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HONORING LABOR LEADER to her well-being and bright future. Her birth is PERSONAL EXPLANATION MATTIE JACKSON a blessing. I want to congratulate Margaret’s grand- HON. RUSH D. HOLT HON. NANCY PELOSI parents Joe and Vickie Chandler of Ninety Six, OF NEW JERSEY OF CALIFORNIA South Carolina, and Bill and Charlene Albon IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Newton, North Carolina. On behalf of my Thursday, February 26, 2009 wife Roxanne, and our entire family, we want Thursday, February 26, 2009 Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, on Monday to wish Brian, Susan, Joshua, and Margaret Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay February 23, 2009 I did not return to Wash- all the best. tribute to a longtime labor and community ington in time and missed three votes. leader, Mattie Jackson, who died February 7 Had I been present I would have voted in San Francisco. Mrs. Jackson devoted her f ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 911—Stop Child Abuse in Resi- life to fighting for equal rights in the workplace STATEMENT ON THE 60TH ANNI- dential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 (roll- and social justice for all San Franciscans. Dur- VERSARY OF ELGIN COMMUNITY call 72), ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 44—Guam World War ing her tenure the rights of women and people COLLEGE II Loyalty Recognition Act (rollcall 73), and of color were protected and preserved. She ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 601—Box Elder Utah Land educated and mobilized union members to Conveyance Act (rollcall 74). correct the unjust and unfair practices that ex- HON. BILL FOSTER f isted in the workplace. She was an inspiration to all who knew her. OF ILLINOIS COMMEMORATING THE 17TH ANNI- VERSARY OF THE MASSACRE AT Mrs. Jackson was born October 3, 1921 in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Livingston, Texas and moved to San Fran- KHOJALY cisco with her husband in 1943. Mrs. Jackson Thursday, February 26, 2009 began her distinguished career in the labor HON. ED WHITFIELD movement when she took a job at Koret of Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today OF KENTUCKY California as a blind stitch operator in 1947 to congratulate Elgin Community College on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the occasion of its 60th anniversary and to join and worked for the next 20 years as shop Thursday, February 26, 2009 steward. In 1967 she joined the staff of the in recognizing May 22, 2009 as Elgin Commu- Pacific Northwest District Council of the Inter- nity College Day. Mr. WHITFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise national Ladies Garment Workers Union Elgin Community College opened its doors today to solemnly recognize the 17th anniver- sary of the massacre at Khojaly, and to honor (ILGWU) and the National Board of the in the fall of 1949 with only 97 students, 1 ad- the lives of those lost in this great tragedy. ILGWU. As Manager over the next 20 years ministrator, 1 full-time faculty member and 17 On February 26, 1992, the small town of she earned the reputation of an unrelenting part-time staff members. For its first 10 years, advocate for garment workers and a tough ne- Khojaly, Azerbaijan was violently shaken by the school worked out of a wing of the old invading Armenian troops during the Arme- gotiator. She was chief negotiator of contracts High School on Elgin’s East Side. for the Pacific Northwest Division from 1970– nian-Azerbaijan war. Armenian forces sur- 1989. As a union leader her endorsement was Throughout the 1950s, ECC was run by rounded the town and opened fire on the inno- sought by all those seeking elected office in Public School District U–46. After 16 years of cent inhabitants. During this bloody incursion, the San Francisco area. existence, Elgin became an independent com- nearly 2,000 civilians—mostly women, children Upon her retirement in January 1990, the munity college in 1965. and the elderly—were brutally killed, wounded International President of the ILGWU, said, Throughout the 1970s, Elgin Community or taken hostage by the Armenian military ‘Mattie Jackson is an institution not only College expanded curricula, faculty, staff, and forces as they seized the town. This resulted in the largest massacre of modern times in the throughout our union, but throughout the entire services that included on-campus child care, Caucasus and Caspian Basin. labor movement.’ financial aid, job placement, student activities, According to Human Rights Watch and To her beloved daughter, Gail Jackson, her and tutoring. In 1974, the current boundaries other international observers, the massacre grandsons, Toriano Gordon, Marco Boccara, of the Community College District were estab- was committed by the ethnic Armenian armed and granddaughter Angelique Boccara, I ex- lished. This district encompasses 360 square forces, reportedly with the help of the Russian tend my deepest sympathy. Mattie Jackson miles and serves students from 5 counties. was a beloved friend of San Francisco and will 366th Motor Rifle Regiment. This crime led to not be forgotten. During the 1980s, Elgin Community Col- the death of 613 civilians; including 106 f lege’s enrollment increased significantly, so women, 63 children and 70 elderly men; 1275 the college adapted by opening new facilities persons were taken hostage, and the fate of TRIBUTE ON THE BIRTH OF off-site and exploring alternate ways to reach more than 150 remains unknown. MARGARET ELLISON ALBON its students. ECC first offered telecourses in At the time, Newsweek Magazine reported, 1980, and eventually opened a community ‘‘Azerbaijan was a charnel house again last HON. JOE WILSON education center in Carpentersville. week: a place of mourning refugees and doz- OF SOUTH CAROLINA From the 1990s up to today, the college has ens of mangled corpses dragged to a make- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continued to grow and now serves a diverse shift morgue behind the mosque. They were ordinary Azerbaijani men, women and children student population. Currently one out of every Thursday, February 26, 2009 of Khojaly, a small village in war-tom Nagorno- twelve adults in the Elgin Community College Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Karabakh overrun by Armenian forces on 25– District takes at least one class a year at the Speaker, today I am happy to congratulate 26 February. Many were killed at close range school, and three out of every ten high school Major and Mrs. Brian and Susan Albon, while trying to flee; some had their faces muti- seniors choose ECC to continue their edu- USMC, of Kailua, Hawaii, on the birth of their lated, others were scalped.’’ new baby daughter. Margaret Ellison Albon cation. Tragically, during this war, Khojaly was sim- was born on February 23, 2009, at 11:03 p.m., I congratulate the class of 2009 and the en- ply the first example of this savage cruelty. In weighing 5 pounds and 14 ounces. Margaret tire Elgin Community College Family. I thank fact, the level of brutality and the unprece- joins an older brother Joshua William Albon. them for their service to the community, and I dented atrocities committed at Khojaly set a She has been born into a loving home, where look forward to watching the College grow in pattern of destruction and ethnic cleansing she will be raised by parents who are devoted the future. that Armenian troops would adhere to for the

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VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.001 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E464 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 remainder of the war. On November 29, 1993, lege and Crafton Hills College. We also were United States Marines. It is time we deal with Newsweek quoted a senior U.S. Government instrumental in securing funding from public the lawlessness on the U.S.-Mexico Border. official as saying, ‘‘what we see now is a sys- and private partnership in order to reinstitute tematic destruction of every village in their (the the wrestling program at San Bernardino Val- f Armenians) way. It’s vandalism.’’ ley College. Altogether, the occupied areas represent Survived by his wife, Janice, his memory PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION roughly 20 percent of the territory of Azer- will also be carried on by his children Chris- OF H.R. 1105, OMNIBUS APPRO- baijan. And, altogether roughly one million topher Beeman, Beth Beeman Dorado, Roland PRIATIONS ACT, 2009 Azerbaijanis were evicted from their homes ‘‘Scott’’ Beeman and Gary Beeman; his broth- over the course of the Armenian-Azerbaijan er; Jerry Beeman; his sister, Lois Waugh; and SPEECH OF war. Chuck’s loving twelve grandchildren. HON. BARBARA LEE Armenia’s then-defense minister Serge As a longtime colleague and friend of OF CALIFORNIA Sarkisian in an interview with British journalist Chuck’s, I’ll always remember his love for Tomas de Waal openly admitted that ‘‘before model car racing and though new to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Khojaly the Azerbaijanis thought that . . . the game, a great golfer as well. At the last San Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Armenians were people who could not raise Bernardino Community College meeting in De- their hands against the civilian population. We cember where we were celebrating his con- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in were able to break that [stereotype].’’ tribution to the District, I appreciated the men- support of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropria- tions Act of 2009, and I thank Chairman OBEY, Madam Speaker, in recognition of this hor- tion that we can now add a 78 for his best my Chairman, as well as the leadership, for rific day, an international humanitarian aware- round of golf to Chuck’s long list of accom- their work in putting this bill together. ness campaign, ‘‘Justice for Khojaly,’’ was ini- plishments. tiated by Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva, and provides I would like to express my greatest sym- Today’s action on the Omnibus Appropria- much needed information on the massacre pathies for his family’s loss. Let us take a mo- tions bill will complete action on the federal through its website for interested parties. In ment to remember this great man and his ad- budget for fiscal year 2009. the wake of the 17th anniversary of this mas- mirable dedication to instilling positive change When we originally began this process over sacre, I encourage all of us to familiarize our- and leading an exemplary life, one whose a year ago, we were dealing with a President selves with this dreadful past so it is not re- footsteps we all hope to follow. The thoughts who rejected the idea that we needed to in- peated in the future. I also stand with all Azer- and prayers of my wife Barbara, my family vest in our children’s education. baijani-Americans as they recognize and com- and I are with his family at this time. He didn’t think we should fund job training memorate this solemn day. God Bless Charles ‘‘Chuck’’ Beeman for and employment services to ensure that love of country and mankind. American workers could compete in the global f f economy. TRIBUTE TO CHARLES ‘‘CHUCK’’ He didn’t think that all Americans should BEEMAN THE LAWLESSNESS SOUTH OF THE have access to quality affordable health care, BORDER CONTINUES . . . TOO or that we should try and lift up the more than DANGEROUS FOR MARINES? HON. JOE BACA 37 million people living in poverty. He rejected the basic notion that ‘‘an ounce OF CALIFORNIA HON. TED POE of prevention is worth a pound of cure’’ and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS tried to cut funding for the CDC, while oppos- Thursday, February 26, 2009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing increases in funding for cutting edge bio- medical research to create the next generation Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, I stand here Thursday, February 26, 2009 of miracle drugs. today to honor a loving father, loyal husband, Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Ameri- He told us in no uncertain terms that he adoring grandfather, Charles ‘‘Chuck’’ Bee- cans are still under vicious attack in Mexico. man. would veto any federal budget we passed that How violent is it on the border? Last month, tried to invest in education, job training, Born in Clovis, New Mexico, his family Marines at Camp Pendleton were barred from healthcare, alternative energy, and local law moved to San Bernardino, California where he visiting Tijuana, Mexico. Lt. General Samuel enforcement and ensure the continued pros- grew up to become a longstanding, influential Helland of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force perity of our nation. member of the community. Having graduated at Camp Pendleton restricted Marines from And he did so while demanding that we pro- from San Bernardino High School in 1950, traveling to Tijuana because they are con- vide hundreds of billions of dollars to fund the Chuck received a track scholarship to attend cerned for the safety of Marines. Our United ongoing war and occupation in Iraq, and to USC. However, it was his thirst for education States Marines, Camp Pendleton Marines, bail out the banking industry for their greed that made him truly shine as he earned a doc- who have toured in Iraq and Afghanistan can’t and mismanagement. torate in pharmacy from USC in 1956. travel 60 miles to the Mexican border because In addition to serving in the Army and the it is too dangerous. Rather than accepting the President’s posi- Army Reserve, Chuck became a successful In 2008, over 800 people were killed in Ti- tion that the American people were not worth businessman, opening Beeman’s Pharmacy at juana, compared to the 2007 death toll num- investing in, we decided to wait him out. St. Bernardine Medical Center in 1963. At the ber of 337. Organized, violent crimes continue Today we have a President, who rejects the same time, he continued working at Krause to spread south of the border. Currently, the failed economic policies and ideologies of the Pharmacy on North E Street. In 1971, Chuck U.S. Department of State’s travel alert still ex- last eight years. expanded his business by opening a second ists for Mexican border towns. The State De- We have a President who believes that, Beeman’s Pharmacy across the street in partment reports that ‘‘Mexican drug cartels yes, the American people—our constituents— 1971. However, his passion and concern for are engaged in an increasingly violent fight for deserve a government that works for them, the community reached beyond his place of control of narcotics trafficking routes along the and that is willing to invest in them to ensure work as he was a strong advocate for higher U.S.-Mexico border . . . recent drug cartels that they can get a good education, live education. have taken on the characteristics of small unit healthy and productive lives, and obtain mean- Appointed to the San Bernardino Commu- combat, with cartels employing automatic ingful employment, and raise their children in nity College District board in 1983, Chuck weapons and, on occasion, grenades.’’ I have a just and peaceful world. served until November 2008. Having served been down to the Texas-Mexico border now Yes, Mr. Speaker, change has indeed come for twelve years together on the board, I al- 14 times, and I have talked to local sheriffs to our nation’s capital. And now we’ve got to ways respected his leadership and dedication who testify to the wild, Wild West border style roll up our sleeves and get to work. to the community. Through our bipartisan ef- wars that take place in these towns and cor- The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 forts, we were always very supportive of one roborate with the U.S. Department of State’s makes critical investments in a range of pro- another. Together, we were successful in warnings to Americans. grams and builds on the economic stimulus helping implement the first Hispanic President These are dangerous, deadly times on the package to help put America to work. of sister schools San Bernardino Valley Col- U.S.-Mexico border, dangerous enough to ban I urge my colleagues to support it.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:41 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.005 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E465 CAPTIVE PRIMATE SAFETY ACT Fifty people died as a result of this crash, and Bill Number: H.R. 1105 an investigation is underway to determine the Account: Health Resources and Services SPEECH OF cause of that crash. (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK While we have the safest air transportation Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Child Pro- system in the world, we must not become tection Center, Inc. OF ILLINOIS complacent. Address of Requesting Entity: 1750 17th St., IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Again, we, as a nation, mourn the loss of Bldg. L, Sarasota, Fl. 34234 Monday, February 23, 2009 Continental Connection Flight 3407 and urge Description of Request: I secured $285,000 Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, as the lead Repub- my colleagues to strongly support H. Res. for the Child Protection Center. lican sponsor I am pleased to rise in support 183. The ‘‘Pillar of Hope’’ Campaign seeks to of the Captive Primate Safety Act. This legisla- f build a Child Advocacy Center in Sarasota, Florida. Along with the expansion of the coun- tion, supported by the American Zoo and THE GIDEONS Aquarium Association, the Humane Society of seling program, the Center will have two new the United States, and the Jane Goodall Insti- state-of-the-art medical exams rooms at their tute, among others, would protect public HON. TED POE location. By having the ability to provide more health and safety and enhance animal welfare OF TEXAS medical services to abused children the bur- by preventing people from keeping nonhuman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES den on local emergency rooms will be less- primates as pets. Thursday, February 26, 2009 ened. Currently, the Center is unable to offer On February 16, 2009, Travis, a 200-pound Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Abra- certain services as they are limited in space in chimpanzee, attacked a 55-year-old woman in ham Lincoln believed that ‘‘the Bible is the their current location. Connecticut. Travis, a popular figure in his best gift God has ever given to a man.’’ For Requesting Member: Congressman VERN home town who appeared in television com- 100 years The Gideon’s, a non-denomina- BUCHANAN Bill Number: H.R. 1105 mercials and posed for photographs, inflicted tional evangelical group of professional busi- Account: Transportation, Community, and such massive injuries on the victim that she nessmen, have labored to extend this heav- System Preservation now awaits a face transplant. enly gift by distributing Bibles throughout the Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Charlotte This gruesome incident highlights the fact world. I commend the Gideon’s as January County that keeping a primate for a pet is both dan- 2008 marks their centennial anniversary of Address of Requesting Entity: 18500 gerous to the owner and inhumane to the ani- serving God and sharing the gospel of Jesus. Murdock Circle, Suite 536 mal. Over the past decade, roughly 100 peo- ‘‘Of the many influences that have shaped Description of Request: I secured $380,000 ple have been injured by primates, many of the United States into a distinctive nation and for Evacuation Route Widening/Burnt Store whom are children. Acts of neglect have also people, none may be said to be more funda- Road Project. occurred in my home state of Illinois. In Octo- mental and enduring than the Bible.’’ Because Funds will be used to complete design and ber 2008, Chicago police seized a ring-tailed of this the Gideon’s are an undeniable part of begin construction of this evacuation route, ex- lemur that was reportedly found with no food, American history. From their humble roots in tending from Zemel Road to the Lee/Charlotte little water, and standing in his own waste. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, three traveling busi- County line. Emergency evacuation times from Although nonhuman primates are our clos- nessmen devised a plan called ‘‘the Bible Charlotte and Lee Counties are unacceptably est living relatives, because they have unique project’’. Their mission was to simply furnish a high. The Burnt Store Road evacuation road, needs and can be dangerous, they should not Bible in hotel rooms throughout the United which services over 250,000 residents in Lee be kept as pets. With an estimated 15,000 pri- States. One hundred years later The Gideon’s and Charlotte Counties, requires 17.3 hours mates in private hands, federal legislation is presence in America and across the globe has clearance time for a category three hurricane needed to reinforce this fact. grown tremendously. They have now placed during peak season. This legislation would amend the Lacey Act more than 1.3 billion Bibles in more than 180 Funds will be used to expand the existing by adding nonhuman primates to the list of countries around the world. 2–lane rural highway to a 4–lane divided arte- ‘‘prohibited wildlife species,’’ declaring it illegal The Gideon’s patriotic spirit is truly realized rial with shoulders. It is estimated that this ef- for any individual person to import, export, through their quest to give all military per- fort will reduce clearance time by 11 hours transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase sonnel serving in the United States Armed and enhance the overall safety of the route. any prohibited wildlife species. The bill ex- Forces a small, pocket size New Testament. Requesting Member: Congressman VERN empts zoos, universities, and wildlife sanc- They also distribute Bibles to patients in BUCHANAN tuaries. Having passed in the 110th Congress United States Veterans hospitals. Their dis- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 overwhelmingly, I strongly encourage my col- tribution of Scriptures, touches the lives of Account: Corps of Engineers—Investigations leagues to join me again in passing this need- many people regardless of age, gender, in- ed and timely legislation. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of come, or need and for that they are great pa- Sarasota f triots. Address of Requesting Entity: 1565 First For the past 100 years, Gideons Inter- EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO Street, Sarasota, FL 34236 FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF CRASH national members have given so much time Description of Request: I secured $166,250 OF CONTINENTAL CONNECTION and service to their communities, state, nation for the revitalization of the Robert L. Taylor FLIGHT 3407 and the world. In so doing, they have brought Community Center as part of the Newtown the Gospel message to life by distributing Redevelopment Comprehensive Plan. SPEECH OF God’s Word. I invite you to join me in honoring The Robert L. Taylor Community Center is all Gideons for their continued faithfulness and the only government sponsored/owned recre- HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO service to God. OF ILLINOIS ation center in Newtown and is the most heav- f ily used recreation center in the City. Its ren- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EARMARK DECLARATION ovation will provide modern recreation facilities Wednesday, February 25, 2009 for the youth of Newtown. The recreation cen- Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in HON. VERN BUCHANAN ter and its 10 acres of land, including athletic fields and a pool, is the home of the Redskins strong support of H. Res. 183, a resolution ex- OF FLORIDA pressing condolences to the families, friends, football league (little league football), a gym, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and loved ones of the victims of the crash of weight room, auditorium (used heavily by sen- Continental Connection Flight 3407. Thursday, February 26, 2009 iors for meetings and bingo, etc.), and busi- I want to thank my colleagues, Mr. LEE and Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant ness offices. The center is also the primary fa- the members of the New York delegation, for to the Republican Leadership standards on cility used by local high school student ath- introducing this resolution. earmarks, I am submitting the following infor- letes when their school facilities are in use by On February 12, 2009, Continental Connec- mation regarding earmarks I received as part in-season sports. Unfortunately, most of the tion Flight 3407 crashed just a few miles from of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, facilities are in need of complete intense ren- the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. It 2009: ovation or replacement was a tragic accident and our thoughts and Requesting Member: Congressman VERN Requesting Member: Congressman VERN prayers are with the families of the victims. BUCHANAN BUCHANAN

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:41 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.007 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E466 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 disabled Korean War Veteran. His heroic ac- them, we include $18.5 billion in additional Account: Department of Justice—COPS tions earned him two Bronze Stars and the loan guarantee authority for renewables in the Law Enforcement Technology President’s coveted Distinguished Service Department of Energy’s Innovative Technology Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sarasota Medal. Loan Guarantee Program. County Battered, wounded, with medals on his To keep our communities safe, we des- Address of Requesting Entity: 1660 Ringling chest, and limited choices in his life, Royal re- ignate $3.2 billion—or $495 billion above Blvd. Sarasota, Fl 34236 turned to the Village of Harlem. He sought out 2008—for State and local enforcement. Description of Request: I secured $600,000 to write his own ticket for a better future by And to ensure that America remains the for Emergency Technology and Communica- entering the City College of New York. Like so global leader in lifesaving biomedical research, tions from the COPS account for Sarasota many G.I.’s coming home from the war, he we invest $30.3 billion—or $938 million more County. was able to take full advantage of the G.I. Bill. than last year—in the National Institutes of Sarasota County is requesting federal as- Higher learning resulted in an undergraduate Health. sistance to help fund the next generation E– degree in accounting with a minor in Law of Mr. Speaker, it has been a long time com- 911 VOIP network technology component of a Labor Standards. ing, but we now see it was worth the wait. I new multifaceted Emergency Operations 911 Robert’s public service career began shortly will cast a ‘‘yes’’ vote and urge my colleagues Public Safety Communications Center. The thereafter at the NYC Department of Hospitals to do the same. technology component will replace the current as an auditor. Later, he worked for the NYC f 30-year-old 911 call-taking network (recog- Department of Public Works, the United States nizing only voice calls). This equipment is vital Internal Revenue Service, and as a publication EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO to helping keep the people of Sarasota County typesetter for the United Nations. FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF CRASH safe. Robert’s call to the ministry in 1974 led to OF CONTINENTAL CONNECTION FLIGHT 3407 f entering New York Theological Seminary, where he received a Masters of Divinity. Rev- PAYING TRIBUTE TO REVEREND erend Royal is presently serving as Executive SPEECH OF ROBERT ROYAL ON HIS 80TH Director of the New Brighton Local Community HON. ERIC J.J. MASSA BIRTHDAY Development Corporation and Minister of So- OF NEW YORK cial Justice at Saint Paul Baptist Church under IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL the leadership of Reverend Dr. V. DuWayne Wednesday, February 25, 2009 OF NEW YORK Battle. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Reverend Royal continues to be known for Mr. MASSA. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep so- his extraordinary commitment, energy, wis- lemnity that I take this moment to offer my sin- Thursday, February 26, 2009 dom, discipline, principle, and clear purpose cere condolences to the families and friends of Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, it is with which have won the admiration of all who are the 50 individuals who lost their lives when great honor and enthusiasm that I rise to con- privileged to come to know and work with him. Flight 3407 crashed in Clarence, NY on Feb- gratulate my good friend Reverend Robert I consider myself fortunate to have the oppor- ruary 12th. While we can never bring them Royal as he joins his family, long time friends, tunity to observe and experience his example back we can make sure they are honorably re- and the Harlem community together in cele- as a personal inspiration. membered for their many contributions, both bration of his 80th Birthday. This momentous Madam Speaker, I ask that you and my dis- big and small, in the lives of those all around and joyous occasion will be celebrated with an tinguished colleagues join me in honoring and them. I further extend my condolences to my extraordinary affair on March 1, 2009 in the congratulating Reverend Robert Royal on his colleague, Rep. CHRIS LEE, who represents headquarters of ‘‘Our Children’s Foundation’’ historic 80th Birthday. His constant dedication, the 26th Congressional District where the trag- in my beloved village of Harlem. commitment, and spiritual guidance is worthy edy occurred. Reverend Royal has a very rich history that of the highest esteem. f has given him life and longevity. It all began f in the winter day of January 27, 1929. At the KLEIN COLLINS ROTC PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION tender age of fifteen, Mary, his dear mother, OF H.R. 1105, OMNIBUS APPRO- gave birth and quickly abandon her newborn PRIATIONS ACT, 2009 HON. TED POE on the streets of Harlem. Among the many OF TEXAS reasons that could compel a mother to make SPEECH OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES such a heart wrenching decision, one can only assume that uncertainty in her tender age and HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Thursday, January 26, 2009 the economic downturn that was to become OF MARYLAND Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise the Great Depression later on that year, were IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to recognize the outstanding achieve- strong reasons for such a decisive conclusion. Wednesday, February 25, 2009 ments of the Air Force Junior Reserve Offi- Robert Royal was placed in the old New Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I am glad cers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Flying Tigers of York Hospital Founding Children’s Home, we are finally wrapping up our FY 09 Appro- Klein Collins High School in Klein, Texas. I under the administrations of the Catholic priations work and offer this legislation my full want to thank the AFJROTC Flying Tigers for Archdioceses of New York. As a youngster, he support today. their service to second district of Texas and to was loved, cared for, and reared by nine sur- Instead of slashing our federal investment in congratulate them on their many accomplish- rogate mothers. Before this eighth birthday, he priorities like education, health care, energy, ments that led them to be chosen to perform was transferred to the Riverdale Orphanage law enforcement and biomedical research as in this year’s presidential inaugural parade. for Colored Children. In 1937, he was finally President Bush had demanded, this bill com- Their selection to this high honor is a testa- adopted by a distant uncle who lived in Stan- plements the economic recovery package by ment to their mission statement ‘‘to develop ford, Connecticut. addressing our Nation’s immediate needs the best Air Force leaders and citizens of Robert returned to Harlem and attended while laying the foundation for long term eco- character, dedicated to serving the Nation.’’ I Cooper Junior High School. He excelled in his nomic growth. am proud that a well-qualified group of cadets studies and was given the honor to represent For example, to help 6.9 million families pay from Klein—Collins will be representing the his school at the New York Daily Mirror Inter- for college and prepare our students to com- state of Texas on Pennsylvania Avenue. national Youth Forum. Among the 500 pete in the 21st century global economy, we The KCHS AFJROTC has a history of suc- attendees, he was selected to be one of the allocate $17.3 billion—or $3 billion more than cess in their nationally acclaimed armed and five panelist chairs. He went on to complete 2008—for Pell Grants. unarmed drill team competitions. Under the di- his High School education at Seward Park To provide health care for over 470,000 un- rection of Colonel Daniel Crum and Sergeant High School. insured Americans during this economic down- Ray Watson, the cadets do much more than During the Korean War, there was a call to turn, we provide $2.2 billion—or $125 million drill competitions and marching in parades. national service. He answered the call of con- above last year’s levels—for our community They are involved in serving their school and scription and become a warrior in the fight for health centers. community through many different service freedom. Young Robert was among the many To accelerate the deployment of renewable projects and duties performed throughout the that had a near fatal experience, becoming a energy technologies and the jobs that go with year.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:41 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.009 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E467 The cadets have participated in numerous the USDA’s ARS located at 29603 U of I impact on their economies, supporting jobs, community projects that have respectfully Lane, Parma, Idaho, 83660. generating business activity, and federal, earned them as many as 3,200 ‘‘man hours’’ The report contains $650,000 in Animal and state, and local tax revenue. Maintenance of in the 2007/2008 school year. I want to recog- Plant Health Inspection Service, salaries and the strength of barley in the Idaho economy nize several projects that the JROTC partici- expenses, for Greater Yellowstone Inter- requires continual efforts to improve crop qual- pated in this year. They have provided color agency Brucellosis Committee. Idaho, Mon- ity and productivity. This can only be accom- guard presentations at many events around tana, and Wyoming are each required by law plished by investing in strong research pro- town. At Christmas time, the cadets sent care to manage brucellosis-infected wildlife within grams that keep the industry at the forefront. packages to our soldiers overseas. Locally, their borders in order to prevent the spread of This request is consistent with the intended they sponsored as many as eighteen ‘‘angels’’ brucellosis to non-infected wildlife, cattle, or purpose of this account. during the holidays to help provide impover- domestic bison. The Committee is coordi- The entity to receive funding for this project ished families with presents. They have col- nating with federal, state, and private actions is the University of Idaho, located at 875 Pe- lected canned food for several needy families. in eliminating brucellosis from wildlife in the rimeter Drive, Moscow, Idaho 83844. They have participated in a local fall festival Greater Yellowstone Area and preventing The report contains $235,000 in CSREES, held at one of the Klein Elementary schools. transmission of this disease from wildlife to research and education, for the Cool Season Many of the cadets have served on individual livestock. The funding will be used to develop Legume Research Project. This program is an service projects at their local churches, animal and implement brucellosis herd unit manage- aggressive cooperative research program be- shelters and the YMCA. There are countless ment plans; to perform functions and duties of tween the USDA, the University of Idaho, and other service projects this group participates in Idaho relative to the Greater Yellowstone the University of Washington that seeks new, throughout the community, all of which testi- Interagency Brucellosis Committee; to conduct high yielding, high quality, nutritious dry pea, fies to the quality of students in the great state brucellosis prevention, surveillance, control lentil, and chickpea varieties to meet producer of Texas. and eradication activities in Idaho and the and consumer needs. This research focuses The cadet’s service and patriotism to our Greater Yellowstone Area. This request is on the breeding of new, superior varieties of nation sets them apart as role models to other consistent with the intended purpose of this legumes; management of nematodes, insects, students. I know that the residents of the account. plant diseases and weeds that can limit pro- Spring Klein area are proud of their many ac- The entity to receive funding for this project duction; and reduction of soil erosion and complishments and happy that the Flying Ti- is the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, water degradation associated with production, gers were chosen, out of thousands of appli- located at 2270 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, as well as the development of value-added cants, to march in the 56th inaugural parade. Idaho 83712. new products. The technology being gen- It will be a momentous occasion for the stu- The report contains $176,000 in Animal and erated through the research is essential for dents, school district and the patriotic commu- Plant Health Inspection Service, salaries and the pea, lentil, and chickpea industries to re- nities in the second district of Texas. I applaud expenses, for the Nez Perce Bio-Control Cen- main competitive and profitable. This request them for their tremendous achievement and ter. The Nez Perce Bio-Control Center is au- is consistent with the intended purpose of this wish them the best of luck in the future. thorized by the Noxious Weed Control and account. f Eradication Act of 2004 and manages and es- The entity to receive funding for this project tablishes nurseries to increase biological con- is the University of Idaho, located at 875 Pe- EARMARK DECLARATION trol organism availability, distribute biological rimeter Drive, Moscow, Idaho 83844. control organisms, monitor their impacts, and The report contains $603,000 in CSREES, HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON provide an increased number of annual tech- research and education, for Increasing Shelf OF IDAHO nology transfer workshops to Cooperative Life of Ag Commodities. In order to prevent IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Weed Management Areas and other land- serious food safety issues, this project will fund research and development of bio-elec- Thursday, February 26, 2009 owners and managers regionally. This funding will continue the partnership between USDA tronic sensors that can detect the presence of Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, in accord- and the Nez Perce Tribe to maximize the ef- microbial pathogens in food and food prod- ance with House earmark reforms, I would like fectiveness of implementing a complete bio- ucts. Preventative detection and treatment at to place in the RECORD a listing of the con- control of weeds program in an Integrated the agricultural commodity level and fast, ac- gressionally-directed projects I have requested Weed Management strategy. The Center will curate detection of biological pathogens and in my home state of Idaho that are contained increase the availability of agents for land- dangerous food toxins is an important element in the report of HR 1105, the Omnibus Appro- owners and managers throughout the region. for ensuring safety and shelf life. The research priations Act of 2009. Biological control offers long-term manage- being conducted in this area at the University I’d like to take just a few minutes to de- ment of invasive weeds and can be used with of Idaho will advance and expand previous scribe why I support these projects and why other integrated pest management ap- work on biosensor systems to further enhance they are valuable to the nation and its tax- proaches. This request is consistent with the preventative detection and treatment of bio- payers. intended purpose of this account. logical pathogens and dangerous food toxins. DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE The entity to receive funding for this project This request is consistent with the intended The report contains $254,000 in ARS Sala- is the Nez Perce Tribe Bio-Control Center, lo- purpose of this account. ries and Expenses for NW Center for Small cated at 102 Agency Road, Lapwai, Idaho The entity to receive funding for this project Fruits in Corvallis, Oregon. The Small Fruits 83540. is the University of Idaho, located at 875 Pe- Initiative-Plant Improvement project will build The report contains $514,000 in CSREES, rimeter Drive, Moscow, Idaho 83844. upon the strengths of existing cooperative re- research and education, for the Barley for The report contains $349,000 in CSREES, search programs aligned through the North- Rural Development Project. Funding for this research and education, for Potato Cyst Nem- west Center for Small Fruits Research. This program will support research directed at the atode Research. This funding will be used by ongoing tri-state program supports the devel- continued development of improved malt, the University of Idaho for research and devel- opment of small fruits as an alternative agri- feed, cellulosic ethanol and food barley vari- opment of means to eradicate and better pro- culture crop in the Pacific Northwest. The eties for growers and value added end-users tect the Idaho potato crop from the soil-borne funding will strengthen existing programs in rural Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota pathogen potato cyst nematode, hardened throughout the region and add key programs communities. This research is starting to ex- nematode bodies filled with eggs which can to fill in critical gaps that are not met by the pand and meet market opportunities, address- persist in the soil for up to 25 years. Current existing infrastructure associated with the Cen- ing the critical need of growers in production eradication depends upon methyl bromide, ter, providing key resources for Idaho sci- agriculture to increase economic yield, en- which is not totally effective and which may be entists to address problems that negatively im- hance domestic and international market ac- banned because of its ozone depleting prop- pact the emerging berry, grape, and wine in- cess, improve production technologies, better erties, as well as other chemicals which are dustries in the Northwest. This request is con- compete with Canadian imports and reduce even less effective and several of which may sistent with the intended purpose of this ac- dependence on government subsidies. Re- also be banned. The funds will be used to count. search supported by this project will increase maximize the efficiency of methyl bromide The entity to receive funding for this project the manufacture and sale of value-added bar- while it is available and develop new ‘‘green’’ is the University of Idaho, located at 875 Pe- ley products (malt, beer, fuel, food, livestock) replacement eradicants (such as green ma- rimeter Drive, Moscow, Idaho 83844 through in these states, having a substantial positive nure or biologically derived nematicides) and

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K26FE8.004 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E468 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 procedures (advance hatching frequency), as leading drug problem. The financial and social tems based on new research that advances well as to improve planting material screening consequences of Meth abuse in Idaho are knowledge on physical mechanisms by which procedures and to study plant-vectorvirus rela- devastating. It is a contributing cause for much water moves from mountains to valleys. The tionships, which may also lead to new ways to of the crime in Idaho, costs millions of dollars hydrologic model will build upon and improve fight potato viruses. in productivity, contributes to the ever increas- current models used by the National Weather FY08 funding established the groundwork, ing prison populations and adversely impacts Service by making use of satellite tech- and the University of Idaho is now prepared to families. The Idaho Meth Project is a large- nologies. The hydrologic model will be capable fully implement the needed research. This scale, statewide prevention and public aware- of assessing the impact of critical problems project will work in concert with the ongoing ness program designed to reduce the preva- such as urbanization and climate change on USDA eradication program by providing new lence of first-time methamphetamine abuse in water resources. This request is consistent methods of treatment. This crop pest can re- Idaho by influencing attitudes through high-im- with the intended purpose of this account. sult in 80% yield reductions and has nega- pact advertising. Based on the successful The entity to receive funding for this project tively affected agricultural trade. There is a Meth Project model developed in the state of is Boise State University, located at 1910 Uni- good chance that if this threat is addressed Montana, the Idaho Meth Project is focused versity Drive Boise, ID 83725–1135. with adequate research and treatment it can solely upon prevention and to achieve this The report contains $880,000 in the COPS be eliminated. This request is consistent with goal is active in three areas: Public Service Law Enforcement Technology Account for the the intended purpose of this account. Messaging, Community Action and Public Pol- Idaho State Police to participate in the Crimi- The entity to receive funding for this project icy. This request is consistent with the in- nal Information Sharing Alliance Network is the University of Idaho College located at tended purpose of this account. (CISAnet). CISAnet is a fully functional infor- 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow, Idaho 83844. The entity to receive funding for this project mation-sharing network comprised of law en- The report contains $1.037 million for potato is Idaho Meth Project, located at 304 N. 8th forcement agencies from ten states, including research (CSREES). This funding would be Street, Room 446, Boise, Idaho 83702. Idaho. The program focuses on drug traf- used to support an on-going research program The report contains $350,000 in the NOAA ficking and border security issues. Sharing of that provides critical support to the potato in- account for the Boise Center Aerospace Lab- criminal law enforcement information by and dustry through the development of new potato oratory (BCAL) Watershed Modeling Utilizing between these ten states is vital to securing varieties and resistance to disease and pests. LiDAR at Idaho State University. ISU’s Depart- an area regarded as one of the most vulner- The ARS research station at Aberdeen, Idaho, ment of Geosciences has developed free spa- able to our nation’s security. These funds has produced eight new potato varieties, and tial analysis tools available to the public for re- would enable Idaho to continue participating in it has participated in the development of mote sensing and geographic information CISAnet. This program has received federal twelve other varieties nationwide. With the in- sciences (GIS). The remote sensing tools in- funding in previous fiscal years. This request creasing threat of disease and pests, new va- clude a downloadable toolbox for analyzing is consistent with the intended purpose of this rieties are crucial for America’s agriculture light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data, pri- account. community. This request is consistent with the marily for topography and vegetation in semi- The entity to receive funding for this project intended purpose of this account. arid environments. LiDAR technology can also is the Idaho State Police, located at 700 South The entity to receive funding for this project provide topographic data below water. This Stratford, Meridian, ID 83642. is the University of Idaho, located at 875 Pe- funding will allow the ISU to develop new DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER rimeter Drive, Moscow, Idaho 83844 through analysis tools for full-waveform LiDAR data to The report contains $5 million within the the Cooperative State Research, Education, enable continuous characterization from the Army Corps of Engineers Section 595 pro- and Extension Service. Research will be per- earth’s surface to the top of the vegetation gram for rural water infrastructure upgrades in formed at the United States Department of Ag- canopy. This type of analysis has improved the Eastern Idaho Regional Wastewater Au- riculture’s Agriculture Research Service, Pa- potential over multiple return LiDAR data for thority. The funding was authorized in the cific West Area, located at 1691 S. 2700 W., understanding landscape processes in three Water Resources Development Act. This fund- Aberdeen, Idaho 83210. dimensions. Hyperspectral analysis (soils and ing is critical to assisting Idaho communities in The report contains $8.294 million in Animal vegetation) will be coupled with the LiDAR upgrading their water and wastewater treat- and Plant Health Inspection Service, salaries data for a full characterization, spectrally and ment facilities. In many cases, this funding is and expenses, for Potato Cyst Nematode spatially of the landscape. These analyses will required to comply with unfunded mandates Eradication. The USDA is currently conducting allow for studies of vegetation structure, de- passed down by this Congress and federal an aggressive eradication program to address pendence of vegetation, soils, and earth proc- agencies. In addition, these funds help com- the outbreak of Potato Cyst Nematode in esses (e.g. fire, erosion) on topology (slope & munities in Idaho trying to attract new busi- Idaho, the first discovery in the U.S. This pest aspect, drainages, surface roughness) and will nesses and spur economic development. The can result in up to 80% crop reductions, and provide up-to-date and precise flood plain vital water funding in this bill will assist com- agricultural trade has already been affected. It maps for rivers with built environments to munities in job creation and affordable housing is imperative that our trading partners know guide decisions on flood insurance coverage by offering improved services at lower costs we are aggressively addressing this issue. and land use restrictions. These predictive than would otherwise be possible. This re- Furthermore, this pest has a very high risk of maps can also aid in evacuation of people and quest is consistent with the intended purpose dispersion. While it is currently confided to a livestock during an impending flood. This re- of this account. small area in Eastern Idaho, it is very conceiv- quest is consistent with the intended purpose The entity to receive funding for this project able that, if left untreated, this pest can of this account. is the Eastern Idaho Regional Wastewater Au- spread, affecting crops other than potatoes. The entity to receive funding for this project thority, located at 101 S. Emerson Avenue Through this funding, the program will con- is Idaho State University, located at 921 South Shelley, Idaho 83274. tinue to adequately address this issue, and 8th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho 83209. The report contains $1,427,250 in DOE’s there is a good potential the pest could be The report contains $350,000 in the NOAA Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for eradicated. This request is consistent with the account for the Improved hydrologic modeling the City of Boise’s Geothermal Expansion. intended purpose of this account. of water resources for snow-dominated re- The Boise City geothermal system currently The entity to receive funding for this project gions at Boise State University. Mountain-front provides a low cost, environmentally sound, is the United States Department of Agriculture, communities in the western United States are sustainable, locally provided heat source to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service lo- experiencing rapid population growth, putting commercial and publicly owned buildings in cated at 1400 Independence Avenue, Wash- pressure on water resources. Wise use of downtown Boise. Geothermal heat is consid- ington, D.C. water resources must be founded on knowl- ered a renewable source of energy and does DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE edge of how water cycles through mountain- not rely on fossil fuels, nuclear power, mining The report contains $1,000,000 in the front landscapes. However, hydrologic proc- or damming of rivers and has zero emissions COPS Meth account for the Idaho Meth esses in such systems are poorly understood. into the atmosphere. This project will extend Project. Methamphetamine trafficking and Understanding and forecasting these impacts the City of Boise geothermal pipeline system abuse in Idaho has been on the rise over the of these changes requires comprehensive hy- to Boise State University and would have the past few years and, as a result, Meth is hav- drologic models driven by state-of-the-art tech- capacity to heat over two million square feet ing a devastating impact in many communities nology and science. These funds will assist on the campus. It would provide significant throughout the State. Meth is the number one with the development of an operational hydrol- cost savings as global energy costs increase illegal drug of choice in Idaho and the State’s ogy model for mountain-front hydrologic sys- and geothermal services continue to expand

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.014 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E469 to more facilities. This request is consistent tive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen rural communities of eastern Idaho offering with the intended purpose of this account. the overall economy of the State of Idaho. The vaudeville theater, silent movies, and dance The entity to receive funding for this project federal funds being requested will be used to recitals. One of the fastest growing commu- is the City of Boise, located at 150 N Capitol match private and public sector dollars and in- nities in Idaho, Rexburg lacks a community Boulevard, Third Floor, Boise, Idaho 83702. kind contributions to conduct collaborative re- venue for the arts. The City of Rexburg is at- The report contains $2,498,639 in the DOE search that creates intellectual property, cre- tempting to restore the theater in order to pro- Office of Science account for the Idaho Na- ates jobs and ultimately leads to the benefit vide a historical, cultural center for the growing tional Laboratory Center for Advanced Energy and growth of the Idaho business community. population. The building requires restoration of Studies (CAES) at the Idaho National Labora- The funds will also be used to develop the the stage and auditorium and repairs to the tory (INL). CAES is a partnership between the necessary infrastructure to mine, protect and roof and brick work. The City has developed State of Idaho and its academic research insti- assess the commercialization potential of the a volunteer citizen committee to raise funding tutions, the federal government through the intellectual property that is developed as a re- through fund raisers and the Idaho Commis- U.S. Department of Energy and the Idaho Na- sult of these efforts. This healthy business cli- sion on the Arts. This request is consistent tional Laboratory managed by the Battelle En- mate is critical to the economic strength of with the intended purpose of this account. ergy Alliance, LLC. Through its collaborative Idaho, the region and the nation; the innova- The entity to receive funding for this project structure, CAES combines the efforts of these tion and entrepreneurial spirit that originates is the City of Rexburg, Idaho, located at 12 institutions to provide timely energy research from this sector helps the United States com- North Center Street, P.O. Box 280, Rexburg, on both technical and policy issues. The re- pete in today’s global marketplace. This re- Idaho, 83440. search equipment obtained through this appro- quest is consistent with the intended purpose The report contains $2,000,000 in LWCF for priation will enable the INL, Boise State Uni- of this account. Land Acquisition for Henry’s Lake ACEC. The versity, Idaho State University, the University The entity to receive funding for this project funding will be used to purchase a conserva- of Idaho, other national universities and pri- is Boise State University, located at 1910 Uni- tion easement on the historic Johnson Ranch, vate industry to support DOE by furthering col- versity Drive, Boise, ID 83725–1135. on the west side of Henry’s Lake. The ranch laboration on the advanced energy studies. The report also contains $200,000 in the sustains an important wildlife migration cor- Through the resulting research, CAES will Small Business Administration for the Water ridor for game herds in the Yellowstone region contribute to the availability of carbon-neutral Cooler, a business development center in as well as the area’s scenic beauty. Roughly renewable energy, such as biofuels for trans- Boise, Idaho. The Water Cooler is a collabo- 2 million visitors travel through the Henry’s portation; the stewardship of the environment rative project that will create a nonprofit busi- Lake area every year. This conservation ease- including water resource management through ness development center for synergistic, ment will continue existing ranching and agri- energy efficiency; the management of fossil emerging businesses and interests in Boise’s cultural activities while protecting the land and fuel energy systems; and the expansion of en- creativity economy. The facility will sublease its wildlife from the subdivision and second ergy production from commercial nuclear office space to small businesses and organi- home development that is spreading in the Is- power while educating the next generation of zations; provide meeting, seminar and event land Park/Henry’s Lake area. This request is scientists, engineers, policymakers and the space; offer a small business services center consistent with the intended purpose of this public. This request is consistent with the in- (copy, printing, IT, Wi-Fi, video conferencing account. tended purpose of this account. and the like) and serve as a networking and The entity to receive funding for this project The entity to receive funding for this project idea hub for the next generation of organiza- is the Bureau of Land Management, located at is the Idaho National Laboratory, located at tions in the areas of technology, film/arts, en- 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2525 North Freemont St., Idaho Falls, Idaho tertainment, media, venture capital, adver- 83401. 83415. tising/marketing, legal and urban life. The The report contains $500,000 in LWCF for The report contains $951,500 in the DOE project will develop and facilitate strategies for the Upper Snake/South Fork of the Snake Office of Science account for the Idaho Accel- growing businesses and employment opportu- River ACEC. The funding will be used to se- erator Laboratory at Idaho State University. nities in Boise and throughout Idaho. This re- cure conservation easements from willing sell- The National Academy of Sciences recently quest is consistent with the intended purpose ers. The BLM has ranked the Upper Snake issued a report recommending that the federal of this account. South Fork as a top priority for land acquisi- government should increase support to radio- The entity to receive funding for this project tion. As one of the nation’s premier fishing nuclide production, distribution and basic re- is the Capital City Development Corporation, destinations and recreational rivers, the Upper search in production mechanisms; increase located at 805 W. Idaho St. Ste. 403, Boise, Snake/South Fork of the Snake River, which the domestic production of medical radio- ID 83702. features outstanding fish habitat, water quality, nuclides through dedicated accelerators and DIVISION E—INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED scenic vistas and one of the West’s most ex- reactors; and educate the next generation of AGENCIES tensive cottonwood riparian forests, is under medically-related nuclear scientists. The Idaho The report contains $250,000 in STAG for pressure from increasing population. The fund- Accelerator Center would develop a medical the City of Lava Hot Springs Wastewater Im- ing will facilitate protection of key lands in this isotope production facility that will serve re- provement project. Lava Hot Springs is a landscape and will preserve and protect nat- gional isotope needs, conduct basic research small town of only 480 citizens. The city’s ural habitat while simultaneously supporting in isotope production, educate the next gen- wastewater treatment plant is currently dis- important recreational, and tourism opportuni- eration of medically-related nuclear scientists charging pollutants into the Portneuf River, ties in eastern Idaho. Additionally the lands and partner with regional and national entities and the city will be facing severe penalties proposed for protection include important agri- in medical isotope distribution and use. This under current federal law. With such a small cultural lands that will remain in production program would meet regional and national population, the financial burden of coming into and private ownership. This request is con- needs in education and isotope production compliance is immense. This project will im- sistent with the intended purpose of this ac- and would complement and enhance DOE’s prove the collection system by replacing the count. National Isotope Program. This request is con- badly deteriorated sewer mains, correct grade The entity to receive funding for this project sistent with the intended purpose of this ac- problems, and enlarge pipes. The problem of is the Bureau of Land Management, located at count. debris buildup in the lagoons will be resolved 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho, The entity to receive funding for this project with flow meter, screens, and a grit removal 83401. is the Idaho State University, located at 921 system all housed in a constructed headwork The report contains $250,000 for the Idaho South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83209. building. This request is consistent with the in- Sage Grouse Management Plan. This funding DIVISION D—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL tended purpose of this account. will be used to implement the state’s manage- GOVERNMENT The entity to receive funding for this project ment plan for the sage grouse population, The report contains $200,000 in the Small is the City of Lava Hot Springs, located at 115 which is on the verge of being listed under the Business Administration for a research and West Elm, P.O. Box 187, Lava Hot Springs, Endangered Species Act. A decision by the economic development and entrepreneurial Idaho, 83246. Fish and Wildlife Service could come as early initiative at Boise State University. With this The report contains $150,000 in Save Amer- as this spring. Idaho is taking proactive steps funding, Boise State University will be able to ica’s Treasures for Restoration of the Rexburg to recover this species before a listing is re- establish research partnerships with business Historic Westwood Theater. Formerly known quired, and the Sage Grouse Advisory Com- and governmental agencies to assist busi- as the Romance Theater, this circa 1917 mittee (SAC) is coordinating implementation of nesses in an effort to preserve free competi- building was the heart of entertainment for the a statewide management plan for sage

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The purpose of ARTkade is to stimu- tention of and inspire tomorrow’s leaders and implementing state and local plans and con- late and re-awaken young people’s interest in innovators. The center will be a resource for tinuing the important on-the-ground work being the visual arts by using interactive learning, the region, with particular interest in serving done by Local Working Groups, including computer technology and hands on festival rural areas to help break the myth that innova- habitat restoration, monitoring, research, and style art projects that capture their imagination tion is an urban phenomenon—and emphasize education. This request is consistent with the and redirect them to art education. The Coun- the understanding that ingenuity is found intended purpose of this account. cil is partnering with area schools in the devel- wherever and whenever an observant creative The entity to receive funding for this project opment and implementation of this facility (in human being has a problem to solve. This is is the Idaho Office of Species Conservation lo- large part because many local schools do not a tremendous opportunity to create a new ap- cated at 300 North 6th Street, Suite 101, have full-time art teachers) and will be pro- proach to bridging the gap in science and Boise, Idaho 83702. viding users with referral information about technology education particularly for the un- DIVISION F—LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, other arts education opportunities in the re- derserved. This request is consistent with the EDUCATION gion. This request is consistent with the in- intended purpose of this account. The report contains $333,000 in the Depart- tended purpose of this account. The entity to receive funding for this project ment of Education Elementary and Secondary The entity to receive funding for this project is Discovery Center of Idaho, located at 131 Education account for the Idaho Early Literacy is Idaho Falls Arts Council, located at 498 A Myrtle St., Boise, ID 83702. Project administered by the Lee Pesky Learn- Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402. The report contains $285,000 in the Depart- ing Center in Boise. The aim of the Idaho The report contains $143,000 in the Depart- ment of Education’s Higher Education account Early Literacy Project is to educate new moth- ment of Education Elementary and Secondary for the College of Southern Idaho’s Pro-Tech ers on the importance of early childhood lit- Education account for the Life’s Kitchen, Inc. Training Program. This program will enable eracy and math skills and providing them with life skills instruction programs for at-risk youth. the College to partner with other agencies to resources for educating their children to as- This program works to stop the cycle of home- identify training needs and to identify potential sure that all children in Idaho are ready to lessness and prevent dependence on public candidates for employment. Data provided by read when they enter school. This funding will assistance for at-risk, low-income youth (ages Region IV of the State of Idaho Economic De- assist with the distribution of the research- 16–20) through hands-on experience in the velopment Agency indicate that manufacturing based booklet, Every Child Ready to Read: culinary arts combined with life skills instruc- will be a leading employment area in the Literacy Tips for Parents, to hospital maternity tion. Life skill instruction ranges from teaching Magic Valley with over 250 new jobs expected wards across Idaho as well as the training of students interview skills to personal financial over the next two years. The College of child care providers throughout the state of management, as well as job placement. Life’s Southern Idaho has identified a significant Idaho. The training of child care providers in- Kitchen provides an innovative 16-week edu- educational demand for hi-tech manufacturing cludes a face-to-face approach in larger popu- cational program of hands-on work experience and engineering and a need for in-depth train- lation centers and an on-line approach for re- training for young people who are at-risk and ing in the technological aspects of the design, mote rural locations. The project provides that living on the fringe of society. These hands-on fabrication and manufacturing phases of pro- children will receive literacy education at home skills are developed while working in our three duction. These jobs will require the type of and in child care facilities, creating the ‘‘lan- food businesses: cafe, catering and contract training that the College of Southern Idaho guage rich’’ upbringing necessary for success food. Students access the program through can provide with great expertise. This funding in school. This request is consistent with the high school counselors, employment agencies, would be used to develop curriculum, imple- intended purpose of this account. social workers, juvenile correction officers and ment new post-secondary educational-tech- The entity to receive funding for this project word-of-mouth. The funding provided will be nical training degrees and programs at the is Lee Pesky Learning Center, located at 3324 used to provide equipment and supplies need- College. This request is consistent with the in- Elder Street, Boise, ID 83705. ed to run the mentoring and tutoring as well tended purpose of this account. The report contains $285,000 in the Health as the culinary instruction portion of the pro- The entity to receive funding for this project Resources and Services Administration Health grams. This request is consistent with the in- is College of Southern Idaho, located at 315 Facilities and Services account for the Idaho tended purpose of this account. Falls Ave. Twin Falls, ID 83303–1238. Caring Foundation for Children for dental serv- The entity to receive funding for this project The report contains $285,000 in the Health ices for low-income children. As a dentist, I is Life’s Kitchen Inc., located at 1025 S. Cap- Resources and Services Administration Health understand the importance of proper dental itol Blvd. Boise, Idaho 83706. Facilities and Services account for St. Luke’s hygiene at a very young age. Serious health The report contains $333,000 in the Health Regional Medical Center’s Children Health and self-esteem problems can quickly evolve if Resources and Services Administration Health Services Expansion. The Children’s Health dental hygiene is neglected early in a child’s Facilities and Services account for the Idaho Services Expansion project provides an es- development. The project will provide access Oral Health Institute at Idaho State University. sential increase in capacity for Pediatric Med- to needed dental services for 5,000 low-in- The Idaho Oral Health Institute will provide a ical/Surgical, Pediatric Intensive Care, Neo- come, uninsured Idaho children. These serv- center for oral health education, research, and natal Intensive Care, Pediatric Oncology, and ices will be provided by our network of 120 clinical practice in Idaho and the Pacific North- Pediatric Surgical Suites and support areas, to Idaho dentists who provide dental services for west region of the United States. The Institute meet the needs of the rapidly growing popu- reduced fees and in partnership with the oral will promote the highest quality of oral health lation in the hospital’s service area. The hos- health programs at all seven Idaho Health Dis- care by providing education in contemporary pital is spending millions on the expansion and tricts. Eligible children will be identified by clinical methods to oral health professionals, federal funds will represent only a small por- working in partnership with Idaho schools, innovative continuing education to practicing tion of the project’s total costs. This request is health departments, Head Start programs and health professionals and staff, collaboration consistent with the intended purpose of this YMCA programs. All administrative costs for among oral health and health professions re- account. this program will be donated by Regence searchers across the country and a state-of- The entity to receive funding for this project BlueShield of Idaho. This request is consistent the-art oral health care facility including class- is St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center Ltd., lo- with the intended purpose of this account. rooms, clinics, and laboratories with leading cated at 190 E. Bannock Street, Boise, ID The entity to receive funding for this project edge equipment and technology designed for 83712. is Idaho Caring Foundation for Children, lo- education and research. This request is con- The report contains $381,000 in the Health cated at 1211 W. Myrtle, Suite 110, Boise, ID sistent with the intended purpose of this ac- Resources and Services Administration Health 83702. count. Facilities and Services account for Madison The report contains $285,000 in the Depart- The entity to receive funding for this project County Memorial Hospital. Madison County ment of Education Elementary and Secondary is Idaho State University, located at 921 South Memorial Hospital services a growing area en- Education Account for the Idaho Falls Arts 8th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho 83209. compassing five counties and quite simply has Council ARTKade program for the purchase of The report contains $285,000 in the Institute outgrown its facilities. Increased capacity for equipment. The Idaho Falls Arts Council is of Museums and Library Services Museums obstetrics (Madison County Memorial Hospital

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This project is the next phase remodeling, with an overall budget of $49 mil- ing public and provide safer access for bicycle of development. Funds to date include lion and an equipment budget of over $7 mil- and pedestrian traffic. These improvements $288,000 in the FY2008 Appropriations Bill for lion. Federal funding will be used for nec- will also significantly reduce the amount of on- site location and the start of the environmental essary medical equipment for the expanded going maintenance required to keep the route analysis. Matching funds for this year total and remodeled facility and represents a very usable. Previous federal funding, FY 1999 $125,000. This request is consistent with the small portion of the overall funding for this through FY 2008, totals $12,827,000 including intended purpose of this account. project. This request is consistent with the in- $3.95 million in FY 2008. Full funding of this The entity to receive funding for this project tended purpose of this account. request in FY 2009 will complete the project. is Valley Regional Transit, located at 830 N. The entity to receive funding for this project This request is consistent with the intended Main Street, Meridian, Idaho 83642. is Madison County Memorial Hospital, located purpose of this account. I appreciate the opportunity to provide a list at 450 East Main, Rexburg, ID 83440. The entity to receive funding for this project of Congressionally-directed projects in my dis- The report contains $190,000 in the Depart- is the Idaho Department of Transportation, lo- trict and an explanation of my support for ment of Education Elementary and Secondary cated at 3311 West State Street, Boise, Idaho, them. Education account for Idaho SySTEMic Solu- 83707–1129. (1.) $254,000 for NW Center for Small Fruits tion program at Boise State University. Idaho The report contains $4,845,000 in the FTA/ in Corvallis, OR SySTEMic Solution is a nationally relevant, Buses and Bus Facilities account for Buses (2.) $650,000 for Greater Yellowstone Inter- hands-on, project-based STEM learning sys- and Bus Facilities for the Idaho Transit Coali- agency Brucellosis Committee tem (science, technology, engineering, & tion. Funding for this project will be used to (3.) $176,000 for the Nez Perce BioControl math) designed to spur achievement and con- support essential transit systems in rural and Center fidence among elementary-age learners and urban areas of the State of Idaho. This project (4.) $926,000 for the Tri-State Predator their teachers. Key project components will in- meets the criteria of the FTA’s Section 5209 Control Program clude: 1) a comprehensive teacher training Capital Program and has been funded by the (5.) $514,000 for the Barley for Rural Devel- model that includes a one-week summer insti- Committee since FY 2002. This request is opment Project tute and ongoing site-based follow-up training consistent with the intended purpose of this (6.) $235,000 for the Cool Season Legume to boost the ability and confidence of elemen- account. Research Project tary teachers; 2) implementation into demo- The entity to receive funding for this project (7.) $603,000 for Increasing Shelf Life of Ag graphically diverse schools (grades 1–5/6, is the Community Transportation Association Commodities urban to suburban to rural, multicultural) of of Idaho, located at 10480 Garverdale Court, (8.) $349,000 for Potato Cyst Nematode Re- curriculum-aligned learning lab systems that Bldg. 4, Suite 804A, Boise, Idaho 83704. search have been shown to improve student scores in The report contains $475,000 in the FHWA/ (9.) $1.037 million for Potato Research math, science, and technology; and 3) re- Interstate Maintenance Discretionary account (CSREES) search and evaluation of results in accordance for the I–84, Broadway Avenue to Gowen (10.) $8.294 million for Potato Cyst Nema- with Idaho and national assessment standards Road Widening, Boise, ID. Funding will be tode Eradication to maximize the effectiveness of transplanting used for design of the project to add a third (11.) $1,000,000 for the Idaho Meth Project this solution to other U.S. states. This request east and westbound lane between Broadway (12.) $350,000 for the Boise Center Aero- is consistent with the intended purpose of this Avenue and Gowen Road on I–84. With fund- space Laboratory (BCAL) Watershed Modeling account. ing, the project will be ready for construction Utilizing LiDAR; Idaho State University The entity to receive funding for this project in FY10 in conjunction with the State of Ida- (13.) $350,000 for the Improved hydrologic is Boise State University, located at 1910 Uni- ho’s Connecting Idaho projects in the Boise modeling of water resources for snow-domi- versity Drive, Boise, ID 83725–1135. area. Improving I–84 through Boise and the nated regions; Boise State University DIVISION I—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN surrounding area is a priority for the State of (14.) $880,000 for Criminal Information DEVELOPMENT Idaho. In FY 2008, $1.5 million was appro- Sharing Alliance Network (CISAnet); Idaho The report contains $285,000 in the HUD/ priated for the I–84 Interchange at Broadway State Police EDI account for the Custer County Economic Avenue that precedes this project, which is re- (15.) $5,000,000 for Rural Idaho water Development Initiative in Custer County, ID. quired to alleviate congestion and safety projects; Eastern Idaho Regional Wastewater Custer County is overwhelmingly owned by issues caused by the continued fast growth in Authority the federal government, creating enormous fi- the Treasure Valley. This project is included in (16.) $1,427,250 for Boise City Geothermal nancial challenges. The county has a very the I–84 Boise Corridor Study adopted by the System Expansion; City of Boise small tax base with high costs for maintaining Idaho Transportation Department and the (17.) $2,498,639 for the Idaho National Lab- roads and services over a very large area. Community Planning Association of Southwest oratory Center for Advanced Energy Studies; Funding would allow the county to purchase Idaho (COMPASS) Boards in October of 2001 Idaho National Laboratory and renovate an old middle school in Challis and part of the COMPASS Regional 2030 (18.) $951,500 for the Idaho Accelerator that would become a government and busi- Long Range Transportation Plan, approved in Center Production of Medical Isotopes; Idaho ness center housing county offices and allow- 2006. This request is consistent with the in- State University ing them to become ADA compliant. This tended purpose of this account. (19.) $200,000 for a research and economic project received $100,000 in FY08, and fund- The entity to receive funding for this project development and entrepreneurial initiative; ing of this request would complete the project. is the Idaho Department of Transportation, lo- Boise State University This request is consistent with the intended cated at 3311 West State Street, Boise, Idaho (20.) $200,000 for a business development purpose of this account. 83707–1129. center, Capital City Development Corporation The entity to receive funding for this project The report contains $475,000 in the FTA/ (21.) $250,000 for City of Lava, Wastewater is Custer County, Idaho, located at 801 Main Buses and Bus Facilities account for the Improvement (STAG) Street, Challis, Idaho, 83226. Treasure Valley Transit Facilities, Meridian, ID. (22.) $150,000 for Rexburg Historic The report contains $1,961,750 in the This project will fund site location and required Westwood Theater (SAT) FHWA/Public Lands Highways account for the environmental analysis for up to one adminis- (23.) $2,000,000 for Land Acquisition for City of Rocks Back Country Byway Relocation, tration facility and/or up to four bus transfer Henry’s Lake ACEC (LWCF) ID. This 16.7 mile long project is located on centers to improve transit services in western (24.) $500,000 for the Upper Snake/South the popular City of Rocks Back Country Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho. The devel- Fork of the Snake River ACEC (LWCF) Byway in Cassia County, Idaho, which pro- opment of transit facilities is a recommenda- (25.) $250,000 for the Idaho Sage Grouse vides the only direct access to the City of tion in the regional transit plan which charac- (26.) $333,000 for Idaho Early Literacy Rocks National Reserve. When fully com- terizes these transit centers as crucial to the Project; Lee Pesky Learning Center pleted, the project will pave a 1.0 mile gravel success of the transit system. These facilities (27.) $285,000 for Dental services for low- segment, reconstruct 15.7 miles of deficient will support regional public transportation serv- income children; Idaho Caring Foundation for roadway, correct deteriorated road and slope ices in the area. $9.5 million was authorized in Children

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.018 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E472 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 (28.) $285,000 for ARTKade; Idaho Falls The ‘‘Reading First’’ Program was widely the Julie and Ben Rogers Cancer Foundation Arts Council supported for its emphasis on raising reading Drive. He somehow found enough time to (29.) $143,000 for Life skills instructions pro- levels, particularly among low-income children. dedicate a large part of his life to his wife grams for at-risk youth; Life’s Kitchen Inc. Just yesterday, I met with an elementary Gerry and children Clayton and Gary. He has (30.) $333,000 for Idaho Oral Health Insti- school principal from Iowa who praised the coached their sports teams and supported tute; Idaho State University program as one which has made a difference their scholastic endeavors. Cancer tragically (31.) $285,000 for The Discovery Center of to lots of children in my State. cut Todd’s life short in 2008 but his spirit lives Idaho exhibits and outreach; Discovery Center Another policy change, done through a on. The work he did for Southeast Texas will of Idaho funding reduction, is a de-emphasis on Yucca last forever. (32.) $285,000 for College of Southern Mountain. At a time when we need to be look- The TOTAL Port Arthur Refinery was recog- Idaho Pro-Tech Training Program; College of ing at all forms of energy, why would we want nized for exhibiting outstanding community Southern Idaho to halt construction and design work at Yucca leadership and reducing health disparities (33.) $285,000 for Children’s Health Serv- since nuclear waste storage is a big issue. At among Southeast Texans. The refinery, built ices Expansion; St. Luke’s Regional Medical a minimum, we should have had a debate on in 1936 and acquired by the French company Center, Ltd this subject. TOTAL in 1973, has taken a proactive role in (34.) $381,000 for Madison Country Memo- In the end, this entire process has been a fighting cancer. Through their annual sponsor- rial Hospital Construction and Renovation giant abdication of our responsibilities in this ship of ‘‘Gift of Life’’ breast and prostate can- Project; Madison County Memorial Hospital body, representing a shameful performance. cer initiatives, they have provided over 600 (35.) $190,000 for Idaho SySTEMic Solution Our constituents deserve better than the bill women and more than 1,800 men with free program; Boise State University before us represents. mammograms and prostate screenings. They (36.) $285,000 for Custer County to pur- I hope that for the FY 2010 funding cycle, alone have helped extend the lives of seven chase middle school building the majority will re-discover the value of reg- women and nine men whose cancer was de- (37.) $1,961,750 for the City of Rocks Back ular order and transparency. In this way, we tected at ‘‘Gift of Life’’ screenings. They have Country Byway can add a little more credibility to the process, also made a commitment to Southeast Texas (38.) $4,845,000 for the Idaho Transit Coali- and the reputation of this House. by embarking on a $2.2 billion dollar expan- tion for Buses and Bus Facilities f sion of their refinery, increasing their refining (39.) $475,000 for I–84 Broadway Avenue to capacity and adding 60 new full time jobs. Gowen Road Widening JULIE ROGERS ‘‘GIFT OF LIFE’’ On behalf of the Second Congressional Dis- (40.) $475,000 for the Treasure Valley Tran- PROGRAM AND THEIR ‘‘SPIRIT trict of Texas I would like to thank the Julie sit Facilities OF LOVE’’ AWARD WINNERS Rogers ‘‘Gift of Life’’ Program, the family of f Todd Christopher, and the TOTAL Port Arthur Refinery for all their work in fighting cancer PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION HON. TED POE OF TEXAS and spreading awareness. Their efforts have OF H.R. 1105, OMNIBUS APPRO- made Southeast Texas a better place to live PRIATIONS ACT, 2009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, February 26, 2009 and work. f SPEECH OF Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, today HON. TOM LATHAM I am proud to pay tribute to the Julie Rogers EARMARK DECLARATION OF IOWA ‘‘Gift of Life’’ Program and the recipients of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their ‘‘Spirit of Love’’ awards for their commit- HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH ment to the fight against cancer and dedica- OF CALIFORNIA Wednesday, February 25, 2009 tion to assisting the medically underserved in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, today we come Southeast Texas. Thursday, February 26, 2009 to the House chamber to consider a package The Julie Rogers ‘‘Gift of Life’’ Program, es- of the remaining fiscal year 2009 appropria- tablished in 1994 by Regina Rogers, began as . Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, pursu- tions bills. We are five months late in acting a tribute to her mother, a breast cancer sur- ant to the House Republican standards on on these bills, and for no good reason. vivor. Originally providing free mammograms earmarks, I am submitting the following infor- The net effect of this delay is two-fold: One, to women, shortly afterwards they expanded mation regarding earmarks I received as a the delay has prevented a number of Federal to prostate screenings for men and cancer part of H.R. 1105, The Omnibus Appropria- programs from making necessary mission education outreach. Since then, they have tions Act, 2009: changes simply because those programs have provided over 13,500 mammograms and over Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE been frozen in-place under the CR. 4,500 prostate screenings while conducting RADANOVICH Number two, the $410 billion contained in over 450 educational presentations. The Pro- Project Name: California State University this bill represents annual spending increases gram has helped extend the lives of more than Agricultural Research Initiative for hundreds of programs. These increases 135 people who found cancer after one of Bill Number: H.R. 1105 are well above necessary levels, especially their screenings. They grew from their humble Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- given that we just passed a stimulus bill that beginnings into one of the largest cancer cation and Extension Service carried $301 billion in new discretionary screening and awareness organizations of its Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California spending—much of which is for the same pro- type in Texas. State University grams contained in this omnibus measure, Each year at their annual board meeting, Address of Requesting Entity: 401 Golden and that we fund every year in the annual the ‘‘Gift of Life’’ Program presents both an in- Shore, Long Beach, CA 90802–094210 process. dividual and corporate ‘‘Spirit of Love’’ Awards Description of Request: I have secured In short, many of the programs in this pack- to honor those that have gone above and be- $693,000 for the ARI. The Agriculture Re- age will get a double dose of funding. Unfortu- yond the call of duty to help fight cancer and search Initiatives (ARI) provides significant nately, this extra dose will be built into future spread awareness. This year, the late Todd benefits to consumers as well as agriculture- spending, and that’s not fair to the American Christopher was awarded the Julie Rogers related industries. Faculty and research sci- taxpayer—why, because it locks in trillion dol- ‘‘Spirit of Love’’ Award, while the TOTAL Port entists develop solutions for challenges that lar deficits. Arthur Refinery was presented with the Cor- result in public confidence in food safety, agri- Apart from the problems with the spending porate ‘‘Spirit of Love’’ Award. Both deserve cultural research and production systems; re- totals in this package, we are allowing a laun- the recognition for their dedication and com- gional and statewide economic development; dry list of policy issues to pass through Con- mitment to the community. and bring agricultural, environmental, and con- gress without any public scrutiny. Todd Christopher was born and raised in sumer benefits in the process. ARI funding pri- A number of these policy issues are trou- Beaumont, Texas. After graduating from ority will be given to science and best man- bling to many of us. For example, the omnibus Texas A&M University, Todd moved back agement issues related to climate change, air eliminates the ‘‘Reading First’’ Program within home with an entrepreneur spirit and co- quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and car- the Department of Education. I don’t remem- founded four businesses, bringing hundreds of bon sequestering; food safety and security; ber debating this issue in the stunted ’09 proc- jobs to the area. He served on a number of water quality, infrastructure, and conveyance; ess. boards across the area and as co-chairman of and public health and welfare.

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Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE tronic data communication system. The com- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of RADANOVICH pletion of the system will greatly enhance the Fresno Project Name: Pierce’s Disease public safety of the approximately 1.5 million Address of Requesting Entity: 2600 Fresno Bill Number: H.R. 1105 citizens of four counties (Fresno, Kings, Street, Fresno, CA 93721 Account: Cooperative State Research Edu- Madera, and a portion of Tulare) and numer- Description of Request: I have secured cation and Extension Service ous communities served by the participating $570,000 for Veterans Boulevard. The funding Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University agencies through ensuring clear voice, data will be used for the preliminary engineering of California and video communications among first re- and design of a major thoroughfare, the Vet- Address of Requesting Entity: 1111 Franklin sponders and law enforcement during emer- erans Boulevard freeway interchange at State Street, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607–5200 gencies. Route 99, which will alleviate growing traffic Description of Request: I have secured Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE concerns as substantial development con- $1,531,000 for Pierce’s Disease Research. RADANOVICH tinues to expand in the northwest region of The Pierce’s Disease Research special re- Project Name: Sacramento and San Joa- Fresno County. Veterans Boulevard is planned search grant funds are awarded competitively quin River Basins Comprehensive Study as a new six lane super-arterial roadway to qualified researchers from any state based Bill Number: H.R. 1105 which includes bridges over SR 99, Golden on priorities developed by industry, the Univer- Account: Corps of Engineers, Investigations State Boulevard and the Union Pacific Rail- sity and governmental agencies. The program Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California road tracks. The interchange is a critical ele- has supported projects to reduce the popu- Department of Water Resources ment to alleviate congestion at the Shaw Ave- lation of glassy-winged sharpshooters that Address of Requesting Entity: 1416 9th nue/SR 99 and the Herndon Avenue/SR 99 spread the disease, map the genome for Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 interchanges. Description of Request: I have secured xylella fastidiosa—the bacterium that causes Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE $956,000 for the Sacramento and San Joa- the disease—develop new cultural and vine- RADANOVICH quin River Basin’s Comprehensive Study. This yard practices to help growers contain the Project Name: State Route 180 East Im- Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins spread of Pierce’s disease, and advance the provements Comprehensive Study is a cooperative effort search for long-term solutions. Continuation of Bill Number: H.R. 1105 between the California Department of Water funding is important to supporting ongoing Account: Transportation, Community, and Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- science aimed at finding permanent solutions System Preservation neers. The purpose of the Comprehensive for control and containment of this devastating Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Study is to develop a system-wide, com- disease through breeding disease resistant Fresno prehensive flood management plan for the Address of Requesting Entity: 2600 Fresno scion and rootstock, developing new vineyard Central Valley to reduce flood damage and to Street, Fresno, CA 93721 management practices, and other break- integrate ecosystem restoration in addition to Description of Request: I have secured throughs. developing ways to reduce the flood risk to $1,330,000 for State Route 180 East Improve- Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE people, their property, and the state and fed- ments. The funding will be used to complete RADANOVICH State Route 180 which will accommodate in- Project Name: Regional Operability for Pub- eral infrastructure of the Central Valley. The creased safe traffic flows vital for economic lic Safety Communications, 2009 purpose is also to develop a sustainable flood and commercial development of eastern Fres- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 management system for the future and to re- no County and will enhance farm-to-market Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law duce the adverse consequences of floods shipping opportunities for the region. State Enforcement Technology when they occur. The Study provides a long- Route 180 is vital to the economic health of Legal Name of Requesting Entity: range management program for the Sac- the Central Valley. This vital corridor will pro- Stanislaus County ramento and San Joaquin River Basins with Address of Requesting Entity: 1010 10th the objective of improving the flood carrying vide the much needed East-West route exten- Street, Suite 6800, Modesto, CA 95354 capacity of the system while restoring and pro- sions that will ultimately provide a connection Description of Request: I have secured tecting environmental features including wet- to the only Interstate in Fresno County, Inter- $500,000 for Stanislaus County Regional lands as well as fish and wildlife habitat. state 5. State Route 180 improvements help Interoperability. This request will enhance the Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE relieve State Route 99 of truck traffic and air existing interoperability channel, expand radio RADANOVICH pollution by moving traffic away from the met- Project Name: Career Technical Education coverage through difficult terrain, replace ropolitan Fresno area. Pathway Program aging equipment, continue progress towards f Bill Number: H.R. 1105 system wide P–25 compliance, and will sup- Account: Department of Education, Elemen- RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE port the City and County’s joint efforts to re- tary and Secondary Education OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH spond to public safety incidents throughout Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Clovis California’s Central Valley and to be prepared Unified School District SPEECH OF for a disaster situation. Equipment would in- Address of Requesting Entity: 1450 Hern- HON. BARBARA LEE clude new towers, transmitters, antennae, don Avenue, Clovis, CA 93611 OF CALIFORNIA voter/receivers and a security system at the Description of Request: I have secured IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES primary transmission site. $476,000 for the Clovis Career Technical Edu- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE cation Pathway Program. Funding will provide RADANOVICH essential curriculum and professional develop- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, as an Project Name: Regional Interoperability, ment and equipment to support the dual ob- original co-sponsor I proudly rise in strong 2009 jectives of advancing student academic support of H. Res. 83, which recognizes the Bill Number: H.R. 1105 achievement and career development in work- significance of Black History Month. Since Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law force areas essential to our national economic 1926, the contributions of African Americans Enforcement Technology development. This funding will allow students have been recognized and celebrated each Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fresno to develop knowledge and skills within the ca- February. It comes as no surprise that this County reer pathway while taking rigorous, integrated year Black History Month is especially signifi- Address of Requesting Entity: 2281 Tulare courses that include Honors and Advanced cant with the inauguration of Barack Obama Street, Third Floor, Room 300, Fresno, CA Placement curriculum for college and univer- as the nation’s 44th President. 93721 sity admissions. Each pathway will prepare I thank my colleague and friend from Texas, Description of Request: I have secured students for post-secondary education, em- Congressman AL GREEN, for introducing this $200,000 for Fresno County Regional Inter- ployment, or advanced training in a particular very important resolution. The joy we all feel operability. Fresno County is attempting to industry sector. on this occasion is tempered by the grief that provide true communication capabilities be- Requesting Member: Congressman GEORGE still lingers over the sudden loss last year of tween law enforcement, emergency medical RADANOVICH our dear friend and colleague, Congress- services and fire protection serving Fresno Project Name: Veterans Boulevard woman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio. County and the region by using an intelligent Bill Number: H.R. 1105 For more than 400 years and despite tre- voice and data communication network. This Account: Transportation, Community, and mendous hardships such as slavery, segrega- request will enable the completion of an elec- System Preservation tion, and legalized injustice, African Americans

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.021 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 have made significant contributions to the eco- I am proud that two of the 38 current CTSA are aggressive Border Patrol actions against nomic, educational, political, artistic, literary, sites, the University of North Carolina at Chap- their citizens, even if they know those citizens religious, scientific, and technological life in el Hill and Duke University, are in my district. are there to commit crimes against the United the United States. These two universities have a track record of States. As Chair of the Congressional Black Cau- excellence, and I am pleased that NIH has Our government needs to be on the right cus, let me say that it is altogether fitting and recognized them as strong research cam- side of this border war. Our government needs proper that we set aside the month of Feb- puses. to defend our agents who face hostility from a ruary to remember and honor the achieve- Unfortunately, nearly level funding for NIH violent enemy. Our government needs to be ments and contributions of American heroes over the past few years has severely limited less concerned with protecting criminals and like George Washington Carver, Dr. Charles the size of the award that can be made to more concerned with how agents actions will Drew, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Congress- these and the other CTSA-recipient institu- prevent further crime. Enemies throughout woman Shirley Chisholm, Jackie Robinson, tions. In addition to hindering the important time respect only one thing and that is action Crispus Attucks, Tiger Woods, Benjamin work being done at the current CTSA sites, and defiance. If we allow our agents to show Banneker, and Guion Bluford, Jr. the funding challenges have encumbered im- that force and take it to the enemy instead of But Mr. Speaker, nothing wilts so fast as plementation of the program and threaten to being gun shy, perhaps we will once again re- laurels that are rested upon. Time marches on curtail its intended size of 60 sites. store order on the border. and history unfolds daily. The greatest con- As a firm supporter of NIH, I commend f tributions to the American experience are yet Chairman OBEY on the increased NIH funding to be made. The challenges facing our country in both the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations bill TRIBUTE TO BALTIMORE READS are great but not as great as our will to over- and the American Recovery and Reinvestment come them. We have an economy to rebuild, Act and thank him for designating for the HON. JOHN P. SARBANES an environment to protect, a generation to CTSA program in the Omnibus bill. I look for- OF MARYLAND educate, diseases to cure, and lives to re- ward to working with my colleagues on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES claim. Appropriations Committee to provide robust Thursday, February 26, 2009 We will succeed. And when the history of funding for this important program in the FY10 this period is written, I have no doubt that it appropriations cycle. Mr. SARBANES. Madam Speaker, I rise will record the tremendous accomplishments f today to recognize Baltimore Reads—an orga- made by Americans, including African Ameri- nization that has worked tirelessly for the past cans. LAW ENFORCEMENT LOOKING 20 years to combat illiteracy. Their goal is to We will rebuild our economy, preserve the OVER THEIR SHOULDER. ARE help participants gain the necessary skills for environment and protect the planet, end the THEY GUN SHY? self-sufficiency, employment, and life-long HIV/AIDS epidemic and other scourges; pro- learning in order to achieve economic and so- vide a world class education to the next gen- HON. TED POE cial empowerment. For 20 years, Baltimore eration; and demonstrate to the world not only OF TEXAS Reads has been striving to meet these goals that it is possible but desirable for people of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and, for many participants, has been a means different races, creeds, and religions to live Thursday, February 26, 2009 to achieve them. and work together in peace and harmony. Since 1992, Baltimore Reads has distributed As members of the greatest legislative body Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, one more than one million books to schools and in the world it remains our duty this month and element lost throughout the fight to free Bor- disadvantaged families. At the Ripken Adult every month of every year to pursue policies der Patrol agents Ramos and Compean is the Learning Center, their educational facility in that promote social and economic justice. weakened morale it brought throughout the downtown Baltimore, more than 325 students As an African American woman and legis- entire ranks of the Border Patrol and its pos- attend classes at proficiency levels ranging lator who has been benefited from the pio- sible detrimental effects on border security. from non-readers to GED candidates. With neering work of others, I am committed to Everyone in the agency knows it could have their programs in high demand, they have doing all that I can to ensure that the doors of been them standing guard along the border in plans to expand to more locations and add opportunity are opened even wider and that all Fabens, TX that February day in 2005. Faced Internet classes. Today, thousands of Balti- persons in our country have the opportunity to with a similar situation, would they have made moreans have the basic skills necessary to fulfill their potential and realize their dreams. the same call as Ramos and Compean? The succeed in life because of Baltimore Reads’ I urge all Members to joining me in voting to question is an important one because when efforts. support this resolution. placed in future similar situations, agents will I strongly support Baltimore Reads’ vision of f pause and hesitate and will think long and a 100 percent literacy rate in Baltimore. I PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION hard about what course of action to take and would like to take this opportunity to commend OF H.R. 1105, OMNIBUS APPRO- if they take a certain course of action, will their them on their work and wish them another 20 PRIATIONS ACT, 2009 government back them up or will they face years of success. scrutiny and prosecution? The border is a f SPEECH OF dangerous place full of dangerous bad guys who don’t contemplate these things. Their job HONORING POLK COUNTY SCHOOL HON. DAVID E. PRICE is to get their drugs across the border and will DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF NORTH CAROLINA fight with everything they have to accomplish MARVIN WILLIAMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that task. Agents are taught to use their train- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 ing to help them in the face of danger but HON. PHIL GINGREY Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, even the most trained agent is human and OF GEORGIA I rise today in support of the Clinical and most if not all will pause long and hard with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program thoughts of Ramos & Compean. Officers who Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The hesitate to act not only risk safety to them- CTSA program is an important and trans- selves but they risk losing control of our bor- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Speaker, formative initiative designed to improve the der to the bad guys. The problem is, the other in celebration of Black History Month, I want to way biomedical research is conducted across side knows this and their behavior has been continue recognizing African Americans from the, country, reduce the time it takes for lab- growing ever more hostile and ever more throughout Georgia’s 11th Congressional Dis- oratory discoveries to become treatments for assaultive to see the length they can take. trict who have had a major impact on their patients, engage communities in clinical re- Agents who take aggressive action to hold community. search efforts, and train the next generation of their border line and protect themselves and Today, I rise to honor Marvin Williams of clinical and translational researchers. their fellow colleagues are constantly looking Rockmart, Georgia in Polk County. Marvin has As the Labor, Health and Human Services, over their shoulder. The Mexican government demonstrated a passion for serving others and Education Subcommittee noted in its sub- has aided in that fear. They constantly are di- both in his personal and professional lives. For committee mark, the program has the potential recting pressure from their consulates to local over 30 years, Marvin has been involved in to create a new paradigm for clinical and and national offices of the U.S. Attorney’s of- the educational system of Polk County. He translational research. fice and FBI to stomp out what they consider began his service as a Special Education

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Maintenance is needed to allow School District and officially became the coun- to purchase 50 additional mobile AFIS (auto- shallow draft barge access to support the cur- ty’s first African-American Superintendent in mated fingerprint identification system) rent industrial residents at the Port of Liberty 2007. Marvin has also been a valuable addi- handheld devices that would be given to po- and to attract new ones. The combination of tion to my 11th District Education Advisory lice officers away from their desks to quickly rail and barge traffic at the Port of Liberty cre- Board, helping to advise me in improving our capture biometric information of suspects and ates a powerful synergy to propel the eco- nation’s education policies. quickly determine their criminal histories, out- nomic development of our primary rural com- In addition to Marvin’s commitment to the standing warrants, whether they have an order munity. education system of Polk County, he also of removal or bench warrant for a failure to Requesting Member: Congressman TED gives back to his community through his serv- appear for an immigration proceeding from Im- POE ice as the Minister of Music at Thankful Bap- migration and Customs Enforcement, etc. from Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- tist Church in Rome, Georgia. ICE’s Office of Detention and Removal’s de- tions Act Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues portable felon database. Account: Corps of Engineers, O&M join me in thanking Superintendent Marvin Wil- Requesting Member: Congressman TED Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gulf Intra- liams for his leadership and service to the POE coastal Canal Association people of Polk County and his commitment to Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- Address of Requesting Entity: 2010 Butler the students in his district. tions Act Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546 f Account: Corps of Engineers, Investigations Description of Request: I have helped se- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sabine- cure $29,586,000 to maintain navigation of se- EARMARK DECLARATION Neches Navigation District lected Gulf Intracoastal Waterway reaches in Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 778, Texas such as the Victoria, Cedar Bayou, and HON. TED POE 2348 Hwy. 69 North, Nederland, TX 77627 Harlingen channels. Funding also could in- OF TEXAS Description of Request: I have secured clude installing mooring buoys at selected lo- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $478,000 to complete the feasibility study cations along the waterway and repairs to the phase of deepening and widening the Sabine- Thursday, February 26, 2009 Colorado Lock near Matagorda, Texas. Neches Waterway which will include beginning Requesting Member: Congressman TED Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, pursu- the Planning, Engineering, and Design (PED) POE ant to the Republican Leadership standards phase of the General Investigation of deep- Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- on earmarks, I am submitting the following in- ening and widening the waterway. tions Act formation regarding earmarks I received as Requesting Member: Congressman TED Account: Department of Health and Human part of the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations POE Services, Health Resources and Services Ad- Act: Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- ministration, Health Facilities and Services Requesting Member: Congressman TED tions Act Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lamar POE Account: Department of Energy, EERE University Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box tions Act of Houston Center for Clean Fuels and Power 10001, Beaumont, TX 77710 Account: Department of Justice, Office of Generation (CFPG) Description of Request: I have secured Justice Programs, Byrne Discretionary Grants Address of Requesting Entity: 4800 Calhoun $238,000 to Lamar University’s Community Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston Road, Houston, TX 77004 and University Partnerships Service (CUPS) to Police Department Description of Request: I have helped se- help coordinate, plan and promote quality Address of Requesting Entity: 1200 Travis cure $475,750 to focus on the synthesis and healthcare for underserved populations in Street, Houston, TX 77002 development of clean and sustainable fuels, Southeast Texas. CUPS will provide critical Description of Request: I have secured their combustion for efficient generation of access to resources and expertise for quality $350,000 for the Houston Police Department portable power, and their exhaust after-treat- healthcare coupled with traditional community- to purchase more LiveScan equipment, ena- ment for minimal impact to the environment. based delivery systems through efficient utili- bling them to capture electronic fingerprints CFPG is one component of a diverse portfolio zation of University resources and partner- and be part of the IAFIS (Integrated Auto- of programs focused on energy at UH, which ships. mated Fingerprint Identification System) pro- is strategically located in a vast regional petro- Requesting Member: Congressman TED gram which enables them to determine in sec- chemical complex and port system, as well as POE onds as opposed to days the alienage and the center of the international energy industry. Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- criminal history of those they apprehend CFPG program activities include: cross-cutting tions Act through the federal Law Enforcement Support multi-scale research in the sciences and engi- Account: Department of Health and Human Center. Previously, Houston has gone through neering, technology transfer and integration, Services, Health Resources and Services Ad- the Texas Department of Public Safety which and educating a diverse scientific workforce in ministration, Health Facilities and Services has received approximately $26 million in fields key to the success of the U.S. economy. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Memorial grants from the National Criminal History Im- Requesting Member: Congressman TED Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital provement Program (through the Bureau of POE Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 1591, Justice Statistics) since 1995; however, the Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- Beaumont, TX 77704 Texas Department of Public Safety and the tions Act Description of Request: I have secured National Criminal History Improvement Pro- Account: Corps of Engineers, O&M $190,000 for the Hospital’s Behavioral Health gram services the entire state and they are Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cham- Center to renovate the Center’s appearance. limited in the amount of funding it can provide bers-Liberty Counties Navigation District Requesting Member: Congressman TED to Houston. Houston has 6 Livescan machines Address of Requesting Entity: 1801 Trinity POE working. Funds obtained last fiscal year Street, Liberty, TX 77575 Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- helped them buy 7 additional machines. Hous- Description of Request: I have secured tions Act ton still needs 9 more machines to be fully $994,000 to maintain navigation along the Account: Economic Development Initiatives electronic under IAFIS city wide. lower Trinity River in Texas. The Trinity River Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Requesting Member: Congressman TED Project is a 47 mile shallow draft waterway be- Beaumont, TX POE ginning with the Anahuac Channel which ex- Address of Requesting Entity: 801 Main Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus Appropria- tends for 5.6 miles from the 6 foot depth in Street, Beaumont TX 77701 tions Act upper Trinity Bay to the Mouth of the Trinity Description of Request: I have secured Account: Department of Justice, Office of River at Anahuac Texas. From the mouth of $190,000 for improvements to a 20 block area Justice Programs, Byrne Discretionary Grants Trinity River, the channel to Liberty proceeds in downtown Beaumont, including Neches Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston for 41.4 miles along the meanders of the Trin- Street from Laurel to College Streets and Park Police Department ity River to the Port of Liberty. Also included Street from North to College Streets. Since the

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Of search, training and outreach efforts designed tions Act this amount $91,277 is for personnel; $28,752 to improve our society’s preparedness and re- Account: Airport Improvement Program for Supplies; $17,204 for Publications; $13,198 sponse to natural and intentional exposures of Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston for Services; $13,679 for travel; and $11,890 biological, chemical and physical agents. Of Airport System, George Bush Intercontinental for USDA administrative costs. this amount $117,500 is for research; $47,000 Airport Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON is for the instruction of courses various aca- Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture demic programs; and $70,500 for training pro- 60106, Houston, TX 77205–0106 Appropriations bill included in H.R.1105 grams and exercises to serve state depart- Description of Request: I have secured Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- ments of agriculture and public health. $712,500 for noise mitigation to include the cation, and Extension Service Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON continued residential acquisition and sound in- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture sulation program. The August 2000 Record of of Illinois Appropriations bill included in H.R.1105 Decision for the Houston’s George Bush Inter- Address of Requesting Entity: College of Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- continental Airport Runway 8L–26R and Asso- Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental cation, and Extension Service ciated Near-Term Master Plan Projects and Sciences, 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Inter- Federal Actions identified a series of actions IL 61801 national Arid Lands Consortium necessary to mitigate the environment impacts Description of Request: $461,000 for the Address of Requesting Entity: 1955 East 6th associated with the new runway and the re- University of Illinois to conduct collaborative, Street, Tucson, AZ 85719 lated airport improvements. In terms of dis- multidisciplinary research to promote optimal Description of Request: $401,000 for the cernible community impacts, aircraft noise is human health by studying novel attributes of International Arid Lands Consortium to use re- the primary activity requiring mitigation. As food. Of this amount $322,300 is for Per- search and technical assistance expertise at noted in the Record of Decision (page 53), sonnel; $14,000 is for Participant/Trainee Sup- the University of Illinois, University of Arizona, ‘‘The primary responsibility for implementation port; $60,600 for Supplies; $3,300 for Publica- University of Nevada’s DRI, New Mexico State of the mitigation measures lies with the Hous- tions; $29,800 for Travel; and $31,000 for University, Texas A&M University and South ton Airport System and the FAA will take ap- USDA administrative costs. Dakota State University in the critical fields of propriate steps through federal funding grant Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON sustainable agriculture, land management and assurances and grant conditions, airport layout Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture water use. It cooperates with researchers in plan approvals, and contract plans and speci- Appropriations bill included in H.R.1105 Israel, Jordan and Egypt to enhance its effec- Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- fications to ensure that the following mitigation tiveness. Of this amount $301,000 will go to cation, and Extension Service actions are implemented during project devel- peer reviewed research projects at the mem- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University opments. The approvals contained in this ber institutions and $100,000 will go to admin- of Illinois Record of Decision are specifically conditioned istrative costs. Address of Requesting Entity: College of Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON upon full implementation of these mitigation Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 CJS Appro- measures.’’ The measures identified in the Sciences, 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, priations bill included in H.R.1105 Final Environmental Impact Statement and the IL 61801 Account: Office of Justice Programs—Juve- Record of Decision are acquisition and sound- Description of Request: $745,000 for the nile Justice proofing of residential properties exposed to Soybean Disease Biotechnology Center, lo- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Project significant noise impacts. Property acquisition cated within the National Soybean Research Success of Decatur and Macon County and soundproofing have been underway for Laboratory (NSRL) at the University of Illinois, Address of Requesting Entity: 310A West several years. To date, over $35 million has which provides cutting edge research and a William Street, Decatur, IL 62522 been invested in this program. first line of defense against major soybean dis- Description of Request: $180,000 to imple- f eases. Of this amount $595,000 is for Per- ment the ‘‘Truancy Prevention and School Success’’ project to provide truancy preven- EARMARK DECLARATION sonnel; $80,000 for Supplies; $20,000 for Travel; and $50,000 for USDA administrative tion/intervention programming for public school costs. children in grades K–8. Of this funding HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON $64,920 is for Personnel; $3,000 for equip- OF ILLINOIS Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture ment; $4,000 for Travel; $7,650 for supplies; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Appropriations bill included in H.R.1105 and $100,430 for consultants and tutors. Thursday, February 26, 2009 Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON cation, and Extension Service Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 CJS Appro- Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University priations bill included in H.R.1105 pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- of Illinois Account: NOAA—Operations, Research, ards on project funding, I am submitting the Address of Requesting Entity: College of and Facilities following information regarding project funding Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Illinois I requested as part of Fiscal Year 2009 Omni- Sciences, 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, State Geological Survey bus Appropriations bill that was included in IL 61801 Address of Requesting Entity: 615 E. Pea- H.R.1105: Description of Request: $564,000 for the body Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON Livestock Genome Sequencing Initiative at the Description of Request: $725,000 for the Illi- Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture University of Illinois and international partners nois Height Modernization project to update Appropriations bill included in H.R.1105 in two consortia who are creating maps of the the benchmarks in the state (approximately Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- complete cattle and swine genomes. Of this half can no longer be located), unify the data- cation, and Extension Service amount $253,800 is for Personnel; $140,000 base of benchmarks, and provide a digital ele- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University for Supplies; $115,400 for Services (sequenc- vation (LiDAR) model for the state. Of this of Illinois ing); $17,000 for Travel; and $37,800 for amount $64,708 is for salaries and benefits; Address of Requesting Entity: College of USDA administrative costs. $11,000 is for travel; $16,500 is for Computing Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON Hardware and Services; $200,000 is for Level Sciences, 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture lines for new benchmarks in Northern Illinois; IL 61801 Appropriations bill included in H.R.1105 $190,000 is for LiDAR data collection; $2,000 Description of Request: $176,000 for the Account: Cooperative State Research, Edu- for outreach forums; $377 for commodities; University of Illinois Extension to extend its cation, and Extension Service $400 for telecommunications; $119,665 for fa- MarketMaker information technology platform Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University cilities and administration; and $120,350 for to a national level that will enable food pro- of Illinois NOAA/NGS overhead.

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Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON gard to alternative and renewable energy edu- Account: Economic Development Initiatives Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 CJS Appro- cation. Of this amount, $1,332,100 will be Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Illinois priations bill included in H.R.1105 spent on materials and equipment in the State University Account: NOAA—Operations, Research, Northwest Classroom Building and include the Address of Requesting Entity: Campus Box and Facilities upgrade of HVAC and electrical, lighting, and 304, Hovey 310, Normal, IL 61790 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mid- plumbing systems along with the removal of Description of Request: $95,000 for the de- western Regional Climate Center asbestos. velopment of a university research park for Address of Requesting Entity: 2204 Griffith Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON small to medium sized businesses that will as- Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 interior Ap- sist regional business development and create Description of Request: $3,900,000 for the propriations bill included in H.R.1105 opportunities for new jobs in Illinois. The busi- Regional Climate Centers (RCC) program Account: STAG—Water and Wastewater In- ness incubator and university research park which will be split between the 6 Regional frastructure Project will be mixed use with particular emphasis on Centers to gather climate data from around Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of specializing in renewable energy, nanotechnol- the country, providing quality assurance and Lexington, Illinois ogy and advanced manufacturing. Of this disseminating information to Federal, state Address of Requesting Entity: 329 West amount, $30,000 will be used for office equip- and local government agencies, universities, Main Street, Lexington, IL 61753 ment; $5,000 will be used for supplies; and businesses and the general public. After ad- Description of Request: $300,000 for the $60,000 for personnel. ministration costs to NOAA/NESDIS approxi- City of Lexington, Illinois for the construction f of a new city-wide sanitary sewage collection mately each RCC will receive $570,000. For EARMARK DECLARATION the Midwest Regional Climate Center and treatment system. The City is under a $381,800 will be used for Personnel; $156,200 ‘‘consent decree’’ with the Illinois EPA that is for University of Illinois overhead; $20,000 avoids legal action against the City as long as HON. JIM GERLACH OF PENNSYLVANIA for operational support; and $12,000 for travel. construction of the new system is undertaken IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON in a timely manner. Of this amount, all of the Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Labor-HHS- $300,000 will be spent on design services for Thursday, February 26, 2009 Education Appropriations bill included in the new system. Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, pursuant H.R.1105 Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON to the Republican Leadership standards on Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Transpor- Account: Health Resources and Services earmarks, I am submitting the following infor- tation—HUD Appropriations bill included in Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and mation for publication in the CONGRESSIONAL H.R.1105 Services Account: Transportation, Community, and RECORD regarding earmarks I received as part Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Dewitt- System Preservation of H.R. 1105, Consolidated Appropriations for Piatt Bi-County Health Department Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University Fiscal Year 2009. Address of Requesting Entity: 910 Rte. 54 of Illinois TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND URBAN East, PO Box 518, Clinton, IL 61727 Address of Requesting Entity: Facilities & DEVELOPMENT Description of Request: $238,000 for the Services, 1501 South Oak Street, Cham- Downingtown Borough, 4–10 West Lan- construction of an office facility to house oper- paign,IL 61821 caster Avenue, Downingtown, Pennsylvania— ations of the local public health department Description of Request: $570,000 for the ex- $712,500 for a bridge over Brandywine Creek. which will include a dental clinic to meet grow- tension of Fourth Street to Hazelwood Road in The bridge will extend Boot Road over Bran- ing needs in the community. Of which, all of Champaign, Illinois for new development pur- dywine Creek allowing access to a proposed the $238,000 will be spent on contractual poses and increased traffic needs. This will re- redevelopment site that will bring jobs and at- services, such as labor and construction mate- lieve traffic congestion along First Street and tract businesses to Chester County’s only rials. provide better access to the University of Illi- Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ). It is critical Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON nois at Urbana-Champaign campus, the Uni- to the revitalization plans of the borough. Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and versity Park Hotel & Conference Center, and Valley Forge Park National Historical Park, Water Development Appropriations bill in- The Research Park at the University of Illinois. 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, cluded in H.R.1105 Of this amount, $171,500 will be spent on en- Pennsylvania—$142,500 for the construction Account: Army Corps of Engineers—Inves- gineering costs; $307,000 will be spent on in- of a bridge over Valley Creek for Loop Trail. tigations stalling a traffic signal at the corner of St. This project will complete the final link in Val- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Mary’s Rd. and Fourth St.; clearance activities ley Forge National Historical Park’s Joseph Grayville, Illinois will cost $33,500; and $58,000 will be spent Plumb Martin Trail (JPMT), which receives Address of Requesting Entity: 122 S. Court on installing a storm sewer. 960,000 visits annually. The Missing Link will St., Grayville, IL 62844 Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON connect the JPMT with three other popular Description of Request: $96,000 for a plan- Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Transpor- hiking and recreational trails and with two pop- ning study to determine the feasibility of build- tation—HUD Appropriations bill included in ular parking areas at Knox’s Quarters and the ing a low-water dam near the main channel of H.R.1105 Mount Misery trailhead. The new trail will en- the Wabash River at Grayville, Illinois. Of this Account: Economic Development Initiatives able visitors to walk, jog, or bicycle around the total amount, $10,000 will be used for prelimi- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of entire park without having to travel along dan- nary analysis and scope definition; $25,000 Bloomington, Illinois gerous state highways. This will greatly im- will be used for a ground and aerial survey; Address of Requesting Entity: 107 E. Chest- prove visitor safety and enhance the visitor ex- $25,000 will be used for environmental coordi- nut Street, Bloomington, IL 61701 perience through reduced exposure to high- nation; $25,000 will be used toward generating Description of Request: $166,250 for the volume traffic and the increased availability of the dam feasibility report; and $10,000 will be renovation of a 33,000 square foot former recreational options. spent on a preliminary design of the dam. medical building into a regional arts education Borough of Boyertown, 100 S. Washington Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON center for children. The final component of the Street, Boyertown, Pennsylvania—$475,000 Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and City’s new downtown Cultural District, the new for Main Street streetscape improvements. Water Development Appropriations bill in- center will enable the growth of area arts or- Boyertown is a Main Street designated com- cluded in H.R.1105 ganizations, provide after-school arts pro- munity under the Main Street program of the Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable grams for at-risk children in the city’s core Pennsylvania Department of Economic Devel- Energy neighborhoods and continue the economic re- opment. The purpose of the designation is to Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lake vitalization of Bloomington’s downtown. Of this revitalize the downtown commercial district to Land College amount, $146,250 will be used to replace the promote a stable, safe, and pleasant shopping Address of Requesting Entity: 5001 Lake building’s heating and air conditioning system and living area to be enjoyed but not only the Land Boulevard, Mattoon, IL 61938 and $20,000 will be used for classroom equip- borough but surrounding communities. Description of Request: $1,332,100 to de- ment and furnishings. Historic Yellow Springs, PO Box 62, Chester velop a campus-wide alternative energy plan Requesting Member: TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON Springs, Pennsylvania—$142,500 for parking to encompass the use of wind energy, geo- Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Transpor- and street enhancements at Historic Yellow thermal, and photovoltaics in an effort for Lake tation—HUD Appropriations bill included in Springs. The funding will help to further revi- Land College to take a leadership role in re- H.R.1105 talize the community with projects to enhance

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Funding will history, arts, education and the environment. 15234, Reading, Pennsylvania—$380,600 for be used to modernize and broaden education Montgomery County Community College, science instrumentation and construction of and other outreach services to better address 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania— three student independent research labs dedi- the changing needs, expectations, and demo- $237,500 for continued expansion of their cated to biology, chemistry and biochemistry graphics of the community. West Campus in the borough of Pottstown. and physics. Pocopson Township Historical Committee, This funding will allow for Montgomery County FINANCIAL SERVICES PO Box 1, Pocopson, Pennsylvania— Community College’s further expansion of Delaware County Community College, 901 $214,000 for exhibits and curriculum develop- workforce development and transfer program- South Media Line Road, Media, Pennsyl- ment at the Locust Grove Schoolhouse. The ming to help residents in Pottstown Borough vania—$300,000 for a small business solu- Pocopson Township Historical Committee and greater tri-county area of Montgomery, tions center. The funding will be used to con- works to identify and encourage the preserva- Chester, and Berks counties. tinue the Center’s operations as well as ex- tion of historical resources within the Township AGRICULTURE pand its programs. Specifically, the Center will through education and community involve- The Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Rd., develop and deliver a series of entrepreneurial ment. Kutztown, Pennsylvania—$42,000 for contin- programs for students enrolled in DCCC’s f ued Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi research. trade programs (i.e., plumbing, electrical, car- pentry, HVAC, automotive technology, and TRIBUTE TO BERNARD C. The funding will help further Rodale’s research BARRMAN, SR. which they believe has helped to determine welding) since these students have consist- that using biological farming methods instead ently asked for more training in starting their own small businesses. of chemical methods will produce cleaner air HON. KEVIN McCARTHY and safer drinking water. INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT OF CALIFORNIA City of Reading, 815 Washington Street, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMERCE, JUSTICE AND SCIENCE Reading, Pennsylvania—$500,000 for the Thursday, February 26, 2009 Berks County Community Foundation, PO Reading Waste Water Treatment Plant. The Box 212, Reading, Pennsylvania—$200,000 funding will be used to consolidate screening Mr. MCCARTHY of Cailfornia. Madam for the Reading Police K9 Unit. The funding and grit removal operations, the impact of fu- Speaker, I rise today to honor a longtime com- will be used to further develop the Reading ture environmental regulations, the need for munity leader and friend, Bernard ‘‘Bernie’’ Police K9 Unit and help meet its future finan- security improvements, and the potential for Barmann Sr., from Bakersfield, California, on cial needs for the purpose of crime reduction improved efficiencies associated with new his retirement after more than 30 years of in the City of Reading. control systems. service to Kern County. Bernie has served in Exeter Police Department, 4975 Demoss LABOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION the Kern County Counsel’s Office since 1974, Road, Exeter, Pennsylvania—$250,000 for the Phoenixville Community Education Founda- first as the Deputy County Counsel and then Berks County Emergency Response Team tion, PO Box 809, Phoenixville, Pennsyl- as County Counsel since 1985. (BCERT). Funding will be used to purchase vania—$147,000 for remedial after school Bernie graduated from Immaculate Concep- equipment necessary for the formation of a math and reading education. Funding will be tion College in 1955 and later earned his M.A. Berks County emergency response team. The used to provide remedial summer and after- and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1966. team and equipment that will be bought with school programming for students in grades K– As a Fulbright Scholar and Kent Fellow, Ber- this funding will help protect the lives of police 12 who are not proficient in math and reading nie studied in France in 1963 to 1965. A dedi- officers and other first responders during the on the Pennsylvania System of School As- cated scholar, Bernie taught at the Ohio State resolution of high-risk incidents and serving ar- sessment (PSSA), the states standardized University and the University of Toronto from rest and search warrants. test. 1966 to 1971. In 1974, he earned a J.D. from Alvernia College, 540 Upland Avenue, I–LEAD, Inc., 525 Penn St., Reading, Penn- the University of San Diego. Locally, he was Reading, Pennsylvania—$600,000 for the sylvania—$143,000 for the College Without an adjunct professor at California State Uni- South Reading Youth Initiative. The funding Walls program. The College Without Walls versity, Bakersfield’s School of Business and will be used to assist at-risk youth by pro- program delivers I–LEAD’s leadership cur- Public Administration from 1986 to 2000. moting programs that teach them to expand riculum via an accelerated Associates Degree A skilled lawyer, Bernie was admitted to the their ability to think logically and critically, to in Leadership Studies in students’ neighbor- California State Bar in 1974 and for 33 years comprehend accurately, and to communicate hoods of residence through partnerships with has practiced law in California at both the effectively. local nonprofit organizations. The program in- state and federal level. He has also been ad- American Library Association, 1615 New cludes Vocational training opportunities in mitted to argue in front of several federal Hampshire Ave. NW, First Floor, Washington, healthcare, including a cutting-edge vocational courts as well as the United States Supreme DC—$258,000 for the All Kids Count program. ESL program, leverages workforce develop- Court. Bernie has also been active in the Cali- The funding will be used to develop a series ment dollars to build long-term careers in high- fornia State Bar and the Kern County Bar—he of four films dedicated to educating parents demand industries for low-income workers. was an editor for the Law Practice Manage- how to keep their children safe and informing For those who do not have a high school di- ment Newsletter for the State Bar from 1991 children how to protect themselves against ab- ploma, I–LEAD offers GED classes and sup- to 1993 and served as President of the Kern duction, internet predators and targeted school port to equip local residents to take the next County Bar Association in 2001. He served violence. step toward economic independence and fam- from 1997 to 2000 on the State Bar Judicial Police Athletic League of Norristown, PO ily and community stability by furthering their Nominees Evaluation Commission and was Box 685, Norristown, Pennsylvania—$92,000 education. President of the California County Counsels for PAL youth programs in Norristown. The Chester County Hospital, 701 East Marshall Association in 1993–1994. Bernie was award- funding will be used to continue the high-qual- Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania— ed the Kern County Bench & Bar Award in ity, low-cost programs that are offered to the $428,000 for facilities and equipment. The 2006 for his outstanding contributions to the youth (ages 5–18) of the Norristown Area. funding will be used to add 72 inpatient beds legal profession and justice system, and was Programs and activities are offered that cover and will allow the hospital to centralize and recognized in Who’s Who in American Law educational, artistic and recreational interests. update all of its surgical facilities and services. each year from 1992 to 2004. He lectures fre- ENERGY AND WATER Central Pennsylvania African American Mu- quently on local government issues, especially Alvernia College, 540 Upland Avenue, seum, 119 N. 10th Street, Reading, Pennsyl- on the topics of the California Open Meeting Reading, Pennsylvania—$570,900 for sci- vania—$238,000 for exhibits relating to the law and the Public Records Act. entific instrumentation initiatives. The funding Underground Railroad. Funding will be used to An active member in the Kern County com- will be used for essential investigative equip- educate the public regarding African American munity, Bernie has been a Rotarian for 23 ment for an interdisciplinary forensic science History including inventions, contributions to years and has served in leadership positions and criminalistics training laboratory, an envi- society and the world, with special emphasis with various community organizations, includ- ronmental research laboratory, a fuels and en- on telling the Underground Railroad story and ing the Kern County Academic Decathalon, ergy research laboratory, a human anatomy record the history of local African Americans. the Boy Scouts of American Southern Sierra

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Council, the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra menced her tenure as a music educator in the Requesting Member: Congressman DON Board, and the Community Concerts Associa- New York City public school system in 1958. YOUNG tion, to name a few. Bernie’s victories for Kern She educated thousands of youth at Girls Bill Number: H.R. 1105 County made funding available for new admin- High School, Tilden High School, P.S. 21 and Account: Dept of Health and Human Serv- istration buildings including many fire stations Lefferts Junior High School. ices, Health Resources and Services Adminis- and the Juvenile Justice Center. In 1987, Louvinia founded the Great Day tration, Health Facilities and Services As Bernie retires from the position of Kern Chorale, a 50-member a capella singing en- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: AK Addic- County Counsel, his selfless contributions to semble. Under Louvinia’s leadership the four- tions Rehabilitation Services, Inc./Nugen’s Kern County will not be forgotten. However, I part ensemble performed nationally and inter- Ranch know he is looking forward to spending more nationally in New Orleans and Barbados. Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box time with his wife, Bee, their two children, Ber- Louvinia is survived by daughter Olive 871545, Wasilla, AK 99687 nie Jr., an attorney in Los Angeles, and Brigit, Pointer Harney, son, Rev. William D. Pointer Description of Request: I have secured a psychologist in Asheville, North Carolina, Jr., Associate Pastor of Christian Cultural Cen- $490,000 for Addictions Rehabilitation Serv- and his three grandchildren. I wish him well in ter Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter-in-laws Elder Lillie ices, Inc./Nugen’s Ranch. The funds will be retirement. Pointer of Long Island, NY and Chinita Pointer used for the construction of a new residential substance abuse treatment facility. This will f of Orange, N.J., fourteen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and allow the recipient to increase the number of A TRIBUTE IN REMEMBRANCE OF cousins. individuals treated which will decrease the LOUVINIA G. POINTER number of people being sent out of state for f treatment. It is my understanding that the HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS EARMARK DECLARATION funds will be spent for engineering and archi- OF NEW YORK tecture fees, site preparation and actual con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DON YOUNG struction of the facility. Other funds being used for this project are coming from the Denali Thursday, February 26, 2009 OF ALASKA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commission, Foundation Grants, AK Mental Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today Health Trust Authority, the State of AK, and in remembrance of Louvinia G. Pointer. Ms. Thursday, February 26, 2009 funds from the organization itself. I certify that Pointer, a 92-year-old Brooklyn resident, was Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, neither I nor my spouse has any financial in- a musicologist and celebrated arts educator. pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- terest in this project. Born in Holly Hill, South Carolina in 1926, ards on earmarks, I am submitting the fol- Requesting Member: Congressman DON Mrs. Pointer and her family migrated to Har- lowing information regarding constituent YOUNG lem in 1926 in search of progressive opportu- projects of interest I received as part of the FY Bill Number: H.R. 1105 nities for African Americans in the North. 2009 Omnibus. Account: Dept of Health and Human Serv- Trained as a pianist from a young age, or- Requesting Member: Congressman DON ices, Health Resources and Services Adminis- ganist and lyric soprano, Louvinia White was YOUNG tration, Health Facilities and Services prompted by friends to audition for Apollo The- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Provi- ater’s Amateur Night competition at age 18. Account: Dept of Education, Elementary and dence Health System With a recommendation from Countee Cullen, Secondary Education Address of Requesting Entity: 3200 Provi- Louvinia was accepted to New York University Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Galena dence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 (NYU) in 1935, where she studied music edu- City School District Description of Request: I have secured cation and later enrolled in the Music Masters Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 299, $951,000 for Providence Health Services in program. Galena, AK 99741 Anchorage, AK. These funds will be used for In 1939, a member of Louvinia’s church in- Description of Request: I have secured the Alaska Family Medicine Residency Pro- formed her that renowned British playwright $485,000 for the Galena School District. Fund- gram which recruits and trains doctors to ad- Noel Coward sought three African American ing will be used for Galena’s boarding school dress the critical physician recruitment and re- women to open his new production scheduled operations and provide a safe and education- tention problem in Alaska. It is my under- to open on Broadway. Louvinia and two sing- ally enriching environment for 120 students, standing that the funds will be used to pay for ing partners auditioned for Coward singing many of whom are Native Alaskans from out- faculty salaries ($835,000) and resident re- ‘‘Lift Thine Eyes’’ from Felix Mendelssohn’s lying villages where, in some cases, they may cruitment ($116,000) and that Providence Elijah. Returning home from classes at NYU be exposed to a physically and emotionally Health Services will provide supplemental one evening she found a telegram in her mail- challenging village environment. Due to a funds to this program. I certify that neither I box from Mr. Coward asking her to report to 2001 Department of Education formula nor my spouse has any financial interest in the theater, When she arrived, Coward ap- change, Galena loses $1 million annually in this project. proached her with hands outstretched and Federal Impact Aid Funding. It is my under- Requesting Member: Congressman DON thanked her for coming, exclaiming that he standing that these funds will be used along YOUNG Bill Number: H.R. 1105 needed her voice in his show, Set to Music, with state funding to provide educational serv- Account: Department of Education, School starring Beatrice Lillie. Soon thereafter, Cow- ices and operate the boarding school. I certify Improvement ard composed an obbligato for Louvinia to that neither I nor my spouse has any financial Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Depart- open the production. interest in this project. ment of Education In 1943, Louvinia became a choral director Requesting Member: Congressman DON Address of Requesting Entity: 400 Maryland in the National Youth Administration (NYA) YOUNG Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202 Radio Workshop, a unit of President Roo- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Description of Request: I have secured sevelt’s Works Progress Administration. Account: Dept of Education, Elementary and $33,315,000 for the AK Native Education Eq- Louvinia directed one of the two NYA Radio Secondary Education uity Program. It is my understanding that Choirs, which performed weekly concerts on Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Literacy these funds will be used to meet the unique WNYC–FM until the conclusion of the program Council of Alaska, Fairbanks education needs and to support supplemental in 1943. Through the success of her choir, Address of Requesting Entity: 517 Gaffney education programs to benefit Alaska Natives. Louvinia married World War II veteran William Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701 I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any Davis Pointer Sr. (1918–2001) and the two Description of Request: I have secured financial interest in this project. birthed three children, Olive Elise Pointer $81,000 for the Literacy Council of Alaska, Requesting Member: Congressman DON (1950), William Davis Pointer Jr. (1952), and Fairbanks. The funding will be used for a YOUNG internationally acclaimed, Grammy nominated school-age tutoring program focusing on read- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 jazz violinist and political activist Noel ing, writing and math. It is my understanding Account: Dept of Education, Elementary and Whitaker Pointer (1954–1994). that the funds will be used for salaries, sup- Secondary Education Louvinia’s final Broadway role was in the plies and tutor trainings. There is an in-kind Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alaska 1951 revival of Marc Connely’s 1936 film clas- volunteer tutor contribution of $30,600 annu- PTA sic The Green Pastures, a musical setting of ally. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box the Biblical ‘‘Creation’’. Louvinia then com- any financial interest in this project. 210496, Anchorage, AK 99503

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It is my understanding be used in conjunction with Alaska PTA funds tagging expeditions to place the tracking de- that funding will be split between programs on totaling $160,000. I certify that neither I nor vices on the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale. Funds Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Education, my spouse has any financial interest in this will also be used for data collecting and ana- programs to provide Victim Assistance and project. lyzing. prosecution of those who commit the violence. Requesting Member: Congressman DON Requesting Member: Congressman DON Requesting Member: Congressman DON YOUNG YOUNG YOUNG Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Dept of Health and Human Serv- Account: Department of Justice, OJP— Account: USDA, NRCS ices, Health Resources and Services Adminis- Byrne Discretionary Grants Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alaska tration, Health Facilities and Services Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Northwest Association of Conservation Districts Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Yukon- Arctic Borough Address of Requesting Entity: 1700 E. Kuskokwim Health Corporation Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box Bogard Road, Suite 203A, Wasilla, AK, 99654 Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 528, 1110, Kotzebue, AK 99752 Description of Request: I have secured Bethel, AK 99559 Description of Request: I have secured $864,000 to support the work of 12 Soil and Description of Request: I have secured $500,000 for the Northwest Arctic Borough’s Water Conservation Districts in Alaska. Spe- $1,475,000 for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Public Safety Planning and Village Public cifically, this program would allow the Alaska Corporation. These funds will be used for cap- Safety Officer Hiring and Training. This project Association of Conservation Districts to man- ital equipment upgrades that will improve pro- provides for the creation of a comprehensive age statewide natural resource concerns such ductivity, improve health care delivery and re- planning process for law enforcement in the as invasive plants, water quality and soil ero- duce the number of patients that are now re- Borough and to implement immediate im- sion due to global climate change. Assuming quired to be transferred out of the region. It is provements to the Village Public Safety Officer percentages remain the same, funding would my understanding that no additional funds will program by recruiting and training new offi- include 53.5% for salaries and personnel, be used for this project. I certify that neither I cers. This will help to bring up the level of law 9.3% for fringe funding, 6.7% for travel fund- nor my spouse has any financial interest in enforcement and public safety in the Borough, ing, 4.3% for equipment, 4% for supply fund- this project. which is currently completely inadequate and ing, and 16.7% for contractual funding. The Requesting Member: Congressman DON provide Borough citizens with the same pro- matching funds for this project, which will be YOUNG tections afforded those Americans throughout augmented from local and private contributors, Bill Number: H.R. 1105 the country. The State of Alaska provides con- are unknown at this time. Additionally, this Account: Department of Commerce, tract funds for the Village Public Safety Officer project will be enhanced by projects that are NOAA—Operations, Research and Facilities program. It is my understanding that $250,000 funded by USDA, State and Private Forestry, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gulf of will be used for public safety planning process U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other fed- Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition and $250,000 for Village Public Safety Officer eral agencies. A funding request to the State Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box Hiring and Training. of Alaska is pending. Requesting Member: Congressman DON 201236, Anchorage, AK 99520 Requesting Member: Congressman DON YOUNG Description of Request: I have secured YOUNG $150,000 for the Gulf of Alaska Coastal Com- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Department of Commerce, Bill Number: H.R. 1105 munities Coalition (GOAC3) which is an incor- NOAA—Operations, Research and Facilities Account: EPA, STAG Water and Waste- porated 501(c)6 non-profit membership driven Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Alas- water Infrastructure organization primarily serving as an advocate ka Sea Otter and Steller Sea Lion Commis- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of for small boat community based fisheries in sion Craig the protection and creation of fair and sustain- Address of Requesting Entity: 6239 B Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 725, able fisheries related economic opportunities. Street, Suite 204, Anchorage, AK 99518 Craig, AK 99921 The GOAC3 has representation from over 45 Description of Request: I have secured Description of Request: I have secured fisheries communities in the Gulf of Alaska. $300,000 for a Steller Sea Lion Comanage- $250,000 for Water and Wastewater Infra- The GOAC3 allows these communities to par- ment, Biosampling and Outreach/Education structure Projects in the City of Craig. The City ticipate and be effective in North Pacific Fish- program. This project will feature two ap- has previously received funds form the State ery Management Council meetings, allowing proaches to bio-sampling. The first will be to of Alaska’s Village Safe Water Program, but them to help mitigate negative impacts and in- work with two high harvest communities to because of delays in funding distribution and crease opportunities to create economically fund local monitors (residents that help facili- escalating project costs the funding received viable and sustainable marine related commu- tate sea lion bio-sampling and monitor and has not been able to fulfill the requirements for nities. It is my understanding that these funds document the local environment). The second the approved projects. All funds appropriated will be spent as on Personnel: $45,000, Trav- approach will consist of training approximately will be used for the construction or replace- el: $22,000, Supplies: $12,000 and Support 25 coastal Alaskans on proper sample collec- ment of waterlines, wastewater lines, lift sta- Contracts: $62,000. tion and technique and protocols from those tions, and other utilities. The total project will Requesting Member: Congressman DON sea lions harvested for subsistence. This will cost $1.2 million. However, the grantee has YOUNG help fulfill the mandates created by the Marine received $973,000 from the State of Alaska’s Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Mammal Protection Act and help promote re- Village Safe Water Program. The $250,000 in- Account: Department of Commerce, sponsible and sustainable subsistence har- cluded in this appropriation will complete the NOAA—Operations, Research and Facilities vesting. It is my understanding that the money project. Additionally, the City has provided ad- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cook Inlet will be spent on: Personnel: $130,000, Travel: ditional in-kind contributions in the form of Beluga Whale Research/Kenai Peninsula Bor- $64,000, Supplies: $15,000, Community Moni- labor and equipment. ough toring Contracts: $50,000, Biosamplers: Requesting Member: Congressman DON Address of Requesting Entity: 144 N. $10,000 and Administrative Support: $31,000. YOUNG Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669 Requesting Member: Congressman DON Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Description of Request: I have secured YOUNG Account: Federal Transit Administration, Bus $700,000 for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Bill Number: H.R. 1105 and Bus Facilities This project will study the population of the Account: Department of Justice, Office on Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fairbanks Cook Inlet Beluga Whale so that it is fully un- Violence Against Women North Star Borough derstood and counted. The listing of the Cook Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of Address of Requesting Entity: 809 Pioneer Inlet Beluga Whale on the Endangered Spe- Alaska / Victims for Justice Road, Fairbanks, AK 99707–1267 cies List affects over 70% of Alaska’s popu- Address of Requesting Entity: 1057 Description of Request: Provide an earmark lation and knowledge of the Cook Inlet Beluga Fireweed Lane, Suite 101, Anchorage, AK of $798,000 for bus acquisition to add a route Whale’s population size and migration habits 99503 from Eielson AFB to Ft. Wainwright. The local

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Madam YOUNG Address of Requesting Entity: 809 Pioneer Speaker, on February 25, 2009, I missed two Road, Fairbanks, AK 99707–1267 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 votes regarding H. Res. 184, a resolution set- Description of Request: Provide an earmark Account: EERE, Biomass and Biorefinery ting forth the rule for consideration of H.R. of $950,000 for rural and road service area Systems R&D 1105 to consider making omnibus appropria- transportation upgrades. Funds will be used to Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Munici- tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, upgrade roads to federal lands, military instal- pality of Anchorage 2009. Had I been present, I would have voted lations, university research farms, and evacu- Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box ‘‘yes’’ for both H. Res. 184, Ordering the pre- ation. Funds will be matched 50 percent by 19660, Anchorage, AK 99519 vious question (Roll call vote 84), and H. Res. the Borough. 184, On Agreeing to the Resolution (Roll call Description of Request: Provide an earmark Requesting Member: Congressman DON vote 85). of $713,625 to be used for converting meth- YOUNG f Bill Number: H.R. 1105 ane gas to electrical power generation. Munici- Account: Federal Transit Administration, Bus pality will match all federal funds. A COMMEMORATION OF HOUSE and Bus Facilities Requesting Member: Congressman DON SPEAKER TERRANCE CARROLL Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mat Su YOUNG AND SENATE PRESIDENT PETER Community Transit Bill Number: H.R. 1105 GROFF Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 8971590, Wasilla, AK 99687 Account: EERE, Geothermal Technology HON. DIANA DeGETTE Description of Request: Funding will be Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of OF COLORADO used for bus facility and property enhance- Unalaska IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments, 20 percent local match will be provided Address of Requesting Entity: 43 Ravens by Mat-Su Borough. Way, Unalaska, AK 99685 Thursday, February 26, 2009 Requesting Member: Congressman DON Description of Request: Provide an earmark Ms. DEGETTE. Madam Speaker, I rise to YOUNG of $951,500 for the development of a potential honor two distinguished gentlemen and mark Bill Number: H.R. 1105 geothermal well in Unalaska. This could be a a historic occasion for the State of Colorado Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Inves- crucial source of energy for people on the and our legislature. For the first time in United tigations Aleutian Chain. States history, two African-Americans will hold Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army the top leadership position in both chambers Corps of Engineers, Requesting Member: Congressman DON YOUNG of a State legislature. Address of Requesting Entity: Elmendorf Air The election of Colorado State Representa- Force Base, AK Bill Number: H.R. 1105 tive Terrance Carroll as Speaker of the Colo- Description of Request: Provide an earmark Account: Corps of Engineers, Operations rado House of Representatives and Colorado of $263,000 for Alaska District to continue the and Maintenance State Senator Peter Groff as President of the feasibility study of the Alaska Regional Ports Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Corps of Colorado Senate puts our State’s past injus- and Harbors Comprehensive Plan. Engineers tices into perspective. It opens our eyes once ON Requesting Member: Congressman D again to a time only eighty years ago when a YOUNG Address of Requesting Entity: Elmendorf majority of the State House members were as- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 AFB, AK sociated with the Ku Klux Klan members. It re- Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Description of Request: Provide an earmark minds us when the 1924 election ushered in Construction for $740,000 for City of Dillingham in support Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army of President’s Budget for dredging Dillingham numerous KKK-endorsed candidates, including Corps of Engineers, Harbor. the Governor of Colorado, Clarence Morley. Address of Requesting Entity: Elmendorf Air These were the days when legislation was in- Requesting Member: Congressman DON troduced without shame by people who sought Force Base, AK YOUNG Description of Request: Provide an earmark to use the law to restrict the rights of African Bill Number: H.R. 1105 of $3,328,000 to be used for Alaska coastal Americans and to remove them from boards erosion. Native Villages on the coast of Alaska Account: Corps of Engineers, Operations and commissions. The struggle for harmony are eroding and this funding will help the and Maintenance and freedom from inequity continues for all of Corps address the most pressing needs. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Corps of us, but today Colorado makes progress to- Requesting Member: Congressman DON Engineers ward that end. The story of House Speaker Terrance Car- YOUNG Address of Requesting Entity: Elmendorf roll began several blocks away from this Bill Number: H.R. 1105 AFB, AK Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General chamber, where Carroll grew up in the Ana- Description of Request: Provide an earmark Construction costia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. He for $575,000 for City of Homer in support of Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City and was the only child of a single mother who was President’s budget for dredging Homer Har- Borough of Sitka the daughter of a sharecropper. He attended Address of Requesting Entity: 100 Lincoln bor. Morehouse College in Atlanta. He eventually St., Sitka, AK 99835 Requesting Member: Congressman DON earned a master’s degree from the University Description of Request: Provide $478,000 YOUNG of Colorado and a law degree from the Univer- for upgrades to the harbor breakwater due to Bill Number: H.R. 1105 sity of Denver, and he graduated from semi- design deficiency. Upgrades are needed to Account: Corps of Engineers, Operations nary to become an ordained minister. During protect fishing boats within harbor of Sitka and Maintenance his career, he has served as a police officer Channel. Local match will be met by the state and a practicing lawyer. In his seven years in Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of or borough. the Colorado state legislature, Speaker Carroll Nome Requesting Member: Congressman DON has championed issues ranging from edu- YOUNG Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 281, cational reform, housing, homeland security, Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Nome, AK 99762 and civil and criminal justice issues. Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Oper- Description of Request: Provide an earmark Senate President Peter Groff, the son of ations and Maintenance for $724,000 for City of Nome in support of former Colorado lawmaker Regis Groff, is a Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Port of President’s budget for dredging the Nome graduate of Denver’s East High School. He Anchorage Port. started his political career working for former

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K26FE8.012 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E482 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 Governor Roy Romer and former City of Den- Burke, VA and recipient of the In Hope Free- came before and with which many of us are ver Mayor Wellington Webb. He helped found dom Rings Foundation Scholarship. Mary sets intimately familiar: hard work, faith, and under- the Center for New Politics and Policy at the a strong example as a leader among her standing in the face of economic insecurity, University of Denver. He has served as the peers, and is committed to making the most of international conflict and personal differences. center’s executive director since its founding, her gifts and passions. No one understands this legacy better than in addition to working as an attorney in private Mary exhibits a maturity beyond her years. African Americans, and it is with that in mind practice, college lecturer, and satellite radio Her father passed away when she was eight that we come together again this February to talk show host. Peter Groff was first elected to years old, forcing her family to relocate. Later, celebrate Black History Month. the House in 2000 and later was appointed as her older siblings left home, she assumed The theme of Black History Month this year and reelected to the Colorado Senate. He is responsibility for her younger sister. She has is ‘‘The Quest for Black Citizenship in the the highest-ranking African-American elected learned the flexibility and presence of mind Americas.’’ It is a theme we in West Virginia official in Colorado history and has been needed to excel under demanding cir- understand to our core. Making our homes in called the ‘‘Conscience of the Senate.’’ cumstances, coupled with a natural compas- a state born out of the Civil War, we are inti- In a year when America inaugurated its first sion and intellectual curiosity. mately familiar with the struggle for equality. African-American President, the ascension of Mary has distinguished herself as a leader It is no surprise that we’ve seen significant Speaker Carroll and President Groff is also a in the school community, in large part through moments in history celebrated right here in our significant tribute to the innumerable individ- her commitment to public service. She is the hills and hollows. Carter G. Woodson, the ‘‘fa- uals who have come before us who strived past Secretary and Vice-President of the Lake ther of Black History’’ hailed from Huntington, and sacrificed for civil rights, equal oppor- Braddock Key Club and a member of Key a son of slaves who worked in the coal mines tunity, and equality for all. It gives me great Club International. She serves in the Key Club to earn money for an education at West Vir- pleasure as the Senior Member of the Colo- as the Capital District’s Lieutenant Governor, ginia State College and then Howard Univer- rado Congressional Delegation to congratulate working on a board of trustees from all over sity in Washington, DC. these two men and recognize their accom- the Washington Metro Area and Delaware. Booker T. Washington, perhaps our most fa- plishments, not only in the context of Colo- Her responsibilities include overseeing 15 high mous African American, walked from Virginia rado’s history, but the nation’s as a whole. schools in the Capital District and acting as li- to Kanawha County, ‘free at last,’ to have a f aison between them. better life for his family. He also worked hard In addition, Mary has organized and coordi- to obtain the education he felt in his heart was HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE nated various service projects with the Leu- OF MERVIN WILLIAMS his right to pursue, working in the coal mines kemia and Lymphoma Society, the American until he was 16. He walked 200 miles on foot Red Cross, Women’s Domestic Shelter, to study at the Hampton Institute in Virginia HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER United Nations Children’s Fund, and many and then came right back to West Virginia to OF MICHIGAN more. teach the children of Appalachia. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mary’s strong orientation towards vol- Minnie Buckingham Harper of Keystone, the unteerism has helped make her a leader in Thursday, February 26, 2009 first African American woman to become a the student community. In 2005 she co-found- member of a legislative body in the United Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise ed and is the current Vice-President of the States, broke ground for countless women in today to honor and acknowledge the life of Bruin ESOL Tutoring Association, a tutoring 1928 when she was appointed to fill the term Mervin Williams upon his passing on February program for middle school students with of her late husband. 7, 2009. English as their second language. In addition A highly decorated veteran of World War II, Leon Sullivan, born in Charleston, was she has been an officer of the National Honor brought up in a dirty alley in one of the city’s Mervin served in the 10th Mountain Division’s Society and the Student Government Associa- 85th regiment alongside Senator Robert Dole. most poverty-stricken sections, worked in a tion, and last year she attended Girls State at steel mill to pay his tuition at West Virginia For his selfless service to America, Mervin re- Longwood University and was elected to serve ceived a Bronze Star for his heroism and two State College, and rose from poverty to found as a state Delegate. the Opportunity Industrialization Center, a job- Purple Hearts. Balancing her work in the greater commu- After Mr. Williams’ return to the United training organization with branches around the nity with more artistic activities, Mary is a seri- world. States to recover from shrapnel wounds he re- ous musician, having played the violin for nine Helen Dobson was from Raleigh County, ceived defending our nation, he dedicated years. She has been a member of the Lake well-known throughout West Virginia for her himself to improving the lives of his fellow vet- Braddock Orchestra since 2003, and is also a beautiful voice, performed at the inauguration erans and our entire community. Mervin be- member of the Symphonic Orchestra and Tri- of two of West Virginia’s governors and served came engaged in many significant organiza- M music Honor Society. as public school teacher for many years. Her tions including Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dis- Mary intends to continue challenging herself spirit is still strong in southern West Virginia abled American Veterans, Eagles, the Moose on many levels. Following college, she hopes and it was with Ms. Dobson in mind that I Lodge, and The Knights of Columbus. to join the Peace Corps and ultimately to be- signed on as a cosponsor of a bill that des- Madam Speaker, Mervin Williams is remem- come a professor of history. ignates the African American spiritual as a na- bered as an American hero who loved and Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues tional treasure. This bill passed the House of served our country and community in war and join me in commending Mary Ta for her com- Representatives earlier this month. peace. Today, as we bid him farewell, I ask mitment to service and for the vital role she my colleagues to join me in mourning his continues to play in her student community. Countless men and women have worked long hours for less pay to provide for a better passing and honoring his life. In league with f his comrades who wore America’s colors, future for their children. They have fought, and Mervin Williams was a good man who did IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY continue to fight, for our liberties in the armed great things for the cause of human freedom. MONTH forces. Through their compassion and quiet We are all diminished by his loss; and inspired strength, these men and women are role mod- by his life. HON. NICK J. RAHALL, II els by which we all can live. f OF WEST VIRGINIA With change and the spirit of unity sweeping the Nation, we have come together again to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTION IN COMMUNITY THROUGH celebrate Black History month. I can think of SERVICE Thursday, February 26, 2009 no more fitting honorees this month than the Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, in his Inau- African American men and women of West HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY gural Address, President John F. Kennedy Virginia who have done so much to serve our OF VIRGINIA asked the people to ask not what their country Nation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES could do for them but what they could do for Today, southern West Virginians remain their country. deeply indebted to our African American edu- Thursday, February 26, 2009 Last month, as I again stood witness to his- cators who work hard to make sure the chil- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speak- tory, President Barack Obama spoke a similar dren of the Mountain State are ready to take er, I rise today to recognize Mary Ta, a stu- message, asking the people he had been part in an ever more challenging and modern dent at Lake Braddock Secondary School in elected to serve to remember the legacy that economy. Folks like Bluefield State President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K26FE8.014 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E483 Albert Walker; Maurice Cooley, Director of Af- Connecticut. He stayed in the high school Lampkin Smith on the occasion of her retire- rican American Programs at Marshall Univer- ranks for a brief period until 1972, when he ment from the United States District Court, sity; Dr. Shari Williams-Clarke, Vice President assumed the role of head coach at North- Southern District of Florida’s Probation Office for Marshall University Multicultural Affairs; Lo- eastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. after 32 years of service and dedication. Mrs. retta Young, Vice President for Development Calhoun’s squad came to dominate the East- Lampkin Smith will retire from the position of at Concord University; and Roslyn Clark-Artis, ern College Athletic Conference, leading those Supervising United States Probation Officer in Executive Vice President at Mountain State Huskies to a 248–137 record in 14 seasons the State of Florida, and can look back on a University, are an inspiration to us all. that included 5 league tournament champion- proud career of service and distinction in com- Too often, the history of black Americans is ships and 4 outright regular season champion- munity leadership. not fully taught or remembered. With the in- ships. A native Floridian, Mrs. Lampkin Smith domitable spirit of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and In May of 1986, Coach Calhoun assumed graduated from Middleton High School in new leaders such as President Barack the role of head basketball coach at the Uni- Tampa, and in order to further her education, Obama, African Americans in southern West versity of Connecticut. Since that time, UConn she attended Florida Agricultural & Mechanical Virginia and across the country are making has become the Big East Conference’s pre- University and received a Bachelor of Science great progress. Let us take this Black History mier basketball program. Just two years later, degree. On April 25, 1977, Mrs. Lampkin Month to celebrate the African American con- Coach Calhoun won his first national title Smith was appointed the first African-Amer- tributions to the greatness of West Virginia when UConn defeated Ohio State in the 1988 ican female probation officer by Chief United and to commend those carrying on this proud National Invitational Tournament with Phil States District Judge C. Clyde Atkins. Ulti- Gamble and future NBA all star Clifford Robin- tradition of service today. mately, Mrs. Lampkin Smith became the first son leading the way. person of color to be promoted to the position f During his 22+ seasons at the University of of Supervising United States Probation Office HONORING MR. ERNIE CHAMBERS Connecticut, Coach Calhoun has led the Huskies to ten Big East regular season titles, in the State of Florida. She was not joined by six Big East tournament titles, an NIT title and any other African-American officer until 1983. HON. LEE TERRY 2 NCAA titles in 1999 and 2004. During his Mrs. Lampkin Smith had a distinguished 32 OF NEBRASKA tenure, Calhoun has coached more than two year career working for the Southern District IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dozen players who have moved onto the NBA, of Florida Probation Office. The United States Probation Office in the Southern District of Thursday, February 26, 2009 including perennial stars such as Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and Emeka Okafor. Florida is one of 94 federal judicial districts na- Mr. TERRY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in Coach Calhoun has received countless tionwide. U.S. Probation officers play an inte- order to honor a great constituent in my dis- awards and has been consistently recognized gral role in the administration of justice by pro- trict, Mr. Ernie Chambers. for his remarkable career. In 2005, Coach Cal- tecting our communities by monitoring offend- Ernie Chambers is a former Nebraska State houn’s career came full circle as he returned ers and enforcing Court Orders, as well as Senator and current member of the Omaha to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he start- promoting positive individual change by ad- Learning Community. ed his basketball career. There, Coach Cal- dressing offenders’ needs through effective As a member of the Nebraska legislature, houn joined the ranks of basketball’s greats use of community resources. he served longer than any other member had when he was enshrined in the Dr. James In an effort to compliment her professional and up until this year, he was the Legislature’s Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Cal- achievements, Mrs. Lampkin Smith is involved lone African-American member. As a State houn is also a member of the American Inter- with various organizations such as a charter Senator, he was a voice for the residents of national College and Northeastern University member and former president of the Dade north Omaha and he always asked the tough Hall of Fame and has been awarded the John County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated; questions. While some of his colleagues might Wooden ‘‘Legends of Coaching Award’’ for his life member and Regional Foundational Mem- have disagreed with him from time to time, he lifetime of service. ber at Large for Jack & Jill of America, Foun- earned their respect and demonstrated a great Coach Calhoun’s positive contributions to dation, Washington, DC; member of Alpha passion in his work. Connecticut are not limited to the basketball Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; and life Mr. Chambers is a graduate of Omaha Cen- court. He has contributed huge sums of per- member of the Black United States Probation tral High School and Creighton University sonal wealth to hospitals, charities and civic and Pretrial Services Association and NAACP. School of Law. It is my pleasure to recognize causes—often times with little fanfare. He is a This public servant is married to Herbert B. State Senator Ernie Chambers and thank him strong voice for ‘‘Coaches Against Cancer’’, Smith and has one daughter, Courtney Smith. for his years of service to the great city of advocating for a stronger national effort to In retirement, Mrs. Lampkin Smith plans to Omaha. cure cancer and raising private funds for re- continue to develop her new career as an f search and treatment. event planner, travel the world and play golf The most impressive contribution I believe with her husband. TRIBUTE TO COACH JIM CALHOUN was his willingness to publicly share his per- Mrs. Lampkin Smith is an outstanding Amer- sonal battle against three bouts of cancer— ican worthy of our collective honor and appre- HON. JOE COURTNEY educating and inspiring patients and families ciation. It is with deep respect and admiration OF CONNECTICUT all across America to fight this illness and con- that I commend Mrs. Jeris Lampkin for her 32 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tinue with their regular lives. years of service to the South Florida area, and For more than two decades, Coach Cal- wish her and her family the very best in retire- Thursday, February 26, 2009 houn’s coaching prowess has been well ment. Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise known to the people of eastern Connecticut. f today to honor the most recent achievement of For those of us who have the honor of calling one of college basketball’s premier coaches. him our friend, and for the scores of Husky THE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT On February 25, 2009, the University of Con- hoops fans across the state and the country, necticut’s Men’s Basketball program cele- we congratulate Coach Jim Calhoun on this HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM historic achievement and wish him well as he brated a 93–82 win over Marquette University. OF FLORIDA continues his leadership of our beloved Not just a typical victory in another impressive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES season for the Huskies, this victory was also Huskies. the 800th in the career of Coach Jim Calhoun. f Thursday, February 26, 2009 Coach Calhoun is just the seventh coach in TRIBUTE TO MRS. JERIS LAMPKIN Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, on January men’s college basketball to reach this historic SMITH 28, 2009, I reintroduced the Student Protec- milestone, joining legends such as Bobby tion Act, a measure aimed at protecting our Knight, Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp. Nation’s classrooms from repeat sexual preda- Coach Calhoun’s’ career as a basketball HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK tors within our school systems. OF FLORIDA coach began in 1966 when he served as an The Student Protection Act requires uniform IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES assistant at his alma mater, American Inter- reporting requirements for eligible school sys- national College in Springfield, MA. Calhoun Thursday, February 26, 2009 tem employees accused of sexual misconduct stayed at AIC until 1968 when he became a Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speaker, against a student, consistent with established high school basketball coach in Old Lyme, today I rise to pay tribute to Mrs. Jeris guidelines for reporting child abuse; it requires

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.026 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E484 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 a central body in each state to be responsible At a time when extremism is sweeping he is a coordinator charged with gathering for receiving and investigating allegations of through much of the globe, more than ever, food and volunteers to feed the area’s home- sexual misconduct by school employees; and we need these dedicated individuals. less. it creates a nationwide database of school em- As the former chairman of the House Sub- His school counselor notes, ‘‘What im- ployees sanctioned by the state for sexual committee on Africa, I have had the oppor- presses me most about AJ is how grounded misconduct—thus enabling state, local, and tunity to meet with several Peace Corps Vol- he is. He pushes himself to achieve, yet is private school officials to ensure offenders re- unteers around the continent. The commitment also aware of his limitations. Since elementary main out of the classroom. these men and women have shown is ex- school he has been involved with a cultural or- Accounts of teacher sexual misconduct tremely impressive and is to be commended. ganization, the Chinmaya Mission. It is here have inundated headlines across our country. These Americans, approximately 7,800 of where AJ has developed a spiritual sense and In 2004, a study required by the No Child Left them, are serving their country in often ex- wisdom beyond his years.’’ Behind Act of 2001 reported that an estimated tremely difficult conditions. They live at the Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues 4.5 million children are subject to sexual mis- same level of the people they serve, and join me in commending AJ for setting such a conduct by a school employee sometime be- uniquely connect with them. Since its incep- strong example in his community. tween kindergarten and 12th grade—that’s tion, over 195,000 Volunteers have worked in f nearly 1 in 10 students that are targets of sex- over 139 countries. EARMARK DECLARATION ual misconduct during their school career. As In my district, I’m proud to say that I have far as I’m concerned, that’s one too many. thirteen Peace Corps Volunteers, stationed Further, a 2007 seven-month Associated around the world. Christina Balch in Lesotho, HON. GEOFF DAVIS Press investigation found a total of 2,570 edu- Joan Bash in Bulgaria, Joseph Flores in Mac- OF KENTUCKY cators across the nation were punished for edonia, Mamie Florin in Gambia, Wendy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sexual misconduct from 2001–2005, rep- Jones in Kenya, Olenka Langen in Nicaragua, Thursday, February 26, 2009 resenting about a quarter of all educator mis- Justin Lee in the Dominican Republic, Dulce Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, conduct cases in that time period. Martinez in China, Lacey Monson in Thailand, More than a dozen states have considered pursuant to the House Republican standards Carmen Munoz in Guatemala, Joan Ngo in on earmarks, I am submitting the following in- legislation to strengthen laws for screening Paraguay, Stacey Ngo in the Dominican Re- formation for publication in the CONGRES- and reporting of sexual misconduct by edu- public, and Leala Ruangtragool in Honduras, cators last year—many of which became law. SIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I secured are each to be commended for their service. as part of H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations However, without adopting systematic policies Madam Speaker, I have seen the valuable and procedures at the national level all states Act, 2009. work the Peace Corps is doing in Africa, and Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF remain vulnerable when hiring school employ- throughout the world. It deserves our recogni- ees from states with mediocre reporting proce- DAVIS tion and support. Bill Number: H.R. 1105 dures and lackluster ethical standards. Our f Account: Department of Justice—Byrne Dis- classrooms deserve much more than a piece- A TRIBUTE TO ABISHEK JAIN cretionary Grants meal effort that leaves our nation’s schools ex- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Buffalo posed to predators moving from state to state. Trace/Gateway Narcotics Task Force Ernie Allen, President and CEO of the Na- HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Address of Requesting Entity: 908 Kenton tional Center for Missing and Exploited Chil- OF VIRGINIA Station Drive, Maysville, KY 41056 dren said, ‘‘This Act brings long-overdue rec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Description of Request: Appropriate ognition to the problem of child sexual exploi- Thursday, February 26, 2009 $280,000 to continue the operations of the tation in the school system.’’ Buffalo Trace/Gateway Narcotics Task Force It is abundantly clear that the system we Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speak- to collect, analyze and process information have in place has failed our students—repeat- er, I rise today to recognize Abishek Jain, a through an organized, coordinated investiga- edly. Before we read about another teacher student at Falls Church High School in Falls tion, with the assistance of local, State, and assaulting yet another student or another Church, VA and recipient of this year’s In federal agencies, to discourage and eliminate classroom shaken by another breach of trust, Hope Freedom Rings Foundation Scholarship. the use and sale of illegal narcotics. now—not later—let us give schools the tools AJ has earned a reputation as a mindful The Task Force will benefit law enforcement they need to keep repeat sexual offenders and mature leader in his community. He is in the investigation of all types of crimes re- from preying on students within the very insti- president of the Falls Church High School lated to drug trafficking and drug abuse which tutions that should be a safe-haven for our Science Club, which he founded in the 10th may include thefts, robberies and homicides. children. grade, and through which he founded, Local law enforcement does not have the We have a unique opportunity before us to planned, and operated the school’s first suc- funds to strengthen and investigate drug re- empower educators and parents nationwide cessful school recycling program. Today this lated crimes in some of our communities. and make it crystal clear we will not allow program is staffed by 30 volunteers and has The Task Force will impact the drug abuse those who would prey on young, vulnerable 200 collection locations. and drug related deaths in the ten county area minds to compromise the integrity of our He is a devoted scholar. His current overall in which it covers, as well as provide the of- school system and tarnish an honorable pro- grade point average is 3.86 and this semester fender’s with treatment and recovery. Local fession. I urge my colleagues to join me in he is enrolled in four Advanced Placement governments and law enforcement agencies supporting this legislation, ensuring the safety courses. He further contributes to the intellec- provide matching funds to support operations of our children. tual life of his school as President of the Na- of the task force. f tional Math Honor Society and Treasurer of Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF PEACE CORPS WEEK the National Spanish Honor Society. In fur- DAVIS thering his studies as an undergraduate AJ Bill Number: H.R. 1105 HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE plans to pursue a degree in engineering. Account: Department of Justice—Byrne Dis- AJ’s studies are balanced by his athletic cretionary Grants OF CALIFORNIA and artistic endeavors. He is a member of the Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oldham IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Varsity Tennis and Indoor Track Teams and is County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, February 26, 2009 a former member of the Varsity Swim and Address of Requesting Entity: 100 W. Jef- Mr. ROYCE. Madam Speaker, I rise to com- Dive Team and Junior Varsity Golf Team. In ferson Street, La Grange, KY 40031 memorate National Peace Corps Week and addition, he has a genuine passion for the vio- Description of Request: Appropriate $90,000 the 48th anniversary of the Peace Corps. lin, which he has played for the past nine to acquire upgraded equipment to assist the While much has changed in the world since years. In this capacity he is a member and Sheriff’s Department in responding to a variety the Peace Corps was created in 1961, its former vice-president of the Chamber Orches- of law enforcement situations within the com- goals and ideals of promoting goodwill remain. tra. munity. Needed equipment includes: dual an- Volunteers continue to provide invaluable AJ still finds time to volunteer in the commu- tenna radar units, handheld radar units, Mobile services in over 70 countries, serving as edu- nity beyond his school. He has spent many Data Terminals, tazers, four wheel drive police cators, technology consultants, environmental hours over the past four years working at the vehicle, GPS positioning units, PD6500 secu- specialists, and business advisors. Bailey’s Crossroads’ Homeless Shelter where rity scanner, and other appropriate equipment

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.030 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E485 to assist the agency in responding to a variety Department. The topography of Owen County ricated almost entirely from coal combustion of law enforcement situations within the com- limits the effectiveness of cell phones and two- products. Portland cement is an energy inten- munity. The Oldham County Sheriff’s Office is way radios. However, experience has shown sive product that represents the third highest a twenty-four hour law enforcement agency that MDTs are responsive throughout the anthropologic source of CO2. A high perform- that provides immediate assistance to the resi- county. MDTs will allow the department to ance substitute for Portland cement, based on dents of Oldham County and surrounding connect to the Kentucky State Police LINK/ calcium sulfoaluminate (or CAS cement) can counties as requested. In addition, the Sher- NCIC terminal directly from the police vehicle. be made from fluidized bed combustion ash, iff’s office is responsible for courtroom secu- MDTs increase both officer and public safety synthetic gypsum and bauxite. rity, prisoner transport throughout Kentucky, by empowering law enforcement with critical These new materials are not only low en- protection of government employees, officials information prior to exiting their vehicle. MDTs ergy but also recycled and can play a major and government property. will let the officers know if a vehicle is stolen, role in sustainable, energy-efficient construc- Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF the person driving is wanted and if the person tion. Kentucky and many other states have DAVIS is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. made a commitment to LEEDs certified green Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF building and architecture. These new materials Account: Department of Justice—COPS DAVIS will require documented performance and cer- Law Enforcement Technology Bill Number: H.R. 1105 tification for their use that can only be pro- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Al- Account: Interior, EPA, STAG vided by a cross cutting research effort as is exandria Police Department Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of proposed for the Center. Address of Requesting Entity: 8236 W. Main Warsaw, KY Budget allocation: 100% of the funds will be St., Alexandria, KY 41001 Address of Requesting Entity: 303 East spent on research, including equipment and Description of Request: Appropriate $30,000 Main Street, Warsaw, Kentucky 41095 support for two senior engineers. to digitize police records and make them avail- Description of Request: Appropriate Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF able in real time to officers throughout a three $500,000 for the extension of a public water DAVIS county region. The City of Alexandria Police main to service area of the county not cur- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Department on behalf of the Northern Ken- rently served by potable water supply. The Account: Energy & Water, Department of tucky Police Chief’s Association is working col- project benefits include the delivery of safe Energy—Fossil Energy laboratively with local law enforcement agen- drinking water to area residents not currently Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University cies throughout our region to share police served by potable water supply and improved of Kentucky Address of Requesting Entity: 243 Bowman records. These records are considered public fire protection. The existing 0.21 MGD WWTP Hall, Lexington, KY 40506–0059 will be upgraded to a 1.0 MGD treatment facil- record, but are not readily available to local Description of Request: Appropriate ity. law enforcement as a means of data intel- $1,379,675 for the University of Kentucky Expansion and upgrading the existing facili- ligence or for viewing by patrol officers in the Strategic Liquid Transportation Fuels Derived ties is vital for the area to continue its residen- field. This project uses state of the art soft- from Coal Project at the Center for Applied tial and economic growth. The proposed ware in a web interface that enables officers Energy Research. The funding will continue project would bring the Warsaw WWTP into in real time to check master name files and the expansion of capabilities at the University compliance with KY EPA regulations and pre- previous contacts, as well as print warnings of Kentucky directed toward research and vent the imposition of a consent decree or and other citations from the car using labor force development and training related to ‘‘agreed order.’’ Furthermore, the project broadband internet connectivity. This project the production of liquid transportation fuels would ensure that water quality and environ- will allow local law enforcement to become (diesel, aviation fuel, etc.) derived from coal. more responsive to the community from a ment would be protected. The use of coal for transportation fuels can crime reduction standpoint. The recipient has certified that the matching provide additional independence from oil im- Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF funds required by the STAG program (45% ports, safeguard the nation’s security, allow for DAVIS non-federal) can and will be met. the development of new industries, and pro- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Adequate water and sewer service are es- vide new incentives for coal mining. The De- Account: Department of Justice—COPS sential infrastructure foundations that are re- partment of Defense has a keen interest in se- Law Enforcement Technology quired for residential and commercial growth. curing alternatives to petroleum for reliable Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of In addition, this funding will assist the commu- supplies of battlefield fuels. Moreover, there Flemingsburg Police Department nity in complying with federal environmental are certain applications where coal-derived Address of Requesting Entity: 140 W. Elec- regulations. fuels are environmentally superior for the pro- tric Avenue, Flemingsburg, KY 41041 Budget allocation: Construction—81%; Ad- duction of ultra-clean diesel and jet fuel of in- Description of Request: Appropriate $45,000 ministrative—1%; Engineering—7%; Resident terest to the aviation, heavy equipment and for the acquisition of four Mobile Data Termi- Inspection—6%; Financing—1%; Project Con- trucking industries. Eastern and western Ken- nals (MDTs) for installation and use in the po- tingencies—4%. Note: these percentages rep- tucky coals are suitable feed stocks for these lice cruisers used by the City of Flemingsburg resent the allocation based on the total cost of purposes. Police Department. This will allow the depart- the project as determined through the certified Budget allocation: 60% for construction; ment to connect to the Kentucky State Police financing plan. 15% for utilities and infrastructure; 25% for in- LINK/NCIC terminal directly from the police Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF tegration of the existing slurry column reactor. vehicle. MDTs increase both officer and public DAVIS Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF safety by empowering law enforcement with Bill Number: H.R. 1105 DAVIS critical information prior to exiting their vehicle. Account: Energy & Water, Department of Bill Number: H.R. 1105 MDTs will let the officers know if a vehicle is Energy—Fossil Energy Account: Energy & Water, USACE, PED stolen, the person driving is wanted and if the Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. person is licensed to carry a concealed weap- of Kentucky Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District on. Address of Requesting Entity: 243 Bowman Address of Requesting Entity: 502 Eighth Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Hall, Lexington, KY 40506–0059 Street, Huntington, WV 25701 DAVIS Description of Request: Appropriate Description of Request: Appropriate Bill Number: H.R. 1105 $951,500.00 to the University of Kentucky’s $335,000 for the Greenup Lock and Exten- Account: Department of Justice—COPS Center for Applied Energy Research for the sion, KY & OH. Greenup Lock and Dam is the Law Enforcement Technology Coal-Derived Low Energy Materials for Sus- eighth busiest of the Corps of Engineers’ 230 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Owen tainable Construction Project. The project and locks and dam projects. Closure of the lock, County Sheriff Office, Owenton, KY product development needs for the concrete, for maintenance or in the event of an accident, Address of Requesting Entity: 102 North ready-mix, and masonry product industries generates massive delays and associated Madison Street, Owenton, KY 40359 that produce construction materials from coal costs to industry. Traffic delays are increasing Description of Request: Appropriate $55,000 combustion by-products and will provide data in frequency and duration due to the dilapi- for the acquisition of six Mobile Data Termi- for using these materials in LEEDs certified dated state of the infrastructure. Budget Allo- nals (MDTs) for installation and use in the po- green construction projects. cation: 100% of the funds will be used to com- lice cruisers used by both the Owen County New products including low energy, low CO2 plete the preconstruction engineering and de- Sheriff’s Office and the City of Owenton Police producing cement and concrete can be fab- sign (PED) phase.

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Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF ment potential in health informatics careers is Federal funds will enable HMH to enhance the DAVIS skyrocketing, a result of the growing number PACS system to include these critical services Bill Number: H.R. 1105 of public and private stakeholders, increased and provide same-day testing for patients. Account: Energy & Water, USACE, Con- health care technology applications, and the This increases access to critical health care struction desire to positively impact health care evo- resources in the community, as well as re- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. lution and programs. duces multiple trips to the facility and multiple Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District The U.S. Department of Labor projects the billings. Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 59, healthcare industry to hold twelve of the twen- Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Louisville, KY 40201–0059 ty fastest growing occupations, five of the re- DAVIS Description of Request: Appropriate maining eight in the computer technology in- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 $10,144,000 to continue the construction and dustry. The Labor Department also identifies Account: Department of Health and Human rehabilitation of the Markland Locks and Dam. ‘‘medical records and health information tech- Services, Health Resources and Services Ad- This funding is for construction and installation nology’’ as the sixth largest field for growth, ministration of miter gate assembly area and pier, new with a forty-seven percent employment in- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: miter gates for the main chamber and new crease over the ten years ending in 2012. HealthPoint Family Care culvert valves for the main chamber. Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Address of Requesting Entity: 601 Wash- Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF DAVIS ington St., Suite 300, Newport, Kentucky DAVIS Bill Number: H.R. 1105 41071 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Financial Services, SBA, Salaries Description of Request: Appropriate Account: Energy & Water, USACE, General & Expenses $238,000 to replace the current paper records Investigations Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Thomas system with electronic medical records to re- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. More College duce errors, save money and improve the Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Address of Requesting Entity: 333 Thomas quality of care. HealthPoint Family Care is a Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 59, More Parkway, Crestview Hills, KY 41017 federally qualified health center providing pri- Louisville, KY 40201–0059 Description of Request: Appropriate mary care medical and dental services to Description of Request: Appropriate $96,000 $100,000 for Thomas More College’s Center 35,800 mainly low-income, uninsured patients. for the Northern Kentucky Riverfront Com- for Regional Health Sciences and Health Care Funding will cover hardware, software and mons. The Army Corps of Engineers has com- Management. The Center will use the funds to training to convert medical records from paper pleted a Master Plan and Reconnaissance Re- expand upon current programs to address to electronic. port for the Northern Kentucky Riverfront both immediate and projected future needs of Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Commons Project. This request for funding is businesses in health care and health care re- DAVIS intended for preliminary design and engineer- lated fields, both at the advanced skills and at Bill Number: H.R. 1105 ing for the entire length of the project area. Account: Department of Education, Elemen- the management level. The College is a lead- The Riverfront Commons project coordi- tary & Secondary Education (FIE) er in both nursing and business in the region nates riverbank stabilization strategies and Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Grant and has a unique affiliation with St. Elizabeth public access enhancements along the Phase County Board of Education I 2.75 mile corridor of the south bank of the Hospital Medical Center. Federal funds will be Address of Requesting Entity: 820 Arnie Ohio River in the communities of Covington, used for continued faculty development and Risen Boulevard, Williamstown, Kentucky Newport, and Bellevue, Kentucky. operating costs of programs at the Center. 41097 Implementation of the Riverfront Commons The Center serves to stimulate job creation Description of Request: Appropriate Project will improve quality of life for Northern in the region. The health care industry is ex- $190,000 for equipment for the Grant County Kentucky residents and residents of the Great- pected to grow by 25% by 2010 out pacing Board of Education’s new Grant County/ er Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana metro- the ability of post-secondary institutions to fill Williamstown Area Career and Technical Edu- politan area. the void. The center will produce a greater vol- cation Center. The new Center will provide Riverfront tourism and festivals along the ume of highly skilled workers. Employment op- closer career and technical training opportuni- riverfront make a large contribution to the portunities in the health care field are ex- ties for high school students in Grant County. Northern Kentucky economy. Currently, an es- pected to increase by more than 25% by the The flagship program will be the Aviation timated 5,647,928 visitors, including 1,000,000 year 2010, creating 1.3 million jobs on a na- Maintenance Technician (AMT) Program. This festival attendees, visit the Northern Kentucky tional level. field is an attractive and in demand area of ex- riverfront area each year. The total project cost estimate is pertise with Grant County’s strategic location Budget allocation: 100% of the funding will $3,180,000. The College (through tuition rev- between three major airports. Federal funding be used for preliminary energy and design. enue, foundation support and alumni giving) will go towards technical equipment needed Note, however, that the bill does not fund the will provide 61% of the required funds. for the AMT Program. original request completely. As a result, Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF The proposed Grant County/Williamstown progress will be limited by the limited appro- DAVIS Area Career and Technical Education Center priation. Bill Number: H.R. 1105 will dramatically improve opportunities for stu- The affected local communities plan to pro- Account: Department of Health and Human dents. The improved labor force will attract vide a fifty-fifty local match of case and in kind Services, Health Resources and Services Ad- much needed industry to Grant County and services. ministration the region. Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Harrison Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF DAVIS Memorial Hospital DAVIS Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Address of Requesting Entity: 1210 KY Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Financial Services, SBA, Salaries Highway 36 E, Cynthiana, Kentucky 41031 Account: Department of Education, Higher & Expenses Description of Request: Appropriate Education (FIPSE) Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Northern $285,000 to upgrade the technology and en- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Ashland Kentucky University hance the capabilities of Harrison Memorial Community and Technical College Address of Requesting Entity: Administrative Hospital’s Amicus PACS Imaging System in Address of Requesting Entity: 1400 College Center 616, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY order to improve efficiency, health care deliv- Drive, Ashland, KY 41101 41099 ery and cost savings. This appropriation would Description of Request: Appropriate Description of Request: Appropriate enable Harrison Memorial Hospital to enhance $143,000 for the purchase of necessary equip- $1,900,000 for equipment, faculty develop- PACS to include critical services and provide ment for the allied health laboratories and ment and start-up costs for the College of same-day testing for patients. classrooms located in the Parsons Building. Informatics to develop and apply informatic- The current system is currently able to cap- The Parsons Building is a new building gifted based solutions to the real world, as well as ture and distribute images of general radi- to the College in the downtown district of Ash- train students for new jobs in various profes- ology, CT, and general ultrasound. At present, land. The new location will be used for college sions that could benefit from the application of bone density and stereotactic biopsy services classes in Health Sciences, the Business and informatics, including health. are only available through a mobile service Job Testing Center and a conference center. Informatics is the science of gathering, proc- one day per month. Digital mammography is Federal funds will be used for equipment, in- essing and manipulating information. Employ- also currently not available at the hospital. cluding computers and related computer

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Federal funds will be TRIBUTE TO PEACE CORPS Account: Department of Education, Higher used to purchase replacement buses needed WORKERS Education (FIPSE) to address safety and capacity issues with the Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gateway aging fleet. Newer buses will also help to HON. ERIK PAULSEN Community and Technical College achieve better fuel economy and have cleaner OF MINNESOTA Address of Requesting Entity: 300 Butter- emissions than the buses currently in use and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES milk Pike, Suite 334, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky in need of replacement. Thursday, February 26, 2009 41017 Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Description of Request: Appropriate $95,000 DAVIS Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to for the Gateway Community and Technical Bill Number: H.R. 1105 pay special tribute to the 35 residents of the College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Account: Federal Transit Administration, Third Congressional District of Minnesota who The new Center’s goal is to prepare, train and Buses & Bus Facilities are currently serving as Peace Corps Volun- retrain a skilled workforce in Northern Ken- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Tri-Coun- teers around the world. tucky that will create a pipeline of young work- ty Community Action Agency I also want to thank the Peace Corps itself ers for new and expanded manufacturing jobs, Address of Requesting Entity: 1015 Dis- for the important work it has done since its train and retrain 10,000 workers in 200 com- patchers Way, LaGrange, KY 40031 founding in 1961 to promote understanding panies annually to boost productivity, and pro- Description of Request: Appropriate $76,950 with other countries. vide just-in-time training for new manufacturing for Tri-County Community Action Agency for As we approach the 48th anniversary of the firms in the region. Federal funds will be used the Non-Emergency Medical and Independent Peace Corps on March 1, 2009 and celebrate to purchase equipment for the training pro- Living Activities Transportation for Older National Peace Corps Week this week, we are grams, including training modules and equip- Adults program. Federal funds will be used to all very grateful for the work of this wonderful ment for specific manufacturing careers. purchase new vehicles and GPS systems in organization and the many volunteers who do Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF order to better serve senior citizens and vet- so much for so many people. DAVIS erans who need transportation to medical ap- I am especially proud of my dedicated con- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 pointments, adult day care and independent stituents who are currently serving our country Account: Federal Highway Administration, living activities. The purchases will also be and the people of the world as Peace Corps Transportation & Community & System Pres- available to Emergency Management and First volunteers: Joseph Adams in Surinam; Me- ervation Responder Personnel in each county to help lissa Cuddy in Guatemala; Kristina Denison in Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Carroll with evacuation of special needs residents Zambia; Bradley Engelsma in El Salvador; County Fiscal Court David Garfunkel in the Dominican Republic; Address of Requesting Entity: 4400 Main should an emergency situation occur. Patricia Godchaux in Moldova; Alyson Street, Second Floor, Carrollton, Kentucky Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Hatchett in Costa Rica; Laura Hoffman in Bul- 41008 DAVIS Description of Request: Appropriate $95,000 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 garia; Sarah Horns in South Africa; Ledor to begin replacement of the Highway 36 West Account: HUD, Economic Development Ini- Igboh in Ghana; Franklin Jadwin in Peru; An- Bridge over Locust Creek in Carrollton, Ken- tiatives drew Jondahl in Senegal; Briana Juster in tucky. This bridge is on a main thoroughfare Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Guatemala; Jennifer Katchmark in Botswana; for commercial road traffic. A number of fatali- Maysville Jessica Kolb in Kazakhstan; Sarah Litchy in ties have occurred on the existing bridge. Re- Address of Requesting Entity: 216 Bridge Ethiopia; Erin Luhmann in Kyrgzstan; Michael placement of the bridge will improve the flow Street, Maysville, Kentucky 41056 Luke in Romania; Kari Nelson in Senegal; Description of Request: Appropriate of traffic and be safer for those traveling the Molly Nicholls in Macedonia; Mary O’Brien in $2,565,000 for the renovation and restoration bridge. Senegal; Derek Olson in Uganda; Martha of the Cox Building in the downtown area of Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Pakan in Mexico; Nichol Perkins in Nicaragua; the City of Maysville. The Cox Building is a DAVIS Charles Powell in Honduras; Claire Reuning in Bill Number: H.R. 1105 historic keystone building for the City. Federal Benin; Nicholas Rossi in Burkina Faso; Account: Federal Highway Administration, funding will be used for masonry, repairs, fire Charles Seltzer in Dominican Republic; Interstate Maintenance Discretionary (IMD) alarm, sprinkler, plumbing, HVAC, elevator, Braden Shannon in El Salvador; Gabriel Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kentucky plaster, painting and other construction needs. Sidman in Honduras; Melanie Siler in Transportation Cabinet The goal of the project is to renovate the Kazakhstan; Illyria Turk in Bulgaria; Janet Address of Requesting Entity: 200 Mero St., building to become an income producing and Utecht in Mexico; Maria VanOsdale in Sen- Frankfort, KY 40622 economically stimulating entity for the historic egal; and Laura Van’t Land in the Philippines. Description of Request: Appropriate business district. The restoration of the build- Madam Speaker, I applaud each of these $380,000 to rehabilitate the section of I–471 ing will also provide space for the community’s individuals for their service to our country and between I–275 and the Ohio River in Camp- new ‘‘Entrepreneurial—Incubator Program’’ to the people of the countries in which they bell County, Kentucky. The project is listed in and provide local art organizations with afford- are working. And thank you to the Peace Kentucky’s six year highway plan. This section able space and an opportunity to be located Corps for 48 years of critical service to the of I–471 is an essential thoroughfare, serving downtown. world. residents of Kentucky, Ohio, and other States. Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF f It provides a link that is critical to the eco- DAVIS nomic growth and safety of Northern Ken- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 EARMARK DECLARATION tucky. This section will serve as an alternate Account: HUD, Economic Development Ini- route when work begins on replacement of the tiatives HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. Brent Spence Bridge on I–71/75. The pave- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mason OF TENNESSEE ment has deteriorated to the extent that grind- County Fiscal Court IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Address of Requesting Entity: 221 Stanley ing and repairing is no longer feasible. Federal Thursday, February 26, 2009 funds will be used for pavement rehabilitation Reed Court, Maysville, Kentucky 41056 in the form of structural overlay to restore this Description of Request: Appropriate $95,000 Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, consistent deficient thoroughfare. to complete the construction of the multi-use with House Republican Earmark Standards, I Requesting Member: Congressman GEOFF Mays Lick Community Center. Federal funds am submitting the following earmark disclo- DAVIS will be used to finish the community center, in- sure information for project requests that I Bill Number: H.R. 1105 cluding drywall, flooring, ceiling and insulation. made and which were included within H.R. Account: Federal Transit Administration, The Mays Lick Community Center will provide 1105, the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations Act, Buses & Bus Facilities a place for community events, Boys and Girls 2009.’’

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Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN Description of Request: The funding would Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN DUNCAN be used to provide sanitary sewer service to DUNCAN Bill Number: H.R. 1105 the Ball Camp Community to remove existing Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Cooperative State Research Edu- health and environmental issues resulting from Account: Transportation, Community, and cation and Extension Service—SRG failed septic systems. System Preservation Project Amount: Project Amount: $700,000. Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN $570,000. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University DUNCAN Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of of Tennessee, 114 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Knoxville, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996. Account: EPA—Environmental Programs 37902. Description of Request: This funding will be and Management Description of Request: The funding would used for producing crops that can be used di- Project Amount: $2,500,000. be used to construct a new pedestrian bridge rectly as early-warning sentinels for the detec- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Rural with a free span of 800 feet, providing a safe tion of plant diseases. Community Assistance Partnership, 1522 K pedestrian passageway between the South Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN St, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Knoxville Waterfront and the University of Ten- DUNCAN Description of Request: The funding would nessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Bill Number: H.R. 1105 be used to assist small communities with Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN Account: Agricultural Research Service— drinking water and waste water concerns. DUNCAN Salaries and expenses Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Project Amount: $254,000. DUNCAN Account: Buses and Bus Facilities Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Project Amount: $237,500. of Tennessee, 114 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Account: HRSA Health Facilities and Serv- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996. ices Alcoa, 223 Associates Boulevard, Alcoa, Ten- Description of Request: This funding will be Project Amount: $476,000. nessee 37701. used to support developing new varieties and Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Blount Description of Request: The funding will be cropping systems that will improve disease re- Memorial Hospital, 907 East Lamar Alexander used to develop infrastructure servicing the sistance, enhance value of the crop and pro- Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. new Pellissippi Research Centre on the Oak tect the regional soil and water resources. Description of Request: The funding would Ridge Corridor. Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN be used to help implement an Electronic Med- Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN DUNCAN ical Record System, which would help improv- DUNCAN Bill Number: H.R. 1105 ing the accuracy of documentation, as well as Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: OJP—Juvenile Justice improving the communication among the inter- Account: Transportation, Community, and Project Amount: $400,000. disciplinary caregivers. System Preservation Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Childhelp Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN Project Amount: $142,500. of East Tennessee, 2505 Kingston Pike, Knox- DUNCAN Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of ville, TN 37919. Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Knoxville, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN Description of Request: This funding will be Account: HRSA—Health Facilities and Serv- 37902. used to assist Childhelp in expanding its im- ices Description of Request: The funding will be portant services to more children in Knox Project Amount: $285,000. used to purchase an Automated Vehicle Lo- County and the surrounding region who have Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sertoma cater system and passenger variable message suffered abuse. Specifically, the Children’s Center, 1400 East Fifth Avenue, Knoxville, TN signs in an effort to prevent idling times at the Center of East Tennessee will expand its fo- 37917. transfer center which will help improve air rensic interview capacity and related services Description of Request: The funding would quality. to East Tennessee children who have, in the be used to provide improvement and tech- f past, been turned away, as well as its commu- nology upgrades at facilities which administer nity based forensic interview and medical ex- day and residential programs for adults with HONORING BILL AND FAITH amination services. cognitive disabilities. COLLINS Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN DUNCAN DUNCAN HON. PHIL GINGREY Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 OF GEORGIA Account: Corps of Engineers—Investigations Account: Substance Abuse and Mental IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Project Amount: $96,000. Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)— Thursday, February 26, 2009 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Maryville Mental Health College, Fayerweather Hall 309, 502 E. Lamar Project Amount: $238,000. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Speaker, Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ChildNet in celebration of Black History Month, I want to Description of Request: This funding will be of East Tennessee, 201 West Springdale Ave- continue recognizing African Americans from used to conduct a watershed study on the Lit- nue, Knoxville, TN 37917. throughout Georgia’s 11th Congressional Dis- tle Tennessee River in East Tennessee. Description of Request: The funding would trict who have a major impact on their commu- Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN be used to expand ChildNet services in the nity. DUNCAN Second Congressional District of Tennessee. Today, I rise to honor a family who has Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Services offered by ChildNet include psy- dedicated their lives to public service and the Account: SBA chiatric assessment, medication evaluation, in- improvement of the community they call home. Project Amount: $670,000. dividual and family counseling, case manage- Bill and Faith Collins of Rome, Georgia are Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of ment, classroom observation, and consultation the perfect example of how one family can Alcoa, 223 Associates Boulevard, Alcoa, Ten- from trained mental health professional(s). have a positive impact on the lives of count- nessee 37701. Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN less others around them. Description of Request: The funding will be DUNCAN Bill Collins has served his community on the used to develop infrastructure servicing the Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Rome City Commission for the past 11 years. new Pellissippi Research Centre on the Oak Account: Buses and Bus Facilities As a Commissioner, Bill currently chairs the Ridge Corridor. Project Amount: $1,425,000. Public Works Committee and serves on the Requesting Member: Congressman JOHN Legal Name of Requesting Entity: East Ten- Transportation and Downtown Development DUNCAN nessee Human Resources Agency, 9111 Authority—working to improve his community’s Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Cross Park Drive, Suite D–100, Knoxville, TN infrastructure. Account: EPA—STAG Water and Waste- 37923. Bill’s wife, Faith, has committed much of her water Infrastructure Project Description of Request: The funding would life to ensuring that the children of Rome re- Project Amount: $300,000. be used to replace high mileage, handicapped ceive the best education possible. As a long- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: West accessible vehicles used to daily transport citi- time member of the Rome City School Board, Knox Utility District, 2328 Lovell Road, Knox- zens to life sustaining activities such as trips Faith has made improving the quality of edu- ville, TN 37932. to medical appointments. cation for Georgia students her mission.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.033 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E489 I ask that my colleagues join me in thanking a multi-squadron maintenance detachment in rimba concerts, and ballet folklorico perform- Bill and Faith Collins—a true public service support of TopGun’s transition to F/A18s and ances by school students. family—for their commitment to improving their the very first Strike Fighter Instructor Course. In 1968, Sulaima´n joined the World Boxing community. In December 1995, Captain Connors be- Council (WBC) and quickly moved through the f came an instructor at the Naval Strike Warfare ranks. In 1975, Sulaima´n was unanimously Center in Nevada. His first official duty was to elected president of the WBC and has served COMMEMORATION OF TAIWAN’S 2– serve on the integration team that facilitated in that capacity ever since. Under his leader- 28 MASSACRE the merger of ‘‘TopGun,’’ ‘‘Strike,’’ and ship, the WBC has instituted many new rules ‘‘TopDome’’ into the newly formed Naval and regulations regarding boxers’ safety and HON. SCOTT GARRETT Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC). Fol- welfare, and has funded brain injury research OF NEW JERSEY lowing NSAWC’s commissioning, Captain programs at UCLA. Outside of boxing, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Connors became its first Air Wing Training Of- Sulaima´n, who speaks Spanish, English, Ara- Thursday, February 26, 2009 ficer. Under his direction, integrated air war- bic, Italian, Portuguese and French, success- fare training and standardization went through fully operates a medical supply company in Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam a complete renaissance, including develop- Mexico. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 62nd ment of the Air Interdiction Mission Com- The United States-Mexico border has a commemoration of Taiwan’s ‘‘2–28 Massacre.’’ mander’s Course the very first Strike Leader On February 28, 1947, the brutal arrest of a unique, blended history of cowboys, bandits, flying syllabus. female civilian in Taipei led to large-scale pro- lawmen, farmers, fishermen, oil riggers, sol- Captain Connors also served as Cruiser De- tests by the native Taiwanese against the re- diers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and teachers. stroyer Group ONE’s Air Operations and Op- pression of Chiang Kai-shek’s Chinese Nation- The Charro Days festival reflects that deep erations Officer onboard the USS Constella- alists, who occupied Taiwan on behalf of the sense of shared history and experiences, tion following graduation from the Naval War Allied Forces after Japan’s defeat in 1945. which is needed now more than ever. It is a During the following days, Chiang’s govern- College. During this tour, Captain Connors time for all of us to not only remember our ment sent troops from mainland China to the contributed to Iraqi Freedom operational plan- past, but to celebrate our future. island. The Chinese soldiers began capturing ning, flew combat missions, and oversaw the The Charro Days festival and the Mr. Amigo and executing leading Taiwanese lawyers, integration of more than 140 coalition combat- Award unite sister cities on both sides of the doctors, students, and other citizens. ants in support of the operation’s maritime ob- border and send a message that we are It is estimated that at least 18,000 people jectives. neighbors, and friends that trust, understand, lost their lives during the turmoil. During the At Naval Base Ventura County, Captain and respect each other. We share a language, following four decades, the Chinese National- Connors commands its more than 90 tenants, customs, and experiences unique to our com- ists continued to rule Taiwan under a martial 6,000 military personnel, 9,000 civilian em- munities, and during Charro Days we take law system that lasted until 1987. ployees and 3,000 contractors at Point Mugu, time to celebrate our distinctive culture. The 2–28 event had far-reaching implica- the Naval Construction Battalion Center at I urge my colleagues to join me in com- tions. Over the next half-century, the Tai- Port Hueneme, the Channel Islands Air Na- mending Jose´ Sulaima´n, the 2008 Mr. Amigo, wanese democracy movement that grew out tional Guard, 146th Airlift Wing, and the base’s as well as the cities of Brownsville and Mata- of the incident helped pave the way for Tai- 36,000-square-mile sea test range—the larg- moros, for their dedication to international wan’s momentous transformation from a dicta- est in the world. He has done an exemplary goodwill between the United States and Mex- torship under the Chinese Nationalists to a job. ico. thriving and pluralistic democracy. Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will f join me in thanking Captain Brad Connors for In some ways, the 2–28 incident was similar PERSONAL EXPLANATION to the ‘‘Boston Massacre’’ that occurred in the his decades of service to his country and the Massachusetts colony in 1770. Both events U.S. Navy and in wishing him great success in launched a movement toward full democracy his retirement. HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM and helped galvanize a struggle for independ- f OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ence. ‘MR. AMIGO 2008’ JOSE´ SULAIMA´ N I urge other Members to join me in com- Thursday, February 26, 2009 memorating this important historical event. Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, on Monday, f HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ OF TEXAS February 23, 2009, I incorrectly recorded two TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN BRAD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES votes. Please let the record show that I in- CONNORS, USN tended to vote the following way: roll No. 72— Thursday, February 26, 2009 ‘‘nay,’’ roll No. 73—‘‘nay.’’ HON. ELTON GALLEGLY Mr. ORTIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to f commend the 2008 ‘‘Mr. Amigo,’’ Jose´ OF CALIFORNIA Sulaima´n, chosen recently by the Mr. Amigo SAFE DRUG DISPOSAL ACT OF 2009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Association of Brownsville, TX, and Mata- Thursday, February 26, 2009 moros, Tamaulipas, in Mexico. Sulaima´n has HON. JAMES P. MORAN Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in spent his life in the sport of boxing, best OF VIRGINIA tribute to Captain Brad Connors, USN, who known as the president of the World Boxing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will be retiring after turning over command of Council for more than three decades. Thursday, February 26, 2009 Naval Base Ventura County on Friday. The Mr. Amigo Award began in 1964 as an I have worked closely on a number of en- annual tribute to an outstanding Mexican cit- Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I deavors with Captain Connors over the past izen who has made a lasting contribution dur- rise today to join my colleague, Congressman three years. He is the consummate profes- ing the previous year to international solidarity INSLEE, to support the ‘‘Safe Drug Disposal Act sional military officer and gentleman. and goodwill. ‘‘Mr. Amigo’’ acts as an ambas- of 2009,’’ legislation that will address the risks Since he graduated the United States Naval sador between our two countries and presides to our families, our communities, and the envi- Academy in 1982 and earned his wings in over the annual Charro Days festival. ronment from unwanted or unused drugs that 1984, Captain Connors has logged more than The Charro Days festival, held in Browns- are left in the home or that are disposed of im- 4,500 flight hours and 900 carrier landings in ville and Matamoros, is an opportunity to enjoy properly. several different aircraft. He has served as the unique border culture of the Rio Grande Drug waste is a problem at every juncture of squadron executive officer and commander Valley area. A Lenten event, much like Mardi the health care system. Medications can accu- and flew missions over Iraq in support of Op- Gras in New Orleans, the festival was orga- mulate in numerous settings—in nursing eration Southern Watch. During this tour, his nized in 1937 by the Brownsville Chamber of homes, hospitals, and hospice care facilities, squadron was awarded the Navy’s ‘‘Battle E’’ Commerce to recognize Mexican culture and and in home-based care settings and private in recognition of superior squadron readiness was named in honor of the charros, ‘‘dashing residences. To encourage safe disposal of and mission performance. Mexican gentlemen cowboys.’’ The festival in- these drugs, many communities have devel- Following a Korean Peninsula deployment cludes parades complete with floats, as well oped take-back programs or sponsored collec- onboard USS Kittyhawk, Captain Connors led as street dances, a carnival, mariachi and ma- tion events that allow consumers to properly

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.037 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E490 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 dispose of unwanted or unused drugs. These finding evidence that even extremely diluted tenth, and twelfth grades, ‘‘Monitoring the Fu- programs reduce the quantity of unused phar- concentrations of pharmaceutical residues ture: National Results on Adolescent Drug maceuticals entering the environment and re- harm fish, frogs, and other aquatic species in Use’’, found that past-year nonmedical use of duce the amount of drugs available for diver- the wild. Pharmaceuticals are seen as a Vicodin remained high among all three grades, sion, theft, abuse, or accidental poisoning. source of the endocrine disrupting compounds with nearly one in ten high school seniors While these programs are clearly of benefit in wastewater effluent that are suspected of using it in the past year. Despite a drop from to the consumer, they can be difficult to ad- causing the high rate of intersex characteris- 2005 to 2006 in past-year abuse of OxyContin minister because, under current law, a rep- tics detected in certain species of smallmouth among twelfth graders (from 5.5 percent to 4.3 resentative of law enforcement must be bass found in the Potomac River. In addition, percent), there had been no such decline present to take custody of medications that even small amounts of antibiotics that are not among the eighth and tenth grade students, are classified as controlled substances. This captured by wastewater treatment systems and the rate of use among the youngest stu- bill will amend the Controlled Substances Act can kill off natural bacteria in waterways, en- dents had increased significantly since it was to allow end users, or caretakers of an end courage microbes to become drug-resistant, included in the survey in 2002. user, to safely dispose of unused prescription and poison fish. EPA is monitoring fish tissue The consequences of prescription drug drugs and over-the-counter drugs through and water samples in developed and urban abuse are seen in the data collected by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ap- areas across the country to produce a statis- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services proved state-run drug take-back programs. tically representative estimate of the occur- Administration on emergency room visits. In This bill also prohibits pharmaceutical compa- rence of pharmaceuticals in fish tissue and the latest data, ‘‘Drug Abuse Warning Network nies from recommending flushing as a safe waterways. (DAWN), 2005: National Estimates of Drug- means of disposal on prescription drug labels. EPA is also researching whether higher- Related Emergency Department Visits,’’ PHARMACEUTICALS IN SURFACE WATERS AND IN level water treatment strategies can remove SAMHSA estimates that about 599,000 emer- DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES pharmaceuticals from wastewater and drinking gency department visits involved nonmedical For many years, consumers were advised to water. EPA advises that while most pharma- use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs dispose of their unwanted medications down ceuticals from human sources are entering or dietary supplements, a 21 percent increase the toilet. However, we now know that chemi- water through natural biological functions, it is over 2004. Of the 599,000 visits, 172,000 in- cals from over-the-counter and prescription important for the public to understand that volved benzodiazepines and 196,000 involved medications are not always screened in water they can help prevent pollution of our water- opiates. Overall, controlled substances rep- treatment systems, and can be discharged ways by not using the toilet as a trash can for resented 66 percent of the estimated emer- into rivers and lakes and enter our drinking unused medications. gency department visits. Between 2004 and water supplies. In 2002, the U.S. Geological ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 2005, the number of visits involving opiates in- Survey reported that some traces of common This legislation will address not only the creased 24 percent and the number involving medicines such as acetaminophen, hormones, risks to our water supply, but will have public benzodiazepines increased 19 percent. About blood pressure medications, codeine, and anti- health benefits. Several studies of drug abuse a third (200,000) of all visits involving nonmed- biotics were detected in very low concentra- patterns indicate that nonmedical use of pre- ical use of pharmaceuticals resulted in admis- tions in 80 percent of samples taken from 139 scription drugs is increasing. Last fall, the sion to the hospital; about 66,000 of those in- streams across 30 states. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services dividuals were admitted to critical care units; Little was known about people’s exposure to Administration of the Department of Health 1,365 of the visits ended with the death of the such compounds from drinking water, so sci- and Human Services released the results of patient. entists at the Southern Nevada Water Author- the nation’s largest substance use assess- The most recent data available in the Na- ity in Las Vegas screened tap water from 19 ment, the National Survey on Drug Use and tional Poison Data Base compiled by the U.S. water utilities for 51 different compounds. Health. For 2007, the study showed that co- American Association of Poison Control Cen- The surveys were carried out between 2006 caine and methamphetamine use among ters show that in 2006 there were 21 pharma- and 2007. Of the eleven most frequently de- young adults dropped significantly, but that ceutical-associated fatalities in children under tected compounds, nine were pharma- abuse of prescription drugs increased. Among age 6, and 47 such fatalities in children 13 to ceuticals: young adults ages 18 to 25, the level of cur- 19 years. We may never know how many of Atenolol, a beta-blocker used to treat cardio- rent nonmedical use of prescription pain re- these incidents affecting our children and vascular disease. lievers has risen 12 percent. youth are due to access to unused medica- Carbamazepine, a mood-stabilizing drug Results of a separate study of seventh tions found in the home. Even so, it is impor- used to treat bipolar disorder. through twelfth grade students were released tant to look for opportunities to reduce the fre- Estrone, an estrogen. in 2005 by the Partnership for a Drug-Free quency of these incidents. Gemfibrozil, an anti-cholesterol drug. America. The Partnership Attitude Tracking LOCAL AND STATE PROGRAMS OPERATED UNDER Meprobamate, a tranquilizer widely used in Study tracks consumers’ exposure to and atti- EXISTING LAW psychiatric treatment. tudes about drugs. The study focuses on per- The Drug Enforcement Administration ad- Naproxen, a painkiller and anti-inflam- ceived risk and social attitudes. For the first ministers the Controlled Substances Act and matory. time in its seventeen-year history, the study its implementing regulations to ensure an ade- Phenytoin, an anticonvulsant that has been found that teenagers are more likely to have quate supply of controlled substances for le- used to treat epilepsy. abused a prescription pain medication to get gitimate medical, scientific, research, and in- Sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic used against high than they are to have experimented with dustrial purposes, and to deter the diversion of the Streptococcus bacteria, which is respon- a variety of illicit drugs including Ecstasy, co- controlled substances to illegal purposes. Con- sible for tonsillitis and other diseases. caine, crack, and LSD. The study reported trolled substances are drugs that have a po- Trimethoprim, another antibiotic. that nearly one in five teenagers, or 4.3 million tential for abuse and psychological and phys- Further testing of drinking water supplies teenagers nationally, reported using the con- ical dependence; these include opiates, stimu- has shown that at least 46 million people are trolled substance Vicodin without a prescrip- lants, depressants, hallucinogens, anabolic exposed to trace amounts of pharmaceuticals tion; approximately ten percent, or 2.3 million steroids, and drugs that are immediate precur- through this route, while the overwhelming teens nationally, reported using the controlled sors of these classes of substances. The sub- majority of U.S. communities have yet to test. substance OxyContin without a prescription; stances are divided into five schedules. The Environmental Protection Agency and and ten percent, or 2.3 million teenagers na- Schedule I substances have a high potential other federal agencies are working to evaluate tionally, reported having used prescription for abuse and have no accepted medical use exposure and potential effects on humans and stimulants, Ritalin and/or Adderall, without a in treatment in the United States. These sub- aquatic life. While we know that pharma- prescription. Fifty percent of the teenagers stances may only be used for research, chem- ceuticals have health effects at the therapeutic surveyed indicated that prescription drugs are ical analysis, or manufacture of other drugs. dose, EPA is working to better understand and widely available; a third indicated that they Schedule II–V substances have accepted evaluate the potential risk to humans associ- were easy to purchase over the Internet; and medical uses and also have potential for ated with long-term exposure to low con- 63 percent said they could easily obtain pre- abuse and psychological and physical depend- centrations of the same chemicals. scription opiates and painkillers from their own ence. Virtually all Schedule II–V controlled Aquatic organisms may experience more home. substances are available only under a pre- pronounced effects than humans because The 2006 National Institute of Drug Abuse scription written by a practitioner licensed by they are continually exposed. Researchers are survey of drug use by teens in the eighth, the State

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The management system, while ensuring that the Congress sought to control the diversion of new guidelines urge Americans to: waste is sent to hazardous waste manage- pharmaceutical controlled substances into illicit Take unused, unneeded, or expired pre- ment facilities, rather than municipal landfills, markets by establishing a ‘‘closed system’’ of scription drugs out of their original containers. for final disposal. The streamlined standards drug distribution governing the legitimate han- Mix the prescription drugs with an undesir- include modified requirements for storage, la- dlers of controlled substances. Under this able substance, like used coffee grounds or beling and marking, preparing the waste for closed system, all legitimate manufacturers, kitty litter, and put them in impermeable, non- shipment offsite, employee training, response distributors, and dispensers of controlled sub- descript containers, such as empty cans or to releases, and notification. In addition, no stances must register with DEA and maintain sealable bags, further ensuring that the drugs manifest would be required to transport the strict accounting for all controlled substance are not diverted or accidentally ingested by waste. This management system could also transactions. DEA advises that current law children or pets. be used for safely collecting, transporting, and does not allow a DEA registrant, such as a re- Throw these containers in the trash. disposing of unwanted non-hazardous phar- tail pharmacy, to acquire a controlled sub- Flush prescription drugs down the toilet only maceuticals as part of a take-back program. stance from a non-registrant, such as an indi- if the accompanying patient information spe- Should these proposed rules be finalized, vidual patient, even for purposes of disposal. cifically instructs it is safe to do so. states operating EPA-authorized hazardous The individual determines whether or when to Return unused, unneeded, or expired pre- waste programs could adopt them to support dispose of unneeded medications, although scription drugs to pharmaceutical take-back lo- their take-back programs. DEA recommends that controlled substances cations that allow the public to bring unused WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO be disposed of in a way that does not allow drugs to a central location for safe disposal. The Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009 them to be easily retrieved. In addition, the pharmacy profession amends the Controlled Substances Act to Communities have responded to the public through the American Pharmacists Association allow end users, or caretakers of an end user, health and environmental problems posed by has partnered with the Pharmaceutical Re- to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs unused pharmaceuticals by developing several search and Manufacturers of America and the and over-the-counter drugs through DEA-ap- different models of take-back and collection U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in establishing proved, state-run, drug take-back programs. programs at the State or local level, including: the SMARxT DISPOSAL program to help pro- Accumulation of dispensed controlled sub- Collecting unwanted pharmaceuticals at tect the country’s fish and aquatic resources. stances in the hands of individual or institu- pharmacies, grocery stores, or other retail set- SMARxT DISPOSAL is a consumer aware- tional care takers, including those caring for tings. ness-heightening program that highlights the animals, can be a serious concern. Long-term Having citizens turn over unwanted medica- environmental threat posed by medications care facilities, nursing homes, hospitals, jails, tions to law enforcement officers. that are disposed of improperly, with the key schools, and veterinary clinics may act in a Accepting unwanted pharmaceuticals at message being ‘‘crush, don’t flush.’’ It encour- custodial capacity, holding controlled sub- periodic household hazardous waste collection ages consumers to dispose of most unused stances that are prescribed for an individual events, often with law enforcement personnel medications in household trash rather than and belong to that individual. The care taker present to take custody of controlled sub- through the wastewater system, to take ad- dispenses these medications as directed by a stances. vantage of state and local medication collec- medical practitioner. As a result of these dis- Collecting unwanted pharmaceuticals tion programs, and to consult with a phar- pensing practices, when a patient dies, leaves through caregivers in residential care settings macist should any questions arise. the facility or their medication is discontinued (i.e. hospices, nursing homes, assisted living INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS or changed, the care taker may be left with facilities, boarding homes, adult family homes, Under British Columbia’s Medications Re- excess controlled substances that must be child care programs, schools, correctional fa- turn Program, the public can return expired or disposed. Under present law, these care tak- cilities, and animal boarding facilities). unused medications at participating community ers may dispose of controlled substances di- Using the U.S. Postal Service for mailing pharmacies across British Columbia. The rectly, but, unless they are registered with unwanted pharmaceuticals to a secure con- pharmaceutical industry voluntarily established DEA, they may not transfer controlled sub- solidation location for disposal. the program in November 1996. In 1997, pro- stances that have been dispensed to an indi- Collecting pharmaceuticals lost or aban- vincial legislation made all brand-owners of vidual to a DEA-registered entity for disposal. doned by residents or visitors from hotels, pharmaceutical products responsible for the Specifically, this bill directs DEA, within one campgrounds, cruise ships, homeless shelters, collection and management of their left-over year, to create five approved drug take-back and other temporary housing or recreational products. This program allows consumers to program models from which states may sites. return unused or expired medications at no choose. Should a state seek to implement a The volume of medications these programs charge to over 90 percent of participating model not listed among those five DEA ap- have collected is stunning. In 2006, a one-day pharmacies in the province. proved models, a state must seek approval drug return program at 25 locations in Chicago Spain’s Integrated Waste Management Sys- from DEA for the modified version. In creating netted 1,600 pounds of medications. Separate tem (SIGRE) allows citizens to return pack- the five specific drug take back program mod- one-day take-back programs in Michigan and aging and leftover medicines to pharmacies els, DEA must comply with a specific set of Milwaukee the same year each yielded more across the country free of charge. The pro- criteria: than a ton of medicine. In one day in Novem- gram has been in place since 2002 and is Protecting the public safety. Allowing the ultimate user to dispose of their ber 2008, a community-based effort at the De- funded by the pharmaceutical industry. Col- unused drugs though persons other than law troit Medical Center Surgery Center in Madi- lected wastes are taken to a central proc- son Heights collected 300 pounds of prescrip- enforcement. essing facility for recycling or destruction. Respecting environmentally sound practices tion and over-the-counter medicines and sent France’s medicine take-back program, es- for disposal (take-back programs may not in- them to an incinerator. In one week in April tablished in 1995, is an industry-funded sys- clude the disposal of drugs through public wa- 2008, EPA’s Great Lakes Earth Day Chal- tem that is run collaboratively among manu- terways or municipal solid waste landfills). lenge collected nearly 4.5 million pills from facturers, wholesalers, and community phar- Being cost-effective for the state. throughout the Great Lakes region. Macomb macies. Households are invited to return all Including take-back program options for County, Michigan’s hazardous waste recycling unused medicines and packaging. Bags and both rural and urban locations. program collects more than 1,000 pounds of leaflets are handed out at the time of dis- Successful take-back programs are likely to drugs a year. pensing; window stickers and posters reinforce receive substantial volumes of medications, NATIONAL GUIDELINES the message of safe disposal. most of which will not be controlled sub- At the national level, both the public and pri- HAZARDOUS PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE stances. Under the Controlled Substances Act, vate sectors have taken steps to address the EPA has offered its support of pharma- Congress established a ‘‘closed system’’ of problem of disposal of unused pharma- ceutical take-back programs by proposing to distribution designed to prevent the diversion ceuticals. In 2007, The White House Office of revise its rules for managing hazardous phar- of controlled substances. As part of this closed National Drug Control Policy, the Department maceutical waste. A small proportion of phar- system, all persons who lawfully handle con- of Health and Human Services, and EPA joint- maceutical waste meets EPA’s definition of trolled substances must be either registered

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.042 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E492 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 with DEA or exempt from registration by the RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE in the lives of two constituents of mine, Mr. Act or by DEA regulations. Another central EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT TO RE- and Mrs. Roy Johnson. element of this closed system is that DEA reg- SPECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND RE- On March 7, 2009, the Johnsons will cele- istrants must maintain strict records of all LIGIOUS FREEDOM brate their 50th wedding anniversary. Both transactions in controlled substances. Con- Roy and Sybil Johnson were born in the Alex- sistent with the Controlled Substances Act, HON. FRANK R. WOLF andria/Saks area of Alabama. In fact, they were high school sweethearts. Over the years, current DEA regulations employ a system to OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Roy and Sybil have been blessed with two account for all controlled substances received, daughters, Delane O’Kelley and Ginger Gard- stored, distributed, dispensed, or otherwise Thursday, February 26, 2009 ner; and 4 grandchildren, Grant, Gray, Bradley disposed of. Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to and Brock. The Johnsons now also have one Take-back programs are unlikely to have ask my colleagues to join me in calling on the great grandchild, Katlyn Grace. the resources to separate controlled sub- Egyptian government to respect human rights I would like to congratulate Roy and Sybil stances from other medications or to provide and religious freedom by supporting the res Johnson for reaching this important milestone a detailed accounting of the kind contemplated which I have just introduced. in their lives. They are shining examples of in the Controlled Substances Act. Take-back Each year the United States gives Egypt ap- love and dedication for us all, and I wish them and their family all the best at this important programs currently in operation have dem- proximately $1.5 billion in foreign military as- sistance—with no strings attached. No strings occasion. onstrated that it is possible nonetheless to attached. f protect against diversion. It will be particularly The United States gives Egypt $1.5 billion a important for DEA model programs to provide year and the Egyptian government continues ON RECOGNIZING NATIONAL methods for tracking collected medications to arbitrarily detain and brutally torture human PEACE CORPS WEEK AND THE that are cost-effective for the state to imple- rights and democracy activists, bloggers, and 48TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ment and operate. members of opposition political parties in its PEACE CORPS Finally, the Safe Drug Disposal Act prohibits attempt to suppress dissent. pharmaceutical companies from recom- The United States gives Egypt $1.5 billion a HON. MAZIE K. HIRONO mending flushing as a means of disposal on year and the government of Egypt continues OF HAWAII to show utter and blatant disregard for human prescription drug labels. Guidelines issued by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rights and religious freedom. Thursday, February 26, 2009 the White House Office of National Drug Con- The United States gives Egypt $1.5 billion a trol Policy recommend that the general public year and Egypt continues to allow weapons to Ms. HIRONO. Madam Speaker, I rise today dispose of their waste pharmaceuticals in be smuggled to Hamas through elaborate net- to celebrate National Peace Corps Week household trash, except for thirteen sub- works of underground tunnels. (February 23–March 2) and recognize the 48 stances which should be flushed down the toi- The United States gives Egypt $1.5 billion a years of commitment to peace made by our let. The federal guidelines recommend the year and Egyptian government deploys an ar- nation’s Peace Corps volunteers. flushing of these thirteen substances because senal of Washington’s heavy hitter lobbyists to Following a call to service by President their drug labels (required of all pharma- peddle excuses for the deplorable conduct of John F. Kennedy, more than 195,000 Ameri- ceutical products and resulting from the Food the Egyptian government. cans have served our country in the cause of and Drug Administration’s approval process) If you speak to the Egyptian on the street, peace by living and working in 139 developing nations. recommend flushing. you will find that they long for freedom. They long to speak without censure, assemble in Currently, 7,876 Peace Corp volunteers are This bill provides that, in approving an appli- absence of fear and worship in peace. So I making significant and lasting contributions to cation for a medication, FDA shall ensure that call on the Egyptian government to respect improve the lives of individuals and commu- the labeling not include any recommendation these fundamental rights. nities in 76 countries. This selfless group in- or direction to dispose of the medication by We too often forget how we are blessed to cludes the following volunteers from Hawaii: means of a public or private wastewater treat- live in the United States of America. But to Claire Albrecht in Zambia; Kristel Balbarino ment system, such as by flushing down the whom much is given, much is required. Amer- and Holly Horcajo in Nicaragua; Jack Chow toilet. The bill also directs FDA to conduct a ica has a responsibility to the world. and Noa Thomas in Vanuatu, Theresa Duddy review of the labeling of medications already President Ronald Reagan once said that the in Madagascar; Rachel Grossman in Ukraine; on the market, and to order any labeling that Constitution is ‘‘a kind of covenant. It is a cov- Ashley Jones in Micronesia; Kevin Kalhoefer includes a recommendation or direction to dis- enant we’ve made not only with ourselves but in Cambodia; Serette Kaminski in Niger; Ni- cole Nakama in Botswana; Kevin Schmitz in pose of the medication by means of a public with all of mankind.’’ We have a rare opportunity before us. The Dominican Republic; Mai Shintani in Gambia; or private wastewater treatment system, such fact is that we not only have the opportunity, and Theodore Varns in Guatemala. as by flushing down the toilet, to be revised to we have the obligation to stand up for freedom I also want to recognize and thank the many exclude that recommendation or direction. where it is stifled, and to seek out justice Peace Corps alumni who reside in Hawaii. I This order would be required to be issued where there is tyranny. have many friends who are former Peace within one year of enactment of the bill. This nation was founded upon the principle Corps members. To a person, each has told CONCLUSION that every man is endowed with certain in- me that their time of service had a major im- alienable rights. These are the principles pact on their lives. Madam Speaker, it is clear that the lack of which led this nation to rise to greatness. Let Aloha and mahalo to all Peace Crops volun- an effective disposal mechanism for excess us not turn our backs on these principles now. teers past and present for your work in controlled substances and other pharma- This resolution will put Congress on the strengthening the ties of friendship and under- ceuticals, including over-the-counter medica- right side of history. I urge its passage. standing between the people of the United tions, is contributing to contamination of our f States and others around the world. drinking water supply and putting aquatic wild- f IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH AN- life at risk. It is also associated with a dan- NIVERSARY OF MR. AND MRS. RECOGNIZING THE PEACE CORPS gerous increase in nonmedical use of pharma- ROY JOHNSON VOLUNTEERS FROM OREGON’S ceuticals, especially among our young people. 3RD DISTRICT While it is easy to identify the problem, it is more difficult to devise a solution that con- HON. MIKE ROGERS OF ALABAMA HON. EARL BLUMENAUER sumers and law enforcement professionals will OF OREGON both accept. This bill will allow States to adopt IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES take-back programs suited to the needs of Thursday, February 26, 2009 their communities, and as such will help our Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, Thursday, February 26, 2009 nation to move toward a comprehensive solu- I respectfully request the attention of the Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, Presi- tion. House to pay recognition to an important day dent Kennedy, speaking 48 years ago at the

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.043 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E493 establishment of the Peace Corps, remarked HONORING MR. BEN GRAY INTRODUCTION OF THE TEACHING that, ‘‘The initial reactions to the Peace Corps GEOGRAPHY IS FUNDAMENTAL proposal are convincing proof that we have, in ACT this country, an immense reservoir of such HON. LEE TERRY men and women—anxious to sacrifice their OF NEBRASKA HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN energies and time and toil to the cause of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MARYLAND world peace and human progress.’’ As the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proud father of a Peace Corps volunteer, I Thursday, February 26, 2009 know what was true in 1961 is true today; Thursday, February 26, 2009 Peace Corps Volunteers are an outstanding Mr. TERRY. Madam Speaker, Black History Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise group of men and women serving the cause of Month provides a wonderful opportunity to rec- today to introduce the Teaching Geography is humanity across the globe. ognize the many successful and talented Afri- Fundamental Act, a bill to help ensure that all During this National Peace Corps Week, I can-Americans in my district. Today it is my young people acquire the vital global knowl- want to honor the service and commitment of great honor to recognize one in particular—Mr. edge they need to compete in today’s increas- the Peace Corps Volunteers from Oregon’s Ben Gray. ingly-connected world. I thank my colleagues, 3rd Congressional district and express my Ben Gray is an outstanding advocate for the Representatives BLUNT, WALZ, and EHLERS, pride in my fellow Oregonians who have cho- youth of Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating for their leadership and hard work on this sen to devote years of their lives in service to from high school, Gray joined the U.S. Air issue. others. Force. In 1973, he joined KETV television sta- Madam Speaker, our nation is facing a cri- In particular, I want to recognize those tion located in Omaha. During his time at sis in geographic knowledge. Sixty-three per- Peace Corps Volunteers who have begun their KETV, he worked his way from photo lab as- cent of young adults cannot locate Iraq on a service in the past year: Laura Baetscher sistant to news photographer and producer map of the Middle East. Seventy-five percent (Honduras); Laura Bradford (Belize); Meaghan and host of ‘‘Kaleidoscope’’, a weekly half- cannot find Iran. Half cannot locate New York Corwin (Armenia); Paul Council (Moldova); hour public service program. He has received on a map of the United States. Reianna Darosa (Guatemala); Anna Dinh local and nation awards as a reporter and These statistics are emblematic of a general (Cameroon); Alana Harris (Guatemala); Mat- photographer. lack of knowledge about the world that is trou- thew Jones (Malawi); Daniel Koza (Uganda); Ben is actively involved with at-risk youth bling in a time when the United States must Serene Loh (Botswana); Elizabeth Nolan volunteering his time with C.W. Boxing Club. compete in a global marketplace. We need (Nicaragua); David Schilmoeller (Bulgaria); He is also Chairman of the Omaha Public Americans to know and understand the coun- Lacey Sugarman (Uganda); Allison Wells (Jor- Schools African-American Achievement Coun- tries and cultures that are or could become dan); and Erik Wells (Jordan). cil, a group that works to close the achieve- our political and economic partners. It is unac- Their work to empower people and commu- ment gap between black and white students. ceptable that seventy-one percent of young nities in developing countries is an invaluable Ben is a familiar face, as he remains active in Americans do not know that the United States contribution to creating a safe and prosperous promoting equal rights and helping students to is the world’s largest exporter of goods. It is world, building bridges between America and achieve success. He is active, involved and unacceptable that, despite the fact that it is the world, and establishing a better future for committed to helping children and bettering the world’s largest democracy, nearly half of people everywhere. our community. Our nation would benefit from young adults do not know where India is lo- f more people like Ben. cated. We need to improve our children’s under- THE TAXPAYER’S FREEDOM OF f standing of their world both within and beyond CONSCIENCE ACT our country’s borders. The Teaching Geog- RECOGNIZING BOSNIAN raphy is Fundamental Act will do just that. It HON. RON PAUL INDEPENDENCE DAY would authorize federal funding to improve OF TEXAS student achievement, increase teacher train- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing, encourage education research, and de- Thursday, February 26, 2009 HON. RUSS CARNAHAN velop effective instructional materials and OF MISSOURI strategies for geography education. It will le- Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to verage and expand support for geography introduce the Taxpayers’ Freedom of Con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES education partnerships. And it will prepare science Act, which forbids federal funds from Thursday, February 26, 2009 America’s students to move forward and suc- being used for population control or ‘‘family ceed in a rapidly-changing, competitive, global planning.’’ The recent executive order allowing Mr. CARNAHAN. Madam Speaker, I rise economy. those who perform and/or promote abortion today to pay tribute to Bosnian independence. It is time to be sure that American citizens overseas to receive taxpayer money brings As a founding member and Co-Chairman of are informed citizens of the world. I ask my new urgency to the need to protect pro-life the Bosnian Caucus, and having the distinct colleagues to join Congressmen BLUNT, WALZ, Americans from being forced to subsidize pleasure of representing a growing, vibrant EHLERS, and me and support the Teaching abortion. community of Bosnian-Americans in St. Louis, Geography is Fundamental Act. It is not enough to say that ‘‘family planning’’ Missouri—one of the largest Bosnian-Amer- f groups may not use federal funds to perform ican communities in the U.S.—I am pleased to or promote abortion. After all, since money is offer these encouraging words to recognize PAYDAY LOAN REFORM ACT OF fungible, federal funding of any activities of March 1 as Bosnian Independence Day. 2009 these organizations forces taxpayers to under- Their appreciation for this country and op- write the organizations’ abortion activities. portunities it affords is reflected in their hard HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ Thus, the Taxpayers’ Freedom of Conscience work and determination to make a difference OF ILLINOIS Act is the only way to protect taxpayers from in their communities and nation. Collectively, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES having to support what they ‘‘disbelieve and and as self-reliant individuals they have rein- Thursday, February 26, 2009 abhor.’’ vigorated our St. Louis region, and exemplify Thomas Jefferson eloquently made the case Mr. GUTIERREZ. Madam Speaker, I rise the definition of good neighbors and friends. for Taxpayer’s Freedom of Conscience Act today in support of the ‘‘Payday Loan Reform when he said that: ‘‘To compel a man to fur- With an understanding that this nation’s Act of 2009.’’ During turbulent economic times nish contributions of money for the propaga- greatness was built by those who sought out like these, many Americans are searching for tion of opinions which he disbelieves and ab- America and all she has to offer, we can dur- ways to meet their financial obligations. It is hors is sinful and tyrannical.’’ ing these hard times take comfort, learn by unfortunate that some in the financial services I hope all my colleagues will join me in help- their example, and see that with a sense of industry have actually profited from the finan- ing end the ‘‘sinful and tyrannical’’ policy of community and purpose there is no challenge cial pain of hard-working citizens who are forcing pro-life Americans to subsidize, either too great to overcome. doing their very best to provide for their fami- directly or indirectly, abortion by cosponsoring Today, I join Bosnian-Americans with great lies. This Congress should not and will not sit the Taxpayer’s Freedom of Conscience Act. pride and hearty congratulations. back and watch that happen.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.047 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E494 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 For more than a decade, I have been con- must be given both in the loan documents be- ell St., Cadillac, Michigan 49601; Yates Dial-A- cerned about my constituents becoming fore obtaining a payday loan and in similar Ride, 1987 E. U.S. 10, Idlewild, Michigan trapped in the cycle of debt caused by unfair disclosures posted in the lender’s public busi- 49642; Harbor Transit, 440 North Ferry St., payday loans. Consumers sometimes prefer ness area, Web site and/or printed advertising Grand Haven, Michigan 49417; Muskegon these loans because the credit history require- and solicitation materials. Disclosures must be Area Transit System, 2624 6th Street, Mus- ment imposed by traditional banks is waived. in English and in Spanish, as well as the lan- kegon, Michigan 49444; Ludington Mass Tran- Unfortunately, those who most need these guage in which the loan was negotiated. sit, 5545 West Carr Street, Ludington, Michi- loans are often the least able to repay them. Finally, the legislation guarantees con- gan 49431; Macatawa Area Express, 171 Lin- The consumer is then subjected to exception- sumers additional protections relating to var- coln Ave. Suite 20, Holland, Michigan 49423; ally high interest rates, ranging from 261 per- ious potentially abusive terms and practices Benzie Transportation Authority, 12762 Honor cent to 913 percent annually. currently used by payday lenders. For exam- Highway, Honor, Michigan 49640. The ‘‘Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009,’’ ple, I have already explained that the bill pro- Description of Request: Provide $285,000 which I am introducing today, provides signifi- hibits lenders from taking a security interest in for Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority for the cant new federal protections for payday loan a consumer’s personal property or seeking to purchase of replacement transit buses and im- consumers by restricting or prohibiting certain have the consumer prosecuted in criminal proved transit facility; provide $190,000 for predatory payday loan terms and lending prac- court for nonpayment of the loan. However, it Yates Dial-A-Ride for the purchase of replace- tices. The bill focuses on the two major con- would also prohibit unfair mandatory arbitra- ment transit buses; provide $152,000 for Har- cerns with regard to payday loans: the fees tion clauses and grant consumers the right to bor Transit for the purchase of replacement charged and the ‘‘cycle of debt’’ that occurs rescind a loan by notifying the lender in writing transit buses; provide $427,500 for Muskegon when consumers are not able to immediately and returning the money no later than the end Area Transit System for the purchase of re- repay their loans. of the second business day after the loan placement transit buses, provide $190,000 for First, the bill caps payday loan fees and in- agreement was executed. Ludington Mass Transit for the purchase of re- terest rates at a total of 15 cents for every dol- Specifically, additional penalties of up to placement transit buses; provide $256,500 for lar borrowed. This fee and rate cap is lower $10,000 per violation could be imposed; and Macatawa Area Express for the purchase of than the fees allowed in 23 states, and would state attorneys general, as well as consumers, replacement transit buses; and provide save consumers roughly $250 million annually will be allowed to enforce the Act. Additionally, $190,000 for Benzie Transportation Authority through federally mandated lower fee levels. states will be free to provide consumers with for the purchase of replacement transit buses. Undoubtedly, many in the payday industry will additional or greater protections than are pro- This request is consistent with the authorized claim that fee and rate caps this low will drive vided for in the ‘‘Payday Loan Reform Act of purpose of the Bus and Bus Facility Program lenders out of business. However, this fee is 2009.’’ in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, high enough to allow lenders to continue mak- I urge my colleagues to support this impor- Transportation Equity Act. ing such short-term credit advances, while at tant consumer protection bill. Requesting Member: Congressman PETE the same time providing consumers a credit f HOEKSTRA option that is less expensive than many credit Bill Number: H.R. 1105 card fees and rates, and substantially less ex- EARMARK DECLARATION Account: United States Department of Agri- pensive than overdraft protection charges culture/Cooperative State Research, Edu- through banks. HON. PETER HOEKSTRA cation, and Extension Services (USDA/ The second major concern addressed in this OF MICHIGAN CSREES) Special Grants Account Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Michigan bill relates to the ‘‘cycle of debt’’ that too often IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES traps consumers when they cannot repay their State University Thursday, February 26, 2009 payday loan when first due. As a result, many Address of Requesting Entity: 484 Adminis- payday lenders force borrowers to rollover Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, pursuant tration Building, East Lansing, MI, 48824–9190 their payday loan or obtain a new loan to pay to the House Republican standards on ear- Description of Request: Provide $346,000 off the initial loan, while piling on additional marks, I am submitting the following informa- for fire blight research at Michigan State Uni- fees. The ‘‘Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009’’ tion regarding direct funding the Second Con- versity. Approximately, $148,000 is for the sal- prohibits these rollovers (i.e., extensions of the gressional District of Michigan received as part aries of laboratory and field research personal; loan term in exchange for an additional fee). of H.R. 1105. and $36,000 is for materials and supplies. Under the bill, payday lenders would be Requesting Member: Congressman PETE Michigan State University has obtained fund- banned from rolling over loans, and they HOEKSTRA ing from the Michigan Apple Committee and would be required to give consumers the op- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 industry sources and will continue to fund the tion of entering into a repayment plan in the Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Oper- fire blight research at MSU at a level of $52, event that they could not repay their loan ations and Maintenance 500 in FY09. when due. The repayment plan will allow con- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Detroit Requesting Member: Congressman PETE sumers to repay the loan over an extended District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers HOEKSTRA Address of Requesting Entity: 477 Michigan Bill Number: H.R. 1105 period of time without any additional fees or Account: USDA/Cooperative State Re- Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226–2550 other charges whatsoever. The bill’s repay- search, Education and Extension Services Re- Description of Request: Provide $75,000 for ment plan requirements are generally far search and Education stronger than those found in the few state operations and maintenance of Arcadia Har- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Michigan laws that mandate such plans. bor. Provide $275,000 for operations and State University These three key provisions—capping fees, maintenance of Frankfort Harbor. Provide Address of Requesting Entity: 109 Agri- prohibiting rollovers and requiring extended re- $82,000 for operations and maintenance of culture Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 payment plans—would supersede state law Pentwater Harbor. Provide $325,000 for oper- Description of Request: Provide $346,000 in provisions when such state provisions are less ations and maintenance of Muskegon Harbor. funding for Phytophthora research at Michigan consumer-friendly. In all other areas, the bill’s Provide $410,000 for operations and mainte- State University. Approximately 85 percent of requirements would provide a minimum na- nance of Ludington Harbor. Provide $546,000 the funding will go to researchers, technicians tional standard for consumer protections, with for operations and maintenance of Holland and students. Approximately 15 percent will be states free to enact tougher payday lending Harbor. Provide $1,218,000 for operations and used for materials, supplies and administra- restrictions. maintenance of Grand Haven Harbor. This re- tion. Michigan State University has received The legislation also mandates that con- quest is consistent with the intended and au- outside sources of funding for Phytophthora sumers receive special warnings and disclo- thorized purpose of the Army Corps of Engi- research as well. This funding is consistent sures, stating that these short-term payday neers, Operations and Maintenance account. with the authorized purpose of the Coopera- loans are only intended for short-term needs, Requesting Member: Congressman PETE tive State Research, Education and Extension that credit counseling should be considered, HOEKSTRA Service. that no criminal prosecution can occur for non- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Requesting Member: Congressman PETE payment nor may security interest be taken in Account: Bus and Bus Facility Program HOEKSTRA the consumer’s personal property, and that an (Section 5309) Bill Number: H.R. 1105 interest-free, no-cost repayment plan will be Requesting Entities And Addresses: Cad- Account: Community Development Fund/ available if needed. These disclosure notices illac/Wexford Transit Authority, 1202 N. Mitch- Economic Development Initiative

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.052 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E495 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Michigan Beyond delivering letters and packages, the fied organisms, synthetic compounds, and State University United States Postal Service is an important other agents identified in Homeland Security Address of Requesting Entity: 188 Howard community partner in protecting the wellbeing risk assessments—to ensure that its database Ave., Holland, Michigan 49424 of my constituents. For three decades, the is current and comprehensive. Description of Request: Provide $142,500 in Postal Service has had a ‘‘Carrier Alert’’ pro- It encourages the sharing of information with funding for the conversion of a former pharma- gram in which Postal Carriers are empowered State emergency planning officials, which is ceutical plant into a center for bio-based start- to alert social service agencies and law en- vital to ensuring that first responders have the up companies and research. Approximately 95 forcement when they suspect a threat to the tools they need to prevent or respond to an at- percent of the funding will go to equipment ac- safety of their customers. The ‘‘Carrier Alert’’ tack. quisition and plant re-conditioning. The project program is a natural extension of the care that And it ensures minimum biosecurity and bio- has received funding from and will be sup- Postal Carriers have traditionally shown for safety standards for the training of workers in ported by Lakeshore Advantage, Holland-Zee- their customers’ wellbeing. Mr. Cauley has the laboratories that deal with the most dan- land Community Foundation, State of Michi- demonstrated the great impact that the pro- gerous agents. gan and U.S. Department of Labor. gram can have in protecting the lives of com- The threat of biological terrorism on U.S. Requesting Member: Congressman PETE munity members. soil is real and there is still room to improve HOEKSTRA Mr. Cauley has established himself as a role the way our country tracks and transfers po- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 model amongst his professional colleagues tentially dangerous materials that could be Account: Department of Energy/Energy Effi- and community members, demonstrating what used against us in an attack. This bill will help ciency and Renewable Energy it is to be a dedicated citizen, on how to care that effort. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Michigan for our neighbors, and the importance of rising Nearly a decade has passed since Alternative and Renewable Energy Center to an occasion when circumstances neces- weaponized anthrax was anonymously mailed Address of Requesting Entity: 200 Viridian sitate it. I know that Mrs. O’Brien, her family, as an attack on Americans. We must act swift- Drive, Muskegon, Michigan 49440 and her friends are grateful for his caring ac- ly to improve our capabilities to eliminate Description of Request: Provide $1,427,250 tions. On behalf of the Congressional Sixth these dangers. in funding for an offshore wind demonstration District, I thank Mr. Melvin Cauley, Jr. for help- f project at the Michigan Alternative and Re- ing to save the life of Mrs. Margaret O’Brien. TRIBUTE TO MIKE AND MARIA newable Energy Center. Approximately two- f thirds of the funding will be used for the pur- VASQUEZ chase and installation of the wind turbine. Ap- INTRODUCTION OF THE ‘‘SELECT proximately 30 percent will be used for tech- AGENT PROGRAM AND BIO- HON. KEN CALVERT nical support and interface, environmental im- SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF OF CALIFORNIA pact, education and economic studies for the 2009’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES use of offshore wind turbines in Lake Michi- Thursday, February 26, 2009 gan. The project will be supported by Grand HON. JANE HARMAN Valle State University, Muskegon Area First OF CALIFORNIA Mr CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to two individuals and L–3 Communications. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f whose dedication and contributions to the Thursday, February 26, 2009 community of Corona, California are excep- TRIBUTE TO MELVIN CAULEY Ms. HARMAN. Madam Speaker, no one can tional. Corona has been fortunate to have dy- forget the 2001 anthrax letter attacks, which namic and dedicated community leaders who HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS killed five people, paralyzed the Postal Serv- willingly and unselfishly give their time and tal- OF NEW YORK ice, and affects the flow of mail to Capitol Hill ent and make their communities a better place IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to this day. to live and work. Mike and Maria Vasquez are In response, Congress expanded the Select two of those individuals. On January 17, 2009, Thursday, February 26, 2009 Agent Program, which monitors the posses- Mike and Maria Vasquez were honored at the Mr. MEEKS of New York. Madam Speaker, sion and use of potentially dangerous biologi- Corona Chamber of Commerce’s 94th Annual I am honored to recognize a true hero that cal agents and toxins. Installation and Awards Gala and received the has emerged in the New York Congressional But, the program’s authorization expired in 2008 Citizen of the Year Award. Sixth District. Mr. Melvin Cauley, Jr. has 2007, and serious problems persist. Earlier Mike and Maria Vasquez are wonderful peo- served the Far Rockaway community for five this month, researchers at the Army Medical ple that have worked their way up from hum- years as a United States Postal Service Mail Research Institute of Infectious Diseases re- ble beginnings and turned one restaurant into Carrier. He has walked the community’s ceived another wake-up call. a successful family empire. In 1973, upon re- streets to deliver the letters and packages that They discovered serious gaps in record- ceiving a Corona restaurant named Chile Pep- are vital to the livelihood of many of my con- keeping after finding germ samples not listed per, they entered the restaurant business, re- stituents. Now, Mr. Cauley walks the commu- in their database. Since then, the Army has naming the establishment ‘‘Miguel’s’’ in honor nity’s streets as a hero, as a citizen who went suspended some research at the lab while an of Mike’s grandfather. Maria developed dishes above and beyond his professional duties to inventory of dangerous agents is conducted. based on recipes from her childhood in Mex- save the life of Mrs. Margaret O’Brien, a 70- That is why it is so important to reintroduce ico. They focused on exceeding customer year-old resident of Rockaway Beach. today the Select Agent Program and Biosafety service expectations and delivering fresh On January 29th, Mrs. O’Brien experienced Improvement Act with my friend MIKE ROGERS great-tasting food while offering an inviting a traumatic fall that rendered her helpless on in the House and Senators KENNEDY and ambiance and providing a culture of integrity her kitchen floor. For the next several days, BURR in the Senate. and self-responsibility. It was Mike and Maria’s Mr. Cauley delivered Mrs. O’Brien’s mail with- The bill requires an assessment of the gov- work ethic and undaunted ambition that has out incident. Finally on February 5, Mr. Cauley ernment’s ability to track and control the dan- ensured the success of Miguel’s. took notice of the accumulated mail not col- gerous substances that can be used to con- In 1975, Mike and Maria purchased a fast- lected by Mrs. O’Brien. This concerned him struct dangerous weapons. food restaurant two miles from the original. because Mrs. O’Brien often greeted him to re- It reauthorizes and updates the Select Miguel’s Jr., as they called it, was immediately ceive his daily delivery. Mr. Cauley took action Agent Program, which limits access to and embraced by the community. Today, the origi- by notifying the 100th Police Precinct of her controls the transfer of dangerous biological nal Miguel’s has two locations in Corona in- absence. At his insistence, the Police visited agents and toxins. cluding their newest location at Dos Lagos, Mrs. O’Brien’s home. Upon entering, they It requires the National Academy of and Miguel’s Jr. has expanded to include found Mrs. O’Brien lying on the floor uncon- Sciences to conduct a comprehensive evalua- seven locations. Following the same business scious, but alive. She was taken to a local tion of the program and recommend ways in philosophies and family traditions that founded medical facility where she was stabilized and which it can be restructured, to enhance bio- the business, the Vasquez children are com- has recovered since then. Mrs. O’Brien, who security and international scientific collabora- mitted to growing Miguel’s. Their youngest had lain on her floor for seven days, was tion. son, Javier, is the President, Michael oversees saved because of the caring and decisive ac- It requires that the program consider newly Miguel’s Jr., and Carol and Sylvia serve in the tion of Mr. Cauley. discovered agents—such as genetically modi- corporate offices.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.053 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E496 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 In a large effort to honor their parents, Redevelopment is already underway. Plans EARMARK DECLARATION Javier worked with Corona City Councilman call for a community center to be built to serve Eugene Montanez to create a special park in as a property management office as well as a HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY Corona to honor his parents’ accomplishments resident services center that will be used to OF NEBRASKA and to be a place they could enjoy with their provide training and services to residents to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grandchildren. Their vision materialized this become self sufficient. This center is slated to past August when the Citrus Park splash zone be a LEED Certified as a green building. Thursday, February 26, 2009 opened to throngs of happy families. I’m proud Requesting Member: Congressman VERN Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speaker, pur- to say that the Citrus-themed playground is BUCHANAN suant to the Republican Leadership standards Corona’s first ever water park and was de- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 on member requests, I am submitting the fol- signed based on Corona’s proud citrus history. Account: Transportation, Community, and lowing information regarding the earmarks I The water park is yet another successful ven- System Preservation received as part of H.R. 1105, the FY09 Om- ture of the Vasquez family and a testament to Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Manatee nibus Appropriations Bill: their continued willingness to give back to the and Sarasota Counties Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF community. Address of Requesting Entity: 1112 Man- FORTENBERRY Mike and Maria’s tireless passion for com- atee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205 Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- munity service has contributed immensely to (Manatee County) 1660 Ringling Blvd. Sara- propriations Bill the betterment of Corona, California. Vol- sota, FL 34236 (Sarasota County) Account: Special Research Grants unteerism is a major part of the Vasquez’s life Description of Request: I secured $475,000 Project Name: Drought Mitigation and from their business, they support many Intelligent Transportation (ITS) project in Man- Amount: $469,000 non-profit organizations and schools. For more atee and Sarasota Counties. Name and Address of Requesting Entity: The counties are upgrading their signal sys- than 35 years, the Vasquez family has University of Nebraska-Lincoln located at 202 tems in order to deploy a more advanced traf- achieved success by focusing on the things Agricultural Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583 fic management system. This project also that matter: community, family, and tradition. I Description: This funding is for the National complements a programmed State of Florida am proud to call Mike and Maria fellow neigh- Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) which con- project to deploy ITS for the purpose of inci- bors, Americans and friends. I know that many ducts research and educational programs on dent management on 1–75. It is expected to community members are grateful for their drought mitigation and planning for drought. reduce vehicular delay by 9.5 million hours per service and we salute them in their recent The project has assisted numerous states and year and reduce fuel consumption by 3.8 mil- award. municipalities in developing drought plans and lion gallons per year. f implementing drought response action teams. The counties have been coordinating their The Center has received national visibility for EARMARK DECLARATION efforts. Manatee County will incur a greater providing information on the severity of cost on this project; as a result funding should drought throughout the United States. Both HON. VERN BUCHANAN be split 60–40 between the counties. print and electronic mass media routinely use Manatee County’s project is called Ad- Center produced materials in their news sto- OF FLORIDA vanced Traffic management System (ATMS), IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ries on the drought. while Sarasota County has designated theirs The NDMC’s program is directed at less- Thursday, February 26, 2009 ITS. ening societal vulnerability to drought through Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant Requesting Member: Congressman VERN a risk-based management approach. The to the Republican Leadership standards on BUCHANAN NDMC works with local, state, and tribal gov- earmarks, I am submitting the following infor- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 ernments, federal agencies, and non-govern- Account: Transportation, Community, and mation regarding earmarks I received as part mental organizations. The objectives of the System Preservation of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hardee NDMC are: (1) to develop and evaluate exist- 2009: County ing drought policies and plans in the United Requesting Member: Congressman VERN Address of Requesting Entity: 412 West Or- States and elsewhere with the goal of improv- BUCHANAN ange Street, Room 103, Wauchula, Fl. 33873 ing drought-coping capacity and (2) to develop Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Description of Request: I secured $332,500 for and evaluate new techniques and methodolo- Account: Department of Justice—COPS Bridge costs on US–17. gies for monitoring drought severity and its im- Law Enforcement Technology Funds will be utilized to construct a 500′ by pacts, identifying and classifying users in the Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Manatee 43′ bridge in the Hardee County Line/CR 634 United States and elsewhere. Community College segment. The project is an important compo- Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF Address of Requesting Entity: 5840 26th nent of the larger project to four-lane US–17 FORTENBERRY Street West, Bradenton FL 34207 in Hardee County. Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- Description of Request: I secured $200,000 This larger project is important for safety propriations Bill for an Emergency Notification System using and economic reasons. US–17 four laned en- Account: Buildings and facilities VOIP at Manatee Community College. tirely will be a valuable evacuation route dur- Project Name: Systems Biology Research VOIP technology offees many advantages; ing hurricanes. Also, it would provide an eco- Facility one of the biggest is the convergence be- nomic boom as many businesses are looking Amount: $1,088,000 tween voice and data, which offers possibili- to the area in their future plans. Name and Address of Requesting Entity: ties beyond regular telephone or e-mail serv- Requesting Member: Congressman VERN University of Nebraska-Lincoln located at 202 ices. A good example is using VOIP for mass BUCHANAN Agricultural Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583 notifications, in which a user can send an alert Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Description: This funding will be used to- message simultaneously to a large audience Account: Alternative Analysis ward construction of a University of Nebraska- in multiple ways such as text messaging, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sarasota Lincoln (UNL)/Agricultural Research Service voice mail and e-mail. Funds will be used to County (ARS) Research Facility. This facility would purchase equipment and the one-time cost of Address of Requesting Entity: 1660 Ringling provide critically needed space for UNL and installation and set-up. Blvd. Sarasota, Fl 34236 ARS research addressing two areas of na- Reqesting Member: Congressman VERN BU- Description of Request: I secured tional concern: renewable energy and water CHANAN $1,009,375 Sarasota County Bus Rapid Tran- resource conservation and management. Agri- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 sit. culture is expected to provide almost 40 per- Account: Economic Development Initiatives Sarasota County is expanding its transit cent of the nation’s liquid fuels within 30 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sarasota system with the most fuel-efficient vehicles years. This will further intensify demands on Housing Authority and the latest ITS technology. The Bus Rapid our soil and water resources. UNL and ARS Address of Requesting Entity: 1300 Blvd. of Transit Corridor Project will: connect areas of scientists have been collaborating at UNL the Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236 highest transit ridership access for key em- since the 1930s. Very strong collaborative pro- Description of Request: I secured $237,500 ployment sites; improve the operating effi- grams continue today, including the ARS pro- for the Sarasota Housing Authority to build a ciency of transit services, and support regional gram at UNL that has been developing im- LEED Certified community center. long-term land use goals. proved switchgrass varieties for 30 years and

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This project Name and Address of Requesting Entity: in the FY ’04 Military Construction Appropria- would advance major research focused on es- Lower Platte North Natural Resources District tions Bill and is completed. Neither of these sential national efforts. located at 511 Commercial Park Road, adjoining levees is effective without the other. Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF Wahoo, Nebraska 68066. Ice jams with the potential for flooding in the FORTENBERRY Description: The Sand Creek Project will re- area around Camp Ashland and the 1–80 Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- store several types of historic wetlands and Bridge where it crosses the Lower Platte River propriations Bill add to the national wetlands inventory in sup- occurred again as recently as 2001 and will Account: COPS Law Enforcement Tech- port of the Administration’s ‘‘net gain’’ national continue to be a significant threat until both of nology wetlands policy. A quantitative analysis of all these projects are completed. Project Name: Lincoln Police Department environmental outputs by the Corps of Engi- Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF Security Upgrades neers in addition to the Feasibility Study dem- FORTENBERRY Amount: $132,000 onstrated a significant level of benefits for this Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- Name and Address of Requesting Entity: wetland restoration project for the Lower Platte propriations Bill City of Lincoln located at 555 S. 10th Street, River watershed which serves the North Amer- Account: Corps of Engineers—Construction Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 ican Central Flyway. Project Name: Missouri National Rec- Description: The Lincoln Police Department The Sand Creek Project supports the na- reational River wants to take its first steps into the emerging tional goal of a net gain in American wetlands. Amount: $335,000 technology of digital recording systems for po- Active pursuit of this goal also provides for im- Name and Address of Requesting Entity: lice patrol cars. The proposal would equip 20 provements in water quality and water supply U.S. Army Corps of Engineers located at 106 police patrol vehicles with digital video sys- to achieve watershed improvement. Flooding S. 15th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 tems integrated with the Department’s existing in Wahoo along the U.S. 77 Expressway cor- Description: This funding is for the Missouri mobile data computers. These systems will ridor occurred twice during 2006. Completion National Recreational River (MNRR), located capture video from car-mounted cameras onto of the wetlands restoration structure will also on the Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam flash memory media that can be downloaded provide flood damage reduction benefits and downstream to Ponca, Nebraska. Federal ac- for archiving. These systems will replace older the roadway allowing completion of this ex- tivities pursued within the MNRR must protect analog video tape recorders and cameras. pressway between Lincoln and Sioux City. and enhance the values for which it was des- This would integrate digital content into our This is a key segment of the expressway. ignated—scenic, recreational, fish and wildlife, extensive Intranet resources, so digital video Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF historic, and cultural. The U.S. Army Corps of can be used by police and prosecutors. Al- FORTENBERRY Engineers’ FY09 capability of $9 million would though many departments are beginning to Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- be used for bank stabilization, easement ac- make the transition to digital recording equip- propriations Bill quisition, and fee title purchase. ment, this integration is the key component of Account: Corps of Engineers—Construction Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF this project that differentiates it from most. The Project: Western Sarpy-Clear Creek Flood FORTENBERRY equipment will allow for greater efficiencies Damage Reduction Project Amount: Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- within the Department and accelerate informa- $2,775,000 propriations Bill tion-sharing with neighboring jurisdictions. Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Account: Section 205 Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources Dis- Project Name: Fremont Section § 205 Flood FORTENBERRY trict located at 8901 S. 154th Street, Omaha, Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- Control Study NE 68138. Amount: No specific dollar amount propriations Bill Description: The Western Sarpy-Clear Account: Corps of Engineers—Construction Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Project Name: Antelope Creek Flood Dam- Creek Flood Damage Reduction Project is Lower Platte North Natural Resources District age Reduction Project: vital to the health and well-being of a large located at 511 Commercial Park Road, Amount: $400,000 number of Nebraskans. It is planned to protect Wahoo, Nebraska 68066 Name and Address of Requesting Entity: vital drinking water resources that supply up to Description: This funding is for the federal Lower Platte North Natural Resources District 50% of Nebraska’s population in the eastern share to complete the Fremont South Section located at 511 Commercial Park Road, part of the state from flooding due to potential 205 Flood Control Study. Funding for this Sec- Wahoo, Nebraska 68066. ice jams on the Platte River. Elected officials tion 205 project will continue urgent feasibility Description: The Antelope Creek Flood at local, regional and state levels in Nebraska planning to strengthen an existing flood control Damage Reduction Project is a critical ele- have been long committed to this project’s levee in order to remove a portion of South ment of a flood control, transportation and construction because of risk to water supplies Fremont from the threat of flooding in the 100 community revitalization project known as the and other infrastructure. year flood plain. This Fremont South area will Antelope Valley Project. The project is being Significant construction progress towards be soon identified by the Federal Emergency constructed in central Lincoln adjacent to the completion is vital to Nebraska in the year Management Agency (‘‘FEMA’’) as within the University of Nebraska Lincoln main campus ahead. The Congress has provided construc- designated flood plain. The total cost of the to improve flood control, transportation net- tion funding for the past four years in the En- project is $1,086,000 split equally between the works and community well-being in the city’s ergy and Water Development Appropriations Corps of Engineers and the nonfederal spon- down-town area. Act. sor. Essential to progress on the entire Antelope In 1993, flooding in the Lower Platte sev- Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF Valley Project is the completion of the flood ered one-half of the City of Lincoln’s water FORTENBERRY damage reduction component. This multi-pur- supply and catastrophe was again threatened Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- pose project is a partnership of the City of Lin- in 1997 from ice-jam induced flooding. That propriations Bill coln, the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and portion of the new Omaha Metropolitan Utili- Account: Section 205 the Lower Platte South Natural Resources ties District well field on the western side of Project Name: Schuyler Section 205 Flood District, along with the U.S. Army Corps of En- the Platte River now under development south Control Study gineers and the federal Departments of Trans- of U.S. Highway 92 will also receive vital pro- Amount: No specific dollar amount portation and Housing and Urban Develop- tection from this project. Treatment facilities Name and Address of Requesting Entity: ment. The project reduces flooding threats to for water from this well-field will be completed Lower Platte North Natural Resources District over 800 dwellings and businesses and 1,200 in the months ahead. located at 511 Commercial Park Road, floodplain residents and removes 100-year Additionally, this project is needed to pro- Wahoo, Nebraska 68066 floodplain restrictions on 400 acres. vide protection to: I–80 and U.S. Highway 6; Description: This funding under the Section Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, an 205 authority is for the federal share to con- FORTENBERRY Amtrak line; Military facilities at the National tinue the Schuyler, Nebraska Flood Control

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.058 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E498 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 Study. The amount requested will continue the steam and gas turbines and could include sources in addition to providing educational Schuyler, Nebraska § 205 Flood Control solar, wind, and fuel cells. The intelligent con- opportunity for area residents at an affordable Study. The purpose of the study is to plan for trols developed by this project will decide in price. The primary purposes of the joint center mitigation of flooding in 40% of the city which real time which energy source to employ and are: is anticipated to be placed in the flood plain how much to charge and discharge storage to improve access to higher education in an for the first time when designated by FEMA. systems to balance energy use and emissions underserved area of Nebraska with special The total cost of the study is $772,000 split over a year. These controls will enable opera- focus on the large number of minority and equally between the Corps of Engineers and tors to determine the optimal mix of on-site first-generation students in the region the non-federal sponsor. power generation and utility grid-supplied to offer comprehensive ‘‘start-to-finish’’ de- Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF power needed for large buildings to maximize gree programs that will allow place-bound stu- FORTENBERRY energy consumption and carbon emission dents to earn associate’s, bachelor’s, and Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- credits. This research will lead to improved master’s degrees in focus areas without hav- propriations Bill distributed generation applications in retrofit ing to relocate Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable and new construction that reduce the energy to support economic and community devel- Energy use and carbon footprint of buildings. opment in the region through workforce train- Project Name: Bioenergy Demonstration Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF ing and consolidation of services Project: Value-Added Products from Renew- FORTENBERRY The vision for the Center is to meet the edu- able Fuels Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- cational demands of the region, provide a Amount: $1,903,000 propriations Bill combination of classroom and lab instructional Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Account: STAG Water and Wastewater In- space adapted to the customized needs of re- University of Nebraska-Lincoln located at 302 frastructure Project gional employers, as well as to collaborate Canfield Administration Building, Lincoln, Ne- Project Name: City of Lincoln Wastewater with area high schools to provide academic braska 68588 Treatment Upgrades transfer, career and technical instruction for Description: The funding will be used by the Amount: $550,000 secondary students. This project will serve re- University of Nebraska-Lincoln to establish a Name and Address of Requesting Entity: gional needs of Northeast Nebraska and the pilot-scale corn-ethanol bioenergy facility and City of Lincoln located at 555 S. 10th Street, greater Siouxland area, including the south- research program. Research will focus on de- Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 east portion of South Dakota, and the west veloping new fractionation processes for re- Description: New and stricter wastewater central to northwest portion of Iowa. moving value-added components from corn treatment NPDES effluent discharge permit The new College Center facility will be de- before and after fermentation to biofuel and on limits were issued in January 2004 to the City signed to serve 500 full-time students by pro- exploring new commercial uses for these of Lincoln for both the Theresa and Northeast viding space for general classrooms, special- products. Establishment of a research facility Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Over the last ized instructional spaces for distance learning, and program will help ensure the economic vi- five years, more than $61 million in improve- science labs, computer labs, nursing labs, and ability of the rapidly expanding biofuel industry ments have been made to these facilities to a multi-purpose conference area that can be during periods of commodity price uncertainty meet the new NPDES permits. The last of used as training classrooms for business and for grain and ethanol. The ability to test feed these improvements is nearing completion. industry and learning community activities. It formulations with greater amounts of biofuel The City continues to make improvements to will also include areas for support services co-products will be critical to the livestock in- the treatment facilities and collection system and academic support spaces for testing, tu- dustry as corn and soybean prices rise in re- pipelines and pumping systems to be more toring, library services, study commons, and sponse to expanded biofuel production. This cost efficient; reduce overall energy use; con- conference spaces. The South Sioux City research facility’s goals align with the U.S. De- trol and reduce odor emissions; reduce green- Community Development Agency has donated partment of Energy’s goal of displacing 30 house gas emissions by further utilizing biogas 57 acres of centrally located land to Northeast percent of 2004 gasoline demand with generated by the treatment processes, and Community College. The College Center will biofuels, primarily ethanol, by 2030. Achieving minimize the overall carbon footprint of facility be located at this site. this ambitious goal requires a rapid expansion operations. The City’s six-year Capital Im- Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF of the fuel ethanol industry and research on provement Program (CIP) identifies $17.7 mil- FORTENBERRY the most efficient and cost-effective means of lion in treatment facility improvement projects Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- producing ethanol and of utilizing the byprod- and $84.9 million for maintenance and im- propriations Bill ucts of that process. provement projects to the collection system. Account: Centers for Disease Control and Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF These improvement projects are essential for Prevention FORTENBERRY assuring air and water quality, protection of Project Name: Environmental Health Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- the environment, public health and safety of Informatics Database propriations Bill the community. The City expects to incur the Amount: $238,000 Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable majority of the costs to make improvements to Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Energy the collection and treatment facilities through a University of Nebraska Medical Center located Project Name: Intelligent Controls for Net- capital construction program funded by user at 986380 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Zero Energy Buildings fees and federal assistance. Nebraska 68198 Amount: $475,750 Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF Description: This funding is for the Univer- Name and Address of Requesting Entity: FORTENBERRY sity of Nebraska Medical Center to create a University of Nebraska-Lincoln located at 302 Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- Midwest Health Informatics database to as- Canfield Administration Building, Lincoln, Ne- propriations Bill sess environmental influences on the develop- braska 68588 Account: Higher Education (includes FIPSE) ment of diseases by collecting health informa- Description: The funding will be used by the Project Name: Northeast Community Col- tion from 50,000 Midwesterners. Currently University of Nebraska-Lincoln to develop in- lege most information about the relationship be- telligent real-time controls for buildings using Amount: $761,000 tween disease and the environment is gen- distributed electrical generation systems. The Name and Address of Requesting Entity: erated by major databases located in large U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal of Northeast Community College located at 801 urban areas on the east and west coasts marketable net zero energy buildings buildings E. Benjamin Avenue, Norfolk, Nebraska 68702 which tend to be regionally specific and gen- with annual net energy consumption of zero Description: This funding is for a new col- erally not applicable to rural areas. This data- by 2025. Because residential and commercial laborative education center in South Sioux base would be the first research cohort in the buildings consume almost 70% of U.S. elec- City, Nebraska. Northeast Community College Midwest to study the relationship between tricity, reducing energy use in existing and (a comprehensive community college), Wayne rural populations, the environment, and dis- new buildings is critical to achieving zero en- State College (a regional comprehensive pub- ease development. This project could reveal ergy buildings. Many large buildings needing lic state college), and South Sioux City, Ne- environmental factors responsible for birth de- an uninterrupted power supply, such as hos- braska, are partnering in this project. The new fects or lymphoma, a cancer with high inci- pitals, schools, manufacturing facilities, hotels, College Center will serve the area by creating dence in Nebraska. The data will provide valu- and retail buildings, use distributed generation a ‘‘one-stop’’ consolidated service center offer- able information on the factors influencing de- systems that include diesel generators and ing community and economic development re- velopment of deadly diseases like cancer and

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.059 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E499 position UNMC Eppley Cancer Institute to be Description: This funding is for the Rulo istration), Richard M. Bartell (School of Law), designated a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Bridge project between Nebraska and Mis- and Leona Makokis and Patricia A. Makokis Comprehensive Cancer Center. This high dis- souri. The funding would be used for the initial (School of Leadership & Education Sciences). tinction will allow for the most advanced pa- planning and design of a replacement bridge. Please join me, Madam Speaker, in wishing tient care and research to be available in Ne- The current Rulo Bridge was built in 1939 and these alumni, as well as the students and ad- braska. UNMC is the ideal institution to spear- is too narrow to handle modern-day traffic. It ministration, continued success and academic head this database with its numerous re- also has dangerous curves in both of its ap- promise during USD’s diamond anniversary sources, well-established statewide hospital proaches, limiting visibility and making it dif- and in the decades to come. network to collect data, a state-of-the art can- ficult for safe passage of vehicles meeting f cer research team and facilities, and com- each other. TRIBUTE TO DONALD A. LOWE prehensive database capabilities to collect and f FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE TOWN assess acquired data from this project. OF CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF TRIBUTE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FORTENBERRY SAN DIEGO ON ITS 60TH ANNI- Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- VERSARY HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN propriations Bill OF MASSACHUSETTS Account: Transportation, Community, and HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES System Preservation OF CALIFORNIA Thursday, February 26, 2009 Project Name: Antelope Valley Transpor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise tation Improvements Amount: $570,000 Thursday, February 26, 2009 today to pay tribute to a dear friend and dedi- cated public servant who has made an ex- Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, City of Lincoln located at 555 S. 10th Street, traordinary contribution to the quality of life in I wish to pay tribute today to the University of his beloved hometown of Clinton, Massachu- Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 San Diego, which celebrates its 60th anniver- Description: The City of Lincoln is commit- setts. Tomorrow marks the last day Donald A. sary this year. ting significant resources for road and pedes- Lowe will serve as Director of Community and The University of San Diego (USD) can trian improvements associated with Antelope Economic Development for the Town of Clin- trace its roots back to 1496 and the Spanish Valley. Some of the important projects that re- ton. I look forward to attending a celebration in town of Alcala´ de Henares, home and resting main in the $125 million transportation compo- Don’s honor tomorrow night at the Old Timer place of Saint Didacus (or San Diego). How- nent of Antelope Valley Project include: con- Restaurant so that I can personally thank and ever, it was in 1949 that the Most Reverend struction of 5 miles of roadway (including the congratulate him for his remarkable service. Charles Francis Buddy, first Bishop of the Dio- Antelope Valley Parkway from 17th & Y However, I did not want to miss the oppor- cese of San Diego, and Reverend Mother Ro- Streets to Capital Parkway) to improve traffic tunity to also publicly recognize this rare and salie Clifton Hill, Vicar Superior of the U.S. in the City’s central core and Northeast Lin- special individual on the floor of the U.S. coln; reducing through traffic congestion on Western Vicariate of the Society of the Reli- House of Representatives. I readily acknowl- the University campus and on downtown gious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, obtained edge that the tribute paid to him by this es- streets; eliminating two dangerous mainline at- charters from the State of California to estab- teemed body pales in comparison to the honor grade rail crossings, and providing a new lish San Diego University and the San Diego he will receive just two short weeks from now overpass (16th Street Overpass) to the State College for Women, respectively. as a recipient of the prestigious shillelagh Fair Park, Devaney Sports Center, state mili- The San Diego College for Women opened award from Clinton’s Leprechaun Society. Nonetheless, I am pleased to offer these re- tary areas, and surrounding neighborhoods. its doors in February 1952 with 33 students, marks just the same. The federal assistance would be used in FY seven faculty members and 16 courses on a Affectionately known by many of his friends, 2009 on Construction of P and Q Street campus still under construction. Shortly after, the College for Men welcomed 39 students colleagues and fellow Clintonians simply as bridges and roadways that are over the flood ‘Donnie’, this man has earned the respect and control channel that is to be constructed con- and the School of Law enrolled a co-ed class of 30. In 1972, the two colleges and the admiration of an entire community. Don’s tire- currently by the Corps of Engineers. less devotion to improving the educational Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF School of Law merged to form a single, system, social services and economic vitality FORTENBERRY Catholic coeducational University of San Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- Diego. of this unique and wonderful town is a power- ful testament to the difference one man can propriations Bill Today, the 180-acre campus enrolls nearly Account: Transportation, Community, and 7,500 undergraduate, graduate and law stu- make. As a former member and chairman of System Preservation dents and is known for its commitment to the Clinton School Committee, Don was a Project Name: Nebraska Highway 35 teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of val- forceful advocate for children insisting on noth- Amount: $380,000 ues and community service. The addition of ing less than the finest facilities, best edu- Name and Address of Requesting Entity: the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies cational programs and highest academic Nebraska Department of Roads located at now brings the university’s total number of standards. His tenure on the school committee is widely remembered for the thoughtful man- 1500 Highway 2, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 schools and colleges to six. Other academic ner with which he approached the many chal- Description: The intent of this project in divisions include the College of Arts and lenges facing the school system at that time northeast Nebraska is to develop the most ef- Sciences and the schools of Business Admin- and the professionalism with which he dis- ficient route from Norfolk to South Sioux City. istration, Leadership and Education, Law, and Currently, the route is comprised of several charged his duties. Nursing and Health Science. Years later as Director of Community and short segments of highway winding its way to On May 2, 2009, USD will recognize several the northeast. This project has significant re- Economic Development, Don was largely re- of its alumni by bestowing the Mother Rosalie sponsible for advancing Clinton’s downtown gional and national importance. It would pro- Clifton Hill Service Award on L. Douglas Rob- vide substantial safety and economic develop- revitalization through his relentless pursuit of ert, the Bishop Charles Francis Buddy Human- competitive grant funding. The growth and ex- ment benefits. The Nebraska Department of itarian Award to Sandy M. Cassell Farrell. Roads has classified the Highway 35 project pansion of NYPRO, Clinton’s largest em- Zuzana Lesenarova, four-time NCAA All- ployer, benefited enormously from his skillful as a planned expressway. American and 1999 Division I NCAA National Requesting Member: Congressman JEFF leadership. In fact, all business enterprises— Singles Champion of Women’s Tennis, will FORTENBERRY large and small—found an eager and enthusi- Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Ap- also enter the Pagni Athletic Hall of Fame. In astic champion in Don Lowe these past seven propriations Bill addition, seven outstanding alumni will receive years. His previous experience in the hi-tech Account: Transportation, Community, and the Author E. Hughes Career Achievement sector brought an invaluable dimension to the System Preservation Awards in recognition of their outstanding hu- role of local government in spurring economic Project Name: Rulo Bridge Replacement manitarian and professional achievements. development and job creation. Similarly, low Project These honorees are Heather Raffo (College of and moderate income homeowners seeking Amount: $95,000 Arts & Sciences), Denise M. Boren (Hahn help from the town received compassionate Name and Address of Requesting Entity: School of Nursing & Health Science), Judy and capable assistance from Don. His volun- Nebraska Department of Roads located at Ann Kamanyi (Kroc School of Peace Studies), teer service as a member of the board of di- 1500 Highway 2, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 John M. Cappetta (School of Business Admin- rectors for the Wachusett Health Education

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.060 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E500 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 Action Team (WHEAT) and his long involve- tended reminded us that Ethiopia fought by across the land ought to be deeply indebted to ment with the Clinton Exchange Club and Pol- our side during the Korean Conflict; was the these all too often forgotten warriors who ish American Veterans are just a few exam- only African country never colonized, and led fought the most bitter of ironies in America’s ples of the breadth of his extraordinary civic the way for the liberation of the rest of Africa. history: for democratic ideals abroad while the engagement. Equally important, the Veterans Braintrust long practice of racial discrimination persisted at Madam Speaker, all of us in public life rou- ago adopted the expanded definition of home. But as the historic inauguration of tinely rely on the advice of loyal friends and veteranhood to include: families and friends, in President Barack Obama proves, their hope, trusted advisors. I will forever be grateful to order to recognize the central importance of faith and loyalty have been vindicated. Don Lowe for his unfailing friendship and good family and friends, particularly when any vet- Seated on the dais were Anthony Brown, Lt. counsel as a colleague in government eran goes into the hospital, and second, as an Governor from the state of Maryland, highest throughout my career in congress. However, I authentic voice for black veterans, their fami- ranking black elected state official to serve in am just as grateful that while he is leaving his lies, and communities nationwide. Iraq; Hon. SANFORD BISHOP, JR. (D–GA), position with the Town of Clinton, Don will re- Yet, no less important, the 20th Anniversary Member of the House Appropriations Sub- main in public service as the newly appointed took place during two of the most challenging committee on Military Construction and Vet- Administrator for the Town of Bolton. Now moments in American history—America’s erans Affairs and I, Senior Member of the more than ever, we as a nation and as a com- worse economic crisis since the Great Depres- House Veterans Affairs Committee, Co-Chair monwealth need professionals like him in mu- sion of the 20s and 30s, and the sixth year of of the Congressional Black Caucus Founda- nicipal government to help steer us through the war on terrorism, now the second longest tion 38th Annual Legislative Conference and these uncertain economic times. Bolton will war in American history, in which 4,000 sol- Veterans Braintrust Co-Convener; keynote soon be in the steady hands of one of the diers have been killed, 30,000 wounded, and speaker Secretary James Peake, MD, Depart- most talented and devoted public servants I 14,000 seriously disabled. ment of Veterans Affairs; Rev. Dr. James have ever known. On behalf of the U.S. Hon. CHARLES RANGEL (D–NY) opened the Forbes, Jr., President & Founder of the Heal- House of Representatives, I want to extend to morning tribute session of the forum, which ing of the Nations Foundation of New York; Don and his wife, Liz, our very best wishes for was dedicated to recognizing the contributions special guest of honor Actor John Amos, Hon- continued good health, happiness and suc- of our nation’s African American veterans, by orary Master Chief of the USCG and Navy, cess with heartfelt appreciation for all you briefly explaining the economic crisis and its and New Jersey National Guardsman (best have accomplished for the good people of impact on us all. He also honored our invited known for his role as Kunta Kinte on the hit Clinton, Massachusetts. You are a credit to guest speakers Hons. NANCY PELOSI (D–CA), CBS miniseries Roots, and NBC’s Emmy your family and your community and make us BOB FILNER (D–CA), and JOHN CONYERS, Jr. award winning hit series, The West Wing, as all very proud. (D–MI). Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, Chairman, Joint f Next he shared a small piece of his own Chiefs of Staff); Hon. Louis Stokes (D-OH) story of returning from the Korean War (1952) Retired Congressman and Past Chairman of CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 20TH as an Army Sergeant with a Bronze Star, four the Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONGRES- Battle Stars and a Purple Heart. But somehow and Independent Agencies, Past Chairman of SIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VET- forgot he was a high school drop-out and the Congressional Black Caucus Health ERANS BRAINTRUST ended up pushing a clothing cart in New York Braintrust and WWII veteran, and Dr. Roscoe City’s garment district, before finally going to Brown, an original Tuskegee Airman and Con- HON. CORRINE BROWN the VA to request assistance. gressional Gold Medal Recipient. OF FLORIDA More importantly, he pledged his undying The afternoon session consisted of a unique IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support for the GI Bill, because, as he put it, Stakeholders Roundtable Discussion on Vet- ‘‘the only difference between being a drop-out erans’ Issues supported by the Hon. BOB FIL- Thursday, February 26, 2009 on Lenox Avenue and a chairman in Congress NER (D–CA), Chairman of the House Veterans Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Madam was the GI Bill!’’ before turning over the reins Affairs Committee and his senior committee Speaker, I rise during this Black History Month to Ron Armstead, Executive Director of the staff. The roundtable was moderated by Dr. to congratulate Hons. SANFORD BISHOP, JR. Veterans Braintrust, who has been with us William King, and featured the following sub- (D–GA) and CHARLES RANGEL (D–NY) for join- since the beginning in 1988. Ron promptly ject matter experts and discussants: Dr. Wil- ing me in convening the highly successful 20th began by saying ‘‘forums that begin with an in- liam Lawson, MD, Ph.D., Dr. Shirley Marks, Anniversary of the Congressional Black Cau- vocation and end with a benediction are a MD, MPH, Dr. Lorraine Blackman, Ph.D., cus Veterans Braintrust during the Congres- blessed occasion,’’ and invited Leon Bryant, LCSW, Dr. Cedric Bright, MD, Dr. Reginald sional Black Caucus Foundation’s 38th Annual Sr., Pastor of Capitol City SDA Church to give Wilson, Ph.D., Dr. Beverly Coleman Miller, Legislative Conference (ALC) held in Wash- the invocation. MD, Dr. Donna Holland Barnes, Ph.D., Dr. ington, DC. The 20th anniversary celebration Throughout the morning session more than Cheryl Royster Branker, Ed.D., Judge Robert covered three days of activities over Sep- 250 people were on hand as we paid special Russell, Jr., Haywood Fennel, Sr., Sidney Lee, tember 24–26, 2008, with the collaboration of tribute to the courageous African American Maceo May, Amy Fairweather, Col. Ann the African American Civil War Museum, the men and increasingly women of the military Wright, USA, Ret., Sgt Natasha McKinnon & Vets Group and the National Association for who dedicate their lives to preserving our pre- Jason Lindsay, disabled Iraqi veterans & stu- Black Veterans. This was an important social, cious freedom and continuing way of life. Our dents at North Carolina State University; SFC psychological and political achievement for the special guest, Emmy award nominee Actor Vontella Fludd, USA, Ret., Two Tour Iraqi vet- sustained work and growth of the Veterans John Amos, called the honor roll of black mili- eran and mother of two accompanied by First Braintrust over more than twenty years. During tary units from the segregated World War II Sgt. Ronnie Robinson, USA, Ret. and Local that period the Veterans Braintrust has be- and Korean War eras to the integrated Viet- Union Vice President, American Federation of come the institutional memory for the Con- nam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Government Employees, along with committee gressional Black Caucus on American vet- Remembering their selfless service and sac- staff members to address a lengthy list of erans of African descent, much like the U.S. rifice to national defense throughout the entire black veterans issues and concerns. Naval Historical Center is for the Navy, and 20th century, and returning home to join the Additionally, special invitations were ex- U.S. Army Center of Military History is for the fight for equal rights. tended to the major veterans’ service organi- Army. Thus, can justifiably be called the pre- Most importantly, we focused on the long zations to enhance ways of building closer re- eminent forum for debate, or discussion for legacy of service of those who undertake the lationships between them and minority vet- public policy issues between veterans of Afri- armed defense of the scared principles of the erans. Further, the VA provided us with case can descent and government officials in the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and workers who were present to respond to ques- country. Second, the Braintrust deserves our Bill of Rights that all men (and now women) tions from individuals in the audience. special admiration for being the champion of are created equal, have thus earned the right The roundtable discussion opened with brief diversity and inclusion for a much broader of every African American full citizenship presentations on PTSD and other health re- array of WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf through honorable military service, and as Dr. lated issues such as VA health disparities, dis- and War on Terrorism constituencies; includ- W.E.B. DuBois said in 1906, for ‘‘all true ability benefits difficulties, employment con- ing our African veteran allies from abroad Americans.’’ Thus Congress, the Executive cerns and/or discrimination, post secondary heretofore unrecognized and unrepresented. Branch, states, commonwealths, territories, education challenges and other issues of par- For example, the Ethiopian delegation that at- counties, municipalities and communities ticular interest to black veterans. The outcome

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.062 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS February 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E501 product was a video recording of the session, 48TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Since its inception, fewer than 3,500 Medals which in turn will be transcribed in order to PEACE CORPS of Honor have been awarded to members of produce a document, or written report for the United States Armed Forces—approxi- presentation back to Reps. BISHOP, JR. (D– HON. NICK J. RAHALL II mately half during the Civil War. Today, there GA), and RANGEL (D–NY) of the Veterans OF WEST VIRGINIA are only 111 living recipients. These select Braintrust, the House Veterans’ Affairs Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES few exemplify the values of our great nation through their incredible acts of bravery and mittee, Democratic leaders in the House, the Thursday, February 26, 2009 commitment to our country. Department of Veterans Affairs, and others Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, I rise today As the first U.S. Representative-reservist to recommending ways to address the unique to recognize the 48th Anniversary of the be deployed to an imminent danger area since needs of both Iraqi & Afghanistan returning Peace Corps and in doing so, join many oth- World War II, I know first hand the sacrifices soldiers, and their families, as well as African ers around the nation in celebrating National and challenges our men and women in armed American, or black veterans and provide Peace Corps Week. Their mission is to help forces face. It was an honor to serve with uni- thoughtful proposals for legislation. the people of interested countries in meeting formed Americans in Afghanistan and it is in their need for trained men and women while Later that evening I hosted the 20th anniver- their honor that I join Mr. CARNEY in intro- helping to promote a better understanding of ducing this legislation today. sary gala reception and awards ceremony at Americans on the part of the peoples served, f the Washington Grand Hyatt Hotel. Among as well as, a better understanding of other those publicly recognized and acknowledged peoples on the part of Americans. EXEMPLARY STUDENT on this special occasion were Judge Robert Since the establishment of the Peace Corps ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Russell, Jr. who was presented the Citizens by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, more Beneficiary Award by the Mike Handy Founda- than 195,000 U.S. citizens have served their HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS country in the cause of peace by living and tion and Fund, for his unique Buffalo Veterans OF NEW YORK working in 139 countries throughout the world. Court Treatment Program in the state of New IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES York along with the U.S. Army Freedom Team As of September 30, 2008, 7,876 Peace Corps Volunteers are making significant and Thursday, February 26, 2009 Salute recognizing Frederick Gray, President lasting contributions to improve the lives of in- of the Black Iwo Jima Veterans Group; Brig. Mr. MEEKS of New York. Madam Speaker, dividuals and communities in 76 countries. There are wonderful examples of academic Gen. Robert Cocroft, President and CEO of I am proud to say that three of those volun- achievement and community service taking the Center for Veterans Issues; and Joseph teers currently serving their country are from place in Southeast Queens high schools. Stevenson, a World War II veteran. my district in West Virginia. Both Ashley M. Many students throughout the New York Con- Other 2008 Braintrust awardees included: Hess (Burkina Faso) and Garrett C. gressional 6th District are performing at such Actor John Amos, Sgt. Nathaniel Bass, USA, Prendergast (Mongolia) will finish up their two a high level in their academic work and com- Ret., Asa Gordon, Dr. Richard Danford, Jr., years’ of service in August of 2010, while munity activities that it deserves public rec- Stephanie D. Zorio will finish up her two years’ Ph.D., Dr. Edward Brown, Dr. Vincent Patton ognition. I have been so inspired that I initi- of service in the Philippines in November of III, Maj. Gen. Rosetta Burke, NYANG, Ret., ated the Exemplary Student Achievement 2010. (ESA) award program to honor these young Thomas Jones, Sr., Christopher Moore, Dr. Peace Corps volunteers have made signifi- Charles Simmons, Howard Wright, Thomas citizens who are emerging as our community’s cant and lasting contributions around the world future leaders. Yarosz, Halley’s Comet Foundation, Associa- in agriculture, business development, informa- Since the inception of the ESA program in tion for the Study of African American Life and tion technology, education, health and HIV/ September 2008, I have partnered with admin- History, Tubman African American Museum, AIDS, youth and the environment. istrators and faculty in various Southeast Smithsonian’s National Museum for African The 195,000 citizens, who have volunteered Queens high schools to identify and honor American History and Culture, Parting Ways to serve their country since 1961, came from worthy students. It has been my privilege to Historical Site, Sankofa Restoration Project, all walks of life and represent the best of what award the following students with Congres- Myrl Billings Memorial Veterans Center, and the United States has to offer. The work they sional Achievement Awards: have done over the past 47 years has played Doubleback Productions. Andrew Sargeant of Business, Computer an important role in developing nations and Finally singled out for special praise was the Applications & Entrepreneurship Magnet High continues to provide opportunities for people School Association of the 2221 Negro Volunteers of of different backgrounds to come together to Brian Herb of Queens High School for the World War II, who served in white Army infan- serve the cause of peace. Sciences at York College try units during and after the Battle of Bulge. f Chandraika Niranjan of Math, Science Re- Afterward the private reception and awards SUPPORTING THE MEDAL OF search & Technology Magnet High School ceremony was opened to the general public HONOR COMMEMORATIVE COIN Clevelyn Murray of Humanities & the Arts for a party with entertainment provided by Tori ACT OF 2009 High School Robinson of Paris and Recording Artist Betty Deborah Hector of Humanities & the Arts Wright. HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK High School Dookumarie Persaud of Jamaica High My special thanks go to Roslyn Burrough, OF ILLINOIS School Anthony Hawkins, Mae Campbell, Forest Far- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kevin Thom of Humanities & the Arts High ley, Jr., Dr. Frank Smith, Jr., Brigadier General Thursday, February 26, 2009 School Robert Cocroft, Joe Wynn, Jack Evans, Dr. Mr. KIRK. Madam Speaker, I am proud to LeeAnn Anderson of Queens High School Vince Patton III, Belinda Foster, Dr. Martel join my good friend Congressman CHRIS CAR- Mariama Donzo of Hillcrest High School Teasley, Dr. Michael Kane, Dr. Cheryl Royster NEY as an original cosponsor of the Congres- Marquise Moore of Business, Computer Ap- Branker, Karen Freeman Wilson, Carmen Wil- sional Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin plications & Entrepreneurship Magnet High son II, Lucretia McClenney, Thomas Harris, Act of 2009. This bipartisan legislation will as- School Pastor Leon Bryant, Sr., Maceo May, Jason sist the Congressional Medal of Honor Foun- Miriam Gonzalez of Hillcrest High School Young, Clarence Slaughter, Jean Davis, David dation in raising the funds it needs to promote Oniyebiyi Hinton of Humanities & the Arts Thompson, Maj. Myles Caggins, USA, Tonya heroism and selflessness among our nation’s High School Collins, Medgar Evers College and Congres- youth—qualities which the Medal of Honor Peter Brown of Math, Science Research & sional staff members Emile Milne, Kenya embodies. Technology Magnet High School Handy, Holly Biglow, Kiwanis Harvey Styles, First authorized by Congress in 1861, the Philipnary Thuyamany of Jamaica High Congressional Medal of Honor is our nation’s Roshan Hodge, Lee Footer, Alexandra Ward, School highest award for valor in action against an Reaz Khan of Jamaica High School Sonya Passi, Jonathan Halpern, Edwin enemy force. It is a symbol of how ordinary Robin Singh of Queens High School for the Larkins, Tony Buckles and Malcolm Shorter. Americans can risk their lives and go above Sciences at York College May God continue to Bless America, and and beyond the call of duty in defense of our Shannon Gordon of Humanities and the Arts thank all veterans for their service. great nation. High School

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:24 Feb 27, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26FE8.063 E26FEPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E502 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 26, 2009 Shelly Lekhraj of Business, Computer Appli- vice versa. The Federal Reserve has, on the and fires of the 1950’s as well as the civil cations & Entrepreneurship Magnet High one hand, many of the privileges of govern- rights riots in the 1960’s. The family and the School ment agencies, while retaining benefits of pri- business weathered these setbacks and are Tracy Ganga of Jamaica High School vate organizations, such as being insulated now an established part of our Omaha busi- Tracy Mangal of Hillcrest High School from Freedom of Information Act requests. ness community. Zora Jiles of Jamaica High School The Federal Reserve can enter into agree- Judy attended Spelman College in Atlanta Through their strong commitment to aca- ments with foreign central banks and foreign and graduated from the University of Ne- demic excellence and community service, governments, and the GAO is prohibited from braska at Lincoln with a degree in Bachelor these high school students have established auditing or even seeing these agreements. Science Textile Science. themselves as peer role models amongst their Why should a government-established agency, In 1987 Judy took over the business and classmates. I am proud to have such stellar whose police force has federal law enforce- today the company can ship top-quality cus- students emerging within the Southeast ment powers, and whose notes have legal tom bags to anywhere in the country. Judy is Queens community. I encourage them all to tender status in this country, be allowed to also an active member of the Omaha Cham- continue their academic studies and social de- enter into agreements with foreign powers and ber of Commerce, Great Plains Minority Coun- velopment at a higher education institution. I foreign banking institutions with no oversight? cil, Kiwanis and Girls Inc. just to name a few. look to them to continue representing the high Particularly when hundreds of billions of dol- Madam Speaker, I am pleased to share standards that our district’s families, schools, lars of currency swaps have been announced Judy’s life and business success with my col- and community organizations promote. The and implemented, the Fed’s negotiations with leagues and wish her continued success. people of Southeast Queens look to these the European Central Bank, the Bank of Inter- f youth to utilize their academic knowledge, national Settlements, and other institutions IN TRIBUTE TO PRESTON WILCOX, practical skills, and social networks to should face increased scrutiny, most espe- EDUCATOR AND ACTIVIST strengthen our community’s cultural, civic, cially because of their significant effect on for- business, and political institutions. eign policy. If the State Department were able It takes a village to raise a child, so it is im- to do this, it would be characterized as a HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL portant that I also recognize the family mem- rogue agency and brought to heel, and if a pri- OF NEW YORK bers, guardians, teachers, administrators, vate individual did this he might face prosecu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion under the Logan Act, yet the Fed avoids counselors, coaches, and mentors who have Thursday, February 26, 2009 provided these students with the guidance and both fates. Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today resources making it possible for them to blos- More importantly, the Fed’s funding facilities in recognition of the life and achievements of som into exemplary young leaders. I thank all and its agreements with the Treasury should Preston Wilcox and his commitment to com- of these individuals for their dedication and be reviewed. The Treasury’s supplementary fi- munity empowerment, education, and public contributions to our youth and our commu- nancing accounts that fund Fed facilities allow service. In 2006, the passing of Preston nity’s future. the Treasury to funnel money to Wall Street without GAO or Congressional oversight. Addi- Wilcox removed from the world a scholar f tional funding facilities, such as the Primary whose academic stature was as profound as THE FEDERAL RESERVE Dealer Credit Facility and the Term Securities its practical application. Though he is no TRANSPARENCY ACT Lending Facility, allow the Fed to keep finan- longer with us we will not forget the contribu- cial asset prices artificially inflated and sub- tions he has made to Harlem and to society at sidize poorly performing financial firms. large. HON. RON PAUL The Federal Reserve Transparency Act Preston Wilcox was born in Youngstown, OF TEXAS would eliminate restrictions on GAO audits of Ohio in 1923. He moved to New York after IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Federal Reserve and open Fed operations World War II. He went on to graduate from the Thursday, February 26, 2009 to enhanced scrutiny. We hear officials con- City College of New York in 1949 and in 1957 stantly lauding the benefits of transparency he earned his Master’s degree in social work Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, I rise to intro- and especially bemoaning the opacity of the at Columbia University. Mr. Wilcox utilized his duce the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. Fed, its monetary policy, and its funding facili- skills to benefit the Harlem community from Throughout its nearly 100-year history, the ties. By opening all Fed operations to a GAO 1958–1964 where he served as a program Federal Reserve has presided over the near- audit and calling for such an audit to be com- consultant to the East Harlem Summer Fes- complete destruction of the United States dol- pleted by the end of 2010, the Federal Re- tival, a United Neighborhood Houses initiative lar. Since 1913 the dollar has lost over 95% serve Transparency Act would achieve much- which was designed to prevent juvenile delin- of its purchasing power, aided and abetted by needed transparency of the Federal Reserve. quency. He continued in this vein for the Mas- the Federal Reserve’s loose monetary policy. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. sive Economic Neighborhood Development, How long will we as a Congress stand idly by f and anti-poverty program. while hard-working Americans see their sav- As a teacher, Mr. Wilcox taught courses in ings eaten away by inflation? Only big-spend- HONORING JUDY PEARL-LEE social work theory and community organiza- ing politicians and politically favored bankers tion at Columbia University’s School of Social benefit from inflation. HON. LEE TERRY Work, Clark Atlanta University, Medger Evers Serious discussion of proposals to oversee OF NEBRASKA College, along with other institutions of higher the Federal Reserve is long overdue. I have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES education. As a practitioner, Mr. Wilcox was a been a longtime proponent of more effective strong advocate for parent participation in cur- oversight and auditing of the Fed, but I was Thursday, February 26, 2009 riculum development and in the hiring of far from the first Congressman to advocate Mr. TERRY. Madam Speaker, today I rise to school supervisors and teachers. He also par- these types of proposals. Esteemed former recognize another of the many successful and ticipated as a social researcher in the Prince- members of the Banking Committee such as talented African-Americans in my district. ton University six week summer studies pro- Chairmen Wright Patman and Henry B. Today it is my great honor to recognize Judy gram for junior high school students for what Gonzales were outspoken critics of the Fed Pearl-Lee. has now become the Upward Bound Program. and its lack of transparency. Judy Pearl-Lee is President of Frontier Bag After twenty years of involvement in the Since its inception, the Federal Reserve has Company in Omaha, Nebraska. The company black educational movement he developed always operated in the shadows, without suffi- was started in 1946 by Judy’s parents, Amos AFRAM Associates, a public service agency to cient scrutiny or oversight of its operations. and Alberta. In the early years, the company provide technical assistance to community While the conventional excuse is that this is provided products to the agricultural markets groups in the areas of education, economic intended to reduce the Fed’s susceptibility to in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. Since then it development, and consumer rights. AFRAM political pressures, the reality is that the Fed has expanded into a variety of product lines, operated a parent-implemented program in acts as a foil for the government. Whenever including duffle bags, briefcases and totes. education funded by the Follow Through Pro- you question the Fed about the strength of the As minority business owners, the family gram Division of Compensatory Education of dollar, they will refer you to the Treasury, and faced many challenges including the floods the

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