[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMENDING ANTHONY GRIFFIN FOR RECEIVING CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARD

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 13, 2011

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
many accomplishments of Anthony Griffin and commend him for receiving 
the International City/County Management Association's Award for Career 
Excellence in honor of Mark E. Keane. After a career as City Manager 
for Falls Church, Virginia, Tony came to Fairfax County in 1989.
  In 2000 the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, of which I was a 
member, appointed Tony as County Executive. As County Executive, Tony 
Griffin managed the day-to-day operations of a jurisdiction with more 
than 1 million residents and more than 11,000 employees. Tony provided 
over Fairfax County during some of its more challenging times including 
9/11, the 2001 anthrax attacks, the Beltway Sniper, Hurricane Isabel, 
the flooding of Cameron Run in 2006, the 2007 recession, Hurricane 
Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee. Throughout it all, he has continued to 
provide outstanding leadership to Fairfax. During his tenure, Governing 
Magazine named Fairfax County its Best Managed County in the Country. 
Fairfax has won numerous e-government awards including the Digital 
Counties Survey and the Best of the Web. Time Magazine referred to 
Fairfax as, ``the economic success story of our time.''
  I was pleased to work with Tony Griffin during my 13 years on the 
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and I know the value he brought. I 
urge my colleagues and the residents of Fairfax County, Virginia to 
join me in commending Anthony Griffin for receiving this Award for 
Career Excellence, and thank him for his years of dedication to making 
Fairfax a safe and vibrant community to live and work.

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