[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


             IN HONOR OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Assemblywoman Linda 
R. Greenstein for her exceptional efforts and unwavering commitment to 
worker issues. Assemblywoman Greenstein received the Hubert H. Humphrey 
Friend of Labor Award, sponsored by the AFL-CIO, at the annual Labor 
Awards Breakfast on Sunday, April 17, 2005.
  As a third-term Assemblywoman for the 14th legislative district, 
Assemblywoman Greenstein has proven herself to be an outstanding 
political leader. She currently serves as the Chair of the Judiciary 
Committee, the Assistant Majority Leader of the Assembly, the Vice-
Chair of the Assembly Federal Relations Committee, and as a member of 
the Budget Committee.
  In the Assembly, she has strived to achieve positive policy changes, 
particularly in the areas of labor and the protection of personal 
freedoms and workers' rights. Assemblywoman Greenstein is the main 
sponsor of the Call Center Disclosure Bill and the author of New 
Jersey's anti-telemarketing law. She sponsored the bill-turned-law that 
added two union members to the State Health Benefits Commission. 
Throughout the years, she has consistently supported bills that would 
enact workers compensation reform and ensure the rights and well-being 
of New Jersey citizens.
  Her past leadership endeavors include serving as Vice-President of 
the Mercer County School Boards Association and being elected to the 
Plainsboro Township Committee for six years. Currently, she is a board 
member of multiple community organizations, such as the New Jersey 
Council for the Humanities and the Boy Scouts of America.
  Besides her political career, Assemblywoman Greenstein has had an 
extensive law career working as an Assistant District Attorney in 
Philadelphia, a Clinical Associate Professor at Seton Hall Law School, 
and a Deputy Attorney General in the Division of Criminal Justice in 
Trenton.
  Assemblywoman Greenstein attended Vassar College, John Hopkins 
University, and the Georgetown University Law Center. She and her 
husband have one son and live in Plainsboro.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Assemblywoman Linda 
R. Greenstein for her dedicated commitment to serving her community, 
her extensive involvement in political affairs, and her tireless 
efforts to serve the people of New Jersey.

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