[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1127-E1128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RETIREMENT OF FRANK SAMMARTINO

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                             HON. PAUL RYAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 24, 2013

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join with my 
ranking member, Congressman Van Hollen in recognizing the service of 
Frank Sammartino, who is retiring on July 26th after 33 years of public 
service, with 26 of those years in Congressional service. Frank is 
currently the Assistant Director for Tax Analysis at the Congressional 
Budget Office, where he has worked for most of his career. Frank's 
first job in Washington was as a staff economist at the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services in the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation. While there, he designed and developed a 
microsimulation model to analyze policies affecting Social Security, 
taxes, and means-tested transfers. Frank brought that modeling 
knowledge to CBO, where he developed the first microsimulation model 
used by the agency for analyzing tax policy. That model became the 
basis for CBO's individual income tax projections and its analysis of 
the

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distribution of federal taxes. Frank also served for two years as Chief 
Economist and Deputy Director at the Joint Economic Committee.
  As leader of the Tax Analysis Division at CBO, Frank has led his 
staff in providing high quality and timely analysis of tax policy and 
budget issues. He has directly contributed to and overseen numerous 
baseline projections, policy studies, and cost estimates. His expertise 
on a wide range of public policy issues has been a valuable resource 
for members and staff. In addition, everyone who has worked with Frank 
appreciates his warm manner, gentle sense of humor, and helpful spirit. 
We wish him well in his retirement from CBO and hope he will continue 
to contribute to our understanding of public policy issues for years to 
come.

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