[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11842]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING STEVEN P. JOHNSON

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate a health care leader, Steven P. Johnson, President and CEO 
of the Susquehanna Health Systems in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for 
winning a prestigious award and recognition.
  The American Hospital Association named Mr. Johnson this year's 
recipient of the Grassroots Champion Award for the State of 
Pennsylvania. Mr. Johnson was nominated for this honor by the Hospital 
& Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania because of his demonstrated 
leadership in generating grassroots support for the hospital community. 
There is no greater proponent for improved community health care than 
Steven Johnson.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Johnson's leadership in health care is based on a 
commitment to caring for those who both deliver and those that receive 
health care services. I know firsthand the work and the care that 
Steven P. Johnson puts in to broadening the base of community support 
for the hospital and health care needs of the community, and this is a 
well-deserved award and recognition.

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