22490 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 152, Pt. 17 December 5, 2006 IN RECOGNITION OF THE DEMO- struggles to cope with the rising power and in- Most people lead such useless lives, for only CRATIC PACIFIC UNION’S INTER- fluence of China, these are the kinds of in- those of such splendid faith . . . shall NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DE- sights and perspectives we will need in order so to Heaven rise! MOCRACY AND CONGRESS As they teach us, as they so reach us . . . the to understand what motivates China’s leaders. ones in our Lord’s Heart who so come The Abbot’s visit to the , spe- first! HON. DONALD M. PAYNE cifically, Alabama, New York, and Washington, For We All must Walk This Road of Life, OF NEW JERSEY DC, was facilitated by Dr. Thomas J. Could we, in such dark moments in time . . . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rosandich, the president of the United States to somehow the courage find, as Scott Sports Academy. The Academy is a unique to not think twice? Tuesday, December 5, 2006 degree-granting institution of higher education, With head up high, with no pity to find . . . Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize focused primarily on sports management, how we love you Scott! As to our World the Democratic Pacific Union’s (DPU) upcom- sports medicine, and sports education. In fact, You bring Your Light! ing international symposium on Abbot Shi Yongxin recently received an hon- Our Country Tis Thee, this our Sweet Land and congress this December 8 through 10 in orary degree from the United States Sports of Liberty . . . , . DPU, a non-governmental or- Academy to coincide with the launch of a co- Where our fine Nation, was so built upon such Heroic Heroes all throughout her ganization was founded in 2005 in Taipei to operative agreement between the Temple and history! enhance dialogue and exchanges among the Academy to teach Shao Lin Kung Fu in Go West Young Man, You Are America’s Best members of parliaments from countries around various locations around the globe. Young Man . . . if I have a son, I pray the Pacific Rim. Mr. Speaker, the efforts of the Abbot and like you he’d be! This year’s symposium will feature a num- the other monks of the Shao Lin Temple—as Dedicated to Scott West and his family, ber of panels on democracy, parliamentary well as the parallel efforts of the United States and all those like them. Who teach us so procedures, presidential and congressional Sports Academy—to use their teachings to much! elections with participants from , Can- help foster international peace and under- May our Lord Bless you, and he will! ada, the United States, , , standing deserve our deepest appreciation f , and the Republic of China. I en- and respect. I ask all of my colleagues to join HONORING NEW YORK STATE courage my colleagues to attend this impor- me in commending Abbot Shi Yongxin and his SENATOR MARC COPPOLA tant symposium. colleagues for their outstanding work, and Taiwan has a special relationship with us. wishing them a safe and pleasant journey Our commitment to Taiwan’s security, as stat- back home to China. HON. BRIAN HIGGINS OF NEW YORK ed in the Taiwan Relations Act, has enabled f Taiwan to serve as a beacon of democracy in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO SCOTT WEST the Pacific region and beyond. Tuesday, December 5, 2006 I also offer my congratulations to Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu for putting this sym- HON. ROY BLUNT Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to inform the House of the effective and faithful posium together. OF MISSOURI service in the New York State Senate of a f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES great son of North Buffalo, New York State COMMENDING THE ABBOT SHI Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Senator Marc A. Coppola. YONGXIN OF THE SHAO LIN Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, Albert Caswell Marc Coppola’s career in elective public MONASTERY IN CHINA wrote the following tribute to my constituent, service began with his appointment and sub- Scott West, who was injured while serving the sequent election to the Buffalo Common HON. DAN BURTON United States in Iraq. Council’s Delaware District seat in 2000. In that capacity, Marc and his office staff devel- OF INDIANA GO WEST YOUNG MAN oped a reputation as one of the most effective IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Go West Young Man! and efficient constituent service operations in Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Scott You are but The Very Best Young Man, as you are nothing less Young city hall. Constituents from throughout the city Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, on Man! came to know that their problems and con- November 15th Abbot Shi Yongxin of the As oh how our Nation You So Bless Young cerns could be addressed in Councilman Shao Lin Temple in China visited Washington, Man! Coppola’s office. DC to meet with Members of Congress and A Brave Heart who went off to War . . . In 2004, following an election cycle that saw other U.S. Government officials. I had the Who so walked through The Valley of Death, the Common Council successfully downsized privilege to meet this remarkable man and his all so our Freedom could be insured! from 13 to 9 members, Marc was chosen by traveling companions all of whom are expert A Patriot who gave his most precious of all his council colleagues to serve as Majority practitioners of a specialized form of the mar- gifts, his legs! But came back home Leader of the Common Council. Marc’s lead- with far much more! tial arts commonly known as Kung Fu. ership resulted in a number of important re- The Abbot leads one of the most ancient A Heroes Hero . . . This Army Man . . . forms in city hall and opened up city govern- Such Strength In Honor . . . As such a Mag- and most respected monasteries of its type in nificent Hero, before us now so stands! ment to the people in greater numbers than China, where he and his colleagues teach a Who can defeat terror and death, who with ever before. I recall watching sessions of the synergistic philosophy based on the Buddhist, but only his courage left . . . to new Common Council in those days—I began my Confucian, and Taoist traditions. Thousands of heights so ran! career as a Buffalo Councilman back in the Americans have traveled to the Shao Lin Tem- For his new battle has just begun, 1980s—and I remember being struck by the ple over the years in order to advance their From Sun-up to Sunset, as This Magnificent professionalism that Marc displayed in serving spiritual lives; and upon their return to the Heroes quest shall never be done! as floor leader for the council at that time. United States shared what they learned with For there is no quit, for This Champion Is! Is Gone was the infighting and the grandstanding their friends, family, and neighbors. I firmly be- the stuff of which movies are made of that marked floor debates years ago; Marc’s lieve that these types of person-to-person ex- my son! steady hand and patient leadership brought changes are and rightly ought to be a critical Just look at His Heart, Just look into His dignity and honor to that legislative body. component of our foreign policy strategy. Eyes! Early in the year, after the election of then- For in This Splendid Man of Courage and These types of exchanges inevitably break Faith, you’ll find No Missouri Com- Senator Byron Brown to the office of Mayor of down old stereotypes and foster deeper un- promise! the City of Buffalo, Marc Coppola won a spe- derstanding between the United States and He’s not giving up! He’s not giving in! As be- cial election as State Senator. In only several other countries. Although my conversation with fore us, The True Fine Definition of months in office, Marc developed a formidable Abbot Shi Yongxin was all too brief, I was im- Where Courage so Lies! record in the State. As a veteran of the New pressed with the Abbot’s unique insight into And our time here upon this Earth, is but York State Legislature myself, I know well how China and Chinese culture. As our nation such a short time’s worth! partisan that institution can be, and as a

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