December 14, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2293 The time has come to give parents the option promise they bring to our healthcare. I always friend to everyone. To his family, he was of sending their children to the schools of their participate in actively leading the effort for pro- known as a kind and caring patriarch who is choice, and I look forward to working with the gressive reforms, like we did with the Dietary survived by wife Bertha, three children, five President to successfully passing education Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 grandchildren, nine step grandchildren, and six tax credit legislation in the coming year. (DSHEA). The prime significance of this sim- great-grandchildren. f ple legislation is that the Internal Revenue Mr. Speaker, Paul Lindstrom passed away Code will be modified in order to allow health in Grand Junction after a long struggle with an R. LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, JR. insurers to create benefits that would provide illness. Yet despite his battle, Paul was able to some coverage for dietary supplements for in- live his dream of flying and raised a large and HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE surance beneficiaries. Health insurers will not loving family. He will be missed by the many OF PENNSYLVANIA be required to provide coverage under this he touched with his sense of humor and posi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES legislation. However, they will be now in a po- tive attitude. I extend my condolences to Paul Thursday, December 13, 2001 sition to do it in a way that will provide the tax Lindstrom’s family, friends, and the commu- benefits to both the consumer and the insurer. nities he blessed in the State of Colorado. Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Unfortunately, the Internal Revenue Code is f join in this special order honoring our former not consumer friendly when it comes to health colleague, R. Lawrence Coughlin. I want to wellness and prevention. And if we are ever TRIBUTE TO NORMANTOWN thank Mr. GEKAS for organizing this special going to take meaningful roads to promote ELEMENTARY order. good health, wellness, and disease preven- Larry Couglin represented a suburban Phila- tion, the Tax Code needs to be examined and HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO delphia district in the House of Representa- reformed. This legislation is enormously pop- OF WEST VIRGINIA tives for 24 years. He was a gracious gen- ular with consumers who continually ask their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tleman who represented his constituents with insurance companies to offer some coverage Thursday, December 13, 2001 integrity and wisdom. for these healthcare products. Without pas- Mr. Coughlin had a remarkable background. sage of this legislation, they will not be able to Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Raised on a farm in Pennsylvania, he earned obtain this type of insurance and healthcare honor of Normantown Elementary in recogni- a degree in economics from Yale and an MBA benefit. tion of their achievement as an ‘‘exemplary’’ from Harvard. He subsequently attended night The low up-front cost of this coverage and school. school at Temple University to get his law de- the potential long-term savings they offer by Normantown Elementary has been selected gree while working during the day as a fore- assisting our country in staying healthy longer as one of the top 50 schools of West Virginia. man in a steel plant. His academic accom- will indeed be a meaningful step to lowering ‘‘Exemplary’’ status is based on Stanford plishments speak to his energy and ability. and stabilizing our health care costs. This bi- Achievement Test results, attendance, drop Mr. Couglin was also a dedicated public partisan legislation is an important part of real- out rates, and writing exam scores. servant. He served in the Marines in Korea izing the requests of millions of Americans I commend the leadership and faculty on during the Korean war as an aide-de-camp to who want to enhance their healthcare. I look their dedication to the children that walk legendary Marine Lt. General Lewis B. forward to working with my colleague for through their doors each day. They have set ‘‘Chesty’’ Puller. He served ably in the Penn- prompt and swift passage of this legislation. an incredible example for the other 817 sylvania House of Representatives and Sen- f schools in West Virginia. ate before running for—and winning—a seat in I equally commend the students and parents Congress in 1968. PAYING TRIBUTE TO PAUL of Normantown Elementary for their commit- During his 12 terms in Congress, Rep- LINDSTROM ment to a quality education and a bright fu- resentative Coughlin served on the House Ju- ture. diciary Committee, the House Appropriations HON. SCOTT McINNIS Efforts to bring superior education to all of Committee, and the House Select Committee OF COLORADO West Virginia and America are among our top on Narcotics Abuse and Control. He was par- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES priorities. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues ticularly active in working to increase federal to join me in honoring Normantown Elemen- Thursday, December 13, 2001 housing and transportation assistance to our tary. nation’s cities. Mr. Coughlin understood that Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a sol- f even affluent suburbs like the ones he rep- emn heart that I would like to take this oppor- resented depend upon central cities for their tunity and pay respect to the life and memory QUENTIN YOUNG: ‘‘THE continued economic well-being. Our Nation is of Paul Lindstrom who recently passed away CONSCIENCE FOR THE COUNTRY’’ healthier and more prosperous as a result of in Grand Junction, Colorado on November 21, his service in Congress. 2001. Paul will always be remembered as a HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY Larry Couglin was always a quite, upbeat, dedicated friend and leader to several Colo- OF ILLINOIS courteous man. It was an honor and a pleas- rado communities. His passing is a great loss IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for those who knew Paul and relied on him for ure to serve in the House of Representatives Thursday, December 13, 2001 with him. I join my colleagues in mourning his his strength and good nature in times of hard- passing. ship and prosperity. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, some of f Paul graduated from Centennial High my colleagues have had the privilege of get- School in Pueblo, CO in 1934. Dreaming of ting to know Dr. Quentin Young, a revered DIETARY SUPPLEMENT TAX flying his entire life, he moved to the West Chicago institution known for his unremitting FAIRNESS ACT Coast to become a pilot. With his license and commitment to health care, economic and so- flight experience in hand, Paul returned to cial justice. Some of us know him because of HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Parachute, Colorado and entered into the fly- his dedication to universal health care, under OF NEW JERSEY ing profession. Upon completing his instruc- the banner he coined of ‘‘Everybody in, no- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tor’s license, Paul took his first job with body out.’’ Some of us know him because of Feeney Flying School at Pueblo Airport. This his leadership in protecting public health. Thursday, December 13, 2001 began a long flying career for Paul that even- Some of us know him because of his dedica- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I was pleased tually led to training aviation cadets for World tion to ending discrimination and bigotry. I also yesterday to be joining my colleague from In- War II, flying private charters, crop dusting, known him because he is a trusted friend and diana, Mr. BURTON, in introducing this impor- and even uranium prospecting in Wyoming. my personal physician. tant legislation that will help shift the focus of Later in life, Paul went on a different career Dr. Young brought his years of activism, our healthcare system to wellness and dis- path becoming a dude rancher in New Castle, dedication, and enthusiasm to the House last ease prevention. This legislation is the House Colorado, where he developed a popular spring, when he testified at the inaugural companion to the Harkin-Hatch Senate bill, S. campground for the KOA chain. His service in meeting of the House Universal Health Care 1330. the guest industry gave Paul much gratifi- Task Force. I share his lifelong goal of uni- Mr. Speaker, I have always been supportive cation in his life. He loved to work and mingle versal health care for all and agree that he is of dietary supplements and the potential and with people, and was always known as a the ‘‘conscience of the country’’ on this issue.

VerDate 112000 05:22 Dec 15, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13DE8.007 pfrm04 PsN: E14PT1 E2294 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 14, 2001 Dr. Young’s remarkable spirit and career are melted menthol oil overturned on top of her for seizing the initiative when facing a supe- described in a December 9, 2001 article in the in her South Side home. The toddler’s moth- rior opponent such as the United States, tak- Chicago Tribune. It is entitled ‘‘The Patient er, Irene, rushed her to nearby Woodlawn ing advantage of special circumstances. Hospital, which no longer exists. Irene Lingo China plans to take full advantage of a sur- Doctor,’’ and chronicles the story of a remark- had little money and no hospital insurance. prise attack like the Japanese attack at able individual who fights every day to im- After initial emergency treatment, offi- Pearl Harbor. Its strategy is to conduct prove people’s lives and our nation, and I urge cials at Woodlawn decided not to admit the lightning warfare, or blitzkrieg, using bal- my colleagues to read the entire article, but I baby because of the mother’s inability to pay listic missiles and information warfare to want to provide a brief sampling of Dr. and sent them to Cook County Hospital. The seize the initiative, letting the momentum Young’s extraordinary. baby died there the next day. of its attacks overwhelm its opponent. Sur- A coroner’s inquest found Woodlawn Hos- prise imparts immense tactical advantages, Young was barely launched on his medical pital negligent in the baby’s death. Young, and its value should not be discounted. For center in the early 1950s when he became a an attending physician at Woodlawn, was six months after Pearl Harbor the Japanese leading advocate—and one of the few among several Chicago doctors who signed a ruled the Pacific. whites—in the fight to end the discrimina- letter published in one of the daily papers China’s ballistic missiles, which have tory attitudes and practices at Chicago-area condemning the practice of hospitals’ send- achieved an accuracy within 50 meters, give hospitals that led to minority physicians’ ing poor patients to Cook County. Not long it, contrary to a number of views, the ability being denied practice privileges at all but after the letter was printed, Woodlawn re- to launch a surgical strike deep behind lines, Cook County Hospital. In 1964, he co-founded voked Young’s privileges, putting the young attacking radar, communications, intel- the Medical Committee for Human Rights, a physician and father out of work. ligence, and air and naval bases with a high group of progressive physicians who provided Neither that nor any other setback has degree of precision and confidence. U.S. bal- medical care at civil rights marches and sit- slowed Young down. He has been doing his listic missile defenses are non-existent ex- ins and riots. advocacy work, seeing patients in his Hyde cept for the short-range Patriot. That role earned Young a prestigious posi- Park office and getting his various messages China’s information warfare capabilities, tion in the civil rights movement: He was out through press conferences, newspaper op- including capabilities against satellites or Martin Luther King Jr.’s doctor when King ed pieces and, until recently, his weekly ASAT, will enable it to conduct strikes lived in Chicago in 1966. His committee affili- radio show ‘‘Public Affairs’’ on WBEZ. The against U.S. satellites, communications, and ation also got Young subpoenaed to appear war on terrorism has given him new spins on computer networks. Its attacks on satellites before the House Un-American Activities his causes, such as the recent anthrax-by- may use a variety of weapons, ranging from Committee in October 1968 to answer ques- mail cases, which he says underscored the high explosive and nuclear-generated elec- tions about his and the medical committee’s need to correct serious shortcomings in the tromagnetic pulse, to parasitic satellites, role during the riots at the Democratic Na- public-health system. high-energy lasers and jamming and cyber- tional Convention in Chicago that year—an ‘‘We can end huge threats to human exist- warfare against ground communication experience friends say was a high point of ence,’’ says Young, a former president of the links. Young’s career because he believed he got American Public Health Association, noting China’s strategy calls for dismantling the the best of verbal sparring with committee that public-health campaigns were able to U.S. Revolution in Military Affairs, which members. defeat smallpox, polio and flu. ‘‘And we can relies heavily on satellites for intelligence, Young and the late Dr. Jorge Prieto, help with our current problem if we make communications, navigation, and weather former head of the Chicago Board of Health, our public health infrastructure really mus- forecasting. China’s ASAT could disable the were the primary forces behind the move- cular, by training more epidemiologists and effectiveness of U.S. forces in a sudden blow. ment to establish neighborhood medical clin- computerizing our 3,000 county, city and This blow would go beyond immediate repair ics in the late ’60s. Their work led to the cur- state public health organizations.’’ as satellites take years to build and launch rent network of 32 medical clinics through- Right or not, he will always be doing some- into space. out Cook County that will support the new thing, friends say. Dr. Ida Hellander, execu- In January 2001 the Rumsfeld Space Com- $500 million Cook County Hospital. tive director of Physicians for a National mission noted that, ‘‘U.S. Satellites are vul- Even now, nearing his 80th year, Young Health Program who has worked with Young nerable to attacks in space and the govern- cannot keep still. ‘‘I am impulsively an ad- for 10 years, took a sabbatical last summer ment must step up efforts to protect them vocate,’’ he says. to rest and study photography in Montana. and the critical services they provide.’’ In In addition to running an internal medi- Just before leaving, she turned to her boss February 2001 CIA Director George Tenet cine practice in his native Hyde Park—as he and mentor and asked him, partly out of noted, ‘‘Our adversaries well understand U.S. has done since 1952—the indefatigable doctor frustration: ‘‘Quentin, don’t you ever think strategic dependence on access to space. Op- is medical commentator for National Public about what it’d be like to live like regular erations to disrupt, degrade, or defeat U.S. Radio on WBEZ–FM and helps direct two or- people—not be so aware of all the social in- space assets will be attractive options for ganizations he founded to advocate for na- justice, all the suffering, all the great strug- those seeking to counter U.S. strategic mili- tional health care (often referred to by crit- gles?’’ tary superiority.’’ ics as socialized medicine): Physicians for a Young didn’t miss a beat: ‘‘Yes, Ida,’’ he The CIA Director added, ‘‘China is devel- National Health Program and the Health and responded. ‘‘I call it death.’’ oping ground-based laser weapons and elec- Medicine Policy Research Group. tronic pulse weapons that can blind or de- Last summer, he and other health-care ac- f stroy U.S. satellites.’’ In July 2000 the Chi- tivists marched for 15 days across 137 miles LETTER TO SECRETARY OF nese news agency Xinhua noted, ‘‘For coun- of northern Illinois to drum up political sup- tries that could never win a war by using the port for the Bernardin Amendment to the DEFENSE methods of tanks and planes, attacking the state constitution. Named for the late Car- U.S. space system may be an irresistible and dinal Joseph Bernardin, who supported uni- HON. BOB SCHAFFER most tempting choice.’’ This irresistible and versal health care, the proposed amendment OF COLORADO tempting choice would prove highly effective would guarantee health insurance for every against U.S. forces, as verified in the U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Illinois resident. Space War Games held in Colorado Springs Despite the long odds against any national Thursday, December 13, 2001 in January 2001. health-care reform in a closely divided Con- Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully In March 2001 Air Force General Ralph gress, Young is optimistic about national Eberhart, then head of the U.S. Space Com- health insurance being enacted, even after submit the following correspondence for the mand and promoted to Chairman of the the war on terrorism put many domestic RECORD. Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted China is devel- issues on the back burner. ‘‘I think very em- DEAR SECRETARY RUMSFELD: We must con- oping cyber-warfare capabilities that could phatically that the complications of Sept. 11 sider the likelihood China is preparing a put at risk the computer networks U.S. mili- create a much more urgent need for national sneak attack upon the United States. The tary forces increasingly rely on. His observa- health insurance,’’ he says. ‘‘Our current sys- flashpoint will be Taiwan. Holding immense tion as Space Commander, in charge of the tem is imploding. Even with our straitened strategic value for the United States and U.S. information warfare program, is espe- circumstances economically, because of the Japan, as well as China, the stakes will in- cially pertinent. incredible administrative waste in the volve more than Taiwan’s 23 million people China’s strategy of nuclear deterrence present system, there’s still enough money who have achieved a democratic form of gov- plans to seize the initiative with inferior there to take care of everybody.’’ ernment and freedom. They will involve the forces, believing that the threat of nuclear Of course, being at the forefront of divisive leadership and security of the United States. retaliation upon just a small number of U.S. social and political issues can be risky, as Contrary to the belief of many analysts cities will be sufficient to ensure deterrence, Young learned in 1954 when as a young doc- who think in terms of a Cold War balance of and prevent the United States from deep in- tor he took a stand on an issue that cost him power and who would view China as a threat volvement with Taiwan. As recorded by Bill his job. only as it increases its military power to a Gertz in his book Betrayal, in 1995 PLA Gen- On Jan. 17, 1954, 15-month-old Laura Lingo level equal to the United States, China’s eral Xiong Guangkai told Charles Freeman, was severely scalded when a vaporizer full of strategic military planning distinctly calls a former Assistant Secretary of Defense,

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