E2116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 7, 2006 proved to be an invaluable member in support dedicated 38 years to not only being a leader CONGRATULATING ASHLEY BYRD of the city’s police force. Recognizing her abili- himself, but mentoring many of today and to- ties, the police department trusted Margaret morrow’s agricultural leaders. HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS with further responsibilities, and through the As head of the MSU Department of Agri- OF TEXAS 1980’s Margaret served her community with culture, Anson oversees seven undergraduate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES distinction as Emergency Radio Dispatcher. comprehensive degree programs and collabo- Wednesday, December 6, 2006 More recently, Margaret has benefited the rates on the administration of three Masters Tucson community by volunteering as Re- Degree programs. Additionally, Anson is re- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ashley Byrd for earning a spot on serve Deputy of the Pima County Sheriff’s De- sponsible for the budgets of three off campus partment, in addition to her duties as a Public the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s All- agriculture centers and has budgetary respon- Safety Dispatcher. Her dedication to the well- State Volleyball Team. This honor is awarded sibilities for various foundation accounts in- being of the residents of Tucson makes her an to top female athletes for their superior per- cluding oversight of private, public and founda- outstanding citizen and public servant, and I formance on the court. tion grants. Anson has several publications, in- am honored to recognize her efforts. The Texas Girls Coaches Association is the cluding a chapter in an American Society of largest group of girls’ athletic coaches in the f Agronomy book on the hybridization of crops. Nation, and serves the coaches and adminis- In addition to administrative responsibilities, RETIREMENT OF DR. LINDA J. trators at every level of education. The elite FURIGA OF THE DEFENSE LOGIS- Dr. Elliott teaches three classes on a yearly All-State Volleyball Team is selected by a TICS AGENCY basis and serves as an advisor to student or- committee panel of coaches and administra- ganizations. tors, and is comprised of the most competitive HON. JAMES P. MORAN Anson Elliott is making a difference in Amer- female athletes in the State. OF VIRGINIA ica’s agricultural community. As an advisor As a senior at Denton Ryan High School in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and a friend of mine, it gives me great pleas- the 26th District of Texas, Ashley manages to ure to offer these words of congratulations to give her absolute best efforts when the team Wednesday, December 6, 2006 a true leader in Missouri agriculture. requires it most. Ms. Byrd has led the Lady Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Raiders to their first playoff berth since 2000, today to honor the career of Dr. Linda J. f and was named the District 4–5A Most Valu- Furiga, who will retire from the Defense Logis- able Player. tics Agency (DLA) of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF I extend my most sincere congratulations to January 3, 2007. Her distinguished govern- ROBERT LOCKWOOD, JR. Ashley Byrd and wish her the best of luck in ment career spans 40 years, and her record of her academic and athletic career. achievement during this period reflects great f credit upon herself and upon the organizations HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH with which she has served. Her contributions H.R. 4766, ESTHER MARTINEZ NA- OF OHIO to the National Defense will be missed as she TIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES moves on to new opportunities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESERVATION ACT OF 2006 Dr. Furiga is a member of the Senior Execu- tive Service and has received numerous Wednesday, December 6, 2006 HON. HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON awards during her 40-year career. Most re- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in OF CALIFORNIA cently, Dr. Furiga was recognized for her out- joyful remembrance of the life and work of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standing service with the President’s Distin- Robert Lockwood, Jr., a giant of Delta blues, Wednesday, December 6, 2006 guished Rank Award. whose music and spirit will leave a lasting leg- Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in She began her civil service career as a Sec- acy in Cleveland, his hometown since 1961. retary Stenographer with the Air Force in support of H.R. 4766, the Esther Martinez Na- 1967. With great drive and determination, Dr. Born in Scratch, Arkansas, Robert tive American Languages Preservation Act of Furiga quickly transitioned to a professional Lockwood, Jr., began playing the guitar at the 2006. This measure will empower Native career field in financial management with the age of 11. Under the tutelage of master American tribes, organizations, and colleges Defense Logistics Agency. bluesman Robert Johnson, Lockwood was as they seek to preserve Native languages Dr. Furiga has since held numerous finan- playing professionally by the age of 15. and cultures. cial management positions in DLA and was Over time, Lockwood developed a unique In many Native American communities, Na- also briefly the Director for Resource Manage- musical style of his own, going beyond the tive languages are disappearing at an alarm- ment at the Defense Acquisition University. On Mississippi Delta Blues he mastered as a ing rate. It is estimated that only 20 indige- July 7, 1997, Dr. Furiga became the DLA youth. Two of his albums, ‘‘I Got to Find Me nous languages will remain viable by the year Comptroller and served in this capacity until a Woman’’ and ‘‘Delta Crossroads’’ were nom- 2050. Providing grants to Native American lan- her retirement. inated for Grammy Awards. He is the recipient guage programs consisting of language nests, As Dr. Furiga transitions from her role as a of numerous honors, including the National survival schools, and restoration programs will key financial leader in the Department of De- Heritage Fellowship presented to him by HIL- bolster the effort to preserve this important fense to other pursuits, I am honored to ask LARY CLINTON in 1995, two National Blues part of our Nation’s history and culture. my colleagues to join me in congratulating Dr. Music Awards from the Blues Foundation, in- By encouraging a greater focus on Native Furiga on her retirement. Her dedication and duction into the Blues Hall of Fame, and hon- language programs, we are not only striving to service to the Federal Government is a model orary doctorates from Case Western Reserve preserve the identity of the Nation’s tribes, but for others to follow, and I wish her all the best and Cleveland State Universities. we’re encouraging greater academic perform- in her future endeavors. ance among Native American students as Home of the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, f well. In fact, the legislation requires that Native Cleveland’s diverse cultural community thrives American language survival schools work to- IN HONOR OF DR. ANSON ELLIOTT on music and art. Robert was a regular per- ward a goal of all students achieving both flu- former for years in the popular Fat Fish Blue, ency in a Native American language and aca- HON. ROY BLUNT a blues-themed restaurant and bar in Cleve- demic proficiency in mathematics, reading (or land, and in venues all over the city. Robert’s language arts), and science. It is our intention OF MISSOURI infectious music and hypnotic finger-picking IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that students in survival school programs dem- has left an indelible stamp on Cleveland as onstrate adequate progress in English pro- Wednesday, December 6, 2006 well as a whole musical genre. ficiency according to their appropriate grade Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me level. honor of Dr. Anson Elliott, head of the Depart- in honoring the memory and legacy of Robert It is also our intention that the Department ment of Agriculture at Missouri State Univer- Lockwood, Jr., protege to Robert Johnson, of Health and Human Services’ Administration sity in Springfield, MO, for being named the mentor to B.B. King, and entertainer to gen- for Native Americans administer this program Agriculture Leader of the Year by the Agri- erations of fans. His soulful blues and person- in such a way that Native American survival culture Leaders of Tomorrow program. He has ality will live on in our hearts. school grantees be required to obtain parental

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ADERHOLT this bill provides Native American parents with found that it could not accept the settlement, OF ALABAMA new opportunities to do so. an outcome which was acceptable to the de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- fendant and four of five plaintiffs in the case Wednesday, December 6, 2006 porting this worthwhile legislation. and which would not have prevented the fifth f plaintiff from availing itself of the remedies Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today provided by statute. In virtually any other law- to recognize the country of Kazakhstan on the INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO suit, the parties may settle at any time, even occasion of its 15th anniversary of independ- AMEND TITLE 17, UNITED after the jury or judge has rendered its deci- ence from the former on Decem- STATES CODE sion. I am gravely concerned that the result of ber 16, 1991. Kazakhstan has been at the the court’s action has been a denial of net- crossroads of trade and empires for centuries HON. RICK BOUCHER work programming to hundreds of thousands along the ancient Silk Road, and today plays OF VIRGINIA of households located primarily in remote an increasingly important role in the stability IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES areas. and security of the Central Asian region, and Wednesday, December 6, 2006 The simple, straightforward measure we in- of our world. troduce today would merely clarify that the I had the privilege of visiting Kazakhstan Mr. BOUCHER. Mr. Speaker, today my col- court has the option of accepting a settlement along with Congressman JIM MCDERMOTT, league from Virginia, Mr. GOODLATTE, and I in- between the parties to a distant signal copy- Congressman MAURICE HINCHEY and former troduce a bill to amend Section 119 of Title 17 right infringement lawsuit. It would enable the member Don Bonker in January of this year to of the Code. This modest, con- court to protect consumers, who are the true see first hand the accomplishments that have sumer-focused measure would simply allow a victims here, from the abrupt cutoff of all net- been made since 1991. While in Kazakhstan court to accept a negotiated settlement be- work television service. The ability to receive we spent considerable time with members of tween parties to a lawsuit in which it is alleged network television programming is important to the President’s Cabinet and the current speak- that a satellite television provider has engaged Southwest Virginians, and I am committed to er of the senate, Nurtai Abykayev learning in copyright infringement by providing the sig- assuring its availability by satellite throughout about current work going on in their country nals of out-of-market television stations to in- my district. and their endeavors in making Kazakhstan a eligible homes. real leader in Asia and the world. I, like many of our colleagues, have been I therefore urge my colleagues to protect In the first few years after independence, flooded with phone calls over the last several rural households by adopting this measure Kazakhstan successfully rid itself of the fourth weeks from concerned constituents who sub- and clarifying that a court may adopt a settle- largest nuclear arsenal in the world and closed scribe to EchoStar’s DISH network satellite tel- ment to which the parties in a lawsuit have the world’s largest nuclear test site at evision service. They are upset and confused agreed. Semipalatinsk, an unwanted legacy from the because their access to the signals of out-of- U.S.S.R., and continues to be a model for the market network television stations was sud- f global community. In 2005, the U.S. Senate denly cut off, and many of them are now un- WELCOME TO FIRST LADY OF THE unanimously adopted a resolution congratu- able to receive any network television service REPUBLIC OF , MRS. lating Kazakhstan on the 10th anniversary of from DISH. Many of the affected households MEHRIBAN ALIYEVA the removal of all nuclear weapons from the are in rural and underserved areas with a lim- country and commended Kazakhstan-U.S. co- ited choice of alternative video programming operation in this sphere as a ‘‘model.’’ Earlier providers to turn to. In my district alone, thou- HON. BILL SHUSTER this year, this House unanimously adopted sands of people have lost service, and nation- OF PENNSYLVANIA resolution 905 congratulating Kazakhstan on wide, 800,000 are affected. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the 15th anniversary of the closure of the The Satellite Home Viewer Act (SHVA), world’s second largest nuclear test site in the which was enacted with my support in 1988, Wednesday, December 6, 2006 Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its allows residents to receive by satellite the net- Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, as the new co- efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of work signals they cannot receive over-the-air chairman of the Azerbaijan Caucus, it is a mass destruction. from their local broadcast television stations. privilege to join with my good friend, the gen- Kazakhstan condemned the terrorist attacks As a result, thousands of Southwest Virginians tleman from Texas and fellow co-chairman against the U.S. on September 11, 2001 and and millions of Americans who cannot view SOLOMON ORTIZ, to welcome to Washington, has been a staunch supporter of the U.S. led local television signals over the air today re- DC, the first lady of the Republic of Azer- international coalition against global terrorism ceive by satellite ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC baijan, Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva. since. Kazakhstan provides free overflight network channels that originate from markets rights and a major international airport for U.S. We welcome Mrs. Aliyeva as a member of outside of their own communities. In some and coalition aircraft for operations in Afghani- the Azerbaijan parliament—Milli Majlis—and areas of the United States, particularly in stan. Kazakhstan works with the international as chairperson of the United States-Azerbaijan mountainous regions like Southwest Virginia, a community to bring peace and stability to Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Working Group. home may be predicted to receive a strong following the U.S. led campaign to end Sad- over-the-air signal from a local television sta- This week, Mrs. Aliyeva and a delegation of dam Hussein’s regime. Kazakh military engi- tion but not actually get a quality picture. Re- parliamentarians from Azerbaijan are meeting neers in that country have destroyed more ceipt of good local television signals is effec- with Members of Congress and administration than 4 million pieces of ordnance since 2003. tively blocked by obstructions between view- offices to further reinforce understanding of On a visit to Astana in 2005, U.S. Secretary ers’ homes and the local station. These Azerbaijan and encourage dialogue between of State Condoleezza Rice said, ‘‘Today, households have come to depend on the dis- Congress and the Milli Majlis. Kazakhstan is poised and ready to break a tant network channels for important news and Members of the parliamentary delegation in- path for a new Silk Road, a great corridor of emergency information, as well as network clude: Gultakin Haciyeva, New Azerbaijan reform . . . A strong and prosperous and programming. Without SHVA, millions of Party; Ganira Pashayeva, Independent; Evda democratic Kazakhstan will once again ener- Americans, particularly those in remote areas, Abramov, Independent; Malahat Hasanova, gize the global transmission of learning, and would be denied network television program- New Azerbaijan Party; and Ali Huseynov, New trade and freedom across the steppes of Cen- ming. Azerbaijan Party. Also part of the delegation is tral Asia. This nation has a glorious past and Since December 1, 2006, EchoStar’s DISH Deputy Foreign Minister , a it is destined for a hopeful future. network has been prohibited by a permanent former abassador from the Republic of Azer- Kazakhstan’s greatest days lie ahead of it. injunction from providing out-of-market signals baijan to the United States. And the United States wants to be your part- to any of its subscribers due to violations of We thank our distinguished colleagues for ner.’’ SHVA. The court which enjoined EchoStar their visit and encourage continued support of During his 2006 visit to Washington Presi- also rejected a settlement negotiated by the Inter-Parliamentary Working Group and dent Nazarbayev and President George W. EchoStar and affiliates of the ABC, CBS, Fox coordination with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Bush signed a joint statement which says, and NBC networks which would have avoided one of our important strategic allies. ‘‘We are satisfied with the progress made by

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