[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES AFL-CIO LABOR COUNCIL 
  33RD ANNUAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP BRUNCH HONORING KEVIN McCABE AND 
                            VINCENT M. LANE

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 18, 2016

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Middlesex and 
Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council as its members gather for the 
33rd annual Awards and Scholarship Brunch on April 24, 2016. I would 
also like to congratulate Kevin McCabe and Vincent M. Lane on their 
recognition by the Council as the Hubert H. Humphrey Friend of Labor 
Award recipient and the Labor Person of the Year recipient, 
respectively.
  The Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council, based in 
Sayreville, New Jersey, represents workers in Middlesex and Somerset 
Counties. The Council supports and advocates for unions and their 
members in an effort to advance and protect the standards, rights and 
benefits of New Jersey's labor force.
  Kevin McCabe and Vincent Lane, truly embody the spirit of the Hubert 
H. Humphrey Friend of Labor Award and the Middlesex and Somerset 
Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council Labor Person of the Year. As President 
of the Carpenter Contractor Trust of New York & New Jersey and former 
Commissioner for the New Jersey State Department of Labor, Chairman 
McCabe is a dedicated partner in labor and continues to serve New 
Jersey's workforce. Mr. Lane is a hardworking labor leader, currently 
serving as its Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of the 
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 711.
  I would also like to join with the Council in commemorating Workers 
Memorial Day. Workers Memorial Day is an important observance, 
highlighting the risks men and women face on the job and the need to 
continue our efforts to advance safe work conditions. I commend the 
Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council for remembering 
those individuals who have been injured or who have lost their lives in 
the workplace.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in recognizing the Middlesex 
and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council and congratulating Kevin 
McCabe and Vincent Lane. Their efforts to ensure equal rights and 
opportunities for workers is truly deserving of this body's 
recognition.

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