[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVICE OF MICHAEL J. MADONNA

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 15, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend 
Michael J. Madonna for his extraordinary service to the people of the 
State of New Jersey, and particularly to its law enforcement community.
  Last month, Mike retired as President of the New Jersey State 
Policemen's Benevolent Association. He's been active with the PBA since 
1968, when be became the State Delegate of the Oakland PBA. He later 
went on to serve on the State PBA Executive Board. In 1996, he began a 
nearly 11-year tenure as President of the State PBA. Mike has dedicated 
his life to keeping the people of New Jersey safe, putting his life on 
the line and sacrificing so much on our behalf.
  The PBA is the largest union of law enforcement officers in New 
Jersey, with more than 350 Locals representing more than 30,000 
municipal, county, state, and Federal officers. These officers have 
benefited greatly from the hard work and dedication that Mike has given 
the PBA these last forty years.
  Tonight, the members of the PBA and community leaders from all across 
New Jersey will be honoring Mike for his career of service. I join them 
in thanking Michael J. Madonna for demonstrating such tremendous 
commitment to the safety and well-being of New Jerseyans statewide. The 
Garden State is a better place because of the service of people like 
him.

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