E2062 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 16, 2003 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MOTHER Our business was victimized by a number The stories I’ve shared with you today un- TERESA OF CALCUTTA of computer viruses on one occasion. We had derscore the prevalence of computer infec- hired an IT consultant to provide mainte- tions. Furthermore, computer viruses are a nance of our network, but unfortunately HON. TODD RUSSELL PLATTS they were not keeping up with our virus pro- ‘‘real problem’’ not just for businesses, but OF PENNSYLVANIA tection. As a result we had to replace our home users are also affected by this costly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES server, upgrade our system, and subse- burden. An unemployed constituent, a commu- quently fire our IT consultant. This episode nity college, a bank and a father, all have Thursday, October 16, 2003 cost our small business over $10,000 without been victimized by computer viruses. Com- Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to considering the lost time we incurred. Vi- puter viruses affect all of us. honor the exceptional life of Mother Teresa, ruses are a threat to all businesses.... The There is much work ahead of us to eradi- who began her decades of service to human- lesson is buyers beware when hiring an IT cate threat, so I thank each of the witnesses ity with the simple goal of helping the less for- consultant, but more importantly as busi- for being here today to discuss this important nesses become more dependant on the Inter- tunate and grew to be a symbol for human net, Internet security becomes a very impor- topic and I look forward to your testimony. rights all over the world. tant issue. Again, I would like to thank the Chairman and At the age of eighteen, Mother Teresa be- Mission Hills Mortgage Bankers/Gateway Ranking Member for having this hearing. came a Roman Catholic sister, the beginning Business Bank wrote in and said: f of her life as an educator, a leader, and a During the height of the virus-infected e- servant of God. Perhaps her greatest accom- INTRODUCING THE MARINE MAM- mail, Mission Hills Mortgage Bankers/Gate- MAL PRESERVATION AND RE- plishment was the establishment of the reli- way Business Bank webmail site was gious order, Missionaries of Charity. With over swamped with thousands of virus-laden e- COVERY ACT (MMPRA) OF 2003 5,000 sisters, the goal of Missionaries of Char- mails a day in August and September. Fortu- ity is to help the poor in all aspects of life, pro- nately, our firewall and virus software HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. viding food, clothing, and shelter to millions of caught and cleaned up the e-mail, but the OF NEW JERSEY sanitized e-mail was passed through to the the world’s most destitute. Additionally, Mother IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Teresa initiated countless relief projects, inter- individuals to whom it was addressed. Per- sonally, I was deleting 30 to 50 e-mails a day, Thursday, October 16, 2003 national peace-keeping missions, and medical both annoying and time consuming. assistance projects for the needy. Later in life, What I didn’t know was how vulnerable a Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, when the Ma- even as her own health deteriorated, she home computer with DSL or cable access is rine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was en- pressed on with new projects, including the without a firewall even with virus-checker acted in 1972, it was with a vision of protec- creation of hospice programs for those living software. I wasn’t aware that viruses can tion and precaution. It was created to right the with AIDS. come thru to your computer in ways other ecological wrongs caused by generations of A well-deserving recipient of the Nobel than on an e-mail until I got one. That was slaughter driven by our collective greed for the a month ago. I purchased and installed a Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of products that marine mammals supplied. The firewall right away. But I am still experi- founding goal of the MMPA was to provide a Freedom, the impact of this remarkable encing a problem with my computer. Appar- woman will last forever. I could not be more ently, the damage to files can remain after broad moratorium on the taking of marine pleased to join in remembering Mother Teresa the virus is cleaned up. mammals in order to maintain and rebuild of Calcutta as a shining example of selfless This problem has not only affected busi- healthy populations of whales and dolphins, dedication to human kindness. She was an in- nesses. Rio Hondo College wrote in and said: seals and sea lions, and other marine mam- mals. spiring example for us all. We were hit hard by the ‘‘worm’’ at Rio f Hondo College during the first week of our To a noteworthy extent, protection and pre- semester this Fall. Our mainframe computer caution have paid off. We should celebrate YOU’VE GOT MAIL—BUT IS IT SE- and every desktop computer on campus were that some marine mammal species have re- CURE? AN EXAMINATION OF unusable for a week. We could not register covered to estimated pre-harvest levels. But INTERNET VULNERABILITIES AF- students, certify athletic eligibility of ath- we should not be lulled into a false sense of FECTING BUSINESSES, GOVERN- letes, process financial aid requests, conduct complacency. Many populations, such as MENTS, AND HOMES many classes, or function in any capacity for North Atlantic right whales and bowhead a whole week. Eight weeks later we are still whales in the Arctic, remain endangered. We ´ trying to get computers and printers and e- HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ mail functioning for every one. also cannot ignore that the full breadth and in- tensity of human activity in the ocean, includ- OF CALIFORNIA Diane Schumacher wrote in and said: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing shipping, oil and gas exploration, and mili- I had a virus in September of this year. It tary activity, has a profound effect on marine was the SO/BIG Virus. I got it when I pur- Thursday, October 16, 2003 mammals, even if we do not seek to kill them ´ chased an item over the Internet that came Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. with an attachment. I have been laid-off. The outright. Speaker, I would like to commend Chairman last thing I needed was to be out of contact It is for these reasons that I introduce this DAVIS and Ranking Member WAXMAN for call- with not only EDD, the Employment Devel- bill today that would reauthorize the Marine ing this important hearing on Internet opment Department, but also with my job Mammal Protection Act in a way that pre- vulnerabilities and security threats. One such search and support groups. Not to mention serves its precautionary intent. Summarizing vulnerability is computer viruses and I know the expense of repair. key provisions, the bill would: first hand how tedious and cumbersome com- If the stories could not get any worst, this Provide a refined definition for the term puter infections can be. In the past year, I particular antidote affected me the most, Mark ‘‘harassment’’ that is consistent with the rec- have had several computer viruses and they Calt wrote in and said: ommendations of the National Research are costly and time consuming to fix. I’d like to take pictures of my daughter Council and accounts for the cumulative, as Through my Washington Update, I regularly who currently is 2 years old. I used my dig- opposed to merely incidental, effects of behav- email my constituents about what’s happening ital camera to take a picture of her from the ioral changes in marine mammals. in DC. When I wrote to my constituents about moment she was born and every single Enhance protections for marine mammals in month until she reached her first birthday. I today’s hearing and requested that they share stored all those pictures in my hard drive so captivity, including the establishment of a new with me some of their experiences with com- when I am ready, I’ll sort them all out and advisory committee to encourage the promul- puter viruses, the response was immediate have them developed and make a nice album gation of regulations by the Secretary of Agri- and resounding. I was immediately inundated that I can show to my daughter when she culture for captive care and maintenance, an with e-mails about the economic, social, and grows up and maybe play a slide show during updated and publicly accessible captive ma- personal toll computer viruses have on the her debut (18th Birthday Party). But my rine mammal inventory, and elimination of all lives of my constituents. computer was hit by the virus just before I marine mammal traveling exhibits. Let me share a sample of these stories with got them developed . . . my one year worth Provide increased funding opportunities for of project, my dream, and my gift to my you today to highlight the impact viruses can daughter are all gone together with the pic- the development of fishing gear that would de- have on our daily lives. tures. I would pay—no matter what the crease harmful interactions with marine mam- Mark Patton, Vice President of American price—if I could retrieve all those pictures mals. Remedial Technology, a small company in my . . . they were priceless . . . you cannot Authorize research and grant programs to community, wrote in and said: bring back the hands of time! study methods of non-lethal deterrence and

VerDate jul 14 2003 06:27 Oct 17, 2003 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16OC8.032 E16PT1 October 16, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2063 control of nuisance seals and sea lions, whose than 80 countries. This story typifies the Amer- RECOGNIZING RONN OWENS FOR robust populations have been of growing con- ican dream and a dream realized beyond ex- RECEIVING THE NATIONAL ASSO- cern in coastal California. pectation. CIATION OF BROADCASTERS’ Reauthorize and improve the John H. Pres- MARCONI AWARD In 1893 Lynde Bradley at the age of fifteen cott funding assistance program to allow an improved nationwide response to stranding invented a compression rheostat that had the HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER capability of regulating electrical current. His and entanglement events. OF CALIFORNIA Clarify the provisions regarding the import friend Dr. Stanton Allen offered to invest a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and export of Native marine mammal handi- thousand dollars to develop a prototype crane Thursday, October 16, 2003 crafts. controller, which would use the newly invented Modernize the system of penalties and fines rheostat control, and a business was born. Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Ronn Owens, who received the Na- for violations of the Act for the first time in 30 Subsequently Lynde Bradley and Dr. Allen years. tional Association of Broadcasters’ prestigious formed Compression Rheostat in 1903. In Marconi Award for major market personality of Expand the list of fisheries included in the 1910 the company was renamed Allen-Brad- take reduction team process to include both the year on October 2, 2003. ley. After a series of dissolutions, mergers, Ronn Owens began his broadcast career in commercial and non-commercial fisheries 1968, hosting radio programs in Atlanta, using comparable gear. and acquisitions Rockwell International pur- Miami, Cleveland, and Philadelphia before Contrary to the efforts of others in this Con- chased the company in 1985 for $1.651 bil- lion, the largest acquisition in the history of the moving to the Bay Area and KGO in 1975. gress to weaken the MMPA through strategic Over his thirty-five year radio career, Ronn state of Wisconsin. piecemeal amendments, I have always urged Owens has established himself as the host of that the MMPA deserves nothing less than a Since the start of this company there has the most compelling and thought-provoking comprehensive reauthorization. been a pioneering spirit that valued innovation, morning talk show in Northern California. A The Resources Committee Subcommittee creativity and a constant striving for excellence half-million fans tune into The Ronn Owens on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and in products. This spirit has driven the company Show every morning to hear his opinions on a Oceans, to the immeasurable credit of Chair- for 100 years. range of issues, from popular culture and gos- man WAYNE GILCHREST and his predecessor, sip to current events and politics. He refers to the former Chairman JAMES SAXTON, invested The Allen-Bradley Brand is a symbol of his show as ‘‘the ultimate town meeting.’’ significant time and resources over the past 4 great corporate strength, pre-eminence in the Ronn’s guest list reads like a roster of years in conducting a series of oversight hear- industrial controls field and an outstanding ex- Who’s Who among world leaders, top celeb- ings regarding implementation of the Act and ample of on-going and continuous support of rities, personalities, and newsmakers of the needs for reauthorization. This substantive the Milwaukee community. Thank you and day. He has brought his devoted Bay Area au- analysis has not been squandered and has, in congratulations on this 100th anniversary and dience numerous political figures, such as Al fact, been incorporated into this legislation. and Tipper Gore, JOHN MCCAIN, Bill Bradley, continued success in the future. This bill also reflects the best of the ideas and Ralph Nader and celebrity personalities, forwarded by the Administration in their pro- such as tennis player Andre Agassi, theatrical f posal regarding priorities and recommenda- legend Carol Channing, and attorney Johnnie tions for reauthorization of the Act. Moreover, INTRODUCING THE SOUTHERN Cochran. Ronn is the newsmen’s news man. this bill incorporates the best ideas offered by CALIFORNIA WILD HERITAGE He has interviewed ABC News anchor Peter a wide range of stakeholders ranging from the WILDERNESS BILL Jennings, veteran Washington Correspondent sportfishing and public display industries to the for ABC News Sam Donaldson, NBC’s Wash- animal welfare and environmental commu- ington Bureau Chief and Meet the Press host nities. Tim Russert, Hardball host Chris Matthews, Maintaining protection for marine mammals HON. HILDA L. SOLIS and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, to name a few. need not be a contentious or partisan issue. I OF CALIFORNIA Ronn Owens’ sense of humor, directness, and intellect has made him a legend in the urge support of this comprehensive and pre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cautionary-minded reauthorization of the Ma- morning radio talk show industry. Ronn is rine Mammal Protection Act. Thursday, October 16, 2003 quoted as saying that he is ‘‘just like every- f body else—I look at the world around me and Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce comment on it.’’ His fans will forever love ALLEN-BRADLEY BRAND MARKS the Southern California Wild Heritage Wilder- Ronn as the man who tickled their funny 100TH ANNIVERSARY ness Act. If enacted, this bill will protect ap- bones, increased their awareness of national proximately 1.6 million acres of land in Cali- and local issues, and opened their hearts and HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA fornia. minds. OF WISCONSIN Before being elected to Congress, I was a The State of California has lost over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ronn Owens listener. Over the past seven 675,000 acres of California’s wild lands since years, I have gotten to know Ronn as a guest Thursday, October 16, 2003 1978. One can only predict that this harmful on his show, and I have come to respect him Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on January 30, trend will continue as California’s population is a great deal. I have always found him to be 2003 Rockwell Automation, a world-leading expected to explode. California is expected to insightful, funny and—even when we are at provider of industrial automation power, con- gain 17.7 million more people by 2025—nearly opposite ends of an issue—fair. Congratulations, Ronn, on thirty-five years trol and information solutions, began a year- the entire population of New York State. As and the Marconi Award. Here’s to thirty-five long celebration of the centennial anniversary the population rises, more development will more. of the Allen-Bradley Brand. This outstanding take place. More development often means company has a rich history and has made f less open space and the destruction of pre- major contributions to the automation industry. HONORING THE MONTEREY PARK Allen-Bradley has also played a significant role cious lands. This bill will prevent that destruc- tion. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COM- as a major employer and contributor to the MISSION economic and cultural growth of the city of Mil- Thousands of diverse organizations, busi- waukee. nesses, and others see the importance of this The extraordinary transformation story of HON. HILDA L. SOLIS legislation and have given it their support. Ad- OF CALIFORNIA Allen-Bradley starts with the humble begin- ditionally, hundreds of local elected officials IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nings of two young Bradley brothers starting have voiced support for the protection of their Thursday, October 16, 2003 their business in an office over a delicatessen local areas. located on Milwaukee’s near south side. Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Today, Rockwell Automation International Inc. I am pleased to be a part of this effort and tribute to the Monterey Park Community Rela- has become a $4 billion industry leader with look forward to working with Senator BOXER tions Commission for celebrating cultural di- more than 22,000 employees in 450 locations and Congressman THOMPSON to spearhead versity in the fourteenth annual Harmony Fes- around the world—serving customers in more this effort and protect our natural resources. tival.

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