[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E754]
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                    HONORING DR. F.X. JAMES KENEALY

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Dr. F.X. James Kenealy 
for his successful tenure as Chair of the Massachusetts Medical Society 
Committee on Legislation. Dr. Kenealy is a practicing otolaryngologist 
and a partner at Metro West ENT Associates, with locations in 
Framingham and Milford, Massachusetts.
  The Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Legislation is 
comprised of physicians responsible for advising the Society on its 
legislative positions at both the federal and state levels. Dr. Kenealy 
led the committee through its negotiations on some of the most pivotal 
legislative issues of this decade, including the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act.
  He masterfully led the Committee and helped establish the 
Massachusetts Medical Society as a leading voice on health care reform 
initiatives in Massachusetts, many of which have served as the model 
for national legislation. Under his tutelage, physicians in 
Massachusetts have become better informed and more engaged in the 
grassroots legislative process.
  Dr. Kenealy's commitment to his family, patients, local community, 
and the legislative process are exemplary. He brings his expertise as a 
physician to public policy discussions and reminds us how essential 
civic engagement is to the democratic process. I wish Dr. Kenealy 
continued success and happiness in his future pursuits and with his 
family, Vanessa and Aidan.

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