[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS 
                           HONOR AMY B. DEAN

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 4, 2003

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lofgren, and myself, rise to 
honor Amy B. Dean, Chief Executive Officer of the South Bay AFL-CIO 
Labor Council who is leaving the Bay Area to go back to her original 
home of Chicago. On June 7, 2003, Amy Dean will be participating in her 
final COPE Awards Banquet as CEO of the organization she has so ably 
led.
  Through Amy Dean's leadership, the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council 
has been extremely successful in working for living wage contracts for 
city workers, affordable housing requirements in new developments, and 
health insurance for every child in Santa Clara County. Amy Dean has 
been a tireless and passionate advocate for social justice and has 
helped to strengthen the labor movement, bringing dignity and hope to 
countless families, whether they are union or non-union workers. Amy 
Dean was the youngest person in the country to lead a large 
metropolitan labor council and the first woman to head a labor council 
as large as the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council. She founded Working 
Partnerships USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding the 
links between regional economic policy and community well-being. She 
will continue her advocacy for community-centered economic development 
through Working Partnerships in Chicago. She has been widely recognized 
for her many accomplishments, has served on many committees and 
advisory boards and has written extensively on labor issues.
  Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues to join us in honoring Amy B. Dean 
for her extraordinary service to our community as an ardent advocate 
for working women and men and their families.

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