[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 47 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF JASON KLUSH, GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT 
                    PATRICK 2017 ``MAN OF THE YEAR''

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 17, 2017

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jason Klush, Mayor 
of Pittston, Pennsylvania. On March 17, Mayor Klush will receive the 
``Man of the Year'' Award from the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of 
St. Patrick during their 103rd annual banquet.
  Jason was elected as Pittston's Mayor in 2009 and re-elected in 2013. 
He is the youngest mayor in the city's history. Under his leadership, 
Pittston has seen a revitalization of its downtown and other key 
neighborhoods, improvements to infrastructure including an $11 million 
sewer improvement project, and increased funding and development for 
the Pittston Memorial Library.
  Jason is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a Bachelor of 
Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. In addition 
to serving as Pittston's Mayor, Jason is a foreman and site supervisor 
for Hadley Construction. He has served on the boards of several non-
profits and is a current member of the Northeast Pennsylvania Land Bank 
Authority, the Greater Pittston Compost Commission, and the Pittston 
City Festivals Association Board.
  It is an honor to recognize Jason for his contributions to his 
community and I congratulate him on being the Greater Pittston Friendly 
Sons of St. Patrick ``Man of the Year''. I wish him all the best in the 
future.

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