[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1968-E1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE JONATHAN BING

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 1, 2011

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Honorable 
Jonathan Bing, an outstanding public servant and my good friend. The 
Special Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Department of 
Financial Services and a revered and respected former Member of the New 
York State Assembly who represented Manhattan's East Side for nearly a 
decade, Mr. Bing is being honored this month at a special dinner hosted 
by Manhattan Community Board 6 and its officers and members.
  Jonathan Bing was appointed to the executive branch of New York State 
government by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this year. The Governor's 
elevation of Mr. Bing is an apt reflection of Mr. Bing's distinguished 
record as a remarkably effective State legislator representing New 
York's 73rd Assembly District. As an elected official, Mr. Bing 
distinguished himself as a dynamic and forceful leader and advocate for 
New York City. A resident of Manhattan's East Side for over two 
decades, Mr. Bing has devoted himself in service to others throughout 
his career.
  During his service in the New York State Assembly, Mr. Bing was a 
prolific and accomplished legislator, authoring and securing passage of 
36 bills that were signed into law. Among his signal legislative 
achievements are: New York State's no-fault divorce law; a law 
extending the statute of limitations for workers' compensation claims 
made by 9/11 rescue and recovery workers, allowing countless American 
heroes to receive the benefits that they deserve; a law enhancing 
criminal and civil penalties against those who would falsify 
construction records or illegally assist people with government 
licensing examinations, a measure he introduced following the East Side 
crane collapse in 2008; and the 2010 adoption of the UPMIFA statute 
providing cultural and higher education institutions more flexibility 
in managing their endowments and assets.
  Earlier this year, Mr. Bing accepted a gubernatorial appointment to 
serve as the Special Deputy Superintendent of the New York Department 
of Financial Services' Liquidation Bureau, serving as that agency's 
chief executive officer. In that capacity, he oversees the Bureau's 
effort to safeguard the interests of customers holding policies issued 
by insurance companies that became insolvent. Though his

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agency receives no taxpayer funding, it employs 260 individuals as it 
fulfills its important mission.
  A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the New York 
University School of Law, Mr. Bing served as a clerk to U.S. District 
Court Judge Bruce Van Sickle, and authored an award-winning legal 
article on protecting mentally retarded defendants from the death 
penalty. Prior to his election to office, he was an accomplished 
attorney in private practice in Manhattan. After the terrorist attacks 
of 9/11, he was named New York Coordinator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency/American Bar Association's Disaster Legal Services 
program, where he oversaw more than 250 attorneys providing free, 
comprehensive legal assistance to those affected by the attacks. Mr. 
Bing is a proud resident of Manhattan's Turtle Bay neighborhood where 
he lives with his wife, Meredith Ballew, an executive at the Vanderbilt 
YMCA in Turtle Bay, and their daughter, Charlotte.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my distinguished colleagues join me 
recognizing the enormous contributions to our civic and political life 
made by Jonathan Bing, an extraordinarily distinguished and effective 
public servant.

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