[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING LORI SALTZMAN FOR 34 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES 
                               GOVERNMENT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
distinguished career of my constituent, Lori Saltzman. After 34 years 
of service in the United States federal government, Lori is retiring as 
the Director of the Health Sciences Division at the U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission.
   Lori began her career in the federal government in 1978 as a 
research scientist in the Pulmonary Branch of the National Heart, Lung 
and Blood Institute, while attending graduate school at George 
Washington University. In 1984, she joined the U.S. Consumer Product 
Safety Commission's Directorate for Health Sciences as a toxicologist, 
where she spent the remainder of her career.
   In 1991, Lori was selected to be a candidate in CPSC's Women's 
Executive Leadership Program, where she learned valuable management 
skills that helped further CPSC's regulatory and policy development. In 
1994, Lori was named acting director of the Health Effects division of 
Health Sciences and eventually Director of the Division of Health 
Sciences.
   Under her leadership, the Health Sciences staff made significant 
contributions in helping the CPSC address a number of important 
consumer product issues, including assessing the toxicity and risk 
associated with the use of lead and cadmium in children's jewelry, fire 
retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture and mattresses, phthalates 
in children's products, and arsenic from pressure treated wood 
preservatives used on decks and playgrounds.
   Lori also represented CPSC on numerous federal interagency groups 
and task forces. She served as one of the early co-chairs of the 
federally mandated Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ), as a federal 
liaison to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning 
Prevention (ACCLPP), and as a representative to the recent Interagency 
Task Force on Problem Drywall.
   Because of Lori's understanding of CPSC's scientific issues, as well 
as its compliance and enforcement activities, her opinions and 
technical expertise were often relied upon by Compliance officials to 
support their actions against regulated industries. Throughout her 
career she has been dedicated to developing and mentoring her staff to 
assure that the Commission's compliance activities continue to be 
supported with the best scientific analyses possible. Her talents in 
both the scientific and policy arenas led to detail assignments as a 
special assistant with former CPSC Chairman Ann Brown and Commissioner 
Nancy Nord, as well as Associate Director in the CPSC's Office of 
Compliance. Among her many honors and accomplishments, Lori is also a 
licensed medical technologist registered with the American Society of 
Clinical Pathologists.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Lori 
Saltzman and in extending our Nation's gratitude to her for her 
honorable and dedicated service to the United States government. I wish 
her the best of luck in her retirement and all her future endeavors.

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