10508 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 8 May 22, 2008 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Thursday, May 22, 2008

The House met at 10 a.m. and was for 1-minute speeches on each side of prisoner of war until August of 1945 called to order by the Speaker pro tem- the aisle. when the hostilities with Japan ended. pore (Mr. PASTOR). f In 1947, Marvin answered the call f again and volunteered to travel to Pal- AUDREY SMITH CAMPBELL estine to help support the formation of DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER (Mr. WEINER asked and was given the State of Israel. In Palestine, PRO TEMPORE permission to address the House for 1 Marvin worked to establish the ground The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- minute and to revise and extend his re- school of the Israeli Air Force. He re- fore the House the following commu- marks.) mained in Israel through the War of nication from the Speaker: Mr. WEINER. My colleagues, several Independence, playing an active role in WASHINGTON, DC, months ago the Kingsbridge Heights training the new Israeli Air Force pi- May 22, 2008. Rehabilitation Center in the West lots. Upon returning to the United I hereby appoint the Honorable ED PASTOR Bronx unilaterally decided to stop States in 1949, Marvin was again called to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. making payments to the health care back into military service as an in- NANCY PELOSI, fund for its employees. Before some of structor during the Korean War. Speaker of the House of Representatives. my colleagues tsk-tsk, ‘‘Well, that’s Marvin Belkin’s commitment to f just the free market at work,’’ as the Israel and the United States is sym- Daily News and their award-winning PRAYER bolic of the relationship shared by our columnist, Errol Lewis, pointed out, two nations and his service should be The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. this center has made $5.2 million in commended, for without it, we may not Coughlin, offered the following prayer: profits last year, and its CEO, Helen be here today to celebrate Israel’s inde- O God, You are the source of all that Sieger, made $700,000 in her salary, all pendence. exists. In You there is no falsehood. of it paid for by Medicaid funds, our To all the citizens of Israel, I wish Make us realistic in our faith. Free us tax dollars. you a great happy birthday. I look for- from illusions about ourselves and our Well, Audrey Smith Campbell and 220 ward to the continued growth and world of importance. Help Congress, by of her colleagues decided they weren’t strengthening of our relationship with our prayer today, to build consistent going to take it, they were going to go you, our ally and our friend. priorities for the Nation and legislate on strike. Audrey Smith Campbell was justice which will lead to peace. not a union activist or an ideologue, f Open our eyes to see the wonders of she was, for 30 years, a certified nurse the world around us. Open our hearts assistant caring for her parents and her HONORING ROBERT RACLIN to the wonders of our brothers and sis- grandparents, giving them dignity in ters who work with us. Together, en- their most vulnerable moments. (Mr. DONNELLY asked and was able us to read the signs of the times She knew she wasn’t ever going to given permission to address the House and respond with prudence according get paid what she’s worth, but she for 1 minute.) to Your wisdom and provident love, wanted to be paid at least enough to Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise both now and forever. live on. Well, Audrey Smith Campbell today to honor and remember the life Amen. is dead. She died after having a severe of Robert Raclin. Bob’s service to his f asthma attack because she couldn’t af- country and his family’s service to ford to pay for her medication when South Bend are unparalleled. His fam- THE JOURNAL she was on strike. She should be hon- ily is well known for their business The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ored for the way she lived, and we leadership and philanthropy through Chair has examined the Journal of the should all be ashamed for the reason our community. last day’s proceedings and announces she died. Bob joined the Marines in 1940 and to the House his approval thereof. f served our country during World War Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- II. His dedication to country and com- nal stands approved. HONORING MARVIN BELKIN munity continued long after he com- f (Mrs. SCHMIDT asked and was given pleted his military commitment. permission to address the House for 1 Bob showed leadership in all his PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE minute and to revise and extend her re- work, serving as a director, chairman, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the marks.) or president with a number of organiza- gentleman from Indiana (Mr. PENCE) Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise tions. Bob also served the Federal Gov- come forward and lead the House in the today in honor and celebration of the ernment as Deputy Undersecretary of Pledge of Allegiance. 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding Health and Human Services during the Mr. PENCE led the Pledge of Alle- and pay tribute to a man who contrib- Reagan administration. giance as follows: uted greatly to the freedom and democ- Bob Raclin was a devoted husband, a I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the racy enjoyed both by Israel and the loving father, and an invaluable citizen United States of America, and to the Repub- United States. of this country. On behalf of all the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Marvin Belkin enlisted in the U.S. citizens of the Second District of Indi- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Army at the age of 18 to fight in World ana, I want to thank Bob Raclin for his f War II, and by the age of 19 he was a many years of service to our region and bomber captain. Ultimately, he flew 51 our country. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER combat missions over the South Pa- It is my honor to rise and recognize PRO TEMPORE cific until his plane was shot down on Bob’s achievements during his long and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The New Year’s Day in 1945, when he was faithful life. May God bless Robert and Chair will entertain up to five requests subsequently taken prisoner. He was a all those that he loved.

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

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(Mr. POE asked and was given per- f (Mr. LEWIS of California asked and mission to address the House for 1 was given permission to address the minute.) LET’S USE AMERICA’S OWN House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, I am alarmed RESOURCES extend his remarks.) by news in Newsweek magazine. I Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- (Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania quote: ‘‘There are ominous signs that er, my colleague KEN CALVERT and I asked and was given permission to ad- the Earth’s weather patterns have want to express our love and admira- dress the House for 1 minute.) begun to change dramatically, and tion for Jan and Ed Slevin. Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. these changes may cause a drastic de- The congressional schedule may not Well, last week the House and Senate cline in food production. allow our attendance at their 50th an- adopted a policy that admits that sup- ‘‘The evidence has begun to accumu- niversary, a celebration that is taking ply does matter. We voted to stop put- late so massively that meteorologists place on June 20. ting 70,000 barrels of oil each day in the are hard pressed to keep up with it. Both KEN and I want our colleagues Strategic Petroleum Reserve, less than The changes in temperature have to know much more about this out- one-tenth of 1 percent of the world’s taken the planet a sixth of the way to- standing couple and their decades of consumption of oil. Then Iran an- ward the Ice Age average.’’ public service. So together, we are ask- nounced it was going to slow down pro- That’s right, Mr. Speaker, this arti- ing consent to include remarks in the duction. cle from April 1975 predicts the next ice RECORD reflecting their lives together In the meantime, the U.S. has mas- age. It even suggests melting the polar and their contribution to our Nation. cap and stockpiling food. sive supplies of oil that we’re saying I believed these scientists and ‘‘no’’ to, and Congress continues to say f thought we were going to all freeze in we’re not going to drill. Well, ‘‘no’’ is CONGRATULATING AMERICAN the dark. Now meteorologists are not an energy policy. Begging the IDOL WINNER DAVID COOK Saudis for oil is not an energy policy. claiming we’re all doomed because of (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given global warming. These meteorologists Just yelling in cathartic sessions at oil executives is not an energy policy. permission to address the House for 1 can’t even predict tomorrow’s weather, minute and to revise and extend his re- but claim to know as fact about global America’s families know, America’s truckers know, let’s drill for our own marks.) warming in the future. Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take The climate is changing, but is it oil. Let’s use America’s own resources. this opportunity to congratulate a fellow Mis- man’s fault? Is it getting too cold or Let’s lower the price of gasoline and sourian, David Cook, winner of American Idol: too hot? Can we control the weather? make this affordable. Season 7. Scientists even today disagree. f Here are some pertinent facts: Before Congress continues to practice Native of Blue Springs, Missouri; the religion of global warming and TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY While attending Blue Springs High School passing expensive legislation that performed in The Music Man, West Side takes away our personal liberty, we’d (Mr. CHILDERS asked and was given Story, and Singin’ in the Rain; better come back to Earth and deal permission to address the House for 1 Cook formed the band, Axium, his junior with the truth. minute.) And that’s just the way it is. Mr. CHILDERS. This month marks year of high school, for which he was the lead the 75th anniversary of the Tennessee singer and guitarist. In 2004, Axium, was cho- f Valley Authority. sen the best band in Kansas City and was CONGRATULATING BESS On May 18, 1933, President Franklin recognized nationally as one of the top 15 MITSAKOS D. Roosevelt signed into the law the independent bands; (Mr. SIRES asked and was given per- TVA Act as part of his New Deal to He was a 2006 graduate of the University of mission to address the House for 1 help lift this Nation out of the Great Central Missouri with a degree in graphic de- minute.) Depression. Soon thereafter, the city of sign; Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, I am hon- Tupelo, Mississippi, which is part of Upon completion of college, he released his ored to rise today to congratulate a the First Congressional District that I first solo independent album, Analog Heart, teacher in my district who has been now am proud to represent, became the which was chosen the fourth-best CD released recognized for her excellence in teach- first city to receive power service in 2006; ing. Bess Mitsakos from the Wallace under the initial TVA wholesale power It is worth noting that David Cook did not School in Hoboken, New Jersey, re- contract. Furthermore, Tupelo, Mis- originally plan to audition for American Idol; he ceived the International Technology sissippi also serves as the home of the traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to support his Educators Association Program Excel- Honorable Glen McCullough, the only younger brother Andrew; lence Award for elementary schools in TVA chairman ever from Mississippi. Cook was often seen playing his electric New Jersey on February 22, 2008. In 1933, the Tennessee River Valley guitar while performing on American Idol; Ms. Mitsakos began her teaching ca- faced many challenges and lagged be- He received 56 percent of the vote; 97 mil- reer 9 years ago and has spent the last hind this country in almost every indi- lion votes were cast. 7 years as a kindergarten through fifth cator, including schools, health and f grade science teacher. In that short jobs. From the beginning, TVA ad- time, she has become a highly deco- dressed problems in the valley through NATIONAL DRUG COURT MONTH rated teacher, with a number of awards providing necessary employment and (Mr. LARSEN of Washington asked to her name. aspirations of hope to the citizens of and was given permission to address Ms. Mitsakos is committed to in- Mississippi. TVA has a long and proud the House for 1 minute and to revise creasing student interest, engagement, history of serving north Mississippi, and extend his remarks.) and learning through the use of com- providing reliable, affordable elec- Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. puter-based educational tools as well tricity, supporting a thriving river sys- Speaker, today I stand in recognition as engineering and technological de- tem, and stimulating economic growth. of National Drug Court Month and the sign activities. I am proud to be the newest serving important work done by drug courts in I have no doubt that her students Member of Congress to represent the my district and around the country. will have a strong science, math and First District of Mississippi and our Drug courts combine intense judicial engineering foundation that will help fellow members of the Tennessee Val- supervision and comprehensive treat- them succeed in life. I am proud to rec- ley. ment in community-wide approaches to

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