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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E407 HON CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð Extensions of Remarks E407 was given the name Nana Yaa Serwaa II and Angeles have been recognized by his peers. 72ND ANNIVERSARY BANQUET OF she is now an official elder of the township of Of his many prestigious awards, he is very YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH Pankese in Ghana, West Africa. She and her proud of being named the ``Best City Adminis- husband, Johnnie Ray, have six children and trative Officer in America'' by City and State HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER they are the proud grandparents of five grand- Magazine. OF NEW YORK children. At 59, Mr. Comrie and his wife Sandra IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, please join me in saluting McNutt-Comrie can look foward to many pro- Freddie Hamilton for her dedication to her ductive years in retirement during which he Thursday, March 11, 1999 family and her community. can pursue his interests in cars and auto rac- Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f ing while taking satisfaction in a job well done invite my colleagues to pay tribute to the TRIBUTE TO KEITH COMRIE for the City of Los Angeles. Yeshivah of Flatbush and it's honorees on the occasion of it's 72nd Anniversary Banquet. HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD f The Yeshivah of Flatbush has long served as a pillar of strength for my constituents by OF CALIFORNIA TRIBUTE TO AMANDA CHRISTINE providing our children with the tools they will DRESCHER OF GIRL SCOUT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES need to face the challenges of the twenty-first TROOP 395 Thursday, March 11, 1999 century. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, it is a Dr. Mayer Ballas, recipient of the Keter privilege to recognize the career of one of Los HON. SPENCER BACHUS Shem Tov Leadership Award, has dedicated himself to helping members of the community Angeles' leading public officials. After 35 years OF ALABAMA of public service, Mr. Keith Comrie is retiring as an advocate and spokesperson for Jewish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as the City Administrative Officer for the City people in need. He is the founding President of Los Angeles. During his illustrious career, Thursday, March 11, 1999 of the Council of Rescue of Syrian Jews and Mr. Comrie served both the City and the has served as a member of the Federation Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, today I would County of Los Angeles, making significant Oversight Committee, the arm of Operation like to salute an outstanding young woman contributions to both governments. Abraham concerned with the resettlement of Mr. Comrie grew up in South-Central Los who has been honored with the Girl Scout the most recent wave of immigrants from Angeles and first entered public service with Gold Award by the Cahaba Girl Scout Council Syria. At the Yeshivah of Flatbush, Dr. Ballas the City of Los Angeles in 1963, after earning in Birmingham, Alabama. She is Amanda sits on the Board of Directors and Board of a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Christine Drescher of Girl Scout Troop 563. Education and is a member of the Tuition As- Masters in Public Administration from the Uni- She has been honored for earning the highest sistance Committee. He participates in all versity of Southern California. He moved to achievement award in U.S. Girl Scouting. The school functions and generously gives of him- the County government in 1969 where he rose Girl Scout Gold Award symbolizes outstanding self and his time to the Yeshivah. to become the Director of the Department of accomplishments in the areas of leadership, Hon. Steven Cohn, recipient of the Keter Public Social Services receiving statewide rec- community service, career planning and per- Shem Tov Community Service Award, is ognition from Governor Ronald Reagan for sonal development. The award can be earned staunchly committed to both the Yeshivah and saving County taxpayers $120 million per year by a girl aged fourteen through seventeen, or his community. For the past sixteen years, Mr. and for making the welfare system one of the in grades ninth through twelfth. Cohn has served as the Democratic State most responsive and efficient in the state. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an organization Committeeman for the 50th Assembly District. In 1979, Mr. Comrie returned to the City of serving over 2.5 million girls, has awarded He is the Vice-Chair of the New York State Los Angeles at the request of Mayor Tom more than twenty thousand Girl Scout Awards Democratic Party, Secretary of the Democratic Bradley to serve as the City Administrative Of- to Senior Girl Scouts since the inception of the Party of Kings County and has served as Par- ficer. He has served in that position for 19 program in 1980. To receive the award, a Girl liamentarian to the Democratic National Con- years, including one year as interim Adminis- Scout must earn four interest project patches, vention. Working side by side with community trator of the $200 million Community Redevel- the Career Exploration Pin, the Senior Girl leaders, elected officials and neighborhood opment Agency. During Mr. Comrie's tenure of Scout Challenge, as well as design and imple- residents to protect the environment, improve service, the City of Los Angeles has seen its ment a Girl Scout Gold Award project. A plan homeless shelters and maintain quality medi- economic base expand to keep pace with pop- for fulfilling these requirements is created by cal care in his district. His affiliation with the ulation increases that have made it not only the Senior Girl Scout and carried out through Yeshivah of Flatbush parallels his children's the second largest city in the nation but a city close cooperation between the girl and an education and has strengthened over the of world class status. adult Girl Scout Volunteer. years. In addition to working on the Banquet Today, Mr. Comrie can look with pride at his As a member of the Cahaba Girl Scout Journal, Chinese Auction and Building Com- role in successfully steering the City through Council, Amanda Christine Drescher began mittees, Steve is currently an Associate Treas- the recession of the early 1990's with bal- working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award on urer on the Executive Board of Officers and anced budgets. During this time, he helped February 12, 1998. She completed her project, sits on the school's Board of Trustees and maintain the City's position as one of the best Art Day Camp, and I believe she should re- Board of Education. managed cities in the nation. Additionally, he ceive the public recognition due her for this Dr. Cheryl Fishbein, recipient of the Alumna played a key role in most of the major devel- significant service to her community and her of the Year Award, is an alumna of both the opments in the City, including such landmark country. Elementary School and the Joel Braverman projects as the renovated Central Library, the High School. Throughout her adult life, Cheryl Los Angeles Convention Center, and the Sta- f has focused her efforts on serving the commu- ples Center Arena. He also played a central nity. She is President of the Jewish Commu- role in rebuilding the City after the 1994 PERSONAL EXPLANATION nity House in Bensonhurst and is currently Northridge Earthquake and oversaw over $3 overseeing its capital building campaign. She billion in capital improvement projects such as HON. RUBEÂN HINOJOSA serves as the Metro Chair of the Institutional libraries, fire and police facilities, and sewer Trustees Campaign for UJA and sits on the system reconstruction. OF TEXAS organization's Planning and Allocations Com- Many of these projects are in my Congres- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mittee. Additionally, Dr. Fishbein devotes much of her time to the Board of Jewish Edu- sional District, which includes much of the Thursday, March 11, 1999 central business district of the City of Los An- cation and serves as a Vice President of its geles. Therefore, I can attest to the signifi- Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, yesterday Board of Directors. She also sits on the cance of these projects, many of which were when the House was taking rollcall vote No. Boards of Gesher and the National Board of started under Mr. Comrie's watch. 39, an amendment by Representative GEORGE the Jewish Community Center Association. Mr. Comrie oversaw a staff of more than MILLER to the Education Flexibility Partnership Each of today's honorees have long been 100 and worked with over 30 council members Act, I was unavoidably detained and unfortu- known as innovators and beacons of good will during the terms of two mayors. Mr. Comrie's nately missed the vote. Had I been present I to all those they come into contact with. In accomplishments on behalf of the City of Los would have voted ``yea.'' recognition of their may accomplishments on E408 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð Extensions of Remarks March 11, 1999 behalf of my constituents. I offer many con- when he was called upon by presidents, world en on the street in front of his Belgrade home gratulations on their being honored by the leaders, Members of Congress and citizens to by masked thugs with bats. As they fled, their Yeshivah of Flatbush. defend civil rights, Judge Higginbotham an- comments indicated the political nature of the f swered with vigor and passion. attack. Millions of Americans saw him protect the During the first week of February, Milan SALUTE TO A. LEON tenets of the Constitution during the recent Panic, the Serb-American pharmaceutical ex- HIGGINBOTHAM House Judiciary Committee impeachment ecutive who is a leader of the Alliance for SPEECH OF hearings.
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