E2086 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 20, 2004 and join the congregation at Temple Samu-El technology virtually every service, short of sur- Lieutenant Governor, two-term Governor, and Or Olom in celebrating the Chanukat Ha-Bayit, gery, can be delivered in the home. For these U.S. Senator. Though he reached the highest the dedication of their new building, sanctuary, reasons, I join homecare patients and care- peaks of political success, he never left his and educational complex on Sunday, Decem- givers throughout the United States in cele- roots in the mountains of north Georgia. ber 5, 2004. brating November as National Homecare and Today in Georgia, thousands of young I wish to recognize and thank Education Hospice Month. adults have earned college, university or voca- Vice President, Richard Siegel; President, Mi- f tional degrees through full scholarships paid chael Backer; Executive Vice President, Mi- for by the HOPE scholarship ZELL MILLER cre- chael Slotnick; Rabbi David D. Schonblum; HONORING WILLIAM AND MURIEL ated. Cantor Ronit Rubin; Temple Administrator ELLIOT Today in Georgia, thousands of young 4- Dennis Miller, and the other officers and mem- year-old children attend public or private pre- bers of the Board for their immense contribu- HON. FRANK A. LoBIONDO kindergarten provided through ZELL MILLER’s tions and accomplishments. OF NEW JERSEY leadership. Temple Samu-El Or Olom has been serving IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As Governor of Georgia ZELL MILLER em- the community of Southern Miami-Dade Coun- Friday, November 19, 2004 powered educators and improved education. ty and, specifically, our Jewish community in His no-nonsense approach to law enforcement Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in made Georgia’s streets and neighborhoods South Florida, for decades. honor of William and Muriel Elliot for their con- As the synagogue celebrates its 32nd anni- safer. Georgia’s economy prospers because tributions toward making Americans all across versary, I am proud to mention that the con- ZELL MILLER invested in her ports, roads, and the country aware of the dangers of drunken gregation of Temple Samu-El Or Olom was infrastructure. driving. the first in Greater Miami to offer multilingual Bill and Muriel’s quest to bring about this Following the September 11 attacks on Shabbat services in English, Hebrew, Spanish, awareness came at a high personal cost, their America, ZELL MILLER’s strong voice, leader- Yiddish, and Ladino. Some of its members son, U.S. Navy Ensign John Elliott. John, who ship, and commitment to our Country and the have even created and published English, He- had just received his commission to Naval safety of our people never wavered. His leg- brew, and Spanish prayer books for use dur- Flight Officer training in Pensacola, Florida, acy is a legacy of love of Country, love of ing their services. Their educational program was struck and killed by a drunk driver on July Georgia and love of Democracy. includes Early Childhood education, as well as 22, 2000. It was later discovered that the driv- ZELL MILLER has served Georgia and Amer- an annual scholar in residence program that er responsible for Ensign Elliott’s death had ica as a visionary statesman and a patriot. attracts numerous participants. been arrested for drunk driving earlier that Georgia and America are all the better for his I recently visited Temple Samu-El Or Olom, evening. Having called for a ride, he was service. and found it to be a very warm and welcoming picked up by a friend who returned him to his f congregation. I was also impressed by the car. Ensign Elliott was on his way home for breadth of religious, educational, cultural, TRIBUTE TO JAMES CARDINAL his mother’s birthday party when he crossed HICKEY youth, adult, senior citizen, and social pro- paths with the intoxicated driver. grams that the synagogue offers to people of Since Ensign Elliott’s tragic death, Bill and all ages. Muriel have worked to ensure other families HON. DAVE CAMP Furthermore, the synagogue’s central loca- never have to suffer the same tragedy. They OF MICHIGAN tion in Kendall, and its proximity to Miami created the HERO Campaign for Designated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dade College, the Jewish Community Center, Drivers, an interactive educational program Friday, November 19, 2004 nursing homes, elder care facilities, and other designed to promote the use of designated institutions enables it to serve the needs of Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay drivers to combat drunk driving injuries and fa- tribute to James Cardinal Hickey, favorite son every person in the community. talities nationwide. They have also worked The motto of Temple Samu-El Or Olom is of Midland, Michigan and lifelong servant of with the New Jersey state legislature to enact God. ‘‘The Spirit of Family,’’ and as we celebrate John’s Law. The law makes New Jersey the the dedication of the congregation’s new build- Though Cardinal Hickey’s faith journey took first state in the country to require that individ- him to the Vatican and archbishopric of Wash- ing, sanctuary and educational complex, we uals who pick up an arrested driver sign a can look forward to many more decades of the ington, DC, he never forgot his childhood as document accepting custody and authorizes Jimmy Hickey, a pupil at St. Brigid School. Temple’s service to the community. the impoundment of the vehicles of those ar- f Often he spoke of his home parish and home- rested for drunk driving for up to twelve hours. town to colleagues and in homilies. NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL I have been pleased to work with Bill and Cardinal Hickey’s name has remained on HOMECARE AND HOSPICE MONTH Muriel to encourage other states to adopt simi- the lips and in the prayers of those in Midland lar laws by making impoundment programs eli- and at St. Brigid, from gatherings in Cardinal HON. MIKE ROGERS gible for Federal Highway Administration grant Hickey Hall to praying for him in prayers of the funds. faithful as his health declined. OF MICHIGAN For their efforts with the HERO Campaign IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ordained in 1946, Cardinal Hickey as- for Designated Drivers, Bill and Muriel have cended the ranks of the Catholic Church. He Friday, November 19, 2004 been awarded the National Commission became monsignor in 1963, auxiliary bishop of Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, Against Drunk Driving’s twentieth annual Cit- the Saginaw Diocese 4 years later, rector of homecare represents a tremendous value for izen Activist award. I wish to express the the North American College in Rome in 1968, millions of Americans’ healthcare dollar by thanks of the House of Representatives to Wil- bishop of Cleveland in 1974. He served as providing a family-friendly and clinically proven liam and Muriel Elliot and honor them for their archbishop of Washington, DC, from 1980 way of receiving quality healthcare where they tremendous efforts. until his resignation in 2000. Yet all the while, prefer to receive it—at home. Homecare is f his heart remained in Midland, where he often about superior healthcare and a quality life for COMMENDING SENATOR ZELL returned to celebrate Mass and visit loved at least 8 million households across the United MILLER ones. States. As another son of Midland, I was happy to Recent studies of homecare services show HON. JOHNNY ISAKSON find a friend from home here in Washington. that it can shorten inpatient hospital stays, re- The Hickey children; including the young OF GEORGIA duce the overall cost of care, improve clinical James, played with my aunt, and Cardinal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES outcomes, expand patient and caregiver satis- Hickey later baptized one of my own children. faction, advance functional independence, and Friday, November 19, 2004 His dedication to aiding those most in need, reduce the risk of institutional placement. For Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, as Senator from AIDS victims rejected by their families to some Medicare beneficiaries, formal homecare ZELL MILLER retires from the United States migrants far from home but not far from hope, is the most cost-effective strategy for achiev- Senate, he returns to the State he has served served as an example to all. ing functional improvement. so well for over four decades. Midland lost one of its own with his passing. Homecare does not require brick-and-mortar ZELL MILLER of Towns County, GA, has Yet we believe that while we miss him in his investments and with the rapid advances in served his State as a State Senator, four-term earthly home, Cardinal Hickey has been called