E2038 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 6, 2005 civil rights of Southern blacks. This pursuit tribute to pay for programming rather than ex- education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. eventually proved unsuccessful, with the end pecting it from the taxpayer. I congratulate He also graduated from the New Jersey Mili- of Reconstruction effectively meaning that the them on 2 decades of excellence and look for- tary Academy and served as a commissioned black electorate lost all political power. In ward to another 20 years of quality Christian officer in the New Jersey National Guard. He 1876, Rainey won re-election against Demo- talk radio. is a licensed pilot, a published author, has cratic candidate John Smythe Richardson; f taught at several colleges and universities and Richardson however challenged the result has the skilled talent of playing the guitar. as invalid on the grounds of intimidation by CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVER- His show, Puerto Rican Panorama, has federal soldiers and black militias. Two years SARY OF ST. ANN CATHOLIC served not only to inform the Hispanic commu- later, as the opponents of Reconstruction so- SCHOOL nity of issues that affect their lives, but just as lidified their control over South Carolina poli- important, to provide an opportunity for the tics; Rainey was defeated in a second contest HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR. mainstream audience to learn about Latinos with Richardson. OF FLORIDA and their culture. After leaving Congress, Joseph Rainey was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Through Dr. Castellanos’ hard work and appointed internal-revenue agent of South dedication to his career he has been able to Thursday, October 6, 2005 Carolina. He held this position for two years, share a wonderful culture with many others. In after which he began a career in private com- Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- recognition of his years of service to the merce. Rainey retired in 1886 and died the fol- ognize St. Ann Catholic School on the occa- Latino community I ask that you and my other lowing year in Georgetown, the city in which sion of its 80th Anniversary. distinguished colleagues rise to congratulate he was born. Located in the heart of downtown West him. Joseph H. Rainey set a standard which all Palm Beach, Florida, St. Ann is the oldest f U.S. Representatives should seek to emulate. continually active Roman Catholic Church and His strength and courage was unparalleled, school in South Florida. Built in 1925, St. Ann HONORING THE SPINA BIFIDA AS- and his will and commitment to his people, his is an integral part of a historic campus with SOCIATION OF AMERICAN AND state and his country were admirable. Thank four buildings. In 2004, the City of West Palm COMMEMORATING OCTOBER AS you, Mr. Rainey for paving the way for African Beach designated the campus buildings as NATIONAL SPINA BIFIDA Americans like me in Congress, and for re- local historic district. St. Ann has been nomi- AWARENESS MONTH minding us that we too must continue the fight nated for listing in the National Register of for true liberty and justice for all. Historic Places. HON. DAN BURTON The Honorable Chaka Fattah, Member of Under the leadership of Principal Karen OF INDIANA Congress and the Honorable Robert W. Ney, DeMar and Father Seamus Murtagh, St. Ann IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chairman, the House Fine Arts Board, cor- School provides a wonderful education choice Thursday, October 6, 2005 dially invite you to the Official Unveiling of for parents in Palm Beach County. The philo- the Portrait of the Honorable Joseph H. sophical basis for the curriculum is the belief Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise Rainey, the first African-American to serve that each child is unique and free to develop today to pay tribute to the Spina Bifida Asso- in the United States House of Representa- spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially ciation of America (SBAA)—an organization tives, the Rayburn Foyer, Rayburn House Of- that has helped those living with and affected fice Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, to the full extent of his or her potential. September 21, 2005, 2:00 p.m. St. Ann Catholic School has a diverse popu- by this debilitating disease for over 30 years— and recognize the observance of October as f lation of approximately 300 students, pre-K through eighth grade. Many parents selected National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, and TRIBUTE TO KKLA–FM CHRISTIAN the school not only for its curriculum but to be to pay tribute to the more than 250,000 Ameri- TALK RADIO close to their children while they work in the cans in the Spina Bifida Association of Amer- governmental and professional offices in the ica Community. HON. DANA ROHRABACHER surrounding neighborhood. Currently, it is estimated that approximately OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate 70,000 people in the United States are living IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the families, friends, faculty and staff as they with Spina Bifida, the most common perma- celebrate the 80th Anniversary of St. Ann nently disabling birth defect. For those of my Thursday, October 6, 2005 Catholic School. colleagues who may be unfamiliar with this Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise f disease, Spina Bifida is the broad term used today to acknowledge and celebrate the 20th to describe a series of neural tube defects that Anniversary of KKLA–FM Christian Talk Radio TRIBUTE TO THE PUERTO RICAN occurs in the first month of pregnancy when in Los Angeles, California. PANORAMA AND DIEGO the spinal column doesn’t completely close. In KKLA–FM began broadcasting out of a CASTELLANOS fact, there are three different distinct forms of small studio in North Hollywood on October Spina Bifida, often referred to as Occulta, Me- 15, 1985. The launch of an afternoon drive HON. ROBERT A. BRADY ningocele and Myelomeningocele. call-in talk show, ‘‘Live From L.A.,’’ in 1986 OF PENNSYLVANIA The Occulta form of Spina Bifida is often re- moved the station into position as the voice of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ferred to as hidden Spina Bifida, as the spinal the Southern California Christian community cord and the nerves are usually normal and on local and national issues. KKLA–FM was Thursday, October 6, 2005 there is no opening on the back. Instead, in the first station in Los Angeles—and the sec- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I this usually harmless form of Spina Bifida, ond in the country—to stream programming rise today to congratulate the Puerto Rican there is a small defect or gap in a few of the live on the Internet, beginning in late 1995. Panorama and Diego Castellanos. small bones (vertebrae) that make up the In the late 1990s, KKLA–FM’s success led Puerto Rican Panorama is a weekly tele- spine. There may be no motor or sensory im- parent company Salem Communications Cor- vision show on 6 ABC, the leading television pairments evident at birth, but subtle, progres- poration to acquire and develop other stations station in Philadelphia. Although the show is sive neurologic deterioration often becomes around it in a cluster, including News/Talk 870 broadcast in English, it deals exclusively with evident in late childhood or early adulthood. KRLA–AM, 95.9 KFSH–FM (The Fish), News/ Hispanic issues and Latin culture. Panorama The Meningocele form of Spina Bifida is Talk 590 KTIE–AM and 1190 KXMX–AM. has been on the air uninterrupted since Sep- when the protective coating covering the spi- Salem Los Angeles, as the cluster is known tember 1970, making it the world’s longest- nal cord (meninges) push outward through an today, encompasses nearly the entire 5th floor running TV show of its type thus landing its open part of the spine like a sac. Cerebro- of its Glendale headquarters with 11 studios host, Diego Castellanos, in the Philadelphia spinal fluid fills the sac, but there is usually no and production suites, and satellite offices in Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. nerve damage. Individuals may suffer minor Orange County and the Inland Empire. Dr. Castellanos is a native of Puerto Rico disabilities at the onset, but new problems can For 20 years, KKLA–FM has provided a who has resided in the Greater Philadelphia develop later in life. Finally, the place for Southern Californians to tune in and area most of his life. He was trained as a jour- Myelomeningocele form of Spina Bifida—the listen to the Christian perspective on national nalist at Marquette University in Milwaukee, most serious type of Spina Bifida, which events. Their success is also due to the gen- holds a master’s degree from Montclair State causes nerve damage and more severe dis- erosity of their listeners who voluntarily con- University, and earned a doctor’s degree in abilities—occurs when the meninges and the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:55 Oct 07, 2005 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A06OC8.102 E06OCPT1 October 6, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2039 spinal nerves both come through an open part and fewer children will have to endure the CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, of the spine. road she has had to travel. FISCAL YEAR 2006 While medical science has not yet discov- Even with all the challenges she faces, I ered the exact cause of Spina Bifida—it is a SPEECH OF have never seen Donna without a smile on birth defect that can strike anyone—we do her face. She definitely has an infectious love HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN know that a woman taking 400 mcg of folic OF RHODE ISLAND of life, and when the world looks at her it acid whether as part of a multivitamin/drug for- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mula or alone, prior to and in the early weeks doesn’t see a person unobtrusively going Thursday, September 29, 2005 of pregnancy, reduces her risk of having a through the motions of everyday life, it sees baby with Spina Bifida or another neural tube an outspoken, dynamic and active person will- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in oppo- defect by as much as 70 percent. That is why ing to get involved in the issues that she cares sition to H.J. Res. 68, the Continuing Appro- since February 1996 and at the direction of about, particularly those that affect disabled in- priations Resolution for FY 2006. By funding Food and Drug Administration, all U.S. food dividuals in our country. the government at the lower of the House bill, manufacturers started adding folic acid to the Senate bill, or current rate, this continuing most enriched breads, flours, corn meals, pas- I believe that Donna is perhaps the best ad- resolution would require immediate cuts in tas, rice and other grain products to reduce vocate the Spina Bifida community could have programs that address the very problems that the risk of birth defects in newborns. Following on Capitol Hill because each and every day, America’s families are facing this fall—unem- the fortification of cereal grains, the incidences she serves as living proof that someone with ployment, education, health care, and emer- of these types of birth defects decreased by Spina Bifida need never take a back seat to gency preparedness. about 20 percent. anyone. I wish more young people in America Right now, there are 7.4 million unemployed However, surveys and research suggest had the same fire and commitment as Donna. Americans—1.4 million of whom have been jobless for more than 26 weeks. Thousands that only about 30 percent of American In fact, it is largely thanks to Donna that I be- more are applying for benefits in the wake of women consume the daily recommended came aware of and joined the Congressional Katrina and Rita, yet this bill would cut essen- amount of folic acid. As a result, today in Spina Bifida Caucus. I hope that many of my America there are still some 60 million women tial Federal training and employment services colleagues listening today will also join the at risk of having a baby born with Spina Bifida, below last year’s level, including $138 million, Caucus and work to spread awareness and and everyday, an average of 8 babies are af- or 4 percent, from job training formula grant fected by Spina Bifida or a similar birth defect education about this disease. Working to- programs. Just as students are going back to of the brain and spine. Annually, approxi- gether we can do so much to improve the school, this legislation calls for an $800 million mately 3,000 pregnancies are affected by quality of life to those living with Spina Bifida. cut in education programs. With 45.8 million these birth defects. Just this past Wednesday, October 5, 2005, uninsured Americans, this bill fails to provide These devastating birth defects cannot be the SBAA’s held its 17th Annual Gala here in necessary assistance to the Community Health Centers that serve these very citizens. cured, so they must be prevented, and the Washington to benefit the Association and its In a time when emergency preparedness evidence of folic acid’s benefits as a preventa- many chapters around the nation. The event tive is extremely compelling. The solution is should be a high priority, the bill cuts Hospital was a tremendous success and the funds education and awareness. Since 1973, the Preparedness Grants by $15 million and Pub- Spina Bifida Association of America—the na- raised will help the SBAA and its chapters lic Health Preparedness Grants by $66 million. tion’s only organization solely dedicated to ad- around the country continue the good work In light of these pressing concerns for all vocating on behalf of the Spina Bifida commu- they do in preventing more occurrences of this Americans and rising defecits, we must spend nity—has been leading the charge. Through devastating disease, and reducing the suf- our dollars wisely. Yet, we have been pre- their almost 60 chapters in more than 125 fering of those 70,000 Americans living with sented with a bill that shortchanges the very communities, the SBAA has helped bring Spina Bifida. I firmly believe that we owe programs that promise to rebuild our work- thousands of expectant parents together with SBAA a great debt for what they have accom- force, educate our children and protect the parents of children who suffer from the dis- plished. health and well being of our citizens. I urge ease. This type of one-on-one interaction my colleagues to join me in supporting fiscal In my home State of Indiana, SBAA, the helps concerned parents get answers to their responsibility by voting against H.J. Res. 68. questions, but most importantly it lends sup- Spina Bifida Association (SBA) of Central Indi- f port and gives people essential information ana and the SBA of Northern Indiana have formed a collaborative partnership to make a A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO STARR and hope. Thanks to SBAA’s efforts, millions COMMONWEALTH ON THE OCCA- difference in the lives of Hoosier families living of people have received vital information about SION OF ITS EXPANDED Spina Bifida and how it affects those who live with Spina Bifida by helping them meet the MONTCALM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS with it; countless women have learned about challenges and enjoy the rewards of raising the importance of taking folic acid prior to their children. In addition, in response to the pregnancy to reduce the risk of Spina Bifida HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR devastation of the Gulf region of this country OF OHIO and other neural tube defects; and, countless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Indiana’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES individuals afflicted with Spina Bifida have got- Spina Bifida chapters answered the call by Thursday, October 6, 2005 ten the help they need to live life to its fullest participating in the Spina Bifida Hurricane and achieve their full potential. Emergency Life Support Program (SBHELSP). Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is my privi- A very special lady who works with me in lege to pay tribute to a special organization in Established by the SBAA, the SBHELSP, as- my office, Ms. Donna Jones, in fact happens Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District. This Octo- to have Spina Bifida. Since the day she came sisted in getting vitally needed supplies to vic- ber, the Montcalm School for Girls at Starr on board, she has done a great job and tims of the hurricanes and to put displaced Commonwealth’s Van Wert campus celebrates helped me understand first-hand the challenge families affected by Spina Bifida in touch with its first anniversary celebration. of living with this disease. Ever since I’ve others who understand their special needs Mr. Speaker, Starr Commonwealth has known her, Donna has always believed that and can help them. I cannot say enough good been nationally recognized for serving thou- change can come if even one individual be- things about the hard work, dedication and sands of children, families and professionals lieves in themselves and strives to make a dif- compassion of the volunteers and staff at all throughout America. For nearly a century, the ference no matter how hard the challenge. the Indiana chapters of SBAA; I can only dedicated staff of Starr Commonwealth has And she has never let the challenge of living thank them on behalf of all Hoosiers for all committed themselves to diffusing violence, with her disease slow her down or stop her they have done and all that they will continue healing racism and developing positive envi- from pursuing her dream of making a dif- to do. ronments in the children which they serve. ference and advocating for persons with dis- With five locations in Michigan and Ohio, Starr abilities. I was happy to be able to give her SBAA and its local chapters are making a Commonwealth operates dozens of programs the opportunity to come to Washington and try difference one life at a time. With National for troubled youth and their families. By instill- to make her dream a reality; and I have no Spina Bifida Awareness Month upon us again, ing the core values of integrity, excellence, doubt that because of her tireless efforts to I would say to my colleagues in closing that compassion and faith, Starr Commonwealth raise awareness of Spina Bifida on Capitol the time for us to start making a difference is has been effective at redirecting misdirected Hill, the incidence of Spina Bifida will decrease now. children across our nation.

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