[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4566-4567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM F. ADOLPH, JR. OF SPRINGFIELD, 
                                   PA

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 21, 2017

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Honorable 
William F. Adolph, Jr. of Springfield, PA on his retirement and thank 
him for his decades of service to Delaware County families. Bill is 
retiring as Representative from the 165th Legislative District in the 
Pennsylvania General Assembly, where he served as Chairman of the 
Appropriations Committee. After more than thirty years of public 
service, Bill has earned a record as a champion for the middle class, 
small and growing businesses and fiscal responsibility in Harrisburg.
  Throughout his career in public service, first as a township 
commissioner in Springfield, as a lawmaker in Harrisburg and ultimately 
as the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Bill has always fought 
to ensure the taxpayer got the most out of every dollar government 
spends. He's fought to lessen the tax burden on job creators and spur 
economic growth. He's fought to ensure Pennsylvania's most vulnerable 
have access to the services they need. And he's fought to hold 
government accountable to the people it serves.
  As important as his legislative achievements have been to 
Pennsylvania, perhaps his greatest legacy is the role model he's been 
to countless young people as a coach and through his decades-long 
involvement with the Springfield Youth Club. He's taught generations of 
Springfield's young people how to

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conduct themselves with integrity and responsibility--both on and off 
the field.
  I thank Bill for all he's done for our state and our community, and I 
wish him the best in his retirement.

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