S9926 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 29, 2009 mission will transfer from Air Force Father Balducelli’s 96 years on this the magnificent Great Lakes, are home Space Command to Air Force Global Earth, while a true gift to all he has to over 8 million acres of public hunt- Strike Command. The pride shared served, reads like a novel. As a 9-year- ing land, tens of thousands of rivers today in the heritage and rich history old boy in the small town of and streams, and some of the best of the ICBM mission will always be a Castelluccio, Italy, he decided that he hunting and fishing in the United part of Air Force Space Command’s wanted to pursue an ecclesiastical edu- States. Whether meandering along contribution to our national security. cation in Rome. In 1929, at the age of Hemingway’s Fox or Two Hearted Riv- Mr. President, the American people 16, he joined the Oblates of St. Francis ers for brook trout and ruffed grouse, are fortunate to have the dedicated de Sales. After studying in France and or making the annual trip to deer camp Airmen of 20th Air Force operate, Switzerland, he returned to Italy from with friends and family, Michigan’s maintain, and secure America’s only September 1939 to March 1946. proud heritage comes with a sense of land-based strategic deterrent 24 hours During World War II, Father profound responsibility to protect that a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Balducelli helped save Italian Jews legacy for future generations. I know my colleagues will join me in from persecution. The young priest re- We have made some important congratulating the Air Force on 50 covered the bodies of civilians killed in progress. I have been pleased to spear- years of the highest commitment in bombing raids, was injured in one of head a number of efforts including Fed- carrying out the ICBM mission.∑ these attacks, and sheltered refugees eral funding to stop the invasive cor- morant from destroying our fisheries. f from Nazi persecution. After receiving a passport to come to This project has already shown conclu- ABERDEEN MONUMENT TO the United States, Father Balducelli sive results in bringing back once-deci- FIREFIGHTERS crossed the Atlantic Ocean over the mated fishing areas. Through my work ∑ Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise course of 29 days and arrived in New on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today to honor a special unveiling of York on April 10, 1946. The young ob- we have invested over $4 billion in new the Aberdeen Monument to Fire- late arrived at St. Anthony’s of Padua conservation efforts that will protect fighters on October 15, 2009. The hand- Church in Wilmington soon after and wildlife habitats and increase access some bronze, carefully crafted by Aber- became the church’s first Italian for hunters and anglers across the deen sculptor Benjamin Victor, is a priest. In 1959, he became pastor of St. country. Most recently, the Senate tribute to the firefighters who put Anthony’s. passed $400 million in funding for the their lives on the line and heroically As a first-rate mason and a licensed Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to serve with courage, pride and honor. contractor in the State of Delaware, clean up the Great Lakes. While we have made progress, there Fully aware that firefighting is inher- Father Balducelli oversaw and helped is more work to be done. I will con- ently dangerous work, these men and undertake the renovation of an old tinue to work for passage of the Na- women work day and night to save public school to meet young Catholic tional Fish Habitat Conservation Act lives, save property and protect the en- students’ educational needs, and he and the Clean Water Restoration Act, vironment. helped establish a new school, called which will help preserve Michigan’s Benjamin Victor has crafted a spec- Padua Academy, for girls, as well. 36,000 miles of rivers and streams, in- tacular sculpture to commemorate His love of welding helped to build cluding over 1,000 miles of blue-ribbon these heroes. It portrays his passion for St. Anthony in the Hills in the 1960s, a trout streams. I will also continue to expression and detail and his natural popular summer retreat and sanctuary work to ensure access to public lands ability to create unique and inspiring for children and their families near and waterways. works of art. Ben, at 26 years old, is the Hockessin, DE. On his watch, the par- Working together, we can preserve youngest artist ever to have a sculp- ish opened a senior and day care center our natural resources so others can ture in the National Statuary Hall in and expanded the regionally prominent enjoy our rich hunting and fishing her- the U.S. Capitol. Art critics and orga- Italian Festival in Delaware. He retired itage for generations to come.∑ nizations throughout the country rec- as the church’s pastor in 1988. ognize the aesthetic and conceptual in- I am privileged to have known Fa- f tegrity of Ben’s work. Early on, Aber- ther Balducelli for many years. I look TRIBUTE TO DR. CAROLYN PORCO deen saw his talent and its citizens are forward to breaking bread with him at ∑ Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Presi- very grateful that he continues to the Columbus Communion Breakfast in dent, today I praise Dr. Carolyn Porco, share his talents with their commu- Wilmington’s Little Italy on the day of a professor at the University of Colo- nity. his special recognition. rado, senior researcher at the Space I also want to commend the Aberdeen I hope my colleagues will join me in Science Institute in Boulder, CO, and community for their efforts to make celebrating Father Balducelli’s signifi- leader of the imaging team for the this unveiling possible. Using no tax cant accomplishments, which he Cassini mission. In this last role, she dollars, the entire funding for this achieved over the course of a lifetime has a front row seat on some of the project came from businesses, service dedicated to our community. Wil- most exciting scientific discoveries of clubs, schools, fraternal organizations mington and our Italian-American today coming from the Cassini space- and individuals in the community who community could not have woven such craft, which for 5 years has been orbit- saw the significance of this monument. a fabric of family and strength if it ing and studying Saturn and its Moons. This contribution by the Aberdeen were not for the commitment and fore- I have submitted for the RECORD an ar- community and Benjamin Victor will sight of Father Roberto Balducelli.∑ ticle about Dr. Porco from the Sep- commemorate the important role of f tember 21, 2009, edition of the New our firefighters for generations to York Times. come.∑ NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING In Colorado, we are extremely proud DAY f of our science and technology enter- ∑ Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I am prise. We have 16 Federal laboratories, TRIBUTE TO FATHER ROBERTO here today in recognition of National top-flight research universities and a BALDUCELLI Hunting and Fishing Day, which was vibrant private sector pushing the lim- ∑ Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, today recognized on September 26. Hunters its on everything from biomedical re- I recognize the extraordinary contribu- and anglers contribute significantly to search to space exploration. But even tions of a patriarch of the Italian- our Nation’s economy. More than 1 in this crowded field, Dr. Porco stands American community in my home million hunters and anglers add over $3 out as an exemplary Colorado scientist. State of Delaware, Father Roberto billion each year into Michigan’s econ- She has repeatedly been recognized as Balducelli. On Columbus Day, Father omy alone. one of the top scientific leaders to Balducelli will be honored by the Co- From the very beginning, hunting watch this century both for her sci- lumbus Communion Breakfast Com- and fishing have been at the center of entific accomplishments and her lead- mittee with its Outstanding Achieve- Michigan’s history and culture. Our ership within the scientific commu- ment Award. two great peninsulas, surrounded by nity. As the Times article shows, she

VerDate Nov 24 2008 05:51 Nov 11, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD09\RECFILES\S29SE9.REC S29SE9 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE September 29, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9927 has come a long way from her humble of the exuberance of that era when President defended her once when her Voyager col- Bronx upbringing. John F. Kennedy ‘‘said that the sky isn’t leagues teased her about not being married. Thinking about Dr. Porco, I am re- even the limit,’’ as she puts it, and ‘‘things Dr. Porco was subsequently hired as a con- sultant for the movie ‘‘Contact,’’ based on minded that great scientists are not were unleashed.’’ Her entries on the Cassini imaging Web Sagan’s novel about a feisty astronomer, born. They are made. They are made site echo the spirit of the character Capt. Ellie Arroway, who discovers a signal from through the hard work and determina- James T. Kirk on ‘‘Star Trek’’: extraterrestrials. Although plans fell through for Dr. Porco tion of the young boy who rejects the CAPTAIN’S LOG—MARCH 23, 2009 stigma that somehow being smart is to meet Jodie Foster, the actress who played We are almost there. Saturn and we, its Arroway, she did attend a workshop on the not cool and the young girl who refuses companions, have journeyed together now to take a back seat to any boy. They script, where she took strong exception to an for nearly five years, in a circumnavigation idea that the character would sleep with her are made through the guidance and of the outer solar system. adviser. ‘‘She’s a let-it-ripper, isn’t she?’’ re- support of countless teachers and men- Stanley Kubrick’s film ‘‘2001: A Space Od- called the movie’s producer, Lynda Obst. tors who receive far too little credit for yssey’’ is still her favorite movie, and she ‘‘She let it rip.’’ the service they give to this country. still loves the Beatles. On a visit to England Voyager, Dr. Porco said, was the time of And perhaps most importantly for this in 2001, she and her imaging colleagues recre- her life. ‘‘It had all the elements of Homeric ated the album cover picture of the Beatles body, they are made through the in- legend,’’ she said. ‘‘It was a long 12-year od- crossing Abbey Road, with Dr. Porco leading, yssey, punctuated by brief episodes of great vestments we make in research, devel- dressed in white like John Lennon. discovery and conquest. And then it was opment and education. If we want the Dr. Porco was born and raised in a Bronx back in the boat, oars in the water, until Carolyn Porcos of the future to be here family with four brothers she partly credits years later we reached our next port of call. in the United States—and believe me, for her subsequent success in astronomy. It was a defining experience for many of us, we do—we must invest now in our re- ‘‘I’m used to fighting and arguing with and certainly for me.’’ search agencies, and we must have males,’’ she said. The chance to channel Dr. Porco’s inner well-paid, high-quality teachers in the Her father, an Italian immigrant, drove a Captain Kirk continued with the $3.4 billion bread truck, and her mother kept house. Dr. Cassini mission, which was launched on a classroom. Porco attended Cardinal Spellman High roundabout course toward Saturn in 1997 and Dr. Porco is a stellar example of School, the same school that Justice Sonia arrived in 2004. Being on the imaging team is what we can accomplish as individuals Sotomayor of the Supreme Court attended. like standing on the bridge of the spaceship, and as a nation with focus and a little She was a studious child and a spiritual she said. ‘‘We have the windows,’’ she said. bit of tenacity. I congratulate her on seeker—‘‘13 going on 80’’—who lived a lot in ‘‘That’s what we’re responsible for.’’ her accomplishments and well-deserved her head. Later, as a student at the State Dr. Porco was chosen over more senior as- University of New York at Stony Brook, she tronomers to head the Cassini camera team recognition. I, for one, will be fol- in 1990, one of 12 team leaders for the space- lowing her progress and expecting said she spent two years as a chanting Bud- dhist and even went on a two-week pilgrim- craft. The job swallowed her life, she said, many more great things from her in age to Japan, where she was the majorette in and required her hard-won toughness. ‘‘Our the future. a Buddhist marching band, wearing hot experiment has been spectacularly success- I ask that the New York Times arti- pants. ‘‘Now, THOSE were the days,’’ she ful,’’ she said, ‘‘and that would never have cle to which I referred be printed in the wrote in an e-mail message. happened if I let people roll over me.’’ But Dr. Porco said it had all been worth- RECORD. By then, Dr. Porco was pursuing the future The information follows. she had glimpsed at age 13 when she saw Sat- while. ‘‘Between my participation in Voy- urn through a neighbor’s rooftop telescope. ager and my role in Cassini,’’ she said, AN ODYSSEY FROM THE BRONX TO SATURN’S As a graduate student at the California In- ‘‘when comes the time, I will die a happy and RINGS stitute of Technolgy, she floundered at first gratified woman.’’ (By Dennis Overbye) but then got a job helping to analyze data One of the most thrilling Cassini moments It is twilight time on Saturn. from the two Voyager spacecrafts, which was in 2004 when the Huygens probe detached Shadows lengthened to stretch thousands toured the outer planets from Jupiter to from Cassini and landed on Saturn’s largest of miles across the planet’s famous rings this Neptune from 1978 to 1989. moon, Titan, a strange, frigid world where summer as they slowly tilted edge-on to the It was there, said Peter Goldreich, her the- rocks are made of ice, and rivers and oceans Sun, which they do every 15 years, casting sis advisor, that she demonstrated a knack are formed of what Dr. Porco has described into sharp relief every bump and wiggle and for picking out important things. Among as ‘‘paint thinner.’’ Last month, astronomers announced that warp in the buttery and wafer-thin bands them was a discovery that mysterious dark they had detected methane storms on Titan, that are the solar system’s most popular sce- spokes in Saturn’s ring system were con- a cloudy moon that has an atmosphere dens- nic attraction. nected to the planet’s magnetic field. She From her metaphorical perch on the bridge er than that of Earth. did her thesis on aspects of the rings and how They also discovered plumes erupting from of the Cassini spacecraft, which has been or- they were shaped by the gravity of tiny the south pole of another Saturn moon, biting Saturn for five years, Carolyn Porco, moonlets. Enceladus, suggesting the presence of under- who heads the camera team, is ecstatic Dr. Porco also did a lot of dancing, and ground water and prompting talk about a fu- about the view. ‘‘It’s another one of those played a guitar and sang in the Titan Equa- ture mission to cruise through the plumes. things that make you pinch yourself and torial Band, a pickup group of scientists and ‘‘Should we ever discover that life has arisen say, ‘Boy am I lucky to be around now,’ ’’ Dr. science writers named after a feature on Sat- twice,’’ Dr. Porco said, ‘‘that would be a Porco said. ‘‘For the first time in 400 years, urn’s largest moon, and later for a group in game-changer.’’ we’re seeing Saturn’s rings in three dimen- Tucson called the Estrogens. ‘‘Three women The Titan landing, Dr. Porco said in a talk sions.’’ and one very brave guy,’’ she said. in 2007, should have been celebrated with pa- On Monday, Dr. Porco and the Cassini By the time Voyager passed Neptune in rades in every major city. team released a grand view of the rings in all 1989, Dr. Porco was a research associate at That talk led to another movie adventure. their shadowed glory, including clumps, the University of Arizona and leading a J. J. Abrams, the producer of the television spikes, undulations and waves two and a half small team trying to make sense of the thin series ‘‘Lost,’’ was listening and asked Dr. miles high on the edge of one ring. rings around Neptune. Porco to consult on his ‘‘Star Trek’’ movie. ‘‘We always knew it would be good; in- ‘‘She was one of the young rock stars of On a visit to the set, she suggested that a stead, it’s been extraordinary,’’ Dr. Porco Voyager,’’ said David Grinspoon, of the scene in which the Starship Enterprise mate- said of the cascade of results that have Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, rialized inside clouds be set on Titan. The placed her in a spotlight to which she has be- who was a graduate student at Arizona at scene made it onto the cover of Cinefex, a come increasingly accustomed. ‘‘I feel I’m on the time. magazine about special effects in films. a great human adventure,’’ she said. But it had not been an easy climb in the In an interview, Mr. Abrams said: ‘‘She The work may be carried out by robots, Dr. overwhelmingly male and competitive envi- helped us feel connected to what Gene Porco said, ‘‘but we are all explorers.’’ ronment of space science. Dr. Porco once de- Roddenberry had been trying to do. This is ‘‘It’s thrilling,’’ she added, ‘‘and I want ev- scribed scientists as ‘‘schoolyard toughs.’’ our future,’’ referring the creator of ‘‘Star eryone to know how thrilling it is.’’ She recalled pumping herself up to be an Trek.’’ Dr. Porco, 56, a senior researcher at the ‘‘alpha male’’ before meetings of her ring Cassini endures, and Dr. Porco is a member Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo., team. of the team for the New Horizons spacecraft, may be the leader of the camera team on the Even as a graduate student, Dr. Goldreich which is scheduled to arrive at Pluto in 2015. $3.4 billion Cassini mission, an adjunct pro- recalled, Dr. Porco ‘‘was making a deliberate But she said she hoped to spend more of her fessor at the University of Colorado and one effort to become tough, and she succeeded.’’ time popularizing science and hopes to write of Wired magazine’s 15 people who should be Dr. Porco found an ally and friend in Carl a book about Cassini. advising the president. But she is also a Sagan, the Cornell astronomer, author and a ‘‘To my mind,’’ Dr. Porco said, ‘‘most peo- proud child of the 1964os who has never let go charter member of the Voyager team, who ple go through life recoiling from its best

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It’s ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USG–2009–0595)) land Security, transmitting, pursuant to like there’s a pulsating, hidden world, gov- received in the Office of the President of the law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety erned by ancient laws and principles, under- Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Com- Zone; BWRC ’300’ Enduro, Lake Moolvalya, lying everything around us—from the move- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Parker, Arizona’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket ments of electrical charges to the motions of tation. No. USG–2008–1180)) received in the Office of the planets—and most people are completely EC–3154. A communication from the Attor- the President of the Senate on September 21, unaware of it. ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, ‘‘To me, that’s a shame.’’∑ of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Science, and Transportation. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–3163. A communication from the Attor- f ‘‘Safety Zone; Paddle for Clean Water; San ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Diego; California’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USG–2009–0383)) received in the Office of ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- Messages from the President of the the President of the Senate on September 21, cial Local Regulation for Marine Events; United States were communicated to 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland’’ the Senate by Mrs. Neiman, one of his Science, and Transportation. ((RIN1625–AA08) (Docket No. USG–2009–0749)) received in the Office of the President of the secretaries. EC–3155. A communication from the Attor- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Com- f of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled tation. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED EC–3164. A communication from the Attor- ‘‘Safety Zone; F/V Patriot, Massachusetts ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department As in executive session the Presiding Bay, Massachusetts’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Dock- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- et No. USG–2009–0707)) received in the Office Officer laid before the Senate messages ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- from the President of the United of the President of the Senate on September cial Local Regulations for Marine Events; States submitting sundry nominations 21, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor, Balti- and two withdrawals which were re- Science, and Transportation. more, Maryland’’ ((RIN1625–AA08) (Docket EC–3156. A communication from the Attor- ferred to the appropriate committees. No. USG–2009–0251)) received in the Office of ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- the President of the Senate on September 21, (The nominations received today are land Security, transmitting, pursuant to printed at the end of the Senate pro- 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Science, and Transportation. ceedings.) Zone; Festivus, Lower Colorado River, Bull- EC–3165. A communication from the Attor- head City, Arizona’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket f ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department No. USG–2009–0454)) received in the Office of of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE the President of the Senate on September 21, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sabine ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Science, and Transportation. River, Echo, Texas’’ ((RIN1625–AA09) (Docket At 2:15 p.m., a message from the EC–3157. A communication from the Attor- No. USG–2009–0101)) received in the Office of House of Representatives, delivered by ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- the President of the Senate on September 21, Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, land Security, transmitting, pursuant to 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, announced that the Speaker has signed law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Science, and Transportation. Zone; Hornblower Cruises Fleet Week Fire- the following enrolled bill: EC–3166. A communication from the Attor- works Display, San Francisco Bay, Cali- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department H.R. 3607. An act to amend the Internal fornia’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USG– of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding 2009–0631)) received in the Office of the Presi- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Def- and expenditure authority of the Airport and dent of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to inition of Marine Debris for Purposes of the Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Re- States Code, to extend authorizations for the Transportation. duction Act’’ ((RIN0648–AV68; RIN1625–AB24) airport improvement program, and for other EC–3158. A communication from the Attor- (Docket No. USG–2007–0164)) received in the purposes. ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- Office of the President of the Senate on Sep- land Security, transmitting, pursuant to tember 21, 2009; to the Committee on Com- At 4:23 p.m., a message from the law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety merce, Science, and Transportation. House of Representatives, delivered by Zone; Neptune Deep Water Port, Atlantic EC–3167. A communication from the Attor- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- Ocean, Boston, Massachusetts’’ ((RIN1625– ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department AA00) (Docket No. USG–2009–0644)) received of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- nounced that the House agreed to the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘An- amendment of the Senate to the bill in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Committee on chorage Regulations; Port of New York and (H.R. 3614) to provide for an additional Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Vicinity’’ ((RIN1625–AA01) (Docket No. USG– temporary extension of programs under EC–3159. A communication from the Attor- 2008–0047)) received in the Office of the Presi- the Small Business Act and the Small ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- dent of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to Business Investment Act of 1958, and land Security, transmitting, pursuant to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Transportation. for other purposes. EC–3168. A communication from the Attor- Zone; Missouri River, Mile 366.3 to 369.8’’ ENROLLED BILL SIGNED ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USG–2009–0594)) of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- At 6:11 p.m., a message from the received in the Office of the President of the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled House of Representatives, delivered by Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Com- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- ‘‘Shipping; Transportation; Technical, Orga- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- nizational, and Conforming Amendments’’ nounced that the Speaker has signed tation. ((RIN1625–ZA24) (Docket No. USG–2009–0702)) EC–3160. A communication from the Attor- the following enrolled bill: received in the Office of the President of the ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- H.R. 3614. An act to provide for an addi- Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Com- land Security, transmitting, pursuant to tional temporary extension of programs mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety under the Small Business Act and the Small tation. Zone; Upper Mississippi River, Mile 427.2 to Business Investment Act of 1958, and for EC–3169. A communication from the Pro- 427.6, Keithsburg, Illinois’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) other purposes. gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- (Docket No. USG–2009–0646)) received in the tion, Department of Transportation, trans- f Office of the President of the Senate on Sep- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule tember 21, 2009; to the Committee on Com- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; merce, Science, and Transportation. McCauley Propeller Systems Propeller Mod- COMMUNICATIONS EC–3161. 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