im Line) Jo Ann Davis LATE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM VIRGINIA ÷ MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES HON. JO ANN DAVIS ÷z 1950–2007 HON. JO ANN DAVIS ÷z 1950–2007 VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6686 Sfmt 6686 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Jo Ann Davis VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE 38150.001 (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR OF JO ANN DAVIS Late a Representative from Virginia One Hundred Tenth Congress First Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2008 VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6686 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Aderholt, Robert B., of Alabama ............................................... 21 Baca, Joe, of California .............................................................. 30 Baldwin, Tammy, of Wisconsin ................................................. 40 Blackburn, Marsha, of Tennessee ............................................. 4 Blunt, Roy, of Missouri .............................................................. 34, 35 Brown-Waite, Ginny, of Florida ................................................ 23, 40 Cantor, Eric, of Virginia ............................................................ 19 Capps, Lois, of California .......................................................... 13 Clay, Wm. Lacy, of Missouri ..................................................... 42 Cleaver, Emanuel, of Missouri .................................................. 24 Davis, Danny K., of Illinois ....................................................... 3 Davis, Susan A., of California ................................................... 26 Davis, Tom, of Virginia .............................................................. 10 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, of Florida ................................................ 17 Drake, Thelma D., of Virginia ................................................... 12, 38 Duncan, John J., Jr., of Tennessee ........................................... 41 Feeney, Tom, of Florida ............................................................. 38 Forbes, J. Randy, of Virginia .................................................... 14 Frank, Barney, of Massachusetts ............................................. 33 Goode, Virgil H., Jr., of Virginia ............................................... 27 Goodlatte, Bob, of Virginia ........................................................ 25, 39 Hoyer, Steny H., of Maryland ................................................... 35 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, of Texas ................................................... 29, 32 Kaptur, Marcy, of Ohio .............................................................. 22 Lampson, Nick, of Texas ........................................................... 38, 39 Lantos, Tom, of California ......................................................... 20 Meek, Kendrick B., of Florida ................................................... 35 Moran, James P., of Virginia .................................................... 30 Murphy, Christopher S., of Connecticut .................................. 35 Myrick, Sue Wilkins, of North Carolina ................................... 31 Pelosi, Nancy, of California ....................................................... 16 Pence, Mike, of Indiana ............................................................. 34 Schmidt, Jean, of Ohio .............................................................. 28 Scott, Robert C. ‘‘Bobby,’’ of Virginia ........................................ 9, 40 Sessions, Pete, of Texas ............................................................. 33, 36 Skelton, Ike, of Missouri ............................................................ 11 Snyder, Vic, of Arkansas ........................................................... 40 Udall, Mark, of Colorado ........................................................... 39 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, of Florida ................................... 35 Watson, Diane E., of California ................................................ 18 Wilson, Joe, of South Carolina .................................................. 3, 31 Wolf, Frank R., of Virginia ........................................................ 4, 29 [ iii ] VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Page Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Warner, John, of Virginia .......................................................... 43 Memorial Service ...................................................................................... 45 [ iv ] VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) BIOGRAPHY First elected to Congress in November 2000, JO ANN DAVIS brought to Washington a fresh perspective from outside the political Washington DC beltway. The first elected female Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Congresswoman DAVIS was deep- ly in touch with the constituents of ‘‘America’s First Dis- trict.’’ Her straight talk and no-nonsense style was refresh- ing both to her constituents and to her colleagues in Con- gress. Concentrating on a district-first approach to her role in Congress, JO ANN’s emphasis was on local issues before DC politics. This principle remained the bedrock of the Con- gresswoman’s convictions and played an integral role in her service to her community. The 110th Congress signaled significant leadership oppor- tunities for DAVIS. In addition to her committee work on the Foreign Affairs Committee, she also served on the Armed Services Committee, where she was chosen as the ranking member of the Readiness Subcommittee. The Congress- woman’s committee assignments enabled her to work on leg- islative initiatives of great interest to Virginia’s First District and the country as a whole. Issues affecting the First District were DAVIS’s priority, and throughout her time in Congress, she worked for impor- tant projects in the First District with tenacity. National security and shipbuilding are essential to the health of the district, and during her tenure, DAVIS secured $160 million for construction on the Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier, CVNX, and $47 million for the removal of a portion of the James River Reserve Fleet, otherwise known as the Ghost Fleet. A strong advocate for both our men and women in uniform and Federal employees, Congresswoman DAVIS maintained continued success in passing landmark legislation to correct significant benefit shortfalls. In March 2001, the House passed JO ANN’s first piece of legislation—H.R. 1015, the SGLI Adjustment Act, which increased the amount of service members’ group life insurance paid to beneficiaries of mem- [ v ] VerDate jan 13 2004 13:30 Mar 26, 2008 Jkt 038150 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 C:\DOCS\JOANN~1\38150.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) bers of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of their duties between November 1, 2000 and April 1, 2001. Further inspired by the trials of Stafford County Pentagon survivor Louise Kurtz, DAVIS moved through legislation to correct pension shortfalls for injured Federal employees. H.R. 978 changed the way a Federal employee’s benefits are cal- culated during a disability by increasing the Federal Em- ployees Retirement System (FERS) benefit to cover any shortfall. In addition to H.R. 1015 and H.R. 978, Representative DAVIS was successful in passing legislation that revised the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument to allow the National Park Service to purchase 110 acres of additional land surrounding the national treas- ure located in Westmoreland County, VA. To reflect the significant historic, cultural, and environ- mental significance of the Commonwealth and the Chesa- peake Bay, DAVIS authored legislation to create the Nation’s first all-water national historic trail. In December 2006, the President signed into law H.R. 5466, the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act, celebrating John Smith’s voyages of discovery from James- town and ensuring future opportunities for recreation, con- servation, and economic development along the Chesapeake Bay. Continuing her work to help regulate the amount of inter- state waste that the Commonwealth was forced to import, DAVIS passed legislative language in H.R. 2673 directing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to evaluate truck transport solid waste containment procedures in order to keep our roads safe and environmentally sound. DAVIS was also successful in passing language to establish a series of random safety inspections of trash trucks to