April 26, 2005 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 7861 EFFICIENT ENERGY THROUGH grading our building energy efficiency stand- TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND DR. CERTIFIED TECHNOLOGIES AND ards and purchase specifications, and reau- JOHN ROBERTS ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY ACT thorizing federal Energy Savings Performance OF 2005 Contracts, which allow private companies to HON. MARCY KAPTUR partner with the government for mutually ben- OF OHIO HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM eficial cost-effective energy savings. Finally, it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES includes mandatory electricity reliability re- OF Tuesday, April 26, 2005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quirements that address directly the failures that caused the east coast blackout of 2003. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to Tuesday, April 26, 2005 This bill increases the security and reliability recognize the Reverend Dr. John Roberts of Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise of the electric grid, while reducing natural gas Toledo for his 40 years of service in Jesus today to introduce the Efficient Energy through and electricity prices by cutting the demand for Christ. Our community will join his congrega- Certified Technologies and Electricity Reli- natural gas and electricity in the near term, as tion in celebration of this milestone on April 3, ability (EFFECTER) Act of 2005. I am joined well as in the longer term. Grid security is im- 2005. in this effort by a diverse coalition of my col- proved by adopting mandatory standards for Born in Bryant, Mississippi on March 9, leagues including Mr. MARKEY of Massachu- operation. 1927 to George and Melvina Roberts, John E. setts, as well as Senator SNOWE of Maine and The EFFECTER Act seeks to address two Roberts came to Toledo, Ohio in 1944. Here Senator FEINSTEIN of California. This bill is a key power supply issues—electric reliability he attended Libbey and Scott High Schools. more developed version of the EFFECTER and natural gas prices. Reducing peak electric When Avenue Baptist Church was or- Act that Mr. MARKEY and I introduced in April demand not only eases pressure on the elec- ganized in 1946 he was there, and has been 2004. tric grid but also reduces utility demand for active in the church ever since. Prior to his or- With the President’s Energy Plan currently natural gas, a major factor that has led to dination in 1964, Pastor Roberts served his stalled in the other body, we believe that this higher prices. Over the next ten years, this church as custodian, Sunday school teacher, bill can deliver on one of the less controversial legislation can produce natural gas savings of choir member, Trustee Board Secretary, and issues when it comes to energy policy—en- over 3.3 quads annually—over 12 percent of Deacon. After receiving his ordination, Pastor ergy efficiency. I support the President’s En- total gas use; and peak electricity savings of Roberts preached his first service at the ergy Plan and voted in favor of H.R. 6 when 145,000 megawatts—equivalent to 350 new church he helped to organize on the 3rd Sun- it came before this body for final passage. It power plants of 400 MW capacity. day of January 1965. Even while Pastor, he is my hope that this fine legislation will imple- Mr. Speaker, please join me in supporting pursued his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of ment a desperately needed energy policy in the EFFECTER Act which will help reduce en- Religious degrees in 1975, his Mas- this country. ergy needs and provide for a cleaner environ- ter of Theology in 1984, and his Doctorate in My constituents in suffered ment. Let’s respond to our country’s desperate Biblical Theology in 1985. All of this, in addi- through the Energy Crisis during the summer needs today, before we have another energy tion to working a second job in order to con- of 2001. The aftershocks of the rolling black- crisis. tribute to the financing of the church structure. outs and outrageously high energy prices are f Pastor Roberts truly has led his congregation still being felt. Gas prices in California are cur- by example, and he acknowledges that his rently the highest in the country at over $2.50 HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS achievements were obtained under the guid- per gallon. We risk another major blackout OF MARY JOYCE YOUNG, MAR- ance of the Holy Spirit. and continually soaring fuel prices if we ION HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF Pastor Roberts’ tenure at Indiana Avenue choose to wait before enacting a long term en- THE YEAR Baptist Church has been most noteworthy. ergy policy. My constituents, and all the Amer- Under his leadership, the Christian Board of ican people, need solutions now. I am intro- HON. HENRY CUELLAR Education was organized and so were the ducing this bill in an effort to pass a portion of OF Junior Church, Couples Fellowship, Singles our long-term energy plan that can produce IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fellowship, Widows Fellowship, Recreation results now. Department, Youth Department and Young In our legislation introduced last year, Con- Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Adult Department. He has ministered, coun- gressman MARKEY and I created legislation Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor seled, taught and led a congregation num- that would give builders and consumers a rea- the accomplishments of Mary Joyce Young, bering in the thousands. It has been noted son to construct housing and purchase equip- Marion High School Teacher of the Year. that Pastor Roberts ‘‘has opened the eyes of ment that not only saves the consumer money Mary Joyce Young came to the profession many who were stumbling in spiritual darkness in the long run, but also helps save energy. of teaching late in life. She worked in a med- and led them to the light through the study of We have taken this idea and have put it into ical office for 25 years before returning to the Word of God.’’ His theological mastery is this bill along with other cost-saving provi- Southwest Texas State University to receive complemented by an extraordinary sense of sions. This legislation offers tax incentives to her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. She has humor and good nature that lifts the spirits of encourage the production and sale of techno- taught at Marion High School since her grad- all people whom he encounters. He is a man logically advanced, energy-efficient buildings uation in 1988. of God walking among all the people. and equipment. The incentives will reduce Ms. Young believes in teaching her students A strong and much respected community peak power demand, which can diffuse the more than facts and figures. She aims to leader, Pastor Roberts is also an active partic- risk of blackouts and high electricity prices. teach them character traits that will benefit ipant in the Toledo Public Schools PTA, Inter- Peak power shortages cost California $15 bil- them for the rest of their lives: self-discipline, national Ministerial Alliance, Baptist Ministers lion in 2000 alone. integrity, and fairness in the home and the Conference, and NAACP Lifetime Member. He These tax incentives are performance workplace. She says that her work is to create has also served on the Boards of the Urban based, not cost based. One dollar of federal well-rounded citizens, as well as successful League, the J. Frank Troy Senior Citizens tax incentives for energy efficiency offered students. Center, and the Frederick Douglass Commu- today will not be paid until January-April 2005, Ms. Young teaches four subjects at Marion nity Center and served on the Interracial Coa- but manufacturers will respond to the incen- High School: Senior English, British Literature, lition Committee and the co-chaired the Alco- tives by investing in production facilities for Government-Economics, and Creative Writing. hol and Substance Abuse Task Force Council. more efficient products immediately. This will She loves her subjects, and works every day His opinion and counsel are highly valued, promote the creation of competitive markets to teach her students to love them as well. and he has been asked by civic leaders both for new technologies and designs that are not Mary Joyce Young is an excellent educator, past and present to serve on many special widely available today, but have the possibility who has changed the lives of many Marion commissions. of being cost effective to the consumer in the High School students for the better. She is a Despite his community and church commit- future. credit to her community, and a blessing to the ments, Pastor Roberts’ first devotion is to his This bill will have the government lead by people of Marion. I am proud to have had the wife and family. He credits much of his suc- example by cutting our own energy bills by up- chance to recognize her here today. cess to his wife, Bernice, to whom he has

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