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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. STEVEN HORSFORD
of nevada
in the house of representatives
Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleagues, fellow Co-Chairs of the Congressional Labor Caucus, Representative Debbie Dingell, Representative Mark Pocan, and Representative Donald Norcross, to recognize our brother and friend, Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), who retired in August 2026 after five decades in lifetime service to the labor movement. President Saunders is a staunch and unflinching labor leader who has served with distinction and stood up for working people across this country with unparalleled enthusiasm and grit. He has served as the President of AFSCME since 2012.
driver and a community organizer. In 1975, he started working for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and joined the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA). He started his career with AFSCME in 1978 as a labor economist and participated in numerous efforts for the union ranging from research and organizing to community outreach and building worker power. Saunders previously served as administrator of numerous AFSCME councils, including AFSCME District Council 37, and became AFSCME's Secretary-Treasurer in 2010.
giving a voice to working people. Beyond his work to support workers, he has been deeply involved in political and civil rights as a board member of the NAACP and treasurer of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. His leadership reminds us not only that we have a duty to represent and fight for all workers, but that public services remain vital to every community in this country.
strategists, President Saunders presided over a period of unprecedented growth at AFSCME during his 14 years as its first African American president. His dedication to our Nation's public service workers both in his role at ASFCME and at the AFL-CIO have made the labor movement stronger and more united.
Chairs, Representive Debbie Dingell, Representative Mark Pocan, and Representative Donald Norcross, we thank President Saunders for his tremendous leadership and recognize the difference it has made in the lives of ordinary workers.