[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING DAVID CURSON

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2013

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a former colleague 
in Congress and an exceptional friend of working people in my home 
state of Michigan, David Curson, on the occasion of his retirement from 
the United Auto Workers (UAW).
  Mr. Curson won a special election in Michigan's former 11th 
Congressional District and served in this House from November through 
the end of the 112th session of Congress. We considered important 
issues late last year, including the resolution to the so-called 
``fiscal cliff'' and Mr. Curson participated actively and effectively 
in those debates. The people of the 11th District were well represented 
with Mr. Curson serving as their voice in the House during that 
critical period of time.
  On Friday, April 12, 2013, the men and women of the UAW and a great 
number of his friends will come together to thank Mr. Curson for his 
service, to celebrate his accomplishments, and to wish him well in his 
retirement from that vital organization. After serving our nation in 
Vietnam, David Curson went to work in a Ford plant in Ypsilanti 
Township, Michigan, where he was elected officer of his local union. 
His skill at representing his fellow UAW members was recognized by the 
leadership of the union, and Mr. Curson went to work for the 
International Union staff, where he served in a number of important 
positions. He has participated in hundreds of labor-management 
negotiations, and played a key role in the development of the bridge 
loan package that the federal government entered into with General 
Motors and Chrysler.
  It is fitting that we recognize Mr. Curson's career of service and I 
hope you will join me in congratulating Dave and in wishing him and his 
wife Sharon, the very best in their next endeavors.

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