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April 12, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E695 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND School from Perryopolis, PA and their ELIJAH QUINTANILLA KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY achievements in the national March Math Madness Competition. HON. ED PERLMUTTER HON. LYNN JENKINS More than 1,400 schools from 30 states OF COLORADO OF KANSAS took part in the March Math Madness Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES petition sponsored by Apangea Learning. Stu- Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 dents were challenged to complete hundreds Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise of thousands of math equations in a competi- Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, from April 10th today to recognize and applaud Elijah tion designed to mirror the college basketball Quintanilla for receiving the Arvada Wheat to April 16th our nation is celebrating National March Madness championship. The group of Library Week. This one week each year we Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. 74 students from Frazier Middle School, led by Elijah Quintanilla is a 12th grader at Arvada take time to honor and thank our nation’s li- math teacher Susan Szelc, completed 132,023 braries and their dedicated staff for the vital High School and received this award because math problems and worked 2,175 hours since his determination and hard work have allowed role they play in our communities. March 1, 2011. A majority of that time, 1,161 Today, I rise to support the work at the Li- him to overcome adversities. hours, was spent solving equations outside of brary at Kansas State University. As part of The dedication demonstrated by Elijah the traditional school day. These are com- the land-grant mission, the Library at Kansas Quintanilla is exemplary of the type of mitted students who put in the extra effort to State University serves not only the campus achievement that can be attained with hard complete a challenge and stimulate their and students at K-State, but the good folks of work and perseverance. It is essential stu- minds. Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth and many other dents at all levels strive to make the most of communities in the 2nd District and across The eighth graders from Frazier Middle their education and develop a work ethic which will guide them for the rest of their lives. Kansas. Whether it is internet access, aca- School first qualified for the Sweet 16 on Feb- I extend my deepest congratulations to Eli- demic research, or just finding a good book, ruary 28, 2011; later advanced to the Elite jah Quintanilla for winning the Arvada Wheat the Library at Kansas State serves our friends Eight, the Final Four, and then to the national championship round. The students’ hard work Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. and neighbors in an important way. I am I have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedi- proud to represent them in Congress and has brought them the coveted March Math Madness Trophy and a banner to proudly dis- cation and character in all his future accom- humbled to honor them today. plishments. f play in their school gymnasium. They also had the distinguished honor of having one of their f FRANCISCO ALVARADO own peers, Alex Lyons, be named the MVP of INTRODUCTION OF THE TEAM B the East. Alex was able to pass the most math ACT HON. ED PERLMUTTER equations, 530 units, without failing. OF COLORADO Our country’s future is dependent on the HON. FRANK R. WOLF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hard work and intellect of students like these. OF VIRGINIA Tuesday, April 12, 2011 It is encouraging to see such talent and ambi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion being nurtured in our public school sys- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Tuesday, April 12, 2011 tem. Outstanding educators, such as Susan today to recognize and applaud Francisco Al- Szelc, must also be commended for her ef- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- varado for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge forts in this challenge. ducing the Team B Act to confront the growing Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Fran- challenge of domestic radicalization and cisco Alvarado is a 12th grader at Arvada These students have displayed a true apti- homegrown terrorist attacks. I believe that we West High School and received this award be- tude for learning and should be properly rec- must take a fresh look at how we can thwart cause his determination and hard work have ognized for the great champions that they are. domestic radicalization. allowed him to overcome adversities. Mr. Speaker, once again I would like to honor I have been concerned about and been fol- The dedication demonstrated by Francisco these students for their hard work, dedication, lowing the issue of radical Islamic terrorism for Alvarado is exemplary of the type of achieve- and commitment towards their education. nearly 3 decades. I visited the Marine bar- ment that can be attained with hard work and racks in Lebanon following the 1983 bombing perseverance. It is essential students at all f that killed 241 American servicemen. levels strive to make the most of their edu- I closely followed the issue of terrorism with cation and develop a work ethic which will OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL the first attack on the World Trade Center in guide them for the rest of their lives. DEBT 1993 and throughout the 1990s with the dead- I extend my deepest congratulations to ly attacks against our embassies in Tanzania Francisco Alvarado for winning the Arvada and Kenya, where yet another of my constitu- Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth HON. MIKE COFFMAN ents was killed. award. I have no doubt he will exhibit the OF COLORADO As a result, in 1998 I authored legislation same dedication and character in all his future creating the National Commission on Ter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES accomplishments. rorism, also known as the Bremer Commis- f Tuesday, April 12, 2011 sion, and highlighted the threat from Osama bin Laden in my introductory remarks—years IN RECOGNITION OF THE EIGHTH Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, before many in our government fully under- GRADERS OF FRAZIER MIDDLE today our national debt is stood the danger he posed. SCHOOL IN PERRYOPOLIS, PENN- $14,267,760,539,191.89. I was the chairman of the House Appropria- SYLVANIA On January 6, 2009, the start of the 111th tions subcommittee that funds the FBI and Congress, the national debt was Justice Department on September 11, 2001, HON. MARK S. CRITZ $10,638,425,746,293.80. and I worked closely with Director Mueller and his leadership team from 2002 to 2006 to OF PENNSYLVANIA This means the national debt has increased IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES transform its mission to deal with the terrorist by $3,629,334,792,898.00 since then. threat. Tuesday, April 12, 2011 This debt and its interest payments we are I am now again chairman of that sub- Mr. CRITZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- passing to our children and all future Ameri- committee and receive regular briefings on ter- ognize the eighth graders of Frazier Middle cans. rorism and the new and growing threat posed ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:47 Apr 13, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K12AP8.001 E12APPT1 smartinez on DSKD5P82C1PROD with REMARKS E696 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 12, 2011 by domestic radicalization and frequently visit team concept would represent a new ap- daughter, and friend. She was also a dedi- the National Counterterrorism Center, which is proach to counterterrorism that would po- cated public servant in the Tampa Bay com- located in my district. tentially enable the United States to stay munity. Ms. Herring stands apart as an ideal According to the Congressional Research one step ahead of our adversaries’ own strat- citizen and was a living testimony of resil- egy and tactics. Service, there have been 43 ‘‘homegrown First, it would have a broader remit than ience, patience, and love. jihadist terrorist plots and attacks since 9/11,’’ the red team exercises currently employed Ms. Herring was born on July 26, 1954 to including 22 plots or attacks since May 2009. by individual agencies. Congressman Wolf’s Johnnie and Mildred Jackson in Jasper, Flor- Director Mueller and the men and women of idea is that this red team would have a stra- ida. In later years, the Jackson family relo- the FBI should be commended for their excep- tegic counterterrorism mandate and would cated to St. Petersburg, Florida. Ms. Herring tional work in intercepting would-be terrorists therefore look at general, global patterns of later graduated from Lakewood High School in before their attacks. They work tirelessly to terrorism rather than the use and effects of 1973, where she was a member of the first in- protect our country and their record over the individual tactics. tegrated graduating class. In 1977, she re- Second, it would be composed of non- ceived her Bachelor of Science degree in Edu- last decade speaks for itself. government specialists and experts rep- But despite the FBI’s success at disrupting resenting a broad array of different perspec- cation from the University of Florida in Gaines- plots under way, the U.S. does not have an tives, backgrounds and opinions—the type of ville, Florida.