanding Citizen Award.

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