[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 14, 1995
  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, since its founding in 1921, the National 
Association of Retired Federal Employees [NARFE] has been a guardian of 
the rights of retired Federal employees. On this, the occasion of its 
75th anniversary, I am pleased to tell my colleagues in the House that 
NARFE has been and continues to be sensitive to the needs of society at 
large, as well as those of the retired Federal employees.
  As the organization grew in size to national preeminence, it grew in 
importance to its members. NARFE has been instrumental in the evolution 
of the Government's retirement and disability income protection system 
for civil service retirees.
  NARFE has consistently met its goal of promoting and preserving the 
interests of its members in a radically changing work force. Most 
important, it's an organization run by the membership. In the truest 
sense of the word, NARFE is a grassroots organization.


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