[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 206 (Monday, December 18, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LIAM McLAUGHLIN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 18, 2017

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I have had the pleasure of knowing many 
wonderful public servants over the course of my career, individuals who 
dedicated themselves fully to their communities and neighbors every 
single day. In Yonkers, there has not been a more dedicated and 
selfless public servant than my dear friend Liam McLaughlin, who this 
year is closing out his final term as Yonkers City Council President.
  I have known Liam for many years. His parents, Bernadette and Pat, 
are close family friends, and both have a very strong sense of 
community Liam clearly adopted that spirit, and thus began a lifetime 
of working to strengthen Yonkers.
  Liam was raised in Yonkers and has lived there for more than 42 
years. His wife, Debbie, is also from Yonkers. Now, the McLaughlin 
family lives only a few blocks from the house in which he grew up. Liam 
attended St. John the Baptist School, the same school that his son Ryan 
now goes to, and coaches his son on the same youth baseball fields that 
his father coached him on when he was a kid.
  A small business owner, Liam is a practicing trusts and estates 
attorney at McLaughlin & Zerafa LLP. Previously, he worked for several 
small law firms in the New York area, including his own general 
practice law firm and the Corporation Counsel's Office in the City of 
Yonkers. Liam was also an adjunct professor at Manhattan College.
  From 2000 to 2010, Liam served on the Yonkers City Council. He served 
in leadership roles including Majority Leader and Minority Leader. He 
also served on every major committee and was Chairman of the Budget & 
Finance Committee, as well as the Environmental Policy & Protection 
Committee. In 2013, he was elected as Council President by the voters 
of Yonkers, where he served with great distinction and honor.
  Outside of his duties as an elected official, Liam has also coached 
youth basketball and soccer with Dunwoodie Youth Association, and 
currently serves as President of the Lincoln Park Taxpayers 
Association. Liam is also a member of the Holy Name Society of St. John 
the Baptist Church, the Kerrymen's P&B Association and the Ancient 
Order of Hibernians of Westchester County.
  On December 18, 2017 the Yonkers community is coming together to 
celebrate Liam for all the remarkable work he has done and continues to 
do on behalf of his fellow Yonkers residents. He is most deserving of 
the recognition. I want to congratulate Liam on the occasion and offer 
my personal thanks for all of that tremendous work. He has certainly 
made Yonkers proud.

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