[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 25 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
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                 HONORING THE SERVICE OF BOBBIE SUMMERS

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of calfiornia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 13, 2017

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Bobbie Summers 
for her outstanding work with the Social Security Administration (SSA) 
and to congratulate her on her retirement after 40 years of dedicated 
service.
  Bobbie began her career with the Social Security Administration in 
1976. She was hired for a Claims Representative position in Hanford 
through the outstanding Scholar Program. After her time in Hanford, 
Bobbie worked as a Claims Representative in Southeast Fresno, West 
Fresno, Fresno Downtown and as Operations Supervisor for the Madera SSA 
office. In 1984, Bobbie was promoted to an Operations Supervisor 
position in the Fresno SSA office. In 1990, she was promoted to Branch 
Manager in Carmel. Bobbie returned to Fresno in 1993 as an Operations 
Supervisor. In 2003, Bobbie was accepted for the Regional Leadership 
Development Program where she worked in the SSA Office of Public 
Service and Operations Support on the SDW ramp up initiative. In 2004, 
she was promoted to Assistant District Manager in the Fresno office, 
and later that year, she accepted a yearlong detail to the SSA Office 
of Public Service and Operations Support where she worked on the cross 
program recovery project. Bobbie was promoted to Level 1 District 
Manager position in the Southeast Fresno SSA office in 2005 where she 
served until 2008. In 2008, she was given a detail in the SSA Central 
Office to assist with the transition for the newly formed SSA Office of 
Disability Determinations Division. She returned to her Level 1 
District Manager position in 2009.
  Bobbie's ongoing hard work and dedication resulted in many awards 
throughout the years. Some of the awards she received are: The 
Commissioner's Citation, Deputy Commissioner's Citation, Regional 
Citation and Commissioner's Team Award.
  In is with great pleasure that I applaud Bobbie Summers for her many 
years of tireless work on behalf of the United States government.
  Mr. Speaker, it should be noted that in addition to her countless 
gifts to the Social Security Administration and our community, Bobbie 
has been a true champion for my constituents. In my office, a majority 
of our constituent casework involves the Social Security 
Administration. These are sensitive cases that can sometimes take a 
great deal of time to resolve. One member of my Fresno staff, Ms. Kelly 
Gill has worked closely with Bobbie Summers on Social Security issues 
for over twenty years and proudly recollects Bobbie always being 
available to discuss cases and work together on issues of concern. I 
ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing the commitment, 
dedication and success of Bobbie Summers and wish her well as she 
embarks on new endeavors.

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