[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF MONICA RUSSO

  (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I 
rise to recognize the remarkable career of Monica Russo.
  After decades of service, Ms. Russo is retiring as executive vice 
president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest local 
union in the Nation, representing more than 400,000 healthcare workers 
in five States and more than 25,000 healthcare workers in Florida.
  Under her leadership, 1199SEIU Florida has grown to represent more 
than 30,000 healthcare workers and retirees, becoming the largest union 
of healthcare workers in Florida and the Southern United States. She 
also serves as international vice president of the SEIU and as 
president of SEIU Florida State Council, where she politically unites 
more than 55,000 active and retired SEIU members, from bus drivers and 
janitors to healthcare workers.
  Her emphasis on multicultural leadership development and grassroots, 
member-driven organization building has given a voice and power to 
healthcare workers, women, immigrants, and the working class.
  Monica Russo's commitment to our Nation's working families is 
exemplary, and I am proud to call her my sister and dear and treasured 
friend. I will miss her guidance and wisdom, but our loss is her 
family's gain. I wish her a hearty congratulations on her retirement 
and am grateful for her invaluable work.

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