E1060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2005 Americans of German heritage have been, that the number may be based on the Social Carter appointed him as ambassador to Aus- and continue to be, a vital component of the Security number of a spouse or parent; how- tria, a post he kept until 1980. During his serv- diverse cultural fabric that adorns the entire ever, more often than not, the number the ice there, he received Austria’s Great Gold State of Ohio. Places like the German Amer- agency uses is the person’s Social Security Medal of Honor with Sash for ‘‘most distin- ican Cultural Center are havens of memories number preceded or followed by a single letter guished and successful contribution toward and tangible bridges extending to every corner of the alphabet. The agency has said that it the enrichment of Austro-American relations.’’ of the world, and are also places of real sup- has no immediate plans of stopping this prac- Ambassador Wolf played a key role in arrang- port and services for newly settled immigrants. tice. What more can the Department of Health ing details of the meeting in Vienna between Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me and Human Services do to aid the theft of President Carter and Soviet President Leonid in honor and tribute of every member of the your identity? Give thieves and unscrupulous Brezhnev, for the signing of the Salt II Stra- Central Ohio Singers Association, past and people your mother’s maiden name? tegic Arms Limitation Treaty. Ambassador present. These talented and dedicated singers Not to long ago, we were experiencing the Wolf was decorated in 1997 with the Austrian have culled a legacy of cultural and historical same problem with the mailing labels sent to Cross of Honor for Science and Art First Class preservation through melody and song, warm- us from the IRS. I was told that there was no in recognition of his scholarly work in econom- ly reflecting their German heritage. This music way the IRS would change this practice. I ics, his strong ties to the diplomatic community of the heart adds color and depth to the Amer- found it incomprehensible that neither the and his philanthropic activities. ican landscape, and serves to uplift our entire agency nor its contractor would change a Ambassador Wolf was strongly committed to community. computer program for booklets that would be local and international institutions. He recently f mailed out to millions of Americans all over made major endowments to Cleveland Clinic’s our Nation. After I introduced a bill to require heart center and to a faculty chair at Cleve- STOP THE THEFT OF OUR SOCIAL the IRS to stop putting our Social Security land State University. He served as chairman SECURITY NUMBERS ACT OF 2005 numbers on its mailings, the department finally of the board of trustees of the Ohio State Uni- found a way to stop this bad practice. versity where he oversaw the university’s $500 HON. BOB FILNER Many commercial health insurance compa- million investment program in the early 1990s. OF CALIFORNIA nies have already taken steps to remove So- He served on the boards of the Jewish Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cial Security numbers from their mailings as munity Federation of Cleveland, Case Western Monday, May 23, 2005 well as all other forms of client identification. Reserve University, the Cleveland Orchestra, Some States prohibit companies from dis- the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and the Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in- playing Social Security numbers internally and Mount Sinai Medical Center. Ambassador Wolf troduce the ‘‘Stop the Theft of Our Social Se- assign consumers unique numbers that would also served as chairman of the Council of curity Numbers Act of 2005’’ (H.R. 2518). appear on Medicare cards. It is time for the American Ambassadors, governor of the Many of my constituents have alerted me to Federal government to do its part to stop iden- United Nations Association of the United a serious attack on our personal privacy, and tity theft and help protect an individual’s per- States of America, and member of the board an insidious practice that has become known sonal privacy. of directors of the Institute for the Study of Di- as identity theft. Amazingly enough, this theft There is no excuse for leaving Medicare plomacy at Georgetown University. He served is facilitated by a public agency, the Depart- beneficiaries vulnerable to identity theft with a as president of the American Jewish Joint Dis- ment of Health and Human Services, which thinly disguised Social Security number on tribution Committee, overseeing $70 million in aids and abets this theft not through the Inter- Medicare related mailings. assistance for needy Jews and others in more net or any high-technology means but through My bill will force the Department of Health than 50 countries. In 1994, the committee the U.S. Postal Service. By including our So- and Human Services to make this change to honored him with its Raoul Wallenberg Inter- cial Security numbers on Medicare related protect one of the most precious keys to our national Humanitarian Award. mailings, the Department of Health and personal information, our Social Security num- Ambassador Milton A. Wolf will be greatly Human Services places thousands of Medi- ber. missed in Greater Cleveland and around the care beneficiaries at risk of becoming victims f world. He was preceded in death by his wife of identity theft. of 53 years, Roslyn. Mr. Speaker and col- To combat this problem, I have introduced IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF leagues, please join me in honoring and re- this bill which prohibits the Department of AMBASSADOR MILTON A. WOLF membering Ambassador Wolf. Please also join Health and Human Services from including our me as I offer my deep condolences to his son, Social Security numbers on Medicare related HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Leslie, his daughters Caryn, Nancy, and mailings the department mails us every year. OF OHIO Sherri, his brother Sanford, his five grand- Identity theft is one of the fastest growing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES children, and his extended family and many crimes of this decade. It creates a nightmare friends. for those who become victims. Identity thieves Monday, May 23, 2005 f make off with billions of dollars each year and Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in each day more than 1,000 people are being honor and remembrance of Milton Wolf, a RECOGNIZING TONY SWAFFORD defrauded. In fact, the Federal Trade Commis- friend and a great leader in the Greater Cleve- AND BETTY TUNNICLIFF sion recently listed identity theft as the top land community and around the world. Ambas- consumer complaint. With just your name and sador Wolf led a multifaceted life that included HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS your Social Security number, a thief can open time as a soldier, meteorologist, educator, real OF TEXAS credit lines worth $10,000, rent apartments, estate developer, fund-raiser, philanthropist, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sign up for utilities, and even earn income. humanitarian, peacemaker, and family man. Your credit rating is ruined, you risk being re- He grew up in Cleveland’s Glenville neighbor- Monday, May 23, 2005 jected for everything from a college loan to a hood, the son of Cleveland policeman Sam Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mortgage, and it is up to you to fix it all. Law Wolf and his wife Sylvia. His father worked for recognize the service and commitment of enforcement will generally not pursue these a time as a vice detective under Eliot Ness, Tony Swafford and Betty Tunnicliff to the edu- identity theft cases. then the Cleveland safety director. cation community. Mr. Swafford and Ms. Having your Social Security card number on The outbreak of World War II coincided with Tunnicliff has dedicated 33 and 23 years of a Medicare related mailing puts people at a Milton’s graduation from Glenville High School. service, respectively, educating and mentoring higher risk for identity theft. Mail that is lost or Young Milton enlisted right away into the Army our Nation’s youth. stolen with personally identifiable information Air Corps where he served as a meteorologist. Serving as both administrators and teach- like a person’s Social Security number can be Upon his return from the war, he resumed his ers, Mr. Swafford and Ms. Tunnicliff retire at used by criminals to steal someone’s identity studies, ultimately earning his doctorate in ec- the end of this school year. I would like to take and commit fraud. onomics from Case Western Reserve Univer- this occasion to thank them for their years of The Department of Health and Human Serv- sity. His early career focused on real estate promoting education and the youth of Denton. ices has said that the health insurance claim development, but he also became interested In taking time to direct the Denton Inde- number on Medicare related mailings is a vari- in politics and raised money for political cam- pendent School District, both Tony and Betty ation of the recipient’s Social Security number, paigns, including Jimmy Carter’s successful established precedence in administrative not the actual number. This agency has noted presidential race in 1976. In 1977, President standards that will not soon be forgotten. Their

VerDate jul 14 2003 06:14 May 24, 2005 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23MY8.026 E23PT1 May 23, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1061 combined 56 years of work improved the qual- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- Mayor Musial worked his way through the ity of education in Denton; their excellence in CURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, University of Toledo, and graduated with a de- academia influenced lives and molded bright 2006 gree in engineering in 1954. He transferred futures. from NACA to NASA Lewis Research Center SPEECH OF The loyalty in which both Tony Swafford and in Cleveland, in 1955. While working at NASA, Betty Tunnicliff served their students and the HON. TOM COLE Mayor Musial attended Cleveland-Marshall Denton Independent School District is a testa- OF OKLAHOMA Law School and graduated with a law degree. ment to their genuine care for America’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Equipped with an innovative mind and ener- youth. Tuesday, May 17, 2005 getic spirit, Mayor Musial worked in the NASA Patent Office, and soon became the Chief The House in Committee of the Whole f Patent Counsel. He became an inventor him- House on the State of the Union had under self, and holds a patent on the Heat Flux consideration the bill (H.R. 2360) making ap- IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF propriations for the Department of Home- Measuring Device. CONGRESSMAN SHERROD BROWN land Security for the fiscal year ending Sep- Beyond his roles as public servant and be- tember 30, 2006, and for other purposes: yond a profession that extended from the Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Chairman, I sciences to law, Mayor Musial continues to HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH rise today to speak about the need to reform hold his family and community closest to his our immigration laws to curtail abuse, make OF OHIO heart. In 1953, he married his wife, Patricia. Americans safer, and uphold the rule of law. Together they raised four children: Mark, Jon, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In short, we need an immigration policy that Lisa and Todd. Besides inventor, lawyer and works for America. Although I will vote against Monday, May 23, 2005 elected official, Mayor Musial can list Boy the amendment, by drawing attention to this Scout Leader, Indian Guide Leader and Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in issue, Congressman TOM TANCREDO is per- Webelos Leader as titles of supreme impor- honor and recognition of Congressman forming an important service. tance, reflecting the caring and dedication he SHERROD BROWN, for his distinctive service to I supported the REAL ID Act which makes has for his family. it harder for terrorists to take advantage of our the people of Ohio’s Thirteenth Congressional Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me District. immigration laws. And I have cosponsored legislation, H.R. 98, authored by Chairman in offering my good friend, Mayor Norman Having served in the House for 13 years, DAVID DREIER that would make it harder for Musial, our appreciation and admiration on his BROWN has continually been an advocate for employers to hire unauthorized workers. significant accomplishments within the City of laborers and manufacturers. He has battled for While I agree with the general intent of this North Olmsted. Moreover, his kind nature and America’s working families by protecting over- amendment, I must reluctantly oppose the compassion for others has allowed the true time pay, advocating for an increase in the amendment because I believe it would have spirit of community to flourish within the city minimum wage, and extending long-term un- the unintended consequence of making Ameri- limits and beyond its borders. I wish Mayor employment benefits. cans less safe. Our immigration laws need to Musial, his wife Patricia and their children and Brown has constantly been a leader in fight- be enforced. But denying homeland security grandchildren, blessing of peace, strength and ing against trade agreements. We have funds to local governments, which in turn use happiness, today and throughout the coming worked together in opposing the Central the money to prevent future terrorist attacks, is years. America Free Trade Agreement. He has something I cannot support. shown dedication in opposing this legislation Mr. Chairman, in the future I hope we will f and has made his stance very clear until pro- look at other measures that will encourage SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF visions are added to protect workers, the local authorities to support and enforce federal SPYWARE LEGISLATION economy, and the environment. He is per- immigration laws. Such measures must en- sistent on protecting the rights of all workers, courage local compensation without endan- not just in northeast Ohio. gering the lives of innocent Americans that we are charged to protect. HON. DARRELL E. ISSA Beyond his outstanding service to his con- f OF CALIFORNIA stituents, BROWN has formed solid bonds with community leaders and agencies in his district. IN HONOR OF MAYOR NORMAL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It is easy to see why BROWN is so popular in MUSIAL Northeast Ohio. He has hosted press con- Monday, May 23, 2005 ferences covering a range of issues—from HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- prescription drugs and the healthcare bill of OF OHIO port of H.R. 744 and H.R. 29. Both will help rights to unemployment compensation exten- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eliminate the monitoring of and tampering with sion. In 2002 my colleague received the Dis- Monday, May 23, 2005 computers across America. I thank Represent- tinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year atives BOB GOODLATTE and MARY BONO for award from the American Public Health Asso- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in bringing this legislation before us today. ciation, the Nation’s largest public health orga- honor and recognition of Mayor Norman nization. Musial, upon his retirement as Mayor of the I support the goals of both the ‘‘Internet City of North Olmsted. His years of leadership Spyware Prevention Act’’ and the ‘‘Securely BROWN’s commitment to his constituents is and public service, first as council member evident in everything he does. He travels to Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act.’’ and then mayor, are framed by integrity, vision Computer users currently lose personal infor- Ohio every weekend to host town hall meet- and concern for every resident within this ings on social security, attend community mation to the purveyors of malicious computer community. software that has come to be known as events and speak with both college and high Born in Toledo into a blue collar family, school students. He also donated all the pro- spyware. These bills establish jail terms and Mayor Musial cultivated a deep appreciation severe monetary penalties for various types of ceeds of his latest book, ‘‘Myths of Free for family, community and hard work. Reflect- Trade,’’ to RESULTS and Cleveland Jobs with invasive actions. Individuals, under the veil of ing personal values of integrity and public business activity or otherwise, will no longer Justice, two organizations committed to social service, Mayor Musial’s commitment to the and economic justice. be able to remotely take control of computers, betterment of his community reflects across all nor change their settings without. Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me levels of government within the City of North in honor and recognition of one of Ohio’s Olmsted. As a longtime resident and civic We have come to depend upon computers hardest working and most dedicated Con- leader in North Olmsted, Mayor Musial has in almost every aspect of our lives. An un- gressmen. His exceptional work on behalf of successfully led the effort to improve, uplift, imaginable amount of personal information sits the people of Northeast Ohio should be an in- and renew all facets of the community, includ- on computers that must remain secure. spiration for all of us. His integrity and exper- ing vital areas of safety, residential services, Again, I applaud the efforts of the House tise has helped him to be a successful Con- recreation, streets and sidewalks, transpor- Committees on Judiciary and Energy & Com- gressman for Ohio’s 13th District. tation, and senior citizen programs. merce.

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