[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CHARLES F. MONEYPENNY

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2004

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a lion in the 
fight for workers rights, my brother, Charles Moneypenny. With over two 
decades of service, Charlie is well known to our colleagues as the go-
to guy when it comes to issues of our nation's rails.
  Charlie is retiring as the Railroad Director and Legislative 
Representative of the 135,000 member Transport Workers Union of 
America. During his tenure at TWU, Charlie had primary responsibility 
in the union's collective bargaining and government affairs operations.
  Mr. Speaker, Charlie Moneypenny is a passionate advocate on behalf of 
the people who keep America moving. He has visited many of our offices, 
working tirelessly to provide us with the facts we need to legislate on 
behalf of those workers. He is well known for his knowledge of rail 
safety, worker's rights, funding for passenger service and winning fair 
pay for a full day's work.
  Before he came to Washington in 1995, Moneypenny was president of TWU 
Local 2054 in Boston, where he served with distinction on behalf of the 
members who elected him. As a 27-year railroad veteran, Charlie knows 
how to roll his sleeves up when there's work to be done. And you can 
bet that Digna, Che' and their expected new addition will put that work 
ethic to work full time now that he's going to be around a lot more.
  Mr. Speaker, we will all miss Charlie. But, our loss is his family's 
gain. I know that all my colleagues join me in wishing him and his 
entire family well.

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