[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1493]
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  RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF TOM BRADLEY AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS OF 
                     DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL SERVICE

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                          HON. JOHN A. YARMUTH

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 21, 2019

  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
distinguished career and retirement of Tom Bradley after 24 years of 
service at the Congressional Budget Office. Tom has been Chief of the 
Medicare Cost Estimates Unit for 21 of those years. He also spent 
almost 6 years at the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the 
Department of Health and Human Services, for a total of nearly 30 years 
in federal service.
  It is hard to overstate Tom's role in analyzing the budgetary impacts 
of health legislation over the past two decades. Notable examples 
include the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Medicare Access and 
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. In all of those interactions, Tom has 
been instrumental in providing insightful and objective estimates of 
the effects of every piece of important health care legislation that 
the Congress has considered, debated, and enacted since 1995.
  Tom has worked tirelessly with Members of Congress and our staff on 
both sides of the aisle throughout the years. During many hours of 
discussion and explanation, he was never less than methodically 
forthright and fair, embodying CBO's commitment to nonpartisan 
analysis. He helped us understand the key levers to move an estimate 
and the need to focus on making the language match the intent.
  Tom also trained numerous CBO analysts to think harder, dig deeper, 
and consider all the possible outcomes of a bill. The high standards 
that he set for himself and for the Medicare Unit will continue to be a 
benchmark for CBO's health analysis going forward.
  Tom can look forward to a well-earned retirement with his wife, 
Judith, in Florida. He leaves CBO and Washington with the thanks and 
appreciation of the Congress.

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