May 7, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6013 diagnoses, and reporting the findings in tives and it enjoys the strong bipar- award shows, and beauty pageants. the patient’s medical record. In recent tisan support of more than 240 cospon- Unistar, which he cofounded and years, the Centers for Medicare and sors. I urge my colleagues to support owned, distributed Clark’s radio shows Medicaid Services sought to control this bipartisan and budget-neutral ap- including ‘‘Countdown America’’ and imaging growth by cutting reimburse- proach to preserving patient access to ‘‘Dick Clark’s Rock, Roll & Remem- ment for the technical component—re- community-based diagnostic imaging bers.’’ ducing payment for multiple imaging services. In 1972 ‘‘Rockin’ Eve’’ premiered, and services administered by the same phy- f since then generations of Americans sician to the same patient during a sin- have welcomed in the New Year with REMEMBERING DICK CLARK gle office visit. This policy is referred Dick Clark and watched with him as to as the multiple procedure payment Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, the ball dropped in New York City—a reduction, or MPPR. It is designed to today I ask my colleagues to join me in tradition that continued for 40 years. take into account the efficiencies honoring the memory of Dick Clark, Throughout his time as host, Dick achieved by doing same-day procedures one of our country’s most beloved cul- Clark only missed one New Year’s Eve on the same patient, and for the tech- tural icons who entertained grateful celebration in 2005 due to a stroke. The nical component of radiology, it makes viewers in America and around the following year he was once again on sense. world for more than 60 years. He passed the air welcoming the New Year with However this year, CMS decided to away on April 17, 2012, at age 82. his beloved wife Kari and showing all of apply the MPPR to the professional Richard Wagstaff Clark was born on us that with tenacity, anything is pos- component as well. The 2012 fee sched- November 30, 1929 in Mount Vernon, sible. ule rule, which took effect on January NY. As a child, Dick looked up to his Throughout his career, Clark left an 1, cut the professional component reim- older brother, Bradley, who became a indelible mark on the landscape of bursement for radiologists by 25 per- pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps dur- American music and television, from cent for additional images. This pay- ing World War II and was killed in the his 1974 creation of the American Music ment reduction ignores the realities of Battle of the Bulge. Dick became de- Awards to his productions of the Acad- medical practice. It is not supported by pressed after his brother’s death, and emy of Country Music Awards, Golden sound data, nor was it developed with the only thing that lifted his spirits Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, Live meaningful physician input. Because was music. Aid, and Farm Aid. For his successful each imaging study produces its own In some ways, Dick Clark was des- career and tireless work ethic, Dick set of images that require individual tined to work in the broadcasting in- Clark was honored with Daytime and interpretation, radiologists are ethi- dustry. As a child, he became inter- Primetime Emmy Awards, Daytime cally and professionally obligated to ested in radio after his parents took and Primetime Lifetime Achievement expend the same amount of time and him to a live broadcast of the Jimmy Awards, and inductions into the Radio effort interpreting each one, regardless Durante and Garry Moore show. Ever Hall of Fame, the Rock ’n Roll Hall of of the number of images, the section of the affable young man, Dick partici- Fame, the Academy of Television Arts the body being examined, or the date of pated in A.B. Davis High School’s & Sciences Hall of Fame, and the service. drama club and was elected class presi- Philadelphia Walk of Fame. Further, because radiologists are re- dent. I extend my heartfelt condolences to ferral-based physicians who rarely After graduating from Syracuse Uni- Dick’s wife Kari, his sons Richard Au- order the studies they interpret, MPPR versity with a degree in business ad- gustus II and Duane, his daughter is an ineffective tool to reduce inappro- ministration, Dick began working on Cindy, and his grandchildren. He will priate utilization. Beneficiaries receiv- ‘‘Bandstand’’ at Philadelphia’s WFIL be missed by the millions of people ing multiple imaging studies often rep- Radio. The popularity of this program worldwide who were touched by his resent the sickest and most complex led WFIL–TV to begin broadcasting it work. cases. They may have advanced cancer as an afternoon television show, which f or be recovering from a stroke, serious Dick started hosting in 1956. The fol- car accidents, multiple gunshot lowing year, he pitched the show to the REMEMBERING DEPUTY ROBERT wounds, or other forms of deadly trau- American Broadcasting Company, and PARIS ma. it became nationally broadcast as Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I ask Not only will CMS’ flawed policy dis- ‘‘American Bandstand.’’ my colleagues to join me in honoring proportionately affect the most vulner- ‘‘American Bandstand’’ became a the memory of Deputy Robert ‘‘Bob’’ able patients, it may also create incen- phenomenon, a trendsetting show that Paris, a dedicated public servant in the tives to shift services away from the touched people around the world across Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and private practice setting, where the lines of race, culture, and ethnicity. a kind and loyal colleague, friend, and physician fee schedule applies, to the ‘‘Bandstand’s’’ integration of African family man. On the morning of April more expensive hospital outpatient set- Americans as musicians and dancers 12, 2012, Deputy Paris was tragically ting. played a role breaking down racial bar- killed in the line of duty while serving Our legislation will ensure that CMS riers at a time when the civil rights an eviction notice in north Modesto. does not arbitrarily undervalue the movement was coming to the forefront. A graduate of Tracy High School and role of the radiologist within the Over the next three decades, while the the Ray Simon Criminal Justice Train- health care delivery system. It would show moved from weekdays to Satur- ing Center in Modesto, Bob Paris cancel the MPPR cut to the profes- days and from Philadelphia to Los An- joined the Stanislaus Sheriff’s Depart- sional component of radiology services geles, Dick Clark introduced American ment as a reserve deputy in May 1996 through the end of 2012 and prevent it families to many artists who later be- and became a full-time employee in from taking effect in future years, came icons, including the Supremes, 1998. During his tenure with the depart- pending more comprehensive study of Michael Jackson, Madonna, and ment, he served the community as a the matter. Specifically, the Secretary Prince. Aretha Franklin recently court bailiff, a patrol deputy, and as a of Health and Human Services would be noted, ‘‘If you didn’t go on ‘American member of the sheriff’s water enforce- prohibited from taking this action un- Bandstand,’ you hadn’t made it yet.’’ ment team. He was also the depart- less the reduction is based on the data, Over the course of his career, Dick ment’s first-aid and CPR instructor at analysis, and conclusions of an inde- Clark came to be known as one of the the sheriff’s academy. pendent expert panel convened by the most hard-working people in show For the past 16 years, Deputy Paris Institute of Medicine. business. With Dick Clark Productions, dutifully served the citizens and com- A similar bill, HR 3269, has been in- founded in 1956, Clark produced tele- munities of Stanislaus County with troduced in the House of Representa- vision shows, made-for-TV movies, great pride, integrity, and valor. His

VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:50 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S07MY2.000 S07MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 7, 2012 devotion to helping others, along with Moser, Loveland; Reynold Olson, Estes And finally, Marine Corps veterans his passion for law enforcement, helped Park; Marion Raines, Limon; Henry include: him become a respected member of the Schmitt, Jr., Longmont; Waldo Smith, Doyle Biggs, Loveland; Paul Delgado, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Depart- Highlands Ranch; Fredrick Stein, Fort Greeley; Steven White, Greeley. ment. Collins; William Stromberg, Sr., Join me in thanking these Colorado Deputy Paris served Stanislaus Coun- Loveland; Clyde Treadway, Brush; Ar- veterans and the volunteers of Honor ty with honor and bravery, and I send thur Wartburg, Boulder; James White, Flight Northern Colorado for their tre- my heartfelt sympathies to his family, Estes Park; Robert Williams, Johns- mendous service to this great Nation. friends, and colleagues. town. f We welcome Marine Corps veteran f RECOGNIZING THE WILLIAM J. Lewis Ashcraft, Littleton. HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN MOTTO BIOSCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP And finally, from the Women’s Auxil- COLORADO iary Corps, we have Mary Livingston, Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Estes Park. today I wish to recognize the establish- President, today I wish to speak on be- Also on the flight are veterans from ment of the William J. Motto Annual half of my colleagues and a grateful the Korean War. Bioscience Scholarship at Cincinnati Nation as we welcome to the Nation’s Help me welcome Army veterans: State Technical and Community Col- capital the 122 men and women of Darryl Anderson, Fort Morgan; Ray- lege. Honor Flight Northern Colorado. To- mond Anderson, Gill; Donald To commemorate the 35th anniver- gether, they represent soldiers, sailors, Armagost, Greeley; Eugene Ball, Wind- sary of its founding, Meridian Bio- airmen, and marines from WWII, sor; Harry Bell, Fort Collins; Orlis science, Inc., is funding a $5,000 annual Korea, and Vietnam. These heroes em- Charboneau, Pierce; Robert Cupp, scholarship to support a deserving stu- body the dedication, honor, and selfless Loveland; Samuel Ehrlich, Longmont; dent each year at Cincinnati State. service that make this country great. Alvin Eurich, Simla; John Hess, The scholarship is named in honor of We owe them and all servicemembers a Loveland; Donald Hoffner, Eaton; Rob- Meridian bioscience executive chair- debt that can never be repaid. ert Kramer, Fort Lupton; Robert man and Founder, William ‘‘Bill’’ Throughout the history of our great Kruger, Platteville; Lindy Leifheit, Motto, who has a passion for creating Republic, our men and women in uni- Irvine; Chester McCoy, Brush; William opportunities for hard-working individ- form have shielded this country from Miller, Fort Collins; James Ochsner, uals who wish to improve their lives the harm that others wish to inflict on Windsor; Arnold Piel, Stoneham; and our community. it. We have always asked a great deal Wayne Pimple, Greeley; Richard Bill Motto founded Meridian in 1977 from these individuals; that they leave Reagan, Wellington; Gerald Rice, Fort in the basement of his home, not far their families to fight in an unknown Collins; Joseph Sellers, Ault; William from the company’s headquarters in land against a deadly enemy. They Shirey, Estes Park; Norris Slechta, Newtown, just outside of Cincinnati. have always bravely answered the call, Berthoud. Today, Meridian is a fully integrated placing themselves between this coun- Air Force veterans include: life science company that manufac- try and harm’s way. James Ball, Denver; Dale Crist, Fred- tures, markets, and distributes a broad On this flight are World War II vet- erick; Bobbie Desmond, Loveland; range of diagnostic test kits, purified erans from every branch of service. Francis Fleming, Jr., Berthoud; Virgil reagents, and biopharmaceutical ena- From the Army we have: Hanson, Greeley; Marguerite Ingram, bling technologies. In addition to prod- Robert Barnd, Loveland; Frank Evans; Harry Rieger, Brush; Edward ucts used in the early diagnosis and Brown, Fort Collins; William Castor, Roebuck, Greeley; Robert Stanley, treatment of common medical condi- Loveland; Lowell Dart, Berthoud; Don- Greeley; Darrell Viegut, Loveland. tions, Meridian develops and manufac- ald Draxler, Loveland; Jose Duran, Log From the Navy we have: tures a variety of biological and non- Lane Village; Joseph Edwards, Scotts- Emil Badjar, Longmont; Leslie biological materials used in proficiency dale; George Emerick, Fort Morgan; Brumley, Greeley; Edward Eson, Gree- testing programs. Warren Garst, Fort Collins; Joseph ley; Clarence Ehlbert, Fort Collins; The scholarship will be geared to- Graham, Palo Alto; Roland Kaiser, Leslie Fraley, Jr., Fort Collins; George ward students majoring in biosciences, Longmont; Victor Lazar, Sandy; David Frysinger III, Fort Collins; John Goad, as the college prepares to open a new Leon, Alliance; Russell Malm, Greeley; Severance; Roman Herrmann, bioscience lab in its Health Professions W. Dennis McHenry, Estes Park; Ray- Longmont; Chester McGuire, Loveland; Building. In addition, the college has mond Mega, Longmont; Gerald Monroe, Raymond Nuss, Greeley; Louis Peter- expanded its curriculum to help stu- LaSalle; Bernard Nettesheim, Love- son, Longmont; Marshall Petring, Fort dents become lab technicians or to pur- land; Richard Porter, Longmont; Collins; Gerald Ross, Fort Collins; Alan sue bachelor’s or other specialized de- James Rauenbuehler, Fort Collins; Seaman, Longmont; Clarence Strahan, grees. Frederick Reck, Julesburg; Walter Jr., Fort Collins; William Striffler, Cincinnati State offers more than 75 Sapp, Fort Collins; Alan Shultes, Fort Collins; Irvin Tregoning, Johns- associate degree and certificate pro- Longmont; Theodore Wahler, Loveland; town; Jimmie Tregoning, Greeley; grams in business technologies, health Evans Woodhouse, Mead. Merril Tregoning, Windsor; Sam War- and public safety, engineering tech- Army Air Corps veterans include: ner, Loveland. nologies, humanities and sciences, and Carson Bright, Longmont; Wayne Representing the Marine Corps are: information technologies. Cincinnati Bullock, Fort Collins; Robert Duntsch, Timothy Daley, Fort Collins; Richard State also has one of the largest coop- Bozeman; Marvin Fowler, Lamar; Don- Gero, Loveland; Billy Hettinger, Fort erative education programs in the ald Morrison, Limon; Homer Phillips, Collins. United States, including a full slate of Jr., Fort Collins; Gilbert Rohde, And from the Women’s Auxiliary outstanding workforce training pro- Longmont; Charles Smoot, Loveland; Corps is Elizabeth Strahan, Fort Col- grams and courses. Cincinnati State’s Gene Thorson, Strasburg; Crowell Wer- lins. Workforce Development Center pro- ner, Fort Collins. Veterans from the Vietnam War are vides practical, hands-on learning ex- From the Navy are: on this flight as well. periences delivering both the profes- Charles Agnew, Wheat Ridge; Eugene From the Army we have: sional and educational expertise so Bonkiewicz, Greeley; Jack Endacott, Dennis Henneberg, Loveland; Donald critical to effective, efficient work- Estes Park; Robert Gillham, Peetz; Hess, Greeley; Jack Roberts, Greeley. force training. William Hampton, Gering; Willis Kra- Representing the Navy are: Mr. President, I would like to con- mer, Greeley; Harry Livingston, Estes Edward Fast, Fort Collins; Daniel gratulate Cincinnati State and com- Park; Gilbert Lopez, Denver; Armin Menzies, Loveland. mend Meridian Bioscience and its

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