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CONGRATULATING COURTNEY BILLINGTON ON HIS RETIREMENT

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On 2025-03-03, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) delivered a floor speech titled "CONGRATULATING COURTNEY BILLINGTON ON HIS RETIREMENT" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered crime and justice, veterans affairs.

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CONGRATULATING COURTNEY BILLINGTON ON HIS RETIREMENT

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E179-E180] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CONGRATULATING COURTNEY BILLINGTON ON HIS RETIREMENT ______ HON. BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN of new jersey in the house of representatives Monday, March 3, 2025 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Courtney Billington for his many years of service to our community. Courtney is retiring after thirty-three years with Johnson & Johnson where he's worked tirelessly to improve public health policy and support the thousands of innovators and medical professionals who are driving medical progress. [[Page E180]] Courtney has lived a life dedicated to serving others. After graduating from West Point, he served as a Quartermaster Officer in the U.S. Army, ensuring that our soldiers get the equipment they need. He has been a lifelong advocate for veterans, currently serving as a board member of the United Services Organization, the Cohen Veterans Network, and as Executive Sponsor of the Veterans Leadership Council. For five years Courtney has been the president of Janssen Neuroscience, where he's worked on innovative treatments for patients with serious mental illness and neurodegenerative diseases. He has strived towards bridging the racial disparities in healthcare; particularly increasing the mental health treatments available for Black men. While at Johnson & Johnson, Courtney led the Community Health Equity Alliance, which works at the community level to provide mental health care across twelve states. Through the Congressional Black Caucus, I have had the opportunity to work with Courtney, Johnson & Johnson, and partnering associations on those pressing issues, and I'd like to thank him for his thoughtful and fierce championing of the health of Black Americans. While Courtney's years of service have taken him around the globe, New Jersey is all the better for being the state he calls home. We are grateful to Courtney for his years of service and the work he has done to make our communities and our country healthier. I hope that he and his wife Lisa will have many wonderful years ahead of them enjoying a well-earned and much-deserved retirement. ____________________

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CONGRATULATING COURTNEY BILLINGTON ON HIS RETIREMENT Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E179-E180] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CONGRATULATING COURTNEY BILLINGTON ON HIS RETIREMENT ______ HON. BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN of new jersey in the house of representatives Monday, March 3, 2025 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Courtney Billington for his many years of service to our community. Courtney is retiring after thirty-three years with Johnson & Johnson where he's worked tirelessly to improve public health policy and support the thousands of innovators and medical professionals who are driving medical progress. [[Page E180]] Courtney has lived a life dedicated to serving others. After graduating from West Point, he served as a Quartermaster Officer in the U.S. Army, ensuring that our soldiers get the equipment they need. He has been a lifelong advocate for veterans, currently serving as a board member of the United Services Organization, the Cohen Veterans Network, and as Executive Sponsor of the Veterans Leadership Council. For five years Courtney has been the president of Janssen Neuroscience, where he's worked on innovative treatments for patients with serious mental illness and neurodegenerative diseases. He has strived towards bridging the racial disparities in healthcare; particularly increasing the mental health treatments available for Black men. While at Johnson & Johnson, Courtney led the Community Health Equity Alliance, which works at the community level to provide mental health care across twelve states. Through the Congressional Black Caucus, I have had the opportunity to work with Courtney, Johnson & Johnson, and partnering associations on those pressing issues, and I'd like to thank him for his thoughtful and fierce championing of the health of Black Americans. While Courtney's years of service have taken him around the globe, New Jersey is all the better for being the state he calls home. We are grateful to Courtney for his years of service and the work he has done to make our communities and our country healthier. I hope that he and his wife Lisa will have many wonderful years ahead of them enjoying a well-earned and much-deserved retirement. ____________________