[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THOMAS FARIA: MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE RIGHT TO WORK 
                                 CAUSE

  (Mrs. MUSGRAVE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thomas Faria was a Connecticut 
businessman who contributed to the efforts of the National Right to 
Work Committee. In 1977, he sent a letter to committee president Reed 
Larson offering his services as a member of the board of directors.
  He wrote: ``Although I have supported the National Right to Work 
Committee for a number of years because of my strong belief in 
individual freedom, I did not really appreciate the clout of union 
political power until I worked on trying to close loopholes in 
Connecticut's unemployment compensation law. I would like the 
opportunity to do more in the area of right to work as I feel America's 
future depends upon it.''
  Fortunately, Reed Larson took up Mr. Faria on his offer. Mr. Faria 
joined the board of directors of the National Right to Work Legal 
Defense Foundation shortly thereafter.
  The right to work principle, the guiding concept of the National 
Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and one of the guiding 
principles of Thomas Faria's work, affirms the right of every American 
to work for a living without being compelled to belong to a union. The 
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation gives legal assistance 
to employees who have been victimized.
  I rise today to applaud Mr. Faria's efforts and the National Right to 
Work Committee with whom he served.

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