[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING PITTSTON MAYOR MICHAEL LOMBARDO ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                      TESTIMONIAL DINNER AND ROAST

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Michael 
Lombardo, mayor of the city of Pittston, in Luzerne County, PA, and 
senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Greater 
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry as he is honored by his 
friends and colleagues at a testimonial dinner.
  Mayor Lombardo is widely respected for epitomizing what an elected 
official should be: committed, decisive, dedicated, and visionary.
  Under Mayor Lombardo's leadership, the city of Pittston has been 
improved in many ways to enhance the quality of life for its residents 
and visitors alike.
  As a senior member of the management team at the Greater Wilkes-Barre 
Chamber of Business and Industry, Mayor Lombardo has been able to apply 
the skills learned as a mayor of a single city in ways that touch the 
lives of citizens from many towns in a positive manner.
  Mayor Lombardo is a former educator in the Pittston Area School 
District. In that capacity he encouraged many young men and women to 
aspire to great things and to always search for ways to contribute to 
the greater community.
  Mayor Lombardo has been actively involved in the community for many 
years. He is a board member at the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, 
the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Pittston YMCA and 
at College Misericordia's Insalaco Center. He is a member of the 
Council of Delegates at the NEPA Alliance, the Pennsylvania League of 
Cities Policy Council, the Knights of Columbus and the Wyoming Valley 
Watershed Coalition Steering Committee for the Riverfest Project.
  He is co-chairperson of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in 
the Pittston area and the Pittston Tomato Festival. He is also vice 
president of the Pittston City Festival Association.
  Mayor Lombardo has received awards for his community service from the 
Pennsylvania Library Association and the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber 
of Commerce Community Partnership. He was named Greater Pittston Person 
of the Year in 2000.
  On a personal note, I would like to say that I have greatly enjoyed 
the opportunity to work with Mike over the years. Whenever I helped him 
obtain Federal money for the city of Pittston, I knew that it would be 
spent wisely and for the long-term benefit of the people of Pittston. I 
look forward to continuing to work with him as he serves in his new 
capacity.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mayor Michael Lombardo 
for setting a fine example for others to emulate.

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