[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RETIREMENT OF BOB ROTHENBERG

 Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, today we recognize a distinguished 
executive at the Social Security Administration, Bob Rothenberg. Bob is 
an Associate Commissioner and Director of the Social Security Budget 
Office. He is a dedicated public servant who has served his country at 
the Social Security Administration for nearly 37 years.
  A native of New York, Bob began his career in the local Social 
Security Office in Brooklyn. In 1973 he moved to the Budget Office at 
Social Security Headquarters in Baltimore. Bob's intellect and resolve 
were quickly recognized and he rose to the position of Budget 
Director--a position he has held for nearly 20 years. During Bob's long 
and distinguished career with the agency he has received many awards, 
of special note, the Presidential Rank and Meritorious Executive 
Awards.
  For many years I have had the privilege of relying on Bob's 
outstanding work on the Social Security Administration's budget. He has 
always been resourceful, insightful, and forthcoming.
  Bob will retire from the Social Security Administration on March 31, 
2007. He will be sorely missed by his fellow colleagues and his 
congressional contacts on the Hill. He will leave behind the numerous 
individuals he has mentored and encouraged over the years and who, 
because of his guidance, are now prepared to carry on his work.
  It is important that we in Congress recognize the many men and women 
who devote their working lives to improve the lives of others. Career 
civil servants often do their work in quiet anonymity behind the scenes 
providing vital service to the American people. They are rarely 
recognized for their important contribution. Bob Rothenberg 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.
  I wish Bob all the best in his retirement from Federal service and 
thank him for his many years of dedicated service.

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