[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF MRS. BETTY J. ALLEN--ON HER RETIREMENT

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great 
public servant from the State of Georgia, on her retirement after 40 
years of service in the Internal Revenue Service--Mrs. Betty J. Allen. 
Mrs. Allen oversees the Taxpayer Advocate Service for Georgia, 
providing assistance to our residents who may have problems with their 
tax filings.
  Mrs. Allen and I have known each other for many years. We have worked 
together as recently as last year when she provided advice and 
assistance to my office in holding a series of town hall meetings on 
the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.
  A Georgia native, Mrs. Allen attended Clark College, then assumed her 
initial position with the IRS in 1967. Throughout her four decades at 
the IRS, she has worked in a variety of capacities--including as a 
Management Analyst, a Problem Resolution Officer, and as the national 
coordinator for the Case Resolution Program. Mrs. Allen has also served 
on several special assignments, including the Service Center, Regional 
and National Office Task Forces, as Instructor for special training 
classes, on Quality Improvement Teams, and as Advisor to the District 
Director's Liaison Committee.
  Throughout her career, she has served the IRS and the American people 
admirably and with distinction. We wish her well, and know that she 
moves into retirement, and on to other productive and fulfilling 
endeavors.

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