9960 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 152, Pt. 7 May 26, 2006 PERSONAL EXPLANATION singlehandedly destroyed an attacking Ger- Somewhere out there is a little girl who suf- man Mark V tank with two hand-held gre- fered a spinal injury and is unable to walk. HON. JIM GERLACH nades. He then led the charge of his men and Therapy utilizing stem cells is her only hope. OF PENNSYLVANIA seized Herresbach, Belgium, during this fierce How much longer will she and millions of action of the Battle of the Bulge. Due to his others have to wait? IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES aggressive, fearless and superior leadership, f Thursday, May 25, 2006 Lt. James Megellas inspired his men to excel. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, during consid- After serving 4 years as a rifle platoon lead- DESIGNATING ‘‘LARRY WINN, JR. eration of H.R. 5427, the Fiscal Year 2007 En- er during World War II, including many combat POST OFFICE’’ ergy and Water Development Appropriations jumps into Italy and Holland, Megellas left the Act, I was not present for rollcall 196, 197, active Army and served for 16 years in the 198, 199, 200 and 201. Had I been present, Army Reserve. He retired after 20 years of HON. DENNIS MOORE on rollcall 196, I would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ on service as a lieutenant colonel. OF KANSAS rollcall 197, I would have voted ‘‘nay,’’ on roll- His awards and decorations include the Dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES call 198, I would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ on rollcall tinguished Service Cross, two Silver Star Med- Thursday, May 25, 2006 199, I would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ on rollcall 200, als, two Bronze Star Medals, two Purple I would have voted ‘‘nay,’’ and on rollcall 201, Hearts, and he is credited with being the 82nd Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, joined I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Airborne Division’s most decorated officer. by my Kansas delegation colleagues—Rep- resentatives TIAHRT, RYUN and MORAN—I am f During World War II, Gen. James Gavin se- lected one 82nd officer—Lt. James Megellas— today introducing legislation to designate the TRIBUTE TO CAROL DAVIS to receive the Military Order of Willhelm Or- United States Postal Service facility located at ange Lanyard from the Dutch Minister of War 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, as HON. RICHARD W. POMBO on behalf of his division. the ‘‘Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building.’’ Edward Lawrence ‘‘Larry’’ Winn, Jr., rep- OF CALIFORNIA To this day, James Megellas continues to resented Kansas’’ Third Congressional District IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES inspire. In February, 61 years since that mo- mentous battle, James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas set in the U.S. House from 1967 to 1985. Born in Thursday, May 25, 2006 foot on a battlefield with fellow 82nd Airborne Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919, he was an Mr. POMBO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Division soldiers, this time in a current theatre Eagle Scout who attended public schools and recognize the achievements and hard work of of war—Afghanistan. Megellas was impressed received a B.A. from the University of Kansas Carol Davis. Carol is President and CEO of with what he saw of the paratroopers and their in 1941. Becoming an announcer for WHB Manteca’s Give Every Child a Chance Pro- work. He listened to their stories of their past radio, he later served as public relations direc- gram. Give Every Child a Chance is com- year of deployment and shared with them his tor for the local branch of the American Red mitted to developing and maintaining a quality own experiences during World War II. Cross. Returning to Kansas, he established mentor program that will have a positive im- Today, at 89 years old, James Megellas is and became vice president of Winn-Rau Cor- pact on the lives of children in our community. currently in the Netherlands, to be decorated poration, a private home builder. For 14 years, In 2005, the Association of California School by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix in a surprise he served as National Director of the National Administrators, ACSA, had selected the Give ceremony to once again receive the Military Association of Home Builders, and also served Every Child a Chance Program as the year’s Order of Willhelm Orange Lanyard for out- as President of the Home Builders Association Partners in Educational Excellence Award re- standing service. of Kansas City. cipient. I urge my colleagues to also recognize In 1962, the incumbent U.S. Representative Through Carol’s leadership, Give Every James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas by supporting this in the Third District, Robert Ellsworth, asked Child a Chance has touched the lives of thou- bill to authorize and request the President to Winn, who had served as Republican Party sands of students throughout the San Joaquin award him the Medal of Honor for his acts of chairman in that district, to be his campaign area. The program provides innovative ap- valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of manager; he fulfilled that role in the 1962 and proaches to deal with the complex challenges the Bulge. As time goes by, true heroes 1964 campaigns. In 1966, when Ellsworth un- facing public education. Give Every Child a should never be forgotten, so please join me successfully challenged incumbent U.S. Sen- Chance was nominated by Manteca Unified in honoring this outstanding American hero. ator Jim Pearson in the Republican primary, School District Superintendent, Dr. Cathy f Winn won election as his successor, defeating Nichols-Washer and was selected by a panel Overland Park Mayor Marvin Rainey. In later of school administrators throughout the State. THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF contests, among eight successful re-elections, Carol’s dedication to the future of our chil- PASSAGE OF THE STEM CELL Winn would defeat Lieutenant Governor dren is one that has not gone unnoticed, and RESEARCH BILL James DeCoursey and Dan Watkins, the I would like to wish her many more years of former chief of staff to Governor John Carlin. continued success. HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Initially appointed to the House Committees f OF TEXAS on Space and Aeronautics [later renamed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Science and Technology] and the District of INTRODUCTION OF LT. COL. JAMES Columbia, Winn later was appointed to the Se- MEGELLAS MEDAL OF HONOR Thursday, May 25, 2006 lect Committee on Crime, the Veterans’ Affairs BILL Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Committee, and the International Relations Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of stem Committee, which was later renamed the For- HON. THOMAS E. PETRI cell research. eign Affairs Committee. Described by Con- OF WISCONSIN Last May, the House of Representatives gressional Quarterly’s Politics in America, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES narrowly passed H.R. 810, supporting feder- 1982 as a ‘‘quiet, unassuming man,’’ Winn ally funded embryonic stem cell research. eventually rose to the ranking Republican seat Thursday, May 25, 2006 My vote, recorded in support of this bill, re- on the Science and Technology Committee, Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- flects my strong views on the potential for where he was an active supporter of Amer- ducing legislation to honor a true American stem cell research to benefit society. ica’s space exploration program. As Politics in hero by awarding him the Medal of Honor. On Stem cells can mature into nearly any type America, 1982 noted, he also advocated re- January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the of cell, including nerve cells to repair damaged search into alternative energy sources such as Bulge, Lt. James Megellas led his platoon of spines or heart cells to pump blood through gasohol and solar and wind power, and tax the 82nd Airborne Division on a surprise and the body. credits for energy efficiency and conservation. devastating attack on a much larger advancing The therapeutic possibilities of stem cells Winn was appointed by President Carter German force, killing and capturing a large are endless. and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a number of the enemy and causing others to It is my hope that the other body will work member of the U.S. delegation to the United flee. In an act of fearless courage, Megellas with us to support stem cell research. Nations in 1979. He also was a member of the

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Mr. Speaker, I gional federal office centers in the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rise today to pay great honor to Congressman States, which preserved Kansas City as a fed- Robert N. Giaimo, who passed away on May eral regional office center, rather than transfer- Thursday, May 25, 2006 24, 2006. Bob proudly served in this body ring those functions to Denver. from 1958–1980, representing the New Haven Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in area in Connecticut. Bob was a profound fig- Winn also is remembered for his advocacy honor and recognition of Dr. Jose Protacio ure who believed in public service and worked of a proposed Tallgrass National Prairie Park Rizal and the Order of the Knights of Rizal, tirelessly for the people of Connecticut. in Kansas; as a result of his initial efforts, the Cleveland Chapter. The accomplished life and The son of Italian immigrants, Bob was Kansas Flint Hills are now home to the works of Dr. Rizal remains a great source of raised in North Haven, Connecticut and was Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a unit of inspiration for the people of the beautiful is- elected in 1958 to serve the Third District of the National Park System managed in partner- land of the Philippines. His heroic and poign- Connecticut. During his 22 years in Congress, ship with the private National Park Trust dedi- ant writings and efforts, focused on freedom, Bob made many significant contributions to cated to the rich natural and cultural history of continue to inspire and energize the people of this country. Bob co-sponsored a bill that cre- ated the National Endowment of the Arts and the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. the Philippines, and Filipino Americans as well. Humanities, which has allowed people in this In their 1972 analysis of Winn’s career, the country to reach their creative potential. He Ralph Nader Congress Project’s Citizens Look During the 1800’s Filipinos began express- also led the first successful effort to end funds at Congress review of Winn’s activities con- ing their anger and frustration over colonial for the fighting in Southeast Asia. Bob worked cluded that: ‘‘Legislatively, Winn shows a good rule. Intellectuals, poets, artists and writers be- to eliminate the loyalty oath in the National feel for Third District needs and interests. . . . came the spiritual leaders in the Filipino quest Defense Education Act, and to include the old Although Winn has had considerable experi- for freedom and independence from Spain. It New Haven Railroad in the Penn Central ence in public speaking and writing, his style was the written works by an unknown, young merger. Bob’s priority in Congress was to cre- ate meaningful change and he represented is more folksy than polished.’’ During his ten- doctor from Lugana Province, Jose Rizal, the values and aspirations of the people of the ure, he taped a weekly radio program on cur- which set fire to the independence movement. Third District of Connecticut. rent congressional issues that was distributed Dr. Rizal’s explosive first novel, ‘‘Noli Me Tanere,’’ (Touch Me Not), shattered the fa- Bob was well-respected among his col- to local broadcasters, as well as drafting and leagues. During his 11-terms in Congress, he cade of colonial rule and shed light on the de- circulating weekly newspaper columns and served on the House Budget Committee, structive limitations forced upon the Filipino twice-yearly congressional questionnaires that which he chaired for 4 years, the House Com- were sent to all in-district postal patrons. He people. The novel, though immediately mission on Information and Facilities, and the banned by the Spanish rulers, was dissemi- estimated that over 2,000 Third District resi- Joint Committee on Intelligence. Bob also nated underground with other highly charged dents visited his Washington, D.C., office dur- served on the House Appropriations Com- passages by Dr. Rizal and others. ing the first four years of his tenure, and mittee, and its subcommittees on Department bumper stickers proclaiming: ‘‘I visited Con- In Manila, 1892, Rizal founded the inde- of Defense, District of Columbia, Treasury Postal Service and General Government, Leg- gressman Larry Winn in Washington’’ were pendence movement, Luga Filipina. By 1898, islative Branch, and Housing and Urban De- seen frequently across the Kansas City area. an armed struggle for independence had begun, and government officials accused Dr. velopment. Bob was an inspiration to his col- Upon announcing his retirement from the Rizal of leading the charge. Following the leagues and the people he represented. U.S. House in 1984, Representative Winn Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join circuslike spectacle of an unjust trial, Rizal published a column in the Christian Science me today in honoring the life of Robert N. was found guilty. On the evening of December Giaimo. Bob’s legacy lives on in this Nation Monitor decrying the increase in congressional 30, 1896, Dr. Rizal was executed by firing partisan rancor. Twenty two years later, his and among his family. My thoughts and pray- squad in what is now known in Manila as ers are with Bob’s wife, Marion Schuenemann words are even more relevant: ‘‘It is important Rizal Park. The night before his scheduled Giaimo, his daughter Barbara Giaimo Koones, now for both Republicans and Democrats in execution, he wrote the poem ‘Mi Ultimo and his granddaughter, Tracy Elizabeth Phil- the House of Representatives to recognize Adios,’ a heartrending and poignant expres- lips. Today, we lost a tremendous person who that a continuation of this rancor will undercut sion of his abiding love for the people and worked hard to improve the well-being of this the legislative process. Most Americans are country of the Phillipines. country and the state of Connecticut. neither Republicans nor Democrats but are Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me f independents. This expresses a desire for in honor and recognition of the 2006 celebra- TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE E. pragmatism over ideology. Members of the tion of the influential life of Dr. Jose Protacio HORNER House, without abandoning their individual Rizal. Dr. Rizal rose from the quiet life of a vil- philosophical approaches, should also ap- lage doctor to become a beloved and coura- HON. BRAD SHERMAN proach problems pragmatically.’’ geous national hero of the Philippines—a man OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, Larry Winn, Jr., served the whose words blazed a trail of freedom IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Third District of Kansas as it’s Representative throughout the Philippines. I also want to Thursday, May 25, 2006 honor and recognize the leaders and mem- with diligence and decency for eighteen years. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bers of the Order of the Knights of Rizal, It is fitting that we now name a major postal pay tribute to Lawrence E. Horner for his civic facility in the Third District after him, and I Cleveland Chapter, for keeping the significant and philanthropic service to the residents of hope the House will move swiftly to approve spirit of Dr. Jose Rizal alive for each new gen- the Conejo and San Fernando Valleys. Sev- this measure. eration to know and understand. The life of Dr. enty-six years young, Larry is a proud veteran, Jose Rizal reflects an innate quest for freedom an accomplished businessman, and dedicated for all people, and highlights the ideology that public servant. despite the seemingly endless struggle, justice Larry has served as my senior district advi- and liberty will inevitably rise. sor since November 1997, and will be retiring

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