March 2, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E259 The Order of DeMolay is a character-build- PORT SECURITY AND THE SALE complex business arrangements and of the ing and leadership development organization OF FIRMS OPERATING TERMI- threats they pose to our transportation secu- for young men between the ages of 12 and NALS AT U.S. PORTS rity, what other gaps exist and what incidents 21. The organization aims to better sons more threatening than a proposed sale will re- which will in turn mean better men to be better HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS veal them? citizens and leaders in the future. OF MARYLAND Finally, Mr. Speaker, while we have been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES conducting a national dialogue over recent The New Castle Builders Chapter of the Thursday, March 2, 2006 weeks about the extent of foreign involvement Order of DeMolay hold its annual meeting on that should be allowed in the operation of our Wednesday February 22, 2006, and celebrate Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ports, ports are just one of the many pieces of its 87th anniversary. to speak about port security and the sale of sensitive infrastructure in this nation which firms operating terminals at U.S. ports. The I ask my colleagues in the United States have not been adequately secured. proposed sale of the P&O firm—which man- As we continue to examine our national se- House of Representatives to join me in con- ages terminal operations at major East Coast gratulating the New Castle Builders Chapter of curity policies, we must examine whether our ports, including the Port of Baltimore—to a current laws on foreign ownership and oper- the Order of DeMolay for its 87th anniversary. company controlled by the government of It is an honor to represent the Fourth Con- ating arrangements pertaining to our nation’s Dubai has made many aware for the first time infrastructure are in the best interests of our gressional District of Pennsylvania and a that major seaports in the U.S. are operated national security. The American people well pleasure to salute an organization such as the by firms controlled by foreign interests, includ- understand that the protection of our nation Order of DeMolay. ing foreign governments. should not be subject to the seemingly relent- We have long known that we have not less advancement of trade at all costs.Z! EXT f closed gaps in physical security at our ports. .022 EXTENSION OF REMARKS A02MR8 Only approximately 5 percent of the nearly 9 PERSONAL COMPUTERJ049060-A02MR8- RECOGNIZING MR. DAVID L. million containers coming into our nation are MAGIDSON 022-*****-*****-Payroll No.: 17840 -Name: -Fo- physically inspected. lios: 1RRF -Date: 03/02/2006 -Subformat: These gaps exist in part because we have f simply not prioritized port security. Since 9/11, HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ more than $20 billion in federal funding has TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE BRYANT OF FLORIDA been directed to aviation security while just over $630 million has been directed to port se- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MARION BERRY curity. OF ARKANSAS Thursday, March 2, 2006 However, the proposed sale of P&O now IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES makes us aware that not only have we over- Thursday, March 2, 2006 Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, looked physical security, we have failed to de- on August 19, 2005, David L. Magidson was velop the systems necessary to manage the Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great elected to a 1-year term as National Com- unique security issues that the increasingly honor that I rise here today to commemorate mander of Jewish War Veterans of the United global nature of port management raises. a remarkable man, Mr. Freddie Bryant, on ninety years of endurance, patience, and States of America, during the organization’s Most U.S. ports are owned by public or strength of character. His selfless acts have 101st Annual National Convention in San quasi-public authorities. These authorities fre- touched so many, especially his twelve chil- Diego, California. quently lease their terminal spaces to oper- ating companies. P&O is one such operating dren, who thrived under his guidance and Mr. Magidson’s military service began when company—and a quick review of U.S. port fa- cherish the wonderful memories of growing up he joined the U.S. Army in 1968. He grad- cilities reveals that like P&O, many terminal in Freddie’s home. uated as a 2nd lieutenant from Infantry Officer operating companies active in the United Freddie has been a hard worker his entire Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. States are either foreign-owned or are subsidi- life. He took on family responsibilities at the He also served as the Operations Officer for aries of foreign entities. age of seven when his father moved to the Miami Field Office of the 111th Military In- In some case, these firms not only manage Hughes, Arkansas, and continues to plant a telligence Group. His active duty service ports around the world, they also run the ship- garden and raise livestock to this day. Al- ended in 1971. ping lines that travel between these ports. though he only has a seventh grade edu- cation, he has an equivalent of a Ph.D. degree Mr. Magidson has held numerous positions These kinds of relationships may be very good for business, but our government is not in agriculture, teaching, leadership, business, in Post 243, including Post Commander. Addi- counseling, and theology. tionally, he has served as Judge Advocate for comprehensively assessing what threats these relationships could pose to our national secu- According to Freddie’s family—he does it the JWV Department of Florida, and as the or- rity. all. He continues to sow and reap his land ganization’s National Judge Advocate since The Coast Guard analyzed the P&O deal where he built the house, barn, and pasture 2001. because this deal was subjected to the scru- from trees he cut down himself. Freddie al- Mr. Magidson also serves his Jewish herit- tiny of the Committee on Foreign Investments ways has a way to make a situation work. He age, and is currently a member of the Com- in the United States. would walk for miles with his old horse Pearl mission on Social Action of the Union for Re- Under normal circumstances, no federal en- and a cotton sack on his back to feed his form Judaism. In 2000, he completed a 2-year tity comprehensively assesses terminal oper- twelve children. When his eldest child wanted term as president of Temple Judea in Coral ating agreements for their security implica- to attend college, he took a job at the granary Gables, Florida. tions. in Helena, Arkansas, until he could send every Each U.S. port is responsible for developing one of his kids to college. To this day, when- Although a native of New York City, a facility security plan, which the Coast Guard ever he meets a stranger, he always says ‘‘let Magidson was raised in the Washington, DC, approves. Amazingly, the Coast Guard does me tell you about my children.’’ area, the son of a Department of Defense ci- not regularly review terminal operating agree- His children remember his ambition and vilian who headed the Claims Division for the ments as part of its assessment of a port’s se- sacrifice with such admiration. They remember U.S. Marine Corps. He earned his under- curity plan. the smells of childhood that bring them back graduate degree in Spanish at Franklin and I believe that Congress should, at the very so fondly to the shack in Lexa, Arkansas. Marshall College, and went on to earn a Mas- least, examine whether the Coast Guard Many events happened in this home that ter’s degree in Latin American History from the should be required to review terminal oper- helped them grow into notable members of so- University of Florida. ating arrangements as part of their review of ciety. Throughout it all, it was in the arms of port facility security plans. a loving father that guided them in the right di- Upon his release from military service, he In the absence of such assessments, we do rection. attended the University of Miami Law School not really know whether firms managing our Freddie Bryant has been married to the on the G.I. Bill, and received a law degree. He ports have ownership or business relations former Josephine Dunlap of Lexa, Arkansas, also studied international law at the Escuela that could create a security threat. for 67 years. Josephine is a valiant woman, Libre de Derecho in Mexico City. A family Our transportation networks are truly global whose determination to raise her family goes man, Mr. Magidson has been happily married and all aspects of transportation businesses unmatched. to his wife, Carol, for 35 years, and they have have significant foreign involvement. If our On March 11, 2006 the community will meet two adult children, Ben and Rebecca. government has yet to take stock of these to honor and celebrate the 90th birthday of

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I also hope you will join me in of corruption in many ways: a prescription himself as ‘‘Fanny’s Boy.’’ I ask my colleagues urging the President to designate the month of drug bill that puts the greed of pharmaceutical in the U.S. House of Representatives to join June for annual national recognition of Carib- companies ahead of the need of senior citi- me in wishing Freddie many more years of bean-American Heritage Month. zens for affordable prescription drugs; energy happiness, and thanking him for his service as f legislation that gives tax breaks and subsidies a great father and great American. to oil companies while Americans pay record CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY f prices at the pump and for home-heating; and OF THE ‘‘BLUE & GOLD’’ WITH a waiver of liability so that vaccine manufac- CONGRATULATIONS ON SENATE CUB SCOUT PACK 60 turers can profit while Americans can be hurt. PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION CRE- To end this culture of corruption and restore ATING CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HON. BRIAN HIGGINS integrity and openness to the House, Demo- HERITAGE MONTH OF NEW YORK cratic Leader PELOSI and my Democratic col- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leagues have introduced the Honest Leader- ship and Open Government Act that will elimi- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL Thursday, March 2, 2006 OF NEW YORK nate the K Street Project that trades legislative IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great access for Republican-only employment, stop pleasure I recognize the young men from Cub Thursday, March 2, 2006 the revolving door between government and Scout Pack 60 from Buffalo, New York as they lobbyists, end the ‘‘dead of night’’ special in- Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the traditions and contributions of terest provisions, prohibit cronyism in key ap- express my congratulations to Rep. BARBARA the Boy Scouts of America on this the 76th pointments, and eliminate contracting abuses LEE of California for her leadership in cham- anniversary of Cub Scouting. like those benefiting Halliburton. I support this pioning legislation that would designate a na- Since 1910 Cub Scouts have embraced bill, and I urge my colleagues to enact and tional Caribbean-American Heritage month. their motto ‘‘Do Your Best’’ and promoted the vigorously enforce needed reforms. I am looking forward to the signing of this values of: citizenship, compassion, coopera- I am, however, concerned with the proposal legislation by the President and to having the tion, courage, faith, health, honesty, persever- to ban all privately-funded congressional travel first celebration of Caribbean-American Herit- ance, positive attitude, resourcefulness, re- without making a distinction between social or age Month later this year. We as a nation will spect, and responsibility among its member- recreational trips and educational travel. Trav- enthusiastically participate in this celebration ship. el that includes lobbyists funding lawmakers to in recognition and gratitude for the contribu- Today we have more than 885,000 Cub go to luxurious resorts for golf trips is abuse tions made by our Caribbean-American com- Scouts across America, learning valuable life of House rules, and I believe we need to put munities. We have been richly blessed by this lessons through the scouting program, who an end to it. immigrant community who have followed and will be the next generation of leaders. But fact-finding trips on the other hand are achieved their American dream through hard On Sunday, March 5, 2006 Pack 60 will cel- an important way to educate members of Con- work and devotion to self-improvement. ebrate the Anniversary of Scouting with a gress about issues. Banning them would make As you know Mr. Speaker, the United States ‘‘Blue & Gold’’ dinner; blue representing truth, it harder for Members to get real-world under- Senate earlier this month unanimously ap- spirituality, steadfast loyalty and the sky above standing of matters that arise on Capitol Hill. proved the legislation, H. Con. Res. 51, intro- and gold which stands for warm sunlight, good I want to make sure that nonprofit organiza- duced by Rep. LEE last year. Last summer, cheer and happiness. tions, whether they undertake no lobbying or the bill was approved by the House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity devote a very small percentage of their budg- resentatives and had 81 co-sponsors and sup- to recognize Cub Scout Pack 60 whose mem- ets to lobbying, are not precluded from taking port from more than 40 non-governmental or- bers have learned at a very young age the im- members on these trips because of this bill. I ganizations working on Caribbean-American portance of teamwork and giving back to one’s look forward to working with my colleagues on issues. As the most senior Democratic woman community. We should be proud knowing they this issue. on the House International Relations Com- are this Nation’s future. The intention of our Founding Fathers was mittee, and a member of the Western Hemi- f for Congress to be a marketplace of ideas. sphere Subcommittee, Rep. LEE has worked Democrats are leading the effort to once again H.R. 4682, THE HONEST LEADER- to strengthen U.S.-Caribbean relations and put power where it belongs—in the hands of SHIP AND OPEN GOVERNMENT wanted to raise awareness about the role that the American people. I look forward to enact- ACT: DEMOCRATS LEAD THE NA- Caribbean people and their descendants have ing real reform that addresses serious ethical TION ON LOBBYING REFORM played in the United States by introducing the abuses, increases the transparency and open- bill. ness of government, and enforces the rules As an original co-sponsor of H. Con. Res. HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY and laws already on the books. 51, I am ecstatic that the lawmakers on both OF ILLINOIS f sides of the aisle in the House and the Senate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lent their support to such a worthy bill. The RECOGNIZING MR. RONALD L. Caribbean people have been a blessing both Thursday, March 2, 2006 BOOK to the 15th Congressional District of New York Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, our and the country. There have been many influ- country was established as a government ‘of HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ ential Caribbean-Americans in U.S. history the people, by the people, and for the people.’ OF FLORIDA who have changed the fabric of this fine na- The Republican majority has turned it into a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion. Shirley Chisolm, the first African-Amer- government of, by, and for a few of the peo- ican Congresswoman and first African-Amer- ple. We need to address the Republican cul- Thursday, March 2, 2006 ican woman candidate for President, had fa- ture of corruption and lead the charge to re- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, milial roots in Barbados. The parents of Colin store honor and dignity to the House of Rep- on Saturday, February 25, 2006, Ronald L. Powell, the first African-American Secretary of resentatives. America can do better. The Book was awarded the Anti-Defamation State, were Jamaican. In the area of the arts, American public deserves better. League’s Torch of Liberty Award, which recog- Celia Cruz, the world-renowned queen of Mr. Abramoff and his associates have clear- nizes outstanding individuals who have exhib- Salsa music, was Cuban, while the parents of ly broken the law. It takes two to tango. I be- ited humanitarian concerns and whose efforts Sidney Poitier, the first African-American actor lieve Republican Members of Congress who bring together people of all races, religions to receive the Academy Award for best actor put America up for sale should also be held and ethnic backgrounds. in a leading role, hailed from the Bahamas. accountable for their corrupt dealings and Mr. Book serves as a member of the Uni- It is undeniable that great patriots of the ‘‘pay for play’’ politics that put special interests versity Outreach Development Council at Flor- United States have cultural roots in the beau- first at the expense of the priorities of the ida International University and is Board Mem- tiful countries of the Caribbean. Mr. Speaker, American people. ber Emeritus of the Memorial Hospital Foun- please join me again in congratulating Rep. Americans pay when lobbyists are granted dation and the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hos- LEE on her hard work to advance this legisla- special access in the legislative process and pital & Foundation. He is chairman of the tion and lawmakers in both the House of Rep- democratic procedures are abandoned on the Dade County Homeless Trust and its execu- resentatives and the Senate on passing H. floor of the House. Americans pay for the cost tive committee and serves as outside advisor

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