January 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E131 Praised as a key tactical success for the Al- CLIMATE CHANGE students and families who experienced the lies in the fight against Nazi Germany, Oper- negative impacts of violence in Mexico. Many ation Varsity dropped Allied troops behind HON. PETER WELCH of these families moved to El Paso to escape enemy lines to secure the Rhine River in OF VERMONT violence and the new students were in need of Wesel, Germany. As a paratrooper with the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES emotional and academic support. Ms. 464th Field Artillery Battalion of the 17th Air- Dominguez set up Hilley’s first data-driven, borne Division, George was tasked with car- Tuesday, January 28, 2014 comprehensive school counseling program, rying the barrel of a cannon weighing more Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a where she maintained a low student-to-coun- than 200 pounds through enemy fire to deliver member of the Safe Climate Caucus to ad- selor ratio; decreased disciplinary referrals; in- ammunition to Allied troops. Completing his dress the issue of climate change. creased attendance rates; and helped stu- mission with courage, George was honorably Global warming means that the planet on dents and teachers succeed on state assess- discharged from service in February 1946. average is getting warmer. The evidence here ments. After serving his country, George started his is indisputable. Horizon City and the entire El Paso commu- own construction company in Ashford, Con- Global warming is also causing freak weath- nity continue to benefit from the positive im- necticut in 1948. Like many great American er events that just aren’t normal. These in- pacts that Ms. Dominguez has on her students success stores, George began his business clude hurricanes, typhoons and droughts. in her third year as a counselor at Shook Ele- from humble beginnings; assembling small They also include the brutal cold fronts that mentary. Her leadership skills and comprehen- buildings, chicken coops and barns for local are sweeping the country. sive vision shape the lives of her students and farmers. Sixty-five years later, Zlotnick Some climate deniers have used this as an their families. I join the ASCA and the El Paso Contruction Incorporated remains a respected opportunity to assert that the overwhelming community in honoring Ms. Dominguez for her organization in Mansfield, Connecticut and has science behind global warming is wrong. The dedication to serving students and for the in- won contracts with key multinational firms. irony in this assertion is that while the U.S. spiring example she has set for school coun- George and his wife Zenia have also re- has extreme unusually cold temperatures, cur- selors across the country. mained an unwavering part of the business rent temperatures in the Arctic are above av- f and Orthodox Church communities of Con- erage. necticut. NOAA recently confirmed that 2013 was the OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL As George prepares to celebrate his 90th fourth warmest year on record. All 13 years of DEBT birthday on March 9, 2014, I ask my col- the 21st century rank among the 15 warmest leagues to join me in congratulating this great since records began 134 years ago. On aver- HON. MIKE COFFMAN American veteran and businessman and age, spring weather arrives ten days earlier OF COLORADO thanking him for his contribution to our Nation. than it used to in the Northern Hemisphere. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f While many states in the Midwest and North- Tuesday, January 28, 2014 TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY AND east have exceptionally cold temperatures, Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January JEANNE PRITZKER Alaska is experiencing unusually warm weath- er and California is going through a record- 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- breaking drought. Average daily highs in Alas- fice, the national debt was HON. KAREN BASS ka are 11 degrees greater than the historical $10,626,877,048,913.08. OF CALIFORNIA average for January. Today, it is $17,263,279,883,739.66. We’ve IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES These unusual weather events are doing added $6,636,402,834,826.58 to our debt in 5 Tuesday, January 28, 2014 real economic harm and are hurting American years. This is $6.6 trillion in debt our Nation, Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, today, I pay tribute families. Congress needs to tackle this prob- our economy, and our children could have to two philanthropists of exceptional dedication lem of man-made climate change head on and avoided with a balanced budget amendment. and character—Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker. not just bury our heads in the snow. f The Pritzkers have been committed to improv- f HONORING JUDGE FRANK CREEDE, ing the lives of foster youth through the An- JR. thony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation. HONORING MONICA DOMINGUEZ For more than a decade the Anthony and Jeanne Prtitzker Family Foundation has been HON. BETO O’ROURKE HON. DEVIN NUNES making investments to strengthen important OF TEXAS OF CALIFORNIA institutions that help the residents of Los An- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES geles. The foundation’s grants have helped Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Tuesday, January 28, 2014 improve medical care, higher education, the environment, the arts and the foster care sys- Mr. O’ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, it is my privi- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, Alongside my col- tem in our city. These investments enrich our lege to recognize Monica Dominguez, the lead league DAVID VALADAO, I rise today to pay trib- communities now, and for future generations. counselor at Dr. Sue Shook Elementary ute to Judge Frank Creede, Jr., who recently In 2012, Jeanne Pritzker started the non- School in Horizon City, Texas. Ms. Dominguez passed away. profit Foster Care Counts after being inspired is in Washington D.C. to be honored as an Frank Creede distinguished himself at an by two teenagers they took into their own American School Counselor Association early age. During World War II, he joined the home, while raising her own children. Foster (ASCA) 2014 School Counselor of the Year fi- army at the age of eighteen and served in a Care Counts has brought thousands of foster nalist. heavy machine-gun squad in Europe, where kids and families to their own home to cele- Ms. Dominguez has led Shook Elementary’s he was taken prisoner during the Battle of the brate family with their successful, Foster Moth- efforts to close the gap in services for low-in- Bulge. Surviving a forced march and a railroad er’s Day event. come students through a counseling program ride in a boxcar from Belgium to Germany, he The Pritzkers recently gave a $3 million gift that supports students’ academic, social and was liberated from his POW camp in April to UCLA to create an endowment that covers emotional development. By reaching out to 1945 and was later awarded the Purple Heart. tutoring, mental health services, summer students beyond the confines of the school Upon his return to the United States, Frank housing, unforeseen school expenses and day, Ms. Dominguez has earned respect from began his long, eminent legal career. After other costs for UCLA students who were or fellow educators, parents, and most impor- practicing law for more than two decades and are in foster care. They have long been con- tantly, her students. In addition, Ms. becoming a founding partner of the law firm tributors to UCLA’s Guardian Scholars pro- Dominguez has developed effective relation- now called Creede, Dawson, Gillaspy and gram, which provides support to former and ships with local agencies to support the overall Ninnis, he was appointed as a Fresno County current foster-care youth who are students at well-being of diverse students and families in judge by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1973. UCLA. This generous donation is helping en- El Paso County. He heard more than 200 jury trials and adju- sure the continued success of this vulnerable Before joining the staff at Shook Elemen- dicated many high-profile cases during his out- population. tary, Ms. Dominguez served as the grants standing tenure on the bench, which included Today we honor the Pritzkers, for fighting counselor for Project HOPE (Heightened Op- service as presiding judge of the Superior for those who sometimes do not have a voice, portunities for Promoting Excellence) at H. D. Court and several other courts. Judge Creede and making their lives a little better Hilley Elementary School, which serves many retired in 1998 after being re-elected to the

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He also participated in a known as ‘‘functional consolidation,’’ or the authored the bestselling book Housewise, remarkably wide array of charitable organiza- pooling of resources to provide such services which earned her national interviews and ap- tions and civic groups including some dedi- as business management, food service, soft- pearances on the Today Show, Good Morning cated to preventing animal cruelty, which was ware purchases and transportation. America, and Oprah. a particular passion of his. Gary’s vision for BOCES went well beyond Ms. Brangham is as equally dedicated to Known for his sense of humor, work ethic, its traditional role to provide regional edu- her philanthropic efforts as she is to her busi- and compassion, Judge Creede was a won- cational services such as special education ness ventures. Her efforts include promoting derful asset to the Fresno community. For and career and technical education. He saw local arts—she has worked with the Sonoma decades he served his country and his com- BOCES as a vehicle for helping school dis- Valley Museum of Art, the Sebastiani Theatre munity with distinction. He leaves behind an tricts join together to meet their collective Alliance, and the Sonoma International Film enduring legacy that his family should look needs. He once said, ‘‘BOCES doesn’t exist in Festival—and helping the young people of upon with the deepest sense of pride. a vacuum. It exists as the collective will of our Sonoma Valley through organizations such as f component school districts and our stake- Teen Safe Ride, the Mentoring Alliance, and holders in the region.’’ He demonstrated the the Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Clubs. She PERSONAL EXPLANATION kind of strategic, regional thinking that could has also served with the Sonoma Valley Hos- provide effective solutions. Gary also served pital Coalition, the Sonoma Valley Fund, the HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. as president of the Suffolk County School Su- Lyon Ranch Animal Rescue and Therapy Cen- OF NEW JERSEY perintendents Association, SCSSA, and then ter as well as Pets Lifeline. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as chair of its Legislative Committee. He was Mr. Speaker, Suzanne Brangham is a be- Tuesday, January 28, 2014 well versed in the particular needs and char- loved and vitally important member of the acteristics of the region’s school districts and community and it is appropriate that we ac- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I want to saw it as his responsibility to communicate knowledge her today as Sonoma’s Alcaldesa state for the record that yesterday, January those needs to legislators in Albany and for 2014. 27, I missed several rollcall votes. Had I been Washington, particularly in pushing for fair dis- present I would have voted: ‘‘yes’’—rollcall tribution of state aid. f vote 24—H.R. 2166—Good Samaritan Search I was proud to stand with him and others and Recovery Act; ‘‘yes’’—rollcall vote 25— last June for the unveiling of Long Island’s first HONORING AUBURN UNIVERSITY H.R. 3008—To provide for the conveyance of P–TECH program, a cutting-edge educational FULLBACK JAY PROSCH a small parcel of National Forest System land partnership with Longwood School District to in Los Padres National Forest in California, train Long Island students for high skill tech- and for other purposes. nology jobs. Gary also served as a member of HON. BRADLEY BYRNE f my Education Advisory Board and was always OF ALABAMA looked to for his ability to synthesize informa- HONORING GARY BIXHORN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion and analyse educational data. Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Mr. Speaker, it has been an honor to work HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP with Gary Bixhorn. He embodies the spirit of Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF NEW YORK the BOCES mission to enable school districts honor a young man who is representing our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to operate more efficiently by working to- community in South Alabama in the Senior Tuesday, January 28, 2014 gether. His ability to see the broad picture Bowl, Jay Prosch. Jay is a fullback at Auburn while analyzing the small details made him a University, having originally attended UMS Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I valuable educational resource for our region Wright in Mobile, AL, before playing college rise to congratulate Gary D. Bixhorn on his re- and a widely-respected leader. On behalf of football at Auburn. tirement after 35 years of educational leader- New York’s first congressional district, I would Jay is an exceptionally talented young indi- ship and service. As Chief Operating Officer of like to thank him for his lasting impact on edu- vidual. While serving as Team Captain his Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Gary oversaw New cation and wish him well in retirement. senior year at UMS Wright, he received the York State’s largest BOCES, serving more f Joe Bullard, Jr. Award, given to the player than 50 school districts across an area of who displays exemplary leadership and love of 1,000 square miles. Under his guidance, East- RECOGNIZING ALCALDESA the game of football. ern Suffolk BOCES became a leader in ex- SUZANNE BRANGHAM ploring cost-saving opportunities for school In addition, Jay was awarded the Most Valu- districts, and Gary became one of the region’s HON. MIKE THOMPSON able Linebacker Award, Mobile Optimist Club top advocates for Long Island schools. Offensive Back of the Year Award, and State OF CALIFORNIA of Alabama 4A Lineman of the Year Award. Gary did an outstanding job during excep- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tionally challenging economic times for edu- That year, his senior year, he recorded 199 cation, testifying frequently before commis- Tuesday, January 28, 2014 tackles, 114 solo stops, 16 of which were for sions and forums where he shared his vast Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, a loss, five pass interruptions, and one sack. knowledge and understanding of school fi- I rise today to recognize Suzanne Brangham, He also rushed five times for 16 yards and nance. He was a key spokesperson in the who has been named the City of Sonoma’s one touchdown as a fullback. fight to urge New York State lawmakers to 2014 Alcaldesa, or Honorary Mayor. The title Jay has become a standout at Auburn and end the Gap Elimination Adjustment, a formula ‘‘Alcalde,’’ or ‘‘Alcaldessa’’ when referring to a previously during his time at the University of in the state budget that reduces the amount of woman, is the Spanish word for ‘‘Mayor.’’ Illinois as a standout in strength training. He aid to school districts, and he fought New While the Alcalde was the primary civil author- clean lifted more than 400 pounds while York’s first property tax cap, one of the most ity during the Spanish colonial period in Cali- weighing just 250. He was also recorded at stringent in the nation. Newsday called him, fornia, in modern times, it is an honorary title 4.72 seconds in the 40-yard dash. ‘‘the region’s leading analyst of financial trends bestowed upon invaluable members of the CBS Sports named him a ‘‘Freak,’’ as well in education.’’ community. as Gil Brandt listing him as one of the coun- Gary understood the unique qualities of Ms. Brangham has lived in Sonoma for 25 try’s Top 100 Seniors this year. Long Island’s schools and was a master at years, where she has given back to her com- We are all so proud of Jay and his accom- forming coalitions to advocate for their most munity as both a businesswoman and philan- plishments on the field of play. He has ex- pressing needs and to find creative solutions thropist. She has founded a number of busi- celled as a player, a leader, and an individual, to save money and provide services. As na- nesses in Sonoma, including the Ramekins and is regarded as a leader by his teammates tional economic conditions declined, he advo- Culinary School, the MacArthur Place Hotel & and coaches. South Alabama is proud to claim cated for shared services as a means of re- Spa, and the General’s Daughter restaurant, him as one of our own, and we wish him luck ducing costs, arguing that BOCES was well which is located in a Victorian home built by as he takes the field in the Senior Bowl.

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