[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 115 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1604]
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                     THE PASSING OF HARRY WEISBROD

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2001

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the 
life of Mr. Harry Weisbrod, a champion of labor and an active 
participant in the public policy process. While an investigator for the 
Department of Labor, Mr. Weisbrod changed the collective bargaining 
process in this country forever by organizing the first union of 
federal employees. Later, as a founder of a wage and labor consulting 
firm, he fought to develop ways for companies to be prosperous without 
forsaking their responsibility to support a standard of living which 
every American worker deserves. During his extraordinary life, he 
worked both within government and with government to promote a quality 
of life for its workers.
  Mr. Weisbrod was a veteran and party activist. He cheated on his eye 
exam in order to enter the United States Army during war-time. Later, 
as a resident of Dallas, he contributed to the improvement of the 
educational system by helping to organize the League for Educational 
Advancement in Dallas (LEAD), a grassroots organization devoted to 
school board reform. A true public servant, he was appointed to 
numerous Dallas boards and commissions, including the Dallas Civil 
Service Commission. Mr. Weisbrod believed in our system of government. 
He was an active participant in the Democratic Party and helped to 
develop many of its more progressive activities and programs.
  Mr. Speaker, Harry Weisbrod transcended Earthly boundaries on 
September 1, 2001. Through this statement, it is my hope that the 
record of his service will be forever enshrined in American history.

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