[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF KENNETH BATEMAN BEING NAMED OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 
        BY THE SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2014

  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Kenneth Bateman, 
the President and Chief Executive Officer of Somerset Medical Center, 
who has been named Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Somerset 
County, New Jersey, Business Partnership.
  Ken is a mainstay of the Somerset community where his contributions 
to the county, its residents and the New Jersey life sciences sector 
have improved the lives of many. Under his leadership, the Somerset 
Medical Center has experienced tremendous growth, expanding and 
encompassing new missions and endeavors that have made the facility a 
premier regional medical center.
  Ken and the Somerset Medical Center have invested in the community by 
building new state-of-the-art facilities which have made Somerset a 
healthier and better place to live and raise a family.
  I congratulate Kenneth Bateman for his well-earned recognition.

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