August 3, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1407 political discourse in the with Generals Kearny and Stevens on the and wish them happiness and success as they Meetinghouses, and honors these institutions site. continue their service to our nation back in Or- as symbols of American freedom and inde- During my tenure on the Fairfax County egon. Mr. Speaker, I invite our colleagues to pendence, whose creation and preservation Board of Supervisors, I was proud to work join me in saying thank you to Lieutenant are reminders of the founding of our country. with Mr. Wenzel and members of the Civil War Colonel Pete Derouin for his dedication to our f Roundtable to raise awareness of the Coun- country. ty’s Civil War heritage, to erect new historic f IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND markers, and create a new five-acre public SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2012 park highlighting the monuments and the bat- INTRODUCTION OF COMPAS- tle significance in the history of our County SIONATE FREEDOM OF CHOICE SPEECH OF and our Country. ACT HON. JOE BACA Additionally, Mr. Wenzel played a major role OF CALIFORNIA in the Save the Battlefield Coalition, which HON. RON PAUL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES successfully opposed construction of a shop- OF TEXAS ping mall at Manassas battlegrounds in 1988, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, August 1, 2012 and he was a founding board member of the Thursday, August 2, 2012 Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Association for the Preservation of Civil War H.R. 1905. Sites. Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce Today, it is vital that the U.S. sends a Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me the ‘‘Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act.’’ strong message to the Iranian government. in recognizing Ed Wenzel for his most recent This legislation allows terminally ill patients to A nuclear capable Iran is our greatest secu- accolade and in thanking him for his tireless use drugs, treatments and devices that have rity threat in a region currently defined by con- pursuits to protect such important aspects of not yet been approved by the Food and Drug flict, chaos, and uncertainty. our Nation’s rich history. Administration (FDA) if their physicians certify: (i) such patients have no other treatment op- We must prevent Iran from acquiring nu- f clear weapons through any and all means tions; and (ii) the patient executes written, in- necessary. TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT formed consent that they are aware of any po- There needs to be strong economic sanc- COLONEL PETE DEROUIN tential risks from the drug, device, or treat- tions and focused diplomatic efforts. ment. As a nation it is also essential to prepare a HON. GREG WALDEN It is important to remember that this legisla- strategy in the event that sanctions and diplo- OF tion only applies to otherwise terminally ill pa- matic efforts are not successful. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tients. Denying these patents a possible op- Allowing Iran to become a nuclear threat is portunity to cure their illness—or at least re- Thursday, August 2, 2012 not an acceptable outcome. duce their suffering—is nonsensical and cruel. That is why we must pass H.R. 1905, which Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The FDA’s approval process for drugs, de- increases the economic pressure on Iran’s recognize a fellow Oregonian and good friend, vices, and treatments is costly and time con- leadership to abandon their illicit efforts to de- Lieutenant Colonel Pete Derouin of the Or- suming. Yet, time is the luxury terminally pa- velop a nuclear weapon. egon Army National Guard, as he departs the tients do not enjoy. So why should the FDA Iran has the power to threaten and provoke National Guard Bureau’s Office of Legislative deny terminally-ill patients access to drugs, regional allies without consequence. Liaison in Washington, DC to return to Or- devices, and treatments that the patient’s phy- We must stand with our allies in these dan- egon. While Pete has served around the world sicians have determined represents the pat- gerous and challenging times to prevent a nu- over the past decade, he has always kept a ent’s only possible chance for survival? clear capable Iran. very special place for Oregon in his heart. For example, the FDA refused to allow Abi- We must pass H.R. 1905 before it is too Pete was born and raised in my great state gail Burroughs (who was diagnosed with head late for sanctions and diplomacy to reduce the and joined the Army by earning his commis- and neck cancer at the age of 19) access to Iranian threat. sion through the University of Oregon’s ROTC the cancer drugs Iressa and Erbitux by the f program. He served for many years as a part- FDA. Never mind that a renowned oncologist time soldier in Oregon as an officer in the Or- at Johns Hopkins had determined there was a RECOGNIZING ED WENZEL AND egon National Guard. After the attacks of Sep- significant chance of saving her life if she HIS HONOR FROM THE NATIONAL tember 11, 2001, Pete felt the call of service could use these new drugs. With her only CIVIL WAR TRUST and decided to leave the comforts of home chance of survival denied by the federal gov- and make military service his full time career. ernment, Abigail passed away on June 9, HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Over the last decade, he has served his coun- 2001, at the age of twenty-one. OF try in different corners of the globe, including Another example of why this bill is nec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Iraq, Bosnia, and Kosovo. essary is the case of thirteen-year old Anna For the last four years, Pete has worked Tomalis, who enjoyed horseback riding and Thursday, August 2, 2012 here on Capitol Hill as an outstanding advo- soccer until she was diagnosed with Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I cate for the National Guard. I’ve worked close- embryonal sarcoma. Chemotherapy and sur- rise to recognize Ed Wenzel for his passion, ly with him during his time as a legislative liai- gery failed to reverse the cancer, so Anna’s effort, and success in preserving our nation’s son for the Guard, and have found his dedica- parents decided to try experimental drugs. historic Civil War battlegrounds. Mr. Wenzel tion and effectiveness to be exceptional. We They petitioned the FDA for approval to use recently received an honor from the national worked together on obtaining approval for the Deforolimus, developed by Merk and ARIAD. Civil War Trust on behalf of his preservation new Readiness Center in The Dalles and on Unfortunately, the FDA decided Ana was too efforts for a Civil War battlefield site in Chan- allowing the Oregon National Guard to retain sick to be admitted in Deforolimus’s clinical tilly, Virginia. The was parts of the Umatilla Chemical Depot. Pete trials and did not grant her a ‘‘compassionate dedicated in 2008 thanks in large part to the was also instrumental in efforts to make sure use’’ exemption until three weeks before she tireless efforts of Mr. Wenzel. that National Guard soldiers were not unfairly died. Mr. Wenzel spent 22 years working to pre- denied promised bonus payments due to pa- Mr. Speaker, I have attached a list of other serve the grounds on which the Battle of perwork errors by the Guard. patients who were denied access to treat- Chantilly—referred to as the Battle of Ox Hill Now the time has come for Pete to return ments by the FDA even though their doctors by the Confederacy—occurred on September home to Oregon. He has been selected to believed these treatments where the only op- 1, 1862. It was during this battle that the lead the 2nd of the 641st Theatre Aviation tion left to potentially save their lives. I ask my lost commanders Major General Battalion, which controls all of Oregon’s Army colleagues to help make sure that no more and Major General Isaac I. Ste- National Guard aviation assets. I have no Americans with terminal disease are denied vens, but it ultimately succeeded in slowing doubt that he will serve our state and nation treatments simply because the FDA has de- General and the well in this new role. cide these Americans are better off facing cer- Confederacy’s advancements and ended the I would like to thank Pete and his wife An- tain death than using an ‘‘unapproved’’ drug, Second . In 1915, monu- drea for tolerating the frantic pace which treatment, or device. Please cosponsor the ments were built in commemoration of both comes with working here in Washington, D.C., Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act.

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