E274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 6, 2002 Policy and Legislative, and Conference Com- rector of Nutrition Services. She works hard to Suzanne Mubarak’s commitment to edu- mittees. combine nutritional integrity with sound busi- cation is consistent with these worthy goals. Marty’s theme for her Presidency, ‘‘Nutrition ness practices, and has earned a USDA Rec- This was acknowledged in the citation of rec- and Learning, Hand in Hand,’’ depicts her ognition Award each time her program has ognizing her contributions: commitment to children’s nutrition education, been audited. She is committed to the children ‘‘For seven millennia, the world has learned and the positive effect good nutrition has on a and is known for running her program with the from Egypt. And, even today, we are learning child’s learning ability. This has been a timely highest of ethics and standards. much for your work about the impact that early theme because of current interest amongst Marty is a member of Candle Lighters, a education has on a child’s ability to cope with California families, schools, and Legislators in Fremont organization that builds and operates his or her environment. You have taught us children’s nutrition issues. Marty testified nu- a ghost house each year and donates the pro- that education must encompass all of life’s merous times during the 2001–2002 session ceeds to local charities. She has chaired the issues and should enhance the ability of peo- in both Senate and Assembly Committee Caramel Apple booth and the scheduling of ple to interact in society. By your leadership hearings regarding nutrition and training re- students to work in the house. Over you have demonstrated the overwhelming im- lated legislation. Her testimony contributed $1,500,000 has be returned to the community portance of the education of girls. You have strongly to reaching compromise on SB 19, over the past 25 years through the efforts of set a new standard for respect and gender the Pupil Health, Nutrition, and Achievement this organization. Marty’s husband Steve, and equality that will make Egypt and our world Act of 2001, signed into law by the Governor, her two children, Chris, 26 and Nicky, 23, par- safer and more secure for all.’’ and authored by Senator Escutia. ticipate with her in many of her volunteer ac- Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues in the Marty Marshall was born Martha Elizabeth tivities. Congress to join me in paying tribute to Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak for her contribution to inter- Knecht in Berkeley, California on August 21, f 1946. She grew up in Walnut Creek, where national understanding and in honoring her on she attended Parkmead Elementary School HONORING SUZANNE MUBARAK, receiving the Stephen P. Duggan Award. and Del Valle High School, participating in FIRST LADY OF EGYPT FOR WIN- f NING THE STEPHEN P. DUGGAN service and leadership activities in both. In El- HONORING HADASSAH ementary School she was active in Brownies, AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL Girl Scouts, Job’s Daughters and St. Paul’s UNDERSTANDING Episcopal Church, and took lessons in flute, HON. PETER DEUTSCH piano, and ballet. She was a member of the OF FLORIDA HON. TOM LANTOS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Student Council, and gave the commence- OF CALIFORNIA ment speech at her eighth grade graduation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, March 5, 2002 ceremony. Attending a new high school, as a Tuesday, March 5, 2002 Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise tody to member of the second graduating class, Marty congratulate Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist was in the Leadership Class and on the Stu- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I invite my col- Organization of America, on its 90th Anniver- dent Council all four years, and was a cheer leagues to join me in paying tribute to Mrs. sary. Since its beginning, Hadassah has con- leader for three years, the last of which she Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of Egyptian Presi- tributed to worthy charities around the world was elected as Head Cheer Leader. She was dent Hosni Mubarak, upon her receipt of the both financially and through volunteer work. a member of the Latin and French Clubs, tu- Stephen P. Duggan Award for International Hadassah’s tireless efforts have aided in the tored special education students, earned a life Understanding on Monday evening of this creation of access to quality health care membership in the California Scholarship Fed- week. The award, presented by the Institute of throughout the Middle East, and Hadassah eration, and was selected as Del Valle High International Education and named after the has always strived for the equal treatment of School’s ‘‘Most Outstanding Citizen’’ by the organization’s first president, is awarded to women in the United States and Israel. school staff. distinguished world leaders in the fields of Today, Hadassah, with over 300,000 active After graduating from High School, Marty government, education, business and diplo- members organized throughout the United Marshall attended the University of California macy in recognition of their commitment to States, has continued its rich tradition of vol- at Berkeley, where she majored in Dietetics. It educational exchange and appreciation of unteerism by enacting programs to fight breast is here where she met Marilyn Briggs, current other peoples and cultures. cancer and other health related issues affect- Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction Mrs. Mubarak is indeed a worthy recipient of ing women. Hadassah has also sponsored nu- for the California Department of Education Di- this honor. She is a sociologist, having re- merous programs to increase the quality of the rector of the Nutrition Services Division, who ceived both her bachelors and masters de- educational system in the United States. has become a lifelong friend and mentor in the grees from the American University in Cairo, While Hadassah’s interests are primarily area of child nutrition. Marty continued tutoring and she has devoted her efforts to education education and women’s rights, this group has special education students through her college at all levels. In particular, she has supported been active in educating its membership on a years, and volunteered in a local convalescent the television program Alam Simsim, the variety of public policy issues and encouraging hospital, reading to residents and participating Egyptian production of the popular U.S. chil- civic participation. In a time of increased vio- in holiday events. She joined the Alpha Phi dren’s series of the Children’s Television lence in the Middle East, Hadassah has also sorority, which focuses nationally on activities Workshop, Sesame Street. When this excel- remained a staunch advocate of peace and to support heart health, and participated annu- lent Egyptian production began its third year in tolerance between Arabs and Jews. ally in their fundraising drive. October 2001, Suzanne Mubarak participated Mr. Speaker, Hadassah has worked since Before working at Fremont Unified School in the opening. As in the American model, its inception in 1912 to create a higher quality District, Marty worked for two years as an As- Alam Simsim helps to build literacy, number of education and equal rights for women in the sistant Dietitian for a chain of convalescent skills, education of young girls, and tolerance United States and the Middle East. It is my hospitals. She also worked for six years as the and understanding. sincere belief that as Hadassah continues into Food Service Instructor for a Federal Training Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Mubarak’s commitment to the Millennium and to it’s own hundredth birth- Grant Project where she trained functionally education, particularly of young women, is day, it will continue to fight for women against retarded and legally blind clients to work in most worthy of recognition, and I am delighted disease, violence, and injustice. commercial food service. Here, she developed that the Institute of International Education f an Independent Living Skills program for her (IIE) has made the decision to honor her for RESCUE THE UNINSURED FROM clients, most of who had recently been re- her life’s work. The Institute was founded in SEA OF UNCERTAINTY leased from a state hospital that had closed. 1919 by two Nobel Laureates, Elihu Root and She also developed a prescreening program Nicholas Murray Butler. The purpose of the In- stitute, in the words of its Chairman Henry HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN for the Business Enterprise Program for the OF MARYLAND Kaufman and its President Allan Goodman, is Blind, to help ensure the success of her cli- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ents when they entered this business food to ‘‘replace ignorance of other cultures and service training program. Marty still stays in peoples with knowledge and understanding.’’ Tuesday, March 5, 2002 touch with two of her clients from this Federal To this end, the IIE has fostered and sup- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, the growing epi- Training Project after 30 years. ported study in the United States by foreign demic of the uninsured threatens both the so- Marty has worked at Fremont Unified students and study abroad by American stu- cial fabric and the economic stability of our na- School District for over twenty years as the Di- dents. tion. If Congress fails to act, soon millions

VerDate 112000 04:24 Mar 07, 2002 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A05MR8.055 pfrm04 PsN: E06PT1 March 6, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E275 more Americans will be denied their basic The heart or cancer patient, treated early PERSONAL EXPLANATION right to health care. The Catholic Health Asso- and with our best tools, can be offered a ciation represents facilities across this country much different prospect than the critical ´ care patient who arrives without benefit of HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA that provide a safety net for uninsured and early therapy. OF TEXAS underinsured citizens in need of medical care. During this congressional legislative ses- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Led by the Reverend Michael D. Place, its sion, it is increasingly important that we Tuesday, March 5, 2002 president and chief executive officer, CHA is tackle the health care needs of our nation’s working actively to increase awareness of this uninsured. When Congress failed to adopt an Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I crisis. I urge all my colleagues to heed their economic stimulus package in February, the had to travel to my Congressional District for timely call to action. growing numbers of the recently unemployed an important event on February 28, 2002. Had and uninsured were dealt a dose of legisla- [From the Baltimore Sun, Feb. 19, 2002] I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on tive paralysis. rollcall 46. RESCUE THE UNINSURED FROM SEA OF Added to the diminishing set-asides for the UNCERTAINTY f ‘‘permanent’’ uninsured, the health care out- (By Michael D. Place) look for our nation’s poor, uninsured, and HONORING ABRAHAM FROST WASHINGTON.—In Manchester, N.H., a 6- under-served population is truly bleak. year-old girl arrives at Catholic Medical We must and can do better. Center unable to eat for several days because HON. PETER DEUTSCH American society must ensure that each of medical complications from dental pain. OF FLORIDA person has access to affordable health care. Why the wait? The little girl’s family did IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not have health insurance. At a crossroads moment, let us engage in a This child, and so many others across the new national conversation on systemic Tuesday, March 5, 2002 country, represent the crisis of vulnerability health care reform, a dialogue from Main Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. endured by 38 million Americans without honor the memory of Abraham Frost, who It is time for our nation’s public and pri- any health insurance. came to this country from Poland in 1912. Mr. While the girl in Manchester was fortunate vate leadership, health care providers and enough to live in proximity to a Catholic faith-based groups to come together and to Frost was an individual who was constantly in health facility with high quality emergency join all Americans in a search for real and awe of everything he saw in the United States. care, there are 22 million Americans who live meaningful solutions to this health care For his entire life, he had a deep appreciation in rural areas that the federal government challenge. for the opportunities this great nation provided calls ‘‘health profession shortage areas.’’ to him, and truly enjoyed his work and time Many of these citizens are without health f spent raising his family. Mr. Frost marveled at insurance and without access to medical care the development of modern conveniences of any kind. They are at the apex of this CONGRATULATING REVEREND such as automobiles and airplanes. He was health care crisis of vulnerability. As we struggle to cope with burgeoning BOBBY RAY MORRIS truly captivated with the possibility of realizing numbers of uninsured across the country, the American Dream. Abraham Frost died in rural areas highlight a disturbing trend of 1976 in Miami Beach, Florida. funding ‘‘drift’’—a drift away from sub- HON. SAM GRAVES Mr. Speaker, the accomplishments of Abra- sidized health care coverage for the poor, the OF MISSOURI ham Frost are a testament to his dedication unemployed and the disabled. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and his passion for life. He leaves a lasting Rural hospitals were hit hard by the Bal- legacy for both his family and friends. anced Budget Act of 1997. It has been esti- Tuesday, March 5, 2002 mated that of the $118 billion that the law f Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to directed to be cut over five years, $16.8 bil- HUNTING MADE EASY lion was cut from Medicare funds intended congratulate Reverend Bobby Ray Morris of for rural areas. Legislation in the past two Lawson, Missouri. Reverend Morris has been years has restored only about $3.8 billion of the pastor of the Lawson Assembly of God HON. SAM FARR this money. Church for the past 42 years, providing spir- OF CALIFORNIA For skeptics who believe that rural health IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES care may not be as vital as has been re- itual leadership to generations of Missourians. ported, a quick look at a sample state’s mor- In addition to caring for his congregation, Tuesday, March 5, 2002 tality statistics may be convincing. Reverend Morris is a positive influence on the Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I en- In Illinois, rural death rates from all community of Lawson. During his distin- courage you to read the Time Magazine article causes from 1992 to 1996 were 1,106.7 deaths guished tenure, 25 individuals became pas- entitled ‘‘Hunting Made Easy’’ which describes for every 100,000 people. This figure compares tors, youth leaders, and missionaries. The with 853.8 deaths in Illinois’ urban areas. the ‘‘slaughter’’ of ‘‘captive animals to mount Sadly, the rural patient base tends to be dedication and guidance of Reverend Morris their heads on a wall.’’ older, poorer and less medically privileged. enabled these individuals to answer their calls It is a very disturbing article which also For such patients, the small rural hospital is to the ministry. raises the question, ‘‘Should Congress step indeed a lifeline in need of preservation. This well-loved and respected man of God in?’’ The answer is a resounding yes. You can Whether in rural or urban areas, our cities is retiring on March 16. Although the Rev- step in by cosponsoring H.R. 3464, the ‘‘Cap- have no shortage of uninsured and desperate erend will relinquish his role as leader of the families. In Des Moines, Iowa, a single tive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 2001’’, a Catholic hospital—Mercy Medical Center— Lawson Assembly of God Church, he will re- bill to combat the unfair and inhumane prac- operates a free clinic through its House of main a spiritual leader in the community and tice of ‘‘canned hunting.’’ Even hunters are ob- Mercy program. More than 600 people a continue to guide and inspire future genera- jecting to this gruesome practice. month come in without insurance, many tions. Please join me in honoring Reverend HUNTING MADE EASY with acute illness. Bobby Ray Morris for his life of service to the (By Jeffrey Kluger) In the South Bronx, the Dominican Sisters community of Lawson. Family Health Services is a safety net pro- The exotic Corsican ram trotting about the vider in what has been designated the na- 100-yard-long pen in central Pennsylvania tion’s poorest congressional district. Hos- f paid little mind to the men approaching across the field. People were always walking pital admission rates in that community for PERSONAL EXPLANATION children with asthma and pneumonia—condi- in and out of the pen, as often as not with tions that can be prevented with adequate food for the flock. So the ram didn’t resist primary care—are five to seven times the HON. HILDA L. SOLIS when the men drove all the animals toward rates in more affluent areas of New York one end of the enclosure. It was only when City. OF CALIFORNIA the first arrow—fired from just yards away— Emergency access to basic health care is a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES struck it in the haunch that it realized stopgap. The emergency room or free clinic something was up. The ram hobbled off and is not a substitute for health insurance cov- Tuesday, March 5, 2002 was struck by a second arrow, then a third. erage for access to the same health-care It stood for a moment staring beyond the services enjoyed by the more privileged in Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote fence line and then settled onto its our society. number 46 on H. Con. Res. 305 I was un- haunches, bleeding. A gunshot to the abdo- And such access is critical not only to en- avoidably detained. Had I been present, I men finished it off—preserving its head as a suring quality of life but also term of life. would have voted ‘‘yes’’. trophy.

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