E1016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 18, 2014 bus facilities at affordable prices. From Grey- CONGRATULATING RAVENSWOOD United States serving, along with its interline hound’s founder, Eric Wickman, to the current MANOR IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIA- partners, over 2700 communities in all 48 con- CEO, Dave Leach, the company has grown TION ON THEIR CENTENNIAL AN- tinental states, and providing the only form of from a humble three man operation, based out NIVERSARY intercity public transportation in many of those of a seven person van, transporting coal min- communities; ers to a transcontinental business employing HON. MIKE QUIGLEY Whereas Greyhound efficiently operates a 7,500 staff to one of the most recognizable OF ILLINOIS complex network of services extending from and well-respected bus carriers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Canada to Mexico, including services in both of those countries; An immigrant from Sweden, founder Eric Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Whereas Greyhound has been a leader in Wickman began a bussing transportation sys- Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to safety innovations including developing and in- tem in the rural town of Hibbing, Minnesota honor and recognize the celebration of the stalling on all its new buses starting in 2009 after losing his mining and drilling job that 100th anniversary of the Ravenswood Manor radically redesigned new bus seats that pro- same year. Operating as Mesaba Transpor- Improvement Association located in Chicago, vide the protection of lap/shoulder safety belts tation Company and various other names until Illinois. while retaining the benefits of the official incorporation of the Greyhound For over 100 years, Ravenswood Manor Im- compartmentalization; name in 1930, Wickman built his company provement Association has been an influential Whereas Greyhound continues to provide from the ground up, expanding services and part of Chicago. When William E. Harmon innovative new services such as the Grey- locations and acquiring smaller lines until ce- began to sell houses for the Ravenswood hound Express and BoltBus point-to-point menting the company’s status as the largest Manor subdivision, the community was fewer services while retaining its full nationwide net- intercity bus and transportation system in than a hundred individuals strong. Now 100 work and provides all of its services in state of 1987. years later, Ravenswood Manor has flourished the art, 50-passenger motorcoaches with Based out of Phoenix, Arizona, Greyhound into a substantial subdivision within the city. amenities such as expanded leg room, WiFi Lines’ fleet of 1,735 buses, travelling to more The Association has worked diligently to and electric plug-ins; and than 3,800 destinations and serving 17.6 mil- promote the welfare of the community by con- Whereas Greyhound continues to do what lion passengers annually, is now operated by sistently maintaining public and private lands. Carl Wickman began 100 years ago, that is, FirstGroup. With the classification as the They have enhanced the community by providing affordable, safe, comfortable, and re- safest mode of transportation by the U.S. De- hosting annual neighborhood events, as well liable intercity transportation to all members of partment of Transportation, Greyhound buses as thoroughly representing community inter- the traveling public: Now, therefore, be it re- contribute to a safer driving environment for ests working alongside their elected officials, solved that the United States House of Rep- others, taking an average of 19 cars off the City Departments, Chicago Police Department, resentatives: road each trip. Chicago Park District, local schools, and busi- (1) Honors the centennial anniversary of the Most people are unaware, but our domestic nesses. On September 5, 2008, Ravenswood founding of Greyhound Lines, Inc operated; (2) Applauds and honors the president and private bus companies transport more pas- Manor was listed as a National Register His- toric District. CEO, executive staff, and all employees of sengers each day than airlines and Amtrak Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Greyhound Lines, Inc. for a century of innova- combined. In Florida, Greyhound serves many in congratulating Ravenswood Manor Improve- tions in intercity travel, and it expresses hope of our communities and provides employment ment Association on their 100th Anniversary. I that said service will continue for many years for hundreds of workers. Greyhound is a pub- am truly honored to represent such as out- to come; and, licly traded corporation that pays significant standing association. (3) Congratulates Greyhound Lines, Inc. of local, state and federal taxes. The private Dallas, Texas, for 100 years of outstanding transportation carrier actually makes a profit f service to the people of the United States. and does not rely on federal subsidies. HONORING GREYHOUND LINES, f As the former Chairman of the House INC., OF DALLAS, TX ON THE OC- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it CASION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVER- PERSONAL EXPLANATION has been my honor to work with many Grey- SARY hound officials and employees and it is my HON. BRETT GUTHRIE pleasure to congratulate each of them and the HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON OF KENTUCKY Greyhound Lines Family on this occasion. I OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES know my colleagues join me in saluting a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, June 18, 2014 great American transportation carrier and all Wednesday, June 18, 2014 the fine people at Greyhound on this signifi- Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, it has come to cant milestone. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. my attention that I inadvertently voted incor- Mr. Speaker, I submit the following. rectly on the Gosar amendment to H.R. 4745, f Whereas the company that became Grey- the Transportation, Housing and Urban Devel- hound Lines, Inc., was started in 1914 by a opment, and Related Agencies Appropriations PERSONAL EXPLANATION Swedish immigrant, Carl Eric Wickman, who Act, 2015. This amendment prohibits the use began by transporting miners from Hibbing to of funds to implement, administer, or enforce Alice, Minnesota in a 7-passenger the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Fur- HON. JOYCE BEATTY ‘‘Hupmobile’’ for 15 cents; thering Fair Housing’’, published by the United Whereas in ensuing decades, Greyhound States Department of Housing and Urban De- OF OHIO pioneered many bus industry innovations in- velopment on July 19, 2013, in the Federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding the ‘‘Super Coach’’ (1936), the first Register. It was my intention to vote ‘‘aye’’ on bus with an all-metal body and rear-mounted Rollcall vote 285. Wednesday, June 18, 2014 engine; the fluted aluminum ‘‘Silversides’’ with f air conditioning and diesel engines (1940); the Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, most iconic Greyhound bus, the two-level HONORING DR. MAYA ANGELOU June 17, 2014, I was unavoidably absent due ‘‘Scenicruiser’’ with onboard restrooms and to a spousal medical emergency. On rollcall under-floor baggage and express compart- HON. BARBARA LEE vote No. 313, on H.R. 3375, had I been ments (1954); present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ On rollcall OF CALIFORNIA Whereas Greyhound played a crucial role in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vote No. 314, on H.R. 1671, had I been many historical events including transporting present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ troops from coast to coast in World War II and Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, June 18, carrying Freedom Riders through the Deep Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise 2014, I unavoidably missed rollcall vote No. South to protest state-sponsored segregation today to honor the extraordinary life of Dr. 315, on H. Res. 628 due to a spousal medical in interstate transportation facilities; Maya Angelou. Her vast body of work, which emergency. Had I been present, I would have Whereas Greyhound is the only nationwide spans over six decades, as a dancer, actress, voted ‘‘nay.’’ intercity bus transportation company in the author and activist has stood the test of time.

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With her passing on May 28, 2014, the world grieves in Dr. Maya Angelou’s pass- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we continue to be inspired by her life’s work. ing, we can take comfort in the fact that her Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Born on April 4, 1928, Dr. Maya Angelou words and her legacy live on in the genera- was raised in Stamps, Arkansas and St. Louis, tions of people who have been touched, chal- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, our country has Missouri. At a young age, Dr. Angelou experi- lenged and inspired by her work. We will miss lost a great visionary, civic leader, business- enced the brutality of racial discrimination her tremendously, but Dr. Maya Angelou’s leg- man and dedicated public servant, William which drove her passion for justice and equal- acy and spirit will live on forever. Matson Roth. Mr. Roth passed away on May ity. 29th in Petaluma, California at the age of 97, In the early 1950s, Dr. Maya Angelou began f surrounded by his loving family her career as a performer. She toured with the Bill Roth was born into a prominent and re- production Porgy and Bess through Europe for RECOGNIZING THE spected family in San Francisco, grandson of two years. While living in Ghana, Dr. Angelou CONTRIBUTIONS OF BILLY MANES Captain William Matson, founder of the met with Malcolm X who encouraged her to Matson Navigation Company, and son of move back to the United States to help him HON. ALAN GRAYSON Luriline and William Philip Roth. He chose to build the Organization of African American use the opportunities afforded by his privileged Unity. After the assassination of Malcolm X, OF FLORIDA family to make life better for his community, Dr. Maya Angelou worked with Dr. Martin Lu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his state and his nation. ther King Jr., serving as the Northern Coordi- Wednesday, June 18, 2014 He was widely known for the redevelop- nator for the Southern Christian Leadership ment, with his mother Luriline, of the popular Conference. Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, buying Her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and the property as a dilapidated factory and grow- Bird Sings, was nominated for a National Book Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, to recog- ing it into a world-renowned collection of Award in 1970 and remained on The New nize Billy Manes. Billy Manes is senior staff shops and restaurants that has been one of York Times paperback bestseller list for two writer for Orlando Weekly, an alternative our City’s top attractions and has been imi- years. newsweekly dedicated to giving the deserved tated in cities across the country. It is now In addition to Dr. Angelou’s prolific career, breadth, character and feeling to stories that considered a forerunner of what urban plan- she has been honored with many prestigious are often overlooked. ners call ‘‘adaptive reuse,’’ and is listed on the awards. She was awarded the Presidential Immediately after graduating from the Flor- National Historic Register. Medal of Arts in 2000 and received over 50 ida State University, Manes began a career in Mr. Roth served the public throughout his honorary degrees. President Bill Clinton asked journalism, helping to launch an alternative long life, including as a Cabinet-level Trade her to compose a poem for his inauguration in weekly out of the Tallahassee Democrat of- Ambassador in ‘‘the Kennedy round’’ of nego- 1993, making her the second poet to ever fices in 1995. tiations under President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. read a poem at a Presidential Inauguration. In 1997, Manes moved to Orlando and Roth was appointed to the University of Cali- President Barack Obama bestowed Dr. began freelancing for Orlando Weekly, soon fornia’s Board of Regents by Governor Ed- Maya Angelou the 2010 Presidential Medal of developing a following as a pop-cultural racon- mund G. ‘‘Pat’’ Brown, where he served for 16 Freedom, the highest civilian award of the teur and nightlife columnist. In 2005, he ran years. He helped found the Ploughshares United States of America. for Mayor of Orlando in a special election Fund, an advocacy group working for the I will forever cherish the private moments I which was later cancelled. Nonetheless, elimination of nuclear weapons. He was Presi- had the privilege to share with Dr. Maya Manes caught the political bug, and soon be- dent of the Board of the San Francisco Mu- Angelou. I was very moved when several came a full-time news reporter for Orlando seum of Modern Art, a director of the Amer- years ago Maya called me and invited me to Weekly. ican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and presi- her beautiful home to talk. We spoke in her In 2007, Manes detailed the difficulties fac- dent of the San Francisco Planning and Urban living room as sisters, about our lives, our ing gay couples who were seeking legal vali- Research Association (SPUR). He was a struggles and our passion for improving the dation for their relationships in the face of an proud and progressive Democrat who ran for human condition. I confided in her about the imminent marriage ban in Florida. Controversy Governor of California in 1974. many challenges I faced after voting against arose when a photo of Manes and his long- I hope that it is a comfort to his beloved wife the Authorization for the Use of Military Force time partner kissing was used as the cover Joan, his daughters Anna, Jessica and following the 9/11 attacks. I can never repay photo of Orlando Weekly for the article. Maggie, and his grand and great-grand- the encouragement and affirmation she gave In 2012, that story would prove all too pre- children that so many people throughout the me during that trying time as she reminded scient, when Manes’ partner of 11 years, Alan world share their grief and mourn the loss of me that we all embody attributes of scripture’s Ray Jordan, passed away, setting off a string a generous, civic-minded and visionary leader. Proverbs 31, virtuous woman. And that our of horrible events pitting Manes against both f worth is far beyond rubies, we speak with wis- his partner’s family and the laws of the State IN RECOGNITION OF CHIEF ERIC dom and are clothed with strength and dignity. of Florida. I was humbled that she insisted I write my METZGER autobiography. Once I finally garnered the Manes went on to document that fight in courage to do so, she invited me to discuss it what would become a globally circulated story HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS on her radio show and encouraged me to and later, a documentary. He traveled to Talla- hassee two years in a row to fight for a state- OF TEXAS speed up the release of my paperback edition IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES so that more people, especially young women, wide domestic partnership registry so that oth- could have access to my story. ers might not have to experience the pain that Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Dr. Maya Angelou was passionate about he had. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to helping young women achieve their fullest po- In addition to numerous awards over the honor the dedicated service of Chief Eric tential. Her example of grace, class and humil- years from the Association of Alternative Metzger of the Flower Mound Fire Depart- ity will continue to inspire young women to de- Newsmedia, the Sunshine State Awards, and ment. After almost 4 decades in public serv- fine themselves through a lens of self-love, the Florida Press Club, Manes was named a ice, Chief Metzger’s exemplary career is com- humanitarianism and how they use their tal- 2013 Voice of Equality by Equality Florida. ing to an end. ents to change the world. He would like to dedicate this honor to his Eric Metzger’s passion for public service She lived life to its fullest and shared with family and, most especially, to the man who and fire fighting started at a young age; when the world the essence of a purposeful life. I taught him the most, Alan Ray Jordan. growing up in Pleasanton, California, his next will hold her words, ‘‘. . . be certain that you I am happy to honor Billy Manes, during door neighbor was the Chief of the Oakland do not die without having done something LGBT Pride Month, for his contributions to the Fire Department. His 39-year fire service ca- wonderful for humanity’’ close to my heart, LGBT community and the State of Florida. reer began in Wimer, Oregon, where he

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