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PERSONAL EXPLANATION genate blending, as well as diesel, jet fuel, pe- Princeton next year. No matter where he takes trochemicals, petroleum coke and sulfur. This his talent and intellect, he will surely continue HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY project will generate an economic boost to to reach new heights and advance the bound- OF TEXAS Southeast Texas by bringing in 2,000 jobs. aries of math and science. Valero is more that just an oil company, it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f is an active corporate citizen concerned about Wednesday, March 5, 2008 all aspects of the community where it resides. TRIBUTE TO THE HARRISVILLE Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker on rollcall Both the corporation and employees alike are LIONS CLUB No. 85, S. 2272—The ‘‘John ‘Marty’ Thiels focused on the betterment of their community. Post Office’’ Designation Act, in honor and With its 2007 pledge of $13 million to the HON. PHIL ENGLISH memory of Thiels, a Louisiana postal worker United Way Campaign, Valero is the only OF PENNSYLVANIA who was killed in the line of duty on October company that has received United Way’s high- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES est national honor, the Spirit of America 4, 2007, I was unable to vote. Had I been Wednesday, March 5, 2008 present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Award, twice. f Valero also hosts the largest professional Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Madam charity golf tournament in the country. The Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the mem- A PROCLAMATION HONORING Valero Texas Open, which is an official PGA bers of the Harrisville Lions Club as they cele- NORM GARY ON HIS RETIREMENT Tour event, and the associated Benefit for brate their 60th anniversary this year. Children Golf Classic, which is Valero’s own For over half a century, the Harrisville Lions HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE charity tournament, raised a record-breaking Club has been dedicated to helping the less OF OHIO $8 million for charities. That is the largest con- fortunate. As a Lions Club, the organization is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tribution of any tournament in the PGA Tour’s part of the world’s largest service organization history. with over 1.3 million members worldwide. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Employees give back both financially and They have provided aid for those in need, Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: through their time, last year employees do- whether it is helping local residents obtain Whereas, Mr. Gary has demonstrated val- nated 272,346 hours of time for countless eyeglasses or assisting families after disas- ues of hard work and service throughout his community projects, including mentoring stu- ters. The Club has been involved in several life, always maintaining a positive outlook; and dents, organizing fund-raisers, participating in children’s programs, including supporting a Whereas, Mr. Gary is recognized for 30 clean-up events, volunteering at youth centers camp for local blind children and sponsoring a years of dedication to the Hocking County and much more. drug poster program aimed to raise aware- community; and I am proud to commend Valero for its cor- ness among elementary students of the prob- Whereas, Mr. Gary has impacted the lives porate citizenship and commitment to commu- lems associated with drug use. of many while teaching residents skills that nities not only in Southeast Texas but across I commend Harrisville club president, Lion have helped them obtain employment; Now, the nation. Connie Rider, for her leadership and dedica- therefore, be it And that’s just the way it is. tion to the organization. I’d also like to recog- Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- f nize Lion Leroy Montgomery, who at the age ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- of 99, remains a very active member of the sional District, I thank Norm Gary for his 30 QIAOCHU YUAN Harrisville Lions Club. I applaud Mr. Mont- years of service. We recognize the tremen- CONGRATULATIONS gomery for his lifetime of dedication to helping dous impact he has had in his community and the less fortunate in his community. His efforts in the lives of all those people he has touched. HON. DAVID G. REICHERT have certainly not gone unnoticed. f OF WASHINGTON I hope my colleagues will join me at this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time in recognizing the accomplishments of VALERO these individuals as well as all of the other Wednesday, March 5, 2008 members of the Harrisville Lions Club. Con- HON. TED POE Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, It gives gratulations on 60 years of service. OF TEXAS me great pleasure to honor Qiaochu Yuan, a f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES senior at Bellevue High School, for being named 1 of 40 finalists in the prestigious Intel TRIBUTE TO DR. NICHOLAS Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Science Talent Search, STS—America’s most NEUPAUER Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, on January 10, prestigious research competition for high 1901 the world was introduced to the modern school seniors, often referred to as the ‘‘junior HON. PHIL ENGLISH petroleum age. It was on this day in Jefferson Nobel prize.’’ OF PENNSYLVANIA County, Texas the Gladys City Oil, Gas, and Qiaochu submitted a mathematics project IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Manufacturing Company discovered the larg- involving the complex and highly intellectual est oil reserve the world had ever seen. Ever subject of algebraic geometry. His Wednesday, March 5, 2008 since Jefferson County, Texas has been a groundbreaking work may one day be used by Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Madam leader in the oil and gas industry, fueling our future generations in the field of computer- Speaker, I rise today to recognize and con- nation’s economy. aided design. On top of being named a finalist gratulate Dr. Nicholas Neupauer for his ap- This tradition of leadership continues today in the Intel STS, Qiaochu has excelled in his pointment as the 8th president of Butler Coun- with the recent announcement of Valero’s Port daily studies and will finish first in his grad- ty Community College, BC3. Arthur Refinery $2.4 billion expansion project. uating class of 334 this spring. Additionally, Throughout his career, Dr. Neupauer has Valero will be expanding their Port Arthur Qiaochu received a perfect score on his SAT established himself as a leader in higher edu- Refinery, becoming the 2nd largest refinery in test. cation. For the past 8 years he has worked at Jefferson County, which is home to some of Qiaochu’s persistent work ethic and truly re- BC3, serving as vice president for academic the largest refineries in the nation. When con- markable accomplishments provide a wonder- affairs from 2004 to 2007 and as dean for hu- struction is complete, it will produce 415,000 ful example for his peers at Bellevue High manities and social sciences from 1999 to barrels of per day. The Port Arthur refinery School and other aspiring scientists and math- 2004. production resume includes conventional, pre- ematicians around the country. I’ve been told As vice president, Dr. Neupauer coordinated mium and reformulated gasoline before oxy- Qiaochu is deciding whether to attend MIT or articulations and dual enrollments with three

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The was instrumental in the development of the nations have struggled to survive after the ini- precision and timing have to be perfect to Praxis Preparation program, which has helped tial moment of independence was earned, we strike an object at such a great distance and more than 3,000 students and attained a re- must continue to foster the causes of freedom speed. The SM–3 missile travels at around markable 95 percent passing rate since its in- and democracy. 6,000 miles per hour and was launched from troduction. Prior to his arrival at BC3, he Again, I congratulate the Korean people on the USS Lake Erie in the North Pacific. When chaired the Communication Department at this historic celebration. This anniversary is a the missile was fired at 10:26 p.m. Eastern Marist College where he created a sports time to remember the sacrifices of the past, to Time, only 3 minutes elapsed until it hit its in- communication degree and was recognized by take pride in your nation, and to look ahead to tended above atmosphere target. Approxi- the Office of Special Services for his efforts for a future of promise. mately 10 minutes after the missile was students with disabilities. f launched it was confirmed ‘‘highly likely’’ that Dr. Neupauer’s contributions to Pennsylva- impact was made on the satellite’s fuel tank. PERSONAL EXPLANATION nia’s Third Congressional District go beyond When the missile struck the satellite at a com- those made as an administrator and professor. bined speed of 22,000 miles per hour there Dr. Neupauer participates in many service ac- HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY was a great burst. Marine General James tivities, including United Way Day of Caring, OF TEXAS Cartwright, vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs Pittsburgh Area K–16 Council, and Butler P.M. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Staff, took this burst as an 80–90 percent Rotary. In the 2003–2004 school year, he was Wednesday, March 5, 2008 chance that the missile hit its intended target, named an ‘‘Outstanding Service and Commu- Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, on rollcall the fuel tank, because the missile was not nity Achievement’’ recipient for administrators No. 86, H.R. 3936—The ‘‘Sgt. Jason Harkins armed with a warhead. at BC3. Post Office’’ Designation Act, I was unable to This giant piece of metal and gas would I hope my colleagues will join me in con- vote. Had I been present, I would have voted have done major environmental and physical gratulating Dr. Nicholas Neupauer and wishing ‘‘yea.’’ damage when it eventually found a landing him the best of luck in his new position as pad on earth. However due to accurate mili- f president of Butler County Community Col- tary technology, and exact execution scientists lege. Pennsylvania’s Third Congressional Dis- MISSILES AND SATELLITES are now monitoring 3,000 pieces of satellite, trict is fortunate to have such a dedicated per- none larger than a football, that are all ex- son to educate our youth and develop the fu- HON. TED POE pected to burn up in the earth’s atmosphere ture leaders of our district, State and Nation. OF TEXAS before they reach the earth’s surface. f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The U.S. military’s innovation and ingenuity is unmatched in the world. This launch was an Wednesday, March 5, 2008 TRIBUTE TO THE REPUBLIC OF unprecedented real world test of the United KOREA Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, starting in WWII States’ missile defense system so extraor- the Army recognized a need for defense dinary that defense secretary Robert Gates, HON. SCOTT GARRETT against the German’s A4, the world’s first bal- not a lower ranking military official had to give OF NEW JERSEY listic missile. In that time the allies’ only de- the launch order. Secretary Gates said in re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fense against the A4 was to destroy or occupy sponse to the direct hit ‘‘I think the questions its launch site. Some accounts state that if the Wednesday, March 5, 2008 over whether this (missile defense system) ca- war lasted another year, the German Army pability works has been settled.’’ Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam would have had the technology to develop a And that’s just the way it is. Speaker, I am proud to congratulate the Re- ballistic missile that could reach New York f public of Korea on the 89th anniversary of the City. During the war, General Sir Fredrick Pile, March 1 Independence Movement against Ja- Chief of Britain’s Anti-Aircraft command, devel- NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS pan’s colonial rule. oped a system using 12,000 rounds of anti-air- SEATAC FACILITY It is especially fitting for Americans to join craft artillery with only 3 percent accuracy. We Koreans in celebrating this day. Many believe have since come a long way in missile de- HON. DAVID G. REICHERT that the Fourteen Points, outlined by U.S. fense. OF WASHINGTON President Wilson at the Paris Peace Con- During the Cold War spurred on by a contin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ference, helped to inspire the Samil Movement ued threat to our soil, Ronald Reagan called to protest against the restrictive Japanese ‘‘upon the scientific community, those who Wednesday, March 5, 2008 government. gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, I am On March 1, 1919, hundreds of Koreans talents to the cause of mankind and world pleased to rise and congratulate Northwest participated in peaceful rallies to promote lib- peace to give our country the means of ren- Kidney Centers for the recent completion of eration. Some were upset by the burdensome dering these nuclear weapons impotent and their SeaTac facility. Located near the Seattle- taxation system that often led to famine or obsolete.’’ Tacoma International Airport, the new facility slavery. Many Korean Christians, including en- Our Nation was able to use this technology provides additional medical surge capacity at tire churches, protested the strict religious reg- once again, as Reagan had intended to keep a moment’s notice to communities facing a ulations enforced by the Japanese. safe the citizens of not just the United States, major public health emergency. Across the country, nationalist leaders si- but this time an unknown country that could With ever-increasing numbers of obese and multaneously read the independence declara- have come in direct contact with a disabled diabetic Americans, organizations such as tion out loud in public. These readings moti- spy satellite and its dangerous 1,000 pound Northwest Kidney Centers offer an unparal- vated thousands of demonstrators to join the tank full of hydrazine fuel. leled number of services to patients in need of cause of freedom, and the movement grew. This mission was to be precisely executed critical, advanced care. Hundreds of dialysis The Japanese responded by killing thousands with a direct hit to bus sized satellite’s heart, staff and nephrologists are equipped and pre- of protestors. In at least one case, Korean a fuel tank. Hydrazine fuel could be compared pared for any emergency, and the new facili- men were driven into a church and burned to ammonia and would be dangerous should ty’s innovative design allows additional dialysis alive. However, it took the Japanese 12 the intact satellite land anywhere in the world stations to be activated at any time. The new months, and the assistance of the army and near a populated area. The U.S. military did facility will no doubt play an integral role in the navy, to quell the uprising. In the end, the Jap- not take this mission lightly, taking every pre- lives of countless Northwest residents who de- anese government was forced to adopt more caution to protect the unfortunate country that pend on kidney therapy to live quality lives— lenient measures. would have fallen victim to this freefalling and to enable them to spend more time with The United States has been proud to stand piece of space junk. A Standard Missile 3, or their families and friends. with the people of the Republic of Korea as SM–3, costs $10 million and with another $20 The new Northwest Kidney Centers’ SeaTac they confronted oppression, solidified their de- million spent on missile reconfiguration for this Facility is a perfect example of a successful mocracy, and became part of the vibrant specific task, the project cost around $30 mil- State and Federal partnership, and it will be a Asian economy. Even after independence is lion. significant asset to our communities. All of us

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During his tenure, the ‘‘Fighting recognize Cell Phones for Soldiers, a non- ER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS Irish’’ were football national champions, and profit, charitable organization founded by two OF ST. PATRICK their basketball team reached the ‘‘Final teenagers, Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, Four.’’ from Norwell, Massachusetts. True patriots, HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI Madam Speaker, please join me in con- Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, recognized the OF PENNSYLVANIA gratulating Attorney Cosgrove on this auspi- fact that many of our soldiers are spending a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cious occasion. The W. Francis Swingle tremendous amount of money on cell phone Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Award is intended to honor those who distin- bills to stay connected to their families. They guish themselves by honoring their Irish herit- implemented a simple plan to help soldiers Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise call home: Collect used cell phones, recycle today to ask you and my esteemed colleagues age and who commit themselves to a high level of community service. In that context, At- them for cash, and use the money to buy pre- in the House of Representatives to pay tribute paid calling cards to send overseas to our mili- to Attorney Joseph M. Cosgrove, a native of torney Cosgrove’s selection for this award is indeed well deserved. tary. Through a network of more than 3,000 Pittston, PA, who has been honored by the collection sites across the country, they have Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick f raised almost $1 million in donations and dis- with the W. Francis Swingle Award for 2008. tributed more than 400,000 prepaid calling Attorney Cosgrove is a graduate of St. A PROCLAMATION HONORING HAR- cards to soldiers. John’s High School and the University of OLD AND DIANE KEESEE ON RE- Across my district, I have witnessed patriotic Notre Dame and its law school in South Bend, CEIVING THE ANGELS IN ADOP- Americans helping military families cope IN. He received a master’s degree in theology TION AWARD through difficult times. I would like to com- from Notre Dame’s graduate school and a mend patriot Dave Kilby with the Greater master of arts degree from Marywood Univer- Humble Area Chamber of Commerce for doing sity. HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE his part in helping our soldiers overseas. Four Attorney Cosgrove was admitted to practice OF OHIO years ago, Dave Kilby approached the Greater law in Pennsylvania and the Federal court IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Humble Area Chamber of Commerce with the system including the United States Supreme idea for the chamber to become one of the Court. In 2005, he was appointed to the Law- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 central drop off sites for Cell Phones for Sol- yers Advisory Committee of the U.S. Court of Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: diers. This extraordinary group of chamber Appeals for the Third Circuit on the nomination members began promoting and challenging of the Honorable Max Rosenn. He serves as Whereas, Harold and Diane Keesee are recognized for receiving the Angels in Adop- members to recycle used cell phones. Soon conflict counsel for the Luzerne County Court thereafter, collection boxes were then placed of Common Pleas and is engaged in the pri- tion Award, and Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Keesee are an asset in schools, churches, and private businesses. vate practice of law with offices in Forty Fort, Over 10,000 used cell phones have been col- PA. to our community and have been fostering children for seventeen years, and lected throughout the second district of Texas Attorney Cosgrove served two terms as on behalf of Cell Phones for Soldiers program. president of the Luzerne County Law and Li- Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Keesee have made Dave Kilby recalls one exceptional event brary Association and is immediate past presi- a difference in those lives that enter their held on behalf of Cell Phone for Soldiers at dent of the statewide Pennsylvania Associa- home, and the Houston Astro’s Minute Maid Park. Cell tion of Criminal Defense Attorneys. As presi- Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Keesee exemplify Phones for Soldiers Day at the park brought dent of the county bar, some accomplishments the spirit of selflessness and giving through Robbie and Brittany Bergquist along with their include recognition of the importance of a local their extraordinary work in child welfare: Now, family to Houston. They donated 27,000 case that made history through a U.S. Su- therefore, be it phone cards to Col. Lanny B. McNeely, Com- preme Court decision 70 years ago. The case, Resolved, That along with their friends, fam- mander of the 147th Fighter Wing stationed at Erie v. Tompkins, involved a railroad accident ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- Ellington Field. Col. McNeely was able to de- in Hughestown where local resident Harry sional District, I commend Harold and Diane liver those cards to troops in Iraq. Tompkins was injured. Through Attorney Keesee on their contributions and service to The Greater Humble Area Chamber of Cosgrove’s efforts, the Luzerne County Bar children in Tuscarawas and Guernsey Coun- Commerce continues to be the designated and the New York City Bar will conduct a spe- ties. Congratulations to Harold and Diane drop site for Cell Phone for Soldiers. Dave cial seminar in New York in September. In ad- Keesee on receiving the Angels in Adoption Kilby’s collections net approximately 100 dition, Attorney Cosgrove created ‘‘Maysie’s Award. phones a month. I hope that all of us recog- Bike Program,’’ based on Harry Tompkins’ nize the significant ways in which we can promise to his niece, Maysie Cochran. In f strengthen our Nation’s Armed Forces. I ap- honor of that promise, the bar now awards bi- plaud the efforts of the great State of Texas. cycles to locally needy children and is estab- PERSONAL EXPLANATION And that’s just the way it is. lishing a children’s pro bono representation f project in Maysie’s name. Attorney Cosgrove has also worked exten- HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY HONORING MARGARET WEINBERG sively in the local educational field, having OF TEXAS served on the Pittston Area School Board for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN one term and is currently a member of the Wednesday, March 5, 2008 OF TENNESSEE board of trustees for Marywood University in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Scranton. In addition to this, Attorney Cos- Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, on rollcall grove has been an adjunct faculty member at No. 87, The ‘‘Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Mili- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 King’s College for more than 20 years and is tary Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office’’ Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I ask currently a member of the selection committee Designation Act, in honor of the service men my colleagues to join me today in recognizing for dean of the Wilkes University Law School and women from Louisville, Kentucky, who Mrs. Margaret ‘‘Midge’’ Weinberg for her pub- initiative. He also serves on the ethics com- died in service during Operation Enduring lic service to the Germantown community. mittee at Misericordia University. Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, I was Since joining the Maternal League in 1986, Attorney Cosgrove is a former chair of the unable to vote. Had I been present, I would Mrs. Weinberg has been greatly involved with Luzerne County Election Board where he have voted ‘‘yea.’’ caring for young mothers and their babies by

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He also received ternal League’s successful Sunshine program. rollcall 90: ‘‘yea.’’ the Texas DAR Metal of Honor, and the Ohio Serving as corresponding secretary, historian f State University Distinguished Service Award. and parliamentarian, Midge has been indis- As a result of Hayden’s impressive vocation; pensable to the efforts of the League and has A PROCLAMATION HONORING he was inducted into the Army ROTC hall of proven time and time again her ability to avert LADY BAESMAN ON HER RE- fame. any crisis with her quick thinking and calm CEIPT OF THE OUTSTANDING Now at the age of 90, Carlos continues to presence. ADVOCACY VOLUNTEER AWARD serve the community and commemorate his When she’s not dedicating her time to the time as a military serviceman. He returned to Maternal League you can often find Mrs. HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE the battlefields in Tunisia on the 50th anniver- Weinberg serving as co-chair of ‘‘This Side OF OHIO sary of its liberation. With other members of Up,’’ teaching safe sleeping practices to care- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the 1st Armored Division, they retraced their 1940’s route. In 2008, Hayden is serving his givers of newborns, as well as serving on the Wednesday, March 5, 2008 boards of Bethany Home, The Parenting Cen- third term as the president of the 1st Armored ter and LeBonheur Club. Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: Division’s national association. For the Military In culmination of all her community efforts, Whereas, Lady Baesman is appreciated for Order of the Purple Heart, he is also the sen- Margaret Weinberg has been recognized by her dedication and contributions to the Amer- ior Vice Commander of chapter 782. the Germantown Lions Club as their Citizen of ican Cancer Society; and Abiding with the generational service to their the Year for 2007. Her experience and leader- Whereas, she has been a volunteer for the country, Carlos K. Hayden’s Grandson Army ship make her an invaluable member of the American Cancer Society since 1956; and Captain Jeff Sharpe recently returned from a Germantown community and a shining exam- Whereas, she has fought for numerous im- second tour in Iraq. Evidence that America is ple for others to follow. provements and has been successful in many still ‘‘the home of the brave.’’ Please join me in honoring Margaret of her campaigns; and And that’s just the way it is. Weinberg and wishing her the best on this Whereas, her efforts have been recognized f well-deserved award. through the Capitol Dome Award, which is the PERSONAL EXPLANATION f highest nationwide advocacy award given at the state level each year; and PERSONAL EXPLANATION Whereas, she has served the organization HON. GENE GREEN and her community selflessly and tirelessly: OF TEXAS HON. AL GREEN Now, therefore, be it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- sional District, I commend Lady Baesman on Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Wednesday, March 5, 2008 her contributions to the American Cancer So- Speaker, I rise today to explain my absence Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, ciety. Congratulations to Lady Baesman on from votes cast on March 4, 2008. I was in I was voting in the Texas Democratic Primary her receipt of the Outstanding Advocacy Vol- Houston for the Texas primary election. On rollcall vote No. 88, to approve H.R. and missed the votes on: unteer Award. 1143, had I been present, I would have voted H.R. 1143, To authorize the Secretary of the f ‘‘yea.’’ Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands On rollcall vote No. 89, to approve H.R. National Park (Rollcall 88). Although H.R. RECOGNIZING CARLOS K. HAYDEN 1311, had I been present, I would have voted 1143 passed by a vote of 378–0, I respectfully ‘‘yea.’’ request the opportunity to record my position. HON. TED POE On rollcall vote No. 90, to approve H.R. Had I been present I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ OF TEXAS 816, had I been present, I would have voted on Rollcall 88. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘yea.’’ H.R. 1311, To direct the Secretary of the In- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 terior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the f city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the develop- Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, Elmer Davis A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE ment of a cancer treatment facility (Rollcall once said ‘‘this nation will remain the land of PRO MUSKINGUM FAMILY AND 89). Although H.R. 1311 passed by a vote of the free, only so long as it is the home of the CHILDREN FIRST 377–0, I respectfully request the opportunity to brave.’’ Standing as a testament to Mr. Davis’ record my position. Had I been present I statement are courageous Veterans like Atascocita resident Carlos K. Hayden. Born HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on Rollcall 89. OF OHIO H.R. 816, To provide for the release of cer- into a family with generations of soldiers, he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant always harbored aspirations to serve his coun- Study Area in the State of Nevada and to try. Throughout his 35 year military career, Wednesday, March 5, 2008 grant a right-of-way across the released land Carlos K. Hayden bravely fought to uphold the Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: for the construction and maintenance of a liberties that we are able to today as a Nation Whereas, Pro Muskingum Family and Chil- flood control project (Rollcall 90). Although hold dear. dren First has been selected to receive the H.R. 816 passed by a vote of 375–0, I re- Hayden was commissioned as a second Ohio Department of Education’s 2007 Asset spectfully request the opportunity to record my lieutenant on June 17, 1941. Just a week Builder Award for Exemplary Practices to a position. Had I been present I would have later, he was on active duty with the 1st Ar- Community Organization; and voted ‘‘yea’’ on Rollcall 90. mored Division, 68th Field Artillery Battalion. Whereas, Pro Muskingum Family and Chil- Again, I express my full support for these While fighting in Tunisia under the command dren First is enhancing the quality of life in important pieces of legislation. of General George S. Patton he served as a Muskingum County and are attracting families f forward observer. He even had the fortune of and businesses to the region; and meeting Gen. Patton while overlooking a bat- Whereas, areas such as family strength- PERSONAL EXPLANATION tlefield. During WWII he served 5 years of ac- ening, promoting education, developing lead- tive duty, 3 in North Africa, and 2 in Italy. ers within the community are being addressed HON. RIC KELLER When Carlos K. Hayden retired from the by the organization: Now, therefore, be it OF FLORIDA military in 1976 he had attained the rank of Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Brigadier General. The evidence of his brave ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- 35 year career is illustrated through his many sional District, I congratulate you on receiving Wednesday, March 5, 2008 commendations. They include the Purple the Ohio Department of Education’s 2007 Mr. KELLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I Heart, the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, a Asset Builder Award. With great appreciation have remained in Orlando, Florida with my Bronze Star with Valor, a Presidential Unit Ci- and respect, we recognize the tremendous im- wife and our new daughter who was born on tation and Six Battle Stars. The Battle Stars pact the Pro Muskingum Family and Children Monday, March 3rd. If I had been present yes- were awarded for his service in Tunisia, First has had on the community.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05MR8.010 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS March 5, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E303 BRITAIN RETURNS TO THE DARK the issues raised. An additional element of the political agenda, the effectiveness of the alli- AGES meetings is the opportunity to meet and come ance’s public diplomacy efforts, and a possible to know members of parliaments who play im- new Strategic Concept, which would lay out HON. TED POE portant foreign-policy roles in their own coun- NATO’s mission and goals for the coming sev- OF TEXAS tries. Some of these acquaintances can last eral years. We also held a private meeting with NATO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the duration of a career, and are invaluable for gaining insight into the developments of allied Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Af- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 states. ghanistan and public support for ISAF were Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, in the Dark Enlargement is one of the key issues before important topics of discussion, as was Kosovo. Ages, King Henry VIII left the Catholic church the alliance today. NATO will hold a summit in De Hoop Scheffer offered to come to Wash- because it would not permit his multiple mar- Bucharest April 2–4. Croatia, Albania, and ington to meet with Members of Congress in riages. Well, Britain is heading back to the Macedonia are candidate states, and each the near future, and this is an idea worthy of Dark Ages. The more wives a British male must receive unanimous support from all 26 consideration. There was also a ‘‘brain- has, the more benefits he will receive under allied governments in order for it to receive an storming’’ session at NATO headquarters, at- welfare. This new policy will really only benefit invitation to join. From that point, each mem- tended by Representatives ROSS, MOORE, and Muslim extremist men, who keep a harem of ber state will follow its own constitutional proc- MILLER. Representative ROSS made a forceful 4 wives. esses to amend NATO’s founding Washington presentation outlining the importance of the The Archbishop of Canterbury suggested Treaty to admit new states and to make a ISAF mission, and of allies making a fair share that Britain appease Muslim extremists so that commitment to defend additional territory. of the contributions to NATO forces in Afghan- they would not have to choose loyalty be- There must again be unanimous support in istan. The rest of the delegation attended a tween Islam and Britain. Tell this to the British this process for a candidate if it is to be admit- meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the alli- soldiers, who are fighting Muslim extremists in ted to membership. The alliance is still at an ance’s governing body, comprised of rep- Iraq, while their own government rewards early stage, therefore, in considering the appli- resentatives from the 26 member states. A Muslim extremists at home. It seems that the cations for membership of these three coun- range of issues—Russia, energy security, real extremists are Britain’s own leaders, who tries. Congress will hold hearings on the quali- Kosovo, and Afghanistan among them—was have gone too far in the name of political cor- fications of the three states, and the United discussed. We ended the day at NATO head- rectness. States and other allies will expect them to quarters with a meeting with U.S. General Karl Religious law cannot overrule the law of the continue to work to meet NATO requirements Eikenberry, who is the deputy head of NATO’s land. We cannot make exceptions to appease under their Membership Action Plans (MAPs). Military Committee; he was also formerly com- an individual group. Our delegation also held discussions over mander of NATO forces in Afghanistan. He The great Winston Churchill once said, NATO’s effort to stabilize Afghanistan. It is briefed the delegation on the effort to defeat ‘‘Never give in, never . . . never give in ex- clear, as Secretary of Defense Gates himself the Taliban, and on the complexities of the po- cept to convictions of honor and good sense.’’ reportedly noted on February 8, that U.S. in- litical situation in Pakistan that is affecting Af- I’m sure Winston Churchill is turning in his volvement in Iraq has damaged the effort to ghanistan’s stability. grave. persuade allies to send forces to Afghanistan. The delegation held meetings at the Euro- And that’s just the way it is. European public criticism of the Iraq conflict pean Commission the following day. As chair- f has made more difficult our allies’ task of per- man of the NPA’s Economics and Security suading parliaments to contribute more troops Committee, I presided over some interesting BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL DEL- to Afghanistan. The United States now contrib- meetings on trade and the international econ- EGATION TO NATO PARLIAMEN- utes approximately 15,000 troops to NATO’s omy. A highlight of the day was an exceptional TARY ASSEMBLY MEETINGS AND International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), presentation by the EU’s Director General for SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE and will soon send 3,200 additional Marines to trade, David O’Sullivan, who gave a lively compensate for shortfalls in allied forces in the presentation and concise overview of the prin- HON. JOHN S. TANNER fight against a resurgent Taliban. This is a cipal points of controversy in the Doha round OF TENNESSEE highly important mission in the effort to stem of trade talks, and in broader trade issues. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the growth of fanaticism and barbarism that The delegation then traveled to Paris for remains a threat to civilized peoples every- meetings at the Organization for Economic Wednesday, March 5, 2008 where. Each of us in the delegation made an Cooperation and Development (OECD). After Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, I recently effort to persuade our counterparts from the a brief session with our ambassador to the led a bipartisan House delegation to NATO NATO parliaments to support ISAF and to OECD and his staff, I chaired sessions at the Parliamentary Assembly meetings in Brussels contribute the forces necessary to stabilize Af- OECD on a number of issues. The global and Paris, and to additional meetings in Cro- ghanistan. economy, Russia’s economic practices and atia, the Republic of Macedonia (or Former Kosovo declared independence on February potential, and the value of education in eco- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM), 17. Our delegation arrived for meetings in nomic development were key subjects of dis- and Albania from February 16–24. The co- Brussels the day before, and reaction in cussion. That evening we met with members chair of my delegation was the Honorable JO southeastern Europe to the decision to place of the French-American Foundation, together ANN EMERSON. In addition, Representatives Kosovo under the EU’s ‘‘supervised independ- with our ambassador to France and a number CAROLYN MCCARTHY, ELLEN TAUSCHER, DEN- ence’’ was a principal topic of discussion. The of members of the French parliament who are NIS MOORE, JEFF MILLER, MIKE ROSS, and BEN United States and most allies quickly followed in the French-American caucus. CHANDLER, and staff, worked to make this a with recognition of Kosovo’s new status and The following day the delegation traveled to highly successful trip in which we examined urged its continued development as a demo- Zagreb, Croatia, for the beginning of meetings current NATO issues, above all the coming cratic, multi-ethnic state. NATO’s Kosovo with candidate state governments for member- decision at the NATO summit in Bucharest on Force (KFOR), of whom approximately 1,500 ship in the alliance. Serbian reactions to possible enlargement of the alliance. are U.S. soldiers, continues to provide security Kosovo’s independence and recognition by The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NPA) and is an important factor for stabilization in many governments had set the region on consists of members of parliament from the 26 the current tension between Kosovo Albanians edge. The U.S. embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, NATO states, as well as members of par- and the Serb minority in the north of the coun- was attacked on February 21, as were the liament from associated states such as Rus- try. With the assistance of our embassies, the Slovenian and Croatian embassies there. U.S. sia, Georgia, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania, and delegation closely followed developments in Ambassador to Croatia Robert Bradtke ac- Macedonia. During NPA meetings delegates Kosovo throughout the trip. companied us during much of our stay in Cro- discuss and debate a range of issues of cur- While in Brussels, we met first with Ambas- atia and kept us up to date on developments rent importance to the alliance. At the Feb- sador Nuland, the U.S. permanent representa- in Belgrade and on the safety of U.S. per- ruary meetings, three issues dominated the tive to NATO. She provided a briefing and re- sonnel at our embassy there. He also briefed discussions: enlargement of the alliance, Af- sponded to our questions on a wide range of us on Croatia’s efforts to qualify for NATO ghanistan, and developments in Kosovo. Dele- issues. There followed two days of meetings membership. gates have the opportunity to listen to presen- of the NPA’s Economics and Security, De- While in Zagreb, we met with Prime Minister tations by specialists from NATO and on fense and Security, and Political Committees. Sanader, President Mesic˘, and other senior of- NATO affairs, and to engage in discussion of The meetings raised such issues as NATO’s ficials. We were interested in discovering the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K05MR8.005 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS E304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 5, 2008 progress that Croatia has made in military are issues that my delegation and other Mem- fering a season-ending injury in the pre- modernization and in other aspects of the pro- bers of Congress will be considering in the season. He made his return in 2006, starting gram outlined for the country in the MAP. That coming months. 14 games, leading the team in tackles with evening Ambassador Bradtke arranged for us As always, members of the United States 111, despite missing the last two games with to meet with members of the Croatian par- military contributed greatly to the success of an injury. He had another successful season liament, including opposition figures and key this trip. The logistics of such a trip, com- in 2007, with 98 tackles, four sacks, an inter- members of the foreign policy and defense pressed into a tight time frame, are com- ception, and three passes deflected. committees, as well as independent voices in plicated and require lengthy and detailed prep- Shipp was a quiet unassuming leader while Croatia. This meeting allowed us to hear a aration. Our crew was from the 932nd Air at PCTI. He knew what he wanted to achieve wide range of views beyond those in the gov- Wing at Scott AFB, Illinois. This is an Air and worked hard to reach his goal. He was an ernment, and added to our ability to evaluate Force Reserve unit, and they did an out- all-state selection as a senior, running for Croatia’s progress in the MAP. There is a con- standing job. I thank them for their hard work 1,510 yards and 24 touchdowns on 172 car- sensus that significant progress has been and their dedication to duty. ries. Shipp then played 1 year at Milford Acad- made over the past several years. A key issue f emy Prep, gaining 3,239 yards and 42 touch- was the relatively low level of public support— downs on 429 carries. He then went on to the somewhat over 50%—in the population for TRIBUTE TO MIKE ADAMS, GER- University of Massachusetts and is one of the NATO membership, a figure that appears to ALD HAYS, AND MARCEL SHIPP school’s most decorated athletes. He was the be climbing. There must also continue to be 6th ranked rusher in the history of NCAA Divi- progress made in the fight against corruption. HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. sion 1–AA, with 5,383 yards. He gained over The following day we flew first to the Re- OF NEW JERSEY 100 yards 33 times, including 7 200-yard ef- public of Macedonia (FYROM), then to Alba- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forts. He holds UMass career records with nia. In Macedonia, our ambassador gave us a Wednesday, March 5, 2008 1,215 carries for 6,250 yards, 58 touchdowns, briefing that touched on several issues of rel- 378 points, and 7,759 all purpose yards. He evance. The delegation then proceeded to Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would signed in 2001 with the Arizona Cardinals as meetings with Macedonian President like to call your attention the lives of three fel- an undrafted free agent and as a rookie Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Gruevski, and low natives of my hometown, Paterson, New played in 10 games. He ended 2002 with other senior officials, including General Jersey, Mike Adams, Gerald Hayes, and 1,247 total yards, on 226 touches, a 5.5-yard Stojanovski, the chief of defense forces. The Marcel Shipp, who will be honored this average that was 2nd in the NFC. In 2003 he internal political situation in the country re- evening by the Murph Boys Charitable Asso- shared running back duties with Emmitt Smith mains complicated and unsettled, and issues ciation, not only for their impressive athletic until an injury sidelined Smith, and Shipp start- range well beyond ethnic divisions in the achievements, but for all they have done for ed the final 11 games. He gained 830 yards country. Macedonian troops serve in NATO others in need. on 228 carries. He was the first Cardinal since operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bosnia- Each of these men began his journey in 1992 to log back-to-back 100-yard games. He Hercegovina, and we met several soldiers who Paterson, New Jersey, and attended the same missed the 2004 season with an injury, but had returned from assignments there. A key high school, Passaic County Technical Insti- came back in 2005 to lead the team in rushing issue in NATO is the formal name of the coun- tute, PCTI, in Wayne. with 451 yards on 157 attempts. In 2006 he try, and there are continuing discussions with In his career at PCTI, Adams earned all- finished the season with four rushing touch- Greece to attempt to reach a compromise state honors, as well as all-area and all-coun- downs in the final four games and became the under U.N.-sponsored talks. We are hopeful ty, and was chosen as one of the top 100 first Cardinal to rush for three touchdowns in that Skopje and Athens can reach a settle- players in New Jersey. He was outgoing and one game since 1998. ment of this issue, and that Macedonia’s can- well-rounded, also lettering in track and base- What is most special about these three men didacy for NATO can be judged solely on its ball. He is remembered at PCTI for his tenac- is not what they achieve on the field, but what qualifications under the MAP. ity and perseverance, overcoming many ob- they do off of it. They all dedicate time and fi- In Albania we met with President Topi and stacles to succeed. He took this ‘‘can-do’’ atti- nancial support to help those who are in need with Prime Minister Berisha. We also met with tude to the University of Delaware, where he through charitable endeavors. Never taking members of parliament from both the gov- started 23 of 43 career games, and posted their success for granted, they look for ways erning parties and the opposition. We were 213 tackles, 11 interceptions, and 14 PBU, to make their communities a better place to accompanied throughout our meetings by U.S. and ranks 11th in school history in intercep- live. Ambassador Withers, who provided an over- tions. He entered the NFL in 2004 as an The job of a United States Congressman in- view of developments in Albania. There are undrafted free agent and signed with the San volves much that is rewarding, yet nothing conflicting views on the depth of the problem Francisco 49ers. He made his NFL debut in compares to being able to recognize the chari- caused by organized crime and corruption in November 2004 and by the next year ap- table community efforts of Americans like Mr. Albania, and this was one issue raised in our peared in 14 games. In 2005 he started 10 Adams, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Shipp. discussions with government officials. While games, posting 68 tackles, a sack, a forced Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our col- laws have been passed to fight crime and cor- fumble, and tied for the team lead with four leagues, everyone at Passaic County Tech- ruption, it may be useful for Congress in the interceptions. In 2006 he started eight games nical Institute, all those who have been coming months to examine the degree to and played in all 16, recording 67 tackles, touched by the generosity of these men, and which such legislation has been implemented. three PBU, and 12 special teams tackles. me in recognizing the outstanding contribu- It should be said that Albania, although a poor After 3 years in San Francisco he signed as tions of Mike Adams, Gerald Hayes, and country, by all accounts has made progress in a free agent with the Cleveland Browns, re- Marcel Shipp to their communities. cording 29 tackles, a sack, and two PBU in downsizing and modernizing its military. f The Serbian reaction to Kosovo’s independ- 2007 before a knee injury placed him on in- ence time and again surfaced during our jured reserve. A PROCLAMATION HONORING meetings. In the coming months, we are likely During his time as a PCTI Bulldog, Gerald ZANE STATE COLLEGE FOR ITS to see a range of ideas raised for and against Hayes impressed coaches from the start and INCLUSION IN WASHINGTON the possible membership of the ‘‘Adriatic 3’’ in was a 4-year varsity player. He was a domi- MONTHLY’S LIST OF THE TOP 30 the alliance. These are small countries with nating player on the field, and off the field, COMMUNITY COLLEGES correspondingly small militaries; they must won numerous awards in fine arts, and his concentrate on niche capabilities to make a pencil drawings were displayed in galleries HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE contribution to allied security, and each is throughout the State. He went on to play col- OF OHIO making progress along this road. Given the lege football at Pittsburgh, and was a three- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continuing tensions in the region in part time first-team all-Big East selection. His ca- brought on by Serbia’s reaction to Kosovo’s reer statistics at Pittsburgh include 387 tack- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 independence, proponents of the three gov- les, 13.5 sacks, nine pass deflections, and two Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: ernments’ candidacies are likely to argue that interceptions. He was chosen in the third Whereas, Zane State College is ranked their developing democracies and contribu- round of the 2003 draft by the Cardinals, and ninth among two-year colleges in the nation tions to multinational, cooperative efforts to by 2004 he saw action in every 2004 game, according to a report released by Washington bring stability are factors in their favor. These and was poised to start in 2005 before suf- Monthly; and

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K05MR8.007 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS March 5, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E305 Whereas, the results are based on gradua- diers took it upon themselves to improve their One day, while on the ship, Sgt. Freshour tion rates and on student feedback as col- rustic living conditions. They borrowed a truck was emptying a trashcan overboard when he lected in the Community College Survey of and went to Foggia Airbase where they loaded ran into his good friend from his neighborhood Student Engagement (CCSSE); and it with stones from bombed out buildings and back home. He had been a radio man on a B- Whereas, Zane State College has used stu- brought them back. A member of the group 24. It was a rare chance encounter seeing a dent feedback in a successful effort to satisfy spoke some Italian and managed to hire local close friend thousands of miles from home. students’ needs: Now, therefore, be it laborers to pour a concrete base for their After returning to the U.S., Freshour was not Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- house. yet able to immediately leave the military be- ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- Another member of the group was a con- cause the war in Japan was raging. He was sional District, I commend and thank Zane struction worker and he supervised the roof assigned to an air transport squadron in State College for its outstanding service to and window installation. The man was so Presque Isle, Maine. The ground crew they re- students, families, and the Zanesville commu- much of a perfectionist during the construction placed had been there all throughout the war, nity. Congratulations to Zane State College on process that one time Sgt. Freshour had to cut but since they had been stationed state-side, its ranking as number nine among two-year one-eighth of an inch off a six-inch wooden their everyday lives were completely different colleges in the U.S. board. from Freshour and his squadron because they f Military men are known for being very re- had cars, part-time jobs and their wives in the sourceful and Freshour’s group proved that by same location. RECOGNIZING SERGEANT completing numerous projects with very limited FRESHOUR While stateside, Sgt. Freshour was Charge resources. They built a stove which heated Quarter on night duty. He had the job of wak- 1 their new home using ⁄3 of a 55-gallon steel ing the air crews up and leading them to the HON. TED POE barrel and with copper tubing from a gasoline planes that were going to the war in the Pa- OF TEXAS drum. cific. As soon as Japan surrendered, they IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Their efforts inspired a building boom in the were discharged and Sgt. Freshour reentered Wednesday, March 5, 2008 area. Most of the ground crew, air crew and civilian life. officers built houses instead of living in tents. Sgt. Freshour married Doris and together Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, a hero is some- Their enthusiasm in building extended into a they had four children: Karen, David, Sue and one that accomplishes great things for others desire for a permanent mess hall. Thinking Denise. without seeking glory for themselves. Heroes about entertainment opportunities in the future, As a U.S. Representative, one of the most don’t identify themselves with this title and try Freshour, along with several other men, began honorable things I have the privilege of doing to shrug off accolades by living a life of strong building a mess hall with a large stage to be is recognizing American heroes of past wars character and silent modesty. We pass by the main focus of attention for the diners. The many heroes throughout our lives and don’t smart men used trusses for roof support in- such as Sgt. David F. Freshour, for their hon- even realize it because they hide their true stead of posts so that the soldiers’ view of the orable actions. On August 5, 2006, I pre- identities behind humble titles such as dad stage would not be blocked. The stage had a sented him with medals and citations that he and grandpa. curtain made of aircraft cotton and canvas on had earned more than 60 years earlier for his Sgt. David F. Freshour is a hero from the each side with murals painted by a Canadian service during World War II but had never re- Second Congressional District of Texas. He air crew member. The stage was often used ceived. I presented him with the Presidential recently passed away on Monday, February as the site for USO shows. Unit Citation, the Good Conduct Medal, the 18, 2008. He was a World War II veteran and A kitchen which included a steam table was Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII, the a member of the 15th Air Force, 451st Bomb also built inside the mess hall. The steam American Campaign Medal, the European-Afri- Group Heavy, 725th Squadron stationed in table didn’t improve the food much, according can-Middle Eastern Campaign, and the World Italy. to Freshour, but the mess sergeants tried. The War II Victory Medal in a ceremony at First Sgt. Freshour’s once described to me some finished mess hall was a proud display of Presbyterian Church of Kingwood. of his fondest memories of military service. He American craftsmanship. During an inspection It was an honor to finally recognize an repaired and maintained heavy bombers, spe- by Major General Nathan Twining, he said the American hero. Our country owes a debt of cifically the B-24 ‘‘flying boxcars.’’ His over- mess hall was the finest in the 15th Air Force. gratitude towards those who fought and won seas tour of duty began when his squadron As a member of the air maintenance crew, World War II. We owe our lives and our liberty was shipped over to Europe in the hold of a one of Freshour’s main jobs was replacing fuel to ‘‘The Greatest Generation’’ of our time. The Liberty Ship. After 25 days in a convoy, they cells damaged by anti-aircraft flack. The plates courage and sacrifice of the members of the disembarked in Naples, Italy. During this time, covering the cell had thousands of small United States Armed Forces and of the mili- the U.S. Infantry was still fighting the Germans screws and the only thing they had to use was tary forces of the Allied Powers who served on the west side of Italy just north of Naples. a small hand drill to remove and replace them. valiantly to rescue the Pacific nations from tyr- According to Sgt. Freshour, his convoy lead- Sgt. Freshour was additionally assigned as anny and aggression should always be re- er got confused and led the squadrons north crew chief of a radar ship that was used as a membered. instead of east. They soon realized their mis- lead ship to drop bombs when targets were Our Nation is safer, stronger and better be- take when they began to hear the bombard- obscured by clouds. It was sometimes used cause of the sacrifice of Sgt. David F. ment of ground troops. The convoy leader for rare night missions. Freshour and the thousands of other World turned them around and led them over the There was also a guard group assigned to War II veterans. Though his light here on mountains to the east. patrol the planes at night. One time, some of earth has extinguished, his sacrifice has made When they arrived, the base was not ready. the guards got into a plane and played a America’s lantern of liberty burn brighter. They were then taken to a temporary location prank on the crew by cutting out the parachute Thank you, Sgt. Freshour for being a loving that they used for two months until the runway nylon and replaced them with rags. When the father, a caring grandfather and a great Amer- was so badly damaged that they had to move crew found these chutes, they were so furious ican. to another base in the south. They finally got that the officers were afraid a war would break And that’s just the way it is. to their final location on a plateau that over- out. The guards were removed that day. f looked Foggia Airbase occupied by the British Sgt. Freshour and his fellow soldiers be- Air Force. came the replacement guards. They were IN MEMORY OF CLYDE WALKER, Their primitive base consisted of canvas issued ammo for their carbines and spent the JR. tents, some of which were located in an olive night on patrol protecting the planes and keep- grove. There was no way to heat the tents ing the other guards and flight crew from kill- HON. CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING and their January arrival was in the middle of ing each other over the parachute prank. OF MISSISSIPPI a cold Italian winter. Freshour recalled that the day Germany sur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Five other soldiers shared a tent along with rendered; the American troops put all of the Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Sgt. Freshour and they all decided that this planes on the base in the air for a great fly was to be their house for the duration of their over. The end of the war in Europe was good Mr. PICKERING. Madam Speaker, Clyde military service unless ‘‘Axis Sally’’ fulfilled her news because it meant that they were on their Walker, Jr. served as the chief of the Collins- promise to bomb them out of existence. way home. They returned on a fast troop ship ville Volunteer Fire Department for more than Instead of complaining about their cir- that arrived in America in a little over six days 35 years. The fire department was his life, and cumstances, Sgt. Freshour and five other sol- as opposed to the usual 35-day convoy. his love of volunteering and serving others

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K05MR8.012 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS E306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 5, 2008 showed drastically through his contributions to Arberger on her team’s success. I look for- sional District, I commend the Sacred Heart the department. ward to another successful and exciting year School, recognizing that all great achieve- Clyde had two major goals for the depart- when the Lancers defend their title in 2009. ments come from great dedication. ment and was extremely fundamental in ob- Team members are: Catherine Andolina, f taining both for the Collinsville community. Taylor Baker, Makaila Danizio, Niner Davis, First was to receive a Federal grant to pur- Areli Diaz, Nicole Fanelli, Rebecca Junco, PERSONAL EXPLANATION chase a combination brush and rescue truck. Cristina Magliocchetti, Christina Maniaci, Shel- After three years of perseverance, including by Millen, Marissa Pixley, Abigail Prodrick, HON. W. TODD AKIN letters and phone calls, the grant was re- Latoya Sanders, Ali Scrimenti, Leah Scrimenti, OF MISSOURI ceived. The second goal was to build a new Taniqua Spencer, and Marshay Williams. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fire station. Clyde inspired the community to f Wednesday, March 5, 2008 give financial donations, time, and materials. A Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, I was unable to building estimated to cost from $60,000 to HONORING INDIANA STATE SENATOR DAVID C. FORD participate in the following votes. Had I been $80,000 was built, and when the volunteers present, I would have voted as follows: March moved in, they owed only $4,000. The new 4, 2008: rollcall vote No. 90, on motion to sus- station was complete with 4 bays, a kitchen HON. MIKE PENCE pend the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. and meeting area, and a room for sleeping OF INDIANA 816—To provide for the release of certain land quarters and storage space. Clyde accom- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area plished two major feats that would drastically Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in the State of Nevada and to grant a right-of- improve the operations of the fire department. way across the released land for the construc- The amount of love and respect that the Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Indiana State Senator tion and maintenance of a flood control Collinsville community has for Clyde showed project—I would have voted ‘‘aye’’; rollcall vote immensely in one of the most trying times, his David C. Ford. I was deeply saddened to learn of the pass- No. 89, on motion to suspend the rules and death. The family asked that donations be pass, as amended, H.R. 1311—To direct of made to the department to help pay off the ing of Senator David Ford. Senator Ford’s passing is a loss to the entire State. the Secretary of the Interior to convey the final debt. So far, more than $7,000 has been Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, donated. Not only is this enough to pay off the David Ford was a tireless advocate for the families and communities of Senate District Nevada, for the development of a cancer final note, but also they plan to have a dedica- treatment facility—I would have voted ‘‘aye’’; tion service for the new fire department. 19. During our last visit, just weeks before his passing, Senator Ford still took time to advo- rollcall vote No. 88, on motion to suspend the Clyde served his community as an active rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 1143—To member of Collinsville First Baptist Church. cate his optimistic vision for technology bene- fiting all Hoosiers. Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease There he served as a deacon, Sunday school certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, director, as well as on various committees. He The four-term Republican senator was not only a leader for the people of his district, he and for other purposes—I would have voted was a charter member of the Collinsville Lions ‘‘aye.’’ Club and a member of the Collinsville Com- was a recognized leader across the State of munity Development Club. Clyde also served Indiana. His stature was recognized last year f as the director of the Lauderdale County Wel- when Senator Ford was named Government HONORING OLD FIRST fare Department until he retired in the 90s. Leader of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH He was married to Ellen Walker for 49 Commerce. Senator Ford also served as As- years, and they have three children. Their son sistant Majority Floor Leader and chaired the HON. STEVE ISRAEL Senate Committee on Economic Development Randy is married to Jo Ann, and they have OF NEW YORK and Technology. two daughters. Their other son, Ricky, is mar- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ried to Chris, and they have two sons. Their David Ford was a role model to me. His Wednesday, March 5, 2008 daughter Renee is married to Max, and they humble example of honest and visionary pub- have a son and daughter. Randy, Ricky, and lic service was an inspiration to all of us who Mr. ISRAEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today Ricky’s oldest son, Davey, are all volunteers had the privilege to know him. I will miss his to honor the anniversary of the Old First Pres- with the fire department. example, his counsel and his friendship very byterian church in Huntington Village, NY. This Madam Speaker, I hope the Congress joins much. year the church celebrates its 350th anniver- me in remembering Clyde Walker for a lifetime May God comfort Joyce and his entire fam- sary. Old First Presbyterian has not only sur- of service. His contributions will be remem- ily with the assurance of his grace and with vived wars, economic downfalls, racial and re- bered by all who knew him. Clyde will be the assurance of the gratitude of the people of ligious tensions, but has become a beacon of greatly missed, but his legacy will live on the State he served and loved. hope and light for its parishioners. It is a sym- through his family, friends, and especially the f bol of perseverance to the entire community. Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department. After being overtaken and dismantled by the A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE f British during the Revolutionary War, the con- 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SA- stituents of Huntington Village joined together HONORING THE EASTRIDGE HIGH CRED HEART SCHOOL to rebuild the church as it stands today. The SCHOOL LANCERS VARSITY large bell encased in the front hall of this CHEERLEADING TEAM HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE building was at one time taken captive by the OF OHIO British. Now it is proudly displayed in a glass HON. JAMES T. WALSH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES case with the slogan ‘‘A Town Endures’’ en- graved upon it. OF NEW YORK Wednesday, March 5, 2008 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As society has evolved, so has the Old First Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: Presbyterian Church. It now offers a vast Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Whereas, the parents, students, community range of services for children and adults. Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker, and staff of the Sacred Heart School celebrate Many parishioners have been members since I rise today in tribute to the Eastridge High the 100th anniversary with great joy; and birth and have taken advantage of all that this School Varsity Cheerleaders, 2008 Reach the Whereas, occasions such as these illustrate church offers to this community. Old First Beach National Cheerleading Competition to us that we have many blessings; and Presbyterian remains the largest Presbyterian Grand Champions. The Eastridge High School Whereas, the Sacred Heart School has church on Long Island with a following of 680 Lancers Cheerleaders won first place in their been preparing students to be outstanding citi- members. division, and were named Grand Champions zens for 100 years; and In closing, Madam Speaker, I would like to for earning the highest total score in a very Whereas, it is the fond wish of this body express my admiration of a community that competitive field of 400 teams. that you will continue to positively impact the has worked so diligently ensuring that a true On behalf of the people of New York’s 25th community and develop students of strong piece of history remains functioning to this Congressional District, I congratulate these character: Now, therefore, be it day. Old First Presbyterian serves as a re- young women on their outstanding athletic Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- minder of our Nation’s rich history and a achievement and praise head coach Ashlee ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- source of inspiration to its members.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05MR8.015 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS March 5, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E307 A PROCLAMATION HONORING COM- tion of Citizens Associations 2007 Fairfax higher education community by promoting MANDER GRADY JAY WILLIAMS County Citizen of the Year, Mr. John Horejsi. higher education within the State of Ohio; and II FOR HIS SERVICE ON BEHALF Throughout his career, Mr. Horejsi has dem- Whereas, past accomplishments have in- OF NATIONAL SONS OF AMVETS onstrated selfless dedication to his community cluded defining and accrediting baccalaureate and committed to improving the lives of those curricula, middle school student recruitment, HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE in need. After graduating from the University joint/group purchasing, and property and cas- OF OHIO of Minnesota, he began his career as a case- ualty insurance programs; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES worker for the Missouri Division of Family Whereas, the Ohio College Association Services, and worked his way up to become looks forward to continuing service to the citi- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 the Deputy Director 11 years later. In 1974, zens of Ohio and its outstanding institutions of Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: Mr. Horejsi moved to Washington D.C., and higher education: Therefore be it Whereas, Grady Jay Williams II has served joined the American Public Welfare Associa- Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- as Sons of AMVETS Squadron 95 Com- tion as a staff associate. Four years later, he ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- mander for two years; and became a program analyst at the Department sional District, I congratulate the Ohio College Whereas, he has held the office of 2nd Vice of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office Association for its service and dedication. Commander; and of Family Assistance and later served as a f Whereas, under his leadership Squadron 95 Program Specialist at HHS. Since retiring after supported the AMVETS ‘‘Thank a Vet’’ pro- more than 40 years of dedicated service, Mr. PERSONAL EXPLANATION gram by hosting dinners and supplying food Horejsi has fully committed himself to working baskets for the needy; and for the Social Action Linking Together (SALT), HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON Whereas, Commander Williams set up a a faith-based advocacy network he founded. OF ILLINOIS budget providing the Sons of AMVETS 12th Over the years, the SALT Network has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District with the necessary funds to continue grown in size to over 1,000 members who ad- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 their excellent service for veterans; and vocate for social justice and fight to positively Whereas, Grady Jay Williams II has worked influence local public policy on behalf of low- Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, tirelessly on behalf of veterans: Now, there- income families. Since its founding, SALT has unfortunately last night, March 4, 2008, my fore, be it developed bi-partisan support in Fairfax Coun- plane was delayed due to weather and I was Resolved, That along with his friends, fam- ty and Richmond for legislation that seeks to unable to cast my vote on Suspending the ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- improve the conditions of: statewide home- Rules and passing H.R. 1143, H.R. 1311, and sional District, I commend and thank Com- lessness, child support for low income fami- H.R. 816 and wish the record to reflect my in- mander Grady Jay Williams II for his contribu- lies, oversight of problematic nursing homes, tentions had I been able to vote. Had I been present for rollcall No. 88 on tions to his community and country. and taxation for food stamps. The organization suspending the rules and passing H.R. 1143, f has effectively lobbied Richmond by sending to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to out e-mail updates and alerts about legislation, HONORING JOHNNIE CARR, A lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National hosting annual training conferences to educate FORCE FOR UNITY AND POSI- Park, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ members, setting up meetings with state legis- TIVE CHANGE Had I been present for rollcall No. 89 on lators, and coordinating an annual advocacy suspending the rules and passing H.R. 1311, day in the capital city. Recently, Mr. Horejsi to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL has been utilizing the SALT network to secure the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las OF NEW YORK funding for childcare subsidies targeting low- Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a can- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES income working families in Virginia, so that cer treatment facility, I would have voted Wednesday, March 5, 2008 their children have access to safe and quality ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today childcare and parents do not leave the work- Had I been present for rollcall No. 90 on to recognize and mourn the passing of force in order to qualify for the state benefits. suspending the rules and passing H.R. 816, to Mr. Horejsi has always been willing and Johnnie Carr, a true champion for civil rights. provide for the release of certain land from the able to step forward when his fellow citizen I am humbled and inspired by the change Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the was in need. His work with the SALT network Johnnie Carr was able to realize over the State of Nevada and to grant a right-of-way has earned him the respect and support of course of her pioneering life. For nearly a cen- across the released land for the construction many citizens in the community. I could not tury, she fought for equal treatment—remain- and maintenance of a flood control project, I think of anyone more deserving of the Citizen ing never complacent, never satisfied. She would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ of the Year award. Mr. Horejsi should be was the childhood friend of Rosa Parks and f fought alongside her in the historic Mont- proud of his career and his accomplishments. Madam Speaker, in closing, I would like to gomery bus boycott. She succeeded Martin A PROCLAMATION HONORING commend and congratulate Mr. Horejsi on his Luther King, Jr. in 1967 as president of the ALEXIS ROLL FOR BEING NAMED impressive record of service to Fairfax County Montgomery Improvement Association (the ONE OF OHIO’S TOP TWO YOUTH and the citizens of the Commonwealth of Vir- leading force behind the boycott) and she ably VOLUNTEERS FOR 2008 ginia. I call upon my colleagues to join me in served at that post until her passing earlier honoring Mr. John Horejsi, the 2007 Fairfax this month. HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE County Federation of Citizens Associations But it was her dynamic message of unity— OF OHIO Citizen of the Year. a call to arms that appealed to everyone—that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f set her apart as a one-of-a-kind healer, a ma- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 triarch in a movement as relevant today as it A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE was then. 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: Whereas, Alexis Roll is an eighth-grader at May we carry with us the exuberance and OHIO COLLEGE ASSOCIATION energy she maintained and aspire to live up to East Muskingum Middle School; and the ideals to which she devoted her extraor- HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE Whereas, she undertakes at least two com- dinary life of activism. munity service projects each month to assist OF OHIO the homeless and hungry, senior citizens, or- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES phaned pets, and others in need of assist- HONORING JOHN HOREJSI Wednesday, March 5, 2008 ance; and Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: Whereas, Ms. Roll is constantly looking for HON. TOM DAVIS Whereas, the Ohio College Association needs in her community and actively filling OF VIRGINIA celebrates its 140th anniversary with great joy; them; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Whereas, as a State Honoree, Alexis will re- Whereas, this milestone is the result of what ceive a $1,000 award, an engraved silver me- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 a hardworking people began in 1867; and dallion, and a trip to Washington, DC, for the Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I Whereas, the Ohio College Association has program’s national recognition events in May; rise today to honor the Fairfax County Federa- unwaveringly served Ohio, its citizens, and the and

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K05MR8.010 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS E308 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 5, 2008 Whereas, she has selflessly served the [From the Washington Post, Feb. 25, 2008] Next comes what Ponomarev called ‘‘the needs of her community and encourages HOLDING MEDVEDEV TO HIS WORDS torture camps’’: a re-emerging gulag of some those around her to do the same: Now, there- (By Jackson Diehl) 50 prison colonies, closed to the outside world, where prisoners are subjected to sys- Dmitry Medvedev, the man Vladimir Putin fore, be it tematic violence and abuse. Ponomarev’s has appointed to be elected as Russia’s presi- Resolved, That along with her friends, fam- group has documented these practices in dent next Sunday, is so slavishly devoted to ily, and the residents of the 18th Congres- photographs and videos smuggled out of the his patron that he has begun imitating his camps, many of which are controlled by the sional District, I commend and thank Alexis physical quirks. That includes ‘‘how he lays same officials or clans that managed them in Roll for her service to Zanesville and the State his hands on the table or how he stresses key of Ohio. Congratulations to Alexis Roll on her the Soviet era. words in speeches,’’ not to mention walking Finally, there is the legal persecution of selection as one of the top two youth volun- with ‘‘fast and abrupt steps,’’ according to those who report such truths. On Friday, teers in Ohio for 2008. the Reuters journalist Oleg Shchedrov. state prosecutors brought criminal charges Medvedev presumably won’t be exercising against Ponomarev himself, claiming that he his power as president to dismiss the prime f had slandered Gen. Yuri Kalinin, the head of minister—the position Putin is about to as- the prison camp system. Ponomarev’s travel sume—anytime soon. Yet the diminutive 42– LEV PONOMAREV AND THE documents were also revoked; his lawyers be- year-old former law professor has been mak- FUTURE OF FREEDOM IN RUSSIA lieve he is being punished for speaking out in ing some interesting statements the past the United States. couple of weeks. For example: ‘‘Russia is a ‘‘It seems to me that a country that is a HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS country of legal nihilism. No European coun- member of the G–8,’’ the group of rich de- try can boast such a universal disregard for OF FLORIDA mocracies that Russia was allowed into a the rule of law.’’ decade ago, ‘‘cannot afford to have political IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Or: ‘‘Freedom is inseparable from the ac- prisoners and to have torture in its prison tual recognition by the people of the power camps,’’ Ponomarev said to me. It also Wednesday, March 5, 2008 of law. The supremacy of the law should be- shouldn’t be allowed to prosecute human come one of our basic values.’’ Or: ‘‘One of Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, rights activists who try to promote the rule the key elements of our work in the next as President Vladimir Putin ends his presi- of law. Medvedev ought to be asked by Presi- four years will be ensuring the independence dency of the Russian Federation and his dent Bush and other Western leaders to ex- of our legal system from the executive and plain how his talk of ending ‘‘legal nihilism’’ anointed successor, Dmitry Medvedev, pre- legislative branches of power.’’ pares to take over, I would call the attention It’s hard to believe that Medvedev could squares with the charges against of my colleagues to what I consider an alarm- mean this. After all, the man he is to suc- Ponomarev—before the new president gets ing backward step recently taken by the Krem- ceed has, according to estimates by Russian his first invitation to a G–8 summit. lin in the area of civil liberties and freedom of and Western analysts, accumulated a $40 bil- f speech. lion fortune while in office, ranging from shares in Russian energy companies to an A TRIBUTE TO PASTOR EMERITUS Last week, we learned that criminal charges apartment in Paris. On his watch, 14 journal- A.D. THOMAS have been filed against human rights activist ists—almost all of them Kremlin critics— Lev Ponomarev for allegedly slandering the have been murdered, but none of the killers HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF head of the Russian prison system, General has been brought to justice. Relations with OF CALIFORNIA Britain are icy, thanks to Putin’s refusal to Yuri Kalinin. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES act on Scotland Yard’s case against the Mr. Ponomarev had charged publicly that Wednesday, March 5, 2008 so-called ‘‘torture camps’’ have been estab- former KGB agent it says poisoned a Putin critic in London. lished in certain penal colonies under General Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today But criminality isn’t limited to the Krem- to recognize Pastor Emeritus A.D. Thomas, Kalinin’s jurisdiction. If taken to court and con- lin; it may be Russia’s single greatest prob- victed, Mr. Ponomarev could be fined, or even lem. Average citizens are frustrated by ev- who is celebrating more than 50 years in the imprisoned for as much as 3 years. erything from the bribes necessary to obtain ministry. Pastor Thomas began serving in the min- Mr. Ponomarev, the leader of the Moscow- simple services to the extortion practiced by istry in the late 1950s at Saint Matthew Baptist based organization ‘‘For Human Rights,’’ is a police and the susceptibility of judges to payoffs, as well as political orders. Prom- Church in Merced, California. In 1966, he was veteran human rights campaigner, going back ising the rule of law—even if he doesn’t called to be pastor of Lincoln Avenue Baptist to the Soviet era. He recently met with the apply it to Putin and his circle—may be the Church in Pasadena, where he ministered for staff of the Helsinki Commission, of which I juiciest pre-election promise Medvedev can 28 years, until his retirement in 1994. am honored to serve as chairman, to share make. Under Pastor Thomas’ leadership at Lincoln In any case, his pledge was seized upon by his concerns about what he feels is a pattern Avenue Baptist Church, many milestones were of systematic abuse and violence in Russia’s Lev Ponomarev, the courageous and prag- matic leader of the Russian movement For achieved. A few of the landmark achievements penal system. The slander charges were filed include the purchase of the church’s sur- when he returned to Moscow. Human Rights, which is fighting an uphill battle to retard the country’s return to So- rounding property, construction of a new sanc- Madam Speaker, I make no judgment about viet-style lawlessness. Ponomarev was in tuary and the A.D. Thomas Educational Cen- the substance of Mr. Ponomarev’s conten- Washington this month to lobby the Bush ter and the incorporation of Lincoln Avenue tions. Nevertheless, I would point out that administration and the presidential cam- Baptist Church. much of what he stated has already been pub- paigns; as he explained it, Russia’s presi- Many youth-oriented programs were created dential transition offers a rare opportunity licized in the Russian media and by the office under Pastor Thomas’ guidance, including a of the Russian State Duma’s human rights for outsiders to press Moscow to adhere to basic international standards. scholarship ministry, BEST after-school pro- ombudsman. It would appear that Mr. ‘‘I don’t have any big illusions,’’ gram, children’s church, vacation bible school, Ponomarev is being prosecuted not for any Ponomarev told me. ‘‘I think Mr. Medvedev youth choir, and Baptist Youth Fellowship. genuine crimes he may have committed, but is just another face of Mr. Putin. On the Other programs created during his tenure for his prominent and long-time human rights other hand it provides an opportunity to fol- were the Nurses Guild, food outreach—cloth- activity. If this is indeed the case, he joins a low up on the rhetoric about the rule of law. ing ministry, the Board of Christian Education, growing number of Russian citizens who have If Mr. Medvedev says A, maybe it is possible the transportation department, and new mem- to pressure him to say B. What can B be? It been subjected to questionable legal proce- bership ministry. Pastor Thomas has also dures by authorities as a result of their political can be specific steps for restoring and enforc- ing legal norms.’’ given generously of his time and experience to activities. Ponomarev said that President Bush and many community and church-affiliated organi- Unfortunately, this situation is symbolic of his successor can start by pushing Medvedev zations, such as the Interdenominational Min- larger problems in Russia that are recounted to stop using the law as an instrument of po- isterial Alliance. very well in a February 25th editorial by Wash- litical repression. That would mean ending Pastor Thomas and his wife, Dr. Sandra ington Post columnist Jackson Diehl entitled, such practices as the prosecution of liberal Thomas, long-time Altadena residents, have ‘‘Holding Medvedev to His Words.’’ academics on bogus espionage charges; the three children, Michael, Vincent, and Rosalyn, involuntary commitment of opposition ac- I would like to submit this article for the tivists to psychiatric wards, or their draft and six grandchildren. RECORD and I urge my colleagues to read it to into the military; and the campaigns against I ask all Members of Congress to join me in better understand the challenges faced by human rights and other civil society groups congratulating Pastor Emeritus A.D. Thomas Russian citizens who work for human rights based on supposed tax violations or breaches for his lifetime commitment to religious serv- and civil society in today’s Russia. of local ordinances. ices and the betterment of the community.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K05MR8.008 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS March 5, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E309 RECOGNIZING THE ABILITYONE rian, author, activist, to name just a few. But Jeff’s family and friends. He will be greatly PROGRAM to the many people whose lives Jeff touched, missed. He had mastered the art of a life well he will always be remembered as a friend, an lived. So while we mourn his passing we are HON. GWEN MOORE inspiration, a pillar of support in times of need, grateful for the spark of wonder and steward- OF WISCONSIN and the possessor of a most acute acid wit ship that he ignited in all of us. that could add humor and common sense to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f the most tense and fractious meeting. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Jeff was born in Oakland, CA, and moved to RECOGNIZING THE UNI-CAPITOL Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Speak- Pebble Beach in 1962 with his parents, Don WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP PRO- er, today I pay homage to an unsung hero and Kathy Norman. He found his life’s work as GRAM among Federal programs. This initiative has a naturalist at a very young age. While only found innovative ways to employ the blind and 14, he discovered a fern unknown in Monterey HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS severely disabled persons among us. I am County at Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp. At OF FLORIDA speaking, of course, of the AbilityOne Pro- 15, he was the youngest person hired as a lab IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES technician at Hopkins’ Marine Station. He gram, formerly known as the Javits-Wagner- Wednesday, March 5, 2008 O’Day Program, which in FY07 created over graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 40,000 quality jobs for Americans who were 1969 and then attended UCSC. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, Jeff’s childhood experiences in the Big Sur blind and/or severely disabled. Because of this I rise today to recognize the Uni-Capitol area drew him back to the coast following col- program, blind and severely disabled people Washington Internship Program. Since the in- lege. He built a life for himself in this creative are able to gain skills and training that have ception of the Uni-Captiol program, I have par- and fiercely independent community of the Big helped them to find meaningful employment, ticipated in this relationship building program Sur coast. He lived in Palo Colorado and which ultimately improved their quality of life. that brings some of Australia’s best and bright- Bixby Canyons, and on the Post Ranch. In Thanks to the AbilityOne program, blind and est future leaders to Washington. I have bene- 1980, Jeff purchased his dream home, Alta severely disabled people have more opportu- fited greatly by the work of unique and tal- Vista, a unique, handsplit redwood cabin that nities to more fully participate in society. Tradi- ented individuals that produced top-notch work was built in the 1920s by the Overstroms, a tionally, people with these conditions are left to both of my offices. In my personal office I homesteading couple. Jeff lived for 28 years in have participated in the Uni-Captiol Wash- with no other alternative but to rely heavily on his beloved remote sanctuary three miles Government programs such as SSI to support ington Internship Program for the last nine above the highway with no road access. It years. This is the first year that I have also themselves. AbilityOne gives them more con- was a life that few still choose to live in mod- trol over their own lives and destinies by al- hosted an intern at the Commission on Secu- ern America, but Jeff sought it out with both rity and Cooperation in Europe in my capacity lowing them to significantly reduce their de- gusto and grace. Yet Jeff was very much con- pendence on Government resources. Recent as Chairman. nected to the world around him, especially the I have been pleased to host two amazing studies have shown that the AbilityOne’s em- people, history, and environment of Big Sur. ployment program creates a positive net im- young women, Siobhan Coughlan and Katrina Indeed, his life’s work was the preservation of Mae. pact of $46.75 million to Federal and State both the natural and social fabrics of Big Sur. governments in both reduction of entitlements Siobhan Coughlan, who is in her third year Jeff’s enthusiasm for gathering information, at the University of Queensland, first arrived in and increases of payments employees make seeking answers, and solving puzzles was in- through income and payroll taxes. Moreover, the Helsinki Commission’s office on January 3, satiable. He found equal joy in discovering a 2008, and since then has provided able, thor- this program also helps them to enhance their new species of clover or swapping wild tales self esteem by giving them alternative ways of ough, and important assistance to the profes- with an old timer. As a consulting biologist he sional staff of the Commission. Over the past defining themselves, their place, and their pur- was fiercely protective of the unique ecology two months with the Commission, Siobhan pose in the world. of the Big Sur region. Over the years he has demonstrated her honorable personal Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wis- worked as a biologist for many different orga- character and integrity in the way she con- consin Inc. is able to provide sound employ- nizations, including the U.S. Forest Service, fronted the topic of human rights and demo- ment opportunities and training for 935 blind CA State Parks, UC Santa Cruz, the Big Sur cratic principles and the manner in which she and disabled people through the AbilityOne Natural History Association, the Esalen Insti- interacted with staff on economic development Program. National Industries for the Blind and tute, and the Monterey County Planning and and tolerance issues in a domestic and inter- NISH, along with local nonprofit organizations Building Department, among others. An active national context. Siobhan has served our or- in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are creating new em- member of the California Native Plant Society, ganization in a number of capacities, and at ployment opportunities for people who are he was a consultant for the Big Sur Land blind or disabled. These local programs right Trust and the Monterey Pine Forest Watch. each stage has proven to be valuable be- here in our community make possible the eco- As a social historian, Jeff was a friend and cause of her professionalism, her drive to suc- nomic and personal enhancement of phys- chronicler of the larger-than-life characters of ceed, and her ability to work well within a ically disadvantaged people. Big Sur, including homesteader families such group dynamic. Siobhan always demonstrated I commend the efforts of AbilityOne and as the Posts, Harlans, Ewoldsens, Pfeiffers, the highest level of conscience in keeping the Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Trotters, artists and bohemians, intellec- respectability of our program as she sought to Inc. in fighting to bring new opportunities and tuals, conservationists, ranchers, and other achieve our common goals. Siobhan brought resources to those that are blind or severely folk. He was in his element when he was lec- her courteous and positive demeanor to hear- disabled. The remarkable contributions that turing on local history and natural history at li- ings, briefings and events that the Commis- they have made to communities in and around braries, museums, Pacific Valley School and sion held and events she attended on behalf Milwaukee are significant and worthy of Big Sur Elderhostel or presenting talks on of the staff here at the Commission. Much as recognition. Robinson Jeffers for the Tor House Founda- been gained by having an international stu- dent at our side and Siobhan has greatly con- f tion. He was a charter member of the Big Sur Historical Society and past president and tributed her experiences, ideas, and thoughts IN HONOR OF JEFF NORMAN member of the Friends of the Big Sur Library. that are shared by our good Australian friends In 2004, Jeff co-authored Images of America: across the water. I am delighted that she’s HON. SAM FARR Big Sur with the Big Sur Historical Society, a able to extend her internship for another two OF CALIFORNIA book that traced the history of the coast from months. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the days of the homesteaders with numerous In her short time here, Katrina Mae has be- never-before-seen photographs of the coast. come an indispensable asset to my office. An Wednesday, March 5, 2008 He also co-authored Big Sur Observed with undergraduate law student at the University of Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today Kip Stewart in 1994, and was a major contrib- Wollongong, Katrina came to my office with an with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the life and utor to Donald Clark’s Monterey County Place ardent interest in civil rights and a desire to memory of a dear friend, Jeff Norman, who Names (1991). At the time of his death he work with individuals who support policies that died last fall at the young age of 56. Jeff was was energetically at work on a new book encourage tolerance and cooperation across a longtime resident of Big Sur in my central about the bohemians of Big Sur. racial and cultural lines. Over the course of California Congressional District. He was Madam Speaker, I know that I speak for the her two months, she has attended hearings many things in his short life: botanist, histo- whole House in extending my condolences to and briefings on a myriad of policy issues,

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:44 Mar 06, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A05MR8.027 E05MRPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS E310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 5, 2008 drafted countless constituent correspondence, A TRIBUTE RECOGNIZING THE and friendship around the world. They are a assisted visitors and callers in her always pa- 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE unique and effective corps of informal ambas- tient and thoughtful manner, and helped sev- PEACE CORPS sadors for this country. eral staffers with legislative research and spe- Madam Speaker, as the organization ob- cial projects. While her professional skills and HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD serves its 47th Anniversary, please join me in congratulating Ron Tschetter and the Corps’s academic credentials are certainly impressive, OF CALIFORNIA thousands of volunteers on a job well done. Katrina is also an absolute pleasure to work IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES They truly represent the best of what our great with. No matter the assignment, she is always Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Nation has to offer. eager to help and approaches every new task with a smile. The anecdotes of her adventures Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Madam Speaker, I f rise today to recognize and commend the as a first-time visitor to the United States were INTRODUCTION OF THE CHESA- 190,000 former and current volunteers of the a constant source of entertainment, and her PEAKE GATEWAYS AND United States Peace Corps, as we celebrate tales of life in Australia gave our office a WATERTRAILS NETWORK REAU- the 47th Anniversary of this extraordinary THORIZATION greater understanding of her country’s rich his- agency. tory, culture, and values. Katrina arrived on In a 1960 speech to students at the Univer- Capitol Hill hoping to acquire a better under- sity of Michigan, President Kennedy issued HON. JOHN P. SARBANES standing of the U.S. legislative process, and it one of his most historic challenges. He asked OF MARYLAND is my sincere hope that she benefited as Americans to trade the comforts of home for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES much from this experience as we did from the adversities of volunteer work overseas Wednesday, March 5, 2008 having her with us. and, in doing so, serve our country by serving Mr. SARBANES. Madam Speaker, I rise Madam Speaker, in addition to Siobhan and the rest of the world. today to introduce legislation to reauthorize Katrina, I am delighted to recognize our col- President Kennedy’s original mission for the the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network leagues here in the House and other col- Peace Corps remains unchanged today. The (CBGN), which will otherwise expire at the end leagues in the Senate who have been con- Peace Corps volunteers—who range from col- 2008. The CBGN provides grants to parks, gressional hosts in 2008: lege graduates to retirees with decades of ex- volunteer groups, wildlife refuges, historic perience—help the people of host countries by sites, museums, and water trails throughout James Paterson of Melbourne University, in- sending trained men and women with exper- the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Network terning with Rep. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART; tise in a variety of professional fields. The vol- ties these sites together to provide meaningful Monique Salm of Griffith University, interning unteers also promote a better understanding experiences and foster citizen stewardship of with Sen. CHUCK HAGEL; Madelene Fox of of Americans abroad and create bonds of the Chesapeake Bay. Since 2000, it has Deakin University, interning with Rep. JERROLD friendship that last a lifetime. grown to include 156 Gateways in six States NADLER; Lucas Robson of Melbourne Univer- More than 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers and the District of Columbia, and over 1500 sity, interning with Sen. CHRISTOPHER DODD; currently serve in 74 countries. In some of the miles of established and developing water Clare Anderson of Griffith University, interning most deeply impoverished regions of the trails. with Rep. JOHN TIERNEY, Stephanie Lyons of world, the volunteers are often the first My own Congressional District includes sev- the University of Canberra, interning with Rep. glimpse of America that the people have ever eral such Gateways sites. For example, the SAM FARR; Suzanne Allan of the University of encountered. These volunteers make signifi- Annapolis Maritime Museum, which sits on the Canberra, interning with Sen. MIKE CRAPO; cant and lasting contributions in each host banks of Back Creek, promotes an under- Katrina Mae of the University of Wollongong, country through their work in agriculture, busi- standing of the maritime heritage of Annapolis and how that history has influenced the evo- interning with Rep. ALCEE HASTINGS; Stella ness development, information technology, lution of the State of Maryland. The museum Rieusset of Melbourne University, interning education, youth, environment, health and HIV/AIDS. campus occupies the site of the old with Rep. MIKE CASTLE; Anthony Bremner of McNasby’s Oyster Packing Company. For the University of Queensland, interning with Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, Peace Corps volun- years, from the shores of the Back Creek and Rep. JAMES CLYBURN and the Majority Whip’s other tributaries, watermen came and went de- office; Tim Goyder of the University of West- teers continue to meet the challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic working both formally and livering their daily catch. Boatwrights and ern Australia, interning with Del. ENI informally in 10 of the 15 focus countries. In craftsmen ran boatyards to sustain the indus- FALEOMAVAEGA; and Ally Foat from the Univer- 2007, approximately 93 percent of all Peace try. Employees of McNasby’s and other busi- sity of Queensland, interning with Rep. JAMES Corps posts contributed to HIV/AIDS activities. nesses shucked, canned, and shipped oysters CLYBURN. These volunteers assisted more than 1 million and other seafood as far as the Rocky Moun- tains. The maritime and seafood industry Let it not go unnoticed the hard work that people. goes into the Uni-Capitol Internship Program I am especially proud of the seven volun- made Annapolis a prosperous town—and they were all connected to and dependent upon the is done by founder Eric Federing. Eric is a teers from the 34th District currently in service Chesapeake Bay. The Annapolis Maritime Mu- former senior House and Senate staffer of a with the Peace Corps. These remarkable men seum teaches current residents and youth and women from my Los Angeles district and dozen years, who successfully combined his about this connection to the water and how it the countries they are currently serving in are experience in Washington with his extensive continues to influence our culture and econ- travels and lectures throughout Australia into as follows: Jennifer Baez, Ecuador; Roberto omy to this day. an ingenious program of diplomatic exchange Dubon, Paraguay; Anna Frumes, Ukraine; As reported in the Baltimore Sun late last through cultural appreciation and under- Joyce Hahn, Azerbaijan; Roanel Herrera, Pan- year, the museum has established a program standing. I have said in the past that I heartily ama; and Christina and Justin Senter, Mauri- with Eastport Elementary School to connect congratulate him on making his vision a re- tania in North-West Africa. I congratulate them students with the Chesapeake Bay through ality. This program is a step in the right direc- and all of the 821 Californians currently serv- activities that fit into their studies in reading, tion of supporting our young people who have ing around the globe as Peace Corps volun- math, and science. The students participate in a passion for and commitment to civic en- teers. activities such as ‘‘measuring water tempera- gagement and public service. I also thank Peace Corps Director Ron ture, salinity and clarity; they observe, meas- Tschetter, himself a former volunteer in India, ure and document the museum’s terrapins and Over the last nine years, my staff and I for his service at the Corps’s helm since Sep- oysters; and account for funds they’re raising have greatly benefited from the relationships tember 2006. Mr. Tschetter is the latest in a to support the upkeep of the terrapins.’’ These that have been made from the result of this long line of distinguished Peace Corps Direc- kinds of programs have a profound and long program as it continues to provide all of us an tors that includes Jack Vaughn, Carol Bellamy lasting impact on students as evidenced by extraordinary experience with our friends on and, of course, Sargent Shriver, who served the feedback from one parent who said, ‘‘My the other side of the ocean. It has been a as the organization’s first leader under Presi- child has become more excited and interested great privilege to host Siobhan and Katrina dent Kennedy. in the bay and what it means to the area and I ask all my colleagues to extend their Peace Corps volunteers each cross the bor- where he lives.’’ open arms to the Uni-Captiol Internship Pro- ders of language and culture to inspire new By maintaining the Gateways network and gram and to our Australian friends in the fu- perspectives, provide real assistance in their providing access to sites such as the Annap- ture. host countries, and extend American values olis Maritime Museum, we can help develop

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The program will also take cars off ‘‘Save the Bay.’’ It is therefore critical that we command were massacred by Santa Anna’s the road, reducing greenhouse gas emissions act now to reauthorize the Gateways program army at Goliad. and the negative impact our transportation so that the Network and its partners can con- The sacrifices made at the Alamo and system has on the environment. tinue to educate residents of the Chesapeake Goliad would not be forgotten as they became Ripon College is following in the footsteps of Bay watershed about how their communities the battle cry of the Texan Army: ‘‘Remember their representative, the gentleman from Wis- relate directly to the health of our largest estu- the Alamo. Remember Goliad!’’ consin, Mr. PETRI, who is a leading cycling ad- ary and a national treasure—the Chesapeake On April 21, 1836 a much smaller Texan vocate in Congress. Mr. PETRI co-chairs the Bay. Army led by General Sam Houston launched Congressional Bicycle Caucus, previously f a surprise attack on the much larger Mexican served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on force at San Jacinto. After only 18 minutes the Highways and Transit of the Committee on TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY Battle of San Jacinto was over, and Texas Transportation and Infrastructure, and has had won its independence. been a leader in the development of the Non- HON. GENE GREEN That battle is memorialized along the San motorized Pilot Program, which has shown OF TEXAS Jacinto River with the San Jacinto Monument early success in promoting walking and cy- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Baytown, Texas in the 29th district, the dis- cling as important modes of transportation in his district. Ripon College is fortunate to be Wednesday, March 5, 2008 trict I represent. Texas Independence Day is important to all led by the gentleman’s vision and under- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Americans because the events show that the standing of the necessity of making sustain- Speaker, Sunday, March 2, 2008, marked brotherhood of freedom can be stronger than able transportation choices. Texas Independence Day. 172 years ago that the brotherhood of ethnicity or nationality, as I commend President Joyce and Ripon Col- day, the Texas Declaration of Independence Tejanos proved at Gonzalez, Bexar, Goliad, lege for their fresh vision for meeting the was ratified by the Convention of 1836 at the Alamo, along the banks of the San Jacinto transportation needs of students, and hope Washington-on-the-Brazos. River, and in the government of the Republic that their program will be an inspiration for col- Driven by the same spirit of freedom that of Texas. leges and universities across the country to drove the patriots of the American Revolution People sometimes wonder what makes develop sustainable communities. to throw off the shackles of tyranny and op- Texas and Texans so different, and I believe f pression, the Texas Declaration of Independ- part of that answer is that the desire for free- HONORING KNOXVILLE COLLEGE ence was produced, literally, overnight. Its ur- dom that gave us the first Texas Independ- gency was crucial, because while it was being ence Day is still alive today. prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was Madam Speaker, I hope that Congress and HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. OF TENNESSEE under siege by Santa Anna’s army of Mexico. this whole country join all Texans in honoring IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Immediately upon the assemblage of the these brave men who stood up for liberty and Convention of 1836 on March 1, a committee freedom 172 years ago. God Bless Texas and Wednesday, March 5, 2008 of five of its delegates was appointed to draft God Bless America. Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today the document. The committee worked long f to recognize Knoxville College, a predomi- into the night to prepare the declaration. It was nantly African-American institution in my briefly reviewed, then adopted by the dele- TO COMMEND RIPON COLLEGE hometown. gates of the convention the following day. FOR ITS INNOVATIVE APPROACH On March the 6th, Knoxville College will The declaration was an announcement to TO PROMOTING THE USE OF BI- hold its 110th Founder’s Day Celebration. the world that all Texans would fight to protect CYCLING ON CAMPUS The school was founded by Reverend Jo- their rights. The declaration stated that they seph Gillespie McKee, a Presbyterian minister would no longer live under the dictatorship of HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR who came to the United States from Ireland in Santa Anna or a government that had been OF MINNESOTA 1852. ‘‘forcibly changed, without their consent, from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It was during the American Civil War that a restricted federative republic, composed of Mr. McKee settled in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday, March 5, 2008 sovereign states, to a consolidated central and organized the school for black people. military despotism.’’ Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I rise East Tennessee was settled primarily by It spoke of the numerous injustices inflicted today to commend Ripon College for the excit- very poor Irish and Scots-Irish immigrants and upon the settlers of the state then known as ing, innovative approach it is implementing to in 1875 the school was moved from Nashville Coahuila y Tejas: the elimination of the state’s tackle transportation needs on their campus. to Knoxville, Tennessee, where it stands legislative body; the denial of religious free- Ripon College, a liberal arts college in Wis- today. dom; the elimination of the civil justice system; consin, last year faced for the first time a Thousands of graduates have gone on to and the confiscation of firearms, this last one greater number of applications for parking per- serve our country and communities well in being the most intolerable, particularly among mits than they had available spaces. In to- their chosen fields. Texans. day’s car-centric society, most people would Today, many young people come from all The declaration stated that Texas was ‘a have addressed this problem by laying more over the United States and several other free, sovereign, and independent republic . . . asphalt. countries to receive the special attention that fully invested with all the rights and attributes’ But the Ripon College president, David Knoxville College can give. that belong to independent nations; and a dec- Joyce, refused to consider the idea of paving I am very proud to have this College in my laration that they ‘fearlessly and confidently’ over any more of Ripon’s beautiful and historic hometown, and I am sure they will continue to committed their decision to ‘the Supreme Arbi- campus. Instead, he championed the school’s serve its students well for many years to ter of the destinies of nations.’ new ‘‘Velorution’’ program, which provides free come. The Texan Army was ready to defend itself bicycles for incoming freshman who pledge f from the oppression of Santa Anna and his not to bring a car to campus. TRIBUTE TO MRS. BETTY army. Outnumbered by the vastly larger Mexi- With contributions from trustees and alumni, SEMBLER can army, approximately 200 Texans and the university teamed up with several bike re- Tejanos under the leadership of Lt. Colonel tailers to provide each car-free freshman with HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM William Barrett Travis and Tennessee Con- a Wisconsin-built Trek 820 mountain bike, a OF FLORIDA gressman David Crockett made their stand in helmet, and a bicycle lock. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the defense of Texas at an old Spanish mis- For too long, our transportation planning sion known as the Alamo. and decision-making have focused solely on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 They bravely held their position for 13 days, the automobile. It’s time we support non- Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, I am hon- enduring wave after wave of attack, and on motorized transportation for the many benefits ored to congratulate Mrs. Betty Sembler as the morning of March 6, 1836, they made the it can bring. This program provides a fun and she receives the Drug Enforcement Agency ultimate sacrifice for freedom as they were easy way for students to incorporate exercise Museum Foundation ‘‘2008 Lifetime Achieve- killed in action defending Texas at the Alamo. into their daily routines, and can encourage a ment Award.’’ It is certainly well-deserved as

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the broken This title requires all such committees To hold hearings to examine hardrock pipeline, focusing on losing opportuni- mining, focusing on issues relating to to notify the Office of the Senate Daily ties in the life sciences. abandoned mine lands and uranium Digest—designated by the Rules Com- SD–430 mittee—of the time, place, and purpose 2:30 p.m. mining. of the meetings, when scheduled, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation SD–366 any cancellations or changes in the To hold an oversight hearing to examine 2:30 p.m. meetings as they occur. the Department of Transportation’s Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Sub- As an additional procedure along Cross-Truck pilot program. committee with the computerization of this infor- SR–253 Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the United mation, the Office of the Senate Daily To hold hearings to examine the North States and Vietnam, focusing on the Digest will prepare this information for Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), bilateral relationship. printing in the Extensions of Remarks focusing on enlargement and effective- SD–419 section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ness. Armed Services on Monday and Wednesday of each SD–419 Emerging Threats and Capabilities Sub- week. Judiciary committee Meetings scheduled for Thursday, To hold hearings to examine the nomina- To hold hearings to examine tech- March 6, 2008 may be found in the Daily tion of Grace C. Becker, of New York, nologies to combat weapons of mass de- to be Assistant Attorney General for Digest of today’s RECORD. struction. the Civil Rights Division, Department SD–106 of Justice. MEETINGS SCHEDULED Armed Services SD–226 Readiness and Management Support Sub- MARCH 7 Intelligence committee 9:30 a.m. To hold closed hearings to examine cer- Joint Economic Committee tain intelligence matters. To hold hearings to examine the defense To hold hearings to examine the current SH–219 authorization request for fiscal year employment situation of 2008. 2009, the future years defense program, SD–628 MARCH 12 and military installation, environ- mental, and base closure programs. 9:30 a.m. MARCH 11 Armed Services SR–232A 9:30 a.m. Readiness and Management Support Sub- Intelligence Armed Services committee Closed business meeting to consider To hold hearings to examine the defense To receive a briefing on the current read- pending calendar business. authorization request for fiscal year iness of the armed forces of the United SH–219 2009 for U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. States. 3 p.m. Forces in Korea, and the future years SH–219 Appropriations defense program. 10 a.m. Financial Services and General Govern- SH–216 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ment Subcommittee Veterans’ Affairs To hold hearings to examine the Presi- To hold hearings to examine proposed To hold an oversight hearing to examine dent’s proposed budget request for fis- budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for Veterans Affairs and the Department cal year 2009 for the Department of the Federal Judiciary. of Defense cooperation and collabora- Housing and Urban Development and SD–138 tion, focusing on caring for families of conduct oversight. wounded warriors. SD–538 MARCH 13 SR–418 Rules and Administration 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine issues rel- Environment and Public Works ative to in-person voter fraud and voter Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the Presi- disenfranchisement. To hold hearings to examine the defense dent’s proposed budget request for fis- SR–301 authorization request for fiscal year cal year 2009 for the U.S. Army Corps of Armed Services 2009 for the United States European Engineers Civil Works Program, and Strategic Forces Subcommittee Command and the United States Afican the implementation of the Water Re- To hold hearings to examine strategic Command, and the future years defense sources Development Act (WRDA) of forces programs in review of the de- program. 2007 (Public Law 110–114). fense authorization request for fiscal SH–216 SD–406 year 2009 and the future years defense 2 p.m. Appropriations program. Armed Services Interior, Environment, and Related Agen- SR–232A Readiness and Management Support Sub- cies Subcommittee 10:30 a.m. committee To hold hearings to examine proposed Aging To hold hearings to examine the defense budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for To hold hearings relative to doctors and authorization request for fiscal year the Department of the Interior. prescription drug information and re- 2009 for the current readiness of the SD–124 views. armed forces, and the future years de- Commerce, Science, and Transportation SD–562 fense program. Science, Technology, and Innovation Sub- 1:30 p.m. SR–232A committee Commerce, Science, and Transportation 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine the Presi- Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Armed Services dent’s proposed budget request for fis- Subcommittee cal year 2009 to support U.S. basic re- To hold hearings to examine the gross Emerging Threats and Capabilities Sub- search. domestic product as a measurement of committee SR–253 national strength. To hold hearings to examine the defense 10:15 a.m. SR–253 authorization request for fiscal year Foreign Relations 2 p.m. 2009 for the Cooperative Threat Reduc- African Affairs Subcommittee Judiciary tion Program and the Proliferation Se- To hold hearings to examine evaluating To hold hearings to examine Generation curity Initiative at the Department of United States policy options on the Rx, focusing on the abuse of prescrip- Defense, and nuclear nonproliferation Horn of Africa. tion and over-the-counter drugs. SD–419 SD–226

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