[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E9-E10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BONNIE KIND

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                             HON. TOM COLE

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 8, 2018

  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Bonnie Kind for over 40 
years of civil service. Bonnie began her career with the Social 
Security Administration as a student trainee. This month she will 
retire from the Social Security Administration, where she served most 
recently as the Associate Commissioner for Budget and principal advisor 
to the Social Security Administration's Chief Financial Officer. Bonnie 
has provided consistent vigilance and stewardship of SSA's 
approximately $1 trillion program budget and $12 billion administrative 
budget.
   As Budget Officer for the Social Security Administration, Bonnie 
provides executive leadership and direction to SSA in administering a 
comprehensive program of budget policy, formulation, presentation, and 
execution. She is responsible for the financial resources needed to 
provide for one of our nation's most vital public services--social 
security payments for more than 60 million people.

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Bonnie has worked collaboratively with Congressional staff on details 
of the Social Security Administration's budget and fostered an 
environment of open communication. She has excelled at developing 
relationships. Her knowledge of the budget process and the 
relationships she has established have helped Congress understand and 
appreciate the unique aspects of the service provided by the Social 
Security Administration and scope of the agency's impact, serving 
millions of Americans and employing more than 60,000 men and women 
across the nation.
   As Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees 
the administrative funding for the Social Security Administration, I 
want to thank Bonnie for her work providing information for Members and 
staff. Congress depends on the extensive expertise of dedicated public 
servants like Bonnie. Information from the agency is critical to making 
decisions--we could not do our work in Congress without the help of 
people like her.
   I want to congratulate Bonnie on her 40 years of public service. My 
understanding is Bonnie plans to travel to the Grand Canyon in the 
coming year and volunteer. I wish her the best of luck in her 
retirement.

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