[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MR. BILL CARNEY

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                           HON. LEE M. ZELDIN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2016

  Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the incredible fifty 
years of marriage between Barbara and Bill Carney.
  On May 14, 2016, Barbara and Bill Carney celebrated fifty years of 
marriage, friendship, fun and family. Those 50 years have taken them on 
a winding and unpredicted journey--from the Irish Catholic neighborhood 
of Flatbush, Brooklyn, to the suburbs of Long Island, to the halls of 
the United States Congress--with unforeseen stops and innumerable joys 
along the way. With love, respect and patience, they made it look easy. 
Their lives together, love for each other, generosity of spirit, faith 
and humor have impacted so many people through the years.
  Barbara Haverlin and Bill Carney grew up blocks from one another in 
Brooklyn. They attended the same parish, St. Catherine of Genoa, 
frequented the same places, and enjoyed overlapping groups of friends. 
They did not meet, however, until their early twenties at O'Reilly's 
Pub, where Bill was tending bar and Barbara was dating one of the 
O'Reilly brothers. On a dare from co-workers, Bill asked out the boss' 
girlfriend. Within two weeks of the first date, they decided to marry 
and were wed twelve months later. Both having lost their parents in 
their teens; Barbara and Bill deeply appreciated the importance and 
value of family. They have been blessed with extraordinary closeness 
with community and family, which is the same value and spirit that 
Barbara and Bill maintained in raising their two daughters, Julie Baker 
and Jackie Carney D'Aquila.
  After marriage, Bill held multiple jobs to support his family--always 
willing to try or learn a new skill. Never one to shy away from 
challenges or to view something as impossible, Bill, as a member of the 
Smithtown Conservative Party, decided to run for U.S. Congress at 32 
years old. In 1977, with Barbara's backing and the support of a handful 
of what would prove to be life-long friends, Bill beat the odds and was 
elected to represent the First Congressional District of New York. Bill 
Carney is the only person ever elected to the U.S. House of 
Representatives as a member of the New York State Conservative Party, 
having run on both the Conservative and Republican lines. During his 
political career, Bill enjoyed phenomenal staff, advisors and friends. 
He served four terms in the House before deciding to retire and open 
his own boutique consulting firm in 1986.
  Bill and Barbara are joined in celebrating their 50th Anniversary 
this month by their daughters, sons-in-law, four grandchildren and 
scores of friends and family. I would like to congratulate Bill on 
fifty years of marriage and thank him for his remarkable service to his 
country and especially to the First Congressional District of New York. 
It is my hope that many will follow in his footsteps and give back to 
their country as graciously as he did.

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