[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE GENE DiGIROLAMO FOR 
 RECEIVING THE 2016 DR. NATHAN DAVIS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICE

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate State 
Representative Gene DiGirolamo, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who will 
be honored this month with the American Medical Association's 2016 Dr. 
Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, which is named 
for its founder.
  Representative DiGirolamo's dedication to the betterment of public 
health through advocacy and legislative work in the Pennsylvania House 
of Representatives earned him this prestigious award. He is presently 
serving in his 11th term in office and third term as chairman of the 
House Human Services Committee.
  Representative DiGirolamo steadfastly continues his advocacy of 
issues related to drug and alcohol treatment and prevention, physical 
and intellectual disabilities, and individuals with mental illness. 
Additionally, he wrote legislation that increased funding for vital 
rehabilitation centers, while establishing a separate cabinet agency 
for the important effort that streamlined drug and alcohol treatment 
services in Pennsylvania.
  Representative DiGirolamo has provided leadership to his associates 
and constituents and set an example for others to follow, and I am 
honored to call him my friend.
  Congratulations, Gene.

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