[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING SAMUEL D. ROBERTS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Samuel D. Roberts for 
his lifetime of service to the people of New York.
  Sam's career began with General Motors, where he was a union worker 
who served as chairman of the UAW Local 465 Education and Civil Rights 
Committees. While at GM, Sam served five terms as an Onondaga County 
legislator. Then the people of New York State's 128th Assembly District 
sent him to represent them in Albany.
  After 5 years in the State assembly, Governor Andrew Cuomo tapped Sam 
to serve as commissioner of New York's Office of Temporary and 
Disability Assistance, a $5.4 billion office that oversees more than 
2,000 workers.
  Sam recently retired from government to serve as a special advisor to 
SUNY Oswego's president.
  Throughout it all, Sam has kept community first. He has created 
positive change that will last for generations both in Onondaga County 
and throughout the State of New York.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating Samuel 
D. Roberts, a pioneering community leader.

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