[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16067]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING WEBSTER P. PHILLIPS, A DISTINGUISHED EXECUTIVE AT THE SOCIAL 
                        SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2007

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, today I rise, on behalf of myself and Ways 
and Means Ranking Member Jim McCrery, to recognize Webster Phillips, a 
distinguished executive at the Social Security Administration. Mr. 
Phillips is Associate Commissioner for Legislative Development. On July 
3, he will retire after a career of public service spanning more than 
30 years.
  Mr. Phillips began his public service as a member of the United 
States Army. After his military service, which included a tour of duty 
in Vietnam, he began his career in the Social Security Administration 
as a Claims Representative in the local office in Alton, IL. He was 
promoted to the Operations Supervisor in the Rock Island, IL Social 
Security office in 1980. In 1983, Web was selected as a management 
intern and completed a series of developmental assignments in the 
Chicago Regional Office and in SSA Headquarters in Baltimore. In 1987, 
Web moved to Baltimore and joined the staff of the Office of 
Legislation and Congressional Affairs. Since 1995, Web has been 
assigned to SSA's Legislative Affairs Office in Washington. He was 
selected to serve in his current position as Associate Commissioner of 
Legislative Development in February 1999.
  Ways and Means Committee Members and staff of both parties have had 
the pleasure of working with Web on many issues relating to Social 
Security during his tenure at SSA. The Subcommittee on Social Security, 
in particular, has benefited greatly from Web's in-depth knowledge of 
all aspects of Social Security policy and operations. Web has been 
unfailingly responsive and professional, and always provides Members 
and Committee staff with timely, accurate, and thorough information and 
analysis. Of special note is his contribution to the development of the 
legislation, enacted by Congress in 1994, that established the Social 
Security Administration as an independent agency.
  It is important that we in Congress recognize the men and women who 
devote their working lives to improving the lives of others. Career 
civil servants usually do their work in quiet anonymity behind the 
scenes, but provide vital service to the Congress and the American 
people. Webster Phillips is one of those people. His record of 
leadership at the Social Security Administration and his commitment to 
providing the American people with effective and compassionate service 
is a record of which he can be justly proud.
  We wish Web all the best in his retirement from the Social Security 
Administration and thank him for his many years of dedicated federal 
service.

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