130 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 1 January 4, 2005 radio professionals, and has won almost every IN RECOGNITION OF THE 40TH AN- perchlorate groundwater contamination and honor in broadcasting, including the George NIVERSARY OF ANALOG DE- protect the health of Southern Californians. Foster Peabody Award, the industry’s most VICES, INC. Perchlorate groundwater contamination re- prestigious award. mains a crisis in Southern . This in- Simply put, Jim has improved the quality of HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH cludes my hometown of Rialto, California. Perchlorate is a main ingredient in rocket life for all of us in the community by treating OF MASSACHUSETTS fuel. It has been found in drinking water sup- us to WVXU’s mix of vintage radio shows; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES award-winning news programs; financial infor- plies in 40 states, including California. It has Tuesday, January 4, 2005 mation; and a beloved variety of music. been linked to thyroid damage, and may be All of us congratulate Jim on his retirement Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in especially harmful to infants and developing and wish him luck in the new challenges to honor of Analog Devices, Inc., ADI, a Fortune fetuses, and the 1.2 million women of child- come. 1000 and S&P 500 Company with global bearing age in San Bernardino, Riverside and headquarters in the 9th Congressional District, Orange Counties. It could also be harmful to f in the town of Norwood, MA, which will cele- those with weak immune systems, such as brate its 40th anniversary on January 18, seniors and AIDS patients. HONORING JOSEPH HILLS AS VIR- 2005. There is a legal and moral obligation to pro- GINIA’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR ADI, which is a world leader in the design, vide safe and healthy water. Today, these ob- manufacture and marketing of semiconductors ligations are in jeopardy. The hardworking with a specialty in high-performance analog, families in these areas are not at fault and HON. TOM DAVIS mixed-signal and digital signal processing inte- should not have to pay for this problem. We OF VIRGINIA grated circuits, was founded in 1965 in Cam- must protect these consumers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bridge, MA, by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber, Southern California, and particularly the In- land Empire, has been greatly impacted by Tuesday, January 4, 2005 both graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. perchlorate. Perchlorate has been detected in Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I During the intervening four decades, Analog 184 sources in the counties served by the rise today to honor Joseph Hills, Virginia’s Devices has grown to become the world’s Santa Ana River watershed. There is a per- 2005 Teacher of the Year. largest supplier of analog-to-digital and digital- chlorate plume in the Inland Empire in Cali- Mr. Hills, a social studies teacher at Lake to-analog data converters, and is the world’s fornia that is seven miles long and growing Braddock Secondary School, was named Vir- largest supplier of analog amplifiers, which are every day. It has affected 82 wells in San ginia’s 2005 Teacher of the Year and will rep- used in every conceivable manner of elec- Bernardino County, and jeopardized the water resent Virginia in the National Teacher of the tronic communications, consumer, industrial, supplies of 500,000 residents who rely on the Year program. He was also awarded Fairfax automotive, medical, military and aerospace Colorado River. County Public Schools 2004 Teacher of the product. The company today has manufac- The economic burden on these communities Year. turing and/or technology design centers in 12 is almost as much of a concern as the poten- tial health effects. The bill authorizes $50 mil- Mr. Hills received a Bachelor of Science de- countries and 10 States, including Arizona, lion in much-needed assistance. It is modeled gree in Secondary Education from Lock Haven California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, after a successful program in the San Gabriel University in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and a New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Basin in Southern California that has also suf- Master of Arts degree in Education from the Utah, and Washington. fered from perchlorate-polluted water. And it is College of St. Thomas, Minnesota. He began ADI has played a significant role in the sus- similar to H.R. 4459, a bill introduced by Rich- his career with Fairfax County Public Schools tained development of Massachusetts as a ard Pombo in the 108th Congress that deals in 1960 as a history teacher at Fairfax High world-class technology region and is a signifi- with perchlorate in Northern California, and School. He then moved to Marshall High cant economic growth engine within the Mas- sachusetts economy. Analog Devices is: passed the House last September. School and later to Langley High School, I urge my colleagues to support this urgent where he worked as a teacher and social One of the 20 largest employers among Massachusetts’ publicly traded companies; bill for Southern California, so we can tell studies department chair. In 1973, Mr. Hills these communities that help is on the way. I came to Lake Braddock Secondary School Among the Top 20 companies in the State measured by annual revenue; would like to thank Congresswoman GRACE where he still serves. NAPOLITANO, Congressman and He is a member of numerous education as- One of the Top 10 companies in the State measured by net earnings. Congressman GARY MILLER for their support of sociations including the National Council of this crucial bill to the health of Southern Cali- Social Studies, the Virginia Council of Social Mr. Speaker, I want to add may own per- sonal congratulations to Analog Devices on fornians. Studies, and is active in various Parent Teach- f er Associations. Mr. Hills has received the the significant milestone of its 40th year and Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding thank the company for the technological and TRIBAL PARITY ACT Teacher Award, as well as outstanding teach- economic contributions it has made to the er awards from the University of Chicago and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and beyond. HON. STEPHANIE HERSETH Smith College. f OF SOUTH DAKOTA Colleagues describe Mr. Hills as ‘‘the em- INTRODUCING THE SOUTHERN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bodiment of a dedicated teacher who is ener- CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATER RE- Tuesday, January 4, 2005 gized by his students and at the same time MEDIATION ACT Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased energizes those in his classroom.’’ Former stu- to introduce the Tribal Parity Act today. This dents praise Mr. Hills for making history come HON. bill would fully compensate the Lower Brule alive by telling stories and inspiring them to OF CALIFORNIA Sioux Tribe and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe become teachers or earn graduate degrees in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in South Dakota for the lands that they lost in history. He is known for his use of the Socratic the last century as a result of the federal gov- Tuesday, January 4, 2005 Method, spurring students to ‘‘think deeply and ernment’s construction of the massive dams differently.’’ Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, today, I will be re- on the main stem of the Missouri River. Our students are our number one resource. introducing the Southern California Ground- The 1944 Flood Control Act cost these Mr. Hills has dedicated his life to ensuring that water Remediation Act. This legislation is a tribes much in terms of lost land. It also took they are given the opportunity to achieve suc- long-term solution to help cities in Southern an enormous toll on the people of both tribes cess. Over the past 44 years, he has made a California remove perchlorate from their drink- and their economies. It is critically important lasting impact on thousands of students. ing water. that we seek to fully reimburse these tribes for I ask my colleagues to join me in applaud- Formerly H.R. 4606, this legislation passed the lands they lost. ing Joseph Hills and congratulating him on this the House of Representatives in September of The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and the Crow distinguished achievement. 2004. Today, I pick up the fight to clean up Creek Sioux Tribe are both constituent bands

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