H4888 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 4, 2008 Alpha Sorority has made to strengthening net- Madam Speaker, I am proud and honored Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of works that cut across racial, geographical, po- to support this resolution; because I believe Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield myself litical, and social barriers. This event is a fit- this sorority has and will continue to be an such time as I may consume. ting tribute to the organization and I congratu- amazing organization that helps to better com- Madam Speaker, H.R. 3712 as amended is late the sorority on its 100th anniversary. munities around the world. I hope all my col- a bill to designate the Federal building located The commitment of Alpha Kappa Alpha leagues will join me in granting Alpha Kappa at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, members to public service is long and leg- Alpha the use of the Capitol Grounds and sup- as the ‘‘James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. endary. The sorority has evolved over its 100– porting their 100 year anniversary. Ashley United States Courthouse’’. year history from a college-based organization Mr. KUHL of New York. I yield back The late Congressman and Governor James in support of young women in their intellectual the balance of my time. M. Ashley and former Congressman Thomas and cultural development to an organization Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of W.L. Ashley served their Ohio constituents for that dedicates itself to a variety of humani- Texas. Madam Speaker, I urge support over 30 years as Members of Congress and tarian programs. of this resolution, and I yield back the Governor. The Ashley family has served with These programs include the Mississippi balance of our time. distinction in public service for a span of al- Health Project, the Educational Advancement The SPEAKER pro tempore. The most 100 years in the state of Ohio. James Monroe Ashley served five terms as Foundation, and the IVY AKAdemy. The IVY question is on the motion offered by a Republican Congressman from Ohio. Gov- AKAdemy program promotes early learning the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. ernor Ashley’s best known Congressional and mastery of basic reading skills, enhances EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON) that the achievement was as the primary sponsor of the school experience of children and young House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution which is recognized as the ante- people through hundreds of local programs the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. cedent of the thirteenth amendment which around the country and in South Africa. For 335. abolished slavery within the United States and members of AKA, community service and sis- The question was taken; and (two- its territories. terhood are life-long commitments. Many thirds being in the affirmative) the While in Congress, James Ashley also be- members of Alpha Kappa Alpha stay active in rules were suspended and the concur- came the chair of the House Committee on the organization for more than 50 years. rent resolution was agreed to. Territories, leading the congressional effort to It is fitting that the Alpha Kappa Alpha So- A motion to reconsider was laid on organize Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, rority celebrates its 100th anniversary here on the table. and Montana. Capitol Hill. f As chair of the House Committee on Terri- I urge my colleagues to join me in agreeing tories, he wrote the enabling act for Nebraska, to H. Con. Res. 335. JAMES M. & THOMAS W.L. ASHLEY Colorado, and Nevada on which he condi- Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I CUSTOMS BUILDING AND UNITED tioned that a separate vote be held by these rise today in strong support of H. Con. Res. STATES COURTHOUSE potential member States that would prevent 335, a bill to authorize the use of the Capitol Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of them from establishing slavery without the Grounds for the 100th anniversary celebration Texas. Madam Speaker, I move to sus- consent and approval of Congress. of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. pend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. With this measure, Ashley, an avowed aboli- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on 3712) to designate the Federal building tionist, signaled that no new slave States January 15th, 1908 by nine visionary women and United States courthouse located would be admitted to the Union. After serving at Howard University. As America’s first at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, in Congress, James M. Ashley was appointed Greek-letter sorority founded by and for Afri- Ohio, as the ‘‘James M. & Thomas W.L. Governor of Montana in 1869 by President can American women to improve life for all Af- Ashley Customs Building and United Ulysses S. Grant. rican Americans, Alpha Kappa Alpha is truly States Courthouse,’’ as amended. Thomas William Ludlow Ashley was the great-grandson of former Governor and Con- celebrating a long tradition of commitment to The Clerk read the title of the bill. gressman James M. Ashley. Congressman sisterhood and service. The text of the bill is as follows: Driven by these noble ideals, Alpha Kappa Thomas Ashley served in the United States Alpha has evolved into one of the world’s H.R. 3712 Army during the Second World War. He went leading service organizations with 975 chap- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- on to graduate first from Yale University in ters and approximately 200,000 members resentatives of the United States of America in 1948 and from the Ohio State University Law Congress assembled, worldwide. One of those members, in par- School in 1951. SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. ticular, is near and dear to my heart. Mariama Congressman Ashley later held several po- The United States courthouse located at 1716 sitions as a private lawyer and a member of Carson, my lovely wife shares in the unique Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, shall be bond that is found among the sisters of Alpha the media. In 1954 Congressman Ashley was known and designated as the ‘‘James M. Ashley elected as a Democrat to Congress and went Kappa Alpha Sorority. I truly believe her dedi- and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Court- cation to service was fostered through her house’’. on to serve a total of 13 terms in Congress. While in Congress, Congressman Ashley membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha, and has SEC. 2. REFERENCES. served as chairman of the Select Committee helped her development as an accomplished Any reference in a law, map, regulation, doc- on Energy and the Committee on Merchant and successful teacher in Indianapolis. She, ument, paper, or other record of the United Marine and Fisheries. like many of her fellow sorors, chose Alpha States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference Congressman Ashley also served as the as- Kappa Alpha as a means of self-growth sistant majority whip for the Democratic Party. through volunteer service. to the ‘‘James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ash- ley United States Courthouse’’. Congressman Ashley’s most prominent legis- Madam Speaker, AKA’s have touched the lative success was PL 89–117 which directed stars of our universe through members like Dr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the Federal Government to assist in the provi- Mae Jemison and have brought conscience to sion of housing for low and moderate income this body through members like Congress- Texas (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. families. woman SHELIA JACKSON-LEE and Ms. Erika This law was the precursor to the creation KUHL) each will control 20 minutes. Barrera, Communications Director for Con- of the Department of Housing and Urban De- gressman BRUCE BRALEY. But their stories are The Chair recognizes the gentle- woman from Texas. velopment which was created later in that not isolated cases. same Congress. After leaving Congress in Throughout its 100 years of history, Alpha GENERAL LEAVE 1981, Ashley went on to found a legal and Kappa Alpha is full of women who have Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of consulting firm in Washington, DC. Congress- emerged as leaders in their professions and Texas. Madam Speaker, I ask unani- man Thomas W.L. Ashley currently resides in communities. Through distinguished members mous consent that all Members may the Washington, DC area. like Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf; have 5 legislative days in which to re- James Monroe Ashley and Thomas William actress Phylicia Rashad; and the 102-year-old vise and extend their remarks and to Ludlow Ashley will be remembered as distin- Mrs. Hazel Hainsworth Young, one of the So- include extraneous materials. guished public servants to the great State of rority’s most senior members, Alpha Kappa The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Ohio. Alpha has and will continue to be an organiza- objection to the request of the gentle- The Ashley family served as leaders in both tion of focused and compassionate women woman from Texas? the Democratic and Republican Party in Ohio committed to changing the world. There was no objection. and each served their party well.

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As Chair of the Housing Ashley served 13 terms in Congress, I recognize the gentlelady from Ohio and Community Development Sub- and was chairman of the Select Com- (Ms. KAPTUR) for as much time as she committee for the Banking Committee, mittee on Energy in the 95th Congress. may consume. he, like his great-grandfather before Prior to his service, he served in the Ms. KAPTUR. I rise today and ask him, championed social justice. He Pacific theater during World War II as my colleagues to join me in support of wrote and gained passage of the Dem- a corporal in the United States Army. H.R. 3712, which seeks to name the onstration City Act and the Housing This bill is a fitting tribute to their Federal Courthouse Building located in and Community Development Act of service and to their country. I support Toledo Ohio, the James M. Ashley and 1974 and 1977 to rebuild America’s cities this measure, and urge my colleagues Thomas W. Ludlow Ashley Customs and communities in the wake of the to do the same. Building and United States Court- civil rights era. While this legislation will name a house. Indeed, the very establishment of the courthouse in Ohio, it is not on the issue or not on the minds of people b 1115 Department of Housing and Urban De- across the country as they travel to This deserved recognition of two velopment during the Lyndon Johnson administration was made possible by work. They are more worried about the well-known lawmakers from the Ash- cost of filling up their gas tanks than ley family, whose roots run deep in Lud’s effective and dogged congres- sional leadership. Housing for the less they are the managerial actions of America and our community, pays Congress’ naming a building after some tribute to the lives of late Congress- fortunate and more sustainable com- munities across our country were made very honorable people. The American man and Governor James M. Ashley people are really feeling the pain at the who served here in the 19th century, as possible through his unyielding and creative efforts. A banker’s banker, he pump, and this Congress has ignored well as his great-grandson, former Con- their calls for help. It seems that, gressman Thomas W. Ludlow Ashley, also gained passage of the Bank Merger Act of 1966, the Export Development every night, the news media proclaims who served here during the 20th cen- that the gas prices have hit another Administration Act of 1969, the Export tury. record high. As Congress idles and as These visionary Americans who lived Expansion and Finance Act of 1971. A World War II hero, Congressman prices soar, the problem is being ig- in three different centuries advanced nored. This is something that Congress America’s promise and the cause of so- Ashley also served in the U.S. Army prior to his service in the U.S. House. must act on immediately. cial justice as they made immeasurable Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Subsequent to his career in Congress, public service contributions to both de- ance of my time. fine and direct the course of our Na- Congressman Ashley founded a con- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of tion, one in the abolitionist fight to sulting firm in Washington, DC, and Texas. Madam Speaker, I have no fur- eliminate slavery in our Nation, and now resides in Traverse City, Michigan. ther requests for time, and I reserve the other to bind up America’s wounds I would ask my colleagues to please the balance of my time. in the civil rights era to help our Na- join me in supporting this bill in honor Mr. KUHL of New York. Madam tion gain its idealistic foothold again. of two centuries of a family’s service to Speaker, I would encourage my col- Congressman James Ashley, who America by the Ashley family and leagues to support this resolution as it served in our U.S. House of Representa- their two outstanding sons whose com- is a fine, honorable, memorable tribute tives from December 1859 to March mitment to America is historic. Ohio is to a wonderful family from Ohio. 1869, was an active abolitionist credited proud to claim these two favorite sons, Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I strongly with introducing the first bill for the men of principle, as people who support H.R. 3712, a bill to designate the U.S. 13th Amendment to our constitution to changed America for the better. courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Ave- abolish the practice of slavery. He also I thank my dear colleague from nue in Toledo, Ohio, as the ‘‘James M. Ashley drafted a bill to abolish slavery in Texas, Congresswoman JOHNSON for and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Court- Washington, DC. These extraordinarily yielding to me. I thank Congressman house.’’ This bill was introduced by the gentle- brave actions in his era are illustrative KUHL, and I thank the leadership here woman from Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, to honor two of Ashley’s courageous leadership. for allowing us from the proud Buckeye members of the Ashley family, James M. Ash- They reflect the Ashley family’s place State of Ohio to place the Ashley fam- ley and Thomas W.L. Ashley. in history on the scales of justice and ily’s name on our revered Federal The Ashley family has a distinguished equality for all people. courthouse in perpetuity. record in public service dating back to the mid During his tenure in Congress, James Mr. KUHL of New York. I yield my- 1800s. Various members of this family have Ashley served as chairman of the Com- self such time as I might consume. served in the U.S. House of Representatives mittee on Territories, and he was later I rise in support of the resolution of- since 1858. appointed Governor of Montana. Con- fered by the gentlewoman from Ohio, James Monroe Ashley, 1824–1896, served gressman Thomas Ludlow Ashley, Representative KAPTUR. five terms as a Representative from Ohio. great-grandson of James Ashley from H.R. 3712 designates the Federal During the American Civil War, Congressman Lucas County, Toledo, Ohio, served a building and United States courthouse Ashley was the first Representative to call for quarter century, 13 terms, from Janu- located in Toledo, Ohio as the ‘‘James an amendment to the United States Constitu- ary 1955 to January 1981. During his M. Ashley and Thomas W. L. Ashley tion to outlaw slavery. The amendment he tenure, he served as the chairman of Customs Building and United States sponsored served as the antecedent to the the Select Committee on Energy where Courthouse.’’ thirteenth amendment of the Constitution, he was chosen by then-Speaker Thomas James Mitchell Ashley was an Ohio which abolished slavery. Tip O’Neill to prepare comprehensive congressman who served five terms in Thomas William Ludlow Ashley is the great- legislative proposals across congres- the United States Congress where he grandson of former Governor and Congress- sional committees to regain America’s served for 8 years as the chairman on man, James M. Ashley. In 1954, Thomas Wil- energy independence. the Committee of Territories. Rep- liam Ludlow Ashley was elected to Congress During that era of the 1970s, that resentative Ashley had a prominent served a total of 13 terms in Congress. While landmark legislation, the Energy Con- role in the passage of the 13th amend- in Congress, Representative ‘‘Lud’’ Ashley servation Act of 1976, and subsequent ment, which abolished slavery. Fol- served as chairman of the Select Committee Carter administration energy inde- lowing his service in Congress, James on Energy and the Committee on Merchant pendence proposals became America’s Ashley served as the Governor of the Marine and Fisheries. In 1977, Speaker Thom- first step on an arduous journey into a Territory of Montana, as you have pre- as P. ‘‘Tip’’ O’Neill established a Select Com- new energy age. viously heard, and helped to construct mittee on Energy and appointed Congressman

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Madam by several House committees in response to portion political power to the people of the Speaker, I yield myself such time as I United States according to their numbers; President Jimmy Carter’s legislative proposal. may consume. and H.R. 5599 names the new Census Bu- This bill is a fitting tribute to two distin- (8) Jefferson’s role in establishing a repub- guished public servants. lic based on principles of representation un- reau headquarters building in Suitland, I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- derscores the historical significance of the Maryland, as the Thomas Jefferson porting the bill. United States census and the way the Gov- Census Bureau Headquarters Building. Mr. KUHL of New York. I yield back ernment views and governs itself today. As the first Secretary of State, the balance of my time. SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. Thomas Jefferson was a strong advo- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of The Federal building located at 4600 Silver cate of a national census, and he super- Texas. Madam Speaker, I move that we Hill Road in Suitland, Maryland, shall be vised the first census in 1790. Early support this resolution for a very de- known and designated as the ‘‘Thomas Jef- population estimates misjudged the serving family. ferson Census Bureau Headquarters Build- number of Americans in many areas, ing’’. I yield back the balance of my time. unfortunately, and it resulted in under- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The SEC. 3. REFERENCES. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, representation in many areas of this question is on the motion offered by country in the first Congress. Under the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building re- Jefferson’s leadership, however, the EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON) that the ferred to in section 2 shall be deemed to be census developed into a more useful House suspend the rules and pass the a reference to the ‘‘Thomas Jefferson Census and accurate process. bill, H.R. 3712, as amended. Bureau Headquarters Building’’. Thomas Jefferson’s advocacy for a The question was taken; and (two- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- complete and accurate census land laid thirds being in the affirmative) the ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the foundation for the Census Bureau rules were suspended and the bill, as Texas (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON) we have today. He believed that an ac- amended, was passed. and the gentleman from New York (Mr. curate census was essential to ensure The title was amended so as to read: KUHL) each will control 20 minutes. that the government represented its ‘‘A bill to designate the United States The Chair recognizes the gentle- people effectively. So it is fitting that courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch woman from Texas. the new census building bear his name, Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, as the ‘James GENERAL LEAVE and I support the bill and urge its M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of adoption and applaud my colleague, United States Courthouse’.’’. Texas. Madam Speaker, I ask unani- Representative MALONEY, on bringing A motion to reconsider was laid on mous consent that all Members may it before the House for its adoption the table. have 5 legislative days within which to today. f revise and extend their remarks and to But while we debate these matters, THOMAS JEFFERSON CENSUS BU- include extraneous materials on H.R. the issue persists, and that is the high REAU HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 5599. cost of gasoline. And this Congress con- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tinues to ignore the rising cost of gaso- Texas. Madam Speaker, I move to sus- objection to the request of the gentle- line. American workers are struggling pend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. woman from Texas? to fill up their tanks, and this Congress 5599) to designate the Federal building There was no objection. has done nothing to ease that burden. located at 4600 Silver Hill Road in Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of The Democratic majority has failed to Suitland, Maryland, as the ‘‘Thomas Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield myself provide the real leadership in address- Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters such time as I might consume. ing the high cost of fuel which requires Madam Speaker, H.R. 5599 is a bill to Building’’. an increased supply, American supply. The Clerk read the title of the bill. designate the Federal building in Thank you, Madam Speaker, for an The text of the bill is as follows: Suitland, Maryland, as the Thomas opportunity to speak on this. H.R. 5599 Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Building. The bill has bipartisan sup- resentatives of the United States of America in port. Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 min- Congress assembled, Although Thomas Jefferson is best utes to the gentlelady from New York SECTION 1. FINDINGS. remembered as the third President of (Mrs. MALONEY). Congress finds that— the United States, as the author of the Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam (1) Thomas Jefferson, as Secretary of State Declaration of Independence, he also is Speaker, I thank my colleague for in 1790, supervised the first modern census in considered by some to be the first di- yielding and for her leadership in this world history; rector of the U.S. census. Congress, and I rise in strong support (2) the 1790 census was the first national In 1790, while Secretary of State, Jef- of my bill H.R. 5599, a bill to designate census in the United States and the first ferson conducted the first national cen- the Census Bureau headquarters Fed- periodic census in the modern nation-state era; sus. Although the practice of per- eral building for Founding Father (3) Jefferson urged President Washington forming a census has been in practice Thomas Jefferson. to veto the first apportionment bill pre- for thousands of years, the U.S. census The Census Bureau has just been re- sented by Congress on the grounds that it in considered to be the first modern located to a modern state-of-the-art was unconstitutional, and Jefferson’s own periodic census. Several European building in Suitland, Maryland. I want apportionment formula was adopted and countries followed suit shortly after in to thank Chairman OBERSTAR and Con- used until 1840; the early 19th century. gresswoman HOLMES NORTON for their (4) Jefferson’s mastery of numbers and sta- Today, the results of the census are help in moving this bill forward. tistical analysis helped alert the Nation to I introduced this legislation along the importance of accuracy in the numbers used to determine the size of congres- used to describe the society and pointed to sional districts, the allocation of seats with colleagues that have been strong methods that later improved census taking; allotted to each State in the U.S. supporters of an accurate census— (5) Jefferson offered population corrections House of Representatives, as a factor in HOLMES NORTON, HOYER, DAVIS, TURN- to the European diplomatic community to the allocation of Federal resources, and ER, RUPPERSBERGER, HONDA, GONZALEZ, more accurately convey the fast-growing perhaps most importantly as a re- WYNN, COHEN, and CANNON—to honor United States population, which had been search tool to track economic and pop- Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to undercounted in previous census taking; ulation trends in the United States. the modern census and the Founding (6) Jefferson believed in the importance of It is most fitting and proper that we Fathers’ vision of a truly representa- territorial expansion and insisted on equal representation for the territories that were support this designation and honor one tive government in which every Amer- to join the Union as States; of Jefferson’s numerous contributions ican counts. (7) Jefferson supervised the first census in to our Nation’s history. I support H.R. Jefferson’s role in establishing a re- world history that gave to the people more 5599. public based on the principle of fair

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