[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 48 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO GEORGE MOSES

 Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate George 
Moses of Pittsburgh, PA, on his selection by the National Low Income 
Housing Coalition for the Cushing Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service 
Award. Mr. Moses has dedicated his life to helping others and this 
award serves as recognition of a lifetime of service to those in need.
  Mr. Moses' life has been one of service, perseverance, and 
leadership. He served his country as a soldier in the United States 
Army from 1963 until his honorable discharge in 1965. He then returned 
to work in Pittsburgh, including as a laborer in the city's steel 
mills. In 1990, his life underwent a significant change. Following a 
major surgery, he was unable to climb stairs and as a result moved into 
an apartment in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. Mr. Moses took 
a leadership role, working to help his fellow residents, and together 
with them founding an organization called the Federal American 
Coalition of Tenants, which focused on educating residents to fight for 
fair and equal housing practices.
  Mr. Moses has continued his work on behalf of low-income residents to 
this day. His leadership and advocacy were instrumental in assisting 
hundreds of people who lived in Pittsburgh's Northside avoid eviction. 
When a HUD-Assisted rental housing development tried to evict many of 
its residents, Mr. Moses stepped in and helped to organize the 
Northside Coalition for Fair Housing. The Northside Coalition's actions 
were successful in helping keep many of the residents in their homes, 
and to this day, the Northside Coalition helps to manage the properties 
and provide social services to the residents.
  For the past 12 years, Mr. Moses has been a strong advocate for 
affordable housing at the national level, serving on the Board of 
Directors of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. For the last 6 
years he has served as Chairman of that board. The Lifetime Service 
Award being given to him by the Coalition is a fitting tribute to the 
leadership and service he has devoted to it. I thank him for his 
service to Pennsylvania and the Nation, and offer him my warmest 
congratulations on this well-deserved award.

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