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INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY STATE HIGH-RISK POOL DRUG the operation of the program. People who are TRIBUNALS ACT OF 2003 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT enrolled in a risk pool and who take mainte- nance drugs for chronic conditions could save HON. MARK UDALL 40 percent on their prescriptions. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF OF COLORADO The bill uses the federal government’s pur- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chasing power to provide discounts to drugs for high-risk pools nationwide. If individuals in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 13, 2003 high-risk pools can’t get the drugs they need Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today Thursday, March 13, 2003 to manage their condition, they could end up I am introducing the State High-risk Pool Drug in the emergency room and cost the taxpayers Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- Assistance Program Act. The bill provides millions of dollars. If they weren’t covered ducing, with my colleague Mr. FRANK of Mas- much needed relief on prescription drug costs under the risk pool, they would most likely end sachusetts, the Military Tribunals Act of 2003 for those individuals who get health insurance up in Medicaid or uninsured, which would cost to provide congressional authorization for tri- coverage through a qualified state high-risk the taxpayers millions of dollars. Ironically, bunals to try unlawful combatants against the pool insurance program. many consumers in risk pools have conditions While much of the debate on prescription United States in the war on terrorism. that would qualify them for one of the public drugs has focused on older Americans, there As the war on terrorism continues and more programs currently covered under the 340B is another group of Americans who need af- drug discount program. But their income level suspected al Qaeda terrorists are arrested, fordable access to prescription drugs. These is too high for public health programs and too Congress must ensure that justice is delivered people are the 153,000 individuals who get low to afford coverage in the individual market, swiftly and responsibly in order to punish the health care coverage through a state high-risk and that’s only if they aren’t denied coverage terrorists as well as to prevent future attacks. pool insurance program. due to a pre-existing condition. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution pro- Thirty states have established high-risk pools for individuals who cannot obtain or af- Some may ask what the federal interest is vides that it is the Congress that has the in this issue. Congress has already deter- power to establish tribunals inferior to the Su- ford health insurance in the individual market. High-risk pools generally cover people who mined that interest by guaranteeing that peo- preme Court. Up until now, however, there have been denied coverage because of a pre- ple have access to high-risk pools through the has been no congressional authorization for existing condition or who have received Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility military tribunals. Efforts to form such tribu- quotes from insurers that are higher than the Act of 1996 and the Trade Act of 2002, both nals, to date, have been performed solely by premiums offered by the risk pools. Their pre- of which are federal laws. Since the federal executive order of the President with clarifying miums range from 124 percent to 200 percent government is requiring high-risk pools to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of of the standard market rates in their state. cover more people, it should make high-risk Defense. For example, a female, non-smoker who pools covered entities under the 340B pro- Some would argue, not implausibly, that de- lives in Adams County in Colorado may pay gram to save taxpayer dollars. spite the clear language of Article 1, Section $850 a month in premiums to obtain coverage The legislation is good for the insurance 8, congressional authorization is not nec- through Cover Colorado, my state’s highrisk market, consumers, employers and states. It is essary; that as Commander-in-Chief, the pool. If this woman takes medications to man- good for the insurance market and for con- President has the authority to regulate the af- age a chronic disease, she will have fewer sumers because high-risk pools stabilize fairs of the military which extends to the adju- dollars to spend on them. I have heard stories health insurance coverage and reduce the dication of unlawful combatants. However, if about people with chronic conditions cutting number of uninsured. their pills in half, choosing between paying for Congress fails to act, any adjudications by It is good for the risk pools because the drugs and paying for food, or forgoing the military tribunal will likely be challenged in savings that they experience from the drug medications altogether. These folks shouldn’t court on the basis that the tribunals were im- discount can be used to provide more afford- be forced to make these choices at all. I think properly constituted. able coverage and better health plans. it’s time for Congress to do something to help The Military Tribunals Act of 2003 estab- state high-risk pools, consumers, employers It is good for consumers because it will give lishes the jurisdiction of these new courts to and state legislatures control the cost of people in high-risk pools access to affordable quickly and efficiently prosecute suspected al healthcare. maintenance medications for chronic condi- Qaeda terrorists who are not U.S. citizens or My bill would add qualified state high-risk tions and keep them out of the emergency lawful residents. The bill preserves the basic pool programs to the list of entities that partici- room. rights of habeus corpus, appeal, and due pate in the Public Health Service’s 340B pric- It is good for employers because if we con- process. Furthermore, this legislation protects ing program, which was created in 1992 to trol the costs of the high-risk programs, it will the confidentiality of sources of information, help safety net providers purchase outpatient keep down the assessments that insurers and protects classified information, and also pro- drugs at discounted rates. The 340B program employers pay to fund the program. tects ordinary citizens from being exposed to has expanded access to care to low-income the dangers of trying these suspects. and vulnerable populations without increasing And it is good for states because if we con- trol the costs of the program, cash-strapped Perhaps of most importance, in the context the financial burden on taxpayers. The pro- gram has saved safety net providers and the states won’t have to find additional funds to of a war without a clear end and against an stabilize the risk pool, and the state’s contribu- enemy without uniform or nation, this bill re- taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in outpatient drug costs. We should extend the tion will go a lot further. quires the President to report to Congress on program to include high-risk pools. Mr. Speaker, a small but not insignificant who is detained, for how long, and on what My bill uses the National Association of In- number of people would benefit from my legis- basis. surance Commissioners definition of qualified lation, and it would save millions of dollars in Mr. Speaker, in sum, the Military Tribunals state high-risk pool so that all risk pools would health care costs and uncompensated care. Act of 2003 gives the Commander-in-Chief the be able to participate in the program. It gives This is a prevention bill, a cost savings bill, a power to try unlawful combatants, provides the the Secretary of Health and Human Services pro-business bill and a taxpayer savings bill. I confidence that these judgments will be the power to promulgate regulations to carry look forward to working with my colleagues upheld, establishes clear rules of due process, out the program so that it is run similarly to and all interested parties to pass meaningful and ensures that the hallmarks of our democ- the successful AIDS Drug Assistance Pro- drug assistance legislation for our nation’s racy are not compromised. gram; however it sets minimum regulations for state high-risk pools.

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VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.001 E13PT1 E454 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE JOHN FOS- happy and well-trained so they could take Foster is survived by his wife, Karen M. TER, SHERIFF OF JOHNSON good care of their community. Foster; five children, Margaret, Diane, Susie, COUNTY, KANSAS ‘‘He loved officers,’’ Fairway Police Chief Jan and Todd; and four granddaughters. Kevin Cavanaugh said. ‘‘He loved what they Instead of flowers, Foster’s family suggests stood for and what they represent. He did ev- donations to a scholarship fund for law-en- HON. DENNIS MOORE erything in his power to teach people and be forcement families that they plan to estab- OF KANSAS an example of how to put their best foot for- lish soon. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ward in the best possible way.’’ The family was making funeral plans Foster helped the Sheriff’s Department win Thursday. Thursday, March 13, 2003 raises to reduce the number of deputies who f Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise left for better-paying jobs, switched to bet- ter-looking uniforms and constantly trained to pay tribute to a dedicated public servant, OUR PATRIOT SAILORS: HONORING a new generation of law-enforcement leaders. CAPTAIN JAMES PARESE the late John Foster, Sheriff of Johnson Coun- ‘‘He’d accomplished a lot, but I know he ty, Kansas, who passed away on March 6th wasn’t done,’’ Johnson County District At- after a brief but valiant battle with pancreatic torney Paul Morrison said. HON. VITO FOSSELLA cancer. In Topeka, the Kansas House approved a OF NEW YORK John Foster, who died at age 67, began his resolution Thursday honoring Foster for his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nearly 50 years of public service in law en- career in the Johnson County Sheriff’s Depart- Thursday, March 13, 2003 ment in 1956, then took the post of assistant forcement. A copy will be given to his fam- ily. It was sponsored by House members from Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, we wake up police chief in Fairway, Kansas, four years Johnson County. later. He became chief of police in Lenexa, every morning to our newspapers filled with Sen. Karin Brownlee, an Olathe Repub- stories of possible war, of tragic loss of our Kansas, in 1971 and retired briefly twenty lican, said a similar resolution would be in- years later. A year later, in 1992, he returned troduced in the Senate next week. astronauts, of heightened warnings of terrorist to the Sheriff’s Department as undersheriff. He Johnson County Commission Chairwoman attacks and of dangerous international dic- was elected to a four-year term as Sheriff in Annabeth Surbaugh issued a statement tators. In all, Americans are finding it a difficult 2000. praising Foster’s encouragement and sup- time to be confronted every day with these port. tragedies, uncertainties and fears. Doctors diagnosed Sheriff Foster’s cancer in ‘‘The county has lost a great man,’’ January. On February 21st, two weeks after Therefore, Mr. Speaker, during times like Surbaugh wrote, ‘‘a man whose strong and these, it is all the more vital to our national they told him he might live from two weeks to steady step never wavered, a man whose a year, John told county officials that his dis- dedication and commitment to this commu- spirit to tell Americans about uplifting and ease was terminal. Undersheriff Frank nity was unshakable, a man whose wisdom comforting stories. We need to remind our- Denning assumed Foster’s duties on an acting and guidance were a source of inspiration selves of our national qualities for which we basis the following week. and comfort to so many.’’ are so unique—patriotism, courage and gen- I got to know John Foster well during my Many law officers visited Foster at home erosity for our fellow man. during his last days to tell him how he had The story I tell you today, you will not have twelve years as Johnson County District Attor- encouraged them in their careers. ney. John was my friend. He had a wonderful read about in your local paper, nor watched Lenexa Police Chief Ellen Hanson, whom on TV, because this is the story of an unsung sense of humor. He always stayed close to Foster hired in 1975, recalled the way he the people he served, and was a profile in hu- helped people succeed. hero, a man who showed unwavering bravery mane, progressive law enforcement at the ‘‘He was a confidence builder, but not during the terrorist attacks in New York on local level. He mentored scores of younger falsely,’’ Hanson said. ‘‘I think he had a September 11, 2001. law enforcement officers during his forty-six great ability to see people’s strengths and I rise today to honor one of my constituents, build on them.’’ James Parese, who is the Captain of the Stat- years of public service and leaves his home Colleagues remembered his love for teach- county, and its residents, a much better place en Island Ferry, ‘‘Samuel I Newhouse’’. On ing, and several said he passed on some piece that terrible morning on September 11, Cap- as a result of the time he spent serving and of wisdom in nearly every conversation. fostering it. ‘‘Every time I spoke to him,’’ Cavanaugh tain Parese was one of the countless private Mr. Speaker, John Foster is survived by his said, ‘‘whether it was something to do with citizens on maritime vessels around Manhat- wife, Karen Foster, five children—Margaret, law enforcement or on a personal level, I al- tan who immediately responded to an emer- Diane, Susie, Jan and Todd—and four grand- ways learned something. It seemed as if he gency message. Cackling across marine ra- daughters. I join with them in mourning this always wanted to teach.’’ dios in New York’s harbor—the Coast Guard Some of it was serious, like the sharp dis- summoned all boats and their crews to aban- profound loss and place into the RECORD an tinction he drew between mistakes of the article from the Kansas City Star that memori- don their usual duties and respond to extraor- head—those that are rectified easily—and dinary needs in the New York waterways. alizes a dedicated and valuable law enforce- mistakes of the heart, which show a trou- ment and public safety official. bling lack of ethics. Captain Parese explains that day himself [From the Kansas City (KS) Star, Mar. 7, Other times he couched a lesson in humor- best when he said, quote, The subways were 2003] ous ‘‘Fosterisms,’’ like the warning he fre- down, and they closed the bridges. We were quently issued on what he called the ‘‘three basically the only way out. Us and the smaller JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF DIES OF Bs of booze, broads and bills.’’ PANCREATIC CANCER ferries, the police boats and the tugs. I ‘‘The one thing that can cause you trouble (By Richard Espinoza) couldn’t believe the amount of tugs; there if you don’t handle them correctly is that,’’ were a sea of tugboats coming from Staten Is- Johnson County Sheriff John Foster, who Hanson quoted Foster. ‘‘If you handle those spent almost half a century in law enforce- things with honesty and integrity, you’re land heading for Manhattan. ment, died at home early Thursday of pan- not going to have a problem.’’ Since September 11th, we have heard so creatic cancer. Foster was a life member of the Inter- many human stories of tragedy, heroism, loss Doctors diagnosed Foster, 67, in January. national Association of Chiefs of Police and and miracles. We’ve heard the brave deeds of On Feb. 21, two weeks after doctors told Fos- the Kansas City Metropolitan Chiefs and the New York firefighters and police officers. ter he might live two weeks to a year, he Sheriffs Association. He was a member of the We will forever owe them our deepest grati- told county officials that the disease was Kansas Association of Police Chiefs, the tude. terminal. Undersheriff Frank Denning as- Johnson County Chiefs and Sheriffs Associa- And today we honor one of America’s mari- sumed Foster’s duties the following week. tion and the Kansas Sheriffs Association. Voters elected Foster, a Republican, to a Foster taught as an adjunct instructor at time heroes—one of hundreds of private men four-year term in 2000. Now Johnson County Johnson County Community College, and he and women who selflessly and quietly an- Republicans must nominate a successor and was a graduate of the FBI National Acad- swered the call from the Coast Guard for ‘‘all send the person’s name to Gov. Kathleen emy. available boats’’. The miraculous rescue and Sebelius, a Democrat. He lived in Johnson County all his life. He response effort by water has also permanently He began his career at the Sheriff’s Depart- attended Hickory Grove Grade School in altered our nation’s official approach to de- ment in 1956, then took the post of assistant Shawnee and Shawnee Mission Rural High fending our homeland security along our police chief in Fairway four years later. He School, now Shawnee Mission North. He coastline. became chief in Lenexa in 1971 and briefly re- earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal jus- tired in 1991. The following year, he returned tice and a master’s in administration of jus- The South Street Seaport Museum in New to the Sheriff’s Department as undersheriff. tice, both from Wichita State University. York City put together an exhibit to bring to Colleagues said Foster’s main goal was He was a member and past president of the light the historic maritime evacuation of Man- keeping fellow law enforcement officers Lenexa Rotary Club. hattan on September 11. I learned of these

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.004 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E455 sailors from the book, All Available Boats. The In one account after another of these sto- that we cannot continue to rely on imported oil book was put together and edited by Dr. Mike ries, the captains and their shipmates worked from that region. When my father, Stewart Magee, a doctor who happened to see the without break, without fear and without instruc- Udall, was Secretary of the Interior, the U.S. museum exhibit and felt strongly that these tions. imported 20 percent of its oil. My father ar- heroic stories deserved to be heard by the September 11, 2001 was a day when aver- gued that we shouldn’t import more than 20 American people. age American men and women became he- percent of our oil on national security grounds. Hundreds of non-military ship captains of all roes for their fellow Americans and for our na- Today, we import 53 percent of our oil, 47 per- kinds of vessels—from ferries like Captain tion. Those enemies of freedom around the cent of which comes from OPEC countries; by Parese to tugboats and from private vessels to world have always underestimated the deter- 2020, the United States will import 62 percent even historic ships—answered the Coast mination, bravery, love of country and freedom of its oil unless we act to change the way we Guard’s call and sailed directly into Ground of the American people. produce energy. Zero. Captain Parese and the other brave patriot Even more frightening, world production is In the end, they evacuated over 300,000 sailors that day are the finest example that the expected to peak some time in the next few people from Manhattan. It was the largest evil enemies of freedom can tear down our decades; some even say as early as 2007. maritime evacuation since the battle of Dun- walls and tragically kill our citizens, but they That means that as energy demand increases kirk in 1940. Remarkable. will never quench the American spirit. more and more rapidly, the world’s oil supply After hearing the radio call on September I admire the bravery of my constituent, will be proportionally diminished. 11, Captain Parese unloaded his ferry’s pas- James Parese, as much as I admire his humil- While energy production has brought tre- sengers back onto Staten Island, turned ity. He takes no special credit for his brave mendous prosperity and allowed us to grow around and steered his ferry directly into the and tireless actions that day. He very simply our economy at unprecedented rates, non- Staten Island Ferry Loading Dock on Manhat- says that—quote ‘‘everyone pretty much did renewable forms of energy are responsible for tan. There, thousands of people were pouring what they had to do’’. many of the greatest environmental threats to onto his boat to find a way to escape the ter- James Parese, thank you from all of us in America’s well-being. rorism on the island. People were literally the United States House of Representatives Consider this, less than 2 percent of this na- jumping off the docks to try to hit the ferry’s for your brave and heroic acts that will never tion’s electricity is generated by non-traditional decks. One man said he was, quote, jumping be forgotten by the thousands of people you sources of power such as wind, solar, and for my life. brought to safety on September 11. And thank geothermal energy. During the period from Captain Parese’s ferry, already covered in you for continuing to go out every day to ferry 1973–1991, smart investments were made to ash, began to fill with smoke. Despite his eyes the Staten Island citizens to Manhattan for develop new technologies that made our en- and lungs burning from the smoke, Parese work. ergy use more efficient without affecting eco- stayed and loaded over 6,000 scared and des- Finally, we recognize and applaud all the nomic output. These investments curbed the perate passengers onto his ferry. Because of hundreds of patriot sailors that tragic day who projected growth rates of energy use in the the thick smoke, he was forced to use radar fearlessly answered our Coast Guard’s call for United States by 18 percent from what they to steer the boat southbound. On reaching ‘‘all available boats’’. Their actions make all of would have been without the investments. Staten Island, Parese unloaded his pas- us proud to be Americans and we salute their Unfortunately, the U.S. spends only one half sengers. He immediately then turned his courage. of 1 percent of its energy bill on research and empty ferry around and headed straight back God bless these unsung heroes and God al- development. 60 percent of that money is to Manhattan. ways bless this great freedom-loving nation of wasted on the country’s failed experiment in Parese then rejoined the other ships’ cap- the United States of America. nuclear energy. Less than 1⁄3 of the nation’s tains in their massive evacuation of Manhat- f tiny research and development budget is tan. Yet, during one of the most frightening spent on renewable energy and energy effi- days in our nation’s history, we now have ESTABLISH FEDERAL RENEWABLE ciency technologies. learned that our fellow citizens were not just ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS Mr. Speaker, I am particularly interested in rescued by these boats, they were shown FOR CERTAIN RETAIL ELECTRIC Renewable Portfolio Standards, RPS, which I kindness and comfort by these captains and UTILITIES believe paves the road for the development their crewmates. and investment in clean energy technologies Every man, woman and child who Captain HON. TOM UDALL and local economic development. RPS, in my Parese rescued from Manhattan is grateful to OF NEW MEXICO mind, clearly serves as model for tomorrow’s him for giving them an escape route, for his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES small and medium businesses to draw a profit kind spirit and for his dedication to duty. from their own environmental responsibility. Thursday, March 13, 2003 On a different Staten Island Ferry than During the 107th Congress, in the Senate Parese’s that day—was a boy, Tim Steto, a Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, version of H.R. 4, there was a provision, which student at the Leadership High School in Man- along with my cousin and colleague, Rep- proposed that retail electricity suppliers—ex- hattan. Tim and some other students caught resentative MARK UDALL of Colorado, I am cept for municipal and cooperative utilities—be the very last ferry from Battery City Park be- today introducing legislation that amends title required to obtain a minimum percentage of fore it closed. VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act their power production from a portfolio of new After stumbling through the streets around of 1978 to establish Federal renewable energy renewable energy resources. The minimum Ground Zero in terror and confusion, Tim said portfolio standard, RPS, for certain retail elec- energy target or ‘‘standard’’ would start at 1 that once the ferry took off from Manhattan— tric utilities. percent in 2005, rise at a rate of about 1.2 quote—there was a visible difference in the air I would like to thank Representatives BER- percent every two years, and peak at 10 per- quality. We looked back at this horrible scene MAN, CARDIN, HINCHEY, LEACH, GEORGE MIL- cent in 2019. then looked forward to see this clear, beautiful LER, OWENS, PALLONE, TIERNEY, and especially I applaud the Senate for including an RPS view of Staten Island. No clouds or smoke. Representative HENRY WAXMAN who share the provision in the Energy bill, which the House And this young high school student said that— vision that we in Congress can develop a na- failed to include in our energy package. How- quote—the thought of being taken to safety tional energy policy that is founded on two key ever, I believe that we are capable of going kept me calm. principles: renewable energy and energy effi- further than the 10 percent peak in 2020 and After evacuating those three hundred thou- ciency. I am especially proud that this is a bi- believe we should set the standard higher to sand people from the Manhattan island, partisan effort. around 20 percent. As I mentioned earlier, Parese and the other captains returned again Mr. Speaker there are some who say that a less than 2 percent of this nation’s electricity to Ground Zero to volunteer to help with other long-term sustainable energy plan is impos- is generated by non-traditional sources of vital tasks. They pumped water from the har- sible. Or that renewable energy and energy ef- power such as wind, solar, geothermal, etc. bor to feed the fire hoses and brought in ficiency are pipe dreams, and that the U.S. will Why is this legislation so important now Mr. needed supplies. never be able to break its reliance on tradi- Speaker? It’s important because the Depart- Also, with the bridges and tunnels closed, tional energy sources like oil and coal. I dis- ment of Energy’s total energy efficiency and these boats became the necessary transpor- agree. renewable energy budget would remain es- tation for bringing firefighters, police and other Now, in the post-September 11th world, and sentially unchanged at $1.3 billion for fiscal emergency workers to Ground Zero from New as we are on the brink of war with Iraq, the 2004. For example, Biomass and biorefinery Jersey and beyond. renewed conflict in the Middle East shows us systems would see the biggest cut, down 19

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.007 E13PT1 E456 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 percent, to $70 million. Solar is flat at $79.6 tion fields in my congressional district near A TRIBUTE TO ANNA GUTIERREZ, million; wind is down 6 percent, to $41.6 mil- Fort Sumner in eastern New Mexico. Har- 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT lion; hydropower is unchanged at $7.4 million; nessed by 136 twirling turbines, wind will be WOMAN OF THE YEAR—2003 and geothermal is down 4 percent, to $25.5 used to create electricity in the first large-scale million. renewable energy operation in the state. It’s important because yesterday Secretary Wind will make up less than 4 percent of HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF Gale Norton came before the House Re- the power generated by PNM, and this project OF CALIFORNIA sources Committee, of which I am a member, has the hope of becoming the first of many to make the case for drilling in the Arctic Na- wind farms in the state and an example of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tional Wildlife Refuge. It’s important because using and developing new technologies for re- the House will pass an energy bill, thanks to newable energy use. Thursday, March 13, 2003 the help of the Rules Committee, to open the A strong RPS makes good economic sense 1.5-million-acre ANWR coastal plain to oil de- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to help states diversify their energy market, in- velopment. honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we crease their work force, and help revitalize Mr. Speaker, we are a nation of pay special tribute to the accomplishments communities who have little to no economic ‘‘petroholics.’’ Instead of pushing for the explo- made by our nation’s most distinguished development. ration of oil development and contributing to women during the month of March. It is my this country’s addiction to oil, we should be Even the New Mexico Public Regulation great honor to recognize extraordinary women pushing for the exploration of renewable en- Commission is working on passing a Renew- who are making a difference in my district. ergy development. This is what this legislation able Portfolio Standard for New Mexico that I stand today, to pay special recognition to does, Mr. Speaker. And I have no doubt that would require electric utilities to generate 10 Ms. Anna Gutierrez, an outstanding woman of whatever energy bill the majority brings before percent of their electricity from renewable en- California’s 29th Congressional District. Over the House that it will not contain language to ergy sources by 2007. the years, Ms. Gutierrez has given selflessly promote and expand renewable energy devel- Mr. Speaker, our dependence on coal, oil of her time and energy to many different orga- opment in this county. and other traditional energy sources is nizations in the City of Monterey Park and sur- Our legislation is the first step toward en- unsustainable. To protect our environment and rounding areas. couraging greater use of our country’s clean our economy, we must turn off the dead end and domestic renewable energy resources. street that our energy non-policy has been A forty-three year resident of Monterey Our legislation would: leading us down, and start down a path of en- Park, California, Anna was a payroll super- Encourage the use of renewable energy by ergy productivity and sustainable, environ- visor for Blue Chip Stamps for twenty-five establishing a nationwide, market-based pro- mentally sound production. years, and a payroll supervisor for Figgie International for nine years. Despite working gram that would set fair, achievable and af- I encourage my colleagues in the House to full-time, she found time to volunteer at all of fordable clean energy goals for each state; support this legislation and support building her children’s schools: Sacred Heart of Mary Give states flexibility to achieve renewable solid renewable energy provisions within what- School, Cantwell High School and Marian energy goals; ever energy bill comes before the House. Benefit farmers and save consumers School. Besides her children, Dennis, Carolina and Jeffrey, she has four grandchildren and money; and f Reduce air pollution and the threat of global four great-grandchildren. warming. HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF After her retirement in 1994, Anna volun- Our legislation would require that retail elec- WOMEN IN COMMUNITY DEVEL- teered to serve senior lunches at First Meth- tricity suppliers—except for municipal and co- OPMENT odist Church and participated in two senior cit- operative utilities—be required to obtain 15 izen clubs, the Friendship Club and the Senior percent of their power production from a port- Affairs Club, both in Montebello, California. folio of new renewable energy resources by HON. MARCY KAPTUR Currently she is a member of the Montebello 2020 and within 5 years add an additional 5 OF OHIO Breakfast Club and treasurer for the Los An- percent, so by 2025, 20 percent of retail elec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES geles Monterey Park (LAMP) Optimist Club. tricity suppliers’ power production would be derived from a portfolio of new renewable en- Thursday, March 13, 2003 For many years, Anna has been a docent of ergy resources. the Monterey Park Historical Society Museum Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Speaker consider the following: and is in charge of the school children tour recognize the achievements of women in com- Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest are pro- program. She volunteers for the City of Mon- munity development. Women are key leaders ducing energy at a price of 3 cents per kilo- terey Park as a Commissioner on the Histor- in building quality, affordable housing and they watt-hour. This is less than the current price of ical Commission and is a Precinct Poll Inspec- are revitalizing their communities in the United power from natural gas. With a little encour- tor for citywide elections. In addition, she as- States as well as internationally. The central agement, wind energy could become economi- sists the Monterey Park Police Department by role of women in any effective community de- cally viable around the country, and this participating with the Monterey Park Senior velopment strategy, whether the goal is eco- means a tremendous level of energy self-suffi- Citizen Patrol. nomic development, housing, education or ciency for the U.S. Using wind as an energy health, has been well documented. Of all her activities, the organization that is source, twelve Midwest states alone could nearest to her heart is the Maryvale Orphan- generate three times the total U.S. electricity The National Network of Women in Commu- age in Rosemead, California. An active partici- consumption. nity Development, in partnership with women pant for over eight years, she volunteers in Solar power, one of the most well known community development leaders from across many ways, including fundraising, assisting in forms of renewable energy, also has potential the country are working to bring a collective rummage sales, and packaging Christmas for the future. The cost of solar energy has voice to foster new policies and improve exist- gifts for the economically disadvantaged. dropped by 90 percent since the early 1970s, ing ones, which are more responsive to the and scientists and industry groups predict the housing and community development needs of Ms. Gutierrez’s breadth of volunteer work is price will drop another 66 percent by 2020. women and children. remarkable and all who have the opportunity Solar energy, if properly developed, could go On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of to work with her are better off for the experi- a long way towards freeing the U.S. from its the McAuley Institute, the only national non- ence. dependence on coal. Just 10,000 square miles profit community development intermediary I ask all Members of Congress to join me of solar panels would supply all of the nation’s that focuses its resources on the housing and today in honoring a remarkable woman of electricity needs. related needs of women and their families, I California’s 29th Congressional District, Anna And several months ago, the Public Service would like to recognize the vital role that Gutierrez. The entire community joins me in Company of New Mexico and FPL Energy women-led development organizations have thanking Ms. Gutierrez for her continued ef- LLC, based in Florida, signed an agreement to played in creating housing across the country forts to make the 29th Congressional District build one of the nation’s largest wind genera- and in the restoration of communities. an enhanced place in which to live.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.011 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E457 IN RECOGNITION OF COVER THE sprawl. My goal was to point to a way to uti- The Remote Sensing Applications Act can UNINSURED WEEK lize the resources of the federal government to help begin to bridge the gap between estab- help foster wise community planning and man- lished and emerging technology solutions and HON. DENNIS MOORE agement at the local level. As a member of the problems and challenges that state and the House Science Committee and the Space local communities face regarding growth man- OF KANSAS and Aeronautics Subcommittee, it made sense agement, homeland security, forest fire man- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to me to look for ways to help communities agement, and other issues. Thursday, March 13, 2003 grow in a smarter way through the use of Mr. Speaker, this bill will be welcomed by Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise technology. states and localities nationwide. I look forward today to recognize a very important initiative I have reintroduced the bill in this Congress to working with Representative PICKERING and that will bring national attention to a severe because I still believe we need to do more to other Members of the House, including my and growing problem—the uninsured in Amer- promote geospatial technology. Geospatial colleagues on the Science Committee, to ica. data from satellites can produce very accurate move forward with this important initiative. maps that show information about vegetation, The sheer number and variety of organiza- f wildlife habitat, flood plains, transportation cor- tions involved in Cover the Uninsured Week ridors, soil types, and many other things. show that the consequences of this problem HONORING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE By giving state and local governments and touch our entire society. Every community, SHELTERS IN THE 9TH DISTRICT communities greater access to geospatial data every hospital, every caregiver, every tax- OF OHIO from commercial sources and federal agencies payer, and every individual in our country has such as NASA, I believe that the federal gov- a stake in addressing this issue. ernment can help bring valuable—and power- HON. MARCY KAPTUR New reports that suggest that 75 million ful—informational planning resources to the OF OHIO Americans lacked insurance for all or part of table. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2001 and 2002 only give this issue increased My bill would facilitate this transfer of infor- urgency. It is easier from a public policy per- Thursday, March 13, 2003 mation. The bill would establish in NASA a spective to look at one piece of the puzzle— program of grants for competitively awarded Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Women’s His- for example, how urban hospitals struggle to pilot projects. The purpose would be to ex- tory Month is celebrated during the month of provide uncompensated care, how families plore the integrated use of sources of remote March in the United States and around the struggle when they have a disabled child or sensing and other geospatial information to world. Last week Members of Congress par- how small business struggle to offer health in- address state, local, regional, and tribal agen- ticipated in Domestic Violence Awareness surance to their employees. But the problem is cy needs. Week on Capitol Hill in partnership with Life- broader, and it is clearer than ever that allow- State and local governments and commu- time Television to raise awareness of the ing Americans to remain uninsured negatively nities can use geospatial information in a vari- issues surrounding domestic violence, and ad- affects our nation’s health status, access to ety of applications—in such areas as urban dress possible solutions. care and even our financial security. land-use planning, coastal zone management Domestic Violence is one of the most critical Since coming to Congress, I have made ad- and erosion control, transportation corridors, public health issues facing women and chil- dressing this issue one of my primary goals. I environmental planning, and agricultural and dren today, and its impact is felt by every am working in particular with my colleagues in forest management. member of our society. Domestic Violence is the Blue Dog Caucus to address the group But another potential application that has not just a women’s issue. Domestic Violence with the highest uninsured population—em- garnered much recent attention is the use of touches the lives of men, women and chil- ployees of small businesses. I am working on geospatial technology to bolster our homeland dren—affecting the entire family structure in legislation to provide tax credits for small em- security. our country. ployers who offer health insurance. I know this Emergency management has always been I would like to take the time this month to is just one piece of the puzzle of the unin- an important responsibility of state and local honor the domestic violence shelters in my sured, but I think that if we can sustain the governments. But in the aftermath of the Sep- district—the 9th District of Ohio for the serv- momentum created by Cover the Uninsured tember 11 terrorist attacks, the scope of this ices they provide daily to individuals coping Week and utilize the expertise of the broad responsibility has broadened. Geospatial tech- with domestic violence. The YWCA Battered array of organizations that have come together nology can help states and localities identify Women’s Shelter in Toledo, OH, the Family to bring this issue to the forefront, we can put the location, nature, and scope of potential House in Toledo, OH, the Safe Harbour Do- the pieces together and make a difference for vulnerabilities and the impact of potential haz- mestic Violence Shelter in Sandusky, OH, and all uninsured Americans. ards, as well as how to respond to events and Ottawa County Transitional Housing in Port f recover from them. Clinton, OH. All four of the mentioned organi- Certainly it is important that we continue to zations serve women and children on the front REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS lines. The staff members of the shelters are ACT OF 2003 add to our database of available geospatial in- formation—more information is always better the individuals that hear the stories, and pro- than less. But we also need to get maximum vide services to people in need. The statistics HON. MARK UDALL use of information we already have at hand. are real, and the issue of domestic violence OF COLORADO That is the need this bill would address. must be kept at the forefront of domestic pol- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State and local officials are becoming more icy debates locally and nationally. familiar with the uses of geospatial technology The YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter in Thursday, March 13, 2003 for various planning purposes. However, there Toledo serves the area of Lucas County and Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today is a need for federal agencies such as NASA, offers emergency short-term housing and I am introducing the Remote Sensing Applica- which has been pioneering the uses of sat- counseling for battered women and their chil- tions Act of 2003. I am very pleased that my ellite remote sensing technologies, to work dren. The Family House in Toledo serves colleague Representative CHIP PICKERING of with state and local organizations to dem- Lucas County and is a short-term emergency Mississippi is joining me as an original co- onstrate how remote sensing and other shelter for homeless families, offering sup- sponsor of this bill. geospatial data can offer a cost effective plan- portive services through a family case man- I introduced this bill as H.R. 2426 in the ning and assessment tool. ager. Ottawa County Transitional Housing in 107th Congress, and the House—though not I’m pleased there was broad bipartisan co- Port Clinton is a long term homeless shelter the Senate—passed it last year. I’m eager to sponsorship of the bill in the last Congress for women and children. The shelter serves work with my colleagues on both sides of the and that it earned the endorsement of a num- people in Erie and Ottawa counties offering aisle in this Congress to see my legislation ber of important national organizations. These supportive services to families. through to passage in both chambers. supporters of my bill understand the impor- I sincerely thank all of the individuals that I introduced this bill in the 107th Congress tance of targeting geospatial information at the work for these important organizations, serving mainly to address a real problem we have in places where it will have the greatest impact— our community, and the people of the 9th Dis- Colorado, the problem of excess growth and the local and regional levels. trict of Ohio daily. Onward.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.016 E13PT1 E458 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 HONORING THE LIFE OF ERNIE about. When asked about running for office, COMMEMORATING 60TH ANNIVER- MILLS Ernie was fond of saying, ‘‘I’d like to run for of- SARY OF HISTORIC RESCUE OF fice, but I wouldn’t want to serve.’’ It was 50,000 BULGARIAN JEWS FROM HON. TOM UDALL Ernie’s way of saying how much he loved THE HOLOCAUST OF NEW MEXICO being close to the people. SPEECH OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A memorial service for Ernie will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2003 HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH St. Patrick’s Day in the State Capitol. He OF NEW JERSEY Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, would have loved this. He was proud of his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES New Mexico lost a legend recently. Ernie Mills, Irish heritage and it is fitting that he be re- Tuesday, March 11, 2003 the dean of New Mexico’s political reporters, membered in the center of New Mexico’s polit- died from pneumonia on Wednesday, Feb- ical world in Santa Fe. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, ruary 26 in Santa Fe. Ernie’s career and New during the Holocaust, the Jews of Europe Mr. Speaker, no one can ever replace Ernie Mexico politics were synonymous. There was were subjected to persecution and, ultimately, probably no one else in Santa Fe who knew Mills. His brand of journalism was unique and targeted for total genocide—not only by for- more about how New Mexico politics worked. exclusively his own. More importantly, Ernie eign occupiers, but also at the hands of erst- Governors, senators, and representatives and took people under his wing, to love, guide and while friends and even their own governments. a host of elected officials from across the state protect. His heart was bigger than all New In the face of this atrocity, Bulgaria stands out knew that Ernie and his ‘‘little birdies’’ had the Mexico. On behalf of all who knew him, I can for protecting its indigenous Jewish population scoop on what was really happening in the confidently say that we will sincerely miss him. from the evil machinery of the Holocaust. De- spite official allied status with Nazi Germany, state’s political arena. I feel as though I have lost a real friend, and Bulgarian leaders, religious figures, intellec- Ernie first came to New Mexico in 1957 I extend my deepest sympathies to his wife when he became editor of the Gallup Inde- tuals and average citizens resisted pressure Lorene and his children, Joy, Ken, Eddie, and from the Nazis to deport Bulgarian Jews to pendent. He had started his journalism career Margaret. in New York where he worked for New York certain death in the concentration camps of Herald Tribune. In 1958, he became the Cap- Eastern Europe. Thanks to the compassion f itol Bureau Chief for the Albuquerque Journal. and courage of broad sectors of Bulgarian so- ciety, approximately 50,000 Jews survived the He later opened his own public relations con- BEECH GROVE GIRLS Holocaust. sulting firm in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and CHAMPIONSHIP Once an ally of Nazi Germany in March was president of the New Mexico Chapter of 1941, the Bulgarian Government and Par- the Public Relations Society of America. liament came under pressure from the Nazi In 1968–69, Ernie covered the activities of HON. JULIA CARSON regime and enacted legislation severely cur- New Mexico servicemen in Vietnam during OF INDIANA tailing the rights of the Jewish population. In two tours of duty. During his tours of Vietnam, February 1943, a secret meeting between, Hit- he also handed television coverage of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ler’s envoy to Bulgaria, and Bulgaria’s fighting there, first for KOB–TV and later for Commissar on Jewish Affairs, established a Thursday, March 13, 2003 KOAT–TV. timetable for exporting to Germany the Jews Ernie was probably best known for his par- Ms. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Aegean Thrace and Macedonia, territories ticipation in one of New Mexico’s largest news then under Bulgarian administration, and de- stories: the 1980 prison riot in Santa Fe. Riot- to congratulate Beech Grove High School, lo- cated in the seventh Congressional District, on portation of Jews from Bulgarian cities. The ing inmates requested that Ernie—and no one deportations were to begin on March 9, 1943. else—be allowed into the prison to negotiate a winning the Indiana State Girls Basketball Trains and boats to be used in the deporta- settlement with them. Fifteen hostages were Final. The Beech Grove Hornets beat St. Jo- tions were in place, and assembly points in released after his participation, all unharmed. seph’s from South Bend, IN, 63–45. Poland had already been selected when word Thirty-three inmates died in the bloody con- Congratulations to Coach Dawn McNew of the plans was leaked. Almost immediately, frontation. who led the Beech Grove Hornets to a 27–1 43 members of the Bulgarian Parliament led Ernie’s career was devoted to his syn- by Deputy Speaker Dimiter Peshev signed a dicated newspaper columns and radio and tel- record. I also want to congratulate her players whose teamwork implemented her system so petition to condemn this action. This, coupled evision shows. He produced a daily radio with widespread public outcry from active citi- well: Katie Gearlds, Emily Ringham, Joy commentary Dateline New Mexico that was zens, political and professional organizations, Cromley, Stephanie Durbin, Clara Harris, Katie carried by more than 20 radio stations state- intellectuals, and prominent leaders of the Bul- wide. He also had a weekly television show Ringham, Mandy Seward, Nicole Helfrich, garian Orthodox Church, led the Minster of the entitled Report from Santa Fe that had been Patty Collins, Maria Combs, Katie Lamping, Interior to stay the deportation orders. Later produced by KENW–TV in Portales, and that and Jenni Moore. that month, Peshev again took a bold step in had aired for more than 27 years. The Hornets’ stellar performance is an ex- drafting a letter, signed by members of the rul- He received numerous awards during his ample of the benefits of superb teamwork and ing coalition, which condemned the possible career, including Broadcaster of the Year in sportsmanship. deportation of Jews, calling this an 1995 from the New Mexico Broadcasters As- ‘‘inadmissable act’’ with ‘‘grave moral con- sociation. The same organization also honored Beech Grove defeated North Harrison, sequences.’’ him for Special Reporting, Best News Cov- Ramsey, IN, to advance to the Girls State In May 1943, the plan for deportation of the erage, Best Editorial Writing and Radio News- Finals. The State Finals were played at Bulgarian Jews was finally aborted. King Boris man of the Year. Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday, March 8th. III resisted Nazi pressure to advance the plan, Ernie Mills is gone, but his impact on New Beech Grove won its first state title, led by arguing that the Jews were an essential com- Mexico will be with us forever. He will be re- Hornets player Katie Gearlds, who scored a ponent of the workforce. While some 20,000 membered for his sense of fair play, his bal- Jews from Sofia were then sent to work 3A title-record of 33 points. Katie, who has a anced reporting, his unwillingness to report in camps in the countryside for the remainder of scholarship to Purdue University, finished the something without first making sure of his the war and subjected to squalid conditions, facts, even if it meant that he was not the first season with 2,521 points, placing her fourth in they nevertheless survived. to break the news. He always said it right. state career scoring in Indiana. Tragically, there was no such reversal of Yes, he will be remembered for his ‘‘little This exceptional win by the Hornets is a fate for the estimated 11,000 Jews from Ae- birdies,’’ his ‘‘gatos flacos,’’ his ‘‘wall-leaners,’’ perfect example why Title IX should remain as gean Thrace and Macedonia, who did not and his interviews that kept his guests strug- it is. Title IX has allowed the number of fe- have the protection afforded by Bulgarian citi- gling to keep up with him. And we won’t forget males participating in interscholastic sports to zenship. Already driven from their homes in the ‘‘train wrecks,’’ even if we don’t remember March 1943, these individuals were trans- increase from 300,000 in 1971 to approxi- what they were about. We will remember the ported through Bulgarian territory to the Nazi mately 2.4 million in present day. man who gave his heart to all New Mexico. death camps. Madam Speaker, this month There was never a time that Ernie did not put Congratulations to the Beech Grove Hor- marks the 60th anniversary of Bulgarian resist- people first. It was their hearts that he was nets! You have made us proud! ance to the Holocaust. The people of Bulgaria

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.020 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E459 deserve our commendation for their selfless I am pleased that this Congress is able to rec- sure our nation’s family farms and ranches efforts to preserve such a threatened religious ognize that heritage and historical fact. continue to produce the agricultural products community, and in fact, the number of Jews f that have made us the breadbasket for the living in Bulgaria actually increased during the world. Holocaust. A TRIBUTE TO MARY BOGER, 29TH Small family farms and ranches helped build Bulgaria’s record of tolerance was distorted CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT the foundation of America. Thomas Jefferson by 40 years of communist misrule which cul- WOMAN OF THE YEAR—2003 once wrote in a letter to George Washington, minated in the 1984–89 forcible assimilation ‘‘Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it campaign against its largest minority, the HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF will in the end contribute most to real wealth, Turks. One of the first initiatives of the govern- OF CALIFORNIA good morals, and happiness.’’ Today many ment following the fall of communism in No- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES small farms and ranches have disappeared. vember 1989 was the reversal of this brutal Thursday, March 13, 2003 This is in part because the smaller farms and campaign. A return to the wholesale suppres- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ranches have not been able to change to sion of minority groups as exemplified by the honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we more profitable means of production. To con- forcible assimilation campaign is inconceivable pay special tribute to the accomplishments tinue as a viable business in agriculture farm- today, and Bulgaria is a democracy that pro- made by our nation’s most distinguished ers and ranchers need to be able to use mod- motes respect for fundamental rights. women during the month of March. It is my ern techniques that increase profitability, and Last year, Bulgaria’s Ambassador to the great honor to recognize extraordinary women do it in a manner that is environmentally United States, Elena Poptodorova, testified who are making a difference in my district. sound. before the Helsinki Commission regarding the I stand today, to recognize an outstanding The Family Farm and Ranch Innovation Act ongoing efforts of her government to promote woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- (FFRJA) would provide necessary tools for tolerance, consistent with Bulgaria’s historical trict, Ms. Mary W. Boger. Ms. Boger’s passion small agriculture businesses to modernize and traditions. I have been particularly encouraged for community volunteerism, especially on be- become more competitive in today’s market, by Bulgaria’s initiatives, in cooperation with half of children and education, has made the access to credit and a plan to turn the credit leading non-governmental organizations, to City of Glendale and surrounding areas a bet- into increased revenue. promote the integration of Roma and non- ter place in which to live. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Na- Roma in schools. This work deserves the full A product of the Glendale Unified School tional Commission on Small Farms report ti- support of the Bulgarian Government. District, she attended Pasadena City College, tled A Time to Act found, ‘‘The underlying I am disappointed, however, that the Bul- then had a successful career in the business trend toward small farm decline reflects funda- garian Government has not yet adopted and world. Mary and her husband, Dr. Donald mental technological and market changes. implemented comprehensive anti-discrimina- Boger have raised eight children in total: Simply put, conventional agriculture adds less tion legislation, even though it pledged to do JoAnn, Terry, Debbie, Scott, Elizabeth, and less value to food and fiber on the farm so in early 1999 in a platform of action on Melanie, David, Charles, nine grandchildren and more and more in the input and post-har- Roma issues, and committed to do so in the and five great-grandchildren. vest sectors. We spend more on capital and 1999 OSCE Istanbul Summit document. Four A strong advocate of education, Ms. Boger inputs to enable fewer people to produce the years have come and gone since Bulgaria has served on numerous school committees Nation’s food and look primarily to off farm made those pledges, and it is past time for and task forces, including Citizens for Glen- processing to produce higher value products. those pledges to be honored. dale Community College, and the School Fa- Sustainable agriculture strives to change this I am hopeful the Bulgarian Government will cilities Bond Committee. In addition, she has trend by developing knowledge and strategies do more to combat violence motivated by ra- volunteered with the Glendale Parent Teacher by which farmers can capture a large share of cial or religious intolerance. Two cases of Association, Glendale Healthy Kids, Verdugo the agricultural dollar by using management such violence, against Romani Pentecostals in Hills Visiting Nurse Association, Safe Places skills to cut input costs—so a large share of Pazardjik, appear to have received only super- and Glendale Youth Coalition. She is currently the prices they receive for their products re- ficial attention from the authorities. a member of the Glendale Unified School Dis- main in their own pockets—and by producing Madam Speaker, I also was disappointed to trict Board of Education, serves on the Glen- products of higher value right from the farm.’’ learn of the recent passage of a new religion dale YWCA Board of Directors, and is Presi- (In context of the report farms include law in Bulgaria. Several drafts of a religion law dent of Las Candelas. ranches.) had laid relatively dormant until the last Mary has received many awards, including The innovation plans in FFRIA, to be devel- months of 2002, when the process was expe- the Glendale News Press Woman of Achieve- oped with the USDA’s Natural Resources dited. As a result, it is my understanding that ment Award in 1998, the California Legisla- Conservation Service, would provide the blue- minority faith communities were excluded from ture’s 43rd Assembly District Woman of the prints to increase the value of farm and ranch the drafting process and assurances to have Year in 2000, and the Glendale Community outputs. the Council of Europe review the text again College Alumni Association’s Award of Merit The report also found, ‘‘Agricultural oper- were ignored. The law is prejudiced against for Career Achievement and Community Serv- ations require high levels of committed capital certain religious groups and falls well short of ice. to achieve success. The capital-intensive na- Bulgaria’s OSCE commitments. The law also The time, energy and love she gives to our ture of agricultural production makes access to jeopardizes the legal status of the Orthodox community is extraordinary, and the residents financial capital, usually, in the form of credit, synod not favored by the Government and its of my district have benefited greatly from her a critical requirement. Small farms are no dif- property holdings, as well as threatens fines dedicated service. ferent from larger farms in this regard, but tes- for using the name of an existing religious or- I ask all Members of Congress to join me timony and USDA reports received by this ganization without permission. New religious today in honoring a remarkable woman of Commission indicate a general under-capital- communities seeking to gain legal personality California’s 29th Congressional District, Mary ization of small farms, and increased difficulty are now required to go through intrusive doc- W. Boger. The entire community joins me in in accessing sources of credit.’’ If small farms trinal reviews and cumbersome registration thanking Mary Boger for her continued efforts and ranches are going to use improved tech- procedures, and co-religionists from abroad to make the 29th Congressional District a nologies laid out in innovation plans they will have been denied visas based on poorly writ- healthier and safer environment, especially for need capital. The Small Business Administra- ten provisions. children, in which to live. tion’s 7(a) loan program has a long history of Bulgaria’s leadership on these various f helping small businesses and would be a issues would be welcomed, especially in light FAMILY FARM AND RANCH great tool for small farmers and ranchers to of their plans to serve as Chair-in-Office of the INNOVATION ACT implement their plans. OSCE in 2004. The United States is particu- America’s small farms and ranches need a larly appreciative of Bulgaria’s firm stand hand up to remain viable in our rapidly chang- against terrorism at this time, and we look for- HON. MARK UDALL ing marketplace. Often today’s small agri- OF COLORADO ward to continued strong relations between culture businesses are family owned and have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our countries. The proud heritage stemming only a very small profit margin. The combina- from the days of the Holocaust serves as a Thursday, March 13, 2003 tion of low market prices for raw agricultural good reminder of the importance of taking Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today, commodities and the rising cost of land means stands which are right and true. Mr. Speaker, I am again introducing legislation to help en- that many of these businesses cannot afford

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.024 E13PT1 E460 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 to carry on. And that causes more urbaniza- Our friends and allies in Europe regard fish along the entire coast. I believe that this tion of valuable farm and ranch land. peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as crit- is the only way we can truly ensure the future This legislation recognizing the importance ical to everyone’s interests in Asia. On Sep- of this important species. of our small farming and ranching businesses. tember 5, 2002, the European Parliament Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- They provide diversity in the market place, passed a resolution calling on China to re- port this legislation to protect the Atlantic local production of food, less pollution, and move its missiles along Taiwan’s coast. Last striped bass, a species that maintains an im- jobs, all of which strengthen our economy. October, the Czech Parliament also passed a mensely popular recreational fishery. I appre- And, farms and ranches that are part of our similar resolution calling on China to remove ciate this opportunity to convey my concerns community remind us that food and other agri- its missiles from the Taiwan Strait. about the management of this prized fishery, cultural products don’t just come from stores, The United States believes that a military and I look forward to continuing my involve- and remind us of our connection to the land. clash in the Taiwan Strait must be avoided. A ment in ensuring sound policy decisions. Mr. Speaker, small farms and ranches have peaceful dialogue between China and Taiwan f provided the livelihood for many families since must resume now. It is my hope that Beijing the beginning of our country. This bill will help will begin dismantling the missiles currently CONGRATULATIONS TO CAMP AL- ensure small farms and ranches do not be- targeting Taiwan and pursue a peaceful reso- VERNIA ON ITS 115TH ANNIVER- come a thing of the past by providing the tech- lution of current tensions with Taiwan. I sup- SARY nical expertise and capital to allow them to port efforts of the U.S. State Department to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. this important end. HON. STEVE ISRAEL FACT SHEET—FAMILY FARM AND RANCH In the meantime, while we advocate the OF NEW YORK INNOVATION ACT peaceful resolution of the Taiwan issue, we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Summary: Bill would authorize the USDA must continue to sell arms to Taiwan to help Thursday, March 13, 2003 to assist Small farmers and ranchers who Taiwan protect itself, under the framework of want to improve their operations by devel- the Taiwan Relations Act. Our commitment to Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ac- oping Innovation Plans and would authorize defend Taiwan is, and must remain, strong knowledge the 115th anniversary of Camp Al- the Small Business Administration to pro- and unequivocal. vernia, located in Centerport, NY. vide loan guarantees to implement these In its first summer in 1888, Camp Alvernia’s plans. f Franciscan Brothers brought deserving poor LOAN AUTHORITY INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO PRO- youth from Brooklyn to the country environ- Bill authorizes the Administrator of the HIBIT THE COMMERCIAL HAR- ment during the summer months. Since then, Small Business Administration to guarantee, VESTING OF ATLANTIC STRIPED under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, the camp has been dedicated to teaching their loans to small businesses engaged in farming BASS campers respect for themselves, each other and ranching, for the purpose of imple- and our environment. menting Agricultural Innovation Plans. HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Camp Alvernia also provides scholarships AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PLANS OF NEW JERSEY for families who find themselves in financial Plans are to be developed on request of a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES difficulty. They are committed to helping fami- farmer or rancher whose operation has been lies and children from impoverished situations Thursday, March 13, 2003 certified as a small business concern under to develop spiritually, morally and physically the definition of the Small Business Admin- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- while enjoying Long Island’s beautiful environ- istration. duce legislation to prohibit the commercial har- ment. Plans are designed to increase the on-farm vesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal or on-ranch income of small farmers or Campers at Camp Alvernia enjoy sports, ranchers and protect the environmental waters and the exclusive economic zone of arts and crafts, nighttime campfires and many quality of the farm or ranch where the farm- the United States. This legislation would grant more activities. ing and ranching operation is located by protections to this species that would enable I commend Camp Alvernia and their staff for minimizing the production of pollutants and coastal populations to return to historical their dedication to our nation’s children, and conserving the natural resource of the farm abundances. congratulate them on their 115th anniversary. or ranch. The Atlantic striped bass is a valuable re- f The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nat- source along the Atlantic coast and is one of ural Resources Conservation Service, will de- the most important fisheries for recreational A TRIBUTE TO SALLY KENDALL velop the plans. anglers within the sixth Congressional District BALDWIN, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL f of New Jersey. As ranking member of the DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE A PEACEFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, YEAR—2003 CHINA AND TAIWAN MUST RE- Wildlife, and Oceans, I have a long history of SUME involvement in protecting, preserving, and en- HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF hancing the striped bass fishery. It is in this OF CALIFORNIA HON. W. TODD AKIN spirit that I would like to designate the striped IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI bass as a federal game fish. This bill would prohibit the commercial harvesting of striped Thursday, March 13, 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bass and reserve this resource for recreational Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Thursday, March 13, 2003 catches only, thereby ensuring a healthy and honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, at present there are sustainable recreational fishery. pay special tribute to the accomplishments more than 400 Chinese missiles targeted on The recovery of the striped bass fishery made by our nation’s most distinguished Taiwan. It is estimated that roughly 50 more since the crash of the late 1970’s is an exam- women during the month of March. It is my are being added each year. Moreover, China ple of successful state and federal cooperation great honor to recognize extraordinary women has devised strategies to destroy Taiwan’s po- and angler support over the last two decades. who are making a difference in my district. litical, financial, military, communications and The population rebound is encouraging, but a I stand today, to recognize an outstanding production centers within days. What is even recent Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com- woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- more menacing is that China has reiterated mission decision to both increase the commer- trict, Ms. Sally Kendall Baldwin. Ms. Baldwin’s that it will use force against Taiwan if Taiwan cial quota and open the exclusive economic passion for community service, especially on refuses to accept China’s ‘‘one country, two zone to striped bass fishing could lead to seri- behalf of education and the arts, has made systems’’ unification formula. ous consequences for striped bass. I feel that the City of San Gabriel a better place in which China’s intimidation of Taiwan is unworthy this decision is too much, too soon, and it is to live. of its status as a major world power. China imprudent to subject the fishery to these inten- A native Californian, Ms. Baldwin attended must not ignore Taiwan President Chen Shui- sified demands. I believe we must take pre- UCLA, majoring in Elementary Education. In bians’ repeated pleas for resumption of cross- cautionary measures now to avoid the poten- 1960, she met and married Harry Baldwin, strait dialogue. If war breaks out in the Taiwan tial threat of a collapse in the future. currently a San Gabriel City Councilman, and Strait, China, Taiwan and the rest of the coun- In the interest of responsible conservation they have two children, Kendall and Gregory. tries in the Asian-Pacific will all suffer irrep- and sustainable recreational fisheries, I sup- After college, the Baldwin family moved to San arable economic and political damage. port the goal of making striped bass a game Gabriel, California.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.028 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E461 As a young mother, Sally was involved in rity, and environmental and health benefits. By cle which appeared in the New York Times on the Boy Scouts of America, San Gabriel Na- reducing the cost of new clean technologies, it February 9th that details the legacy of Mr. Ar- tional Little League and the San Gabriel High will also make more choices increasingly avail- thur Ashe. The article entitled, ‘‘A Gentleman, School Quarterback Club. After her children able in the competitive marketplace, and help A Revolutionary’’ was written by Mr. Donald were grown, she became involved in the restrain fossil fuel price increases by creating Dell, former United States Davis Cup team Pasadena Shakespeare League and efforts to more competition for those fuels. The RPS captain, a leader in the sports marketing in- raise funds for the renovation of the San Ga- creates intense competition among renew- dustry and a close personal friend of Mr. briel Mission. ables, with the market picking winners and Ashe. Ms. Baldwin has been instrumental in the losers among renewable technologies, not the The article discusses Arthur Ashe’s lifelong efforts toward unification of the San Gabriel government. commitment to making a difference and his School District, which was accomplished in An RPS will be good for consumers. Ac- selfless work for causes of freedom and jus- 1992 and the school bond issue to renovate cording to the Department of Energy, an RPS tice throughout the world. It is a poignant elementary schools, which passed in 2002. A will save consumers billions of dollars. An piece and one that I believe gives a compel- teacher in the San Gabriel Unified School Dis- RPS will also spur economic development in ling example of what a principled and moral trict for the last twenty-eight years, she will re- the form of billions of dollars in new capital in- individual can accomplish for his community tire in June 2003. She began the Annual Com- vestment and in new property tax revenues for and his nation. munity Read-in at McKinley Elementary local communities, and millions of dollars in [From the New York Times, Feb. 9, 2003] School. Last year, she worked with the Los new lease payments to farmers and rural land- A GENTLEMAN, A REVOLUTIONARY Angeles Master Chorale on a project for her owners. Importantly, an RPS will also keep (By Donald L. Dell) students to learn how to write lyrics and mel- our energy dollars at home and diversify our The Arthur Ashe I knew was not only a ody, and perform their own songs with mem- energy portfolio. Finally, the increased use of tennis player, an activist, a thinker, a writ- bers of the Chorale. clean renewable energy through an RPS will er; he was also a man of uncommon grace Currently, Sally is Executive Vice President take us toward a clean energy future by re- and power. On this, the 10th anniversary of of the Asian Youth Center, a member of the ducing air pollution from dirty fossil-fueled his death—Arthur died on Feb. 6, 1993—I San Gabriel Historical Society and the Metro- power plants that threaten public health and want to express my sentiments about my good friend of 23 years. politan Associates, an outreach of the L.A. our climate. When I first met him, he was a skinny Opera Company. In addition, she is active in We have worked hard to draft legislation young man with a whippy tennis game. He The Church of Our Saviour Episcopal Church, that we believe will create public benefits for had great wrist action in his strokes, on both serving as a Vestry member, an usher and a everyone. The renewable energy goals the bill his forehand and his backhand. He had a tre- Lay Eucharist Minister. sets are significant—requiring retail electricity mendous arsenal of shots; he could hit his The time and effort she gives to our com- suppliers to derive 20 percent of their power backhand about seven different ways. He was munity is truly remarkable, and the City of San production from renewables by 2025. In addi- shy, introverted, but he was a risk taker. He Gabriel has benefited greatly from her dedi- tion, the bill is not overly burdensome for was never afraid to take a chance to win a point. Even then, there was a touch of the cated service. states as it gives them flexibility to achieve quiet revolutionary in him. I ask all Members of Congress to join me these goals. The bill sets up a credit trading As he matured, he developed into a genu- today in honoring an extraordinary woman of system that allows states to buy and sell cred- inely intellectual man: inquisitive, studious, California’s 29th Congressional District, Sally its to meet their renewable energy goals, a man who loved learning. This side of his Kendall Baldwin. The entire community joins which will work to further reduce costs. A cap nature is what led him to champion so many me in thanking Sally Baldwin for her continued of 3 cents a kilowatt-hour protects consumers causes, rationally and reasonably. To say efforts to make the 29th Congressional District from excessive costs. The bill permits states that Arthur Ashe transcended tennis is an understatement. an enhanced environment in which to live. to borrow credits against future renewables, Yet it was tennis that remained a passion. f bank renewable credits for future use, or sell Arthur was focused on being the best player them on the open market. The bill gives fed- he could be. He achieved that zenith in 1975 RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO eral credits for existing renewables and for re- with his victory over Jimmy Connors to win STANDARD newables required under a state RPS. The bill Wimbledon—in my opinion, his greatest tri- also returns money to the states from the sale umph on the court. That match remains a HON. MARK UDALL of credits for state weatherization programs, classic example of brains over brawn. Connors’s combination of power and consist- OF COLORADO low-income energy assistance programs, and ency was considered invincible, and yet Ar- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for encouraging the installation of additional thur diffused that force, thinking and calcu- Thursday, March 13, 2003 renewables. lating his way to the signature champion- Finally, our bill makes clear that while mate- ship of his exceptional 15-year career. Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today rial removed from the national forests in con- Of course, Arthur always knew that he car- I am introducing a bill with my cousin Rep. nection with fuel reduction projects or for other ried more obligations than merely winning TOM UDALL to establish a federal renewable reasons can qualify as biomass, we have tennis matches. He knew that he was rep- portfolio standard (RPS). been careful to make it clear that the bill does resenting his race at all times. The demands The electric utilities throughout the country of such a burden are difficult to fathom, cer- not set up a new program under which timber tainly for those of us who have never experi- have done a good job providing this nation would be harvested specifically for that pur- with reliable energy. They have done so well, enced it. Through it all, Arthur remained pa- pose. tient, always willing to give of his time to in fact, that we take our energy for granted. Our RPS bill will save consumers money, meet with people, to sign autographs or to But as demand continues to grow, we need benefit farmers and rural landowners, reduce conduct a clinic for underprivileged kids. to make sure that we continue to have afford- air pollution, and increase reliability and en- I was surprised when I read Arthur’s quote able and reliable supplies. And, most impor- ergy security. My cousin and I believe this that the toughest obstacle he had faced was tantly, as we move to more competition in the RPS bill is a win-win proposition and worthy of not his two open heart surgeries, or even delivery of electricity, we must make sure that AIDS, but rather, as he put it, ‘‘being born the support of our colleagues. We will work to- black in America.’’ We had a long discussion the environment and consumers are protected. gether and with our colleagues on both sides So it makes sense to put incentives in place about it. He told me that regardless of how of the aisle to push it forward in the House. prominent you were, each day every black to ensure that less polluting and environ- f person in this country was made aware that mentally friendly sources of energy can find he or she was black. Arthur had faced racism their way into the marketplace. ARTHUR ASHE: GENTLEMAN AND as a young man growing up in Richmond, But it’s not enough to take protective steps. REVOLUTIONARY VA, and regardless of his success, he contin- I believe it’s critical that we also take affirma- ued to have to deal with it his whole life. tive steps to promote cleaner energy produc- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL His commitment to making a difference, tion. That’s why I support requiring that a cer- along with his sense of justice, led him to be- OF NEW YORK come a leader in the anti-apartheid move- tain amount of our energy supplies come from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment. He assumed the role in his usual intel- renewable energy sources in the form of a re- Thursday, March 13, 2003 lectual way. He first visited South Africa in newable portfolio standard, or RPS. 1973, largely as a learning experience. At the The RPS is a market-friendly approach that Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit of time, he was denounced by the black commu- will provide increased reliability, energy secu- my colleagues I rise to share an important arti- nity, much of which felt that he was being

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.033 E13PT1 E462 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 used as a pawn by the South African govern- INTRODUCTION OF THE ANIMAL Joan has been a member of the Temple ment. But Arthur believed that you could DRUG USER FEE ACT OF 2003 City Unified School District Board of Education not speak out against apartheid unless you for twelve years, including serving on the knew something about it. He also thought it HON. FRED UPTON budget and multicultural subcommittees. She was important for young blacks there to see OF MICHIGAN is a board member of the Temple City Edu- a free black man, one of accomplishment and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cational Foundation and a member of the site stature in his chosen field. Thursday, March 13, 2003 committee for Cleveland Elementary School’s Arthur’s sense of responsibility to his race, LEARNS program. In addition, Joan is a mem- again coupled with his intellectual curiosity, Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support ber of the California Association of Realtors led to one of his proudest achievements. of the bipartisan Animal Drug User Fee Act of and is the legislative liaison for the California While attempting to research the heritage of 2003, legislation that I am introducing today School Boards Association. Ms. Vizcarra’s black athletes, he found no definitive work with Reps. DEGETTE, GREENWOOD, TOWNS, past volunteer participation includes the Tem- on the subject. In typical Ashe fashion, he BILIRAKIS, and JOHN. ple City Parent Teacher Association, Campfire Closely modeled after the Prescription Drug set out to produce one. He invested three Girls, the Arcadia Board of Realtors, the Tem- User Fee Act, the Animal Drug User Fee Act years of his time and money and employed ple City Kiwanis Club, and various political or- is designed to give the FDA the resources and three research assistants to write ‘‘A Hard ganizations. Road to Glory,’’ a three-volume history of incentives necessary to significantly improve The effort and time Joan gives to our com- the black athlete in America. That work, the animal drug review process. This legisla- munity is truly remarkable, and the City of published in 1993, is a milestone in the field tion is sorely needed. Despite a statutory re- Temple City has benefited greatly from her of historical sports writing; the script for the view time of 180 days and the enhanced flexi- dedicated service. television version, which Arthur also wrote, bility granted the agency in the Animal Drug I ask all Members of Congress to join me won three Emmys. Availability Act of 1996, the average review today in honoring an extraordinary woman of For all his public achievements, I was al- currently takes about 1.5 years and may drag California’s 29th Congressional District, Joan ways struck, in my personal relationship on for several years. This slowdown in review Vizcarra. The entire community joins me in with him, by his overriding sense of trust. times is jeopardizing the supply of the new, thanking Joan Vizcarra for her efforts. safe and effective animal drugs needed to That trust pervaded my professional dealings f with him as his lawyer for 23 years. We never keep our pets, flocks, and herds healthy. had a formal contract. After an initial letter The Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003 is RECOGNITION OF THE OCEANSIDE of agreement in 1970, he and I renewed each endorsed by a coalition of organizations, in- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE year with a handshake. Trust came natu- cluding the American Veterinary Medical Asso- rally to him. He strongly believed—and we ciation, the American Farm Bureau, the Na- tional Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Na- HON. DARRELL E. ISSA would debate this long and often—that there OF CALIFORNIA was a lot more good in people than bad. tional Milk Producers Federation, the Amer- ican Association of Equine Practitioners, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES But that trusting nature belied his tough- American Sheep Industry Association, the Na- Thursday, March 13, 2003 ness. Clearly, Arthur was tough on the ten- nis court, but off the court, he was just as tional Pork Producers Council, and the Na- Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, today the Ocean- strong-willed. One need look no further than tional Turkey Federation. My cosponsors and side Chamber of Commerce will proudly host the strong, unpopular stands he took on I anticipate that additional organizations will the official grand opening of their new offices. issues like more stringent academic stand- join in this endorsement as we move forward There will be a ribbon cutting and reception to ards for college athletes. Often swimming with the legislation. commence this special occasion. I want to ask against the tide, Arthur always chose what I urge my colleagues to join with me and the special recognition for the efforts of Mr. David he believed to be the moral and principled original bipartisan cosponsors of this legisla- Nydegger the Chief Executive Officer of the course. tion in supporting and cosponsoring the Ani- chamber for his hard work in making the new And, obviously, Arthur had to be a man of mal Drug User Fee Act of 2003. offices a reality. great courage to deal with his medical trau- f The Oceanside Chamber Mission Statement mas. Not once, when he learned that he had A TRIBUTE TO JOAN VIZCARRA, reads ‘‘To promote a strong business climate AIDS, did he say, ‘‘Why me?’’ He felt that 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT throughout the City of Oceanside, serve as same question could be asked of all the won- WOMAN OF YEAR—2003 leader and advocate for the business commu- derful things he enjoyed in life. Why did he nity, enhance the economic stability of the city win Wimbledon? Why did he marry a beau- HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF and act as a collective voice for business con- tiful, talented woman, Jeanne, who was such cerns.’’ OF CALIFORNIA a major force in his life, and become father I believe that the Oceanside Chamber of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to a loving, precious child, Camera? No. Commerce has been successful in achieving When it came to adversity, Arthur preferred Thursday, March 13, 2003 the goals stated in its mission statement. to pose the question differently. ‘‘Why not Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Since its doors opened in 1896, the chamber me?’’ he would ask. honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we has effectively promoted local business and When our group was leaving South Africa pay special tribute to the accomplishments been a valuable resource to the Oceanside in 1973, someone handed my wife, Carole, a made by our nation’s most distinguished business community. newspaper. Rolled inside it was a poem from women during the month of March. It is my Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of the cham- Don Matera, a South African poet and free- great honor to recognize extraordinary women ber’s grand opening, I would like to personally dom fighter who had recently been banned who are making a difference in my district. recognize the work of the Oceanside Chamber and was therefore prohibited from meeting I stand today, to pay special recognition to of Commerce on behalf of the businesses and with Arthur in public. I think that poem Joan Vizcarra, an outstanding woman of Cali- citizens of Oceanside. really captures the essence of Arthur Ashe. fornia’s 29th Congressional District. Ms. f I listened deeply when you spoke Vizcarra’s passion for community service, es- About the step-by-step revolution pecially on behalf of education has made the RECOGNIZING STEVE COX Of a gradual harvest, City of Temple City a better place in which to Tendered by the rains of tolerance.... live. HON. SAM GRAVES and I loved you brother— Ms. Vizcarra graduated from California State OF MISSOURI Not for your quiet philosophy University at Los Angeles, majoring in psy- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES But for the rage in your soul, chology. Currently a realtor, she is attending Trained to be rebuked or the Phillips Graduate Institute taking a grad- Thursday, March 13, 2003 summoned.... uate program in psychology to obtain her mar- Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause These lines reveal the true Arthur Ashe: a riage and family therapy license. Joan and her to recognize Steve Cox, an exceptional gen- man of quiet philosophy, with a raging, husband, Fernando Vizcarra, a Temple City tleman who has exemplified the finest qualities noble soul—a man I loved so much. We may Councilmember, have been married thirty-four of citizenship and leadership in his work as never see his like again. years and have two children, Lara and Erin, the sheriff of Livingston County, Missouri, and and one grandchild. with the Elks Lodge 656 of Chillicothe.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.037 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E463 This year, Steve is being honored with the pay special tribute to the accomplishments War II. He wore his Navy ensign’s uniform for Outstanding Achievements Award as the Elk’s made by our nation’s most distinguished the ceremony. At the time he was an adminis- citizen of the year. Steve is truly an asset to women during the month of March. It is my trative officer with the Navy at the Philadelphia crime fighting in Northwest Missouri. Under his great honor to recognize extraordinary women Ship Yard, which was then a major deploy- leadership, his department has received the who are making a difference in my district. ment facility for troops and shipping traffic. Missouri State Deputy Sheriff of the Year I stand today to recognize an outstanding They are the proud parents of seven chil- Award two years in a row. woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- dren: Michael, of Washington, DC; Patrick, of When Steve is not working relentlessly as trict, Ms. Jacqueline ‘‘Jacquie’’ Fennessy. Columbia, SC; Kevin, of San Francisco; John, the sheriff, he spends his spare time in inter- Over the years, Ms. Fennessy has given self- of Poway, CA; Brian, of Dunmore; Albert, Jr., net chat rooms searching for sexual predators. lessly of her time and energy to many different of Scranton; and Mary Kenney, of Clarks To date, he has brought over a dozen to jus- organizations in Altadena, California. Summit. They are also the proud grandparents tice. A 45-year resident of Altadena, Jacquie and of 22 grandchildren. Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in her husband, Dr. William J. Fennessy have In addition to raising a large family, Mary commending Steve Cox for his many impor- five children, William, Brian, Michael, David, has been continuously active in various orga- tant contributions to Northwest Missouri Offi- Daniel, and twelve grandchildren. As a young nizations of her parish church, including her cers, the Elks Lodge 656 of Chillicothe, his mother, she was involved in the Boy Scouts of role as Eucharistic minister. Last year, Albert community and the 6th District of Missouri. America, the local Parent Teacher Association was presented with the Man of the Year f and Little League. In 1986, she became the award by the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of Executive Director for Patron Saints Founda- St. Patrick. WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG tion, a position she currently holds. The foun- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the at- MEANS TO ME dation is an association that awards charitable tention of the House of Representatives the grants to non-profit health care organizations 60th wedding anniversary of Albert and Mary HON. TOM LATHAM in the west San Gabriel Valley. Clark, and I wish them and their family all the OF IOWA Jacquie has served on the Altadena Town best. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Council since 1992, serving as Chair for three f Thursday, March 13, 2003 terms. The consummate volunteer, Ms. Fennessy is also a member of the Altadena SHLOMO ARGOV—A VICTIM OF Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I wish to share Chamber of Commerce, Christmas Tree Lane MINDLESS VIOLENCE with my colleagues an essay written by Jeffer- Association, Altadena Heritage and the Alta- son Brown, a constituent of mine from Mason dena Conservancy. Her board memberships HON. DAVID R. OBEY City, IA. Jefferson is a 12-year-old 6th grader include the Sheriff’s Support Group of Alta- OF WISCONSIN at Roosevelt Middle School in Mason City. He dena, Scripps Home, and the Altadena Histor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recently won an award from the Elks Lodge in ical Society. Active in Altadena’s libraries, she Mason City and will soon be traveling to the Thursday, March 13, 2003 has been an Altadena Library Board of Trust- State Capital in Des Moines to compete in a ee member since 1994, serving two terms as Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, a good man has state-wide competition. I submit his award-win- President, and a member of Friends of the Al- died after spending 20 years completely para- ning essay for the RECORD. tadena Library for nearly forty years. lyzed because of mindless violence per- The American flag means many things to Jacquie has received many awards, includ- petrated by the Abu Nidal Middle East terrorist me. It symbolizes pride, joy, strength, and ing the California Legislature’s 44th Assembly faction. Shlomo Argov, the former Israeli Am- ability. These all come from the flag of the bassador to Britain, who died on February 23 great country we live in. District Woman of the Year in 1999, Pasadena The flag symbolizes pride, the pride of our Mental Health Association’s Community Volun- in a Jerusalem hospital, was shot as he country, ourselves, and pride for our flag of teer of the Year in 1998, and Citizen of the emerged from a meeting in a London hotel in America. It gives hope, it gives us pride, the Year in 1998 by the Altadena Chamber of 1982. For more than 20 years he was a living flag is a symbol of our pride in our country. Commerce. example of the tragedy that has befallen so The flag represents joy for the heroes who The time and energy she gives to our com- many decent people because of mindless ha- stood tall defending our country. Joy when tred that is used to justify terrorist acts. the warriors came home to us all. The joy of munity is truly remarkable, and the greater Al- tadena area has benefited greatly from her I first met him when he showed me around one, the joy of all is in the flag that flies Jerusalem on my first visit to the Middle East high above us, the flag stands for joy in dedicated service. America. I ask all Members of Congress to join me after the 1973 Israeli-Arab war. He was a po- Strength is in the flag, and the strength is today in honoring a remarkable woman of litical moderate who in his conversations with in the hearts of all the American people. The California’s 29th Congressional District, Jac- me spoke articulately of the need for Israelis strength is in our army, strength in those queline ‘‘Jacquie’’ Fennessy. The entire com- and Palestinians to come to an understanding who lost a loved one on those days when we munity joins me in thanking Ms. Fennessy for about their differences, and, yet, he was stood tall. The strength is in one; the her continued efforts to make the 29th Con- gunned down by forces of hatred who have al- strength is in all, it is in America; that ways been anxious to make a political point stands tall. gressional District a better place in which to Last but not least, ability. The flag stands live. regardless of the injury done to other human for ability. Ability is in all of us, it is what f beings or to their own cause. we do. We are better at some things than Before he was so viciously assaulted, he others. Some of us can run or jump better ALBERT AND MARY CLARK CELE- had a distinguished career in Israeli’s Minister then others, or we can draw or write better; BRATE 60TH WEDDING ANNIVER- of Foreign Affairs and served as Ambassador but the point is that we all must bring our SARY to Mexico, the Netherlands, and finally, Am- abilities together just as if we were colors on bassador to Britain. His death is another dem- the American flag, the colors come together onstration of how close the Middle East is to to make the flag. Just as we must, all united HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI as one. OF PENNSYLVANIA running out of men of good will before it runs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out of hatred. f Mr. Argov paid a terrible price for trying to A TRIBUTE TO JACQUELINE Thursday, March 13, 2003 bring his talents to bear to advance the well ‘‘JACQUIE’’ FENNESSY, 29TH CON- Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise day to being of the part of the world from which he GRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN call the attention of the House of Representa- came. His death should not go unnoticed. Nei- OF THE YEAR—2003 tives to the 60th wedding anniversary of my ther should the distinguished service that he good friends Albert and Mary Clark of Pittston, provided to Israel and the world before his life HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF PA. The Clarks will be honored March 15 with was so cruelly changed by mindless Pales- OF CALIFORNIA a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary’s Church tinian militants. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Pittston and an anniversary dinner at St. Thoughtful people in both Israeli and Pales- Mary’s Center in Scranton. tinian circles should view his death as another Thursday, March 13, 2003 Albert and Mary, the former Mary Jordan, reminder of the need to end the terror, cut Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to were married March 6, 1943, in their neighbor- through the hatred, and give innocent civilians honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we hood church in Pittston, in the middle of World in that region an opportunity for the kind of

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SCHIFF [From the Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2003] bipartisan initiative calls for doubling the cur- OF CALIFORNIA ISRAELI DIPLOMAT SHLOMO ARGOV DIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rent level of funding for the consolidated JERUSALEM.—Shlomo Argov, 73, the former Thursday, March 13, 2003 Israeli ambassador to Britain who was para- health centers program by 2006. The addi- lyzed during an assassination attempt by tional funds would double access to com- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Palestinian militants that triggered Israel’s prehensive health care for the millions of honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we invasion of Lebanon in 1982, died Feb. 23. Americans who currently are without health in- pay special tribute to the accomplishments He has been in Jerusalem’s Hadassah hos- made by our nation’s most distinguished surance. pital since the shooting. Hospital officials women during the month of March. It is my said he died from complication from wounds Community health centers are local, non- great honor to recognize extraordinary women that left him completely paralyzed and on profit, community-owned health care providers who are making a difference in my district. life-support machines. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon an- serving low-income and medically underserved I stand today, to pay special recognition to nounced at the start of Sunday’s weekly urban and rural communities. Health centers Ms. Dorothy Cohen, an outstanding woman of Gabinet meeting that ‘‘this morning, before have a proven 30-year track record of pro- California’s 29th Congressional District. Over the years, Dorothy has been an outspoken ad- dawn, Ambassador Shlomo Argov died.’’ viding cost-effective, comprehensive, quality Gunmen from the Abu Nidal guerrilla fac- vocate for the residents of the city of South tion, which has ties to Libya, Syria and Iraq, care. Past investment in community health Pasadena, California. shot Mr. Argov after a diplomatic meeting centers has resulted in improved health and Ms. Cohen has been a member of the outside London’s Dorchester Hotel. Three quality of life for many Americans, as well as South Pasadena City Council since 1994, Abu Nidal members were convicted in the a reduction in over all national health care serving as Mayor for two terms. Some of her shooting. The shooting was Israel’s stated pretext spending. greatest accomplishments on the Council in- for invading Lebanon four days later and clude the re-opening of City Hall five days a Community health centers provide health week, repainting the city’s historic water tower, laying siege to Beirut for three months until care services to uninsured and low-income in- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his advocating for a quarterly city newsletter and fighter were forced out of the country. The dividuals in medically underserved areas. serving as its editorial advisor for seven years, invasion also marked the start of an 18-year They are vital to the fabric of health care in adoption of the tiger lily as the city flower, and Israeli military presence in south Lebanon, our country. This year, more than 1,000 health her efforts to preserve the quality of life for the which ended with Israel’s withdrawal in May centers will serve nearly 14 million children citizens of South Pasadena. 2000. and adults in 3,400 communities across the Dorothy is a fourth generation Californian Reuven Merhaz, a former colleague of Mr. and a forty-one year resident of South Pasa- Argov, said Sharon, who was defined min- country. Of these, 5 million are uninsured; dena. Prior to her marriage in 1950 to Jerry ister at the time, had planned the Lebanon 750,000 are homeless; 850,000 are migrant Cohen, a reporter and features writer for the invasion, well before Argov was shot. and seasonal farmworkers; 5.4 million are ‘‘The war plan was ready,’’ Merhav told Los Angeles Times, she was a reporter and Israel Radio on Sunday. ‘‘He [Sharon] made residents of rural areas; and nearly 9 million television columnist for the San Diego Union no secret of it. He had presented the plan to are people of color. Tribune. While raising her children, she the Americans some months earlier.’’ Community health centers are vital in my worked part-time for fourteen years for the Mr. Argov, who was born in Jerusalem, South Pasadena Unified School District. Dur- studied in Washington and London and congressional district. Health Centers have joined Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in significantly increased the use of preventive ing that time, she actively participated in the South Pasadena Parent Teacher Association 1959. He served as ambassador to Mexico and health services such as Pap smears, mammo- and the Girl Scouts of America. the Netherlands before assuming his position grams, and glaucoma screening services as ambassador to Britain in 1979. A long-time supporter of public libraries, Ms. The Jerusalem Post described Mr. Argov as among the populations they serve. Health Cohen was a cofounder of the Friends of the ‘‘brilliant and suave’’ and ranked him with Centers have increased substantially the num- South Pasadena Public Library Bookstore in orator and historian Abba Eban, Israel’s first ber and proportion of immunized children, and 1984. She currently serves as the chair of its ambassador to the United Nations, who died have made significant strides in preventing Steering Committee and volunteers weekly in in November. the bookstore. She is past president of the Victor Harel, a deputy director general at anemia and lead poisoning. Furthermore, the Israeli Foreign Minister, said that at the Health Centers contribute to the health and Friends of the Library, Library Board of Trust- time of the shooting. Mr. Argov was in his well-being of their communities by reducing ees and the League of Women Voters. Dorothy has participated in numerous city physical and intellectual prime, jogging the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, every day and conversing in fluent English task forces over the years, such as the Down- and Spanish in addition to his native He- keeping children healthy and in school, and town Revitalization Task Force, the General brew. helping adults remain productive and on the Plan Advisory Committee, and the Mission While he remained lucid after the shooting, job. Street Specific Plan Committee. Most recently, he was emotionally devastated by the aware- she co-chaired the Gold Line Railway Station ness of his disability, Harel told the radio. Expanding community health centers is a ‘‘He was fully conscious for the first two or proven, viable, and cost-effective way to bring Art and Design Advisory Committee. I ask all Members of Congress to join me three years.’’ he said ‘‘But he couldn’t do health services to uninsured populations and today in honoring a remarkable woman of anything on his own. The paralysis was underserved communities. The bipartisan total. He also got more and more medica- California’s 29th Congressional District, Doro- tion, so visiting him became harder and REACH Resolution would enable health cen- thy M. Cohen. The entire community joins me harder.’’ ters to serve 20 million Americans, including 9 in thanking Ms. Cohen for her continued ef- Mr. Argov’s survivors include three chil- million individuals without health insurance. As forts to make the 29th Congressional District dren. Cover the Uninsured Week comes to a close an enhanced place in which to live. f and with 41 million Americans living with no f RESOLUTION TO EXPAND ACCESS insurance we need to find ways to address THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNITY TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS this crisis. The REACH Resolution is a step in ACT OF 2003—H.R. 997 the right direction. The resolution would send HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO a clear message that Congress supports ef- HON. STEVE KING OF MASSACHUSETTS forts to provide critical health care to low- and OF IOWA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES moderate-income urban and rural commu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 13, 2003 nities. I urge my colleagues to support this im- Thursday, March 13, 2003 portant legislation. Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I have intro- introduce the Resolution to Expand Access to duced legislation to make English the official

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.046 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E465 language of the United States Government. English has resulted in very serious con- (The Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin, Apr. The English language is the carrier of liberty sequences. 5, 2002, originally reported by Alisha A. Pina) and freedom throughout history and the world. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor The LINGUISTIC GHETTO HITS PROFESSIONALS For centuries, our common tongue, English, English Language Unity Act of 2003 in the Even though many immigrants to the U.S. has been the uniting force in this great nation, 108th Congress so that we can ensure that all bring impressive resumes and skills, the lan- knocking down ethnic and religious barriers to Americans have the opportunity to attain the guage barrier sidelines thousands. The sto- make us truly one nation. Today, as we rally American dream. ries are endless and familiar: for unity and patriotism a common means of LANGUAGE BARRIER DANGEROUS, OFTEN The Iraqi political refugee who was a col- communication propels us toward our goal. DEADLY, FOR IMMIGRANTS lege professor in Iraq, with a doctorate in international development from Oklahoma The English Language Unity Act declares The high rate of immigration to the United State University. A specialist in agriculture, English the language of the United States. States is rapidly changing the face of Amer- he now directs terminal traffic at Atlanta’s ica, primarily due to the massive numbers of Like its predecessors, it does not affect the Hartsfield International Airport. teaching and study of other languages. It does limited-English speakers arriving daily to our shores. There are 21.3 million people liv- The West African surgeon who once not deter the use of other languages in the trained other doctors as a member of the home, community, church, or elsewhere. The ing here today who do not speak English ‘‘very well.’’ World Health Organization, and once served Act includes commonsense exceptions to the Following are but a few recent snapshots as the only doctor in a refugee camp in policy, for international relations, national se- of appalling episodes that occur regularly in Ghana that housed thousands of people. He curity, teaching of languages, and preservation communities around the U.S. Tragic situa- worked nonstop, rarely getting a full night’s of Native Alaskan or Native American lan- tions like these can be averted if immigrants sleep. Today, he works in a warehouse in are given every opportunity to learn English: Lithonia, Ga. He can’t be certified as a doc- guages. tor in America until he masters English well A common language has enabled genera- PHILADELPHIA STRUGGLES UNDER LANGUAGE enough to pass the medical exams. tions of Americans to realize the dream of BARRIERS American opportunity and freedom. Studies Language has become a big problem in (Cox News Service, Jan. 15, 2002, originally continue to prove those who know English get Philadelphia, with about 65,810 Philadel- reported by John Blake) better jobs, earn more money and receive bet- phians, or 4.6 percent of the city’s popu- ter health care than those who cannot speak lation, being isolated by language barriers. JAPANESE WOMAN DIES IN FREEZING TEMPERA- TURES, LANGUAGE BARRIER CONTRIBUTING the language. As a result, an emphasis on Two recent examples of linguistic troubles: Elderly Russian-speaking residents were FACTOR English decreases reliance on the federal gov- ‘‘clueless’’ after being thrown out of their A woman holding a crude map of a tree ernment. adult day care center because they didn’t un- next to a highway and wandering around a The need for official English appears in our derstand recent eligibility changes that had landfill aroused the suspicions of Minnesota newspapers every day—injuries in the work- been sent to them in the mail and were writ- police, who later determined she was looking place, mistranslations at hospitals, people who ten in English. for the treasure featured in the fictional are unable to support themselves and their Dominican Republic shopkeepers couldn’t movie ‘‘Fargo.’’ Though officials attempted families—all because they could not speak meet requirements of food inspectors be- to explain to the woman, who spoke only English. cause they didn’t speak English. Japanese, that neither the movie nor the Recognizing a common language is neither (Philadelphia Daily News, Sept. 25, 2002, treasure was real, attempts to overcome the racist nor exclusionary. It is a principle en- originally reported by Scott Flander) language barrier were nearly insurmount- acted by 177 countries worldwide to allow for CRASH CAUSED BY LANGUAGE GAP able. Six days after being placed on her way home, her body was found by a bow hunter 60 An accident on a state highway in New the transmission of ideas and customs and to miles east of Fargo. allow people of multiple cultures to come to- Hampshire was caused when an English gether. This bill does not inhibit people from speaking passenger said, ‘‘You’re going to take a left at exit 5,’’ while trying to teach (The Bismarck Tribune, Jan. 8, 2002, speaking other languages, nor does it attempt a Spanish speaking driver how to operate a originally reported by Deena Winter) to place any limits on culture, religion or cus- motor vehicle. The driver proceeded to make TEENAGE MOMS GET UNEXPECTED ‘SURPRISE’ toms. a sharp left and collide with a tree. The car Each year the California Department of The Unity Act gives newcomers an oppor- was totaled, but both occupants escaped Social Services prints calendars to help teen- tunity to succeed in the United States. It unharmed. bonds the newcomer with his fellow Ameri- age mothers cope with a daunting world. (The (Manchester, NH) Union Leader, July They include nutritional tips for babies and cans, allowing both to reach for the highest mothers, immunization charts, job and do- 23, 2002, originally reported by Sherry Butt rung on the economic ladder and provide for mestic violence hotlines, tips for living a re- Dunham) a family. sponsible life. According to the U.S. Department of Edu- MEDICAL MISHAPS This year an unexpected surprise: A toll- cation, those with limited English proficiency Immigrants, both because of language free number for a phone sex line. The number are less likely to be employed, less likely to be problems and cultural differences, are at risk was printed by mistake on 32,000 Spanish- employed continuously, tend to work in the for communicating with their doctors. language calendars sent to 169 county There’s the story of the Hispanic mother least desirable sectors and earn less than CalWORKS offices, community organizations who gave her child 11 teaspoons of cough and job centers across the state. those who speak English. Annual earnings by medication because she read the English limited English proficient adults were approxi- Normally, someone at the department, who word ‘‘once’’ as the identically spelled Span- would call the phone numbers to make sure mately half of the earnings of the total popu- ish word for eleven. The child lived, but the they were correct, would proofread the lation surveyed. mistake could have been fatal. English- and Spanish-language calendars, Few doubt this reality. In a 1995 poll by the But this year, after the English-language Luntz Research firm, more than 80 percent of (Passaic (NJ) Herald News, July 2, 2002, version was translated into Spanish at Chico immigrants supported making English the offi- originally reported by Sarah Brown) State, no one at the department proofread it. cial language of the United States. They are MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING BROTHER-IN-LAW, joined by 86 percent of all Americans who USES LANGUAGE BARRIER TO SHOW INNOCENCE (Sacramento Bee, Jan. 1, 2002, originally agree with English as the official language of Language skills played a central role in a reported by John Hill) Rhode Island courtroom when the defense the United States. IMMIGRANTS FACE DEADLY MIX DUE TO claimed the accused had not been read his Similar English legislation in the 104th Con- LANGUAGE GAP rights in his native language of Gujarati. gress, H.R. 123, drew 197 bipartisan House The 25-year old, who had been in the United Orange County, Calif., is dealing with a cosponsors and won a bipartisan vote on Au- States for 12 years, is accused of murdering startling increase in the number of Hispanics gust 1, 1996. That spirited effort, led by our his brother-in-law in a Portsmouth hotel. and immigrants killed on the job, part of a 33 late colleague Bill Emerson, is unfinished busi- Though the accused gave a statement ad- percent rise nationwide, even as the overall ness that we must attend to for the benefit of mitting to the crime, the defense claims that number of fatalities has declined. An inves- all Americans. the charges of murder, conspiracy to commit tigation into the records found that nearly Mr. Speaker, I would respectfully request murder, committing assault with the intent half of the persons killed while working over that the following document, prepared by the to rob, conspiring to commit robbery and the last three years were immigrants. discharging a firearm while committing a Experts say that language barriers and national group U.S. ENGLISH, Inc. be inserted crime of violence resulting in a death should lack of training play a major role in the into the RECORD. This document is a compila- be dismissed because the Miranda warning trend. OSHA investigations have found a tion of news stories from major newspapers was meaningless to a man whose 1991 report lack of understanding of instructions and a across the United States which highlights nu- card gave him an ‘‘LB’’ [language barrier] lack of use of safety gear in many inquiries merous incidents where the inability to speak grade in reading and writing. following workplace incidents. Worse, OSHA

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:25 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.050 E13PT1 E466 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 found that many immigrant worker casual- (Associated Press, Oct. 12, 1997, originally In seeking full congressional representation, ties go unreported. reported by Lauran Neergaard) we often have stressed the District’s taxpaying One Orange County worker died from a fall f status because most of us pay federal taxes into a 175–degree vat of chemicals at an Ana- and because uniquely among American citi- heim metal-plating shop. Though the com- ON EVE OF WAR D.C. VETERANS STAND WITH NORTON ON INTRO- zens, D.C. gets no vote in Congress in return. pany’s instruction manual clearly forbid However, today we emphasize a duty of citi- walking on the 5-inch rail between tanks, it DUCTION OF D.C. VOTING RIGHTS was printed in English, not a language that BILL zenship far more important, requiring far great- the worker understood. A subsequent inquiry er sacrifice. Ever since America’s first war, the into the accident found that many of the re- Revolutionary War, that was waged to elimi- cent hires were neither trained to handle HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON nate taxation without representation, D.C. resi- hazardous materials nor proficient in OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA dents have fought and died for their country. English. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES They have done so often disproportionately. In Thursday, March 13, 2003 World War I, the District suffered more casual- (The Orange County (CA) Register, Oct. 21, Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I intro- ties than three states; in World War II, more 2001, originally reported by Natalya duce the ‘‘No Taxation Without Representation casualties than four states; in the Korean War, Shulyakovskaya and Alejandro Maciel) Act’’ in the House, and simultaneously our more casualties than eight states; and in Viet- LANGUAGE BARRIER IMPEDE POLICE good friend, Senator JOE LIEBERMAN, will intro- nam, more casualties than ten states. INVESTIGATIONS duce the same bill in the Senate. The bill Since I have been in Congress, I have par- ticipated in ceremonies that have sent D.C. After failing to solve only two of 11 homi- would afford the residents of the District of Co- cides in the prior 12 months, Lexington, Ky., lumbia the same congressional voting rights residents to the Persian Gulf War, to Afghani- police had failed to make arrests in six of 13 enjoyed by all Americans. The introduction of stan, and now to the Iraqi border. I have never homicides in an eight month span in 2001. Of- this legislation follows a well-attended Town been able to vote in their name, and our resi- ficials attribute the lack of closure to the Meeting on voting rights last week of deter- dents are without any representation in the difficulty with the language barrier, encoun- mined D.C. residents intent on obtaining Con- Senate. Yet, in today’s military, each is a vol- tering more witnesses and relatives who gressional voting rights, especially today as unteer who has willingly taken on the most spoke English poorly or not at all. ‘‘Any the nation prepares for war. weighty of all the obligations of citizenship. time you have a language barrier, it’s going Our bill is particularly inspired by the District Thus, I introduce our voting rights bill today for to slow you down,’’ said Lt. P. Richardson of the Lexington Police. of Columbia’s 46,000 veterans, who are rep- D.C. residents but particularly for our residents resented by three distinguished veterans who serving in the military today and the nearly appeared with me at a press conference this 50,000 veterans who live in our city. (Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, Aug. 28, 2001, morning. I especially thank my friend, former Encouraged by the 9–0 Senate Committee originally reported by Jefferson George) Secretary of the Army Clifford Alexander, who vote that took the city’s voting rights bill to the LANGUAGE BARRIER OFTEN TURNS ROBBERY also served in the United States Army. Sec- Senate floor last year, we are now in the INTO MURDER retary Alexander has long worked for equal throes of preparations to take our case to the Police in New Jersey stepped up patrols rights for the American people, and especially country. Let us begin by telling America what after a series of attacks on gas station at- for D.C. residents, and was the lead plaintiff in too many do not know about service and sac- tendants in the early morning hours. Gas one of the D.C. voting rights cases before the rifice without representation. station employees in New Jersey are espe- U.S. Supreme Court, Alexander v. Daley. I am I urge my colleagues to support this vital cially vulnerable, as the Garden State is one also personally indebted to Secretary Alex- legislation. of only two states to prohibit self-serve gaso- ander, who preceded me as an especially dis- line. f tinguished chair of the Equal Employment Op- Police surveillance and drive-bys were in- TRIBUTE TO BOB HITZHUSEN creased to allay fears among workers, portunity Commission. I am also grateful to the though officials cautioned late-night gas at- other veterans who are here today. Both are HON. IKE SKELTON tendants, 95 percent of whom are estimated D.C. residents and graduates of the service OF MISSOURI not to speak English, to not resist when con- academies—Wesley Brown, the first black fronted with a robbery situation. ‘‘The lan- graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guage barrier could play a big part,’’ said former chair of my Service Academy Selection Thursday, March 13, 2003 Sgt. Steve Choromansky, ‘‘Sometimes a rob- Board and George Keys, a graduate of the Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to ber might think someone is stalling, when U.S. Air Force Academy and current Selection they’re just unsure of the situation.’’ my attention that a long and exceptionally dis- Board Member as well as a former chair. The tinguished career at the Missouri Farm Bureau Service Academy Selection Board performs an will soon come to an end. Mr. Bob Hitzhusen (The Bergen County (NJ) Record, Aug. 28, indispensable service for D.C. residents and has announced his retirement after 25 years 2001, originally reported by Leslie Koren for our country. Board members spend count- and Peter Pochna) of service to the farmers of Missouri. less hours screening, interviewing and select- Bob launched his professional agriculture SPANISH-LABELING MISTAKE IN BABY FORMULA ing candidates for me to nominate to the na- career after graduating with a degree in Agri- Hundreds of batches of infant formula were tion’s service academies. culture Economics from Iowa State University. recalled when it was found that the prepara- I also invited the current chair of my Service After serving as an admissions counselor at tion instructions in Spanish were incorrect. Academy Board, Mr. Kerwin Miller, to partici- Iowa State for two years, he joined the legisla- As written, the Spanish instructions created pate in the press conference today, and he tive staff of Congressman Wiley Mayne in a product that could lead to seizures, irreg- originally agreed to speak. However, Mr. Miller 1975, serving in Congressman Mayne’s Wash- ular heartbeat, renal failure or death in in- not only serves on my Service Academy fants. ington, DC office. Board, he also is the Executive Director of the Bob joined the staff of the American Farm D.C. Office of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Miller was Bureau in 1975 as a full-time lobbyist, starting (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Jul. 11, forced to decline for reasons that sharply un- his career with the Farm Bureau. In his posi- 2001) derscore the very reason why we are here tion as lobbyist, he worked with several con- BILLIONS SPENT ON MEDICAL MISHAPS today. Mr. Miller is unable to appear at this gressional delegations and followed key agri- An immigrant woman gave her 85-year-old press conference because of a rider attached cultural issues. mother a dangerously high dose of blood to the District’s annual appropriations legisla- Bob joined the Missouri Farm Bureau staff pressure medicine because she couldn’t un- tion that prohibits city officials, except for as Director of National Legislative Programs in derstand the label’s English-language in- elected officials, from lobbying on behalf of 1978. In this position, he was responsible for structions. The Food and Drug Administra- their own voting rights. Not only is the District Farm Bureau’s policy development program tion estimates that $20 billion a year is spent of Columbia denied voting rights, but the Con- and was actively involved in lobbying for Farm hospitalizing people who, because of the lan- gress adds insult to injury by attaching this Bureau members on state and national levels. guage barrier, take the wrong dose of medi- cation, take the wrong medication entirely outrageous provision to our own budget to de- He has played an active role in every major or mix drugs in dangerous combinations. liberately hamstring the city in its quest for vot- farm program re-write since the 1973 Farm Health experts say millions of immigrants ing rights. This provision is hideously un- Bill. In addition, he has been actively involved risk injury or death because warnings on American, and I again will seek to have it re- in international trade legislation, including or- medicine bottles only come in English. pealed, especially this year. ganizing agricultural support for the North

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.055 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E467 American Trade Agreement and the GATT im- tory of the Latino Community in Pasadena’’ Smart was found alive and well, we all plementing legislation. He also worked to im- that she researched and produced. breathed a collective sigh of relief, thankful to plement meaningful Missouri River policy that Roberta serves on numerous boards and God that, in this all too rare instance, there would benefit Missouri’s agriculture producers, committees, including the Pasadena Historical was a happy ending. including work to provide a better levee sys- Museum, the San Gabriel Valley Hispanic For months, we prayed in earnest for Eliza- tem and work to ensure the Missouri River Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena Latino beth’s safety and for the Smart family, who Master Manual fully represents the interest of Forum, Latino Heritage Association, Leader- courageously have crusaded for their daughter the Show Me State. ship Pasadena and the Zonta Club. In addi- despite long odds, refusing to give up their In 1996, Bob was appointed Chief Adminis- tion, she assists the City of Pasadena by par- search. Driven by faith, hope and love, their trative Officer and Corporate Secretary for the ticipating on the Arts Commission, the Pasa- tenacity never wavered. Keeping the case Missouri Farm Bureau Federation and Affili- dena Community Access Corporation, and the alive, they created invaluable public aware- ated Companies. In addition to his administra- Northwest School Site Steering Committee. In ness that eventually resulted in her safe re- tive duties, he has continued to serve as an 2002, Roberta received the Pasadena trieval. In particular, I would like to send my active lobbyist for the farm organization on YWCA’s Woman of Excellence in the Arts fondest wishes to my friend, Joy Bradford, state and national issues. Award. Elizabeth’s aunt who along with the Smarts re- Due to his exceptional service to the Mis- The time and energy she gives to our com- fused to give up looking for her niece. souri Farm Bureau and agricultural programs, munity is truly remarkable, and the City of I would also like to recognize the Salt Lake Bob has been singled out as a leader in agri- Pasadena has benefited greatly from her dedi- City community, who became an extended culture. He was chosen to participate in the cated service. family for the Smarts, never faltering in sup- European Community’s visitors program, I ask all Members of Congress to join me port, and never relenting in a search for one where he spent three weeks studying agricul- today in honoring a remarkable woman of of their own. Gratitude must also be extended tural policy in Europe. He was also awarded a California’s 29th Congressional District, Ro- to the four Sandy police officers that con- partnership award by the USDA soil and water berta H. Martinez. The entire community joins fronted Elizabeth’s abductors and the people conservation programs in Missouri. me in thanking Roberta Martinez for her con- who alerted them. They are true heroes. As Bob Hitzhusen prepares to spend more tinued efforts to making the 29th Congres- It is difficult to express in words how re- time with his family, his wife Verlee and his sional District a better place in which to live. lieved and overjoyed we all are that Elizabeth sons Paul and Mark, I know the members of f is alive and back in the arms of her loving the House will join me in expressing apprecia- family. Our prayers have been answered. Mir- ORGAN DONATION IMPROVEMENT tion for his dedication to Missouri’s agriculture acles do indeed happen. ACT OF 2003 community and to the Missouri Farm Bureau. f f SPEECH OF CRISIS IN HEALTHCARE A TRIBUTE TO ROBERTA H. MAR- HON. DAVE CAMP TINEZ, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL OF MICHIGAN HON. RON PAUL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES YEAR—2003 Wednesday, March 12, 2003 Thursday, March 13, 2003 Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF strong support of H.R. 399, the Organ Dona- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, America faces a OF CALIFORNIA tion Improvement Act of 2003. Simply stated, crisis in health care. Health care costs con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this bill will promote organ donation by remov- tinue to rise while physicians and patients Thursday, March 13, 2003 ing existing barriers to living organ donation struggle under the control of managed-care ‘‘gatekeepers.’’ Obviously, fundamental health Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and educating the public. Right now there is simply not enough or- care reform should be one of Congress’ top honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we priorities. pay special tribute to the accomplishments gans to meet the needs of patients waiting for them on the transplant lists. The challenge be- Unfortunately, most health care ‘‘reform’’ made by our Nation’s most distinguished proposals either make marginal changes or women during the month of March. It is my fore us is to maximize the number of available organs and to maximize the recovery of or- exacerbate the problem. This is because they great honor to recognize extraordinary women fail to address the root of the problem with who are making a difference in my district. gans available for donation. When an organ becomes available for transplant, we must health care, which is that government policies I stand today, to recognize an outstanding encourage excessive reliance on third-party woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- spare no resource to ensure that it is delivered to a patient in need and this bill is a work to- payers. The excessive reliance on third-party trict, Ms. Roberta H. Martinez. Ms. Martinez’s payers removes all ilncentive from individual passion for community volunteerism, espe- wards reaching that goal. Behind every number is a person. Some are patients to concern themselves with health cially on behalf of Latino-American history and care costs. Laws and policies promoting culture, has made the City of Pasadena a bet- waiting for a life-saving or life-enhancing trans- plant. Others celebrate the gift of life they Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) re- ter place to live. sulted from a desperate attempt to control spi- Ms. Martinez earned her BA in music, her have received. The mission of this bill is to change the raling costs. However, instead of promoting an MA in music history and is a practicing musi- numbers, by increasing the number of organ efficient health care system, HMOs further cian. Currently she is narrator and vocalist for and tissue donors, ultimately saving more took control over health care away from the in- the Aztec Stories Project, scheduled to play at lives. It is my hope that this outreach will edu- dividual patient and physician. the Ford Theater in Los Angeles in the fall of cate the public about organ and tissue dona- Returning control over health care to the in- this year. Besides owning her own production tion, correct misconceptions about donation, dividual is the key to true health care reform. company, she is a guest lecturer, historian, and create a greater willingness to donate. This is why today I am introducing the Com- and an elementary and middle school sub- Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill and a step prehensive Health Care Reform Act. This leg- stitute teacher. She and her husband, James in the right direction. As a long time advocate islation puts control of health care back into Grimes, reside in Pasadena, and have two for organ donation, I urge support for this bill. the hands of the individual through tax credits, children, Kate and Matthew. I yield back the balance of my time. tax deductions, Medical Savings Accounts, Roberta is host/producer of an award-win- and Flexible Savings Accounts. Specifically, f ning cable access television show—Casa Mar- the Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act: tinez—musica y mas in Pasadena. As a pro- ELIZABETH SMART FOUND ALIVE A. Provides all Americans with a tax credit ducer, she has worked on many annual for 100% of health care expenses. The tax projects including the Adelante Mujer Latina HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE credit is fully refundable against both income conference, Latino Fest, and the Cinco de OF CALIFORNIA and payroll taxes. Mayo celebration. In addition, she is the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES B. Allows individuals to roll over unused founder and current Chair of the Latino History amounts in cafeteria plans and Flexible Sav- Parade and Jamaica. One of the projects Ro- Thursday, March 13, 2003 ings Accounts (FSA). berta is most proud of is the history project Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, when it was C. Makes every American eligible for an Ar- ‘‘The Past Lives Vividly in the Present: a his- reported yesterday afternoon that Elizabeth cher Medical Savings Account (MSA) and

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.059 E13PT1 E468 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 changes the tax laws to increase the benefits Throughout the years, Sonia has focused on Hungarian Reformed Churches held in Buda- of MSAs. using her knowledge to enhance opportunities pest, Hungary. D. Repeals the 7.5 percent threshold for the for the Armenian-American community, which Dr. Ralph Quellhorst has had a significant deduction of medical expenses, thus making has greatly benefited from her devoted serv- impact on the lives of so many people. He has all medical expenses tax deductible. ice. helped so many in the congregations he has By providing a wide range of options, this I ask all Members of Congress to join me served to live a life of goodwill and sacrifice. bill allows individual Americans to choose the today in honoring a remarkable woman of These chances to give back to the public have method of financing health care that best suits California’s 29th Congressional District, Sonia brought him a lifetime of both personal and their individual needs. Increasing frustration Bedrossian Peltekian. The entire community professional achievement. Ohio is certainly with the current health care system is leading joins me in thanking Ms. Peltekian for her ef- blessed to have had Dr. Quellhorst’s voice more and more Americans to embrace this ap- forts. touch the lives of so many in our state. proach to health care reform. For example, a f Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me recent poll by the respected Zogby firm in paying special tribute to Dr. Ralph showed that over 80 percent of Americans A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO DR. Quellhorst. Our communities are served well support providing all Americans with access to RALPH QUELLHORST, OHIO CON- by having such honorable and giving citizens, a Medical Savings Account. I hope all my col- FERENCE MINISTER FOR HIS like Dr. Quellhorst, who care about their well leagues will join this effort to put individuals DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE being and stability. We wish him, his wife, back in control of health care by cosponsoring STATE OF OHIO Sue, and their family all the best as we pay the Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act. tribute to one of our state’s finest citizens. f HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR Mr. Speaker, it is doubtful that H.R. 663, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, A TRIBUTE TO SONIA BEDROSSIAN OF OHIO will in fact improve the quality of medical care. PELTEKIAN, 29TH CONGRES- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES What is not doubtful is that HR 663 will in- SIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF Thursday, March 13, 2003 crease the federal government’s control over THE YEAR—2003 Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great medicine, which I believe is the most dan- pride that I rise today to pay special tribute to gerous trend facing medicine today. Under HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF an outstanding gentleman, and good friend, H.R. 663, federally-empowered boards and OF CALIFORNIA from Ohio. Dr. Ralph Quellhorst became an commissions will be empowered to establish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ordained Minister of the United Church of new medical databases on patient errors, de- Thursday, March 13, 2003 Christ in 1962. Shortly thereafter he became velop standards for health care information Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to an Adjunct Professor at Ohio Northern Univer- technology systems, and issue new federal honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we sity in Ada, Ohio. Dr. Quellhorst served on its standards regarding the packaging of drugs pay special tribute to the accomplishments faculty from 1963–1965. Also during that time, and biological products. Supporters of this bill made by our nation’s most distinguished Dr. Quellhorst led the congregation of the Em- will claim that compliance with the standards women during the month of March. It is my manuel United Church of Christ in Bluffton, promulgated is voluntary: however, medical great honor to recognize extraordinary women Ohio. administrators will feel pressure to adhere to who are making a difference in my district. Mr. Speaker, in 1967, Dr. Quellhorst be- the federal guidelines for no other reason than I stand today, to recognize an outstanding came the Associate for Leadership Develop- to avoid jeopardizing their federal funding. Fur- woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- ment for the Ohio Conference, United Church thermore, it is questionable how long Con- trict, Ms. Sonia Bedrossian Peltekian. Over the of Christ. He served in that capacity until gress will allow the standards to remain vol- years, Sonia has been an outspoken advocate 1975, during which time he also served the untary. After all, if the federal government is for the Armenian-American community. Eden Theological Seminary as an Adjunct using taxpayer dollars to determine the best Born in Jerusalem, Ms. Peltekian attended Professor. In 1975, Dr. Quellhorst left Ohio for means of protecting patients, than we ‘‘owe’’ it St. Joseph High School, graduating as val- New York City to serve as an Associate in the to the taxpayer to make sure all practitioners edictorian, and Terra Santa Girls’ College Office for Church Life and Leadership, UCC. are following federal standards! where she majored in business administration During his service in New York City, Dr. Supporters of having the federal govern- and minored in music teaching and con- Quellhorst served as an Adjunct Professor in ment determine the standards for patient safe- ducting. Sonia worked in Jerusalem as a the New York Theological Seminary. ty believe that the federal government is capa- music teacher at Terra Santa Boys College, a From 1982 through 1992, Dr. Quellhorst ble of determining the best ways to enhance secretary at the United Nations Relief and served under the Indiana Kentucky Con- patient safety. However, Mr. Speaker, it is un- Work Agency, and organist/choir director for ference, United Church of Christ, in Indianap- likely that the federal government can effec- Terra Santa Church. olis, Indiana. Finally, in 1993, Dr. Quellhorst tively identify and popularize a definitive list of In the 1970s, Sonia immigrated to the returned to the great state of Ohio to serve as best practices for a field as diverse and rapidly United States, became a United States citizen, Conference Minister and Executive for the changing as medicine. In fact, by the time and married Barkev Peltekian. She and her Ohio Conference, United Church of Christ, such standards make their way through what husband have two children, Lara and Paul. from which he is retiring this month. is certain to be a lengthy bureaucratic ap- Her work experience includes a fourteen-year Mr. Speaker, Dr. Quellhorst boasts quite a proval process, the standards are likely to be term as an administrative assistant for Blue long list of educational and professional out of date! Furthermore, the standards will in- Cross of California, piano teaching, and assist- achievements. His first degree was obtained in evitably reflect the bias of those chosen to be ing in the family business, Barkev’s Photog- my congressional district at Heidelberg Col- on the patient safety boards. However, many raphy. lege, located in Tiffin, Ohio. There he received practitioners will no doubt feel discouraged Ms. Peltekian volunteers for the United Ar- his B.A. in Speech. In 1962, he received his from adopting medical error reduction tech- menia Fund, the American Red Cross and the B. Div. from the Eden Theological Seminary, niques not on the ‘‘approved government list.’’ Armenian Cultural Association. For nearly thir- where he later obtained his M. Div. in 1974. Thus, the main effect of federalizing the proc- ty years, she has been extremely active in the Dr. Quellhorst completed his education in ess of developing standards of patient quality Armenian Relief Society, Western Region 1976, when he received his D. Min. from the will be to retard the development of those ‘‘Mayr’’ Chapter in Los Angeles, serving as Eden Theological Seminary. Dr. Quellhorst standards. President and Vice President. In 1998, Sonia serves on the Heidelberg College Board of I am also concerned about the possible vio- won the County of Los Angeles’ Outstanding Trustees, where he has chaired the Academic lations of privacy that inevitably accompany Volunteer Award for her service to refugees Affairs, Faculty and Curriculum, Institutional the government collection of medical data. Of living in Los Angeles County. In addition, she Advancement, and Executive committees. He course, the supporters of this bill claim that volunteers at various schools and community recently served on the Heidelberg Presidential the reporting will not disclose any personal in- functions to speak about issues related to Ar- Search Committee. In addition to his contribu- formation. However, even medical systems menian culture, women and religious holidays. tions in the academic realm, Dr. Quellhorst which claim not to collect personal identifiable Her command of four languages: English, Ar- has been recognized for his humanitarian ef- information can threaten privacy. This is be- menian, Arabic and French help to make her forts. In 2000, he was awarded the John Cal- cause those with access to the information a much sought-after public speaker and volun- vin Award for Humanitarian Work, which was can oftentimes identify the subject of the teer. presented at the 4th World Congress of the ‘‘anonymous’’ report. I am aware of at least

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.063 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E469 one incident where a man had his identity re- restoring sight; and 900,000 tissue transplants the USC School of Dentistry Board of vealed when his medical records were used improving physical function and health. These Councilors, American Dental Association, and without his consent. As a result, many people impressive statistics demonstrate the gen- the California Dental Association. in his community discovered details of his erosity of the American people. Yet, more do- The time and energy Dr. Siu gives to our medical history that he wished to keep private! nors are needed to meet the need for life-sav- community is truly remarkable, and the greater Just this morning, CNN’s web site reported on ing transplants, sight restoration procedures, Los Angeles area has benefited greatly from the poor job federal agencies and government repair of wounds and severe burns. Education her dedicated service. contractors are doing in protecting the con- and awareness is the first step toward bridging I ask all Members of Congress to join me fidentiality of social security numbers; yet we the gap to meet the need for more anatomical today in honoring a remarkable woman of are supposed to trust the government with ac- donors. In closing, I encourage all Americans California’s 29th Congressional District, Annie cess to even more personal information! to take the time to discuss with family mem- Chin Siu, D.D.S. The entire community joins In conclusion Mr. Speaker, H.R. 663 could bers the most precious gift a person can me in thanking Dr. Siu for her continued ef- actually retard the development of innovations give—one’s organs, eyes and tissues—to bet- forts to make the 29th Congressional District a in patient safety while promoting yet more fed- ter mankind. better place in which to live. eral control of health care. In addition, it poses f a potential threat to medical privacy. There- f fore, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill. A TRIBUTE TO ANNIE CHIN SIU, D.D.S., 29TH CONGRESSIONAL TRIBUTE TO MR. DAVID GUZMAN, f DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE NA- PERSONAL EXPLANATION YEAR—2003 TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VET- ERANS’ PROGRAM ADMINISTRA- HON. MIKE McINTYRE HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF TORS OF NORTH CAROLINA OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON Thursday, March 13, 2003 Thursday, March 13, 2003 OF IDAHO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to March 13, 2003, I was unavoidably absent for honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we Thursday, March 13, 2003 rollcall vote 62, on agreeing to House Joint pay special tribute to the accomplishment Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Resolution 139. Had I been present I would made by our nation’s most distinguished pay tribute to Mr. David Guzman, who recently have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote 62. women during the month of March. It is my concluded his tenure as President of the Na- f great honor to recognize extraordinary women tional Association of Veterans’ Program Ad- who are making a difference in my district. ministrators (NAVPA) after holding this posi- ORGAN DONATION IMPROVEMENT I stand today to pay special recognition to tion from October of 1998 to October of 2002. ACT OF 2003 Annie Chin Siu, D.D.S., an outstanding Mr. Guzman also recently retired as the Uni- woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- versity Registrar at Washington State Univer- HON. TED STRICKLAND trict. Over the years, Dr. Siu has given self- sity and now moves to the position of NAVPA OF OHIO lessly of her time and energy to many different Legislative Director. I am grateful that we will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES organizations in the greater San Gabriel Val- retain his leadership abilities in this small way. ley. Thursday, March 13, 2003 Long before Mr. Guzman served this na- A San Francisco native, Dr. Siu attended tion’s veterans, he had a distinguished career Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I am proud the University of California at Berkeley. she in the United States Air Force. He served at to support H.R. 399, the Organ Donation Im- graduated from the University of California at assignments throughout the world for 30 years provement Act of 2003. This important meas- San Francisco School of Dentistry, special- before retiring in 1987, with his last assign- ure takes steps to increase donation activity to izing in Orthodontics and was the only woman ment at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii meet the demand for life-saving human or- in her dental school class. After her marriage where he was Senior Enlisted Advisor to the gans. Human anatomical donation is truly the to Dr. Tim Siu, the Sius moved to Alhambra, Commanding General of the Pacific Air greatest gift one can offer to another. This hu- where Dr. Siu opened her orthodontic practice. Forces. He served two tours in the Republic of manitarian act looks beyond one’s self and to Now retired from private practice, Dr. Siu con- Vietnam. those in need—to children, young adults, par- tinues to teach at the University of Southern Mr. Guzman has testified before the Vet- ents, and family members—whose lives we California School of Dentistry. The Sius have erans’ Affairs Committee frequently on Mont- value and whose future we safeguard. been married for nearly fifty years and have gomery GI Bill enhancements. He brought H.R. 399 makes note of the importance of four children: Tina, Susan, Jennifer, and Val- first-hand knowledge on veterans’ education family discussions and encourages families to erie. policy to his testimony from working with vet- express their desires and openly pledge to Dr. Siu has been the recipient of numerous erans at Washington State University. help others through the act of donation. Ameri- awards, including the California Legislature’s Thank you, Mr. Guzman, for your dedication cans have the ability to choose to give gifts 49th Assembly District Woman of the Year, to America’s servicemembers and veterans. that restore sight, save lives, and improve the the 2003 Medal of Honor from the University You are leaving a lasting legacy of dedicated health of others through organ, eye and tissue of California San Francisco Dental Alumni As- service to America and those who protect our donation. While the need for organs is a well- sociation, the Alhambra Rotary Club’s Paul freedoms. documented fact, the need for donated tissues Harris Award, Bank of America’s Achievement and eyes should also be stressed. Many Award, the Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of f Americans do not realize that those who can- Commerce’s Service Award, Los Angeles not become donors of organs for various med- Chinatown Public Safety Award, and the Ed- IN MEMORY OF AHMAD R. OLOMI ical reasons can still save sight and improve ward Angle Orthodontic Excellence Award. the health of others through eye and tissue Dr. Siu is a past President and longtime HON. KEN CALVERT donation. It is therefore of critical importance member of the Alhambra Chamber of Com- OF CALIFORNIA that when families do discuss their wishes to merce. The consummate volunteer, Dr. Siu IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES give anatomical gifts, they are knowledgeable has been active in the Alhambra Public Library about all of their opportunities: to save lives; Association, the Los Angeles Chinatown Li- Thursday, March 13, 2003 restore sight; and improve the health of others brary. the Soroptimist Club of Alhambra-San Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to through the donation of their organs, eyes, Gabriel-San Marino, University Women Asso- honor and pay tribute to an individual whose and tissues. These precious gifts give life, im- ciation, United Way, the Chinese American dedication to his country and community was prove health and advance medical science for Museum, Chinese Historical Society of Los extraordinary. Orange County, California, was those who often have no alternative hope for Angeles, Los Angeles Chinatown Public Safe- indeed fortunate to have such a dynamic and treatment and cure. ty Association, and the West San Gabriel Val- dedicated community leader who willingly and In 2001, there were 24,076 organ trans- ley YMCA. In addition, Dr. Siu is a member of unselfishly gave his time and talents to make plants giving life; 33,000 cornea transplants numerous professional organizations, including his community a better place in which to live

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.066 E13PT1 E470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 and work. The individual of whom I am speak- disruptions and cutting our oil and gas import Despite the hardships and trauma caused ing is Ahmad Rateb Olomi. He was unexpect- dependence. by the ongoing Turkish occupation, Cyprus edly and tragically taken in an airplane acci- The tax incentives are based totally on en- has registered remarkable economic growth, dent over the Arabian Sea on Monday, Feb- ergy performance, achieving two critical goals: and the people living in the Government-con- ruary 24, 2003, at the age of 45. It assures that projected energy savings will trolled areas enjoy one of the world’s highest Mr. Olomi was born in Afghanistan, and be achieved; and it encourages vigorous com- standards of living. The latest success is the earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineer- petition and innovation in the marketplace, re- European Council’s invitation to Cyprus to be- ing from the University of Engineering and ducing the cost of energy efficiency. come one of the ten new Member States of Technology in Lahore, Pakistan. He moved to Within 10 years, the EFFECT Act could the European Union. Sadly, the people living the United States in 1980. He was hired by produce power savings of 110 gigawatts—the in the occupied area continue to be mired in Orange County in 1984 and shortly thereafter equivalent of 275 400 megawatt power plants. poverty. We had hoped that a united Cyrus became a naturalized United States citizen. The cost savings could be over $30 billion an- would join EU. He worked his way up from Engineering Tech- nually. Right now the effect would stimulate Instead, we are faced with failure. Failure nician to the position of Senior Civil Engineer. the use of existing, off-the-shelf technology because Mr. Rauf Denktash has denied Turk- Some of the more notable projects he worked that can cost-effectively reduce energy use by ish Cypriots the opportunity to determine their on were Seven Oaks Dam, the Santa Ana 50 percent for existing buildings. This would own future and to vote in a referendum which River Mainstem Project, and the Laguna Can- result in nearly a 6 percent reduction in air would have likely lead to a solution of the Cy- yon Road State Route 133 realignment. Over pollution emissions over the next 10 years— prus problem. Despite my concerns and disappointment, I his 19 years of service to Orange County, Mr. equivalent to taking 40 percent of our auto- appreciate the comments of President Olomi developed himself into one of the Coun- mobiles off the road—and save American Papadopolus who has stated that the Greek ty’s most talented and valued professionals. homeowners billions of dollars each year in Cypriot side will ‘‘continue the efforts for In addition to his love for the United States energy costs. reaching a solution to the Cyprus question and his community, he never forgot his origi- This bill is supported by a coalition of envi- both before and after Cyprus joins the EU.’’ nal homeland. On the day of the tragedy, Mr. ronmentalists and industries, and as shown by I urge the government of Turkey to take Olomi was on a 6-month leave of absence the latest Gallup Poll, the American people. In constructive steps for resolving the Cyprus from the County of Orange traveling with the that poll, 60 percent agreed that the United problem. And I urge the Administration to con- Afghan Minister of Mines and Industries to States should emphasize greater conservation tinue with its efforts to persuade Turkey and help with the rebuilding of Afghanistan, and by consumers of existing energy supplies, the Turkish-Cypriot leader to work within the the construction of a transnational pipeline while 29 percent supported production of more UN process to end the division of Cyprus. project that would pump natural gas and oil oil, gas and coal supplies as the solution. At a time when tensions are rising around from Turkmenistan across Afghanistan and This bill demonstrates the extraordinary the world, we must seize every opportunity to into Pakistan. power of energy conservation to reduce the achieve peace and stability. Mr. Olomi was also a dedicated family man. need for wasteful, inefficient, and capital inten- f He is survived by his wife Roya and children, sive energy projects. There is no other Fed- Yusef and Sahar. He is remembered by his eral policy proposal that has the potential to A TRIBUTE TO PASTOR JEAN family and friends as a man admired for his in- save this much energy and peak power or to BURCH, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL tegrity, honesty, intelligence and selfless com- help the economy so much for so little cost. I DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE mitment to others. My thoughts and prayers urge my colleagues to join the original co- YEAR—2003 go out to them for their loss. sponsors in passing this bill. Mr. Speaker, looking back at Mr. Olomi’s f HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF life, we see a man dedicated to his family, OF CALIFORNIA community, adopted country and original PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES homeland—an American and Afghani whose Thursday, March 13, 2003 service led to the betterment of those who had HON. JOHN E. SWEENEY Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the privilege to come in contact or work with OF NEW YORK honor Women’s History Month. Each year, we him. Honoring Mr. Olomi’s memory is the least IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pay special tribute to the accomplishments we can do today for all that he gave over his Thursday, March 13, 2003 made by our nation’s most distinguished lifetime. women during the month of March. It is my f Mr. SWEENEY. Mr. Speaker, on March 4, great honor to recognize extraordinary women 2003, I missed rollcall vote No. 42. If I had INTRODUCTION OF EFFICIENT EN- who are making a difference in my district. been present I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ I stand today, to recognize an outstanding ERGY THROUGH CERTIFIED f TECHNOLOGIES (EFFECT) ACT OF woman of California’s 29th Congressional Dis- 2003 CYPRUS trict. Pastor Jean Burch of Pasadena, Cali- fornia, has been pivotal in the social and reli- gious vitality of our community and I wish to HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY salute her efforts today. OF MASSACHUSETTS OF NEW YORK Raised in Pasadena, she attended Pasa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dena City College, continuing her journey into Thursday, March 13, 2003 Thursday, March 13, 2003 higher education at Biola University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Organi- Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, today I am Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply zational Leadership with an emphasis in Bib- pleased to join Reps. CUNNINGHAM, CRANE disappointed by the failure of the recent talks lical Studies. and MATSUI in introducing the Efficient Energy between the President of the Republic of Cy- Pastor Burch had a successful twenty-year through Certified Technologies (EFFECT) Act prus, Tassos Papadopolous and Turkish Cyp- career within the legal profession. In March of 2003. This bill provides tax incentives to riot leader, Rauf Denktash, which ended yes- 2000, she left the legal profession to become make both new and existing buildings more terday without an agreement due to the intran- the Senior Pastor of Community Baptist energy efficient. These incentives are work- sigence of Mr. Denktash. Church in Pasadena. Her religious career able, verifiable and will promote market trans- We have observed years of intense negotia- began in the early 1970s under the leadership formation, stimulating the market for energy tions between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot of Dr. Reverend Coy Turrentine, the late efficient technology and services. communities and were hopeful that this round Bishop James E. Henry and as Assistant Pas- Building construction and operation rep- would end in success. As you know, in 1974, tor for her father, Pastor Emeritus John W. resents 15 percent of Gross National Product Turkey invaded Cyprus, and to this day con- Burch at Community Baptist Church. In addi- and buildings consume 35 percent of the Na- tinues to maintain an estimated 35,000 heavily tion, she served as an instructor at the South- tion’s primary energy budget—almost twice as armed troops in Cyprus. Nearly 200,000 ern California School of Ministry, teaching a much as cars. This bill would stimulate the Greek Cypriots, who fell victim to a policy of course entitled ‘‘Women in Ministry.’’ economy while decreasing energy consump- ethnic cleansing, were forcibly evicted from A natural leader, she has been extensively tion. It would improve our national energy se- their homes and became refugees in their own involved in many community, civic, and reli- curity by reducing vulnerability to transmission country. gious organizations. Some of the boards she

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.071 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E471 has served on include the National Associa- overlooked by some in your Administration. alleviation of the impending famines in tion for Law Placement, the Los Angeles As- We do not advocate a weak America; unable southern Africa, or to provide clean drinking sociation of Legal Recruitment Directors and to defend the innocent from rapacious tyr- water to enhance the health of hundreds of anny of attack, but a strong America must thousands of poor, defenseless men, women the Pasadena Public Library Association. Cur- examine itself before setting off to war. and children throughout that continent. rently she is a board member of the Ecumeni- Moreover, Mr. President, we must confess These resources could also be productively cal Council of Pasadena Area Churches and that we fail to see the rush to war as a ra- directed toward providing treatment and Northwest Pasadena Development Corpora- tional expression of the compassionate con- prevention services for those afflicted by the tion. Along with other faith leaders and the Co- servatism that you promised the country at HIV/AIDS holocaust in Africa, the United alition for Zero Violence, Pastor Burch partici- the beginning of your Administration. States and other countries around the world. Sovereigns in antiquity and national lead- Not to forget the blight and ravages of eco- pates in a united effort to end violence in the ers today, especially those who identify with Pasadena Unified School District. Her church, nomic depression in Appalachia and the the Christian heritage, are expected to ex- inner cities of America. Community Baptist, is the faith-based partner amine their war aims, strategy and tactics As those who are representative of the for Community Arms and Kings Villages af- in light of these moral principles to deter- many churches that serve the spiritual and fordable housing properties. mine if war should be pursued, and if so, to social needs of millions of Blacks and other Pastor Jean, as she is affectionately called, determine how these can be pursued in as hu- ethnicities in America, we humbly ask your is beloved and respected by the entire com- mane a manner as possible towards all par- Administration to stay the hands of war and munity. She is the proud mother of Leya ties to a conflict. Failure to satisfy these cri- vengeance and instead yield to the rule of teria renders the war aims, strategies and law and the inherent disposition toward Douglas, a member of her ministry team, and tactics, at a minimum, morally suspect and a grandmother to Kyley Douglas, born in Jan- peace that is central to America’s Christian perhaps morally unacceptable in the eyes of heritage. We call upon your decision makers uary 2003. the Church universal and under the gaze of a to reflect upon the inspired Biblical witness I ask all Members of Congress to join me just and Holy God. of the Apostle James: We note the rising voices from all parts of today in honoring a remarkable woman of ‘‘What causes fights and quarrels among America pleading for restraint, reflection California’s 29th Congressional District, Pastor you? Don’t they come from your desires that and prudence in considering war against Jean Burch. The entire community joins me in battle within you? You want something but Iraq. Notable conservatives from your own you don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you thanking Pastor Burch for her continued efforts party with significant prior foreign policy cannot have what you want. You quarrel and to make the 29th Congressional District a experiences, such as Brent Scowcroft and fight. You do not have because you do not more vibrant and enjoyable place in which to Lawrence S. Eagleburger, have counseled ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, against this war. This is especially true in live. because you ask with wrong motives, that f the absence of an actual attack, or evidence of preparation for it against the United you may spend what you get on your pleas- RECOGNIZING THE LEADERS OF States that could be put forth for public re- ures.’’ (Saint James 4:1–3) view. Surely our nation and its leaders can ex- CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST FOR amine their own intentions in light of Holy THEIR LETTER TO PRESIDENT We also note the similar wise counsel against the rush to war from your own Sec- Scripture before setting their feet upon the BUSH EXPRESSING GRAVE CON- retary of State, General Colin L. Powell, a blood-soaked path of war, whose ultimate CERN ABOUT A POSSIBLE PRE- soldier’s soldier himself. Noteworthy also is outcome is known with certainty only by the EMPTIVE ATTACK ON IRAQ the recent letter from CIA Director George Maker of us all. Tenet to the House and Senate Intelligence We pledge to pray for you and your Admin- Committees warning of the grave dangers to istration, that you might encounter the Di- HON. BARBARA LEE the United States of domestic terrorism if vine Wisdom in this matter. OF CALIFORNIA war is waged against Iraq. In Christ, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We would agree that Iraq’s President, Sad- G.E. PATTERSON, Presiding Bishop. Thursday, March 13, 2003 dam Hussein, has demonstrated aggression against his neighbors in the past, some of f Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recog- which was unopposed by the United States nize and commend the predominantly Black government. We would also agree that if Iraq IN HONOR OF MAYOR ‘‘W’’ PETE clergy, intellectual and informed laypersons of possessed weapons of mass destruction this WISNIESKI the community-serving Church of God in would be a matter of grave concern. In this regard, we believe that the United States’ in- Christ for their letter to President Bush regard- terests are best served by using the existing HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH ing a possible preemptive attack on Iraq. I sin- mechanisms of international law, collabora- OF OHIO cerely hope that ever Member of the House tion and consultation with our allies and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and every American will give serious thought use of existing United Nations resolutions to to the points raised in this moving and support the work of weapons inspectors so Thursday, March 13, 2003 thoughtful letter. they may detect and destroy any weapons of Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. Speaker, at this point I wish to insert the mass destruction found in Iraq. honor and recognition of Mayor ‘‘W’’ Pete However, we do not find any moral jus- letter into the RECORD. tification for a pre-emptive strike in the ab- Wisnieski—Dedicated family man, accom- CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., sence of an attack, or real threat of an at- plished community leader, and admired friend Memphis, TN, January 23, 2003. tack, upon the United States. A military and mentor to countless. Mayor Wisnieski’s Hon. GEORGE W. BUSH, strike of this nature puts the United States foresight, integrity and leadership led the City President, The White House, in the posture of aggressive warfare, not de- of Independence through an amazing evo- Washington, DC. fense, which is precisely the behavior that DEAR PRESIDENT BUSH: We write to you as lution—from a sleepy rural village to a thriving, we, and your Administration, deplore in the viable and family-friendly City—all without predominantly Black clergy, intellectuals Iraqi regime. and informed laypersons of community-serv- We recall the moral witness of the Rev- compromising the city’s small-town charm. ing churches of the Church Of God In Christ, erend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., forty Mayor Wisnieski was born and raised in to address matters of the deepest gravity, years ago when the United States launched Independence, and continues his life-long namely, that of war and peace, as presented its military excursion into Southeast Asia commitment to the City. Soon after graduating by your statements and those of Vice Presi- without significant prior public debate. In with honors from Independence High School, dent Richard B. Cheney and Secretary of De- retrospect, had the American people been Mayor Wisnieski became operator of the Inde- fense Donald H. Rumsfeld concerning a pre- able to engage in a free public debate on the pendence Ford Garage, and began raising his emptive attack upon Iraq. military aims and process, tens of thousands We are mindful that war, should it come to of lives on all sides of the conflict might family. Together, Mayor Wisnieski and his wife pass, will directly affect the safety and well- have been spared. of 64 years, Marge, raised five children, and being of tens of thousands of our fellow citi- As Church leaders, we painfully remember are blessed with many grandchildren. zens in the Armed Forces, of whom signifi- that while Blacks were struggling to secure Mayor Wisnieski has demonstrated a life- cant numbers are ethnic minorities in the full civil rights in the American South, our long commitment to serving the residents of enlisted as well as officers and non-commis- youth were sent off to fight and die in an his hometown, following the path of his father, sioned ranks. undeclared war whose military and political Frank Wisnieski. Frank was elected to serve Our thoughts also extend to the safety and objectives were unclear. We do not wish to well-being of Iraqi civilians who have not see more young Americans die in a new war as the first Mayor of the Township of Inde- lifted a hand against the United States. We whose goals are ill-defined. pendence, and served in that capacity for six- are deeply concerned that critical moral re- Money spent on war to destroy lives could teen years. Instilled with the ideals of public flection on the prospects of war has been instead be used to save lives by financing the service from his parents, Mayor Wisnieski

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.075 E13PT1 E472 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 began his journey of public service in 1956, Through Certified Technologies, EFFECT, Act under this program. These Americans are when he won his first bid as Mayor of the Vil- of 2003. I am joined in this effort by a sub- proud to provide the Federal Government and lage of Independence. stantial and diverse coalition of my colleagues the U.S. Military with a wide array of Mayor Wisnieski served Independence as including Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mr. SKILCRAFT brand and other program prod- mayor for twenty-two years, bringing a sense CRANE of Illinois, Mr. MATSUI of California, as ucts and services. The Program prides itself of fairness, integrity and kindness to the office. well as Senator SNOWE of Maine and Senator on delivering high-quality products and serv- During his leadership, the City flourished. He FEINSTEIN of California. This bill is supported ices at competitive prices in the most conven- led the effort in commercial growth along by a strong coalition of industries and organi- ient way possible. Rockside and Pleasant Valley Roads. This zations. The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program includes, vital development provided a sound tax base, In the 1990s, San Diego alone experienced among other things, the following product cat- which translated into superior city services and a 10.2 percent increase in population. This egories: office supply, military-specific, safety, low property taxes for all residents. number is expected to rise even further in the maintenance, repair, medical-surgical, jani- And years before public officials became en- next ten years. With such a significant rise in torial-sanitation, and customization. The serv- vironmentally enlightened, Mayor Wisnieski population, comes the need for additional ices that are provided to federal and military understood the significant and delicate bal- housing. Congressman MARKEY and I have customers include, but are not limited to, call ance between progress and preservation. It created legislation that would give builders center and switchboard operation, military was Mayor Wisnieski who led the effort to pre- and consumers a reason to construct housing base and federal office building supply cen- serve nearly fifteen acres of green space in and purchase equipment that not only saves ters, CD–ROM duplication-replication, data the heart of Independence, known for decades the consumer money in the long run, but also entry, document imaging and grounds care. as Elmwood Park. Because of his leadership helps save energy. This legislation offers tax I rise today in support of the Javits-Wagner- and vision, this beautiful tree-lined park con- incentives to encourage the production and O’Day Program and the opportunities it pro- tinues to provide recreational enjoyment to sale of technologically advanced, energy-effi- vides for an underemployed population of thousands of residents, young and old, every cient buildings and equipment. hard-working Americans. Sales of these prod- year, in the form of swimming, baseball, soc- My constituents in San Diego suffered ucts and services are enabling more disabled cer, fishing, and tennis, strolling, and biking. through the Energy Crisis during the summer Americans to have the opportunity to become Additionally, Mayor Wisnieski’s concern for of 2001. The aftershocks of the rolling black- full members of society, including paying into the safety of all residents led to the construc- outs and outrageously high energy prices are the tax base rather than taking from it. Today tion of new fire and police complexes with ad- still being felt. While my colleagues from San in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 127 blind ditional staff to accommodate any medical or Diego and I are still seeking ways to prevent Americans are employed under the Program, safety emergency—twenty-four hours a day, this terrible crisis from happening again, I am and are producing quality items and services seven days a week. introducing this bill in an effort to formulate a for federal customers. Mayor Wisnieski has always been a cham- long-term energy plan. The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program is ad- pion of community volunteerism and helping Buildings account for over $250 billion of ministered by the Committee for Purchase others. He is a founding charter member of energy use annually, more than half of peak from People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis- the Kiwanis Club of Independence, and found- electric demand, and 35 percent of air pollu- abled (appointed by the President), with much ing member of the Independence Historical tion emissions. Tax incentives for buildings assistance from National Industries for the Society. and their major equipment can reduce energy Blind, NIB, and NISH, which serves people Remarkably, throughout all of his excep- use anywhere from 30 percent to 50 percent, with a wide range of disabilities. More than tional accomplishments, Mayor Wisnieski re- and help to improve air quality. The incentives 650 local nonprofit agencies associated with mains today as he always has been—humble, will reduce peak power demand, which can NIB and NISH employ people who are blind or gentle, and kind—always willing to offer a diffuse the risk of blackouts and high electricity disabled to produce the products and offer the smile, friendly word, or helping hand. Mayor prices. Peak power shortages cost California services authorized for sale to the federal gov- Wisnieski continues to exude a genuine love $15 billion in 2000 alone. ernment under the Program. and concern for all people, and he extends to This legislation is performance based, not The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program is a everyone the same warmth and respect, re- cost based. One dollar of federal tax incen- great illustration of a successful partnership, a gardless of their title or social status. tives for energy efficiency offered today will partnership that has the ability to grow with Mr Speaker and Colleagues, please join me not be paid until January-April 2004, but man- the changing procurement environment within in honor, gratitude and recognition of ‘‘W’’ ufacturers will respond to the incentives by in- the federal government. Pete Wisnieski, former Mayor of Independ- vesting in production facilities for more effi- f ence. Mayor Wisnieski’s hard work, insight, cient products immediately. and dedication to his community have served The legislation is structured to promote the EDITORIAL BY LT. COL. CRAIG to uplift and improve every facet of the City of creation of competitive markets for new tech- MAYER Independence, and set a strong foundation for nologies and designs that are not widely avail- future ideas, projects and growth. Mayor able today, but have the possibility of being HON. BILL SHUSTER Wisnieski combined heart with grit while in of- cost effective to the consumer in the future. OF PENNSYLVANIA fice, and continues to be the finest example of Please join me in supporting the EFFECT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a citizen, leader, husband, father, grandfather, Act which will provide for a cleaner environ- neighbor and friend. Mayor Wisnieski has ment and help reduce energy needs, thus Thursday, March 13, 2003 earned the admiration and respect of the en- postponing the need for building new power Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tire Independence community, as well as the plants as well as helping to save our environ- bring to my colleagues’ attention an editorial entire Greater Cleveland community and be- ment. written by Lieutenant Colonel Craig Mayer yond. ‘‘Where after all, do universal human f (ret.) of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Lt. Col. Mayer rights begin? In small places, close to is a former U.S. Department of Defense atta- THE JAVITS-WAGNER O’DAY home.’’—Eleanor Roosevelt. che and served as a member of the United PROGRAM WORKS FOR AMERICA f States Marines during the Vietnam War. On March 7, 2003 Colonel Mayer wrote an elo- THE CUNNINGHAM/MARKEY EFFI- HON. RICHARD BURR quent editorial that describes not only his re- CIENT ENERGY THROUGH CER- OF NORTH CAROLINA flections of war, but also made a compelling TIFIED TECHNOLOGIES ACT OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES case in support of military action against Sad- 2003 Thursday, March 13, 2003 dam Hussein. I urge my colleagues to keep the following article in mind as the debate con- HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM Mr. BURR. Mr. Speaker, for the past 64 cerning Iraq continues; years the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program has OF CALIFORNIA When I think of America going to war with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES empowered Americans who are blind or se- Iraq, what comes to mind first is the dis- verely disabled by providing them with a di- Thursday, March 13, 2003 tinct, sickeningly sweet smell and the fell of verse set of employment opportunities. Today, dark, sticky blood as I helped drag a horribly Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise 38,000 disabled Americans are realizing their wounded young Marine to a medevac heli- today to introduce the Efficient Energy potential by working in their local communities copter. And the memory of picking up the

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.080 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E473 young Marine’s boot—most of his lower leg The stakes in this encounter are quite high— organized crime, the scourge of so many de- still in it—and tossing it into the helicopter. perhaps more so than at anytime in the past mocratizing states. Without political leaders It’s the odor of gunpowder and sweat, half century. If the power adverse pro- commited not only to the ideals of democracy, screams of agony, a green jungle haze, the ponents prevail, it will weaken their security confusing noise of whirling helicopter blades, and severely undermine the effectiveness of but also to a basic foundation of justice, a free Viet Cong machine gun fire, and gasping, the U.N. Security Council and NATO—para- society cannot flourish. Prime Minister Djindjic wide-eyed men. doxically, the very institutions they hope to was a prime example of just such a political I suffer no illusions about the real costs of rely on. If they prevail, global security deci- leader—one that Serbia-Montenegro, and the war and have no impulse to go fight again or sions will be thrown into forums and proc- world, needs more of. send others into the hellish experience I sur- esses that promise little more than delay, Yesterday was truly a sad day for democ- vived in Vietnam. equivocation, indecision, and paralysis. racy, one of its champions fell; but we cannot Why then should we indulge this obscenity Something the world cannot afford in the let the crimes of a few undue the good of life- again with Iraq? What is at stake? And is it face of immediate threats and mounting dan- time devoted to freedom. Although the world worth the sacrifice? gers. At the same time, France, Germany, The debate on the impending war is more, and Russia are not our enemies—they are has lost Zoran Djindjic, we must all make sure much more, about power and competing simply wrong. It is not time for their view to that his dream lives on. worldviews—within America and within the prevail and if history is a teacher that time f community of nations—than it is or ever was will probably never come. about Saddam’s threats and misadventures. The young Marine that I helped drag to a RECOGNIZING THE LEADERS OF The issue is not really about inspections, helicopter 34 years ago died a few hours after CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST FOR adequate justification, sham cooperation, or he was wounded. Our company commander THEIR LETTER TO PRESIDENT any sincere belief that Saddam Hussein will wrote a letter to his parents. The family was BUSH REGARDING AFFIRMATIVE ever willingly disarm, the debate is about presented a purple heart and their son’s ACTION the constraint of American power. name was chiseled into the marble monu- Iraq is the stage for a test of those ment in Washington. worldviews. In the impending war dying is at stake, HON. BARBARA LEE One view seeks to avoid the use of military suffering is at stake, and misery for loved OF CALIFORNIA power to bring about the rule of law and in- ones left behind is at stake. It is obscene. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stead relies on persuasion, negotiation, co- But the harsh reality is that we live in an Thursday, March 13, 2003 operation, and international institutions. It anarchic world of walls and the security and rationalizes and tolerates threats because its defense of a progressive, stable world order Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ac- proponents really can’t do anything about depends on military might and this is one of knowledge and commend the leaders of the them. This view is borne of decades of global the roles we play. I know that these words community-serving Church of God in Christ on security and prosperity provided by the provide little solace for the parents of a their poignant and powerful letter to President United States. It is a view grounded in stra- young Marine we lost years ago. I know that Bush regarding Affirmative Action. I encourage tegic weakness. they will not fill the voids in our lives we The competing view, the American power my colleagues here in the House and all now feel and that might be created in the Americans to read this important letter. view, looks to military power along with the days and weeks ahead. I only hope that they means and willingness to use it as essential might help. Mr. Speaker, at this point I wish to insert the for a state of security to create peaceful so- If I thought the impending War with Iraq letter into the RECORD. lutions and the rule of law to govern and was a contemporary Vietnam, an ill-con- CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., grow. It sees international forums and proc- ceived and misunderstood venture, I would Memphis, TN, January 23, 2003. esses as less than reliable. It perceives risks be one of the first to object. It isn’t, and I do Hon. GEORGE W. BUSH, President, differently and is less willing to tolerate not object. The White House, threats because it can do something about Washington, DC. them. It is a position grounded in strategic f DEAR PRESIDENT BUSH: We write to you as strength. IN REMEMBRANCE OF ZORAN the leaders of the community-serving Church Of God In Christ on the matter of Affirma- These opposing views are now colliding. DJINDJIC Both views desire the rule of law and peace- tive Action and the recent actions of your ful solutions to international problems, but Administration toward millions of Blacks in their means are at odds. HON. CURT WELDON America seeking equal opportunity and par- Those nations and people of the power ad- OF PENNSYLVANIA ticipation in the economic, cultural and po- verse view will encounter and confront us litical life of the nation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES simply because we are the only power on the We are deeply disappointed in the actions world stage with the means to shape and ef- Thursday, March 13, 2003 of your Administration regarding the legal fect global security. Only by constraining Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, briefs that your Justice Department sub- American power can they gain a relative ad- mitted to the Supreme Court opposing equal vantage and advance or validate their view. I wish to express my sincere condolences opportunity for Blacks in the form of Affirm- Since the end of World War II, Europe and both to the family of Prime Minister Zoran ative Action as practiced by the University much of the rest of the world has depended Djindjic and to the nation of Serbia-Monte- of Michigan. on and has been responsive to American negro. His assassination cannot be allowed to We note that the Republican Party has in power and our ability to globally project stop the process of democracy and reform recent years failed to speak with a unified that power—be it in economic or military that Mr. Djindjic promised. voice in favor of redressing the grave effects terms. Our power is now enormous and un- The world mourns the loss of a true demo- of the historic wrongs committed against Af- precedented in world history. crat and lover of freedom; having dedicated rican-Americans in this country, which con- Adherents of the power adverse view, most tinue to reduce and constrain the life oppor- notably France, Germany, and less so Rus- his life to these ideals, Mr. Djindjic was willing tunities of their descendants. Despite the sia, have chosen the Iraq crisis and the fo- to risk everything to bring freedom to his past strong leadership of Republicans such as rums of the U.N. Security Council and NATO homeland. Both during their time in opposition President Richard M. Nixon, who imple- to confront us. We should not be misled by and after the Democratic Party came to mented robust and vigorous measures in em- their public assertions or how they or their power, a rise in which he played a major role, ployment, minority contracting and univer- supporters would like to frame the inter- Mr. Djindjic stood not only for democracy in sity admissions to wipe away the effects of national debate in the important days ahead. Serbia-Montenegro, but also for justice, as past anti-Black discrimination, we now ob- Behind all their coming challenges to intel- demonstrated by his critical role in bringing serve that since the 1980’s, your party has ligence information, appeals for peace, at- rapidly retreated from the historic Repub- tempts at redefining compliance, pleas for Slobodan Milosevic to justice. lican ideals of equal opportunity and racial delays, excuses for Iraqi resistance, and Prime Minister Djindjic worked tirelessly to justice. bleats about smoking guns is the objective of bring Serbia-Montenegro out of the inter- We see that your Secretary of State, Gen- constraining American power—irrespective national isolation forced upon it by the regime eral Colin Powell, made a strong statement of any concerns about Iraq. This is the cen- of Milosevic. Toward this goal, I met with the supporting intensive ongoing implementa- tral and fundamental objective. Prime Minister in January of this year, and I tion of Affirmative Action. This seems to put There is overwhelming justification for the was quite impressed by both his commitment him at odds with others in your Administra- tion and party, as well as many of your pro- coerced disarmament of Iraq—the justifica- to democracy in Serbia-Montenegro and to tion threshold was passed years ago. posed judicial nominees, on the best way to No greater damage could be done to the making it an integral part of Europe and the redress the continuing exclusion of Blacks maintenance of a stable world order and world. from the economic benefits of American So- global security than to succumb to the in- In order to ensure democracy and justice, ciety. We support Secretary Powell’s posi- stincts and wants of those confronting us. Mr. Djindjic also was a committed opponent of tion and think that other Republicans would

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.083 E13PT1 E474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 do well to follow his lead in standing for Mary’s high level of energy and great enthu- red-handed in a village in Kashmir trying to set strong support of Affirmative Action. siasm for life radiated throughout her every fire to the Sikh Gurdwara and some homes The reason Affirmative Action is needed is endeavor. Her vital work on behalf of my Con- there. Two studies have shown that Indian due to the historic experience of Blacks in America. The experience of Blacks in this gressional campaign raised the spirits of those forces carried out the massacre of 35 Sikhs in country is without analogue and is unique around her, and inspired others to do their Chithisinghpora three years ago this month. due to the nature of American enslavement best. Moreover, Mary’s wonderful sense of Missionary Graham Staines and his two of millions of Blacks during the founding of humor and kind nature consistently served to sons were murdered by being burned to death the republic and thereafter. The political, so- soften even the harshest of personalities. in their jeep while the killers surrounded the cial, cultural and economic effect of racial Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me jeep and chanted ‘‘Victory to Hannuman.’’ Mis- exclusion because of slavery, which contin- in honor and remembrance of Mary Slama— sionary Joseph Cooper was severely beaten ued in the form of Jim Crow laws and cur- Community advocate, and friend and mentor and had to spend a week in the hospital. Then rently operate through more subtle forms of racial prejudice, result in Black Americans to countless, including me. I offer my deepest he was expelled from the country for preach- having a special and unique set of claims for condolences to her beloved husband, Bill; be- ing. The widow of Mr. Staines was also ex- redress by the body politic. loved son and daughter-in-law, Tim and pelled from India. Christian churches have This month you celebrated the legacy of Marilyn; cherished grandchildren Natalie and been burned and schools and prayer halls the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Patrick, and to her many colleagues and have been violently attacked with impunity. and pledged yourself to renewed efforts to- friends. Her kind nature, journalistic talent and There have been priests murdered and nuns ward equal opportunity. The way to turn ability to connect with others have made our raped. your words into something beyond empty corner of the world a better place. Mary In 1995, Indian police picked up human- rhetoric is to support concrete action to- wards equal opportunity in the form of Af- Slama’s friendship, significant work, and con- rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra did a firmative Action. Even Dr. King called for cern for our community will be remembered al- study of cremation grounds in Punjab which ‘‘compensatory measures’’ to help Blacks ap- ways. showed that thousands of Sikhs have been proach parity in employment opportunities, f picked up, tortured, murdered, then declared income wealth, entrepreneurship and other ‘‘unidentified’’ and secretly cremated. For his indicators of well being in this country. SPARE THE LIFE OF DEVINDER efforts, Khalra was picked up by the police While we believe that race should not be the PAL SINGH BHULLAR and murdered while in police custody. More only factor in Affirmative Action efforts, we than 52,000 Sikhs sit in jail as political pris- do believe that it is valid to take account of race as a factor when opportunities are dis- HON. DAN BURTON oners without charge or trial. tributed among people in society today. OF INDIANA The time has come to stop our aid to India. With greater effort expended by your Ad- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We should also support the self-determination ministration and others yet to come, we look Thursday, March 13, 2003 to which all peoples and nations are entitled. forward to the day when Affirmative Action This is the only way to end atrocities such as will no longer be necessary. That will be Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, these and to ensure peace, freedom, stability, when America has finally attained the level Devinder Singh Pal Bhullar faces the death and prosperity in South Asia. of equal opportunity, inclusion and sense of penalty. He should be spared. His pending Mr. Speaker, I would like to place the Coun- beloved community for all citizens. execution shows that the Indian constitution cil of Khalistan’s outstanding press release on The Black community seeks the oppor- only protects the Hindu majority. tunity to be strengthened so that eventually the Bhullar case into the RECORD. Bhullar was accused of being involved in a it can stand upon its own feet, having the ef- DEVINDER PAL SINGH BHULLAR’S LIFE MUST fects of past racial exclusion and discrimina- 1993 bombing near the offices of the Youth BE SPARED tion erased and able to enter into the full- Congress in Delhi. 20 people were killed in MINORITIES ELIMINATED, DIRECTLY OR BY ness of the blessings of America. Your Ad- that blast and Congress leader M.S. Bitta lost COURTS ministration’s active support of the Black a leg. WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 25, 2003.—The im- community in this matter could be among This might be a justifiable sentence for such pending execution of Devinder Pal Singh the greatest legacies of the party of Lincoln. a crime except for a few small details. Mr. Bhullar shows that the Constitution of India We pledge to pray for you and your admin- Bhullar was found ‘‘not guilty’’ by the presiding only protects the majority Hindu population, istration that you might encounter the Di- according to Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, vine Wisdom in this matter. judge of a three-judge panel from India’s Su- President of the Council of Khalistan, which In Christ, preme Court. The judge directed that he be leads the Sikh struggle for independence G. E. PATTERSON, released. Apparently, that was not acceptable from India. Dr. Aulakh called on the Presi- Presiding Bishop. to the fundamentalist Hindu nationalist regime. dent of India to stop the execution. Bhullar The General Board: C. E. Blake; C. D. So they tortured him to coerce him into sign- Owens; L. E. Willis; J. N. Haynes; P. A. was accused of a 1993 bomb blast near the ing a false confession which was subsequently Youth Congress office in Delhi in which 20 Brooks; G. D. McKinney; W. W. Hamilton; L. retracted. Yet they are executing him on the R. Anderson; N. W. Wells, R. L. H. Winbush; people were killed. Congress leader M.S. S. L. Green, Jr. basis of this forced confession. Bitta lost a leg in that attack. This is offensive to anyone with a sense of The presiding Judge of a three-Judge bench f justice. Mr. Speaker. This is not the way a in the Supreme Court of India found Pro- IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF democratic country does things. It is how fessor Bhullar, a political activist, ‘‘Not MARY SLAMA criminal cases are handled in such models of Guilty’’ and directed that he be released. However, Professor Bhullar was convicted democracy as Red China and Iraq. Mean- based on a forced confession obtained HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH while, Sajjan Kumar and H.K.L. Bhagat, the through torture, which was retracted. On OF OHIO officials responsible for inciting the murders of that basis India wants to impose capital pun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thousands of Sikhs in Delhi, have never been ishment on Professor Bhullar. Sajjan Kumar brought to justice. and H.K.L. Bhagat, who personally incited Thursday, March 13, 2003 Unfortunately, this is typical of how India the murder of thousands of Sikhs in Delhi, Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in treats its minorities. Last year in Gujarat 2,000 go off scot-free without any punishment. honor and remembrance of Mary Slama—Be- to 5,000 Muslims were murdered by militant Even by Indian standards, this is an out- rageous miscarriage of justice. loved wife, cherished mother and grand- Hindu nationalists while police, under orders, ‘‘The Bhullar case is merely the latest ex- mother, and friend and mentor to many. stood by and did nothing. No one has been ample of how India eliminates minorities,’’ Mary leaves behind a legacy of profes- punished for this atrocity. Now police in Guja- said Dr. Aulakh. Indian police arrested sionalism, volunteerism, journalistic talent, and rat are demanding very intrusive information human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra sincere concern for her community. Driven by about Christians there. Meanwhile, two states after he exposed their policy of mass crema- a passion for learning and personal growth, have enacted laws prohibiting religious con- tion of Sikhs, in which over 50,000 Sikhs have Mary attained a Bachelor’s degree and later a versions—except to Hinduism, of course. been picked up, tortured, and killed, then Master’s degree in English. She led the West Police have murdered over a quarter of a their bodies are declared unidentified and se- cretly cremated. Then Mr. Khalra was mur- Life newspaper as reporter, then editor, with million Sikhs, over 200,000 Christians in dered in police custody. His body was not fairness, accuracy, wit and heart. Mary kept Nagaland, over 85,000 Muslims in Kashmir, given to his family. Similarly, the police west side readers well informed and updated and tens of thousands of Assamese, Bodos, murdered former Jathedar of the Akal Takht on news stories ranging from local community Dalit ‘‘untouchables,’’ Manipuris, Tamils, and Gurdev Singh Kaunke. His body was not and political news to human interest stories. other minorities. Indian forces were caught handed over to his family.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.087 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E475 Last spring the Indian police stood aside man in the Navy, Milton Allen taught other WORKFORCE REINVESTMENT AND under orders while militant Hindus murdered young men of color the skills that would allow ADULT EDUCATION ACT OF 2003 2,000 to 5,000 Muslims in Gujarat. Australian them to advance in their military careers—this missionary Graham Staines was murdered a during a time when no men of color could ad- few years ago by VHP activists. Staines and HON. HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON vance past that of seaman. As a lawyer, he his two young sons were burned to death OF CALIFORNIA while they slept in their jeep. Their killers taught thousands of his neighbors how to find IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES surrounded the jeep and chanted ‘‘Victory to a path to justice within the arcane corridors of Hannuman,’’ a Hindu god. After the murder, the law. Thursday, March 13, 2003 Staines’ widow, who was working with lep- As Baltimore City’s first African American ers, was expelled from India. No one was ever State’s Attorney—the first Black prosecutor in Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, today, I am in- punished for these atrocities. Nuns have been any major American city—Milton Allen taught troducing the Workforce Reinvestment and raped, priests have been murdered, and our community that the pursuit of justice could, Adult Education Act of 2003 to reauthorize the Christian churches have been burned by the indeed, be ‘‘color-blind.’’ He sued the city to nation’s job training system, as well as adult fanatic, fundamentalist Hindu nationalist education and vocational rehabilitation pro- militants. desegregate ‘‘public’’ tennis courts and de- fended people who lost their jobs for attending grams. This legislation builds upon and im- ‘‘It is clear from these actions that India is proves the systems created in the Workforce not the democracy it claims to be,’’ said Dr. public meetings where speakers included Investment Act of 1998. We have worked Aulakh. ‘‘Instead it is a tyrannical Hindu communist sympathizers, as he believed that theocracy where minorities die or dis- free speech should be protected in America. closely with the Administration to craft legisla- appear,’’ he said. ‘‘There is a consistent pat- He also sued the state to open ‘‘public’’ col- tion to continue to empower individuals in im- tern of Indian government efforts to protect leges to blacks. proving their careers. its tyrannical rule over the minorities of Later in life as a judge on what would later In 1998, under the Education and the Work- South Asia.’’ become Baltimore’s Circuit Court, Milton Allen force Committee’s leadership, Congress The Indian government has murdered over passed the Workforce Investment Act to re- 250,000 Sikhs since 1984, more than 200,000 helped many of the City’s troubled youth by Christians since 1948, over 85,000 muslims in giving through his seasoned advice as a fam- form the nation’s job training system that for- Kashmir since 1988, and tens of thousands of ily court judge. merly was fragmented, contained overlapping Tamils, Assamese, Manipuris, Dalits (the ab- Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity to work programs, and did not serve either job seekers original people of the subcontinent), and oth- for Milton Allen after he had lost his re-election or employers well. WIA consolidated and inte- ers. More than 52,000 Sikhs are being held as bid for State’s Attorney. He had joined the law grated employment and training services at political prisoners. The Indian Supreme firm of Mitchell, Allen and Lee, and I served as the local level in a more unified workforce de- Court called the Indian government’s mur- the firm’s law clerk. Mr. Speaker, Milton Allen, velopment system. Local, business-led work- ders of Sikhs ‘‘worse than a genocide.’’ On force investment boards direct the activities of October 7, 1987, the Sikh Nation declared the although always busy and always blazing a independence of its homeland, Punjab, trail for righteousness, always found time to the system. Khalistan. No Sikh representative has ever stop to engage even strangers in meaningful One of the hallmarks of the new system is signed the Indian constitution. The Council conversation. He was always giving helpful that, in order to encourage the development of of Khalistan is the government pro tempore advice. comprehensive systems that improve services of Khalistan, the Sikh homeland. The Sikh In fact, the advice and counsel that I re- to both employers and job seekers, local serv- Nation demands freedom for its homeland, ceived from Milton Allen went far beyond his ices are provided through a one-stop delivery Khalistan. contribution to the skills that made me a more system. At the one-stop centers, assistance ‘‘Only in a free and sovereign Khalistan ranges from core services such as job search will the Sikh Nation prosper. In a democ- capable attorney. Judge Allen taught young racy, the right to self-determination is the lawyers like me that our calling demanded and placement assistance, access to job list- sine qua non and India should allow a plebi- constant devotion to integrity. ings, and an initial assessment of skills and scite for the freedom of the Sikh Nation and And Mr. Speaker, Judge Allen exemplified needs; intensive services such as comprehen- all the nations of South Asia,’’ Dr. Aulakh integrity. As Dr. Stephen Carter once ob- sive assessments and case management; said. served: and, if needed, occupational skills training. f Persons of integrity know the difference The WIA system contains the federal gov- between what is right and what is wrong. ernment’s primary programs for investment in RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBU- They stand up for what is right—even when our nation’s workforce preparation. Even TIONS OF THE HONORABLE MIL- that stand may place them in jeopardy. Per- though the system is still maturing since its full TON B. ALLEN sons of integrity persevere and lead—until the rest of the world catches on and catches implementation in July 2000, States and local HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS up. And they are not afraid to proclaim their areas have created comprehensive services vision of what is right—so others can follow and effective one-stop delivery systems. The OF MARYLAND in their steps. system is serving the needs of unemployed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Carter could have been writing about my workers seeking new jobs in this time of eco- Thursday, March 13, 2003 friend—and teacher—Judge Milton B. Allen. nomic recovery. In addition, the training serv- Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise Judge Allen devoted his life to planting the ices provided through WIA are invaluable in to pay respect to the life of a great man who seeds of justice within the human spirit. He helping employers find the workers they need passed away—my friend and mentor, the Hon- taught us that, in a free society, the seeds of in areas of the country facing skill shortages. orable Milton B. Allen. Mr. Speaker, I rise justice can take hold and grow. Nonetheless, there have been challenges today to ask my colleagues to join me in re- Mr. Speaker—most important of all—Milton with the system. There is a need to increase membering the life of a brilliant man, the Hon- Allen taught my community that justice grows the financial contribution of the mandatory orable Milton B. Allen—a brilliant lawyer, best in the shared soil of universal respect. partners in the One-Stop Career Centers while judge, father, husband, mentor, community ac- The source of justice is the integrity that at the same time increasing the service inte- tivist and leader. A life that ended last week comes from our respect for each other as gration among the partner programs. This in- when the Judge Allen, at 85, died of cardiac human beings. Milton Allen was a teacher and cludes serving through the one-stop system arrest at his home in Windsor Hills. a friend. Our lives will be less for his pass- special populations that have unique needs. Milton Allen was a man of humble begin- ing—but we have been truly enriched by his We are concerned that administrative duplica- nings, who rose to great heights as a polished living. Milton Allen paved the way for so many tion remains in the system, resulting in unnec- lawyer and fair jurist. He attended Douglass lawyers who never even had the privilege of essary bureaucracy that dilutes the ability of High School in Baltimore, Maryland where he knowing him. states and local areas to address their com- played third-string fullback on the football team In the words of the theologian, Max Lucado, munities’ needs. There is also a need to sim- and haunted the library. He read everything he ‘‘The great revivals and reformations that dot plify the local and state governance processes could find. He later went on to Coppin State the history of humanity were never the work of and to strengthen the private sector’s role. Ad- College to become a teacher. just one person. Every movement is the sum ditionally, we need to increase training oppor- ‘‘Simple reason,’’ he said one day. ‘‘Teach- of visionaries who have gone before, genera- tunities and improve performance account- ing was about the only thing open to blacks tions of uncompromised lives and non-nego- ability. then.’’ tiated truths. Faithful men and women who This bill also aims to streamline current WIA Mr. Speaker, Milton Allen was a teacher in have led forceful lives.’’ Mr. Allen was this kind funding in order to provide more efficient and the freedom schools of our time. As a young of human being. And I will miss him. results-oriented services and programs,

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.091 E13PT1 E476 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 strengthen infrastructure of the one-stop deliv- HONORING THE LIFE OF SAM BRONZE STAR MEDAL TO MR. ery system, eliminate duplication, improve ac- KARAS OTHO STONE countability, enhance the role of employers, and increase states’ and local areas’ flexibility. HON. DARLENE HOOLEY This reauthorization provides an opportunity HON. SAM FARR OF OREGON to build on and improve the current WIA sys- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tem so that it can respond quickly and effec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 13, 2003 tively to the changing needs of both workers and employers and further address the needs Thursday, March 13, 2003 Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, on of special populations. It is designed to pro- March 22, 2002 I had the distinct pleasure of mote productive workforce development pro- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to presenting the Bronze Star Medal to one of grams connected to the private sector, post- honor the life of Sam Karas. He passed away my veteran constituents. Today, it is with deep secondary education and training, and eco- on February 26, in Monterey, California. He sadness I would like to inform you and my col- nomic development systems in order to en- was an actor, an activist, a salesman, a story- leagues that Mr. Otho Stone passed away last hance the career opportunities and skills of teller, a singer, a dancer, a father, a husband Friday. Mr. Stone was a WW II veteran who the 21st century workforce. Our goal is to im- and most notably, a friend. He is survived by loved his country and served with honor and prove the locally driven system to ensure we his wife, Edie, his three daughters Penelope dignity. He received the honor of the Bronze provide the tools to meet local workforce de- Lockhart, Judith Karas, and Rachel Holz, and Star while seeing action against our enemies velopment needs. four grandchildren. during WW II. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Stone asked for no special Title II of this Act is the Adult Basic Skills Sam was born and raised in Chicago, Illi- nois, by a poor family of Greek immigrants. recognition for serving his country but he did Act, to reauthorize state programs for adult ask that our country keep the promises made education. The adult education program cur- Growing up he loved three things: ‘‘The Shad- ow’’ pulp novels, apple pie and basketball. to all veterans who have served this great na- rently serves 2.7 million adults, almost half tion. who are immigrants whose first language is Upon graduating from high school, he moved to Monterey to serve as a 2nd lieutenant in For their service and sacrifices our nation’s not English. The program also serves those soldiers and veterans deserve our eternal who are working to get a GED or its recog- the United States Army during World War II. Despite lacking a college education, Sam was gratitude. nized equivalent, or are preparing for higher I know that Mr. Stone would be proud when education. Adult basic education programs able to quickly rise to the rank of 1st lieuten- ant, and his enrollment in the armed services I say that the men and women who have across the country are offered through served our country so honorably know best schools, community centers, libraries, public was the beginning of what would be a lifelong dedication to public service. that freedom is never free, that it is only won housing, community colleges, and volunteer and defended with great sacrifices. organizations, both public and private, profit Among others, Sam served on the board of And we should honor all our veterans by and non-profit. trustees of the Monterey Peninsula Unified keeping our promises to them. School District and was one of the original or- This bill makes changes to current law, and f places more of a focus on the delivery of the ganizers and board members of the Human basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, and Rights Commission. Sam also served with the TRIBUTE TO MR. WENDELL math. Additionally, we have sought to ensure California Coastal Commission, the Natividad TAYLOR BUTLER that instructional practices are based on sci- Medical Center Foundation, the Monterey Jazz entific research. Provisions have been in- and Pop Festivals, the Wharf Theater, the HON. CHARLES F. BASS cluded to increase accountability for States Monterey Film Commission, the California Film OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and local providers to have measurable results Commission, and the Monterey Peninsula Col- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lege board of trustees. In addition, the ACLU, in improving basic skills, GED graduates, and Thursday, March 13, 2003 those entering higher education. It is important the NAACP, Monterey County, the Sierra that there be increased coordination with the Club, and the Carmel Meat Company, which Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize business community, and Labor Department he founded, have honored him. my constituent, Mr. Wendell Taylor Butler and programs. Sam started this small meat company short- the contribution he made to our country during World War II as a contributor to the Manhattan The bill also makes improvements to the ly after marrying his wife Edie in Monterey in 1944, and he sometimes cooked large pots of District Project. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides On January 19, 1942, President Franklin D. services to help persons with physical and stew for the homeless along the railroad tracks. Owning this company gave him many Roosevelt, approved a top-secret effort to mental disabilities become employable and produce an atomic weapon. An unprecedented achieve full integration into society. The Voca- other opportunities to reach out to the home- less, a cause that remained close to him over alliance of industry, academia and government tional Rehabilitation (VR) title of this bill en- was formed, and in just twenty-seven months, hances and improves transition services, the next half a century and spurred him to be- come entrenched in the Monterey community. the atomic bomb was produced. Over 140,000 which promote the movement of a student men and women, both civilian and military, served under the Individuals with Disabilities It was frequently said that Sam represented worked together in secret communities Education Act (IDEA) from school to post- the wrong communities of Monterey County, throughout the United States. Relatives could school activities. This legislation also requires as he was mostly concerned with issues such not even be trusted with the knowledge of States to include in their State plans an as- as poverty and health care—issues pertinent their whereabouts or the type of work they sessment of the transition services provided to the Salinas Valley, not the Monterey Penin- were doing. These individuals represent the through the VR system and of how those serv- sula. Sometimes the trivial complaints of his ingenuity, determination, and patriotic commit- ices are coordinated with such services under constituents bothered him, but that was Sam’s ment that led our Nation to victory in World IDEA. Also included in the State plan are character: he wanted to help the people that War II. strategies the State will use to address the truly needed helping. A smooth-talking, glad- Mr. Butler was employed at Linde Air Prod- needs identified in the assessment of transi- handing politician he was not. Sam often ucts in Tonawanda, New York. This particular tions services described above. came at his opponent with disheveled hair, facility was used by the government for lab- I look forward to working with the members fraying suits and sweaters, and a penchant to oratory and pilot plant studies for uranium sep- of the Committee, other member of Congress, comment bluntly, but he never shied away aration. The work accomplished at his location the Administration, and all stakeholders as we from confrontation. He had an innate sense of was vital for the successful completion of the work to a craft legislation that will build upon right and wrong, and he pursued justice dog- project. and improve the systems we created in 1998 gedly. He wanted the best for everybody. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring and continue to empower individuals in en- The Central Coast of California has moun- Mr. Wendell Taylor Butler and the other men hancing their career opportunities and skills in tains and beaches, but on behalf of this and women who remained at home to design, our 21st century workforce. I urge my col- House, I wish to celebrate the life of Sam develop, and implement the discoveries of the leagues to join me and the other original co- Karas: a man whose spirit made Monterey Manhattan Project. Their dedication and devo- sponsors in support of the Workforce Rein- County a scenic paradise and a more just so- tion to our national security allowed them to vestment and Adult Education Act of 2003. ciety. carry out one of the most epic engineering

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.094 E13PT1 March 13, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E477 and industrial ventures in our Nation’s illus- on a great ideological departure from the prin- the creation of their online catalogue, to taking trious history. ciples underlying our National Park System: the photos of the store and maintaining cus- f While those lands are set aside for the enjoy- tomer relations. Brian has a lot on his plate, ment and appreciation of people, wildlife ref- especially for a young man who is currently a COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNI- uges are for the sole benefit of wildlife. This senior at Central High School in Grand Junc- VERSARY OF CUB SCOUT PACK ideological leap was truly historic, and I com- tion. 596 FROM ST. ALPHONSUS PAR- mend President Roosevelt and celebrate his A few years ago, Brian and few other young ISH enduring legacy. men, Ryan and Rob Cook, and Daniel Davis, Since the first refuge was established in our approached a local radio station about a teen HON. PAUL RYAN State in 1912, the Wisconsin refuge system issues program. The radio station gave the OF WISCONSIN has become an integral part of life for our citi- boys an opportunity to broadcast their show, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zens. Our five wildlife refuges and two wet- which became an amazing success. Currently, lands management districts attract nearly two the show airs every Tuesday night from nine Thursday, March 13, 2003 million visitors each year. They provide critical until ten o’clock and gives local teens a plat- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, today habitat for our State’s world-renowned wildlife form to discuss everything from local issues to I rise in recognition of the 50th anniversary of resources, as well as opportunities for recre- the concerns on the mind of today’s teen- Cub Scout Pack 596 from St. Alphonsus Par- ation and groundbreaking research. agers. ish in Greendale, Wisconsin. For the past five Horicon Marsh, covering 32,000 acres, is Brian is a true asset to the people of the decades, the leaders, and members of Cub the largest fresh water cattail marsh in the Grand Valley, not only for his work with teens, Scout Pack 596 have made invaluable con- United States and is designated as a ‘‘wetland but also for his contribution to local organiza- tributions to their community, to Wisconsin, of national importance.’’ Tremplealeau, The tions and businesses. Mr. Speaker, it is with and to our country. Upper Mississippi River, and Horicon National great pride that I recognize this capable and Since 1930, the Cub Scout have helped Wildlife Refuges are designated as ‘‘globally gifted young man before this body of Con- young boys learn new skills and civic respon- important bird areas.’’ And Necedah National gress and this nation. His dedication to com- sibility. Character development, good citizen- Wildlife Refuge serves as the summer home munity service is a credit to Mesa County and ship, and personal achievement are among for research experiments with the migration of the entire State of Colorado. the ten purposes of cub scouting. Other goal highly endangered whooping cranes. f include spiritual growth, family understanding, I wonder whether the President knew what respectful relationships, sportsmanship and fit- he was setting in motion when he set aside COMMENDING THE 101ST AIR- ness, friendly service, and fun and adventure. those five seemingly inconsequential acres. BORNE DIVISION OF THE UNITED Cub scouts earn merit badges in recognition Could he possibly have dreamed that such STATES ARMY for physical fitness and talent-building activi- humble beginnings would flourish into the ties. As a former cub scout, I believe that the grand national wildlife refuge system that we HON. JOHN S. TANNER values I was taught as a member—respect for boast today? That system now consists of OF TENNESSEE nature, for other people, and for ourselves— more than 575 individual units and encom- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have helped to shape who I am today. passes over 95 million acres. Refuges can be Thursday, March 13, 2003 Pack 596 makes a difference in their com- found in every State in the Union, protecting munity every year through programs such as more than 250 threatened or endangered Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recog- Scouting for Food. In this program, scouts plants and animals, including such beloved nize the honorable service of the men and leave empty bags at homes in their neighbor- and symbolic species as the manatee, bald women of the 101st Airborne Division of the hood for the families to fill. The scouts then re- eagle, and California jewelflower. These fig- United States Army, who are again answering turn the following weekend to take the food- ures far exceed any expectations that Presi- this nation’s call to duty. They have already filled bags to the local food pantry. Pack 596 dent Roosevelt may have had. Our refuge been deployed to the Persian Gulf in prepara- also participates in a toy drive for needy chil- system is truly a triumph of American vision tion for whatever conflict may lie ahead. dren every Christmas. These boys have con- and commitment to responsible stewardship of While international debate continues over sistently worked to make the world a better our unparalleled natural heritage. the appropriate course of action, Mr. Speaker, place and steadfastly honored their motto to I am proud to support the National Fish and it is easy for us to forget about the men and do their best. Wildlife Service in its vital mission and grateful women who are already on the front line, pre- Mr. Speaker, Cub Scout Pack 596 has to be able to pass this legacy on to future paring for the unknown, ready to accept the served as a model for all cub scout packs for generations of Americans. orders that are handed down. There are almost 20,000 men and women 50 years. They have set a high standard for f cub scouts everywhere through their commit- stationed at Fort Campbell, which sits on the ment to God and country and their dedication PAYING TRIBUTE TO: MR. BRIAN border between Tennessee and Kentucky. to helping develop the future leaders of our BRADY Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Nation. Division ‘‘Screaming Eagles,’’ under the com- f HON. SCOTT McINNIS mand of Maj. Gen. David Petraeus. The 101st OF COLORADO Airborne Division has a long history of out- COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNI- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standing military service, playing key roles in VERSARY OF THE NATIONAL World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM Thursday, March 13, 2003 and Desert Storm. Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great From an Apache fighter-helicopter, the HON. RON KIND honor that I rise today in order to recognize ‘‘Screaming Eagles’’ fired the very first shots OF WISCONSIN Brian Brady of Grand Junction, Colorado. in the Gulf War, taking out Iraqi communica- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Brian is a gifted young man whose dedication tions and paving the way for the ground at- and entrepreneurship are a credit to his com- tack. In the ground war, the 101st made the Thursday, March 13, 2003 munity. Today, I would like to pay tribute to his longest and largest air assault in world history Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, one hundred years efforts before this body of Congress and this into enemy territory. About 4,500 ‘‘Rakkasans’’ ago, President Theodore Roosevelt displayed nation. from the division’s 3rd Brigade also spent six historic vision and took a bold step forward in As an active member of the Grand Junction months in Afghanistan, fighting in Operation his quest to protect our Nation’s natural won- community, Brian serves on a variety of local Anaconda, one of the toughest fronts in this ders. He decided that the plight of one group boards and works with many organizations in- nation’s war on terrorism. of birds on a scant five acres in Florida was cluding three of the largest and most active or- Now, the men and women of the 101st are important enough to warrant the protection of ganizations in Mesa County: the Rotary, again answering the call to duty. The the Federal government. Roosevelt made this United Way and the Mesa County Crime Stop- ‘‘Screaming Eagles’’ have left behind their decision on March 14, 1903, continuing his pers. Brian’s company, Brady MicroTech, cre- families and their homes to set up camp in the commitment to protect American public lands. ates and maintains websites and is currently desert. These brave soldiers know that their In creating a National Wildlife Refuge, how- the Webmaster of the Gene Taylor’s Sporting country may need them, and they are ready to ever, Roosevelt brought the American public Goods website, in charge of everything from serve.

VerDate Jan 31 2003 07:19 Mar 14, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13MR8.097 E13PT1 E478 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 13, 2003 Mr. Speaker, I hope you will join me in ap- and Jeni—in your prayers. Keep those who Tibet. This day is remembered by the Tibetan plauding the dedication and duty dem- are left behind in your prayers. They are the Community around the world as ‘‘Tibetan Up- onstrated by the courageous men and women ones who need it most. Joy will be where her rising Day.’’ One week later, on March 17th, of the 101st Airborne Division of the United name suggests, in the joy of eternity, in the 1959, as feared by many, the People’s Libera- States Army. Their love for our country, the hands of our loving Father. tion Army began shelling the Dalai Lama’s safety of its people and the protection of its f complex. Unbeknownst to the PLA the Dalai liberties, is what makes this nation free and Lama had fled to India only a short 48 hours great. COMMEMORATION OF TIBETAN before the attack. UPRISING DAY f Mr. Speaker, the people of Tibet have faced TRIBUTE TO JOY BRYSON persistent brutal oppression for nothing more HON. TOM LANTOS than the crime of having different beliefs than HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR OF CALIFORNIA those of the Chinese government. Since Chi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MINNESOTA na’s occupation of Tibet, the PRC has en- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 13, 2003 forced its despotic rule with violence such as military occupation, population transfers and Thursday, March 13, 2003 Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the destruction of Tibetan cultural and reli- invite all my Colleagues to commemorate dur- Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today gious institutions. The people of Tibet have ing this week the 44th anniversary of one of to pay tribute to a wonderful person and had almost every human right possible vio- the most tragic events in Tibetan history. Dur- former member of the Transportation and In- lated over the past 50 years. To this day, the ing the bloody ‘‘Lhasa Uprising’’ in 1959, cou- frastructure Committee staff who passed away PRC continues to violate the 17 point agree- rageous people were killed while standing up a few weeks ago, Mrs. Joy Bryson. Just one ment and commit horrifying human rights for the religious, political and cultural rights of year ago, I rose to congratulate Joy on her re- abuses in Tibet. The citizens of this country all Tibetans. Throughout this uprising, many tirement. Her retirement was all too short. As suffer through arbitrary arrests, detention with- Joy’s family returns from taking her home to large Tibetan cities were destroyed by Chi- nese artillery, His Holiness the Dalai Lama out trial, torture and persecution for speaking North Carolina, I rise to honor Joy once again. out peacefully on political and religious views. Joy was a much-loved member of the T&I was forced into exile for fear of his life and, Committee Staff, and we all miss her very according to Chinese statistics, nearly 87,000 As an American, I am proud to defend the deeply. All of us, Member and staff alike, suf- Tibetans were killed, arrested or deported to Tibetan right to self-determination and recog- fered with her through her long ordeal with labor camps. nize today as ‘‘Tibetan Uprising Day.’’ In 2002, breast cancer and its permutations, a struggle The brutal crushing of the Lhasa Uprising under the Tibetan Policy act, which I author- that I know all too well from my own experi- tragically only further highlights the brutal sup- ized, the US Congress articulated our support ence, losing my late wife, Jo, after an eight- pression of the Tibetan people, which began for the Dalai Lama’s attempt to attain a nego- and-a-half year battle with the same disease. with the Chinese invasion in 1948 and con- tiated settlement through means of dialogue When in remission, Joy worked as an active tinues to this very day. Facing brave resist- and not violence. The fact that this atrocity advocate for breast cancer research and for ance after the invasion of Tibet, the People’s has gone on for so long is completely out- cancer research and treatment. Joy was a Republic of China forced the Tibetan Govern- rageous and unacceptable. The people of very strong advocate for the work of the ment to accept a 17 point agreement in 1951 Tibet had their lives stripped from them; every- Breast Cancer Research, Treatment, and Edu- by threatening Tibet with further military force. thing they knew and loved was taken in a ap- cation Center at George Washington Univer- The agreement made Tibet a part of China, palling manner. These people not only fought sity Hospital. She actively supported efforts in but assured the people of Tibet that all polit- and died for their own freedom, but for the the private sector community to raise funds for ical, cultural and religious institutions, including freedom of their children and all future Tibet- the ‘‘mammavan’’ project of G.W. Hospital that that of the Dalai Lama would be preserved. ans. In 1989, the international community rec- helps provide mammograms for women in un- China has yet to stand by these promises. ognized the tremendous contributions his Holi- derserved areas of Washington, D.C., and the After systematic and ongoing violations of the ness has made to a negotiated settlement international community of the city. agreement, a growing Tibetan rebellion began through non-violent means by awarding him Joy dealt with her long struggle with cancer to reach a national scale. the Nobel Peace Prize. I commend the Dalai privately. She did not want attention brought to The Chinese blamed His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his people for their determination her, which, in a way, was unfortunate, be- Lama for the resistance and rumors began to and strength throughout this ordeal. On this cause many of us wanted to comfort, support, stir of plans to kill or kidnap him in reaction to day of remembrance I hope everyone will take and console her. But, she carried on, with her this rebellion. On March 10th, 1959 the people a moment to reflect on the situation to Tibet, loving family by her side, a very private cam- of Lhasa surrounded the Dalai Lama’s and also consider what we have done and paign that she ultimately lost. Norbulingka compound in hopes to protect what we can still do in the future to further as- I ask all of you to keep her and her family— their leader from an almost certain death, and sist this country in their struggle for a peaceful her husband, Lit, and her two children, Chris the also demanded that the Chinese leave resolution.

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