[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6409]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE SAGINAW CHAPTER OF THE A. PHILIP RANDOLPH INSTITUTE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 18, 2008

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating the Saginaw Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph 
Institute as they mark 27 years of service to the community. A 
testimonial banquet will be held on Saturday, April 19th in Saginaw 
celebrating the anniversary.
  A. Philip Randolph stands at the vanguard of 20th century labor 
leaders. Together with Bayard Rustin, a leading civil rights and labor 
organizer, they forged an alliance of the civil rights movement and the 
labor movement to fight for the rights, privileges and freedoms of all 
people. After the passage of the Voting Rights Act they joined together 
and founded the A. Philip Randolph Institute to continue this fight. 
From its founding in 1965 as an organization of black trade unionists, 
the A. Philip Randolph Institute has been at the forefront of the 
continuing struggle to bring equality and economic justice for workers 
throughout our country.
  Madam Speaker, the Saginaw Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph 
Institute is the cornerstone of organizations and individuals dedicated 
to improving the lives of everyday citizens in the Saginaw area. They 
are steadfast in their resolve that we can achieve social, political 
and economic integrity for all persons no matter what their color or 
background. I commend them for their hard work and resolute spirit and 
wish them continued success for many, many years to come.

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