[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THANK YOU SKIP MARANEY

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I will always treasure 
the encouragement of Skip Maraney during my service in Congress.
  For many years, he was the mainstay of the Breakfast Club on 
Wednesday at Longworth Cafeteria for members of Congress, Capitol 
Police officers, and staffers.
  I appreciate him inviting me to co-perform with Delegate Eleanor 
Holmes Norton in the Hexagon Theatre political satirical musical comedy 
revue.
  Skip is recognized as an Honorary Resident of South Carolina from 
over twenty years of vacationing at Hilton Head Island.
  The following is an official announcement of his upcoming retirement 
issued by the National Star Route Mail Contractors Association:


                        John V. ``skip'' Maraney

       Skip Maraney is retiring after 52 years of employment as 
     the executive director and lobbyist with the National Star 
     Route Mail Contractors Association. The Association's office 
     is located at 325 East Capitol Street Washington, D.C.
       Skip will be honored for his steadfast and loyal service by 
     the Board of Directors of the Association at a regional 
     meeting of members on April 19, 2021, in Baltimore, Md.
       Skip is the second executive director of the Association. 
     The Association is made up of over 500 members across the 
     United States and U.S. territories, and the Association 
     represents approximately 1,800 contracts to the United Postal 
     Service.
       Members of the Association are independent business owners 
     who contract with the United States Postal Service to haul 
     mail/deliver mail in areas of the United States where the 
     Postal Service doesn't deliver. In the rural areas of the 
     county the Star Route contractors deliver what is referred to 
     as the last mile.
       Skip has outlasted 14 Postmaster Generals, nine 
     Presidential Administrations, countless members of Congress, 
     and countless Postal Service transportation managers. Skip 
     has attended countless hearings on matters of postal reform 
     legislation held by the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform and Committee on Ways and Means. Skip is known for 
     expertise on all legislative matters relating to the Postal 
     Service.
       Skip is a true shoe-leather lobbyist. He believes meeting a 
     member of Congress or a committee staffer in person instead 
     of exchanging emails, texting, or talking over the phone. He 
     claims it is always harder to say ``no'' to a person when 
     talking face to face.
       Skip's genuine smile and firm handshake made him 
     distinguishable among the staff and visitors in the halls of 
     Congress. Over the years Skip was often been mistaken as a 
     former member of Congress.

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