[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 153 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNITION OF MICHAEL LUSSIER

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2005

  Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to recognize Michael Lussier, the President and CEO of Webster First 
Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Webster, MA, on his recent 
election to the Board of Directors of the National Association of 
Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU). As a Member of the Financial Services 
Committee, I have enjoyed working with NAFCU to address the needs of 
our nation's federal credit unions. Mr. Lussier has been a vocal 
supporter of credit union issues at both the state and national levels 
and I know he will be an asset to the NAFCU Board.
  Mr. Lussier's election to the NAFCU Board is just one more in a long 
list of accomplishments that has spanned his 19 years with credit 
unions. He has served as the Chairman, and is currently a Board Member, 
of the Massachusetts Share Insurance Corporation (MSIC). His 
illustrious experience further includes service as the Credit Union 
Ambassador for the United States for Australia and New Zealand and he 
is a former Director of the Credit Union League of Massachusetts 
Insurance Agency.
  As the President and CEO of Webster First, Mr. Lussier has focused on 
ensuring his members receive helpful, personal service that caters to 
the needs of his members and their financial goals. Through his credit 
union, he is teaching kids necessary life skills by fostering a 
``Credit Union at School'' program to teach the importance of savings 
to elementary aged children.
  Mr. Lussier's involvement to improve the lives of others can be 
further illustrated in his commitment to the American Red Cross where 
he presides as a local Board Member. He spearheaded an effort to build 
a much needed Red Cross facility in Worcester, MA, by coordinating area 
credit unions to donate funds to pay for the facility.
  It is because of the good work of Mr. Lussier, and others like him, 
that the credit union movement enjoys the success it has today. Such 
service is the hallmark of the credit union movement and I wish him the 
best of luck in his new role as a member of the NAFCU Board of 
Directors and look forward to working with him in that role.

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