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S10334 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 4, 2001 S.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution hon- Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- stop, setting major league records in fielding oring Maureen Reagan on the occasion resentatives of the United States of America in percentage (.996), fewest errors committed of her death and expressing condo- Congress assembled, That the Congress, on the (3), and consecutive games without an error occasion of the tragic and untimely death of (95); lences to her family, including her hus- Maureen Reagan— Whereas in 1991, Cal Ripken, Jr. won his band Dennis Revell and her daughter (1) recognizes Maureen Reagan as one of second AL MVP award, becoming 1 of only 22 Rita Revell; to the Committee on the the Nation’s most beloved and forceful cham- major leaguers to win multiple MVP awards, Judiciary. pions for action to cure Alzheimer’s disease won the first of 2 Golden Glove awards, and Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask and treat those suffering from the illness; became the first player in history to unanimous consent that the text of the and win the All-Star MVP and Con- joint resolution be printed in the (2) expresses deep and heartfelt condo- test in the same season as winning the MVP lences to the family of Maureen Reagan, in- award; RECORD. cluding her husband Dennis Revell and her Whereas in 1992, Cal Ripken, Jr. was There being no objection, the joint daughter Rita Revell. awarded the Award, pre- resolution was ordered to be printed in f sented annually to the player who best ex- the RECORD, as follows: emplifies the game of baseball both on and S.J. RES. 24 STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED off the field; Whereas on September 6th, 1995, Cal Whereas the Congress is greatly saddened RESOLUTIONS Ripken, Jr. played in his 2131st consecutive by the tragic death of Maureen Reagan on game, breaking the record of the great and August 8, 2001; honorable ; Whereas Maureen Reagan’s love of life and SENATE RESOLUTION 168—CON- Whereas in Cal Ripken Jr.’s 14 seasons of countless contributions to family and the GRATULATING AND HONORING pursuit of Lou Gehrig’s record, Cal Ripken, Nation serve as an inspiration to millions; CAL RIPKEN, JR. FOR HIS AMAZ- Jr. conducted himself with complete dignity, Whereas Maureen Reagan was a remark- ING AND STORYBOOK CAREER humility, and honor that attracted the at- able advocate for a number of causes and had AS A PLAYER FOR THE BALTI- tention of both baseball fans and all Ameri- many passions, the greatest being her dedi- MORE ORIOLES AND THANKING cans and played a crucial role in bringing cation to addressing the scourge of Alz- HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO baseball back as America’s national pastime heimer’s disease; BASEBALL, THE STATE OF after the labor problems of baseball in 1994; Whereas in 1994 when former President Whereas in 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr. earned the Ronald Reagan announced that he had been , AND THE UNITED STATES following awards: the Associated Press and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Maureen United Press International Male Athlete of Reagan joined her father and Nancy Reagan Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. MI- the Year; The Sporting News Award Major in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and KULSKI, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. League Player of the Year; and the Sports Il- became a national spokesperson for the Alz- HUTCHINSON, and Mr. REID) submitted lustrated Sportsman of the Year; heimer’s Association; the following resolution; which was Whereas on September 20th, 1998, Cal Whereas Maureen Reagan served as a tire- considered and agreed to: Ripken, Jr. voluntarily ended his consecu- less advocate to raise public awareness about tive games streak at 2632; S. RES. 168 Alzheimer’s disease, support care givers, and Whereas in 1999, Cal Ripken, Jr. became 1 substantially increase the Nation’s commit- Whereas Calvin (Cal) Edwin Ripken, Jr. of 32 players to over 400 home runs; ment to research on Alzheimer’s disease; was born in Havre de , Maryland on Au- Whereas in 2000, Cal Ripken, Jr. became 1 Whereas Maureen Reagan helped inspire gust 24th, 1960; of 24 players with 3,000 hits, joining only 6 the Congress to increase Federal research Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. was raised in Ab- other players with over 400 home runs and funding for Alzheimer’s disease by amounts erdeen, Maryland and taught baseball by his 3,000 hits and becoming only the second in- proportionate to increases in research fund- father, Cal Ripken Sr., who spent his career fielder and first or ing for other major diseases; with the where he devel- to be in this club, along with fellow Balti- Whereas Maureen Reagan went far beyond oped the Ripken Way; more first baseman and good friend merely lending her name to the work of the Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. entered the major ; Alzheimer’s Association: she was a hands-on leagues in 1981 as a Baltimore Oriole and Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. was named to activist on the association’s board of direc- played his entire 21 year career for the Ori- ’s All-Century Team tors, a masterful fund-raiser, a forceful advo- oles, ranking third all-time in Major League in 2000; cate, and a selfless and constant traveler to Baseball for years played with 1 team and Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. won his second anywhere and everywhere Alzheimer’s advo- first during the period of free agency; All-Star Game MVP award in 2001, becoming cates needed help; Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. redefined the the first player to win 2 Whereas at every stop she made and every shortstop position, both offensively by hit- such MVP awards, and setting baseball event she attended in her efforts to eradicate ting the most home runs as a shortstop in records for most All-Star appearances at 19, Alzheimer’s disease through research, major league history and receiving the most All-Star starts at 17, All-star starts at short- Maureen Reagan emphasized that research- Silver Slugger Awards by a shortstop, and stop at 14, and consecutive starts at 16; ers are in a ‘‘race against time before Alz- defensively by setting 11 different fielding Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. is retiring from heimer’s reaches epidemic levels’’ with the records; the game that he loves to continue his other aging of the Baby Boomers; Whereas on May 30th, 1982, Cal Ripken, Jr. passions, the teaching of baseball to children Whereas Maureen Reagan stated before the played in the first game of his Iron Man and charitable work through the ‘‘Reading, Congress in 2000 that ‘‘14 million Baby Streak; Runs, and Ripken’’ program, the Cal Ripken Boomers are living with a death sentence of Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. was named the Little League Division which has over 700,000 Alzheimer’s today’’; American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in children, the Kelly and Cal Ripken, Jr. Foun- Whereas despite her declining health, 1982; dation, and the Cal Ripken, Jr./Lou Gehrig Maureen Reagan never decreased her efforts Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. led the Baltimore ALS Research Fund; in her battle to eliminate Alzheimer’s dis- Orioles to a World Championship Season in Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. has pledged ease; 1983, winning the AL Most Valuable Player $9,000,000 for the construction of a baseball Whereas during the last six months of her (MVP) award, becoming the first and only facility in Harford County, Maryland; and life, from her hospital bed and home, player to win the Rookie of the Year and Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. transcended the Maureen Reagan urged the Congress to in- MVP awards in back-to-back seasons; game of baseball and became a symbol of ex- vest $1,000,000,000 to fund research at the Na- Whereas in 1987, Cal Ripken, Jr. ended his cellence, reliability, consistency, and served tional Institutes of Health focused on Alz- consecutive innings played streak with a as a role model for the children of his home- heimer’s disease; record 8,243; town of Aberdeen, Maryland, the city of Bal- Whereas Maureen Reagan said, ‘‘The best Whereas in 1987, Cal Ripken, Jr., playing timore, Maryland, all Maryland residents, scientific minds have been brought into the with brother Billy Ripken at second base and and all Americans: Now, therefore, be it race against Alzheimer’s, a solid infrastruc- father Cal Ripken, Sr. as , became a Resolved, ture is in place, and the path for further in- part of the first pair of brothers to play to- SECTION 1. HONORING CAL RIPKEN, JR. vestigations is clear. What’s missing is the gether for their father in the history of The Senate— money, especially the Federal investment, to Major League Baseball, making the name (1) honors and congratulates Cal Ripken, keep up the pace.’’; and Ripken synonymous with the Baltimore Ori- Jr. for— Whereas Maureen Reagan’s remarkable ad- oles; (A) his contributions to both baseball and vocacy for the millions affected and afflicted Whereas Cal Ripken, Jr. was the first re- America as an exemplar of endurance, pro- by Alzheimer’s disease will forever serve as cipient of the Bart Giamatti Caring Award in fessionalism, and the American work ethic; an inspiration to continue and ultimately 1989; (B) his entire career as a Baltimore Oriole, win the battle against the illness: Now, Whereas in 1990, Cal Ripken, Jr. had the a major league baseball player, and for his therefore, be it greatest defensive season of any short- conduct both on and off the field;

VerDate 26-SEP-2001 03:26 Oct 05, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04OC6.047 pfrm01 PsN: S04PT1 October 4, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10335 (C) his excellent treatment of all baseball the Medal of Valor Review Board in extraor- They can show a child and an entire fans in all stadiums and his community serv- dinary cases in any given year; family that their loved one did not die ice both in the State of Maryland and Whereas the terrorist attacks against the in vain. These medals can say that throughout America; and United States on September 11, 2001 and these men and women gave their lives (D) all of his qualities and traits that their aftermath constitute the single most helped him serve as a role model for all deadly assault on our American homeland in in service to their neighbors and to Americans; and our Nation’s history; and their nation, and that nation is a (2) wishes Cal Ripken, Jr. the best for what Whereas those public safety officers who grateful one. will undoubtably be a productive and giving perished and were injured, and all those who History will mark September 11, 2001 retirement. participated in the efforts to rescue whom- as one of the darkest days in our Na- SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION. ever may have survived the terrorist attacks tion’s history. In less than two hours, The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit and recover those whose lives were taken so more Americans were killed than those an enrolled copy of this resolution to— suddenly and violently are the first casual- ties and veterans of America’s new war who died during the Revolutionary War (1) the legendary Baltimore Oriole Cal or the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Ripken, Jr.; and against terrorism, which was unanimously (2) the Baltimore Orioles’ owner, Peter authorized by the Authorization for Use of Words cannot begin to capture our Angelos. Military Force (Senate Joint Resolution 23, grief, our loss, or our resolve to strike enacted September 14, 2001): Now, therefore, back against global terrorism. f be it But in that darkest of hours, the Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- bravery and selflessness of our public SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- resentatives concurring), That it is the sense TION 75—TO EXPRESS THE of Congress that— safety officials shined a light of hope SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT (1) the President should award and present for us all to follow. You see it reflected THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER in the name of Congress a Public Safety Offi- back in towns large and small across MEDAL OF VALOR SHOULD BE cer Medal of Valor to every public safety of- America. You see it in flag-lined PRESENTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY ficer who was killed or seriously injured as a streets, lines of blood donors, and in OFFICERS KILLED OR SERI- result of the terrorist attacks perpetrated the millions contributed to help care OUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT against the United States on September 11, for the victims families. The example 2001, and to deserving public safety officers set by our police, firefighters and emer- OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS who participated in the search, rescue, and PERPETRATED AGAINST THE recovery efforts in the aftermath of those at- gency services personal steeled the re- UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER tacks; and solve of every American. 11, 2001, AND TO THOSE WHO (2) such assistance and compensation as I would be remiss if I did not thank PARTICIPATED IN THE SEARCH, may be needed should be provided to the pub- my colleague and the senior Senator RESCUE, AND RECOVERY EF- lic safety officers who were injured or whose from Alaska Senator STEVENS. Earlier FORTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF health was otherwise adversely affected as a this year the Congress passed, the THOSE ATTACKS result of their participation in the search, president signed, the Public Safety Of- rescue, and recovery efforts undertaken in Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. SCHU- the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of ficer Medal of Valor Act, which was au- MER, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. September 11, 2001. thorized by my friend from Alaska. ALLEN, Mr. HELMS, Mr. CORZINE, Ms. Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I stand That earlier recognition of the need to SNOWE, Mr. VOINOVICH, and Mr. today with my colleagues from New honor the heroism of public service of- LIEBERMAN) submitted the following York and Virginia to honor those pub- ficers makes today’s resolution pos- concurrent resolution; which was re- lic safety officials, our police, fire- sible, and I thank my colleague from ferred to the Committee on the Judici- fighters, and emergency services per- Alaska. ary: sonnel, who were lost, or seriously I should also note that Senator STE- S. CON. RES. 75 wounded in the attacks of September VENS has also introduced a resolution Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists 11 and to public safety officers who par- similar to the one we offer today. My hijacked and destroyed 4 civilian aircraft, ticipated in the subsequent search, res- resolution goes somewhat further by crashing 2 of them into the towers of the cue, and recovery efforts. calling on the President to award the World Trade Center in New York City, a In a tragedy so horrific, when so Congressional Medal of Valor to those third into the Pentagon, and a fourth in many were lost so unexpectedly, there killed and those seriously injured in rural southwest Pennsylvania; is little we can do to console a grieving the attacks and to deserving public Whereas thousands of innocent Americans family. A thank you won’t console a safety officers who participated in the and many foreign nationals were killed and subsequent search, rescue, and recov- injured as a result of the surprise terrorist child whose father won’t be there to attacks, including the passengers and crews say . It’s little solace to the ery efforts. of the 4 aircraft, workers in the World Trade men and women of a firehouse who The men and women this resolution Center and the Pentagon, firefighters, law even now are waiting to welcome their would honor are the first victims of enforcement officers, emergency assistance brothers and sisters home. But by America’s first war of the 21st century. personnel, and bystanders; showing our gratitude for their sac- My solemn prayer is that they will be Whereas hundreds of public safety officers rifice, by saying a simple thank you, the final casualties of a final war. But were killed and injured as a result of the ter- we can help heal the hearts of the men, then I remember the destruction of the rorist attacks, many of whom would perish past century, how we spoke of a War to when the twin towers of the World Trade women, and children who were left be- Center collapsed upon them after they hind, or who struggled to save their End All Wars, only to see the century rushed to the aid of innocent civilians who friends and neighbors. unfold with more destruction. As we were imperiled when the terrorists first Today, my colleagues and I hope to move to some form of military launched their attacks; be part of this process of healing by in- action, I hope for a day when we can Whereas thousands more public safety offi- troducing a resolution recommending stop throwing more young lives into cers continued to risk their own lives and that the President award the Congres- the breech and instead repair the long-term health in sifting through the breech itself. aftermath and rubble of the terrorist attacks sional Medal of Valor for Public Safety to rescue those who may have survived and Officers to those public safety officials But today, to these new fellow vet- to recover the dead; killed or seriously wounded in the Sep- erans, we say thank you. A grateful Whereas the Public Safety Officer Medal of tember 11 attacks and to deserving Nation has drawn its strength from the Valor Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–12, 115 public safety officers who participated courageous firefighters, police officers, Stat. 20) authorizes the President to award in the subsequent search, rescue and and emergency services personnel who and present in the name of Congress, a Medal recovery efforts. have sacrificed so much without hesi- of Valor to public safety officers for extraor- These medals will serve as a thank tation. It is my privilege to have this dinary valor above and beyond the call of you to those still with us. But I think chance to say thank you in this small duty; Whereas the Attorney General of the they can do much more for the families way. I want to thank my colleagues United States has discretion to increase the who lost loved ones. I’ve seen how med- from New York and Virginia. I hope we number of recipients of the Medal of Valor als awarded in combat can help tell a can move this resolution forward with under that Act beyond that recommended by story to a child about a lost loved one. the help of all of my colleagues.

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