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The House met at 10 a.m. and was that the Senate has passed without with the subpoena is consistent with the called to order by the Speaker pro tem- amendment a bill of the House of the privileges and rights of the House. pore (Mr. MCNULTY). following title: Sincerely, RAY LAHOOD, f H.R. 2040. An act to require the Secretary Member of Congress. of the Treasury to mint coins in commemo- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER ration of the semicentennial of the enact- f PRO TEMPORE ment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The message also announced that the fore the House the following commu- Senate agrees to the amendments of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nication from the Speaker: the House to the bill (S. 1193) ‘‘An Act ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess subject to WASHINGTON, DC, to direct the Secretary of the Interior November 20, 2008. to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal the call of the Chair. I hereby appoint the Honorable MICHAEL R. land for the benefit of certain Indian Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 5 min- MCNULTY to act as Speaker pro tempore on Pueblos in the State of New Mexico.’’ utes a.m.), the House stood in recess this day. The message also announced that subject to the call of the Chair. NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives. pursuant to provisions of Public Law f 110–343, the Chair, on behalf of the Re- f b 1500 publican Leader, appoints the fol- PRAYER lowing individual as a member of the AFTER RECESS The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Congressional Oversight Panel: The recess having expired, the House Coughlin, offered the following prayer: The Senator from New Hampshire was called to order by the Speaker pro REGG Lord God, in You is light and salva- (Mr. G ). tempore (Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas) at 3 tion. Because You have compassion on f p.m. our darkness, we always live with ex- REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO pectations of a new day. Be ever- f UNITED STATES—CHINA ECO- present and shed Your light upon the NOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMUNICATION FROM THE Members of Congress. COMMISSION REPUBLICAN LEADER When confronted by the complexity The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- of problems to be addressed, grant sin- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fore the House the following commu- gle-mindedness and focus on justice. ant to section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. nication from the Honorable JOHN A. When confused by many voices of con- Spence National Defense Authorization BOEHNER, Republican Leader: cern and advice, let the truth of Your Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), Word be heard. When aware of limita- amended by division P of the Consoli- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tions and the passing of time, provide dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (22 U.S.C. 6901), and the order of the Washington, DC, November 19, 2008. patience and understanding of others Hon. NANCY PELOSI, and the ability to seize the present mo- House of January 4, 2007, the Chair an- Speaker, U.S. Capitol, ment to accomplish Your holy will. For nounces the Speaker’s reappointment Washington, DC. You are ever-faithful, God with us, now of the following member on the part of DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI: Pursuant to Section and forever. the House to the United States-China 125(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic Sta- Amen. Economic and Security Review Com- bilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110–343), I am pleased to appoint the Honorable JEB HEN- f mission, effective January 1, 2009: Mr. Michael Wessel, Falls Church, SARLING of Texas to the Congressional Over- THE JOURNAL Virginia. sight Panel. Mr. HENSARLING has expressed interest in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The f serving in this capacity and I am pleased to Chair has examined the Journal of the COMMUNICATION FROM THE HON- fulfill his request. last day’s proceedings and announces Sincerely, ORABLE RAY LAHOOD, MEMBER to the House his approval thereof. JOHN A. BOEHNER, Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- OF CONGRESS Republican Leader. nal stands approved. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f f fore the House the following communication from the Honorable RAY ADJOURNMENT PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LAHOOD, Member of Congress: Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the NOVEMBER 19, 2008. ant to House Concurrent Resolution gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LATTA) come Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 440, 110th Congress, I move that the forward and lead the House in the Office of the Speaker, House of Representatives, House do now adjourn. Pledge of Allegiance. Washington, DC. The motion was agreed to; accord- DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: This is to formally Mr. LATTA led the Pledge of Alle- ingly (at 3 o’clock and 2 minutes p.m.), giance as follows: notify you, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that the House adjourned until Saturday, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the my office has been served with a criminal January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. United States of America, and to the Repub- trial subpoena for documents issued by the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f U.S. District Court for the Central District indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. of Illinois. This relates to a constituent mat- OATH FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED f ter. Two of my district offices have casework INFORMATION MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE files that are relevant to the investigation and charges filed. Under clause 13 of rule XXIII, the fol- A message from the Senate by Ms. After consulting with the Office of General lowing Members executed the oath for Curtis, one of its clerks, announced Counsel, I have determined that compliance access to classified information:

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24273 Neil Abercrombie, Gary L. Ackerman, Rob- Marcy Kaptur, Ric Keller, Patrick J. Ken- Walsh, Timothy J. Walz, Zach Wamp, Debbie ert B. Aderholt, W. Todd Akin, Rodney Alex- nedy, Dale E. Kildee, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Wasserman Schultz, Maxine Waters, Diane ander, Thomas H. Allen, Jason Altmire, Rob- Ron Kind, Peter T. King, Steve King, Jack E. Watson, Melvin L. Watt, Henry A. Wax- ert E. Andrews, Michael A. Arcuri, Joe Baca, Kingston, Mark Steven Kirk, Ron Klein, man, Anthony D. Weiner, Peter Welch, Dave Michele Bachmann, Spencer Bachus, Brian John Kline, Joe Knollenberg, John R. Weldon, Jerry Weller, Lynn A. Westmore- Baird, Richard H. Baker, Tammy Baldwin, J. ‘‘Randy’’ Kuhl, Jr., Ray LaHood, Doug Lam- land, Robert Wexler, Ed Whitfield, Roger F. Gresham Barrett, John Barrow, Roscoe G. born, Nick Lampson, James R. Langevin, Wicker, Charles A. Wilson, Heather Wilson, Bartlett, Joe Barton, Melissa L. Bean, Xa- Tom Lantos, Rick Larsen, John B. Larson, Joe Wilson, Robert J. Wittman, Frank R. vier Becerra, Shelley Berkley, Howard L. Tom Latham, Steven C. LaTourette, Robert Wolf, Lynn C. Woolsey, David Wu, Albert Berman, Marion Berry, Judy Biggert, Brian E. Latta, Barbara Lee, Sander M. Levin, Russell Wynn, John A. Yarmuth, C.W. Bill P. Bilbray, Gus M. Bilirakis, Rob Bishop, Jerry Lewis, John Lewis, Ron Lewis, John Young, Don Young. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Timothy H. Bishop, Linder, Daniel Lipinski, Frank A. LoBiondo, f Marsha Blackburn, Earl Blumenauer, Roy David Loebsack, Zoe Lofgren, Nita M. Blunt, John A. Boehner, Jo Bonner, Mary Lowey, Frank D. Lucas, Daniel E. Lungren, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Bono, John Boozman, Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Stephen F. Lynch, Carolyn McCarthy, Kevin ETC. Dan Boren, Leonard L. Boswell, Rick Bou- McCarthy, Michael T. McCaul, Betty McCol- Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive cher, Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Allen Boyd, lum, Thaddeus G. McCotter, Jim McCrery, communications were taken from the Nancy E. Boyda, Kevin Brady, Robert A. James P. McGovern, Patrick T. McHenry, Brady, Bruce L. Braley, Paul C. Broun, John M. McHugh, Mike McIntyre, Howard P. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Corrine Brown, Henry E. Brown, Jr., Ginny ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 9390. A letter from the Administrator, De- Brown-Waite, Vern Buchanan, Michael C. Jerry McNerney, Michael R. McNulty, partment Agriculture, transmitting the De- Burgess, Dan Burton, G.K. Butterfield, Steve Connie Mack, Tim Mahoney, Carolyn B. partment’s final rule—Beef Promotion and Buyer, Ken Calvert, Dave Camp, John Camp- Maloney, Donald A. Manzullo, Kenny March- Research; Reapportionment [Doc. No.: LS– bell, Chris Cannon, Eric Cantor, Shelley ant, Edward J. Markey, Jim Marshall, Jim 07–0141] received November 7, 2008, pursuant Moore Capito, Lois Capps, Michael E. Capu- Matheson, Doris O. Matsui, Martin T. Mee- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ano, Dennis A. Cardoza, Russ Carnahan, han, Kendrick B. Meek, Gregory W. Meeks, Agriculture. Christopher P. Carney, Andre Carson, Julia Charlie Melancon, John L. Mica, Michael H. 9391. A letter from the Regulatory Contact, Carson, John R. Carter, Michael N. Castle, Michaud, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Brad Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Kathy Castor, Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., Steve Miller, Candice S. Miller, Gary G. Miller, Department’s final rule—Swine Contractors Chabot, Ben Chandler, Travis W. Childers, George Miller, Jeff Miller, Harry E. Mitchell, (RIN: 0580–AB01) received October 20, 2008, Donna M. Christensen, Yvette D. Clarke, Alan B. Mollohan, Dennis Moore, Gwen pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Wm. Lacy Clay, Emanuel Cleaver, James E. Moore, James P. Moran, Jerry Moran, Chris- mittee on Agriculture. Clyburn, Howard Coble, Steve Cohen, Tom topher S. Murphy, Patrick J. Murphy, Tim 9392. A letter from the Congressional Re- Cole, K. Michael Conaway, John Conyers, Murphy, John P. Murtha, Marilyn N. view Coordinator, Department of Agri- Jr., Jim Cooper, Jim Costa, Jerry F. Cos- Musgrave, Sue Wilkins Myrick, Jerrold Nad- culture, transmitting the Department’s final tello, Joe Courtney, Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, ler, Grace F. Napolitano, Richard E. Neal, rule—Special Need Requests Under the Plant Jr., Ander Crenshaw, Joseph Crowley, Bar- Randy Neugebauer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Protection Act [Docket No.: APHIS–2005– bara Cubin, Henry Cuellar, John Abney Cul- Charlie Norwood, Devin Nunes, James L. 0103] (RIN: 0579–AB98) received October 23, berson, Elijah E. Cummings, Artur Davis, Oberstar, David R. Obey, John W. Olver, Sol- 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Danny K. Davis, David Davis, Geoff Davis, Jo omon P. Ortiz, Frank Pallone, Jr., Bill Pas- Committee on Agriculture. 9393. A letter from the Congressional Re- Ann Davis, Lincoln Davis, Susan A. Davis, crell, Jr., Ed Pastor, Ron Paul, Donald M. view Coordinator, Department of Agri- Tom Davis, Nathan Deal, Peter A. DeFazio, Payne, Stevan Pearce, Nancy Pelosi, Mike culture, transmitting the Department’s final Diana DeGette, William D. Delahunt, Rosa Pence, Ed Perlmutter, Collin C. Peterson, rule—Trichinae Certification Program L. DeLauro, Charles W. Dent, Lincoln Diaz- John E. Peterson, Thomas E. Petri, Charles [Docket No. APHIS–2006–0089] (RIN: 0579– Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Norman D. Dicks, W. ‘‘Chip’’ Pickering, Joseph R. Pitts, Todd AB92) received October 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 John D. Dingell, Lloyd Doggett, Joe Don- Russell Platts, Ted Poe, Earl Pomeroy, Jon U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- nelly, John T. Doolittle, Michael F. Doyle, C. Porter, David E. Price, Tom Price, Debo- riculture. Thelma D. Drake, David Dreier, John J. rah Pryce, Adam H. Putnam, George Radan- 9394. A letter from the Congressional Re- Duncan, Jr., Chet Edwards, Donna F. ovich, Nick J. Rahall II, Jim Ramstad, view Coordinator, Department of Agri- Edwards, Vernon J. Ehlers, Keith Ellison, Charles B. Rangel, Ralph Regula, Dennis R. culture, transmitting the Department’s final Brad Ellsworth, Rahm Emanuel, Jo Ann Rehberg, David G. Reichert, Rick Renzi, rule—Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; Satte Emerson, Eliot L. Engel, Phil English, Anna Silvestre Reyes, Thomas M. Reynolds, Laura and Zone Designations; Minnesota [Docket G. Eshoo, Bob Etheridge, Terry Everett, Eni Richardson, Ciro D. Rodriguez, Harold Rog- No.: APHIS–2008–0117] October 20, 2008, pursu- F.H. Faleomavaega, Mary Fallin, Sam Farr, ers, Mike Rogers, Mike Rogers, Dana Rohr- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Chaka Fattah, Tom Feeney, Mike Ferguson, abacher, Peter J. Roskam, Ileana Ros- on Agriculture. Bob Filner, Jeff Flake, J. Randy Forbes, Jeff Lehtinen, Mike Ross, Steven R. Rothman, 9395. A letter from the Administrator, De- Fortenberry, Luis G. Fortun˜ o, Vito Fossella, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Edward R. Royce, C. partment of Agriculture, transmitting the Bill Foster, Virginia Foxx, Barney Frank, A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Bobby L. Rush, Department’s final rule—Walnuts Grown in Trent Franks, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Paul Ryan, Tim Ryan, John T. Salazar, Bill California; Increased Assesment Rate [Dock- Marcia L. Fudge, Elton Gallegly, Scott Gar- Sali, Linda T. Sa´ nchez, Loretta Sanchez, et No.: AMS–FV–08–0054; FV08–984–1 FR] re- rett, Jim Gerlach, Gabrielle Giffords, Wayne John P. Sarbanes, Jim Saxton, Steve Sca- ceived November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. T. Gilchrest, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Paul E. lise, Janice D. Schakowsky, Adam B. Schiff, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Gillmor, Phil Gingrey, Louie Gohmert, Jean Schmidt, Allyson Y. Schwartz, David culture. Charles A. Gonzalez, Virgil H. Goode, Jr., Scott, Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, F. James 9396. A letter from the Administrator, De- Bob Goodlatte, Bart Gordon, Kay Granger, Sensenbrenner, Jr., Jose´ E. Serrano, Pete partment of Agriculture, transmitting the Sam Graves, Al Green, Gene Green, Rau´ l M. Sessions, Joe Sestak, John B. Shadegg, Department’s final rule—National Organic Grijalva, Luis V. Gutierrez, John J. Hall, Christopher Shays, Carol Shea-Porter, Brad Program (NOP), Sunset Review (2008) [Dock- Ralph M. Hall, Phil Hare, Jane Harman, J. Sherman, John Shimkus, Heath Shuler, Bill et Number: AMS–TM–07–0124; TM–07–12FR] Dennis Hastert, Alcee L. Hastings, Doc Has- Shuster, Michael K. Simpson, Albio Sires, (RIN: 0581–AC76) received November 7, 2008, tings, Robin Hayes, Dean Heller, Jeb Hen- Ike Skelton, Louise McIntosh Slaughter, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- sarling, Wally Herger, Stephanie Herseth, Adam Smith, Adrian Smith, Christopher H. mittee on Agriculture. Brian Higgins, Baron P. Hill, Maurice D. Smith, Lamar Smith, Vic Snyder, Hilda L. 9397. A letter from the Administrator, De- Hinchey, Ruben Hinojosa, Mazie K. Hirono, Solis, Mark E. Souder, Zachary T. Space, partment of Agriculture, transmitting the David L. Hobson, Paul W. Hodes, Peter Hoek- John M. Spratt, Jr., Jackie Speier, Cliff Department’s final rule—Dairy Forward stra, Tim Holden, Rush D. Holt, Michael M. Stearns, Bart Stupak, John Sullivan, Betty Pricing Program [Docket No.: AMS–DA–08– Honda, Darlene Hooley, Steny H. Hoyer, Sutton, Thomas G. Tancredo, John S. Tan- 0031; DA–08–05] (RIN: 0581–AC86) received No- Kenny C. Hulshof, Duncan Hunter, Bob Ing- ner, Ellen O. Tauscher, Gene Taylor, Lee vember 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lis, Jay Inslee, Steve Israel, Darrell E. Issa, Terry, Bennie G. Thompson, Mike Thomp- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Sheila Jackson-Lee, son, Mac Thornberry, Todd Tiahrt, Patrick culture. William J. Jefferson, Bobby Jindal, Eddie J. Tiberi, John F. Tierney, Edolphus Towns, 9398. A letter from the Director, Regu- Bernice Johnson, Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Niki Tsongas, Michael R. Turner, Mark latory Management Division, Environmental Jr., Sam Johnson, Timothy V. Johnson, Udall, Tom Udall, Fred Upton, Chris Van Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Walter B. Jones, Jim Hollen, Nydia M. Vela´ zquez, Peter J. Vis- cy’s final rule—Tetraconazole; Pesticide Tol- Jordan, Steve Kagen, Paul E. Kanjorski, closky, Tim Walberg, Greg Walden, James T. erances [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1161; FRL–8386–7]

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 received November 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 cy’s final rule—Carbaryl; Order Denying (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Be- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- NRDC’s Petition to Revoke Tolerances hind Act of 2001 (NCLB).—received October riculture. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0347; FRL–8388–1] re- 24, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 9399. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived October 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Committee on Education and Labor. latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- 9420. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- culture. ment of Education, transmitting the Depart- cy’s final rule—MCPB; Pesticide Tolerances 9409. A letter from the Chairman and Chief ment’s final rule—Federal Perkins Loan Pro- [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0945; FRL–8387–1] re- Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administra- gram, Federal Family Education Loan Pro- ceived November 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 tion, transmitting the Administration’s final gram, and William D. Ford Federal Direct U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- rule—Definitions; Disclosure to Share- Loan Program [Docket ID ED–2008–OPE–0009] riculture. holders; Accounting and Reporting Require- (RIN: 1840–AC94) received October 24, 2008, 9400. A letter from the Director, Regu- ments; Disclosure and Accounting Require- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental ments (RIN: 3052–AC35) received November 5, mittee on Education and Labor. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 9421. A letter from the Regulatory and Pol- cy’s final rule—Inert Ingredient: Exemption Committee on Agriculture. icy Specialist, Department of the Interior, from the Requirement of a Tolerance for 9410. A letter from the Chairman, National transmitting the Department’s final rule— (S,S)–Ethylenediaminedisuccinic Acid [EPA– Labor Relations Board, transmitting a re- Homeliving Programs (RIN: 1076–AE51) re- HQ–OPP–2008–0250; FRL–8362–4] received No- port of a violation of the Antideficiency Act ceived October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. vember 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. by the National Labor Relations Board, pur- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- suant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on and Labor. culture. Appropriations. 9422. A letter from the Chairman, Occupa- 9401. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9411. A letter from the Under Secretary for tional Safety and Health Review Commis- latory Management Division, Environmental Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, De- sion, transmitting a decision to adopt and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- partment of Defense, transmitting a review fully follow the advisory guidelines for ad- cy’s final rule—Avermectin; Pesticide Toler- of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter dressing conduct inconsistent with Anti- ances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA–HQ– (ARH) program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433; to discrimination and Whistleblower Protection OPP–2008–0175; FRL–8387–8] received Novem- the Committee on Armed Services. Laws; to the Committee on Education and ber 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 9412. A letter from the Deputy Under Sec- Labor. to the Committee on Agriculture. retary Acquisition and Technology, Depart- 9423. A letter from the Deputy Director for 9402. A letter from the Director, Regu- ment of Defense, transmitting a prototype Operations, Pension Benefit Guaranty Cor- latory Management Division, Environmental inventory list of activities performed, pursu- poration, transmitting the Corporation’s Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ant to 10 U.S.C. 2330a, section 807; to the final rule—Benefits Payable in Terminated cy’s final rule—Thiencarbazone–methyl; Pes- Committee on Armed Services. Single–Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets ticide Tolerances [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0132; 9413. A letter from the Chief Counsel, in Single–Employer Plans; Interest Assump- FRL–8382–7] received October 7, 2008, pursu- FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, tions for Valuing and Paying Benefits—re- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee transmitting the Department’s final rule— ceived November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. on Agriculture. Final Flood Elevation Determinations—re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education 9403. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived October 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. and Labor. latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 9424. A letter from the Director, Office of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Services. Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, De- cy’s final rule—Pesticide Tolerance Nomen- 9414. A letter from the Chief Counsel, partment of Energy, transmitting the Of- clature Changes; Technical Amendments FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, fice’s report entitled, ‘‘2007 Annual Report to [EPA–HQ–OPP–2002– 0043 FRL–8376–1] re- transmitting the Department’s final rule— Congress,’’ pursuant to Public Law 97–245, ceived October 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Suspension of Community Eligibility [Dock- section 304(c); to the Committee on Energy 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- et No.: FEMA–8043] received October 16, 2008, and Commerce. culture. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 9425. A letter from the Program Manager, 9404. A letter from the Director, Regu- mittee on Financial Services. Department of Health and Human Services, latory Management Division, Environmental 9415. A letter from the Associate General transmitting the Department’s final rule— Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, De- National Vaccine Injury Compensation Pro- cy’s final rule—Cyprosulfamide; Pesticide partment of Housing and Urban Develop- gram: Removal of Separate Category for Tolerances [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0042; FRL– ment, transmitting the Department’s final Vaccines Containing Live, Oral, Rhesus– 8377–4] received October 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 rule—Public Housing Operating Fund Pro- Based Rotavirus From the Vaccine Injury U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- gram; Increased Terms of Energy Perform- Table (RIN: 0906–AA55) received October 10, riculture. ance Contracts [Docket Number: FR–5057–I– 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 9405. A letter from the Director, Regu- 01] (RIN: 2577–AC66) received November 5, Committee on Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 9426. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Committee on Financial Services. ment of Health and Human Services, trans- cy’s final rule—Pyrimethanil; Pesticide Tol- 9416. A letter from the Legal Information mitting the Department’s Report to Con- erances [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0609; FRL–8384–7] Assistant, Department of Transportation, gress on Thefts, Losses, or Releases of Select received October 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 transmitting the Department’s final rule— Agents or Toxins for CY 2007, pursuant to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- Optional Charter Provisions in Mutual Hold- Public Law 107–188; to the Committee on En- riculture. ing Company Structures [No.: OTS–2008–0005] ergy and Commerce. 9406. A letter from the Director, Regu- (RIN: 1550–[AC15]) received October 27, 2008, 9427. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Financial Services. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—Pesticide Management and 9417. A letter from the Director, Office of cy’s final rule—Stay of the Effectiveness of Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers Legal Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Requirements for Air Emission Testing Bod- and Containment [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0327; Corporation, transmitting the Corporation’s ies [EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0800; FRL 8737–5] FRL–8387–2] (RIN: A2070–AJ37) received Octo- final rule—Depoist Insurance Regulations; (RIN: 2060–AP39) received October 30, 2008, ber 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Revocable Trust Accounts (RIN: 3064–AD33) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- to the Committee on Agriculture. received October 24, 2008, pursuant to 5 mittee on Energy and Commerce. 9407. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- 9428. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental nancial Services. latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9418. A letter from the General Counsel, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—Silane, trimethoxy[3– National Credit Union Administration, cy’s final rule—Outer Continental Shelf Air (oxiranylmethoxy) propyl]—, hydrolysis transmitting the Administration’s final Regulations Updated to Include New Jersey products with silica; Tolerance Exemption rule—The Official Advertising Statement State Requirements [EPA–R02–OAR–2008– [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0571; FRL–8386–1] re- (RIN: 3133–AD45) received October 24, 2008, 0308; FRL–8731–2] received October 30, 2008, ceived November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- mittee on Financial Services. mittee on Energy and Commerce. culture. 9419. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 9429. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9408. A letter from the Director, Regu- ment of Education, transmitting the Depart- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental ment’s final rule—Title III of the Elemen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 cy’s final rule—Navajo Nation; Underground

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24275 Injection Control (UIC) Program; Primary nance Plan for the San Joaquin Valley Air 9445. A letter from the Director, Regu- Approval [EPA–R09–OW–2007–0248; FRL–8734– Basin; Approval of Commitments for the latory Management Division, Environmental 5] received October 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 East Kern PM–10 Nonattainment Area [EPA– Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- R09–OAR–2008 –030; FRL–8724–7] received No- cy’s final rule—Revisions to the Definition of ergy and Commerce. vember 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Solid Waste [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2002–0031; FRL– 9430. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 8728–9] (RIN: 2050–AG31) received October 14, latory Management Division, Environmental Commerce. 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9438. A letter from the Director, Regu- Committee on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental 9446. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vir- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental ginia; Emission Reduction from Large Sta- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tionary Internal Combustion Engines and of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- cy’s final rule—Significant New Use Rules on Large Cement Kilns [EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0382 nois; CILCO (AmerenEnergy) Edwards [EPA– Certain Chemical Substances [EPA–HQ– EPA–R03–OAR–2008–0113; FRL–8735–6] re- R05–OAR–2004–IL–0003; FRL–8730–4] received OPPT–2008–0251; FRL–8371–3] (RIN: 2070– ceived October 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. AB27) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Energy and Commerce. Commerce. Commerce. 9447. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9431. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9439. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—NESHAP: National Emission cy’s final rule—Stay of Effectiveness of Con- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: trol Measure Regulating Dust Emissions at of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dela- Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors: the Four Corners Power Plant; Navajo Na- ware; Control of Stationary Combustion Tur- Reconsideration [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0022; tion [EPA–R09–OAR–2006–0184; FRL–8739–7] bine Electric Generating Unit Emissions FRL–8733–1] (RIN: 2050–AG35) received Octo- received November 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 [EPA–R03–OAR–2008–0068; FRL–8738–3] re- ber 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ceived November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ergy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 9448. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9432. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental 9440. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vir- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vir- cy’s final rule—Hazardous Waste Manage- ginia; Virginia Major New Source Review, ginia; Major New Source Review for Non- ment Systems; Identification and Listing of Prevention of Significant Deterioration attainment Areas [EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0522; Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion [EPA–R06– (PSD) [EPA–R03–OAR0–2007–0521; FRL–8731–9] FRL–8731–8] received October 21, 2008, pursu- RCRA–2008–0418; SW–FRL–8727–8] received received October 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee October 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- on Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ergy and Commerce. 9433. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. 9449. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental 9441. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—Completeness Findings for Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—National Volatile Organic Section 110(a) State Implementation Plans cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Pertaining to the Fine Particulate Matter of Implementation Plans; Designation of Coatings [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0971; FRL–8738– (PM2.5) NAAQS [EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0452; Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 7] (RIN: 2060–AP33) received November 5, FRL–8728–3] received October 21, 2008, pursu- State of California; PM–10; Revision of Des- 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ignation; Redesignation of the San Joaquin Committee on Energy and Commerce. on Energy and Commerce. Valley Air Basin PM–10 Nonattainment Area 9450. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9434. A letter from the Director, Regu- to Attainment; Approval of PM–10 Mainte- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental nance Plan for the San Joaquin Valley Air Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Basin; Approval of Commitments for the cy’s final rule—Fort Peck Assiniboine and cy’s final rule—National Ambient Air Qual- East Kern PM–10 Nonattainment Area [EPA– Sioux Tribes in Montana; Underground Injec- ity Standards for Lead [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006– R09–OAR–2008– 0306; FRL–8724–7] received Oc- tion Control (UIC) Program; Primacy Ap- 0735; FRL–8732–9] (RIN: 2060–AN83) received tober 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. proval and Minor Revisions [EPA–R08–OW– October 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2007–0153; FRL–8733–4] received October 22, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commerce. 9442. A letter from the Director, Regu- Committee on Energy and Commerce. 9451. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9435. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule—Emergency Planning and cy’s final rule—Extension of Cross–Media of Implementation Plans; Alabama: Ap- Community Right–to–Know Act; Amend- Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for Au- proval of Revisions to the Visible Emissions ments to Emergency Planning and Notifica- thorized Programs [EPA–HQ–OEI–2003–0001; Rule [EPA–R04–OAR–2005–AL– 0007–00819; tion; Emergency Release Notification and FRL–8730–8] (RIN: 2025–AA23) received Octo- FRL–8727–7] received October 7, 2008, pursu- Hazardous Chemical Reporting. [EPA–HQ– ber 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee SFUND–1998–0002; FRL–8733–5] (RIN: 2050– to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. on Energy and Commerce. AE17) received October 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 9436. A letter from the Director, Regu- 9443. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental ergy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9452. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule—Texas: Final Authorization latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the of State–initiated Changes and Incorporation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Nevada State Implementation Plan; Clark by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Man- cy’s final rule—Minnesota: Final Authoriza- County [EPA–R09–OAR–2008–0728; FRL–8729– agement Program [EPA–R06–RCRA–2008–0144 tion of State Hazardous Waste Management 1], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the FRL–8727–3] received October 23, 2008, pursu- Program Revision [FRL–8733–7] received Oc- Committee on Energy and Commerce. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee tober 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9437. A letter from the Director, Regu- on Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental 9444. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental 9453. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Designation of cy’s final rule—New Mexico: Incorporation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; by Reference of Approved State Hazardous cy’s final rule—Revisions to the California State of California; PM–10; Revision of Des- Waste Management Program [EPA–R06– State Implementation Plan, San Diego Air ignation; Redesignation of the San Joaquin RCRA–2008–0753; FRL–8729–6] received Octo- Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Val- Valley Air Basin PM–10 Nonattainment Area ber 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ley Air Pollution Control District, and Ven- to Attainment; Approval of PM–10 Mainte- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. tura County Air Pollution Control District

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 [EPA–R09–OAR–2006–0869, FRL–8721–7] received October 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- ceived October 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ments, Television Broadcast Stations, (Van- Commerce. 9462. A letter from the Director, Regu- derbilt, Michigan) [MB Docket No.: 08–204 9454. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental RM–11492] received October 14, 2008, pursuant latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 9470. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Com- Dallas/Fort Worth 1–Hour Ozone Nonattain- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- monwealth of Pennsylvania; Reasonably ment Area; Determination of Attainment of sion, transmitting the Commission’s final Available Control Technology Requirements the 1–Hour Standard [EPA–R06–OAR–2008– rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- for Volatile Organic Compounds and Nitro- 0420; FRL–8730–3] received October 14, 2008, tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- gen Oxides [EPA–R03–OAR–2006–0379; FRL– pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ments, Television Broadcast Stations. 8732–3] received October 21, 2008, pursuant to mittee on Energy and Commerce. (Greenville, North Carolina) [MB Docket 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 9463. A letter from the Director, Regu- No.: 08–133 RM–1165] received October 14, 2008, Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 9455. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule—Announcement of the Delega- 9471. A letter from the Cheif of Staff, Media Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tion of Partial Administrative Authority for Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Implementation of Federal Implementation sion, transmitting the Commission’s final of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vir- Plan for the Coeur d’ Alene Reservation to rule—In the Matter of Carriage of Digital ginia; Movement of Richmond and Hampton the Couer d’Alene Tribe. [EPA–R10–OAR– Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Roads 8–Hour Ozone Areas from the Non- 2008–0498 FRL–8729–3] received October 14, Part 76 of the Commission’s Rules [CS Dock- attainment Area List to the Maintenance 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the et No.: 98–120] received October 14, 2008, pur- Area List [EPA–R03–OAR–2008–0656; FRL– Committee on Energy and Commerce. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 8735–4] received October 23, 2008, pursuant to 9464. A letter from the Director, Regu- mittee on Energy and Commerce. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on latory Management Division, Environmental 9472. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 9456. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation sion, transmitting the Commission’s final latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Florida; Removal rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Gasoline Vapor Recovery from Southeast tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Florida Areas; Withdrawal of Direct Final ments, Television Broadcast Stations. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- Rule [EPA–R04–OAR–2007–0836– 200739(w); (Shreveport, Louisiana) [MB Docket No.: 08– nois [EPA–R05–OAR–2008–0198; FRL–8722–9] FRL–8734–3] received October 22, 2008, pursu- 118 RM–11455] received October 14, 2008, pur- received October 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- on Energy and Commerce. mittee on Energy and Commerce. ergy and Commerce. 9465. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Of- 9473. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media 9457. A letter from the Director, Regu- fice of the Bureau Chief, Federal Commu- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- latory Management Division, Environmental nications Commission, transmitting the sion, transmitting the Commission’s final Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commission’s final rule—In the Matter of rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission’s tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Rules To Provide for Flexible Use of the 896– ments, Television Broadcast Stations. Virginia; Revised Motor Vehicle Emission 901 MHz and 935–940 MHz Band Allotted to (Longview, Texas) [MB Docket No.: 08–112 Budgets for the Parkersburg 8–Hour Ozone the Business and Industrial Land Transpor- RM–11456] received October 14, 2008, pursuant Maintenance Area [EPA–R03–OAR–2008– 0746 tation Pool Improving Public Safety Com- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on FRL–8735–7] received October 23, 2008, pursu- munications in the 800 MHz Band Consoli- Energy and Commerce. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee dating the 800 MHz and 900 MHz Industrial/ 9474. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media on Energy and Commerce. Land Transportation and Business Pool Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 9458. A letter from the Director, Regu- Channels [WT Docket No. 05–62 WT Docket sion, transmitting the Commission’s final latory Management Division, Environmental No. 02–55] received November 18, 2008, pursu- rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation on Energy and Commerce. ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Salt of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 9466. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Lake City, Utah) [MB Docket No.: 08–144 Texas Low–Emission Diesel Fuel Program Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- RM–11472] received October 14, 2008, pursuant [EPA–R06–OAR–2006–0665; FRL–8733–8] re- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ceived October 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. rule—In the Matter of An Inquiry Into the Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commission’s Policies and Rules Regarding 9475. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Commerce. AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 9459. A letter from the Director, Regu- Preformance Verification [MM Docket No.: sion, transmitting the Commission’s final latory Management Division, Environmental 93–177] received October 14, 2008, pursuant to rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- cy’s final rule—Control of Hazardous Air Energy and Commerce. ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Free- Pollutants From Mobile Sources: Early 9467. A letter from the Deputy, Chief Fi- port, Illinois) [MB Docket No.: 08–135 RM– Credit Technology Requirement Revision nancial Officer, OMD, Federal Communica- 11467] received October 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 [EPA–HQ–2005–0036; FRL–8729–7] (RIN: 2060– tions Commission, transmitting the Com- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- A089) received October 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 mission’s final rule—In the Matter of Assess- ergy and Commerce. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for 9476. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media ergy and Commerce. Fiscal Year 2008 [MD Docket No.: 08–65 RM– Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 9460. A letter from the Director, Regu- 11312] received October 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 sion, transmitting the Commission’s final latory Management Division, Environmental U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ergy and Commerce. tion 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation 9468. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Broadcast Stations. (LaGrande and Prairie of Implementation Plans; Alaska; Interstate Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- City, Oregon) [MB Docket No. 08–67 RM– Transport of Pollution [EPA–R10–OAR–2008– sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 11426] received November 18, 2008, pursuant 0166; FRL–8728–1] received October 14, 2008, rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- Energy and Commerce. mittee on Energy and Commerce. ments, Television Broadcast Stations. 9477. A letter from the International Bu- 9461. A letter from the Director, Regu- (Wittenberg, Wisconsin) [MB Docket No.: 08– reau Legal Advisor, Federal Communica- latory Management Division, Environmental 136 RM–11468] received October 14, 2008, pur- tions Commission, transmitting the Com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mission’s final rule—In the Matter of 2000 Bi- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation mittee on Energy and Commerce. ennial Regulatory Review—Streamlining of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wis- 9469. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the Com- consin; Approval of Rule Clarifications Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- mission’s Rules Governing the Licensing of, [EPA–R05–OAR–2008–0389; FRL–8711–3] re- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24277 Earth Stations and Space Stations Stream- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ceived October 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lining the Commission’s Rules and Regula- ergy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and tions for Satellite Applications and Licens- 9486. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Commerce. ing Procedures [IB Docket No. 00–248 IB Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 9496. A letter from the Director, Office of Docket No. 95–117] received November 18, sion, transmitting the Commission’s final Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Commission, transmitting the Commission’s Committee on Energy and Commerce. tion 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM final rule—List of Approved Spent Fuel Stor- 9478. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Broadcast Stations. (Tecopa, California) [MB age Casks: NAC–UMS Revision 5 [NRC–2008– Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Docket No. 07–226 RM–11406] received October 0438] (RIN: 3150–A148) received November 5, sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Committee on Energy and Commerce. tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- 9487. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media 9497. A letter from the Assistant Secretary ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Hen- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- For Export Administration, Department of dersonville, Tennessee) [MB Docket No. 08– sion, transmitting the Commission’s final Commerce, transmitting the Department’s 128 RM–11460] received November 18, 2008, rule—Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table final rule—Conforming Changes to Certain pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. End–User/End–Use Based Controls in the mittee on Energy and Commerce. (Waldport, Dallas, and Monmouth, Oregon) EAR; Clarification of the Term ‘‘Transfer’’ 9479. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media [MB Docket No.: 07–124 RM–11378] received and Related Terms as Used in the EAR Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [Docket No. 080220216–81424–03] (RIN: 0694– sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and AD59) received November 18, 2008, pursuant rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Commerce. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tion 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 9488. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Foreign Affairs. 9498. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Broadcast Stations. (Linden, Tennessee) [MB Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Docket No. 07–280 RM–11379] received Novem- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final transmitting a report and justification pur- ber 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- suant to Section 650(d) of the Department of to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. tion 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broad- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 9480. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media cast Stations. (Elko, Nevada) [MB Docket grams Appropriations Act, 2008, as carried Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- No.: 07–281 RM–11408] received October 29, forward under the Supplemental Appropria- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the tions Act, 2008; to the Committee on Foreign rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Affairs. tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- 9489. A letter from the Cheif of Staff, Media 9499. A letter from the White House Liai- ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (La Buraeu, Federal Communications Commis- son, Department of Education, transmitting Grande, Oregon) [MB Docket No. 08–121 RM– sion, transmitting the Commission’s final a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 11449] received November 18, 2008, pursuant rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tion 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Oversight and Government Reform. Energy and Commerce. Broadcast Stations. (Antlers and Hugo, 9500. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 9481. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Oklahoma, and Hico, Texas) [MB Docket No.: ment of Housing and Urban Development, Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 07–182 RM–11393 MB Docket No.: 07–194 RM– transmitting the Fiscal Year 2008 Perform- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 11397] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 ance and Accountability reports for the De- rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- partment of Housing and Urban Develop- tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- ergy and Commerce. ment, the Federal Housing Administration, ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Hon- 9490. A letter from the Deputy Chief, CGB, and the Government National Mortgage As- olulu and Waimanalo, Hawaii) [MB Docket Federal Communications Commission, trans- sociation; to the Committee on Oversight No. 08–98 RM–11435] received November 18, mitting the Commission’s final rule—In the and Government Reform. 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Matter of Rules and Regulations Imple- 9501. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Committee on Energy and Commerce. menting the Telephone Consumer Protection ment of Transportation, transmitting the 9482. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Act of 1991 Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 Department’s FY 2008 Performance and Ac- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- [CG Docket No.: 02–278 CG Docket No.: 05– countability Report; to the Committee on sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 338] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 Oversight and Government Reform. rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 9502. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- ergy and Commerce. ment of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a let- ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Fort 9491. A letter from the Federal Energy Reg- ter of notification for arrival of the Depart- Worth, Texas) [MB Docket No.: 08–148 RM– ulatory Commission, transmitting the Com- ment’s FY 2008 Performance and Account- 11474] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 mission’s final rule—Revisions to Forms, ability Report; to the Committee on Over- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Statements and Reporting Requirements for sight and Government Reform. ergy and Commerce. Electric Utilities and Licensees [Docket No. 9503. A letter from the Administrator, En- 9483. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media RM08–5–000; Order No. 715] received October vironmental Protection Agency, transmit- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to ting the Office of Inspector General’s Semi- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final the Committee on Energy and Commerce. annual Report to Congress, pursuant to Pub- lic Law 95–452; to the Committee on Over- rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- 9492. A letter from the General Counsel, sight and Government Reform. tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 9504. A letter from the Chairman, Federal ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Hon- transmitting the Commission’s final rule— Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting olulu, Hawaii) [MB Docket No.: 08–155 RM– Electronic Tariff Filings [Docket No.: RM01– notification that the Corporation has taken 11479] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 5–000; Order No. 714] received October 16, 2008, and will complete steps to follow the No U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- FEAR Guidelines, pursuant to the Notifica- ergy and Commerce. mittee on Energy and Commerce. tion and Federal Employees Antidiscrimina- 9484. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media 9493. A letter from the General Counsel, tion and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Com- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, mittee on Oversight and Government Re- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final transmitting the Commission’s final rule— form. rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear 9505. A letter from the Chairman, Federal tion 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allot- Plant Interface Coordination [Docket No.: Energy Regulatory Commission, transmit- ments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Bain- RM08–3–000; Order No. 716] received October ting in accordance with Pub. L. 105–270, the bridge, Georgia) [MB Docket No.: 08–139 RM– 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 11469] received 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1998 (FAIR Act), the Commission’s inventory 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 9494. A letter from the Secretary, Federal of commercial activities for fiscal year 2008; Commerce. Trade Commission, transmitting a report re- to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- 9485. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media garding the accuracy of the do not call reg- ment Reform. Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- istry; to the Committee on Energy and Com- 9506. A letter from the Chairman, Holo- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final merce. caust Memorial Museum, transmitting the rule—In the Matter of Amendment of Sec- 9495. A letter from the Director, Office of Museums’s FY 2008 Report on Audit and In- tion 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory vestigative Activities, pursuant to the In- Broadcast Stations. (Butte Falls and Commission, transmitting the Commission’s spector General Act of 1978; to the Com- Netarts, Oregon) [MB Docket No.: 07–210 RM– final rule—Protection of Safeguards Infor- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- 11399] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 mation [NRC–2005–0001] (RIN: 3150–AH57) reform.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 9507. A letter from the Archivist of the ployees (RIN: 3206–AK88) received November 9529. A letter from the Director, Depart- United States, National Archives and 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to ment of Justice, transmitting the Depart- Records Administration, transmitting the the Committee on Oversight and Govern- ment’s final rule—Procedures for Completing Administration’s annual Performance and ment Reform. Uniform Forms of Trustee Final Reports in Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2008; 9519. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Cases Filed Under Chapter 7, 12, and 13 of the to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- fice of Personnel Management, transmitting Bankruptcy Code [Docket No.: EOUST 101] ment Reform. the Office’s final rule—Prevailing Rate Sys- (RIN: 1105–AB29) received October 9, 2008, 9508. A letter from the General Counsel, tems; Abolishment of Santa Clara, Cali- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- National Credit Union Administration, fornia, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal mittee on the Judiciary. transmitting the Administration’s final Wage System Wage Area (RIN 3206–AL74) re- 9530. A letter from the Principal Deputy rule—Revisions for the Freedom of Informa- ceived November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Assistant Attorney General, Department of tion Act and Privacy Act Regulations (RIN: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight Justice, transmitting copy of the Office of 3133–AD44) received November 5, 2008, pursu- and Government Reform. Victims of Crime (OVC) International Ter- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 9520. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- rorism Victim Expense Reimbursement on Oversight and Government Reform. fice of Personnel Management, transmitting (ITVERP) Report to Congress 2008, pursuant 9509. A letter from the Director, Office of the Office’s final rule—Emergency Leave to Section 1404C of the Victims of Crime Act Management and Budget, transmitting a re- Transfer Program (RIN: 3206–AL26) received of 1984; to the Committee on the Judiciary. port entitled, ‘‘Statistical Programs of the November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9531. A letter from the Secretary, Federal United States Government: Fiscal Year 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight Trade Commission, transmitting the Com- 2009,’’ pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the and Government Reform. mission’s Thirtieth Annual Report to Con- Committee on Oversight and Government 9521. A letter from the Chairman, Securi- gress pursuant to section 201 of the Hart Reform. ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting –Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 9510. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- in accordance with Pub. L. 105–270, the Fed- of 1976, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to the fice of Persinnel Management, transmitting eral Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 Committee on the Judiciary. 9532. A letter from the Administrator, De- the Office’s final rule—Disabled Veterans (FAIR Act), the Commission’s inventory of partment of Homeland Security, transmit- Documentation (RIN: 3206–AL29) received Oc- commerical activities for fiscal year 2008; to ting notification that funding under Title V, tober 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Committee on Oversight and Govern- subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T . Stafford 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight ment Reform. Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance and Government Reform. 9522. A letter from the Acting General Act, as amended, has exceeded $5 million for 9511. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Counsel, Department of the Interior, trans- the cost of response and recovery efforts for fice of Personnel Management, transmitting mitting the Department’s final rule—Min- FEMA–3291–EM in the State of Mississippi, the Office’s final rule—Nonforeign Area imum Internal Control Standards for Class II pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; Alaska Gaming (RIN: 3141–AA37) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to on Transportation and Infrastructure. (RIN: 3206–AL37) received October 30, 2008, 9533. A letter from the Program Analyst, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- the Committee on Natural Resources. 9523. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Department of the Interior, transmitting the the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness form. Department’s final rule—Technical Stand- Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH 9512. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- ards for Electronic, Computer, or Other Model MBB–BK 117C–2 Helicopters [Docket fice of Personnel Management, transmitting Technologic Aids Used in the Play of Class II No. FAA–2008–0042; Directorate Identifier the Office’s final rule—Reemployment Games (RIN: 3141–AA29) received November 2007–SW–26–AD; Amendment 39–15614; AD Rights (RIN: 3206–AI19) received October 30, 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 2008–15–02] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received October 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the the Committee on Natural Resources. 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Committee on Oversight and Government 9524. A letter from the Acting Division the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Reform. Chief, Regulatory Affairs, BLM, Department structure. 9513. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- 9534. A letter from the Program Analyst, fice of Personnel Management, transmitting ment’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule—Oil Shale Man- Department of Transportation, transmitting the Office’s final rule—Repayment of Stu- agement—General (RIN: 1004–AD90) received the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness dent Loans (RIN: 3206–AK51) received Octo- November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Directives; Empresa Brasileira de ber 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB– to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- Resources. 135BJ Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008–0416; ment Reform. 9525. A letter from the Acting Assistant Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–297–AD; 9514. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Amendment 39–15656; AD 2008–17–18] (RIN: fice of Personnel Management, transmitting Department of the Interior, transmitting the 2120–AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant the Office’s final rule—Veterans’ Preference Department’s final rule—Migratory Bird to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on (RIN: 3206–AL33) received October 30, 2008, Permits; Changes in the Regulations Gov- Transportation and Infrastructure. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- erning Falconry [FWS–R9–MB–2008–0039] 9535. A letter from the Program Analyst, mittee on Oversight and Government Re- [91200–1231–9BPP] (RIN: 1018–AG11) received Department of Transportation, transmitting form. October 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness 9515. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Directives; Boeing Model 777–200 and –300 Se- fice of Personnel Management, transmitting Resources. ries Airplanes Equipped with Rolls–Royce the Office’s final rule—Suitability (RIN: 9526. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Model RB211–TRENT 800 Series Engines 3206–AL38) received November 12, 2008, pursu- Listing, Department of the Interior, trans- [Docket No. FAA–2008–0967; Directorate Iden- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee mitting the Department’s final rule—Endan- tifier 2008–NM–152–AD; Amendment 39–15671; on Oversight and Government Reform. gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; AD 2008–19–04] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Oc- 9516. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for tober 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. fice of Personnel Management, transmitting the Wintering Population of the Piping Plov- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- the Office’s final rule—Time-in–Grade Rule er (Charadrius melodus) in North Carolina tation and Infrastructure. Eliminated (RIN: 3206–AL18) received No- [FWS–RS–ES–2008–0041 92210–1117–000–B4] 9536. A letter from the Program Analyst, vember 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. (RIN: 1018–AU48) received October 20, 2008, Department of Transportation, transmitting 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness and Government Reform. mittee on Natural Resources. Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 9517. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 9527. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 0100 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA–2008–0676; fice of Personnel Management, transmitting ment of Health and Human Services, trans- Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–280–AD; the Office’s final rule—Prevailing Rate Sys- mitting a petition, pursuant to the Energy Amendment 39–15676; AD 2008–19–09] (RIN: tems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Fed- Employees Occupational Illness Compensa- 2120–AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursu- eral Wage System Survey Schedule from Fis- tion Program Act of 2000; to the Committee ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee cal Year to Calendar Year (RIN: 3206–AL63) on the Judiciary. on Transportation and Infrastructure. received November 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 9528. A letter from the Principal Deputy 9537. A letter from the Program Analyst, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Assistant Attorney General, Department of Department of Transportation, transmitting Oversight and Government Reform. Justice, transmitting the Department’s re- the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness 9518. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- port on the security of Assistant United Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) fice of Personnel Management, transmitting States Attorneys and other federal attor- Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies the Office’s final rule—Changes in Pay Ad- neys, pursuant to Public Law 110–177; to the [Docket No. FAA–2008–0052; Directorate Iden- ministration Rules for General Schedule Em- Committee on the Judiciary. tifier 2008–NE–01–AD; Amendment 39–15672;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24279 AD 2008–19–05] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received Oc- ceived October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. AS0–14] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to tober 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. Transportation and Infrastructure. tation and Infrastructure. 9546. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9555. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9538. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness the Department’s final rule—Airspace Des- the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Lim- ignations; Incorporation by Reference [Dock- Directives; EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 ited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes [Dock- et No. 29334; Amendment No. 71–40] received Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008–0748 Direc- et No. FAA–2008–0644; Directorate Identifier October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. torate Identifier 2008–CE–041–AD; Amend- 2007–NM–321–AD; Amendment 39–15659; AD 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ment 39–15677; AD 2008–19–10] (RIN: 2120– 2008–18–02] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received October tation and Infrastructure. AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 9556. A letter from the Program Analyst, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Department of Transportation, transmitting Transportation and Infrastructure. structure. the Department’s final rule—Amendment of 9539. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9547. A letter from the Program Analyst, Class E Airspace; Butler, PA. Removal of Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting Class E Airspace; East Butler, PA. [Docket the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness No. FAA–2008–0836; Airspace Docket No. 08– Directives; Empresa Brasileria de Directives; Honeywell International Inc. AEA–23] received October 27, 2008, pursuant Aeronautice S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 TFE731–4, –4R, –5, –5AR, –5BR, and –5R Series to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on and ERJ 190 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA– Turbofan Engines [Docket No. FAA–2008– Transportation and Infrastructure. 2008–0361; Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–279– 0264; Directorate Identifier 2008–NE–07–AD; 9557. A letter from the Program Analyst, AD; Amendment 39–15681; AD 2008–20–02] Amendment 39–15679; AD 2008–19–12] (RIN: Department of Transportation, transmitting (RIN: 2120–AA64) October 27, 2008, pursuant 2120–AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursu- the Department’s final rule—Establishment to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee of Class D Airspace; Victoria, TX [Docket Transportation and Infrastructure. on Transportation and Infrastructure. No. FAA–2008–0434; Airspace Docket No. 08– 9540. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9548. A letter from the Program Analyst, ASW–6] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness Transportation and Infrastructure. 9558. A letter from the Program Analyst, Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Department of Transportation, transmitting Mark 0100 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008– Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB– the Department’s final rule—Establishment 0675; Directorate 2007–NM–192–AD; Amend- 135 Airplanes, and Model EMB–145, –145ER, of Class E Airspace; Plains, TX [Docket No. ment 39–15682; AD 2008–20–03] (RIN: 2120– –145MR, –145LR, 145XR, –145MP, and –145EP FAA–2008–0683; Airspace Docket No. 08–ASW– AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008–0642; Direc- 11] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on torate Identifier 2008–NM–039–AD; Amend- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. ment 39–15643; AD 2008–17–05] (RIN: 2120– Transportation and Infrastructure. 9541. A letter from the Program Analyst, AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 9559. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness Transportation and Infrastructure. the Department’s final rule—Amendment to Directives; Bombardier Model DHC–8–400, 9549. A letter from the Program Analyst, Class E Airspace; Windsor Locks, Bradley DHC–8–401, and DHC–8–402 Airplanes [Docket Department of Transportation, transmitting International Airport, CT [Docket No. FAA– No. FAA–2008–0730; Directorate Identifier the Department’s final rule—Establishment 2008–0817; Airspace Docket No. 08–ANE–101] 2008–NM–055–AD; Amendment 39–15674; AD of Class E Airspace; Dallas, GA. [Docket No. received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 2008–19–07] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received October FAA–2008–1084; Airspace Docket No. 08–ASO– U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 17] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 Transportation and Infrastructure. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 9560. A letter from the Program Analyst, structure. Transportation and Infrastructure. Department of Transportation, transmitting 9542. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9550. A letter from the Program Analyst, the Department’s final rule—Removal of Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting Class E Airspace; Chicago, IL [Docket No. the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness the Department’s final rule—Establishment FAA–2008–0666; Airspace Docket No. 08–AGL– Directives; Lockheed Model 382, 382B, 382E, of Class E Airspace; Morehead, KY. [Docket 6] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 382F, and 382G Series Airplanes [Docket No.: No. FAA–2008–0809; Airspace Docket No. 08– U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on FAA–2008–0638; Directorate Identifier 2008– ASO–13] received October 27, 2008, pursuant Transportation and Infrastructure. NM–035–AD; Amendment 39, 15680; AD 2008– to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 9561. A letter from the Program Analyst, 20–01] (RIN: 2120–AA64) received October 27, Transportation and Infrastructure. Department of Transportation, transmitting 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 9551. A letter from the Program Analyst, the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness Committee on Transportation and Infra- Department of Transportation, transmitting Directives; British Aerospace Regional Air- structure. the Department’s final rule—Modification of craft Model HP.137 Jetstream Mk.1, Jet- 9543. A letter from the Regulatory Ombuds- Class E Airspace; Roanoke, VA [Docket No. stream Series 200 and 3101, and Jetstream man, Department of Transportation, trans- FAA–2008–0417; Airspace Docket No. 08–AEA– Model 3201 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008– mitting the Department’s final rule—Hours 20] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 0369; Directorate Identifier 2008–CE–015–AD; of Service of Drivers [Docket No. FMCSA– U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Amendment 39–15545; AD 2008–12–02] (RIN: 2004–19608] (RIN: 2126–AB14) received Novem- Transportation and Infrastructure. 2120–AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant ber 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 9552. A letter from the Program Analyst, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on to the Committee on Transportation and In- Department of Transportation, transmitting Transportation and Infrastructure. frastructure. the Department’s final rule—Establishment 9562. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9544. A letter from the Program Analyst, of Class E Airspace; Lexington, OK [Docket Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting No. FAA–2008–0003; Airspace Docket No. 08– the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness the Department’s final rule—Standard In- ASW–1] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000EX strument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on and 900EX Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008– Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- Transportation and Infrastructure. 0301; Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–284–AD; dures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket 9553. A letter from the Program Analyst, Amendment 39–15559; AD 2008–12–15] (RIN: No. 30620; Amdt. No. 3280] received October Department of Transportation, transmitting 2120–AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Department’s final rule—Amendment of to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Class E Airspace; Black River Falls, WI Transportation and Infrastructure. structure. [Docket No. FAA–2008–0024; Airspace Docket 9563. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9545. A letter from the Program Analyst, No. 08–AGL–4] received October 27, 2008, pur- Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Transportation, transmitting suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000EX Directives; Boeing Model 747–100, 747–100B, ture. Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008–0294; Direc- 747–100B SUD, 747–200B, 747–200C, 747–300, 747– 9554. A letter from the Program Analyst, torate Identifier 2007–NM–288–AD; Amend- 400, 747–400D, and 747SR Series Airplanes Department of Transportation, transmitting ment 39–15558; AD 2008–12–14] (RIN: 2120– [Docket No. FAA–2007–29227; Directorate the Department’s final rule—Modification of AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 Identifier 2007–NM–100–AD; Amendment 39– Class D Airspace; MacDill AFB, FL [Docket U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 15664; AD 2008–18–07] (RIN: 2120–AA64) re- No. FAA–2008–0983; Airspace Docket No. 08– Transportation and Infrastructure.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:17 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\H20NO8.REC H20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 9564. A letter from the Program Analyst, Turbofan Engines [Docket No. FAA–2007– 9582. A letter from the Chief, Publications Department of Transportation, transmitting 0078; Directorate Identifier 2007–NE–40–AD; and Regulations, Department of the Treas- the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness Amendment 39–15683; AD 2008–20–04] (RIN: ury, transmitting the Department’s final Directives; Viking Air Limited Models DHC– 2120–AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursu- rule—Extension of Effective Date of Normal 6–1, DHC–6–100, DHC–6–200, and DHC–6–300 ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Retirement Age Regulations for Govern- Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008–0368 Direc- on Transportation and Infrastructure. mental Plans—received October 14, 2008, pur- torate Identifier 2008–CE–007–AD; Amend- 9573. A letter from the Director, Regu- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ment 39–15532; AD 2008–11–10] (RIN: 2120– latory Management Division, Environmental mittee on Ways and Means. AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9583. A letter from the Chief, Publications U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on cy’s final rule—Revised National Pollutant and Regulations, Department of the Treas- Transportation and Infrastructure. Discharge Elimination System Permit Regu- ury, transmitting the Department’s final 9565. A letter from the Program Analyst, lation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines rule—Qualifying Gasification Project Pro- Department of Transportation, transmitting for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations gram—received October 14, 2008, pursuant to the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness in Response to the Waterkeeper Decision 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. PC–6 Series [EPA–HQ–OW–2005–0037; FRL–8738–9] (RIN: Ways and Means. Airplanes [Docket No. FAA–2008–0493 Direc- 2040–AE80) received November 5, 2008, pursu- 9584. A letter from the Chief, Publications torate Identifier 2008–CE–028–AD; Amend- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee and Regulations, Department of the Treas- ment 39–15581; AD 2008–13–18] (RIN: 2120– on Transportation and Infrastructure. ury, transmitting the Department’s final AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 9574. A letter from the Director, Regu- rule—2008 Base Peroid T-Bill Rate—received U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on latory Management Division, Environmental November 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transportation and Infrastructure. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and 9566. A letter from the Program Analyst, cy’s final rule—Withdrawal of the Federal Means. Department of Transportation, transmitting Water Quality Standards Use Designations 9585. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publi- the Department’s final rule—Establishment for Soda Creek and Portions of Canyon cations and Regulations, Internal Revenue of Class D Airspace; Albuquerque, NM [Dock- Creek, South Fork Couer d’Alene River, and Service, transmitting the Service’s final et No. FAA–2007–0915; Airspace Docket No. Blackfoot River in Idaho [EPA–HQ–OW–2008– rule—Charitable Contributions of Inventory 07–ASW–13] received October 9, 2008, pursu- 0495; FRL–8737–9] received November 5, 2008, Property under 170(e)(3) [Notice 2008–90] re- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ceived October 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. on Transportation and Infrastructure. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and 9567. A letter from the Program Analyst, ture. Means. Department of Transportation, transmitting 9575. A letter from the General Counsel, 9586. A letter from the Chief, Publications the Department’s final rule—Amendment of Small Business Administration, transmit- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Class E Airspace; Indianapolis, IN [Docket ting the Administration’s final rule—The Service, transmitting the Service’s final No. FAA–2008–0163; Airspace Docket No. 08– Women–Owned Small Business Federal Con- rule—Update of Weighted Average Interest AGL–2] received October 9, 2008, pursuant to tract Assistance Procedures (RIN: 3245–AF40) Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [No- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 tice 2008–93] received October 14, 2008, pursu- Transportation and Infrastructure. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 9568. A letter from the Program Analyst, Small Business. on Ways and Means. 9576. A letter from the Director of Regula- 9587. A letter from the Chief, Publications Department of Transportation, transmitting tions Management, Department of Veterans and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness Affairs, transmitting the Department’s final Service, transmitting the Service’s final Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC–9– rule—Increase in Rates Payable Under the rule—Insurance Dedicated Money Market 10, DC–9–20, DC–9–30, DC–9–40, and DC–9–50 Montgomery GI Bill–Active Duty and Other funds [Notice 2008–92]—received October 10, Series Airplanes, Equipped with a Tail Cone Miscellaneous Issues (RIN: 2900–AM45) re- 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Evacuation Slide Container Installed in Ac- ceived November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee on Ways and Means. cordance With Supplemental Type Certifi- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans’ 9588. A letter from the Chief, Publications cate (STC) ST735SO [Docket No. FAA–2007– Affairs. and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, 28881; Directorate Identifier 2006–NM–263–AD; 9577. A letter from the Director of Regula- transmitting the Service’s final rule—Elec- Amendment 39–15663; AD 2008–18–06] (RIN: tions Management, Department of Veterans tion Involving the Repeal of the Bonding Re- 2120–AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursu- Affairs, transmitting the Department’s final quirement Under 42(j)(6)—received October 8, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee rule—Elimination of Co-payment for Weight 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the on Transportation and Infrastructure. Management Counseling (RIN: 2900–AM59) re- Committee on Ways and Means. 9569. A letter from the Trail Attorney, De- ceived November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9589. A letter from the Chief, Publications partment of Transportation, transmitting 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans’ and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, the Department’s final rule—Electronically Affairs. transmitting the Service’s final rule—2008 Controlled Pneumatic Brake System [Dock- 9578. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Marginal Production Rates [Notice 2008–89] et No.: FRA–2006–26175, Notice No. 4] fice of Personnel Management, transmitting received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 (RIN:2130–AB84) received November 7, 2008, a report entitled, ‘‘Employment of Veterans U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- in the Federal Government—Fiscal Year Ways and Means. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 2007’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- 9590. A letter from the Chief, Publications ture. fairs. and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, 9570. A letter from the Program Analyst, 9579. A letter from the Chief, Publications transmitting the Service’s final rule—2008 Department of Transportation, transmitting and Regulations, Department of Treasury, Section 43 Inflation Adjustment [Notice 2008– the Department’s final rule—Flight Simula- transmitting the Department’s final rule— 72] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 tion Training Device Initial and Continuing Proposed Amendments to Qualified Inter- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Qualification and Use [Docket No.: FAA– mediary Withholding Agreement—received Ways and Means. 2002–12461; Amendment No.: 60–3] (RIN: 2120– October 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9591. A letter from the Chief, Publications AJ12) received October 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Means. Service, transmitting the Service’s final Transportation and Infrastructure. 9580. A letter from the Chief, Publications rule—2009 Limitations Adjusted As Provided 9571. A letter from the Staff Assistant, De- and Regulations, Department of Treasury, in Section 415(d), etc. [Notice 2008–102] re- partment of Transportation, transmitting transmitting the Department’s final rule— ceived October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Department’s final rule—Federal Motor Section 382 Treatment Interests in a Loss 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems, Corporation Acquired by the Federal Govern- Means. Occupant Crash Portection, Seat Belt As- ment Pursuant to the Emergency Economic 9592. A letter from the Chief, Publications sembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Stabilization Act of 2008 received October 21, and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, Seating and Crash Protection [Docket No.: 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the transmitting the Service’s final rule—Final NHTSA–2008–0163] (RIN: 2127–AK09) received Committee on Ways and Means. Rules for Group Health Plans and Health In- November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9581. A letter from the Chief, Publications surance Issuers Under the Newborns’ and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- and Regulations, Department of the Treas- Mother’s Health Protection Act [TD 9427] tation and Infrastructure. ury, transmitting the Department’s final (RIN: 1545–BG82) received October 21, 2008, 9572. A letter from the Program Analyst, rule—Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Pro- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Department of Transpotation, transmitting gram—received October 14, 2008, pursuant to mittee on Ways and Means. the Department’s final rule—Airworthiness 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 9593. A letter from the Chief, Publications Directives; Rolls–Royce plc RB211 Series Ways and Means. and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service,

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A letter from the Chief, Publications State of the Union. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, f committee concerned. transmitting the Service’s final rule—Infor- By Mr. GOHMERT: mation Reporting on Employer–Owned Life PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 7305. A bill to immediately terminate Insurance Contracts [TD 9431] (RIN: 1545– Under clause 2 of rule XII, public the authority of the Secretary of the Treas- BG58) received November 12, 2008, pursuant bills and resolutions of the following ury under the Emergency Economic Sta- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on titles were introduced and severally re- bilization Act of 2008 to purchase troubled Ways and Means. ferred, as follows: assets, to require the Secretary to make in- 9595. A letter from the Chief, Publications surance of troubled mortgage-backed securi- and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, By Mr. NADLER: ties available for purchase, and to provide in- transmitting the Service’s final rule—Sec- H.R. 7296. A bill to delay the implementa- centives to reinvest foreign earnings in the tion of agency rules adopted within the final tion 1367 Regarding Open Account Debt [TD United States, and for other purposes; to the 90 days of the final term a President serves; 9428] (RIN: 1545–BD72) received October 21, Committee on Financial Services, and in ad- to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 7297. A bill to establish conditions on for a period to be subsequently determined 9596. A letter from the Chief, Publications any distribution of funds under the Emer- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, gency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- transmitting the Service’s final rule—Treat- provide relief for the automotive industry, risdiction of the committee concerned. ment of Payments in Lieu of Taxes Under dealerships, and suppliers, and for other pur- By Mr. GOHMERT: Section 141 [TD 9429] (RIN: 1545–BF87) re- poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- H.R. 7306. A bill to immediately terminate ceived October 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ices. the authority of the Secretary of the Treas- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. ury under the Emergency Economic Sta- Means. PAUL, and Ms. FOXX): bilization Act of 2008 to purchase troubled 9597. A letter from the SSA Regulations Of- H.R. 7298. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- assets and to make a portion of the unused ficer, Deputy Director, Office of Regulations, enue Code of 1986 to make permanent the de- funding for such program available to meet Social Security Administration, transmit- duction for expensing certain depreciable critical infrastructure needs in the United ting the Administration’s final rule—Tech- business assets and to allow a deduction for States; to the Committee on Financial Serv- nical Amendments to Definition of Persons the original purchase of domestically manu- ices, and in addition to the Committees on Closely Approaching Retirement Age [Dock- factured automobiles; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy et Number: SSA–2008–0031] (RIN: 0960–AG68) Ways and Means. and Commerce, and Natural Resources, for a received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 By Mr. CANNON (for himself and Mrs. period to be subsequently determined by the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on NAPOLITANO): Speaker, in each case for consideration of Ways and Means. H.R. 7299. A bill to direct the Secretary of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- 9598. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af- tion of the committee concerned. ment of Energy, transmitting notification of fairs to make payments for certain treat- By Mr. HODES (for himself, Mr. DELA- his decision to extend the period of produc- ments of traumatic brain injury and post- HUNT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. tion of the Naval Petroleum Reserves for a traumatic stress disorder; to the Committee JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GUTIERREZ, period of three years from April 5, 2009, the on Armed Services, and in addition to the Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, and expiration date of the currently authorized Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California): period of production, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- H.R. 7307. A bill to help struggling families 7422(c)(2)(B); jointly to the Committees on er, in each case for consideration of such pro- stay in their homes and to ensure that tax- Armed Services and Energy and Commerce. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the payers are protected when the Secretary of 9599. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- committee concerned. the Treasury purchases equity shares in fi- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. nancial institutions; to the Committee on mitting the tenth Annual Report on the MCDERMOTT, Mr. STARK, Mr. PAS- Financial Services, and in addition to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control CRELL, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia): Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to (HCFAC) Program for Fiscal Year 2007, pur- H.R. 7300. A bill to provide for the proper be subsequently determined by the Speaker, suant to 42 U.S.C. 1395i; jointly to the Com- application under the Internal Revenue Code in each case for consideration of such provi- mittees on Energy and Commerce and Ways of 1986 of the limitations on built-in losses sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the and Means. following an ownership change of a bank; to committee concerned. 9600. A letter from the Officer for Civil the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. NADLER: Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, H. Res. 1531. A resolution expressing the Homeland Security, transmitting the De- Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, sense of the House of Representatives that partment’s second quarterly report covering Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, the President of the United States should the period from January 1, 2008 to March 31, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ): not issue pardons to senior members of his H.R. 7301. A bill to provide for the 2008 as required by the Implementing Rec- administration during the final 90 days of his conveyence of a parcel of land held by the ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of term of office; to the Committee on the Judi- Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Jus- 2007, Pub. L. 110–53; jointly to the Commit- ciary. tice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to fa- tees on Homeland Security and the Judici- cilitate the construction of a new edu- ary. f cational facility that includes a secure park- 9601. A letter from the Program Manager, ing area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for MEMORIALS Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Service’s final rule—Final Rules for Group diciary. Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers By Ms. DEGETTE: were presented and referred as follows: Under the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health H.R. 7302. A bill to amend the Public 378. The Speaker presented a memorial of Protection Act [TD 9427] (RIN: 1545–BG82) re- Health Service Act with respect to health the Senate of Michigan, relative to Senate ceived October 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. professions education, and for other pur- Resolution No. 200 supporting additional 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- funding to expand Amtrak’s capacity and Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and merce. routes in Michigan; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. GOHMERT: Transportation and Infrastructure. f H.R. 7303. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986 to allow a one-time, $1,500 f REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON credit against income tax for the purchase PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS an automobile manufactured in the United ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TO PUBLIC Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of States; to the Committee on Ways and BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Means. committees were delivered to the Clerk By Mr. GOHMERT: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors for printing and reference to the proper H.R. 7304. A bill to amend the Controlled were added to public bills and resolu- calendar, as follows: Substances Act to address the use of tions as follows:

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H.R. 736: Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 6873: Mr. CLAY and Mr. LANGEVIN. H. Res. 1477: Mr. GOODE, Mr. DAVID DAVIS H.R. 1322: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut and H.R. 6941: Mr. STARK, Ms. WATSON, and of Tennessee, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. JONES Mr. FATTAH. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. of North Carolina, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. DICKS, H.R. 1801: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 7023: Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. SHULER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. H.R. 1884: Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. H.R. 7187: Mr. CRAMER. BLACKBURN, and Mr. PICKERING. H.R. 1921: Ms. WATSON. H.R. 7273: Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. H. Res. 1482: Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 2049: Mr. SHERMAN. HOLT, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LOBI- H. Res. 1529: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 2208: Mr. ALTMIRE. ONDO, Mr. PAUL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, fornia, Mr. WEINER, and Mr. CUMMINGS. H.R. 2329: Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. CONYERS, H.R. 2514: Mr. PASTOR. Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. MCKEON, f H.R. 2596: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. DOYLE, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. HOLDEN. H.R. 3257: Ms. HIRONO and Mr. ALEXANDER. H.R. 7276: Mr. PITTS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FOR- PETITIONS, ETC. H.R. 3609: Mr. CAPUANO and Ms. EDWARDS TENBERRY, and Mr. BILIRAKIS. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions of Maryland. H.R. 7277: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- and papers were laid on the clerk’s H.R. 4173: Mr. SESTAK. ida, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. EHLERS, H.R. 5580: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. TOWNS. Mr. PAUL, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. desk and referred as follows: H.R. 5734: Mr. ALEXANDER. UPTON, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. 340. The Speaker presented a petition of H.R. 5756: Mr. GORDON. FOXX, and Mr. BONNER. the National Urban League, relative to a let- H.R. 5852: Mr. DOYLE and Mr. WEINER. H.J. Res. 101: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. KING of ter asking for an economic stimulus that H.R. 5950: Mr. ROTHMAN. Iowa, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. meets the urgent needs of the nation; to the H.R. 6057: Ms. HIRONO. PLATTS, and Mr. SHADEGG. Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 6310: Mr. ROSS. H. Con. Res. 284: Mr. GOODLATTE. 341. Also, a petition of the Polish Legion of H.R. 6337: Mr. ROTHMAN. H. Con. Res. 434: Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min- American Veterans, relative to a resolution H.R. 6404: Mr. WU, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. nesota. opposing the removal of memorials honoring CLEAVER, and Mr. MCCOTTER. H. Res. 1328: Mr. HIGGINS, and Ms. LORETTA heroic veterans; to the Committee on House H.R. 6548: Mr. ROTHMAN. SANCHEZ of California. Administration.

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The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was to a period of morning business. Sen- BAILOUT DEMANDS called to order by the Honorable MARK ators will be allowed to speak for up to Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, Ameri- L. PRYOR, a Senator from the State of 10 minutes each. cans are once again being asked to foot Arkansas. Following morning business, the Sen- the bill for yet another very urgent ate will resume the motion to proceed PRAYER bailout, as it is termed. In October, to H.R. 6867, which is the emergency Congress voted for an unprecedented The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- unemployment compensation legisla- $750 billion bailout of Wall Street. Now fered the following prayer: tion. Yesterday, cloture was filed on much of the same alarmist rhetoric is Let us pray. that motion to proceed to the measure. Lord of creation, You establish day being employed to pressure Members to Senators will be notified when a vote is act quickly. and night and the orderly movements scheduled. Senators should be prepared of the seasons. That same Providence The latest bailout demand making for a rollcall vote today—or maybe the rounds of Washington is for the Big orders the lives of our Senators, our votes. Nation, and our world. As our law- Three in the auto industry. The Demo- We are in a situation where we do not makers seek to do what is right, give crats would have you believe the pro- know, procedurally, what we are going them the wisdom to discern what is posed bailout is all about saving jobs. to be able to accomplish today. This best. Show them the pitfalls to avoid But having been in Washington long doesn’t ripen until tomorrow. So we and the opportunities to seize. Keep enough, my instincts led me to dig them from becoming weary in their could pass unemployment compensa- deeper, where I unearthed the green pursuit of Your purposes as they re- tion legislation today, to give relief to roots hiding behind the ‘‘bailing out’’ member Your promise to bring a boun- people who are desperately in need of rhetoric. It now appears that much of tiful harvest. May they cling to the en- these checks. But we may not be able what you have heard in the media during principles of Your truth that to do that until tomorrow. We hope about the auto bailout being about jobs will lead them to their desired destina- that at least on this measure we would has been misleading. In fact, there are tion. be able to get consent to pass this. the usual suspects working behind the We pray in Your wonderful Name. After that, we have some procedural scene to subvert the auto bailout and Amen. roadblocks. I have spoken to a number ultimately betray autoworkers. f of Senators today. Of course, the desire These are the facts. The proposed $25 is we complete all of our actions until PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE billion bailout of Detroit now appears we come back on January 6, but that to have been hijacked by the powerful The Honorable MARK L. PRYOR led may not be possible. We have the environmental lobby. When I say ‘‘pow- the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: Thanksgiving recess. I have had calls erful,’’ it is by far the most powerful I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the from staff and Senators. They are hav- lobby and best financed lobby—those United States of America, and to the Repub- ing trouble making new arrangements, out in Hollywood I have referred to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, if, in fact, we have any to be made. So indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. many times, moveon.org, George it may be necessary that we come back Soros, the Michael Moores—they talk f after Thanksgiving. I have not had an millions and millions of dollars. They APPOINTMENT OF ACTING opportunity to converse with my Re- are indeed the powerful lobby. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE publican counterpart, but I will do I suggest there is an idea that came The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that. I have a meeting scheduled later to fruition from the November 19 Wall clerk will please read a communication today with the Speaker. Street Journal. They ask, in this Wall to the Senate from the President pro Everyone stay tuned, and we will do Street Journal editorial: tempore (Mr. BYRD). the very best we can to let Senators When is $25 billion in taxpayer cash insuffi- The legislative clerk read the fol- know where we are at any given time. cient to bail out Detroit’s auto makers? lowing letter: f The answer: U.S. SENATE, RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME When the money is a tool of the Congres- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, sional industrial policy to turn GM, Ford Washington, DC, November 20, 2008. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and Chrysler into agents of the Sierra Club To the Senate: pore. Under the previous order, the and other green lobbies. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby leadership time is reserved. According to the Wall Street Jour- appoint the Honorable MARK L. PRYOR, a f nal, the auto bailout has degenerated Senator from the State of Arkansas, to per- into a tool to ‘‘make Detroit a sub- form the duties of the Chair. MORNING BUSINESS sidiary of the Sierra Club.’’ ROBERT C. BYRD, We hear proponents of the auto bail- President pro tempore. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the out endlessly saying this is all about Mr. PRYOR thereupon assumed the Senate will proceed to a period of jobs. But the truth is, this bailout ap- chair as Acting President pro tempore. morning business for up to 1 hour, with pears to be about environmental lob- f Senators permitted to speak therein bies taking over the U.S. auto indus- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY for up to 10 minutes each. try. LEADER The Senator from Oklahoma is recog- The Wall Street Journal explains further, and I am quoting again: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- nized. pore. The majority leader is recog- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask In their public statements, proponents describe the bailout as an attempt to save jobs, nized. unanimous consent to be recognized in morning business for whatever time I American manufacturing and the middle- f class way of life. But look closely and you shall consume. SCHEDULE can see that what’s really going on is an at- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tempt to use taxpayer money to remake De- Mr. REID. Mr. President, following pore. Without objection, it is so or- troit in the image of the modern environ- leader remarks the Senate will proceed dered. mental movement. Given a choice between

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For the motivation is behind it. portedly wants requirements for an greens, the bailout is their main chance to How did this attempt at a green ‘‘increased production of hybrids, flex- remake Detroit according to their dictates. takeover of Detroit come about? Con- fuel and electric vehicles,’’ according That is the height of us in Govern- gress approved $25 billion for Detroit to Congress Daily. ment saying our wisdom is so much earlier this year for ‘‘green retooling.’’ My colleague, Democratic Senator greater than the private sector that we President Bush—when this came up, DIANNE FEINSTEIN, has also tied auto are going to impose that on this indus- the need came up to have the $25 bil- bailout money to increased CAFE try. Now the problems are there. lion—proposed to revise that $25 bil- standards: They continued: lion, the same amount of money, and Congress should require that the auto- The more realistic alternative to this uto- allow it to be used for Detroit’s general makers shift to a new business model that pian green vision is to let GM or Chrysler purposes by eliminating the green con- focuses on hybrid, electric, and other next file for Chapter 11 like any other company ditions. In other words, the amount of generation vehicle technologies. that can’t pay its bills. money there that everyone is so anx- She wrote that on November 14. She The immediate cost would be severe. At ious to get in there, that they say is even expands the mandates to include least bankruptcy would provide the political going to resolve the problem, is there and legal means for them to evolve into costly global warming concerns by ‘‘re- smaller, more competitive companies. Tax- and it is available today, but it has quiring the NHTSA to use the Energy payers should not be asked to finance a been rejected. That shows the choice Information Administration’s most ac- green industrial policy promoted by lobby- between green and blue collar is very curate gasoline price projection and ists and Congressmen who know nothing clear. consider global benefits from reducing about what it takes to make a car, much less The Wall Street Journal reported: greenhouse gas emissions when setting what it takes to make a profit. Democratic leaders refused. They are in- CAFE standards.’’ You have to look at this. I wonder sisting instead that the Bush administration Again that is a quote. sometimes, if we had not been so quick give Detroit another $25 billion in cash. The Wall Street Journal countered and so generous to come up with $700 Let’s keep in mind this is the second with a commonsense alternative to in- billion in this bailout, that perhaps $25 billion we are talking about, not creasing CAFE standards. they would not be lining up. Who is the first. ‘‘The Bush administration’s If Congress wants to ease the immediate going to be standing in line after the proposal is unacceptable,’’ declared my burden on Detroit, it could also ease the on- auto industry? I don’t think anybody colleague, Senate majority leader erous fleet-mileage standards (CAFE rules) knows—I don’t—but someone is. They HARRY REID. that force the companies to make cars do- are waiting to see what kind of results The Wall Street Journal asks, and I mestically that are unprofitable. A mere there are. Is it Government’s role to am quoting again now: tweak would help a lot—for example, simply run businesses from Washington and to allowing Congress to meet CAFE standards If the problem is so urgent, why keep the by counting the cars it makes at home and finance those businesses? Is it nec- green chains on that first $25 billion? Gen- abroad. essary? eral Motors in particular is saying that it If you include them all, they would be able I have gotten a lot of criticism be- may have to declare bankruptcy by the end to meet these standards. cause I have been quite outspoken in of the year without a taxpayer capital injec- This alone might save Chrysler from bank- opposition to the $700 billion bailout. tion. Aren’t jobs at stake? ruptcy. But Congress won’t budge on that But I would like to do one thing; that Again, this is the choice being given. simple change. is, if there is one thing people have not But the jobs do not appear to be the This latest bout of environmental stopped to think about, that is the overriding concern when it comes to thuggery is not an isolated incident. amount of $700 billion. What is $700 bil- the proposed bailout. A November 13 The legislative goals of Democrats and lion? It is very difficult for me and for commentary in the Chicago Sun-Times their environmental allies reveal that anyone else, I think, to think in terms bluntly declared that Congress should saving jobs is not their highest pri- of those billions of dollars. But I did ‘‘attach environmental strings to the ority. President-elect Obama has some research. I found that there are Big Three bailout.’’ pledged to grant California a global- 139 million families, households in The auto industry occupies a critical posi- warming-motivated waiver to allow the America, who file tax returns. If you do tion, not just in the U.S. economy, but also State to demand its own standards of your simple math, 139 million families in the struggle to cope with climate change emission reductions from new auto- and $700 billion in a bailout, that is and the energy crisis. The government has immense leverage right now to force the Big mobiles. This would essentially allow a $5,000 a family. If people think in terms Three to make progress on multiple fronts State-by-State approach, thus creating of that, maybe they will get a little bit and should and should not be afraid to use it. a patchwork of regulatory compliance concerned. This is what Andrew Leonard wrote regimes in addition to the Federal We have already spent, of that—Sec- in the Sun-Times. standard that would be even more cost- retary Paulson—$125 billion on nine large banks. This is not what they said Barack Obama has spoken many times of ly for automobile manufacturers. his ambitious plans to steer the U.S. toward We have gone through this before. We or what he said 2 weeks prior to the Oc- a future where Americans are driving fuel-ef- have had this same suggestion being tober 1 vote. What he said at that time ficient cars that run on renewable energy. If made. If there is any single thing that was: We have to have $700 billion to the government is going to bail out the auto would increase the price of cars and buy damaged assets, and it is going to industry, it should do so only with the ex- drive them out of the market, it would take $700 billion. If this continues to plicit requirement that the Big Three accel- be to let each State determine what its happen, we are going to have another erate down that road as fast as they can. own standards are going to be. It can- Great Depression. Again, I am quoting from the Sun- not work. And we got all excited and concerned. Times. One of the key ‘‘green strings’’ The Wall Street Journal summed up Granted, I know Secretary Paulson is a that the environmental lobby wants to this attempted hostile green takeover very knowledgeable person. But for impose on Detroit is making the Cor- and the efforts to create an ‘‘Environ- him to make that case, get the money, porate Average Fuel Economy—that is mental Motor Company’’ this way: and then spend it on something else is the CAFE standards—more draconian All of this shows that Democrats don’t something that is very difficult to un- than they are today. merely want to save jobs. They want an en- derstand. My colleague, Democratic Senator tirely different American auto industry that I would suggest that when we drafted BILL NELSON, wants conditions on the serves goals other than selling cars to con- that law, which I opposed at the time,

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They have $350 leagues to come down and sign this so saving banks. billon, of which $60 billion is left and we can actually bring it up and vote on Now, this is where I believe we have has not been spent as of this moment it and have it become a reality. gotten ourselves off on the wrong in time, to my knowledge. I got my in- I yield the floor. track. When I voted for the rescue formation personally from them last The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- plan, I thought I was voting for dealing Tuesday. pore. The Senator from Maryland is with the credit crisis and bringing the So where we are today is we are sit- recognized. financial system to some form of stating on $60 billion. He has described f bility. It was a little too trickle-down this as a cushion. When I say ‘‘he,’’ I SAVING JOBS for me, but I thought, we are in a cri- am talking about Secretary Paulson. sis, square your shoulders and get out Ms. MIKULSKI. I wish to speak in So we need to now think about the there and do it. Well, what has hap- morning business on the topic of the other $350 billion because it appears, as pened is, instead of dealing with help- economic situation which the country he said, the financial markets have ing with jobs, we have been helping faces and where we are. been stabilized. If this is true, then I want to acknowledge that the Sen- with banks. The bailout has been sim- maybe we do not need to get into that ator from Oklahoma has some inter- ply a handout to Wall Street banks. other $350 billion. Keep in mind, we esting ideas, and I would like to know And you know what, they have made have $60 billion there on the table more about it because I am pretty frus- out like bandits. Them that got want ready to be used anyway. trated about what has happened with even more and do not promise to do So what I have done is drafted legis- the taxpayer rescue money we have anything in return. lation that is called S. 3697. We have gotten. Let’s review how we got there. We some Democrats and some Republicans First, let me say, though, I am pretty were facing Armageddon. We were con- cosponsoring this. It is not a freeze. I frustrated with the Senate right now. I cerned about the collapse of our finan- wish it were. I wish I could craft a am frustrated that we are lame in this cial system that America essentially piece of legislation that said: Let’s lameduck session. I was telling my helped create in terms of a financial take the $350 billion and give it all constituents as I moved around Mary- system. We were talking about a frozen back to the taxpayers; it belongs to land, as is my habit and joy, that I credit system that would affect big them. But we know that would not fly. have used this as a November work ses- business and small business in our So instead of that, we went ahead and sion—you know, get back to work. The community. We were also concerned did it to make a modest change in the election is over. We know who won. about the homeowner who was losing system. Now it is time to govern and govern their home. Well, what did we do? We As the law is drafted right now, if the with responsibility, to come back and said: OK, we are going to make a public request is made by the Treasury Sec- go to work. So we come back, and here investment of $700 billion of taxpayers’ retary, whether Secretary Paulson or we are again whirling around with a lot money in the economy, through our another person, that money is going to of parliamentary quagmires. Can we Secretary of the Treasury. Now, who automatically come to them if no one bring it up? I object. No. We could be was this investor? Well, the taxpayers objects while we are in session for 15 filibustered, et cetera. While we are became investors. days. Well, we are going to go out of fiddling and diddling to a parliamen- You know, we use that term, ‘‘tax- session probably tomorrow and very tary tune here, our economy is burn- payers.’’ What does it mean? Well, I likely will not be coming back until ing. And the question is, Do we burn will tell you what it means to ‘‘Senator January 6. That means that if any need the economic house down around us by Barb’’ from Maryland. It means that is there, all he has to do is say so and inaction? single mother, that single mother who the money will come forward. Now, you might not like this rescue is trying to hold her family together, So what we have done is change—ac- plan or that rescue plan or what about maybe in a job that pays $10 or $12 an tually, we only changed one word. The the automobile. I am a champion of hour, trying to keep her kids together, word we changed was ‘‘unless’’ and jobs in the automobile industry. I do collect her child support, make sure ‘‘until.’’ I do not have it right here, but not champion an industry, I champion she has an 8-year-old car still running it says the money can be accessed un- the jobs in the industry. I do not be- and make sure those kids are in school less Congress stops them from doing it. lieve this Congress understands what to do something. She does not have a However, by changing that to ‘‘until,’’ the automobile industry is. Yes, it is lot of money, and we take a chunk of that means it cannot be accessed until manufacturers, union and nonunion. it. What about the farmer and what we take a positive action in the Sen- Whether it is the big three in Detroit about the waterman who right now is ate. That is what I think is perhaps not and the UAW or whether it is foreign out in this cold weather trying to bring nearly enough protection, but it is logo cars being made in the Southern oysters to our Thanksgiving table? We some protection. I would encourage States of our country, the Toyotas in are going to have a table of bounty; colleagues to rally around this because Texas and Kentucky, the Nissans in they have a table of trouble. But no, we there is no other means out there right Tennessee and so on, we are talking are going to take their money and give now, no other vehicle that anyone has about jobs. We are talking about people it to Paulson to give it to AIG. put forward that is going to resolve who make the cars, and then we are Mr. INHOFE. Would the Senator this problem. It is going to keep the talking about dealers who sell them, yield for one question? other $350 billion, and that is about service them, maintain them, and the Ms. MIKULSKI. Let me finish de- $2,500 for every family in America who support services. In many rural parts scribing the taxpayer, and I will come pays taxes and files a tax return. There of my State, the automobile dealers back to you. is no other way of doing it except for are the biggest employers outside of What about the waitress—you know, this bill. the local school system and the local somebody who carries, in that diner, So I would encourage our Members to hospital. So I want to talk about jobs, big plates of food? And what does she join in this effort. And it is going to and that is what I have been talking end up with at the end of the day? A have to be done today. If it is not done about. few tips, a bad back, varicose veins, today, it is not going to be done. I hope But while we are talking about the and a government that is not on her the people outside realize there are a rescue plan, what is shocking to me is side. That is where Paulson got the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 money from. OK. So that is where that give us more, and let us keep our high million a year, you now work for the $700 billion came from. Then I will talk pay. United States of America. Once we about what he did with it. Well, it is not only what we hear started making that public investment I turn to my colleague. from them, it is what we don’t hear in you, you now work for the United Mr. INHOFE. I thank the Senator for from them. You know what is so shock- States. Work for the United States. yielding. I appreciate the very favor- ing to me. After this money goes to the Give us your best thinking. Give us able comments she has made about my big banks, there is no sense of grati- your energy. Give us your ideas. What legislation. What is interesting about tude. There is no sense of gratitude I want to say to them is: It is time to this is it is supported by a whole host— that that waitress, that single mother, restore our economy, restore our na- Senator SANDERS is supporting it, as that farmer, that firefighter is willing tional honor. well as on the far right we have Sen- to do this—no sense of gratitude. There I say to those who are working in the ator COBURN and Senator DEMINT. So is also no sense of remorse on how they economic system, pull up your pants we are not the only ones who feel this got us into this terrible situation. and your pantsuits and start to go to way. I know the Presiding Officer is a man work. Let’s rebuild the economy. But the point I would like to make of faith, as are our colleague from I yield the floor. and ask you if you agree is, $700 bil- Oklahoma and myself. In my faith, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- when you have sinned, the way you get lion—you heard me describe how to put pore. The Senator from Tennessee. that in and understand how much that it right is you show remorse, you means to the American people. It is promise not to sin any more. You say: f $5,000 for each family who files a tax Let’s make amends. How can I get it AUTOMAKER BAILOUT return. We have an opportunity to save right? half of that right now. I would encour- Have we heard that out of them? I Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, it is a age the Senator from Maryland to join have read every paper, heard every con- pleasure to be back here this week. I versation. There is not one bit of rein this effort because I think it can get hope the Presiding Officer and his fam- morse. They swagger around and say: done and it could get done during this ily have a wonderful holiday season There are three Americas—North time. when we leave tomorrow. I rise today Ms. MIKULSKI. Well, I will consider America, South America, and cor- to talk about the proposed automaker porate America. They treat themselves looking at his legislation, I assure him bailout. I have tremendous empathy like a free trade zone. Hello. Do they on the floor. I think we are in agree- for all of the people involved. I spent promise to sin no more? Do we see a ment with some of the principles you most of my life in business. I am sure sense in the passion for reform coming articulated earlier. these CEOs and others leading these out of them, saying: Boy, did we screw But let me go on with my speech and companies are going through tumul- up; we now want to get it right? No. Do see if we can’t find that sensible cen- tuous times. I empathize with them. they say: Let’s make amends? And the ter, that common ground we both In my beginning period, I was a card- way they want to say let’s make would like to perceive because when I carrying union member. I know there amends would be to work with our eco- say, What were the Congress and the are a lot of workers who are very con- nomic people to get jobs, credit, and American people promised for this as- cerned about their future. I have tre- our economy rolling. No. So what, in- tronomical sum of money we gave, we mendous empathy for them and their stead, do those who have gotten bail- were promised by the Secretary of the families. This is actually a very serious out money do? They give themselves Treasury, on behalf of the President of time in our history. Regardless of lavish salaries, bonuses, big perks such where you are, people are concerned the United States, that the investment as spa retreats and golf tournaments in about the future. I was in other parts of the taxpayer would go to stabilizing the most luxurious places in the world. of the world last week. All around the the financial system, get credit flowing And we are told that in order for them world, people are concerned about the again in our communities, and get the to keep talent, they have to pay big bo- future. economy rolling. What did we get? We nuses or people will walk away. They I do want to speak to the speech of got bait and switched from Paulson. say that in order to keep the big talent the Senator from Maryland regarding Paulson changed his plan. He origi- at the big banks, they have to give big the financial component. Many of the nally said he would use it to open cred- bonuses. I want to say, if they want to it and to also deal with the toxic mort- go, it is OK by me. I am an investor. car dealers who have called into our of- gages. Now he is using it for money to Not as a Senator, but as a taxpayer, fice actually are far less concerned buy ownership in banks and not asking Why would we want to hold on to about the Big Three. What they are anything in return. Paulson threw them? They got us into this mess. So it more concerned about is having financ- money at the banks with no strings at- is OK by me if they go. There are plen- ing for consumers who are coming into tached. We have now spent close to $350 ty of talented people ready to go to their dealerships. Like her, I want to billion, and where are we? We are no- work for our country. see people throughout our country be where. The stock market is down and This is what ‘‘Senator Barb’’ wants able to operate their businesses. I am unemployment is up. Things have actu- to say to Wall Street: We do not want certainly not here to defend any of the ally gotten worse. People continue to to be passive investors. We want to be Secretaries or anybody else. I will say lose their homes. Now they are losing active investors, not in a socialist form that I did have a conversation yester- their life savings. And with our inac- of government, picking winners and day with Secretary Paulson and with tion on unemployment, they will lose losers, but, by God, have a sense of re- Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke. their jobs. form. Cull out what is the best way to They are putting in place a facility to So let’s talk about them that got. Do have sensible regulation. Come up with deal with consumer finance that hope- you remember their greed? Do you re- the great ideas to get our economy fully will be in place by year end to member their incompetence on Wall going and use the power and muscle of help deal with some of the financing Street that got us into this economic America’s financial system. There is components that are stressing the Superfund site? talent there to do that. If you need a automakers. What did Wall Street say over the lavish bonus to do this, then leave. I wish to specifically address the re- last several years to regulators and Leave or get out of the way. There is a quest by the automakers. I was privi- policymakers? Stay away. Get out of new sheriff coming to town, and I am leged to be part of a hearing the other the way. It is our way or the highway. part of that posse. There are not only day in banking where the three CEOs Having gotten buckets of bucks from young people but a lot of people who and the leader of the United Auto the taxpayer, what does Wall Street want to rebuild our country. Workers testified. I was struck by the say? Stay out of the way. Get out of So I say to those on Wall Street who lack of coherence, the fact that we had the way. It is our way. And by the way, feel they can’t work for less than $14 three leaders in corporate America

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It was sort of a ‘‘get that GM could not do away with their given pink slips by the thousands. In here while the getting is good,’’ if you dealerships. We have had the strong fact, we are seeing record numbers will. It was embarrassing to hear their dealers actually calling our office and today, further amplifying the depth testimony and the lack of thought that telling us they actually have hurt and the seriousness of this employment had been put into place as it related to themselves by putting these State laws crisis in the United States. The situa- the request. They had come up with a in place, because there are so many tion continues to worsen. This does not number of $25 billion. They were actu- dealers that each of them is having appear to be a passing trend, but, un- ally hesitant to tell us how, as a pact, trouble making a profit. It would be a fortunately, unless we do something the three of them had decided to divide tremendous disservice for us to grant quickly and appropriately, we can an- this money. After a lot of probing, we money to these companies without ticipate continuing job losses. We have were able to get them to say that they causing them to reorganize. already seen across the country indi- have decided to divide the money based There is something we have in this viduals whom we know—family mem- on their proportional share of the auto country called bankruptcy protection. bers, cousins, friends—who, one, are ei- market. There is something that allows compa- ther losing their job, or, two, are being I pressed them to find out if we did, nies to go in and reorganize, to put very concerned that their employment in fact, agree to loan them this $25 bil- their strengths in order, do away with status is tenuous and at any moment lion, would that be it? It was evident their weaknesses and actually carry they could be given the word that they that, no, this was a downpayment and on. I do hope as we debate this—I real- have lost their job. Over the course of that they had done nothing whatsoever ize nothing is going to happen this 1 month, national job loss numbers to think about what might happen week; this was kind of a jumped from 6.1 percent to 6.5 per- after the taxpayers invested in them. preapplication; that we will probably cent—an extraordinary jump in 1 One of the questions I wish to ask is: be dealing with this in January—but I month. Updated State numbers, which Why would we address these three do hope we will look at this in a ma- will be released on Friday, will unfor- automakers as some homogeneous ture way and realize that these compa- tunately likely continue to reflect this group? They are three different companies have not done the things they deterioration in our job markets. nies. They are in three different cir- should have done, maybe that they Despite this bad news, a resolution of cumstances. It is interesting to me could have done, and that possibly we this employment crisis does not seem that the head of the United Auto Work- can be of service to them by making to be approaching. As I suggested, ers knows that they are in three dif- them do the things they need to do. there are indications this will get ferent circumstances. What he said was Another example: Chrysler Company worse before it gets better—another that Ford was actually in good shape. has a situation where when they idle a reason to act now to try to provide sup- They had made some tough decisions plant, they actually, in some cases, are port and assistance to those people who and done some things back in the year obligated to pay the workers of those have worked and now find themselves 2006 that have put them in place to ac- plants for up to 4 years beyond the without a job, through no fault of their tually survive. They have about $23 bil- time the plant is idle. I don’t know of own. lion of cash right now. He said he had any business in the world that can sur- In my home State of Rhode Island, been in to look at the books and Chrys- vive in a healthy fashion with those these national trends are amplified ler was actually in second place. I types of obligations. dramatically. Nearly 9 percent of would have thought that Chrysler ac- I have tremendous empathy for the Rhode Islanders are now unemployed. tually would have been the weakest of people involved. One of these compa- That is 50,200 people. We are a small the three. Their books are not public nies has a plant in our State. But I say State with a relatively small popu- because they are a private company. to my colleagues, the worst thing we lation. Mr. President, 50,200 people are He laid out the fact that actually could possibly do in this situation is to without work. They are searching for Chrysler was in a stronger position but acquiesce to this request that lacked work. They are searching for answers. that GM was a company that was in coherence, lacked thoughtfulness, They are searching for help. We have to more disarray. So as we look at this, I lacked a plan as to how these compa- provide the help, and then the long- find it so irresponsible that we would nies would be successful in the future, term answers. actually even talk about a rescue pack- and let them go about their business in Job losses in Rhode Island are occur- age, looking at these companies as a the way that they have been going ring in all sectors. This is not just one group. They are three very different about it. They will be back, if this area of economic endeavor that is companies that have addressed their money is granted. I hope we will stand under stress. Every area is under issues in three very different ways. I firm, that we will be responsible with stress. Workers in manufacturing find it incredibly irresponsible to even taxpayer moneys, and that even plants have been particularly hurt, and consider looking at them as a group. though I am opposed to this, even if that is another consequence or another I wonder, in a market with 10 million the money ends up being granted in aspect of this discussion of the support cars being sold, why we need three do- some form or fashion, we will cause for the auto industry. We have thou- mestic automakers. I wonder whether them to make the decisions that need sands of jobs in Rhode Island that in we would be better off if possibly we to be made for them to actually be suc- some way depend upon the auto indus- had two or we had one that was strong. cessful in the future. try. So their fate is linked to what we Again, that is something that the mar- I thank the Chair and yield the floor. do effectively, constructively to assist ket can decide. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- these companies to maintain their One of the greatest disservices we pore. The Senator from Rhode Island. presence, but also to change their prac- could actually do to these automakers f tices so they are not only here for a and to the many people who depend few more months, but they can evolve upon them for employment, whether EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT into a sustainable manufacturing in- they be direct employees or tier 1 or 2 INSURANCE dustry that will lead the world, as it suppliers, is to grant them this money. Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise in once did, in the manufacture of high- That would be a major mistake. These support of extending unemployment in- quality, economically, and environ- companies have all kinds of legacy surance to help the 10 million jobless mentally sound vehicles.

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These going to have to go to the pharmacy. sient, temporary fashion but in losses are from small mom-and-pop They are going to have to go put some projects that will last beyond this eco- manufacturing shops in Rhode Island gas in their automobiles to get around, nomic crisis. and go up into national financial com- to get their families around. This When I was a child in Rhode Island, panies that are shedding workers. money is spent almost immediately on walking around on the sidewalks, look- This is a problem that must be ad- food, medicine, and gasoline. Econo- ing down, I would ask my mom and dressed. We have done it in the past. In mists of virtually every stripe believe dad: What is this plaque: ‘‘WPA’’? Well, 1991 and 2002, Congress worked with the this is one of the most effective ways it is the Work Projects Administration. White House to successfully extend to stimulate the economy, to increase That was from 1935, 1934. Well, in 1955, temporary benefits when unemploy- consumer demand. in 1958, in 1968, and, indeed, in 1998, and ment rates were significantly high. In This is something we have to do. It now in 2008, walk around, look at those June, I was pleased that Congress came generates approximately $1.64 in gross facilities, those public infrastructures together and passed a 13-week emer- domestic product per $1 spent. So for that are still serving the communities. gency extension of unemployment in- every dollar of unemployment com- They were investments to help people surance for all States. This was an im- pensation benefits, we are generating work, but investments that have portant step to help desperate families additional support. spurred this economy for more than 60 make ends meet. But jobs are becoming In September, I introduced bipartisan years. scarcer. The action we took in June legislation to provide an additional 7 We have to do a lot, and we can do a has actually been overtaken by events weeks of unemployment insurance to lot. There are so many needs here: in the world marketplace. people who have exhausted their bene- aging infrastructure, roads, bridges, We have to deal with this issue, par- fits, and 13 more weeks of benefits to public transportation systems, transit ticularly in those States such as Rhode unemployed workers in States such as systems so people can get to work and Island that are seeing unusually high Rhode Island that have unemployment get to school, drinking water systems unemployment rates. So far, 4,416 rates above 6 percent. and wastewater systems. Rhode Islanders have already ex- Despite the urgent need for these In Rhode Island, proposed funding for hausted their federal benefits. They are extra benefits, a minority of Senators these initiatives would support $50 mil- still searching for work, unsuccess- prevented this bill from moving for- lion for road improvements. Some of fully, but now they have lost the sup- ward. What we have seen since that the discussions we have had about a port of unemployment insurance. date is not an improvement in the situ- package—$50 million for road improve- There are 20,000 Rhode Islanders who ation but a significant deterioration in ments. It would also support $14 mil- are receiving unemployment insurance the situation. We can no longer ignore lion for transit operations which would benefits. In the first week of November, acting on this critical issue. assure transit operations for particu- another 1,347 Rhode Islanders were Today there are more disturbing larly the poorest citizens of Rhode Is- added to our State’s unemployment numbers. There is an indication also in land. It would also support $19.1 mil- rolls. These are very dispiriting num- the press that President Bush would lion for water infrastructure projects. bers. They call for action, and I hope sign a bill, but he cannot sign a bill un- Across this country, these projects we can act. less we pass a bill. We have the oppor- could generate more than 470,000 jobs. Nationally, it is estimated that near- tunity to do that before we leave We are losing about 500,000 jobs, it ly 1.2 million Americans will exhaust today. Since the economy continues to seems, every reporting period. If we their current benefits by the end of the unravel, we cannot sit back and wait. could reverse that and report an in- year. Where do they go? They have no We have to act. crease in jobs, that would not only put direct financial support through the In October, the House overwhelm- a lot of money into people’s pockets unemployment compensation program. ingly passed a measure virtually iden- and families’ pockets, but it would also They have seen the value of their tical to my legislation. We must do the send a signal to the country that con- homes whittle down to, in some cases, same. I hope we take this action this fidence can be restored, that hope can less than the mortgage they owe. They week. We cannot wait until January. indeed be engendered. are seeing pressures in every area. Un- There will be more people without jobs, Finally, I believe we need to provide less we provide them some assistance, unfortunately, by January, and those some funding for the States and com- their ability to simply keep their heads who are having the opportunity to col- munities that are strapped by this cri- above water—to keep their families lect benefits bill exhaust those benefits sis. We are looking at severe deficits. fed, to keep a bit of hope alive—will be by January. We have to act. States are looking at them. Many extinguished. We cannot let that hap- We have to do more than just an un- States do not have the ability to oper- pen. employment insurance program. We ate beyond a balanced budget. They are These benefits are not handouts. have to focus on other forms of relief going to have to make excruciatingly These people have worked. They have that will provide not only help to difficult cuts. I think we should put paid into the program. They receive a Americans but stimulate our economy, more money into our matching Federal modest weekly benefit to keep them such as funding for food stamps and Medicaid programs which will help close to making ends meet. food banks. Families are turning more States and help people receive health There is something else too. We have to these institutions every day. It is care. These investments, again, are not a task before us not simply to deal in- not just the marginal American, some- only compelling because of the needs of dividually with men and women who one who might be on the street strug- our fellow Americans, but justified be- have worked hard and now—through no gling with mental health issues, who cause of their ability to stimulate the fault of their own, through the action needs the assistance of those institu- economy and to pick us up and move us of the huge economic forces world- tions. More and more families—work- forward. wide—find themselves without jobs. We ing families—are coming to food banks Events over the last several months have to get this country moving again. and asking for a handout, for food, to have dramatically highlighted the eco- We have to stimulate the economy. feed their children. nomic challenges we face. We are grap- Unemployment insurance helps do We can do better, and we must do pling with the most severe economic that. These benefits are spent right better. downturn we have seen perhaps since away in the local communities. These We also have to make investments to post-World War II and perhaps since benefits are going to people who are improve job creation and provide long- the Great Depression—the worst set of

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I come for the pur- plane, there was no landing field below to pass an unemployment compensa- pose of saying some remarks about sev- you, just miles and miles of rugged tion extension bill before we leave eral colleagues, including my longtime mountain terrain, much of it totally today. friend. If it is convenient, I will take uninhabitable. Mr. President, I yield the floor. the 5 minutes I have just been granted I think the Senator was under 21 f by the Presiding Officer because I have when he flew those missions, and his EXTENSION OF MORNING to go out to the CIA for a meeting that crew exemplified the courage of the BUSINESS has been established for some time. I World War II generation. He, among shall leave shortly after I finish my re- many, deserves credit as being a mem- Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- marks. ber of the ‘‘greatest generation.’’ imous consent that the time for morn- Again, I see my friend from Alaska, In subsequent years, when I came to ing business be extended until 12 noon, and it evokes many long years of inter- the Senate and joined the Armed Serv- with Senators permitted to speak for esting and happy memories. I recall so ices Committee, it was my privilege to up to 10 minutes each. well that when I came here 30 years travel to many places in this world The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ago to the Senate, Senator STEVENS with TED STEVENS to visit the men and pore. Without objection, it is so or- was one of those who sort of took the women in the Armed Forces. How dered. Mr. REED. Mr. President, I suggest ‘‘youngsters,’’ as we called ourselves in many times did we work together on the absence of a quorum. those days, under his wing. He had been this floor—I as an authorizer and him The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- here 11 years, I think, when I arrived. I as an appropriator—shaping that an- pore. The clerk will call the roll. remember serving under the Senator nual bill which I regard with a sense of The assistant legislative clerk pro- when he was the whip. I remember that humility as the most important bill ceeded to call the roll. whip; he exercised it judicially but this body passes every year; that bill The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- with determination. All in our fresh- that cares for the men and women of pore. The Senator from Florida is rec- man class remember that very well. the Armed Forces and provides the eco- ognized. I suppose what I remember most is nomic resources for them to train, to Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Presi- that I had a very modest and brief tour modernize, and to preserve and protect dent, I ask unanimous consent that the of military service in World War II. I the freedom of this Nation. Speaking order for the quorum call be rescinded. was only 17. I went in the last year of on behalf of the men and women of the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the war, as did all the kids on my Armed Forces, they are grateful to pore. Without objection, it is so or- block. We joined and went in. I don’t Senator STEVENS for all he has done for dered. know if I ever shared this story with them through his distinguished career Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Presi- the Senator. In those days, the boys on in the Senate. dent, is the Senate in morning busi- the block who were a year or two older I yield the floor. ness? than me had already gone in and start- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ed military service and were coming ator from Alaska is recognized. pore. It is. The Senator from Florida is back on leave to visit their families. f recognized. Some were severely wounded and hav- Mr. NELSON of Florida. I thank the ing to stay for long periods of hos- FAREWELL TO THE SENATE Chair. pitalization. It was a dramatic period Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am (The remarks of Mr. NELSON of Flor- in American history. grateful to the Senator from Virginia ida pertaining to the introduction of S. I remember the Army Air Corps and for his comments. I understand that Con. Res. 106 are located in today’s those fellows who would come back duty calls him to go to his meeting at RECORD under ‘‘Statements on Intro- having flown their missions in Europe, the CIA. I am grateful for his support. duced Bills and Joint Resolutions.’’) Southeast Asia, north Africa, or wher- Mr. President, just before Christmas Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Presi- ever the case may be. All of us who in 1968, I was appointed to succeed dent, I yield the floor, and I suggest were 16 and 17 and getting ready to Alaska’s first senior Senator, Bob the absence of a quorum. take up our responsibilities stood in Bartlett. Next month will mark the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- awe because the nearest thing we had 40th year I have had the honor and pore. The clerk will call the roll. connected with an airplane was build- privilege to serve in this great Cham- The assistant legislative clerk pro- ing model airplanes. We built all the ber. ceeded to call the roll. Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask military model airplanes, and we knew First, and most important, I thank unanimous consent that the order for them by heart. There were those mag- my family. After my wife Ann’s tragic the quorum call be rescinded. nificent flying jackets, and they were death in 1978, I thought the end of my The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the envy of all of us. I tried to join the career had come, but my dear wife pore. Without objection, it is so or- Army Air Corps and went down and Catherine entered my life in 1980, and dered. signed up and joined the Navy. As hap- joined by my six children, Susan, Beth, Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, what is penstance would have it, the Navy first Ted, Walter, Ben, and Lily, and my 11 the parliamentary situation? Is the called me in. I had a modest career grandchildren, my family has given me Senator from Virginia able to address with my generation in the training love, support, and sacrifice, which the Senate? command. made my continued career in the Sen- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The record reflects that Senator STE- ate possible and gave it meaning. I pore. The Senate is in a period of morn- VENS, at a very young age, displayed dearly love each member of my family. ing business. courage, determination, wisdom, and Forty years. It is hard to believe that Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous con- leadership. His service in the Army Air so much time could pass so quickly, sent to proceed for no more than 5 min- Corps in World War II won him two but it has. I want everyone listening to utes. Distinguished Flying Crosses, several know that I treasure every moment I The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Air Medals, and other decorations for spent here representing Alaska and pore. Without objection, it is so or- flying those aircraft. He and I have Alaskans, the land and the people I dered. reminisced many times over the dif- love.

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When an Alaskan—any Committee, as chair of the Rules Com- bored in the appropriations and admin- Alaskan—or any Alaskan entity needed mittee, as chair of the Governmental istrative process to make statehood a help, my office was ready and did help Affairs Committee, as chair of the Ap- reality. Where there was nothing but to the maximum extent possible. propriations Committee, as chair of the tundra and forest, today there are now I feel the same way now that I did in Commerce Committee, and also had airports, roads, ports, water and sewer 1968. I really must pinch myself to fully functions as the ranking member as systems, hospitals, clinics, commu- understand that I am privileged to the political change took place back nications networks, research labs, and speak on the floor of the U.S. Senate. and forth across this aisle. I also served much, much more. Alaska was not Coming from the boyhood I had, I could as President pro tempore and President Seward’s folly and is no longer an im- never even have dreamed of being here pro tempore emeritus. poverished territory. Alaska is a great today. And home is where the heart is, I am having really a difficult time State and an essential contributor to Mr. President. If that is so, I have two today articulating my feelings, and I our Nation’s energy security and na- homes—one is right here in this Cham- hope if I puddle up a little bit, as my tional defense. I am proud to have had ber, and the other is my beloved State old friend used to say, I will be ex- a role in this transformation. Working of Alaska. I must leave one to return cused. to help Alaska achieve its potential to the other. When I came to the Senate, Alaska has been and will continue to be my As I leave the Senate and the work had been a State for less than a decade. life’s work. that has given me so much happiness We were then more of an impoverished My motto has been here ‘‘to hell with and satisfaction over the years, I know territory than a full-fledged State. The politics, just do what’s right for Alas- Senator MURKOWSKI and Congressman commitments made by the Federal ka,’’ and I have tried every day to live YOUNG will continue to be strong Government in our Statehood Act were up to those words. I take great pride in voices for our 49th State. This is the unfulfilled, and some are still the work of the Appropriations Defense last frontier. I also pray for my succes- unfulfilled. Alaska had not received Subcommittee, the leadership of which sor’s success as he joins in that effort. the land and resources it had been I have shared for almost three decades My mission in life is not complete. I promised. Poverty and illness reigned with my brother Senator DAN INOUYE, believe God will give me more opportu- supreme in rural regions of our State. and I thank him for being here. He is a nities to be of service to Alaska and to I remember so well when Senator KEN- great American patriot and a true our Nation. And I look forward with NEDY and I went to the Arctic and ex- friend. Together, we have worked to re- glad heart and with confidence in its amined some of those villages. It was a build our Armed Forces to provide the justice and mercy. disaster. Our fisheries were in peril, support and training needed by our I told members of the press yesterday primarily from the intrusion of foreign warfighters to meet the challenges of a that I don’t have any rearview mirror. vessels that were anchored just a few rapidly changing world. I look only forward, and I still see the miles offshore 12 months out of the I don’t have time today to recount day when I can remove the cloud that year. the highlights of 40 years of work in currently surrounds me. Many people doubted whether Alaska this body. That will take a lot of time. That’s it, Mr. President, 40 years dis- had what it took to be a successful I will take time, however, to acknowl- tilled into a few minutes, I close by State, and they asked whether Alaska edge the friendships I have enjoyed saying and asking that God bless Alas- was still Seward’s Folly. We proved with so many of my colleagues and ka and our Governor, God bless the those doubters were wrong. Working Senate staffers. United States of America and our with one another as Alaskans and with I really am grateful to every Member President, and God bless the Senate great friends in the Senate, Alaskans of the Senate for their friendship, and and every Member of this body. took control of our own destiny. I bear no ill will toward any Member of I yield the floor for the last time. In 1958, as legislative counselor for this body. I am most grateful for the (Applause; Senators rising.) the Department of Interior, I worked support and counsel of my colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. on Alaska’s Statehood Act. Section 4 of in the Alaska congressional delegation, BROWN). The majority leader is recog- that act committed Congress to settle my old friend in the House, Congress- nized. the Alaska Native land claims. man DON YOUNG, who has done so much Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to say In 1971, Congress did enact the Alas- for our State, and my steadfast partner farewell to our distinguished colleague, ka Natives Land Claims Settlement in the Senate, Senator LISA MUR- the senior Senator from the State of Act, settling aboriginal claims in our KOWSKI, to whom I owe so much and ad- Alaska. TED STEVENS’ public service State. Native corporations, established mire so much. She has been a true has been more than a career, it has at my request to manage $1 billion paid friend and true partner. I wish her well really been his life’s calling. to our State by the Federal Govern- in the future here. After serving in World War II, where ment, and the 44-million acre land set- I also want to acknowledge the tre- he rose to the rank of first lieutenant, tlement are now driving forces in the mendous contribution made by hun- TED STEVENS completed undergraduate Alaska economy. dreds of young Alaskans who have work at UCLA and received a law de- In 1973, after a dramatic tie-breaking come to Washington to serve on my gree from Harvard. He then came to vote by the Vice President of this staff. In particular, let me express my Washington, DC, for the first time to Chamber on an amendment which gratitude to my current staff, all of work for President Eisenhower. His ca- closed the courts of this country to fur- whom have worked hard for Alaska reer in elected office started in 1964 ther delay by extreme environmental- during the toughest of times. I know with his election to the Alaska House ists, the President signed into law the all will go on to do great things for of Representatives. He became major- Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Alaska and our country. ity leader in his second term. Ap- Act. That act dramatically improved I feel blessed by God to have had the pointed to the U.S. Senate in 1968, TED America’s energy security and secured opportunity to serve in this body. I STEVENS was returned by the voters of the economic future of Alaska. deeply appreciate the trust Alaskans Alaska six times and last year became In 1976, Congress passed what became have reposed in me for 40 years. When the longest serving U.S. Republican known as the Magnuson-Stevens Act to Alaska needed a strong voice to speak Senator in our Nation’s history. fight foreign fishing fleets which en- up for its interests, I did my part to the His career has been more than about dangered America’s fisheries. Because best of my ability. When an adminis- longevity. He has been an advocate for

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But I think there is an priations Committee, Homeland Secu- cause they have a good reward for their easier way to express that. When I rity Committee, and Rules Committee. labor. For if they fall, the one will lift think of the good things, the positive That is where I have become so well up his fellow: but woe to him that is things, that have come to Alaska in acquainted with TED STEVENS, is on alone when he falleth, for he hath not the past 50 years, I see the face and I the Appropriations Committee. I had another to help him up.’’ DAN INOUYE see the hands of TED STEVENS in so the good fortune of helping on the floor may not be the most powerful physical many of them. on a number of appropriations bills. I person in the world, but I think he is Some of them are so small, like a consider a mark of distinction and the most powerful friend a person could washeteria for Golovin, a village of 67 something I will always remember my have. And as Scripture indicates, he people people near Nome. TED STEVENS, Hulk tie Senator STEVENS gave me. I will always be there for his friend, TED through funding from the Denali Com- don’t know anyone else he gave one to, STEVENS. mission, has enabled that village to but it was his way of saying thanks for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- have that washeteria. You might not getting that appropriations bill done; I publican leader is recognized. think much of that, but when you don’t liked the way you worked to get it Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, have a water and sewer system and you done. Senate colleagues, how does one sum don’t have a place for basic sanitary Events have transpired in Senator up the extraordinary accomplishments services, providing a washing facility STEVENS’ life these past 2 years that of the longest serving Republican Sen- in a little community is a big deal. are deeply unfortunate. He and I had a ator in U.S. history? The majority There are also the big projects, number of conversations about what leader has summarized Senator STE- whether it is our 800-mile trans-Alaska was going on. I wish nothing but the VENS’ career, but I think there is a way pipeline that Senator STEVENS helped best for TED, Catherine, and his daugh- to measure it and to summarize it that to create or the settlement of our Alas- ter, whom I have known since she was is even shorter. I think it is safe to say, ka Native land claims, the fact that we a little girl, now a distinguished law- without any fear of contradiction, have F–22s at Elmendorf Air Force yer. there is no Senator in the history of Base, or a compromise recently that al- Although I said in the past that Sen- the United States who has ever done lowed Eielson Air Force Base to remain ator STEVENS flew in World War II with more for his State than Senator TED a vibrant and strategic center for our the Flying Tigers, on the Senate floor STEVENS. Alaska would not be what it military. And then the big things that he will always be remembered as a lion. is today—— are yet to come, as we are working to I have two final stories. I was a Mr. BYRD. That is right. advance a natural gas pipeline to bring brandnew Senator, and my friend Alan Mr. MCCONNELL. But for him. that energy source to the lower 48. We Bible died. Alan Bible served the State Mr. BYRD. That is right. will also have a new VA outpatient of Nevada with distinction for 20 years. Mr. MCCONNELL. So we say farewell clinic in Anchorage that TED has been A military aircraft was provided to to our friend from Alaska and wish him responsible for. take those who wished to go to Nevada well in coming years. He can always be for the funeral. There were two people proud of the fact that no Senator in When Alaskans think about the dif- on that airplane—HARRY REID and TED the history of this country has ever ficult debates, the issues Congress has STEVENS. Think about that. We flew to done more for his State than Senator dealt with over the years as they relate Reno, NV, for a funeral. We went out TED STEVENS. to Alaska—and primarily these are de- and back in 1 day. It takes 5 hours to Mr. BYRD. That is right, TED. That bates where the Nation has sought to go out that way and 5 hours to come is right. tell Alaskans what we should be doing back. (Applause.) to manage our lands, to develop our I said—and I was a new Senator: Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- economies, to live our lives. Every ator STEVENS, why are you on the air- ior Senator from Alaska. time there has been an argument, a de- plane? I framed it a little differently Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I bate, a victory, it has been the forceful than that. He said: I have a long mem- would like to speak this morning from voice of TED STEVENS defending the ory. The Alaska pipeline bill would not the perspective of an Alaskan. Some- right of Alaskans that prevails. have passed but for Alan Bible. It was times it is not appropriate for a woman We all knew when he would come to very hard for him to make up his mind to acknowledge her age, but when Sen- the floor wearing his Incredible Hulk what he wanted to do, and when he did, ator STEVENS first came to this body, I tie, he was fighting a battle for Alaska he was the culminating vote that al- was 11 years old. Senator STEVENS, TED that day, and look out. Whether it was lowed that to pass. He said: I had to go STEVENS, has been ‘‘Alaska’’ in this our timber issues or the battle over to Reno to honor what Alan Bible did Senate for four decades now. Many ANWR or our fisheries, he was there for me. Senators earn their place in the his- working, fighting, compromising, nego- Finally, everyone knows I have a tory of their States during the course tiating these battles for the State of unique relationship with DAN INOUYE. of service in the Senate. But by the Alaska. When he ran for leader, I supported time TED came to the Senate back in There are a lot of things we know him above anyone else. I did it because 1968, he had already earned his place in about TED and his passions, as he has he had been so good to me personally Alaskan history. He had earned his demonstrated them here on the floor, and, I felt, good to the Senate. And, of place in Alaska’s history for his work a but there are some other things you course, I admired this man for what he decade earlier. might not know about Senator STE- had done for our country, not only in As an Interior Department attorney VENS and what drives him, such as his the House of Representatives and in in the late 1950s, TED was the Eisen- care and his passion and support for the Senate but as a soldier in Italy hower administration’s point man on world-class fishing out on the Kenai where he was badly wounded. Alaska statehood. Well, this year, our River, his support for public broad- It doesn’t take much intelligence to State is celebrating its 50th anniver- casting, which earned him two national understand that the most secure, last- sary of statehood. But for the persist- awards, and his undying commitment ing friendship in this Senate and one ence of TED STEVENS at that time, our for the Olympic movement and ama- that probably is a friendship I have statehood anniversary date might be teur athletics.

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So TED looked half the seafood that is caught in this order to do that, it would take as long into the future and wondered how we country. as it took you when you read your were going to provide access, how we It was at TED STEVENS’ insistence book about Searchlight on the floor were going to provide for the needs of that the United States negotiated an when I was sitting in the Presiding Of- those who live out here. And he said: agreement to stop the illegal fishing in ficer’s chair. We don’t have time to do Well, let’s think ahead, and he brought the international waters of the Bering that this morning, and that is not my statewide telemedicine. It is the back- Sea. This agreement has restored the purpose today. But I would like to refer bone of what we have in Alaska in Alaska pollock fishery from near col- to TED’s accomplishments in two small terms of how we provide for our health lapse. He has been an absolute cham- areas to illustrate a point I wish to care needs. It is the largest telemedi- pion of ocean conservation. He pushed make about his character and his per- cine program in the world. It gives first the U.N. to ban high seas drift net fish- sonal commitment to public service. responders an ability to consult with ing, a practice that was devastating These are in the areas of what he has doctors in the larger cities. Thanks to our salmon fisheries. Alaska fishermen done to improve the lives of Alaska’s TED STEVENS, people’s lives have been will never forget TED STEVENS, the con- Native people and also his legacy to saved. He has made an enormous dif- servationist, the advocate who has America’s fisheries. ference in our community. He has truly helped bring our fisheries where It is often said a society is judged by championed the construction of hos- they are. the way it treats its most vulnerable pitals in our rural hubs out in TED’s departure from the Senate members, and it is appropriate we Kotzebue, Barrow, Nome, and truly leaves a void in our hearts and judge the character of our elected lead- Dillingham. He has brought about the some very big shoes to fill here in the ers in a similar way. In Alaska, the community health centers and health Senate. There are a lot of us in Alaska most vulnerable among us are our clinics. who are wondering if anyone can fill Alaska Native people—the 120,000 or so I know a lot of you have had an op- these shoes. We agonize over whether Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians who are portunity to come to Alaska, and your the Federal Government’s interest in the descendants of Alaska’s first inhab- first stop is the airport in Anchorage, Alaska is going to dwindle without TED itants. We recognize that the statistics and you notice that the airport is here to fight for us. But I am optimistic, TED, that is not going to be the about the condition of our Alaskan Na- named after TED STEVENS. Well, you tives are not something of which we might not know that there is a large case. You have said many times in speech- are proud, with incomes that are half monument at the entrance to the Alas- es you have given here on the floor and of other Alaskans and high rates of do- ka Native Medical Center that has been back at home—you voiced the words of mestic violence, suicide, child abuse, erected to remind Alaskans that this GEN Billy Mitchell back in 1935 when violent deaths, and a prison rate facility would not have been possible he said: among our population which is not ac- without the work of TED STEVENS. So ceptable. I believe that, in the future, whoever holds our Alaska Natives today enjoy an in- Alaska will hold the world. . . . I think it is For decades, Alaska’s most vulner- tegrated, high quality health care sys- the most important strategic place in the able people have had no better friend tem thanks to TED STEVENS. world. than TED STEVENS. If you go to TED’s This is important for us to remember Those words of Billy Mitchell, I Web site, it lists his milestone legisla- because so much of what we see in the think you and I agree, hold true today. tive accomplishments, and 8 of the 13 Senate, the record that is created, we Alaska continues to provide this top are directed to improving the condi- don’t have the opportunity to see how cover for the defense of the North tions of Alaska’s first people. So many that translates to the people TED STE- American Continent. Our troops tell us of them are so basic. You have all VENS has represented for some 40 years. our communities in Alaska support the heard the stories; TED has stood on the Other areas he has worked for Alas- military like nowhere else in the coun- floor and talked about the economic ka’s Natives involve work to preserve try. The heartfelt appreciation is gen- conditions we face—the fact that we their cultural lifestyles through preser- uine. We offer unencumbered military don’t have road systems, the fact we vation of their subsistence traditions training areas that are simply not have to fly to most of the villages or go and making sure the Inupiaq people available anywhere else. Our re- by boat—but the reality is that in so can continue their whaling and helping sources—our natural gas, our mineral many of our communities, in so many with economic opportunities and re- resources—will support and continue to of our villages, we still don’t have basic ducing transportation costs. We are support America’s national security for water and sanitation for those who live seeing a migration from our smaller generations to come. there. Before TED STEVENS came to the villages into our larger cities, but I can Through his investments in the de- Senate, many of these villages had no tell you, without the lifestyle improve- velopment of our State and our people, running water, no flush toilets, no ments TED STEVENS has brought to TED STEVENS has helped to prepare plumbing, no place to wash clothes or rural Alaska, our Native people would Alaska to meet its future challenges. take a shower—the basic needs when it have left their villages decades ago. So We are a strong and confident and comes to sanitation and health. I wish to thank you, TED, for all you skilled people, and we are empowered— In so many instances, our Native peo- have done there. we are empowered by all TED’s work ple have lived, and some still live, in I mentioned the fishery resource, and has brought to us over 40 years of serv- what could be called Third World con- Senator STEVENS himself mentioned ice in the Senate. ditions, conditions that wouldn’t be that in his comments, but it was near- While TED may leave this body, I tolerated anywhere in this country, ly 40 years ago that TED joined with think all of us will continue to seek his and conditions that TED STEVENS Warren Magnuson and developed a new advice, his counsel, and his wisdom for would not tolerate. He determined he management regime for our fisheries. as long as he is willing to offer it. was going to change it and he did. In This was at a time when our fisheries TED, you have earned a very special 1980, only about 20 percent of the rural in the United States, including Alaska, place in the golden hearts of Alaskans, houses in Alaska had indoor sanitation were heavily overfished by foreign and you hold a very special place in my facilities. Thanks to TED STEVENS, that fleets. The Magnuson-Stevens Act heart. Thank you for your service to percentage has risen to well over 75 helped put America back in the fishing Alaska. percent. Now, we still have a ways to industry. This legislation also created I yield the floor. go, but what he has done is pretty re- the Regional Fishery Management The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sen- markable. Council. It is largely responsible for ior Senator from Hawaii is recognized.

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And they said: the successes of your life right out in good and courageous service to our Na- We will make sure of that by creating front of you for you to feel and touch, tion is part of our history. It can never a U.S. Senate where two Senators rep- as those hard issues still remain. be obliterated. Your service to the peo- resent the State. Thank you for your friendship. ple of Alaska is legendary, and I am My friend, I want to say to you, obvi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- certain that in decades to come, Native ously I have traveled a little bit dif- ator from Connecticut is recognized. Alaskans—Eskimos and Indians—will ferent path in my 36 years, but many Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, be singing you songs of praise. But times the paths have crossed—you and much that has been true and honest above all, I thank you for your four this Senator. I do want to say that, has been said by our colleagues this decades of friendship. I will cherish more than anyone else, you have morning to support and pay tribute to them. Thank you. taught me the meaning of representing the unique, the great and historic serv- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- my State. You are unabashed about ice of Senator TED STEVENS to Alaska ate President pro tempore is recog- that. That caused me on many occa- and to our country. I will come back to nized. sions to think about what I was doing that, but I wish to take a moment to Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I have and whether I was representing my speak about TED STEVENS as a friend been thinking, while sitting here lis- State correctly, to the full extent of and a neighbor. tening to the eloquent remarks of the my ability, and whether I did that with It happened that when I first came to senior Senator from Alaska on this gusto, knowing that we needed things. the Senate 20 years ago, our wives, day, I have been here a long time, and For we are comparable in that we are a Catherine and Hadassah, became so has he, the Senator from Alaska, al- very poor State. We are among the last friends. As usual, they led us in the though he is just a youngster compared that came in, and we have many of the right direction—which is toward each to me. Some in this town would say we same problems you have. other. In fact, it was Catherine and have both lived too long. It has truly been a luxury of my life TED’s counsel and urging to Hadassah A long life is a blessing for many rea- to work with you, to see how you got and me that led us, after 6 years living sons. One of the reasons is one learns a things done, and, from time to time, to somewhere else, to the neighborhood lot. One learns to take the bad with the be able to help you because you we live in now, which is where they good. One learns to separate the pho- asked—you were unabashed in that re- used to live. In the last several years, nies from the friends. One learns that gard too—to help your State. You they have come back to that neighbor- family is the most important gift. One would ask any of us to join you in your hood. learns to appreciate small, special mo- cause, and most of us did that will- Maybe, beyond the news that comes ments and the really good things in ingly. out of the Senate in Washington and life—like a good laugh, a good cry, a Mr. BYRD. You bet. the politics that dominates the news, a good dog, and a good meal. Mr. DOMENICI. But, Senator, I wish lot of people back home and around the Politics is a rough business, with lots to say just a word to the people of your country do not realize we are actually of highs and lots of lows. After a long State. just normal people—we live in neigh- time in politics, I come to understand We know TED STEVENS as a Senator borhoods here, we have friends, and we that the point of it all is helping peo- representing you people. A big event get to know our friends. ple. TED STEVENS has helped a lot of has occurred in the life of TED STEVENS I speak of TED in that regard. Once people. that you people of Alaska quite prop- years ago somebody said: What can you We all make mistakes. I have made erly have been involved in. But none of tell me about TED STEVENS? I can tell more of them than I have hair follicles. us who have worked with him could let you a lot and others can about what he But thank God we will be judged in the this day pass with anyone not know- is like as a Senator. I will tell you this, next world by the good we do in this ing—whether they be in Alaska, a Na- that Hadassah and I talked the other world. TED STEVENS has done a lot of tive of Alaska or resident of Alaska or day and we said: Who would we call, of good. a Native, true Native—all of you must our colleagues in the Senate, if some- I wish for you, my friend TED STE- know of the high respect and great es- thing happened in the family? VENS, many happy years. I know you teem in which we hold your Senator. Now I think about it, it was said at 3 will never stop working for the people We are most grateful that you sent him a.m. in the morning. That was before of your beloved State of Alaska. Bless here for 40 years. For some of us, it the commercials in the last campaign. your heart, TED. I love you. ends too abruptly, but every ride seems But this was not about a national I offer an Irish blessing: May all the to have an end. emergency, this was about something roads that you have built, TED, rise up All I hope is, with what you have left that happened in the family and you to meet you, and may the wind, TED, in your life, that you will feel this day needed somebody’s help to come over be always at your back. May the Sun is a special one, when Senators have and watch the kids or something such shine warmly upon your face, TED, and put their hearts out here on the Senate as that. We said we would call TED and may the rains fall softly upon your floor to tell you who you were to them, Catherine STEVENS. I never had to fields. And until we meet again, may what you meant to them. I hope I have make that call, but I have no doubt God hold you, TED, in the hollow of His done my share in my few moments. No- they would have responded. hand. body will know how many times we I have gotten to know TED STEVENS Bless your heart, TED. I love you. have talked and met, how many times very well. This is a good and honorable The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- you and I have shared personal things man. He is a wise man, reads a lot. And ator from New Mexico is recognized. and gone on with our own business, but in recent years we have exchanged Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise we were certain to mention our per- books, usually adventure novels, with now because I look around and I don’t sonal problems along with it, things we one another. He has a tremendous think there is any Senator left on the wanted to share as men. I thank you sense of history, and more than some floor who has served longer than I with for every bit of that. might appreciate, he has a great sense him. He has had his 40; I have had my To the extent that some of our pray- of humor as well. 36. ers and the prayers of some of our rel- So I salute him as a good and honor- Senator, I just want to say this to atives whom I asked personally to pray able man, a man of faith who has you. The Constitution of the United for you—I hope it has had some good. I served our country with great effect. I

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Committee where I watched him as the security and freedom of people in coun- DAN INOUYE. I admire him so much Chair and ranking member, where tries all over the world who have bene- for the courage, honor, and friendship though he may be a strong adversary, fited from the courage of our military, he has displayed to so many of us. But he also understood that everyone had a the skill of our military, and even above all, to TED STEVENS. TED STE- right to speak and had a right to offer more directly because of the support VENS is truly one of the greatest Sen- arguments and respected that. I think TED STEVENS and DAN INOUYE have ators who ever sat here. All three of that is truly a lesson all of us should given to our allies militarily around them are. They have been exemplary to remember. the world. all of us, but especially me. But I want to share a lesson that the The distinguished Republican leader I have watched them. I have learned Senator from Alaska also taught me said he could not think of any Senator from them. Hopefully I have not heard that I think is important for this time who had done more for his State in the the last of my dear friend TED. TED as well. Several years ago I was privi- history of the Senate than TED STE- STEVENS personifies a person with real leged to join the Senator from Alaska VENS has done for Alaska. I would say guts, with real ability, that dedication and the Senator from Hawaii on a dele- something else at this moment. Re- to his State, dedication to every person gation trip to China where we met with member, we have constitutional rein his State regardless of politics, reli- officials across the country to talk sponsibilities that we swear to uphold gion, or anything else. He has worked about the important issues facing our when we take the oath of office as Sen- his behind off for 40 years, and actually country and China. ators. One of the great ones, perhaps longer than that, in public service—one Senator INOUYE was called away, and the first one, which precedes all others, of the greatest men I have ever met. I was left as the senior Democrat on is to provide for the common defense. I I always loved him when he wore the the trip. We met with leaders from honestly cannot think of two Senators Incredible Hulk tie. I always got a big China across the table from us. Senator who have done more to protect the se- kick out of it. I even liked his cranki- STEVENS led many of these meetings curity of the United States of America, ness, because there was always a little but on several occasions turned to me to ask me to lead those. As we were and therefore our freedom, than TED smile behind it. He never held a grudge leaving China, I thanked him for that STEVENS and DAN INOUYE. against anybody, and he was always You know, we talk a lot around here willing to lend a helping hand and give respect he gave me in front of our dele- about partisanship. All of us agree that good advice. gation and in front of theirs. He said to me he thought it was important that there has been too much of it, that it Frankly, I admire him so much. TED, gets in the way of us getting things I believe this cloud will be lifted from the people of China see that even though we have two different parties done. I have been privileged in the you. It should be. The fact is that you here with very strong opinions we re- years I have been on the Homeland Se- are a great man in a great body here spect each other and out of that re- curity Committee to have had a won- where so few rise to the top level. You spect are able to lead this country fac- derful relationship with Senator COL- really have. You have shown such kind- ing the challenges we have in front of LINS, whether she has been chairman or ness and graciousness to virtually ev- us. erybody here, and enough toughness I have been chairman. But this rela- He used that as a lesson to China, but too, when we have needed it. You are a tionship between TED STEVENS and DAN it was a lesson to me as well, that we INOUYE is unique. Regardless of which great leader. I for one am going to miss do have two strong parties, but in the one was in the majority and which was you as a Member of this body. I hope end we serve the people of America, in the so-called minority, these two we will not miss you as a friend and and we do it by respecting each other. were cochairs. They shared staff, they colleague in the future, because you So I stand today and join my col- helped each other, because the party will always be my colleague. You will leagues in thanking the Senator from affiliation ultimately did not matter. always be somebody I look up to. You Alaska for being the leader he has been What did you say your oath was? To will always be somebody who I learn here, for the work he has done, and hell with politics, I have got to do what from. You will always be somebody wish him the very best in his future. is good for Alaska. I am going to say, who has stood for things that count: I yield the floor. in so many ways, particularly working family, home, State, country. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- with DAN INOUYE, you have said I do not know if I can say anything ator from Kansas is recognized. throughout this 40 years, particularly much better than that. But all I can Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, first in the years you have worked together say is this is a good man. He deserves impressions are always important. I on the Defense Appropriations Sub- to be remembered as a great man as think many times they are completely committee, to hell with politics, we, well. We all love you. We wish you the false. I was a Member of the House DAN INOUYE and I, are going to do what best. We hope we continue to see a lot when I first met TED STEVENS. It was is good for America. of you. at a retreat our party was having, and I salute you for that. I thank you for I yield the floor. I sat there wondering what on Earth that. I love the fact that you said in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- makes this man tick. Here was the your remarks that you are confident ator from Washington State. most obstreperous if not outrageous God has more work for you to do. I Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise person expressing his opinion, despite share that confidence and that faith. I today on behalf of many citizens of any other person who had an objection, wish you and your wonderful family, Washington State who are friends of who insisted on making his point. your beloved wife Catherine and your the Senator from Alaska. On their be- I went away from that meeting and children, all of God’s blessings in the half today, I say thank you for all of said: That TED STEVENS fellow is one of years ahead. the work that you have done for your the most unique people I have ever The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- neighbor to the South. met. I would just as soon not meet him ator from Utah. Obviously, everyone here has listed again. Then I found out that he was Mr. HATCH. I remember the first the many accomplishments of the sen- running for leadership of the Repub- time I met TED STEVENS. It was back ior Senator from Alaska in his many lican party in this distinguished body in 1976 when I was a young candidate decades of service. We are a State that against my friend and colleague, men- for office, citizen candidate, hardly considers Alaska a neighbor. He has tor, hero, Bob Dole, and came within

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I will never forget All of a sudden there was TED STEVENS Senator INOUYE about where we were his leadership. standing in front of me. That was sort staying, our accommodations, and got At any rate, I would just like to say of a frightening experience for a new to know DANNY very well. We went to on another CODEL, I don’t even know Senator. But he came up and he jabbed Vladivostok. We talked to that admiral which one it was, we landed at 11 and his finger on my chest—TED, you will who felt closer to TED STEVENS than he we got to the hotel about midnight. not remember this—and he said, ‘‘I did the Russian Government at that This man is a great connoisseur of know who you are.’’ particular time. We went to Sakhalin military movies, military history, al- I said, ‘‘Well, I sure as hell know who Island. There are tremendous oil re- most any other movie. He is a great you are.’’ serves there. He was trying to work out devotee of that great documentary He said, ‘‘You allegedly know some- some kind of arrangement where Amer- ‘‘Band of Brothers.’’ So we were play- thing about agriculture. Bob Dole told ican oil companies could come in and ing ‘‘Band of Brothers’’ to virtually me about you, said you were a stand-up take advantage of all of the oil re- staff and to all present. And this is at guy.’’ serves. We had to work our way 12:30 at night. We had reached episode I said, ‘‘Thank you. That is a real through the saber-toothed tigers; I am 5; we were going to episode 6. So there compliment.’’ not making that up. we all were. And, of course, it was play- He said, ‘‘You serve on Armed Serv- Then we went to South Korea being and playing. I looked around. All ices and Intelligence?’’ cause you have to go to South Korea if the staff were asleep. Loyal, they were I said, ‘‘Yes, sir, I do.’’ you are going to go to North Korea. still there, but they were asleep. Then He said, ‘‘How would you like to go That is just required. Then we went all the Members who were still there, to the Russian Far East with me?’’ into North Korea. Darnedest experi- because you didn’t leave in regards to I thought to myself: Why on Earth ence I have ever had in my life. It was the Stevens entourage and whatever would I want to go to the Russian Far a situation where that is a theocracy. performance he decided that we should East? It is a robotic theocracy. If there is a see, so consequently, I was having a He said, ‘‘We are going to go to trudging contest in the Olympics, the hard time keeping my eyelids open. Habarodfk. I can assure you, Habarodfk North Koreans will win without any I looked over at him and his eyes is not one of the places that you would question. It was the first delegation al- were closed. I thought, the great man want to go to if you had free time to go lowed into North Korea. Senator has his eyes closed. Everybody else is anywhere.’’ And he said, ‘‘Then we are INOUYE and Senator STEVENS met with asleep. So I will get up, the scribe of going to go to Vladivostok. We are the North Koreans. It was Senator the CODEL, and look around and gent- going to meet with the admiral of the COCHRAN who insisted on going to a ly turn off the television and then I can Russian navy. He is closer to Alaska farm. I say that with a smile. We did gently wake him up and say: ‘‘Ted, it is than he is to Moscow. I know him.’’ that. I will just say from an agricul- pretty late, 1 o’clock. We all ought to I thought, this is a man who has un- tural standpoint, it was just a field go to bed.’’ usual relationships with people all with nothing there except a 1938 Case As I reached for the button to turn around the world. tractor with a camouflage net over it. off the power, he said: ‘‘This next part ‘‘And then we are going to go to That sort of tells you where they are: is the best part.’’ He wasn’t watching South Korea to meet one of the many not a Third World country but, as I it; he was listening because he had seen presidents that come and go in South said, a theocracy. But back to the it about three times. Well, needless to Korea to indicate our strong support. story. It was about 11 or 12 midnight. say, we saw episode 6 in its entirety. But then we are going to be the first This was a very unusual trip. We left Thank the Lord, we didn’t go into epi- delegation allowed into North Korea.’’ everything on the plane, and we stayed sode 7. We would have been there all Well, that got my attention. He said, at an alleged VIP headquarters. There night. ‘‘That is why I would like to have you wasn’t any heat. I won’t go into all Let me just say, I was present for the come along, because if we could ar- that. ceremonies in Alaska when TED was range a third-party grain sale’’—and I At any rate, this discussion had gone named the Alaskan of the Century. guess this is not classified anymore, on and on and on, and there was an in- How can a sitting Senator or a sitting but at any rate—‘‘arrange a third-party terpreter with the two people with Member of Congress or anybody get grain sale, and using agriculture as a whom we were meeting. We had hoped citizen approval or approval from his tool for peace, there are things we can to meet with Kim Jong-il. That was State or accolades from his State at do in North Korea to at least establish not possible. So he sent two of his pup- that particular time. But he was Alas- a relationship.’’ pets down there to meet with us. They kan of the Century. His name was ev- This man has tried to do that all were just going back and forth with erywhere. I told him the Anchorage around the world with our adversaries. propaganda and we were serious. We Daily News should have been the ‘‘Ted People talk about that a lot, that he had permission from the Treasury to Stevens News.’’ actually just does it. He does not make waive certain requirements so we could But I had the unique privilege of any press releases about it, does not arrange for a third party grain sale to roasting this man, which I enjoyed talk about it much. assist North Korea which goes through thoroughly, and then got pretty serious So I said, ‘‘Well, sure, I will sign up.’’ a famine every harvesting year. In re- toward the end. At any rate, he flew in And he said, ‘‘I understand that you sponse, we could ask for other things. on a World War II plane. He had his are a journalist.’’ So you had two World War II vet- combat jacket. He came in with Cath- I said, ‘‘Yep, that is an unemployed erans who told these two individuals: erine and took his place on two very newsman.’’ We are World War II veterans. We want posh chairs. And I quoted again that And he said, ‘‘You could be the scribe to make Pammunjon a tourist attrac- saying he has said, and it has been said in regard to this CODEL.’’ I might say tion. We want to make real progress today by the Senator himself and by that any CODEL you went on with TED about that. Finally, TED had it up to others: ‘‘The hell with politics; let’s do STEVENS, you always had a T-shirt say- here. He said: Knock off the BS. I know what is good for Alaska.’’ I will add: ing: ‘‘I survived CODEL STEVENS’’ be- you understand English. Just take the And the country and our national de- cause you would go to the South Pole, interpreter out of it and let’s get to the fense and for every man and woman in you would go to other places, but you bottom line. uniform; they owe this man a great

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It is not out your leadership, TED. ink in my blood. The only thing I the person who has endeared himself to But I want to say the most important would say to my fellow colleagues who our colleagues for years and years and thing I think you could say about any- have now left the galleries because the years in the Senate. That is his man- one you know; that is, those who know show is over, or at least up to this ner, but I always said behind his back: him best love him most. point, I would only say to my col- He is all bark and no bite. He is the Thank you. leagues that I don’t know who sang the most loyal friend and the person you The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- song, ‘‘You Don’t Know Me.’’ Maybe could go to when you needed advice, as ator from Washington. that was Patsy Cline; maybe it was I know his great colleague from Alas- f somebody else. I will have to Google it. ka, Senator MURKOWSKI, has done EXTENSION OF MORNING But at any rate, you don’t know him. many times, as have I, but also when BUSINESS You really don’t know him. This is a you needed help. Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask man with a very gruff exterior, but he I, too, have traveled with TED STE- unanimous consent that the time for is a teddy bear when you really get to VENS and DANNY INOUYE because I was morning business be extended until 2 know him. I know that because that is fortunate enough, with TED’s help, to p.m., with Senators permitted to speak exactly what my daughter labeled him get on the Defense Appropriations for up to 10 minutes each. when she worked part-time for him Committee. So we went to the garden The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without some years ago. spots of the world such as Bosnia, when objection, it is so ordered. As a matter of fact, she called him the Serbs had been shooting from the The Senator from Hawaii. the mad penguin. She never called him hills, and when we went undercover f that to his face. I don’t know if you with flight jackets, undercover of de- knew that or not, TED. But that was livering 2,000 pounds of peas to the TRIBUTE TO SENATORS the label. many refugees who were in Bosnia at TED STEVENS So under this great, gruff facade— the time. We came into the Sarajevo Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise to i.e., the mad penguin—there is a com- airport with our helmets on and our pay honor to Senator TED STEVENS of passionate, caring, wise and, yes, a flight jackets. Of course, it was a war- Alaska. While our country may not re- man with a very good sense of humor torn city. We saw later, when we went alize this, TED has been a great advo- which I enjoyed immensely. there, the former Olympic fields that cate on a number of important issues When you come to this body and you were burial grounds because they had for our country. Reminding our coun- come to public service, you know that no place else to put the people who had try of its responsibility to its indige- you risk your ideas, your thoughts, died in these terrible, tragic cir- nous people has been one of the major your hopes, and your dreams before the cumstances in Bosnia. causes that TED STEVENS has pursued crowd. Sometimes the crowd says yes, I went with TED STEVENS and DANNY and advanced. It has been a delight to and you have friends who will stand be- INOUYE to Saudi Arabia where I was work with him to expand opportunities hind you when you are taking the told later that it was actually discour- and help our indigenous peoples of the bows. Then when something happens in aged that a woman would be in a dele- noncontiguous States of Alaska and your life, when it is most unfortu- gation. But TED STEVENS said: No way Hawaii, as well as those across the nate—and my family has experienced was there ever going to be discrimina- country. this as well—you wonder where your tion against a Senator. I was a part of We have worked well together to im- friends are who will stand beside you that delegation. I went to our airbase prove the lives of Federal employees. when you are taking the boos as op- there. I went and met with everyone we We tried hard this Congress to enact posed to the bows. met with as a delegation. I spoke in my meaningful reforms on telework oppor- I want to tell you that being the turn, just as every member of our dele- tunities in the Federal Government Alaskan of the Century and the Alas- gation did, because TED STEVENS was and, most importantly, to provide re- kan or the Senator who has done so always going to stand up for the right tirement equity to Federal employees much for the country and my State of of every Senator to be a part of a for- in Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories Kansas, I stand next to you, TED, and eign delegation. by extending locality pay to those as many have said: You are a dear I went to the farm bureau air show areas. Your leadership on those issues friend. I love you. God bless. with TED STEVENS. There is nothing was invaluable to our efforts to move The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. more joyous than TED STEVENS when the bills forward. Thank you for your TESTER). The Senator from Texas. he is in an air museum or at an air efforts to expand opportunities for Fed- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I so show. He is an aviator to his core. He eral employees. appreciate hearing the many stories asked all the questions. He knew most Also, I want to mention something that TED STEVENS has generated in this of the answers already because he that is probably an unknown part of body. He has been a friend to everyone knows airplanes and he knows avia- history, and that is a number of years who has served all of the time with tion. ago I discovered that since 1965 the him. People say: TED took care of Alas- I know what this man has been model of the Statue of Freedom was in ka. TED did take care of Alaska. But through for the last few months. I storage at the Smithsonian. I worked from my standpoint, what I saw is that know the toll it takes on himself and to try to bring that statute here to the TED made sure that every State was his family. Capitol, and I was having a hard time taken care of, that every Senator’s pri- I am proud to stand with TED STE- with that until TED STEVENS joined orities were met, if at all possible. He VENS because I value his friendship and me. With his help we were able to move took care of the military. He took care all he has done for me in my term in that statue from storage in the Smith- of upgrading the military bases be- the Senate and what he has done for sonian to the Capitol. cause, of course, he served in the mili- Texas every time I have needed for It was, as you may now know, the tary. And he wanted more than any- Texas to be taken care of. model which was erected in the Russell thing for our military people to have I will say two things in conclusion rotunda. I am pleased to say that on the quality of life they deserved. So I about TED STEVENS. His country has December 2, 2008, the new Capitol Vis- see him as someone who has been what never called that he has not answered itor Center will be dedicated and that

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And on December 2, 2008, the Senator SMITH is not with us today, And the cab driver said, ‘‘Do you Center will be open and the Statue of but few of us will ever forget when he know Uncle Ted?’’ Freedom will be an eminent part of the stood on the floor of this Senate after I said, ‘‘Well, yes, I do. I work for Visitor Center. the tragic death of his son and re- him in the Senate.’’ I thank TED STEVENS for all the help flected upon the support of his col- He said ‘‘You do?’’ that he has given us in Hawaii and leagues and took special note of the I said ‘‘Sure do.’’ other States. He has brought strength fact that he was not with TED STEVENS He said, ‘‘Give him my best when you and passion to the Senate and has been on the most important issue to TED at get back to Washington because, as an a constant presence in this institution. that time: ANWR. Yet when Senator Alaskan, I know of no other person who And for Millie and me, TED, I want to SMITH suffered tragedy in his life, who has done more for my State than Uncle say aloha, and a warm aloha and was the first person to step up to try to Ted.’’ mahalo nui loa to you for all the provide support, to try to ensure that Well, TED STEVENS now knows why I friendship that we have had and con- cause get there? It was Senator STE- call him Uncle TED more often than tinue to have. I want to say God bless VENS. not. I view that as a much more affec- you and Catherine and your family in That is the person we know. He has tionate term than Senator STEVENS be- the years ahead. given his entire adult life to service to cause, as I was flying out of that great Mahalo. this Nation—extraordinary service to State and headed down the coast, look- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- this Nation—and he has done it with ing off to my left at those phenomenal ator from Minnesota. fearlessness, courage, love, and com- mountains and expanses of wilderness Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I mitment, as with everything he did as and public lands and resources, I think the length of my service is a a young man. He has never lost any of thought: If any one person deserves the blink of the eye compared to those who those qualities, and we see them today. credit for taking this phenomenal re- have spoken before. And as I stand This Nation has been blessed by his gion of our world and providing reason- here, I cannot tell you whether it is service, and many of us have been able points of life for so many of its going to be two blinks. blessed by his friendship, and we wish citizens, it is Uncle TED STEVENS. But I was on the CODEL with the him our very best. Uncle TED, I am going to miss you. Senator from Washington. We were in Mr. President, I yield the floor. This Senate will miss you. Your State China with Senator STEVENS, and I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- will miss you. And America will miss would like to offer some insight, if I ator from Idaho. you. can, as to the question raised by my Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I come to Thank you for your service. colleague from Kansas as to what the floor this afternoon with tremen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- makes TED STEVENS tick. dously mixed emotions to visit with all ator from Kentucky. When we were in China, Senator STE- of you and with our country about Sen- Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I have VENS was treated as a hero. And he is a ator TED STEVENS of Alaska. had the good fortune of coming to the hero because of his service in World Many have said much about this Congress in 1987 as a Member of the War II. He flew under General Chen- great man. I will not say a great deal, House of Representatives. Therefore, I nault and went over, I think it was, the but I will try to express it in an emo- did not get to mingle and get to know China-India-Burma bump. He landed in tional way for a fellow I have known of TED STEVENS really well—just in con- places in China to refurbish supplies, for 28 years and have known personally ferences. If you want to get through to ammunition, I think, bring in intel- for 18 years. the other side of TED STEVENS—not the ligence sources, as described to me, So let me visit for a moment as a one we have heard about so much on where landing fields were cut out. westerner, as somebody from a public the floor today—go to a conference There may have been a foot on one side lands State, where the Federal Govern- with TED STEVENS, and he will defend and a foot on the other side, and this ment is, in many instances, dominant his issues and his particular beliefs in young guy was flying in there because over the lives of small communities that conference as good as anyone I he loved his country. and citizens in a way that most of you know of these 100 people who are in the When we talk about TED STEVENS from nonpublic lands States wouldn’t Senate. and his service to our country—so ever appreciate. I know that passion. I, But then, in 1998, I had the good for- many talk about 40 years in the Sen- every day of my life, in working with tune of being elected to the Senate. ate—as I reflected on who that young TED STEVENS, sensed that passion in a When you come to the Senate for the guy was, flying in there with absolute way that if you are not from a public first time, and you have had an en- fearlessness, with courage, with love of lands State, if you do not have an counter with TED STEVENS in any man- country, he is the same guy. He is the agency or a bureaucrat dictating to ner, it is kind of like: Oh, my God, is he same guy. That is what he has given to you about the lives of your citizens and really that tough to deal with all the this country his entire adult life, and it your people, you would simply never time or is that a facade we see? has been given in great service to this understand. Well, I have gotten to know, over the country. I think that is pretty special. But TED grasped that early on and last 10 years, the true TED STEVENS. If He has the veneer of a tough guy. without question has been the cham- you want someone who represents And TED STEVENS can be tough. There pion of his State and their citizens in a America representing you in the Sen- is no question about that. But those of way that no other Senator has been. I ate, it is TED STEVENS—not only for his us who know him also see the love, the have so tremendously respected that. State, for the defense of our country, love that is in his heart, reflected in I have been in and out of Alaska sev- for the principles of the United States love of country, but love of family, love eral times in my tenure as a Senator or on which we stand, our Founders em- for his magnificent wife, love for his as a Congressman. I will close with an bedded in TED STEVENS’ mind, but for daughter. You see the gleam in his eye expression given to me by a cab driver all the other things this country stands anytime he talks about her or she is in in Anchorage that says more to me for: the goodness of its people, giving his presence. We see the love he has for about this man than anything I could to others, allowing them to get to this body, the love he has for his col- possibly say myself. know you to the point of changing that leagues, even, by the way, for those I was en route from downtown An- gruff outside into pure love. I have with whom he disagrees. I have not chorage, TED, to the TED STEVENS found TED STEVENS to be the most

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It hap- been very vital to my service in the here on the Senate floor should dem- pened that she needed to take an ear- Senate, and the people of my State onstrate daily. Sure, we all look out lier flight to get back and I would stay have benefited from the relationship I for our State; he does it better than ev- with the conference for another day. I have had. So I am glad to have this op- eryone. Sure, we look out for the found out later what happened. She portunity here today, when so many United States of America as a whole— said: Daddy, Mrs. Stevens gave me are saying the things that come to and he has done it better than any- some money before I left. It happened their mind and are in their heart about one—but for family values or love of this way: Mrs. Stevens asked Caroline the impact TED STEVENS has had on family, for love of fellow citizens and how much money she had to make it the work of this Senate and on indi- fellow Senators, this man is a shining through the various airports and Caro- vidual Senators and their careers. example of what a Senator should be. I line told her and, as usual, her cheap- I am one of those who had the privi- will hold his friendship dear until we skate dad had shortchanged her. Mrs. lege of being by his side as a member of both die. I thank him for his service. Stevens said, That is not enough the Appropriations Committee. After 2 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- money, and she pulled out a couple of years in the Senate, I was able to get ator from Mississippi. hundred dollar bills to make sure Caro- on that committee and moved up pret- Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, this is line got through the airport system ty quickly, because of the retirements not my desk. I choose to speak from safely. Here was the wife of the Presi- of other Senators, to sit by his side and this place because the vantage point is dent pro tempore of the Senate being to benefit from his example. I am better, because I will also have some- kind and being careful that a college- grateful to have had that opportunity, thing to say about the delightful wife age girl was well taken care of. I paid and I thank him for his generosity, for of Senator TED STEVENS. I am the jun- the money back, I wish to assure my his time and his efforts to help assure ior-most Member of this body. I am colleagues, but I don’t know that I will that I was assisted. I tried to be helpful here today with the junior Senator ever be able to pay back the friendship. to not only my State but to programs from Alaska and two of the longest I have only been in the Senate some and activities within the Department serving Members of the Senate. It is al- 10 months. Early on I offered an of Defense that I had strong feelings most presumptuous for me to even rise amendment which was important to about and thought were very vital to to speak at this occasion, but I do so my State and my region. It was obvi- our national security interests. Missile because as the least ranking Member of ous that the amendment did not have defense comes to mind as one of those the Senate, I wish to express my pro- the support of a majority. It was going issues that we dealt with in a way that found respect for Senator TED STE- to go down and go down in flames, as it led our country to move forward quick- VENS. did. I was down close to the front and ly. Senator INOUYE was very much a The previous speaker, my friend from had already abandoned all hope for the part of that as well. I think their expe- Kentucky, said one way to get to know amendment passing. I am sure TED Members such as TED STEVENS is to go does not even remember this, but he rience and the way they worked to- to a conference with them. As a Mem- walked by the desk there and cast an gether served as an example to the rest ber of the House of Representatives, I aye vote for the Wicker amendment. of us as to how working through the had occasion to go to conferences spon- He was one of the few people to do so. committee system of the Senate benefits our country and how it is impor- sored by the Aspen Institute where we Someone was taking Senator STEVENS would discuss matters of importance to to task for voting yes. He did not know tant to this institution that traditions our Nation and to the world. It was at I was listening, but I heard him say, ‘‘I be respected and observed. It is not just a conference in Istanbul on the subject did it to help Wicker.’’ I am sure that for procedural standpoint benefits, but of political Islam that I learned about was the only reason he cast that vote. it truly does improve the quality of the the keen intellect of Senator TED STE- I can tell my colleagues I appreciated work and the importance of the influ- VENS, and also the fact that a partici- that act of kindness, just as I appre- ence of the Senate in our government pant in that conference could be less ciated Catherine Stevens’ act of kind- today. than half Senator STEVENS’ age, but he ness toward my daughter. So I can’t say enough in terms of was willing to engage with you, to lis- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said: praise and expression of appreciation, ten to you, to have the give and take Lives of great men all remind us we can except that we are going to miss the you can have in small group sessions make our lives sublime, and departing, leave benefit and the example of TED STE- such as that. I appreciate the oppor- behind us footprints on the sands of time. VENS here in this Senate. There is no tunity I had as a Member then of the Now, the junior Senator from Alaska way around that. We are suffering a House of Representatives in having did a wonderful job of outlining the loss by his departure from the Senate. that sort of interaction with this great many footprints our friend TED STE- We wish him well. We know he is going man. VENS has left for both the United to be around and we look forward to There has been expression today States of America and the people spe- continuing the friendship and the op- about the seemingly gruff exterior or cifically of his beloved State of Alaska. portunities to get advice. He may vol- facade of the man we speak of today. I The people of Alaska will long live bet- unteer some advice that he thinks we will tell my colleagues who he is gruff ter, Alaskans yet unborn will live bet- might need, and I hope he will. I invite about. He is not too happy about peo- ter because of the efforts of TED STE- him to. We will continue to benefit ple such as Islamic jihadists, about the VENS. Americans today and Americans from his service and the things he has opponents of freedom around the world. yet unborn will be safer and live freer done in his great career to help this in- He is a little gruff about anyone because of the service and the leader- stitution and our great country. around the globe who would wish our ship of TED STEVENS. I am honored It is a sad day for me but one that I country ill, and he makes no bones down to my bones to be able to stand know he appreciates very much in about that. on the floor of the Senate today and terms of the people who have spoken I wish to commend Senator STEVENS pay tribute to this great man. and the things that have been said and to express my admiration to him The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- about him. These are words of praise for the good judgment and good fortune ator from Mississippi is recognized. that are very well earned. he has had in having as a spouse some- Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I suggest one such as Catherine Stevens. pleased to have been here to hear most the absence of a quorum.

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TED and I Jackson, and Eric Holder fits that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without worked together, and worked hard, on mold. objection, it is so ordered. missile defense. He was an appropri- Investigations by the Judiciary Com- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, ator, I was an authorizer. I should also mittees of the Senate and House and by there have been some beautiful trib- say, he was a titan of the Senate, I was the Department of Justice’s own in- utes made to my colleague, the senior a freshman Senator. So the workload spector general have substantiated Senator from Alaska today, and I am was a little unfair, in my favor. But some of our worst fears. As you go certain that others will be coming to we, along with many others, got the around the courts in this country, we the floor to speak of their relationship, missile defense established. I am de- now see a corrosive situation in which their experiences, and to speak of the lighted that after such a rocky fight defendants routinely question whether good works of Senator STEVENS. I the system is now a cornerstone of not Federal prosecutions are politically would encourage them to come to the only our national defense, but of our motivated; not whether the law was floor or to certainly submit their writ- NATO relationship as well. European broken but whether political consider- ten comments for the RECORD so that militaries understand the value of ations determined whether the pros- Senator STEVENS can have the full op- what we can do, and what protections ecution would be brought. Great dam- portunity of those, and I ask unani- we can afford them. TED saw this, he age has been done to the credibility mous consent for that. knew what the results would be, and he and effectiveness of the Justice Depart- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without shouldered the burden, fought the ment. objection, it is so ordered. fight, and dragged the system into re- I have known Eric Holder for years. Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, are we ality. If he is President-elect Obama’s selec- in a quorum call? I have had the pleasure of helping tion to be the next Attorney General, The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are TED raise money for his conservation he will bring the kind of leadership, not. efforts on the World Famous Kenai temperament, experience, and judg- Mr. ISAKSON. I ask unanimous con- River. I have been fortunate enough to ment we need to restore the rule of law sent to be recognized to pay a brief join him on the river. I had the even and rebuild the reputation of the De- tribute to our dear friend, the senior greater fortune to win his annual tour- partment of Justice so it is worthy of Senator from Alaska, Senator STE- nament a couple times. Some rivers are its name. VENS. just lucky for some fisherman, and In October, before the results of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without while I might wish my lucky river is a current election were known, I wrote objection, it is so ordered. little closer to home than Kenai, AK, with Senator SPECTER about the kind Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I wish being lucky on a river famous for its of person who should be appointed the to say that when I was elected 4 years prize salmon is not so bad. And what he next Attorney General of the United ago, a gentleman by the name of Mack is doing for that river, his conservation States. Eric H. Holder, Jr., surely fits Mattingly called me on the telephone, efforts, is remarkable. I have noticed a the bill. The next Attorney General has a former Senator from 1981 to 1986, and difference between my first visit and to understand our moral and legal obli- he said, ‘‘Johnny, when you get to my last. gations to protect the fundamental Washington and you get to the Senate, My wife Joan and I wish TED and his rights of all Americans. The Attorney you go meet TED STEVENS. TED STE- wife Catherine the best. God Bless. General must ensure that the Depart- VENS is the best friend you will ever f ment of Justice is working to uphold have.’’ the Constitution and the rule of law, I stand here today, 4 years later, tell- NOMINATION OF ERIC HOLDER not working to circumvent them in ing you he was exactly right. There is Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I want to order to promote the President’s polit- not a person in this Chamber you have speak about some of the things we have ical agenda. not been willing to help. There is not seen recently in the press about the We need an Attorney General who re- an Alaskan you have not helped. You President-elect nominating Eric H. alizes that no one is above the law. The are a steadfast friend, and you are as Holder, Jr. to be Attorney General. Attorney General is not above the law tough as nails. I wish to tell you how Eric Holder would make an out- and no Member of this body, but espe- much I appreciate, from the bottom of standing and historic nominee if Presi- cially the President of the United my heart, what you have done to help dent-elect Obama were to choose to States, is above the law. me and the citizens of Georgia. Your nominate him. Mr. Holder would be the I know Mr. Holder appreciates and work on Commerce, your work on Ap- first African American to be nominated respects the work and commitment of propriations, your work on Armed and confirmed to serve as Attorney the thousands of men and women who Forces, and your work on the military, General, the highest ranking law en- work at the Justice Department in all of it is important to Georgia. You forcement officer in the country. But their dedication to enforcing the law have been a champion all along. You far more important than that, he and promoting justice. They know him are a true hero. would be as qualified a person as could from his days at the Public Integrity The tributes today are well deserved be found in either party in this coun- Section, from his time as a U.S. Attor- to a great man, a great Alaskan, and a try. ney for the District of Columbia, from great Senator. God bless you. Over the last 8 years, political ma- his years as the Deputy Attorney Gen- I yield the floor. nipulation and influence from partisan eral, the second highest ranking offi- Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I want- political operatives in the White House cial in the Department. I think this ed to take a moment to say how much have undercut the Department of Jus- choice would be welcomed by career I have appreciated the friendship of tice and its mission, severely under- professionals and prosecutors at the TED STEVENS. He and his wife are a mined the morale of its career profes- Department of Justice. He can do a wonderful team. sionals, and shaken public confidence great deal to restore morale as well as Since I was elected a short—to him— in our Federal justice system. We need the rule of law. 12 years ago, it has been truly enjoy- the new Attorney General to be a per- His career has been one of ‘‘firsts’’. It able to work with TED on the numerous son not only of integrity and experi- would be fitting for him to become the western issues before this body. Often, ence, but also somebody who can in- first African American nominated and

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He worked about the Federal prosecutor, ‘‘who many others, were to acknowledge his there for 12 years investigating and serves the law, not factional purposes, public service, his integrity, and good prosecuting corruption. While at the and who approaches his task with hu- qualities. Mr. Holder should have the Public Integrity Section, Mr. Holder mility.’’ That is the kind of prosecutor support of Senators from both sides of participated in a number of prosecu- Eric Holder always was, and that is the the aisle if the President-elect chooses tions and appeals involving such de- kind of Attorney General he would be. to nominate him. I can assure you if he fendants as the State treasurer of Flor- This is very personal to me. I con- is nominated that the Senate Judiciary ida, a former Ambassador to the Do- sider the 8 years I spent as a prosecutor Committee will hold prompt and fair minican Republic, a local judge in in Vermont after returning from law nomination hearings. Philadelphia, and assistant U.S. attor- school one of the best opportunities I I yield the floor and suggest the abney in New York City, an FBI agent, ever had to serve the public. sence of a quorum. and a capo in an organized crime fam- I came close to serving in that area The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ily. in the Federal Government. The then- SALAZAR.) The clerk will call the roll. After a dozen years as a prosecutor, Attorney General had invited me in to The legislative clerk proceeded to one of the best there was, President talk and to encourage me to come to call the roll. Ronald Reagan nominated him to be an the Department of Justice. He had re- Mr. GREGG. I ask unanimous con- associate judge on the Superior Court viewed my grades, he had reviewed sent that the order for the quorum call of the District of Columbia. When Ron- where I was in the Georgetown Law be rescinded. ald Reagan nominated him to be a Center, and he talked to me about com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without judge, he was easily confirmed, and he ing in to the Department. I said to objection, it is so ordered. served in that position for 5 years. He him, ‘‘Mr. Attorney General, tell me f left the bench—becoming, incidentally again how the Department of Justice TRIBUTE TO SENATORS again, the first African American U.S. works. Are you free of political influ- attorney for the District of Columbia. ence from the White House?’’ I remem- JOHN SUNUNU That is the largest U.S. Attorney’s Of- ber him saying, and I can see his eyes Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, a large fice in the country. While in that post, today as he looked me straight in the number of very special and extraor- he oversaw prosecution of a powerful eye and said, ‘‘I have told the President dinary individuals will be leaving the Democratic Congressman. that neither he nor anyone from the Senate at the end of this session, many Four years later he was nominated to White House can interfere with pros- friends and many people I have ad- the important post of Deputy Attorney ecutions. We will make those deter- mired for a number of years and had General. I worked with the then-chair- minations here in the Department of the privilege to serve with. I wished to man of the Senate Judiciary Com- Justice based on the facts and the speak specifically to one, and that is mittee, Senator Orrin Hatch to report law.’’ I remember even at that time I my colleague from New Hampshire, his nomination favorably to the Sen- thought if I was ever a prosecutor, that JOHN SUNUNU. ate. I was disturbed that an anonymous is the kind of prosecutor I would want JOHN is the youngest Member of the Republican hold delayed consideration to be. And this Attorney General whom Senate. He came here as the youngest of his nomination for 3 weeks. But I talked with did exactly that. When a Member, and he is still the youngest when that hold was lifted and we had a person who was key to the election of Member after 6 years, but he is one of vote—open, in the daylight—all 100 the President of the United States had the most accomplished and capable Senators voted to confirm Eric Holder committed a crime, this Attorney Gen- people in the Senate, one of the bright- to be the Deputy Attorney General of eral prosecuted that person. This was est, as we all know, and also one of the the United States. He became the first particularly significant because that people who brings the most common African American in the history of the Attorney General was Robert F. Ken- sense to issues. Time and time again, I Department to achieve that high posi- nedy. The President of the United would come to the floor, and this was tion and later served briefly as the Act- States was his brother, John F. Ken- throughout his term but especially ing Attorney General. nedy. But he said: We will protect the during the last few months when he But, notwithstanding my friendship integrity of the Department of Justice. was in a very challenging election, and with Mr. Holder, notwithstanding my I want to see that again. I had that in there would be votes being cast that friendship with the President-elect, my mind when I was a prosecutor. I be- were very difficult political votes, should he be nominated, Mr. Holder lieve strongly that we need to enforce votes which, when you cast these should be voted for or against on his the law with neither fear nor favor votes, most people knew they were not merits. His race will be a historic foot- when. There is no question in my mind going to be understood and, in many note, but that is not what should make that Eric Holder would do that. instances, they were going to be mis- the difference. I think of the thousands of men and interpreted or subject to misrepresen- Whoever is nominated to the position women who work for the Department tation but votes which were necessary of the chief law enforcement officer of of Justice, some of the finest people to cast in order to preserve especially this country should be considered on you will ever see anywhere, many I the fiscal responsibility of this Govern- his or her merits. And what wonderful have known for decades. For most of ment. JOHN SUNUNU never backed away merits he has. He has prosecuted high- them, I have no idea what their polit- from any of those votes. He always cast level public officials and organized ical allegiances are, whether they are the difficult vote, knowing in many in- crime; developed comprehensive pro- Republicans or Democrats or Independ- stances that politically it was going to grams to combat domestic violence, ents. But I know one thing about every be characterized in a way which might child abuse, violent crime; revitalized single one of them: they are the best of hurt him; votes, the basic purpose of programs to assist crime victims. He the best. They deserve, as an Attorney which, in most instances, were to pro- has helped guide the Department’s ef- General, the best of the best. tect the taxpayer, keep the size of Gov- forts in the criminal prosecution of I commend President-elect Obama ernment under control, and be a force corporations, health care fraud, com- for considering Eric Holder for this po- for a better country and for more indi- puter crimes, software piracy, helped sition. He is a public servant who has vidual rights. He understands as well

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Mr. President, I ask Again, there are huge untapped op- those goals. unanimous consent that the period for portunities in this area of wellness and He also brought to the body a unique morning business be extended to 3 p.m., prevention. If we think about where we sense of humor, New Hampshire humor, with Senators permitted to speak for are right now, we will see that we quiet, witty, and comfortable with up to 10 minutes each. spend a staggering $2 trillion annually himself but also willing to make fun of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on health care—more than any other himself, and an essential common objection, it is so ordered. nation in the world and more than sense, which I like to think is char- f most nations put together. Yet the acteristic of New Hampshire, and also World Health Organization ranks U.S. HEALTH CARE REFORM an integrity, a commitment to public health care 37th among the nations of service for the purposes of public serv- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, we do the world—37th. We are 20th of 21 in- ice—the fact that he was here not to not intend to wait until the new Con- dustrialized nations in the quality of benefit himself in any way but simply gress convenes in January to begin health care for children. We are No. to do what he felt was right in order to work on health care reform legislation. 20—20 out of 21 industrialized nations— make our Nation better and make New The fact is, health care reform was one in terms of the quality of children’s Hampshire better. He served New of the signature changes promised by health care. Hampshire for 12 years, both in Con- President-elect Barack Obama during If you want evidence of the failure of gress and in the Senate. the campaign. This legislation is too our current sick care system, consider As I mentioned, he is the youngest important and too urgent to put off these facts: Tens of millions of Ameri- Member of the Senate and his service is until tomorrow, to wait until the new cans suffer from preventable diseases, hardly completed, I hope. His opportu- President and the new Congress are such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nities are virtually limitless because sworn in. and, of course, some forms of cancer. In his abilities are limitless. He has talent I applaud both Senator BAUCUS, Chair tandem with a childhood obesity epi- and capability, intelligence, drive, the of the Finance Committee, and Senator demic now, we have new guidelines personality to pretty much do what- KENNEDY, Chair of the Health, Edu- from the American Academy of Pediat- ever he wants as he moves forward. cation, Labor, and Pensions Com- rics advising that some children as He also has one other resource which mittee, for plunging right into the am- young as 8 years old should be put on is very special and that is his wife and bitious and historic task of creating a cholesterol-lowering drugs. That is the family. Kitty is an exceptional indi- comprehensive health care reform bill. American Academy of Pediatrics. We vidual. Kathy and I have come to enjoy Last week, Senator BAUCUS came for- have an epidemic of children with not only working with JOHN and Kitty ward with a 98-page white paper setting adult-onset diabetes—unheard of until but getting to know them as friends, as broad parameters for prospective legis- just recently. Unheard of until just re- fellow travelers. Kathy has been lation. Earlier this week, Senator KEN- cently. We are now seeing young Amer- through many years being a political NEDY brought together members of the icans, as young as age 25, getting heart wife, and she has put up with a lot of Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- bypass surgery because of clogged arte- ups and downs. She and Kitty naturally sions Committee to kick off the long ries. So again, it is almost as though bonded, as they understood the impor- process of crafting a bill. we have lost our capacity to be tance of what we do. Kitty is an indi- At that meeting, Senator KENNEDY shocked when we hear these statistics. vidual who brings a smile whenever designated three working groups to How much evidence do we need that you see her because she is a person oversee the principal components of filled with good will to everyone. Their America’s approach to health care or, the bill. Senator CLINTON was asked to as I say, sick care is simply not work- children, Grace and Charlie, John chair the health insurance coverage Hayes, great kids, very enthusiastic ing? working group. Senator MIKULSKI will The good news is that President-elect people, a wonderful family. That fam- chair the health system quality work- Barack Obama, Senator BAUCUS, Sen- ily is a tremendous support to JOHN, ing group. I will chair the prevention ator KENNEDY, and other key players and he is a tremendous support to and public health working group. here in the Senate and in the House them. That unit, as it moves forward, As I said, the working group I will kind of get it when it comes to real will always be successful. It is obviously with great regret that chair will focus on the wellness, disease health care reform. It is not enough to prevention, and public health compo- I look on JOHN’s leaving the Senate. just talk about how to extend insur- His talent will be lost here, and it will nents of this legislation. Again, this ance coverage or how to pay the bills, be a loss to the body. He is a special in- has been a longstanding focus of mine. as important as those things are. That dividual who had a special group of Indeed, in the past, I have already in- is not enough. If all we are going to do skills that uniquely worked for the troduced comprehensive wellness legis- is figure out a better way to pay the benefit of New Hampshire and the peo- lation. Several elements of that bill, bills, we are sunk. We have to start ple of New Hampshire. I hope he will and others, have been enacted into law. keeping people healthier and pre- stay engaged. Prevention and wellness as a compo- venting disease in the first place. Kathy and I wish him and Kitty and nent are absolutely critical to trans- Again, I would lay down this marker their children the best of luck as they forming the way we approach health right now. If we pass a health care re- go forward and that the road always care in the United States. form bill that greatly extends health rises to meet them. To be honest about it, we don’t have insurance coverage but does nothing to I yield the floor and suggest the ab- a health care system in America; we implement a national prevention and sence of a quorum. have a sick care system in America. wellness structure and agenda, then we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Well, think about it. If you get sick, will have failed the American people. It clerk will call the roll. you get care, either through insurance, simply makes no sense to legislate The legislative clerk proceeded to Medicare, Medicaid, community health broader access to a health care system call the roll. centers, charity—one way or the that costs too much, delivers too little, Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask other—but that is the most expensive largely because it neglects wellness unanimous consent that the order for way to do things. That is sort of trying and prevention. We need to craft a bill the quorum call be rescinded. to patch it up later on. We have spent that mobilizes our society to prevent

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Why should that be so? tion in the workplace. about saving lives and saving trips to School is where you go to learn, to be So I mentioned schools, workplaces, the hospital and saving money. It is healthy, not to get stoked up with junk communities. Communities have to be the only way—the only way—we are food and sugar and starches and so- involved. We need to promote commu- going to get a grip on these sky- dium. nity wellness programs. rocketing health care costs. As I said, So I digress a little, but that is an- The Trust for America’s Health ear- there are a lot of opportunities here in other component of it that we have to lier this year came out with a study terms of cost savings but also in terms be thinking about. It may not be in the they had done on community-based of helping people live healthier, health care reform bill as such. I in- wellness programs and the return on happier, and more productive lives. We tend to have it in the health care reinvestment. Most times when you talk want to be more productive in this form bill as guidance directions for with people about prevention and country. Not all of this is going to other committees that are involved in wellness, they say: Oh, that is all fine, come under what we think of as the other things to be able to start looking but you don’t get a payback for 20 or 30 health care umbrella. Not all will come at wellness and prevention compo- years. The Trust for America’s Health under what I would say we think of as nents. did a study State by State and they medicine and doctors and hospitals and I would go this far: I think we need a showed that in these cases where the things such as that. A lot of this is direction in this health care reform bill communities had community wellness going to be outside of that sort of to every committee of Congress that programs, that actually, in the first health care regimen. whatever you are working on, you have year—in the first year—there was al- I think of things such as schools. The to think about how it impacts preven- most a 2-to-1 return. For every dollar Presiding Officer and I serve on the Ag- tion and wellness—does it add to that they invested, they got $2 back the riculture Committee in the Senate. or does it subtract from that and are very next year, and it increased every Next year, we are going to be reauthor- there things we ought to be doing in year after that. So we have to think izing the child nutrition bill. This is a this legislation? about how we promote community- bill that basically sets up the param- Again, I digress a little bit, but take based wellness programs. eters for school lunch, school break- the recent highway reauthorization The elderly. I can’t think of how fast, school snacks, the WIC Program, bill. That was 3 or 4 years ago, and now many times I have been to senior citi- the Women, Infants and Children Pro- we are going to reauthorize it again in zens centers, congregate meal sites, gram. 2010. I offered an amendment which some independent living centers, and It seems to me this ought to be didn’t succeed, but I think, over the those types of places where we see so thought of also as a part of preventive passage of the years, the more I have many elderly on drugs. They are on so health care. Our kids in school have to talked to others about it and we have many drugs. They can’t keep track of start eating better, more wholesome conferred about it, I hope it has a good the 15 pills they have to take every foods, less starches, less fats, less sug- chance on the next reauthorization day. Well, there have been some very ars, less sodium. I just mentioned the bill. It was simply this: any commu- good studies done, on the fact that if onset of type 2 diabetes and childhood nity or region or State that uses Fed- you give the elderly better nutrition, obesity. We have to get a grip on this. eral highway monies, the Federal gaso- better exercise, better social ability, We can’t continue to do the things line tax monies for road improvements with our school lunch and school you can get them off some of those and such, if they are building roads, breakfast programs as we have been drugs—maybe not all of them, but you improving them, or building bridges or doing in the past. can get them off of half of the drugs or Obviously, another component of whatever, they have to incorporate in more that they are taking. So there this—it doesn’t fall within our Agri- their planning bike paths and walking are a lot of things we can do just, as I culture Committee jurisdiction, I say paths along with them. I am not saying say, outside. to the Presiding Officer, the Senator they have to build those; I am just say- Within health care, there are a lot of from Colorado—we also have to start ing that at least they ought to have things too. Students are going to med- making sure that schools that get any them in their plans. Again, thinking ical school today, taking all of these sort of Federal funds have exercise pro- about kids going to school, they ought courses on medicine and drugs and grams. Schools are being built in to have sidewalks along their streets pharmacology year after year; very in- America today without a playground, going to school so they can walk to tensive, very hard studies. I think I without a gym, without any kind of ex- school. Many places don’t have side- would not be wrong in saying that ercise equipment for kids. It is non- walks and bike paths and walking most medical school students today, at sense. paths. most they might have one 3-hour credit I don’t know about the Senator from My point is that there are a lot of course at the end of their study where Colorado, but I would wager that when things outside of the health care envi- they take something dealing with pre- he was in grade school, he had to go ronment we normally think of that can vention. It is just not a factor in med- outside and run around for a half an be very helpful for prevention and ical schools. It should be. It should be hour or so a day. In my grade school, wellness—workplaces, workplace well- a factor in nursing schools. Any health we had 15 minutes in the morning, 15 ness. There are some companies in this care professional, any health care pro- minutes in the afternoon, and a half country doing a great job with this. fession should have that component, hour after lunch. One hour a day we They have set up wellness programs, including physicians assistants, nurse were out running around, sometimes in nutrition guidance programs, practitioners, and anyone involved in the snow, and it was pretty cold in the antismoking programs for employees, the health professions. So that is an- wintertime. We always had exercise. and in every case I have ever looked at other part also. We were always doing something. Of where you have the incentives and the We need to be thinking about how we course, we didn’t have Game Boys and company really goes to work at this, can beef up our public health service in a lot of TV and things such as that at they find some amazing results. They this country. When I was a young kid that time. find their absenteeism goes down, they going to public school, we had school My point is that schools—as we at- find workers are much more productive nurses, and they came around and tack feeding programs and the vending than they had been in the past, and made sure we had our vaccinations and

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We have an economy that Medicare is one of the biggest funders form. is in peril, and we want to make sure of medical schools now, or if you go As chair of the Prevention and Public we do everything we can within reason into the military, the military will put Health Working Group, I look forward and keeping with our responsibilities you through medical school and then to working with my colleagues on both to succeed. you pay it back in 8 to 10 years for sides of the aisle to solicit ideas and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there your medical school training. But what input. Promoting wellness and pre- objection? if you wanted to be a public health venting disease is not about party or Mr. ALEXANDER. No objection. service officer, you wanted to go to ideology; it is about pragmatism and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without medical school and maybe take one of common sense. It is about what objection, it is so ordered. the courses in public health? Well, that works—keeping people healthy and Mr. REID. This will be the last vote would apply there too. Why not pay keeping costs down, making people this week. their way through college, and then more productive in their daily lives. f they pay it back for working in the We have a big job ahead of us, but I public health service for a number of am confident the new President and CONCLUSION OF MORNING years. the new Congress can deliver on health BUSINESS We think about the several hundred care reform, and we can do it in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour community health centers we have in next calendar year. Yes, we can greatly of 3 p.m. having arrived, morning busi- this country, doing a great job. Why expand access to the health care sys- ness is now closed. aren’t they a part of the Public Health tem—or as I call it, the ‘‘sick care’’ f Service Corps in America, and utilize system. At the same time, if that is all UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION them for prevention and wellness, we do, we will have failed. We can and EXTENSION ACT OF 2008—MOTION diagnostics? Quite frankly, people must transform America’s sick care TO PROCEED should not have to pay a copay or a system into a true health care system, cost share to get a colonoscopy, or one that makes preventing illness and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under breast cancer screening or a host of staying well every bit as important as the previous order, the Senate will re- other things for diagnosis. Annual curing the illness later on. sume consideration of the motion to physical checkups; there shouldn’t be a I yield the floor and suggest the ab- proceed to H.R. 6867, which the clerk copay or cost share for that. That is sence of a quorum. will now report. just keeping people from doing it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The assistant legislative clerk read When you detect things early and you clerk will call the roll. as follows: can intervene early, that is part of pre- The assistant legislative clerk pro- Motion to proceed to the consideration of vention also, earlier diagnostics. ceeded to call the roll. Calendar No. 1123, H.R. 6867, an act to pro- Again, this has to be a big part—I Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- vide for additional emergency unemploy- think the centerpiece—of health care imous consent that the order for the ment compensation. reform because it is the only way we quorum call be rescinded. CLOTURE MOTION are going to actually save money. Well, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. NEL- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under you may save money in a bigger pool SON of Nebraska). Without objection, it the previous order, pursuant to rule and better insurance, that type of is so ordered. XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate thing, yes, but the big bucks we will f the pending cloture motion, which the save and will make our people more clerk will report. UNANIMOUS-CONSENT productive and healthy is to have pre- The assistant legislative clerk read AGREEMENT—H.R. 6867 vention and wellness. as follows: Yesterday, I convened a meeting of Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- CLOTURE MOTION the key groups that have been active in imous consent that at 3 p.m. today, the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- the wellness and prevention field, in- Senate proceed to vote on the motion ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the cluding the Trust for America’s Health, to invoke cloture on the motion to pro- Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move the Partnerships for Prevention, the ceed to H.R. 6867; that if cloture is in- to bring to a close debate on the motion to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the voked on the motion to proceed, then proceed to Calendar No. 1123, H.R. 6867, the American Diabetes Association, the all postcloture time be yielded back Unemployment Compensation Extension Act American Heart Association, the and the motion to proceed be agreed to; of 2008. that after the bill is reported, it then Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Patrick J. American Cancer Society, the YMCA, Leahy, Bernard Sanders, Kent Conrad, the American Medical Association, and be read a third time, and the Senate E. Benjamin Nelson, John D. Rocke- many others. This was yesterday. It proceed to vote on passage of the bill, feller, IV, Dianne Feinstein, Robert P. was an excellent session, with a room without further intervening action or Casey, Jr., Patty Murray, Richard Dur- full of people who all realize this is the debate; that if cloture is not invoked bin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Barbara A. time for bold thinking and real change. on the motion to proceed, then a mo- Mikulski, Barbara Boxer, Carl Levin, In addition, I intend to hold additional tion to reconsider the failed cloture Daniel K. Akaka, Mark L. Pryor. hearings in December. vote be considered as entered, and the The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- This working group that Senator Senate then proceed to a period of imous consent, the mandatory quorum KENNEDY asked me to chair will reach morning business, with Senators per- call has been waived. out broadly. We wish to capture the mitted to speak for up to 10 minutes The question is, Is it the sense of the best ideas, the best practices. Our goal each. Senate that debate on the motion to is nothing less than to transform The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there proceed to H.R. 6867, an act to provide America into a genuine ‘‘wellness soci- objection? for additional emergency unemploy- ety.’’ Mr. REID. If the Chair will withhold, ment compensation, shall be brought To borrow a phrase, that is change I appreciate very much all Senators’ to a close? you can believe in. It is also change thoughtful consideration of what we The yeas and nays are mandatory that is long overdue. are trying to accomplish. I especially under the rule.

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The following Senators are rate will continue to climb from its mates Wednesday that project the job- necessarily absent: the Senator from current 14-year high of 6.5 percent to less rate will climb to between 7.1 per- Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS) and the Sen- well over 8 percent in the coming year. cent and 7.6 percent next year. ator from New Hampshire (Mr. Earlier this year, Congress approved As everyone knows, the economy has SUNUNU). additional unemployment benefits for slowed dramatically. Retail and busi- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. KLO- workers. That was an important step, ness spending has decreased. The next BUCHAR). Are there any other Senators but families need additional support. several months are projected to be a in the Chamber desiring to vote? Unemployment benefits have expired period of contraction. As long as the The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 89, for many workers, and finding a new economy continues to struggle, the nays 6, as follows: job is far more difficult as the reces- people of Arizona and the rest of our country will face difficult job pros- [Rollcall Vote No. 214 Leg.] sion deepens. More than 2 million pects, given the limited number and YEAS—89 Americans have been unable to find work for more than 6 months. If Con- types of jobs available. Akaka Dorgan Mikulski gress fails to extend benefits again this This dramatic downturn in the econ- Alexander Durbin Murkowski omy and surge in unemployment con- Allard Ensign Murray year, nearly 1.2 million Americans will Baucus Feingold Nelson (FL) have exhausted their benefits by the vinced me to support this extension of Bayh Feinstein Nelson (NE) end of the year. unemployment coverage. But this step Bennett Graham Pryor simply treats a symptom of the bad Bingaman Grassley That’s why this legislation is so es- Reed economy; it is not a solution. We must Bond Gregg Reid sential. It provides 7 additional weeks Boxer Hagel Roberts of unemployment assistance to work- try to take steps to improve the econ- Brown Harkin Rockefeller omy and, thus, create new jobs. As I Brownback Hutchison ers whose benefits have expired, and an Salazar have said in the past, I do not believe Bunning Inouye additional 13 weeks for jobless workers Sanders Burr Isakson an extension or expansion of Federal Schumer in high-unemployment states. This bill Byrd Johnson unemployment benefits stimulates the Sessions Cantwell Kennedy has already passed the House over- Shelby whelmingly, with strong bipartisan economy. In fact, most economists be- Cardin Kerry lieve that continual, temporary exten- Carper Klobuchar Smith support. By acting today, we will de- Snowe sion of unemployment benefits has lit- Casey Kohl liver immediate aid to many of the Clinton Kyl Specter tle effect on the economy, and, in some Stabenow neediest Americans who are unable to Cochran Landrieu circumstances, actually lengthens the Coleman Lautenberg Stevens find work. Collins Leahy Tester Not only does the extension of unem- time individuals remain unemployed Thune Conrad Levin ployment benefits provide a lifeline for because of the incentive to remain on Corker Lieberman Vitter unemployment insurance. struggling families, it also serves as a Cornyn Lugar Voinovich Accordingly, I support this extension Craig Martinez Warner needed and immediate stimulus for the with a steadfast commitment to work Crapo McCain Webb economy—each dollar of unemploy- Whitehouse to pass pro-growth measures that will Dodd McCaskill ment benefits generates $1.64 in eco- Dole McConnell Wicker actually help the economy recover and Domenici Menendez Wyden nomic growth. I urge my colleagues to create new jobs. In the long run, people join me in supporting this critical ex- NAYS—6 would rather have a job than have to tension of unemployment assistance. take unemployment insurance; and, at Barrasso DeMint Hatch Providing these additional unem- Coburn Enzi Inhofe some point, it will have to end. ployment benefits, however, is not the NOT VOTING—4 What can we do immediately to help only step we must take to help work- Americans get back to work? First, we Biden Lincoln ing families meet the tough challenges Chambliss Sununu must maintain existing tax rates. Dur- that lie ahead. Jumpstarting our econ- ing an economic downturn, the last The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this omy and restoring American prosperity thing Government should do is take vote, the yeas are 89, the nays are 6. will take bolder vision and more deci- more money out of the economy by in- Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- sive action. We need to create good creasing taxes. Everyone benefits when sen and sworn having voted in the af- jobs for the millions of Americans who lower tax rates enable businesses and firmative, the motion is agreed to. want to work. That means investing in entrepreneurs to expand and create Under the previous order, all our workers, investing in our infra- more jobs. postcloture time is yielded back and structure, and investing in technology When Congress returns to Wash- the motion to proceed is agreed to. for the future. It also means repairing ington, its first priority should be to Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, the broken safety nets, so that more reassure taxpayers that taxes will re- next week we will celebrate Thanks- families who are being hurt by this main low by maintaining existing in- giving—a holiday to be with family and downturn can get back on their feet. come-tax rates, marriage penalty re- to give thanks for the many blessings I wish we could have done more in lief, current rates on capital gains and we enjoy. But this year, American fam- this lame-duck, but at least we are dividend income, and relief from the ilies gathering around the Thanks- taking an important step. I look for- death tax. Under existing law, the tax giving table are burdened with serious ward to working with our new Presi- relief enacted in 2001 and 2003 will ex- worries: Are we going to lose our dent and the new Congress in January pire after 2010. Extending current tax home? Can we afford to retire when our to meet these difficult challenges and rates now would give individuals and savings have been wiped out? Will we to restore the vitality of our economy. small businesses the certainty they have to choose between sending our Mr. KYL. Madam President, I sup- need to plan their family budgets and children to college and paying our port H.R. 6867, the Unemployment permit small businesses to make crit- medical bills? Compensation Act of 2008. The unem- ical long-term investments in our Na- One of the greatest hardships mil- ployment level is high, it is increasing, tion’s economy that will increase job lions of Americans are facing is the and it is likely that this condition will growth now and in the future. loss of their jobs. The current job mar- prevail for many months. Thus, the Unless the tax relief is extended, 43 ket is the worst in the past quarter need for this extension. million working families with children

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I went on to narrowly win that astounding 164 percent, affecting 18 cans in high unemployment States like race and continue to hold that Senate million senior citizens who will see Michigan will receive an additional 20 seat today. But GORDON SMITH dusted their taxes rise by an average of $2,200. weeks of insurance, for a total of up to himself off only a few months later and We shouldn’t be asking Americans to 59 weeks. took on yet another very tough battle, pay out more of their hard-earned In October, Michigan’s unemploy- and that time he won the Senate seat money at a time when they need it ment rate increased from 8.7 percent to that had been held for 30 years by our most; but if Congress doesn’t act, we 9.3 percent, the highest unemployment remarkable Senator Mark Hatfield. will be asking exactly that. rate since July 1992. The Nation’s un- At that point, Oregonians did not The current economic downturn has employment rate also increased to 6.5 know what to make of their Senate also affected the Nation’s investors, es- percent. These are very hard economic delegation. They had two Senators, pecially seniors who rely on their in- times. Unemployment rates are rising myself and Senator SMITH, who were vestments for their income. We need to dramatically, and since January 2001 replacing Bob Packwood and Mark continue to encourage responsible sav- we have lost 3.7 million manufacturing Hatfield. Those two individuals were ings and investment, and one of the jobs nationally and more than 250,000 the chairman of the Finance Com- things we should do to ensure savings manufacturing jobs in Michigan. There mittee and the chairman of the Senate is to allow unlimited contributions to are currently 429,000 unemployed peo- Appropriations Committee. And, of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s ple in Michigan. Between August 2007 course, the old story was that Bob and IRAs. We should also raise the age and July 2008, the long-term unem- Packwood got to raise all of the money at which holders of tax-deferred retire- ployed—those who have been unem- because he was chairman of the Fi- ment savings accounts must begin ployed and looking for a job for 27 nance Committee, and Mark Hatfield making minimum required annual weeks or more—comprise about 27 per- got to spend it all because he was withdrawals. I believe that Congress cent of the total unemployed in Michi- chairman of the Appropriations Com- will likely suspend the mandatory gan. This is approximately, 100,000 un- mittee. withdrawal rules for one year. While employed persons. Of course, I was very much concerned that is a positive step, a more perma- The numbers of unemployed are ris- about what was ahead because I nent measure would provide certainty ing all over the country. We must do thought it was very possibly going to to seniors. something now to protect American be a long and uncomfortable 6 years The United States also needs to im- workers and their families. serving with the fellow with whom I ∑ prove its competitiveness. We need to Mrs. LINCOLN. Madam President, I had just duked it out over many encourage trade between our country regret that I will be unable to be months of a political campaign that, as and others, and we need to enact, as present for today’s vote on the Unem- the two of us like to say, was not ex- soon as possible, the Colombia, Pan- ployment Compensation Extension actly for the faint hearted. ama, and South Korea free trade agree- Act, H.R. 6867, due to a hunger aware- One of the great surprises of my ca- ments. We also need to stop taxing ness event previously scheduled in Ar- reer came, however, when I discovered overseas corporate income and de- kansas. If I were present for the vote, I that my new colleague, GORDON SMITH, crease our corporate tax rate—let’s not would vote to support this important was as thoughtful and kind and decent provide additional reasons for valuable piece of legislation as I did in June outside the political arena as he was companies here in the U.S. to move all when the Senate passed a 13-week un- tough and competitive inside the polit- their operations overseas. employment insurance extension as ical arena. It was that charm and that The United States has the second part of the Supplemental Appropria- decency and his desire to meet me half- highest corporate tax rate in the world. tions Act of 2008, Public Law 110–252.∑ way on Oregon’s interests that got me The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under We can make the United States more closer to GORDON over the years and led attractive to foreign investment by re- the previous order, the question is on to an unusually strong working rela- ducing our own corporate tax rate, per- third reading and passage of the bill. tionship and what became a strong and The bill (H.R. 6867) was ordered to a haps from its current rate of 35 percent genuine friendship. third reading, was read the third time, to 25 percent. GORDON lost a very tough reelection I will vote for the unemployment ex- and passed. race a few weeks ago in a State that tension today. But I am also calling on f has changed rapidly from what was a the President-elect and Congress to ADVANCING AMERICA’S PRIOR- very small Democratic voter edge, quickly pass measures that will actu- ITIES ACT—MOTION TO PRO- back when we ran against each other in ally help the economy to maintain and CEED—Resumed 1996, to what has become a significant create jobs. I look forward to working Mr. REID. Madam President, I now Democratic voter edge in 2008. GORDON with my colleagues toward such an end move to proceed to Calendar No. 894, S. and his skillful campaign team battled in the coming weeks. 3297. hard and tough as they always have. Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, pass- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- They did everything they could to ing an unemployment insurance exten- tion is now pending. withstand a formidable political tide sion today is urgent. More than a mil- and a very strong Democratic chal- f lion people have lost their jobs this lenger, a challenger whom I support. year alone, and there are 10.1 million MORNING BUSINESS So it is with mixed and conflicting unemployed individuals. We must en- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask emotions that I come today to pay sure that these individuals who have unanimous consent that we now pro- tribute to my colleague and my friend lost jobs and are looking for work, dur- ceed to a period of morning business of 12 years, GORDON H. SMITH. ing a time when industries are cutting with Senators permitted to speak GORDON and I have had plenty of po- jobs and the price of food and other ne- therein for up to 10 minutes each. litical differences, enough differences, cessities is rising, are not also strug- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without differences that we knew would be the gling to put food on their table, pay objection, it is so ordered. case, that made us say from our very their utility bills, and provide shelter The Senator from Oregon is recog- first meeting, when GORDON won that for their families. nized. race to replace Mark Hatfield, that we

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Yet I will say this after- was something in the State of Oregon more difficult. noon that I have come to genuinely that people came to say was the Sen- GORDON SMITH has been outspoken on loathe much of what has become of the ate’s odd couple. In fact, I think the many of the very important causes political process in our country. The headline in the New York Times when which require bipartisanship. He was relentless and omnipresent negative they talked about us was wildly infla- one of the few on this side of the aisle ads obscure and distort to the point tionary, and GORDON and I came to to sponsor legislation to fight hate that it can be difficult for the typical laugh about it. I think the headline crimes, for example. At the outset, sup- citizen to maintain anything resem- was, ‘‘Oregon’s Odd Couple Makes It port for Federal funding for embryonic bling a healthy perspective on fun- Work.’’ It was essentially all about stem cell research was limited. GORDON damentally good and decent individ- how there were two Senators from Or- SMITH was at the forefront of that ef- uals who seek public office. egon; one of them was a Mormon fel- fort, as I was. GORDON SMITH made a Thankfully, the negative ads are now low. He was a Republican. He was from very eloquent speech from his chair a off the air, and I want to make sure Or- somewhere called Pendleton. GORDON few rows behind me on the Iraq war. He egonians once again remember the and I were never convinced that folks was moved one day to come over and GORDON SMITH I have known for 12 in the New York Times knew exactly spoke from the heart, something which years. GORDON has been a good and de- where Pendleton was, but that is how happens relatively infrequently in this cent and selfless public servant. GORDON was described. Chamber. Sometimes people in this The fact is, GORDON SMITH did not Then they said, the other Senator Chamber speak from the head. Even need to serve another term in the Sen- was a Jewish guy, and he was from that has its limited aspects, if we take ate. He and his wife Sharon have built Portland and he was a legal aide law- a close look at the CONGRESSIONAL a strong and prosperous business, and yer for the senior citizens, and he was RECORD. But GORDON SMITH was a big they could have done countless things an activist with the Gray Panthers. plus here. with their time that would have been What in the world would these two peo- I would like to associate myself with more glamorous and certainly pro- ple ever have in common? the remarks of Senator WYDEN. I know duced less strain and wear and tear on Well, I want people to know that GORDON is a young, vigorous man. He their personal lives. But GORDON ran gentle spirit, that Mormon from wheat has a bright future ahead of him. I because of his belief in the role that he and pea country taught this Jewish fel- think he will live to fight another day believed he could play in shaping our low from the city an awful lot about on the political wars. Some of us have country’s future. That, in my view, is the too often forgotten voices, particu- had an election loss or two. It is a the essence of being a good public serv- larly those in our rural communities. learning experience, not one I rec- ant. No one in this body or in the State In his absence, I will do everything I ommend, but there are ways to move of Oregon ought to lose sight of the ex- can to remind colleagues, particularly forward. That can be a lesson which traordinary sacrifices that GORDON and Democratic colleagues on my side of could stand anyone in good stead. I am his wife Sharon have made over the the aisle, of the challenges faced in sure Senator GORDON SMITH has a great course of almost two decades of public rural communities, of the people and future ahead of him. service. the issues that GORDON H. SMITH cham- JOHN SUNUNU Among GORDON’s many personal tri- pioned every single day in the Senate. Madam President, I also wish to pay umphs in the Senate, I would like to I wish GORDON and Sharon well in tribute to my friend Senator JOHN highlight two that are especially im- whatever their future endeavors are. I SUNUNU for his service to the country portant to our State, to our country, have already made it clear they will al- and his contributions to the U.S. Sen- and to me personally. I wanted to re- ways have my friendship and assist- ate. Senator SUNUNU’s departure from mind my colleagues and the people of ance in any project they pursue in the the Senate will be a great loss to this our country of the very difficult deci- days ahead. But most importantly, I body, as well as to the state of New sions made by GORDON and Sharon to come to the floor and thank GORDON Hampshire. share with the public and the Congress for his personal friendship to me and I have known Senator SUNUNU since their heartrending struggle on behalf his service to our State. I ask my col- he joined the Senate in 2002. I have al- of their son, Garrett. They did this leagues here and the people of our ways found him to be an intelligent, selflessly to further the cause of men- home State to voice their thanks today engaged, and capable legislator who tal health treatment, and particularly to two very special people, Sharon and cares deeply for the well-being of his the cause of mental health parity. GORDON H. SMITH. constituents and doing what is right If not for GORDON’s courage in shar- I yield the floor. for the Nation, regardless of the polit- ing their family’s story, I believe Con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ical cost. gress might not have acted on mental ator from Pennsylvania. Senator SUNUNU followed his father health parity this past fall, and thou- Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I and mother into public service, when sands of parents might never know have listened to the eloquent com- he ran for public office in 1996 and won that they are not alone in their dif- ments of the Senator from Oregon, Mr. the election in New Hampshire’s First ficult struggle. WYDEN. I had planned to insert a state- Congressional District. JOHN served There were other critical tasks that ment in the RECORD complementing three terms in the U.S. House of Rep- GORDON shouldered and one that I was Senator GORDON SMITH on his tenure, resentatives where he quickly estab- especially appreciative for his leader- but I would like to add my voice of lished a reputation as an innovative ship on, and that was being the voice laudatory comments at the conclusion legislator. JOHN effectively applied his for rural folks, for people whose way of of the statement of Senator WYDEN. I extensive background in science, engi- life and quality of life is connected to agree with him that Senator GORDON neering, and small business during his natural resources that are bountiful in SMITH has made an enormous contribu- six years in the House of Representa- our State. tion to the Senate in his two terms, tives where he rose to become vice- GORDON spoke for the farmer, and he and he will be sorely missed. He is a chairman of the Budget Committee and spoke for the rancher. He spoke for the member of a small band of moderates took a leading role in shaping our Na- logger, for the mill worker, and the on this side of the aisle. I suggest that tion’s annual budget priorities. miner. He spoke for the rural commu- GORDON SMITH’s brand of Repub- In 2002, JOHN joined the Senate after nities they live in, communities that licanism is very much in need in this defeating both an incumbent Senator

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and an incumbent Governor to become BETH took a brief hiatus to stand by Senator STEVENS’ service during the youngest Member of the United her husband, Senator Bob Dole, as he WWII in the U.S. Army Air Corps has States Senate. I have admired JOHN’s represented our party as the nominee given him a special understanding of work on his committees: the Finance for President in 1996. After a hard- defense matters. He is a distinguished Committee, the Commerce Committee, fought race ELIZABETH began looking veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, and the Homeland Security and Gov- into the idea of running for our Na- having flown support missions for the ernment Affairs Committee. On these tion’s highest office on her own right. Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force committees, SUNUNU played a major This came to fruition in 1999 as she during World War II, for which he was role on the lobbying reform legislation, again led the way for women and be- awarded numerous medals, including and he got the Bush Administration to came the first official female candidate the Distinguished Flying Cross. Upon make some crucial changes in the Pa- for President. She exhibited toughness his arrival in the U.S. Senate in 1968 it triot Act before he voted to reauthorize and political tact in a race that history became evident TED would become a it. had not been very welcoming to leader on military and defense issues. SUNUNU has also gained a reputation women. His hard work as the chairman of the as a well respected fiscal conservative. In 2001 ELIZABETH’s path to the U.S. Defense Appropriations Subcommittee On a personal note, Senator SUNUNU Senate took her through her birth earned him high praise from President has been a very good friend to me. home of Salisbury, NC. Using her full Bush for his management of $87 billion When I underwent chemotherapy for career serving our Nation as a founda- supplemental appropriations bill in Hodgkin’s disease and lost my hair, tion, ELIZABETH won her seat to the 2003. Senator SUNUNU showed up one day on U.S. Senate and immediately made her Recently, Senator STEVENS has found the Senate floor with a shaved head. He presence known. Spending her time on himself in the midst of the debate on said that he had shaved his head in a the Armed Services, Banking, Small energy policy and finding innovative sign of solidarity for what I was going Business and Aging committees, ELIZA- approaches to our dependency on oil. through. BETH worked for North Carolinians He labored intensely over these mat- I wish JOHN, his wife Kitty, and his with the same passion and dedication ters which he believed so strongly to be three lovely children the best of luck she possessed throughout her career. best not only for the country in par- as they move forward. I have no doubt Her achievements were many, but to ticular but especially for Alaska. TED’s name a few she successfully opposed that Senator SUNUNU has a bright fu- work ethic and tenacity always made ture and will continue to make impor- potential closings of U.S. military this Chamber a better place. His pas- tant contributions to New Hampshire bases, protected delicate wetlands and sion for serving his State and country and the entire Nation. woodlands in northeastern North Caro- will forever be remembered. Thank lina from ruination from an ill-advised you, TED, for everything you have done ELIZABETH DOLE Navy landing strip proposal, and also for the United States and Alaska. Senator ELIZABETH DOLE is a col- served as the chairwoman of the Na- league leaving the U.S. Senate not in f tional Republican Senatorial Com- defeat but in the wake of a career dedi- mittee for the 2004 election cycle. AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT cated to public service and an unwaver- I wish to thank ELIZABETH for her Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, ing commitment to her country. She service, friendship, and for being there earlier today, Senators LEVIN, BOND, has had an illustrious career as a two- for my dear friend Bob throughout the VOINOVICH, STABENOW, BROWN, and I an- time cabinet member, President of Red years. Senator DOLE, your contribu- nounced a legislative proposal to deal Cross, and U.S. Senator. ELIZABETH is a tions to this chamber and our Nation with the crisis being faced by the auto- model for all young women considering will forever be remembered. mobile manufacturers. For a pro- a career in government, for in times I yield the floor. tracted period of time, Congress has when the ceiling had but few cracks TED STEVENS wrestled with this issue. There have she bore through the naysayers and Madam President, the departure of been many conflicting points of view as showed a woman belongs in the Na- the senior Senator from Alaska will to what ought to be done. There has tion’s highest positions. surely deprive the Senate of an exem- been little public sympathy for the After graduating from Harvard Law plary leader who has made a profound plight of the auto manufacturers be- as one of just 29 woman in a class of effect on this body. Being the longest cause they have been on notice for a 550, ‘‘Liddy’’ went to work in the White serving Republican in Senate history, long while of the need to reorganize House Office of Consumer Affairs where Senator STEVENS has made countless and to approach the manufacture of she worked under both President John- contributions to this body. His achieve- automobiles differently in order to son and Nixon. Pledging her allegiance ments include serving as the chairman compete with foreign cars. There have to her job and duty to the country, of the Defense Appropriations Sub- been repeated efforts in the Congress to Senator DOLE opted to switch parties committee, former chairman of the full impose mileage standards. Finally, in order to continue her stay in the Appropriations Committee, and Presi- that was done last year. Now, with the White House. After a stint on the Fed- dent Pro Tempore. severe economic problems facing the eral Trade Commission, President TED’s temper is generally misunder- country, the automobile manufacturers Reagan appointed ELIZABETH Secretary stood except by those who know him find themselves in dire straits. The of Transportation in 1983. She served best. He doesn’t lose it, but he does use chief executive officers of General Mo- valiantly in that position for 41⁄2 years, it—and effectively. However, it is true tors, Chrysler, and Ford have been on proving her skill at managing a Fed- that on occasion he makes Vesuvius Capitol Hill with very gloomy pre- eral Department, and became the Sec- look mild. I recollect one all-night ses- dictions as to the future of their com- retary of Labor under President George sion during Senator Howard Baker’s panies if they do not get economic aid. H.W. Bush. With this position, ELIZA- tenure as majority leader when TED ex- It is a difficult matter to provide eco- BETH became the first woman to hold pressed himself in an unusually em- nomic aid to all those who are in need. two different cabinet positions under phatic way. As I recall it, the debate It is true the Federal Government has two different administrations. arose over Senator Proxmire’s com- provided economic assistance to Bear In 1991 ELIZABETH accepted a dif- ments about submitting vouchers for Sterns and AIG, turned them down ferent challenge becoming the Presi- travel expense in Wisconsin on his con- with Lehman Brothers. We are well dent of the American Red Cross, dedi- tention that Washington, DC, was his aware of the fact that there could be cating her time to building an institu- home base. That prompted a reaction very serious repercussions for the econ- tion whose impassioned mission is to from TED, who was aghast at the omy as a whole if the auto manufactur- aid our Nation’s citizens who are in thought of Washington, DC, being any ers fail. There has been considerable need of emergency assistance. During Senator’s home when he had the majes- talk that they could go into a reorga- her tenure with the Red Cross, ELIZA- tic Alaska to claim as his home. nization and bankruptcy and could

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emerge. That may well be true. But will not encumber the RECORD further are going to wait until January 20. It that could be risky as to what would because they are available for anyone may even be a risk in waiting until happen. who cares to look at them. mid-December, but that is the course The Congress authorized some $700 Secretary of the Treasury Paulson which we are on now. Of course, Sec- billion to assist on an economic recov- has been unwilling to use the $700 bil- retary Paulson has the discretion, as ery. That legislation has not been lion to assist the automakers. He may he has conceded, to act with the funds warmly received by the American peo- be right about that or he may be wrong which are now available. But in any ple. During the month of October, I about that. But that is the position the event, I believe the legislation which traveled broadly in Pennsylvania and Treasury Department has taken, say- was announced today by the six Sen- found very strong public sentiment in ing that money is for the economy gen- ators,—three Democrats, three Repub- opposition. The Congress acted in the erally. licans, on a bipartisan basis—is a use- face of having our backs to the wall or Then the idea has been proposed—and ful approach for the future. This is a gun at our heads or any other meta- has been embodied in what Senators very important. This is not an extra phor of a critical nature that one LEVIN, STABENOW, VOINOVICH, BOND, appropriation. We are not putting up would choose. BROWN, and I announced earlier more money. It is a different use of On September 29, the House of Rep- today—to use funds up to $25 billion moneys already put up. The environ- resentatives failed to pass an economic from the 2007 appropriations which had mental issues could be safeguarded recovery program. Senators were noti- been designated to meet the mileage after January 20. With the Democrats fied to be in the Chamber at 7:30 on requirements but not a blank check. in control of both Houses and the Wednesday evening to vote. Regret- Before any of those funds could be uti- White House, they could write their tably, that legislative process did not lized at the direction of the Secretary own ticket to replenish that fund, if follow regular order. It started off with of Commerce, there would have to be a they choose to do so. But at least we a bill with papers from the Treasury plan. There would have to be a factual are on a course now in the reasonably Department. It wasn’t a bill. It was a 4- statement as to what the condition of near future to provide a legislative ap- page memorandum, later expanded to the automobile manufacturers is, what proach if—and it is a big ‘‘if’’—the auto more than 100 pages, ultimately to would be done with the additional manufacturers can come forward with more than 400 pages. But when regular funds, what would be undertaken to a hard statement of facts as to where order is not followed, the consequence guarantee that the moneys would not they are, a hard statement of facts of is likely to be not so good. Regular be used for increased executive pay or what they could do with these funds to order requires a bill that one can read corporate jets or golden parachutes. show their viability. and study. It requires hearings before a There would have to be some hard, con- So we will await those hearings, and committee where people are pro- crete facts laid out. we will await what they do. But I ponents and opponents. There is exam- Last Friday, as I put in the RECORD would emphasize they will have to per- ination and cross-examination to get this week, I wrote a letter to the chief suade the Congress to vote for the plan. at the facts. Then the committee—in executive officers of the three compa- But in order to persuade the Congress, this case, the Banking Committee— nies. I got no response from General they are going to have to persuade the would sit down and have what is called Motors. I got no response from Ford. American people over the course of the a markup to go through the bill line by Frankly, I’m a little surprised that next 2 weeks with something a lot line. when an inquiry is made in that con- more specific than they came to town I explain this in some detail so there text, there is not an effort to respond, with over the course of the past several might be some understanding, if any- not to reach out but to respond. But days and a lot more responsive than body is listening on C–SPAN this after- executives from Chrysler came to see two of the companies not even respond- noon. Certainly, the Chamber is cus- me, and I raised the questions as to ing to my request for a statement as to tomarily barren, as is frequently the what their condition was, how much their case, as to how they propose to case. Senators are busy with other cash they had on hand, how much cash remain viable with the economic aid. matters. Then after the markup, the they needed, what they would do with I thank the Chair, and, in the ab- committee files a report. Then it an infusion of economic aid, and what sence of any other Senator on the comes to the floor. There is debate, dis- were the prospects for a recovery. floor, I suggest the absence of a cussion, amendments. Then the Senate That matter has now been put over quorum. works its will. On the House side across by the leaders until December 8. So we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the Rotunda, down the hall, the House now have 2 weeks, next week and the clerk will call the roll. of Representatives goes through a simi- week after. Presumably, on the week of The legislative clerk proceeded to lar process. Then representatives of the December 1, there will be hearings. The call the roll. two bodies meet for a conference. Then automobile manufacturers are going to Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I that is presented to the President. So have a fairly heavy burden of dem- ask unanimous consent that the order there is a great deal of refining. onstrating that there is a plan which for the quorum call be rescinded. That didn’t happen with the $700 bil- will be viable, which would have a real- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lion economic aid proposal. It turned istic likelihood of success. ator from Virginia is recognized. out there was a lot of pork in the final I understand the concern of the envi- f draft that no one had a chance to ronmentalists. My record for environ- TRIBUTE TO SENATORS strike, to offer amendments. It was em- mental protection is very strong. But barrassing to have to defend that kind those in the environmental community GORDON SMITH of a bill as I traveled my State in Octo- have raised the concern that the $25 Mr. WARNER. Madam President, ber to explain it. So there is great billion ought not to be directed away today may mark the last day of this skepticism, fairly stated, among the from changes on gas mileage. We are session, although I shall not try to American people as to the wisdom of talking about a bridge loan. The con- make that prediction. However, I the Congress in putting up $700 billion. cern is, if action is not taken now be- would not want this day to pass with- Now, with the automakers coming in fore a new administration, that there out availing myself of the opportunity asking for economic aid, the question could be a disastrous result. As Sen- and the privilege to come to this floor arises, who next? Last Friday, I wrote ator VOINOVICH pointed out, the reces- and say a few words on behalf of the to our leaders urging that we not rush sion or economic problems could be very dear and valued friends whom I to judgment. I made a similar request, even more serious. The expression he have served with in this Chamber as made an extensive floor statement ear- used, which I think is not inappro- they depart and go on the road of life lier this week on Monday. That letter priate, it could go over the cliff. No- to, I expect, in each case great chal- and others are in the RECORD, and I body knows. But that is a risk, if we lenges.

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GORDON SMITH and I have become ELIZABETH DOLE lade of the ‘‘greatest generation.’’ He friends for ever so many reasons. One, I have known her for quite a few fought in Europe. He was a young lieu- we both love the outdoors. He and his years. We had a wonderful evening last tenant and in leading his men in the devoted wife Sharon and my wife, we night where the leadership of the Re- toughest of battles in Italy, he received have all been close friends through publican Party—indeed, almost all of what for others I think would have these years. As I look back, I will al- the Members of the Republican cau- been mortal and fatal wounds. ways remember GORDON. I remember cus—came to say not farewell, but to Because he had such an internal when I was chairman of the Armed listen to the words of those of us who strength and constitution, he survived Services Committee and entrusted with are moving on and will not be a part of those wounds and came on to have a the extraordinary responsibilities— the next Congress. ELIZABETH got up, distinguished career. As I look back on along with other committee members, and she is such a very forceful speaker. his Senate days—and they pass so as well as, indeed, every Member of She truly speaks from the heart. She quickly, as did my 30 years—I remem- this Chamber—entrusted with those de- has a remarkable memory. She re- ber taking trips with him. We went to cisions relating to this Nation’s Armed called how when both of us were bach- Russia together, which was the Soviet Forces who were fighting so valiantly elor and spinster, we danced together. Union at that time. He was a staunch then, today, and for the foreseeable fu- My lovely wife, who is a dear friend of believer that one day Russia would be- ture—I hope the short future—in Iraq. hers, kind of looked at me and I winked come just Russia once again and those and said, She was the best. It is just people would have some measure of a GORDON and I had many very quiet one of her marvelous traits. Talk about voice in their Government. That did and private conversations about his glass ceilings: She shattered her share. come to pass, and that was an extraor- deep concerns and convictions. His con- She has taken on many challenges in dinary trip. victions emanated from the depths of the private and public sector, some of What I best remember is the time of his heart. Politics played no role in his the D-day anniversary. He was asked to which only men have ever had, and per- approach to the conflict in Iraq. He was speak in Italy, where he had fought. formed her duties with great distinc- gravely concerned about the loss of life And then, together, we traveled to the tion, and always with a quiet sense of and limb, the image of this Nation, Normandy beaches to join the Presi- what we call southern humility. She is and, indeed, the families of the loved dent and others. In the course of that very proud of her roots and her family. ones who are fighting in that conflict. trip, we went back to the very ground How often she has referred to her So I say: GORDON, we had our dif- on which he was wounded. He walked mother. over to the stone wall that is still ferences, but I respected your stance. I She is a Phi Beta Kappa from Duke there—he remembers it ever so well— can see him standing back there as University and went on to Harvard for where he dragged his badly wounded erect as he always was, standing and a master’s degree and a law degree. body to give him a measure of protec- voting against me and voting against Secretary of Transportation, Secretary tion until help could come, after which others, but again, drawing on his own of Labor. Few women have had that deeply held personal convictions. Time he began that very long, arduous, chal- much stamina, conviction, self-con- lenging period of his life. It took years will tell and history will tell if I was fidence to achieve those goals; and right or if I was wrong, but I found his to rebuild that body, but the mind was then, of course, to have become a U.S. always there fully intact. But he would counsel, his willingness to listen, his Senator. That was a special challenge willingness to share with me his most once again have an important role because she was fortunate to have as a serving America as a public servant in inner thoughts about that conflict a husband Robert Dole, the Republican very valuable asset as I and others in the Senate. leader of the U.S. Senate, if I can say I don’t know of a husband and wife leadership positions carried the heavy with a deep sense of humility, one of burden of that conflict. So I am grate- team who any admire with a greater the best friends I ever had in this insti- level of affection than we do Bob and ful to him. He is a very sensitive man, tution. and he showed that sensitivity every so ELIZABETH Dole. So I wish them both I remember talking to him one time, very well. She was on our Armed Serv- often as he plunged into the complex of course, concerning the events of that issues with regard to health care, the ices Committee. She was a strong advo- particular period, and I said he ought cate for the men and women in the almost insoluble problems—problems to think about running for leader of that he recognized have to be solved, Armed Forces. She had a place in her the Senate. Oh, no, no. No, I don’t heart for all who served at Fort Bragg particularly so that people of lesser think they will ever elect me. Well, means can achieve a measure of health and the Marines’ Camp Lejeune, and this conversation went on for some pe- Pope Air Force Base. But that is fur- care equivalent to those who have the riod of weeks, months, it may have means can receive for themselves. It is ther evidence of the deep affection she been, I don’t recall. Finally, I said: I has for her husband Bob. a hallmark of how this man proudly have so much faith that you can win walked his way through life, with a JOHN SUNUNU that election that I would be happy to Lastly, I turn to JOHN SUNUNU. I con- loving wife by his side and the family appoint myself as one of your man- whom he loves so dearly, and always fess not to have known him very well. agers of the campaign to get it. So I I had met him when he came from the thinking about those who perhaps have took that, along with several other not had the opportunities that he and I House of Representatives to the Sen- very fine colleagues, both of whom ate. I suppose all of us who have been and others have had, particularly as it moved on years ago from this Chamber. relates to health care. here for a period of time, having been And he won. He was amazed that he given that marvelous accolade of an He also loves the outdoors. A great had won. I wasn’t. I always recognized old bull, presume we can judge others golfer, we played together from time to the leadership in him. He did a wonder- quickly. I saw in JOHN SUNUNU a man time. His skill is far superior to mine ful job as our Republican leader. His who would take charge from the day he in every way. He is a lover of art. We portrait proudly hangs right here in came, and that he did. From the very shared our interest in paintings, par- the corridor off of our Chamber. I never moment he walked on the floor of the ticularly paintings that had come from walk by that I don’t just quietly give Senate, he was possessed of his own Scotland. To have had the friendship of him a hand salute, because I was a part self-confidence, his own driving, almost GORDON SMITH is to have shared the life of the World War II generation, but a a fierce desire to be a leader—a leader of a wonderful human being, and I very small part, serving only in the in the sense of advocating as a true thank GORDON for all that he has done final year of the war and always in a fighter, advocating for those issues in for me and for this great Nation, and training command, ready as a 17-, 18- which he had a belief in the principles for his beloved State. I wish him well year-old kid to become a replacement that were dear to his heart. in his next venture, and I look forward for those serving abroad. Bob Dole was The field of economics is quite a to meeting him along the way. truly one of those who earned the acco- challenge, and with little provocation

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The result is that the amount spoke, our caucus and those around a quorum. of leverage and the development of a him listened very carefully. I mention The PRESIDING OFFICER. The house of cards built on an illusion of this because he exhibited real academic clerk will call the roll. assets has caused a collapse, and it is strength at both MIT and Harvard. He The assistant legislative clerk pro- affecting virtually every corner of this did a lot of interesting things in his ceeded to call the roll. country. short life before he came to the Senate, Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask Tonight there are people who will not the least of which was being in the unanimous consent that the order for ask the question: What has happened House of Representatives. the quorum call be rescinded. to my retirement account? What about JOHN also had a special niche for his The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. my 401(k) account? What about my in- interest in education. He wanted to WHITEHOUSE). Without objection, it is dividual retirement account? How far make sure people less fortunate than so ordered. has it gone down? How much have I we would have an opportunity to get an f lost? What will it mean to my retire- education and that those in the system AUTHORITY TO SIGN DULY ment? How much longer will I have to and struggling are given any help pos- ENROLLED BILLS work? I have been on this floor plenty of sible to succeed in their own goals of Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask times talking about what has caused educating themselves. He also held— unanimous consent that the majority all of this. If you do not think about it very unusual—a special regard for the leader be authorized to sign duly en- and talk about it and take steps to cor- families of law enforcement officers, rolled bills today, November 20. rect it, it will happen again. men or women in uniform, and particu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The only way the American people larly those families who lost a spouse objection, it is so ordered. or loved one in the line of duty. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I suggest will have confidence about the future is He is an extraordinary man, JOHN the absence of a quorum. if they believe we are taking steps to SUNUNU—very sensitive, very thought- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The correct that which caused this prob- ful, a man who loves his State, particu- clerk will call the roll. lem. I have talked about the companies larly the rivers of his State. He com- The assistant legislative clerk pro- that started this mess, the brokers, the mended me for leading the charge in ceeded to call the roll. mortgage companies, the folks who buy my State to remove an old dam that, Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask and sell securities, the hedge funds, for 80 years, blocked the migration of a unanimous consent that the order for those who trade in derivatives such as fish from the Atlantic Ocean to the the quorum call be rescinded. credit default swaps. I have talked Blue Ridge Mountains. He was chal- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without about all of them. All of them made lenged to try to remedy a similar situ- objection, it is so ordered. massive amounts of money. Do you ation that existed in his State. I will f know the highest income earner in the miss JOHN, his wife Kitty, and his love- country last year earned $3.7 billion? ly family. Kitty and my wife shared a THE ECONOMY One person. That is $10 million a day. If few words on our departure last night Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, today the spouse said: How did it go today? from the dinner. there has been much discussion once That person had to say, pretty well, I I am not one who makes many pre- again here on the floor of the Senate made $10 million. That day and every dictions, but I predict this man con- and certainly in the news and in var- day. tinues to not walk but run down that ious other venues, I am sure at the Sec- That is unbelievable to me. It is an road of life, one who makes those retary of the Treasury’s office, about example of what has been happening at twists and turns, climbs those moun- the economy and what is happening in the top. Massive bonuses and salaries; tains, and crosses those rivers. He will this country. everybody making money hand over leave his mark on many successful ven- One only has to look at the stock fist by creating this financial house of tures. We will hear from this man not market—today it moved down very cards. It collapses and injures every- once, not twice but many times again. quickly and very aggressively once body in this country, and a whole lot of I wish him well. again; it has happened many times in folks are thrown out of work. Lastly, I simply say to my State two recent days. There are very serious The source? Subprime loans, compa- words: Thank you. I thank all those problems. But it is not just the stock nies saying to people: Hey, how about a Virginians who have supported me market that reflects those problems. It loan? You do not have to pay even the these 30 years. It was a humble chal- is perhaps if you were sitting in a home principal at all. You do not have to pay lenge for me. I accepted it and I look tonight or last night or last week or all of the interest. You have bad credit, back on it with the deepest of respect last month to hear someone come you cannot get any credit, you have for the trust and confidence you gave home from work to stay to the spouse: been bankrupt, you are a slow payer, me—all Virginians—over these 30 Honey, I have lost my job. And 1.2 mil- you do not pay your bills, but it does years. lion people did that in the last 10 not matter. Come to us. I yield the floor and suggest the ab- months, half of them in the last quar- That was the advertising. Is it any sence of a quorum. ter. There were 240,000 last month who wonder that all of this collapsed? And The PRESIDING OFFICER. The came home and said: I have lost my as they put all of those bad loans to- clerk will call the roll. job. gether, they securitized them and The assistant legislative clerk pro- No, not because they are bad work- chopped them all and sold them as se- ceeded to call the roll. ers; because people are being laid off. curities. They securitize everything Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I ask This economy is in a recession. It ap- these days. They sold them as securi- unanimous consent that the order for pears to be a very deep recession, with ties and moved them around the coun- the quorum call be rescinded. a great deal of trouble coming from a try and around the world. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without range of activities that went way be- All of a sudden we have a bunch of objection, it is so ordered. yond the pale. firms that decided, hey, these are pret- The Senator from Michigan is recog- The subprime loan scandal, an al- ty good-paying securities. They have a nized. most unbelievable economy that was big return. We are going to buy some of

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So this bailout occurs DC, and they flew in corporate jets, hold names, the biggest firms in the without any conditions at all. making $20 million a year, saying: Give country going belly up, getting bailed Did anybody say, with these hun- us a little help. Where is the self-sac- out. dreds of billions of dollars—and by the rifice? The Treasury Secretary comes to us way, it is not really hundreds of bil- I am not just talking on the part of and says: I need $700 billion on an lions. If you take a look at what Treas- that industry. They were singled out emergency basis in 3 days, and if not, ury and the Federal Reserve Board yesterday, and I am not excusing them. the sky is going to fall in. So the Sec- have done, it is somewhere between $2 They got what they deserved in the retary does not get it in 3 days or with and $3 trillion that has been pledged to House hearing. But did anybody ask a 3-page bill, but he gets it in a couple those big firms. Not many people know the question, when the Treasury Sec- of weeks. that. And you cannot get all of the de- retary was ladling money around by Now he has $700 billion, but he does tails. But the Federal Reserve Board the hundreds of billions of dollars or not know what he wants to do it with opened up its window, first time in his- the Federal Reserve Board was ladling it. He said: I need it and I need it ur- tory, to say: We will do direct lending money around to the point of $2 to $3 gently right now because I want to buy with investment banks whose assets trillion, did anybody say to those big- toxic assets and I want to get these are not insured by the Federal Govern- gest financial firms: By the way, here toxic assets off the balance sheets of ment. First time in history. So we have are some restrictions. Maybe you these companies. around $2 to $3 trillion out there ex- ought to park your airplanes. Maybe Well, he got the money. Then he said: tended on behalf of the American peo- you ought to be concerned about these You know what, that is not right ei- ple with some of these companies that unbelievable incomes. Talk about $20 ther. I do not want to buy toxic assets. were engaged in unbelievably reckless million a year for people running an What I want to do is provide money, practices and behavior. automobile company, we are not talk- capital, to big banks. He takes $125 bil- The issue, it seems to me, is what did ing about $20 million when we talk lion and aimed it at nine banks, some the Treasury Secretary require of these about some of these hedge funds. We of whom did not want it. The problem companies that got this massive are talking about an average of the top was, it was the biggest gift in the amount of money? What did the Fed- 25 hedge funds, somewhere around $700 world. There were no strings attached. eral Reserve Board require of these million a year. Did anybody impose Can you imagine taking $125 billion companies? The answer is nothing. No conditions on them? No. Should they and saying to nine big banks: You take restrictions. No restrictions on bo- have? You darn right they should have. this money, and, by the way, I will not nuses. We now read that somewhere If the automobile industry wants help require you to expand your lending. around $20 to $30 billion of bonuses will from the American people and this That is the reason I am giving it to be paid in the next month or two. Any Congress to preserve 3 to 5 million jobs, you, but I will not require it. I will restrictions on parking the corporate then they are going to have to be re- have no prohibition on you using it for jets? No. Any restrictions on income at sponsible to adhere to significant re- bonuses. Go right ahead. And, by the all? No. No restrictions at all. No strictions. way, my agency is also going to en- strings attached. Those restrictions ought to be rig- courage you to merge because we like Now, there is a great discussion here orous and tough. There must be inde- bigger banks; merging will be bene- on the floor of the Senate and in this pendent oversight on anything that is ficial, we are told. Is it any wonder town about bailing out the automobile given to that industry, or other indus- people do not have confidence? Is it industry. That proposal is $25 billion, tries for that matter. They ought to any wonder people are not inspired by about 4 percent of the $700 billion. As agree to a prohibition on dividend pay- this? This is not a consistent, well- far as I am concerned, the automobile ments so that money going to those managed approach to deal with a crisis, industry has plenty to answer for. But companies isn’t going to go out in divi- in my judgment. I know it is easy to be if we are talking about a potential loss dends. That would make no sense. critical, but it is hard not to be critical of 3 to 5 million additional jobs if that There ought to be prohibited golden of something that seems so random in industry goes belly up, at a time when parachutes for executives as well as ex- terms of policy. this economy is in such desperate con- ecutive bonuses during the duration of Now, I sat with a banker in North dition, putting 3 to 5 million additional the loan. Again, I say park those cor- Dakota recently at a table. I said to people out of work would, I think, be porate jets. How about announcing him, a small town banker: Do you have devastating to this economy. that you are willing to take $1 a year money to lend? I said: They say the So that is a very important consider- for the sake of trying to repair what is credit markets are frozen. Do you have ation. But I am not about to propose wrong with your company and trying money to lend? bailing out anybody unless there are to put that company back on track? Oh, yes, he said. He said: If somebody tough restrictions and conditions. I I understand it wasn’t their fault comes in, I have got money to lend know those executives from Detroit that sales dropped 30 percent. They are them, because he did business the old- got a pretty tough time, and should victims, as are all Americans, of this fashioned way. He said: I take deposits have, yesterday. They flew here in economic crisis. It is not their fault and I make loans. But when I make their private jets, making about $20 that sales dropped 30 percent. So if loans, I make sure those to whom I million a year, saying: We need help they need some help to save 3 to 5 mil- lend the money are going to have a rea- from the American taxpayer. lion jobs, I think most Americans sonable opportunity and are able to Look, if we are going to lose 3 to 5 would say: Let’s save those jobs. But repay the money. million jobs, I want to help for a couple most Americans would also ask the That is business the old-fashioned of reasons. No. 1, I don’t want millions question: Where is the self-sacrifice on way. He said: I did not get involved in more people out of work that would the part of those folks who are running all of those reckless practices. I did not further jeopardize this economy. No. 2, these companies? Let’s see a little and buy those securitized notes with I want to retain a strong manufac- let’s hear a little self-sacrifice from subprime loans. I did not do all of that. turing base. Part of that is the auto- people who say: I will own up to this. I Well, the biggest financial companies mobile industry. You don’t long remain will put something significant on the in this country did. They were like a strong world economic power unless table in terms of trying to turn this

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We passed legisla- Street businesses, community banks. roring what happens on Main Streets tion that helps tribes develop their They come to work in the morning. and community banks all across the natural resources, expand their com- They turn the key. They open the lock country, doing business the right way. mercial activities, and encourage in- on that door. They are at risk. They When that happens, we will put this vestment in Indian Country. During are just trying to make a living. Yet country back on track. I hope that is this time of war, we made it a priority they, too, are victims, not because sooner rather than later. I hope the to help our Native American veterans they got engaged in the kind of behav- American people do not lose hope be- and their families—who continue a ior in which some of the biggest com- cause we believe, all of us believe, in long history of serving in our Armed panies in this country were engaged. the great promise of this country. Forces—by expanding benefits and Some of the biggest financial compa- It is true that we face great chal- services under the G.I. bill. Under the nies were engaged in reckless behavior. lenges, but we are turning a page. We leadership of Chairman BYRON DORGAN When the Financial Modernization Act will have a new Congress. We will have and Vice Chairperson LISA MURKOWSKI passed the U.S. House of Representa- a new President and a new determina- of the Indian Affairs Committee, the tives and the Senate nine years ago, an tion to try to fix what is wrong and put Congress has worked to honor our first act that was a devastating piece of leg- this country on a better path. Americans and fulfill our promises to islation that led us down this path to a I yield the floor. them. financial collapse, I said back then f During this month especially, we rec- when I voted against it—and I was one ognize the leadership and efforts of NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE of eight Senators to vote no—I said: If tribes and others to improve the lives MONTH you want to gamble, go to Las Vegas. of Native Americans. But our work is No, instead they were allowed to gam- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am not finished and we will not rest on the ble by creating holding companies and pleased that the President has pro- accomplishments of the 110th Congress. merging bank enterprises with securi- claimed November as National Amer- As majority leader, I am committed to ties and with real estate and other ican Indian Heritage Month and the work with my colleagues to reform risks. Congress has designated November 28, health care and reauthorize the Indian We knew you shouldn’t do that. We 2008, as Native American Heritage Day. Health Care Improvement Act. I hope learned it in the Great Depression. It This is the time when our country that the Senate will be able to again caused the closure of massive numbers traditionally offers thanks for the consider a package similar to one the of banks. Some of my colleagues bounty and protections we enjoy. This Senate passed earlier this year. brought a bill to the Congress and got year, Congress and the President have As we approach the end of this Con- almost everybody to agree to it that chosen to specifically acknowledge and gress, I am pleased that we take a mo- said: These lessons are old-fashioned. be thankful for the contributions and ment to recognize and celebrate the Let’s let these financial institutions achievements of American Indians, gifts Native Americans and Alaska Na- merge and fuse together risky things Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. tives share with all of us daily. with banking, securities, and real es- Together, we have called on Federal, Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, each tate. What an unbelievably ignorant State, and local governments, tribal November we celebrate American In- thing to do. We had learned that lesson governments, and others to come to- dian and Alaska Native Heritage before and forgot it. gether to celebrate and share with one Month to honor the first inhabitants of Guess what. From that day on we another the cultures, traditions, and this land and recognize the relation- began to see the kind of inherent risk languages of more than 500 tribes. ship this country has with American established in financial enterprises In my home State of Nevada, our Indian people. In that same spirit, I that someday most of us believed tribes represent three distinct cultures would also like to specifically recog- would create the house of cards that and languages Paiute, Shoshone, and nize the nine treaty tribes that I am would collapse. And it has. Now the Washoe. Throughout my career, I have honored to represent in South Dakota. question is, how do we put this back promoted programs and education ef- American Indians are unique among together? forts to preserve these native lan- other groups in this country because of Let me say this: If I didn’t have great guages and others and expand cultural the government-to-government rela- hope for the future of this country, I programs for children, young adults tionship established through countless would hardly be able to get up and go and elders. Nevada’s tribal leaders and treaties—documents affirmed in article to work, but I think this is a resilient, youth tell me this cultural exchange VI of our Constitution as the supreme wonderful place. We have made very with tribal members and with those in law of the land. This special status and big mistakes. A lot of people have their school and local communities the strength of these age-old contracts made very big mistakes, perhaps all of bridges differences and leads to indi- have enabled American Indians to us. But this country is a great place. vidual successes. Nevadans can be shape this country’s history in pro- Think about what America has been proud of our State’s diversity. found ways, as tribal history is deeply through: the Civil War, the Great De- And while Nevada’s 26 tribes are dis- entwined with America’s. The contin- pression, beating back the forces of fas- tinct, they share goals common to ued fulfillment of our treaty and trust cism and nazism. We have done so nearly all sovereigns—to care for their obligations along with a respect for the much in this country to prevail. This people, to keep them safe, to help them tenets of tribal sovereignty are thus es- generation of Americans is not about prosper, to protect and use their re- sential responsibilities of this country. to lose. This generation of Americans, sources wisely, to engage in the larger South Dakota’s tribes have a special too, will prevail. But it is going to re- world while being mindful of their his- place in this history due to their quire all of the effort of every one of tories. proactive leadership in the Federal- us. During this session, the Senate tribal relationship. For example, the This isn’t about politics. It is cer- worked with tribal leaders and advo- 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie was en- tainly not about Republicans and cates and our colleagues in the House tered into by Indian tribes in South Democrats. It is about creating good to help tribes achieve these goals. Dakota that desired a peaceful rela- public policy that gives the American Working together, we reauthorized the tionship with the United States and a people confidence and hope in the fu- Native American Housing Assistance mutual recognition of sovereignty. In ture. That is what will get us out of and Self-Determination Reauthoriza- this treaty, like many others, the

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During this month of recogni- Room, Margo took a position in the ac- Prior to his service for Kentucky, tion and remembrance it is only appro- counting office processing bids for the Jim served his country with great dis- priate to recognize the special status of Senate Restaurant. Several years later, tinction. He spent 27 years of commis- the treaty tribes. she moved to the Capitol Senator’s sioned service in the Army, rising to In addition to this unique govern- Dining Room where she was a hostess. the rank of brigadier general. His ca- mental relationship, American Indians After working as a hostess, she worked reer highlights include service as Dep- actively enrich the fabric of our Na- in the Senate catering office, where she uty Commanding General, United tion’s character in many ways. Tribal has been for the last 13 years. States Recruiting Command, in which members have courageously served to In her years on Capitol Hill, Margo he was responsible for manning the protect America in every conflict since has seen a great variety of events. She Army’s all-volunteer force. the Revolutionary War, and they have hosted functions with the NFL, the Jim also received numerous medals, served at the highest rate of any group Dalai Lama, and a number of other no- awards and decorations for his efforts in the country. Tribal educational table people. Among others, she met in the Army including the Distin- models are rapidly gaining respect for Paul Newman, whose suitcase she guished Service Medal, the Defense Su- an approach that stresses the impor- watched in the kitchen as he spoke at perior Service Medal, the Legion of tance of history and culture as well as an event. During annual events at Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Mer- the skills necessary for students to Union Station commemorating Colum- itorious Service Medal, with three Oak prosper in an increasingly global world. bus Day, Dr. David R. Curfman, presi- Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Com- American Indian and Alaska Native dent of the National Columbus Celebra- mendation Medal, the Army Com- Heritage Month falls in the same tion Association, told her that she was mendation Medal, the Army Achieve- month as Thanksgiving and I hope this the only one who understood what he ment Medal, the Parachutist Badge, affords us with the time to give thanks needed. the Ranger Tab, and the Joint Chiefs of for the sacrifices of the first Ameri- Margo will miss the people she works Staff Identification badge. cans. Once reduced to a population of with, whom she considers to be like I am proud to say that Jim is also a less than 50,000, the American Indian family. In turn, I know she will be fellow alumnus of the University of population is now some 4.5 million missed greatly by those who have had Louisville. strong. Their story, like that of the the opportunity to know and work with Mr. President, I ask that my col- country as a whole, is a proud, resilient her. In fact, Margo has been such a leagues join me in honoring this fine history and I am committed to sup- presence in the Senate, and has be- Kentucky patriot for his long and nota- porting tribes as they continue to build friended so many over the years, that ble career of public service. a strong future. Observance of Amer- it is difficult to express how much she f ican Indian and Alaska Native Heritage will be missed. I am pleased to join the TRIBUTE TO MAJOR JOHN LEE Month honors the unique heritage of entire Senate community in thanking MCELROY this country’s first inhabitants, and Margo for her years of service and most importantly reaffirms our respon- wishing her a happy retirement. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, it is sibility to honor Indian treaties. f never too late to honor great heroism f and sacrifice. That is why I am proud TRIBUTE TO GENERAL JIM SHANE to say that after 40 years, a brave Ken- RETIREMENT OF MARGO CONNOR Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, tuckian lost in battle will finally re- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today today I rise to salute the service of a turn home with honor to American to recognize Margo Connor, who has re- distinguished Kentuckian. This gen- soil. tired after 33 years of service to the tleman recently ended a long career de- On May 12, 1968, MAJ John Lee Senate community. During the past voted to the service of his country and McElroy of the U.S. Air Force under- three decades, Margo Connor has as- our commonwealth. took what would be his final mission. sisted in providing catering for Senate His name is Jim Shane, and I am Stationed in the Quang Tin province of functions on Capitol Hill. In a fast- proud to say Jim is a friend of mine. the Republic of Vietnam, he was the paced environment with a high turn- Jim recently stepped down as executive navigator on a C–130 Hercules aircraft over rate, she remained dedicated and director of the Kentucky Commission when his plane was struck by intense personal, with a keen ability to estab- on Military Affairs, a post he held enemy fire and crashed. There were no lish close relationships. since 1997. During his tenure, Jim can survivors. Margo spent 17 years in the special point to many accomplishments, but ‘‘On this particular day [Major functions office for the former Dirksen he was particularly instrumental in McElroy] was flying a most important Senate Dining Room. She compiled preparing Kentucky for the rigors of mission of aerial evacuation for Amer- menus and prepared the former Senate the 2005 Base Realignment and Clo- ican and allied personnel,’’ wrote COL Dining Room for functions. Meeting sure—BRAC—process. The common- Marion F. Garuthers, the major’s com- and interacting with many different wealth, in particular Fort Knox, was a mander, in a letter to his parents. ‘‘His people were her favorite aspects of her big winner in the BRAC process, and no example of Christian living signifi- service; she was on a first-name basis one was more instrumental in this suc- cantly influenced all persons with with former Senators such as David cess than Jim. whom he associated.’’ Pryor, Thomas Eagleton, Gary Hart, Jim had a vision for Fort Knox, one Sadly, while the family of Major and Jennings Randolph. Margo’s com- in which the installation would again McElroy knew his final fate, they did mitment to providing a pleasant, com- be a home to combat troops and to a not get to say their final goodbyes. For fortable, and professional environment number of major Army commands. He four decades, his remains went unre- for Senate functions resulted in close then worked tirelessly with Federal covered. His wife, Regina M. McElroy, friendships. Senator Randolph would and State officials, the BRAC Commis- and his parents, Oscar L. and Gladys V. often call her at home, making re- sion and the Department of Defense to McElroy, passed away never knowing if quests for a special bread with nuts on make that conception of Fort Knox a their loved one’s remains would be it. After returning from their honey- reality. The result was that Fort Knox found and brought back to the United moon, Senator JOE BIDEN and his wife emerged revitalized from the BRAC States.

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Taylor, of Charles- McElroy served his country in the SSG Scott J. Metcalf, of Fra- ton, SC; Armed Forces for 12 years. Several mingham, MA; PO3 Matthew J. O’Bryant, of Duluth, months after his tragic death, he was 1LT Trevor J. Yurista, of Pleasant GA; posthumously awarded the Distin- Valley, NY; SSG Nathan M. Cox, of Walcott, IA; guished Flying Cross, the Air Medal SSG Kevin D. Grieco, of Bartlett, IL; PVT Joseph F. Gonzales, of Tucson, and the Purple Heart for his valor in SGT Nicholas A. Casey, of Canton, AZ; uniform. OH; SGT Jerome C. Bell Jr., of Auburn, At that medal ceremony were Major PFC Cody J. Eggleston, of Eugene, NY; McElroy’s three children—Russell Lee OR; SSG Brandon W. Farley, of Grand McElroy, Mary McElroy Tucker, and LCpl San Sim, of Santa Ana, CA; Prairie, TX; Linda Anne McElroy Starnes. Russell, CPL Adrian Robles, of Scottsbluff, SSG Jason A. Vazquez, of Chicago, the oldest, was just 14 years old at the NE; IL; time. SSgt Brian P. Hause, of Stoystown, 1LT Mohsin A. Naqvi, of Newburgh, Now every one of them is older than PA; NY; their father ever was. And now it’s SGT Deon L. Taylor, of Bronx, NY; CPT Bruce E. Hays, of Cheyenne, their turn to take care of the father LCpl Stacy A. Dryden, of North Can- WY; who cared for them, by seeing him laid ton, OH; SGT Joshua W. Harris, of to rest this December 18 in a hero’s MAJ Robert D. Lindenau, of Camano Romeoville, IL; grave. Island, WA; MAJ Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, of El Our Nation and the Commonwealth SPC Heath K. Pickard, of Palestine, Paso, TX; of Kentucky cannot be grateful enough TX; 1LT Robert Vallejo II, of Richland for MAJ John Lee McElroy’s service SPC Justin A. Saint, of Albertville, Hills, TX; and immense sacrifice. We owe the AL; CPL Michael E. Thompson, of McElroy family a debt that cannot be SGT Federico G. Borjas, of San Harrah, OK; repaid, because he died defending all of Diego, CA; CWO Brady J. Rudolf, of Oklahoma us and our freedoms. SGT John M. Penich, of Beach Park, City, OK; SGM Julio C. Ordonez, of San Anto- I know the entire U.S. Senate joins IL; me in expressing comfort and pride SPC Cory J. Bertrand, of Center, TX; nio, TX; SSG Anthony L. Mason, of that this courageous airman has fi- SPC Stephen R. Fortunato, of Springtown, TX; nally returned home. It is never too Danvers, MA; SGT Daniel M. Eshbaugh, of Norman, late to honor our heroes. And it is SGT Preston R. Medley, of Baker, OK; never too late for one Kentucky family FL; CWO Corry A. Edwards, of Kennedale, to say their farewells and see a hero SPC Christopher A. McCraw, of Co- TX; rest in peace. lumbia, MS; LTC James L. Wiley, of North Bend, CPL Scott G. Dimond, of Franklin, f OR; HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES NH; CPT Darrick D. Wright, of Nashville, SGT Michael K. Clark, of Sac- TN; Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, ramento, CA; another 4 months have passed, and PFC Leonard J. Gulczynski I, of SPC Geoffrey G. Johnson, of Lub- Carol Stream, IL; more American troops have lost their bock, TX; lives overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. HM3 Eichmann A. Strickland, of Ar- SGT Reuben M. Fernandez III, of Abi- lington, WA; I wish to memorialize their service and lene, TX; sacrifice by including their names in LTC Ralph J. Marino, of Houston, CPL Jason A. Karella, of Anchorage, PA; the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. AK; Since I last included the names of PVT Michael W. Murdock, of COL Michael R. Stahlman, of Chevy Chocowinity, NC; our fallen troops on July 15, the Pen- Chase, MD; tagon has announced the deaths of 162 SGT Wesley R. Durbin, of Hurst, TX; SGT William P. Rudd, of Madison- SSG Darris J. Dawson, of Pensacola, troops in Iraq and in Operation Endur- ville, KY; ing Freedom, which includes Afghani- FL; SPC Jason E. von Zerneck, of Char- CWO Michael Slebodnik, of Gibsonia, stan. They will not be forgotten and lotte, NC; today I submit their names into the PA; PFC Tavarus D. Setzler, of Jackson- SFC Daniel R. Sexton, of Wentzville, RECORD: ville, FL; CPL Aaron M. Allen, of Buellton, CA; MO; SPC Christopher A. Bartkiewicz, of CWO Christian P. Humphreys, of SPC Marques I. Knight, of San Juan Dunfermline, IL; Fallon, NV; Capistrano, CA; CWO Donald V. Clark, of Memphis, CPT Richard G. Cliff Jr., of Mount CPO Jason Richard Freiwald, of Ar- TN; Pleasant, SC; mada, MI; SGT Jonnie L. Stiles, of Highlands SFC Jamie S. Nicholas, of Maysel, SCPO John Wayne Marcum, of Flush- Ranch, CO; WV; ing, MI; SGT James M. Clay, of Mountain SFC Gary J. Vasquez, of Round Lake, CPT Jesse Melton III, of Home, AR; IL; Randallstown, MD; SPC Corey M. Shea, of Mansfield, SPC Christopher T. Fox, of Memphis, 1LT Nicholas A. Madrazo, of Bothell, MA; TN; WA; SGT Jose Regalado, of Los Angeles, PFC Jamel A. Bryant, of Belleville, PVT Vincent C. Winston Jr., of St. CA; IL; Louis, MO; SPC Armando A. De La Paz, of River- SGT William E. Hasenflu, of Bra- PVT Michael R. Dinterman, of side, CA; denton, FL; Littlestown, PA;

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She was from NY; Canyon, CA; Bakersfield, CA. PO1 Joshua Harris, of Lexington, NC; SPC Andre D. Mitchell, of Elmont, SGT Guadalupe Cervantes Ramirez, SPC Steven J. Fitzmorris, of Colum- NY; 26, died on April 23, 2008, in Camp bia, MO; SPC David J. Badie, of Rockford, IL; Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries suffered in SPC Jorge L. Feliz Nieve, of Queens 2LT Michael R. Girdano, of Pennsyl- a vehicle incident. Sergeant Cervantes Village, NY; vania; Ramirez was assigned to the 2nd Trans- SPC Carlo E. Alfonso, of Spokane, SPC William J. Mulvihill, of Leaven- portation Company, National Training WA; worth, KS; Center Support Brigade, Fort Irwin, SPC Michael L. Gonzalez, of PVT Jair De Jesus Garcia, of CA. He was from Fort Irwin, CA. Spotswood, NJ; Chatsworth, CA; SPC William T. Dix, 32, died April 27 SGT David K. Cooper, of Williams- SPC Kevin R. Dickson, of Steelville, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries burg, KY; MO; suffered in a noncombat related inci- PFC Tan Q. Ngo, of Beaverton, OR; SGT James A. McHale, of Fairfield, dent. Specialist Dix was assigned to SSG Brian E. Studer, of Ramsey, MN; MT; the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th En- SSG David L. Paquet, of Rising Sun, SSGT Faoa L. Apineru, of Yorba gineer Brigade, I Corps, Fort Lewis, MD; Linda, CA; WA. He was from Culver City, CA. SGT Merlin German, 22, died April 11 SFC David J. Todd Jr., of Marrero, SPC Seteria L. Brown, of Orlando, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San LA; FL; Antonio, TX, from wounds he suffered SFC George Stanciel, of Greenwood, PFC Ivan I. Wilson, of Clearlake, CA; while conducting combat operations in MS; 1LT Nick A. Dewhirst, of Onalaska, Al Anbar province, Iraq, on February SGT Nickolas Lee Hopper, of WI; 22, 2005. Sergeant German was assigned Montrose, IL; SSGT Danny P. Dupre, of Lockport, to the 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regi- LCpl Travis M. Stottlemyer, of Hat- LA; ment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine field, PA; BM3 Daniel R. Verbeke, of Exton, Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, PFC Jonathon L. Luscher, of Scran- PA; CA, while deployed in support of Oper- ton, PA; PFC Willington M. Rhoads, of Las ation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Ger- 1LT Donald C. Carwile, of Oxford, Vegas, NV; man’s parent unit was the 2nd Bat- MS; 1LT Jason D. Mann, of Woodlynne, PFC Paul E. Conlon Jr., of Somer- talion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Ma- NJ; rine Division, I Marine Expeditionary ville, MA; TSgt Jackie L. Larsen, of Tacoma, PVT Janelle F. King, of Merced, CA; Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was WA; SSG Kristopher D. Rodgers, of medically retired September 28, 2007, as LCpl Jeffery S. Stevenson, of New- Sturgis, MI; a result of his injuries. ton, NJ; CPL Anthony G. Mihalo, of SSG Bryan E. Bolander, 26, died April SSG David W. Textor, of Roanoke, Naperville, IL; 29 in Baghdad from wounds suffered VA; LCpl Juan Lopez-Castaneda, of Mesa, when his vehicle struck an improvised SSG Jeremy D. Vrooman, of Sioux AZ; explosive device. Staff Sergeant LCpl Jacob J. Toves, of Grover Falls, SD; Bolander was assigned to the 1st Bat- Beach, CA; 1LT Jonathan P. Brostrom, of Ha- talion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd PFC Daniel A. C. McGuire, of Mash- waii; Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne pee, MA; SGT Israel Garcia, of Long Beach, Division, Air Assault, Fort Campbell, CPL James M. Hale, of Naperville, CA; KY. He was from Bakersfield, CA. IL; CPL Jonathan R. Ayers, of Snellville, SGT Glen E. Martinez, 31, died May 2 SGT Michael H. Ferschke Jr., of GA; in Al Anbar province, Iraq, supporting Maryville, TN; CPL Jason M. Bogar, of Seattle, WA; combat operations. Sergeant Martinez CPL Adam T. McKiski, of Cherry CPL Jason D. Hovater, of Clinton, was assigned to the Combat Logistics Valley, IL; TN; Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regi- CPL Stewart S. Trejo, of Whitefish, CPL Matthew B. Phillips, of Jasper, ment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MT; GA; Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp PFC John A. Mattox, of Daingerfield, CPL Pruitt A. Rainey, of Haw River, Pendleton, CA. TX; NC; LCpl James F. Kimple, 21, died May 2 SGT Kenneth B. Gibson, of CPL Gunnar W. Zwilling, of in Al Anbar province, Iraq, supporting Christiansburg, VA; Florissant, MO; combat operations. Lance Corporal SGT Jose E. Ulloa, of New York, NY; SPC Sergio S. Abad, of Morganfield, Kimple was assigned to the Combat Lo- PO2 Anthony M. Carbullido, of Agat, KY. gistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics GU; We cannot forget these men and Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics MSG Danny E. Maybin, of Columbia, women and their sacrifice. These brave Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, SC; souls left behind parents and children, Camp Pendleton, CA. SGT Errol M. James, of St. Croix, VI; siblings, and friends. We want them to CPL Miguel A. Guzman, 21, died May SPC Ronald A. Schmidt, of Newton, know the country pledges to preserve 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, sup- KS; the memory of our lost soldiers who porting combat operations. Corporal PVT Timothy J. Hutton, of Dillon, gave their lives for our country. Guzman was assigned to the Combat MT; Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logis- CAPT Garrett T. Lawton, of Charles- rise to pay tribute to 28 young Ameri- tics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics ton, WV; cans who have been killed in Iraq since Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, SGT Gary M. Henry, of Indianapolis, April 16. This brings to 859 the number Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Nor- IN; of service members either from Cali- walk, CA.

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He was from Los Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. wounded on May 15, 2005. After his Angeles, CA. PFC Aaron J. Ward, 19, died May 6 in death on July 2, 2007, the initial med- CPL Aaron M. Allen, 24, died Novem- Al Anbar, Iraq, of wounds suffered ical examiner concluded that Staff Ser- ber 14 while supporting combat oper- when his unit came under small arms geant Apineru did not die from injuries ations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Cor- fire while conducting cordon and sustained during his deployment, but a poral Allen was assigned to 1st Bat- search operations. Private First Class subsequent opinion by the Armed talion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Divi- Ward was assigned to the 170th Mili- Forces Institute of Pathology indicated sion, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from tary Police Company, 504th Military that his death was a result of his inju- Buellton, CA. Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police ries sustained in Iraq. He was from I would also like to pay tribute to Brigade, Fort Lewis, WA. He was from Yorba Linda, CA. the 29 soldiers from California who San Jacinto, CA. PFC Jennifer L. Cole, 34, died August have died while serving our country in SPC Mary J. Jaenichen, 20, died May 2 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries suffered in Operation Enduring Freedom since a noncombat related incident. Private 9 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of a noncombat April 16. First Class Cole was assigned to the related injury. Specialist Jaenichen Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. was assigned to the Brigade Troops 426th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Yelner, 24, died April 29 near Bagram, Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Air Assault, Fort Campbell, KY. She was from American Canyon, CA. his vehicle encountered an improvised GA. She was from Temecula, CA. explosive device. Senior Airman Yelner SSG Frank J. Gasper, 25, died May 25 CPL Adam T. McKiski, 21, died Au- gust 7 while supporting combat oper- was assigned to the 28th Aircraft Main- in Najaf, Iraq, of wounds suffered when tenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force his vehicle encountered an improvised ations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Cor- poral McKiski was assigned to the 1st Base, South Dakota. He was from La- explosive device. Staff Sergeant Gasper fayette, CA. was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Lo- SFC David L. McDowell, 30, died on Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, CO. gistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary April 29, in Bastion, Afghanistan, of in- He was from Merced, CA. Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. juries sustained when he received small SGT Cody R. Legg, 23, died June 4 in CPL Stewart S. Trejo, 25, died Au- arms fire. Sergeant First Class Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered in gust 7 while supporting combat oper- McDowell was assigned to C Company, Sharqat, Iraq, when his unit was at- ations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Cor- poral Trejo was assigned to the 1st 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, tacked by enemy forces using small Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Lo- Fort Lewis, WA. He was from Ramona, arms fire and hand grenades. Sergeant gistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary CA. Legg was assigned to the 1st Battalion, Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade SPC Christopher Gathercole, 21, died PVT Janelle F. King, 23, died August May 26 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered Light Infantry, Fort Drum, NY. He was wounds suffered from small arms fire in a non-combat related incident. Pri- during combat operations. Specialist from Escondido, CA. vate King was assigned to the 115th SGT John D. Aragon, 22, died June 12 Gathercole was assigned to the 2nd Combat Support Hospital, Fort Polk, Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort in Kadamiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered LA. She was from Merced, CA. when his vehicle encountered an impro- Lewis, WA. He was from Santa Rosa, COL Michael R. Stahlman, 45, died CA. vised explosive device. Sergeant Ara- October 5 from injuries sustained in a gon was assigned to the 1st Squadron, PFC Chad M. Trimble, 29, died May July 31 nonhostile incident in Anbar 28, near Gardez, Afghanistan, of wounds 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade province, Iraq. Colonel Stahlman was Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, suffered when his vehicle encountered assigned to Headquarters Battalion, an improvised explosive device. Private Air Assault, Fort Campbell, KY. He Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cen- was from Antioch, CA. First Class Trimble was assigned to the ter, Twentynine Palms, CA. 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, SSG Du Hai Tran, 30, died June 20 in SGT Michael K. Clark, 24, died Octo- 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Air- Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when ber 7 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered borne Division, Air Assault, Fort an improvised explosive device deto- when he encountered small arms fire Campbell, KY. He was from West Co- nated near his unit while on patrol dur- while on dismounted patrol. Sergeant ing combat operations. Staff Sergeant Clark was assigned to the 1st Bat- vina, CA. Tran was assigned to the Fires Squad- talion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Bri- SFC David Nunez, 27, died May 29 in ron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, gade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divi- Shewan, Afghanistan, of wounds suf- Vilseck, Germany. He was from sion, Fort Carson, CO. He was from fered when he encountered small arms Reseda, CA. Sacramento, CA. fire while conducting combat oper- SGT Alejandro A. Dominguez, 24, LCpl Stacy A. Dryden, 22, died Octo- ations. Sergeant First Class Nunez was died June 25 in Mosul, Iraq, from ber 19 from injuries sustained in a non- assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Spe- wounds suffered when his vehicle en- hostile incident in Anbar province, cial Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC. He countered an improvised explosive de- Iraq. Lance Corporal Dryden was as- was from Los Angeles, CA. vice on June 24. Sergeant Dominguez signed to 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Ma- PFC Michael Robert Patton, 19, died was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd rine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, June 14 while supporting combat oper- Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, CA. ations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. TX. He was from San Diego, CA. SPC Armando A. De La Paz, 21, died Private First Class Patton was as- LCpl Jeffery S. Stevenson, 20, died November 13 in Baghdad, of injuries signed to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, July 13 from a nonhostile incident in sustained during a vehicle rollover. 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedi- Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cor- Specialist De La Paz was assigned to tionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. poral Stevenson was assigned to the the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery PFC Dawid Pietrek, 24, died June 14 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, while supporting combat operations in Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expe- 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO. Farah Province, Afghanistan. Private ditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Riverside, CA. First Class Pietrek was assigned to 2nd

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Sergeant Corporal Sim was assigned to 1st Bat- 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Garcia was assigned to the 2nd Bat- talion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Divi- Division, I Marine Expeditionary talion, 503d Infantry Regiment, Air- sion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. borne, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Twentynine Palms, CA. He was from SGT Michael Toussiant-Hyle Wash- Team, Vicenza, Italy. He was from Santa Ana, CA. ington, 20, died June 14 while sup- Long Beach, CA. Cpl Adrian Robles, 21, died October 22 porting combat operations in Farah PFC Ivan I. Wilson, 22, died July 21 while supporting combat operations in Province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Wash- while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Cor- ington was assigned to 2nd Battalion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Pri- poral Robles was assigned to 2nd Bat- 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Ma- vate First Class Wilson was assigned to talion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Ma- rine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Ma- rine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Palms, CA. rine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. Hospitalman Marc A. Retmier, 19, Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. He was 1LT Trevor J. Yurista, 32, died Octo- died June 18 as a result of wounds suf- from Clearlake, CA. ber 27 while supporting combat oper- fered from an enemy rocket attack in PFC Jair De Jesus Garcia, 29, died ations in Helmand Province, Afghani- northern Paktika Province, Afghani- August 1 in Chowkay Valley, Afghani- stan. First Lieutenant Yurista was as- stan. Hospitalman Retmier was as- stan, from wounds sustained when his signed to 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Ma- signed to Provincial Reconstruction vehicle encountered an improvised ex- rine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Team Sharana in Afghanistan. He was plosive device. Private First Class Gar- Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. from Hemet, CA. cia was assigned to the 6th Squadron, STAFF SERGEANT TIMOTHY H. WALKER LCpl Andrew Francis Whitacre, 21, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, it is died June 19 while conducting combat Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, with a heavy heart that I rise today to operations in Farah Province, Afghani- Fort Hood, TX. He was from honor the life and heroic service of stan. Lance Corporal Whitacre was as- Chatsworth, CA. SSG Timothy H. Walker. Staff Ser- signed to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine LCpl Jacob J. Toves, 27, died August geant Walker, a member of the 4th In- Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Ma- 14 while supporting combat operations fantry Division at Fort Carson, was rine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. killed in Sadr City, Iraq on November Palms, CA. Lance Corporal Toves was assigned to 8, 2008, when an improvised explosive CPT Eric Daniel Terhune, 34, died the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd device detonated near his vehicle. He June 19 while conducting combat oper- Marine Division, III Marine Expedi- was 38 years old. A native of Tennessee, Staff Sergeant ations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. tionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. He was Walker joined the Army in 1990. He Captain Terhune was assigned to 2nd from Grover Beach, CA. served in Bosnia from 1999 to 2000, Ku- Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st SPC Marques I. Knight, 24, died Sep- wait in 2001, and also served two tours Marine Division, I Marine Expedi- tember 6 in Aliabad, Afghanistan, of of duty in support of Operation Iraqi wounds suffered when he received small tionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. Freedom. During his most recent de- Hospitalman Dustin Kelby Burnett, arms fire while on dismounted patrol. ployment, Staff Sergeant Walker, a 19, died June 20 while conducting com- Specialist Knight was assigned to the combat medic himself, was actively in- bat operations in Farah Province, Af- 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, volved in training Iraqis to treat com- ghanistan. Hospitalman Burnett was 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry bat wounds on the battlefield, and he assigned to First Marine Division De- Division, Fort Hood, TX. He was from served as the medical material coordi- tachment, Twentynine Palms, CA. San Juan Capistrano, CA. nator for the Iraqi Security Forces lo- SGT Matthew E. Mendoza, 24, died SGT Jerome C. Bell Jr., 29, died Sep- gistics coordination team, which teach- June 20 while conducting combat oper- tember 19 while supporting combat op- es Iraqi police officers and soldiers how ations in Helmand Province, Afghani- erations in Farah Province, Afghani- to track and receive medical supplies. stan. Sergeant Mendoza was assigned stan. Sergeant Bell was assigned to 2nd Throughout his 18 years of service, to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st and in every capacity, Staff Sergeant 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedi- Marine Division, I Marine Expedi- Walker distinguished himself through tionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. tionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. his courage, his dedication to duty, and SGT Ryan J. Connolly, 24, died June CPT Bruno G. Desolenni, 32, died his willingness to take on any chal- 24 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, of wounds September 20 in Kandahar, Afghani- lenge—no matter how dangerous, no suffered when his vehicle struck a sus- stan, of wounds sustained when an im- matter how big or small. His extraor- pected landmine. Sergeant Connolly provised explosive device detonated dinary bravery and talent earned him was assigned to the 173rd Special near his vehicle. Captain Desolenni was more than 20 awards and medals, in- Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Bri- assigned to the Joint Forces Head- cluding the Purple Heart, the Bronze gade Combat Team, Bamberg, Ger- quarters, Element Training Team, Or- Star, and the Meritorious Service many. He was from Vacaville, CA. egon Army National Guard. He was Medal. SSGT Christopher D. Strickland, 25, from Crescent City, CA. Staff Sergeant Walker is remembered died June 25, while supporting combat Cpl Jason A. Karella, 20, died October by those who knew him as a consum- operations in Helmand Province, Af- 9 while supporting combat operations mate professional and friend who they ghanistan. Staff Sergeant Strickland in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Cor- could turn to in times of need, and who was assigned to 1st Marine Logistics poral Karella was assigned to the 2nd they could always count on to raise Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st their spirits in times of sadness. They Camp Pendleton, CA. Marine Division, I Marine Expedi- recall his knack for giving people nick- SGT James M. Treber, 24, died June tionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. names, and the infectiousness of his 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, SGT Federico G. Borjas, 33, died Oc- laughter. And, most of all, they re- from injuries sustained when his vehi- tober 16 in Bermel District Center, Af- member his devotion to his wife and cle rolled into a canal. Sergeant Treber ghanistan, of wounds suffered from children, and to his country. was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Spe- small arms fire during a dismounted The Greek historian Thucydides cial Forces Group, Airborne, Fort patrol. Sergeant Borjas was assigned to wrote that ‘‘the bravest are surely

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They stormed the My prayers go out to Sergeant Clay’s to get in a day of fishing. He was gen- beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima family and friends, particularly his erous with hugs and incredibly loyal to facing long odds, and now, in 2008, they high school sweetheart and wife, his friends. He was a loving husband traverse the mountains of Afghanistan Mellissa Clay. During his second Inau- who wanted to live peacefully with his and navigate the cities of Iraq under gural Address, Abraham Lincoln wife in the mountains of Colorado. And constant threat of insurgent attacks. pledged, ‘‘to care for him who shall he was a proud American willing to The bravest have kept us safe and have borne the battle and for his widow sacrifice everything in defense of the strong. They will always make us and his orphans.’’ Mrs. Clay, we will country he held dear. proud. never forget the sacrifice of your loved Staff Sergeant Walker’s service was Adlai Stevenson once asked, ‘‘what one, and we work to honor his memory, in keeping with this American tradi- do we mean by patriotism in the con- courage, and service to our great Na- tion. At substantial personal risk, he text of our times? I venture to suggest tion. braved the chaos of combat zones that what we mean is a sense of na- throughout the world to attend to the tional responsibility . . . a patriotism CORPORAL ADRIAN ROBLES which is not short, frenzied outbursts injuries of his men. And though their Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. Presi- of emotion, but the tranquil and steady fate on the battlefield was uncertain, dent, I rise today to honor Marine Cpl dedication of a lifetime.’’ Sergeant his men knew that, in Staff Sergeant Adrian Robles, who was killed in ac- Stiles felt this sense of responsibility Walker, they were in good hands. For tion in Afghanistan on October 22, 2008. the lives he saved, and for the lives he at a young age and served with the touched, Staff Sergeant Walker will be steady dedication that reminds us of Corporal Robles, who was a native of forever remembered as one of the brav- what it is to be a true patriot. In his Scottsbluff, NE, was assigned to the est. memory, and with his inspiration, may Second Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st To Staff Sergeant Walker’s mother we all continue to work to make our Marine Division, I Marine Expedi- Barbara, his father Wayne, his wife union more perfect, and our world safer tionary Force, based at Twentynine Dawn, his children Gregory and Madi- for all. Palms, CA. He had worked his whole son, his sister Shelly, and all his To Sergeant Stiles’ mother Linda, life to become a marine. At age 16, Cor- friends and family, I cannot imagine his father Lynn, his wife Launa, his poral Robles told his parents about his the sorrow you must be feeling. I hope sister Natalie, his brother Charles, his plans to enlist and, at 17, asked that that, in time, the pain of your loss is grandparents Maxine and Kenney, and they sign forms which would allow him assuaged by your pride in Tim’s service all his friends and family, I cannot to join before his 18th birthday. His to his country and by your knowledge imagine the sorrow you must be feel- parents told him to wait, so he finished that his country will never forget him. ing. I hope that, in time, the pain of high school and then enlisted imme- We are humbled by his service and his your loss is assuaged by your pride in diately. sacrifice. Jon’s service to his country and by Corporal Robles had previously SERGEANT JON L. STILES your knowledge that his country will served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Mr. President, it is with a heavy never forget him. We are humbled by 2006, and was on a tour serving in Af- heart that I rise today to honor the life his service and his sacrifice. ghanistan at the time of his death. Cor- and heroic service of Sergeant Jon L. SERGEANT JAMES CLAY poral Robles received three good con- Stiles. Sergeant Stiles, assigned to the Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, Arkansas duct medals—an unusual achievement 927th Engineer Company, 769th Engi- is grieving for a young hero, a coura- for such a young marine—as well as neer Battalion, was killed on November geous soldier who was serving in Iraq medals for his service in Iraq and Af- 13, 2008, when an improvised explosive as a member of the 224th Maintenance ghanistan. He served as a rifleman, the device detonated near his patrol in Company. This team keeps our troops backbone of the Marine Corps. Origi- Shubhuyan, Afghanistan. He was 38 safe and their equipment and vehicles nally deployed to help train Afghan years old. running. It is a mission paramount to Army recruits, his unit’s mission Sergeant Stiles grew up in Highlands our soldiers’ success. changed as the security situation dete- Ranch, CO, and after graduating from A member of the National Guard for riorated; and Corporal. Robles was ‘‘in high school, spent nearly 13 years in almost 7 years, Sergeant James Clay of the fight’’ right to the end. the U.S. Marine Corps and 2 years in Mountain Home, AR, showed great the Army. Two years following his dis- commitment and patriotism through- Fully aware of the dangers he faced, charge, he moved back to Colorado, out his assignment with the 2nd Bat- Corporal Robles made the courageous joined the Colorado National Guard, talion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th choice to serve his country and help and was deployed to Afghanistan, Brigade Combat team. Of his service, the people of Iraq and Afghanistan where he worked to clear transpor- MG William Wofford, adjutant general achieve peace and security. He made tation routes of IEDs and insurgents in of the Arkansas National Guard re- the ultimate sacrifice so that others support of Operation Enduring Free- calls, ‘‘He was called to serve, and he might enjoy the freedoms he had dom. answered that call with valiant service. known all his life. This past October, Sergeant Stiles He was a true patriot and will not soon Corporal Robles represents all that saved the lives of three fellow soldiers be forgotten.’’ we have to be proud of in our Armed when he rescued them from underneath Sergeant Clay’s untimely death has Forces. I commend his bravery and a burning vehicle that was struck by a brought me to the Senate floor today, selflessness while offering my deepest suicide bomber, an act of incredible but I want to take a minute to honor condolences to the family members he bravery that earned him the Bronze his life. He overcame major obstacles left behind. It is small comfort for Star. He suffered serious damage to his in his personal life, including the death those who must now go on without one lungs and vocal chords as a result of of his father, yet he graduated from they loved so dearly, but they know this incident, but instead of taking Cotter High School in 2002 where teach- that Corporal Robles gave his life for a medical leave, he insisted on returning ers describe him as outstanding, con- noble goal. I join all Nebraskans—in- to battle. He believed strongly in our siderate, and spirited. Friends remem- deed, all Americans—in mourning the mission in Afghanistan, cared deeply ber Sergeant Clay as a role model who loss of such a fine young man.

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TRIBUTE TO SENATORS family. GORDON and his wife Sharon ington, DC, enlisted in the Navy during GORDON SMITH have raised three wonderful children: World War II in January 1945. After the Mr. HATCH. Mr. President. I thank Brittany, Garrett, and Morgan. Even conclusion of the war, he left the mili- you for the opportunity today to pay while meeting the demands of his job, tary to pursue a legal education at the tribute to a very special man, caring you always knew his thoughts and ac- University of Virginia, only to rejoin husband and father, and great Senator tions centered on home. the Navy, this time with the Marines, GORDON SMITH. During his second term in office, to serve in the Korean War. Sadly, he will be leaving this august GORDON and Sharon had to face a trag- In 1953, he finished his legal studies body soon and returning to private life. edy almost impossible to bear. Their while still serving in the Marine Corps The United States Senate will be losing son, Garrett, lost his battle with de- Reserves and spent the next 7 years as a great leader, a man of high integrity, pression and grief. As I watched this a government attorney, first as a clerk and a true statesman. deeply grieving father, I was so power- for a U.S. appeals court judge, then as GORDON joined the United States fully reminded that life isn’t always an assistant U.S. attorney. Senator Senate in January 1997, after winning about what happens in the walls of the WARNER left the public sector in 1960 to an election as a rural conservative in a United States Capitol but it is about pursue a career in private legal prac- State defined by a more liberal land- our families, our friends, and the love tice, though it would not be long until scape. After his election, Senator we share with those closest to our he was called into service again. SMITH quickly made his mark as some- souls. In 1969, he was appointed by Presi- one both sides of the aisle could work Senator SMITH didn’t just let his dent Richard Nixon to serve as the with for the good of his State and our grief consume him—he took action. Under Secretary of the Navy. Just over Nation. He displayed the characteris- Perhaps his proudest accomplishment 3 years later, he succeeded John H. tics of what I believe makes a truly in Senate service would be the passing Chafee as the Secretary of the Navy. great Senator—someone who is willing of a suicide prevention law, named This, of course, was a unique era in the to roll up his sleeves and battle for after his son. This law passed unani- history of U.S. diplomacy and, as Naval mously and has made a real difference what he believes is right. Secretary, JOHN was involved in a num- His commitment to Oregon was ex- in programs across the country that ber of diplomatic efforts involving the emplary. He focused on issues that are designed to help those in critical Soviet Union, most notably the Sea were critical to the citizens of his emotional need. Executive Agreement. I am truly grateful that I have had State including education, health care, JOHN’s political career began in 1978 natural resources, and bridging the the opportunity to serve with this great man for 12 years. In a town where when he was elected to represent the rural-urban divide. Along the way he State of Virginia in the Senate. He is displayed a true independent streak, true friendships can be rare, I have been blessed to find a true friend in the second longest serving Senator in bucking his party when he believed he Virginia’s history and, by a margin of needed to go a different direction for GORDON SMITH. Although we didn’t always agree, our deepest fundamental many years, the longest serving Repub- the good of those he represented. lican from the State. Of course, JOHN Senator SMITH’s leadership and abili- beliefs were shaped in the same bed- rock of less government, opportunities and I have crossed paths many times ties were greatly appreciated by the during our years in the Senate. We committee members he served with, for all, and integrity in public service. I always knew that whether in times served together on the HELP Com- and the positions he was asked to as- mittee and the Select Committee on sume. As chairman of the Senate Spe- of trouble or success, I had found a true comrade in service, someone I could Intelligence. But, for me, one of the cial Committee on Aging he presided most memorable times I shared with over critical issues facing our Nation’s trust to do what is right and hold fast to the notion of public service for the JOHN took place outside the Halls of aging population. In addition, he made the Senate. tremendous contributions to four addi- people. tional committees: Commerce, Science, Robert Louis Stevenson stated, ‘‘We During the August recess of 1985, my and Transportation; Energy and Nat- are all travelers in the wilderness of son Jess and I were joined by JOHN and ural Resources; Indian Affairs; and the this world, and the best we can find in his son on a fishing and boating trip in Finance Committee. our travels is an honest friend.’’ GOR- Utah. During one day of the trip, after He was also selected four times by DON has been just that friend to me. returning from a hike, I was surprised the leadership of our party to become I will miss working alongside this to see a ghostly-looking creature sit- the Deputy Whip, an important posi- great Senator, and true American. ting in our campsite. As it turned out, tion we could all look to for guidance However, I know that throughout his JOHN and some of the others had and support. life he will continue to work for the formed a mud hole down near the river, I had the distinct pleasure of trav- good of others in whatever endeavors and he had been diving in and out of it. eling with Senator SMITH on two occa- he chooses to follow. I want to wish By the time I had returned to the sions to Iraq to assess the situation GORDON and his wife Sharon and their campsite, JOHN was covered head to toe first-hand, visit with the troops, and children many years of continued suc- in pumice mud. Apparently, the mud become more intimately familiar with cess, happiness and peace as they trav- was good for the skin, but at the time the challenges facing our country over- el life’s path together. Thank you for I was unaware of this fact. seas. We shared a genuine interest and the opportunity to honor this extraor- On the last day of the trip, JOHN and concern in the events taking place in dinary man. I were fishing on Lake Powell and I that country, and I will forever be JOHN WARNER was lucky enough to catch an 8 pound grateful to Senator SMITH for taking Mr. President, I wish to speak today 60 striped bass. He was impressed with that journey with me. in honor of my good friend, the senior my catch and he asked if he could keep Before joining the Senate, GORDON Senator from Virginia. As you know, it, apparently he wanted it as a trophy. made his mark in the business world— Senator WARNER is retiring at the con- That evening, we flew up north to an assuming the helm of his family’s fro- clusion of this the 110th Congress, and event in Deer Valley, UT, but because zen vegetable processing company. His I wanted to take a moment to express we didn’t have time to change after the strength and commitment steered this my appreciation for his friendship and flight, we showed up in our fishing company to new success, and estab- his years of public service. clothes. JOHN strode into the fancy ski lished himself as a business leader with Senator WARNER’s retirement marks lodge to meet the shirt-and-tied crowd qualities to emulate. the end of a career in the service of the sporting his jeans and carrying my fish You can’t talk about GORDON SMITH United States that has spanned more around with him! Though I can’t be without talking about the love he has than 6 decades. JOHN, having been born certain, it sure seemed like he was for people, especially his wonderful in 1927 and raised right here in Wash- proud of it.

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But, seriously, Mr. President, Sen- JOHN SUNUNU years of service Senator SUNUNU has ator WARNER will always be remem- Mr. President, I rise to speak today been able to provide to this body as a bered for his even-tempered nature and regarding the departure of my es- result of their sacrifice. Senator for his work on behalf of our men and teemed colleague from New Hampshire, SUNUNU’s journey in the U.S. Senate women in the military. He has never Senator JOHN SUNUNU. I have known would not be complete without their been one to follow the crowd for par- Senator SUNUNU and his family for support, and I am sure that they will tisanship’s sake, always choosing to many years now, and I have worked all be happy to have their loving hus- follow his own conscience. I must closely with Senator SUNUNU since he band and father around the house a lit- admit that, over the years, JOHN and I first joined Congress in 1996 in the tle more often. Without hesitation, Mr. have found ourselves in disagreement House of Representatives and then in President, I can say that our loss is over issues that I believed to be of vital the Senate since 2002. Today, I am sure their gain. To Senator SUNUNU and his importance. But he was always one to that I am joined by many of my col- family, I extend my deepest gratitude respect the views of his colleagues in leagues in saying that his service, his for the countless hours of service, the either party, even if he went a different thoughtfulness, and his friendship in simple acts of thoughtfulness, and the way in the end. this institution will be missed. years of friendship they have extended Often referred to as one of the smart- I wish JOHN and his wife Jeanne the to me, my colleagues, and the people of est people in Congress, Senator SUNUNU best of luck in all their future endeav- the United States. Given Senator earned bachelor of science and master ors. I think I speak for all my Senate SUNUNU’s track record, I am certain of science degrees in mechanical engi- colleagues when I say that the Senate that we will be hearing more about him neering from the Massachusetts Insti- for many years to come. will be a lesser place without JOHN in tute of Technology (MIT). Setting the it. bar even higher, he also went on to WAYNE ALLARD ELIZABETH DOLE earn a Master of Business Administra- Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, when the Mr. President, I wish to speak today tion from Harvard University. Armed final gavel brings an end to the current session of Congress, my good friend regarding Senator ELIZABETH DOLE, with that kind of education, it would WAYNE ALLARD has chosen to retire who will be departing from the United have been easy for Senator SUNUNU to States Senate. I have known Senator spend the rest of his days on a career from the U.S. Senate. I know we will DOLE well and I am sure I am joined by track that would have compensated all miss him and the strong and power- many of my colleagues in saying that him and his family in ways that most ful voice he has been for Colorado and she will be missed. of us only dream about. Instead, after the West. His eye for detail and focus on the issues that are of such great im- Senator DOLE has shown her enthu- only a few short years in the private portance to his constituents and mine siasm and commitment firsthand sector, Senator SUNUNU chose to put through her vast contributions over his mind to work in Congress at solv- will be very difficult to replace. WAYNE is quite a remarkable guy. He the last 6 years. Her true courage is the ing some of the most pressing problems knew at a very young age that he powerful force behind her remarkable and issues of our day. It is for that wanted to be a veterinarian and so he public service career. Most important, dedication of service to his country to directed all his efforts to pursuing that Senator DOLE can conceive and articu- which I pay tribute today. calling. He graduated from Colorado late goals that lift people and unite In addition to being one of the smart- State University with a degree in vet- them in the pursuit of objectives wor- est people in Congress, Senator SUNUNU erinary medicine and opened a veteri- thy of their best efforts. also holds the well-known title of being nary practice in Loveland, CO, with his As we look back on the challenges of the youngest Senator currently serving in our legislative body. While that feat wife Joan. our economy, Senator DOLE has be- As he worked at the profession he come a robust leader in helping our alone is impressive in its own right, I also like to think of Senator SUNUNU as loved he got to know the people of the country focus on creating jobs, area and the problems they faced every strengthening national security, im- one of the most thoughtful Senators currently serving in the Senate. Spe- day. He wanted to do more than just proving education, and making quality take care of their animals and live- health care more affordable and acces- cifically, Mr. President, I mention Sen- ator SUNUNU’s act of friendship and sol- stock, so he started to branch out to a sible. Her initial determination was career in politics. He knew he could demonstrated as she graduated from idarity in 2005 when he shaved his own hair and stood alongside our mutual find the time for both his practice and Duke University and Harvard Law friend, Senator ARLEN SPECTER, as he for politics and the challenge of learn- School, then entering her public career underwent chemotherapy treatment. A ing something new interested him. by serving under multiple U.S. Presi- simple act, indeed, but it is one that WAYNE had one great advantage as he dents, including Ronald Regan and has not gone unnoticed and it is one began—his family’s deep Colorado George H.W. Bush. Throughout her ca- that illustrates the thoughtfulness of a roots. WAYNE’s great-great-grandfather reer, she served as Secretary of Trans- man and a Senator who stood by his was a trapper and an explorer and he portation, Secretary of Labor, and colleague in a time of great need. It is was one of the first permanent settlers head of the American Red Cross. She that compassionate thoughtfulness of of northern Colorado. His family was continued her public service by bring- which we will all miss. among the first to move into the area ing her zeal to the Senate as the first From his thoughtful work on energy and establish a home there. female U.S. Senator from North Caro- and climate change legislation to his WAYNE grew up on the family ranch. lina. valued friendship while working to- He learned at an early age the impor- As a fellow Senator, ELIZABETH dis- gether on the Finance Committee, Sen- tance of a hard day’s work and of al- plays qualities of a true southern belle. ator SUNUNU has done a tremendous job ways doing your best. His days were She is a powerful role model. Her ef- for the people of New Hampshire and spent baling hay and helping out with forts to make North Carolina and our nation. As a colleague, I appreciate whatever needed to be done around the America safer, stronger, and healthier his instrumental support of the Flag ranch from dawn to dusk. Life on the have not gone unnoticed. Most impor- Desecration Amendment in 2006. As a ranch taught him a lot and instilled in tantly, she has played a key role in friend, I convey my highest admiration him the values and principles that have serving on the Senate Armed Services, and respect for what he has been able served him well throughout his life and Banking, Small Business and Aging to accomplish while here in the Senate. his political career. Committees. It is that spirit of friendship of which WAYNE is a strong believer in the Mr. President, I extend my deepest all of us could always gain a little idea of a citizen-politician. He believes gratitude to Senator DOLE. I can say, something from. that the more experience we have in without reservation, that she is a dedi- I wish Senator SUNUNU and his lovely the workforce, the better we are able cated public servant and friend. family the best and thank them for the to find legislative solutions to address

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the problems faced by families across which was formerly a nuclear weapons LARRY has long Idaho roots that date the Nation. facility, to a national wildlife refuge, back to his family’s arrival in Idaho That philosophy guided WAYNE’s ef- and his determination to protect and more than a century ago. He was born forts in the House and helped him win preserve the area around the Rio on the family ranch that his grand- his present seat in the Senate in 1997. Grande River. All these projects were father had homesteaded back in 1899. That was the same year that I came to important to him because they enabled The ranch has been the proud home of Washington and WAYNE was one of the him to make a difference back home in the Craig family ever since. first people I met. Our shared commit- Colorado. Sometime during the days when ment to the people of the West made us Now that his Washington years are LARRY was a young man growing up in natural allies. drawing to a close, WAYNE would be the Idaho, he was bitten by the political It was soon after we were sworn in as first to give a lion’s share of the credit bug. It got him started on the path to- freshman Senators that WAYNE told me for all he has accomplished to his wife ward what would be a career of public about his plans to hold an annual con- Joan. She was there from the start, service. Then, in 1974, LARRY was elect- ference to get his constituents more in- working alongside him in his veteri- ed to the Idaho State Senate. It set volved in the day-to-day operations of nary clinic and she is still by his side, him on a path that would take him to the Government. His dream took shape the most important part of his work in the United States Senate. as the Allard Capital Conference. This the Senate. They have long been a re- Because of his background as a annual event gives those who attend an markable team and it can truly be said rancher and a farmer, LARRY knows the opportunity to learn more about how that he and I both overmarried. Joan importance of the land and the need for their Government works, and to share has been his best friend, his most trust- us to be good stewards of all the re- their good ideas about how to change ed adviser, and his wisest political ad- sources under our control. After all, as things. When it is over, it sends all viser and counselor. we have heard so very often, when it Now they will return to Colorado and those who attend back home to Colo- comes to the land, they aren’t making to the life that they love. I don’t know rado with a hefty dose of encourage- any more of it. That is why LARRY has what WAYNE’s plans are for the future, ment to continue the dialogue they but I hope and expect I will continue to always been determined to ensure that began here. It has been a great success hear from him whenever he thinks that Idaho’s natural treasures were well and WAYNE has been able to attract we just aren’t getting it right when it taken care of. It is not an exaggeration many of Washington’s leaders to par- comes to the budget, the environment, to say that LARRY has been the guard- ticipate along with an impressive list or any of the other issues that have ian at the gate to ensure the Federal of Senators from both sides of the driven him during his service in the Government didn’t overstep its bound- aisle. Senate. Whatever he decides to do, I aries and overregulate the land in History will show that WAYNE has know we will continue to hear from Idaho during his watch. been so successful in the Senate be- him and that is something that can His commitment to the land and to cause he is committed to getting only continue to serve us all well. the people of Idaho who rely on it for things done—and not in making sure WAYNE is a special guy who loves Colo- their livelihood particularly showed he gets the credit. It is another philos- rado and his country and he has dedi- itself during his service on the Energy ophy we share. You can get just about cated his life to making them better and Natural Resources Committee. He anything done if you don’t care who places for us and for future generations took full advantage of the opportunity gets the credit for it. WAYNE has been to live. He can retire secure in the to work against any effort that would a workhorse more than a showhorse knowledge that he has succeeded be- adversely affect the ability of the peo- and that has always pleased his con- cause he cared enough to serve. ple of Idaho to make good use of their stituents. Thank you, WAYNE, for your heart- State’s land. Also on his agenda was Over the years, WAYNE’s commitment felt commitment to Colorado and the the Endangered Species Act and the to fiscal sanity has been so strong and Nation, for your willingness to serve problems that had come with its appli- so compelling that it drove him to give the people in the Senate and most of cation. It was a fight LARRY was deter- up his seats on the Armed Services and all, thank you for your friendship. mined to win and he did more than just Environmental and Public Works Com- Diana joins in sending all the best for express his concern. He rolled up his mittees to join the Appropriations a continued rich and rewarding life to sleeves and got to work. The new law Committee. From there he took the you and Joan. And WAYNE, for me, he helped to write is not only more ef- reins of the Legislative Branch Sub- please keep track of and share the good fective, but it is also designed to mini- committee and began the difficult and fishing spots. I know most of them will mize its impact on property rights, em- demanding task of overseeing the con- be in Wyoming. ployment and our State and local struction of the Capitol Visitor Center. LARRY CRAIG economies. Up till then, the project had been the Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I appreciate In the years to come I will most re- center of a lot of attention because having this opportunity to wish LARRY member LARRY for his ability to there were so many cost overruns, CRAIG all the best as he retires and represent his case with power and emo- delays in its construction, and ques- turns home to his beloved Idaho. I have tion whenever he would speak in com- tions about how the project was being enjoyed having a chance to work with mittee or on the floor. LARRY’s speak- managed. WAYNE brought some sanity him on issues of concern to the people ing and his debating skills are second to the process. He started checking in of our States. He has been an impor- to none. He has been called one of the on the work being done on a regular tant part of the work we have done on most influential of all the western Sen- basis and his oversight brought a much many of the issues that have come to ators and his conservative style has needed sense of accountability to the the floor of the Senate and he will be proven to be one of his greatest project which is now about to open its difficult to replace. strengths. doors to the people who come to visit Ever since he first arrived in the Sen- LARRY is probably best known for his our Nation’s Capitol every year. In the ate, LARRY has been a champion for the work on immigration and his support years to come, the Capitol Visitor Cen- West and a strong and powerful voice for the ability of seasonal workers to ter will be part of the legacy of on the issues that concern the people of come to the United States to work on WAYNE’s service to the people of our Wyoming and Idaho. His dedication to our farms. He knows the importance of Nation. making his home State a better place developing solutions to tough problems There is another area of achievement to live and his determination to make like immigration that do not hurt that WAYNE is probably more proud a difference in the Nation through his State economies or make life harder of—and that is his work on the Great service in the Senate has made him a for our family farms and ranches. Sand Dunes National Park, his success- force to be reckoned with for many The habits that he learned on the ful effort to convert Rocky Flats, years. family ranch have been with him his

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He has been the grandfather of three children my- They wondered why a guy who had a tireless worker in the effort to bring self, I can identify with his interest such great gifts wanted to take on the Nation’s expense account to a bien- and the time he sets aside to be with what would be a very difficult chal- nial budget. He has also fought long his eight grandchildren. lenge. and hard to try to put a rein on run- Speaking of his favorite hobby, he We are very fortunate that PETE away Federal spending. He was willing once said, ‘‘My wife knows she’s not a didn’t take their advice. Instead, he de- to do whatever was necessary to reach golf widow or a skiing or a hunting cided to run for the Senate and to an agreement that would balance the widow. She’s a gardening widow.’’ bring his case to the people. To no budget. He got that done by once again LARRY is also a tremendous artist. His one’s surprise they liked what they working with Members of both sides of ‘‘works’’ are widely prized and col- heard and PETE came to Washington the aisle and a Democrat administra- lected. after the 1972 elections. They have been tion. That was just like him. If there LARRY, I will be sorry to see you and sending him back here with enthu- was a way to get something done, PETE Suzanne leave, saddlebags flapping in siasm ever since. usually found it, and the new way he the wind as you ride off into the sun- It is not an easy thing to sum up a helped develop usually got the bill set. Now there will be time for all the career in the Senate that has spanned passed and signed into law. things you have been putting off for four decades. That is the mark of an in- For me and for most of us, what I some day, for now there will be plenty dividual who has dared to try to will most remember is PETE’s person- of some days for you to share with Su- achieve great things—and succeeded. ality and his great warmth. He is a zanne. Diana and I wish you all the He came to the Senate with a great genuine good guy who is very down to best in whatever you choose to do in awareness of what needed to be done Earth. He is a gentle man and a gen- the coming years. As we have found, and with a combination of his own tleman in every sense of the word. He the end of one great adventure is only brand of style and substance he has is a man of great faith who believes the beginning of the next. So it will be been part of a great effort to make that public service is the rent we pay for you. Good luck and God bless. those goals a reality. for the space we occupy on God’s green PETE DOMENICI Looking over his record in the Sen- Earth. Simply put, he is the kind of Mr. President, it is always a bitter- ate, it shows that PETE has been a key person you would want to have for a sweet moment in time for me when we player in our work to achieve energy friend. That is why so many of us come to the close of a session of Con- independence. Together with his New treasure his friendship. He is loyal and gress. As the clock counts down the Mexico colleague, JEFF BINGAMAN, close to other Members and to all his final hours of our legislative activities, PETE worked to bring a national en- staff. He treats his staff like Members it also signals the day when several of ergy bill that seemed doomed to be of his extended family and not like our colleagues will be retiring and end- stalled forever to the floor for a vote staff. I think that is why they work so ing their service in the United States and on to the President’s desk for his hard for him. They love him like a fa- Senate. When the current session ends, signature. PETE was always willing to ther because he treats them, as he one of my good friends and great allies work with any Member, no matter treats everyone he knows, with kind- in the Senate will be returning home to their place on the political spectrum, if ness and respect. his beloved New Mexico. He is Senator it meant making progress on a key I would be remiss if I didn’t mention PETE DOMENICI and I know we will all issue. That is why I would sum up his wife, Nancy. She has been a pillar miss him and his powerful presence in PETE’s career in one word—success. of strength and a source of great sup- the Senate. PETE has a knack of finding a way to port and encouragement to him in his In the months to come, PETE may no make things happen and we have all life. I like to say that PETE and I both longer be serving with us, but he will benefited from his abilities. overmarried. She has been an essential not be forgotten. He has left his mark For my part, I also worked with him member of his team since they met and on the Senate and on us all in too on the Mental Health Parity bill. For I know he would say that whatever suc- many ways for us not to remember him too long the provisions of our health cess has come to him in his life he owes and how hard he has been working for care system provided unequally for in great degree to her influence. She is the people of New Mexico, the West, physical health and mental health his greatest friend, his wisest counselor and the Nation over the years. Every problems. PETE knew that was unfair, and his closest confidante. Together day he came to the Senate he was fo- and he was determined to do something they have done a tremendous job for cused on what he could do today to about it. Working together with me the people of New Mexico and the influ- make our tomorrows better for us all. and the chairman of the Senate Com- ence they have had on it can be seen The leadership he provided on so many mittee on Health, Education, Labor from one corner of the State to the issues will be very difficult to replace. and Pensions, Senator EDWARD KEN- other. She has been a partner in the PETE began his career right out of NEDY, PETE was able to help bring a bill fight for mental health parity. college when he was deemed to be a to the floor that required health insur- The story is told that when PETE was good enough pitcher to be signed by a ance plans that offer mental health accepted into law school his father Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. It was a coverage to provide it on an equal level made him a deal. I will finance your good life, but it wasn’t the one for with that afforded to physical illnesses. law school education, he told him, but PETE. He decided after the season was It is a major change in health care cov- only if you agree to my terms. If you over that baseball wasn’t what he erage that will make life better for do well, I will be proud to pay your wanted to do and so he decided instead millions and millions of Americans. It way. If you bring home an ‘‘F’’ I will to do a different kind of pitching—to is a major accomplishment and it will expect to be repaid. the people of the city he lived in. That serve as a special part of his legacy of Well, my friend, as you return home, pitch helped launch him on his true achievements in the Senate. your father would be very proud of the life’s work—serving the people of his In the months to come we will also report card you will take with you State and helping to make New Mexico miss PETE’s leadership and his wise from the Senate and from the people of a better place to live. counsel as we continue to work on the New Mexico. You have done a great job When PETE decided to get involved in economic problems facing the Nation. and everything you have done in your politics his friends told him he was PETE is an expert on budget issues and life and in your career you have done making a big mistake. They warned he has served as our Budget Committee very well. You take with us our great

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Make sure you leave your to bring us together on the issues has creativity they brought to our work in number with us for I know we will be helped us to develop answers to prob- the Senate during their years of service reaching out to you for your advice and lems that seemed to elude us. I don’t to the people of their home States. thoughtful suggestions in the days to think anyone has a better grasp of the When I am asked about the members come. That is one thing that will never importance of finding a third way to do with whom I have had the privilege to change. things than JOHN. He knows that there serve during my Senate career, CHUCK JOHN WARNER are always three ways of beginning our HAGEL will certainly come to mind. I Mr. President, I appreciate having work on the issues. The first two lead don’t think anyone has a more inter- this opportunity to join with my col- to gridlock as they are the extreme po- esting life story to tell than CHUCK and leagues in wishing JOHN WARNER all sitions on the issue. The third way is certainly few have achieved the level of the best as he retires from the United closer to the middle and has elements success he has been able to attain in States Senate after 30 years of service in it that everyone can agree on. That his public life and in the business to the people of Virginia. JOHN has had is usually what gets things done. world. a long and distinguished career and he That has always been JOHN’s measure CHUCK grew up in a small Nebraska will be greatly missed. of success. He has never been one who town where he learned the value of a day’s work at an earlier than usual Like so many of us, JOHN’s early was concerned about making points, he years had a great influence on his life has always been interested in making age. CHUCK found his first job when he and helped to shape his character and progress. was only nine and he’s been hard at work ever since. When he lost his fa- mold his destiny. JOHN’s father was a JOHN will always be remembered for ther at the age of 16 it fell to him, as surgeon and he saw to it that JOHN’s the leadership he brought to the Sen- education began at an early age and in- ate on a number of issues that con- the oldest child, to help raise the younger ones of his family. cluded samples of just about every- cerned him. As he worked on them all That was also about the time that thing there was to learn. JOHN was he showed his independence and his willingness to consider all viewpoints CHUCK made his first run for office. soon picking up on a course of study When he was in high school he decided that included math, music, science, to find the one that he thought stood the best chance of succeeding, on the to run for Student Council President. Latin and much, much more. He knew he would have to do some- During those early years, JOHN felt floor and in the field. JOHN would be an thing different in his campaign to sepa- the call to serve his country, so he excellent diplomat because he knows rate himself from the others who were joined the Navy when he was 17 years how to disagree without being dis- running, so he tied a chicken to the agreeable. He has forged good working old so he could be part of our Nation’s hood of his car and drove around the relationships with us all and that is heroic effort in World War II. He then school announcing the reasons why he why he has so many friends in the Sen- joined the Marines in 1950 to be part of was in the race. No one had ever seen ate. our forces fighting the Korean war. anything quite like that before and he JOHN’s service in our Armed Forces JOHN has been a great public servant won quite easily I am sure. and his tenure as our Secretary of the and his career shows the results he has After his high school years, CHUCK been able to achieve in every area of Navy has made him one of the Senate’s heard the call to serve his country and strongest and most knowledgeable his life. I am proud of his service in the he and his brother joined the Army and voices on the use of our Nation’s mili- Senate on behalf of the people of Vir- served in Vietnam. He was seriously tary. He has been one of the Congress’ ginia, his service in our Armed Forces, wounded twice and received two Purple most respected and most sought after and especially, I am proud to call him Hearts during his military service. experts on our actions in Iraq, the war my friend. During one of his missions, he and his It is always difficult at the end of the against terrorism, and our efforts in brother were trapped in their armored Iraq and Afghanistan. His experience session to say goodbye to our col- personnel carrier when an enemy mine leagues who are retiring. We have has also made him a leader in the Sen- exploded beneath them. CHUCK pulled ate’s oversight on defense spending. worked together for so many years his unconscious brother to safety and Through the years, JOHN has been an that we will miss their thoughtful sug- probably saved his life. It took 10 years important part of the debate on global gestions, their well chosen words and for him to fully heal from the effects of warming. His concern about the issue their commitment to the issues we the injuries he suffered that day. and the future of our Nation led him to have worked on together. When he graduated from the Univer- ask us for our good ideas and common For JOHN, the good part of goodbye is sity of Nebraska he began his political sense proposals, regardless of our party the knowledge that we will meet again career in earnest. He joined the staff of affiliation, in an effort to reach a con- and, I am sure, we will work together a Republican congressman from Ne- sensus on the issue that would ulti- again, laugh again, and continue to braska and impressed him and his staff mately lead us to a workable solution. enjoy all that life has to offer again. so much that he steadily rose in re- There are two important reasons why This is not a time to say goodbye, just sponsibility to be his top aide. JOHN has been such a tireless worker a reminder to be well until we see each Equally impressive has been CHUCK’s on this and other similar issues. JOHN other again. success as a businessman. He sold al- shares my love of the great outdoors Diana joins in sending our best wish- most all he had to begin a cellular and all that it has to offer. He enjoys es to you, JOHN and to Jeanne. You de- phone company with two partners. His taking time from his busy schedule to serve nothing but the best life has to hard work and determination to suc- hunt and fish with his grandchildren. offer and you shall have it. I look for- ceed paid off and his investment was He remembers the days he spent with ward to the days ahead and a time multiplied many times over. his father taking part in those great when we can get out our fishing poles That kind of success would have been activities and he wants to give his and explore some of Virginia’s best riv- enough for most people, but not for grandchildren the same gift. So do I. I ers and streams. Good luck and God CHUCK. CHUCK felt the call to bigger think that shows JOHN WARNER has a bless. things and he set his sights on going to streak of Wyoming in him and has CHUCK HAGEL Washington to make life a little better fished there. Mr. President, soon the last remain- for the people back home in Nebraska. In the years that I have served with ing items of business on the legislative That was his platform when CHUCK JOHN I have always been impressed calendar will be taken up and the cur- ran for the Senate in 1996. The experts

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The people of Nebraska 2095 still meets the conditions required [In millions of dollars] knew a good thing when they saw it for the release of the reserve fund FY 2009 Budget Authority ...... 14,435 and CHUCK was sent to the Senate to under section 223, including being fully FY 2009 Outlays ...... 10,253 represent them. paid for over both the 6- and 11-year FY 2009–2013 Budget Authority ...... 75,939 CHUCK and I were part of the same time periods. FY 2009–2013 Outlays ...... 49,981 freshman class and when we arrived we Consequently, I am revising the ad- f both looked forward to being named to justments made on September 29 pur- the committees on which we would suant to section 223 to reflect CBO’s RENEWABLE ENERGY AND serve so we could make a difference for updated estimate. This adjustment af- ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAUCUS our States and the Nation. CHUCK was fects both the budgetary aggregates Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise very pleased and proud when Senator and the allocation provided to the Sen- today to talk about a subject that is LUGAR offered him an invitation to join ate Commerce, Science, and Transpor- near and dear to my heart, the Senate the Senate Foreign Relations Com- tation Committee. Renewable Energy and Energy Effi- mittee. I ask unanimous consent to have ciency Caucus. CHUCK took full advantage of the op- printed in the RECORD the following re- Would the distinguished gentlemen portunity and made it the focus of his visions to S. Con. Res. 70. from North Dakota and Idaho engage efforts in the Senate. He made a point There being no objection, the mate- in a colloquy with me on this topic? of visiting other countries and meeting rial was ordered to be printed in the Mr. DORGAN. I would be pleased to with foreign leaders to increase his ex- RECORD, as follows: engage in such a colloquy. pertise on foreign policy. Working Mr. CRAPO. I would also like to join closely with Senator LUGAR and Sen- CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL my colleagues in a colloquy on this ator BIDEN, he has been a voice on the YEAR 2009—S. CON. RES. 70; FURTHER REVISIONS TO matter. committee that is sought after for his THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION Mr. ALLARD. I thank my colleagues. perspective on the issues that involve 223 DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVEST- The need for a strong renewable energy our relations with other countries. MENTS IN AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE policy has never been more timely. Over the years I have enjoyed serving [In billions of dollars] This is something I have worked on for with CHUCK and working with him on many years. As a member of the House Section 101 two of his top priorities, cutting Fed- of Representatives I was a member of eral spending and making our tax sys- (1)(A) Federal Revenues: the House Renewable Energy Caucus, FY 2008 ...... 1,875.401 tem more workable and more respon- FY 2009 ...... 2,029.667 and when I was elected to the Senate, sive to the needs of our national econ- FY 2010 ...... 2,204.701 discovered that no such similar caucus FY 2011 ...... 2,413.291 omy. He can be very proud of all he has FY 2012 ...... 2,506.069 existed here. So I, along with Senators achieved, especially his support of fast FY 2013 ...... 2,626.577 JEFF BINGAMAN, TIM JOHNSON, JIM JEF- (1)(B) Change in Federal Revenues: track authority so the President could FY 2008 ...... ¥3.999 FORDS, and BOB KERRY, founded the negotiate trade deals that cannot be FY 2009 ...... ¥67.732 Senate Renewable Energy and Energy FY 2010 ...... 21.303 changed by the Congress. His work in FY 2011 ...... ¥14.779 Efficiency Caucus. the area of international trade has FY 2012 ...... ¥151.526 The caucus is still going strong today FY 2013 ...... ¥123.642 made a great difference throughout the (2) New Budget Authority: with leadership from Senator BYRON United States and helped improve our FY 2008 ...... 2,564.237 DORGAN, Senator JOE LIEBERMAN, and FY 2009 ...... 2,538.268 relationship with our trading partners. FY 2010 ...... 2,566.829 myself. It is a nonpartisan group that Now CHUCK’s Washington years are FY 2011 ...... 2,692.492 strives to increase awareness of the FY 2012 ...... 2,734.106 coming to a close and he will be mov- FY 2013 ...... 2,858.848 various forms of renewable energy and ing on together with Lilibet to some- (3) Budget Outlays: energy efficiency technologies in the FY 2008 ...... 2,466.678 thing new and different in their lives. FY 2009 ...... 2,573.280 United States. Diana and I have always found that FY 2010 ...... 2,625.754 I have been honored to serve as the FY 2011 ...... 2,711.453 when one great adventure ends another FY 2012 ...... 2,719.533 Republican cochair since the inception one takes its place. That is our wish FY 2013 ...... 2,851.944 of the Senate caucus, during this time for you. Whatever the future holds for we have seen the caucus membership you and Lilibet we wish you all the CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL grow and today more than a third of best. The only good part about saying YEAR 2009—S. CON. RES. 70; FURTHER REVISIONS TO the Senate is a member. The caucus goodbye is the knowledge that you will THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION has hosted numerous events and brief- keep in touch with us and continue to 223 DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVEST- ings and helped hundreds of renewable offer your good advice and the unique MENTS IN AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE energy groups display their ideas and brand of common sense that you [In millions of dollars] technologies. It has also been a forum learned from your service in Wash- for sharing thousands of news articles ington, your success in your business, Current Allocation to Senate Commerce, Science, and Trans- relating to renewable energy and en- portation Committee: ergy efficiency. and your years growing up in Ne- FY 2008 Budget Authority 13,964. braska, Wyoming’s neighbor to the FY 2008 Outlays ...... 9,363 As many of you know, I am retiring East. FY 2009 Budget Authority ...... 14,435 from the Senate at the end of this term FY 2009 Outlays ...... 10,253 f and will no longer serve as cochair of FY 2009–2013 Budget Authority ...... 75,947 the caucus. I am proud of the work FURTHER CHANGES TO S. CON. FY 2009–2013 Outlays ...... 49,989 Adjustments: that the caucus has done, and I am RES. 70 FY 2008 Budget Authority ...... 0 confident it will continue to do great Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, pursu- FY 2008 Outlays ...... 0 work in the future. FY 2009 Budget Authority ...... 0 ant to section 223 of S. Con. Res. 70, I FY 2009 Outlays ...... 0 I know it will do great work in the previously filed adjustments to the 2009 FY 2009–2013 Budget Authority ...... ¥8 future because it will have strong lead- budget resolution for H.R. 2095, the FY 2009–2013 Outlays ...... ¥8 ership. I greatly appreciate the work of Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Revised Allocation to Senate Commerce, Science, and Trans- the other cochairs, Senators DORGAN portation Committee: Those adjustments reflected the Con- FY 2008 Budget Authority ...... 13,964 and LIEBERMAN. They have a remark- gressional Budget Office’s estimate at FY 2008 Outlays ...... 9,363 able dedication to renewable energy.

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Since to treat chronic inflammatory disease, Senator CRAPO has helped craft suc- then, Senator SNOWE, myself, and oth- and a nerve gas protection system. cessful legislation to provide tax cred- ers have worked diligently to address With regard to the bullet sorting tech- its for production and investment in concerns that have been expressed to nology, developed by CyberNet Sys- renewable energy such as wind, solar, us by our colleagues and the adminis- tems, a small, women-owned business and geothermal, and as a member of tration, and we reached an agreement located in Ann Arbor, MI, and cur- the Senate Agriculture Committee, he with the administration on the terms rently in use in Iraq and Afghanistan, supported expanded usage of renewable of the bill. Unfortunately, at the last that SBIR technology is estimated to biofuels. minute, a colleague had objections and have saved taxpayers more than $300 we cannot pass the bill. million. Those are real cost savings Senator CRAPO also represents a As the title suggests, the purpose of and tangible technological improve- State that is passionate about renew- S. 3362 was to reauthorize the Small ments and we could have more such able energy and energy efficiency. The Business Administration’s Small Busi- technologies if we increased the SBIR State of Idaho has received awards for ness Innovation Research and Small and STTR allocations, as the legisla- its dedication to renewable energy and Business Technology Transfer pro- tion that passed Committee proposed cutting edge research is taking place grams, otherwise known as SBIR and to do. every day at the fine colleges and uni- STTR. The bill makes improvements to S. 3362 is the result of much delibera- versities in Idaho. these programs that will allow them to tion and compromise and reflects a Mr ALLARD. Senator DORGAN, you work better for small businesses, while truly bipartisan effort to strengthen have helped me cochair the caucus for contributing to our economy, fulfilling and improve the SBIR and STTR pro- several years, and your efforts have the priority research needs of the na- grams. I am proud that Senator SNOWE, tion, and expanding and diversifying been invaluable. Do you share my esti- Senator BOND, myself, and others were our military’s supply base. mation that Senator CRAPO will make able to come together to reach agree- Small businesses continue to receive a strong co-chair? ment on a number of very difficult only about 4 percent of Federal re- issues, including on the involvement of Mr. DORGAN. Yes. search and development dollars despite firms majority-owned and controlled Mr. ALLARD. Senator CRAPO you the fact that they employ nearly 40 percent of America’s scientists and en- by multiple venture capital companies have been a strong advocate for renew- in the SBIR program, and that we able energy for years, and I am sure are gineers, produce more than 14 times more patents than large businesses and unanimously passed this legislation looking forward to cochairing the cau- out of committee. And as I said at the cus. Do you have any comments? universities, and produce patents that are of higher quality and are more than start of my remarks, I am also proud Mr. CRAPO. Yes. I have long admired twice as likely to be cited. Unlike large that we were able to resolve our dif- the work of Senator ALLARD in forming businesses, which tend to focus more ferences with the administration to and developing the caucus over the on improving existing product lines, craft a bill that would keep these pro- years. I am honored to be chosen as the and university research, which leans grams going strong. next cochair of the caucus and am toward education and publications, It is truly a shame that one Repub- eager to build on the work he has ac- America’s small businesses and entre- lican in this Chamber has blocked this complished thus far. preneurs are the ones willing to take bill from passing, and that all of the ef- As you mentioned, my home State of on the high-risk, high-reward research fort and all of the compromises that Idaho is one of the Nation’s leaders in that truly drives innovation. went into getting the legislation to renewable energy. Idaho has significant The SBIR and STTR programs are this point will be lost. I ask my col- and developed hydropower, wind, and two of the very few Federal programs leagues to be aware that the SBIR pro- geothermal energy resources, which that tap into the scientific and tech- gram is temporarily authorized has led us to have one of the five low- nical community found in America’s through March 20, 2009, that the STTR est per capita and total emissions pro- small businesses. These programs fos- program expires on September 30, 2009, files of any State. The research being ter government-industry partnerships and that we should act fast in the new done on these technologies, as well as by making competitive awards to firms year to extend or comprehensively au- energy efficiency, biofuels, and alter- with the best scientific proposals in re- thorize these programs to help keep native energy resources such as nu- sponse to the research needs of our our country ahead in technology. agencies and by helping to move tech- clear power at the Idaho National Lab- f oratory, University of Idaho, Boise nologies from the lab to the market- State and Idaho State Universities, is place or from the lab to insertion in a INTEREST ON LAWYERS’ TRUST remarkable and nationally recognized. government program or system. ACCOUNT PROGRAM Since the inception of the SBIR pro- Energy issues have arrived at center gram in 1982, recipients of SBIR and Mr. LEAHY. Mr. Presdient, last stage in the public eye and energy sup- STTR awards have gone on to produce week, I joined Senator CARDIN and Sen- ply, prices, and environmental effects more than 84,000 patents and to gen- ators SPECTER, and others in sending a are at the forefront of concern. All of erate millions of well-paying jobs letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance us here, regardless of political affili- across all 50 States. Both programs Corporation, FDIC, in an effort to pre- ation, can agree that developing a have garnered high praise from well-reserve the viability of the Interest on sound domestic energy plan that pro- spected sources, including from the Na- Lawyers’ Trust Account program, vides an adequate supply of clean and tional Academy of Sciences, which IOLTA. We have asked the FDIC to en- affordable energy is a benefit to our completed its comprehensive assess- sure that the Transaction Account Nation. I look forward, along with Sen- ment of SBIR last year. Governments Guarantee Program, TGLP, through ators DORGAN and LIEBERMAN, to edu- around the world are increasingly which the FDIC guarantees funds in cating members and promoting renew- adopting SBIR-type programs to en- bank accounts, will also cover lawyer able energy and efficiency measures in courage innovation in their countries. trust accounts. The IOLTA program, the upcoming Congress to achieve that Among the technologies pioneered by which distributes interest on client goal. SBIR-funded small businesses are a funds held in lawyer trust accounts to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24326 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 legal aid programs, has been an enor- REMEMBERING COLONEL JOHN W. Colonel Ripley, who at the time was a cap- mous success in securing legal rep- RIPLEY tain and a military adviser to a South Viet- namese Marine unit, blew up the southern resentation for lower-income Ameri- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I regret cans. All 50 States have IOLTA pro- end of the Dong Ha Bridge over the Cua Viet to have to inform the Senate of the River on Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972. On the grams, and many States mandate par- passing of a truly great American: north side of the bridge, which was several ticipation by practicing attorneys. John W. Ripley, a retired Marine Corps miles south of the demilitarized zone, some This program provides funding to im- colonel and hero of the Vietnam war. 20,000 North Vietnamese troops and 200 tanks portant legal aid programs and helps Colonel Ripley will be best known for were poised to sweep into Quang Tri Prov- ensure that no person goes without his achievements and self-sacrifice dur- ince, which was sparsely defended. legal representation because of a lack ing the Vietnam war—particularly on Going back and forth for three hours while of resources. April 2, 1972, when he singlehandedly under fire, Captain Ripley swung hand over hand along the steel I-beams beneath the Our concern stems from the fact that blew up the Dong Ha bridge. That bridge, securing himself between girders and the TGLP Interim Rule concerning ac- bridge over the Cua Viet River was a placing crates holding a total of 500 pounds count insurance issued on October 23 major thoroughfare for an invasion of TNT in a diagonal line from one side of would not extend unlimited FDIC in- force from North Vietnam. Colonel the structure to the other. The I-beam wings surance to interest bearing lawyer Ripley, serving with a marine unit were just wide enough to form pathways trust accounts, ultimately hurting the from South Vietnam, moved around along which he could slide the boxes. public benefit generated by these ac- the bridge like it was a trapeze and When the boxes were in place on the counts. According to the FDIC’s pro- hung charges that would blow it up and bridge, Captain Ripley attached blasting caps to detonate the TNT, then connected posed rules for the TGLP, noninterest- prevent the enemy’s advance. That story is the subject of innumer- them with a timed-fuse cord that eventually bearing accounts would be insured to extended hundreds of feet. protect an unlimited amount of funds. able books and articles. It is an abso- ‘‘He had to bite down on the blasting caps But the insurance for interest-bearing lutely incredible feat, showing us how to attach them to the fuses,’’ John Grider accounts would be limited to $250,000. an act of individual bravery can have a Miller, author of ‘‘The Bridge at Dong Ha,’’ The lack of an exception for lawyer large strategic impact that affects an said on Monday. ‘‘If he bit too low on the trust accounts threatens the IOLTA entire force. Indeed, the removal of blasting cap, it could come loose; if he bit program because it poses a potential that bridge created a bottleneck that too high, it could blow his head apart.’’ conflict for attorneys. Many lawyer allowed allied forces to apply over- Captain Ripley bit safely, and the timed- trust accounts contain pooled client whelming air power and blunt that in- fuse cord gave him about half an hour to clamber off the bridge. Moments later, his funds, often in excess of $250,000. As a vasion. After Vietnam, Colonel Ripley had a work paid off with a shock wave that tossed result of the FDIC’s proposed rules, him into the air but otherwise left him there is legitimate concern that attor- distinguished career that included unharmed. neys would move client funds in excess going through some of the most chal- By placing the crates diagonally along the of $250,000 to noninterest-bearing ac- lenging training programs among the bridge, Mr. Miller said, Captain Ripley had counts in order to gain the insurance world’s militaries, including U.S. Army created ‘‘a twisting motion that ripped the protection, and in an effort to manage Ranger School. In his willingness to bridge apart from its moorings so it couldn’t client funds as responsibly as possible. undergo the ardors of combat and fall back in place, but collapsed into the river.’’ This potential ethical dilemma could training, he emerged a marine’s ma- There were about 600 South Vietnamese be prevented by a modification of the rine, a steely and strong individual always ready to put his country and his marines near the south end of the bridge. proposed rules. ‘‘South Vietnam would have been in big fellow marines before himself. trouble,’’ said Fred Schultz, senior editor of Senator CARDIN, Senator SPECTER, John Ripley is a symbol for the vi- and I have suggested to the FDIC that Naval History Magazine, a publication of the brancy of the Marine Corps, one of the United States Naval Institute. ‘‘The force it modify its proposed rules to make an most storied military forces in the exception for lawyer trust accounts numbers defending on that side could not globe’s history, and a testament to have held against that North Vietnamese and provide unlimited insurance on in- how—amid the enormity and vast con- force.’’ terest bearing accounts containing cli- fusion of war—a single person can The destruction of the bridge created a ent funds. This would be an important make a difference. bottleneck for the North Vietnamese, allow- step towards preserving the success of I will miss seeing him at various ing American bombers to blunt what became the IOLTA program, and would remove events, including those of the Marine known as the Easter offensive. any potential ethical dilemma for at- Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. Captain Ripley was awarded the Navy torneys. Such a modification would en- Cross for his actions at the bridge. He served We will continue to honor his service two tours in Vietnam and remained on ac- sure that the interest generated by through support of the Marine Corps IOLTA accounts continues to be dis- tive duty until 1992, eventually rising to and of all of our soldiers, sailors, air- colonel. Among other decorations, he re- tributed through local nonprofit orga- men, and marines. ceived the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and nizations in each State to fund invalu- I ask unanimous consent that an a Purple Heart. able legal aid services for low-income obituary on Colonel Ripley, which ap- John Walter Ripley was born on June 29, families. peared in the November 4 edition of the 1939, and grew up in Radford, Va., the son of I am hopeful that the FDIC will rec- New York Times, be printed in the Bud and Verna Holt Ripley. He enlisted in ognize the national importance and RECORD. the Marines out of high school in 1956, and a success of this program, and will create There being no objection, the mate- year later received approval from the secretary of the Navy to attend a preparatory the exception we have proposed. I rial was ordered to be printed in the school leading to his appointment to the would like to particularly thank the RECORD, as follows: Naval Academy, from which he graduated in Vermont Bar Association for its advo- [From the New York Times, Nov. 4, 2008] 1962. cacy in this regard, as well as the COL. JOHN W. RIPLEY, MARINE WHO HALTED Besides his son Stephen, Colonel Ripley is American Bar Association for its at- VIETNAMESE ATTACK, DIES AT 69 survived by his wife of 44 years, the former tention to this issue. Legal representa- (By Dennis Hevesi) Moline Blaylock; a sister, Susan tion for everyone is an imperative for a John W. Ripley, a highly decorated former Goodykoontz; two other sons, Thomas and fair and effective judicial system. The colonel who entered Marine Corps lore when John; a daughter, Mary Ripley; and eight IOLTA program has been successful in he single-handedly blunted a major North grandchildren. Vietnamese offensive during the Vietnam ‘‘Colonel Ripley is well known in marine helping to ensure legal representation circles,’’ Mr. Schultz said, ‘‘but he’s the most for more Americans, and where these War by blowing up a strategically placed bridge, died Oct. 28 at his home in Annapolis, revered war hero no one’s ever heard of.’’ goals can be accomplished without the Md. He was 69. ‘‘This was 1972,’’ he added, ‘‘and people use of tax dollars, such a program The cause has not been determined, his son didn’t pay too much attention to war heroes should be preserved. Stephen said. at that time.’’

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They can now tual property rights enshrined in the Change in our economy, global climate argue that ‘‘reasons’’ and common sense sup- Constitution, and have sponsored much change, and of course, change in our govern- port a conclusion that the claimed invention of the significant legislation in that ment. Change has been in the air for some doesn’t pass muster even when application of realm over the decades I have served in time. It seems like the only thing we have a teaching, suggestion, and motivation test heard, or seen, or read in the media for the the Senate. On October 24, 2008, Judge might otherwise have failed. It also means past 20 months or so has been about change. that patentees will have to be more prepared Richard Linn of the Court of Appeals And intellectual property law has been no to gather up evidence to show secondary con- for the Federal Circuit, the court en- stranger to it in the past few years. While siderations as a way to overcome expected trusted exclusively with Federal ap- one can debate the extent of the changes and challenges from accused infringers. Finally, peals involving patent issues, gave the the reasons underlying them, there is no the Supreme Court’s comments about sum- keynote address before the American question that the rights of patentees have mary judgment will mean that patentees Intellectual Property Law Associa- been impacted in one way or the other by a will have to start thinking about how to as- number of recent decisions. And while the sist courts in answering questions about tion’s annual meeting. In that address, pace of change may slow down at least for a Judge Linn discusses the challenges what the Supreme Court’s comments on while, the fallout of all of this change will summary judgment meant as to the way ob- facing the intellectual property system directly impact all of us. This is evident, for viousness issues should be presented to ju- in the coming years, offers advice on example, from an examination of three key ries, if at all. For example, is it still proper moving forward as a nation to meet decisions: KSR v. Teleflex, dealing with the for a district court to present the ultimate those challenges, and provides food for test for obviousness; eBay v. MercExchange, question of obviousness to the jury or is the thought for anyone interested in this dealing with the test for injunctive relief; district court required to decide obviousness and In re Seagate, dealing with the standard as a matter of law in every case, leaving only important part of our national econ- applicable to prove willful infringement. omy. the factual underpinnings for the jury? No There have been others, such as Medlmmune matter how all this is sorted out, KSR I ask unanimous consent that the v. Genentech, which made it easier to chal- makes evident that patentees are likely to statement of Judge Richard Linn from lenge patents in declaratory judgment ac- face more challenges based on section 103. tions, and DSU v. JMS, requiring proof of October 24, 2008, be printed in the We are already seeing this in recent cases specific intent for induced infringement, but RECORD. filed with our court. I will limit my remarks to the holdings and There being no objection, the mate- In eBay, the Supreme Court rejected the possible implications of KSR, eBay, and rial was ordered to be printed in the categorical grant of injunctive relief in pat- Seagate. RECORD, as follows: In KSR, the Supreme Court reviewed the ent cases and held that in those cases, just as CHALLENGES AHEAD test for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §103. The in other cases, a plaintiff seeking a perma- I would like to thank the AIPLA for the in- Supreme Court began by emphasizing that nent injunction must demonstrate that it vitation to speak before you today. I am its 1966 decision in Graham v. John Deere in- has suffered irreparable injury; that rem- truly honored to speak before the AIPLA, an formed the obviousness inquiry. It went on edies available at law are inadequate; that organization I have belonged to since the to reject what it perceived to be a rigid ap- the balance of hardships warrants injunctive late 60’s. I see in the audience many of my proach taken by our court in applying the relief; and that the public interest would not friends and former colleagues of the patent teaching, suggestion and motivation test. be disserved by a permanent injunction. bar. I feel very much at home here, and it is The Supreme Court observed that ‘‘when it What the Supreme Court did not tell us is nice to be asked to speak before this distin- first established the requirement of dem- what happens after infringement is found guished group. onstrating a teaching, suggestion, or motiva- and a court determines that the equitable Before I begin, I would like to take a motion to combine known elements in order to remedy of a permanent injunction is not ment to personally recognize someone who show that the combination is obvious, the warranted. This is already presenting pat- has played a unique role in the progress of Court of Customs and Patent Appeals cap- entees and the courts with interesting new the U.S. patent system for over 40 years, tured a helpful insight.’’ It then noted, how- challenges. eBay also leaves open the ques- someone who has led this organization for ever, that helpful insights need not become tion of whether there remains a rebuttable the past decade and a half, someone who has rigid and mandatory formulas, and ‘‘when a presumption of irreparable harm in patent been a special friend to so many of us, and court transforms a general principle into a cases. The bottom line for patentees is that someone who is now moving on to a well de- rigid rule that limits the obviousness in- they, like all other plaintiffs, will have to served retirement—Mike Kirk. Please join quiry, as the Court of Appeals did here, it tow the line and be prepared to make a con- me in a round of applause to show our appre- errs.’’ vincing showing on each of the four equi- ciation for Mike and all that he has done. The Supreme Court summed up its position table factors. This will present new chal- We all know that Mike has done some very on obviousness in observing that what is im- lenges, particularly to non-practicing pat- special things for the AIPLA. But the best portant is to use common sense and to iden- entees and alters some of the leverage pat- thing he did was to bring his wife, Mary tify a reason that would have prompted a entees assumed they enjoyed before the eBay Catherine, into our AIPLA family. I think person of ordinary skill in the relevant field decision. she, too, deserves to be recognized for all she to combine the elements in the way the In re Seagate presented our court with the has done. claimed new invention does. It added that opportunity to pick up where Knorr-Bremse One measure of a leader is the caliber of any need or problem known in the field of left off and to reconsider the question of the the person selected to replace him. And here endeavor at the time of invention and ad- duty of due care owed to patentees and the again, the AIPLA has risen to the challenge dressed by the patent can provide a reason standard for determining when infringement of Mike Kirk’s departure in selecting one of for combining the elements in the manner is willful and subject to treble damages. The the few members of our profession who has claimed. case came to us on a motion for a writ of the character, knowledge, and recognized The court also made some interesting ob- mandamus seeking to overturn an order leadership skills to honor Mike’s legacy of servations on the propriety of summary from a district court that would have given accomplishment. That person is, of course, judgment on issues of obviousness. The court the patentee’s counsel virtually unfettered Q. Todd Dickenson, and I think he deserves said that ‘‘where, as here, the content of the access to all attorney-client communica- a vote of confidence with a round of ap- prior art, the scope of the patent claim, and tions and work-product of the accused in- plause. the level of ordinary skill in the art are not fringer. That order stemmed from the pat- The program lists my topic as ‘‘Challenges in material dispute, and the obviousness of entee’s assertion of willful infringement and Ahead.’’ I selected that topic intentionally the claim is apparent in light of these fac- the accused infringer’s good faith reliance on to give me lots of latitude in what I might tors, summary judgment is appropriate.’’ the advice of counsel. Because of the abuses say. If that phrase was a limitation in a pat- ‘‘The obviousness of the claim is apparent in we perceived in the routine allegation of ent claim, the meaning would be hard to dis- light of these factors?’’ What does that willful infringement and the tension it pro- cern with specificity and no doubt would mean? Does this mean obviousness is sort of duced between assertion by the accused in- generate considerable litigation. In a way, like obscenity—you know it when you see it? fringer of the attorney-client privilege and it’s the perfect topic. So, what is it that I am I’m not sure what it means, but I am sure reliance on the advice of counsel, we over- going to talk about? someone is going to ask me for an answer to ruled the duty of due care standard set out in John Whealan yesterday focused on recent that question in a brief in the not too distant Underwater Devices and held that proof of history and ended with a few comments on future. willful infringement, permitting enhanced

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Without any need to seek out if it is to avoid getting bur- tion to obtain an opinion of counsel. support in the written description, we are ied in the avalanche of new applications Following Seagate, it can be anticipated left to infer meaning from parts of the speci- looming on the horizon. that there will be continuing debate over ap- fication that often do not directly relate to I know the PTO has engaged in a vigorous plication of the objectively reckless standard the limitation in question or from the pros- effort to hire and train new examiners. I and the parameters of willful infringement. ecution history of events leading up to the have been privileged to speak at a gradua- The one thing that is no longer in debate, amendment. These are often poor guides for tion ceremony for an impressive class of new however, is that patentees can no longer interpretation and frequently lead to pro- examiners from the PTO’s new patent acad- bank on a determination of willfulness and tracted and costly litigation, not to mention emy. But that’s only half of the equation. It enhanced damages merely because infringe- unpredictable outcomes. Here again, the serves no real purpose to hire new examiners ment was found against an accused who had wound is self-inflicted and patentees are well if an equal number of examiners—especially prior notice of the patent. advised to avoid shooting themselves in the experienced examiners—resign. The PTO will The net result of all of these decisions is foot by leaving the meaning of critical limi- need to go back to basics and creatively that patentees are likely to have to confront tations to unguided inference. apply a new version of the Three R’s we all more obviousness challenges, patentees are The message for those who regularly write learned as kids. The rule for how to treat ex- less likely to obtain enhanced damage and prosecute patent applications for clients aminers couldn’t be simpler: Respect, Re- awards based on willfulness, and patentees is that while the swinging of the patent pen- ward, and Retain. In this regard, it may be will be more challenged to obtain injunctive dulum of court decisions is largely beyond time for the PTO to develop new standards of relief than just a few years ago. These cases any patentee’s ability to alter, there are examiner performance that mirror the stand- thus will cause patentees to reassess their things that are entirely within your control, ards of attorney performance used by law strategies and to revalue their patent port- such as including multiple embodiments in firms and corporate law departments. Just folios. patent applications to make broad construc- as attorney performance is not measured by But patentees are not only struggling to tion of claim terms more likely and pro- billable hours alone, examiner performance cope with recent decisions of the Supreme viding support or an explanation for claim measured principally by the number of dis- Court and the Federal Circuit. Patentees terms added during prosecution. Those posals may not be the best approach. Count- ing disposals may be a raw indicator of per- continue to suffer needlessly from self-in- things you can control. And they will help formance but does not recognize the judg- flicted wounds. These are the walking your client avoid going through life as a ment, thoroughness, and legal skills pro- wounded, who regularly report to the MASH walking wounded patentee. vided by first-rate examiners and expected units-the district courts-for help. And if they I would like to turn now to some chal- by the public. don’t get the help they need at the district lenges I see for the PTO. With a new admin- Other patent offices around the world are court MASH unit, they come to the general istration soon to occupy the White House, a involved not only in giving birth to patents hospital-the Federal Circuit, to cure all that change in leadership at the PTO can be ex- but in assessing questions of validity raised ails them. pected within the next year. The new leaders over the life of a patent. That may explain What self-inflicted wounds am I talking at the PTO will face many difficult chal- why examiners in many countries are treat- about? There are two in particular that I lenges. The past leadership has much to be ed differently than U.S. examiners. It is not want to highlight. The first relates to the proud of. Director Dudas successfully that U.S. examiners are less competent or continuing propensity of patentees, particu- oversaw the completion of a modern new fa- any less dedicated. Far from it. But if the larly in the electrical and mechanical arts, cility and the end to fee diversion. He and primary role of an examiner is limited to ex to disclose in their applications only one em- his colleagues have upgraded technology re- parte matters that end on the day the patent bodiment of the invention, while arguing sources for examiners, have ramped up hir- issues, there will understandably be a dif- that the claims cover something broader ing, and have instituted comprehensive ferent interest on the part of the public in than the one disclosed embodiment might training programs, to name just a few of what examiners do and who they are than if suggest. I have no idea why so many pat- their many accomplishments. All of that is they played an essential role in the deter- entees continue to limit the number of em- commendable. mination of validity challenges throughout bodiments disclosed when, in so many cases But it seems to me that what is needed the life of the patent. One way U.S. exam- we hear, the entire controversy is about the now goes beyond facilities or finances to the iners would have a greater opportunity to be scope of a claim supported only by a single heart of the PTO’s mission to thoroughly, recognized in much the same way as their disclosed embodiment. Patentees who desire carefully, and promptly examine the applica- counterparts in other countries is if the new broad coverage and only disclose a single tions of those who seek the protection of leadership at the PTO decides to energize the embodiment are shooting themselves in the patents and who rely on the effective oper- current reexamination system to make it foot. ation of our patent system. With the solid the attractive alternative to litigation it Scientists and engineers are familiar with foundation of the achievements of the cur- was originally intended to be. This would re- the concept that an area cannot be defined rent Director, the PTO now needs the leader- quire a much expanded corps of experienced by a single point or even two points. To de- ship of those with intimate knowledge of reexamination examiners and the implemen- fine an area requires at least three points. It patents and patent law. People who under- tation of streamlined procedures to accel- is surprising, then, that patent attorneys, stand first-hand the problems faced by users erate the processing of all reexamination ap- who are trained both in the law and in of the system and who have the ability to plications. science or engineering, often forget this comprehensively relate to the practicing While it is evident that the PTO will face three-point concept in drafting patent appli- bar. That leadership is best found in the unprecedented challenges in the years ahead, cations. Careful prosecutors follow a general ranks of experienced practitioners, many of the leaders and examiners I know are capa- rule and include in patent specifications not whom are in this very room. ble, dedicated, and clearly up to the task. I merely one embodiment of an invention, but The next group of leaders at the PTO will have every confidence that the PTO will multiple embodiments to better illustrate need to be creative in finding new ways to meet the challenges ahead and will continue the full area of the discovery embraced by improve not only productivity but quality as to be a model for the rest of the world. the claims. This is a sound practice that well. The number of new applications that Many have said that this is the golden age helps to inform the public of the proper are projected over the next several years is of intellectual property. In the years to scope of the claims and avoids uncertainty staggering. Technology will continue to get come, we can expect to see significant ad- and interpretive disputes. The uncertainty of more complicated. And the demands of man- vances in energy technology, green tech- single embodiment specifications has aging such a sizable organization will be rig- nology, nanotechnology, and a host of other brought us a steady stream of cases, and I orous. To keep pace will take bold new meas- things. The need for effective protection for urge all of you not to shoot yourselves or ures to improve efficiency and effectiveness the discoveries of tomorrow’s scientists, en- your clients in the foot by disclosing only of almost every aspect of PTO operations. gineers, and researchers will be greater than one embodiment, particularly in mechanical That may entail cooperative efforts with ever before. And the changing legal land- and electrical cases. other patent offices around the world to find scape and the pace of technological progress The second example of a self-inflicted ways to share search results. It may entail will present us all with new and difficult wound is the continuing practice of adding establishing a program of deferred examina- challenges. The challenges ahead are many, terminology to claims, particularly after an tion to give applicants an opportunity to but we are all fortunate to have the chance interview, to place the claims in condition fully evaluate the need for patent protection to enjoy the opportunities and to confront for allowance without explaining the reason before the office is called upon to conduct the challenges the golden age of IP offers to for the change or pointing out where in the any examination. My point here is not to each of us.

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I have enjoyed being with you and thank SENATOR LEAHY’S 12TH WOMEN’S ECONOMIC in a nice middle class home in a nice mid- you for your attention. OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE western suburb. There literally was a white I begin with a disclaimer. In Senator Lea- picket fence around the yard. And, a little f hy’s letter, asking me to be the keynote dog. My mother wore a dress every day of her speaker, he wrote as follows: ‘‘We invite you life, so she did her house work looking like VERMONT’S 12TH ANNUAL WOM- to share your compelling personal experi- Donna Reed. By the time I came along, my EN’S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ences of how you molded your successful ca- father was working in a steel plant and Mom CONFERENCE reer path to the Vermont Supreme Court, all had stopped being a hair dresser to raise two the while raising two daughters as a single kids. There were no drugs in my school. My Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today I mother.’’ father’s biggest complaint about me was would like to share with my friends in I was of course so excited to learn that that my bangs were too long. It was an idyl- the Senate a great story of personal Senator Leahy knew my name. And, that he lic childhood. Just like on T.V. So I assumed triumph and success as told by thought I had done a good job of balancing a everyone pretty much lived like I did. Father Vermont Supreme Court Associate Jus- career and a family. But, after skipping made enough so I could go to college. Back tice Marilyn Skoglund, the keynote around the kitchen a bit, I settled down. in those olden days, in-state tuition at SIU speaker for Vermont’s 12th Annual Sen. Leahy did not really know what those was $97 a semester. And, I had part time jobs to help pay my expenses. After four years, I Women’s Economic Opportunity Con- compelling personal experiences were. Per- haps he was lured into inviting me because a got married, continued going to school and ference. staff member had heard rumors that my working part time, because it was cheap and Marilyn forged her own remarkable ‘‘successful career path’’ was pretty funny. it was fun. Finally, after seven years in col- path to success. She received her bach- Someday I will be old enough to know better lege, I decided to graduate, mainly because I elor’s degree in fine arts from Southern than to discuss my past in public just be- was pregnant and did not know how long it Illinois University, and after moving to cause I was so flattered someone of Sen. Lea- would be until I could get back to going to Vermont, passed the bar exam on her hy’s stature asked, but, here I am. Ready to classes. That should give you some idea of first try all while raising her 7-year-old reveal. I accept Sen. Leahy’s invitation to how totally clueless I was about the changes a child brings to a life. daughter. Marilyn continued to rise share my compelling, maybe, but more accurately, my ridiculous, oddball, clueless, expe- The baby was great, but then things quick- through the ranks of the Vermont Of- riences of how I managed to crawl my way ly stopped being cheap and fun. There is fice of the Attorney General where she into the best job on the planet, all the while something about the arrival of a child, and served as both chief of the civil law di- dragging two innocent, courageous daugh- one parent not working, that causes money vision and chief of the public protec- ters along in my wake. The journey through problems. My husband was working, but not tion division before her appointment in the thicket of experiences was not always getting paid much. I was not working (day 1994 to the district court, and subse- pleasant, and mistakes were made. Truth is; care didn’t exist in southern Illinois). And, quently the Vermont Supreme Court in I may have nothing to offer to this audience. there came a time when I had to apply for food stamps. Three months of food stamps. 1997. In addition to her accomplish- This is an economic conference. I am not an economist. I am not a psychologist. So, if We were two middle class kids and we ments, Marcelle and I admired you all just want to go get coffee and skip thought this was shameful, so of course, we Marilyn’s candidness as she walked us the gory details, I will understand. never told our folks and we couldn’t ask through her journey. She offered more To begin, how does one grade ‘‘success’’ in them for money for the same reason. But, of than 300 Vermont women a very honest balancing work and family? I am a justice on course, we weren’t middle class kids any- and inspirational perspective on the re- the Vermont Supreme Court. I have a good more—we were young parents with very lit- alities of balancing both a career and a reputation as a jurist. I was a very good law- tle money, renting a grimy little house with family. yer. I have no arrest record. So far so good. giant slugs in the basement. I’ll cut this gruesome chapter short. In 1973 Marcelle and I have hosted the I raised one daughter, let’s call her Martha, who is an ObGyn doctor delivering babies in we moved to Vermont, my husband got laid Vermont Women’s Economic Oppor- New Hampshire. She seems very content and off and then, after eleven years of marriage, tunity Conference for 12 years, and we satisfied with her life. She just got married he left. The reasons are not important. By look forward to attending each year be- to a wonderful man on August 30th. Most im- now my daughter was in first grade. and I cause we consider it one of the most portant indicia of success: She loves me. I was working a part-time job for very little important events in which we take raised another daughter; I will call her Ruby, money. Those seven years in college? I part. Though our economy may be fac- who is working on a Ph.D. in clinical psy- walked out with a degree in fine arts—sculp- ing difficult challenges, this year’s chology. She is currently very annoyed at ture. See, I didn’t go to college with an ac- tual career in mind. I expected to become my conference, and Marilyn’s story, how hard life is, but feels good about her work. She loves me. This sounds great! By mom, making lunches, and ironing in my showed that adversity can be overcome the way, I have changed their names to pro- pearls. My father always said, if a woman and met with great success—especially tect their privacy. They each bear their fa- has to work outside the home, it should be in by motivated and talented women of ther’s last names, as do I, so hopefully, I one of the helping professions: teaching or all ages. have shielded them from any further embar- nursing. Things were not working out. What Vermont’s economic future depends rassment from their mother, at least for would Donna Reed do? I pondered. on the countless talented women who today. I decided to be a lawyer. Now, I do admit drive it. According to the Vermont Because, while they may be well adjusted to having a selective memory about some women, the truth is, they adjusted to what things. I do not remember my first husband Center for Women’s Business Studies, their mother put them through. And, if ‘‘suc- asking me to marry him and I have no recol- women-owned firms generate an im- cessfully balancing’’ includes a solid mar- lection of why I thought I could become a pressive $1.5 billion annually and cur- riage, I am not your girl. Two creative, in- lawyer. Law school wasn’t an option—there rently employ more than 35,000 teresting, unique men, neither ever bored was no money for tuition and besides, I had Vermonters. In 2006, approximately 39 me. I love them to this day, I danced with to work. percent of all Vermont businesses were each at Martha’s wedding, but it did not I got a job working as a paralegal, law owned, or partially owned, by women. work out. clerk at the attorney general’s office and Even though the number of Vermont In addition to my inadequacies standing up participating in that marvelous Vermont here before you, I would also point out that jewel, the four year reading clerkship. This women-owned businesses is on the rise, everyone in this audience is clearly way path to the bar required me to apprentice we must continue working to encour- ahead of where I was when I wandered into myself for four years to a lawyer, and if I age greater growth. adulthood. Obviously, you are all women passed the bar exam, I was a real lawyer. I Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- with a high degree of confidence in your- began work in the AG’s office at a salary of sent that Justice Skoglund’s speech, selves and your ideas, ambitions, and goals. $7,000 a year, which quickly went up to written for Vermont’s 12th annual You are at an economic conference, for heav- $12,000. Here’s an interesting fact: I had to Women’s Economic Opportunity Con- en’s sake. You have given some thought to borrow a dress for the job interview at the ference, detailing her journey to suc- your life. At the beginning of my meandering attorney general’s office. Now, at the time I road to the Supreme Court, I had little con- knew I didn’t have any money, but I never cess, be printed in the RECORD. cept of who I was and had not considered who thought I was poor. I was doing all right. There being no objection, the mate- I wanted to be. But if you ask my daughter, Martha, you’d rial was ordered to be printed in the To begin, my parents were the Swedish get a different picture. While I was working RECORD, as follows: equivalent of Ozzie and Harriet. I was raised all day every day in Montpelier, she was

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At this time I am a What did I learn that I can offer to you? I rented this cottage from Walter Smith. I am lawyer in the civil law division of the AG of- tried to think of an inspirational saying or pleased to have this opportunity to pay trib- fice. Yes, I had passed the bar. Ruby started two, but could not. I do get a lot of catalogs. ute to my very own personal version of wel- day care at six months of age. And, having One particularly annoying one is chock full fare: Walter Smith. Walter was a beloved found what I was supposed to be doing with of heart warming sayings like, ‘‘Life isn’t dairy farmer in Plainfield, about 68 years old my life, I wanted to keep working. Oh the about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s when I met him, who was my landlord for guilt. Her father was on the road most of the about learning to dance in the rain.’’ Oh eleven years and my friend for twenty. He time, and 21⁄2 years after Ruby was born, that please. Storms are scary, rain is cold and died several years back. I loved him. road did not pass by our house any more. wet, and one can get muddy. Let’s get real. So, at the age of eight, Martha was ex- One day, the call came from the day care Life is hard, get over it. pected to stoke the furnace when she got that Ruby was sick and I needed to pick her Number 1: Take help that is offered. Would home. Sometimes, Walter would come over up. Naturally, I was scheduled to prosecute a I have survived without Walter Smith’s care to help her. But most times he could not. physician before the Board of Medical Prac- and kindness? I do not know. And I am glad And, you know, I did not agonize over this. tice that day. I had prepared the case for I did not have to find out. Donna Reed and June Cleaver would be hor- months. Witnesses had answered subpoenas Number 2: If you do not have a snack, send rified, but I had to work. It was that simple. to appear. No other attorney in the office a coconut. In other words, be flexible. When Walter, who by then had become my surro- knew the case. What I knew was that just it came time to study for the bar examina- gate father, had the hired hands bring over outside the hearing room in the Secretary of tion, I was on my own. I made little 3x5 fil- truck loads of free split wood—an early State’s office was a couch. So, I went and got ing cards on all the subjects and set them version of ‘‘fuel assistance.’’ I could dip raw Ruby, swung by the house for a blanket and around the house so that whatever I was milk from the bulk tank for free. My very pillow and a juice box, and put her to bed in doing, I could incorporate a little study. own WIC program. He’d give me meat when the hall of the Secretary of State’s office. Some areas of law are governed by certain he butchered a cow whose milking days were I know that bundling up a sick little girl in factors that you just have to remember. Over over. Very, very chewy, but free. Free eggs if a hallway will not win me any parenting the kitchen sink I placed the filing card that I fought the hens for them, and maple syrup. awards. But, helpful, understanding people listed the elements of a secured transaction. He would give me bushels of tomatoes and I working at the office kept an eye on Ruby Next to the toilet I posted the card that laid would put them up and give him half. If my while she slept. Ruby, too, adjusted to me. out the parts of a bulk sale. I read them over cupboard was really bare, Martha and I could But, being a mom with a profession that and over and over. And, poor Martha endured always wander over to the farm house where really requires adherence to a schedule also one pizza after another because I did not Walter had cases and cases of chicken noodle had benefits. My first oral argument before cook much while I studied. soup, which he ate every day with may- the Vermont Supreme Court was scheduled. I Number 3: Pity parties are a waste of time, onnaise sandwiches. He was my food shelf. was a nervous wreck. ‘‘Got to get plenty of and a breeding ground for excuses. In other Once, when Martha was about ten, I sent her sleep the night before so I’m sharp.’’ words, if your circumstances are not the to school with a coconut and a hammer for Instead Martha got the flu and we spent most conducive to success, try anyway. snack as I hadn’t had time to grocery shop. most of the night with me holding her hair Would I have liked to go to law school? Of Walter had given me the coconut as a joke, while she drove the porcelain bus. As soon as course. Could I? No. So what! Here’s my fa- asking me what kind of turkey I thought had Walter was done milking, I trundled Martha vorite true example of making due with what laid the brown hairy thing? The teacher sent over to his house, told him I would be back you have available. I watch the Canadian tel- a note home thanking me for providing an in two hours, and went to Montpelier to the evision coverage of the summer Olympic interesting project for the class. I thought hearing. Being worried about Martha put the games because it is so much better than that that was nice. argument into a manageable perspective—I of the U.S. coverage. They celebrate indi- See, I was not poor. I had Walter. And, just did the job then ran home to be a mom. vidual athletes’ ‘‘personal bests’’ rather than Eventually, after 17 years at the Attorney there was a certain satisfaction about sup- the medal counts. And, they covered really General’s office, I applied to be a trial judge. porting myself and my child. weird events that I had never heard of, like I made it past the Judicial Nominating board But, I was also in love. Madly and passion- dory racing. I thought it was very cool. They and my name was sent to Governor Dean for ately in love with the law. The law is amaz- did a background piece on Jerad Connaghten, consideration. Then, I got worried. Martha ing. It is the infrastructure of society. Sen- an athlete training for the 200 meters in was 21 by then, but Ruby was only 8 and I sible, mostly. Logical, usually. Enduring. It track and field. He was from somewhere in knew I’d be away from home for long hours adapts to changing mores and technologies, Canada that had no running track. So he and every day. I was scared so I withdrew my but only slightly faster than the movement his coach improvised. To train for strength name from consideration. When I told my of the earth’s tectonic plates. How did the they did sand starts taking off in deep sand daughters what I had done, the outcry was founding father’s accept the constitution to on the sea shore. They set up their own prac- loud. Ruby was really insulted and said she’d deal with the development of cyber-space tice course. At the end of a dirt road was a be fine. Martha said she would help out. and artificial insemination? Heavy stuff. I little cottage and that cottage marked 200 They convinced me it could work. I called love it. I had decided to go into law thinking meters. The little mulberry tree was 50 me- back the Governor’s office and said I had I liked writing, words, and arguing. I hadn’t ters out and the larger mulberry tree was the changed my mind. When I had my interview expected to discover that it felt like ginger 150 meters mark. Competing against the with the Governor, I explained how my con- ale poured over my brain. This is how I can world’s best, Jerad made it through the pre- cerns for my children had caused me to describe the joy, excitement, and the thrill liminary heats to the finals of the 200 meter chicken out. He understood and appointed of learning and understanding the basis of event. I was so impressed. Work with what me as a judge. the rules that manage our civilized life. you’ve got. Excuses weigh you down. And, it was hard. On me, and on Ruby. I If you have a passion, if you find your pas- Number 4: Do not insult your children by got home late and left early. I was at least sion, you are a very lucky person. And, I had thinking life is too hard for them. In other an hour away if she got sick or hurt. There found my passion while Martha was stoking words, children are resilient. What might ap- was one year when I was family court judge the furnace. pear to have been my heartless expectation in Washington county—where we live. Ruby But, here is an amazing fact: children have of little Martha’s abilities to care for herself was in sixth grade when a big eighth grade their own memories, and their own percep- at a very young age may have been influ- boy approached and asked, ‘‘Is your mom a tions about life. When she was in high enced by my maternal grandmother, Olga. judge?’’ school, unbeknownst to me, Martha applied She admitted I was. All four of my grandparents were born in for a Horatio Alger Scholarship, given to ‘‘She sent me to juvenile hall,’’ he said. Sweden. Olga was the daughter of a farm kids who have endured hardship and man- ‘‘I’m sorry,’’ said little Ruby nervously. family the Dahlbergs—with too many chil- aged to be successful students in spite of it. ‘‘Oh, that’s all right, I screwed up.’’ He re- dren to feed. First the Dahlbergs sent their And, she got one. When she told me about assured her. ‘‘She’s the one with black nail oldest daughter Margaret over to live with this wonderful thing, I was so proud and de- polish, right?’’ relatives in Chicago, the Larsons. Margaret lighted. Eventually it dawned on me to ask Finding herself in the familiar territory of died within months of her arrival of diph- in perfect ignorance: ‘‘What was your hard- mortification by her mother’s behavior, theria. Then the Dahlbergs put there next ship?’’ Ruby admitted, ‘‘Yeah, that’s her.’’ daughter, my grandma Olga, on the boat all ‘‘You,’’ she answered. She had written I used to wear something odd on juvenile alone at the age of 12 and sent her to live about those days when she came home to an day to relax the kids, and this boy noticed. with the Dahlbergs. Throughout my life,

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Her early years did no ap- ing the attention of local, regional and Mowing Organic Seeds. ‘‘At the same time parent damage. I know I could have done national media after the area began at- we will advance our mission to help rebuild better by Martha. I wish I could have done tracting some unique characters with the food system, conserve farmland and better by Martha. I did the best I could and great ideas. From a community-owned make it economically viable to farm in a that is my only consolation. restaurant to renowned cheese makers, sustainable way.’’ Number 5: Play dough is far more impor- Cooperation takes many forms. Vermont tant than doing the dishes. Get your prior- Hardwick and its surrounding towns are at the center of an experiment in Soy stores and cleans its beans at High Mow- ities straight. I was blessed with a job I ing, which also lends tractors to High Fields, loved, and then had the added joy of coming social agricultural entrepreneurship. a local compositing company. Byproducts of home, forgetting about the law, and playing I ask unanuimous consent that the High Mowing’s operation—pumpkins and with my daughters. Next confession: My text of Marian Burros October 8, 2008, squash that have been smashed to extract housekeeping would not win any awards ei- New York Times article entitled ‘‘Unit- seeds—are now being purchased by Pete’s ther. Sometimes the food in the refrigerator ing Around Food to Save an Ailing Greens and turned into soup. Along with grew little sweaters. What housecleaning I Town’’ be printed in the RECORD to 40,000 pounds of squash and pumpkin, Pete’s did happened when the children were in bed. bought 2,000 pounds of High Mowing’s cu- And, they had clean clothes and decent food allow my colleagues an opportunity to hear about the future of Vermont. cumbers this year and turned them into and, most importantly, they knew their pickles. mom loved playing with them. Legos, play There being no objection, the mate- For the past two years, many of these dough, Barbies, puzzles. Whatever activity rial was ordered to be printed in the farmers and businessmen have met infor- that allowed the analytical part of my mind RECORD, as follows: mally once a month to share experiences for to go into sleep cycle was welcomed by me. UNITING AROUND FOOD TO SAVE AN AILING business planning and marketing or pass on So, don’t get so busy making a living that TOWN information about, say, a graphic designer you forget to make colorful messes and who did good work on promotional materials memories. HARDWICK, VT—This town’s granite compa- or government officials who’ve been particu- Number 6: Never, ever coast. After a few nies shut down years ago and even the rowdy years at the Attorney General’s office, the bars and porno theater that once inspired larly helpful. They promote one another’s AG asked me to become chief of the civil di- the nickname ‘‘Little Chicago’’ have gone. products at trade fairs and buy equipment at vision. I was one of two women in the divi- Facing a Main Street dotted with vacant auctions that they know their colleagues sion and all the men had more years of expe- stores, residents of this hardscrabble com- need. rience than I as lawyers. Here’s a John munity of 3,000 are reaching into its past to More important, they share capital. Wayne quote: ‘‘Courage is being scared to secure its future, betting on farming to They’ve lent each other about $300,000 in death but saddling up anyway.’’ Well, I mo- make Hardwick the town that was saved by short-term loans. When investors visited Mr. seyed on into the AG’s office and said, ‘‘Yes, food. Stearns over the summer, he took them on a I would be pleased to be chief of the division. With the fervor of Internet pioneers, young tour of his neighbors’ farms and businesses. But, I would like a bigger badge.’’ artisans and agricultural entrepreneurs are To expand these enterprises further, the To maintain respect and to get the mem- expanding aggressively, reaching out to in- Center for an Agricultural Economy recently bers of the division to be their best, I had to vestors and working together to create a col- bought a 15-acre property to start a center set an example. I worked as hard or harder lective strength never before seen in this for agricultural education. There will also be than anyone else. I gave them no reason to seedbed of Yankee individualism. a year-round farmers’ market (from what complain about the AG’s choice. So if you’re Rob Lewis, the town manager, said these began about 20 years ago as one farmer sell- running your own business or supervising enterprises have added 75 to 100 jobs to the ing from the trunk of his car on Main Street) employees, it is more important to the bot- area in the past few years. and a community garden, which started with tom line the quality of work to set a positive Rian Fried, an owner of Clean Yield Asset one plot and now has 22, with a greenhouse example than to offer token prizes to the em- Management in nearby Greensboro, which and a paid gardening specialist. ployee of the month who actually manages has invested with local agricultural entre- Last month the center signed an agree- to get to work on time five days in a row. I preneurs, said he’s never seen such coopera- ment with the University of Vermont for fac- expected the attorneys to be terrific and so tive effort. ulty and students to work with farmers and they were. ‘‘Across the country a lot of people are food producers on marketing, research, even To conclude, what do I know? My children doing it individually but it’s rare when you transportation problems. Already, Mr. Meyer have forgiven me for most of my blunders, see the kind of collective they are pursuing,’’ has licensed a university patent to make his they are fiercely independent, and can think said Mr. Fried, whose firm considers social Vermont Natural Coatings, an environ- on their own. I’m proud of my work and even and environmental issues when investing. mentally friendly wood finish, from whey, a more proud of my daughters. And, I am ‘‘The bottom line is they are providing jobs byproduct of cheesemaking. grateful for the chances I have been given and making it possible for others to have These entrepreneurs, mostly well educated and the courage to take them. My main mes- their own business.’’ children of baby boomers who have added sage to you is: Work hard. Then work harder. In January, Andrew Meyer’s company, business acumen to the idealism of the area’s And then, work harder still. Vermont Soy, was selling tofu from locally long established hippies and homesteaders, But, I will leave you with another of those grown beans to five customers; today he has are in the right place at the right time. The pithy homey sayings from the annoying 350. Jasper Hill Farm has built a $3.2-million growing local-food movement, with its con- catalog, and one that makes no sense to me aging cave to finish not only its own cheeses cerns about energy usage, food safety and at all. but also those from other cheesemakers. support for neighbors, was already strong in ‘‘May the light always find you on a dreary Pete Johnson, owner of Pete’s Greens, is Vermont, a state that the National Organic day. When you need to be home may you find working with 30 local farmers to market Farmers’ Association said had more certified a way. May you always have courage to take their goods in an evolving community sup- organic acreage per capita than any other. a chance and never find frogs in your under- ported agriculture program. Mr. Meyer grew up on a dairy farm in pants.’’ ‘‘We have something unique here: a strong Hardwick and worked in Washington as an f sense of community, connections to the agricultural aide to former Senator Jim Jef- working landscape and a great work ethic,’’ fords of Vermont. ‘‘From my time in Wash- ENTREPRENEURIAL said Mr. Meyer, who was instrumental in ington,’’ Mr. Meyer said, ‘‘I recognize that if ACHIEVEMENTS OF HARDWICK, VT moving many of these efforts forward. Vermont is going to have a future in agri- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I rise He helped start the Center for an Agricul- culture we need to look at what works in today to highlight an emerging rural tural Economy, a nonprofit operation that is Vermont, and that is not commodity agri- economic model that some say serves planning an industrial park for agricultural culture.’’ businesses. The brothers Mateo and Andy Kehler have as the perfect example of how rural Next year the Vermont Food Venture Cen- found something that works quite well at America can survive and thrive in to- ter, where producers can rent kitchen space their Jasper Hill Farm in nearby Greensboro. day’s global markets. and get business advice for adding value to At first they aged their award-winning My good friend Marian Burros re- raw ingredients, is moving to Hardwick from cheeses in a basement. Then they began cently wrote an article in the New Fairfax, 40 miles west, because, Mr. Meyer aging for other cheesemakers. Earlier this

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Everyone ducers. ‘‘Suddenly being a cheesemaker in does. The alternative? Well, it’s chilling. If Vermont becomes viable,’’ Mateo Kehler Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I yield to the media is ruled by fear of crossing an am- said. no one in my support of the freedoms biguous line, our product will be less vital Pete Johnson began a garden when he was set out in the first amendment to the and more homogenous. Our ability to create a boy on his family’s land. Now his company, Constitution, and I have devoted con- news and entertainment that is thoughtful, Pete’s Greens, grows organic crops on 50 siderable time and energy to their pro- provocative, and accurately reflects our soci- acres in Craftsbury, about 10 miles north of ety will be compromised. And Americans tection and preservation. On October will have far fewer choices. That’s why it’s here. He has four moveable greenhouses, ex- 21, 2008, I enjoyed a very special tending the growing season to nine months, so critical that we don’t chip away at the and he has installed a commercial kitchen evening honoring Peter Chernin, the First Amendment until it becomes toothless. that can make everything from frozen pre- CEO of Fox News, and a man who It must remain absolute in its protections. pared foods and soup stocks to baked goods shares my belief in the need to vigor- Two weeks from today the U.S. Supreme and sausages. In addition he has enlarged the ously defend the first amendment. Court is hearing arguments in FCC v. Fox concept of the C.S.A. by including 30 farmers That night, I congratulated Peter on Television Stations, the first indecency case it has heard since the ‘‘7 Dirty Words’’ case and food producers rather than just a single receiving the Media Institute’s First farm. was decided in 1978. At issue is whether Fox Amendment Award, an award that he violated the indecency law when it aired two ‘‘We have 200 C.S.A. participants so we’ve richly deserved for his stand against become a fairly substantial customer of live award programs in which actresses some of these businesses,’’ he said. ‘‘The rigid and unyielding application of so- blurted out one or two so-called ‘‘fleeting local beef supplier got an order for $700 this called indecency rules at the Federal expletives.’’ While a case with Cher and Ni- week; that’s pretty significant around here. Communications Commission. I believe cole Richie at its center is probably not one We’ve encouraged the apple producer who that his words in defense of the first we would have chosen to argue before the Supreme Court, the truth is, we don’t get to makes apple pies to use local flour, local amendment should be heard and heeded pick our cases. In fact, if anyone had told me butter, local eggs, maple sugar as well as the by all Americans, not just by those that my company would be before the U.S. apples so now we have a locavore apple pie.’’ who were fortunate enough to attend Supreme Court defending inane comments ‘‘Twelve years ago the market for local that event. by Cher and Nicole Ritchie, I would have food was lukewarm,’’ Mr. Johnson added. said you’re crazy. But I would contend that ‘‘Now this state is primed for anything that I ask unanimous consent that the the nature of this speech, and who said it, is local. It’s a way to preserve our villages statement of Peter Chernin from Octo- makes absolutely no difference. Because at and rebuild them.’’ ber 21, 2008, be printed in the RECORD. the core of this case is an absolute threat to Like Mr. Johnson, Mr. Stearns of High There being no objection, the mate- the First Amendment. It hinges on utter- Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott, who is rial was ordered to be printed in the ances that were unscripted on live television. president of the Center, knew he wanted to RECORD, as follows: If we are found in violation, just think about get into agriculture when he was a boy. His the radical ramifications for live program- company, which grew from his hobby of col- POLITICS, INDECENCY, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT ming—from news, to politics, to sports. In lecting seeds, began in 2000 with a two-page fact, to every live broadcast television event. catalog that generated $36,000 in sales. Today Thank you so much for that introduction, The effect would be appalling. he has a million-dollar business, selling Senator Leahy. Your strong and unambig- There is a certain symmetry to the fact seeds all over the United States. uous support for the First Amendment is leg- that the oral argument in this case and the Woody Tasch, chairman of Investors Cir- endary on Capitol Hill, and I could not be election of the 44th President of the United cle, a nonprofit network of investors and more pleased to have you, a former recipient States are taking place on the same day: The foundations dedicated to sustainability, said: of this award, as my presenter tonight. And Fox case, if successful, is an affirmation of ‘‘What the Hardwick guys are doing is the thank you to the Media Institute for bestow- the First Amendment. The election is an af- first wave of what could be a major social ing this honor on me. As the head of a media firmation of our democratic process. And the transformation, the swinging back of the company, I am at times painfully aware of two are inextricably intertwined. The First pendulum from industrialization and how important the First Amendment is to Amendment is central to our democratic globalization.’’ our ability to create thought-provoking and process because it ensures a full and open Mr. Tasch is having a meeting in nearby controversial content. And as a citizen of dialogue about the candidates for office. Grafton next month with investors, entre- this country, I am thankful every day for the Without the First Amendment, our democ- preneurs, nonprofit groups, philanthropists freedoms that we too often take for granted: racy could not be sustained. and officials to discuss investing in Vermont the freedom to speak freely, the freedom to But the truth is, people don’t think about agriculture. pursue our religious beliefs without persecu- defending broadcasters’ right to utter Here in Hardwick, Claire’s restaurant, sort tion, and the freedom of the press to criticize expletives in the same way they think about of a clubhouse for farmers, began with in- our government. defending one’s right to speak critically of vestments from its neighbors. It is a Commu- We live in a pluralistic society. One where our government. But they should. The First nity Supported Restaurant. Fifty investors diversity rules, where disagreement is a con- Amendment is at stake in both cases. As a who put in $1,000 each will have the money stant, and where there is more than one media company, we have not just a right but repaid through discounted meals at the res- right answer for every question. It’s messy. a responsibility to stand up to the govern- taurant over four years. And for creators of content, if we’re doing ment when it crosses that First Amendment ‘‘Local ingredients, open to the world,’’ is our jobs right, we sometimes offend people. line in the sand—even if the content we are the motto on restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling It’s that simple. And, believe me, we wrestle defending is in bad taste. And in the inde- windows. ‘‘There’s Charlie who made the with that fact. We struggle with complex cency context, that line has not only been bread tonight,’’ Kristina Michelsen, one of issues every day. Are we guilty of contrib- crossed, it has been obliterated. That is why four partners, said in a running commentary uting to the vulgarization of our society or Fox is fighting the FCC in this and several one night, identifying farmers and producers simply of mirroring it? Is it our responsi- other indecency cases. at various tables. ‘‘That’s Pete from Pete’s bility to be the arbiters of good taste, or is I’ll admit: some of the content we are de- Greens. You’re eating his tomatoes.’’ it our duty to push boundaries? Is it even fending is not particularly tasteful: the Rosy as it all seems, some worry that as possible to create innovative programming expletives, the brief nudity, the carefully businesses grow larger the owners will be for a mass audience that is diverse on every placed whipped cream and, of course, the tempted to sell out to companies that would level—from age, to religious affiliation, to pixels. I would not have allowed my own not have Hardwick’s best interests at heart. ethnicity? children, when they were younger, to watch But the participants have reason to be op- We don’t take these issues lightly. We are some of these shows. But, I vow to fight to timistic: Mr. Stearns said that within one constantly thinking about the important the end for our ability to put occasionally week six businesses wanted to meet with him role we play in shaping our culture. Whether controversial, offensive, and even tasteless to talk about moving to the Hardwick area. we’re creating television shows, making content on the air. ‘‘Things that seemed totally impossible films, or working at a newspaper or pub- Why? Because, if the government gets its not so long ago are now going to happen,’’ lishing house. Certainly, we must entertain, foot in the censorship door with respect to

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If we tions—to allow any encroachments to something quickly to improve this situation allow our government to intrude into the threaten our country’s critical freedoms. and that it is not handled like it was in the creative process to censor the ‘‘bad words’’ Thank you. 70s—all talk and no action. We need to be de- at issue in the Fox case, I am afraid we will f pendent on no one but ourselves for our en- soon reach the bottom of the slide—to Amer- ergy needs. No one is going to take care of ica’s detriment. IDAHOANS SPEAK OUT ON HIGH the USA and its citizens but the USA itself. Groups that claim to be interested in ‘‘pro- ENERGY PRICES We need some action now—Please. tecting children’’ are helping the govern- Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, in mid- ROBERT AND ROBERTA, Idaho Falls. ment along in its attempts to censor tele- June, I asked Idahoans to share with vision. While I don’t agree with these groups, Thanks for the opportunity to respond to I do fully support their right to criticize me how high energy prices are affect- your e-letter regarding energy costs and gas- what’s on television. But the job of pro- ing their lives, and they responded by oline prices. I agree that we in the US are far tecting children is far too important to leave the hundreds. The stories, numbering too dependent on petroleum for energy. But to government bureaucrats or so-called pub- well over 1,200, are heartbreaking and I think it is a selfish and short-sighted view lic interest groups. The job of protecting touching. While energy prices have to defeat the climate change legislation. Our children lies with parents. The job of the dropped in recent weeks, the concerns focus should be, as you mentioned, on using government is to resist the views of interest expressed remain very relevant. To re- less petroleum, not searching for petroleum groups with particular agendas and instead spect the efforts of those who took the everywhere we can, no matter the ecological to enforce the law in a way that is con- cost. It is true; we do not have good mass sistent, fair, and constitutional. So I don’t opportunity to share their thoughts, I transit in Idaho and especially in the more blame these groups for the degradation of am submitting every e-mail sent to me densely populated Treasure Valley. I think the First Amendment. I blame our govern- through an address set up specifically tax dollars would be well spent to improve ment, which has succumbed to the views of a for this purpose to the CONGRESSIONAL the mass transit situation in the Valley. particularly vocal minority. RECORD. This is not an issue that will We need to give tax incentives to clean, re- Look, I am not insensitive to the fact that be easily resolved, but it is one that de- newable energy sources and rescind the tax young children need to be protected. And serves immediate and serious atten- breaks given to the huge oil companies who that’s difficult in an era of single parent, or tion, and Idahoans deserve to be heard. have been reaping record profits at the ex- two working parent households. But the pro- pense of all Americans. The answer is in con- tection of children must be considered in a Their stories not only detail their servation which includes improved mass Twenty-First Century light. Nearly every struggles to meet everyday expenses, transit and in alternative transportation TV set sold today includes a V-Chip, which but also have suggestions and rec- where there would be improved avenues for allows parents to block content they think ommendations as to what Congress can bicycling and walking. may be inappropriate for their children. do now to tackle this problem and find It is true. I will not be driving as far for va- Cable, satellite, and telco video providers solutions that last beyond today. I ask cation this year, though I would like to ex- have finely-tuned, comprehensive parental unanimous consent to have today’s let- plore areas in Idaho I have not yet seen. It controls. And let’s not forget the most pow- now becomes an expensive venture just to ters printed in the RECORD. erful technology available to parents: the on- get to the Sawtooths or White Clouds. off switch. These tools allow adults to pro- There being no objection, the mate- TIM, Boise. tect their kids while still being able to ac- rial was ordered to be printed in the cess shows they love. RECORD, as follows: I am contacting my Congressman about We as media companies also have a respon- We are glad to hear that at least one of our energy just as you have encouraged your sibility: to rate shows accurately and con- politicians is concerned about how the gaso- constituents to do. I am in dismay, however, sistently so the V-Chip works as it should. line prices are affecting the middle class. at the continued opportunism and political And, as I said earlier, we need to be respon- Most of us feel that our government is ex- grandstanding. That is, the only answer I see sible with our creative output. This is some- tremely out of touch with the majority of from many is to drill more oil. Every cred- thing we do on a daily basis through our the country. ible energy scientist and economist knows Standards and Practices departments, not We are retired on a fixed income and we that this will do little or nothing to curb our only by exercising editorial judgment but by worked hard all our lives and saved to get a foreign oil imports and zero to reduce the constantly fine-tuning and improving our in- motor home for vacations, but unfortunately cost of fuel. Yet, despite this ever-predict- ternal controls. we now cannot use it because of the price of able call for more domestic oil production, Let’s step back for a minute and get some gasoline and it just sits there. We try to go you flatly concede that ‘‘speculation [is] now perspective on this issue. The indecency law out shopping for groceries and any other ne- driving up the cost of oil.’’ So I ask: why are applies only to broadcast TV: that’s a hand- cessities just once a week, making a list of you and your colleagues still calling for ful of channels. Over 85 percent of the coun- items and stores, color coding so we do not more drilling when you know what it is you try receives their broadcast channels forget anything. The cost of energy also has can do now to reduce fuel costs? Why are you through a cable, telco line, or satellite sig- increased the price of groceries tremen- not regulating ‘‘the speculation now driving nal. Sitting right next to the broadcast dously, so basic foods and produce are the up the cost of oil’’? Commodities speculators channels on these multichannel systems are norm—doing away with any treats. We have are at the heart of extreme oil prices, not hundreds of other channels that are not sub- never seen the price of gasoline increase day supply and demand imbalances. We do not ject to the indecency law. by day and a nickel to a dime at a time. want to hear any red herring arguments And those other channels are just a click We desperately need to have alternate about the average Joe’s retirement portfolio away on the remote control. Nor does the in- sources of energy, such as coal, windmills, owning the bulk of oil company shares. The decency law apply to video-on-demand, pay solar and nuclear. We should have been issue is speculation; the answer is regulation per view, DVDs, or the mother of all content building new refineries and recovering oil off of speculation. providers: the Internet. Does it really make all of our coasts since the 1970s when this JASON, Moscow. sense to continue government censorship of same problem came up at that time, but, to the occasional bad word, brief nudity, or sex- our shame, we did not. Last week I heard on the news that you ual innuendo on a handful of broadcast chan- Automobiles should get a lot more than have received many letters and e-mails re- nels when we live in an environment of infi- the 35 mpg that we have heard mentioned for lated to high gas prices. Hence, I have de- nitely unregulated choices? In the media- future vehicles. It should be at the very least cided to write in and give you my two cents rich world we live in, singling out a few 60 mpg, and there is no reason in this world on the matter. channels for indecency enforcement is not with our technology that this could not be a I believe that the primary culprit that is legally sustainable. reality. Something should be done to in- causing high gas prices is globalization; par- Quite simply, it is time for the government crease the mileage on all of the vehicles that ticularly in the emerging economies of China to get out of the business of regulating ‘‘in- are already on the road. This is never men- and India. The rapid growth of their econo- decent’’ speech on broadcast TV. The threat tioned. We cannot just go out and buy a hy- mies has drastically increased their demand it poses to core First Amendment values brid or other fuel efficient vehicle at the for petroleum. cannot be justified in our technologically di- drop of a hat to help the situation. We drive Along with developing a comprehensive en- verse world. Parents have the tools to decide our 2002 Honda 4 cylinder between 55 and 60 ergy policy, the executive and legislative

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One does not have to look farther than our orchard in- I will get right to the point—my wife and The rising cost of fuel has a tremendous ef- dustry in the Treasure Valley. These trade I are out of money. Our incomes have not fect on my household consisting of my hus- policies have really only benefitted the very changed and our incomes used to pay our band and myself. I am sole support for our wealthy in our country. When I was in col- bills with money to spare. We have a 91 family. Senator, as you know, wages in lege ten years ago, we talked about Honda wagon and a 99 minivan, we pay $50 Idaho fall behind many other states. The globalization in one of my classes and how if and $70 to fill them up. Grocery prices are up cost of gas is outrageous and I blame the China copied the U.S.’s consumption then we 100% in the last couple years because gas Congress for a lot of it. Why are we not drill- would be paying a premium for gas. This is prices are killing the trucking industry. Ex- ing in Alaska? Why are we not building re- now reality. pensive gas has made almost everything else fineries away from coasts where hurricanes In conclusion, too often our government expensive. Today, after filling both our cars have a tendency to hit? Why are not all of fails to look long-term. It is time for a with gas and grocery shopping, (with a list, our refineries running full bore? change. We need to do in-depth independent mind you), we ran out of money. For the There was a Democratic senator from the South who retired, I forget his name but he analysis on our trade policies to determine first time ever, we put groceries on a credit wrote a book, ‘‘A Grand Party No More’’. Be- what the long term effect will be on the av- card. We are not credit card people, so this is fore he retired, he went to see for himself erage American. Government policies need anathema to us. where we would drill in Alaska. He said there to benefit society as a whole rather than a When I turn on the TV or radio I hear some would be no harm to anyone or anything, it few. Our society is too self-centered on the politician telling us that drilling will not is so far out in no man’s land. He said if ‘‘me’’ rather than on the collective ‘‘commu- make a difference for ten years. As an engi- there was a leak it would be of no con- nity’’. We also need to have a comprehensive neering student, I cannot stomach that level sequence as it would freeze the minute it hit energy policy. This policy needs to be long of [deception]. First of all, I do not believe the ground. It is time we push the environ- term and address conservation, efficiency, that is true and second, if it were true, then mentalists to the wall and out of the way. I alternative and renewable sources of energy, we sure better get started. What if every and possibly take into consideration addi- believe in saving trees and wildlife, but there time an education bill were introduced, we tional domestic production of oil with strin- is no danger to any of these where we would responded by saying that we would not see gent environmental safeguards and firm con- drill. I recognize that we need to become the results for 12 years so let us not do it. sequences for those companies that fail to independent of so much oil but how do we do What if I told my child not to go to college comply with those safeguards. that. I drive a ‘95 Forerunner and it is paid because they would not see a payoff for at BRENT DANIELSON, Boise. for. Not the best gas mileage but it is paid least four years so do not bother. We are fi- for. I cannot afford any kind of a car pay- I am a single father of two sons, 3 years nancially dying and our so-called leaders are ment for one of those new hybrids. Rebates and 13 months old. I am a truck driver. I regurgitating some of the stupidest things I are nothing, $2,000 in exchange for $26,000? make decent money and have good benefits. have ever heard. The cost of a new car buys an awful lot of But these fuel prices have gone too far for The bottom line is this: This planet does gas. My income does not allow for any car our society! I am lucky I work at a place not exist for its own sake, it exists for ours. payment. where I can get a free bag of potatoes every We are not here by some cosmic accident; we Everything is going crazy! A loaf of bread once in a while because I cannot go grocery are here by design and our designer gave us that cost $2.89 last year is now $4.29. Any- shopping because it is all too expensive! the tools we need to live and prosper. The thing with corn or wheat is gone out of sight. Wages have not changed a bit. I am sick of failure to drill for new oil and create new re- We pay farmers not to grow wheat and now it and I am losing almost all of my faith in fineries is the result of environmental phi- I hear we have to import it? How sad for our government and the people representing losophies, which are based on evolutionary America. America has sold its soul to China, the common people like me. One of my best thinking. To the environmentalist, our pur- Mexico, Japan. If we were ever to go into an- friends who was an owner-operator had to pose here is no more significant than that of other world war, we could not even build quit because diesel got too high for him to any other animal, and we, by accident of what we would need to fight it. Is there a profit much at all. Now it is been three evolution, happen to have the power to sus- steel mill left in America? Is there a textile weeks and they just got their phone shut off tain or destroy this environment. Without a mill left in America? You would be pretty two days ago and their power shut off today. cosmic caretaker, the earth itself becomes hard pressed to find one, a sad statement on My stimulus money has gone to my power our only god and the environmentalist shows us. bill, gas bill, rent etc. Sure you do not like his worship by reducing or eliminating As to what I do? No trips during the week to fill up your gas tank but does it cripple human impact upon it and by treating hu- except to work and back. If I can do any er- you financially like it does many, many peo- mans as vermin. It is an old religion and I rand on the way, great, otherwise, it waits ple?! I think not. I have always stuck up for am tired of suffering at the hands of it is till the weekend. I plan one trip, one circle. our local and federal government on many misguided priests. If something is missed, too bad, it is missed. issues and criticized them on other issues, Please do your best to release energy, spe- The real clincher is this, I tithe to my but this time I as well as many people are cifically nuclear and oil, to the free market church, I give the Lord 10% of my gross in- fed up. Seriously this time, I am to the point system. Irrational environmental policy and come. It costs me almost as much, $10 less, now where I am struggling to make ends regulation have prohibited natural market to keep my car in gasoline between pay- meet. I have spent over $60 in the last three forces from creating more supply and oil- checks. Now I think it is pretty awful when days in gas just to get to work and back— pricing based on speculation has prevented I have to give the gas company as much as that is it! And I am close to empty again and the market from determining price. Imagine I give the Lord. He gives me everything I I have to get diapers for my son before I go going to Wal-Mart to buy a t-shirt and find- have, the gas company gives me nothing ex- to work tomorrow. The diaper money is coming that they now cost $100; and when you cept anger when I hear of the profits they ing out of the power bill money I had put ask the owner why this was so, he replies make. And I think that pretty well sums it back. You need to sound off and be heard. At that speculators determined that cotton up, 10% to the Lord vs. almost as much to least make it known to us that you are voic- crops would fail next year, so in preparation the gas company! ing our concerns! they have raised prices early. As you know, DIANNE, Hayden Lake. CAMERON, Boise. this is not how prices are determined. The cotton producer charges as much as he can I am a taxi driver here in Boise. In a year’s My husband and I are retired, he is mili- based on his costs and competitors prices time, the cost to fill my tank has increased tary retired and we recently purchased a and Wal-Mart charges a markup. If cotton nearly 100% but my average fare has re- small travel trailer since he can no longer crops indeed fail next year, then the buyer mained static. If it were not for my military ride his motorcycle and our maiden voyage pays more for the rare product and they pass retirement, I would no longer make enough with it cost $300 in gas to go 200 miles round the increase to the consumer. When oil spec- to cover basic costs and make a profit. I am trip! Between gas and food prices, we cannot ulators set price, we pay increases at the 61 years old and am not practiced in a mar- afford to go anywhere, much less eat out. We pumps whether those speculations came true ketable skill so the prospect of making a have changed our daily living dramatically, or not. There is no real connection to supply. move to another occupation is nil. My only and it is not a happy way to be in your re- Please work to make this kind of price set- reasonable hope is that Boise will increase tirement years. ting illegal and please work to release drill- our per mile fees in the near future; it is un- We urge you and all of Congress to start ing and refinement. The further we remove a likely that fuel prices will decrease in the drilling in our nation and bring back more commodity from the free market grid by so- near future.

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I have been watching your position on do- all of us in Congress for over three dec- During Senator TED KENNEDY’s eu- mestic drilling with interest. Though alter- ades, and also taking time to mentor logy of his brother Robert, Senator native energy sources are imperative for the younger staffers. KENNEDY stated that, ‘‘Few are willing future of America, I am pleased to see that Wayne is a graduate of the Univer- to brave the disapproval of their fel- you share my position that energy self-reliance is the immediate solution to our sity of Virginia. He earned a master’s lows, the censure of their colleagues, present crisis. I applaud you and urge you to degree in economics from George the wrath of their society. Moral cour- continue your good work and prosecute this Washington University while working age is a rarer commodity than bravery agenda with rigor. at the Congressional Research Service, in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is EARLE, Boise. where he has spent the past 36 years the one essential, vital quality for serving as a key analyst on elementary those who seek to change a world that Not only is the fuel much too high but I and secondary education, and twice as yields most painfully to change.’’ Tony cannot find employment. I am over 60, have head of the Education and Labor Sec- experience, but it seems I am ‘‘over-quali- had all those qualities, though most fied’’ or I need more ‘‘experience’’. What a tion at CRS. importantly, moral courage. And Tony lot of rubbish! I call it age discrimination, Throughout that time, Congress has Dean had moral courage in spades. but that is difficult to prove. With the fuel given high priority to strengthening It was my pleasure to have worked prices so high, if I do find employment, it the Nation’s schools, and Wayne has with Tony and I would like to offer my will take a huge chunk of my pay just to get been helping us immensely every step condolences to his family, friends, and back and forth to work. Are unemployment of the way. He began not long after the fellow advocates. They have much to benefits going to be extended for Idaho resi- passage of the original Elementary and be proud of, and it is my hope that dents? My benefits ended this week, no hope Secondary Education Act of 1965—the their memories will be rich with the of a job in sight and my husband can not work due to medical reasons. What is a per- Federal Government’s major program great many accomplishments he son to do? to improve educational opportunities achieved during his career. Those of us Getting Desperate. for low-income students. Wayne has who loved him pray that what he was JANET, Emmett. been indispensable in our work on to us and what he wished for others every subsequent reauthorization of will someday come to pass for the As Director of Gritman Adult Day Health the act and on all our other efforts on world. We will miss you, Tony. More which provides day health care for elders elementary and secondary education, than any of us can say. who want to remain in their own home in Moscow and Latah County, I am including including the Goals 2000 Act during the f Clinton administration and the No an article from the NY Times which talks FORT POLK BARRACKS Child Left Behind Act during the cur- about the cost of gas and how it affects rural PRIVATIZATION PILOT PROGRAM elderly. It is very sad that these folks who rent Bush administration. His guid- often aren’t able to drive are so affected by ance, support and knowledge on issues Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, on the cost of gas. Please do everything you can big and small have been invaluable to September 27, the Senate passed the to remedy this: http://online.wsj.com/article/ us time and again. Duncan Hunter National Defense Au- SB121263496261947543.html?mod=googlenews_ As Wayne retires to devote more thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, wsj time to his family, I know that his col- which the President signed into law on BARB, Moscow. leagues at CRS will miss him, and so October 14. The legislation includes Gasoline prices are now far too high for the will we. I wish him a long, healthy, and critical provisions that will directly average family, and causing increasing rises happy retirement. He certainly de- improve the quality of life for our men in the cost of living in many other areas. For serves it, because he has served our and women in uniform, support needed instance, every time one goes to the grocery country well, and made a very real dif- reforms in the operations of the De- store, an increase in pricing is noted on ference in the lives of countless chil- partment of Defense and provide our items, and thus causing many to have to go dren who have benefited in their edu- soldiers, sailors, Air Force personnel without needed supplies. Saving a percentage cation because of his expertise and and marines with the tools they need of income has become just a dream for many, to defend our freedom. I thank and and others cannot make ends meet without dedication. going into further debt. f commend Senator LEVIN and our col- BEVERLY, Parma. leagues on the Armed Services Com- REMEMBERING TONY DEAN mittee for the thorough work on this Yes, gas has gotten way out of hand. Do Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I detailed legislation and their persever- what you can to decrease the costs and re- wish to recognize the passing of a very ance in crafting the legislation in a dif- turn to a life with some normalcy. close friend of mine, Tony Dean. As one ficult and at times uncertain process. DIANA, Kootenai. of this Nation’s foremost conservation- There were a number of filed floor Thank you for at least noticing that we ists, one would be hard put to find amendments to the bill that were not have a problem with the cost. I do not be- someone who cared more about wildlife able to be considered because of the lieve, however, that anything can be done and the environment. Tony passed procedural situation on the floor in with out us paying somewhere else. I make a away on October 19. September. The managers of the bill, good living working for the military here in I had known Tony for years with his Senator LEVIN and Senator WARNER, Boise but am still unable to put any money radio and television broadcasting, but I stated that they had prepared a set of aside. It is funny that every time we receive was fortunate enough to get to know over 90 cleared amendments in a man- a pay raise that the price of fuel goes up and him much better in my 2002 Senate agers’ package for which they believed our health care premiums grow as well, so you never see any savings. Thanks again; campaign. He told me that he was will- they had unanimous consent to include good luck with this effort. ing to do whatever I needed him to do, in the bill. It is my understanding that CLINTON, Emmett. and he was honest to his word. With his one of those amendments was the pro- f natural and effective connection to tel- vision I had filed to expand the existing evision viewers, Tony starred in two pilot authority in section 2881a of title RETIREMENT OF WAYNE RIDDLE commercials that were critical to the 10, to authorize the Army to carry out Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I wel- success of my 2002 campaign. I have no a pilot program using the private sec- come this opportunity to pay tribute doubt that Tony’s support was crucial, tor for the acquisition or construction to Wayne Riddle, who is retiring at the though it resulted in many tests to his of military unaccompanied housing for end of this year from the Congressional courage. Even amidst the backlash of all ranks in an arrangement similar to Research Service. Wayne is the model his supporting my campaign, he said, what we have carried successfully with of a dedicated and talented public serv- ‘‘Tim, I know I did the right thing, and the privatization of family housing and ant. He has spent his career working I’d do it again in a second.’’ Tony senior unaccompanied soldiers. While I out of the public eye for the greater stared down the people who threatened was very disappointed that the amend- good, providing excellent assistance to him, and he refused to blink. ment could not be adopted because of

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Finally, in 2006, Dr. thank Senator LEVIN and the other World Federation of Chinese Medicine Tian was appointed to a four-year term members of the committee for their Societies, WFCMS, world award for dis- on the Cancer Complementary and Al- willingness to support inclusion of the tinguished physician earlier this year. ternative Medicine Editorial Board of public-private sector partnership ap- This award is the highest honor the the National Cancer Institute’s Physi- proach for ensuring improved housing WFCMS can bestow, and it is only pre- cian Data Query, PDQ, system, the for all ranks of our single soldiers. sented to a handful of physicians each comprehensive cancer database. The Army already has five similar year. This year, only 10 clinical physi- It is fitting that we pay tribute to privatization projects underway for cians worldwide were honored and Dr. the achievements of Dr. Xioming Tian, senior unaccompanied enlisted per- Tian received the distinction of the who has done so much to help patients sonnel or officers. The business case for only recipient in the United States. with his groundbreaking research and these projects shows that they are not The World Federation of Chinese treatment in the emerging field of only less costly than traditional gov- Medicine Societies was founded in 2003 complementary and alternative medi- ernment-funded construction and and is headquartered in Beijing. Cur- cine. I congratulate Dr. Tian on his dis- sustainment, but more importantly, rently, the federation is chaired by Dr. tinguished award and ask that he con- the living conditions are vastly im- She Jing, Vice-Minister of Health and tinue his fine work.∑ proved as soldiers have access to larg- Director of the State Administration of f er, modern apartments on post. The Traditional Chinese Medicine of the TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES TEGNELIA living conditions for these soldiers and People’s Republic of China. The officers will be enhanced to the same WFCMS includes 174 Chinese medical ∑ Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, today level as that of military members with associations from 55 countries and is I wish to pay tribute to Dr. James families. the highest global organization of Chi- Tegnelia who will be retiring from his Given our Nation’s current financial nese medicine. position as the Director of the Defense crisis, defense spending is likely to In honoring Dr. Tian, the WFCMS re- Threat Reduction Agency, DTRA, in come under great stress over the next ports, ‘‘Dr. Xiaoming Tian’s great con- February 2009 and returning to New few years. Historically the Army and tributions include many different areas Mexico. the other services have had great chal- such as clinical medicine, research, The DTRA is charged with safe- lenges in maintaining even minimum new Chinese herbal medicine develop- guarding the United States and its al- levels of housing sustainment and revi- ment, education and health care pol- lies from the threat of weapons of mass talization funding to keep our barracks icy. Dr. Tian is highly respected by destruction, WMD, and consists of a fit for our soldiers. I can speak from medical professionals and patients in 2,000 member team. Dr. Tegnelia has personal experience about the serious the United States.’’ been the Director of this prestigious deficiencies in the barracks at Fort As the WFCMS noted, in May of 1991 Agency since February of 2005 and has Polk in Leesville. Despite the recent Dr. Tian established the first Chinese been an integral part of its many ac- increase in Army funding for barracks acupuncture clinic at the National In- complishments. revitalization there, I worry that need- stitute of Health, NIH, Clinical Center. Prior to his appointment as the Di- ed long-term funding will be difficult This clinic represented the first time rector of the DTRA, Dr. Tegnelia was to secure under the traditional model that the NIH had formally recognized the vice president, Department of De- to prevent deterioration in the longer acupuncture as a routine treatment fense Programs, at Sandia National run. Improved quality of life, including and had developed a procedure code for Laboratory in Albuquerque, NM, start- housing, is critical to the retention of it. Dr. Tian became the first clinical ing in 1998. He has been involved in de- our enlisted soldiers, and critical to consultant on acupuncture within fense-related fields since 1971 and has a keeping our All Volunteer force strong. NIH’s medical staff. long and distinguished career in cham- Partnerships between the Army and In addition to his work at NIH, Dr. pioning innovative causes. From in- the private sector for this segment of Tian has taken part in a variety of dif- creasing the DTRA’s efforts in science our military housing will be needed as ferent research endeavors including an and technology investment in nuclear a fundamental long-term solution to intramural study on the efforts of detection, nuclear forensics and ad- providing the best housing for our sol- using acupuncture to treat cancer pa- vanced energetic capabilities, to work- diers. tients from 1992–1993 and an appoint- ing on the global stage in the inter- Despite the procedural setback in ment by President Clinton as one of 20 national effort to counter WMD—in September, I appreciate the support we members of the White House Commis- part through the establishment of re- received for our amendment and am sion on Complementary and Alter- gional and global nonproliferation committed to continue working with native Medicine Policy set up to report partnerships—Dr. Tegnelia has been a the Armed Services Committee to ad- on policy changes that would ensure true leader in protecting our great Na- vance this issue in 2009. We are also the potential benefits of complemen- tion. hopeful that the Army will use its ex- tary and alternative medicine from In addition to his leadership in secur- isting authorities to begin extending 2000–2002. ing our country and its allies from the the successful privatization model to More recently, as a co-investigator, threat of WMD, Dr. Tegnelia has construction and revitalization of Bar- Dr. Tian participated in a Georgetown worked to strengthen the capabilities racks for all of our soldiers. University Medical Center study of of the DTRA, transforming the Agency using acupuncture to treat f into a combat support-focused, tech- fibromyalgia. The study, conducted nically agile and operationally rel- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS under the auspices of an NIH grant, evant organization. was a pioneer study in rheumatism re- Dr. Tegnelia has been a great asset to search. Dr. Tian has also served as an the DTRA and to the protection of our TRIBUTE TO DR. XIAOMING TIAN adjunct professor in the Department of Nation. My wife Nancy and I wish Dr. ∑ Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, today Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Tegnelia and his family the best in his I pay tribute to the outstanding at Georgetown University Medical retirement and subsequent return to achievements of Dr. Xiaoming Tian. School. He has been the Director of the our great State of New Mexico.∑ For many years, Dr. Tian has been rec- Wildwood Acupuncture Center and f ognized as a leading practitioner of Academy of Acupuncture and Clinical Chinese medicine, acupuncture and al- Medicine since 1986 and, with Professor IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ternative medicine in the United Shangaing Chen, Dr. Tian established EDUCATION States. I am very pleased that Dr. an osteoporosis and osteoarthritis re- ∑ Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, in Iowa Tian’s recognition was extended world- search center at Beijing Medical Uni- and across the United States, a new

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Wagoner of Royal Oak, MI, I would like to take just a few min- and to the Iowa State Board of Edu- who last week retired from a long and utes today to salute several dedicated cation for their leadership and support. distinguished career in public service. public servants at the Iowa Depart- As we mark the 10th anniversary of For the past 35 years, Dr. Wagoner ment of Education, and to report on the Harkin school grant program in dedicated his career to the public good, their successful involvement in a Iowa, I am obliged to point out that working to establish innovative and unique Federal partnership to repair many thousands of school buildings sustainable practices in urban plan- and modernize school facilities. and facilities across the United States ning, emergency management, and This fall marks the 10th year of the are in dire need of renovation or re- teaching the next generation of plan- Iowa Demonstration Construction placement. In my State of Iowa alone, ners and emergency responders. His ex- Grant Program. That is its formal according to a recent study, some 79 traordinary career spanned the entire name, but it is better known among percent of public schools need to be up- spectrum of government service, from educators in Iowa as the program of graded or repaired. The harsh reality is the local level to the Federal level. Harkin grants for Iowa public schools. that the average age of school build- Dr. Wagoner began his career in serv- Since 1998, I have been fortunate to se- ings in the United States is nearly 50 ice by teaching history and political cure a total of $121 million for the Iowa years. science at a public high school in Department of Education, which se- Too often, our children visit ultra Clarkston, MI. He went on to earn his lects worthy school districts to receive modern shopping malls and gleaming master’s degree in urban planning and these grants for a range of renovation sports arenas on weekends, but during his doctorate in public administration. and repair efforts—everything from up- the week go to school in rundown or For 18 productive years, he served as dating fire safety systems to building antiquated facilities. This sends ex- assistant city manager in Berkley, MI, new schools or renovating existing fa- actly the wrong message to our young a large suburb of Detroit, and for the cilities. In many cases, this Federal people about our priorities. We have to past 16 years has been director of plan- funding is used to leverage public and/ do better. ning and community development for or private local funding, so it often has Livingston County, the fastest growing That is why I am deeply grateful to a tremendous multiplier effect in a county in Michigan. Dr. Wagoner has the professionals at the Iowa Depart- local school district. written several books on urban plan- ment of Education. There is no ques- The Federal funding has made a real ning and emergency response, and has tion that a quality public education for difference for the 304 Iowa school disserved for decades as an instructor for every child is a top priority in our tricts that have received Harkin grants the Federal Emergency Management state. I salute them and wish them over the past decade. The grants have Agency. well.∑ helped school districts from Waukon to President Kennedy asked a genera- Glenwood and from Keokuk to Rock tion of Americans to give of themselves Rapids build new schools, add new f for our country and for its future. Dr. classrooms, renovate facilities and Wagoner answered President Kennedy’s bring buildings up to fire codes. CONGRATULATING THE WASH- call and has inspired countless others, The progress we have witnessed is INGTON PAVILION OF ARTS AND who have worked with him or who have due, in large part, to the hard work and SCIENCE been his students, to do the same. I leadership of the Iowa Department of ∑ Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today congratulate Dr. Wagoner for his re- Education. When this program began, I honor the board of directors and dedi- markable public service, and I wish the department did not have experience cated staff at the Washington Pavilion him a long and healthy and happy rein administering a grant program of ∑ of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, SD, tirement. He has served America well. this kind, but key personnel stepped up on their accreditation by the American f to plate to create and implement the Associate of Museums. Since its cre- successful program we have today. TRIBUTE TO STANLEY E. REED In the last 10 years, department staff ation in 1999, the Washington Pavilion ∑ Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, it is have received, reviewed, processed and of Arts and Science has provided edu- with great pleasure that I rise today to scored 1,370 grant applications which cation and inspiration to those of all honor and recognize over 25 years of resulted in 820 grant awards and com- ages in the Sioux Falls region. service by Stanley E. Reed to our great pletion of 773 projects. The department The Washington Pavilion has three State of Arkansas. A third-generation processed thousands of payment remain program areas, all designed to cotton farmer from Marianna, AR, quests for project costs, conducted make art and science a part of every- Stanley has served the Arkansas agri- more than 300 site visits to monitor the day life. The Kirby Science Discovery culture community with steady leader- program and provided the professional Center introduces visitors to things ship for over 20 years as a member of administration that taxpayers deserve. like hands-on archeology, weather, and the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation I salute the entire staff, administra- space shuttles. The Wells Fargo board, including the last five as presi- tion, and governance of the Iowa De- CineDome Theatre allows viewers to dent. At the upcoming Farm Bureau partment of Education for their excel- travel the universe or witness nature State Convention on December 4, Stan- lent work. In particular, I would like in vivid detail. Lastly, the Visual Arts ley will hand over the gavel as presi- to recognize C. Milton Wilson, Leland Center brings art to all generations dent, and I wanted to take this oppor- Tack, Ann McCarthy and Ted Stilwill with its six galleries and changing ex- tunity to recognize his many contribu- for their leadership in helping create hibits. tions to our State. the program in 1998. They provided a I wish to congratulate the Wash- Born in Marianna in 1951, Stanley at- strong foundation that was built on by ington Pavilion of Arts and Science on tended the University of Arkansas their highly capable successors—Gary reaching this milestone in their mis- where he graduated in 1973 with a de- Schwartz, Janice Evans, Jeff Berger, sion, and for their service to the com- gree in Agricultural Engineering and Jim Addy and Judy Jeffrey. munity. Once again, I commend the in- was awarded Highest Honors. Although I would also like to express my ap- dividuals involved in this enterprise Stanley was a tremendous student, he preciation to the individuals who have and am pleased to see them publicly also displayed his leadership skills served on the School Budget Review honored with accreditation by the early on, serving as President of Sigma Committee—Cynthia Eisenhauer, Mi- American Association of Museums.∑ Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, President of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24338 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 the Inter Fraternity Council, and As you can see, Stanley Reed is Ar- America owes a large debt to all of the President of the Cardinal XX Honorary kansas through and through. So as he remarkable men and women who have Society. Upon graduation, Stanley at- steps down as president of the Arkan- served this great nation. I would like tended the University of Arkansas sas Farm Bureau, I want to thank him to express my sincere thanks to Dr. School of Law were he received his for all that he has done for Arkansas Lea and his family, and in remem- Juris Doctorate in 1976 and was also and in particularly, the Arkansas agri- brance of his life and his service, my awarded Highest Honors. Upon taking culture community. Stanley, although utmost gratitude goes to all those who the Arkansas Bar Exam that year, you are ending your tenure, I know you have served.∑ Stanley scored the highest grade in the will not be far away. I look forward to f State. working with you and know you will TRIBUTE TO DR. RONALD DAVIS Although licensed as an attorney, continue to make your impact felt in Stanley returned to the family farm, your community and in the State you ∑ Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, producing cotton in Lee and St. love so much.∑ today I honor a truly great man and a Francis Counties. He soon became ac- f good friend, Dr. Ronald Davis, who died tive within the agricultural commu- on November 6, 2008 at his home near nity and served as president of the Lee TRIBUTE TO DR. CHARLES E. LEA East Lansing, MI. County Farm Bureau from 1982–1984. ∑ Mrs. MCCASKILL. Mr. President, Dr. Davis was an outstanding physi- Soon after, he joined the board of di- today I wish to speak about the life of cian, a great leader, and an effective, rectors of the Arkansas Farm Bureau a truly outstanding Missourian. On Oc- impassioned advocate for the unin- Federation in 1988, later serving as sec- tober 7, 2008, this nation lost a son, a sured. As President of the American retary-treasurer for 6 years, vice presi- soldier, and a community servant when Medical Association, Ron helped focus dent for 4 years, and, as I mentioned Dr. Charles E. Lea of Lexington, MO, our attention on making sure health before, president for the past 6 years. passed away. While we mourn his pass- care was available and affordable for He has also served on the American ing, we are extraordinarily grateful for all Americans. Farm Bureau Board of Directors since all that he gave to his community, his We worked together earlier this year 2004. State, and his country during his life- on the Farm Bill—an unusual issue for His involvement in the Arkansas ag- time. physicians to get involved in—but Ron riculture community has led him on I believe that Dr. Lea is a wonderful and I were committed to making sure trade missions to Taiwan, Korea, example and reminder of the brave men our Federal farm policy promoted Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, South and women who have served our coun- health and nutrition. With his help, we Korea, and Peru. In addition, I had the try in the past and continue to serve it passed a truly groundbreaking farm good fortune to be joined by Stanley today in this time of great need. bill that increased the Federal commit- and other Arkansas farmers on a trade In 1957, Dr. Lea graduated from the ment to fresh fruits and vegetables. mission to Cuba in 2000 to discuss the United States Military Academy at Last February, Ron was diagnosed opening of the Cuban market to Arkan- West Point, and after putting himself with pancreatic cancer. This cancer, sas goods. through medical school at the Univer- which affects over 37,000 Americans What makes Stanley so unique, sity of Missouri, volunteered for serv- each year, is unfortunately one of the though, is that his service to Arkansas ice in Vietnam. Widely regarded and hardest to treat. But Ron didn’t see it extends beyond the agriculture world. recognized as a humble servant, Dr. that way. He told his fellow doctors, Education has always been a priority Lea was awarded the Bronze Star, the ‘‘Never take away someone’s hope,’’ for him. He served for 4 years on the Legion of Merit, the Soldier’s Medal, and he lived by those words. Lee Academy School Board, where his four Air Medals, the Army Commenda- Even while undergoing painful and children attended, and he just recently tion Medal, the Vietnam Cross of Gal- difficult cancer treatments, Ron was completed a 10-year term on the Uni- lantry, the Combat Medical Badge, and on the front lines, educating the public versity of Arkansas Board of Trustees, the Parachutist Badge for his service. about support Web sites for cancer pa- where he served as chairman for 2 While awards and commendations ob- tients that allow families to stay in- years. He is a member of the Arkansas viously show a great deal about a performed while building a support net- Academy for Agriculture Engineers son, I am a believer that the strength work for the patient. and has been honored as Distinguished of a person’s character is revealed in A champion for preventative medi- Alumni of the College of Engineering. his or her daily actions. Those who cine and public health, Dr. Davis was a Additionally, he has served on the knew Dr. Lea best shared an anecdote leading advocate for healthier life- board of directors for Baptist Health with me regarding his time in Viet- styles. He traveled the country urging and as a board member of Simmons nam. Dr. Lea was featured in news- Americans to quit smoking, exercise First National Bank. papers and on television here at home more, and eat better. Faith is an important part of Stan- for his efforts during the war to save a He also led the effort for the historic ley’s life. A member of the First Bap- village elephant that had been shot. apology by the AMA to African-Amer- tist Church in Marianna, Stanley has Seemingly insignificant at the time, ican doctors for the organization’s past served as a Deacon in the church and those efforts placed the United States, exclusion of Black physicians. He be- taught youth and adult Sunday School and our servicemen and women, in high lieved that ‘‘by confronting the past we classes for over 20 years. More impor- regard in the eyes of the Vietnamese can embrace the future,’’ and pushed to tantly, he has been involved in prison village. This small effort, not part of increase enrollments by minorities in ministries locally and oversaw the his duty or orders, but undertaken by a medical schools and health professions. fundraising and construction of the man trying to make a difference, had I want to express my deepest sym- prison chapel at an Arkansas Depart- an extensive impact. pathies to his wife Nadine and his three ment of Corrections facility. Following his military service, Dr. sons, Jared, Evan, and Connor. Amer- And last but certainly not least, Lea became a general practice family ica has lost a great doctor, and his Stanley’s family—his wife Charlene physician and served countless families family has lost a great man. Ron’s ex- and three children, Haley Davis, Na- in Oklahoma and Missouri throughout traordinary record of community serv- than, and Anna—has been a tremen- his medical career. ice, dedication, and courage should dous source of pride and inspiration for As I reflect on Dr. Lea’s life today, I serve as an inspiration to us all.∑ him. In fact, Nathan is carrying on the am reminded not only of the value of f family farming tradition and works his personal service and sacrifice, but with Stanley on the farm. Stanley is of the committed service and selfless MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT also the proud grandfather to Anna sacrifice of all the men and women who Messages from the President of the Kate, Jack, and Haven Davis. have served this country in uniform. United States were communicated to

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A communication from the Ad- Installations Command Emergency Manage- Officer laid before the Senate messages ment Dispatch Support Services; to the Com- from the President of the United ministrator, Agricultural Marketing Serv- ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit- mittee on Armed Services. States submitting sundry nominations ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–8746. A communication from the Presi- and a treaty which were referred to the titled ‘‘Walnuts Grown in California; In- dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- appropriate committees. creased Assessment Rate’’ (Docket No. AMS– suant to law, a report on the continuation of (The nominations received today are FV–08–0054) received in the Office of the the national emergency with respect to Iran printed at the end of the Senate pro- President of the Senate on November 12, that was declared in Executive Order 12170 ceedings.) 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- on November 14, 1979; to the Committee on trition, and Forestry. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. f EC–8737. A communication from the Ad- EC–8747. A communication from the Presi- ministrator, Agricultural Marketing Serv- dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit- suant to law, a report on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the At 3:01 p.m., a message from the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘National Organic Program (NOP), proliferation of weapons of mass destruction House of Representatives, delivered by Sunset Review (2008)’’ (RIN0581–AC76) re- that was declared in Executive Order 12938 Mr. Zapata, one of its reading clerks, ceived in the Office of the President of the on November 14, 1994; to the Committee on announced that pursuant to section Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence Na- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- EC–8748. A communication from the Sec- tional Defense Authorization Act for estry. retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), EC–8738. A communication from the Direc- tor, Regulatory Review Group, Department the national emergency with respect to amended by division P of the Consoli- of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to Syria that was declared in Executive Order dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Cotton 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on (22 U.S.C. 6901), and the order of the Program Changes for Loans, Loan Deficiency Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House of January 4, 2007, the Speaker Payments, Upland Cotton, and Extra Long EC–8749. A communication from the Sec- reappoints the following member on Staple (ELS) Cotton’’ (RIN0560–AH81) re- retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- the part of the House of Representa- ceived in the Office of the President of the ant to law, a six-month periodic report on tives to the United States-China Eco- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12170 of nomic and Security Review Commis- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- estry. November 14, 1979; to the Committee on sion, effective January 1, 2009: Mr. Mi- EC–8739. A communication from the Under Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. chael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia. Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- EC–8750. A communication from the Chair- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vio- man and President, Export-Import Bank of At 5:01 p.m., a message from the lation of the Antideficiency Act that oc- the United States, transmitting, pursuant to House of Representatives, delivered by curred within the Third United States Army, law, a report relative to a transaction in- Mr. Zapata, one of its reading clerks, U.S. Army Central Command, and has been volving U.S. exports to Ireland; to the Com- announced that pursuant to section assigned case number 05–17; to the Com- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- fairs. 125(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic mittee on Appropriations. EC–8740. A communication from the Sec- EC–8751. A communication from the Chair- Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law retary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, man and President, Export-Import Bank of 110–343), and the order of the House of pursuant to law, the report of a violation of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to January 4, 2007, the Minority Leader the Antideficiency Act that occurred in the law, a report relative to transactions involv- appoints the following Member on the Department of the Treasury in the Direct ing U.S. exports to The Netherlands; to the part of the House of Representatives to Loan Financing Account; to the Committee Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban the Congressional Oversight Panel: Mr. on Appropriations. Affairs. EC–8741. A communication from the Under EC–8752. A communication from the Asso- HENSARLING of Texas. Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- ciate Director, Office of Foreign Assets Con- f ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- trol, Department of the Treasury, transmit- port entitled ‘‘Special Working Group on Re- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED serve Component Members Returning from titled ‘‘Iranian Transactions Regulations’’ (31 CFR Part 560) received in the Office of the The message also announced that the Deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom’’; to the Com- President of the Senate on November 12, Speaker had signed the following en- mittee on Armed Services. 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, rolled bills: [S20NO8-330]{S10735}EC–8742. and Urban Affairs. S. 602. An act to develop the next genera- EC–8742. A communication from the Under EC–8753. A communication from the Asso- tion of parental control technology. Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- ciate General Counsel for Legislation and S. 1193. An act to direct the Secretary of ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Depart- the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of port entitled ‘‘Long-Term Operational Mis- ment of Housing and Urban Development, Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian sions Performed by Reserve Component transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for Members Providing Operational Support a rule entitled ‘‘Pet Ownership for the Elder- other purposes. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 115(b)’’; to the Com- ly and Persons With Disabilities’’ (RIN2501- H.R. 5714. An act to require the Secretary mittee on Armed Services. AD31) received in the Office of the President of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition EC–8743. A communication from the Under of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the and celebration of the establishment of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban United States Army in 1775, to honor the mitting, pursuant to law, a quarterly report Affairs. American soldier of both today and yester- entitled, ‘‘Acceptance of Contributions for EC–8754. A communication from the Asso- day, in wartime and in peace, and to com- Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; ciate General Counsel for Legislation and memorate the traditions, history, and herit- Defense Cooperation Account’’; to the Com- Regulations, Office of Fair Housing and age of the United States Army and its role in mittee on Armed Services. Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing American society, from the Colonial period EC–8744. A communication from the Under and Urban Development, transmitting, pur- to today. Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled H.R. 6867. An act to provide for additional ness), transmitting a report on the approved ‘‘Design and Construction Requirements; emergency unemployment compensation. retirement of Lieutenant General Stephen G. Compliance With ANSI A117.1 Standards’’ Wood, United States Air Force, and his ad- (RIN2529–AA92) received in the Office of the The enrolled bills were subsequently vancement to the grade of lieutenant general President of the Senate on November 12, signed by the Acting President pro on the retired list; to the Committee on 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, tempore (Mr. REID). Armed Services. and Urban Affairs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24340 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 EC–8755. A communication from the Chief Surfclam Size Limit for Fishing Year 2009’’ eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- Counsel, Federal Emergency Management (RIN0648–XJ86) received in the Office of the partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, President of the Senate on November 12, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Flood Elevation Science, and Transportation. Off Alaska; Reallocation of Yellowfin Sole in Determinations’’ (Docket No. FEMA–B–1011) EC–8764. A communication from the Direc- the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- received in the Office of the President of the tor of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, ment Area’’ (RIN0648-XL44) received in the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- National Marine Fisheries Service, Depart- Office of the President of the Senate on No- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Com- fairs. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–8756. A communication from the Chief eries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and EC–8771. A communication from the Acting Counsel, Federal Emergency Management South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Gulf of Mexico; Reopening of the 2008 Deep- eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of water Grouper and Tilefish Commercial partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Fisheries’’ (RIN0648–XK40) received in the Of- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Deter- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled fice of the President of the Senate on No- minations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67)(73 FR 63647)) re- ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fish- vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Com- ceived in the Office of the President of the eries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–8765. A communication from the Direc- Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- and Management Measures; Inseason Adjust- fairs. tor of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Depart- ments’’ (RIN0648-AX30) received in the Office EC–8757. A communication from the Chief of the President of the Senate on November Counsel, Federal Emergency Management ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Agency, Department of Homeland Security, eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Science, and Transportation. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Alaska; Atka Mackerel by Vessels in the EC–8772. A communication from the Acting a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery in Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- Eligibility’’ (Docket No. FEMA–8047) re- the Western Aleutian District of the Bering eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- ceived in the Office of the President of the Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- (RIN0648–XK85) received in the Office of the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- President of the Senate on November 12, ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone fairs. 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Subject to EC–8758. A communication from the Assist- Science, and Transportation. Amendment 80 Sideboard Limits in the ant Secretary for Export Administration, EC–8766. A communication from the Direc- Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alas- Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- tor of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, ka’’ (RIN0648-XK96) received in the Office of ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant National Marine Fisheries Service, Depart- the President of the Senate on November 12, to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Con- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, forming Changes to Certain End-User/End- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- Science, and Transportation. Use Based Controls in the EAR; Clarification eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off EC–8773. A communication from the Assist- of the Term ‘‘Transfer’’ and Related Terms Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pa- ant Administrator for Fisheries, National as Used in the EAR’’ (RIN0694–AD59) received cific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Com- Marine Fisheries Service, Department of in the Office of the President of the Senate ponent in the Central Regulatory Area of the Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XK86) received in the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. the Office of the President of the Senate on And Threatened Species; Endangered Status EC–8759. A communication from the Direc- November 12, 2008; to the Committee on for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale’’ (RIN0648- tor, Office of Legal Affairs, Federal Deposit Commerce, Science, and Transportation. XL30) received in the Office of the President Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- EC–8767. A communication from the Acting of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘De- Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- Committee on Commerce, Science, and posit Insurance Regulations; Temporary In- eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- Transportation. crease in Standard Coverage Amount; Mort- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- EC–8774. A communication from the Dep- gage Servicing Accounts’’ (RIN3064–AD36) re- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ceived in the Office of the President of the uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Non-American mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Catching Pacific pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled fairs. Cod for Processing by the Inshore Compo- EC–8760. A communication from the Spe- ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, nent in the Central Regulatory Area of the and South Atlantic; Atlantic Coastal Fish- cial Assistant to the Board of Governors of Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648-XK79) received in the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, eries Cooperative Management Act Provi- the Office of the President of the Senate on sions; Atlantic Coast Red Drum Fishery off pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled November 12, 2008; to the Committee on ‘‘Prohibition on Funding of Unlawful Inter- the Atlantic States; Transfer of Management Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Authority’’ (RIN0648-AT13) received in the net Gambling’’ (RIN1505–AB78) received in EC–8768. A communication from the Acting Office of the President of the Senate on No- the Office of the President of the Senate on Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Com- November 17, 2008; to the Committee on eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- merce, Science, and Transportation. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- EC–8761. A communication from the Acting ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–8775. A communication from the Dep- Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, De- ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory partment of Commerce, and the Director, States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department Period 2 Quota Harvested’’ (RIN0648-XL29) ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, of the Interior, transmitting jointly, the 2007 received in the Office of the President of the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Biennial Report on Striped Bass Popu- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- ‘‘Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fish- lations; to the Committee on Commerce, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ing; Correction’’ (RIN0648-AU14) received in Science, and Transportation. tation. the Office of the President of the Senate on EC–8762. A communication from the Sec- EC–8769. A communication from the Acting November 12, 2008; to the Committee on retary of the Federal Trade Commission, Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commis- eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- EC–8776. A communication from the Dep- sion’s fourth annual report on ethanol mar- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ket concentration; to the Committee on ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, EC–8763. A communication from the Acting Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- (RIN0648-XL42) received in the Office of the Pelagic Species Fisheries; Reporting Re- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- President of the Senate on November 12, quirements and Conservation Measures’’ ant to law, the report of a rule entitled 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, (RIN0648-AX31) received in the Office of the ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Science, and Transportation. President of the Senate on November 12, States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog EC–8770. A communication from the Acting 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Fisheries; Suspension of Minimum Atlantic Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- Science, and Transportation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24341 EC–8777. A communication from the Direc- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Boeing mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule tor, Statutory Import Programs Staff, De- Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket Eurocopter France Model AS332, C, L, L1 and ant to law, the report of a rule entitled No. FAA-2008-1147)) received in the Office of L2 Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. ‘‘Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, the President of the Senate on November 17, FAA-2008-0430)) received in the Office of the Watch Movement and Jewelry Programs 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, President of the Senate on November 17, 2008’’ (RIN0625-AA80) received in the Office of Science, and Transportation. 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, the President of the Senate on November 12, EC–8785. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- EC–8793. A communication from the Pro- Science, and Transportation. tion, Department of Transportation, trans- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- EC–8778. A communication from the Pro- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule tion, Department of Transportation, trans- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Boeing mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Model 727 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Bom- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule No. FAA-2008-0151)) received in the Office of bardier Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Se- entitled ‘‘Modification to the Norton Sound the President of the Senate on November 17, ries 700, 701, and 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Low, Woody Island Low, Control 1234L and 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Control 1487L offshore Airspace Areas; AK’’ Science, and Transportation. Jet Series 900) Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- ((Docket No. FAA-2007-28391)(Airspace Dock- EC–8786. A communication from the Pro- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0623)) received in et No. 07-AAL-10)) received in the Office of gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- the Office of the President of the Senate on the President of the Senate on November 17, tion, Department of Transportation, trans- November 17, 2008; to the Committee on 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Science, and Transportation. entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Boeing EC–8794. A communication from the Pro- EC–8779. A communication from the Pro- Model 747SP Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0585)) received in tion, Department of Transportation, trans- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- the Office of the President of the Senate on mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule November 17, 2008; to the Committee on entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, entitled ‘‘Establishment of Class E Airspace; Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 2000 Air- Kwethluk, AK’’ ((Docket No. FAA-2008- EC–8787. A communication from the Pro- planes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA- 0453)(Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-12)) re- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- 2008-0848)) received in the Office of the Presi- ceived in the Office of the President of the tion, Department of Transportation, trans- dent of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule the Committee on Commerce, Science, and mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Transportation. tation. Model A310 Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- EC–8795. A communication from the Pro- EC–8780. A communication from the Pro- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0849)) received in gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- the Office of the President of the Senate on tion, Department of Transportation, trans- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- November 17, 2008; to the Committee on mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Commerce, Science, and Transportation. entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Dassault entitled ‘‘IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous EC–8788. A communication from the Pro- Model Mystere-Falcon 900, Falcon 900EX, and Amendments’’ ((Docket No. gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Falcon 2000 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- 30635)(Amendment No. 477)) received in the tion, Department of Transportation, trans- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0729)) received in Office of the President of the Senate on No- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule the Office of the President of the Senate on vember 17, 2008; to the Committee on Com- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Airbus November 17, 2008; to the Committee on merce, Science, and Transportation. Model A330-200, A330-300, and A340-300 Series Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–8781. A communication from the Pro- Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA- EC–8796. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- 2008-0667)) received in the Office of the Presi- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- dent of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to tion, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule the Committee on Commerce, Science, and mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Approach Transportation. entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Rolls Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Ob- EC–8789. A communication from the Pro- Royce plc RB211 Trent 553-61, 553A2-61, 556-61, stacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- 556A2-61, 556B-61, 556B2-61, 560-61, and 560A2- Amendments’’ ((Docket No. tion, Department of Transportation, trans- 61 Turbofan Engines’’ ((RIN2120- 30633)(Amendment No. 3292)) received in the mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-1063)) received in Office of the President of the Senate on No- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Boeing the Office of the President of the Senate on vember 17, 2008; to the Committee on Com- Model 757-200 and 757-300 Series Airplanes’’ November 17, 2008; to the Committee on merce, Science, and Transportation. ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2007-28160)) Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–8782. A communication from the Pro- received in the Office of the President of the EC–8797. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tion, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule tation. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Approach EC–8790. A communication from the Pro- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Ob- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Air- stacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous tion, Department of Transportation, trans- planes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA- Amendments’’ ((Docket No. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 2008-0342)) received in the Office of the Presi- 30634)(Amendment No. 3293)) received in the entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Boeing dent of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to Office of the President of the Senate on No- Model 737 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket the Committee on Commerce, Science, and vember 17, 2008; to the Committee on Com- No. FAA-2008-1166)) received in the Office of Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. the President of the Senate on November 17, EC–8798. A communication from the Pro- EC–8783. A communication from the Pro- 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Science, and Transportation. tion, Department of Transportation, trans- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- EC–8791. A communication from the Pro- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Empresa entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Cessna tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Aircraft Company (Type Certificate pre- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Model EMB-135 Airplanes, and Model EMB- viously held by Columbia Aircraft Manufac- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Rolls- 145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, turing) Models LC40-550FG, LC41-550FG, and Royce plc RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, and -145EP Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- LC42-550FG Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- and RB211-535E4-B-75 Series Turbofan’’ AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0483)) received in AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2007-27628)) received ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2007-29343)) the Office of the President of the Senate on in the Office of the President of the Senate received in the Office of the President of the November 17, 2008; to the Committee on on November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–8799. A communication from the Pro- EC–8784. A communication from the Pro- tation. gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- EC–8792. A communication from the Pro- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule tion, Department of Transportation, trans- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Airbus

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24342 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes’’ EC–8807. A communication from the Pro- EC–8815. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2007-27011)) gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- received in the Office of the President of the tion, Department of Transportation, trans- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Bom- entitled ‘‘Congestion Management Rule for tation. bardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Se- LaGuardia Airport; Correction’’ (RIN2120- EC–8800. A communication from the Pro- ries 100 & 440) Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- AI70) received in the Office of the President gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0643)) received in of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to the tion, Department of Transportation, trans- the Office of the President of the Senate on Committee on Commerce, Science, and mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Transportation. entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Allied Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–8816. A communication from the Pro- Ag Cat Productions, Inc. Model G-164 Series EC–8808. A communication from the Pro- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- 2008-0854)) received in the Office of the Presi- tion, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule dent of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport; Clarification of Final the Committee on Commerce, Science, and entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; General Rule’’ (RIN2120-AI70) received in the Office of Transportation. Electric Company (GE) CT58 Series Turbo- the President of the Senate on November 17, EC–8801. A communication from the Pro- shaft Engines’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- FAA-2008-0808)) received in the Office of the Science, and Transportation. tion, Department of Transportation, trans- President of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–8817. A communication from the Pro- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Science, and Transportation. EC–8809. A communication from the Pro- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Model Falcon 2000EX Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0830)) received in tion, Department of Transportation, trans- entitled ‘‘Congestion Management Rule for the Office of the President of the Senate on mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule John F. Kennedy International Airport and November 17, 2008; to the Committee on entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Newark Liberty International Airport; Cor- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 Airplanes’’ rection’’ (RIN2120-AJ28) received in the Of- EC–8802. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-1127)) fice of the President of the Senate on No- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- received in the Office of the President of the vember 17, 2008; to the Committee on Com- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- merce, Science, and Transportation. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–8818. A communication from the Trial entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Stemme tation. Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, GmbH & Co. KG Models S10 and S10-V Glid- EC–8810. A communication from the Pro- Department of Transportation, transmitting, ers’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 1161)) received in the Office of the President tion, Department of Transportation, trans- ‘‘Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to the mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Systems’’ (RIN2130-AB84) received in the Of- Committee on Commerce, Science, and entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; General fice of the President of the Senate on No- Transportation. Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series and CF6- vember 17, 2008; to the Committee on Com- EC–8803. A communication from the Pro- 80E1 Series Turbofan Engines’’ ((RIN2120- merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–8819. A communication from the Chief gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2007-28367)) received of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- in the Office of the President of the Senate tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule on November 17, 2008; to the Committee on law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; DG Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG-1000S and EC–8811. A communication from the Pro- ment of Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations; DG-1000T Gliders’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Hendersonville, Tennessee’’ (MB Docket No. No. FAA-2008-0989)) received in the Office of tion, Department of Transportation, trans- 08-128) received in the Office of the President the President of the Senate on November 17, mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule of the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Mary- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Science, and Transportation. land Air Industries, Inc., Model Fairchild F- EC–8804. A communication from the Pro- Transportation. 27 and FH-227 Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120- EC–8820. A communication from the Chief gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0734)) received in tion, Department of Transportation, trans- of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- the Office of the President of the Senate on tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule November 17, 2008; to the Committee on entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allot- Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-6 Series Airplanes’’ EC–8812. A communication from the Pro- ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0990)) ments, FM Broadcast Stations; Linden, Ten- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- nessee’’ (MB Docket No. 07-280) received in received in the Office of the President of the tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- the Office of the President of the Senate on mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule November 19, 2008; to the Committee on mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Standards; Propel- tation. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. lers; Correction’’ (RIN2120-AI95) received in EC–8821. A communication from the Chief EC–8805. A communication from the Pro- the Office of the President of the Senate on of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- November 17, 2008; to the Committee on tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–8813. A communication from the Pro- ment of Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Cessna gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations; Aircraft Company 150 Series Airplanes’’ tion, Department of Transportation, trans- La Grande, Oregon’’ (MB Docket No. 08–121) ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2008-0790)) mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule received in the Office of the President of the received in the Office of the President of the entitled ‘‘Special Awareness Training for the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- Senate on November 17, 2008; to the Com- Washington, DC Metropolitan Area; OMB mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Approval of Information Collection’’ tation. tation. (RIN2120-AI63) received in the Office of the EC–8822. A communication from the Chief EC–8806. A communication from the Pro- President of the Senate on November 17, of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–8814. A communication from the Pro- ment of Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Bom- gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra- Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations; bardier Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Se- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Honolulu and Waimanalo, Hawaii’’ (MB ries 700 & 701) Series Airplanes and Model mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Docket No. 08–98) received in the Office of CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Series entitled ‘‘Congestion Management Rule for the President of the Senate on November 19, Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA- LaGuardia Airport; Correction’’ (RIN2120- 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 2008-0555)) received in the Office of the Presi- AI70) received in the Office of the President Science, and Transportation. dent of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to the EC–8823. A communication from the Chief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Committee on Commerce, Science, and of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- Transportation. Transportation. tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to

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A communication from the Direc- ness and Industrial Land Transportation ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- Pool’’ (WT Docket No. 05–62) received in the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, Office of the President of the Senate on No- ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled vember 19, 2008; to the Committee on Com- Implementation Plans; Delaware; Control of ‘‘Silane, trimethoxy[3– merce, Science, and Transportation. Stationary Combustion Turbine Electric (oxiranylmethoxy)propyl]–, hydrolysis prod- EC–8824. A communication from the Chief Generating Unit Emissions’’ ((EPA–R03– ucts with silica; Tolerance Exemption’’ of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- OAR–2008–0068)(FRL–8738–3)) received in the ((EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0571)(FRL–8386–1)) re- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to Office of the President of the Senate on No- ceived in the Office of the President of the law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Envi- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- ment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allot- ronment and Public Works. mittee on Environment and Public Works. ments, FM Broadcast Stations; La Grande EC–8832. A communication from the Direc- EC–8839. A communication from the Direc- and Prairie City, Oregon’’ (MB Docket No. tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- 08–67) received in the Office of the President ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, of the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Committee on Commerce, Science, and ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality ‘‘Withdrawal of the Federal Water Quality Transportation. Implementation Plans; Illinois; CILCO Standards Use Designations for Soda Creek EC–8825. A communication from the Chief (AmerenEnergy) Edwards’’ ((EPA–R05–OAR– and Portions of Canyon Creek, South Fork of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- 2004–IL–0003)(FRL–8730–4)) received in the Of- Coeur d’Alene River, and Blackfoot River in tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to fice of the President of the Senate on No- Idaho’’ ((EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0495)(FRL–8737– law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘2000 Bien- vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Envi- 9)) received in the Office of the President of nial Regulatory Review—Streamlining and ronment and Public Works. the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- Other Revisions of Part 25 of the Commis- EC–8833. A communication from the Direc- mittee on Environment and Public Works. EC–8840. A communication from the Direc- sion’s Rules Governing the Licensing of, and tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Earth ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, Stations and Space Stations; Streamlining pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled the Commission’s Rules and Regulations for ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Implementa- ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Satellite Applications and Licensing Proce- tion Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; 2002 dures’’ ((IB Docket No. 00–248)(IB Docket No. Quality Planning Purposes; State of Cali- Base Year Inventory for the Pittsburgh–Bea- 95–117)) received in the Office of the Presi- fornia; PM–10; Revision of Designation; Re- ver Valley 8–Hour Ozone Nonattainment dent of the Senate on November 19, 2008; to designation of the San Joaquin Valley Air Area’’ ((EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0453)(FRL–8741– the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Basin PM–10 Nonattainment Area to Attain- 5)) received in the Office of the President of Transportation. ment; Approval of PM–10 Maintenance Plan the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- EC–8826. A communication from the Regu- for the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin; Ap- mittee on Environment and Public Works. latory Ombudsman, Federal Motor Carrier proval of Commitments for the East Kern EC–8841. A communication from the Direc- Safety Administration, Department of PM–10 Nonattainment Area’’ ((EPA–R09– tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to OAR–2008–0306)(FRL–8724–7)) received in the ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Hours of Office of the President of the Senate on No- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Service of Drivers’’ (RIN2126–AB14) received vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Envi- ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality in the Office of the President of the Senate ronment and Public Works. Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Approval on November 19, 2008; to the Committee on EC–8834. A communication from the Direc- of Revisions to the Knox County Portion of Commerce, Science, and Transportation. tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- the Tennessee State Implementation Plan – EC–8827. A communication from the Acting ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, ‘‘Permit by Rule’’ Provision’’ ((EPA–R04– Director of the Office of Sustainable Fish- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled OAR–2008–0052–200803(a))(FRL–8743–8)) re- eries, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Implementa- ceived in the Office of the President of the partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- tion Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Implementation; Clark County’’ ((EPA–R09– mittee on Environment and Public Works. ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone OAR–2008–0728)(FRL–8729–1)) received in the EC–8842. A communication from the Direc- Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea Office of the President of the Senate on No- tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Envi- ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, (Docket No. 071106673–8011–02) received in the ronment and Public Works. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Office of the President of the Senate on No- EC–8835. A communication from the Direc- ‘‘Comprehensive Environmental Response, vember 19, 2008; to the Committee on Com- tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) merce, Science, and Transportation. ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, or Superfund, Section 128(a); Notice of Grant EC–8828. A communication from the Ad- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Re- ministrator and Chief Executive Officer, ‘‘National Volatile Organic Compound Emis- sponse Programs’’ (FRL–8742–3) received in Bonneville Power Administration, Depart- sion Standards for Aerosol Coatings’’ ((EPA– the Office of the President of the Senate on ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to HQ–OAR–2006–0971)(FRL–8738–7)) received in November 19, 2008; to the Committee on En- law, the Administration’s Annual Report for the Office of the President of the Senate on vironment and Public Works. fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Energy November 12, 2008; to the Committee on En- EC–8843. A communication from the Direc- and Natural Resources. vironment and Public Works. tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- EC–8829. A communication from the Assist- EC–8836. A communication from the Direc- ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, ant Secretary of Land and Minerals Manage- tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ment, Minerals Management Service, De- ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, ‘‘Ipconazole; Pesticide Tolerances’’ ((EPA– partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled HQ–OPP–2007–0226)(FRL–8389–1)) received in suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revised National Pollutant Discharge the Office of the President of the Senate on ‘‘Royalty Relief—Ultra-Deep Gas Wells and Elimination System Permit Regulation and November 19, 2008; to the Committee on En- Deep Gas Wells on Leases in the Gulf of Mex- Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Con- vironment and Public Works. ico; Extension of Royalty Relief Provisions centrated Animal Feeding Operations in Re- EC–8844. A communication from the Direc- to Leases Offshore of Alaska’’ (RIN1010– sponse to the Waterkeeper Decision’’ ((EPA– tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- AD33) received in the Office of the President HQ–OW–2005–0037)(FRL–8738–9)) received in ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, of the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the the Office of the President of the Senate on pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Committee on Energy and Natural Re- November 12, 2008; to the Committee on En- ‘‘Polyoxin D Zinc Salt; Exemption from the sources. vironment and Public Works. Requirement of a Tolerance’’ ((EPA–HQ– EC–8830. A communication from the Direc- EC–8837. A communication from the Direc- OPP–2008–0417)(FRL–8389–5)) received in the tor, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- Office of the President of the Senate on No- Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pur- ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, vember 19, 2008; to the Committee on Envi- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ronment and Public Works. ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: ‘‘Significant New Use Rules on Certain EC–8845. A communication from the Direc- NAC–UMS Revision 5’’ (RIN3150–AI48) re- Chemical Substances’’ ((EPA–HQ–OPPT– tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- ceived in the Office of the President of the 2008–0251)(FRL–8371–3)) received in the Office ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled suant to law, a report relative to the export partment of Education, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gas- to the People’s Republic of China of items ant to law, the report of a rule entitled oline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods’’ not detrimental to the U.S. space launch in- ‘‘Title III of the Elementary and Secondary (RIN2060–AP17) received in the Office of the dustry; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as Amended President of the Senate on November 19, tions. by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 2008; to the Committee on Environment and EC–8855. A communication from the Assist- (NCLB)’’ received in the Office of the Presi- Public Works. ant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, dent of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to EC–8846. A communication from the Direc- Department of State, transmitting, pursuant the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- to the Arms Export Control Act, the certifi- and Pensions. ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, cation of a proposed manufacturing license EC–8865. A communication from the Assist- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled agreement for the manufacture of significant ant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, ‘‘Revisions to the California State Imple- military equipment abroad with Italy and Office of Postsecondary Education, Depart- mentation Plan, Imperial County Air Pollu- Germany; to the Committee on Foreign Re- ment of Education, transmitting, pursuant tion Control District, Mojave Desert Air lations. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Quality Management District, South Coast EC–8856. A communication from the Assist- Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Edu- Air Quality Management District, and Ven- ant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, cation Loan Program, and William D. Ford tura County Air Pollution Control District’’ Department of State, transmitting, pursuant Federal Direct Loan Program’’ (RIN1840- ((EPA–R09–OAR–2008–0590)(FRL–8732–4)) re- to the Arms Export Control Act, the certifi- AC94) received in the Office of the President ceived in the Office of the President of the cation of a proposed transfer of defense arti- of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- cles or defense services in the amount of Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and mittee on Environment and Public Works. $100,000,000 or more to Denmark, Germany, Pensions. EC–8847. A communication from the Direc- Greece, The Netherlands, and Portugal; to EC–8866. A communication from the White tor, Regulatory Management Division, Envi- the Committee on Foreign Relations. House Liaison, Department of Education, ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, EC–8857. A communication from the Assist- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, a vacancy and designation of an acting offi- ‘‘The Treatment of Data Influence by Excep- Department of State, transmitting, pursuant cer for the position of Assistant Secretary, tional Events (Exceptional Event Rule): Re- to the Arms Export Control Act, the certifi- Office of Communications and Outreach, revised Exceptional Event Data Flagging Sub- cation of a proposed license for the export of ceived in the Office of the President of the mittal and Documentation Schedule for defense articles that are firearms controlled Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- Monitoring Data Used in Designations for under Category I of the United States Muni- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and the 2008 Ozone NAAQS’’ (RIN2060-AP28) re- tions List sold commercially under contract Pensions. ceived in the Office of the President of the in the amount of $1,000,000 or more to Ecua- EC–8867. A communication from the Direc- Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- dor; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. tor, Office of Government Ethics, transmit- mittee on Environment and Public Works. EC–8858. A communication from the Assist- ting, pursuant to law, the Office’s Perform- EC–8848. A communication from the Sec- ant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, ance Accountability Report for fiscal year retary of Health and Human Services, trans- Department of State, transmitting, pursuant 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to to law, a report on the status of family re- rity and Governmental Affairs. the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiro- unions between U.S. citizens and their rel- EC–8868. A communication from the Attor- practic Services under Medicare; to the Com- atives in the Democratic People’s Republic ney General, transmitting, pursuant to law, mittee on Finance. of Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- the Department’s Performance and Account- EC–8849. A communication from the Sec- tions. ability Report for fiscal year 2008; to the retary of Health and Human Services, trans- EC–8859. A communication from the Assist- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart- ernmental Affairs. ‘‘Evaluation of Medicare Advantage Special ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to the EC–8869. A communication from the Chair- Needs Plans’’; to the Committee on Finance. Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, man, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, EC–8850. A communication from the Chief the report of the texts and background state- transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commis- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, ments of international agreements, other sion’s Performance and Accountability Re- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the than treaties (List 2008–192—2008-202); to the port for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Committee on Foreign Relations. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Update of Weighted EC–8860. A communication from the Presi- fairs. Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and dent and CEO, Overseas Private Investment EC–8870. A communication from the Chair- Segment Rates’’ (Notice 2008–105) received in Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, man, U.S. International Trade Commission, the Office of the President of the Senate on the report of a vacancy in the position of Ex- transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commis- November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Fi- ecutive Vice President, received in the Office sion’s Performance and Accountability Re- nance. of the President of the Senate on November port for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on EC–8851. A communication from the Chief 19, 2008; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, tions. fairs. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–8861. A communication from the Sec- EC–8871. A communication from the Sec- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the retary of Health and Human Services, trans- retary, Department of Housing and Urban report of a rule entitled ‘‘2008 Section 43 In- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a pe- Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, flation Adjustment’’ (Notice 2008–72) received tition to add workers from the Connecticut the Department’s Performance and Account- in the Office of the President of the Senate Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory, to the ability Reports for fiscal year 2008; to the on November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Finance. on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ernmental Affairs. EC–8852. A communication from the Chief EC–8862. A communication from the Sec- EC–8872. A communication from the Chair- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, retary of Health and Human Services, trans- man, Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the mitting, pursuant to law, the Department’s sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the financial report for fiscal year 2007 relative Commission’s Performance and Account- report of a rule relative to real estate invest- to the Medical Device User Fee and Mod- ability Report for fiscal year 2008; to the ment trusts (Rev. Proc. 2008–69) received in ernization Act; to the Committee on Health, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- the Office of the President of the Senate on Education, Labor, and Pensions. ernmental Affairs. November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Fi- EC–8863. A communication from the Senior EC–8873. A communication from the Sec- nance. Regulatory Officer of the Wage and Hour Di- retary, Department of Labor, transmitting, EC–8853. A communication from the Chief vision, Employment Standards Administra- pursuant to law, the Department’s Perform- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, tion, Department of Labor, transmitting, ance and Accountability Report for fiscal Internal Revenue Service, Department of the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled year 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ‘‘Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993’’ curity and Governmental Affairs. report of a rule entitled ‘‘Information Re- (RIN1215–AB35) received in the Office of the EC–8874. A communication from the Acting porting for Discharges of Indebtedness’’ President of the Senate on November 12, Director, Office of Personnel Management, (RIN1545–BH99) received in the Office of the 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report enti- President of the Senate on November 17, Labor, and Pensions. tled ‘‘Employment of Veterans in the Fed- 2008; to the Committee on Finance. EC–8864. A communication from the Assist- eral Government - Fiscal Year 2007’’; to the EC–8854. A communication from the Presi- ant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- Office of English Language Acquisition, De- ernmental Affairs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24345 EC–8875. A communication from the Spe- Wage System Survey from Fiscal Year to the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Elimination of cial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc- Calendar Year’’ (RIN3206-AL63) received in Co-payment for Weight Management Coun- tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the the Office of the President of the Senate on seling’’ (RIN2900-AM59) received in the Office Quarterly Report for October 2008; to the November 12, 2008; to the Committee on of the President of the Senate on November Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- ernmental Affairs. fairs. fairs. EC–8876. A communication from the Dis- EC–8886. A communication from the Acting EC–8895. A communication from the Direc- trict of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pur- Director, Center for Pay and Leave Adminis- tor of Regulations Management, Veterans suant to law, a report entitled ‘‘OCFO’s Pol- tration, Office of Personnel Management, Health Administration, Department of Vet- icy Regarding Background Checks on Spe- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, cific OCFO Employees Who Handle Cash and/ a rule entitled ‘‘Emergency Leave Transfer the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Civilian Health or Cash Equivalents’’; to the Committee on Program’’ (RIN3206-AL26) received in the Of- and Medical Program of the Department of Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fice of the President of the Senate on No- Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA): Expansion of fairs. vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Home- Benefit Coverage for Prostheses and EC–8877. A communication from the Execu- land Security and Governmental Affairs. Enuretic (Bed-wetting) Devices; Miscella- tive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift In- EC–8887. A communication from the Acting neous Provisions’’ (RIN2900-AM22) received vestment Board, transmitting, pursuant to Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy in the Office of the President of the Senate law, the two audit reports issued during fis- Division, Office of Personnel Management, on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on cal year 2008 relative to the Agency and the transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Veterans’ Affairs. Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on a rule entitled ‘‘Prevailing Rate Systems; EC–8896. A communication from the Direc- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Abolishment of Santa Clara, California, as a tor of Regulations Management, Veterans fairs. Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Health Administration, Department of Vet- EC–8878. A communication from the Com- Wage Area’’ (RIN3206-AL74) received in the erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, missioner, Social Security Administration, Office of the President of the Senate on No- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Disclosure of transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on Home- Information to Organ, Tissue and Eye Pro- ative to disciplinary best practices and advi- land Security and Governmental Affairs. curement Organizations’’ (RIN2900-AM65) re- sory guidelines; to the Committee on Home- EC–8888. A communication from the Na- ceived in the Office of the President of the land Security and Governmental Affairs. tional Treasurer, Navy Wives Clubs of Amer- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- EC–8879. A communication from the Chair- ica, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. man, Securities and Exchange Commission, relative to the latest audit of the organiza- EC–8897. A communication from the Direc- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- tion; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tor of Regulations Management, Veterans ative to the inventory of activities for fiscal EC–8889. A communication from the Fed- Health Administration, Department of Vet- year 2008 under the FAIR Act; to the Com- eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Schedule for mental Affairs. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Rating Disabilities; Eye’’ (RIN2900-AH43) re- EC–8880. A communication from the Chair- titled ‘‘Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent ceived in the Office of the President of the man, Securities and Exchange Commission, Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of Fees’’ (RIN0651-AC28) received in the Office mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. notification of availability of the Commis- of the President of the Senate on November EC–8898. A communication from the Dep- sion’s Performance and Accountability Re- 12, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary. uty Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pur- port for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on EC–8890. A communication from the Fed- suant to law, the Department’s financial re- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark port for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on fairs. Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- Armed Services. EC–8881. A communication from the Chair- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–8899. A communication from the Senior man, Council of the District of Columbia, titled ‘‘Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Counsel of Domestic Finance, Department of transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Rules of Practice’’ (RIN0651-AB89) received the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, D.C. Act 17-278, received in the Office of the in the Office of the President of the Senate the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Tarp Capital President of the Senate on November 20, on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Purchase Program’’ (31 CFR Part 30) re- 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- the Judiciary. ceived in the Office of the President of the rity and Governmental Affairs. EC–8891. A communication from the Fed- Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- EC–8882. A communication from the Acting eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- fairs. EC–8900. A communication from the Senior Division, Office of Personnel Management, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Counsel, Department of the Treasury, trans- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of titled ‘‘Changes to Representation of Others mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Pay Administra- before the United States Patent and Trade- entitled ‘‘Prohibition on Funding of Unlaw- tion Rules for General Schedule Employees’’ mark Office’’ (RIN0651-AB55) received in the ful Internet Gambling’’ (RIN1505-AB78) re- (RIN3206-AK88) received in the Office of the Office of the President of the Senate on No- ceived in the Office of the President of the President of the Senate on November 12, vember 12, 2008; to the Committee on the Ju- Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Com- 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- diciary. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- rity and Governmental Affairs. EC–8892. A communication from the Direc- fairs. EC–8883. A communication from the Acting tor of Regulations Management, Board of EC–8901. A communication from the Asso- Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy Veterans Appeals, Department of Veterans ciate General Counsel for Legislation and Division, Office of Personnel Management, Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Regulations, Office of Housing, Department transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of report of a rule entitled ‘‘Board of Veterans’ of Housing and Urban Development, trans- a rule entitled ‘‘Time-in-Grade Rule Elimi- Appeals: Expedited Claims Adjudication Ini- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule nated’’ (RIN3206-AL18) received in the Office tiative - Pilot Program’’ (RIN2900-AM77) re- entitled ‘‘Real Estate Settlement Procedures of the President of the Senate on November ceived in the Office of the President of the Act (RESPA): Rule To Simplify and Improve 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- the Process of Obtaining Mortgages and Re- curity and Governmental Affairs. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. duce Consumer Settlement Costs’’ (RIN2502- EC–8884. A communication from the Acting EC–8893. A communication from the Direc- AI61) received in the Office of the President Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy tor of Regulations Management, Veterans of the Senate on November 19, 2008; to the Division, Office of Personnel Management, Benefits Administration, Department of Vet- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, Affairs. a rule entitled ‘‘Suitability’’ (RIN3206-AL38) the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Increase in received in the Office of the President of the Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI f Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Com- Bill—Active Duty and Other Miscellaneous EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Issues’’ (RIN2900-AM45) received in the Office COMMITTEES mental Affairs. of the President of the Senate on November EC–8885. A communication from the Acting 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- The following executive reports of Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy fairs. nominations were submitted: Division, Office of Personnel Management, EC–8894. A communication from the Direc- By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tor of Regulations Management, Veterans Armed Services. a rule entitled ‘‘Prevailing Rate Systems; Health Administration, Department of Vet- Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. David Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, J. Scott, to be Major General.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24346 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 Air Force nomination of Col. James N. which nominations were received by the Sen- ate and appeared in the Congressional Stewart, to be Brigadier General. ate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 17, 2008. Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Harry Record on September 26, 2008. Army nominations beginning with Melanie M. Wyatt III, to be Lieutenant General. Army nomination of John F. Kasel, to be J. Craig and ending with Paul D. Stoneman, Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. John C. Major. which nominations were received by the Sen- Koziol, to be Lieutenant General. Army nominations beginning with Max L. ate and appeared in the Congressional Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Ste- Divine and ending with Norma Torres, which Record on November 17, 2008. phen L. Hoog, to be Major General. nominations were received by the Senate and Army nominations beginning with Cynthia Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Loren appeared in the Congressional Record on J. Abbadini and ending with Justin A. M. Reno, to be Lieutenant General. September 26, 2008. Woodhouse, which nominations were re- Air Force nomination of Col. James K. Army nominations beginning with Michael ceived by the Senate and appeared in the McLaughlin, to be Brigadier General. L. Nippert and ending with Robert C. Turner, Congressional Record on November 17, 2008. Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Mark A. which nominations were received by the Sen- Army nominations beginning with Derrick Welsh III, to be Lieutenant General. ate and appeared in the Congressional F. Arincorayan and ending with D060674, Navy nomination of Rear Adm. John M. Record on September 26, 2008. which nominations were received by the Sen- Mateczun, to be Vice Admiral. Army nominations beginning with Lau- ate and appeared in the Congressional Army nomination of Brigadier General rence W. Gebler and ending with Viseth Record on November 17, 2008. Gina S. Farrisee, to be Major General. Ngauy, which nominations were received by Army nominations beginning with William Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Scott C. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- J. Adams and ending with D060291, which Black, to be Lieutenant General. sional Record on September 26, 2008. nominations were received by the Senate and Army nomination of Maj. Gen. James H. Army nomination of Gregg A. Bliss, to be appeared in the Congressional Record on No- Pillsbury, to be Lieutenant General. Colonel. vember 17, 2008. Army nomination of Col. David N. Army nomination of Stuart A. Mellon, to Army nominations beginning with Richard Blackorby, to be Brigadier General. be Colonel. K. Addo and ending with D060598, which Army nomination of Brig. Gen. James E. Army nomination of Robert S. Gatewood, nominations were received by the Senate and Rogers, to be Major General. to be Colonel. appeared in the Congressional Record on No- Army nomination of Col. Margaret W. Army nomination of Steven P. Jahner, to vember 17, 2008. Boor, to be Brigadier General. be Colonel. Army nominations beginning with Ken- Army nomination of William H. Smithson, neth P. Adgie and ending with D070487, which Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the nominations were received by the Senate and Committee on Armed Services I report to be Major. Army nomination of James O. appeared in the Congressional Record on No- favorably the following nomination McLinnaham, to be Lieutenant Colonel. vember 17, 2008. lists which were printed in the Records Army nomination of Gregory R. Ebner, to Army nomination of Lynn F. Abrams, to on the dates indicated, and ask unani- be Lieutenant Colonel. be Colonel. mous consent, to save the expense of Army nomination of Paul E. Webb, to be Army nomination of Catherine A. Oliver, reprinting on the Executive Calendar Major. to be Major. Army nomination of Timothy S. that these nominations lie at the Sec- Army nominations beginning with Randy R. Cote and ending with Michael P. Steely, Allisonaipa, to be Major. retary’s desk for the information of Army nomination of Daniel A. Strode, to Senators. which nominations were received by the Sen- ate and appeared in the Congressional be Major. Army nomination of Joseph S. Selken, to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Record on November 17, 2008. be Major. objection, it is so ordered. Army nominations beginning with Erol Army nominations beginning with Thomas Air Force nominations beginning with Agi and ending with Patrick C. Sean, which A. Bryant and ending with James P. Darryl D. Bybee and ending with Marco V. nominations were received by the Senate and Mcginnis, which nominations were received Galvez, which nominations were received by appeared in the Congressional Record on No- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- vember 17, 2008. sional Record on November 19, 2008. sional Record on September 26, 2008. Army nominations beginning with Richard Army nominations beginning with James Air Force nominations beginning with S. Glass and ending with Victor F. Wallace, A. Griggs and ending with Paul R. Hunt, Richard Brinker and ending with Nadia C. which nominations were received by the Sen- which nominations were received by the Sen- Shockley, which nominations were received ate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Record on November 17, 2008. Record on November 19, 2008. sional Record on September 26, 2008. Army nominations beginning with Jerzey Army nominations beginning with Peter H. Air Force nomination of Kathleen V. J. Chachaj and ending with John E. Wil- Guevara and ending with Walter W. Shratz, Reder, to be Major. liams, which nominations were received by which nominations were received by the Sen- Air Force nominations beginning with the Senate and appeared in the Congres- ate and appeared in the Congressional Samantha S. Bousigues and ending with sional Record on November 17, 2008. Record on November 19, 2008. John J. Linnett, which nominations were re- Army nominations beginning with Malissa Marine Corps nominations beginning with ceived by the Senate and appeared in the A. Hill and ending with Soma R. Webb, Christopher M. Brannen and ending with Congressional Record on November 17, 2008. which nominations were received by the Sen- Erich H. Wagner, which nominations were Air Force nominations beginning with ate and appeared in the Congressional received by the Senate and appeared in the John M. Beene II and ending with Mark E. Record on November 17, 2008. Congressional Record on November 17, 2008. Sanborn, which nominations were received Army nominations beginning with Dwight Navy nomination of John E. Murrain, to be by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Y. Shen and ending with Jeffrey R. Long, Lieutenant Commander. sional Record on November 17, 2008. which nominations were received by the Sen- Navy nomination of Dana Stombaugh, to Air Force nomination of Richard W. Jost, ate and appeared in the Congressional be Captain. to be Lieutenant Colonel. Record on November 17, 2008. Navy nomination of Paul J. Foster, to be Air Force nomination of Clevis T. Parker, Army nominations beginning with Michael Captain. to be Major. C. Ahn and ending with Richard P. Martin, Navy nomination of Deborah A. Hinkley, Army nomination of Britt B. Hill, to be which nominations were received by the Sen- to be Captain. Major. ate and appeared in the Congressional Navy nomination of Mark C. Holley, to be Army nomination of Kenneth Carlson, to Record on November 17, 2008. Commander. be Major. Army nominations beginning with Charles Navy nomination of Michael C. Collins, to Army nominations beginning with Ray- K. Aris and ending with John R. Worster, be Commander. mond L. Capps and ending with Shane which nominations were received by the Sen- Navy nomination of Channing J. Thomas, Russelljenkins, which nominations were re- ate and appeared in the Congressional to be Lieutenant Commander. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Record on November 17, 2008. Navy nomination of Evan B. Williams, to Congressional Record on September 26, 2008. Army nominations beginning with Eric C. be Lieutenant. Army nominations beginning with An- Bush and ending with Jon A. Jensen, which Navy nominations beginning with Gerald thony H. Savage and ending with Karl F. nominations were received by the Senate and C. Lowe and ending with Victor D. Oliver, Woodmansey, which nominations were re- appeared in the Congressional Record on No- which nominations were received by the Sen- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the vember 17, 2008. ate and appeared in the Congressional Congressional Record on September 26, 2008. Army nominations beginning with Edward Record on November 17, 2008. Army nominations beginning with Grace J. Briand and ending with John C. Smith, Navy nominations beginning with Edward Lacara and ending with Chesley D. Overby, which nominations were received by the Sen- J. Arrison and ending with Clevis T. Parker,

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A bill to make a technical correc- ward a comprehensive and lasting solution by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- tion in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domen- to the crisis; considered and agreed to. sional Record on November 17, 2008. ici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Eq- By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): (Nominations without an asterisk uity Act of 2008; considered and passed. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. S. Res. 714. A resolution honoring the fire- were reported with the recommenda- AKAKA): fighters and emergency workers who coura- tion that they be confirmed.) S. 3713. A bill to provide for the integration geously fought fires in California in 2008; f of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal considered and agreed to. Health Care Center and the Great Lakes By Mr. REID: INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Naval Health Clinic, and for other purposes; S. Res. 715. A resolution extending the au- JOINT RESOLUTIONS to the Committee on Armed Services. thority for the Senate National Security By Mr. HARKIN: Working Group; considered and agreed to. The following bills and joint resolu- S. 3714. A bill to amend the Commodity Ex- By Mr. VITTER: tions were introduced, read the first change Act to ensure that all agreements, S. Res. 716. A resolution acknowledging the and second times by unanimous con- contracts, and transactions with respect to accomplishments and goals of the Youth Im- sent, and referred as indicated: commodities are carried out on a regulated pact Program; to the Committee on the Ju- exchange, and for other purposes; to the diciary. By Mr. MARTINEZ: By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. S. 13. A bill to temporarily extend in- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. SNOWE): creases in certain home loan limits; to the S. Res. 717. A resolution designating De- By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. BOND, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban cember 13, 2008, as ‘‘Wreaths Across America Affairs. Ms. STABENOW, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. Day’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CRAIG: BROWN, Mr. SPECTER, and Mr. CASEY): By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mrs. S. 3715. A bill to provide for emergency S. 16. A bill to provide for certain land to LINCOLN, and Mr. ISAKSON): be held in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe; bridge loan assistance to automobile manu- S. Res. 718. A resolution designating No- to the Committee on Indian Affairs. facturers and component suppliers; to the vember 30, 2008, as ‘‘Drive Safer Sunday’’; to By Mr. VITTER: Committee on Appropriations. the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 17. A bill to amend title II of the Social By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. MUR- Security Act to allow workers who attain GRASSLEY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. LIEBER- KOWSKI, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. CLINTON, age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose ei- MAN, and Mr. BUNNING): Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. S. 3716. A bill to amend the Emergency ther lump sum payments over four years to- FEINGOLD, Mr. TESTER, Mr. DOMENICI, Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public taling $5,000 or an improved benefit computa- Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BAUCUS, Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector tion formula under a new 10-year rule gov- Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. NELSON of Ne- General with additional personnel, audit, erning the transition to the changes in ben- braska, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. BAYH, and investigation authorities; to the Com- efit computation rules enacted in the Social Mr. THUNE, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. CON- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Security Amendments of 1977, and for other RAD, and Mr. JOHNSON): fairs. purposes; to the Committee on Finance. S. Res. 719. A resolution recognizing Na- By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and By Ms. SNOWE: tional American Indian and Alaska Native Mr. CORNYN): Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage S. 18. A bill to improve the authority of the S. 3717. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Special Inspector General charged with over- and culture of American Indians and Alaska enue Code of 1986 to allow reimbursement Natives and the contributions of American seeing the Troubled Asset Relief Program, from flexible spending accounts for certain and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indians and Alaska Natives to the United dental products; to the Committee on Fi- States; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. nance. By Mrs. CLINTON: By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. S. 19. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue f CASEY, and Mr. SPECTER): S. Res. 720. A resolution supporting the Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Aware- a portion of their income tax payment to SENATE RESOLUTIONS ness Month; to the Committee on Health, provide assistance to homeless veterans, and The following concurrent resolutions Education, Labor, and Pensions. for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- By Mr. NELSON of Florida: nance. and Senate resolutions were read, and S. Con. Res. 106. A concurrent resolution By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mrs. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: commending the Government of Switzerland MURRAY): By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mrs. CLIN- for ongoing assistance in the case of Robert S. 20. A bill to prohibit the implementation TON, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Levinson, urging the Government of the Is- or enforcement of certain regulations; to the Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. BAYH): lamic Republic of Iran to intensify coopera- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and S. Res. 710. A resolution designating the tion with the Government of Switzerland Pensions. week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. HAR- as ‘‘National Teen Dating Violence Aware- the case of Robert Levinson, and expressing KIN): ness and Prevention Week’’; to the Com- sympathy to the family of Robert Levinson; S. 3709. A bill to amend the Farm Security mittee on the Judiciary. to the Committee on Foreign Relations. and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. f the Rural Energy for America Program to FEINSTEIN, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. LANDRIEU, include schools in rural areas; to the Com- Ms. STABENOW, and Mrs. CLINTON): ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- S. Res. 711. A resolution condemning the S. 2743 estry. tragic and senseless death by stoning of a 13- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, year-old girl from Somalia; considered and name of the Senator from North Caro- Mr. BROWN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. agreed to. KERRY, and Mr. CARDIN): By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- S. 3710. A bill to amend title XVIII of the CASEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LAUTEN- sor of S. 2743, a bill to amend the Inter- Social Security Act and the Employee Re- BERG, and Mr. BUNNING): nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to pro- S. Res. 712. A resolution congratulating the the establishment of financial security vide access to Medicare benefits for individ- Philadelphia Phillies on winning the 2008 accounts for the care of family mem- uals ages 55 to 65, to amend the Internal Rev- World Series; considered and agreed to. bers with disabilities, and for other enue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable and By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. purposes. advanceable credit against income tax for BROWNBACK, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HARKIN, S. 2756 payment of such premiums, and for other Mr. DURBIN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. DODD, At the request of Mr. BAYH, his name purposes; to the Committee on Finance. Ms. SNOWE, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCON- MENENDEZ, Mr. ISAKSON, Ms. KLO- was added as a cosponsor of S. 2756, a NELL, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BUCHAR, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. bill to amend the National Child Pro- GRASSLEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. BOND, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. LAUTEN- tection Act of 1993 to establish a per- BINGAMAN): BERG, and Mr. NELSON of Florida): manent background check system.

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A strong IG is even more critical now STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED S. 3672 that the Treasury Department is di- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the rectly injecting capital into banks, as names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. By Mr. CRAIG: well as potentially aiding other enti- CRAPO) and the Senator from North Da- S. 16. A bill to provide for certain ties that provide consumer credit. The kota (Mr. CONRAD) were added as co- land to be held in trust for the Burns oversight requirements originally de- sponsors of S. 3672, a bill to amend title Paiute Tribe; to the Committee on In- signed by Congress to scrutinize the 23, United States Code, to improve eco- dian Affairs. purchase of toxic assets do not accu- nomic opportunity and development in Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, the pur- rately or adequately describe the rural States through highway invest- pose of introducing this bill today is to Treasury’s equity investments and, ment, and for other purposes. start the process of granting the therefore, do not provide the strong At the request of Mr. THUNE, his Burns-Paiute Tribe of Eastern Oregon taxpayer protections Congress re- name was added as a cosponsor of S. land in trust. This is an opportunity to quires. 3672, supra. allow this tribe to become self-suffi- With the Treasury Department S. 3673 cient by producing a viable gaming op- changing the plan day-by-day, there is At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the eration. The project would be designed growing market uncertainty about how names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. to have a minimal component tied to best to address the economic crisis. CRAPO) and the Senator from North Da- gaming with a much larger share of the The Treasury needs to inspire con- kota (Mr. CONRAD) were added as co- development related to entertainment fidence. It must not follow Wall sponsors of S. 3673, a bill to amend title and tourism. One of the goals would be Street’s example and play fast and 23, United States Code, to improve to develop activities and bring in com- loose on the public’s dime. The bottom highway transportation in the United ponents that enhance the overall line is we must ensure the government States, including rural and metropoli- Treasure Valley and southwest Idaho respects the public’s money more than tan areas. economic environment. The goal is to Wall Street ever did. That will be the At the request of Mr. THUNE, his create new reasons for people to travel Special Inspector General’s job. It is name was added as a cosponsor of S. to the region and to work with local imperative then that the Special IG be 3673, supra. businesses to generate ongoing supply adequately equipped with authority and support ongoing business opportu- and resources to carry out this mis- S. 3683 nities. This legislation, should it be sion. At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the On Monday, the Finance Committee names of the Senator from Mississippi implemented, will create new jobs and provide an economic boost for eastern held a hearing to consider the nomina- (Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from Wy- Oregon and western Idaho. tion of Neil Barofsky to be the Special oming (Mr. ENZI) were added as cospon- IG for TARP. Mr. Barofsky has had a sors of S. 3683, a bill to amend the By Ms. SNOWE: distinguished career as a Federal pros- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act S. 18. A bill to improve the authority ecutor investigating white-collar to require approval by the Congress for of the Special Inspector General crimes, but regardless of how impres- certain expenditures for the Troubled charged with overseeing the Troubled sive his resume might be, he cannot Asset Relief Program. Asset Relief Program, and for other succeed at his job if his hands are tied S. 3698 purposes; to the Committee on Bank- with inadequate authority and re- At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. sources. At this hearing, I noted a names of the Senator from Massachu- Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, with the number of concerns that I have with setts (Mr. KERRY) and the Senator from size and complexity of the Treasury the authority, or lack thereof, given to Minnesota (Mr. COLEMAN) were added Department’s efforts to administer the the Special IG, and for this reason, I as cosponsors of S. 3698, a bill to pro- Troubled Asset Relief Program, TARP, rise today, to offer legislation, the hibit any recipient of emergency Fed- which is unprecedented in recent U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program Inspec- eral economic assistance from using history, it is essential to have a Spe- tor General Improvement Act, that such funds for lobbying expenditures or cial Inspector General, IG, who is fo- will give the Special IG the teeth that political contributions, to improve cused exclusively on conducting effec- he needs to provide the oversight that transparency, enhance accountability, tive oversight. When Congress passed taxpayers deserve with their precious encourage responsible corporate gov- the Emergency Economic Stabilization tax dollars at stake. ernance, and for other purposes. Act, I was proud to join Senator BAU- Time is of the essence with the S. RES. 640 CUS, as well as 31 of my other col- Treasury already having committed At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the leagues, to insist that the legislation $290 billion without the Special IG’s name of the Senator from North Da- direct the Treasury Secretary to ap- oversight. We cannot afford any fur- kota (Mr. CONRAD) was added as a co- point a Special IG as soon as possible. ther delay in the office of the Special sponsor of S. Res. 640, a resolution ex- Notably, we tasked the Special IG with IG becoming operational. Accordingly, pressing the sense of the Senate that ensuring program transparency by col- because the Emergency Economic Sta- there should be an increased Federal lecting data on the Treasury’s actions bilization Act (EESA) did not specify commitment to public health and the and reporting regularly to Congress. the timing the Treasury Department prevention of diseases and injuries for One might say that the Special IG is must observe to transfer $50 million to all people in the United States. the cop on the beat dedicated to pro- the Special IG to set up his office, my S. RES. 709 tecting taxpayers’ interests. legislation would direct the Treasury At the request of Mr. KERRY, the Many would argue that the Treas- Secretary to provide the TARP IG with names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. ury’s current authority is almost com- $50 million within three days after he INOUYE) and the Senator from Rhode pletely unrestrained. There is a saying is confirmed by the Senate. In addi- Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were added as about what absolute power does to peo- tion, because the TARP IG must hire cosponsors of S. Res. 709, a resolution ple and organizations, namely that ab- personnel to get up and running, my expressing the sense of the Senate that solute power corrupts absolutely. We bill includes a proposal to waive appli- the United States should pursue the must not allow unrestrained power to cable civil service rules that could

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Mr. Prsident, I ask unanimous con- after the date occurring 1 year after the date Notably, EESA requires the TARP to sent that the text of the bill be printed of the first confirmation of a nomination for address deficiencies that the Comp- in the RECORD. the Special Inspector General.’’. troller General identifies, or to certify There being no objection, the text of to the appropriate committees of Con- the bill was ordered to be printed in By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself gress that no action is necessary, but it the RECORD, as follows: and Mrs. MURRAY): places no similar requirement on the S. 18 S. 20. A bill to prohibit the imple- TARP regarding audit findings by the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- mentation ’or enforcement of certain Special IG. My bill would place the resentatives of the United States of America in regulations; to the Committee on same requirements on the TARP to ad- Congress assembled, Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- dress recommendations by the Special SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. sions. IG as are required by the findings of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Troubled Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, as this the Comptroller General. Asset Relief Program Inspector General Im- session comes rapidly to a close, my provement Act’’. Additionally, now that the Treasury colleague Senator MURRAY and I are in- Department has changed course and de- SEC. 2. FUNDING OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPE- CIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL. troducing critical legislation to sus- cided to inject capital directly into fi- Section 121(g)(1) of the Emergency Eco- pend the Bush administration’s latest nancial institutions rather than pur- nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of attempt to put ideology before wom- chase toxic and illiquid assets as origi- Public Law 110-343) is amended by inserting en’s health. The rule being proposed by nally contemplated, Congress must be before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, the administration would limit pa- sure that the Special IG has the au- not later than 3 days after the date on which tients’ access to basic reproductive thority to fully investigate any other the nomination of the Special Inspector Gen- health care services and information. type of transaction undertaken by eral is first confirmed by the Senate’’. The Protecting Patients and Health TARP. Although many contend that SEC. 3. OBLIGATION TO RESPOND TO AUDITS. Care Act would prevent HHS from im- the underlying statute provides the Section 121 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public plementing this ill-conceived, midnight Special IG with the ability to inves- Law 110-343) is amended— regulation. tigate equity injections, with Treasury (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and As you know, Senator MURRAY and I Secretary Paulson hinting that TARP (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respec- have been speaking out against this may be expanded to benefit credit card, tively; and rule since July. The rule, as it was student loan, and car loan companies, (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- then proposed in August by the Depart- and with the possibility that the in- lowing: ment of Health and Human Services, is coming administration might enlarge ‘‘(f) CORRECTIVE RESPONSES TO AUDIT PROB- a serious threat to patients’ access to LEMS.—The Secretary shall— the program further still in ways that ‘‘(1) take action to address deficiencies information and care. we are not fully able to anticipate, it is identified by the Special Inspector General Then in September, Senator MURRAY imperative that the Special IG have or other auditor engaged by the TARP; or and I had a very frank conversation the ability to conduct oversight over ‘‘(2) certify to appropriate committees of with Secretary Leavitt about how this whatever way funds are ultimately ex- Congress that no action is necessary or ap- rule could create a slippery slope lead- pended. My legislation mandates that propriate.’’. ing to patients being denied access to the Special IG can go wherever nec- SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS. contraception and other important in- essary to protect taxpayers. Section 121(c)(1) of the Emergency Eco- formation or care. However, despite the nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Last but not least, as there is tre- important concerns we raised to the mendous concern in many quarters Public Law 110-343) is amended by striking ‘‘purchase, management’’ and all that fol- Secretary, the New York Times re- that financial institutions will use the lows through ‘‘including’’ and inserting ‘‘ac- ported this past Monday that in the $250 billion in equity injections they tivities of the Secretary in the expenditure coming days, HHS plans to release a have been allocated pursuant to TARP or obligation of funds under this title, in- final regulation that would undermine to either purchase their weaker com- cluding’’. women’s health. petitors or simply pay dividends to SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. I am hopeful that my Senate col- shareholders, I believe it is absolutely Section 121(g) of the Emergency Economic leagues from both sides of the aisle will critical that the public understand ex- Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public join me today in supporting this impor- actly how these funds are being com- Law 110-343), as so designated by this Act, is tant piece of legislation to protect pa- mitted. Although I hope the funds will amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) tients’ rights and health care. be used to promote lending, which is so as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and critical to restoring economic growth (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. and job creation, we must be sure that lowing: HARKIN): such lending occurs. Accordingly, my ‘‘(2) Not later than July 1, 2009, the Special S. 3709. A bill to amend the Farm Se- bill would require the TARP IG to pre- Inspector General shall submit to the Com- curity and Rural Investment Act of pare by July 1, 2009, an analysis for mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- 2002 to expand the Rural Energy for Congress of what exactly banks did fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Fi- America Program to include schools in nancial Services of the House of Representa- rural areas; to the Committee on Agri- with the $250 billion they have re- tives a report analyzing the use of any funds ceived. received by a financial institution under the culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Finally, Mr. President, I would be re- TARP.’’. Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I am miss not to acknowledge similar legis- SEC. 6. PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. introducing legislation, along with my lation introduced yesterday by my col- Section 121(e)(1) of the Emergency Eco- colleague Senator HARKIN, to create leagues Senators MCCASKILL, GRASS- nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of opportunities for schools, located in LEY, COLLINS, and LIEBERMAN. Al- Public Law 110–343) is amended— rural communities across this country, though their legislation would speed (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and to compete for grants and loans to pur- the hiring process to allow the TARP (2) by adding at the end the following: chase energy systems or make energy IG to quickly begin operations, as well ‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Special efficiency improvements. Inspector General may exercise the employ- as allow the IG to investigate any ini- ment authorities of subsections (b) through The recently passed Farm Bill au- tiative created as part of the program, (i) of section 3161 of title 5, United States thorized roughly $1 billion in manda- it would not make some of the other Code (without regard to subsection (a) of tory spending for renewable energy changes I believe are absolutely vital. that section). programs. One of those programs is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24350 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 The Rural Energy for America Pro- modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary S. 3713: A bill to provide for the inte- gram, REAP. This program provides shall use to provide assistance to rural gration of the Captain James A. Lovell loans, loan guarantees, and grants to schools under this section, $20,000,000 for Federal Health Care Center and the agricultural producers and rural small each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, to re- Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic, and main available until expended.’’. businesses to invest in energy saving for other purposes; to the Committee improvements to their current energy Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, today I on Armed Services. systems or to purchase renewable en- am proud to cosponsor this legislation Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask to expand the Rural Energy for Amer- ergy systems. Examples include pur- unanimous consent that the text of the ica Program, REAP, to include schools chasing or replacing equipment with bill be printed in the RECORD. in rural areas. This amendment to the more efficiency units, such as lighting There being no objection, the text of program will encourage our rural or insulation, or the wholesale install- the bill was ordered to be placed in the schools to carry out energy efficiency ment of energy projects that produce RECORD, as follows: projects and install renewable energy S. 3713 energy from wind, solar, biomass, geo- systems, thus reducing their depend- thermal, and hydrogen-based sources Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ence on fossil energy and reducing fu- resentatives of the United States of America in to produce any form of energy includ- ture energy costs. I am proud to join Congress assembled, ing, heat, electricity, or fuel. my colleague, Senator REID of Nevada, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. My legislation would authorize an as a cosponsor of this bill. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Captain additional $100 million over 5 years for The Rural Energy for America Pro- James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center these grants and in effect expand the gram, enacted in the 2008 farm bill—the Act of 2008’’. scope of the program, allowing it to Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY. better meet the needs of rural commu- 2008—is an expansion of the very suc- (a) TRANSFER.— nities and creating important incen- cessful section 9006 program which was (1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Upon the con- tives for institutions to invest in re- clusion of a resource-sharing agreement be- established by the 2002 farm bill. The tween the Secretary of Defense and the Sec- newable technology. It is my hope that program has supported over 2,000 re- retary of Veterans Affairs providing for the Congress will support this legislation newable energy and energy efficiency joint use by the Department of Defense and and its goal of helping rural commu- projects for farmers, ranchers, and the Department of Veterans Affairs of a fa- nities play a key role in our Nation’s rural small businesses since its enact- cility and supporting facilities in North Chi- energy future. ment. Most impressive is the fact that cago, Illinois, and Great Lakes, Illinois, and Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- the Federal investments in these for joint use of related medical personal sent that the text of the bill be printed projects were matched by almost 10 property and equipment, the Secretary of Defense may transfer, without reimburse- in the RECORD. times as much in funding from the de- There being no objection, the text of ment, to the Department of Veterans Affairs velopers of the projects and other the Navy ambulatory care center (on which the bill was ordered to be printed in sources. This truly is a hallmark of a construction commenced in July 2008), park- the RECORD, as follows: successful Federal program, exactly ing structure, and supporting facilities, and S. 3709 the kind of program that deserves ex- related medical personal property and equip- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- pansion, especially because it supports ment, located in Great Lakes, Illinois. resentatives of the United States of America in rural economic development while (2) DESIGNATION OF JOINT USE FACILITY.— Congress assembled, helping to provide us with cleaner and The facility and supporting facilities subject SECTION 1. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PRO- to joint use under the agreement and trans- more sustainable energy systems. Ex- fer under this subsection shall be designated GRAM. panding this program to rural schools (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9007 of the Farm as known as the ‘‘Captain James A. Lovell Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 just makes sense—they foster rural Federal Health Care Center’’. U.S.C. 8107) is amended— economic development and should be (b) REVERSION.— (1) by striking ‘‘and rural small busi- able to take part in this transition to (1) IN GENERAL.—If any of the real and re- nesses’’ each place it appears and inserting better energy systems and to realize lated personal property transferred pursuant ‘‘, rural small businesses, and rural schools’’; the associated environmental and eco- to subsection (a) is subsequently used for and nomic benefits. purposes other than the purposes specified in (2) in subsection (b)(6) and (c)(3)(A), by I urge my Senate colleagues to join the joint use specified in the resource-shar- striking ‘‘or rural small business’’ each place ing agreement described in that subsection me in passing this important legisla- or otherwise determined by the Secretary of it appears and insert ‘‘, rural small business, tion. or rural school’’. Veterans Affairs to be excess to the needs of (b) DEFINITION OF RURAL SCHOOL.—Section the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Sec- 9007(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In- By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. retary of Veterans Affairs shall offer to vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(a) is MCCONNELL, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. transfer such property, without reimburse- amended— HATCH, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. ment, to the Secretary of Defense. Any such (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) FEINSTEIN, and Mr. BINGAMAN): transfer shall be completed not later than as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, S. 3711. A bill to authorize a cost of one year after the acceptance of the offer of and indenting appropriately; and living adjustment for the Federal judi- transfer. (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert- ciary; considered and passed. (2) REVERSION IN EVENT OF LACK OF FACILI- ing the following: Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- TIES INTEGRATION.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF RURAL SCHOOL.—In this imous consent that the text of the bill (A) WITHIN INITIAL PERIOD.—During the 5- section, the term ‘rural school’ means a year period beginning on the date of the be printed in the RECORD. transfer of the real and related personal school in a rural area (as defined in section There being no objection, the text of 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural property described in subsection (a), if the Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))). the bill was ordered to be placed in the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Sec- ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary’’. RECORD, as follows: retary of Defense jointly determine that the (c) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Section S. 3711 integration of the facilities described in that 9007(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural In- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- subsection should not continue, the real and vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)(1) is resentatives of the United States of America in related personal property of the Navy ambu- amended— Congress assembled, latory care center, parking structure, and (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) SECTION 1. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR support facilities described in that sub- through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), re- THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY. section shall be transferred, without reim- spectively, and indenting appropriately; Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97– bursement, to the Secretary of Defense. Such (2) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and inserting 92, justices and judges of the United States transfer shall occur not later than 180 days the following: are authorized during fiscal year 2009 to re- after the date of such determination by the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; and ceive a salary adjustment in accordance with Secretaries. (3) by adding at the end the following: section 461 of title 28, United States Code. (B) AFTER INITIAL PERIOD.—After the end of ‘‘(B) FUNDING FOR RURAL SCHOOLS.—In addi- the 5-year period described in subparagraph tion to amounts made available under sub- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and (A), if either the Secretary of Veterans Af- paragraph (A), of the funds of the Com- Mr. AKAKA): fairs or the Secretary of Defense determines

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By restoring reasonable sonal property described in paragraph (1). specifically authorized by law under section safeguards and regulation of swaps, in- Such transfer shall occur not later than one 8104 of this title and section 2805 of title 10.’’. cluding credit default swaps, along year after the date of the determination by SEC. 5. HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY FOR SERV- with all other futures contracts, this the Secretary concerned. ICES AT THE CAPTAIN JAMES A. legislation will go a long way to re- SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER. store confidence in the markets and re- THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. establish soundness and integrity in (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR TRANSFER OF FUNC- (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of eligi- the financial system. My bill will end TIONS.— bility for health care under chapter 55 of (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense title 10, United States Code, the Captain the unregulated ‘‘casino capitalism’’ may transfer to the Department of Veterans James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center that has engendered great risks in Affairs, and the Secretary of Veterans Af- authorized by this Act may be deemed to be swaps trading. And it will bring these fairs may accept from the Department of De- a facility of the uniformed services to the ex- transactions out into the sunlight tent provided in an agreement between the fense, functions necessary for the effective where they can be monitored and ap- operation of the Captain James A. Lovell Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (b). propriately and responsibly regulated. Federal Health Care Center. (b) ELEMENTS OF AGREEMENT.—Subsection This legislation will establish author- (2) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS.—Any trans- (a) may be implemented through an agree- ity and safeguards to ensure that par- fer of functions under this subsection is a ment between the Secretary of Veterans Af- transfer of functions within the meaning of ties can meet their obligations to man- fairs and the Secretary of Defense. The age and reduce danger and risk to the section 3503 of title 5, United States Code. agreement may— (b) TERMS OF AGREEMENT.— (1) establish an integrated priority list for entire financial system and economy. (1) RESOURCE-SHARING AGREEMENT.—Any access to available care at the facility de- Virtually all contracts now com- transfer of functions under subsection (a) scribed in subsection (a), integrating the re- monly referred to as swaps fall under shall be effectuated in a resource-sharing spective priority lists of the Secretaries, the definition of futures contracts and agreement between the Secretary of Defense taking into account categories of bene- function basically in the same manner and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. ficiaries, enrollment program status, and (2) ELEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other as futures contracts. This bill amends such other factors as the Secretaries deter- provision of law, including but not limited to the Commodity Exchange Act to elimi- mine appropriate; any provisions of title 5, United States Code, nate the distinction in futures con- (2) incorporate any resource-related limi- relating to transfers of function or reduc- tations for access to care at that facility es- tracts among ‘‘excluded’’ and ‘‘ex- tions-in-force, the agreement described in tablished by the Secretary of Defense for empt’’ commodities and regulated, ex- paragraph (1) shall be controlling and may purposes of administering space-available change-traded commodities; futures make provision for— eligibility for care in facilities of the uni- contracts for all commodities would be (A) the transfer of civilian employee posi- formed services under chapter 55 of title 10, treated the same. tions of the Department of Defense identified United States Code; in the agreement to the Department of Vet- In addition, the bill eliminates the (3) allocate financial responsibility for care erans Affairs and of the incumbent civilian statutory exclusion of swap trans- provided at that facility for individuals who employees in such positions; actions from regulation, and it ends are eligible for care under both title 38, (B) the transition of transferred employees the Commodity Futures Trading Com- United States Code, and chapter 55 of title to pay, benefits, and personnel systems of 10, United States Code; and mission’s authority to exempt such the Department of Veterans Affairs in a (4) waive the applicability to that facility transactions from the general require- manner which will not result in any reduc- of any provision of section 8111(e) of title 38, ment that a contract for the purchase tion of pay, grade, or employment progres- United States Code, as specified by the Sec- or sale of a commodity for future deliv- sion of any employee or any change in em- retaries. ployment status for employees who have al- ery can only trade on a regulated board ready successfully completed or are in the of trade. In effect, this means that all By Mr. HARKIN: futures contracts must trade on a des- process of completing a one-year proba- S. 3714. A bill to amend the Com- ignated contract market or a deriva- tionary period under title 5, United States modity Exchange Act to ensure that Code; tives transaction execution facility. all agreements, contracts, and trans- (C) the establishment of integrated senior- Last month, the Senate Committee actions with respect to commodities ity lists and other personnel management on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry are carried out on a regulated ex- provisions that recognize an employee’s ex- heard dramatic testimony about the change, and for other purposes; to the perience and training so as to provide com- impact of unregulated financial deriva- parable recognition of employees previously Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, with the Department of Veterans Affairs and and Forestry. tives on the U.S. economy. We have employees newly transferred to such Depart- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, today, I seen large negative consequences from ment; and am introducing legislation—the De- the lack of price transparency and the (D) such other matters relating to civilian rivatives Trading Integrity Act—which failure to properly measure and personnel management as the Secretary of calls for establishing stronger stand- collateralize the risk in trading over- Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af- ards of openness, transparency and in- the-counter derivatives. The problems fairs consider appropriate. have not been in the trading of finan- (c) PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.—Notwith- tegrity in the trading of financial standing subsections (a) and (b), nothing in swaps and other over-the-counter de- cial futures on regulated futures mar- this section shall be construed as limiting rivatives as a critical step toward re- kets, subject to the oversight of the the authority of the Secretary of Defense to building and restoring confidence in Commodity Futures Trading Commis- establish civilian employee positions in the the financial system. With the total sion. Department of Defense and utilize all civil- face value of swaps reaching a high of This legislation I am introducing will ian personnel authorities otherwise available some $531 trillion at the middle of this establish the standards that all futures to the Secretary if the Secretary determines contracts trade on regulated exchange. that such actions are necessary and appro- year—8-and-a-half times the world priate to meet mission requirements of the GDP of $62 trillion—it is long past time The regulated exchanges will work Department of Defense. for accountability in these markets. with the Commodity Futures Trading SEC. 4. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF JOINT IN- Over the years, the Commodity Fu- Commission to ensure that trading on CENTIVE FUND. tures Trading Commission and Con- the exchange is fair and equitable and (a) TEN-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR gress have responded to concerns of the not subject to abuses. The Commodity JOINT INCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Paragraph (3) the swaps industry by allowing instru- Futures Trading Commission has the of section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and in- ments that are in form and function fu- experience and expertise to oversee serting ‘‘2020’’. tures contracts to be privately nego- these matters. (b) FUNDING OF MAINTENANCE AND MINOR tiated without the safeguards provided Bringing necessary openness, trans- CONSTRUCTION FROM THE JOINT INCENTIVE through exchange trading. parency, soundness, and integrity to

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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘or on section 2(h)(7) with respect to significant Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- electronic trading facilities with respect to a price discovery contracts,’’; sent that the text of the bill be printed significant price discovery contract’’; and (2) in subsection (b)— in the RECORD. (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘or (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, deriva- There being no objection, the text of on an electronic trading facility with respect tives transaction execution facility, or elec- the bill was ordered to be printed in to a significant price discovery contract,’’; tronic trading facility with respect to a sig- (2) in subsection (b)— nificant price discovery contract’’ and in- the RECORD, as follows: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or elec- serting ‘‘or derivatives transaction execution S. 3714 tronic trading facility with respect to a sig- facility’’; and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- nificant price discovery contract’’; and (B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘, resentatives of the United States of America in (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre- derivatives transaction execution facility, or Congress assembled, ceding the proviso, by striking ‘‘or electronic electronic trading facility’’ each place it ap- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. trading facility with respect to a significant pears and inserting ‘‘or derivatives trans- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Derivatives price discovery contract’’; and action execution facility’’; and Trading Integrity Act of 2008’’. (3) in subsection (e)— (3) in subsection (d)(1), in the matter pre- (A) in the first sentence— ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or SEC. 2. REGULATION OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS, (i) in the matter preceding the proviso— 2(h)(7)(C) with respect to a significant price CONTRACTS, AND TRANSACTIONS. (I) by striking ‘‘or by any electronic trad- discovery contract traded or executed on an (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1a of the Com- ing facility’’; electronic trading facility,’’. modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a) is amend- (II) by striking ‘‘or on an electronic trad- (i) Section 5e of the Commodity Exchange ed— ing facility’’; and Act (7 U.S.C. 7b) is amended by striking ‘‘or (1) by striking paragraphs (10), (11), (13), (III) by striking ‘‘or electronic trading fa- revocation of the right of an electronic trad- (14), and (33); and cility’’; and ing facility to rely on the exemption set (2) by redesignating— (ii) in the proviso, by striking ‘‘or elec- forth in section 2(h)(3) with respect to a sig- (A) paragraph (12) as paragraph (10); tronic trading facility’’; and nificant price discovery contract,’’. (B) paragraphs (15) through (32) as para- (B) in the second sentence, in the matter (j) Section 5f(b)(1) of the Commodity Ex- graphs (11) through (28), respectively; and preceding the proviso, by striking ‘‘or elec- (C) paragraph (34) as paragraph (29). change Act (7 U.S.C. 7b–1(b)(1)) is amended in tronic trading facility with respect to a sig- the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by (b) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 2 of the Com- nificant price discovery contract’’. striking ‘‘section 5f’’ and inserting ‘‘this sec- modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2) is amend- (d) Section 4g(a) of the Commodity Ex- ed— tion’’. change Act (7 U.S.C. 6g(a)) is amended by (k) Section 6(b) of the Commodity Ex- (1) by striking subsections (d), (e), (g), (h), striking ‘‘and in any significant price dis- and (i); and change Act (7 U.S.C. 8(b)) is amended— covery contract traded or executed on an (1) in the first sentence— (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub- electronic trading facility or’’. section (d). (A) by striking ‘‘or to revoke the right of (e) Section 4i of the Commodity Exchange an electronic trading facility to rely on the (c) RESTRICTION OF FUTURES TRADING TO Act (7 U.S.C. 6i) is amended— exemption set forth in section 2(h)(3) with CONTRACT MARKETS OR DERIVATIVES TRANS- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), respect to a significant price discovery con- ACTION EXECUTION FACILITIES.—Section 4 of by striking ‘‘or any significant price dis- tract,’’; and the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6) is covery contract traded or executed on an amended— (B) by striking ‘‘or electronic trading facil- electronic trading facility’’; and ity’’; and (1) in subsection (a), in the matter pre- (2) in the matter following paragraph (2), ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Unless ex- (2) in the second sentence, in the matter by striking ‘‘or electronic trading facility’’. preceding the proviso, by striking ‘‘or elec- empted by the Commission pursuant to sub- (f) Section 5a of the Commodity Exchange section (c), it shall’’ and inserting ‘‘It shall’’; tronic trading facility’’. Act (7 U.S.C. 7a) is amended— (l) Section 12(e) of the Commodity Ex- (2) by striking subsection (c); and (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- change Act (7 U.S.C. 16(e)) is amended by (A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol- section (c). ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end; (d) EXEMPT BOARDS OF TRADE.—Section 5d lowing: (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; or’’ ‘‘(2) EFFECT.—This Act supersedes and pre- of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7a– and inserting a period; and 3) is repealed. empts the application of any State or local (C) by striking subparagraph (F); and law that prohibits or regulates gaming or SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (2) in subsection (g)— the operation of bucket shops (other than (a) Section 1a of the Commodity Exchange (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ELECTION antifraud provisions of general applicability) Act (7 U.S.C. 1a) (as amended by section TO TRADE EXCLUDED AND EXEMPT COMMOD- in the case of an agreement, contract, or 2(a)(2)) is amended— ITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCLUDED SECURITIES’’; transaction that is excluded from this Act (1) in paragraph (10)(A)(x), by striking and under— ‘‘(other than an electronic trading facility (B) in paragraph (1)— ‘‘(A) subsection (c) or (d) of section 2; or with respect to a significant price discovery (i) by striking ‘‘excluded or exempt com- ‘‘(B) title IV of the Commodity Futures contract)’’; modities other than’’ and inserting ‘‘com- Modernization Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– (2) in paragraph (25)— modities other than an agricultural com- 554; 114 Stat. 2763A457).’’. (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and’’ modity enumerated in section 1a(4) or’’; and (m) Section 15(b) of the Commodity Ex- after the semicolon at the end; (ii) by striking ‘‘, 2(d), or 2(g) of this Act, change Act (7 U.S.C. 19(b)) is amended by (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; or exempt under section 2(h) of this Act’’. striking ‘‘4(c) or’’. and’’ and inserting a period; and (g) Section 5b of the Commodity Exchange (n) Section 22(b)(1)(A) of the Commodity (C) by striking subparagraph (E); and Act (7 U.S.C. 7a–1) is amended— Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 25(b)(1)(A)) is amend- (3) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘section (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘section ed by striking ‘‘by section 2(h)(7) or sections 2(c), 2(d), 2(f), or 2(g) of this Act’’ and insert- 2(a)(1)(C)(i), 2(c), 2(d), 2(f), or 2(g) of this Act 5 through 5c’’ and inserting ‘‘under sections ing ‘‘subsection (c) or (d) of section 2’’. or title IV of the Commodity Futures Mod- 5 through 5c’’. (b) Section 2(c) of the Commodity Ex- ernization Act of 2000, or exempted under (o) Section 13106(b)(1) of the Food, Con- change Act (7 U.S.C. 2(c)) is amended— section 2(h) or 4(c) of this Act’’ and inserting servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2 (1) in paragraph (1)— ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(C)(i), (c), or (d) of section 2 note; Public Law 110–246) is amended by (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph or title IV of the Commodity Futures Mod- striking ‘‘section 1a(32)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- (A), by striking ‘‘5d,’’; and ernization Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–554; 114 tion 1a’’. (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘in an Stat. 2763A457)’’; and excluded commodity’’; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II)— 2(c), 2(d), 2(f), or 2(g) of this Act or title IV By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. (A) in item (cc), by striking ‘‘section 1a(20) of the Commodity Futures Modernization BOND, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. of this Act’’ each place it appears and insert- Act of 2000, or exempted under section 2(h) or VOINOVICH, Mr. BROWN, Mr. ing ‘‘section 1a(16)’’; and 4(c) of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection SPECTER, and Mr. CASEY):

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24353 S. 3715. A bill to provide for emer- Under our proposal, this emergency ceptable accounting principles, that there is gency bridge loan assistance to auto- bridge loan program would be adminis- a reasonable prospect that the applicant will mobile manufacturers and component tered by the Secretary of Commerce. be able to make payments of principal and suppliers; to the Committee on Appro- The time for Congress to act on this interest on the loan as and when such pay- pressing issue is growing short. People ments become due under the terms of the priations. loan documents, and that the applicant has a Mr. President, I am pleased to intro- in communities across this country are net present value that is positive. duce with my colleagues the Auto In- anxiously watching to see what we are (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ dustry Emergency Bridge Loan Act. going to do. They are sick with worry. means the Secretary of Commerce. This legislation is the product of a Not acting on a solution will provoke (5) SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The term bipartisan effort to provide bridge anger and frustration in hundreds of ‘‘senior executive officer’’ means an indi- loans of up to $25 billion to the auto in- communities which supply components vidual who is 1 of the top 5 most highly paid dustry. Auto industries around the or have auto dealers. This is a Main executives of a public company, whose com- world, including China and Europe, are Street issue—a direct jobs issue for pensation is required to be disclosed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, requesting loans from their govern- millions of families. and any regulations issued thereunder, and ments because of the dramatic decline I know there is frustration with the nonpublic company counterparts. of the global economy and the drastic past actions of the U.S. auto compa- SEC. 3. AUTO INDUSTRY EMERGENCY BRIDGE reduction in car purchases and the nies. Some blame them for the quality LOAN PROGRAM. availability of credit. problems of the 1970s, or for paying On or before March 31, 2009, the Secretary Our proposition is not only bipar- their executives and their workers too shall make loans from funds provided under tisan. It is a hybrid proposal combining much, or for not moving aggressively this section to automobile manufacturers or component suppliers that have— provisions from many sources. enough to produce advanced tech- (1) operations in the United States, the We incorporate Leader REID’S provi- nology, fuel efficient cars. But we can’t failure of which would have a systemic ad- sions on strong taxpayer protections, throw millions of jobs, a vital segment verse effect on the overall United States including stock warrants for the gov- of our industrial base and our economy economy or a significant loss of United ernment, provisions restricting execu- overboard just because of this frustra- States jobs, as determined by the Secretary; tive compensation, including bonuses tion. (2) operated a manufacturing facility for and golden parachutes, and provisions President Bush, President-elect the purposes of producing automobiles or requiring long term plans for financial Obama, and the leadership and prob- automobile components in the United States ably a majority of the Congress all throughout the 20-year period ending on the viability. Suppliers are also made eligi- date of the enactment of this Act; and ble for the loans. agree that we needed to provide bridge (3) submitted a complete application for a The language of Chairman BARNEY loans to support the U.S. auto indus- loan under this section pursuant to section FRANK, of the House Financial Services try, and I am pleased that the leader- 4(a), which has been determined eligible Committee, was heavily utilized in- ship of the Congress has said that we under section 4(b). cluding retention of Section 136’s envi- will address this issue beginning De- SEC. 4. PLAN TO ENSURE FINANCIAL VIABILITY ronmental standards, such as 25 per- cember 8. OF BORROWER. cent improvement in fuel economy and The stakes for our future economic (a) IN GENERAL.—At the time of application for a loan under this Act, an automobile Tier II emissions standards. His over- security and well-being are enormous. manufacturer or component supplier shall sight board membership approach is One way or another, we must provide submit to the Secretary a detailed plan that also included. the bridge loans for the domestic auto describes how the requested Government The White House opposed the use of industry—for the sake of millions of funds— any of the $700 billion, already-appro- workers and their future and to keep (1) would be utilized to ensure the financial priated stabilization fund, and the Ma- our economy from being pushed into a viability of the manufacturer or supplier; jority Leader said yesterday that there depression. and were not enough votes in the Senate to I want to thank the cosponsors of (2) would stimulate automobile production in the United States; and this legislation, Senator BOND, Senator pass an amendment using those funds. (3) would improve the capacity of the man- We cannot allow the issue of which STABENOW, Senator VOINOVICH, Senator ufacturer or supplier to pursue the timely source of already appropriated funds BROWN, Senator SPECTER and Senator and aggressive production of energy-efficient will be used for the essential purpose of CASEY for their assistance in preparing advanced technology vehicles. preventing the economy from sliding this bipartisan legislation, and I urge (b) PLAN CONTENTS.—A plan submitted into a depression, which is a real possi- my colleagues to join us in supporting under this section shall detail cost control measures and performance goals and mile- bility if one or more of the domestic it. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- stones. auto companies goes under, given the SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS, ELIGIBILITY AND DIS- impact of the auto industry on millions sent that the text of the bill be printed BURSEMENTS. of jobs, on suppliers that are in most of in the RECORD. (a) APPLICATIONS.—On and after the date our States and on all of our commu- There being no objection, the text of that is 3 days after the date of the enactment nities which have Big 3 auto dealers. the bill was ordered to be printed in of this Act, the Secretary shall accept appli- So we agreed that the only alter- the RECORD, as follows: cations for loans under this Act. ETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Not S. 3715 (b) D native which can prevent those disas- later than 15 days after the date on which trous results is for the funding stream Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the Secretary receives a complete applica- for the loans to come from the so- resentatives of the United States of America in tion for a loan under subsection (a), the Sec- called Section 136 appropriation that Congress assembled, retary shall, after consultation with other we provided earlier this year in the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Executive Branch officials, determine wheth- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Auto Indus- er— consolidated Security, Disaster Assist- try Emergency Bridge Loan Act’’. ance, and Continuing Appropriations (1) the applicant meets the requirements SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. described in sections 3 and 4; Act, 2009. However, the structure of In this Act: (2) the disbursement of funds and the suc- Section 136 is preserved in permanent (1) AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER OR COMPO- cessful implementation of the required plan law for the balance of its appropriation NENT SUPPLIER.—The term ‘‘automobile man- would ensure the financial viability of the not utilized for loans, and the environ- ufacturer or component supplier’’ means an applicant; and mental standards of section 136, includ- automobile manufacturer or component sup- (3) the applicant is therefore eligible to re- ing strengthened fuel economy and plier or any successor thereto. ceive a loan under this Act. emissions standards, are preserved. (2) GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENT.—The (c) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall term ‘‘golden parachute payment’’ means begin disbursement of the proceeds of a loan Also, loan repayments will be used to any payment to a senior executive officer for under this Act to an eligible applicant not replenish Section 136, along with any departure from a company for any reason. later than 7 days after the date on which the proceeds from the sale of company (3) FINANCIAL VIABILITY.—The term ‘‘finan- Secretary receives a disbursal request from stock owned by the government. cial viability’’ means, using generally ac- the applicant.

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(d) WARRANTS AND DEBT INSTRUMENTS.— SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF LOAN PRO- this Act remains outstanding, the Secretary, The Secretary may not make a loan under CEEDS FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. in consultation with the Board, may— this Act unless the Secretary receives from (a) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a loan (A) promptly review any asset sale or in- the automobile manufacturer or component under this Act may not use such funds for vestment described in paragraph (1) or any supplier a warrant or senior debt instrument any lobbying expenditures or political con- commitment for such asset sale or invest- from the manufacturer made in accordance tributions. ment; and with the requirements for a warrant or sen- (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (B) direct the recipient of the loan that it ior debt instrument by a financial institu- (1) LOBBYING EXPENDITURES.—The term should not consummate such proposed sale tion under section 113(d) of the Emergency ‘‘lobbying expenditures’’ has the meaning or investment or commitment for such sale Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division given the term in section 4911(c)(1) of the In- or investment. A of Public Law 110–343). ternal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) REGULATIONS.—The Board may estab- SEC. 6. REPLENISHMENT OF ADVANCED TECH- (2) POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—The term lish, by regulation, procedures for con- NOLOGY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING ‘‘political contribution’’ means any conducting any review under this subsection. INCENTIVE PROGRAM. tribution on behalf of a political candidate (g) TERMINATION.—The Board, and its au- (a) EQUITY SALES.— or to a separate segregated fund described in thority under this section, shall terminate (1) SALES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may section 316(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Election not later than 6 months after the date on sell, exercise, or surrender any equity instru- Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)(C)). which the last loan amounts under this sec- ment received under this Act. SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF DIVI- tion are repaid. (2) TURNAROUND PROFITS TO RESTORE AD- DENDS. SEC. 11. PRIORITIZATION OF LOAN ALLOCA- VANCED VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE No common stock dividends may be paid TIONS. PROGRAM.—Proceeds received from a sale, ex- by any recipient of a loan under this Act for In allocating loan amounts under this Act, ercise, or surrender under paragraph (1) may the duration of the loan. the Secretary shall consider the magnitude be credited to the appropriate Government of the impact of the manufacturing oper- financing account made available to fulfill SEC. 10. AUTO INDUSTRY EMERGENCY BRIDGE LOAN OVERSIGHT BOARD. ations of the applicant in the United States the advanced technology vehicle manufac- on the overall economy of the United States (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established turing incentive purpose under section 136 of and other segments of the automobile indus- the Auto Industry Emergency Bridge Loan the Energy Independence and Security Act of try, including the impact on levels of em- Oversight Board (in this section referred to 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17013) until ployment, domestic manufacturing of auto- as the ‘‘Board’’), which shall be responsible the amount loaned under this Act has been mobiles and automobile components, and for reviewing and providing advice con- repaid. automobile dealerships. (3) REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.—Proceeds cerning the exercise of authority under this Act, including— SEC. 12. RATE OF INTEREST. received from a sale, exercise, or surrender The annual rate of interest for a loan (1) the progress of the applicant in meeting under paragraph (1) that takes place after under this Act shall be— the amount loaned under this Act has been the performance goals and milestones under (a) 5 percent during the 5-year period be- repaid in accordance with paragraph (2) may its financial viability plan required under ginning on the date on which the Secretary be used to reduce the public debt. section 4; disburses the loan; and (b) REPAID LOAN FUNDS.— (2) recommending changes, as necessary (b) 9 percent after the end of the period de- (1) IN GENERAL.—Loan amounts repaid and appropriate, to the Secretary in meeting scribed in paragraph (1). under this Act may be credited to the appro- the goals and milestones under the financial SEC. 13. NO PREPAYMENT PENALTY. priate Government financing account made viability plan, and senior management and A loan made under this Act shall be available to fulfill the advanced technology board of directors to the automobile manu- prepayable without penalty at any time. vehicle manufacturing incentive purpose of facturers and component suppliers assisted SEC. 14. DISCHARGE. section 136 of the Energy Independence and under this Act; and A discharge under title 11, United States Security Act of 2007 until the amount loaned (3) reporting any suspected fraud, mis- Code, shall not discharge the borrower from under this Act is repaid. representation, or malfeasance to the Inspec- any debt for funds authorized to be disbursed (2) REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.—Loan tor General of the Department of Commerce under this Act. amounts repaid under this Act after the or the Attorney General of the United SEC. 15. FEES. amount loaned under this Act has been re- States, consistent with section 535(b) of title (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may paid may be used to reduce the public debt. 28, United States Code. charge and collect fees for disbursements SEC. 7. LIMITS ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be com- under this Act in amounts that the Sec- (a) STANDARDS REQUIRED.—The Secretary prised of— retary determines are sufficient to cover ap- shall require any recipient of a loan under (1) the Secretary of Commerce; plicable administrative expenses. this Act to meet appropriate standards for (2) the Secretary of Energy; (b) AVAILABILITY.—Fees collected under executive compensation and corporate gov- (3) the Secretary of Transportation; this section— ernance. (4) the Secretary of the Treasury; (1) shall be deposited by the Secretary into (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The stand- (5) the Secretary of Labor; and the Treasury of the United States; ards established under subsection (a) shall (6) the Administrator of the Environ- (2) shall be used by the Secretary to pay include the following: mental Protection Agency. administrative expenses of making awards (1) Limits on compensation that exclude (c) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the and loans under this Act; and incentives for senior executive officers of a Board shall be the Secretary of Commerce. (3) shall remain available until expended, recipient of a loan under this Act to take un- (d) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— without further appropriation. necessary and excessive risks that threaten (1) not later than 14 days after the first dis- SEC. 16. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND RELATED MAT- the value of such recipient during the period bursement of funds provided under this Act; TERS. that the loan is outstanding. and (a) STANDARDS.—Actions by the Secretary (2) A provision for the recovery by such re- (2) not less frequently than monthly there- pursuant to the authority of this Act shall cipient of any bonus or incentive compensa- after. be subject to chapter 7 of title 5, United tion paid to a senior executive officer based (e) REPORTS.—The Board shall report to States Code, including that such final ac- on statements of earnings, gains, or other the appropriate committees of Congress, not tions shall be held unlawful and set aside if criteria that are later found to be materially less frequently than quarterly, on the mat- found to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of inaccurate. ters described under this section. discretion, or not in accordance with law. (3) A prohibition on such recipient making (f) OVERSIGHT OF TRANSACTIONS AND FINAN- (b) LIMITATIONS ON EQUITABLE RELIEF.— any golden parachute payment to a senior CIAL CONDITION.— (1) INJUNCTION.—No injunction or other executive officer during the period that the (1) DUTY TO INFORM.—During the period in form of equitable relief shall be issued loan under this Act is outstanding. which any loan extended under this Act re- against the Secretary for actions pursuant (4) A prohibition on such recipient paying mains outstanding, the recipient of such to this Act, other than to remedy a violation or accruing any bonus or incentive com- loan shall promptly inform the Secretary of the Constitution. pensation during the period that the loan and the Board of— (2) TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.—Any under this Act is outstanding to any execu- (A) any asset sale, investment, or commit- request for a temporary restraining order tive whose annual base compensation ex- ment for any asset sale or investment pro- against the Secretary for actions pursuant ceeds $250,000 (which amount shall be ad- posed to be entered into by such recipient to this Act shall be considered and granted justed by the Secretary for inflation). that has a value in excess of $25,000,000; and or denied by the court within 3 days of the (5) A prohibition on any compensation plan (B) any other material change in the finan- date of the request. that could encourage manipulation of the re- cial condition of such recipient. (3) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.—Any request ported earnings of the recipient to enhance (2) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.—During for a preliminary injunction against the Sec- compensation of any of its employees. the period in which any loan extended under retary for actions pursuant to this Act shall

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VANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE (4) PERMANENT INJUNCTION.—Any request MANUFACTURING. executive compensation and corporate for a permanent injunction against the Sec- Nothing in the Act may be construed as al- governance at participating entities. retary for actions pursuant to this Act shall tering, affecting, or superseding the provi- Taken together, these provisions were be considered and granted or denied by the sions of section 136 of the Energy Independ- aimed to provide a sturdy foundation court on an expedited basis. Whenever pos- ence and Security Act of 2007, relating to the for ensuring the program is properly technology requirements for energy efficient sible, the court shall consolidate trial on the overseen. merits with any hearing on a request for a vehicles. preliminary injunction, consistent with the However, despite these controls, provisions of rule 65(a)(2) of the Federal By Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself, many of these oversight provisions Rules of Civil Procedure, or any successor to Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. have been slowly implemented or out- such rule. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. BUNNING): right ignored until recently. To date, (5) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS BY PARTICIPATING S. 3716. A bill to amend the Emer- the Senate has only held hearings on COMPANIES.—No action or claims may be gency Economic Stabilization Act of the nomination for the Special Inspec- brought against the Secretary by any person 2008 (Public Law 110–343) to provide the tor General and it is unclear when the that divests its assets with respect to its par- Special Inspector General with addi- nomination will be approved. Until ticipation in a program under this Act, ex- tional personnel, audit, and investiga- then, the Inspector General at the De- cept as provided in paragraph (1), other than tion authorities; to the Committee on as expressly provided in a written contract partment of the Treasury has devoted with the Secretary. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. some resources to overseeing the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, (6) STAYS.—Any injunction or other form TARP, but we need to act expedi- of equitable relief issued against the Sec- seven weeks ago Congress faced an ex- tiously to approve the Special Inspec- retary for actions pursuant to this Act shall tremely difficult decision of whether or tor General to ensure someone is be automatically stayed. The stay shall be not to pass an unprecedented $700 bil- watching over all these taxpayer funds. lifted, unless the Secretary seeks a stay from lion economic stabilization bill to help I do believe once we confirm a nomi- a higher court within 3 calendar days after our Nation’s economy and financial nee to be the Special Inspector General the date on which the relief is issued. markets. The Emergency Economic that this office will face an uphill bat- (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any exercise of the Stabilization Act, the Act, passed by authority of the Secretary pursuant to this tle to work quickly to hire staff and to Congress and signed into law by the section shall not impair the claims or de- get operations moving to find out President, was designed to provide new, fenses that would otherwise apply with re- where all the billions of dollars are and expanded authority to the Department spect to persons other than the Secretary. how they were spent. This isn’t an im- of the Treasury to take immediate ac- SEC. 17. FUNDING. possible task, but it is one that will N ENERAL tion to stabilize our financial markets (a) I G .—The $7,500,000,000 appro- take serious effort and great leadership priated for fiscal year 2009 for direct loans by purchasing troubled assets through to accomplish. under section 129 of the Consolidated Secu- a program called the Troubled Asset rity, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Relief Program or TARP. This new au- One concern I have with the Special Appropriations Act, 2009 (division A of Pub- thority was designed to stop the con- Inspector General is the lack of author- lic Law 110–329) is rescinded. ity that office will have to oversee the (b) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is appropriated tinued declines in the financial services industry and the credit markets. TARP and new, evolving programs to the Secretary of Commerce $7,500,000,000 under the TARP such as the Capital to the ‘‘Department of Commerce – Emer- Like many of the thousands of con- gency Bridge Loan Program Account’’ for stituents from Iowa I’ve heard from, I Purchase Plan, or CPP. The Secretary the cost of direct loans authorized under this shared their concerns that the sta- of the Treasury has indicated publicly Act, which shall remain available until ex- bilization plan put hundreds of billions that he intends to continue utilizing pended. Commitments for direct loans using of taxpayer dollars at risk. During the his authority under the Act to use the such amount shall not exceed $25,000,000,000 debate on this legislation I made it TARP and the CPP to continue to pro- in total loan principal. The cost of such di- clear that I would only support this vide taxpayer funds via equity injec- rect loans, including the cost of modifying package if it included significant tions and stock warrant purchases to such loans, shall be calculated in accordance banks, financial institutions, and other with section 502 of the Congressional Budget checks on the spending through var- Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). ious oversight mechanisms. I wanted to entities, as opposed to purchasing dis- (c) TRANSFERS FOR DIRECT LOANS.—Fol- make sure the legislation wasn’t a tressed assets as the TARP was origi- lowing the receipt of a notice from the Sec- blank check for Government bureau- nally envisioned. While the Secretary retary of Energy certifying the approval of a crats to spend taxpayer dollars with is acting within his authority, this loan under the program authorized under impunity. I’m glad that Congress lis- change was not necessarily envisioned section 136 of the Energy Independence and from the oversight perspective when Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 tened to my concerns and I’m glad that specific oversight reforms I rec- the Special Inspector General author- U.S.C. 17013), the Secretary may transfer ization was drafted. Instead, the cur- amounts made available under this Act to ommended were included in the final the Secretary of Energy, in an amount suffi- package. For instance, the creation of rent Act could be construed to only cient for the cost of the direct loans if such a Special Inspector General for the give the Special Inspector General the transfer would not cause the Secretary to ex- Troubled Assets Relief Program (In- authority to review purchases of dis- ceed the total appropriation and total com- spector General) was something I tressed assets and not the purchases mitment level authorized under subsection worked to include in the final legisla- and equity injections currently ongo- (b). Any amounts so transferred shall be ing under the CPP. As a result, the available to the Secretary of Energy without tion to ensure that an independent watchdog would be looking out for tax- Special Inspector General could be lim- fiscal year limitation and subject to the ited in authority to review the TARP terms and conditions described in section 129 payer funds allocated to the TARP. of the Consolidated Security, Disaster As- The legislation also has a number of before he takes office. sistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, additional oversight provisions such as To rectify this, Senator MCCASKILL 2009. the creation of a Financial Stability and I are here today to introduce a (d) USE OF REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Amounts Oversight Board that is responsible for simple legislative fix to this provision appropriated under subsection (b) which re- reviewing the exercise of the program that would amend the Act to allow the main available after March 31, 2009, shall be to ensure the Treasury is operating as Special Inspector General to review all transferred to the Secretary of Energy and shall be used to carry out section 136 of the envisioned. Additionally, the legisla- actions taken under the TARP, includ- Energy Independence and Security Act of tion included provisions requiring reg- ing those of the CPP. This is a straight 2007, subject to the terms and conditions de- ular reports from the Treasury to Con- forward solution to ensure that the scribed in section 129 of the Consolidated Se- gress, Tranche reports outlining any Special Inspector General has all the

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In addition, some dental ex- Whereas 40 percent of the youngest Special Inspector General hit the penses are currently reimbursable, ‘‘tweens’’, those between the ages of 11 and ground running once the Senate con- such as a crown or a regular dental 12, report that their friends are victims of firms the nomination. Looking back to checkup. But the money spent on den- verbal abuse in dating relationships; the last Special Inspector General Con- tal products such as fluoride tooth- Whereas nearly 3 in 4 tweens say that dat- gress created, the Special Inspector paste, a spin toothbrush, or dental floss ing relationships usually begin at age 14 or General for Iraq Reconstruction, is not currently reimbursable, even younger; SIGIR, we noted that Congress pro- Whereas 29 percent of girls who have been though they help prevent tooth decay. in a relationship said that they have been vided SIGIR the authority to utilize In fact, toothpaste is specifically ex- pressured to have sex or to engage in sexual special hiring authority to fill these cluded from the definition of a quali- activities that they did not want; important jobs quickly and not have fied expense. Whereas 69 percent of all teenagers who them tied up in bureaucratic red tape. I believe this is an inequity in our had sex by age 14 said they have experienced This section of our bill simply states tax law that needs to be corrected. 1 or more types of abuse in a dating relation- that the Special Inspector General may More and more medical research is ship; utilize special expedited hiring author- demonstrating the link between good Whereas 1 in 5 teenagers (20 percent) be- ity authorized under 5 U.S.C. § 3161 for tween the ages of 13 and 14 say their friends oral health and overall health. For ex- are victims of dating violence; the first six months after the date of ample, research shows that pregnant Whereas in 2003, in a national survey of enactment to get the office up and run- women with poor oral health tend to over 14,000 high school students conducted by ning. Further, the section also removes deliver lower birth rate babies. Unfor- the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- statutory limits for how long these tunately, the definition of dental ex- tion, just over 8 percent of boys and girls re- special appointments may serve be- penses has not kept up with medical reported physical dating violence victimiza- cause we do not want to limit the search. tion and were more likely to engage in risky behaviors including sexual intercourse, at- length of time these employees can The legislation Senator STABENOW work for the Special Inspector General tempted suicide, episodic heavy drinking, and I are introducing today would up- and physical fighting; given we don’t know how long they will date the rules governing FSAs to en- Whereas Native American women experi- be needed to oversee this program. sure that funds spent on dental prod- ence higher rates of interpersonal violence Taken together, these two simple ucts used to treat or prevent oral dis- than any other population group; provisions are necessary to ensure that ease are treated the same as other Whereas violent relationships in adoles- the Special Inspector General is the ag- over-the-counter medical expenses. For cence can have serious ramifications for vic- gressive, independent watchdog we en- those concerned about abuse, this bill tims, putting them at higher risk for sub- visioned when we passed the Act and makes it clear that money spent on stance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual not just a paper tiger. As a long time behavior, suicide, and adult revictimization; cosmetic products would not be consid- Whereas the severity of violence among in- supporter of Inspectors General, I be- ered a qualified expense that can be re- timate partners has been shown to be greater lieve this legislation is necessary to imbursed by an FSA. in cases where the pattern of violence has ensure the success of the Special In- Mr. President, it makes sense to in- been established in adolescence; spector General. I urge my colleagues vest in disease prevention on the front Whereas more than 3 times as many to support this urgent legislative fix to end. Allowing individuals to set aside tweens (20 percent) as parents of tweens (6 help ensure that American taxpayer money in their FSA to pay for dental percent) admit that parents know little or dollars are not lost to fraud, waste, or products that can help prevent cavity nothing about the tweens’ dating relation- abuse because of a simple oversight in ships; or periodontal disease will help to re- Whereas a majority of parents surveyed ei- the drafting of the original legislation. duce future expenditures on more cost- ther believe dating violence is not an issue ly treatments. or admit they do not know if it is an issue; By Ms. STABENOW (for herself f and and Mr. CORNYN): Whereas the establishment of National S. 3717. A bill to amend the Internal SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Preven- Revenue Code of 1986 to allow reim- tion Week will benefit schools, communities, bursement from flexible spending ac- and families regardless of socio-economic counts for certain dental products; to SENATE RESOLUTION 710—DESIG- status, race, or sex: Now, therefore be it the Committee on Finance. NATING THE WEEK OF FEB- Resolved, That the Senate— (1) designates the week of February 2 Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I am RUARY 2 THROUGH FEBRUARY 6, 2009, AS ‘‘NATIONAL TEEN DAT- through February 6, 2009, as ‘‘National Teen pleased to join my colleague, Ms. STA- Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention BENOW, in introducing the Dental ING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION WEEK’’ Week’’; and Health Promotion Act of 2008. This bill (2) calls upon the people of the United would make expenditures on dental Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mrs. CLIN- States, high schools, law enforcement, State products used to prevent or treat dis- TON, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and local officials, and interested groups to eases of the mouth to be considered Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. BAYH) submitted observe National Teen Dating Violence ‘‘qualified’’ medical expenses eligible the following resolution; which was re- Awareness and Prevention Week with appro- ferred to the Committee on the Judici- priate programs and activities that promote for reimbursement from a flexible awareness and prevention of the crime of spending arrangement, FSA. It is iden- ary: teen dating violence in their communities. tical to H.R. 3109, which was introduced S. RES. 710 f in the House of Representatives in July Whereas 1 in 11 adolescents reports being a 2007. victim of physical dating violence; SENATE RESOLUTION 711—CON- FSAs are vehicles that allow individ- Whereas dating violence occurs more fre- DEMNING THE TRAGIC AND uals to use pretax dollars to pay for quently among black students (13.9 percent) SENSELESS DEATH BY STONING ‘‘qualified’’ medical and dental ex- than among Hispanic (9.3 percent) or white (7 OF A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM penses that are not reimbursed by percent) students; SOMALIA other sources, such as a health insur- Whereas 1 in 5 teenagers in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped, or Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. FEIN- ance plan. Qualified medical and dental pushed by a partner; STEIN, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. LANDRIEU, Ms. expenses are defined in Section 213(d) Whereas more than 1 in 4 teenagers have STABENOW, and Mrs. CLINTON) sub- of the Internal Revenue Code and its been in a relationship where a partner is ver- mitted the following resolution; which accompanying regulations and include bally abusive; ws considered and agreed to:

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RES. 711 SENATE RESOLUTION 712—CON- (B) the Phillies manager, coaches, and sup- Whereas a child from Somalia, identified GRATULATING THE PHILADEL- port staff, whose commitment to the Phillies as Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow, was raped by 3 PHIA PHILLIES ON WINNING THE franchise has sustained this proud organiza- men, and when her family reported the rape 2008 WORLD SERIES tion and allowed the team to reach the pin- nacle of success in 2008; to authorities of the al-Shabaab militia that Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. (C) all Phillies fans, whose tenacity, perse- control the city of Kismayu, Somalia, she CASEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LAUTEN- verance, and enthusiasm are matched only was accused of adultery and ordered to be BERG, and Mr. BUNNING) submitted the by that of the team to which the fans are stoned; following resolution; which ws consid- dedicated; and Whereas, in October 2008, Aisha Ibrahim ered and agreed to: (D) the Tampa Bay Rays on an outstanding Duhulow was stoned to death by 50 militant 2008 season; and S. RES. 712 men before 1,000 witnesses in a public sta- (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to dium; Whereas, on October 29, 2008, the Philadel- transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution Whereas al-Shabaab, some of whose mem- phia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to— bers are affiliated with al Qaeda, is a violent to win the 2008 World Series; (A) Phillies manager Charlie Manuel; and brutal extremist group that has used in- Whereas the 4 to 3 Phillies victory in Game (B) Phillies general manager Ruben timidation and committed human rights vio- 5 of the Fall Classic secured for Philadelphia Amaro, Jr.; a World Series title for the first time since lations to undermine the Transitional Fed- (E) Phillies advisor Pat Gillick. 1980, and for the second time in team his- eral Government of Somalia and threaten ac- tory; f tivists in civil society working to bring Whereas the Tampa Bay Rays deserve con- about peace through political dialogue and SENATE RESOLUTION 713—CALL- gratulations for a stellar 2008 season, in ING ON ALL PARTIES TO THE reconciliation; which, after 10 consecutive losing seasons, Whereas, on February 29, 2008, Secretary of they posted a regular season record of 97–65 ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN EAST- State Condoleezza Rice designated al- and won the American League Championship ERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization Series; CONGO TO IMPLEMENT AN IM- pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration Whereas Tampa Bay Rays Manager and MEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND WORK and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) and Hazelton, Pennsylvania-native Joe Maddon WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE placed the organization on the list of spe- established himself as among the premier INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY cially designated global terrorists estab- managers in Major League Baseball during TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE lished under the International Emergency the 2008 season, and aptly was named Amer- ican League Manager of the Year; AND LASTING SOLUTION TO THE Economic Powers Act and initiated under CRISIS Executive Order 13224; Whereas Philadelphia sports fans have con- Whereas the 2007 Country Report on sistently demonstrated their love for, and Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. devotion to, Philadelphia teams, even after Human Rights Practices in Somalia, re- BROWNBACK, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HARKIN, 25 years without winning a major sports leased on March 11, 2007, by the Department Mr. DURBIN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. DODD, Ms. championship; SNOWE, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, of State, cited the ‘‘poor human rights situa- Whereas, since taking the helm as manager tion’’ in Somalia, including ‘‘unlawful and in 2005, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel has Mr. ISAKSON, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. politically motivated killings, official impu- guided the young Phillies team to become BOXER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOND, Mr. nity, and discrimination and violence the best in Major League Baseball; COLEMAN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, and Mr. against women’’; Whereas recently-retired General Manager NELSON of Florida) submitted the fol- Whereas stoning is a grave and serious vio- Pat Gillick, who joined the Phillies in 2006, lowing resolution; which was consid- lation of human rights law, in which the vic- played an integral role in assembling the ered and agreed to: tim is killed in an especially brutal way; World Series-winning team; S. RES. 713 Whereas stoning is practiced particularly Whereas 24-year old pitcher Cole Hamels on girls and women accused of adultery; was named the Most Valuable Player for Whereas the Democratic Republic of Congo was devastated by civil wars lasting from Whereas the United States Commission on both the National League Championship Se- 1996 to 1997 and 1998 to 2003, spawning some International Religious Freedom has con- ries and the World Series, with a 4–0 record of the world’s worst human rights violations demned the death of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow and 1.80 Earned Run Average in the post-sea- and involving at least 6 neighboring coun- and called on the United States Government son; Whereas starting pitchers Cole Hamels, tries; to join other states in speaking out deci- Brett Myers, Joe Blanton, and Souderton, Whereas, despite the signing of a peace sively in international fora against such Pennsylvania-native Jamie Moyer delivered agreement and subsequent withdrawal of for- grave human rights abuses; and outstanding performances throughout the eign forces in 2003, eastern Congo has contin- Whereas the United States Government post-season; ued to suffer from high levels of poverty, in- continues to support the efforts of those Whereas the Phillies’ bullpen distinguished security, and absent or inadequate institu- working to transform the troubled region of itself as among the greatest in Major League tions, allowing armed and criminal groups to Somalia through commitment to sound Baseball, particularly closer Brad Lidge, who operate freely; human rights practices, democratic and rep- finished the 2008 season with 48 out of 48 save Whereas continuing abuses committed by resentative government, economic recovery, opportunities, including the final game of the national military against civilians in and lasting peace and reconciliation: Now, the World Series; Congo and apparent ties between the mili- therefore, be it Whereas the Phillies were led by a talented tary and armed groups in the region have and tough group of players including: 2006 tainted attempts to restore the rule of law in Resolved, That the Senate— MVP Ryan Howard; All-Star Chase Utley; the eastern region of the country; (1) condemns the tragic and senseless death 2007 MVP and 2007 and 2008 Gold Glove win- Whereas, according to a study by the Inter- by stoning of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow; ner Jimmy Rollins; third baseman Pedro national Rescue Committee released in Jan- (2) urges the international community to Feliz; veteran outfielder Pat Burrell; 2008 uary 2008, the conflict and related humani- join the Senate in speaking out against this Gold Glove winner, the ‘‘Flyin’ Hawaiian’’, tarian crises in the Democratic Republic of brutal act; and Shane Victorino; outfielder Jayson Werth; Congo have taken the lives of an estimated (3) urges the Transitional Federal Govern- and catcher Carlos Ruiz; 5,400,000 people since 1998 and continue to ment of Somalia— Whereas numerous reserve players made cause as many as 45,000 deaths each month; (A) to undertake robust efforts to protect significant contributions to the Phillies’ Whereas sexual violence and rape remain a women and children and to prevent acts of World Series title run, including Geoff Jen- pervasive tool of warfare used by all parties institutionalized violence against women in kins, Chris Coste, Eric Bruntlett, Greg in eastern Congo to terrorize communities, Somalia; Dobbs, and Matt Stairs; and affecting hundreds of thousands of women (B) to work to strengthen the rule of law as Whereas more than 1,000,000 fans packed and girls and frequently resulting in trau- part of the effort by the Transitional Federal the streets of Philadelphia on October 31, matic fistula and other severe genital inju- Government of Somalia to establish its au- 2008 for a parade along Market and Broad ries; thority; Streets ending at Citizens Bank Park; Whereas the continued plunder and trade (C) to promote equal and fair treatment of Now, therefore, be it of eastern Congo’s rich mineral base, notably women; and Resolved, That the Senate— cassiterite, coltan, and gold, by armed (1) congratulates— groups and members of the national military (D) to end the culture of impunity in So- (A) the Philadelphia Phillies for winning make war profitable and undermine peace ef- malia. the 2008 World Series; forts;

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RES. 714 committing to work together to address the Now, therefore, be it continued activity of the Democratic Forces Resolved, That the Senate— Whereas, in 2008, there have been more for the Liberation of Rwanda and other (1) condemns the continuing violence, forc- than 10,000 wildfires in California started by armed groups operating in their shared bor- ible recruitment of children as soldiers, and natural causes and human activity; der region; abuses against civilians in eastern Demo- Whereas more than 1,440,000 acres of Fed- Whereas, on January 23, 2008, with the ac- cratic Republic of Congo; eral, State, and local land in California tive support of the international community, (2) calls on the national military in Congo, burned in 2008; the Government of the Democratic Republic the National Congress for the Defense of the Whereas, in June 2008, fires started by of Congo, and 22 armed groups in the eastern People, and all armed groups operating in lightning strikes burned approximately region signed the Goma accord, committing eastern Congo to cease hostilities, end all 1,200,000 acres of Federal, State, and local to an immediate ceasefire and buffer zones human rights abuses, and respect an imme- land in California, making the June fires the for troop disengagement and ultimately dis- diate ceasefire based on the principles of the largest single wildfire event in California’s armament; Goma agreement; recorded history; Whereas these agreements together pro- (3) calls on the Government of the Demo- Whereas 41 counties across California were vided the first working framework in years cratic Republic of Congo to meet its obliga- impacted by wildfires in 2008; for peace and lasting stability in eastern tions under the Lusaka Agreement of 1999, Whereas more than 1,400 homes were de- Congo, but a continued culture of impunity the Pretoria Agreement of 2002, and the stroyed by fires in California in 2008; and suspicion has impeded their implementa- Nairobi Communique´ of 2007 to take action Whereas State and local firefighters have tion; to end the threat posed by the Democratic been called to duty for increasingly long fire Whereas the United Nations reported more Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda; seasons, working on the front lines of these than 200 violations of these agreements be- (4) calls on the Governments of the Demo- fires for weeks; tween January and July of 2008, as well as cratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda— Whereas firefighters have risked their lives 2,000 cases of rape and hundreds of people (A) to fully restore bilateral relations; and endured great hardship to protect lives, killed; (B) to work together to mitigate escalating property, and the environment in California; Whereas hate speech inciting ethnic vio- tensions in the region; and Whereas many firefighters were injured lence by local and national leaders in Congo (C) to break any ties that still exist be- and 14 firefighters tragically lost their lives continued during this period, feeding the tween them and illegal armed groups in east- in California in 2008; concerns and perceived insecurity of minor- ern Congo; Whereas 25,000 firefighters and emergency ity Tutsi communities; (5) calls on all governments in the Great response personnel from California, 41 other Whereas, since August 28, 2008, fighting has Lakes region of Africa and those of the States, and other nations worked side-by- resumed in North Kivu Province between the Southern African Development Community side to fight the wildfires; national military and the forces of General to support a peaceful resolution to the crisis Whereas members of the National Guard Laurent Nkunda, known as the National while ensuring that the volatile situation from California and other States provided es- Congress for the Defense of the People, the does not spark a wider regional war; sential support to the firefighting effort; and latter of which has taken control of several (6) supports the efforts of the United Na- Whereas the people of California and the government military bases and major towns tions Secretary-General, his newly appointed United States recognize the steadfast dedica- around the city of Goma; United Nations Special Envoy, former Presi- tion of the firefighters throughout the ongo- Whereas, according to Human Rights dent of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, and the ing fire suppression and subsequent repair Watch, an estimated 250,000 people have been international facilitation team to bring all and rebuilding efforts: Now, therefore, be it forced to flee their homes as a result of this parties to the negotiating table and establish Resolved, That the Senate— renewed fighting in eastern Congo, often a clear roadmap to implement the signed (1) commends the firefighters and emer- without access to shelter, water, food, and peace agreements; gency workers from California, 41 other medicine, and adding to the over 1,000,000 (7) encourages the international commu- States, and other nations for their coura- people already displaced from North and nity to take immediate measures to enhance geous actions and sacrifices in fighting South Kivu; the effectiveness of the United Nations Mis- wildfires in California; Whereas the United Nations Mission in sion in Congo to protect civilians, specifi- (2) supports the continued work of fire- Congo, known by its French acronym cally through increased troops and addi- fighters to protect National Forest System MONUC, has proven unable to protect civil- tional capabilities as requested by the Sec- land, other public lands, and private prop- ians in light of this new offensive by General retary-General; erty from further damage; Nkunda’s forces, causing resentment and (8) urges the President to sustain high- (3) praises the people of California for their protests by local communities; level diplomatic engagement together with great courage in the face of the fires; and Whereas allegations of troops from Angola, the African Union, the European Union, and (4) extends heartfelt sympathy to the peo- Rwanda, and Zimbabwe crossing into eastern the United Nations to avert a wider regional ple who have lost loved ones, homes, and Congo have strained existing regional ten- war and revive a comprehensive peace proc- businesses in the wildfires. sions and increased fears of a wider war that ess in eastern Congo; f could draw other countries from the region (9) urges the United States and the inter- SENATE RESOLUTION 715—EX- into the fighting, as happened in 1998; national community to develop and support Whereas the United Nations’ Special Rep- monitoring and verification mechanisms TENDING THE AUTHORITY FOR resentative of the Secretary-General for the that can hold the parties in Congo account- THE SENATE NATIONAL SECU- Democratic Republic of Congo, Alan Doss, able to the signed peace agreements, inves- RITY WORKING GROUP and United Nations Secretary-General Ban tigate alleged ceasefire violations, and ulti- Mr. REID submitted the following Ki-moon have called for more troops and bet- mately challenge the continued culture of resolution; which was considered and ter capabilities for MONUC to stop the rebel impunity in Congo; and offensive and protect civilians; (10) urges the President and the inter- agreed to: Whereas United Nations Secretary-General national community to adopt measures to S. RES. 715 Ban Ki-moon traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, on help the regional governments to identify Resolved, That Senate Resolution 105 of the November 7, 2008, and convened a summit of and ultimately address the factors under- One Hundred First Congress, 1st session regional leaders, including the heads of state lying the conflict in eastern Congo, espe- (agreed to on April 13, 1989), as amended by of the Democratic Republic of Congo and cially weak governance and the exploitation Senate Resolution 149 of the One Hundred Rwanda, which led to a joint statement call- of the region’s lucrative minerals. Third Congress, 1st session (agreed to on Oc- ing for an immediate ceasefire and the cre- tober 5, 1993), as further amended by Senate ation of humanitarian corridors; and f Resolution 75 of the One Hundred Sixth Con- Whereas, in 2006, Congress passed the gress, 1st session (agreed to on March 25, Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Se- SENATE RESOLUTION 714—HON- 1999), as further amended by Senate Resolu- curity, and Democracy Promotion Act of ORING THE FIREFIGHTERS AND tion 383 of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, 2006, which was signed into law by President EMERGENCY WORKERS WHO 2d session (agreed to on October 27, 2000), as George W. Bush on December 22, 2006 (Public COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT FIRES further amended by Senate Resolution 355 of Law 109–456), stating that it is the policy of IN CALIFORNIA IN 2008 the One Hundred Seventh Congress, 2d ses- the United States to work for peace and se- sion (agreed to on November 13, 2002), as fur- curity throughout the Democratic Republic Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. ther amended by Senate Resolution 480 of of Congo by supporting efforts to protect ci- FEINSTEIN) submitted the following res- the One Hundred Eighth Congress, 2d session

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Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Resolved, That the Senate— SNOWE) submitted the following resolu- (1) encourages— f tion; which was referred to the (A) high schools, colleges, universities, ad- Comittee on the Judiciary: ministrators, teachers, primary schools, and secondary schools to launch campus-wide S. RES. 717 SENATE RESOLUTION 716—AC- educational campaigns to urge students to KNOWLEDGING THE ACCOM- Whereas, more than 15 years ago, the drive safely; PLISHMENTS AND GOALS OF Worcester Wreath Company, a for-profit (B) national trucking firms to alert truck business in Harrington, Maine, began a tradi- THE YOUTH IMPACT PROGRAM drivers to focus on driving safely on the Sun- tion of donating, transporting, and over- day after Thanksgiving, and to publicize the Mr. VITTER submitted the following seeing the placement of Maine balsam fir importance of the day using Citizen’s Band resolution; which was referred to the holiday wreaths on the graves of the fallen (‘‘CB’’) radios and truck stops across the Committee on the Judiciary: heroes at Arlington National Cemetery each United States; December; (C) clergy to remind members to travel S. RES. 716 Whereas, since the Worcester Wreath Com- safely en route to religious services and Whereas many at-risk young men in the pany began that tradition, through the hard gatherings; inner cities of the United States face a chal- work and generosity of the people involved (D) law enforcement personnel to remind lenging and uncertain future; in the Wreaths Across America project, hun- drivers and passengers to drive safely on the Whereas the future success of at-risk dreds of thousands of wreaths have been sent Sunday after Thanksgiving; and young men can be greatly enhanced through to more than 200 national cemeteries and (E) all people of the United States to use sustained mentorship; veterans’ memorials in all 50 states; the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an oppor- Whereas effective working partnerships be- Whereas, in December 2008, the Patriot tunity to educate themselves about highway tween and within the public and private sec- Guard Riders, a motorcycle and motor vehi- safety; and tors can have a lasting and positive impact cle group dedicated to patriotic events, with (2) designates November 30, 2008, as ‘‘Drive on the future of at-risk young men; more than 65,000 members nationally, will Safer Sunday’’. Whereas participation in organized sports continue their tradition of escorting a trac- has provided a creative and disciplined out- tor-trailer full of donated wreaths from Har- f let and a path to a better life for many at- rington, Maine to Arlington National Ceme- risk young men; tery; SENATE RESOLUTION 719—RECOG- Whereas the Youth Impact Program com- Whereas hundreds of volunteers participate NIZING NATIONAL AMERICAN IN- bines the disciplines of football, mentoring, in the escort each December; DIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE HER- and academics in partnerships between local Whereas Morrill Worcester, President of ITAGE MONTH AND CELE- National Football League franchises and uni- Worcester Wreath Company, has been nomi- BRATING THE HERITAGE AND nated for, and received, several awards for versities to promote discipline, learning, and CULTURE OF AMERICAN INDIANS positive values; his humble service and exemplary patriotism Whereas the Youth Impact Program is a to our Nation through this project; and AND ALASKA NATIVES AND THE community-based program that has proven Whereas Wreaths Across America will con- CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN its value over the past 2 years in raising the tinue this proud legacy on December 13, 2008: INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES outlook and aspirations of at-risk young Now, therefore, be it TO THE UNITED STATES men and has provided at-risk young men Resolved, That the Senate— Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. MUR- greater exposure to academics, core values, (1) designates December 13, 2008, as and life skills; ‘‘Wreaths Across America Day’’; KOWSKI, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. Whereas the Youth Impact Program pro- (2) honors Wreaths Across America, the SCHUMER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. FEINGOLD, vides year-round mentoring to its partici- Worcester Wreath Company, Morrill Worces- Mr. TESTER, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. MCCAIN, pants, a proven formula for building success; ter, the Patriot Guard Riders, and all other Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BAUCUS, Ms. CANT- Whereas the National Football League, the companies and individuals involved in this WELL, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mrs. worthy legacy; and National Football League Players Associa- FEINSTEIN, Mr. BAYH, Mr. THUNE, Mr. (3) recognizes the sacrifices our veterans tion, the University of Southern California, BINGAMAN, Mr. CONRAD, and Mr. JOHN- and Tulane University have provided critical and service members and their families have SON) submitted the following resolu- support to the Youth Impact Program; made, and continue to make, for our great Whereas the Youth Impact Program will be Nation. tion; which was referred to the Com- expanded to 3 additional cities in partnership f mittee on Indian Affairs: with local National Football League fran- S. RES. 719 SENATE RESOLUTION 718—DESIG- chises and universities; Whereas from November 1, 2008, through Whereas the Youth Impact Program seeks NATING NOVEMBER 30, 2008, AS November 30, 2008, the United States cele- to establish a presence in each city with a ‘‘DRIVE SAFER SUNDAY’’ brates National American Indian and Alaska local National Football League franchise; Ms. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mrs. Native Heritage Month; and LINCOLN, and Mr. ISAKSON) submitted Whereas American Indians and Alaska Na- Whereas under the vision and leadership of the following resolution; which was re- tives are descendants of the original, indige- Mr. Riki Ellison, the founder of the Youth ferred to the Comittee on the Judici- nous inhabitants of what is now the United Impact Program, a 10-year veteran of the Na- States; tional Football League, a 3-time Super Bowl ary: Whereas, in 2000, the United States Census champion, and a University of Southern S. RES. 718 Bureau reported that there were more than California alumnus, the Youth Impact Pro- Whereas motor vehicle travel is the pri- 4,000,000 people in the United States of Amer- gram has expanded from a regional program mary means of transportation in the United ican Indian and Alaska Native descent; to a program with a growing national pres- States; Whereas, on December 2, 1989, the Com- ence: Now, therefore, be it Whereas everyone driving on the roads and mittee on Indian Affairs of the Senate held a Resolved, That the Senate— highways needs to do so more safely to re- hearing exploring the contributions of the Ir- (1) congratulates Mr. Riki Ellison for his duce deaths and injuries resulting from oquois Confederacy, and its influence on the leadership and vision in founding the Youth motor vehicle accidents; Founding Fathers in the drafting of the Con- Impact Program; Whereas, according to the National High- stitution of the United States with the con- (2) recognizes the ongoing and significant way Traffic Safety Administration, wearing cepts of freedom of speech, the separation of contributions of the National Football a seat belt saved 15,434 lives in 2004, 15,632 governmental powers, and checks and bal- League, the University of Southern Cali- lives in 2005, and 15,383 lives in 2006; ances among the branches of government; fornia, and Tulane University to the Youth Whereas Secretary of Transportation Mary Whereas the Senate has reaffirmed that a Impact Program; and Peters has urged all people of the United major national goal of the United States is (3) encourages the expansion of the Youth States to understand the life-saving impor- to provide the resources, processes, and Impact Program to inner cities across the tance of wearing a seat belt and has encour- structure that will enable Indian Tribes and United States. aged motorists to drive safely, not just dur- tribal members to obtain the quantity and

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American Indians and Alaska Natives by medicine, music, language, and art to While health care and housing are providing affordable homes in a safe and influencing the founding documents of critically important to Indian Country healthy environment; our Federal Government to the use of and represent significant steps forward Whereas, throughout its course of dealing native languages to develop an unin fulfilling the trust obligation be- with Indian Tribes, the United States Gov- breakable military code that helped de- tween Congress and the First Ameri- ernment has engaged in a government-to- government relationship with Tribes; feat the Axis powers in World War II, cans, it is important to acknowledge Whereas the United States Government Indian Tribes and individual Native several other achievements in the 110th owes a trust obligation to Tribes, acknowl- Americans have shaped our Nation’s Congress. edged in treaties, statutes, and decisions of history in remarkable ways. Congress passed into law the Code the Supreme Court, to protect the interests Through this resolution, we celebrate Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 which and welfare of tribal governments and their these and many other contributions of provides well-deserved Congressional members; tribal governments and Native Ameri- gold medals to each tribe that had Whereas American Indians and Alaska Na- cans during the month of November. I members who were Code Talkers in any tives have consistently served with honor foreign conflict. Each next of kin to and distinction in the Armed Forces of the urge all citizens, and local, State, trib- United States, some as early as the Revolu- al and Federal Governments and agen- the valiant Code Talker who served tionary War, and continue to serve in the cies to take time this month to learn their country will receive a silver du- Armed Forces in greater numbers per capita more about the many facets of Native plicate. than any other group in the United States; American history, traditions, and their The Higher Education Reauthoriza- Whereas American Indians and Alaska Na- important contributions to the formation Act was passed into law, which re- tives speak and preserve indigenous lan- tion of the United States. authorized the Tribally Controlled Col- guages and have contributed hundreds of This year, the United States Senate leges and Universities Assistance Act, words to the English language, including the and the Congress as a whole acted on increasing the amount of money per names of people and locations in the United States; two important pieces of legislation student in tribal colleges and univer- Whereas Congress has recognized Native that seek to meet our Nation’s legal, sities. A study has been requested of American code talkers who served with treaty and trust obligations to pro- the General Accountability Office honor and distinction in World War I and mote health care and housing for the which will allow for an evaluation of World War II, using indigenous languages as residents of Indian Country. public schools on Indian lands to assist an unbreakable military code, saving count- S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Im- Congress in meeting its obligations to less American lives; provement Act of 2008, passed the Sen- Indian education. Whereas American Indians and Alaska Na- ate in February of this year with a Congress also passed the Fostering tives are deeply rooted in tradition and cul- margin of 83–10. As Chairman of the ture, which drives their strength of commu- Connections to Success and Increasing nity; and Committee on Indian Affairs, this leg- Adoptions Act allowing Tribes for the Whereas American Indians and Alaska Na- islation has been the priority for the first time to directly administer foster tives of all ages celebrate the great achieve- Committee in the 110th Congress. The care and adoption programs offered by ments of their ancestors and heroes and con- Indian health care act was last author- the Federal government, allowing tinue to share their stories with future gen- ized in 1992, and this bill would help tribes to continue strengthening their erations: Now, therefore, be it bring Indian health care into to 21st communities by ensuring safe and car- Resolved, That the Senate— century. I am proud to report that we ing homes for their Native children. (1) recognizes the celebration of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage were able to pass this legislation out of Congress passed the Native American Month during the month of November 2008; the Senate for the first time in almost $1 Coin Act, which recognizes the con- (2) honors the heritage and culture of a decade. A number of Senators were tributions of Native Americans to the American Indians and Alaska Natives and instrumental moving this legislation development of the United States the contributions of American Indians and forward in the Senate. Unfortunately, through an annually changing image Alaska Natives to the United States; and our work was not completed. The on the reverse of the Sakakawea $1 (3) urges the people of the United States to House was unable to pass the legisla- coin that is now in circulation. observe National American Indian and Alas- tion and it remains unauthorized as Congress also passed into law a joint ka Native Heritage Month with appropriate programs and activities. the health care needs of Native Ameri- resolution designating November 28, cans remain sorely under-funded and 2008 as Native American Heritage Day, Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, on Oc- honoring the contributions and tober 30, 2008, President Bush issued a services remain outdated. Indian achievements of our First Americans. proclamation designating November health care will continue to remain a The Treaty of Fort Laramie and 2008 as National American Indian and priority for the committee and every Alaska Native Heritage Month. The effort will be made to reauthorize this other treaties acknowledged the spe- President follows a tradition of Presi- legislation as soon as possible. cific obligations that the United States dents since 1990 of issuing proclama- In addition to the Indian Health Care owes to the Tribes located in my State tions making November the month for Improvement Act, the Senate approved of North Dakota. Much has been done recognizing the significant contribu- a $1 billion authorization for additional this Congress to begin to fulfill this tions of tribal governments and indi- funding for the Indian Health Service legal responsibility and the more gen- vidual Native Americans to our Na- as a part of the Senate Budget Resolu- eral trust responsibility that Congress tion’s history and development. tion. Congress also passed a $250 mil- owes to all Indian Tribes. Congress also has traditionally rec- lion authorization for Indian health However, as is evident with Congress’ ognized the contributions of Native care through an amendment to the failure to pass the Indian Health Care Americans to the United States in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United Improvement Act of 2008, much still reform of resolutions, findings, coins and States Global Leadership Against HIV/ mains to be done. The resolution before medals. The resolution, which I am AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reau- the Senate today would simply honor sending to the desk to ask for its im- thorization Act of 2008. the hard work, traditions, culture, and mediate consideration, continues in In September of this year, Congress contribution of the First Americans. that tradition. succeeded in enacting the Native I ask that this resolution be adopted This resolution recognizes some of American Housing and Self-Determina- quickly and that it act as an encour- the many contributions that Native tion Assistance Reauthorization Act of agement to all people of the United

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GOVERNMENT OF SWITZERLAND FOR ONGOING ASSISTANCE IN United States Government has had with the Government of Iran on a broad array of f THE CASE OF ROBERT issues, including human rights, the nuclear LEVINSON, URING THE GOVERN- program of Iran, the Middle East peace proc- MENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUB- SENATE RESOLUTION 720—SUP- ess, regional stability, and international ter- LIC OF IRAN TO INTENSIFY CO- rorism; and PORTING THE GOALS AND OPERATION WITH THE GOVERN- (5) expresses sympathy to the family of IDEALS OF PANCREATIC CANCER MENT OF SWITZERLAND AND Robert Levinson during this trying period. AWARENESS MONTH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN- Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Presi- Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. VESTIGATION ON THE CASE OF dent, I am introducing a resolution in ROBERT LEVINSON, AND EX- the Senate that touches on one of the CASEY, and Mr. SPECTER) submitted the PRESSING SYMPATHY TO THE tragic cases of a Floridian, Bob following resolution, which was re- FAMILY OF ROBERT LEVINSON Levinson, who has been missing in Iran ferred to the Committee on Health, Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted since he visited Kish Island off the Education, Labor, and Pensions: the following concurrent resolution; coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf in early 2007. I have spoken on this issue S. RES. 720 which was referred to the Committee ad infinitum before to call the atten- Whereas approximately 37,680 people will on Foreign Relations: S. CON. RES. 106 tion of the Congress to the plight of be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this Mr. Levinson as well as to the difficul- year in the United States; Whereas United States citizen Robert ties that are faced by his wife Christine Whereas pancreatic cancer is the 4th most Levinson is a retired agent of the Federal common cause of cancer death in the United Bureau of Investigation, a resident of Flor- and their seven children. States; ida, the husband of Christine Levinson, and Bob Levinson, a businessman and a Whereas Randolph (‘‘Randy’’) Frederick father of their 7 children; former FBI agent, vanished after Pausch, who was diagnosed with pancreatic Whereas Robert Levinson traveled from checking out of his hotel on the resort cancer in 2006, delivered his ‘‘Last Lecture’’ Dubai to Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 2007; island of Kish on March 9, 2007. It is no Whereas, after traveling to Kish Island and on September 18, 2007, which gave a voice to doubt the wish of everyone who knows checking into the Hotel Maryam, he dis- victims of pancreatic cancer, and inspired this man that Bob Levinson be re- appeared on March 9, 2007; united with his loved ones. It has been people to live life to the fullest; Whereas neither his family nor the United Whereas the lecture by and advocacy of States Government has received further in- very difficult to get information out of Randy Pausch have brought, and will con- formation on his fate or whereabouts; the Government of Iran. The State De- tinue to bring, renewed advocacy and com- Whereas March 9, 2009, marks the second partment has delivered a number of re- mitment to the field of pancreatic cancer re- anniversary of the disappearance of Robert quests for information and cooperation search and treatment; Levinson; to the Iranian Government through our Whereas the lecture by and advocacy of Whereas the Government of Switzerland, diplomatic intermediary, which is the Randy Pausch have touched countless people which has served as Protecting Power for the Government of Switzerland. Unfortu- throughout the United States and the world United States in the Islamic Republic of Iran nately, Iran continues to claim it has and encouraged them to change their lives in the absence of diplomatic relations between the United States Government and the no information on the fate of Bob for the better; Levinson. Whereas 75 percent of pancreatic cancer Government of Iran since 1980, has continuously pressed the Government of Iran on the Mrs. Levinson and her eldest son, patients die within the first year of their di- Daniel, and her sister, Ms. Halpin, agnosis and only 5 percent survive more than case of Robert Levinson and lent vital assistance and support to the Levinson family dur- traveled to Tehran and Kish Island in 5 years, making pancreatic cancer the dead- ing their December 2007 visit to Iran; liest of any cancer; December of last year in the hopes of Whereas officials of the Government of finding information about Bob Whereas there has been no significant im- Iran promised their continued assistance to provement in survival rates in the last 30 Levinson’s disappearance. The Iranian the relatives of Robert Levinson during the authorities, to their credit, extended years and pancreatic cancer research is still visit of the family to the Islamic Republic of in the earliest scientific stages; Iran in December 2007; and courtesies to her and they promised Whereas there are no early detection meth- Whereas the President of the Islamic Re- her at the time they would help in the ods and minimal treatment options for pan- public of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stat- case, but those promises have not been creatic cancer; ed during an interview with NBC News fulfilled. Whereas when symptoms of pancreatic broadcast on July 28, 2008, that officials of This resolution I am introducing cancer present themselves, it is generally the Government of Iran were willing to co- urges Iranian officials to fulfill their too late for an optimistic prognosis, and the operate with the Federal Bureau of Inves- promises of assistance to the average survival rate of those diagnosed with tigation in the search for Robert Levinson: Levinsons. It calls for Iranian inves- metastasis of the disease is only 3 to 6 Now, therefore, be it tigators to meet with the FBI to dis- months; Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- resentatives concurring), That Congress— cuss the Levinson case. It calls for the Whereas the incidence rate of pancreatic (1) commends the Embassy of Switzerland U.S. Government and our allies to cancer is 40 to 50 percent higher in African in Tehran and the Government of Switzer- press Iran on this case at every oppor- Americans than in other ethnic groups; and land for the ongoing assistance to the United tunity and at every level—something I Whereas it would be appropriate to observe States Government and to the family of Rob- think the U.S. Government is begin- November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness ert Levinson, particularly during the visit by Month to educate communities across the ning to do. Also, this resolution thanks Christine Levinson and other relatives to the Swiss for their continued assist- Nation about pancreatic cancer and the need Iran in December 2007; for research funding, early detection meth- (2) expresses appreciation for efforts by ance in the case. It furthermore ex- ods, effective treatments, and treatment pro- Iranian officials to ensure the safety of the presses appreciation for the efforts of grams: Now, therefore, be it family of Robert Levinson during their De- Iranian officials who have ensured the cember 2007 visit to Iran, as well as for the safety of the family during their visit Resolved, That the Senate supports the promise of continued assistance; of December of last year. This resolu- goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Aware- (3) urges the Government of Iran, as a hu- ness Month. tion also expresses sympathy to the manitarian gesture, to intensify its coopera- Levinson family during this trying pe- tion on the case of Robert Levinson with the riod. This is a wife and seven children Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran and to share the results of its investigation into the of a missing former FBI agent in the disappearance of Robert Levinson with the country of Iran, missing now since the Federal Bureau of Investigation; early part of 2007. (4) urges the President and the allies of the In this year, on July 28, the President United States to engage with officials of the of Iran stated during an interview with

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She is a loving moth- on the table; as follows: cuss the evidence the Iranians have un- er. She is clearly an eloquent advocate. At the appropriate place, insert the fol- covered about Mr. Levinson’s dis- She is a tough fighter on behalf of her lowing: appearance. husband. She is relentless. She is not SEC. ll. MANDATORY LOAN GUARANTEES AND Now, I wish to underscore that be- going to give up, nor should she. I deem CREDIT ENHANCEMENT EFFORTS. cause on July 28 of this year the Presi- it a great privilege that I may in some Section 109(a) of the Emergency Economic dent of Iran stated in an NBC interview Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public little way try to assist her and her Law 110-343) is amended— that Iranian officials were willing to family. cooperate with the FBI on this case. (1) by striking the last sentence; I want to bring more of our col- (2) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and insert- They have not. leagues into this issue of trying to find ing the following: I wish to be blunt. We obviously have Bob Levinson in Iran and get the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent’’; and serious disagreements with Iran on its world’s attention focused on this miss- (3) by adding at the end the following: nuclear program and a whole range of ing American. I am going to ask Mrs. ‘‘(2) LOAN GUARANTEES AND CREDIT EN- other issues. I haven’t hesitated over Levinson to come back in January HANCEMENTS REQUIRED.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to actions the years, as a member of the Senate when we reconvene, and I want some of Armed Services Committee, the Senate required under paragraph (1), the Secretary our colleagues to meet her. shall, not later than 15 days after the date of Intelligence Committee, and the Sen- Remember, Senators, that as rep- ate Foreign Relations Committee, to enactment of this paragraph, designate the resentatives of the American people, Corporation, on a reimbursable basis, to de- express my opposition to a number of that means we have to help individual sign and carry out a plan to use loan guaran- Tehran’s policies—and I will continue American citizens in distress. This is tees or credit enhancements to facilitate to press for change in Iran’s positions clearly a family who is in distress. We loan modifications to prevent avoidable fore- and activities—but I am calling on the cannot—and I believe I can speak for closures. Government of Iran out of human com- ‘‘(B) AGGREGATE AMOUNTS.—The Secretary the Senate—we are not going to forget passion and humanitarian assistance to shall make and fund guarantees and credit Bob Levinson and his family. a family of a wife and seven children to enhancements developed under this para- come forth and cooperate in trying to f graph in amounts of— find and get evidence of the where- ‘‘(i) $10,000,000,000 in aggregate estimated AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND subsidy costs, and amounts specified under abouts of Bob Levinson. PROPOSED paragraph (2) of section 115(a) shall be re- We want to see an Iran where individ- SA 5696. Mr. MARTINEZ submitted an duced by the subsidy cost of any guarantees uals are respected, not locked up in or credit enhancements funded by the Sec- Evin Prison—we want to see an Iran amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6867, to provide for additional retary under this clause; and that is respected—for signing a peti- emergency unemployment compensation; ‘‘(ii) an additional $15,000,000,000, in aggre- tion calling for women’s rights. We which was ordered to lie on the table. gate estimated subsidy costs, and amounts want to see an Iran that champions the SA 5697. Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. specified under paragraph (3) of section 115(a) Middle East peace process rather than MARTINEZ) submitted an amendment in- shall be reduced by the subsidy cost of any supporting terrorist groups such as tended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. guarantees or credit enhancements funded Hamas and Hezbollah. We want to see 6867, supra; which was ordered to lie on the by the Secretary under this clause. table. ‘‘(C) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—In carrying an Iran whose leaders do not make des- out this paragraph, the Corporation may use picable threats to ‘‘wipe Israel off the SA 5698. Mr. DORGAN (for Mr. ROCKE- FELLER (for himself, Mrs. HUTCHISON, and Mr. its contracting authority under section 9 of map.’’ the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.’’. We clearly have our differences with DORGAN)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 3663, to require the Federal Communica- Iran, and those differences, especially tions Commission to provide for a short-term SA 5698. Mr. DORGAN (for Mr. under a new administration, can start extension of the analog television broad- ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. to be bridged with Iran stepping forth casting authority so that essential public HUTCHISON, and Mr. DORGAN)) proposed with discussions regarding the safe re- safety announcements and digital television an amendment to the bill S. 3663, to return of an American citizen whose fam- transition information may be provided for a quire the Federal Communications ily desperately wishes to be reunited short time during the transition to digital Commission to provide for a short-term with him, that American citizen being television broadcasting. extension of the analog television former FBI agent Bob Levinson. f broadcasting authority so that essen- So this resolution calls upon the U.S. tial public safety announcements and TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Government and our friends and allies digital television transition informa- to engage with Iranian officials to raise SA 5696. Mr. MARTINEZ submitted tion may be provided for a short time Mr. Levinson’s case at every oppor- an amendment intended to be proposed during the transition to digital tele- tunity and at every level. I understand by him to the bill H.R. 6867, to provide vision broadcasting.; as follows: many of our allies already have raised for additional emergency unemploy- Strike out all after the enacting clause and Mr. Levinson’s case on our behalf, and ment compensation; which was ordered insert the following: I wish to encourage them to continue to lie on the table; as follows: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. to do so. This Senator has done it as At the appropriate place, insert the fol- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Short-term well, both publicly and privately, and I lowing: Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness will continue to do so. SEC. lll. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF LOAN Act’’. The resolution I have filed addition- LIMIT INCREASE. SEC. 2. COMMISSION ACTION REQUIRED. ally commends the Swiss for their on- (a) FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC.—Sec- (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding going assistance to the U.S. Govern- tion 201(a) of the Economic Stimulus Act of any other provision of law, the Federal Com- ment and to the family of the 2008 (Public Law 110–185, 122 Stat. 619) is munications Commission shall, not later Levinsons. The assistance of the Swiss amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and than January 15, 2009, develop and imple- inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. ment a program to encourage and permit, to Ambassador and his staff at the Amer- (b) FHA LOANS.—Section 202(a) of the Eco- the extent technically feasible and subject to ican Interests Section in Tehran was nomic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Public Law 110- such limitations as the Commission finds to essential during Mrs. Levinson’s visits 185, 122 Stat. 620) is amended by striking be consistent with the public interest and in the past, and will be, I think, to her ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem- the requirements of this Act, the broad- visits in the future. ber 31, 2009’’. casting in the analog television service of

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CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY FOR TRAVEL FROM JULY 1 TO SEPT. 30, 2008

Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name and country Name of currency Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency currency currency currency

Stephanie Mercier: Switzerland ...... Franc ...... 2,975.00 ...... 2,975.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,514.00 ...... 7,514.00 Hayden Milberg: Switzerland ...... Franc ...... 6,840.00 ...... 6,840.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,519.63 ...... 7,519.63 Total ...... 9,815.00 ...... 15,033.63 ...... 24,848.63 SENATOR TOM HARKIN, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Sept. 26, 2008.

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRAVEL FROM JULY 1 TO SEPT. 30, 2008

Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name and country Name of currency Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency currency currency currency

Katherine Eltrich: China ...... Yuan ...... 290.00 ...... 290.00 Korea, North ...... Dollar ...... 1,284.00 ...... 1,284.00 Mongolia ...... Tugrik ...... 309.00 ...... 309.00 Korea, South ...... Won ...... 340.00 ...... 340.00 Japan ...... Yen ...... 860.00 ...... 860.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 12,597.38 ...... 12,597.38 Paul Grove: China ...... Yuan ...... 290.00 ...... 290.00 Korea, North ...... Dollar ...... 1,284.00 ...... 1,284.00 Mongolia ...... Tugrik ...... 309.00 ...... 309.00 Korea, South ...... Won ...... 340.00 ...... 340.00 Japan ...... Yen ...... 860.00 ...... 860.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 12,567.38 ...... 12,567.38 Michele Wymer: China ...... Yuan ...... 290.00 ...... 290.00 Korea, North ...... Dollar ...... 1,284.00 ...... 1,284.00 Mongolia ...... Tugrik ...... 309.00 ...... 309.00 Korea, South ...... Won ...... 340.00 ...... 340.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 10,107.34 ...... 10,107.34 Senator Judd Gregg: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60 Senator Richard Shelby: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60 Brian Potts: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60 Bruce Evans: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60 Anne Caldwell: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60

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Laura Friedel: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60 Dr. John Eisold: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 5,561.60 ...... 5,561.60 Howard Sutton: Denmark ...... Krone ...... 1,524.00 ...... 1,524.00 Estonia ...... Kroon ...... 1,324.00 ...... 1,324.00 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 1,420.00 ...... 1,420.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 8,497.77 ...... 8,497.77 Erin Corcoran: Denmark ...... Krone ...... 1,524.00 ...... 1,524.00 Estonia ...... Kroon ...... 1,324.00 ...... 1,324.00 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 1,420.00 ...... 1,420.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 8,497.77 ...... 8,497.77 Colleen Gaydos: Denmark ...... Krone ...... 1,524.00 ...... 1,524.00 Estonia ...... Kroon ...... 1,324.00 ...... 1,324.00 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 1,420.00 ...... 1,420.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 8,497.77 ...... 8,497.77 Arthur E. Cameron, Jr.: Denmark ...... Krone ...... 1,524.00 ...... 1,524.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,711.63 ...... 6,711.63 Nikole M. Manatt: Peru ...... Dollar ...... 758.00 ...... 758.00 Ecuador ...... Dollar ...... 295.00 ...... 295.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 3,281.00 ...... 3,281.00 Charles Houy: Czech Republic ...... Koruna ...... 789.78 ...... 789.78 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 580.67 ...... 580.67 Hungary ...... Forint ...... 468.06 ...... 468.06 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,528.35 ...... 6,528.35 Elizabeth Schmid: Czech Republic ...... Koruna ...... 789.78 ...... 789.78 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 517.48 ...... 517.48 Hungary ...... Forint ...... 568.00 ...... 568.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,528.35 ...... 6,528.35 Katherine M. Kaufer: Germany ...... Euro ...... 382.00 ...... 382.00 Kenya ...... Shilling ...... 1,604.00 ...... 1,604.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 14,702.79 ...... 14,702.79 Sara Kathleen Hagan: Germany ...... Euro ...... 382.00 ...... 382.00 Kenya ...... Shilling ...... 1,604.00 ...... 1,604.00 Ethiopia ...... Dollar ...... 332.00 ...... 332.00 Djibouti ...... Franc ...... 286.00 ...... 286.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 18,152.00 ...... 18,152.00 Erik K. Raven: Germany ...... Euro ...... 382.00 ...... 382.00 Kenya ...... Shilling ...... 1,604.00 ...... 1,604.00 Ethiopia ...... Dollar ...... 332.00 ...... 332.00 Djibouti ...... Franc ...... 286.00 ...... 286.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 18,152.00 ...... 18,152.00 Sudip Parikh: Germany ...... Euro ...... 1,046.95 ...... 1,046.95 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,427.64 ...... 1,427.64 Jeff Kratz: Germany ...... Euro ...... 918.53 ...... 918.53 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,427.64 ...... 1,427.64 Delegation Expenses 1 United States ...... Dollar ...... 484.11 ...... 484.11 Mary C. Fitzpatrick: El Salvador ...... Dollar ...... 663.00 ...... 663.00 Colombia ...... Peso ...... 1,230.00 ...... 1,230.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 3,174.00 ...... 3,174.00 Tim Rieser: Colombia ...... Dollar ...... 445.00 ...... 445.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 982.00 ...... 982.00 Paul Grove: Portugal ...... Euro ...... 504.00 ...... 504.00 Spain ...... Euro ...... 215.00 ...... 215.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,675.66 ...... 6,675.66 Senator Judd Gregg: Portugal ...... Euro ...... 336.00 ...... 336.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,501.44 ...... 6,501.44 Sid Ashworth: Norway ...... Krone ...... 450.00 ...... 450.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 734.00 ...... 734.00 Czech Republic ...... Koruna ...... 832.00 ...... 832.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,812.05 ...... 11,812.05 Alycia Farrell: Norway ...... Krone ...... 450.00 ...... 450.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 734.00 ...... 734.00 Czech Republic ...... Koruna ...... 832.00 ...... 832.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,812.05 ...... 11,812.05 Brian Potts: Norway ...... Krone ...... 450.00 ...... 450.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 734.00 ...... 734.00 Czech Republic ...... Koruna ...... 832.00 ...... 832.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,812.05 ...... 11,812.05 Brian T. Wilson: Norway ...... Krone ...... 450.00 ...... 450.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 734.00 ...... 734.00 Czech Republic ...... Koruna ...... 832.00 ...... 832.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,812.05 ...... 11,812.05 Thomas L. Gonzales: Kuwait ...... Dollar ...... 1,027.47 ...... 1,027.47 Iraq ...... Dollar ...... 29.00 ...... 29.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 13,406.30 ...... 13,406.30 Howard Sutton: Colombia ...... Peso ...... 1,230.00 ...... 1,230.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,833.30 ...... 1,833.30

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Total ...... 89,317.92 ...... 217,497.71 ...... 484.11 ...... 307,299.74 1 Delegation expenses include payments and reimbursements by the Department of State under the authority of Section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Section 22 of Pub. L. 95–384, and expenses paid pursuant to S. Res. 179, agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR ROBERT BYRD, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, Nov. 14, 2008.

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Tim Rieser: Ireland ...... Dollar ...... 190.00 ...... 190.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 803.00 ...... 803.00 Total ...... 190.00 ...... 803.00 ...... 993.00 SENATOR ROBERT BYRD, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, Nov. 14, 2008.

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James J. Tuite III: Kuwait ...... Dollar ...... 1,027.47 ...... 1,027.47 Iraq ...... Dollar ...... 29.00 ...... 29.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 9,673.29 ...... 9,673.29 Total ...... 1,056.47 ...... 9,673.29 ...... 10,729.76 SENATOR ROBERT BYRD, President Pro Tempore, Nov. 14, 2008.

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Gregory T. Kiley: United States ...... Dollar ...... 8,040.65 ...... 8,040.65 Belgium ...... Euro ...... 420.00 ...... 420.00 Germany ...... Euro ...... 500.00 ...... 500.00 Italy ...... Euro ...... 650.00 ...... 94.00 ...... 744.00 Senator James M. Inhofe: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 417.00 ...... 87.00 ...... 504.00 Anthony Lazarski: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 191.00 ...... 39.00 ...... 230.00 Madelyn R. Creedon: Belgium ...... Euro ...... 229.46 ...... 229.46 Germany ...... Euro ...... 590.00 ...... 55.00 ...... 645.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,672.00 ...... 6,672.00 Senator Lindsey Graham: Ukraine ...... Dollar ...... 325.26 ...... 325.26 Georgia ...... Dollar ...... 83.50 ...... 83.50 Poland ...... Dollar ...... 204.82 ...... 204.82 Senator Mark Pryor: Italy ...... Dollar ...... 50.00 ...... 126.00 ...... 176.00 Senator Jack Reed: Kuwait ...... Dollar ...... 112.00 ...... 112.00 Afghanistan ...... Dollar ...... 18.00 ...... 18.00 Jordan ...... Dollar ...... 120.00 ...... 24.00 ...... 144.00 Elizabeth King: Kuwait ...... Dollar ...... 127.00 ...... 127.00 Afghanistan ...... Dollar ...... 18.00 ...... 18.00 Jordan ...... Dollar ...... 115.00 ...... 10.00 ...... 125.00 Senator Joseph I. Lieberman: Ukraine ...... Hryvnia ...... 335.67 ...... 335.67 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 336.58 ...... 336.58 Vance Serchuk: Ukraine ...... Hryvnia ...... 319.84 ...... 319.84 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 204.82 ...... 204.82 Matt Rimkunas: Ukraine ...... Hryvnia ...... 319.00 ...... 319.00 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 204.00 ...... 204.00 Total ...... 5,840.95 ...... 14,982.65 ...... 215.00 ...... 21,038.60 SENATOR CARL LEVIN, Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Sept. 30, 2008.

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Peggy Kuhn: Belgium ...... Euro ...... 1,265.10 ...... 150.00 ...... 1,415.10 Germany ...... Euro ...... 461.00 ...... 50.00 ...... 511.00 France ...... Euro ...... 1,650.00 ...... 150.00 ...... 1,800.00 France ...... Euro ...... 822.00 ...... 100.00 ...... 922.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,735.25 ...... 7,735.25 Aaron Klein: Belgium ...... Euro ...... 1,265.10 ...... 150.00 ...... 1,415.10 Germany ...... Euro ...... 461.00 ...... 50.00 ...... 511.00 France ...... Euro ...... 1,650.00 ...... 150.00 ...... 1,800.00 France ...... Euro ...... 822.00 ...... 100.00 ...... 922.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,735.25 ...... 7,735.25 Senator Richard Shelby: New Zealand ...... Dollar ...... 528.00 ...... 528.00 Australia ...... Dollar ...... 2,303.15 ...... 2,303.15 Vietnam ...... Dollar ...... 540.00 ...... 444.00 ...... 984.00 Singapore ...... Dollar ...... 542.00 ...... 384.00 ...... 926.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 20,383.45 ...... 20,383.45 William D. Duhnke III: New Zealand ...... Dollar ...... 528.00 ...... 528.00 Australia ...... Dollar ...... 2,303.15 ...... 2,303.15 Vietnam ...... Dollar ...... 540.00 ...... 444.00 ...... 984.00 Singapore ...... Dollar ...... 542.00 ...... 384.00 ...... 926.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 20,383.45 ...... 20,383.45 Mike Buttry: Panama ...... Dollar ...... 142.00 ...... 142.00 Colombia ...... Peso ...... 340.00 ...... 340.00 Brazil ...... Real ...... 249.00 ...... 249.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 4,244.00 ...... 4,244.00

Total ...... 15,897.50 ...... 60,481.40 ...... 3,612.00 ...... 79,990.90 SENATOR CHRIS DODD, Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Oct. 30, 2008.

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Dabney Hegg: United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,241.11 ...... 1,241.11 Great Britain ...... Pound ...... 1,053.67 ...... 1,053.67 Netherlands ...... Euro ...... 542.00 ...... 542.00 France ...... Euro ...... 1,187.25 ...... 1,187.25

Total ...... 2,782.92 ...... 1,241.11 ...... 4,024.03 SENATOR DANIEL INOUYE, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Nov. 14, 2008.

David Johanson: Switzerland ...... Franc ...... 4,136.85 ...... 4,136.85 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,258.76 ...... 1,258.76 Ted Serafini: Switzerland ...... Franc ...... 4,194.51 ...... 4,194.51 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,106.63 ...... 1,106.63 Darci Vetter: Switzerland ...... Franc ...... 2,592.51 ...... 2,592.51 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,106.63 ...... 1,106.63 Claudia Poteet: United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 754.47 ...... 754.47 Netherlands ...... Euro ...... 314.55 ...... 314.55 France ...... Euro ...... 345.84 ...... 345.84 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,155.37 ...... 1,155.37 Joshua Odintz: Belgium ...... Euro ...... 653.38 ...... 653.38 France ...... Euro ...... 744.53 ...... 744.53 United States ...... Dollar ...... 913.38 ...... 913.38 Nancy McCarthy: Belgium ...... Euro ...... 906.09 ...... 906.09 France ...... Euro ...... 989.01 ...... 989.01 United States ...... Dollar ...... 917.38 ...... 917.38

Total ...... 13,607.70 ...... 6,458.15 ...... 20,065.85 SENATOR MAX BAUCUS, Chairman, Committee on Finance, Nov. 18, 2008.

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Darci Vetter: Denmark ...... Krone ...... 1,400.00 ...... 1,400.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,152,07 ...... 1,152.07 Total ...... 1,400.00 ...... 1,152.07 ...... 2,552.07 SENATOR MAX BAUCUS, Chairman, Committee on Finance, Aug. 24, 2008.

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James Greene: Germany ...... Euro ...... 856.12 ...... 856.12 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,979.69 ...... 6,979.69 Keith Luse: Indonesia ...... Rupiah ...... 1,429.65 ...... 1,429.65 Timor-Leste ...... Dollar ...... 124.75 ...... 124.75 Singapore ...... Dollar ...... 340.60 ...... 340.60 United States ...... Dollar ...... 5,695.88 ...... 5,695.88 Debbie Yamada: Kazakhstan ...... Tenge ...... 225.00 ...... 225.00 Total ...... 2,976.12 ...... 12,675.57 ...... 15,651.69 SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, Oct. 23, 2008.

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Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.: Georgia ...... Lari ...... 185.40 ...... 185.40 United States ...... Dollar ...... 9,334.78 ...... 9,334.78 Senator Bob Corker: Georgia ...... Lari ...... 550.00 ...... 550.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 10,405.52 ...... 10,405.52 Senator Chuck Hagel: Kuwait ...... Dinar ...... 135.00 ...... 135.00 Jordan ...... Dinar ...... 135.00 ...... 135.00 Panama ...... Dollar ...... 68.00 ...... 68.00 Colombia ...... Peso ...... 218.00 ...... 218.00 Brazil ...... Real ...... 90.00 ...... 90.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 4,244.00 ...... 4,244.00 Senator Richard Lugar: France ...... Euro ...... 302.00 ...... 302.00 Georgia ...... Lari ...... 301.00 ...... 301.00 Azerbaijan ...... Manat ...... 301.00 ...... 301.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 301.00 ...... 301.00 Romania ...... Lei ...... 301.00 ...... 301.00 Ukraine ...... Hryvna ...... 301.00 ...... 301.00 Germany ...... Euro ...... 301.00 ...... 301.00 Belgium ...... Euro ...... 301.36 ...... 301.36 United States ...... Dollar ...... 3,055.64 ...... 3,055.64 Antony Blinken: Kuwait ...... Dinar ...... 150.00 ...... 150.00 Jordan ...... Dinar ...... 150.00 ...... 150.00 Neil Brown: Azerbaijan ...... Manat ...... 347.50 ...... 347.50 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 Romania ...... Lei ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 Ukraine ...... Hryvna ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 Germany ...... Euro ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 Belgium ...... Euro ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 France ...... Euro ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 Georgia ...... Lari ...... 350.00 ...... 350.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,886.04 ...... 6,886.04 Jason Bruder: Tajikistan ...... Somoni ...... 507.00 ...... 507.00 Kyrgyzstan ...... Som ...... 568.00 ...... 568.00 Kazakhstan ...... Tenge ...... 704.00 ...... 704.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 14,271.23 ...... 14,271.23 Perry Cammack: Yemen ...... Rial ...... 496.00 ...... 496.00 Qatar ...... Riyal ...... 67.00 ...... 67.00 Egypt ...... Pound ...... 523.00 ...... 523.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 12,688.87 ...... 12,688.87 Steven Feldstein: Germany ...... Euro ...... 354.00 ...... 354.00 Tanzania ...... Shilling ...... 1,401.00 ...... 1,401.00 Djibouti ...... Franc ...... 82.00 ...... 82.00 Chad ...... Franc ...... 670.00 ...... 670.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,348.28 ...... 11,348.28 Andrew J. Fisher: France ...... Euro ...... 338.00 ...... 338.00

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Georgia ...... Lari ...... 338.00 ...... 338.00 Azerbaijan ...... Manat ...... 337.00 ...... 337.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 337.00 ...... 337.00 Romania ...... Lei ...... 337.00 ...... 337.00 Ukraine ...... Hryvna ...... 337.00 ...... 337.00 Germany ...... Euro ...... 338.00 ...... 338.00 Belgium ...... Euro ...... 338.00 ...... 338.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,886.04 ...... 6,886.04 James Greene: China ...... Dollar ...... 900.00 ...... 900.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 9,816.45 ...... 9,816.45 James Greene: Ghana ...... Cedi ...... 1,072.00 ...... 1,072.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 10,596.86 ...... 10,596.86 Mark Helmke: Ghana ...... Cedi ...... 756.00 ...... 756.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 10,596.86 ...... 10,596.86 Frank Jannuzi: Australia ...... Dollar ...... 1,173.00 ...... 1,173.00 Hong Kong ...... Dollar ...... 582.00 ...... 582.00 China ...... Yuan ...... 2,155.00 ...... 2,155.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 16,263.23 ...... 16,263.23 Mark Lippert: Kuwait ...... Dinar ...... 50.00 ...... 50.00 Afghanistan ...... Afghani ...... 50.00 ...... 50.00 Jordan ...... Dinar ...... 50.00 ...... 50.00 Erin Logan: Germany ...... Euro ...... 628.89 ...... 628.89 Tanzania ...... Shilling ...... 1,633.55 ...... 1,633.55 Djibouti ...... Franc ...... 84.75 ...... 84.75 Chad ...... Franc ...... 315.00 ...... 315.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,747.88 ...... 11,747.88 Mark Lopes: Peru ...... Dollar ...... 945.00 ...... 945.00 Ecuador ...... Dollar ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 5,598.30 ...... 5,598.30 Greta Lundeberg: Germany ...... Euro ...... 104.90 ...... 104.90 Djibouti ...... Franc ...... 84.00 ...... 84.00 Tanzania ...... Shilling ...... 1,638.00 ...... 1,638.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 10,517.78 ...... 10,517.78 Keith Luse: Malaysia ...... Ringgit ...... 1,205.55 ...... 1,205.55 Thailand ...... Baht ...... 44.26 ...... 44.26 Taiwan ...... Dollar ...... 16.75 ...... 16.75 United States ...... Dollar ...... 5,695.88 ...... 5,695.88 Sarah Margon: Nigeria ...... Naira ...... 1,181.00 ...... 1,181.00 Ghana ...... Cedi ...... 227.00 ...... 227.00 Sierra Leone ...... Leones ...... 532.00 ...... 532.00 Liberia ...... Dollar ...... 475.00 ...... 475.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,537.44 ...... 7,537.44 Carl Meacham: Argentina ...... Peso ...... 268.00 ...... 268.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 5,547.80 ...... 5,547.80 Kenneth Myers, Jr.: France ...... Euro ...... 317.00 ...... 317.00 Georgia ...... Lari ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 Azerbaijan ...... Manat ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 Romania ...... Lei ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 Ukraine ...... Hryvna ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 Germany ...... Euro ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 Belgium ...... Euro ...... 317.00 ...... 317.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,886.04 ...... 6,886.04 Kenneth Myers III: France ...... Euro ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 Georgia ...... Lari ...... 351.00 ...... 351.00 Azerbaijan ...... Manat ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 Turkey ...... Lira ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 Romania ...... Lei ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 Ukraine ...... Hryvna ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 Germany ...... Euro ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 Belgium ...... Euro ...... 352.00 ...... 352.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 6,886.04 ...... 6,886.04 Rexon Ryu: Kuwait ...... Dinar ...... 308.00 ...... 308.00 Jordan ...... Dinar ...... 190.00 ...... 190.00 Rexon Ryu: Panama ...... Dollar ...... 148.00 ...... 148.00 Colombia ...... Peso ...... 334.00 ...... 334.00 Brazil ...... Real ...... 209.00 ...... 209.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 4,244.00 ...... 4,244.00 Shannon Smith: Nigeria ...... Naira ...... 1,238.00 ...... 1,238.00 Ghana ...... Cedi ...... 231.00 ...... 231.00 Sierra Leone ...... Leones ...... 467.00 ...... 467.00 Liberia ...... Dollar ...... 480.00 ...... 480.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,537.44 ...... 7,537.44 Chris Socha: Tajikistan ...... Somoni ...... 507.00 ...... 507.00 Kyrgyzstan ...... Som ...... 568.00 ...... 568.00 Kazakhstan ...... Tenge ...... 879.00 ...... 879.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 14,271.23 ...... 14,271.23 Puneet Talwar: Switzerland ...... Dollar ...... 475.29 ...... 475.29 Greece ...... Dollar ...... 1,031.67 ...... 1,031.67 United States ...... Dollar ...... 9,697.27 ...... 9,697.27 Puneet Talwar: Netherlands ...... Dollar ...... 469.00 ...... 469.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,457.39 ...... 7,457.39

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Tomicah Tillemann: Georgia ...... Lari ...... 386.00 ...... 386.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 9,334.78 ...... 9,334.78 Todd Womack: Georgia ...... Lari ...... 577.00 ...... 577.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 10,375.52 ...... 10,375.52

Total ...... 45,564.87 ...... 249,728.59 ...... 295,293.46 SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, Oct. 23, 2008.

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, FOR TRAVEL FROM JULY 1 TO SEPT. 30, 2008

Joel Spangenberg: United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,301.01 ...... 1,301.01 United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 769.21 ...... 226.51 ...... 995.72 Netherlands ...... Euro ...... 428.20 ...... 187.85 ...... 616.05 France ...... Euro ...... 839.35 ...... 25.30 ...... 864.65 Tara Shaw: United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,241.01 ...... 1,241.01 United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 232.35 ...... 232.35 Netherlands ...... Euro ...... 456.54 ...... 300.65 ...... 14.68 ...... 771.87 France ...... Euro ...... 835.21 ...... 134.89 ...... 970.10 Jason Yanussi: United States ...... Dollar ...... 1,241.01 ...... 10.00 ...... 1,251.01 United Kingdom ...... Pound ...... 784.92 ...... 259.60 ...... 9.73 ...... 1,054.25 Netherlands ...... Euro ...... 463.62 ...... 261.55 ...... 7.52 ...... 732.69 France ...... Euro ...... 848.16 ...... 28.27 ...... 14.88 ...... 891.31 Jennifer Hemingway: United States ...... Dollar ...... 12,937.52 ...... 100.00 ...... 13,037.52 Pakistan ...... Rupee ...... 616.00 ...... 616.00 Lebanon ...... Dirham ...... 20.00 ...... 20.00 United Arab Emirates ...... Dirham ...... 1,305.00 ...... 82.00 ...... 75.00 ...... 1,462.00 Kenya Wiley: United States ...... Dollar ...... 12,967.52 ...... 12,967.52 Pakistan ...... Rupee ...... 668.10 ...... 668.10 United Arab Emirates ...... Dirham ...... 1,389.00 ...... 1,389.00 Thomas Richards: United States ...... Dollar ...... 12,937.52 ...... 122.75 ...... 13,060.27 Pakistan ...... Rupee ...... 605.00 ...... 605.00 Lebanon ...... Dirham ...... 50.00 ...... 50.00 United Arab Emirates ...... Dirham ...... 1,319.00 ...... 1,319.00

Total ...... 11,629.66 ...... 44,132.21 ...... 354.56 ...... 56,116.43 SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Oct. 21, 2008.

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY FOR TRAVEL FROM JULY 1 TO SEPT. 30, 2008

Bradley Hayes: Denmark ...... Krone ...... 1,524.00 ...... 1,524.00 Estonia ...... Kroon ...... 1,324.00 ...... 1,324.00 Poland ...... Zloty ...... 1,420.00 ...... 1,420.00 United States ...... Dollar ...... 8,497.77 ...... 8,497.77 Senator Arlen Specter: Mexico ...... Peso ...... 595.57 ...... 595.57 Venezuela ...... Bolivar ...... 390.58 ...... 390.58 United States ...... Dollar ...... 2,310.38 ...... 2,310.38 Nicholas A. Rossi: Mexico ...... Peso ...... 650.77 ...... 650.77 Venezuela ...... Bolivar ...... 511.43 ...... 511.43 United States ...... Dollar ...... 2,686.27 ...... 2,686.27 Senator Patrick Leahy: Canada ...... Dollar ...... 585.00 ...... 585.00 Edward Brady: Canada ...... Dollar ...... 515.00 ...... 515.00

Total ...... 7,516.35 ...... 13,494.42 ...... 21,010.77 SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, Oct. 24, 2008.

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John Maguire ...... 1,907.00 ...... 1,907.00 Dollar ...... 12,771.60 ...... 12,771.60 Eric Chapman ...... 736.00 ...... 736.00 Dollar ...... 10,378.26 ...... 10,378.26 David Koger ...... 1,296.00 ...... 1,296.00 Dollar ...... 6,983.91 ...... 6,983.91 Gordon Matlock ...... 1,528.00 ...... 1,528.00 Dollar ...... 6,951.00 ...... 6,951.00 David Koger ...... 2,013.00 ...... 2,013.00 Dollar ...... 11,914.00 ...... 11,914.00 Caroline Tess ...... 598.00 ...... 598.00 Dollar ...... 1,661.60 ...... 1,661.60 John Dickas ...... 483.00 ...... 483.00 Dollar ...... 1,661.60 ...... 1,661.60 Gregory Thielmann ...... 1,220.00 ...... 1,220.00 Dollar ...... 11,243.00 ...... 11,243.00 Jennifer Wagner ...... 1,921.00 ...... 1,921.00 Dollar ...... 11,273.80 ...... 11,273.80 Louis Tucker ...... 1,705.00 ...... 1,705.00 Dollar ...... 2,959.30 ...... 2,959.30 Richard Girven ...... 1,705.00 ...... 1,705.00 Dollar ...... 2,959.30 ...... 2,959.30 Daniel Jones ...... 2,273.00 ...... 2,273.00 Dollar ...... 2,959.30 ...... 2,959.30 Alissa Starzak ...... 1,976.00 ...... 1,976.00 Dollar ...... 9,846.40 ...... 9,846.40 Andrew Kerr ...... 2,432.00 ...... 2,432.00 Dollar ...... 9,846.40 ...... 9,846.40 Caroline Tees ...... 550.00 ...... 550.00 Dollar ...... 1,700.11 ...... 1,700.11 Richard Girven ...... 190.00 ...... 190.00 Senator Christopher Bond ...... 1,705.00 ...... 1,705.00 Dollar ...... 3,760.80 ...... 3,760.80 Louis Tucker ...... 3,162.00 ...... 3,162.00 Dollar ...... 11,901.09 ...... 11,901.09 Richard Girven ...... 3,162.00 ...... 3,162.00 Dollar ...... 12,160.13 ...... 12,160.13 Jennifer Wagner ...... 1,399.00 ...... 1,399.00 Dollar ...... 13,932.68 ...... 13,932.68 James Smythers ...... 664.00 ...... 664.00 Dollar ...... 12,410.25 ...... 12,410.25 Bryan Smith ...... 1,231.00 ...... 1,231.00 Dollar ...... 13,932.68 ...... 13,932.68 Randall Bookout ...... 672.00 ...... 672.00 Dollar ...... 2,420.96 ...... 2,420.96 Eric Pelofsky ...... 956.00 ...... 956.00 Dollar ...... 7,953.25 ...... 7,953.25 Paul Matulic ...... 989.00 ...... 989.00 Dollar ...... 8,803.39 ...... 8,803.39 Total ...... 36,473.00 ...... 192,384.81 ...... 228,857.81 SENATOR JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, Chairman, Committee on Intelligence, Nov. 5, 2008.

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), MAJORITY LEADER FOR TRAVEL FROM AUG. 24 TO AUG. 31, 2008

Marcel Lettre: United States ...... Dollar ...... 7,896.07 ...... 7,896.07 Qatar ...... Dollar ...... 936.00 ...... 936.00 Total ...... 936.00 ...... 7,896.07 ...... 8,832.07 SENATOR HARRY REID, h Majority Leader.

EXECUTIVE SESSION sider be laid upon the table en bloc; Career Member of the Senior Foreign Serv- that any statements related thereto be ice, Class of Minister-Counselor: printed in the RECORD; that no further Gary C. Groves, of Texas NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED motions be in order; and the President Career Member of the Senior Foreign Serv- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask be immediately notified of the Senate’s ice, Class of Counselor: unanimous consent that the Senate action. Alan D. Hrapsky, of Texas proceed to executive session and the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD Foreign Relations Committee be dis- objection, it is so ordered. charged of PN2128; that the Commerce To be rear admiral (lower half) Committee be discharged from PN1994, The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows: Captain John H. Korn, except the nomination of Robert E. Captain William D. Lee, Day; PN2117 and PN2118; that the Sen- FOREIGN SERVICE Captain Charles D. Michel, ate proceed en bloc to their consider- Career Member of the Senior Foreign Serv- Captain Roy A. Nash, ation; that the nominations be con- ice, Class of Career Minister: Captain Michael N. Parks, firmed en bloc; the motions to recon- Asif J. Chaudhry, of Washington

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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be a Erlinda R. Casuga-Marquez ADMINISTRATION Member of the United States Sentencing Ahmed M. Elkashef To be lieutenant (junior grade) Commission for a term expiring October 31, Douglas H. Esposito Kyle W. Ryan 2013. Alicia M. Fry Oliver E. Brown Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Rosemarie Hirsch Stephen P. Kachur To be ensign unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged of Charles E. Lee Gregory R. Schweitzer Sarah R. Linde-Feucht John H. Petersen PN730; the HELP Committee be dis- Julie M. Magri Benjamin S. Bloss charged of PN2019, PN2020, PN2022, Katherine C. Palatianos John F. Rossi PN2132, PN2024, PN2104, and PN2119; Mary C. Porvaznik Charlene R. Felkley and the Homeland Security and Gov- Stephen M. Rudd Emily M. Rose ernmental Affairs Committee be dis- Taraz Samandari Kevin W. Adams charged of PN2058 and PN2086; and that Julia A. Schillinger Matthew M. Forney the Senate proceed en bloc to their Michael G. Wilcox Patricia E. Raymond consideration; that the nominations be Jason J. Woo Matthew J. Nardi Darius S. Yorichi Adam R. Reed confirmed en bloc, and the motions to To be surgeon Adrienne L. Hopper reconsider be laid upon the table; that Rachel M. Sargent no further motions be in order, and any Anthony M. Dunnigan Jonathan E. Owen statements relating to the nominations Mark R. Dybul Ryan A. Wartick be printed in the Record; that the Nancy W. Knight Dianna L. Mahoney NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC President be immediately notified of Kelton H. Oliver ADMINISTRATION the Senate’s action, and the Senate re- Pragna Patel To be lieutenant (junior grade) turn to legislative session. Tobe M. Propst Andrew R. Colegrove The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Jeffrey D. Schulden Anna-Elizabeth B. Villiard-Howe objection, it is so ordered. David L. Sprenger Nicholas C. Morgan The nominations considered and con- Greggory J. Woitte Jeffrey G. Pereira firmed en bloc are as follows: David Wong Colin T. Klewer DEPARTMENT OF STATE To be senior assistant surgeon Harold B. Emmons III Paul M. Chamberlain Gene Allan Cretz, of New York, a Career Daisy Y. Eng Michael W. O’Neal Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class Daniel Molina Julie L. Earp of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- To be dental director dinary and Plenipotenitiary of the United Kyle A. Byers Michael C. Arnold States of America to Libya. Loren M. Evory Timothy S. Bishop Andrew J. Ostapenko NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD William F. Catelli II Laura T. Gallant Douglas D. Randall, of Missouri, to be a John F. Caudill II Gregory R. Schweitzer Member of the National Science Board, Na- Jeffery R. Combs Mark S. Andrews tional Science Foundation, for a term expir- Dean J. Coppola Megan R. Guberski ing May 10, 2014. Steven D. Florer Nathan E. Witherly Ray M. Bowen, of Texas, to be a Member of Carl J. Gustke Christine L. Schultz the National Science Board, National Daniel J. Hickey Claire V. Surrey Science Foundation, for a term expiring May Joseph G. Hosek Ronald L. Moyers, Jr. 10, 2014. Thomas E. Jordan France A. Cordova, of Indiana, to be a Brian D. Prestcott Mary G. Murphy Member of the National Science Board, Na- Glen A. Rice Rebecca V. Neslund tional Science Foundation, for a term expir- Patrick M. Redmond James T. Owen ing May 10, 2014. Russell A. Quintero Thomas A. Reese Nathan B. Parker U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Suzanne K. Saville Jonathan R. Heesch To be medical director To be senior dental surgeon Matthew C. Griffin Paul J. Andreason Faith C. Opatrny Anita Arnold Wanda D. Barfield Ronald C. Cox f Charles H. Beymer Glen A. Eisenhuth Susan Blank Richard L. Firnhaber EXECUTIVE CALENDAR AND Michael J. Boquard NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED Ronald L. Fuller Brenton T. Burkholder Stanley K. Gordon Mr. DORGAN. I ask unanimous con- Jay C. Butler Christine K. Heng sent that the Senate consider Calendar Michael A. Carome Arlene M. Lester No. 757, the nomination of William Martin S. Cetron John E. Lorincz Carr; and that the Judiciary Com- Susan T. Cookson Aaron R. Means, Sr. Michael M. Engelgau Kathleen M. Oconnor-Moran mittee be discharged of PN1113, the Carol Friedman nomination of Ricardo H. Hinojosa; Richard D. Stricklin Richard P. Hedlund Todd M. Tovarek that the Senate proceed en bloc to Dale J. Hu their consideration; that the nomina- Stephen G. Kaler To be dental surgeon tions be confirmed en bloc; the motions Newton E. Kendig Ruben S. Acuna to reconsider be laid on the table en Jeffrey B. Kopp Joyce D. Biberica bloc; that any statements related Eric A. Mann William J. Esposito Aubrey K. Miler Katrina J. Leslie thereto be printed in the RECORD; that Eric D. Mintz Anthony L. Likes no further motions be in order; and Allyn K. Nakashima Kimberly Woods Montoya that the President be immediately no- Elena H. Page Adrian R. Palmer tified of the Senate’s actions. Brent Pennington Stella Yuk Kwan Lau Wisner The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Calman P. Prussin To be nurse director objection, it is so ordered. Steven G. Scott Ana Marie L. Balingit-Wines The nominations considered and con- Robert J. Simonds Eileen D. Bonneau firmed en bloc are as follows: Mark J. Tedesco Sheila D. Carnes UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Douglas B. Trout Laurie S. Irwin-Pinkley William B. Carr, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Jonathan T. Weber David W. Kelly a Member of the United States Sentencing Jane R. Zucker David L. Kerschner Commission for a term expiring October 31, To be senior surgeon Kathleen M. Kobus 2011. Kenneth L. Brooks Carol L. Konchan

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Gianferante Anthony Sanchez Martin A. Foreman Marilou Gonzalez Phillip L. Toy Brant B. Goode Rebecca Hardy Jeanean D. Willis-Marsh Veronica M. Gordon Amy J. Hatcher To be health services officer Jerri L. McGinnis Sara A. Kierpiec David J. Bellware Dorothy R. Merchant Tina Pattaratornkosohn Keith W. Cespon Elvira D. Mosely Jeffrey R. Strich Rhondalyn R. Cox Rebecca S. Noe Xi Hua Yang Gregory J. Flaitz Arlene M. Patuc John I. Young Anna T. Gonzales Carolyn R. Stacy-Wilkin JUDICIARY Dione Marie Harjo Debra Tubbs Alfred S. Irving, Jr., of the District of Co- Beth Anne Henson To be senior assistant nurse officer lumbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Su- Theresa A. Minter Anne M. Arceo perior Court of the District of Columbia for Daisy D. Mitchell Helen E. Ballantyne the term of fifteen years. Michelle A. Pelkey Demetrius Chapman Kathryn A. Oberly, of the District of Co- Jacqueline D. Rodrigue Summer A. Cutting lumbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Dis- Tobey Manns Royal Dan Fletcher III trict of Columbia Court of Appeals for the Scott J. Salvatore Melissa A. George term of fifteen years. Angela K. Shen Shawna L. Hutchins f To bie senior assistant health services officer Deborah N. Lamping Brian T. Burt To be engineer officer LEGISLATIVE SESSION Sean R. Byrd Jeffrey A. Murray The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Torrey B. Darkenwald To be senior assistant engineer officer the previous order, the Senate will now Eduardo R. Faytong return to legislative session. James D. Hall, Jr. Varsha B. Savalia Carl A. Huffman I, II To be scientist f Jason S. Jurkowski David J. McIntyre DR. WALTER CARL GORDON, JR. Raquel A. Peat Danisha L. Robbins Angel E. Sanchez POST OFFICE BUILDING To be senior environmental health officer Stephen C. Smith Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Anthony A. Walker Paul M. Lewis unanimous consent that the Senate Darin S. Wiegers To be environmental health officer proceed to the immediate consider- Elaine C. Wolff Brian L. Lewelling ation of H.R. 6859, which is at the desk. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD Mathew J. Thomas The PRESIDING OFFICER. The G.P. Peterson of Colorado, to be a Member John T. Whitesides clerk will report the bill by title. of the National Science Board, National To be senior assistant environmental health The legislative clerk read as follows: Science Foundation, for a term expiring May officer 10, 2014. A bill (H.R. 6859) to designate the facility Jeffrey T. Dickson of the United States Postal Service located NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS Molly E. Patton at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Barbara Ernst Prey, of New York, to be a To be pharmacist Georgia, as the ‘‘Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Member of the National Council on the Arts Steven A. Labrozzi Post Office Building.’’ for a term expiring September 3, 2014. Judy L. Rose There being no objection, the Senate U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Jamie L. Shaddon proceeded to consider the bill. To be medical director To be senior assistant pharmacist Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Matthew T. McKenna Kristina J. Ballinger unanimous consent that the bill be Zachary Taylor III Jefferson Fredy read three times and passed, the mo- To be senior surgeon Katie E. Johnson tion to reconsider be laid upon the Randi R. Lanier Timothy R. Cote table, with no intervening action or de- Juliette Morgan Jeffrey J. Mallette bate, and any statements relating To be surgeon Lori B. Moore Allison M. Paynter thereto be printed in the RECORD. Henry C. Baggett III Vincent S. Sansone The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Edward C. Doo Courtney M. Suggs objection, it is so ordered. Paul D. Heiderscheidt Judith B. Thompson John T. Redd The bill (H.R. 6859) was ordered to a Leo B. Zadecky Joseph P. Simon third reading, was read the third time, To be senior assistant therapist To be senior assistant surgeon and passed. James M. Cowher Scott J. Filler f To be health services officer director Monique R. Fountain JOSEPH A. RYAN POST OFFICE Ana I. Guzman Clifford D. Brown BUILDING Karen C. Lee To be health services officer Lori A. Pollack Irwin W. Fish Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask James J. Sejvar To be senior assistant health services officer unanimous consent that the Com- Michael C. Thigpen mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- To be senior dental surgeon Julia H. Bryan Alnissa T. Carter ernmental Affairs be discharged from Seyed H. Mortazavi Michael C. Clay further consideration of S. 3681 and To be dental surgeon Martha S. Fermin that the Senate proceed to its imme- Juan K. Packer Lori A. Goodman diate consideration.

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However, in 1981, Congress enacted sec- the United States Postal Service located at Unfortunately, in terms of real dol- tion 140 of Public Law 97–92, mandating 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Ne- lars, we in Congress have allowed judi- specific congressional action to give vada, as the ‘‘Joseph A. Ryan Post Office cial pay to dwindle. Since 1969, the sal- COLAs to judges. This action has re- Building.’’ aries of Federal judges have signifi- sulted in judges failing to receive a There being no objection, the Senate cantly declined when adjusted for in- cost-of-living adjustment when other proceeded to consider the bill. flation. The Office of the United States Federal employees have received one. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Courts estimates judicial pay has de- Unfortunately, there was an objection unanimous consent that the bill be clined by 25 percent. on the other side of the aisle that pre- read a third time and passed, the mo- Preserving judicial integrity is a bi- vented passage of the measure to re- tion to reconsider be laid upon the partisan goal. Earlier this Congress a peal this antiquated section and to en- table, with no intervening action or de- bipartisan bill was put forward which sure that the wages of our Federal bate, and any statements related to the would have given judges a long-awaited judges can keep up with inflation. bill be printed in the RECORD. pay raise. The Federal Judicial Salary The bipartisan legislation we are now The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Restoration Act of 2008 would have trying to move provides a COLA for objection, it is so ordered. brought judicial salaries more closely Federal judges consistent with the law The bill (S. 3681) was ordered to be in line with what the position merits. and with fairness. I hope that this engrossed for a third reading, was read Although this bill had support on both measure, providing judges with a COLA the third time, and passed, as follows: sides of the aisle, we were unable to for fiscal year 2009, can pass by both sides of the aisle by unanimous con- S. 3681 pass it this year. We will return to that proposal in the very near future. sent. I had sincerely hoped that we Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- could have passed a more comprehen- resentatives of the United States of America in The bill we have introduced today Congress assembled, simply provides a cost-of-living in- sive judicial pay bill this Congress given all the work we dedicated to the SECTION 1. JOSEPH A. RYAN POST OFFICE crease for this year. I favor a proposal, BUILDING. included in the Salary Restoration Act, issue in the Judiciary Committees of (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the which would guarantee judges a cost- both the Senate and the House of Rep- United States Postal Service located at 5070 of-living adjustment every year. But at resentatives but at a minimum we Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, the very least, we must provide such an should not allow judicial salaries to shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jo- slip even further behind. seph A. Ryan Post Office Building’’. increase for this year. Between 1993 and 2001, the Federal ju- Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, a (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, strong and independent judiciary is es- diciary has received only three out of map, regulation, document, paper, or other sential to the administration of justice eight proposed cost-of-living adjust- record of the United States to the facility rein our country. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to ments. Because of Congress’s failure to It is my understanding that the Sen- be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph A. Ryan Post act, judicial pay has declined relative Office Building’’. ate has been unable to clear bipartisan to the rest of the economy, and judicial legislation introduced by Senators f independence is threatened. It is time REID and MCCONNELL which would re- AUTHORIZING A COST OF LIVING we stop allowing judicial pay to dimin- peal the requirement that Congress ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FEDERAL ish. specially authorize a cost-of-living in- JUDICIARY If we are to preserve the judicial crease each year for the Federal judici- independence envisioned by our coun- ary. Repealing this provision, which is Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask try’s Founders, we must not allow judi- unanimous consent that the Senate known as section 140, would in essence cial pay to continue to ebb. Passage of ensure that Federal judges are treated proceed to the immediate consider- this bill would be a small downpay- ation of S. 3711, introduced earlier in the same manner as Members of ment on the more meaningful steps we Congress regarding salary adjustments. today. need to take to treat judges with the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I am disappointed that this bipar- respect they deserve. tisan effort is being blocked, but I am clerk will report the bill by title. Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, at the The legislative clerk read as follows: pleased that the Senate is expected to very beginning of the 110th Congress, I pass another measure, which I have co- A bill (S. 3711) to authorize a cost of living joined with Senators REID, SPECTER, sponsored, that would provide a cost- adjustment for the Federal judiciary. FEINSTEIN, and CORNYN to pass legisla- of-living increase to judges for at least There being no objection, the Senate tion to authorize a cost-of-living ad- the next year. Without this fix, Mem- proceeded to consider the bill. justment, COLA, for the salaries of bers of Congress will receive a COLA Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to ex- U.S. Justices and judges for fiscal year increase in January along with most of press support for a bill introduced by 2007. Now as we wrap up this session, the Federal workforce, but not the ju- myself, the minority leader, and others we are again compelled to take reme- diciary. I don’t see any reasonable jus- to provide a cost-of-living salary ad- dial action, because a COLA for our tification for giving Members of Con- justment to Federal judges. Federal judiciary was not included in gress and the Federal workforce a cost- The Framers of our Constitution the continuing resolution for fiscal of-living increase and denying the judi- were men of great vision and foresight. year 2009. ciary a similar adjustment. One of their great innovations was the Earlier today, we attempted to pass a There are ongoing discussions about establishment of an independent judici- bipartisan bill to repeal the section of the extent we should provide for an ary, which is to function as a coequal the U.S. Code that is a barrier to Fed- overall increase in judicial compensa- branch of government. eral judges receiving an automatic tion, but the issue we are discussing The Framers knew that justice and cost-of-living adjustment. The Admin- today isn’t about making major adjust- the rule of law would only prevail if istrative Office of the United States ments to judicial salaries. I support re- judges are free from executive and leg- Courts notes that when adjusted for in- forming judicial salaries, and I hope islative interference. In order to pre- flation the pay rate for Federal judges the next Congress will be able to pass serve the autonomy of judges, the has declined by 25 percent since 1969. In legislation to this end, but in the Framers established safeguards. One of 1975, Congress enacted the Executive meantime I believe it is important that these safeguards was the assurance Salary Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, we don’t deny the judiciary a reason- that judicial pay could not be dimin- intended to give judges, Members of able cost-of-living increase.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:18 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\S20NO8.REC S20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24375 Leaving the judiciary behind would SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION IN MENTAL for a smarter use of our limited spec- be wrongheaded and shortsighted. By HEALTH PARITY EFFECTIVE DATE. trum resources for the public good. The denying these dedicated public serv- Section 512(e)(2)(B) of the Paul Wellstone change will, again, free up critically and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and ants adequate compensation, we are Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (subtitle B of needed spectrum so that we can move making it more difficult to attract and title V of division C of Public Law 110-343) is toward the nationally interoperable retain judges of the highest caliber. amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and public safety communications network I would also like to note my appre- inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. we need. It will also allow over-the-air ciation for the majority leader’s efforts f broadcasters to offer new and innova- to address this issue. Although at- tive programming and provide new tempts to repeal section 140 have SHORT-TERM ANALOG FLASH AND spectrum for wireless technologies. stalled at this point, I know Senator EMERGENCY READINESS ACT The DTV Act was enacted as part of REID, along with Senator LEAHY, are Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. It di- committed to ensuring that we main- unanimous consent that the Commerce rects the Federal Communications tain a strong judiciary and to enacting Committee be discharged from further Commission, FCC, to require all full necessary reforms. I will continue to do consideration of S. 3663 and the Senate power television stations to cease ana- everything I can to support these ef- proceed to its consideration. log broadcasting following February 17, forts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 2009. That day is 88 days from now. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. The clerk What this means—and let me be very unanimous consent that the bill be will report the bill by title. clear—is that any consumer with tradi- read a third time and passed, the mo- The legislative clerk read as follows: tional analog televisions—regular TV tion to reconsider be laid upon the A bill (S. 3663) to require the Federal Com- sets that use an antenna to get a sig- table, and that any statements relating munications Commission to provide for a nal—will not be able to watch free, to the bill be printed in the RECORD. short-term extension of the analog television over-the-air television without taking The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without broadcasting authority so that essential pub- one of three steps to adapt their TV to objection, it is so ordered. lic safety announcements and digital tele- receive a digital signal. The most com- The bill (S. 3711) was ordered to be vision transition information may be pro- mon and least expensive way that con- engrossed for a third reading, was read vided for a short time during the transition sumers can adapt their TV will be to the third time, and passed, as follows: to digital television broadcasting. buy a digital-to-analog converter box S. 3711 There being no objection, the Senate to hook up to their analog television Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- proceeded to consider the bill. set. While seemingly a highly technical resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I issue to some, this is no small matter Congress assembled, rise today to discuss a very important to the 10–13 million Americans who SECTION 1. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR change that is set to occur all across might well lose their TV signal on Feb- THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY. America on February 17, 2009: The final ruary 18th of next year. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97– switch from analog to digital broadcast I firmly believe that our Nation is 92, justices and judges of the United States television called the DTV, or Digital not ready to make this transition with- are authorized during fiscal year 2009 to re- TV, Transition. ceive a salary adjustment in accordance with out substantially more involvement section 461 of title 28, United States Code. In many respects this is not a new from every level of government, the en- issue. The wheels have been in motion tire communications industry, and f on this change since 2005—spurred by willing community organizations MAKING A TECHNICAL CORREC- the horrible tragedy of September 11th across America. At present, most ex- TION TO THE PAUL WELLSTONE which starkly highlighted our des- perts agree that the transition will un- AND PETE DOMENICI MENTAL perate need for a national, interoper- leash a massive amount of consumer HEALTH PARITY AND ADDICTION able communications network. The confusion. And when people are cut off EQUITY ACT OF 2008 transition to digital TV will free up from their televisions, it is not just a Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask spectrum for public safety use so the matter of convenience, but it is a mat- unanimous consent that the Senate national emergency communications ter of public safety. We simply cannot proceed to the immediate consider- network America needs can be put in stand by and let people lose access to ation of S. 3712 introduced earlier place. emergency alerts and public safety today by Senator KENNEDY. But there have been serious concerns communications. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The about our readiness to make the shift I am especially concerned because clerk will report the bill by title. to digital TV, and several of my col- this transition is going to hit our most The legislative clerk read as follows: leagues and I have been raising red vulnerable citizens—the poor, the el- A bill (S. 3712) to make technical correc- flags about them for years now. Not be- derly, the disabled, and those with lan- tions in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domen- cause we believe the change is a mis- guage barriers—the hardest. We risk ici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Eq- take, but because we believe that not leaving those who are most reliant on uity Act of 2008. enough has been done to prepare, to over-the-air broadcast television for There being no objection, the Senate educate, and to help American con- their contact with the outside world proceeded to consider the bill. sumers so that the screens on their tel- literally in the dark. These consumers Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask evision sets do not go black 88 days are disproportionately rural. unanimous consent that the bill be from now. In 2005, the outgoing administration read three times and passed, the mo- What is the change from analog to and its proponents decided to leave al- tion to reconsider be laid upon the digital broadcast? Over-the-air broad- most all of the implementation of the table, with no intervening action or de- casters will send their signal over dig- transition to the private sector—broad- bate, and that any statements related ital spectrum, not analog spectrum casters, cable and satellite companies, to the bill be printed in the RECORD. that is currently used. The change and consumer electronics retailers. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without won’t affect consumers with cable or While there are claims that hundreds objection, it is so ordered. satellite TV or those who have a con- of millions of private sector dollars The bill was ordered to be engrossed verter box for their older analog TV have been spent making Americans for a third reading, was read the third set. And the switch to digital will im- aware of the DTV transition, it seems time, and passed, as follows: prove the definition and clarity of the that most Americans have no idea S. 3712 TV picture. what it really is even if they have Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Why are we making this change? Pri- heard of it. New surveys suggest more resentatives of the United States of America in marily to modernize our airwaves and consumers are growing aware of the Congress assembled, use the more efficient digital spectrum transition, but that consumers remain

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COMMISSION ACTION REQUIRED. information’’ has the meaning such term has ket of Wilmington, NC demonstrated (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding under part 79 of the regulations of the Fed- that, even with extraordinary levels of any other provision of law, the Federal Com- eral Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. outreach, some still did not know any- munications Commission shall, not later part 79). thing about the DTV transition. I than January 15, 2009, develop and imple- The bill (S. 3663), as amended, was or- would note that Wilmington received ment a program to encourage and permit, to dered to be engrossed for a third read- the extent technically feasible and subject to ing, was read the third time, and far more attention than any market in such limitations as the Commission finds to West Virginia is likely to receive, or be consistent with the public interest and passed. any other part of the country for that the requirements of this Act, the broad- f matter. casting in the analog television service of only the public safety information and dig- AUTHORIZING THE USE OF Even in the test market, several EMANCIPATION HALL thousand people called into the FCC for ital transition information specified in subsection (b) during the 30-day period begin- assistance—they could not set up their Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask ning on the day after the date established by unanimous consent that the Senate converter box, they could not receive law under section 3002(b) of the Digital Tele- certain digital signals, or their anten- proceed to the immediate consider- vision Transition and Public Safety Act of ation of H. Con. Res. 435 received from nae needed adjustment—just to name a 2005 for termination of all licenses for full- few of the problems. Consumers, espe- power television stations in the analog tele- the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cially the elderly and those with lim- vision service and the cessation of broad- clerk will report the concurrent resolu- ited English proficiency, are going to casting by full-power stations in the analog television service. tion by title. need help in managing the transition. (b) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The program The legislative clerk read as follows: On February 18, 2009, those thousands required by subsection (a) shall provide for A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 435) of calls will become millions. the broadcast of— authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall on There is no question the transition to (1) emergency information, including crit- December 2, 2008, for ceremonies and activi- DTV could have and should have been ical details regarding the emergency, as ties held in connection with the opening of broadcast or required to be broadcast by full- the Capitol Visitor Center to the public. far better managed and far better power stations in the digital television serv- planned. But at this point, we must ice; There being no objection, the Senate focus on fixing it, not laying blame. (2) information, in both English and Span- proceeded to consider the concurrent Last night, I asked unanimous con- ish, and accessible to persons with disabil- resolution. sent for the Senate to take up S. 3663, ities, concerning— Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask the Short-term Analog Flash and (A) the digital television transition, in- unanimous consent that the concur- Emergency Readiness Act, as amended. cluding the fact that a transition has taken rent resolution be agreed to, the mo- place and that additional action is required This piece of legislation will help make tions to reconsider be laid upon the to continue receiving television service, in- table, and that any statements related sure those consumers who fail to make cluding emergency notifications; and the DTV transition by February 17, (B) the steps required to enable viewers to to the concurrent resolution be printed 2009 are not left without access to receive such emergency information via the in the RECORD. emergency information. This bill will digital television service and to convert to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without also allow those consumers to under- receiving digital television service, including objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. stand what steps they need to take in a phone number and Internet address by which help with such transition may be ob- Res. 435) was agreed to. order to restore their television signals tained in both English and Spanish; and f by allowing an analog signal to con- (3) such other information related to continue to be broadcast in each regional sumer education about the digital television THE ADOPTION OF BLUEFIN TUNA market for an additional 30 days past transition or public health and safety or CONSERVATION AND MANAGE- February 17th. emergencies as the Commission may find to MENT MEASURES be consistent with the public interest. Let me be clear: This bill is far from Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask a silver bullet that will fix all the prob- SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS. In designing the program required by this unanimous consent that the Commerce lems associated with the transition. Act, the Commission shall— Committee be discharged from further I can assure my colleagues that the (1) take into account market-by-market consideration of S. Res. 709 and the new Democratic leadership in Congress needs, based upon factors such as channel Senate proceed to its immediate con- and the White House is committed to and transmitter availability; sideration. protecting the American consumer. (2) ensure that broadcasting of the pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Over the next few months, I will work gram specified in section 2(b) will not cause clerk will report the resolution by with my colleagues on a more com- harmful interference with signals in the dig- title. ital television service; The legislative clerk read as follows: prehensive plan of action to make sure (3) not require the analog television serv- millions of Americans receive the sup- ice signals broadcast under this Act to be re- A resolution (S. Res. 709) expressing the port and assistance they need to make transmitted or otherwise carried pursuant to sense of the Senate that the United States this transition. section 325(b), 338, 339, 340, 614, or 615 of the should pursue the adoption of bluefin tuna Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b), conservation and management measures at Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask the 16th Special Meeting of the International unanimous consent that a Rockefeller 338, 339, 340, 614, or 615); (4) take into consideration broadcasters’ Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic substitute amendment which is at the digital power levels and transition and co- Tunas. desk be agreed to; the bill be read a ordination plans that already have been There being no objection, the Senate third time and passed; the motions to adopted with respect to cable systems and proceeded to consider the resolution. reconsider be laid upon the table, with satellite carriers’ systems; Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask no intervening action or debate; and (5) prohibit any broadcast of analog tele- unanimous consent that the resolution any statements related to the bill be vision service signals under section 2(b) on be agreed to, the preamble be agreed placed in the RECORD. any spectrum that is approved or pending ap- to, the motions to reconsider be laid proval by the Commission to be used for pub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lic safety radio services, including television upon the table with no intervening ac- objection, it is so ordered. channels 14-20; and tion or debate, and any statements re- The amendment (No. 5698) was agreed (6) not include the analog spectrum be- lated to the resolution be printed in to, as follows: tween channels 52 and 69, inclusive (between the RECORD.

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Res. 709) was levels for eastern Atlantic and Mediterra- based management measures, improving agreed to. nean bluefin tuna be reduced from 32,000 monitoring and control measures, and ad- The preamble was agreed to. metric tons to 15,000 metric tons or less to dressing compliance issues is not made at The resolution, with its preamble, halt decline of the resource and initiate re- the Commission this year; building; (4) seek to strengthen the conservation and reads as follows: Whereas the Standing Committee has stat- management of the eastern Atlantic and S. RES. 709 ed that time and area closures could greatly Mediterranean bluefin tuna by making rec- Whereas Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is facilitate the implementation and moni- ommendations to halt the decline of the valuable commercially and recreationally in toring of rebuilding strategies and rec- stock and begin to rebuild it, including re- the United States and many other countries; ommended a closure of the Mediterranean ducing annual harvest levels so that they do Whereas the International Convention for Sea in May, June, and July, as well as a min- not exceed recommendations of the Standing the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas entered imum size limit of 25 kilograms; Committee and expanding the time and area into force on March 21, 1969; Whereas in 2006, the Commission adopted closure for the Mediterranean purse seine Whereas the Convention established the the ‘‘Recommendation by ICCAT to Estab- fleet to include May, June, and July; and International Commission for the Conserva- lish a Multi-Annual Recovery Plan for (5) pursue additional research on the relation of Atlantic Tunas to coordinate inter- Bluefin Tuna in the eastern Atlantic and tionship between the western Atlantic and national research and develop, implement, Mediterranean’’ containing a wide range of eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin and enforce compliance of the conservation management, monitoring, and control meas- tuna stocks and the extent to which the pop- and management recommendations on the ures designed to facilitate the recovery of ulations intermingle. the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Atlantic bluefin tuna and other highly mi- f gratory species in the Atlantic Ocean and bluefin tuna stock; the adjacent seas, including the Mediterra- Whereas the Recovery Plan is inadequate CONDEMNING STONING IN nean Sea; and allows overfishing and stock decline to SOMALIA Whereas in 1974, the Commission adopted continue, and initial information indicates that implementation of the plan in 2007 by Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask its first conservation and management rec- unanimous consent that the Senate ommendation to ensure the sustainability of many eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Atlantic bluefin tuna throughout the Atlan- bluefin tuna harvesting countries has been proceed to the consideration of S. Res. tic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, while al- poor; 711, which was submitted earlier today. lowing for the maximum sustainable catch Whereas since 1981, the Commission has The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for food and other purposes; adopted additional and more restrictive con- clerk will report the resolution by Whereas in 1981, for management purposes, servation and management recommenda- title. the Commission adopted a working hypoth- tions for the western Atlantic bluefin tuna The legislative clerk read as follows: stock, and these recommendations have been esis of 2 Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks, with 1 A resolution (S. Res. 711) condemning the occurring west of 45 degrees west longitude implemented by Nations fishing west of 45 degrees west longitude, including the United tragic and senseless death by stoning of a 13- (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘western At- States; year-old girl from Somalia. lantic stock’’) and the other occurring east Whereas despite adopting, fully imple- There being no objection, the Senate of 45 degrees west longitude (hereinafter re- menting, and complying with a science-based ferred to as the ‘‘eastern Atlantic and Medi- proceeded to consider the resolution. rebuilding program for the western Atlantic terranean stock’’); Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask bluefin tuna stock by countries fishing west Whereas, despite scientific recommenda- unanimous consent that the resolution of 45 degrees west longitude, catches and tions intended to maintain bluefin tuna pop- be agreed to, the preamble be agreed catch rates remain very low; ulations at levels that will permit the max- Whereas many scientists believe that mix- to, and the motions to reconsider be imum sustainable yield and ensure the fu- ing occurs between the western Atlantic laid upon the table. ture of the stocks, the total allowable catch bluefin tuna stock and the eastern Atlantic The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without quotas have been consistently set at levels and Mediterranean stock, and as such, poor objection, it is so ordered. significantly higher than the recommended management and noncompliance with rec- The resolution (S. Res. 711) was levels for the eastern Atlantic and Medi- ommendations for one stock are likely to agreed to. terranean stock; have an adverse effect on the other stock; The preamble was agreed to. Whereas despite the establishment by the and The resolution, with its preamble, Commission of fishing quotas based on total Whereas additional research on stock mix- reads as follows: allowable catch levels for the eastern Atlan- ing will improve the understanding of the re- S. RES. 711 tic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery lationship between eastern and western that exceed scientific recommendations, bluefin tuna stocks and other fisheries, Whereas a child from Somalia, identified compliance with such quotas by parties to which will assist in the conservation, recov- as Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow, was raped by 3 the Convention that harvest that stock has ery, and management of the species through- men, and when her family reported the rape been extremely poor, most recently with out its range: Now, therefore, be it to authorities of the al-Shabaab militia that harvests exceeding such total allowable Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate control the city of Kismayu, Somalia, she catch levels by more than 50 percent for each that the United States delegation to the 16th was accused of adultery and ordered to be of the last 4 years; Special Meeting of the International Com- stoned; Whereas insufficient data reporting in mission for the Conservation of Atlantic Whereas, in October 2008, Aisha Ibrahim combination with unreliable national catch Tunas, should— Duhulow was stoned to death by 50 militant statistics has frequently undermined efforts (1) pursue a meaningful assessment of men before 1,000 witnesses in a public sta- by the Commission to assign quota overhar- Commission member compliance with the dium; vests to specific countries; ‘‘Recommendation by ICCAT to Establish a Whereas al-Shabaab, some of whose mem- Whereas the failure of many Commission Multi-Annual Recovery Plan for Bluefin bers are affiliated with al Qaeda, is a violent members fishing east of 45 degrees west lon- Tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterra- and brutal extremist group that has used in- gitude to comply with other Commission rec- nean’’ (Recommendation 06–05), including timidation and committed human rights vio- ommendations to conserve and control the seeking detailed explanations from Commis- lations to undermine the Transitional Fed- overfished eastern Atlantic and Mediterra- sion members that have failed to effectively eral Government of Somalia and threaten ac- nean bluefin tuna stock has been an ongoing implement the terms of the recommenda- tivists in civil society working to bring problem; tion; about peace through political dialogue and Whereas the Commission’s Standing Com- (2) pursue the adoption by the Commission reconciliation; mittee on Research and Statistics noted in of measures designed to eliminate non-com- Whereas, on February 29, 2008, Secretary of its 2006 report that the fishing mortality rate pliance, including, as appropriate, deducting State Condoleezza Rice designated al- for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean a portion of a future quota for a party to Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization stock may be more than 3 times the level compensate for such party exceeding its pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration that would permit the stock to stabilize at quota in prior years, and where appropriate, and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) and the maximum sustainable catch level, and steps should be taken to link non-compli- placed the organization on the list of spe- continuing to fish at the level of recent ance with reductions in fishery or market cially designated global terrorists estab- years ‘‘is expected to drive the spawning bio- access; lished under the International Emergency mass to a very low level’’ giving ‘‘rise to a (3) seek a temporary suspension of the Economic Powers Act and initiated under high risk of fishery and stock collapse’’; eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin Executive Order 13224;

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They would go on to defeat phia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays of State, cited the ‘‘poor human rights situa- the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Ange- to win the 2008 World Series; tion’’ in Somalia, including ‘‘unlawful and les Dodgers in the Division Series and Whereas the 4 to 3 Phillies victory in Game politically motivated killings, official impu- 5 of the Fall Classic secured for Philadelphia nity, and discrimination and violence National League Championship Series, respectively, to advance to their first a World Series title for the first time since against women’’; 1980, and for the second time in team his- Whereas stoning is a grave and serious vio- World Series since 1993. tory; lation of human rights law, in which the vic- In the World Series, the Phillies Whereas the Tampa Bay Rays deserve con- tim is killed in an especially brutal way; faced a young and talented Tampa Bay gratulations for a stellar 2008 season, in Whereas stoning is practiced particularly Rays team, led by Manager, and Penn- which, after 10 consecutive losing seasons, on girls and women accused of adultery; sylvania native, Joe Maddon. With they posted a regular season record of 97–65 Whereas the United States Commission on strong performances from their start- and won the American League Championship International Religious Freedom has con- ing pitchers, an outstanding bullpen Series; demned the death of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow Whereas Tampa Bay Rays Manager and and called on the United States Government and well-timed hitting, the Phillies Hazelton, Pennsylvania-native Joe Maddon to join other states in speaking out deci- beat the Rays in five games to clinch established himself as among the premier sively in international fora against such the title. managers in Major League Baseball during grave human rights abuses; and On behalf of the Senate and as an ar- the 2008 season, and aptly was named Amer- Whereas the United States Government dent Phillies fan myself, I congratulate ican League Manager of the Year; continues to support the efforts of those the Philadelphia Phillies on winning Whereas Philadelphia sports fans have con- working to transform the troubled region of the 2008 World Series and bringing to sistently demonstrated their love for, and Somalia through commitment to sound my hometown of Philadelphia a major devotion to, Philadelphia teams, even after human rights practices, democratic and rep- sports championship for the first time 25 years without winning a major sports resentative government, economic recovery, in 25 years. In particular, I offer my championship; and lasting peace and reconciliation: Now, therefore, be it heartfelt congratulations to manager Whereas, since taking the helm as manager Resolved, That the Senate— Charlie Manuel, who, since taking the in 2005, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel has (1) condemns the tragic and senseless death helm as manager in 2005, has guided guided the young Phillies team to become by stoning of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow; this young Phillies team to become the the best in Major League Baseball; (2) urges the international community to best in Major League Baseball. Further Whereas recently retired General Manager Pat Gillick, who joined the Phillies in 2006, join the Senate in speaking out against this due special recognition is 24-year-old brutal act; and played an integral role in assembling the pitcher Cole Hamels, who was named World Series-winning team; (3) urges the Transitional Federal Govern- the Most Valuable Player for both the ment of Somalia— Whereas 24-year old pitcher Cole Hamels (A) to undertake robust efforts to protect National League Championship Series was named the Most Valuable Player for women and children and to prevent acts of and World Series with a 4–0 record and both the National League Championship Se- institutionalized violence against women in 1.80 earned run average in the ries and the World Series, with a 4–0 record Somalia; postseason. and 1.80 Earned Run Average in the post-sea- (B) to work to strengthen the rule of law as Also deserving of much praise are the son; part of the effort by the Transitional Federal 2008 American League Championship Whereas starting pitchers Cole Hamels, Government of Somalia to establish its au- Rays. Though they had endured 10 con- Brett Myers, Joe Blanton, and Souderton, Pennsylvania-native Jamie Moyer delivered thority; secutive losing seasons and the worst (C) to promote equal and fair treatment of outstanding performances throughout the record in baseball last season, the Rays post-season; women; and won their division and the 2008 Amer- (D) to end the culture of impunity in So- Whereas the Phillies’ bullpen distinguished malia. ican League Championship Series. The itself as among the greatest in Major League Rays have a bright future and I wish Baseball, particularly closer Brad Lidge, who f them continued success. finished the 2008 season with 48 out of 48 save CONGRATULATING THE PHILADEL- Finally, and perhaps more impor- opportunities, including the final game of PHIA PHILLIES ON WINNING THE tantly, I congratulate all Phillies fans, the World Series; 2008 WORLD SERIES who could finally enjoy that parade Whereas the Phillies were led by a talented and tough group of players including: 2006 Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask down Broad Street they so well de- MVP Ryan Howard; All-Star Chase Utley; unanimous consent that the Senate serve. Philadelphia sports fans have 2007 MVP and 2007 and 2008 Gold Glove win- proceed to the consideration of S. Res. consistently demonstrated their love ner Jimmy Rollins; third baseman Pedro 712, which was submitted earlier today. for and devotion to Philadelphia teams, Feliz; veteran outfielder Pat Burrell; 2008 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The even after 25 years without winning a Gold Glove winner, the ‘‘Flyin’ Hawaiian’’, Shane Victorino; outfielder Jayson Werth; clerk will report the resolution by major sports championship. While we have a reputation of being somewhat and catcher Carlos Ruiz; title. Whereas numerous reserve players made The legislative clerk read as follows: rough around the edges, Philadelphia fans are enthusiastic about sports and significant contributions to the Phillies’ World Series title run, including Geoff Jen- A resolution (S. Res. 712) congratulating fiercely loyal to our teams. We also the Philadelphia Phillies on winning the 2008 kins, Chris Coste, Eric Bruntlett, Greg World Series. have a reputation for not resting on Dobbs, and Matt Stairs; and our laurels and demanding a lot from There being no objection, the Senate Whereas more than 1,000,000 fans packed those players and coaches privileged to the streets of Philadelphia on October 31, proceeded to consider the resolution. wear our teams’ uniforms. I therefore 2008 for a parade along Market and Broad Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have urge my Phillies to keep fighting and Streets ending at Citizens Bank Park; sought recognition to submit a resolu- bring home another title next year. Now, therefore, be it tion congratulating the Philadelphia Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Resolved, That the Senate— Phillies on winning the 2008 World Se- unanimous consent that the resolution (1) congratulates— ries. On October 29, 2008, the Phillies be agreed to, the preamble be agreed (A) the Philadelphia Phillies for winning defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4 to 3 in to, and the motions, to reconsider be the 2008 World Series; Game 5 to secure a World Series title laid upon the table. (B) the Phillies manager, coaches, and sup- for the first time since 1980 and second port staff, whose commitment to the Phillies The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without franchise has sustained this proud organiza- time in team history. objection, it is so ordered. This historic victory was the cul- tion and allowed the team to reach the pin- The resolution (S. Res. 712) was nacle of success in 2008; mination of a hard-fought 2008 regular agreed to. (C) all Phillies fans, whose tenacity, perse- season and an exhilarating postseason The preamble was agreed to. verance, and enthusiasm are matched only run for the Phillies. On September 27, The resolution, with its preamble, by that of the team to which the fans are the Phillies beat the Washington Na- reads as follows: dedicated; and

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Amaro, Jr.; yet it is the strength of these women Ultimately though, lasting peace in (E) Phillies advisor Pat Gillick. that continues to give hope. eastern Congo and the wider region f The renewed fighting in eastern will require measures to transform the Congo is worrisome not only because it underlying causes of conflict. The con- CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE AND will further exacerbate this humani- tinued exploitation of Congo’s rich LASTING SOLUTION TO THE CRI- tarian tragedy, but also because it mineral base, particularly cassiterite, SIS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUB- risks engulfing the neighboring coun- coltan, and gold, makes war a profit- LIC OF CONGO tries in a new regional war. Last able enterprise. The international com- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask month, the Congolese Government ac- munity should work with governments unanimous consent that the Senate cused Rwanda of sending troops across in the region to bring greater trans- proceed to the immediate consider- the border in support of Nkunda’s parency and regulation to the trade in ation of S. Res. 713, which was intro- forces. The rebels in turn have recently these minerals. The next administra- duced earlier today. alleged that Angolan and even tion and Congress must look seriously The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Zimbabwean troops are supporting the at how the United States can con- clerk will report the resolution by Congolese military. Despite vows by tribute meaningfully to this process as title. these governments to avoid another re- it is a critical step toward the larger The legislative clerk read as follows: gional conflict, tensions remain high. goal of reforming Congo’s economic A resolution (S. Res. 713) calling on all par- It is not hard to imagine a minor inci- and political institutions. ties to the escalating violence in the eastern dent sparking a repeat of 1998 when at Congo has vast potential and its sta- Democratic Republic of Congo to implement least six neighboring countries were bility can have a positive impact an immediate ceasefire and work with the drawn into Congo’s war. across Africa. We have made notable support of the international community to- Such a scenario would destabilize the progress in that direction over recent ward a comprehensive and lasting solution Great Lakes region of Africa. Over re- years, but we are once again standing to this crisis. cent years, the United States and our at a precipice. In the face of a potential There being no objection, the Senate international partners have made sig- regional war, we can no longer rely on proceeded to consider the resolution. nificant investments—both financial piecemeal tactics and half-measures. It Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I wish and diplomatic—to assist in consoli- is time for a comprehensive and con- to express my deep concern about the dating peace and restoring the rule of certed international effort to ensure rapidly deteriorating situation in the law in this region. No one wants to see protection and basic rights for all Con- eastern region of the Democratic Re- those investments lost and the go’s people. It is for that reason that public of Congo. Over recent weeks, progress made reversed, and we may I am today introducing a resolution eastern Congo has been making inter- not have to. If we take bold and stra- calling for an immediate ceasefire in national headlines since new fighting tegic action now, we can prevent a new eastern Congo and a comprehensive so- broke out between the Congolese mili- regional conflict and revive the peace lution to this crisis. I am pleased to in- tary and rebels loyal to General process in eastern Congo. troduce this resolution with the distin- Laurent Nkunda. The rebels overran I was pleased that our top diplomat guished senior Senator from Kansas, several government military bases and for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, traveled to who has long been a champion on this major towns as they surrounded the the region with high-level diplomats issue, and I hope our colleagues will strategic city of Goma. Meanwhile, the from the UK and France 2 weeks ago. join us in this urgent plea for peace. Congolese military—a feckless force In addition, UN Secretary General Ban Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask that often rapes and pillages the very Ki-Moon convened an emergency sum- unanimous consent that the resolution people it is meant to protect—re- mit of regional leaders in Nairobi. But be agreed to, the preamble be agreed treated, leaving UN peacekeepers to this diplomatic engagement must re- to, and the motions to reconsider be fend off the rebels’ advance and at- main consistent and get all key actors, laid upon the table, with no inter- tempt to protect civilians. Fortu- including Rwanda, to commit to a vening action or debate, and that any nately, the rebels stopped before clear roadmap for implementing the al- statements related to the measure be marching on Goma, but the situation ready signed peace agreements. To be printed in the RECORD. remains extremely volatile. successful, we must also establish mon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I traveled last year to the very re- itoring and verification mechanisms to objection, it is so ordered. gion, North Kivu Province, where this hold the parties accountable and chal- The resolution (S. Res. 713) was violence is taking place and saw first- lenge the continued culture of impu- agreed to. hand the grave suffering of people who nity. The preamble was agreed to. have lived through a decade of conflict At the same time, while achieving a The resolution, with its preamble, and humanitarian crisis. The numbers political solution is vital to ending the reads as follows: are staggering: an estimated 5.4 million crisis in eastern Congo, the inter- S. RES. 713 deaths over the last decade and 1,500 national community should also take people still dying each day. In addition, measures to help protect civilians and Whereas the Democratic Republic of Congo was devastated by civil wars lasting from millions have been displaced from their enforce a ceasefire in the short term. 1996 to 1997 and 1998 to 2003, spawning some homes, living in squalid camps where The UN Secretary General has called of the world’s worst human rights violations children are subject to forced recruit- for an additional 3,000 troops and police and involving at least 6 neighboring coun- ment and women suffer unspeakable specially trained and equipped for tries; levels of sexual violence. rapid response to reinforce the peace- Whereas, despite the signing of a peace In my travels to many parts of Africa keeping force in Congo, known by its agreement and subsequent withdrawal of for- over the years, the suffering of women French acronym MONUC. The United eign forces in 2003, eastern Congo has contin- and girls in eastern Congo particularly States and other Security Council ued to suffer from high levels of poverty, insecurity, and absent or inadequate institu- stands out. I met with women and girls members should act immediately to tions, allowing armed and criminal groups to who had been gang raped, often leaving fulfill those requests. In addition, the operate freely; them with irreparable physical and Security Council should clarify Whereas continuing abuses committed by psychological damage. I met with MONUC’s mandate to prioritize civil- the national military against civilians in

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Bush on December 22, 2006 (Public Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask cassiterite, coltan, and gold, by armed Law 109–456), stating that it is the policy of unanimous consent that the Senate groups and members of the national military the United States to work for peace and se- proceed to the immediate consider- make war profitable and undermine peace ef- curity throughout the Democratic Republic ation of S. Res. 714, which was sub- forts; of Congo by supporting efforts to protect ci- mitted earlier today by Senator BOXER. Whereas the Governments of the Demo- vilians, to disarm illegal armed groups, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed to hold accountable individuals, entities, and clerk will report the resolution by the Nairobi Communique´ in November 2007, countries working to destabilize the country: committing to work together to address the Now, therefore, be it title. continued activity of the Democratic Forces Resolved, That the Senate— The legislative clerk read as follows: for the Liberation of Rwanda and other (1) condemns the continuing violence, forc- A resolution (S. Res. 714) honoring the fire- armed groups operating in their shared bor- ible recruitment of children as soldiers, and fighters and emergency workers who coura- der region; abuses against civilians in eastern Demo- geously fought fires in California in 2008. Whereas, on January 23, 2008, with the ac- cratic Republic of Congo; There being no objection, the Senate tive support of the international community, (2) calls on the national military in Congo, proceeded to consider the resolution. the Government of the Democratic Republic the National Congress for the Defense of the of Congo, and 22 armed groups in the eastern People, and all armed groups operating in Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask region signed the Goma accord, committing eastern Congo to cease hostilities, end all unanimous consent that the resolution to an immediate ceasefire and buffer zones human rights abuses, and respect an imme- be agreed to, the preamble be agreed for troop disengagement and ultimately dis- diate ceasefire based on the principles of the to, the motions to reconsider be laid armament; Goma agreement; upon the table, with no intervening ac- Whereas these agreements together pro- (3) calls on the Government of the Demo- tion or debate, and that any state- vided the first working framework in years cratic Republic of Congo to meet its obliga- ments related to the resolution be for peace and lasting stability in eastern tions under the Lusaka Agreement of 1999, printed in the RECORD at the appro- Congo, but a continued culture of impunity the Pretoria Agreement of 2002, and the and suspicion has impeded their implementa- Nairobi Communique´ of 2007 to take action priate place as if read. tion; to end the threat posed by the Democratic The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas the United Nations reported more Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda; objection, it is so ordered. than 200 violations of these agreements be- (4) calls on the Governments of the Demo- The resolution (S. Res. 714) was tween January and July of 2008, as well as cratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda— agreed to. 2,000 cases of rape and hundreds of people (A) to fully restore bilateral relations; The preamble was agreed to. killed; (B) to work together to mitigate escalating The resolution, with its preamble, Whereas hate speech inciting ethnic vio- tensions in the region; and reads as follows: lence by local and national leaders in Congo (C) to break any ties that still exist be- continued during this period, feeding the tween them and illegal armed groups in east- S. RES. 714 concerns and perceived insecurity of minor- ern Congo; Whereas, in 2008, there have been more ity Tutsi communities; (5) calls on all governments in the Great than 10,000 wildfires in California started by Whereas, since August 28, 2008, fighting has Lakes region of Africa and those of the natural causes and human activity; resumed in North Kivu Province between the Southern African Development Community Whereas more than 1,440,000 acres of Fed- national military and the forces of General to support a peaceful resolution to the crisis eral, State, and local land in California Laurent Nkunda, known as the National while ensuring that the volatile situation burned in 2008; Congress for the Defense of the People, the does not spark a wider regional war; Whereas, in June 2008, fires started by latter of which has taken control of several (6) supports the efforts of the United Na- lightning strikes burned approximately government military bases and major towns tions Secretary-General, his newly appointed 1,200,000 acres of Federal, State, and local around the city of Goma; United Nations Special Envoy, former Presi- land in California, making the June fires the Whereas, according to Human Rights dent of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, and the largest single wildfire event in California’s Watch, an estimated 250,000 people have been international facilitation team to bring all recorded history; forced to flee their homes as a result of this parties to the negotiating table and establish Whereas 41 counties across California were renewed fighting in eastern Congo, often a clear roadmap to implement the signed impacted by wildfires in 2008; without access to shelter, water, food, and peace agreements; Whereas more than 1,400 homes were de- medicine, and adding to the over 1,000,000 (7) encourages the international commu- stroyed by fires in California in 2008; people already displaced from North and nity to take immediate measures to enhance Whereas State and local firefighters have South Kivu; the effectiveness of the United Nations Mis- been called to duty for increasingly long fire Whereas the United Nations Mission in sion in Congo to protect civilians, specifi- seasons, working on the front lines of these Congo, known by its French acronym cally through increased troops and addi- fires for weeks; MONUC, has proven unable to protect civil- tional capabilities as requested by the Sec- Whereas firefighters have risked their lives ians in light of this new offensive by General retary-General; and endured great hardship to protect lives, Nkunda’s forces, causing resentment and (8) urges the President to sustain high- property, and the environment in California; protests by local communities; level diplomatic engagement together with Whereas many firefighters were injured Whereas allegations of troops from Angola, the African Union, the European Union, and and 14 firefighters tragically lost their lives Rwanda, and Zimbabwe crossing into eastern the United Nations to avert a wider regional in California in 2008; Congo have strained existing regional ten- war and revive a comprehensive peace proc- Whereas 25,000 firefighters and emergency sions and increased fears of a wider war that ess in eastern Congo; response personnel from California, 41 other could draw other countries from the region (9) urges the United States and the inter- States, and other nations worked side-by- into the fighting, as happened in 1998; national community to develop and support side to fight the wildfires;

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Mr. President, as in tion of the firefighters throughout the ongo- executive session, I ask unanimous tions with respect to national laws and ing fire suppression and subsequent repair consent that the injunction of secrecy regulations and commitments to trans- and rebuilding efforts: Now, therefore, be it be removed from the following treaty parency in dispute settlement. The Resolved, That the Senate— transmitted to the Senate on Novem- Parties also recognize that it is inap- (1) commends the firefighters and emer- ber 20, 2008, by the President of the propriate to encourage investment by gency workers from California, 41 other United States: Investment Treaty with weakening or reducing the protections States, and other nations for their coura- Rwanda, Treaty Document No. 110–23. I afforded in domestic environmental geous actions and sacrifices in fighting further ask unanimous consent that and labor laws. wildfires in California; I recommend that the Senate give the treaty be considered as having been (2) supports the continued work of fire- early and favorable consideration to read the first time; that it be referred, fighters to protect National Forest System the Treaty and give its advice and con- land, other public lands, and private prop- with accompanying papers, to the Com- sent to ratification. erty from further damage; mittee on Foreign Relations and or- GEORGE W. BUSH. (3) praises the people of California for their dered to be printed; and that the Presi- THE WHITE HOUSE, November 20, 2008. great courage in the face of the fires; and dent’s message be printed in the (4) extends heartfelt sympathy to the peo- f RECORD. ple who have lost loved ones, homes, and APPOINTMENT businesses in the wildfires. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The message of the President is as f Chair, on behalf of the President pro follows: tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106– 398, as amended by Public Law 108–7, in SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY To the Senate of the United States: accordance with the qualifications WORKING GROUP I transmit herewith, with a view to receiving the advice and consent of the specified under section 1238(b)(3)(E) of Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Senate to ratification, the Treaty be- Public Law 106–398, and upon the rec- unanimous consent that the Senate tween the Government of the United ommendation of the Majority Leader, proceed to the immediate consider- States of America and the Government in consultation with the chairmen of ation of S. Res. 715, submitted earlier of the Republic of Rwanda Concerning the Senate Committee on Armed Serv- today. the Encouragement and Reciprocal ices and the Senate Committee on Fi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Protection of Investment, signed at nance, reappoints the following indi- clerk will report the resolution by Kigali on February 19, 2008. I transmit vidual to the United States-China Eco- title. also, for the information of the Senate, nomic Security Review Commission: Mr. Peter Videnieks of Virginia, for a The legislative clerk read as follows: the report prepared by the Department of State with respect to the Treaty. term beginning January 1, 2009 and ex- A resolution (S. Res. 715) extending the au- This is the first bilateral investment piring December 31, 2010. thority for the Senate National Security treaty (BIT) concluded between the f Working Group. United States and a sub-Saharan Afri- TRIBUTES TO RETIRING There being no objection, the Senate can country since 1998. The Treaty will SENATORS proceeded to consider the resolution. help to promote cross-border invest- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask ment by providing legal protections for unanimous consent that the order from unanimous consent that the resolution investors of each country for their in- September 27 regarding tributes to re- be agreed to, the motion to reconsider vestments in the other country. The tiring Senators be modified so that be laid upon the table, and that any Treaty underscores the shared commit- Senators be permitted to submit such statements relating to the resolutione ment of both countries to open invest- tributes for inclusion in a Senate docu- be printed in the RECORD, without fur- ment and trade policies. Rwanda has opened its economy, im- ment until Friday, December 12, 2008. ther intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without proved its business climate, and em- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. braced trade and investment as a means to boost economic development f The resolution (S. Res. 715) was and help alleviate poverty. The U.S.- APPOINTMENTS AUTHORITY agreed to, as follows: Rwanda BIT will reinforce these ef- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask S. RES. 715 forts. unanimous consent that notwith- Resolved, That Senate Resolution 105 of the The Treaty is fully consistent with standing the upcoming recess or ad- One Hundred First Congress, 1st session U.S. policy to secure protections for journment of the Senate, the President (agreed to on April 13, 1989), as amended by U.S. investment abroad and to welcome of the Senate, the President pro tem- Senate Resolution 149 of the One Hundred foreign investment in the United pore, and the majority and minority Third Congress, 1st session (agreed to on Oc- States. Under this Treaty, the Parties leaders be authorized to make appoint- tober 5, 1993), as further amended by Senate agree to accord national treatment and Resolution 75 of the One Hundred Sixth Con- ments to commissions, committees, most-favored nation treatment to in- boards, conferences or interparliamen- gress, 1st session (agreed to on March 25, vestments. They also agree to cus- 1999), as further amended by Senate Resolu- tary conferences authorized by law, by tion 383 of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, tomary international law standards for concurrent action of the two Houses or 2d session (agreed to on October 27, 2000), as expropriation and for the minimum by order of the Senate. further amended by Senate Resolution 355 of standard of treatment. The Treaty in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the One Hundred Seventh Congress, 2d ses- cludes detailed provisions regarding objection, it is so ordered. sion (agreed to on November 13, 2002), as fur- the payment of prompt, adequate, and f ther amended by Senate Resolution 480 of effective compensation in the event of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, 2d session expropriation; free transfer of funds re- ORDERS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER (agreed to November 20, 2004), and as further lated to investment; freedom of invest- 24, 2008, THROUGH MONDAY, DE- amended by Senate Resolution 625 of the One CEMBER 8, 2008 Hundred Ninth Congress, 2d Session (agreed ment from specified performance re- to on December 6, 2006), is further amended quirements; prohibitions on nation- Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask in section 4 by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ality based restrictions for the hiring unanimous consent that when the Sen- ‘‘2010’’. of senior managers; and the oppor- ate completes its business today, it

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VEMBER 17, 2008. day, November 24 at 9:30 a.m.; Wednes- The Senate Committee on Com- f day, November 26 at 10 a.m.; Saturday, merce, Science, and Transportation November 29 at 2 p.m.; Tuesday, De- CONFIRMATIONS was discharged from further consider- cember 2 at 10:30 a.m.; and Friday, De- Executive nominations confirmed by ation of the following nomination and cember 5 at 11 a.m.; and that when the the Senate, Thursday, November 20, the nomination was confirmed: Senate recesses on Friday, it stand in 2008: COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CAP- recess until 3 p.m., Monday, December TAIN JOHN H. KORN AND ENDING WITH CAPTAIN MI- IN THE COAST GUARD 8; that following the prayer and pledge, CHAEL N. PARKS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE IN- the Journal of proceedings be approved RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2008. to date, the time for the two leaders be DICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C. SECTION 271: The Senate Committee on Com- reserved for their use later in the day, To be rear admiral (lower half) merce, Science, and Transportation and the Senate proceed to a period of CAPTAIN JOHN H. KORN was discharged from further consider- CAPTAIN WILLIAM D. LEE morning business for up to 1 hour, with ation of the following nominations and CAPTAIN CHARLES D. MICHEL Senators permitted to speak for up to CAPTAIN ROY A. NASH the nominations were confirmed: CAPTAIN MICHAEL N. PARKS 10 minutes each. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA- DEPARTMENT OF STATE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TION NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH KYLE W. RYAN AND GENE ALLAN CRETZ, OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEM- ENDING WITH RYAN A. WARTICK, WHICH NOMINATIONS objection, it is so ordered. BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUN- WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND f CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 1, 2008. PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA- TO LIBYA. PROGRAM TION NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ANDREW R. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, over COLEGROVE AND ENDING WITH FAITH C. OPATRNY, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE HUMANITIES the next few weeks, Senators will be AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- TOBER 1, 2008. BARBARA ERNST PREY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEM- continuing to negotiate a bill to pro- BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR A vide assistance to the auto industry. If The Senate Committee on the Judici- TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 3, 2014. an agreement is reached—for the infor- ary was discharged from further con- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION mation of the Members—the Senate sideration of the following nomination DOUGLAS D. RANDALL, OF MISSOURI, TO BE A MEMBER will turn to its consideration when the and the nomination was confirmed: OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. Senate returns on December 8. RICARDO H. HINOJOSA, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF RAY M. BOWEN, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE That is a message from the majority THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION FOR A NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN- TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 31, 2013. DATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. leader, Senator REID. The Senate Committee on Foreign FRANCE A. CORDOVA, OF INDIANA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE f Relations was discharged from further FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. consideration of the following nomina- G. P. PETERSON, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF RECESS UNTIL MONDAY, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE NOVEMBER 24, 2008, AT 9:30 A.M. tion and the nomination was con- FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. firmed: Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, if there THE JUDICIARY is no further business to come before GENE ALLAN CRETZ, OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEM- ALFRED S. IRVING, JR., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUN- BIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR the Senate, I ask unanimous consent SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM that it stand in recess under the pre- PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF FIFTEEN YEARS. TO LIBYA. KATHRYN A. OBERLY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, vious order. The Senate Committee on Health, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT OF CO- There being no objection, the Senate, LUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN Education, Labor, and Pensions was YEARS. at 6:03 p.m., recessed until Monday, No- discharged from further consideration UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION vember 24, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. of the following nominations and the RICARDO H. HINOJOSA, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF f nominations were confirmed: THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 31, 2013. NOMINATIONS DOUGLAS D. RANDALL, OF MISSOURI, TO BE A MEMBER WILLIAM B. CARR, JR., OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE A OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMIS- Executive nominations received by FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. SION FOR A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 31, 2011. RAY M. BOWEN, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE the Senate: NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN- FOREIGN SERVICE DATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. FOREIGN SERVICE FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH FRANCE A. CORDOVA, OF INDIANA, TO BE A MEMBER OF ASIF J. CHAUDHRY AND ENDING WITH AALAN D. THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE HRAPSKY, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROAD- FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL CASTING BUREAU FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR G. P. PETERSON, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF RECORD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2008. FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED: THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2014. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC CLASS OF COUNSELOR, AND CONSULAR OFFICER AND BARBARA ERNST PREY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEM- ADMINISTRATION SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 3, 2014. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING TION NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH KYLE W. RYAN AND DAVID J. STRAWMAN, OF ILLINOIS WITH MATTHEW T. MCKENNA AND ENDING WITH JOHN I. ENDING WITH RYAN A. WARTICK, WHICH NOMINATIONS YOUNG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE IN THE ARMY WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 1, 2008. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RECORD ON OCTOBER 1, 2008. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA- IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING TION NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ANDREW R. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: WITH PAUL J. ANDREASON AND ENDING WITH ELAINE C. COLEGROVE AND ENDING WITH FAITH C. OPATRNY, WOLFF, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE To be major general SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- TOBER 1, 2008. BRIG. GEN. JAMES E. ROGERS RECORD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2008. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE f The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS discharged from further consideration WITH MATTHEW T. MCKENNA AND ENDING WITH JOHN I. YOUNG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE The Senate Committee on Foreign of the following nominations and the SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL Relations was discharged from further nominations were confirmed: RECORD ON OCTOBER 1, 2008. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING consideration of the following nomina- ALFRED S. IRVING, JR., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- WITH PAUL J. ANDREASON AND ENDING WITH ELAINE C. tions and the nominations were con- BIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR WOLFF, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL firmed: OF FIFTEEN YEARS. RECORD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2008.

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A TRIBUTE TO BISHOP EUGENE J. where he was the live-in caretaker. Twenty- a ‘‘class enemy.’’ Arrested and brutally interro- BLOUNT five years later, he was still there when I re- gated, he carried scars the rest of his life turned to Cleveland to become director of the where a Chekist cracked his skull with a re- HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS Ukrainian Museum-Archives (UMA), which had volver, depriving him of hearing in his right OF NEW YORK purchased the building from Plast. ear. In 1987 the UMA was adrift. Having been in Once the Terror subsided, Mr. Schuljak was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Tremont neighborhood for a century, the released to work on the railroad. When the Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Ukrainian community left for the suburbs after Nazis invaded in 1941, he, along with 2 million Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today highway construction demolished half the other Ukrainians, was forced to work in the to pay tribute and to honor Bishop Eugene J. houses and nearby factories were closing. German economy. His blue and white OST Blount. Bishop Blount has, from an early age, UMA leaders had either passed away or re- patch identifying him as a slave is now part of always placed a devotion to community better- tired. And so, a staggering collection of memo- the UMA collection. When the war ended, Mr. ment and a passion for Christ and his church rabilia, documents, books and artifacts was Schuljak wisely decided to immigrate to Amer- at the forefront of every endeavor he has un- sitting neglected in an aging wooden building ica. There, he maintained contact with his dertaken. in a neighborhood where the major industry family, exchanging letters and phone calls, Bishop Eugene J. Blount, in 1990, joined had become arson and insurance fraud. sending them money. the Elim International Fellowship, where he in- Mr. Schuljak lived in a spare room on the As he reached his mid-80s, Mr. Schuljak troduced a renewed enthusiasm for the scrip- second floor. Invariably, he sat on the porch was slowing down and the village in Cleveland tures and an appreciation for the supernatural, reading or prowled the streets of Tremont to began to pay attention to his plight. Daria serving in the prophetic ministry as one of the let people know the UMA was viable and Sopka, who worked at the UMA, signed him ‘‘King’s Seers’’ and as Chief of Staff in the full someone was caring for it. In the winter he up for the Cuyahoga County Passport Pro- time ministry under the leadership of Arch- shoveled the snow; in the summer, he mowed gram for the elderly. Lida, a young immigrant bishop Wilbert S. McKinley, where he molded the grass; throughout the year, he cleaned from Lviv, assisted Mr. Schuljak with everyday and implemented the mission of the church. and was there to welcome the occasional vis- needs, shopping, etc. At MetroHealth, nurses, Bishop Eugene J. Blount, an outstanding itor. doctors and Ukrainian interpreters knew him and well-respected member of the Brooklyn I was 39 years old and ready for a change by name. clergy, will undoubtedly prove to be a tremen- after nearly a decade on Capitol Hill. My father Then in January 2007, he slipped and broke dous asset to the Bedford-Stuyvesant commu- had been UMA director and I felt an obligation his leg. The leg healed, but at 95, he could no nity as he is consecrated as a Bishop of the to help preserve his legacy. And so, with old longer live unassisted and Myron Pakush— Elim International Fellowship. friends like Ihor Kowalysko and new ones like also with the UMA—arranged for him to be Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Vlodko Storozynsky, we started working on admitted to Avon Oaks, a nursing home Bishop Eugene J. Blount for his extraordinary the collection and raising the profile of the in- owned and operated by the Reidys, Ukrainian accomplishments and to congratulate him on stitution. Americans from Lorain County. his consecration at the Elim International Fel- At the age of 76, Mr. Schuljak welcomed the Not having heard from him for some time, lowship. changes and made appropriate accommoda- Mr. Schuljak’s family became concerned and Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to tions. He announced that he was now restrict- called. When they learned what had hap- join me in paying tribute to Bishop Eugene J. ing his garlic to weekends only and told me pened, they immediately offered to take care Blount. that I was to avoid it altogether. People were of him in Ukraine. Well, Avon Oaks is a gra- f noticing, he said, and we had to present a cer- cious and caring community and he had reg- tain image. ular visitors, especially Father John HONORING IWAN SHULJAK Before long, the world around us changed Nakonachny from St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, but dramatically: communism collapsed and it was still a nursing home and Mr. Schuljak HON. MARCY KAPTUR Tremont began gentrifying. The arsonists went was ecstatic at the prospect of ‘‘going home.’’ OF OHIO to jail, and urban pioneers were restoring his- But there was a problem: he had never be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES toric buildings, opening art galleries, coffee come an American citizen and since Ukraine shops and restaurants. Developers built town- did not exist when he was born, he wasn’t a Wednesday, November 19, 2008 houses and condominiums. And the UMA was citizen of that country either. So he couldn’t Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today part of all that, with young volunteers and get a passport. to recognize Iwan Shuljak of Cleveland, Ohio board members. Throughout, Mr. Schuljak I explained the situation to Ukraine’s ambas- who passed away October 6, 2008. This was a mainstay: not only a caretaker, but also sador to the U.S., Dr. Oleh Shamshur, who di- record stands as first published in the Ukrain- an advisor, a confidant and a beloved figure in rected his consular office to help. To establish ian Weekly, November 2, 2008, written by An- the neighborhood. that Mr. Schuljak had been born in what is drew Fedynsky. In addition to this beautiful He had a thousand stories: you know the today Ukraine, his relatives retrieved his birth narrative of the life of Iwan Shuljak, I fondly guy at the Friendly Bar with no fingers on his certificate from 1911. He also needed an up- remember his warm smile and welcoming left hand? Back in the 1930s, the NKVD de- dated ‘‘green card.’’ Alerted to the urgency of heart. He will be missed by his family, friends manded he turn his gold over to the state. He his case, the Department of Homeland Secu- and the entire Ukrainian-American community. didn’t have any, he said, so they chopped off rity turned things around in less than a week. May his generous and loving spirit be com- a finger and kept on until they were finally per- Ukraine’s honorary consul for Ohio, Andrew fortable at its final resting place. suaded he was telling the truth . . . The Futey, and Roman Andarak at the Embassy in ‘‘This is a fairytale, only the story is true. macabre punch line: the joke was on them! He D.C. did the rest and earlier this year, Mr. And because it’s true, it ends with death, but had the gold all along, and it’s still there, bur- Schuljak became a Ukrainian citizen. In June, it’s a fairytale and therefore has a happy end- ied in the ground. The guy hated the Com- accompanied by Ihor Mychkovsky, he arrived ing. It’s about an elderly man who devoted his munists so much he wouldn’t give them the in Kyiv to meet his relatives. His life had come life to Ukrainian Culture and how the global satisfaction. full circle. village cared for him. Well, Mr. Schuljak, the son of farmers, Because he was nobody’s responsibility, Mr. I first met Iwan Schuljak in the early 1960s hated them too. When communism came and Schuljak became everyone’s. People all over at the Plast Scouting Home in Cleveland with it collectivization and famine, he became helped out, making amends, in a way, for how

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HONORING ROBERT AYERS GOULD, and most curious citizens. Please Touch has While they have been on the board, the dis- SR. been the must-stop for youngsters and young- trict’s two campuses have grown signifi- at-heart adults since it opened in 1976 not far cantly—now serving more than 18,000 stu- from Philadelphia’s museum-chocked Ben- HON. JEB HENSARLING dents with nearly 500 full- and part-time fac- jamin Franklin Parkway. Its name was Rule OF TEXAS ulty members. Since Allen Gresham joined the One. Everything was up-close and available. board, more than 150,000 students have re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES No longer did parents have to tell their kids, ceived degrees and certificates. The two cam- ‘‘Don’t touch that!’’ Please Touch moved and Wednesday, November 19, 2008 puses—San Bernardino Valley College and expanded several times, but inevitably, its Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, today I Crafton Hills College—have two of the most popularity outpaced every new location. would like to honor Mr. Robert Ayers Gould, diverse student bodies in California. Meanwhile stately Memorial Hall, grand icon Sr. on the occasion of his retirement after and last vestige of the world-shattering 1876 As the student body has grown, Mr. Gresh- twelve years of service on the City Council of Centennial Exhibition, stood almost unused am and Mr. Beeman have led the board of Athens, Texas, where he has overseen many and slowly deteriorating in Fairmount Park, a trustees in meeting their needs through a con- projects benefiting his community. few miles to the west. tinuing building program that has expanded After graduating from Athens High School in Under the leadership of President and CEO and significantly modernized both campuses. 1957, Bob joined the United States Navy Nancy Kolb, the search for a new home for With the help of Federal Emergency Manage- where he served aboard the USS Coral Sea. Please Touch began in earnest a decade ago. ment Agency earthquake mitigation funding, Following an Honorable Discharge, he re- When a riverfront plan failed to materialize, Valley College has completely remade its cen- turned to Athens where he opened the Gould the search turned to Memorial Hall. A land- tral facilities, building a new library, Health and Insurance Agency in 1962, which he has mark agreement among the City of Philadel- Human Sciences Building, administration owned and operated for over forty years. phia, the Fairmount Park Commission and building and a 37,000–square-foot Campus Among his many civic activities, Bob has Please Touch resulted in an 80-year lease Center. A new art building with a modern gal- been the Director and Vice-President of the signed in 2005, and the project was underway. lery—named in honor of Clara and Allen Athens Chamber of Commerce, Co-Founder On October 18, 2008, the ‘‘new’’ Memorial Gresham for their devotion to art—opened last of the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Hall, fresh from an $88 million renovation, year. Fame, and the Charter Director for the Hen- opened its doors as home for the dramatically At Crafton Hills College, ground was re- derson County YMCA. He has also received expanded, 38,000 square foot Please Touch cently broken for a new library and learning many awards from his community including Museum. At the same time, Please Touch resource center, as well as a new swimming the Roadhand Award from the Texas Highway won coveted accreditation by the American center. The district has also built a new central Commission and the Athens Citizen of the Association of Museums, one of just 775 insti- headquarters at the former Norton Air Force Year Award in 1984. tutions out of the nation’s 17,500 museums to Base and upgraded facilities for its public-ac- In addition to faithfully serving his commu- be currently accredited. cess television and radio station, KVCR— nity, Bob is a husband to Mrs. Peggy Lorene Please Touch now joins the nearby Phila- which provides the only broadcast local news Lubben Gould, and father of four children: delphia Zoo and other attractions—as well as for San Bernardino County. In addition, the Robert Jr., Joseph, Patricia, and Mary. Fairmount Park itself—in the exciting Centen- college district has opened a nationally-recog- I want to recognize Bob for his service and nial District of West Philadelphia. The October nized academy at the former air base to give commitment to his community. Due to Bob’s 18 official opening drew a record attendance, firefighters hands-on training in dealing with jet leadership in the city and throughout the busi- and the crowds keep on coming—to ride the fuel and aircraft fires. ness community, Athens remains a strong, century-old restored carousel or the monorail, supportive, and vibrant community. to ‘‘drive’’ a kid-size SEPTA bus, to ‘‘shop’’ in Madam Speaker, wary California taxpayers Madam Speaker, on behalf of the 5th Dis- a scaled down ShopRite grocery store (com- have turned back construction bond measures trict of Texas, it is my pleasure to congratulate plete with checkout counters), to float water for many cities and school districts in recent Mr. Robert Ayers Gould, Sr. on his retirement duckies, to visit Fairytale Garden and Alice’s years. But thanks in large part to the leader- from the City Council and thank him for a job wonderland adventures . . . ship of Allen Gresham and Chuck Beeman, well done. And always, always to ‘‘Please Touch.’’ San Bernardino County taxpayers gave solid approval to a $190 million bond in 2002 and f f a $500 million bond just this year to continue HONORING PHILADELPHIA’S TRIBUTE TO SAN BERNARDINO the expansion of these fine college campuses. PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM VALLEY COLLEGE TRUSTEES CHUCK BEEMAN AND ALLEN In addition to academic excellence, the col- GRESHAM lege district has won intercollegiate athletics HON. CHAKA FATTAH championships in many sports. These accom- OF PENNSYLVANIA plishments have especially delighted Chuck HON. JERRY LEWIS Beeman, who came within a fraction of a sec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA ond of qualifying for the 1956 U.S. Olympic Wednesday, November 19, 2008 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES team and taught track at Valley College for Mr. FATTAH. Madam Speaker, an extraor- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 many years. The college’s track was named in Mr. Beeman’s honor last year. dinary win-win development has recently ex- Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I panded and enriched the cultural scene in the would like today to pay special tribute to San Madam Speaker, Allen Gresham and Chuck City of Philadelphia. And it is thrilling for Bernardino Community College District Trust- Beeman can look back with pride as they countless youngsters across our region. ees Chuck Beeman and Allen Gresham, who come to the end of their time on the San Philadelphia has always been remarkable over the past several decades have overseen Bernardino Community College District Board for its museum experiences, from the Philadel- the rapid growth and maturing of the major of Trustees. Please join me in saluting them phia Museum of Art, the Franklin Institute, the community colleges in my district in California. for their decades of service to education and Academy of Natural Sciences, to museums A respected attorney in San Bernardino our community and wishing them well in their that interpret the history and origins of our na- County, Allen Gresham was first elected as future endeavors.

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Madam Speaker, I rise today to continued to work diligently as a leader in the with the Republican leadership’s policy on ear- honor the life of Mrs. Enid Sales, a unique marks, I am requesting funding for Special health care community. His remarks to the woman and a fierce fighter for historic preser- Operations Forces Advanced Mission Planning American Medical Association last year were vation, who passed away at the age of 86. Tools in fiscal year 2009, in H.R. 2638, De- particularly memorable and moving as he dis- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 3, 1922, partment of Homeland Security Appropriations cussed his terminal illness, even joking about she moved to Carmel, California with her fam- Act, 2008, Continuing Resolution, from ac- the baldness caused by his chemotherapy. In ily when she was 10. She attended Reed Col- count 31 0603003A Aviation Advanced Tech- spite of the odds against someone with a di- lege in Oregon and was married for awhile to nology. The entity to receive funding for this agnosis that included such a slim chance of jazz critic Grover Sales. project is the Westar Aerospace & Defense long-term survival, Dr. Davis told his fellow Enid operated a vineyard in Calistoga for 10 Group, Inc., 4 Research Park Drive, St. physicians to ‘‘never take away someone’s years. In 1962, she became the first woman in Charles, MO 63304–5685. The funding would hope.’’ They agreed and cheered his courage. California to hold a state general contractor’s be used for the continued development of en- As a cancer survivor myself, I understand license. In the mid–1970’s she served as the terprise-enabled, integrated aviation tools and the challenges Dr. Davis faced every day, and head of the rehabilitation department of the provide this ability to all Army aviation sys- I deeply admire his indomitable spirit through- San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. One tems. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has out such a difficult battle. He will be remem- of her most memorable accomplishments was any financial interest in this project. bered as a remarkable leader and a deter- organizing and moving 12 Victorian homes in I hereby certify that to the best of my knowl- mined public servant. My thoughts and pray- a single night. She shut down the transit sys- edge this request (1) is not directed to an enti- ers are with his wife Nadine, their sons and tem and traffic lights and completed the entire ty or program named or will be named after a entire family during this difficult time. job in time for the next morning’s commute. sitting Member of Congress; (2) is not in- Enid moved back to Carmel in 1986. She tended for a ‘‘front’’ or ‘‘pass through’’ entity; Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join was the first chairwoman of the city’s Historic and (3) meets or exceeds all statutory require- me in honoring the life of Dr. Ronald M. Davis. Resources Board and founded her own Car- ments for matching funds where applicable. I He is truly deserving of our respect and admi- mel Preservation Foundation. She was also on further certify that should this request be in- ration for his tremendous contributions to our the board of the Alliance of Monterey Area cluded in the bill, I will place a statement in Nation. Preservationists. Her ‘‘roll up her sleeves and the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD describing how take no prisoners’’ approach is credited with the funds will be spent and justifying the use f saving Carmel’s Sunset Center and the of Federal taxpayer funds. George Marsh Building in Monterey, as well f TRIBUTE TO REND LAKE WAR- as many of the original cottages that define RIORS MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Carmel’s charm. TRIBUTE TO DR. RONALD M. TEAM Enid’s legacy is to be seen in the recent up- DAVIS swing of interest in ‘‘heritage tourism.’’ It was her vision that preserving our historic buildings HON. MIKE ROGERS HON. JOHN SHIMKUS would make good economic sense, and not be OF MICHIGAN OF ILLINOIS done just for esthetic or sentimental reasons. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Enid was a giant in the world of historic pres- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ervation. Few people can maintain such fierce Wednesday, November 19, 2008 tenacity to fight through to the end against all Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, odds. Enid Sales had that fighting spirit, and I rise today to honor the life of Dr. Ronald M. Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today she will be greatly missed. Davis, who sadly passed away on November to pay tribute to an outstanding group of Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Enid Sales 6 after a courageous battle against pancreatic young men attending Rend Lake College in for her dedication to preserving history. She is cancer. A resident of Michigan’s Eighth District Ina, Illinois. On November 8, 2008, Rend Lake survived by her daughter Rachel Lopez, her in East Lansing, Dr. Davis will be sorely Warriors Men’s Cross Country Team placed grandchildren Esther and Valley, her sister-in- missed. Yet his legacy of service and compas- fourth in the National Junior College Men’s law Barbara Thompson, and her nephews sion will never be forgotten. Cross Country Championship. After an impres- Peter, Matthew, and John Thompson. We will First and foremost, Dr. Davis was a com- sive fourth place finish in 2007, the Warrior’s all miss her dearly. mitted father and loving husband. He will also f be remembered as a distinguished public trained hard during the 2008 season to main- health advocate throughout his entire career, tain their spot in the top five cross country IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY GREEN most notably during his time as president of teams in the Nation. the American Medical Association. During his The Warriors had an outstanding freshman HON. JANE HARMAN tenure at the American Medical Association, on their team this year. Kenyan native Ste- OF CALIFORNIA he worked tirelessly to promote public aware- phen Sambu, also an All-American, was the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ness of healthy lifestyles, encourage health in- National Champion, or ‘‘cross country king’’ Wednesday, November 19, 2008 surance reform, and push doctors to reduce and helped lead the team to fourth place. medical errors and improve patient care. My congratulations go out to Coach Brent Ms. HARMAN. Madam Speaker, every so Even while suffering from a terminal illness, often we encounter an individual who, wittingly McLain on this great achievement. Most of all, Dr. Davis fought to advance critical public or not, becomes a transformative figure—one I want to congratulate the members of the health initiatives. A staunch opponent of smok- who leaves a profound and permanent impact 2008 Men’s Cross Country team: Dey Tuach, ing, Dr. Davis worked every day to save lives on countless lives and their community. Bailey Bunyan, Scott Speare, James Noonan, by promoting tobacco control. Over the years, Dorothy Green, founder of Heal the Bay and Dr. Davis served the tobacco control commu- James Gramtham, Stephen Sambu, and Clay one of the most influential environmental lead- nity in numerous ways, including as Director of Locke. ers in California in the last generation, was the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- I congratulate them on their achievement, such a person. tion’s Office on Smoking and Health and as and wish them all the best in their future en- An unlikely activist, Dorothy was a house- chief medical officer of the Michigan Depart- deavors. wife and mother in the early 1970s when her

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George Albert Beach was born in Harlem, Defense Division of H.R. 2638—OM, N— Under Dorothy’s leadership, the organization New York City, on August 14, 1936. By the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops has tackled everything from the health of ma- age of 10 he had moved with his family to Helmet Retrofit Kits to Sustain Navy IPE rine life to oil spills to ocean water quality. Philadelphia, his adopted home town. His edu- Pool—$1,120,000. But Dorothy’s vision was much broader than cational background stretches from Gratz High Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SKYDEX the view from her living room window. She School and the University of the Arts in Phila- Technologies, Inc. also founded the Los Angeles and San Ga- delphia to Paris, where he studied at the Address of Requesting Entity: 12503 E. Eu- briel Rivers Watershed Council and the Cali- L’Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and clid Drive, Suite 60, Centennial, Colorado fornia Water Impact Network to educate Cali- L’Alliance Francaise. 80111. fornians on water policy and to redefine how Already an artist and designer, George Description of Request: Both earmarks will we use and think of water as a precious and Beach became a young man of business in address an unfunded requirement of the Army limited resource. 1958 when, fresh from college, he founded the National Guard and the Navy to improve I cannot remember when I first met Dorothy Creative Art and Design Studio as a ground- shock-absorption padding to retrofit helmets. Green. But I do remember being told that if I breaking minority enterprise. In another pio- The replacement material is a durable and wanted to run for Congress she was the lode neering step, he was the first African Amer- protective polymer. This funding would build star on water issues. And she was! No issue ican elected president of the Artist Guild of on roughly $2 million that has been allocated was too big or too small for her, as long as it Delaware Valley, a position he held from 1964 for this purpose over the last two years. has something to do with water. From storm to 1967. In 1970, he and two colleagues f drains to the Peripheral Canal, she knew launched the fully illustrated African American about it all and inspired thousands to join and Historical Calendar, which is marking publica- HONORING HARRY OVITT support her efforts to fix dysfunctional policies. tion of its 40th annual edition. On October 13, 2008, Dorothy lost her bat- The Studio evolved into Beach Advertising HON. KEVIN McCARTHY tle with cancer. Yet her legacy will continue to in 1974, assuming its present name in 2001. OF CALIFORNIA motivate many. She fought for what she be- The Beach roster of clients and accounts has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES included Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth lieved until the end. Five days before her Wednesday, November 19, 2008 death, she penned an op-ed piece from her Pharmaceuticals, the University of Pennsyl- hospice bed calling for sensible plans to pre- vania, McDonald’s, plus health firms, govern- Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Madam serve and treat the natural resource she spent mental agencies and public utilities. Speaker, I rise today to honor Harry Ovitt, a her adult life defending. George Beach’s personal artistic work was resident and community leader from San I am proud to have known Dorothy Green impacted by the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Miguel, California, for his outstanding and ex- as a friend and colleague. She always focused Pain and joint destruction forced him to set emplary service and leadership to the resi- on getting things done and never accepted the aside painting for a quarter century. But as dents of San Luis Obispo County during his status quo. A brilliant grassroots organizer, her with everything else in his achieving life, this tenure as County Supervisor from 1989 friends—and adversaries—will all tell you of became a challenge and an opportunity. through 2008. her relentless spirit, and modesty. She would Today, painting once again, Mr. Beach brings Harry has been a longtime leader in local probably tell me get to work rather than offer his special expertise to the Advisory Council of government who has established and partici- this tribute, but she deserves every bit of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculo- pated in a extensive list of civic organizations, praise. The people of California and our price- skeletal and Skin Diseases (NAIMS), where all in the pursuit of improving the community less environment have lost a dear friend. I ashe serves under appointment by the U.S. Sec- he represents. During his 19-year tenure on sure you, Dorothy, we will fight on. retary of Health and Human Services. the Board of Supervisors, he served as Chair- And his career as an artist flourishes. He f man in 1993, 1999, and 2004, and Vice-Chair- has completed a new series of oil on canvas man in 1992, 1998, and 2003. He also was GEORGE A. BEACH, PHILADEL- paintings that include ‘‘Indivisible,’’ a haunting active on various local boards, including the PHIA’S PIONEERING CREATIVE skeleton of the World Trade Center Towers Children-At-Risk Task Force, the Mental COMMUNICATOR embracing an American flag under a full Health Advisory Board, the Economic Vitality moon, which has been exhibited at the San Committee, and the Resource Conservation HON. CHAKA FATTAH Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the District. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. OF PENNSYLVANIA During his time on the San Luis Obispo Now, as his varied, productive career con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES County Board of Supervisors, Harry devoted tinues beyond the half-century mark, with wife himself to many issues to improve the lives of Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Mary and sons Timothy and Matthew, George the residents within the County. He worked to Mr. FATTAH. Madam Speaker, I invite my Albert Beach carries forward with his varied, secure funds to help construct both the Herit- colleagues in the House of Representatives to productive career—always communicating, age Ranch Fire Station and the Meridian Fire join me in saluting George A. Beach, a pio- ever creative. He has earned the gratitude and Station. He established the North County Gov- neering African-American businessman in admiration of Philadelphians and many be- ernment Center in Templeton, which has a Philadelphia, who is being honored for a half- yond our city. Thank you, George. Sheriff’s Substation and a County Agricultural century of achievement in the fields of design, f Office. He was also instrumental in bringing a advertising, graphics and public relations. EARMARK DISCLOSURE new courthouse to Paso Robles. George Beach is founder and chairman of Harry understood the importance of having Beach Creative Communications, the nation’s adequate transportation infrastructure, and first and oldest African-American owned ad- HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO worked tirelessly to ensure residents had suffi- OF COLORADO vertising agency—a firm whose name and cient and safe roads as the County continued IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES motto summarize the Beach ‘‘brand’’ for cre- to grow. To that end, he has been a pas- ativity and communication: ‘‘A full service Wednesday, November 19, 2008 sionate advocate of making State Highway 46 agency providing creative solutions for today’s Mr. TANCREDO. Madam Speaker, pursuant safer for drivers through a widening project of diverse marketplace.’’ to the Republican Leadership standards on this 2-lane highway as well as developing the George Beach has won numerous awards earmarks, I am submitting the following infor- North County Shuttle. He also worked to ob- and commissions for his design and artistic mation for publication in the CONGRESSIONAL tain mobile healthcare units, which visit com- flair, his business skills and his broad and RECORD regarding earmarks I received as part munities around the County to provide basic generous reach into civic and charitable activi- of H.R. 2638. medical services to residents so they do not

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Her career at the college mirrored the County Water Forum, which examines the im- After coaching at Riverside College and widespread entry of women into the profes- pacts of residential and agricultural develop- Harvard, Mr. Neufeld entered the Navy during sions and work force. She was in her late 40s ment on the Paso Robles Water Basin, World War II and later returned to Harvard as and the mother of four sons, two of them ele- chaired the Lake Nacimiento Commission that the Director of Physical Education. When mentary school age and younger, in the has worked on the Nacimiento Water Pipeline Neufeld’s competitive career ended, he trav- early years of her time at the college. She Project, and is chairman of the North County eled the globe as a coach and athletics liaison knew from personal experience the needs of Water Task Force. for the U.S. State Department. He served as working women. As the college’s director of community Prior to serving on the County Board of Su- a liaison to the 1952 Japanese Olympic team services—its first—in the 1970s and ’80s, pervisors, Harry was a Paso Robles City and also coached sports in Iran, Taiwan and Krebs played a major part in creating one of Councilman, a member of the Paso Robles Africa. Mr. Neufeld passed away at the age of the most highly respected continuing edu- Airport Planning Commission, and a past ninety-one in Riverside, California in 1992. cation programs in the Midwest. chairman of the Paso Robles Planning Com- Madam Speaker, we rise today to post- Her awareness of societal and economic mission. In addition to the public offices he humously honor William Neufeld’s achieve- changes led to creation of a program for has held, Harry always remained active in the ments and for his induction into the Fresno women who, having raised their families, Athletic Hall of Fame. I invite my colleagues to were interested in work outside the home. It local community. He was the Elks Club Citizen helped prepare women for a new career. of the Year in the late 1980s and an Out- join me in offering my congratulations in mem- Krebs was on the leading edge of many ac- standing Jaycee of the Year. He was also a ory of Mr. Neufeld’s many accomplishments. tivities that enriched our cultural and intel- member of the Paso Robles Historical Society, f lectual life. She helped organize the first the Santa Lucia Boy Scouts Executive Coun- county arts council, a JCCC ‘‘Evening With cil, the Paso Robles Trail Riders, and a past TRIBUTE TO VIRGINIA KREBS the Stars,’’ an astronomy venture for the chairman of the United Way North County public, and a speakers bureau that arranged Campaign. He is also a founder of the Clark- HON. DENNIS MOORE for faculty members to appear at meetings of civic, service and community groups. OF KANSAS Ovitt Foundation, a nonprofit organization that A year after she retired from the college in has served the County since 1992. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1984, Krebs found another way to serve. She A true mark of leadership is the generosity Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ran for and was elected to the JCCC Board of of time and talents that one gives on behalf of Trustees. Voters returned her to the board his neighbors and community. Harry Ovitt ex- Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I six times, the most recent in 2005. She re- emplifies this time-honored tradition. I com- rise today to pay tribute to Virginia Krebs, my tired in mid-October. mend Harry for his service and leadership in former colleague on the Johnson County As a trustee, Krebs drew from her experience on the faculty to bring the needs of con- San Luis Obispo County, and wish him well. Community College Board, JCCC, who recently stepped down from that position at the tinuing education to the board. She was f age of 89. known as a good listener, well-read and with HONORING WILLIAM NEUFELD My tenure on the JCCC overlapped with Vir- the ability to analyze issues with keen insight. She was not a frequent speaker at ginia Krebs for 6 years in the 1990s. She is trustee meetings, but when she spoke, her HON. JIM COSTA truly a distinguished public servant whose con- comments were considered a valuable addi- cern for our community has benefited her OF CALIFORNIA tion to the discussion and decision at hand. friends in neighbors, both in tangible and in- Virginia Krebs has been an imaginative, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tangible ways, since the 1960s. Today, Sun innovative force in this community. She de- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Publications of Johnson County posted an edi- serves our praise and gratitude. torial reflecting on her distinguished service Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today, [From Sun Publications, Nov. 19, 2008] along with Congressmen RADANOVICH, to con- and an article detailing some of the ways in RETIRING JCCC ICON WILL BE MISSED gratulate William Neufeld upon his induction which she served Johnson County and the (By Kristin Babcock) into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame. Mr. JCCC over the past several decades. These Neufeld will be honored at the 50th anniver- two pieces tell her story much better than The history book about Johnson County Community College is dedicated to her. As could I. I include them in the RECORD for re- sary enshrinement dinner of the Fresno Ath- Charles Bishop, professor emeritus at the letic Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 6, view by the House membership and wish my college, researched and wrote the book, one 2008. good friend, Virginia Krebs, many happy re- influential name appeared more than any Born third in a family of nine children in the turns on her long-delayed retirement, although other: Virginia Krebs. Ukraine at the turn of the 20th century, William I am certain she will continue to find ways of ‘‘Dedicating it to her was a very easy deci- Neufeld moved to the United States and blos- being indispensable to the JCCC and Johnson sion,’’ Bishop said. ‘‘When I looked at the somed into a world-class track and field per- County. history, she was someone who was instru- former in the javelin and other throwing [From Sun Publications, Nov. 19, 2008] mental from the beginning. There was no easier choice than Virginia Krebs.’’ events. His father, a Mennonite minister, even- A MODEL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Krebs, who became the college’s first em- tually settled the family in Reedley, California, The departure of Virginia Krebs from the ployee in 1967, recently resigned from her po- where the 6-foot-2, 201-pound teenager Johnson County Community College Board sition on the college’s Board of Trustees. played football, basketball, baseball and track of Trustees is a reminder of her long and dis- Krebs, who turned 89 this year, said she was and field in high school while earning money tinguished service to the college. Her leader- ready to stop driving to meetings. She also working in the fields. He went to Bethel Col- ship, from JCCC’s beginning, helped bring it hopes to become more involved in her retire- lege in Kansas where he played basketball recognition as one of the nation’s most pres- ment community, she said. tigious community colleges. ‘‘It was not any big thing, and I still hope and starred in track and field. Mr. Neufeld then Actually, her dedication predates the life to do some things with the college,’’ Krebs decided to follow his brother Henry to the Uni- of the college. Krebs served on the task said. versity of California, Berkley. It was a perfect force, appointed by the county commission Her desire to be involved started in child- match, as he dominated the throwing events in 1963, to examine the feasibility of a com- hood, Krebs said. In grade school she started and led the Bears to the national collegiate munity college here. That three-year chore her own civics clubs. title in 1923. led to establishment of the college district In adulthood she helped form and lead sev- The following year, Mr. Neufeld won the dis- and, in 1967, voter approval of a tax to sup- eral parent-teacher associations. She served cus title at the collegiate nationals, but he was port it. as program chair for Kansas State PTA. She Rather than running for the board of trust- served on state task forces to revise state just getting started. He won the javelin com- ees, as she was urged to do, Krebs signed on school codes and to consolidate area school petition at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Cam- as the first employee, a part-time job as the districts. bridge, Massachusetts, by more than five feet, board secretary. Later she became special ‘‘She just always had interest in orga- throwing for 1911⁄2 feet. Following a week-long assistant to the governing body. In that role nizing,’’ Virginia’s son Fred Krebs said.

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These taxing district to fund the college. Before OF CALIFORNIA programs are all key elements in enabling our the college had its own buildings, Virginia IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES warfighters to engage high-value targets and became the college’s first employee as assist- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 are vital weapons in the Global War on Terror. ant to the first board of trustees. Selected for Senior Executive Service in ‘‘Community colleges were kind of the new Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, on No- 2003, Dr. Simpson has served as Deputy kid on the block in the ’60s and ’70s,’’ Bishop vember 8, 2008, Robert Massey died in Fair said. ‘‘She always had her ears to the com- Manager of the Armament Product Group, Di- munity and tuned into the higher-end world Oaks, CA. Born on November 5, 1921, ‘‘Farm- rector of the Air Armament Center Special as well. She did a nice job of marrying higher er Bob’’ (as he is known) contributed to the Projects System Program Office, and Director education and community needs.’’ community throughout his life. As a local histo- of the Directed Energy Directorate at the Air Those marriages were seen most promi- rian, Bob frequently shared his knowledge of Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Simpson has nently when Virginia became JCCC’s direc- the area and made a habit of correcting media been honored as a Distinguished Fellow at tor of community services in 1969. Under her reports and the Fair Oaks Historical Society Mississippi State University and received An- leadership, organizations formed to include whenever their reports conflicted with his own senior citizens, art supporters and commu- nual Technical Achievement Awards from the nity civic groups. Through her efforts, stu- expertise. Bob was a member of the Sunrise Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force dents, children and adults found a place to be Center Toastmasters, sharing with others his Systems Command. involved, educated and entertained at the great oratory skills and motivational tactics. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United college. Many families enjoyed a visit to Farmer Bob’s States Congress, I would like to congratulate ‘‘She is kind of a matriarch of Johnson pumpkin patch and truck farm. Dr. L. Bruce Simpson on this most prestigious County Community College,’’ Charles While Bob made many great contributions to Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Execu- Carlsen, former JCCC president, said. ‘‘She our region, perhaps his most important work tive. America and the United States Air Force was well-networked and promoted relation- was his strong advocacy for the Auburn Dam. ships between groups and the college.’’ depend heavily on the selfless service and Some groups Virginia called ‘‘among the The Auburn Dam Council’s website describes leadership he provides. I sincerely wish Dr. most interesting’’ were programs that helped Bob as President of the council from 1921– Simpson many more years of dedicated public women educate themselves to enter the 2008. This is an appropriate title for someone service to this great country. working world in the 1960s and 1970s. who understood the need for greater flood f ‘‘It helped ease the transition for literally protection and was willing to work for the safe- hundreds of women in the county,’’ Bishop ty of so many others living nearby. Unfortu- HONORING FRANK MECHAM said. Virginia also helped form a speakers bu- nately, the dam has yet to be built, but when reau at the college. Professors spoke to civic that day comes it will be in large part thanks HON. KEVIN McCARTHY organizations about a variety of topics. Al- to Bob’s efforts. OF CALIFORNIA though it involved extra work with no extra Our thoughts and prayers are with Bob’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pay for professors, they would volunteer loving wife of 65 years, Beryl, and the rest of when she asked, Bishop said. his family and friends. Bob brightened the Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ‘‘A lot of professors like to squirrel down lives of so many people, and he will be truly Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Madam in their office and read books, and she got missed by those of us who were fortunate Speaker, I rise today to honor Frank Mecham, them to get out there,’’ Bishop said. ‘‘Her arms were long and her grip was wide. She enough to have known him. a resident and community leader from Paso reached out to aspects of the community, in- f Robles, California, for his outstanding and ex- volved people and got you in there. She has emplary leadership while serving as the mayor a fire in her belly when she needs to.’’ PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD OF of Paso Robles from 2000 through 2008. Virginia retired from work at the college MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE TO Frank has been a longtime leader in local in 1984. She ran for a position on the board of DR. L. BRUCE SIMPSON government, reflecting the same success, en- trustees and was elected in 1985. thusiasm, care, and commitment to his com- ‘‘I was not surprised when she ran for the board,’’ Fred said. ‘‘She felt she had impor- HON. JEFF MILLER munity as nine generations of Mecham Califor- tant things to do. She felt she was making a OF FLORIDA nians and five generations of San Luis Obispo contribution. It was very important to her.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES County Mechams before him. His great-great Fred predicted that even in retirement grandfather, Don Joaquin Estrada, was a people will still use his mother as a resource. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 member of the first County Board of Super- ‘‘She still has contributions to make,’’ Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I visors in 1852, and his father was Fire Chief Fred said. ‘‘Lots of people still think of her rise to honor the selection of Dr. L. Bruce at Fort Hunter Liggett for over 20 years. Car- as a mentor. She has a legacy we all have to follow.’’ Simpson for Presidential Rank Award of Meri- rying on this tradition of public service, Frank Voters re-elected Virginia for six consecu- torious Executive for 2008. Each year, the served our country in the United States Navy tive terms on the board of trustees. After her President recognizes and celebrates no more and later began his political career on the retirement, the board named her the first than 5 percent of career Senior Executives Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the trustee emeritus. with this award. Recipients of this prestigious Planning Commission for the City of Paso ‘‘She was a stalwart throughout,’’ Fred award are strong leaders, professionals, and Robles. He was elected to the City Council in Logan, former JCCC board chair, said. ‘‘She scientists achieving results and consistently 1998 and served for two years. In 2000, Frank is one of the founders but not just a founder. She has been an important part for 40 years. demonstrating strength, integrity, industry, and was the first mayor of Paso Robles to be di- That kind of service will always be remem- a relentless commitment to excellence in pub- rectly elected by the voters (in the past, the bered.’’ lic service to America. mayoral post had rotated between elected city On Nov. 20, the JCCC Board of Trustees Dr. Simpson is Director of the 308th Arma- councilmembers). will interview eight finalists to fill Virginia ment Systems Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, In 2003, Paso Robles felt the devastating Krebs’ term, which ends June 30. Florida and is a 27-year veteran of the Federal effects of the San Simeon Earthquake. Frank The candidates are: Laura S. Byrne-Harris, civil service. He leads a wing of over 900 per- showed strong leadership and composure Leawood; William A. Dean, Overland Park; Ronnie Metsker, Overland Park; Michael M. sonnel and executes a portfolio of programs throughout this natural disaster and guided the Morales, Olathe; Melody L. Rayl, Olathe; valued at more than $46 billion. The wing’s City through the aftermath and recovery ef- Kurtis M. Ruf, Overland Park; Mary R. programs include the Joint Direct Attack Muni- forts. Through his tireless efforts, the City of Tearney, Leawood; and Sandra K. Willsie, tion, Small Diameter Bomb, Advanced Medium Paso Robles was able to rebuild faster and Overland Park. Range Air-to-Air Missile, High-Speed Anti-Ra- move forward onto the road to recovery

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Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said In addition to his public service, Frank has As it all began he was ‘‘an excellent sergeant, excellent po- also remained active in the Paso Robles com- With a young man with no direction lice officer,’’ adding ‘‘you can’t say enough munity. Frank is a member of the Twin Cities Until, he found his life’s true passion . . . his good things about him.’’ Community Hospital Board of Governors, the reflection Sgt. Simpson’s death is a major shock to Nacimiento Water Commission, and the Paso Reaching, his greatest introspection Philadelphia opening wounds that have had lit- Robles High School Technology Academy. He His fine reflection, in a Uniform tle time to heal. He was the partner to Sgt. As A Soldier’s Heart and soul, so proud and has also coached youth baseball and football Stephen Liczbinski, a 12-year veteran and for over two decades in the community, estab- bold . . . so very warm All for his country ’tis a thee former constituent, who was shot and killed on lished a youth football league which continues As a future Hero was born, as we would see May 3, 2008 while responding to a bank rob- to this day, and created the first Youth Com- While, on battlefields of honor and death and bery. mission for the City in 1999. In 2004, Frank gore The sacrifices that the Simpson and was honored by the Paso Robles Chamber of Charging bravely so, so ever . . . ever forth! Liczbinski families have made to protect the Commerce as Roblan of the Year in recogni- When, Looking down City of Philadelphia can never be repaid. All tion of his outstanding service to the local As there it was he so found, no more Philadelphia residents owe a debt of gratitude community. His two strong fine legs, which made up this most valiant force to these families and the families of the other In a City named for its strong oak trees, fallen officers from Pennsylvania’s 13th Con- Frank has stood strong in times of challenge, While, there in that moment of truth As in that moment we find the answer, the gressional District, including Gary Skerski, and helped create prosperity through a com- proof Charles Cassidy, Isabel Nazario, and Patrick mitment to fiscal responsibility and transparent All about what courage, and a magnificent McDonald all of whom died in the line of duty and accountable government. I commend heart can do! in the last two years. Frank for his service and leadership as mayor To build where none lie left I ask that the House of Representatives ex- of Paso Robles, and wish him and his family To climb the highest of all mountains, no tend its condolences to Catherine Simpson, less well as he continues to serve our community her family, and the Philadelphia Police Depart- as a supervisor on the San Luis Obispo Coun- To Teach Us all . . . to so bless ment for yet another significant loss. ty Board of Supervisors. To Reach Us . . . to so Beseech Us, all no less To But Be The Best f f When, Courage comes to Crest EARMARK DECLARATION HONORING TRAVIS WEBB Day by Day Night after Night To win the battle, to win that fight! HON. JIM SAXTON HON. TIMOTHY WALBERG As he will not give up, will not rest! OF NEW JERSEY OF MICHIGAN As is this soldier’s story, our hearts have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES blessed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2008 As we watch him grow Wednesday, November 19, 2008 For he has a life to live Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I rise And to this our world, so much more to give! Mr. SAXTON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to today to honor Corporal Travis Webb from Could such faith and courage, we so know? the Republican Leadership standards on ear- Adrian, Michigan who was injured in an impro- Possess? marks, I am submitting the following informa- vised explosive device (IED) blast in Mosul, And, if I ever have a son tion for publication in the CONGRESSIONAL Iraq on January 22, 2007. He lost both legs I, but hope and pray . . . that he could so be RECORD regarding earmarks I received as part and his best friend Nicholas Brown died in his like this fine one! of FY 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. Shining, all in Faith’s True Son arms after the blast. The following poem is Project: Monmouth University’s Rapid Re- dedicated to a true American hero, Travis A Soldier’s Story, Travis Webb our hearts have won! sponse Institute. Webb. All in our Lord’s Heart, that will be done Funding Amount: $3,200,000. A SOLDIER’S STORY Amen! Account: Research, Development, and Test- Throughout our Nation’s history —Albert Carey Caswell ing, Defense Wide. Such magnificent men of honor and glory, f Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lockheed have so been seen Martin. Who so went, where angel’s feared to tread IN MEMORIAL OF SGT. TIMOTHY Address of Requesting Entity: 400 Cedar Who went off to war SIMPSON All for us, the ones who so lived and died and Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764. so bled Description of Request: Project will evaluate All so we could be here! HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ the software’s ability to improve the effective- As this is a soldier’s story! OF PENNSYLVANIA ness of military (including National Guard) pre- All about Heartbreak, Faith and Glory IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES paredness and its support to the civilian first All about life and death responders. As he put himself in harm’s way, as his best Wednesday, November 19, 2008 f friend died in his arms that day Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, on No- When courage comes to crest! vember 17, 2008, Sgt. Timothy Simpson, a RECOGNIZING WILLIAM D. All about a young man from Michigan . . . HENDERSON, JR. Travis, and his heroic stand 20-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police De- As all of us, he would so bless partment and a constituent of the 13th Con- Who came out of such hell and fury! gressional District was killed by a drunk driver HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN A Hero from The 2–7 Cav . . . 11 Bravo, Cor- while responding to a robbery. He is the fourth OF VIRGINIA poral Webb, his soldier’s story Philadelphia police officer killed this year in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A fighting force to be feared, who gave all he the line of duty. had so very clear Sgt. Simpson, 46, left behind his wife, Cath- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 A Soldier’s Story erine, and three children. His brother, Terry, is Mr. WITTMAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, Who, into that valley of death . . . so walked All with his two fine legs, as was our free- an officer on the Philadelphia Police Depart- I rise today to honor Mr. William D. Hender- dom bought! ment SWAT team. son, Jr. who has contributed over 24,000 vol- His charge, his thought’s He was a decorated officer, having recently unteer service hours over the course of 45 The life of Travis Webb, so much to all has earned superintendant of the month in the years to his local communities. Mr. Henderson taught 24th District. Other accolades included a her- was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1927

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Mr. Henderson’s Doris Goldstein, Mary Gomez, Craig Gordon, selfless dedication has been recognized Clark Hay, Kathleen Heard, Felipe Jacome, HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP throughout his tenure as a volunteer EMT. Anna Jolivet, Al Kaszniak, Joe La Cava, Cress OF NEW YORK First, in 1973 he was awarded the National Lander, Dr. Allan Levenson, David Likness, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Citation of Merit, Larry Linderman, Marian Lupu, Barbara Wednesday, November 19, 2008 and in 1986 was selected for the Charlottes- Matteson, Dr. Fred Miller, Jim Murphy, Steve Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, ville Albemarle Rescue Squad’s Captain’s Nash, Elizabeth Packard, Gordon Packard, I rise today to honor a public servant of rare Choice Award. As recognition of his commit- Anita Royal, L’Don Sawyer, Bill Santa Cruz, devotion and accomplishment. My constituent, ment to the entire community, the Honorable Mattie Stone, Jan Sturges, Helen Symes, Patrick R. Vecchio is marking his 30 year an- Thomas J. Vandever, then Mayor of Char- Russ Symes, Dr. Tony Vuturo and Carol niversary as supervisor of the town of lottesville, VA, proclaimed ‘‘William D. Hender- West. Smithtown, a historic community on the shores son Day’’ in 1993. Two years later Mr. Hen- I commend each of them for their contribu- of Long Island Sound. His tenure as super- derson would again be recognized by the tions to our work on behalf of seniors and visor is the longest in New York State’s 231- Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad with thank them for their service our community. year history, and has few rivals anywhere in the Joel Cochran Award for Outstanding Serv- f the Nation. ice. On October 23rd, I was proud to join the Next, the Rappahannock General Hospital EARMARK DECLARATION Smithtown Historical Society at its gala in St. would recognize Mr. Henderson in 2000 as James in the town of Smithtown, New York, at the EMT of the year. The subsequent year he HON. CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING which it honored Supervisor Vecchio for his would be honored by the Peninsula EMT OF MISSISSIPPI steadfast commitment and countless contribu- council as the Outstanding Pre-Hospital Pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions to the people of Smithtown. vider. In 2002 the Charlottesville Albemarle Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Mr. Speaker, Supervisor Vecchio is a life- Rescue Squad named its training room after long public servant, U.S. Army veteran and re- Mr. Henderson. He would then be recognized Mr. PICKERING. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican Earmark Stand- tired NYPD detective sergeant. During his ten- by the Governor of Virginia in 2003 with the ure as supervisor, he has demonstrated a Governor’s Award for outstanding Pre-Hospital ards, I submit the following earmark disclosure and certification information for one project re- strong commitment to fiscal responsibility and Provider. low taxes while protecting vital government 2008 has been just as busy for Mr. Hender- quest I made included within the text of H.R. 2638, the ‘‘The Consolidated Security, Dis- services. His legacy is clear: Today, son as he was awarded the President’s Volun- Smithtown is on solid financial footing and has teer Service Award by the Charlottesville Albe- aster Assistance, and Continuing Appropria- tions Act for Fiscal Year 2009.’’ the lowest debt level of the 10 towns in Suffolk marle Rescue Squad. In December, the North- County. Requesting Member: Congressman CHIP umberland County Rescue Squad will award Pat Vecchio is more than an exemplary him a second lifetime Presidential Volunteer PICKERING. Bill Number: FY 09 Defense Appropriations public servant, he is a friend and a role model. Service Award and the Point of Light Award. You can always trust that the words that come Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in con- Bill. Project: Advanced, Long Endurance Unat- out of Supervisor Vecchio’s mouth will be the gratulating and thanking William D. Henderson truth, to the chagrin of some. As someone on his steadfast service to the Commonwealth tended Ground Sensor Technologies. Project Amount: $3.6 million. who was new to public service when I was of Virginia and its citizens. elected to Congress in 2002, I learned a lot f Account: Defense-wide; RDT&E. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Spe- simply by watching and talking to Pat. In 1655, an English settler, Richard Smith, IN APPRECIATION OF MY SENIOR cial Operations Command. AND AGING ISSUES ADVISORY Address of Requesting Entity: Tampa, Flor- struck a unique bargain with local Native COUNCIL MEMBERS’ SERVICE ida. Americans where he was entitled to settle all Description of Request: A significant chal- of the area he could ride around on his bull in HON. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS lenge in modern military operations is the abil- a day’s time. Smith’s ride on his bull, Whisper, ity to achieve and maintain real-time battlefield formed the boundaries of modern-day OF ARIZONA Smithtown. Richard Smith’s ride is the stuff of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES situational awareness. Achieving battlefield situation awareness requires the ability to legends. I don’t know if Pat Vecchio ever rode a bull. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 robustly and persistently monitor the move- But I know he has gotten into a boxing ring Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, I rise ments of the adversary in near real-time with a champion fighter; I know he has guard- today to pay tribute today to the men and across a wide range of operational environ- ed the President of the United States; I know women of Southeastern Arizona who for the ments including foliage, mountainous, and he has taken on organized crime and I know past two years have served on my Senior and urban terrain. he has done it all without a hint of ego. In Aging Issues Advisory Council. The funding will continue the research and short, Mr. Speaker, Pat Vecchio’s life is the These 35 active and engaged citizens have development of small, low power UGS tech- stuff of legends. I am honored and humbled to selflessly shared their time and expertise with nologies that support critical USSOCOM re- help honor his lifetime of service to the town me as important advisors. Each one brought connaissance and surveillance missions by of Smithtown and our Nation. considerable personal and professional exper- providing robust: (1) target detection, classi- tise to the table to help me gain a greater un- fication and tracking; (2) high bandwidth, cov- f derstanding of the challenges faced by seniors ert communication of data, voice and video, EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA and their family members. Their advice and in- and (3) data/information exfiltration via satellite DEVASTATED BY TORNADOES sights allowed me to better represent my con- communications (SATCOM) for displaying ad- stituents in Arizona’s 8th Congressional Dis- vanced visualization technologies. The pro- HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD trict. posed UGS capability will provide USSOCOM OF NORTH CAROLINA The counsel they provided has been invalu- with the ability to relay critical, actionable intel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES able to me in making legislative decisions and ligence from remote areas of interest to ana- delivering constituent services. I am grateful to lysts and commanders worldwide in near real- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 them for the recommendations and issues time—ultimately allowing special operations Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, fami- they brought to my attention during my first forces (SOF) to think and react more quickly lies from my district in eastern North Carolina

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They should know that our money-saving ‘‘green’’ building technologies dents, and I am proud to honor such an admi- thoughts and prayers are with them during this and materials. rable leader of our community. Under Tom’s leadership, Two Court Square difficult time. Mr. Owens began his life as a public serv- Tragically, the tornado claimed the life of is LEED Gold certified because it meets or exceeds stringent criteria in five categories: Sus- ant almost forty years ago. He spent his entire 11-year-old Joshua Wiggins, a bright, outgoing career enriching the lives of young people as sixth-grader at Toisnot Middle School in my tainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality and both a teacher and a coach. Seventeen years hometown of Wilson, North Carolina. He ago, he came to Central High School in Mil- played the drums, enjoyed soccer, and sang Materials and Resources. Some of the amazing environmentally-friendly innovations in- ton, Florida as an assistant principal where he in the chorus. The tornado also took the life of has remained ever since. As principal, Mr. Maryland Gomez, a 61-year-old mother from clude: Electricity requirements are met by the purchase of 100 percent wind-power energy; Owens transformed Central High School from Kenly, North Carolina. a ‘‘C’’ school to a ‘‘B’’ school under Florida’s The tornadoes, believed to be EF–2 to EF– over half the wood used in construction did A+ Plan for Education. This tremendous 3, moved northeast along the Interstate 95 not originate from logging; low-emitting volatile achievement exemplifies Mr. Owens’ commit- corridor at 45 to 55 miles per hour with winds organic compound materials are used for paint ment to Central’s mission statement of proof 130 to 135 miles per hour. and adhesives; 90 percent of its structural I want to give thanks to the North Carolina steel contains post-consumer content; 2 mil- viding an environment that encourages stu- Department of Transportation workers who lion gallons of water annually are saved by re- dents to achieve their fullest potential. He has have been clearing fallen trees from roadways cycling rainwater for building cooling and touched thousands of lives, and his devotion and to the Progress Energy crews who are re- through the use of low flow plumbing fixtures; will never be forgotten. Although he is retiring storing power along the storm’s path. and the carpet uses backing made from recy- from his position as an educator, Kenny North Carolina Governor Michael Easley cled soda bottles. This kind of top-to-bottom Owens will always be a Central High School has requested a U.S. Small Business Adminis- environmental sensitivity is where our Nation Jaguar. tration disaster declaration for Wilson and and our planet’s future lies. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the U.S. Con- I would also like to acknowledge APEC’s gress, I would like to thank Mr. Owens for his Johnston County areas affected by deadly tor- leadership in environmental education and years of public service to the students and nadoes. awareness. Every year, over 35,000 school community of Northwest Florida. Vicki and I Madam Speaker, our hearts go out to the students from all over New York City and wish him and his family best wishes for contin- community and especially to the families di- Long Island visit Alley Pond Park. At APEC- rectly affected by this tragedy. Although this run programs, students of pre-school, elemen- ued success. natural disaster may have destroyed many tary school, middle and high school ages learn f homes and upended the lives of many fami- about the environment and conservation pol- lies, the people of North Carolina are gen- icy. APEC also runs wonderful teacher work- erous and caring. I have no doubt we will pull IN HONOR OF THE SONS OF THE shops to educate teachers in methods to en- REVOLUTION together to rebuild these communities to make rich and improve their natural sciences cur- them stronger than ever. I look forward to riculum when they return to the classroom. working with my colleagues to assist the fami- APEC restored and reclaimed Alley Pond Park HON. JERROLD NADLER lies in need and to helping them to move for- in the 1970s as a refuge where New Yorkers ward from this tragedy. could experience nature, wetlands and wood- OF NEW YORK f lands first hand. APEC features live animal ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hibits and several miles of trails in both wet- CONGRATULATING THOMAS SANTI- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 AGO ON RECEIVING THE ‘‘GREEN land and woodland areas, bird walks, nature LIVING AWARD’’ hikes, craft sessions and workshops on envi- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today ronmental topics. Through the ‘‘Green Living to congratulate The Sons of the Revolution in HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN Award’’, APEC continues its environmental the State of New York as they commemorate mission by recognizing the ‘‘green’’ achieve- the 225th anniversary of Evacuation Day. OF NEW YORK ments of individuals throughout the New York IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES area. The Sons of the Revolution in New York is Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Madam Speaker, I am delighted to recog- an organization which keeps alive the memory nize Tom Santiago for his exemplary work in of the men who achieved American independ- Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise green building construction and for receiving ence through military, naval, or civil service. today to congratulate Thomas Santiago for re- the ‘‘Green Living Award’’ from the Alley Pond They also promote and assist in celebrating ceiving the prestigious ‘‘Green Living Award’’ Environmental Center. I know my colleagues the anniversaries of events which relate to the from the Alley Pond Environmental Center, in the House of Representatives will join me in War of the Revolution. APEC, on November 13, 2008. APEC, located congratulating Thomas Santiago and his col- November 25th is the anniversary of Evacu- in Douglaston, Queens, is a superb edu- leagues at Citigroup for this well-deserved cational center committed to environmental ation Day, which signaled the end of the Rev- honor. olutionary War when the last British troops de- understanding and awareness. Tom’s commit- f ment to using environmentally-friendly green parted Manhattan. Though the importance of building techniques and protocols for IN RECOGNITION OF KENNETH this day is sometimes forgotten, the Sons of Citigroup’s new office tower in Long Island OWENS UPON HIS RETIREMENT the Revolution have kept its memory alive. City is a truly groundbreaking example of AS PRINCIPAL OF CENTRAL This year they are hosting a parade on No- ‘‘green living’’ in an urban environment and is HIGH SCHOOL IN MILTON, FLOR- vember 22nd to commemorate the 225th anni- truly worthy of public notice and praise. IDA versary of the British evacuation of New York. In his role as the Managing Director of real Once again, I offer my heart-felt congratula- estate for Citigroup in the Northeast U.S., Tom HON. JEFF MILLER tions to the Sons of the Revolution at the time was the driving force behind Two Court OF FLORIDA of this celebration. As representative of the 8th Square, Citigroup’s second 1.5 million square IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressional District of New York, I am hon- foot tower in Long Island City. The building is Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ored to have such distinguished citizens work- Citi’s first ever Leadership in Energy and Envi- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I ing in my district to keep the history of Amer- ronmental Design, LEED, Gold certified green rise today to recognize Kenneth Owens, who ica alive.

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In the United States of the 21st Century, no IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES International Institute of Municipal Clerks following completion of specialized training. single institution has received more attention, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Marilyn has participated in multiple associa- been the center of more controversy or pas- Mr. WITTMAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, tions during her committed service to Plym- sionately advanced as ‘‘the last best hope’’ of I submit the following: outh Township, including; The First United passing on the promise of national excellence Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Department of Methodist Church, Plymouth Business and than the public high school. The driving force Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009. Professional Women’s Club, BPW, Wayne behind the passage by Congress of ‘‘No Child FEL Capabilities for Aerospace Microfab- County Clerk’s Association, International Insti- Left Behind’’ was to create schools that reflect rication. tute of Municipal Clerks, Plymouth Study Club, equity—where dynamic learning environments Account: U.S. Department of the Air Force, and as a Charter Member of the Plymouth driven by high academic standards will pro- Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. Canton Kiwanis Breakfast Club. Despite her mote academic, social and ethical growth for Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Jefferson numerous accomplishments and community ALL students. Science Associates on behalf of the Thomas activities, Marilyn remains most proud of her Schools are held accountable through a Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. four children, all of whom attended and grad- comprehensive assessment program that Address of Requesting Entity: 12000 Jeffer- uated from the Plymouth Canton Community measures achievement and yearly progress son Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606. School District, and her eight grandchildren. for every student, their scores reported by Description of Request: Provide $1.4 million Madam Speaker, after over 30 tireless gender, by ethnicity, by parent education, by for the expansion of the Free-Electron Laser years, Clerk Massengill will be retiring from economic circumstance. No child was left un- program at Jefferson Laboratory through the her position of Plymouth Township Clerk. As discovered, and in 2001, at Sweetwater High USAF RDT&E Account. The FEL has deliv- she enters the next phase of her life, she School, it was alarmingly clear that many had ered world-record levels of infrared light for leaves behind a legacy of leadership, integrity, been left behind. development of defense, science and indus- and devotion to the citizens of Michigan. Census reports from 2001 reported that Na- trial applications. This joint project of the Aero- Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in con- tional City ranked as the second poorest city space Corporation and the Jefferson Lab in gratulating the Honorable Marilyn Massengill, in San Diego County and had the fifteenth support of the Air Force Research Lab has upon her retirement and recognizing her years poorest economy in the United States for a demonstrated the use of kilowatt levels of ul- of loyal service to our community and our city of fewer than 59,000 residents. Located traviolet light useful as a microfabrication proc- country. seven miles north of the Mexican border, essing tool to produce miniature satellite com- f Sweetwater High School, built in 1921, serves ponents. The completion of the ultraviolet culturally and socially diverse low-income fam- processing capability will enable microfabrica- HONORING THE SAFETY AND EX- ilies whose needs place unique demands on tion techniques for production of miniature sat- CELLENCE OF KEITH BRUCE AND the school and staff who serve them. Eight of ellites at substantially lower cost and proc- CHARLES RHYNEHART OF ten students speak a language other than essing time than what is achievable with cur- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, U.P.S. English at home. More than 80 percent of the rent technology. 2500 students qualify for the free lunch pro- $11 million was appropriated for the UV FEL HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER gram. project in the FY 2001–FY 2004 period, as OF LOUISIANA In its first reporting year for ‘‘No Child Left well as an additional $1.6 million appropriation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Behind,’’ Sweetwater scored a lowly 461 out in FY 2008, which has allowed the hardware of a possible 1000 on the Academic Perform- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 to be 90 percent completed. The FY 2009 re- ance Index (API) and more telling, did not quest of $1.4 million is needed to complete Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I rise meet adequate yearly progress by its targeted and commission this project. There is no today to commend the outstanding efforts of populations. In the second year, while the API matching requirement. This request is con- Keith Bruce and Charles Rhynehart of the score improved significantly and some gains sistent with the intended and authorized pur- United Parcel Service. had been made, the school did not meet the pose of the U.S. Department of the Air Force, These two men who graciously serve Louisi- goals established by the federal guidelines of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ana’s 5th District, have been inducted in to the ‘‘No Child Left Behind.’’ Two consecutive account. elite ‘‘Circle of Honor’’ for their 25 years or years of unmet goals landed Sweetwater High f more of accident-free driving. The men and on the Federal List of Failing Schools. women who have achieved membership in to What followed is Sweetwater High School at HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE the Circle of Honor are the best of the best. its best, Sweetwater High School calling on 87 OF THE HONORABLE MARILYN This is an accomplishment I am proud to years of Spirit and Pride. MASSENGILL honor as these men have demonstrated a Under the leadership of new principal Wes- commitment to safety and high standards in ley Braddock, administrators, counselors, re- HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER the workplace. source personnel, and teachers united to de- OF MICHIGAN Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join velop a school-wide assault on poor and fail- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES me in honoring Keith Bruce and Charles ing scores. District curriculum and instructional Rhynehart of the United Parcel Service, for staff provided resources and support identified Wednesday, November 19, 2008 their dedication to the safety of their fellow by Sweetwater teachers and administrators as Mr. MCCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I drivers and those with whom they share the key to moving ALL students to academic suc- rise to honor and acknowledge The Honorable roads. cess, with proficiency on state exams and Marilyn Massengill, Plymouth Township Clerk, f meeting and exceeding federal benchmarks upon her retirement from the government of for performance. Student data became the Plymouth Township after thirty-nine years of SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL map staff followed in search of the keys that dedicated service. MAKES HISTORY! would unlock the treasure chest of achieve- Throughout her life, Marilyn has striven to ment. Students who had previously missed the better our community. Mrs. Massengill grad- HON. BOB FILNER proficiency cut were assigned an extra support uated from Plymouth High School in 1952 and OF CALIFORNIA class to assist them in developing critical went on to work in several township depart- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thinking strategies and test taking skills. In- ments. She began her dedicated career in coming 10th grade students identified as June, 1969 when she was hired to work in the Wednesday, November 19, 2008 below basic—those in the lowest quartile— Building Department before advancing to the Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, I am pleased were given additional support. This strategy Planning Department and then the Clerk’s Of- to rise today to recognize Sweetwater High provided in-depth remediation and academic

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It is this commitment to fos- their core academic classes. goal, the goal of a quality education for each tering economic and community excellence Principal Braddock went personally to every and every student. that keeps Delaware one of the best environ- 10th grade English class and spoke from his f ments to conduct business in the United heart about the importance of doing well, States. about the Sweetwater Tradition to rise far be- IN HONOR OF THE 10TH ANNIVER- f yond what others think we can do. While 350 SARY OF THE DELAWARE STATE IN HONOR OF RAFAEL ‘‘FEYNNER’’ is the score required to pass the CAHSEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S ARIAS GODINEZ exam, this minimum state score was not suffi- MARVIN S. GILMAN SUPERSTARS cient to move Sweetwater out of the federal IN BUSINESS AWARDS Program Improvement category. Principal HON. SAM FARR Braddock then issued the ‘‘380 Challenge.’’ HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He challenged students to do what so many OF DELAWARE said Sweetwater High would never do. He told IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2008 them that together, they would accomplish Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to great things. To accomplish those great recognize the career of a special friend, things, all of us, students, staff, administration, Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with Rafael ‘‘Feynner’’ Arias Godinez, on this occa- parents and community would not only act, but great pleasure that I rise today to recognize sion of his 20th anniversary as a steward of dream, and not just to dream, but to BELIEVE! the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s the UC Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve in Big Students did believe, and many smashed the Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Sur, California. The Big Creek Reserve is op- 380 goal, giving Sweetwater High the largest Awards. For ten years, the Delaware State erated by the University of California’s Santa passing percentage in English-Language Arts Chamber of Commerce has taken pride in Cruz campus. The land was part of the Circle in the district. honoring small businesses and organizations M Ranch until the ranch was broken up and The staff and students have learned over for their outstanding services, quality of man- sold; private owners, including my father, the these past three years that great things are agement, and exemplary approach to busi- late Senator Fred Farr, later granted the land not done by impulse, but by knowing the goal, ness in our state. to the university’s Natural Reserve System. committing to the work, and hitting the target Each year, winners of the Marvin S. Gilman Feynner Arias came to the United States always saying, WE BELIEVE. Superstars in Business Awards are companies from his native Costa Rica. He was born near Sweetwater High School has raised its Aca- that have met three criteria: the companies the town of Parrita, Costa Rica. His family was demic Performance Index (API) from 461 to have been established at least three years, very poor by American standards. Feynner’s 706. have 150 employees or less, and are mem- life in the jungles of Costa Rica is full of sto- Sweetwater’s API growth is the 5th highest bers of the Delaware State Chamber of Com- ries that books and movies are made from; in the entire state of California. merce. In addition, Awards of Excellence are learning to hunt and fish from his grand- Sweetwater High School’s 97 percent At- given to commendable companies, and one mother, his abuela, Elijia; battling school bul- tendance Rate is the highest in the 30,000 award is given to one outstanding non-profit lies who abandoned him in a well; overcoming student/23 school Sweetwater Union High organization. Over the years, corporations deadly snake bites in the jungle; learning to School District. within the development, arts, public utilities, survive with just a machete and his wits; and, Sweetwater High School, in September of communications, and healthcare industries, as a sawmill child laborer having to remove 2008, made history by being one of only two among others, have been recognized for play- saw dust from a fast moving sawmill blade. schools to make it off the Federal Watch List. ing a leading role in Delaware’s economic Through hard work and out of necessity, he In fact, its achievement has surpassed the well-being. In November of 1998, the very first developed a jungle reputation as a person achievement of 851 of California’s 855 high luncheon was held to present these distin- who could track down anything; he could hunt schools. guished awards in the Gold Ballroom at the and capture it for food or money to support his Sweetwater High School, stands with firm Hotel DuPont, the very same location where mother and seven siblings. resolve, both feet planted in this 21st century. many of the 40 winning companies, state and Feynner’s vast knowledge of the land and The staff and students of Sweetwater High ex- local officials, Chamber members, and other animals drew wildlife scientists from around emplify extraordinary courage as they continue notable members of the community will gather the world to hire him as a guide; his work to engage in attacking and mastering the rig- to celebrate this milestone. In fact, I was helped to establish the Corcovado National orous academic standards set forth by the among the guests present at the first Super- Park in Costa Rica. Feynner often traded his state and the nation. Their resilience and re- stars in Business Awards luncheon, and a guiding services for food. One of his clients solve rise up from their State of the Heart Leg- decade later I am pleased to join in saluting was a woman PhD candidate at UC Berkeley. acy and will take each generation of students what has become a distinguished tradition. Together they lived in the rain forest studying into a world where they not only believe in In recognizing this program, it is only fitting ants. After she returned to California he re- their ability but will achieve success. For those to also recognize the program’s entrepre- ceived a letter asking him to come for a visit. looking for that ‘‘Last Best Hope’’ described in neurial namesake, the late Marvin S. Gilman. He traded the gold that he had panned for in A Nation at Risk, just Google . . . 2900 High- Mr. Gilman served as president of Gilman De- Panama for an airline ticket to the U.S., going land Avenue, National City, CA: Sweetwater velopment Co. in Wilmington for more than from the rain forest of Cost Rica to the San High School—‘‘Home of the Red Devils!’’ forty years, during which time he earned the Francisco Bay area. Soon married, he landed As an educator, I applaud the achievements reputation of a model small business owner a job at the Big Creek Reserve. By a stroke of the students, staff, teachers, administrators, and leader in the community. He used his po- of luck, the resident reserve manager at Big parents and the community of Sweetwater sition in the housing industry to further the Creek had, many years prior, benefited from High School! I was so moved by the efforts of cause of desegregation, sponsoring the Sutton Feynner’s guide services in Costa Rica and these students that I was able to obtain Place high-rise facility project in Baltimore— was well familiar with Feynner’s wilderness ex- $292,000 in federal funds for students at one of the first major real estate projects to perience and helped to guide Feynner through Sweetwater High School and neighboring high welcome tenants of all races—and serving on the bureaucracy of the university’s hiring prac- schools for their Compact for Success. This the National Committee Against Discrimination tices. Compact is a program that guarantees a place in Housing. Recognized for their service to the Today, the entire Big Sur coast and the UC at San Diego State University for every grad- community, Mr. Gilman and his wife, Muriel, Natural Reserve System have come to love uating high school student who maintains a were the first couple to receive the Delaware and respect Feynner’s knowledge of natural ‘‘B’’ average and meets the goals of the Com- State Chamber of Commerce’s Josiah Marvel flora and fauna and the coast range. His sto- pact. Participation in the Compact is yet one Cup Award. ries of sleeping near the mountain lions, killing

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Many college and professional ath- For 2008 the Distinguished Alumnus Award world-renowned academics or nondegreed letic associations—including the National Col- is being given to Nat DiBuduo, class of 1972. people like himself, he is sought after like a legiate Athlete Association, NCAA, the Na- Mr. DiBuduo has strong roots in the Central celebrity. He is known locally as the person tional Football League, NFL, and the National San Joaquin Valley as a vineyard and winery who can fix anything, build anything, or find Hockey League, (NHL)—and other national owner. He attended CSU Fresno where he anything. He is able to grow Costa Rican provider organizations—including the Amer- earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant bushes in his home, spot wildlife and whales ican Academy of Neurology, the American Science/Viticulture and a minor in Business. that others can’t find, and to understand the Academy of Family Physicians, the National He is also a graduate of the California Ag natural world around him in ways that the Athletic Trainers’ Association, and the Brain Leadership Program, holds a Certified Pest more formally educated often can’t. His under- Injury Association of American—have all Control Advisor’s license and a Department of standing and appreciation of the world around adopted guidelines for the management of Real Estate sales license. He has worked as him and us is unsurpassed. concussions. Despite education efforts by an independent consultant overseeing farm Feynner is now celebrating 20 years with CDC, however, much of this information has management of 24,000 acres of winegrapes, the Big Creek Reserve. Those who know and not made its way to our local middle schools nuts and vegetables. Today, he is President of love him celebrate this uncommon immigrant and high schools. Allied Grape Growers; a local organization that who has captured their hearts and minds. We Furthermore, pre-season and post-concus- works with over 500 grower members from congratulate and celebrate his service to the sion testing technologies are widely used in throughout California to competitively market people of California and especially to his college and professional sports to provide a the crops. During his time at CSU Fresno, he friends and neighbors in Big Sur. baseline against which coaches and providers was student body vice president, but his serv- Madam Speaker, Speaker, I for one, will al- can determine when athletes are ready to re- ice to the commundy did not stop there. He ways treasure the Farr family good fortune to turn to play. These technologies are widely generously gives to his alma mater, and have known, laughed and learned from Rafael available and fairly affordable at as little as serves on the boards of the Ag One Founda- Arias. Gracias Amigo por todo! $500 a year. Unfortunately, these tests are not tion and the Fresno State Alumni Association. The Outstanding Alumni Awards recognize f commonly used in middle and high school sports. CSU Fresno alumna for outstanding accom- THE CONCUSSION TREATMENT By providing coaches, athletes, and parents plishments in their field and to present such AND CARE TOOLS (CONTACT) ACT with the tools and information needed to iden- alumni to current CSU Fresno students as examples of exceptional achievement. The tify and understand the signs, symptoms, and Alumni Association works in conjunction with HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. implications of concussions, we can help to the deans of CSU Fresno’s eight schools/col- OF NEW JERSEY prevent needless deaths and countless inju- leges, as well as the dean of student affairs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ries. The ConTACT Act will convene experts and the athletic director to identify and select and stakeholders to establish a consensus set Wednesday, November 19, 2008 candidates for the awards. of concussion management guidelines and Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, it is my This year there are twelve Outstanding provide states with the resources to adopt, Alumni Awards from the various schools, col- pleasure today to introduce the Concussion disseminate, and ensure the implementation of Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act. leges and divisions. The honorees are: concussion management guidelines for stu- Dr. Robert C. Cannell (class of 1986) from This bipartisan legislation provides our schools dent athletes. the College of Agriculture Sciences and Tech- and coaches with the tools needed to ensure Madam Speaker, Congress must act now to nology. Dr. Cannell is the supply chain director that student athletes receive the proper care pass this vital piece of legislation, so that we for McDonald’s USA and is responsible for the for sports-related concussions. I urge my col- may provide our young athletes with the safety quality and safety of the restaurant chain’s leagues to pass this legislation as soon as and protections that they deserve. beef and pork. possible. f Brad Lewis (class of 1980) from the College On October 16, 2008, Ryne Dougherty, a of Arts and Humanities. Mr. Lewis is a Pixar HONORING THE TOP DOG ALUMNI 16-year-old from Montclair, New Jersey, trag- Animation Studios producer, whose movie ically died from a brain hemorrhage after re- ‘‘Ratatouille’’ received Oscar, Golden Globe turning to play football without fully recovering HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH and Clio awards. from a concussion sustained earlier in the OF CALIFORNIA Kern Donis (class of 1991) from the Ath- season. Unfortunately, this is not the first story IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES letics Department. Ms Donis is a former Bull- of a young athlete losing his or her life early Wednesday, November 19, 2008 dog softball star; she played for two national to a head injury. titles. She is now deputy chief for the Fresno According to the Centers for Disease Con- Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise Fire Department. trol and Prevention, CDC, as many as 3.8 mil- today to congratulate all of the 2008 Top Dog Steve Heinrichs (class of 1968) from the lion concussions related to sports and recre- Award recipients from California State Univer- Craig School of Business. Mr. Heinrichs is a ation are estimated to occur in the United sity, Fresno. All award winners were honored managing partner of Bulldog Capital Partners, States each year. After sustaining one concus- on Friday October 10, 2008 at the Awards a venture fund that invests in new business sion, an athlete becomes as much as four to Gala at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Cali- ideas and companies with potential to con- six times more likely to sustain a second con- fornia. tribute to the Central San Joaquin Valley cussion, and if an athlete is allowed to return The Top Dog Award is a great tradition for economy. to play without fully recovering from a concus- CSU Fresno. It allows the University to honor Darlene Spano (class of 1969) from the sion, they may face tragic consequences. alumni that continue to give back to the Uni- Kremen School of Education and Human De- Repeat concussions can result in cumulative versity. There are three award categories: Dis- velopment. Ms. Spano has been an elemen- neurological damage and have been shown to tinguished Alumnus Award, Outstanding Alum- tary school teacher in Fresno for 32 years. significantly worsen long-term outcomes in- ni Awards and the Arthur Safstrom Service She had embraced computer technology early cluding depression and other psychological Award. enough to educate and assist her students problems. In rare cases, a repeat concussion The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the and colleagues. can trigger ‘‘second impact syndrome’’ which highest honor given to an alumna of the Uni- Dr. Vida Ilderem (class of 1982) from the can be marked by the swelling of the brain, versity. The award is based on scholarship, College of Engineering. Dr. Ilderem is the vice permanent brain damage, or even death. Be- leadership and service to CSU Fresno, the president of physical and digital realization re- cause damage to a maturing brain can be cat- San Joaquin Valley and the State of Cali- search at Motorola Laboratories, the applied astrophic, it is even more important to ensure fornia. It has been established to provide spe- research arm of Motorola. that the proper care is provided to young ath- cial recognition to an individual who has distin- Mabelle Selland (class of 1950 and 1972) letes. guished themselves through outstanding from the Division of Graduate Studies. Ms.

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Dr. Navin is a recipient of the He is succeeded by his beloved son College of Health and Human Services. Ms. Bronze Star, as well as the Army Commenda- Tyronne J. Burns, his family, and friends. Loewen has followed a career in military and tion Medal. f public health nursing with extensive service to He is the current president of the Hawaii the University’s Department of Nursing as it Society of Pathologists, and a member of a RECOGNIZING CHIEF VERNON A. celebrates its 50th anniversary. variety of pathology related specialties, includ- LOSH II OF SONOMA COUNTY, Kendall Manock (class of 1951) from the ing the Hawaii Medical Association, the Hono- CALIFORNIA Henry Madden Library. Mr. Manock is a local lulu County Medical Society, the College of attorney and has been instrumental in obtain- American Pathologists and the American Soci- HON. MIKE THOMPSON ing materials for the Library’s Central Valley ety of Cytopathologists. OF CALIFORNIA Political Archive. He has also worked on many I came to know Dr. Navin as a passionate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other library initiatives. healthcare advocate in the 1990s. I worked Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Dr. Roy James Shlemon (class of 1958) closely with him and the national pathology or- from the College of Science and Mathematics. ganizations to increase the reimbursement for Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Dr. Shlemon has a consulting geological prac- a common but vital medical test. With his Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, tice that focuses on sites for nuclear power commitment, tenacity, and capacity to bring Congresswoman LYNN WOOLSEY, to honor plants, waste facilities, large dams and resi- people together we succeeded legislatively. Chief Vernon A. Losh II, who is retiring this dential developments throughout the world. More importantly, we ensured that life saving month as chief/department director of the Thomas Williams (class of 1970) from the medical testing was conducted according to Sonoma County Department of Emergency College of Social Sciences. Mr. Williams is the best practice. Services. He has held the position since June, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks and An accomplished author, Dr. Navin has 1999, and also served concurrently for over 5 Resorts, part of the NBC Universal division of been published in over 30 medical publica- years as fire chief of Rancho Adobe Fire Pro- GE. tions, including the Hawaii Medical Journal. He tection District. Ambassador Phillip Sanchez (class of 1957 has been recognized by the American Pathol- Chief Losh has had a long and distin- and 1972) from the Division of Student Affairs. ogy Foundation as the American Pathologist guished career in fire and emergency serv- Ambassador Sanchez retired as a newspaper of the Year, 2000, and has been recognized ices, starting in 1974 with the South Placer publisher after government services included several times as one of the Best Doctors in Fire Protection District where he eventually two ambassadorships and directing the War Hawaii. held every rank from volunteer firefighter to on Poverty as the nation’s highest-ranking Dr. Navin will be stepping down as a mem- full-time battalion chief. He came to Sonoma Latino government official. ber of the College of American Pathologists’ County in 1995 as deputy chief/fire marshal The third award is the Arthur Safstrom Serv- Political Action Committee, but we are con- for the Department of Emergency Services ice Award; it is awarded to an alumna or fident he will continue to be a strong voice for and became Chief a few years later with re- friend of CSU Fresno who has given out- pathology. I urge my colleagues to join me in sponsibility for all aspects of the Department’s standing service to the Alumni Association recognizing this outstanding physician for his work. He deftly managed 23 full time employ- and/or the University. This year the award is commitment to patient care. ees, over 350 volunteers, and a budget of presented to Dr. Arnold and Dianne Gazarian. f $7.5 million. The Gazarians’ generous donations to the uni- With extensive education in emergency HONORING AND REMEMBERING versity have included a gift to the Smittcamp management, including being one of the first THE LIFE OF JOSEPH R. BURNS Alumni House, the Friends of the Madden Li- 12 people certified in the State of California as brary, the President’s Fund and the Craig a fire chief, Chief Losh has shared his exper- School of Business to establish the Arnold and HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL tise for years as a community college fire Dianne Gazarian Real Estate Center. The OF NEW YORK service instructor and also as chair of the couple has also provided incentives to attract IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Santa Rosa Community College Fire Tech Ad- others’ gifts for the Haig and Isabel Berberian Wednesday, November 19, 2008 visory Committee. A long list of professional Endowed Chair in Armenian Studies. Beyond Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today affiliations—from local to international—is a the campus, the Gazarians are benefactors of to honor and remember the life of an exem- testament to both his spirit of community vol- the Berberian Community Hospice Patient plary American citizen, a friend, a comrade in unteerism and the high regard with which he Services Center as well as the Homeless and arms during our service together on the is held by his peers. He has been president of Transitional Living Center in Modesto, Cali- frontlines of the Korean war, and a true hero— the Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association, fornia. Joseph R. Burns, who passed away on No- Sonoma County Department Heads Associa- Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend vember 9, 2008. tion, and the Northern California Firefighters and congratulate all of the Top Dog Award re- Joseph R. Burns was born on August 21, Association, to name a few. cipients for their individual contributions. I in- 1930, in Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA. Shortly after the anthrax and 9–11 terrorist vite my colleagues to join me in wishing the Joe dedicated his life to protecting the free- attacks on our country, we met with Vern Losh honorees many years of continual success. dom of this great country through his many and other Sonoma County officials. We were f years of public service. Joe served in the U.S. particularly impressed by the level of emer- RECOGNIZING DR. JAMES NAVIN Army during the Korean war conflict and un- gency preparedness as well as by plans to OF HONOLULU, HAWAII derwent extreme hardships as a prisoner of continuously upgrade and improve equipment war for 33 months and 11 days. and procedures. These efforts, directed by a HON. NEIL ABERCROMBIE After his service in the U.S. Army, Joe con- coordinated leadership effort, clearly paid off when much of the County was affected by se- OF HAWAII tinued to build his career in public service by vere flooding a few years ago. The response IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES obtaining a position as El Paso’s Deputy Sher- iff and creating programs to help children. was swift and organized, mitigating what could Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Joe’s faith in his religion and love for service have been a serious disaster. Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Madam Speaker, I rise manifested itself when he performed his duties The Losh family is also a source of pride to today to recognize Dr. James Navin, MD, and responsibilities of a deacon at the Unity Vern. His wife Teresa is an accountant at the FCAP. Dr. Navin, a resident of Honolulu, has Missionary Baptist Church, and when he Sonoma County Office of Education and mar- made many valuable contributions to the field served as a senior usher for the church. athon walker for several charitable causes; his of medicine not only in Hawaii, but throughout Although Joseph R. Burns has passed, his son Allen is a Specialist in the Army serving the United States. legacy in public service will not go unnoticed. as a combat medic ready to be deployed to

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I hope she will have many more ‘‘Light, Elegant Ink; Three Lovely Flowers,’’ first marathon for the Leukemia Lymphoma birthdays to celebrate. ‘‘Yuhua,’’ ‘‘Lotus Fragrance Blown by the Society. f Wind,’’ ‘‘Golden Lotuses,’’ and ‘‘A Bit of Perhaps since, as his biography states, he Charming Autumn Scenery.’’ The three oil ‘‘currently serves as the Grand Emperor of the CONGRESS HOLDS AN EXHIBITION paintings on exhibition were ‘‘Flying Object in Cosmic Order of Fire Gods, an honor he has OF THE ARTWORK OF DR. the Night,’’ ‘‘Heavenly World,’’ and ‘‘Exuberant held since birth,’’ Vern Losh won’t fully retire. YUHUA WANG Life.’’ All of these exhibits were authentic, and He plans to continue as Chair of the Sonoma- most of them were chosen by International Mendocino Red Cross, Chair of the Volunteer HON. CORRINE BROWN Arts Publishing to be included in the book Fire Fighter Committee of the California State OF FLORIDA World’s Highest-Level Color Paintings and Ink- Fire Fighters Association, and as the Cali- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wash Paintings—the Art of Professor Yuhua fornia representative to the National Volunteer Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Wang. At the exhibition, news reporters asked Fire Council. He will also become a volunteer Professor Yuhua Wang which one of the firefighter for the City of Healdsburg. And he Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Madam works of art that she created is her favorite. will continue his teaching at the California Speaker, on November 13th at the Capitol in Her answer, which she gave without hesi- Community College. Washington DC, several Members of Con- tation, has profound meaning. She said, Madam Speaker, Sonoma County will miss gress and the Congressional Arts Caucus held ‘‘Whichever work of art is everyone’s favorite the skills of Chief Vernon Losh, but we thank an exhibition of the artwork of Professor is my favorite work of art!’’ him for helping to make our emergency serv- Yuhua Wang and an official reception hon- Dr. Yuhua Wang was born in China and ices strong. We know he will appreciate hav- oring her. The exhibition hall was crowded permanently resides in the U.S. She is curing time for his family and his hobbies—pho- with people, including numerous officials and rently a research professor at the College of tography, football and all sports, attending Gi- dignitaries. Many Members of Congress, coun- Liberal Arts at Auburn University in Georgia. ants and 49er games . . . and firefighting. cil members of the District of Columbia, am- She has been highly commended by the presi- f bassadors, and diplomats came to appreciate dent and vice-president of Auburn University the exhibits on display. They praised the and by the dean of the college where she is CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF NOEMI beauty of the artwork as being beyond imagi- a visiting professor for her achievements in ANDERSON nation and praised Dr. Wang for bringing the the study of colors. light of beautiful art into the Capitol. Even after Professor Wang’s hand-sculpted faux coral HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY the exhibition ended, there were still Members on which she painted oil colors are even more OF CALIFORNIA of Congress who came to the exhibition hop- genuine-looking and more beautiful in form IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing to view Dr. Wang’s works of art. and color than real coral found at the bottom Professor Wang personally attended the of- of the sea or on islands. Such works of art are Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ficial reception in her honor. The hall was filled many times more beautiful than natural coral Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to capacity, making it a very grand occasion. and have become rare artistic treasures. It is today to celebrate Noemi Anderson of Members of Congress and members of the no wonder that her art is regarded as ‘‘treas- Petaluma, California, for an unusual accom- Congressional Arts Caucus added their sup- ures of the world.’’ plishment. Noemi just turned 111 years old, port by signing and presenting certificates of The cobblestones that Professor Yuhua making her the oldest person in Sonoma commendation. During the official reception, Wang hand-sculpted from light-weight material County, the 67th oldest person on earth, and Members of Congress gave speeches ex- and painted are exquisite and were made with even the oldest known member of the Amer- pressing their respect for Professor Yuhua meticulous attention to detail. These intrigu- ican Association of University Women Wang. They praised Professor Wang for her ingly and unpredictably varied faux cobble- (AAUW). outstanding contributions to world color paint- stones are not only genuine-looking, they are Noemi doesn’t know the secret of her lon- ing, sculpture, oriental arts, and the develop- even more beautiful than real cobblestones. gevity. She has always exercised, eaten her ment of cultural exchange. A Congressional Their spots, streaks, watermarks, weathered vegetables, and quit smoking over 50 years Commendation stated that Professor Wang is appearance, reflecting light, and hues are all ago. But these activities alone cannot account a selfless person whose moral character is lifelike and exquisite. In all of their myriad vari- for her years. That is probably why research- noble. It also stated that through her practice ations, these cobblestones capture the spirit ers are studying her life and genetics to un- of Buddhism, she benefits humanity and all liv- and form of real cobblestones yet surpass the ravel the secret. ing beings. Members of Congress who initi- beauty of natural ones. None of her cobble- Although her mind and body are in good ated the exhibition proudly presented that stones duplicates any other cobblestone in shape, Noemi laments the loss of her eyesight Congressional Commendation to Professor form, lines, color, or extent of weathered or a few years ago. Until then, she was a sharp Wang as a symbol of appreciation and grati- aged appearance. Each cobblestone is in and bridge player, ardent about the game and with tude for her service to America and humanity. of itself a meticulously and realistically painted an astonishing memory for the cards. Today, The Mayor of Washington DC, Adrian M. work of art. Just like Leonardo da Vinci’s her memory is still quick as she talks about Fenty, presented to Professor Wang a certifi- Mona Lisa and Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflower her life and her past. cate welcoming the exhibition of her artwork in Paintings, Dr. Wang’s oil painting on these Born on September 28, 1897, Noemi Ber- the Nation’s Capital and welcoming her to visit cobblestones has been called wondrous color nard grew up on a ranch in Oregon and later the entire area of Washington DC. Members application and the most superb art in the attended UC Berkeley. She became a history of Congress who initiated and held this art ex- world. teacher and worked in various schools, hibition included CORRINE BROWN, DANNY The ink and wash paintings of Professor marrying fellow teach Henry ‘‘Andy’’ Anderson DAVIS, ELIOT L. ENGEL, ADAM SCHIFF, NEIL Wang are boldly arranged yet lack the slight- in 1928. Shortly after their daughter Janice ABERCROMBIE, CHAKA FATTAH, DAVID WU, and est trace of affectation. They have an air of was born, she left teaching to take care of her others. ease and smoothness and convey a sense of home, including designing a new house for the The exhibition displayed four of Professor complete naturalness. They express loftiness family. Wang’s hand-sculpted faux coral painted in oil and broadmindedness and are imbued with Andy and Noemi led a full life in Hanford colors. Those works are entitled ‘‘Glamour in deep charm and liveliness. Those works of art and also traveled a great deal. When Andy Pink,’’ ‘‘Arching Branches,’’ ‘‘Parched Antiq- by Professor Wang can indeed be called ink passed away in 1988, Noemi moved to the uity,’’ and ‘‘Cinnabar Nectar.’’ Another exhibit and wash paintings of the highest order. Bay Area to be near Janice and her family. is called ‘‘Seventy-Seven Stones,’’ which are The modern paintings of Dr. Wang have a Today she lives in an assisted living facility in exquisitely hand-sculpted and painted faux unique style to them. Their lines flow smoothly Petaluma. Janice passed away in 2001. cobblestones. Additionally displayed were 10 and freely. Their diverse and unpredictable Madam Speaker, although we know we ink-wash paintings called ‘‘Spiritual Air,’’ ‘‘The color combinations can express bold intensity, can’t all live to be 111 years old, it is fitting to Appeal of Lotuses,’’ ‘‘Two Chicks Under the overflowing enthusiasm, traditional elegance,

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Actually, a magnifying glass a successful pro playing career until he turned would reveal that each of the many different Wednesday, November 19, 2008 to coaching when he joined the Syracuse parts that make up one of her modern paint- Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise Men’s Basketball coaching staff in 1969. He ings is a work of art in and of itself with its today along with my colleague, Congressman worked his way up the ranks, starting as a own unending appeal. MIKE THOMPSON, to honor and acknowledge graduate assistant coach to ultimately being Linda Rawls, who has been named the 2008 named head coach in 1976. f Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year, or simply For 32 years Jim Boeheim has honorably the Sonoma Treasure, by the City of Sonoma. served as head coach of the Syracuse Univer- HONORING SPIKE O’DELL ON HIS Each year the City’s Cultural and Fine Arts sity Men’s basketball team. During his tenure RETIREMENT FROM WGN RADIO Commission selects one of the hundreds of he has become one of the most successful artists living and working in the Sonoma Valley and respected coaches in college basketball to receive this honor. Ms. Rawls was singled history. He has led all of his teams to a win- HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI out for her decade’s long work in costume de- ning record, including 30 seasons with 20 or more wins. His 30–20 win or better seasons OF ILLINOIS sign. By one account, she has fitted and cos- ties him with coaching legend Dean Smith for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tumed the stars and extras of more than 132 the most ever. Under Coach Boeheim’s direc- productions, including those of the Sonoma tion, SU has made it to the post-season 31 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 City Opera, the Sonoma Ballet Conservatory, times, including 25 trips to the NCAA Tour- Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today schools plays at Sonoma Valley High and nament where they made appearances in to honor Spike O’Dell, retiring host of the each of the grade schools, Vintage House three championship games. In 2003 Coach Spike O’Dell program on WGN Radio in Chi- Senior Center, churches and Hootchie Doo Boeheim led the Syracuse Orange to its first cago. Spike has brought his unique style of Productions, a community theatre group. Her ever NCAA National Championship Title. humor and knowledge to countless talents have led her to create designs for pro- With 771 career wins, Jim ranks 11th all Chicagoans every morning for the past two ductions in neighboring counties, including time in wins among Division I head coaches, decades. I have appeared on his morning 42nd Street Moon productions in San Fran- 4th among active coaches. He is also the show numerous times, and I can honestly say cisco. winningest coach in Big East Conference his- that it has been a pleasure working with Spike According to Ms. Rawls, ‘‘Costumes have to tory, with 342 conference wins, which include and his staff, especially his producer Jim do everything. A show can have no scenery, five conference championships. In September Wiser. Spike will be sorely missed on the but with a woman’s dress or a man’s hat, you 2005 he was inducted into the Naismith Bas- radio by all in Chicagoland. can decipher the time and place in an instant.’’ ketball Hall of Fame. She calls costumes the ‘‘elemental scenery of In November 2005, Jim continued to add to A native of East Moline, Illinois, Spike grad- a play, telling more about character and con- his hall of fame resume when he was named uated from York College in Nebraska before text than anything else on stage.’’ as one of three assistant coaches for USA obtaining his certificate in broadcasting from a Ms. Rawls stumbled into her artistic calling Basketball Men’s National Team for a three local vocational school. His first radio job was 26 years ago when the costume designer for year appointment. His coaching expertise at WEMO in his home town of East Moline, Il- a school opera in which her 8-year-old son helped lead Team USA to an undefeated linois, before moving on to KSTT in Dav- was performing unexpectedly quit. She volun- record in the 2008 Olympics, culminating in a enport, Iowa. Next, he moved to WBT in Char- teered to step in and has been following her 118–107 victory over Spain in the gold medal lotte, North Carolina, then on to KIIK back in passion ever since. game. Team USA’s victory not only brought Davenport, Iowa. Spike’s big break came in Her peers have acknowledged Ms. Rawls home a gold medal, but it also restored pride 1987 when he was offered the afternoon show work by awarding her the Best First Day Cos- and respect in American basketball, and Jim’s on WGN Radio in Chicago. He flourished in tume Award from the International Gilbert and role in achieving both was instrumental. His this role at WGN, garnering a loyal following, Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England in 1996 role as part of the gold medal men’s basket- and in 2000 he succeeded the late Bob Col- and the Dean Goodman Choice Award for ball team gives us all another reason to ap- lins as the host of morning programming. Outstanding Achievement in Theatre for Cos- plaud him. With his Olympic success, Jim Since his appointment, Spike’s show is con- tume Design in 2003. brought a piece of Syracuse to Beijing and a sistently rated the top morning show in Chi- Madam Speaker, Linda Rawls is a true artist piece of the gold back to Syracuse. cago. in every sense of the word and it is appro- Jim is someone that I have admired for his The Spike O’Dell show did not just report priate that we honor her today as the 2008 entire career, not only for being a great coach, the news, it was where the news was made. Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year. but for also being a great human being. He From exclusive interviews with everyone from f has always handled himself with class, even in entertainers to politicians, on sight reporting the face of adversity from critics, many of from across the globe and insightful editorials IN RECOGNITION OF COACH JIM whom have never even played basketball. He from Spike and a wide cast of contributors, the BOEHEIM has never looked for credit in his teams’ suc- Spike O’Dell show was always both inform- cesses; he just goes out and does his job and ative and entertaining. HON. JAMES T. WALSH does it well. I also hold Jim in high regard for his selfless contributions to his community The self proclaimed ‘‘worst kept secret’’ in OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through numerous charitable initiatives, includ- radio, Spike announced his retirement nearly 2 ing Coaches vs. Cancer, for which he has years ago, telling listeners that on January 1, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 been a top fundraiser, nationwide, for many 2009 there would be a new host for the morn- Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker, years. ing show. While a successor has yet to be I rise today to pay tribute to Coach Jim On behalf of the people of the 25th District named, it is going to be extremely difficult to Boeheim for helping to bring home a Gold of New York, I thank Coach Boeheim for his find someone as hard working and who gen- Medal in Men’s Basketball at the 2008 Beijing contributions to basketball, both at Syracuse erates as loyal a fan base as Spike. Olympics, and for his decades of service to and at the Olympic games, and for being an It is my great privilege to honor Spike O’Dell Syracuse University basketball and the Syra- outstanding community leader. I also wish to for his commitment to radio in Chicago. I wish cuse community. thank Jim’s wife Juli and his children for shar- the best to Spike and his wife Karen. May his Jim Boeheim, an Upstate New York native ing him with us for all these years. Thank you retirement be as successful and rewarding as from the Wayne County town of Lyons, began Jim for your service and congratulations on all his show. his career with Syracuse basketball as a walk- of your success. Best of luck in the upcoming

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Business Council, the Economic Development OF CALIFORNIA His background in the railroad and steel indus- Corporation of Fresno County and the Fresno IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tries and as a college educator has served Regional Foundation. He also serves on the Wednesday, November 19, 2008 him well in the dual role of counselor and ad- board of governors of California State Univer- ministrator. His accomplishments include pro- sity Fresno Foundation as well as the advisory Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, on Octo- viding formal training for new counselors; es- council of the Criminology Department. Ray ber 5, 2008, Daniel William Byrne passed tablishing a chapter Web site; renaming the has also been a lifetime member of the Fres- away at his home in Tulelake, CA with his chapter ‘‘Alleghenies’’ to better identify the no State Alumni Association and previously wife, Geri, and his family at his side. Dan was wide region that is served; and establishing a served on the board of the Metropolitan Mu- one of the finest stewards of our great natural system for providing clients with counselors seum of Art & Science. resources that I have ever known, and his who closely match their professional needs. His service and accomplishments were rec- contributions to northern California’s agricul- Peter has zealously devoted many extra hours ognized by California State University, Fresno tural community will be sorely missed. into publicizing SCORE’s mission and service in 2005 when he received the Top Dog Award Dan was born on Sept. 19, 1954, in Klam- in the Allegheny region. He is an excellent re- as the outstanding alumnus of the College of ath Falls, Ore., to Robert A. Byrne and Eliza- cruiter for the chapter, and his son has fol- Arts and Humanities. In 2007, he was award- beth (Betty Lou) Byrne (Dalton) Shirley. He at- lowed in his father’s footsteps, becoming a ed with the Jim Tucker Media Service Award tended Newell Elementary School and grad- counselor in the Pittsburgh Chapter. which is presented by the Mass Communica- uated from Bellarmine College Prep in San Peter has demonstrated extraordinary devotion and Journalism Department at California Jose in 1972, then earned his Bachelor of tion toward providing counseling for start-ups State University, Fresno. Science degree in farm management from and continuing businesses located in Bedford, Throughout his career, Ray Steele has prov- California Polytechnic State University in San Blair, Cambria, Fulton and Somerset Counties. en to be a highly effective leader who has al- Luis Obispo in 1977. While at Cal Poly, he Peter Hart’s chairmanship of the Alleghenies ways been committed to excellence in jour- met his future wife and partner, Geri Bielar, SCORE Chapter has inspired and enthused nalism. As he gets ready to spend more time whom he married in 1978. the volunteer members of the chapter and with his wife Mary Lou, daughters and grand- Dan returned home after graduation and op- many others who have benefited from his self- children, along with endeavors of interest to erated the family ranch with his father and his less and tireless dedication and leadership. I him, we thank him for his service and we wish brothers. He demonstrated remarkable intel- and the volunteers of Alleghenies SCORE him continued success and best of luck for the ligence and earned respect as a rancher who would like to thank Peter Hart for his devotion future. took great pride in running cattle while also to assisting his community and for inspiring so f working in partnerships to improve steward- many others to do the same. HONORING RAYMOND HATTER ship of the land. He and his brother, Mike, f were awarded the Society for Range Manage- ment California Section Award in Excellence in HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED HON. DALE E. KILDEE Range Management in 1968 as well as the SERVICE OF RAY STEELE, JR. OF MICHIGAN conservation award from the Klamath Soil and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Water Conservation District and the Tulelake- HON. JIM COSTA Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Butte Valley Fair Farmer and Rancher of the OF CALIFORNIA Year Award, both in 2007. Dan was also given IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today the California Farm Bureau Federation Distin- to honor Raymond Hatter, as he retired from Wednesday, November 19, 2008 guished Service Award in 2008. Dan was a his position as Executive Director of Salem good friend and a fine man. Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today Housing Community Development Corpora- His loved ones were an integral part of his along with my colleagues from California Mr. tion. An open house was held in his honor on life and his work, and I wish to offer my con- CARDOZA, Mr. NUNES and Mr. RADANOVICH to November 7, 2008 in my hometown of Flint, dolences to the entire Byrne family. Dan is pay tribute to the distinguished public service Michigan. survived by his wife, Geri, of Tulelake; sister, of Ray Steele, Jr. After 41 years, Ray Steele For the past 14 years, Raymond Hatter has Elizabeth Flynn, of Danville, Calif., and her is retiring as publisher and president of the provided leadership to the Salem Housing or- sons, Michael and Thomas; a brother, Bob, Fresno Bee in Fresno, California. ganization. He has reinforced the Salem and his wife, Cory, of Tulelake and their Prior to embarking on his distinguished ca- Housing commitment to provide safe, afford- daughters, Melissa, Gwen and Katelyn; a reer with the Fresno Bee, Ray worked at the able housing for limited income families and to brother, Mike, and his wife, Bev, of Tulelake, Fowler Ensign and for the Associated Press support families through education, property and their son, Matt, and their daughter, Bureau in Fresno. In 1967, he began what management, and economic development. Brianna; a sister, Pat Byrne, of Lodi, Calif.; his would result in 41 years of service to the During his tenure, Salem Housing has devel- stepfather, Bob Shirley, of Chico, Calif.; and McClatchy Company. Mr. Steele worked tire- oped relationships with economic development his mother-in-law, Joan Bielar, of Rocklin, lessly in various positions with the Fresno organizations, the Local Initiatives Support Calif. Bee, the Sacramento Bee and with corporate Corporation, the Genesee County Land Bank f headquarters. Authority, and community groups in an effort Ray started as a reporter with the Fresno to bring re-investment into City of Flint neigh- TRIBUTE TO PETER HART Bee while he was still in college. During his borhoods. Mr. Hatter’s vision became reality time there he held several positions in the when the area of Wood Street, M.L. King Ave- HON. BILL SHUSTER news room before moving to Sacramento in nue and Garland Street was cleared, cared for OF PENNSYLVANIA 1982 to take on the position of administrative and became the Metawanenee Hills neighbor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES director of the Sacramento Bee, and then later hood. At a cost of 4 million dollars the 24 new becoming publisher of community publications. homes provide affordable, safe and energy ef- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 In 1986, Mr. Steele returned to Fresno, Cali- ficient housing to families. Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise fornia and became the General Manager of In addition to his work revitalizing neighbor- today to honor Peter Hart for his diligent and the Fresno Bee, with responsibility for all busi- hoods, Mr. Hatter is a member of the Flint outstanding leadership as chairman of the Al- ness operations. After only seven years Mr. Board of Education, the Co-Chairperson of the leghenies Chapter of SCORE, a nationwide Steele moved on to corporate headquarters University of Michigan-Flint University Out- organization providing free counseling to small where he held several different management reach Department, Advisory Council Member

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His work as Co- Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Madam Speaker, Mr. Authelet asked that I Chairperson of the City of Flint ‘‘Fifty Year Ms. Jinba Pui Chu Yee, a extremely talented do this on Veterans’ Day, but since we were Master Plan’’ Planning Committee guided the and creative young lady who has excellent not in session on that day, I have chosen the drawing up of comprehensive community de- moral character, deeply loves the United next day in which it is possible to insert this velopment plans for the City. States, cares about the public good, and takes into the RECORD as an appropriate way of ac- Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Rep- pleasure in developing the talents of others. In knowledging their great work. resentatives to rise with me and applaud the her honor I ask my congressional colleagues FOXBOROUGH HISTORICAL COMMISSION, work of Raymond Hatter. His foresight with to join me in honoring her accomplishments as Foxborough, MA. Salem Housing Community Development Cor- a premier artist around the world. Congressman BARNEY FRANK, Newton, MA. poration has laid the groundwork for thriving, f vibrant neighborhoods to take root in the City DEAR BARNEY, thank you for your dedica- of Flint and his leadership has transformed the IN HONOR OF TURBOMECA tion and leadership role in resolving the fis- MANUFACTURING cal crisis that grips this nation. In the midst lives of numerous families. of all the uncertainty, I would like to call to f your attention a living tribute to the fallen TRIBUTE TO PUI CHU YEE HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK of World War II that I pray will move you to OF NORTH CAROLINA call for national recognition of this unique volunteer effort on Veterans Day. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. WM. LACY CLAY In the aftermath of World War II, some OF MISSOURI Wednesday, November 19, 2008 15,000 American military personnel who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES made the Supreme Sacrifice remain on Mrs. MYRICK. Madam Speaker, the Safran French soil in the Normandy and Brittany Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Group Company, Turbomeca Manufacturing, Cemeteries where there families seldom—if Mr. CLAY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrated its grand opening on September ever—have an opportunity to visit their pay tribute to Jinba Pui Chu Yee, the world’s 25, 2008. This company proudly manufactures graves. youngest world-class artist and English lan- the engines that power the U.S. Coast Guard We as a nation have honored the pledge we guage calligrapher. When she was 12 years HH–65 Search and Rescue Helicopter fleet would never forget their sacrifice in part by and that of the U.S. Army Light Utility Heli- properly maintaining the military ceme- old, International Arts Publishing published teries there and around the world. and distributed around the world a collection copter fleet. There are some very appreciative and dedi- of her works entitled Pui Chu Yee Sculptured Turbomeca Manufacturing provides re- cated French citizens who have also made a Landscapes and Calligraphy—The World’s sources, jobs and business growth to the city solemn vow: these brave Americans will Youngest World-Class Artist and Calligrapher. of Monroe, North Carolina, and has shown tre- never be forgotten because they know that Although Jinba Pui Chu Yee is still in high mendous commitment to the community. This every day they live in freedom, they become school, her highly creative powers in the field 100,000 square foot factory plans to reach a even more indebted to those who lie buried of art are incredible. The main theme of her production capacity of 200,000 hours per year in the countries they came to liberate. They by 2010, and will encompass a team of ap- belong to the organization Les Fleurs de la hand-molded landscapes is natural scenery. Memoire (The Flowers of Memory) and each Her captivating craftsmanship, which comes proximately 180 employees. volunteer is assigned the grave of an Amer- from nature yet transcends nature, takes the Madam Speaker, it is with great pride that I ican to decorate at every opportunity and es- viewer into a world of fantasy. honor and recognize this company in my dis- pecially on the American Memorial Day. The New York Academy of Art evaluated trict for the economic opportunities that they Many volunteers adopt more than one grave, her in 2004; the Academy issued a certificate create and the outstanding community pres- and also make every attempt to locate fam- signed by its Executive Director, Mr. Stephen ence they provide. ily members of the deceased that they might know someone is there looking over the Farthing. That certificate contained the fol- f grave of their loved ones. lowing evaluation: ‘‘It has been a great pleas- I became aware of The Flowers of Memory ure for both me as Executive Director, and my A TRIBUTE TO THE FLOWERS OF MEMORY when Vincent Robillard, the French volun- Faculty at the New York Academy of Art, to teer assigned to the grave of Airman Clinton get to know the artwork of such an internation- Davison (Class of 1939, Foxborough High ally acclaimed artist as Ms. Pui Chu Yee. Her HON. BARNEY FRANK School) was finally able to contact Clinton’s unique approach transports the viewer beyond OF MASSACHUSETTS brother, 93-year-old Lewis Davison of Wal- pole, himself a World War II veteran. I have taste and fantasy to a point where enchant- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment and contemporary art meet. Her work is been handling the correspondence for Lewis, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 for whom contact with the French volun- a great achievement.’’ Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam teers has brought the comfort of knowing Pui Chu Yee is also an English language there are many who appreciate the family’s calligrapher. Jinba Pui Chu Yee was invited to Speaker, I have for many years had the ben- loss. Through Vincent, the family now has create signatures in calligraphic style at an as- efit of learning from Jack Authelet, a journalist had many of its questions answered about sembly. Attendees of that assembly included and the town historian of the town of the death of Clinton, even to an eye witness experts and scholars from Taiwan, Tibet, Thai- Foxborough—an important town in my district account of what happened that fateful day at land, North America, and South America. Also known for a number of things, including being the height of the war when his plane failed in attendance were outstanding alumni, doc- the home of our New England Patriots. to return following a bombing run over Ger- torate holders, and university professors, all of Recently, Mr. Authelet wrote to me about a many. I have attached a story I published in group that he accurately describes as ‘‘very The Foxboro Reporter about the French vol- whom graduated from prestigious U.S. univer- unteers and what this has meant to the sities. At the assembly, Jinba Pui Chu Yee appreciative and dedicated French citizens Davison family. wielded her pen to the astonishment of all. Ev- who have . . . made a solemn vow’’ that the The commitment by these French volun- eryone expressed admiration. Americans who gave their lives in the defense teers to honor those brave Americans is both Through her talent and hard work, Jinba Pui of freedom in France will not be forgotten. The heartwarming and extraordinary. However, Chu Yee has opened a new chapter in the ap- organization of French citizens who have dedi- most Americans don’t even know the group preciation of art in this world. Under the per- cated themselves to this is Les Fleurs de la exists. I have provided background on The Flow- sonal guidance of Jinba Pui Chu Yee, a high- Memoire, or The Flowers of Memory. ers of Memory in hopes that you would use tech art studio is now producing three-dimen- Madam Speaker, what they have done and your considerable influence by taking the sional artistic images never before seen in this are doing is an inspirational example of inter- initiative to afford this group and its volun- world that are created from some of her sculp- national cooperation, and I ask that the very teers some national exposure this Veterans’ tured landscapes. thoughtful and informative letter from Jack Day that the people of America would know

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Madam Speaker, I rise today to Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Thank you for your consideration and recognize and honor Mary Frances Hillow, a again, my personal appreciation for your in- Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, it is with spired leadership in a time of crisis. distinguished student at Visitation Academy lo- great pleasure that I rise today to extend my JACK AUTHELET, cated in Town and Country, Missouri. Mary heartfelt congratulations to the Holy Rosary Town Historian. Fran continues to excel in and outside of the Church, its staff, and congregation as they classroom. commemorate their 100th Anniversary. This is a remarkable milestone for this community [From fleursdelamemoire.free.fr] Mary Fran is an outstanding student. She treasure and certainly cause for great celebra- shows a passionate drive to achieve academic A TRIBUTE tion! excellence. Mary Fran is also a member of In the late nineteenth century, Italians began (By Claude Lavielle) National Jr. Honor Society. The national junior to settle in the City of Ansonia and within a Worse than death, is to be forgotten . . . honor society is one of the Nation’s premier few short decades the Italian population had So that this never happens to those to whom organizations established to recognize out- we owe so much, the association ‘‘Les Fleurs risen to the hundreds. Families began to seek de la Memoire’’ (Flowers of Remembrance), standing high school and middle level stu- their own religious center and so they ap- came to life. It happened on December 15, dents. More than just an honor roll, NJHS proached the Assumption Parish to request 2000, in Saint Lo, a city which, after the serve to honor those students who have dem- the use of the church and it was graciously June 6, 1944, bombing raids, was called the onstrated excellence in the areas of Scholar- granted. The first mass was celebrated on Oc- Capital of Ruins. ship, Leadership, Service, and Character (and tober 4, 1908 and as this was the first Sunday Since that day, along with our members, Citizenship for NJHS). of October, it was also Rosary Sunday—and we have paved the way along memory’s so the title was found, the Holy Rosary Aside from her academic endeavors, Mary roads. These paths of memory lead to the Church. American military cemeteries where those, Fran is also an established varsity golfer at The Holy Rosary Church has not only been swept along by the Star-Spangled banner, Visitation Academy. She dedicates at least 10 a center for religious worship, but a vehicle listening only to their courage, came to offer hours every weekend to improving her golfing their life, so that we could reclaim our free- through which their members could give back dom. techniques. Mary Fran began playing her first to the community. The St. Ann’s Society for At the core of Les Fleurs de la Memoire, 18 holes of golf in December 2007, just 10 women, the St. Joseph’s Society for men, and the 720 members, put aside their differences, short months later, she finished 10th in the the Children of Mary Sodality for young religious beliefs, and their origins, share the Missouri State Golf Tournament. Mary Fran women were all quickly founded following the same gratitude towards the GI’s who repose again excelled on the golf course by winning establishment of the church and they were at Colleville-sur-Mer or Saint James. her second tournament after beating the sec- later joined by the Catholic Men’s Club, the Together, on Memorial Day or individually ond place player by 11 shots. Catholic Women’s Club, the Rosary Guild, and on any other day of the year, we come to the parish’s Catholic Youth Organization. The Mary Fran’s athletic achievements as a golf- meditate, in silence, or in prayer. Then, in societies can be credited with bringing the an- an affectionate gesture, as would a god- er have landed a varsity position for Visitation nual feasts honoring patron saints to their parent for their godchild, allowing the heart Academy, something unusual for a freshman to speak, we place flowers at the base of the neighbors as well as succeeding in raising the headstone. to achieve. She is one of five players on the capitol funds needed not only to purchase the varsity team. Her team was undefeated for the It is not uncommon to see grandparents, at property on which the church resides, but also times moved to tears, accompanied by their 2008 season and won the state district tour- to completely renovate the church several children and grandchildren moving along the nament by 56 shots. times throughout its history. rows on the way to find ‘‘the’’ grave. Again, Mary Fran excelled at the State Dis- Our churches play a vital role in our com- Once at the gravesite, their heads filled trict golf tournament with a 17 hole lead and munities— providing people with a place to with images. . . . All listen, all meditate. ended in a tie for first place at 3 over, 75. Her turn to for comfort when they are most in need. The members of the Holy Rosary Is it the sound of the breeze? . . . Rather, team’s score was an impressive 309 at the isn’t it the sound of the souls, the living Church have also given much to the City of State District tournament. This is the lowest memory of the dead speaking to our sub- Ansonia. Throughout the years, as their mem- conscious? . . . Then the terrible sounds of score ever recorded in Missouri history. bership grew so did its commitment to the en- combat invade the mind . . . those unbear- Mary Fran played in the Missouri State Golf richment of this community. By strengthening able sounds of bombs which explode . . . the whining cry of diving planes . . . the agoniz- Tournament October 20–21, 2008. She was our bonds of faith, the Holy Rosary Church ing cries of the suffering. All the horrors of one of the few freshman players in the tour- gives its members a place to find their spiritual war assault our memories. nament. Her team won the tournament by 55 center and to solidify and support their values. Finding the spirit of those who died for shots and Mary Fran was the number 2 player In its 100 year history, the Holy Rosary that we may live in a better world, kneeling on her team. Individually, Mary Fran finished Church has built a strong foundation and its in front of the headstone, placing these flow- the tournament in 10th place out of an aston- success is due to the dedication and commit- ers, is this not a profound appeal for peace? ishing 120 players. ment of each and every member of its con- That is, I believe, what each person feels gregation. Through their ministry and outreach when coming to execute their pledge towards Madam Speaker, Ms. Mary Frances Hillow efforts, they have left an indelible mark on our our association, ‘‘Les Fleurs de la Memoire’’. has my absolute highest recommendation to community and continue to enrich the lives of A humble pledge always accomplished with be honored today. I admire her demonstrated others. That is why I am so pleased to stand the infallible faith and immense fraternity commitment to academic excellence and her with those whom we honor. It is true we today to offer my sincere congratulations as have so much to say to you who sleep forever accomplishments as a golfer and team player. they mark this very special centennial anniver- in our Normandy soil. Yes, so many things, I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring sary. The families, parishioners, and staff have which however must be resumed in one word: such a wonderful Missouri student athlete. much to be proud of as they celebrate this ‘‘Merci.’’ Yes, ‘‘Thank You. Always!’’ 100th anniversary year.

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A long list of professional productions, including those of the Sonoma IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES affiliations—from local to international—are a City Opera, the Sonoma Ballet Conservatory, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 testament to both his spirit of community vol- school plays at Sonoma Valley High and each unteerism and the high regard with which he of the grade schools, Vintage House Senior Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, I rise is held by his peers. He has been president of Center, churches and Hootchie Doo Produc- today to pay tribute to five retired United the Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association, tions, a community theatre group. Her talents States Generals who, for the past two years, Sonoma County Department Heads Associa- have led her to create designs for productions have served as members of my Military Advi- tion, and the Northern California Firefighters in neighboring counties, including 42nd Street sory Council. Association, to name a few. Moon productions in San Francisco. These distinguished Americans have served Shortly after the anthrax and 911 terrorist According to Ms. Rawls, ‘‘Costumes have to the Nation as leaders of our Armed Forces. attacks on our country, we met with Vern Losh do everything. A show can have no scenery, They continue their service in our community. and other Sonoma County officials. We were but with a woman’s dress or a man’s hat, you I am fortunate to have the benefit of their ad- particularly impressed by the level of emer- can decipher the time and place in an instant.’’ vice on military affairs. gency preparedness as well as by plans to She calls costumes the ‘‘elemental scenery of As a member of the House Armed Services continuously upgrade and improve equipment a play, telling more about character and con- Committee, I have often turned to my Military and procedures. These efforts, directed by a text than anything else on stage.’’ Advisory Council as we considered legislation coordinated leadership effort, clearly paid off Ms. Rawls stumbled into her artistic calling and appropriations to meet the needs of our when much of the county was affected by se- 26 years ago when the costume designer for Armed Forces. I have benefited immeasurably vere flooding a few years ago. The response a school opera in which her 8-year-old son from their knowledge and experience. was swift and organized, mitigating what could was performing unexpectedly quit. She volun- I commend them for their commitment to have been a serious disaster. teered to step in and has been following her our men and women in uniform and thank The Losh family is also a source of pride to passion ever since. them for making their expertise available to Vern. His wife Teresa is an accountant at the Her peers have acknowledged Ms. Rawls me. They are: General John Wickham Jr., Sonoma County Office of Education and mar- work by awarding her the Best First Day Cos- former Chief of Staff, United States Army, athon walker for several charitable causes; his tume Award from the International Gilbert and General Donald Shepperd, former Director, Air son Allen is a specialist in the Army serving as Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England, in 1996 National Guard, General John Cronin, former a combat medic ready to be deployed to Iraq and the Dean Goodman Choice Award for Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine, General on Thanksgiving Day; his daughter Whitney is Outstanding Achievement in Theatre for Cos- Bill Van Dyke, former Adjutant General, Ari- a student at San Francisco State in the public tume Design in 2003. zona National Guard, and General Ronald health field. Whitney just finished her first mar- Madam Speaker, Linda Rawls is a true artist Shoopman, former Commander Arizona 162nd athon for Leukemia Lymphoma Society. in every sense of the word and it is appro- Fighter Wing. Perhaps since, as his biography states, he priate that we honor her today as the 2008 They all have proven themselves to be true ‘‘currently serves as the Grand Emperor of the Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year. patriots. It has been my privilege to have them Cosmic Order of Fire Gods, an honor he has as advisors on military issues. On behalf of f held since birth,’’ Vern Losh won’t fully retire. our Armed Forces I thank them for their con- He plans to continue as chair of the Sonoma- HONORING FRANK C. TROTTA tinued service. Mendocino Red Cross, chair of the Volunteer f Fire Fighter Committee of the California State HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP HONORING THE WORK OF CHIEF Fire Fighters Association, and as the Cali- OF NEW YORK VERNON A. LOSH II fornia representative to the National Volunteer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fire Council. He will also become a volunteer Wednesday, November 19, 2008 firefighter for the City of Healdsburg. And he HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, OF CALIFORNIA will continue his teaching at the California I rise today to honor one of Long Island’s fin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Community College. Madam Speaker, Sonoma County will miss est public servants, Frank C. Trotta, who re- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 the skills of Chief Vernon Losh, but we thank cently left office after serving for a quarter Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise him for helping to make our emergency serv- century as mayor of the village of Bellport—a today along with my colleague, Congressman ices strong. We know he will appreciate hav- historic community, which, thanks in no small MIKE THOMPSON, to honor Chief Vernon A. ing time for his family and his hobbies—pho- part to Mayor Trotta’s leadership, has suc- Losh II, who is retiring this month as chief/de- tography, football and all sports, attending Gi- cessfully preserved its character and identity. partment director of the Sonoma County De- ants and 49er games, and firefighting. On October 30, I was proud to join the partment of Emergency Services. He has held f Bellport Chamber of Commerce in honoring the position since June 1999, and also served Mayor Trotta for his steadfast commitment and concurrently for over 5 years as fire chief of HONORING LINDA RAWLS OF countless contributions to the people of Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District. SONOMA, CALIFORNIA Bellport. This tribute was celebrated at the Chief Losh has had a long and distin- Bellport Country Club, which could not have guished career in fire and emergency serv- HON. MIKE THOMPSON been a more appropriate location considering ices, starting in 1974 with the South Placer OF CALIFORNIA that it was losing $35,000 a year when Mayor Fire Protection District where he eventually IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Trotta entered office. held every rank from volunteer firefighter to Today, the golf course generates more than full-time battalion chief. He came to Sonoma Wednesday, November 19, 2008 $1 million a year in revenue for Long Island’s County in 1995 as deputy chief/fire marshal Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam economy which is one of the main reasons for the Department of Emergency Services Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, that village taxes are among the lowest on and became chief a few years later with re- Congresswoman LYNN WOOLSEY, to honor and Long Island. sponsibility for all aspects of the department’s acknowledge Linda Rawls, who has been During his tenure, Mayor Trotta dem- work. He deftly managed 23 full-time employ- named the 2008 Sonoma Treasure Artist of onstrated a strong commitment to fiscal re- ees, over 350 volunteers, and a budget of the Year, or simply the Sonoma Treasure, by sponsibility and low taxes while protecting vital $7.5 million. the city of Sonoma. Each year the city’s Cul- government services. His legacy is clear: With extensive education in emergency tural and Fine Arts Commission selects one of Today, Bellport is on solid financial footing and management, including being one of the first the hundreds of artists living and working in has been recognized by CNN and Money

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24402 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 Magazine as one of the best places to live on Bruce Plenk, Luther Probst, Valerie Rauluk, Kansas. At the present time, the group meets the east coast and is 1 of the 10 ‘‘hottest’’ Zip Denise Richerson-Smith, David Rousseau, once again in the heart of downtown Kansas Codes in New York State. Joaquin Ruiz, Shirley Scott, Joe Simmons, City, Kansas, at the Reardon Convention Cen- I have been privileged to know Frank Trotta Denise Smith, Mayor Bob Strain, Leslie ter. for nearly 35 years, long before either of us Tolbert, Nina Trasoff, Karin Uhlich, Mayor It is a testament to this group that an orga- entered public service. We attended graduate Robert Walkup, John Waszczak, John Wesley nization founded by Republican business lead- classes together in the summer of 1974 at Miller. ers has continued even when a Democratic Southampton College and I am proud to say I commend them for their hard work and congressman like me was elected. I have that we have been friends ever since. I dedication and look forward to their ongoing found that this group gives me a great sound- watched with great pride as Frank’s career advice and counsel as we continue to make ing board on the thoughts of my home district. blossomed. As someone who was new to pub- solar energy more available to the citizens of While not every member of Congressional lic service when I was elected to Congress in my District, the state and the nation. Forum supports me at the ballot box, I know 2002, I learned a lot simply by watching and f they will express their views to me with candor talking to Frank. and courtesy. Although Frank and I do not belong to the TRIBUTE TO THE KANSAS CITY, For most of its history my good friend, Dr. same political party, we share a common phi- KANSAS, CHAMBER OF COM- Fred Bosilevac presided over the Congres- losophy, which is that you always put the MERCE’S CONGRESSIONAL sional Forum luncheons as its President. For needs of the community first. There must al- FORUM most of us, Dr. Fred remains the heart and ways be a place in public service for a man soul of the Congressional Forum luncheons. like Frank Trotta who understands that political HON. DENNIS MOORE Now age 92, Dr. Fred is still an active and in- partisanship has no place in village govern- OF KANSAS terested member of Congressional Forum, al- ment and we should all treat one another with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES though Bill Eppenheimer has taken over the courtesy and civility. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 gavel (or rather the cowbell) as President For anyone who has ever walked with Frank since Dr. Fred’s retirement in 2006. during Bellport’s Fourth of July parade, it is Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I It is a distinct honor for me to express my plain to see how much he loves his commu- rise today to celebrate the 40th anniversary of affection and high regard for this unique nity and how much that community loves him. the Congressional Forum luncheon group group. A copy of my remarks will be presented Mr. Speaker, I am honored to help honor my sponsored by the Kansas City, Kansas, Area at the Congressional Forum’s December friend, Frank Trotta, for his years of service to Chamber of Commerce. Forty years ago in meeting, which hopefully will include many the village of Bellport and our Nation. On be- 1968, this group was founded to be a link be- former Members of Congress from the Third half of New York’s First Congressional District, tween the elected congressional representa- District, as well as Dr. Fred; Bill Eppenheimer; I wish him continued success, happiness and tive and the business community served by Cindy Cash, the current President of the Kan- good health in his future endeavors as a pri- the Third District of Kansas. It has continued sas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Com- vate citizen and one of Long Island’s favorite to the present day, and shows no signs of merce; and many other important leaders to sons. slowing down any time soon. this group and our community. f At that time, Congressman Larry Winn rep- Madam Speaker, I thank you for the oppor- resented the Third Congressional District of tunity to share the story of the Congressional CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION Kansas in the United States House of Rep- Forum with our colleagues. FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOLAR resentatives. Budgets for travel between f ENERGY ADVISORY COUNCIL Washington and Kansas were limited. Con- gressman Winn and his chief of staff, Dick TRIBUTE TO THOMAS WOLFF HON. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS Bond, wanted to find a way for Congressman OF ARIZONA Winn to return more often to his home district. HON. JOE COURTNEY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Congressional Forum luncheon group OF CONNECTICUT was founded to help cover those travel costs, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2008 and to give its members a monthly report from Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, I rise their Member of Congress. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 today to honor the forward-thinking men and Even after Larry Winn retired, the group and Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, for near- women of Southeastern Arizona who for the its traditions have continued. For 40 years, the ly 6 decades Thomas Wolff built a legacy in past two years have served as members of scheduled speaker at Congressional Forum Connecticut that included a prolific business my Solar Energy Advisory Council. has been the Member of Congress for the career, leadership in academic and political Arizona is known throughout the world as a Third Congressional District, unless he or she communities, authorship of countless books place of abundant sunshine. Harnessing the was unable to attend. If that was the case, and articles, and extensive philanthropic en- power of the sun and putting it to use as a then the Member of Congress made arrange- deavors. His legacy has touched countless source of energy has been among my top pri- ments for a substitute speaker. lives and will continue to inspire generations to orities as a member of the United States Although the representation of the Third Dis- come. While his passing brings great sadness House of Representatives. Great strides have trict has changed over the years, the Mem- to our community, reflecting on the memories been over the past two years in advancing this ber’s commitment to this unique group has of this extraordinary man brings solace to goal, the most significant of which has been not. Every Member of Congress elected since those in mourning. the extension of the investment tax credit. 1968 has agreed to attend and speak to this Thomas was born in New York City in 1928. Many individuals across our country played group on a regular basis. In 1949. he moved to Vernon, Connecticut, a role in this achievement. Among them are Those Members of Congress include: and married his high school sweetheart, Bette. the twelve determined members of my Solar Congressman Larry Winn, who served in Following service in the Korean war, Thomas Energy Advisory Council. Each and every Congress from 1967 to 1985; attended the University of Connecticut and council member played a crucial role in help- Congresswoman Jan Meyers, from 1985 to graduated cum laude with a degree in eco- ing expand the availability and use of solar en- 1997; nomics. Shortly after, he would translate these ergy in our nation. Congressman Vince Snowbarger, from 1997 studies and an uncanny business sense into a The Members of my Solar Energy Advisory to 1999; lifelong, successful business career. Council are: And me, Congressman Dennis Moore, from In the late 1950s, he launched Wolf-Zachin Tom Alston, Roger Angel, Kendall Burt, 1999 to the present. and Associates, a successful insurance firm Dennis Dickerson, Prabhu Dayal, Richard For some time, the group actually held their that has remained a fixture in Connecticut’s Elias, Steve Farley, Tedra Fox, Michael meetings across the state line at the Golden business community. The firm, now called the Gering, Britt Hanson, William Harris, Scotty Ox Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, be- Wolff Group, is currently headed by his three Johnson, Katharine Kent, Leslie Liberti, Mayor cause a portion of the parking lot of that ven- children, Gary and Greg Wolff and Debi Davis, Paul Loomis, Jacquie McNulty, Tom Peterson, erable restaurant was actually in Kansas City, as well as his grandson, Keith Wolff. In 1969,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24403 Thomas launched Vernon Publishing Services, who have always helped participate in the bet- O’Sullivan, a wonderful brother-in-law, hus- Inc., a publishing company that created train- terment of the church. Bake sales, quilt sales, band, and father. He is married to Elizabeth ing manuals and presentation binders for pro- and various other fundraisers were held by the O’Sullivan, and has made his home in Moun- fessionals in the insurance industry. members to raise costs for the various contain Lakes, New Jersey for the past 35 years. His work in the insurance industry would destruction projects that the church has held Denis was born December 2, 1933 in New fine him as one of the most respected and over the years. Their enduring dedication York City at Lennox Hill Hospital. He was edu- knowledgeable leaders in the field. Highlights serves as testimony to the excellence of East cated in New York State Schools and was of his career include president of the Con- Mt. Zion and this milestone anniversary is evi- founder-owner of O’Sullivan Menu Publishing. necticut Association of Insurance and Finan- dence of the greatness the church has His company started small, with a staff of less cial Advisors, president of the National Asso- achieved. than 10, and grew to employ over 200 people ciation of Insurance and Financial Advsors, Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United in the United States and England. chairman of the board of Life Insurance Un- States Congress, I am proud to recognize O’Sullivan Menu Publishing had a ground- derwriters Training Council, and recipient of East Mt. Zion on this outstanding achieve- breaking impact on the airline industry by pro- the International Insurance Society Gold ment. viding the first comprehensive service for the Medal for Excellence. f creation and production of printed menus. Additionally, Thomas served on the Vernon These international menus were translated Board of Education, UConn’s University Foun- TRIBUTE TO MELVIN MCCREE into 84 different languages. dation Board, and was a member of Vernon’s Since retirement in early 2008, Denis has Town Council. He also brought the Big Broth- HON. DALE E. KILDEE been intently working for charitable and philan- ers and the YMCA to Vernon, was the presi- OF MICHIGAN thropic causes. He currently serves on three dent of the Rockville Rotary Club, and en- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES individual boards in various capacities, includ- dowed countless UConn programs and cam- ing President. For many years he supported Wednesday, November 19, 2008 pus amenities. the fundraising activities of St. Clare’s hospital Beyond these numerous accolades, con- Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in Denville, New Jersey. He is currently Vice- tributions, and achievements, Thomas was a to honor Melvin Phillip McCree. Melvin passed Chairman of the Board of the Visiting Nurse devoted family man and friend to many in our away on November 12th following a long ill- Association of Northern New Jersey, and community. His wife, Bette, whom he married ness and a tribute will be held tomorrow in re- maintains special interest in their Alzheimer’s in 1949, was his closest confidant for nearly 6 membrance of his life and work. disease support facility. decades. The outpouring of love and support After graduating from Flint Northern High Denis is a loving and generous father of from his wife, children, grandchildren, and ex- School, where he was the Student Council three as well as a step-father of three. His tended family reflects the strong bond that President, Melvin went on to graduate from unstinting support of education for all of these they shared. Mott Community College. He continued his children has produced six college educations Thomas lived an extraordinary life, filled with studies at Western Michigan University and and three post-graduate degrees. Denis’ six personal and professional vigor and he will be the University of Michigan-Flint. In 1981 he grandchildren are an enduring source of love, greatly missed. I ask my colleagues to join was elected to the Flint City Council for the pride, and pleasure in his life. with me and my constituents in honoring his Fifth Ward. During his service on the Council, I thank Denis for the countless lives that he life and offering condolences to his family. he was elected to a record-setting 5 consecu- has touched through his many accomplish- f tive terms as Council President. ments. It is for these reasons that I join Denis RECOGNIZING EAST MT. ZION Appointed to the position of Register of O’Sullivan’s family and friends in wishing him UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON Deeds in 1990, Melvin was re-elected for 4 a blessed 75th birthday and continued health ITS 180TH ANNIVERSARY more terms. During the 18 years he served as and happiness in the years to come. Register of Deeds, Melvin sought to bring the f office into the 21st century. He was diligent in HON. JEFF MILLER implementing new technologies to provide bet- ROBERT CRIBBS OF FLORIDA ter service to the public. Melvin developed an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES office website, a system to scan and store all HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE Wednesday, November 19, 2008 documents digitally, and the ability to provide OF CALIFORNIA Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, on documents to the public in a variety of media. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Through his foresight, the Genesee County behalf of the United States Congress, it is an Wednesday, November 19, 2008 honor for me to rise today in recognition of Register of Deeds office is a model for other East Mt. Zion United Methodist Church on its county offices to image and store records. Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, on Octo- 180th Anniversary. Melvin McCree was an enthusiastic, con- ber 30, 2008, Robert Cribbs passed away in For the past 180 years, East Mt. Zion has scientious public servant, an insightful inno- the presence of his loving family. Bob was a continued to inspired people throughout the vator, and a thoughtful humanitarian. I knew true innovator who successfully developed five Northwest Florida area. The church has with- Melvin since he was a child and I watched him high technology companies. He was also stood the societal, geographical, and archeo- grow and develop into a good man, and a kind deeply committed to his personal interests, logical changes that have occurred over its friend. I valued his counsel, his sense of most notably in the area of Egyptian culture. long history, thus authorizing its member’s humor, and his community spirit. Bob was recognized throughout his life for his constant faith and enduring dedication. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Rep- great work, and his presence as an entre- Opening amidst humble beginnings, East resentatives to rise with me and honor Melvin preneur, professor, scientist, father, husband Mt. Zion was initially a rudimentary structure Phillip McCree. The people of Genesee Coun- and friend will be sorely missed. built out of logs. After fire destroyed the build- ty have lost a dedicated public official and I Bob came to California after graduating from ing, its members rebuilt the church with what- mourn his passing. the Carnegie Institute of Technology with a ever materials were available. Logs from a f degree in physics. He arrived with his wife, nearby forest were used for the walls and Donna, and two infant boys, Mark and Bob, to slabs from a local sawmill were made into the IN CELEBRATION OF DENIS work at Aerojet General Corporation. Soon pews. In the early twentieth century a more O’SULLIVAN’S 75TH BIRTHDAY after, Bob and Donna’s daughter, Sherry, was modern church was constructed. Services born. In 1967, Bob left Aerojet to form Electra- were held in that location until 1956, when the HON. JIM COSTA Physics Laboratories (EPL), located in Fol- present church began construction. Since OF CALIFORNIA som. After General Electric became interested then, the congregation has continued to grow IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in EPL and purchased the rights to work with exponentially as worshippers throughout the part of the company, the remaining division Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Northwest Florida area travel to East Mt. Zion. was named Folsom Research Inc. (FRI) and Over the years, East Mt. Zion has served as Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to moved to Rancho Cordova. FRI was bought a great source of inspiration for its members, celebrate the 75th birthday of Mr. Denis by Barco, and soon after Bob formed

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He used this knowledge not only to further im- who are leaders in teaching, coaching or sup- I am grateful to them for their advice and portant medical research, but also for dis- porting amateur or professional athletics in their advocacy on behalf of our veterans and covery as he explored the pyramids in the Val- Saint Paul. I look forward to their continued assistance in ley of the Kings in search of the burial cham- Hospitality continues to be the biggest draw the next two years. ber of pharaoh Seti using ultrasound and RF at Mancini’s—but their fantastic steaks don’t f equipment to locate the tomb. Bob’s keen in- hurt either. In recent years, their famous 12- terest in Egyptian music also led him to prove ounce Mancini’s sirloins have been enjoyed EARMARK DECLARATION that Pythagoras actually stole the musical worldwide. Through an ambitious effort called scale from the Egyptians. ‘‘Serving Our Troops,’’ Mancini’s has HON. JERRY LEWIS Bob’s life was full of accomplishments, and partnered with several other family-owned OF CALIFORNIA those of us who were fortunate enough to Saint Paul restaurants, other local businesses IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES know him will miss him dearly. Our thoughts and hundreds of volunteers to stage several Wednesday, November 19, 2008 and prayers are with his wife of 51 years, major picnics for Minnesota National Guard Donna; his children Bob, Mark and Sherry; his troops and their families. Since 2004, they Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, grandchildren Tensor Chen, Weijing Chen, have donated their time and thousands of pursuant to Republican earmark guidance, I Jason, Sommer, Royce, Anneleise and steaks to bring Saint Paul hospitality to troops am submitting the following project that was Gretchen; and his great-grandchild Adam. and their families in Mississippi, Oklahoma, included in H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Secu- f Kosovo and Iraq. ‘‘Serving Our Troops’’ truly rity, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Ap- propriations Act of 2009: HONORING MANCINI’S CHAR speaks to the community spirit and hospitality Requesting Member: Congressman JERRY HOUSE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS epitomized by the Mancini family. Many peo- LEWIS. 60TH ANNIVERSARY ple talk about supporting our military families, but the Mancini family has gone above and Department of Defense Appropriations Act beyond the call of duty in sharing Saint Paul for Fiscal Year 2009. HON. BETTY McCOLLUM hospitality. Project Name: Lafayette Escadrille Memo- OF MINNESOTA Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring rial. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Mancini family and all employees of Account: American Battle Monuments Com- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Mancini’s Char House and Lounge on the first mission (ABMC). Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. Madam 60 years of a remarkable Saint Paul institu- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Air Speaker, it is my great pleasure to rise to pay tion. We look forward to many more. Force. tribute to the Mancini family and all employees f Address of Requesting Entity: HQ USAF/ of Mancini’s Char House and Lounge in Saint CC, 1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, Paul in honor of their 60th anniversary year. CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION DC 20330. Mancini’s restaurant has earned a legendary FOR MEMBERS OF THE VET- Description of Request: Provide reputation for hospitality, serving a gathering ERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL $500,000.00 to conduct an updated engineer- place for generations of Saint Paul families, ing study of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial friends, as well as quite a few local and na- HON. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS to determine the long term recurring costs to tional sports stars and celebrities. Anybody OF ARIZONA preserve and maintain the memorial at ABMC who comes to Mancini’s looks forward to hav- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standards. ing a great meal and a special occasion. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 f It all began with Nick Mancini, who opened HONORING CESILIA LOMELI- his first small tavern on Saint Paul’s West 7th Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, I rise PEREZ, FNP, MPH Street in 1948, with strong support from his today to pay tribute today to the men and family—especially his mother’s famous spa- women of Southeastern Arizona who for the ghetti. It was not long until Nick met his wife past two years have served as members of HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH Maryann, who was with him every step of the my Veterans Advisory Council. OF CALIFORNIA way, until he passed away in 2007. These former members of our Armed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Forces live throughout my 8th Congressional Throughout his entire life, Nick’s generous Wednesday, November 19, 2008 and friendly presence personified Saint Paul District, they come from all walks of life and hospitality. Nick’s greatest pleasure was greet- they represent every branch of military service Mr. RADANOVICH. Madan Speaker, I rise ing his customers and making them feel at and every military conflict from World War II to today to congratulate Cesilia ‘‘CeCe’’ Lomeli- home. Nick also delighted in serenading din- the present time. Perez upon being awarded with the ‘‘Commu- ers with his beautiful accordian music. Nick’s They are a very diverse and multi-talented nity Health Champions Award’’ at the 2008 sons Pat and John now own the restaurant, group and yet they all have one important West Fresno Health Care Coalition’s 4th an- continuing the tradition of hospitality with the thing in common. They all willingly contributed nual ‘‘This is Your Life of Service’’ dinner and help of the whole family, including their moth- their time, experience and knowledge as advi- award ceremony. This year the ceremony will er, children and Nick’s sister Bertha. Their sors to me on issues concerning veterans. be held at the Radisson Hotel Conference many loyal employees feel like they are part of Their wise counsel and insights have been Center in Fresno, Calitbrnia on Friday, Octo- the family. invaluable to me. By serving on my Veterans ber 24th. Hospitality was the cornerstone of Nick’s Advisory Council, they have continued to CeCe Lomeli-Perez grew up in Patterson, business success, growing through the years serve their country and the men in women California. She attended Patterson High from a tiny bar to a 600-seat steakhouse. who have put on the uniform. We owe them School and Modesto Junior College where she Mancini’s has been a crossroads of who’s who a tremendous debt of gratitude. received her Associate’s of Science and Reg- in sports, Hollywood and politics. Nick’s son The Members of my Veterans Advisory istered Nurse degrees. She moved to Fresno, John estimates that 300 photographs of nota- Council are: Stan Abrams, Sergio Arellano, California to further her education and earned ble patrons line the walls of the lounge. Bob Berry, John Cronin, Jim Ellars, Johnny her Bachelors of Science degree in nursing Mancini’s 1986 major expansion even at- Fajardo, Mary Figura, Terrie Gent, Dale (BSN) from California State University, Fresno. tracted the attention of singer Tony Bennett, Halstead, Frank Hartline, Amy Hartline, Thom- After completing her Bachelors degree she who lent his voice and star power to the cele- as Heaney, Mike Klier, Mel Kloor, Col. Joey started working at Valley Children’s Hospital in bration. Strickland, Pepe Mendoza, Tommy Mendoza, the neo-natal intensive care unit. She worked Despite Mancini’s great success, the family Able Moreno, Pam Murphy, Norma Navarre, there for five years and decided to continue restaurant has remained focused on its neigh- Chuck Larry Ohara, Bob Parson, Dan Ross, her education. She returned to California State

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I wish Michael, the Holy Cross Clinic in Fresno, a community was selected to participate in the Platoon his wife, April, and their daughters, Mallory outreach clinic of Saint Agnes Medical Center Leaders Class and attended Officer Candidate and Maggie, all the best in their future en- located within the Poverello House. The clinic School in Quantico, Virginia. He graduated deavors as they return to life together in Geor- provides free medical and dental services to from the University of West Georgia in gia. the poor and homeless; the only eligibility re- Carrollton, Georgia in April 1987, with a bach- quirement is that patients cannot have medical elor of arts degree in history, and then re- f insurance. Throughout her career she has run ceived a commission as a Marine Corps sec- ROBERT C. FISHER health fairs, health screenings for schools, ond lieutenant. eyeglass programs and taught classes on dia- From April through November 1987, Lieu- betes and prenatal care. She has also served tenant Colonel Paulk attended the Basic HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE as Chair of the Adult Task Force to help se- School, graduating in the top third of his class. OF CALIFORNIA cure funding for mental health services for Upon completion of The Basic School he at- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fresno County. She is very involved in her tended Aviation Maintenance Officer’s School Wednesday, November 19, 2008 church, the Poverello House, the Rescue Mis- in Pensacola, Florida. sion, the Salvation Army and the Youth Or- From May 1988 through June 1999, Lieu- Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I would chestra of Fresno. She has organized the tenant Colonel Paulk served with Marine All like to take a minute and pay tribute to an old ‘‘Mujeres de Valor,’’ a group of women of color Weather Attack Squadron 533, in Cherry friend and former staffer, Robert C. Faber. who walk annually in the Komen Foundation’s Point, North Carolina, deploying to Norway, Bob is a man of strong ideals and integrity. Walk for the Cure. In 2005 she received a Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, Guam, I first met Bob when we were in our first ‘‘Top 10 Business and Professional Women of and Wake Island. He also served in Marine year of law school at McGeorge Law School the Year’’ award from the Marjaree Mason Aircraft Group 42, in Marietta, Georgia, de- in California. Our friendship began then and Center, and the University of California, San ploying with Marine Observation Squadron 4 has been strong ever since. After law school, Francisco Fresno Latino Center Award for and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron Bob and I went our separate ways. Bob medical education and research. She has also 773 to a multitude of counter-narcotic missions worked first at the State Lands Department received the annual Leadership Award in throughout the United States and the Carib- and then had a private law practice. I went to honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. In 2008 bean. Lastly, during this time he also served work in the California State Senate in Sac- she was a presenter at the annual Veritas in the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, serving as the ramento. Ten years later I was elected to the Forum at California State University. Fresno. rotary wing class desk officer and as the exec- U.S. House of Representatives, and when I Mrs. Lomeli-Perez has been a champion in utive officer for Headquarters Battalion, U.S. became Chairman of the Resources Sub- reaching out to those who are poor, homeless Marine Corps Forces Reserve in New Orle- committee on Water and Power, I encouraged and uninsured. She has served the community ans, Louisiana. Bob to become the staff director of the com- for over fifteen years. In June 2000, Lieutenant Colonel Paulk mittee. He graciously accepted the position, Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend graduated from the U.S. Naval War College and he and his lovely wife, Joyce, moved to and congratulate Cesilia ‘‘CeCe’’ Lomeli-Perez with a master of arts, National Security and the Washington area. upon being awarded with ‘‘Community Health Strategic Studies, degree and transferred to Bob was born in Kansas City, Missouri and Champions Award’’. I invite my colleagues to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Atlantic in Norfolk, grew up in Oregon, Michigan, Indiana and join me in wishing Mrs. Lomeli-Perez many Virginia. He served in the Operations and California. He attended high school in La Si- years of continued success. Plans Division overseeing the deployment of erra, California. While in high school, Bob showed his talent of teaching in his early f marines to Central and South America, as well as to the Caribbean. years. He would often help tutor his fellow stu- HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL From April 2002 until May 2008, Lieutenant dents at his home, and eventually the group MICHAEL PAULK FOR 25 YEARS Colonel Paulk served on recruiting duty in got so large that the class asked their teacher OF SERVICE IN THE U.S. MARINE Marietta, Georgia and Quantico, Virginia. Dur- if Bob could teach the class, since he was CORPS ing this tour he deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, parable to better relate to his peers. The teacher ticipating in Operation Al Fajr and supporting allowed Bob to teach the class for about 2 HON. PHIL GINGREY Iraq’s first free elections. He earned the weeks under his supervision. OF GEORGIA Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achieve- After high school, Bob attended Andrews University in Southwestern Michigan where he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment in connection with combat operations while serving as the plans officer and oper- majored in journalism. He earned his under- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ations officer for the 4th Civil Affairs Group. graduate degree in 3 years after successfully Mr. GINGREY. Madam Speaker, I rise today Lieutenant Colonel Paulk served as a con- testing out of 1 year of classes. While at An- to honor a fellow Georgian, LTC Michael gressional liaison officer with the Office of drews, he met Joyce in the communications Paulk. Lieutenant Colonel Paulk is retiring Legislative Affairs, Headquarters Marine department, and the two have been married after more than 25 years of service in the Corps, Washington, DC, during his last 8 for 35 years now. They have one son, Robert United States Marine Corps. He was raised in months of service. In his position, Lieutenant Jr., who is 14 years old. Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he graduated Colonel Paulk carried the Corps’ message to Bob has the gift of being able to teach peo- from Tucker High School in 1982 before at- these hallowed halls, providing Members of ple in both personal and professional situa- tending the University of West Georgia. this body the infonnation necessary to deter- tions. When he was living in California, Bob Lieutenant Colonel Paulk has served in a mine how best to equip, maintain, and support taught Sunday school at his local church and variety of assignments throughout his distin- the United States Marine Corps. has been involved with it ever since. He cur- guished career beginning at Parris Island, Lieutenant Colonel Paulk has made a last- rently teaches the adult group at his local South Carolina, where he attended basic training contribution to the capability of today’s Ma- church in Leesburg, Virginia and has recently ing in 1983. He then went to his military occu- rine Corps’ and the future shape of tomorrow’s started writing about Jesus and the New Tes- pation school, MOS, at Marine Corps Air Corps. His superior performance of duties tament. Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, highlights the culmination of more than 25 I am very grateful for Bob’s friendship, and California, where he was one of the top can- years of honorable and dedicated Marine I look forward to the many years ahead we didates at the school, earning the field radio Corps service. My home State of Georgia and have as friends. I wish him and his Family operator MOS. our country are proud of Lieutenant Colonel much happiness and success.

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Demand for APEC’s edu- the center, holding various positions including Wednesday, November 19, 2008 cational programs is so high that over 8,000 stock control clerk, general supply clerk, and Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today students had to be placed on a waiting list to Publications Supply officer among other things to honor St. Dominic’s Parish in Breese, Illi- visit Alley Pond. before the agency moved to Fort Sheridan, Ill. nois. For 150 years, St. Dominic’s has rep- Borough President Marshall, recognizing Mr. Chandler opposed relocating to Fort resented the spread of Catholicism in rural APEC’s need for space, led the way for the Sheridan and joined the staff at the U.S. Army America and has also acted as one of its com- New York City Department of Parks and Adjutant General Publications Center as a munity’s cornerstones. The first church build- Recreation to allocate resources for APEC’s packer, for over 40 years, turning down Gen- ing was used from 1858 to 1868 and meas- future environmental educational facility. Uti- eral Schedule (GS) opportunities in favor of ured 40 feet by 60 feet. In 1858 Father August lizing the $1 million in funds that Helen helped his Wage Grade (WG) packer position. Reineke was called to act as the first pastor to get, APEC will soon start construction of a Chandlers WWII unit received four cam- of St. Dominic’s and served until 1909. A larg- new green facility that will make student wait- paign ribbons: Normandy (with bronze arrow- er church was needed due to the growing ing lists for APEC’s programs a thing of the head), Northern France, Rhineland, and Cen- number of settlers in the area. The parish- past. For Helen, this kind of action is nothing tral Europe. Mr. Chandler’s civilian awards in- ioners donated the land as well as the stone new. From her time as a teacher, to her serv- clude the Achievement Medal for Civilian and limestone for construction of the present ice as a member of the New York State As- Service in September 1996. In addition, he church still in use today. sembly and the New York City Council, to currently has over 3300 hours of sick leave The original parish began with 70 Catholic being the Queens Borough President; she has and usually forfeits almost all of his annual families and today has grown to 867 families. been the most tireless advocate for children’s leave, except when he generously donates to One of St. Dominic’s largest accomplishments educational and environmental resources. other employees through the leave donation was the establishment of Mater Dei High From libraries, to remedial programs, to play- program. School. The men and women of St. Dominic’s grounds and parks, no one has done more to Madam Speaker, I am honored to pay trib- help by reaching out to their community and make certain that the children of Queens re- ute to Mr. Chandler, an American hero, for 60 world with the parish’s volunteer efforts. St. ceive the help they need for the best edu- years as a civil servant and for his noble sac- Monica’s Altar Sodality and St. Joseph’s cation possible. rifice and courage to the United States Armed Men’s Sodality donate money to the parish’s Madam Speaker, I highly commend Bor- Services. I urge my colleagues to join me in Vacation Bible School, food pantry and youth ough President Marshall for her extraordinary honoring Mr. Norris O. Chandler for his serv- ministry. The ladies of the parish are currently dedication to environmental education and for ice and commitment to put country first. sponsoring a child in Guatemala, while the receiving the ‘‘Green Leadership Award’’ from f men have donated over $20,000 to the new the Alley Pond Environmental Center. Helen multi-purpose room. embodies the spirit of the award, having de- IN RECOGNITION OF WARNER I join with my fellow Representatives to con- voted herself to ensuring that children experi- GLENN’S DEDICATION TO THE gratulate St. Dominic’s on 150 years of faith ence the world’s natural beauty in America’s SOUTHWEST and service. greatest city. I ask my colleagues in the f House of Representatives to please join me in HON. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS congratulating Helen Marshall as a recipient of OF ARIZONA CONGRATULATING THE HONOR- this well-deserved honor. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABLE HELEN MARSHALL ON RE- f CEIVING THE ‘‘GREEN LEADER- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 SHIP AWARD’’ TRIBUTE TO RECOGNIZE MR. Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, it is with NORRIS O. CHANDLER great pride that I rise today to acknowledge HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN the extraordinary accomplishments of Mr. OF NEW YORK HON. Wm. LACY CLAY Warner Glenn, a dedicated steward of our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI fragile lands and a champion for endangered IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES species of the Southwest. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Mr. Glenn is a rancher who lives near Doug- Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise Wednesday, November 19, 2008 las, Arizona, a small city on the United States- today to congratulate Queens Borough Presi- Mr. CLAY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Mexico border that traces its roots back to the dent Helen Marshall for receiving the pres- honor Mr. Norris O. Chandler, former WWI early 20th century. The desert lands sur- tigious ‘‘Green Leadership Award’’ from the and WWII veteran who has demonstrated an rounding Douglas are an environmental treas- Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) on unyielding commitment to the service of others ure. They are abundant in wildlife. These November 13th, 2008. APEC, located in through 60 years of civilian service. beautiful areas face serious threats and many Douglaston, Queens, is a superb educational Chandler enlisted in United States Army at citizens in my district have taken action to ad- center committed to environmental under- Jefferson Barracks and was soon assigned to dress these issues. Warner Glenn is a leader standing and awareness. Helen’s dedication a special amphibious engineering unit acti- in this movement. and support of environmental education, public vated for World War II—the 149th Engineer Warner and his family are part of the Malpai parks and responsible zoning and land-use in Combat Battalion. As a Demolition Specialist Borderlands Group, ranchers and conserva- Queens is a great example of how we can for the 149th, he joined the invasion of France tionists who are dedicated to preserving the promote ‘‘green living’’ around the nation on Omaha Beach in 1944. open spaces that are in danger of dis- through local political leadership. The 149th was responsible for destroying appearing. Thanks to Helen’s aggressive efforts, over enemy bridges, probing and destroying mines He was recently named by the United $60 million has been allocated to maintain, im- and other obstacles, both on land and under- States Fish and Wildlife Service as a ‘‘Re- prove and expand the parks and playgrounds water, and for building Bailey Bridges. gional Recovery Champion’’ for his tireless ef- of Queens. Recently, Helen was instrumental Following World War II, Mr. Chandler re- forts in protecting the endangered jaguar. Mr. in procuring resources to help begin construc- turned to Fort Polk, Louisiana to await dis- Glenn’s photographs of jaguars were the first tion of APEC’s new environmental educational charge. His unit was deactivated in December taken of the animal in the United States. facility. APEC had a staggering 40,000 New of 1945 and he became part of the newly acti- Mr. Glenn’s photographs were more than York City area school students visit Alley Pond vated Organized Reserve Corps (Individual mere documentation of the jaguar. In honoring last year. During APEC-run programs, stu- Stand-By) until 1951. Mr. Glenn, Benjamin Tuggle, the director of

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Simply by knowing the locations of all entities Project: Large Aircraft Infrared Counter- Since then, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the range, more flexibility in reassigning measures (LAIRCM) for AFSOC AC/MC 130 has granted the jaguar protection under the missions to ground and air space previously aircraft. Endangered Species Act. The agency also underutilized will be achieved. Account: RDT&E, Air Force. Earmark Received: $4,400,000. funds monitoring efforts in Arizona and has Name of the requesting Member: JEFF MIL- Justification for use of taxpayer funding: The contributed to local and international programs LER. funding will be used to provide aircraft protec- to help conserve the jaguar and aid in the Bill number: H.R. 2638. tion from infrared and small arms threats. species’ recovery. Project: FPS–16 Radar Mobilization Up- Mr. Glenn embodies the true spirit of the grade. f Southwest. Born and raised in the fabled Chir- Account: RDT&E, Air Force. HONORING NAPA VALLEY HOSPICE icahua Mountains, he makes his living from Earmark Received: $2,800,000. AND ADULT DAY SERVICES OF the land as a rancher, guide and outfitter for Justification for use of taxpayer funding: NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA hunters. When he is in the wild, he typically This enhanced, mobile radar tracking capa- carries a .357 Magnum on his belt. Yet as he bility will provide AAC the flexibility required to support testing of current and emerging weap- HON. MIKE THOMPSON has said that he ‘‘never felt danger’’ when he OF CALIFORNIA on systems and platforms. This new capability encountered the jaguars! His only thought as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he first saw the jaguar that day was how can will attract test programs to the AAC test Wednesday, November 19, 2008 we protect this beautiful animal and maintain range that cannot presently be supported, pro- its ability to roam the deserts and mountains? vide expanded instrumentation coverage for Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Not all of us have Mr. Glenn’s vision but all the range, reduce encroachment concerns, Speaker, I rise today to honor Napa Valley of us can learn valuable lessons from him with and provide more comprehensive coverage Hospice and Adult Day Services on the occa- regard to the jaguar. As he put it, ‘‘When you and support to all test programs. This added sion of the 10th anniversary of their Adult Day see one of those in the wild, you can’t help instrumentation asset will result in more cost Services program. The Adult Day Services but admire and respect those cats, and they effective and timely test support for the U.S. program has done visionary work serving the deserve it.’’ Air Force and ultimately in fielding systems for unique needs of the elderly, younger adults I commend and thank Warner Glenn for all the war fighter in a more timely manner. with mental and physical impairments, and he has done to preserve the land and the Name of the requesting Member: JEFF MIL- those suffering from Alzheimer’s and other de- wildlife that lives on it. LER. mentias. Bill number: H.R. 2638. In 1979, Hospice of Napa Valley opened as f Project: Moving Target Strike. a program of St. Helena Hospital. They be- EARMARK DECLARATION Account: RDT&E, Air Force. came an independent non-profit in 1997, and Earmark Received: $2,000,000. opened their acclaimed Adult Day Services Justification for use of taxpayer funding: The program in 1998. ADS is the only program of HON. JEFF MILLER ability to extend the capability of GPS guided OF FLORIDA its kind in Napa County and is one of 54 offi- weapons to moving targets will significantly cial Alzheimer’s Day Care Resource Centers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enhance the effectiveness of weapons plat- in California. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 forms that use GPS guided systems. The Since its inception 10 years ago, the Adult Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, enemy knows that currently if he keeps mov- Day Services program has served more than pursuant to the Republican Leadership standing he is safe from many of our current weap- 1,000 people. Last year alone, they served 80 ards on earmarks, I am submitting the fol- on systems. The ability to strike movers from people with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, lowing information regarding earmarks I re- a variety of platforms with GPS guided weap- gave family training to 129 people, provided ceived in the amendment of the House of ons will greatly reduce the enemy’s ability to 165 hours of support groups, 200 hours of Representatives to the amendment of the avoid our weapons. counseling for 143 people, 30 hours of com- Name of the requesting Member: JEFF MIL- Senate to H.R. 2638. munity education for 327 people, and 166 con- LER. Name of the requesting Member: JEFF MIL- sultations for 133 people. Bill number: H.R. 2638. LER. These incredible achievements would not be Project: Gulf Range Mobile Instrumentation Bill number: H.R. 2638. possible without their dedicated staff, led by Capability. Project: Eglin Air Force Base Range Oper- Executive Director Catherine Poliak and ADS Account: RDT&E, Defense-Wide. Program Coordinator Celine Regalia. Cath- ations Center (ROCC) Initiative. Earmark Received: $800,000. Account: RDT&E, Air Force. erine and Celine lead a team that is second to Justification for use of taxpayer funding: By none in their creativity and enthusiasm. Earmark Received: $800,000. developing a GR–MIC we will be able to inte- Justification for use of taxpayer funding: Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at this grate the simultaneous employment of many time that we thank everyone at Napa Valley Considering the effects of BRAC, emerging advanced weapons/platforms into a single test Joint Test and Training missions, and in- Hospice and Adult Day Services for the re- or exercise/training events. This effort con- markable work they have done for our com- creased operations tempo, this initiative will nects test and evaluation ranges that use address the current Eglin AFB shortfalls in in- munity. Through their hard work and generous many communication and data requirements contributions this program has thrived for the frastructure to provide safe, efficient, effective to interact between geographically separated control of range resources. Eglin AFB initiated past 10 years, and I know that we will see ranges, making valuable information available much more progress in the years to come. a phased approach (Super ROCC) to address to everyone who requires it. The result is f these shortfalls, and this project will initiate the ranges becoming interconnected and con- action by addressing movement and control of sequently creating a greater training experi- HONORING ST. MARY’S PARISH IN people and equipment and relevant security ence. TRENTON, ILLINOIS issues. This initiative will help the Air Force in- Name of the requesting Member: JEFF MIL- crease the operations tempo at the Eglin LER. HON. JOHN SHIMKUS Range by addressing the movement and con- Bill number: H.R. 2638. OF ILLINOIS trol of people and equipment as well as rel- Project: Joint Gulf Range Complex Upgrade. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES evant security issues. Through this initiative, Account: RDT&E, Defense-Wide. the Air Force will greatly improve its ability to Earmark Received: $1,200,000. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 track all players on the Eglin Range thereby Justification for use of taxpayer funding: The Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today significantly increase its efficiency in an in- upgrade will result in improved and more ac- to honor St. Mary’s Parish in Trenton, Illinois.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24408 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 St. Mary’s has represented Catholicism for AMERICA’S TABLE: A THANKS- And enjoy a warm and peaceful holiday. 150 years in the community of Trenton. GIVING READER CELEBRATING November 2008 OUR DIVERSE ROOTS AND Adams Costa Spencer Lind Tanaka Carney During the 1820s and ’30s the local Catho- Schultz Pucinski Leibowitz McLaren lics of Trenton gathered at the railroad station SHARED VALUES Gonzales Szymankiewicz Giannini Hum- once a year to take the train to St. Louis to phreys Zimmer Poulos Tinley Kahn Trugglio fulfill their Easter duty. In 1858 Fr. Peter HON. JOHN LEWIS Singh Sandbuig Jackson Kogovsek Smith Ri- Peters began holding mass with a small group OF GEORGIA vera Acosta Demetrios Nemec Schwartz of Catholic families in Trenton. The first church IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nwaguru Rosenbaum Kimura Peck Teters Foulks Koproski was built in 1864. Yet, it was not until 1868 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 that St. Mary’s Parish of Trenton had its first WE ARE EACH ON A JOURNEY Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, as permanent pastor, Fr. Anthony Brefeld. Just These are the names of the generations we celebrate Thanksgiving, a uniquely Amer- two years after Fr. Brefeld took the position as that came to America. ican holiday, I rise today to remind this Con- They reveal individual lives that represent pastor, St. Mary’s built a small school where gress that we are all one people, one family, the story of our nation. the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ came to one America. We all come from different back- These are the names of the generations teach. By 1950 it was evident that a larger grounds, but in millions of homes across the that built America. church was needed. In 1953 the new church They recall our parents and grandparents country, our celebrations look very much the was completed and by 1955, about 1,500 pa- and mirror ourselves. same. We will gather around our dinner tables rishioners called St. Mary’s home. These are the names of the generations with family and friends giving thanks. This day that will care for America. To help celebrate the 150th anniversary, the is a reminder that we are all together in this They remind us why we gather at this St. Mary’s family placed a ‘‘time capsule’’ into American experiment, that we should cele- Thanksgiving table. the ground at the parish. The capsule contains brate our diversity, but also recognize our Calderon Lew Durley Branovan Sharma materials related to the parish celebration. The Hassan Montalto Paterson Jordan Cheng shared values. Gioia Noriega Ellison Josephs Kassab Phil- time capsule will be opened in 2058, 50 years I commend to every family the publication from now. lips Pun Letona Linares Brooks Gilchrist called America’s Table: A Thanksgiving Read- Mineta Levine Patel Tsosie Yuo Meghani I join with my fellow Representatives to con- er. The pamphlet is short and simple, and it is Verdeja Aoun Parens Al-Suwaij Morris Ran- gratulate St. Mary’s on 150 years of faith and meant to be read at the Thanksgiving meal or gel Hong Lafley Nganji Ahuja Totenberg service. as people contemplate the meaning of Lewis Shamim Padron Thanksgiving. This booklet tells the story of Chung-Wha Hong ‘‘We were watching the presidential debates with Jimmy Carter, and f American people by sharing profiles of men and women of diverse backgrounds. I am hon- I remember my mother saying, ‘He’s going to JIM MARTINO be the president and he does the dishes’ ’’ ored to be one of the people profiled in this Growing up in South Korea, Chung-Wha year’s publication. Hong gained her impressions of the United HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE The American Jewish Committee began States from black-and-white TV. publishing America’s Table annually on the AMERICA IS HEAVEN FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF CALIFORNIA Thanksgiving after the 9/11 disaster. They Hong was eleven when the family arrived IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES partner with ten human relations organiza- in St. Louis, in 1977. Local people were wel- tions, including the NAACP, the National coming, she recalls, but the schools offered Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Urban League, and the National Council of La no programs for students like Hong who Raza to distribute this wonderful pamphlet. spoke no English. ‘‘I went to school and slept Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, Jim We all have our stories of how we came to all day.’’ Martino was born in 1929 in eastern Pennsyl- this great land. We must use this opportunity Her immigrant experience and the influ- vania. He graduated from Lafayette College to celebrate our differences and our oneness ence of her parents, both religious leaders and soon after married his lovely wife, Nancy, and social reformers, shaped her career as Americans. I submit a copy of this year’s choice. After graduation from the University and joined the army. Jim served in Korea from America’s Table for the RECORD, and I hope 1951 to 1953, which was an experience that of Pennsylvania, Hong returned briefly to and pray that Americans will continue to use Korea, where young activists inspired her. had a profound effect on his life. In 2000, the it as a way to help build the Beloved Commu- Back in the United States, she worked in 50th anniversary of the Korean War, Jim nity, a nation at peace with itself. Washington, D.C., for Korean and Asian or- searched for his comrades and organized re- AMERICA’S TABLE ganizations before moving to New York to engage at the grassroots level ‘‘on work that unions to bring together the men he served A Thanksgiving Reader with and to share their memories and experi- flows from my identity as a Korean-Amer- CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSE ROOTS AND SHARED ican immigrant.’’ ences. Their wives also enjoyed the experi- VALUES ence, and the group developed into a close As head of the New York Immigration Coa- You are holding the eighth annual edition lition, Hong now helps immigrants of all family. of America’s Table. backgrounds cope with what she describes as After returning from Korea, Jim began a As in past years, the brief narrative on the a convergence of issues facing new arrivals, successful career in direct mail marketing. Be- white pages is intended to be read aloud at including: poverty, lack of English language ginning in Valley Forge, PA, Jim’s achieve- the Thanksgiving meal. It helps us express skills, and limited access to government ments took him to Dayton, OH, southern Cali- gratitude for living in a nation where each of services. These challenges, says Hong, are us, regardless of background, is entitled to a fornia, and eventually Cameron Park, CA. Jim compounded by anti-immigrant sentiment. place at the table. ‘‘Part of my job is to challenge people that was an accomplished private pilot who flew for The facing pages contain profiles of eight this is not what this country is about, to tap business and pleasure, making many trips accomplished Americans. These profiles can into people’s better instincts of generosity with his wife across the country between their be read at the Thanksgiving meal or when- and justice.’’ homes. Jim was also an avid participant in ever you have time. Five of the profiled indi- The insightful questions of our children, government and politics, supporting can- viduals arrived in America recently. Another innocently asked, compel us to reconnect didates he believed in and authoring numer- is descended from slaves. All are deeply en- with our past. gaged in helping America fully achieve the ous ‘‘Letters to the Editor’’ to express his When our families came to America. promise of opportunity and mutual respect. How they got here. views. By reading America’s Table on Thanks- What they found. On August 7, 2008, Jim passed away. He is giving, we add new meaning to our most be- Why they came. now buried in the Sacramento Valley Veterans loved and universal holiday as a time to cel- At every table the answers are different, National Cemetery, where he is recognized as ebrate our diverse roots and shared values. but much the same. In some homes, a leader designates the parts a ‘‘Defender of Freedom.’’ I was honored to Many of us were immigrants and refugees to be read. At other gatherings, people sim- from all regions of the world, fleeing the af- have been one of Jim’s many friends. My ply go around the table, switching readers at flictions of poverty and oppression. thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s wife, each sentence, paragraph, or page. Do what- Drawn by the promise of a better life, we Nancy, their three children and four grand- ever feels right for you and your family and chose America and she took us into safe har- children. friends. bor.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24409 Not every journey was easy. regularly to Rwanda on a project that helps daughter, ‘‘but he came to America because The first arrivals sometimes shunned those Tutsi and Hutu youth tell their stories it represented a kind of equality and who followed. through film. ‘‘I have found therapy and meritocracy that did not exist in Europe.’’ Not every journey was voluntary. peace talking to young people.’’ Nina Totenberg’s mother, Melanie, shared The first African slaves landed in James- DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAPS OF IGNORANCE, her interest in American politics. ‘‘I remem- town a year before the Pilgrims settled in BIGOTRY, AND RACISM ber my mother watching the Army-McCar- Plymouth. thy hearings on TV all day every day, ex- WE ARE EACH PART OF AMERICA’S JOURNEY Not every journey was righteous. plaining to me what was going on,’’ says Native Americans were devastated by a We did not leave history behind, like un- Totenberg. ‘‘I knew who all those senators new nation’s need to conquer, cultivate, and wanted baggage at immigration’s door. were and I was eight years old.’’ build. Our particular pasts and our shared At 16, reading The Making of the Presi- A.G. Lafley knows something about diver- present are wedded in hyphenated names: dent, the classic book about the 1960 elec- sity. African-American, tion, Totenberg confirmed her childhood de- On his father’s side, Lafley is descended Irish-American, sire to be a witness to history. ‘‘I wanted to from a French Canadian man who migrated Italian-American, be a reporter from the time I realized that I to New England in the 1850s and married a Korean-American, couldn’t be Nancy Drew.’’ Native American woman. A few decades Polish-American. For the past three decades, Totenberg has later, his mother’s family arrived in Boston We are not always on a first-name basis reported for National Public Radio and is from County Cork, Ireland. with one another. best known for her coverage of the Supreme ‘‘My mother was adamant about under- But we quickly become acquainted in play- Court. ‘‘There are a lot of injustices in the standing the world and people who are dif- grounds and classrooms, in college dorms world and in this country,’’ she says. ‘‘The ferent from you,’’ says Lafley. ‘‘She was a and military barracks, and in offices and fac- ones that I can do something about—I will card-carrying member of the League of tories. try to do something about.’’ She credits her Women Voters. I remember being dragged We feel at home. father, who still teaches at age 97. around in the ’52, ’56, and ’60 presidential In some parts of the world, our differences YOU CAN’T GET MY DAD TO DO SOMETHING HE elections in neighborhoods we didn’t live in.’’ would be threatening. Lafley enrolled as a Ph.D. student in his- We feel enriched. THINKS IS NOT RIGHT tory before a hitch in the Navy overseeing In America, our differences resonate in our We believe in fairness. retail supply shifted his career goals. After names, language, food, and music. They in- In America, the loudest voice does not al- Harvard Business School, he joined Cin- spire art and produce champions and leaders. ways have the last word, and every voice has cinnati-based Procter & Gamble in 1977, be- We feel free to disagree. a right to be heard. coming CEO in 2000 and chairman in 2002. We are a family, and what is a family gath- We act with hope. For Lafley, diversity is a competitive ad- ering without debate? Not because life is perfect, but because we vantage at a company that employs 138,000 Gurpreet Singh Ahuja was completing his are free to face life, and all its imperfections, people from 140 nationalities and ethnicities, residency in New Delhi, in 1984, when Indira on our own terms. and provides household and personal care Gandhi was assassinated. We rely on faith. products for more than three billion con- Reports that the prime minister was shot In a sturdy and tested framework of law sumers. by Sikhs set off reprisals throughout India. and government that works because of the Lafley recalls a recent conversation with a ‘‘As a physician in the hospital, I saw the confidence we place in it and in each other. young mother and her family in a modest charred bodies of those young men and WE ARE EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING home on a hillside above Sa˜ o Paulo, Brazil. women.’’ AMERICA ON COURSE ‘‘We sit around the kitchen table,’’ he says. The violence contradicted his experience ‘‘Are we there yet?’’ the children ask. I LEARN THROUGH HER STORY growing up. ‘‘As a Sikh, we’re reminded to We know the answer. ‘‘It may take a little longer to work across respect all faiths. They’re all paths to the We pursue justice. cultures and languages,’’ says Lafley, ‘‘but same central truth.’’ But still have a way to go. we’re going to come up with more ideas and He and his wife, Jasjit Singh, also a doctor, We celebrate freedom. create something that will make a dif- moved to New York, in 1986, where they con- But endlessly debate what it means to be ference.’’ Sometimes the difference is big. tinued their medical training before moving free. ‘‘We developed a unique and proprietary to Washington, D.C., and then to Southern Our table is brimming. product that can render any source of water California. They visited family in India an- But not everyone receives a fair portion. anyplace in the world potable.’’ nually. John Lewis Growing up in a large family Jean Nganji ‘‘Are you Hutu or Tutsi?’’ ‘‘Every time I stepped foot back on Amer- on a small farm in rural Alabama, John The question was raised by a teacher when ican soil it would give me a great sense of ex- Lewis cared for the chickens. Jean Nganji was a seven-year-old schoolboy hilaration and liberation.’’ When his parents wanted to sell or trade in Rwanda. That feeling was tested in the aftermath of chickens, or have one for dinner, ‘‘I would ‘‘Go home and ask your parents,’’ the 9/11 and the rash of hate crimes that began protest,’’ Lewis recalls. ‘‘They were crea- teacher commanded. with the murder of a Sikh living in Arizona. tures of God, and we didn’t have a right to The next day, he recalls, ‘‘I said, ‘I am The events evoked memories of 1984. Says abuse them.’’ Tutsi’ ’’ Nganji’s parents then pushed him Ahuja, Lewis was fifteen in 1955, when Emmett hard to excel academically. I NEVER LOST FAITH IN THE SYSTEM IN AMERICA Till, a black teenager, was brutally mur- ‘‘Why?’’ he asked. dered in Mississippi, Rosa Parks refused to He helped establish the California Sikh ‘‘Just listen,’’ they said. ‘‘Don’t ask ques- move to the back of the bus, and Martin Lu- Council to promote tolerance and educate tions.’’ ther King, Jr., organized the Montgomery people about the Sikh faith, and now serves The answer soon emerged, as Nganji was bus boycott. Listening to King on the radio, as president of the council. Jasjit Singh is forced to repeat grades, despite his com- ‘‘It was like he was saying, ‘John Lewis, you vice president of the Central Orange County petence, because he was Tutsi. When he real- can do it, ized that a Tutsi admissions quota made it Interfaith Council. difficult to attend college in Rwanda, he was ‘‘As a relatively recent immigrant, I am YOU, TOO, CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION accepted at a small school in Massachusetts very appreciative of the opportunities that Lewis went to Nashville, to study non- with the help of his friend Andre, who had this country has given me,’’ says Ahuja. violence and become a minister. He partici- moved to America. ‘‘Our value system must remain steadfast. pated in sit-in demonstrations, Freedom The two young men became college room- That’s what distinguishes us from most any Rides, and the creation of a campus group mates soon after Nganji arrived in the other country in the world.’’ called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating United States, in October 1989. But Andre Nina Totenberg ‘‘Ninotchka, we’re proud of Committee. was Hutu, and a year later, with the out- you.’’ ‘‘Even when I was being beaten, I saw these break of war, the friendship ended. Nina Totenberg still cherishes her father’s individuals almost like the chickens,’’ he The genocide started on April 6, 1994. On words. She had just endured a period of in- says. ‘‘They were innocent creatures and April 15, Nganji learned that his parents and tense scrutiny after her reporting led to tes- something happened to them.’’ youngest brother were killed. The daughter timony by law professor Anita Hill, during As chairman of SNCC, at 23, Lewis stood of his eldest brother, who perished, was the confirmation hearing of Justice Clarence with King and other civil rights leaders on saved by her nanny, a Hutu woman who Thomas. the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the claimed the four-year-old was her little sis- Her father, Roman Totenberg, a world-re- March on Washington in August 1963, preach- ter. nowned violinist, performed across Europe ing, ‘‘Wake up, America.’’ He has exerted Today, Nganji lives near Boston. He tells by age eleven. A Polish Jew, he left Europe leadership in Congress since 1986, rep- his story at schools in America and travels in 1935. ‘‘He saw the rise of Hitler,’’ says his resenting the district around Atlanta.

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In the late 1990s, at ship with the U.S. Army to develop a tech- about age 40, Tasneem Shamim began to feel nology providing a cost effective way to recy- spiritually empty. cle military plastic waste into a useable bio- HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER She missed a sense of compassion and uni- diesel fuel with enhanced energy yield, for use OF LOUISIANA versality, which she remembered from her in field power generation and other applica- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES childhood in India and could not find in the tions. This technology has the potential to Thursday, November 20, 2008 mosques in New Jersey, where Shamim, a doctor, lives with her husband and three save taxpayers millions per month in military Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I am children. waste disposal costs, and enhance the viabil- submitting the following earmark declaration: ‘‘One of my early memories is going with ity of increased use of biodiesel by both the Requesting Member: Mr. ALEXANDER. my grandmother to the small villages. My military and civilian sectors to achieve greater Bill Number: H.R. 2638. grandmother started organizations to help energy independence. The $1.6 million FY09 Account: Air Force. women out of poverty and oppression.’’ appropriation is needed to complete the devel- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Barksdale To help reconnect with her feelings, opment phase of this multi-year project and Air Force Base. Shamim visited the holy sites in Mecca and demonstrate the technology. Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 625, Medina, and she decided to cover her hair. f Shreveport, LA 71162. Her mother and sister were concerned about Description of Request: Construct a new potential antagonism, and one friend asked, RECOGNIZING THE FUTURE Security Forces Squadron Complex at ‘‘Do you have to go to chemotherapy?’’ For Shamim, the head scarf is an oppor- FARMERS OF AMERICA Barksdale Air Force Base. Security forces tunity to prompt and answer questions about command and operations functions are cur- Islam. Most important, it makes her more HON. JACK KINGSTON rently housed in a 1930’s vintage hangar on the aircraft parking ramp. The Law Enforce- conscious of her roles in life. OF GEORGIA ‘‘You become a doctor mostly to please ment Desk and associated offices (including IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES God. God says, ‘You cannot help Me, but help confinement) and storage of mobility equip- the creatures that I have created.’ ’’ Thursday, November 20, 2008 ment/personal bags are located across the Shamim also began studying Sufism, a Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, I rise street in one of our historic facilities. The ma- spiritual strand of Islam. At the urging of a jority of security operations occur in the Weap- Sufi leader that she express her religion in today to recognize five students in my district good works, Shamim established the Muslim that have received national honors from Fu- ons Storage Area (WSA) which is over four Women’s Coalition, a national organization ture Farmers of America. These young peo- miles by road from the current facility. The devoted to community service and mutual ple—Ryan Highsmith, Jordan Culpepper, Nich- hanger facility is inadequate in functional lay- respect. olas Worley, Jacob Schindler, and Courtney out to accommodate existing requirements. PEOPLE ACCEPT THAT AMERICA IS A QUILT Curlin—have surpassed many other students The facility is incompatible with existing land Progress can be slow as we propose and to earn top honors for their work in local Fu- uses as the facility should house a function protest, argue and advocate. ture Farmers of America. All of these students supporting flight line operations. Delays in But we are grateful to be part of this vig- excelled though challenging assessments at construction of this facility will prevent compli- orous democracy. State and National level against their peers ance with the base comprehensive plan estab- We enjoy its unparalleled privileges and before being awarded these top accolades. lished land use policies. Already strained base accept its obligations: Ryan Highsmith of Lake Park, Georgia, won resources will continue to be spent on an in- To pursue our dreams while helping others. adequate and inefficient facility. To advance our convictions while respect- first place in the nation for Specialty Animal Production for his four year work with honey Requesting Member: Mr. ALEXANDER. ing others. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. To prepare our children for the gift of the bee cultivation. Account: FEMA State and Local Programs. American journey. Jordan Culpepper of Lake Park, Georgia, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Louisiana f won second place in the nation for Diversified State University. Agriculture Production. Jordon dutifully worked Address of Requesting Entity: 156 Thomas EARMARK DECLARATION with both livestock and crop production in a Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. wide range of operations for over 5 years. Description of Request: Louisiana State Uni- HON. STEVE KING Nicholas Worley of Valdosta, Georgia, was versity’s (LSU) National Center for Biomedical OF IOWA named National Agriscience Student of the Research and Training (NCBRT), Academy of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Year. Using clean wood chips and leftover bio- Counter-Terrorist Education is a founding mass from Georgia forests, Nicholas found member of the Consortium which consists of Wednesday, November 19, 2008 that a large amount of ethanol can be pro- LSU, New Mexico Tech, Texas A&M Univer- Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I wish duced from these two sources. sity, U.S. Department of Energy’s Nevada to make the following disclosure in accordance Jacob Schindler of Valdosta, Georgia, won Test Site, University of Hawaii, Transportation with the new Republican Earmark Trans- second place in the Junior Individual Botany Technology Center, Inc., and the U.S. Depart- parency Standards requiring Members to Division. Jacob’s project involved research on ment of Homeland Security’s Center for Do- place a statement in the CONGRESSIONAL the effects of inert gases on kudzu. Jacob re- mestic Preparedness. The National Domestic RECORD for a bill that includes earmarks they searched the uses of gases on kudzu, which Preparedness Consortium shall identify, de- have requested, describing how the funds will enabled him to eradicate several large infesta- velop, test, and deliver training to State, local, be spent and justifying the use of Federal tax- tions of kudzu in the Valdosta area. and tribal emergency response providers, pro- payer funds. Courtney Curlin of Valdosta, Georgia won vide on-site and mobile training at the per- Requesting Member: Congressman STEVE third place in the senior individual Engineering formance and management and planning lev- KING Division. Courtney designed a filter using urea, els, and facilitate the delivery of training by the Bill Number: H.R. 2638, The Consolidated which was able to filter out over fifty percent training partners of the U.S. Department of Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing of particulate emissions from a tractor ex- Homeland Security. The current mission of the Appropriations Act, 2009. haust. Consortium is to enhance the preparedness of Account: Research, Development, Test and Agriculture plays an important role in the federal, state, local, and tribal emergency re- Evaluation, Army. Georgia economy and it is wonderful to see sponders/first receivers and teams, including Project Name: Battlefield Plastic Biodiesel. our young people taking an interest in devel- non-governmental organizations and the pri- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Renew- oping our resources. Their projects not only vate sector, to reduce the Nation’s vulnerable Energy Group and General Atomics. show their innovative thinking, but also prove ability to incidents involving weapons of mass

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Funding would with all the people of Guam and baseball fans EARMARK DECLARATION continue development of core software com- everywhere in commending the Southern ponents and demonstration to government en- Guam Little League players who inspired us HON. ROB BISHOP tities and private-sector institutions concerned with their skills and their sportsmanship. OF UTAH about following a coherent and coordinated Congratulations and thanks for the memo- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plan to counter the serious and growing cyber- ries. attack threat. Thursday, November 20, 2008 Matching Funds: Not applicable. f Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Speaker, con- Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. sistent with House Republican Earmark Stand- f RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBU- ards, I am submitting the following earmark TIONS OF SUPERVISOR JOHN F. COMMENDING THE SOUTHERN disclosure and certification information for a SILVA IN THE COUNTY OF SO- GUAM LITTLE LEAGUE FOR Department of Homeland Security Appropria- LANO IN CALIFORNIA THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE tions Request that I made and which was in- 2008 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL cluded within the text and/or report to accom- WORLD SERIES HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER pany H.R. 2638, the ‘‘Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appro- OF CALIFORNIA priations Act of 2009.’’ I certify that neither I, HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GUAM nor my spouse, have any financial interest in Thursday, November 20, 2008 this request, and certify that, to the best of my IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES knowledge, this request is (1) not directed to Thursday, November 20, 2008 Mrs. TAUSCHER. Madam Speaker, I rise with the support of my colleague, the Hon. an entity or program named or that will be Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I join the named after a sitting Member of Congress; (2) GEORGE MILLER, in the House of Representa- people of Guam in commending the Southern tives to recognize Supervisor John F. Silva, as is not intended for a ‘‘front’’ or ‘‘pass-through’’ Guam Little League, a team comprised of entity; and (3) meets or exceeds statutory re- he retires after 53 years of public service with players from the villages of Agat, Inarajan, the County of Solano. quirements for matching funds (where applica- Merizo, Naval Station, Santa Rita, Talofofo, Supervisor Silva’s career with Solano Coun- ble). Please note that while publication of this and Umatac who competed in the 62nd Little ty began as a police officer in the Benicia in disclosure information prior to the floor vote League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, 1956. In 1978, he was appointed Benicia city was intended, such was not possible because Pennsylvania. The Southern Guam Little manager. Following his time as city manager, House Democratic Leadership chose to cir- League represented the Asia-Pacific Region. cumvent regular order under the House Rules After a seven to six comeback victory over he was elected to two terms as a city last September when the bill was voted upon the European champions from Italy, Team councilmember. Supervisor Silva was elected in the House by waiving the normal layover Guam played two hard-fought games against to the Solano County Board of Supervisors in period between the time of filing of the report teams from Mexico and Curacao. A three run 1997. and a floor vote on the same in order to rush loss to Curacao on August 19, 2008, at Volun- Supervisor Silva’s outstanding service in So- the bill through to a vote with minimal public teer Stadium allowed Curacao to advance to lano County also includes several achieve- scrutiny. the elimination round. I congratulate the play- ments that significantly impacted the quality of Requesting Member: ROB BISHOP (UT–01). ers, parents, and coaches on their winning the life of the residents of Solano County. As su- Bill Number: H.R. 263—The Consolidated Little League Asia-Pacific Region Champion- pervisor, he was dedicated to representing his Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing ship and their representation of Guam in the community and exemplified a strong work Appropriations Act of 2009. 2008 Little League Baseball World Series in ethic. To address Solano County’s escalating 1. Project: Distributed Environment for Crit- Williamsport, Pennsylvania. crime levels, he pushed hard for the success- ical Infrastructure—Decision Making Exercises I would like to commend Dominick San ful development of a county-wide Gang and for Increasing Cyber Security. Nicolas and his parents Paul Paulino and Jo- Drug Task Force. In addition, he was involved Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ‘‘Consolidated sephine San Nicolas; Austin Paulino and his in the construction of the juvenile hall, the pro- Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing parents Jesse Meno and Debbie Paulino; bation building, an award-winning new county Appropriations Act of 2009.’’ Brielle Meno and her parents Ben and Ma- administration center and parking facility. Project Amount: $3 million. Donna Meno; Fernando Rabago and his par- One of Supervisor Silva’s biggest achieve- Account: Science & Technology; Research, ents Thomas and Tammy Rabago; Mark Blas ments was his involvement in the program, In- Development, Acquisition, and Operations. and his parents Mark and Lucy Blas; Brian sure All Kids. Through the relentless fund- Requesting Entity: Utah State University Bunag and his parents Benjamin and Gina raising efforts of supporters, the county was Space Research Foundation. Bunag; Johnny Quenga and his parents John- recognized by the State of California for Receiving Entity: The Cyber Conflict Re- ny and Lani Quenga; Parish Reyes and his achieving an astounding level of 96 percentile search Consortium (CCRC); an affiliation of parents Fred and Ester Reyes; Andrew of health insurance for Solano County chil- academic and non-profit institutions, including Quintanilla and his parents Jesse and Marie dren. Miami University, Norwich University Applied Quintanilla; Austin Sablan and his parents The honors and awards Supervisor Silva Research Institutes, Potomac Institute for Pol- Rocindo Alforque and Mary Sablan; Nicholas has earned over the years are a testament to icy Studies, University of Nevada at Reno, and Cruz and his grandparents Felix and his hard work and dedication. This year, he Utah State University Space Research Foun- MaryJane Cruz; Nicholas Hernandez and par- has received the prestigious Circle for Service dation. ents Guillermo and Nancy Hernandez; South- Award from the California State Association of Address: CCRC Team Leader, Norwich Uni- ern Guam Little League Coaches Paul Paulino Counties, as well as the Solano Transportation versity, Applied Research Institutes, 57 Old and Johnny DeJesus; Manager William Authority’s Outstanding Leadership in Trans- Freight Yard, P.O. Box 30, Northfield, VT Meeks; President William Sarmiento; Vice portation Award. 05663–0030. President Donna H. Santiago and Mr. Stephen As Supervisor John Silva retires from his Project Description and Justification: Fund- J. Guerrero, the District Administrator, Guam seat on the Solano County Board of Super- ing would continue work begun in FY’08 with Little League for their work and accomplish- visors, I would like to thank him for his leader- the Department of Homeland Security on comments in the 2008 Little League Baseball ship and dedication to improving the quality of pleting full-scale development of the Web-dis- World Series. life for the residents of Solano County. I wish tributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure The players, parents, and coaches of the him and his wife Jan the best of luck in their Decision-making Exercises (DECIDE). This Southern Guam Little League represented future endeavors.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008 Place to whom she was very grateful for the In addition, she managed the coordination Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today wonderful care provided to her mother. of all legislative items, approximately 1,000 to honor the 15th Anniversary of South Texas Madam Speaker, I know the members of per fiscal year, which included House and College to congratulate them for enrolling the House will join me in extending heartfelt Senate Bills, executive agency proposals, tes- 22,000 students, the highest amount enrolled condolences to her family: her husband, Larry timony and executive orders. She provided in South Texas College’s history. McMullen; her two sons and daughters-in- consolidated Navy positions on these legisla- The South Texas College was created by laws, Michael, Andrew, Bonnie and Yvette; tive items to the Office of the Secretary of De- the Texas legislature in 1993 and signed into and her grandchildren, Matthew, Hannah, fense, the Office of Management and Budget, law by former Governor Ann Richards. They Sarah, Rachel, Abby and Sophie. and Congress, while successfully meeting all are only one of three community colleges in f deadlines and suspense dates. Her effective Texas accredited to offer bachelors degrees coordination and thorough review consistently and the only community college in the state to RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT ensured a concise and well thought out Navy offer two Bachelor of Applied Technology De- OF MRS. PATRICIA M. BOYLE message to Congress. grees. Their faculty and staff of over 1,500 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE It is through the commitment and sacrifice of have been leaders in higher education by not NAVY Americans like Patricia Boyle that our Nation only providing education to college students, is able to continue upon the path of democ- but by providing unique workforce training pro- HON. TOM DAVIS racy and strive for the betterment of mankind. grams and the College Express dual enroll- OF VIRGINIA I am proud, Madam Speaker, as a fellow Vir- ment high school program. Partnered with six- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ginian, to thank her and her family for her hon- teen school districts in Hidalgo and Starr Thursday, November 20, 2008 orable service to our Nation with the United Counties, these programs help minority stu- States Navy. I wish her fair winds and fol- dents find a pathway to higher-paying careers Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I lowing seas as she concludes a distinguished in math and science. rise today to honor Mrs. Patricia M. Boyle of career of public service. In recent years, South Texas College re- the Department of the Navy, who is retiring f ceived the MetLife Foundation’s 2008 Commu- after more than 36 years of faithful service to nity College Excellence Award for promoting our Nation, culminating in her service as the VETERANS DAY educational and economic advancement, thir- Legislation Specialist in the Department of the ty-one Excellence Awards from the National Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs. HON. BETTY McCOLLUM Institute for Staff and Organizational Develop- Mrs. Boyle started her federal service in OF MINNESOTA ment in 2008, and the Government Finance 1972 with the Office of Legislative Affairs as a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Legislation Assistant. She was responsible for Officers Association of the United States and Thursday, November 20, 2008 Canada’s Certificate of Achievement for Excel- researching, routing legislation for comment lence in Financial Reporting for 2003 through throughout the Department of the Navy, and Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. Madam 2007. for maintaining all working files on current or Speaker, I rise in support of Veterans Day. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize past legislation of interest to the Department This national holiday serves as reminder of South Texas College for their record enroll- of the Navy. She worked in this position until the enormous sacrifices that brave men and ment in 2008, and I thank you for this time. July 1974. women have made for the ideals and beliefs f She then worked in the Office of the Chief that all Americans value. Veterans Day is also of Naval Operations, Legal and Legislative Of- an opportunity to give thanks to the hundreds IN MEMORY OF MARILYN LACEY fice, as a Legal Technician. She served in that of thousands of armed forces personnel serv- MCMULLEN position from July 1974 to December 1981. In ing our country to protect our Nation and to that position, she helped coordinate comments secure the peace around the world. HON. IKE SKELTON on items of legislation and executive orders for To mark this special holiday, I had the OF MISSOURI the Chief of Naval Operations staff. honor of attending both a ceremony for Mexi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1981, Mrs. Boyle returned to the work at can American Post 5, where I learned of the the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs in hardships faced by American soldiers of Mexi- Thursday, November 20, 2008 Washington, DC, where she has remained can descent, and the Minnesota State Vet- Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, it is with since December 1981. erans Day program to pay tribute to the men deep sadness that I inform the House of the Mrs. Boyle has provided superb support as and women serving our country in uniform. death of Mrs. Marilyn McMullen of Mission the Legislative Specialist to the Chief of Legis- This year, I also had the privilege of visiting Hills, Kansas, a lovely person and dear friend. lative Affairs within the Office of Legislative Af- our troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan to wit- Marilyn, whom I affectionately called ‘‘Lace,’’ fairs. This position marks the culmination of 36 ness the tremendous sacrifice they and their was a proud graduate of Webster High years of Federal service in which she has con- families make each day. School, Webster Groves, Missouri. She at- tinued to serve the Department of the Navy’s On the battlefield, the U.S. Armed Forces tended Milliken College and the University of legislative agenda. She has had a major im- pledge to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, Missouri, Columbia, where she graduated in pact on the identification of high-interest legis- it must be our promise that when they return 1954 with a Bachelor of Science degree from lative items and the coordination of complete home, we leave no veteran behind. Fully pre- the College of Education and where she was and thorough Navy positions to the Office of paring our troops, and providing the necessary a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She es- the Secretary of Defense, the White House healthcare, education, and disability benefits tablished scholarships at the School of Edu- Office of Management and Budget, and Con- to meet the needs of our veterans, is our re- cation in honor of her mother. gress. sponsibility and moral obligation. Marilyn taught second grade at LaDue Ele- Responsible for acting as central coordi- The 110th Congress has honored our commentary School in St. Louis. She was a mem- nator for the Department of the Navy for more mitment to veterans by making their needs a ber of the Grace Bibb Society in support of the than 300 legislative proposals per year, she priority. This Congress passed the largest MU School of Education and a member of the has consistently provided timely and thor- funding increase in the history of the Depart- Friends of the MU Library and MU Kansas oughly vetted Navy positions, thereby ensuring ment of Veterans Affairs, which ensures that City Alumni Club. She was also a member the Navy’s interests were furthered. She mon- our veterans returning from Iraq and Afghani- and a past Director of the MU Jefferson Club. itored the progress of legislation critical to the stan receive the quality health and mental

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This is often accomplished ices, established a suicide prevention pro- cent of total arts philanthropy in the United through a manipulated court system, thus de- gram, improved housing assistances for States, Chairman Gioia has successfully lever- nying its citizens and foreign investors the im- homeless veterans, and helped military fami- aged NEA grants to have a powerful multi- partial application of the rule of law and equal lies avoid home foreclosure. Lastly, this plying effect, with each grant dollar typically justice. Democratic led Congress passed a GI bill for generating seven to eight times more money In June, 1992, the United States and Russia the 21st century that fully restores four-year in matching grants. negotiated and signed the Bilateral Investment college scholarships for Iraq and Afghanistan Chairman Gioia is a Renaissance Man. As Treaty, which grants investors the protections veterans, on a par with the educational bene- an artist himself, he recognizes that the arts and safeguards necessary to conduct busi- fits after World War II. are more than just a cultural or emotional en- ness in a fair and transparent environment. The men and women of the armed forces terprise. With his background in business, he Unfortunately, Russia has failed to ratify this who have served this country with honor dur- knows that the arts have immense financial important measure that would ultimately serve ing times of war and peace deserve the best and social impact. Creativity, innovation, and the economic interests of both our nations. this country can afford. I look forward to work- imagination fuel today’s global economy, and Along the same lines, it is regrettable that ing with my colleagues in Congress and Presi- America’s artists are a large source of that in- Russia refuses to ratify the Energy Charter dent Obama to ensure veterans receive the vestment. Chairman Gioia led the NEA with Treaty. This measure insures the rights and highest level of care and compensation they this always in mind. When Chairman Gioia vis- protections of private and public sector inter- have so bravely earned serving this country. ited my congressional district, he brought not ests against a government taking arbitrary ac- This is a commitment to which I hold fast on only great enthusiasm and energy to all of the tion that would disrupt or threaten global en- Veterans Day and everyday. arts organizations he toured, but imparted val- ergy security. The thousands of United States To all veterans, you have my thanks and uable guidance and advice to these organiza- investors who became shareholders in the that of a grateful nation. tions on how to increase their membership, Russian oil company, YUKOS, lost everything f spur local investment in the arts, and expand when the Russian government seized the their presence in the community. company’s assets. IN HONOR OF THE SERVICE OF As a blues singer myself, I can empathize Finally, Russia has not honored its pledge NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR with Chairman Gioia’s decision to return to his to amend its federal laws to guarantee protec- THE ARTS CHAIRMAN DANA artistic craft. But despite his departure from tions of intellectual property rights and enforc- GIOIA the NEA, Chairman Gioia will continue to en- ing such laws consistent with international rich the arts community. Art transcends bar- standards. I would note the frequent Western HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER riers of language, time, and generation, trans- media reports on cases where Russian au- OF NEW YORK lating cultural differences, breathing life into thorities have seized the assets of certain IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES history, and bridging experiences across cul- companies, many with foreign investors, uti- Thursday, November 20, 2008 tures. Chairman Gioia’s exceptional writing lizing executive decrees, court orders, and ex- and poetry no doubt enrich the lives of all tradition requests to assume ownership or Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I rise Americans. Chairman Gioia will leave big control over Russian enterprises. Some for- today to recognize and laud Dana Gioia’s shoes to fill, but I am confident that his leader- eign investors have been compelled to sur- service as Chairman of the National Endow- ship has trickled down in the NEA over the render their equity shares in Russian compa- ment for the Arts. Since 2003 when he began years. The NEA will continue to drive excel- nies without proper due process and com- his service, Chairman Gioia has played a vital lence in the arts with his spirit always in mind. pensation only to have Western courts, in a role in advancing America’s cultural vitality f series of cases, issue rulings in favor of such and economic prosperity by promoting and ex- companies. panding access to the arts. As a co-Chair of THE BUSINESS CLIMATE IN RUS- Madam Speaker, we appreciate that our the Congressional Arts Caucus, I am grateful SIA AND THE STATES OF THE economy is truly global and American and for Chairman Gioia’s efforts and look forward FORMER SOVIET UNION Western investments are essential in Russia to his future contributions to the arts in Amer- and throughout Eurasia, given their abundant ica after he leaves the NEA in January 2009. HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS natural resources, and urge that all countries Chairman Gioia has launched a handful of OF FLORIDA can mutually commit to an economic relation- national initiatives that have spread the reach IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ship that is based on mutual trust, the rule of of the NEA across the country and expanded Thursday, November 20, 2008 law and market forces that are free of arbitrary arts education in schools and communities. or capricious government activity. One favorite program of mine, The Big Read, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, f provides citizens with the opportunity to read after the summer recess, the Helsinki Com- and discuss a single book within their commu- mission, which I chair, was preparing to con- RAISING CAIN nities. The initiative includes innovative read- duct a hearing on United States and Western ing programs in selected cities and towns, businesses at risk entering markets in Russia HON. STEVE KAGEN comprehensive resources for discussing clas- and the former Soviet Republics without the OF WISCONSIN sic literature, an ambitious national publicity protections guaranteed by the rule of law and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES campaign, and an extensive Web site pro- government adherence to market principles. Thursday, November 20, 2008 viding comprehensive information on authors The hearing had to be postponed due to the and their works. The NEA inaugurated The invasion of Georgia, but it is our intention to Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, this poem Big Read as a pilot project in 2006 with ten take up this issue in the next Congress. was written by Albert Carey Caswell, a mem- communities featuring four books. The Big The Helsinki Commission, and the OSCE, is ber of the Capitol Guide Service in honor of Read continues to expand to include more fully committed to the development of democ- SSG Michael Cain of Berlin, WI. communities and additional books. By 2009, racy, civil society, the rule of law and free Staff Sergeant Cain is a disabled veteran approximately 400 communities in the U.S. will markets in the Russia Federation and in other currently undergoing treatment at Walter Reed have hosted a Big Read since the program’s states of the former Soviet Union. We trust Army Medical Center. I met Staff Sergeant 2007 national launch. that Russian President Medvedev shares that Cain at Walter Reed on November 18, 2008, Chairman Gioia has democratized the arts. commitment when he proclaims that ‘‘my most while visiting another wounded soldier. I am Last year, the NEA awarded over twenty-two important task is to further develop civil and proud and happy to submit this poem, written hundred grants totaling over $100 million in economic freedoms.’’ in his honor. 435 congressional districts. The National En- Yet we see evidence that Russian authori- RAISING CAIN dowment for the Arts is the largest national ties continue to selectively prosecute and har- A young man lies face down... source of arts funding in the United States and ass human rights advocates, prominent busi- Right between life and death, as found...

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Madam Speaker, in my As he raises his head up high, Raising OF GUAM Cain... years of public service, I have benefitted from As he brings such tears to eyes... as he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the efforts of many capable employees on my astounds! staff who have come and gone. Yet there has Thursday, November 20, 2008 What will we raise in these our days? always remained one constant in my office, To what heights and mountains, will we so Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise Martha Franco, and for that I am truly grateful. climb? Martha was born in Mexico and grew up in All in our lives and times... today to recognize, congratulate and com- All in what we’ve so lost, and gained... mend Fire Service Specialist Roderick R. Colusa, California. As a naturalized citizen, she is a model example of someone who All in that great heartache and pain, has Meno on being named Guam’s Firefighter of made the efforts required to become a U.S. made... the Year for 2008. To lie face down... upon battlefields of citizen and has gone on to contribute to our honor... Roderick, a native son of southern Guam, country through public service. As Michael you were bound... grew up in a family of outstanding firefighters: Martha first came to work for me in 1984 While, all in the midst of hell... as the his father, retired Deputy Fire Chief Frank C. when I served in the California State Senate. dark evil lie all around... Meno; his brothers, Fire Specialist Frank R. When I was elected to Congress in 1990, Mar- As your fine heart so chose, so chose to swell... swell somehow.... Meno, Fire Captain Kurt R. Meno, Fire Fighter tha became my Executive Assistant and Office To cheat death, with what you have so II Brian R. Meno; and nephew Fire Fighter I Manager. She has worked for me in Wash- left... Joshua R. Meno. This exposure, from his ington and in California, and this year I named All in uniform, so brilliant now... early youth, to a family of dedicated public her as my Deputy Chief of Staff. When right there, on that edge of death... servants imbued in Roderick an instinctive de- Martha’s loyal presence has meant so much As you so looked down... sire to serve the public, and protect life and to my wife, Julie, to me, and to our entire or- To see what you had so left... ganization. The people who call upon our of- property as his father and siblings did before As your once strong leg was gone... fice have appreciated seeing a familiar face him. As your life so hung in the balance now... through the years, and I have appreciated As you were the one who so raised his Roderick’s upbringing in the closely knit vil- having someone who knows the many people head... lage of Inarajan also inculcated in him the who have been important to us throughout my Whose fine heart so began to pound! Raising Cain... spirit of community and volunteerism. From his career. Martha’s unsurpassed character and His Daddy raised a Hero, his Momma did the father, a recognized Chamorro master builder, dedication have allowed me to trust her with same... he learned skills as a general overall handy- confidential and sensitive materials and to do All in their hearts of love, which now so re- man, a skill he unhesitatingly used to assist so with great confidence. mains! his fire precinct in the operations and mainte- Martha’s spirit is demonstrated by her com- A Wisconsin Man... nance of its fire station. He used these skills mitment to family as well. She cares for her Who love’s his Packers... to perform renovations of the station control father at home and is a wonderful aunt to her County music, and his Momma understand! many nieces and nephews. I know she is There’s a lot of Brett in this man... room, improving working conditions for his fel- looking forward to spending even more time And there’s a lot more of Michael, in Brett low firefighters. His skills as a carpenter and with her large family as she begins a new which stands... do-it-yourselfer enabled him to perform modi- chapter in her life. As a winner... fications to the sleeping quarters of his fellow And a simple man... While our work together will soon end, Mar- Who wears his heart on his sleeve, time and firefighters, rendering those quarters more tha will always remain an important person in again... comfortable and organized. When he saw a our lives. As she looks to new opportunities, I With a heart of courage full... need and he knew he had the skills to accom- wish Martha all the best, and look forward to This American Jewel... plish the work, he did not hesitate. her continued friendship in the years to come. Beating proud, for that old red white and blue... And just as his spirit of volunteerism moti- f And most of all, he’s a family man... vated him to apply his skills to work he could THE LOSS OF LES HIRSCH As we watch, and see... perform, Roderick did not hesitate to use his All that a heart can be... own resources to accomplish these tasks. As he fight’s the good fight... Roderick would begin projects knowing that fi- HON. KATHY CASTOR As Michael’s Raising Cain... nancial support from the government may not OF FLORIDA Building where not lies left... IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As our world he’ll bless... be available. He used his own tools and when To come back from the dead... he needed materials and parts, rather than Thursday, November 20, 2008 Back from that dark abyss, abyss of waiting for the cumbersome government pro- Ms. CASTOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today death... curement process, he used his own finances to honor the death of Les Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch To go off to war... to purchase parts and materials. made an indelible mark on my community in As one fine fighting machine sure... As an Army man... And Roderick did all of this, ever mindful of, Tampa Bay. Who to courage ran... and never neglecting, his duties and respon- Over the 50 year period that Mr. Hirsch All in what he gave up... sibilities as a firefighter. As his father and lived in Tampa, he took on a few different roles. In 1960 he became a stockbroker. Many All in what he must endure... brothers before him, Roderick Meno was al- And if I ever raise a son... of the brokers still practicing in my community ways ready to serve and protect. For these at- I but hope and pray... got their start when Mr. Hirsch hired them. That he could but be, like this fine one... tributes that have characterized our Nation’s Former employees describe him as ‘‘upbeat, The kind who will teach us, who will reach outstanding firefighters, Roderick Meno joins with a very sharp mind’’ and ‘‘a mentor, inspi- us... his father and brothers, and America’s fire- ration and a role model.’’ And through his love Who to hearts will all so beseech us... fighters whose dedication to purpose and spirit All in how life is won... of politics, he inspired one of them to seek As Michael Cain, was raised this one... of community make them outstanding role public office. Mr. Hirsch helped on his suc- In honor of Michael Cain on your 27th models for all citizens in all roles of life. Fire cessful campaign for City Council in 1991. birthday... your friend Bert—Albert Carey Service Specialist Meno, thank you very In the late 1970s, Mr. Hirsch was appointed Caswell © 2008 much. to the Tampa Port Authority and then to the

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Administrative Director of the Office of the In- Ken’s business acumen motivated him to Madam Speaker, Mr. Hirsch’s death on Oc- spector General. build Cliff Properties Development, one of the tober 31st marked a great loss to his wife Madam Speaker, we, as Members, are in- island’s first hotels; and the Guam Hilton Gail, his sons, Rabbi David Hirsch and his deed fortunate to have the services of talented Hotel, Guam’s first major chain hotel. Ken wife, Margot, and Andrew Hirsch and his wife, individuals like Michael Cronin. I know I join Jones’ business interests and ventures were Tricia, his daughter, Beth Hirsch, and his six the Historian of the House, Dr. Robert V. not confined to Guam. Ken built and operated grandchildren, as well as the entire Tampa Remini, and the staff of the Office of the Histo- the Royal Taga Hotel, the first hotel in Saipan, Bay area. rian in wishing him my best as he begins this CNMI, as well as the Bar K cattle ranch in f new position. Tinian, CNMI. He operated thoroughbred race f horse ranches and stables in Australia and the A TRIBUTE TO THE EXEMPLARY bluegrass country of Kentucky. He also built HISTORY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE and operated a considerable shopping mall in IN THE TOWN OF KILLINGLY, OF KENNETH T. JONES, JR. his home state of North Carolina. Ken Jones’ CONNECTICUT success as a businessman created within him HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO a sense of philanthropy to which he devoted HON. JOE COURTNEY OF GUAM much personal time, effort, energy and consid- OF CONNECTICUT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erable financial resources. These include lead- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, November 20, 2008 ership roles and membership in such organi- Thursday, November 20, 2008 zations as the American Red Cross; the Amer- Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise ican Cancer Society; the Guam Chapters of Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to today to join the people of Guam in mourning the American Boy and Girl Scouts; the Guam honor the exemplary history of public edu- the death of a great son of America and com- Vocational Rehabilitation Workshop; the cation in the town of Killingly, Connecticut. munity leader in the Pacific where, for the last Boards and Trustees of several private This year, the town of Killingly celebrates sixty three years, he lived, worked and built a schools, including St. John’s Episcopal the 300th anniversary since its incorporation in business empire. Born in the small town of School, the Academy of Our Lady of Guam; 1708. Equally inspiring, it celebrates the 150th Willow Springs, North Carolina, on November the Guam Lytico-Bodig Association; the Make- anniversary of its public education system. 22, 1917, Kenneth T. Jones, Jr. will be re- a-Wish Foundation; and the American Heart The development of public education in Kill- membered for his contributions to our commu- and Lung Association. ingly has been a microcosm of the region, the nity. Ken’s efforts and successes as a premier state of Connecticut, and country as a ‘‘Ken’’, as he was fondly known to his fam- businessman have always been recognized by whole—it is a model of progress. ily, friends and associates, was the consum- the people of Guam and the entire business From a time when providing free education mate business adventurer, always searching community of the Pacific Basin. This recogni- to the public was a visionary innovation to a for new opportunities and always willing to tion culminated in his induction into the Guam time when teacher shortages plagued the venture into new endeavors where he sensed Business Hall of Fame on May 2, 1992. In country when teachers were drafted to serve success was certain. That business sense 1994 he was named Guam Business News’ in World War II, Killingly’s education system convinced him that prospects would arise on Executive of the Year. persevered and thrived. Guam, a small Pacific island he temporarily Kenneth T. Jones, Jr., was a respected The mission outlined by the town of Killingly visited as a Navy Chief Petty Officer with the businessman on Guam, much loved by the for its school system includes as a high pri- 25th Seabees during World War II. Hearing people of Guam and our entire community. ority fostering citizenship in our Nation’s next the slogan, ‘‘Guam, Crossroads of the Pa- We recognize him for his many achievements generation. Moreover, Killingly’s contribution to cific’’, Ken instinctively saw great future poten- and we commend him for his contributions to citizenship is not confined to the classroom. I tials for those who were willing to work hard our community. Our community mourns his was proud to see pictures of the high school and had the spirit to succeed. passing and we extend our condolences to his marching band in a Veterans’ Day parade. Ken befriended Segundo ‘‘Sy’’ Leon Guer- family and friends. Ken leaves behind his wife, Killingly’s commitment to community and rero, a young Guamanian he met during his Elaine Cruz Jones and five daughters, Vivian, progress is certain to continue to energize its short stay on the island. Ken and Sy had Linda, Veronica, Donna and Ramona. education system for another 150 years. many discussions about the future and f I am pleased to see Killingly’s strong com- planned for Ken’s return to Guam when they mitment to education, evolving over many would become business partners. But even IN MEMORIAL OF PENNSYLVANIA generations. I know Connecticut will continue while he was waiting for the opportunity to re- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CATH- to benefit from Killingly’s progress for genera- turn to the island, Ken would purchase small ERINE BAKER KNOLL tions to come. items to send to Sy who sold them from his f small Quonset hut in Sinajana, which would HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ eventually become the first Town House De- OF PENNSYLVANIA RECOGNITION AND THANKS TO partment Store under the partnership called IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MICHAEL J. CRONIN Jones and Guerrero Company Incorporated, immediately coined ‘‘J & G’’ throughout the Thursday, November 20, 2008 HON. JOHN B. LARSON Pacific. Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, on No- OF CONNECTICUT Under the Chairmanship of Ken Jones, J & vember 12, 2008, Pennsylvania Lieutenant IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES G rapidly expanded into several areas where Governor and former State Treasurer Cath- Ken felt there was a need on island. After erine Baker Knoll, a dedicated mother, political Thursday, November 20, 2008 Town House and upon his return to Guam in pioneer and tenacious public servant, lost her Mr. LARSON. Madam Speaker, I rise to 1946, J & G Repair Shop opened, a natural fit battle with cancer while surrounded by loved thank Michael Cronin for his three years of for Jones who was an automotive mechanic in ones. dedicated service to the House as Office Di- the Seabees. Other businesses quickly fol- Knoll, 78, is survived by her four children, rector of the Office of the Historian. Michael lowed: from companies which supplied con- Albert, Charles, Mina and Kim Eric. Her late first came to the House in 1986 as an intern struction materials, built modular homes and a husband Charles was a U.S. Postmaster. and then upon graduation from college, joined residential subdivision (Jonestown) to the bot- Knoll was born one of nine children in the office of former Rep. Timothy J. Penny of tling of soft drinks (Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.) McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Minnesota. He left Capitol Hill in 1990 but re- and J & G Payless Supermarkets. To supply She was a schoolteacher, a businesswoman,

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John has also thousands of Pennsylvania’s youth to attend Publication was also threatened in the early worked closely with local cities to develop a college. morning hours of January 22, 1999, when a nationally recognized model for county-wide The self-described ‘‘steel woman from the tornado ripped through downtown Clarksville, emergency medical services. steel city,’’ Knoll became the first woman Lieu- leaving behind it a path of destruction, includ- Madam Speaker, during John Maltbie’s ten- tenant Governor in Pennsylvania in 2003 and ing severe damage to the offices of ‘‘The Leaf- ure, the county has seen the completion of a was well-known for her persistence, initiative, Chronicle.’’ The staff, however, determined to state-of-the-art, 225-bed San Mateo County and unflinching commitment to the public publish a newspaper to cover such an impor- Health Center. He has also overseen the good. Her affection for all the people of Penn- tant story, gathered at Mr. Washer’s home. building of a new main jail, administrative of- sylvania and unstoppable desire to knock The next day, subscribers still received the fice building, parking garage, three medical down barriers for women and minorities were paper on their doorsteps, this time with eight clinics, three social services district offices and obvious to all who witnessed her energetic pages of in-depth coverage and photographs a new County Court facility. and caring demeanor. On the day she was of the storm and its impact on Montgomery John’s service in Public Administration sworn in as Lieutenant Governor, she com- County. began in 1972. Prior to San Mateo County, he pared Pennsylvania to a 10-speed bicycle, Following the storm and until completion of served in multiple roles in Santa Clara County saying, ‘‘We have gears we haven’t even tried its current, state-of-the-art facilities, the news- and was City Manager for both Milpitas, Cali- yet.’’ paper staff was temporarily based in an empty fornia and Glendale, Arizona. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell called supermarket that featured a sign reading John holds a Masters of Arts Degree and a her one of the ‘‘strongest, most dedicated pub- ‘‘Foodland—Fresh,’’ which was poignantly Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, lic servants in Pennsylvania’s history,’’ adding changed to read ‘‘The Leaf-Chronicle—Fresh with an emphasis in Public Administration, that ‘‘Her passing is a tremendous loss for the Daily.’’ from San Jose State University. He has taught many people whose lives she touched.’’ As we reflect on the long service of ‘‘The at several colleges and universities, including I ask that the House of Representatives ex- Leaf-Chronicle’’ to its readers, it is important to Arizona State University, College of Notre tend its condolences to Catherine’s family and think of all the historic moments that have Dame and San Jose State University. friends, and the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- happened in the last two centuries in Ten- A true public servant, John passed his com- vania, which feels the loss of a true public nessee, across this country and throughout munity commitment on to his children, Jeff and servant. the world. Middle Tennesseans have had ‘‘The Jayme, who have both worked in public serv- f Leaf-Chronicle’’ to report daily on those his- ice. They will no doubt enjoy more of their fa- toric events, provide insightful analysis and ther’s time, but Madam Speaker, the real ben- HONORING ‘‘THE LEAF-CHRON- help record history as it happens. efactors of John’s retirement will be his lucky ICLE’’ FOR ITS 200 YEARS OF Madam Speaker, I ask you and our col- grandchildren: Ella, Emma and Zoe. Please SERVICE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE leagues to join me in recognizing the long his- join me in wishing John Maltbie a long and tory of ‘‘The Leaf-Chronicle,’’ expressing grati- joy-filled retirement. HON. JOHN S. TANNER tude for its service to our community and OF TENNESSEE wishing its staff all the best as the newspaper f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enters its third century of quality journalism. PAYING SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO AN Thursday, November 20, 2008 f HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today IN HONOR OF COUNTY MANAGER to recognize the long history of ‘‘The Leaf- JOHN MALTBIE HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL Chronicle’’ newspaper in Clarksville, Ten- OF NEW YORK nessee, which is now in its 200th year of serv- HON. JACKIE SPEIER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing Clarksville, Montgomery County and Mid- OF CALIFORNIA Thursday, November 20, 2008 dle Tennessee. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘The Leaf-Chronicle’’ was officially formed in Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today 1890 by a merger between two local journals, Thursday, November 20, 2008 to acknowledge Debra Fraser-Howze, a con- ‘‘The Tobacco Leaf’’ and ‘‘The Chronicle,’’ Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, soon San stituent and HIV/AIDS activist, for her many which dated back to 1808. For two centuries, Mateo County will lose its premier adminis- years’ of dedication and hard work to find the people in our community have been well- trator when County Manager John Maltbie re- ways to test, educate, and treat those that served by a quality daily newspaper that fairly tires after two decades at the helm. have HIV/AIDS. and thoroughly covers the stories so important John has served the county ably since tak- The November 11, 2008, CARIB News arti- to our families and businesses. Twenty-two ing office in 1989. He has shown, time and cle, ‘‘Debra Fraser-Howze: Making a Dif- men and women have had the honor of serv- again, how thoughtful, steady leadership can ference,’’ points out her more than 20 years’ ing as Publisher of the Clarksville newspaper, make all the difference in the quality of service commitment to helping the fight against HIV/ including the current publisher, Andrew a county offers to its residents. John oversees AIDS in New York where she resides, across Oppman, and his immediate predecessor, my a government operation employing more than America, and around the world. Since the friend Gene Washer, who served 17 years as 4,800 people, who serve a growing and di- President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Publisher until his retirement earlier this year. verse population nearing three quarters of a PEPFAR, passed, which will allocate $48 bil- We are particularly proud of the news- million residents. lion in Federal money towards fighting this epi- paper’s coverage of Fort Campbell and the Under John’s leadership, San Mateo County demic in Africa, she is now pushing to have 101st Airborne Division, which are an integral was the first County in the State to develop some of the money go towards battling HIV/ part of our community in Montgomery and school-based children and family services, a AIDS in the Caribbean. There are 14 Carib- Stewart counties and the surrounding area. MediCal-managed care system for medical bean nations that could get some of the The journalists of ‘‘The Leaf-Chronicle’’ show and mental health patients and a work-first money, including Jamaica where her mother is their support through extensive coverage of model for welfare reform. from. This is a great initiative that Debra Fra- our military families and others in the commu- A strong proponent of collaborating with his ser-Howze has made. With her leadership, I nity whose support of our men and women in peers in and outside of government, John con- am confident that she will be able to get funds uniform is unwavering. tinued San Mateo County’s long history of from PEPFAR to go towards fighting this epi- ‘‘The Leaf-Chronicle’’ has always been forming and continuing mutually beneficial demic in the Caribbean. known for its strong opinions page, where it partnerships with other local governments, Again, I commend Debra Fraser-Howze for has boldly editorialized on local, state, national businesses and organizations. Some of these her determination to find cures, provide fund- and international issues. In fact, because of partnerships are the City/County Association ing and to educate people about HIV/AIDS the reputation of the newspaper’s powerful of Governments; Peninsula Partnership for around the world.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24417 [From CaribWoman, Nov. 11, 2008] ‘‘I’ve seen government send in different northern New Mexico. She spent much of her DEBRA FRASER-HOWZE: MAKING A DIFFERENCE people and different groups who are not cul- childhood and young adult years in Stockton, (By Causewell Vaughan) turally competent. The best approach is for graduating from Stockton High School. Dolo- Caribbean nations to develop their own plan. There’s growing optimism for fighting We want them to craft their own proposals res continued her studies at University of AIDS in the Caribbean region as billions of Pacific’s Delta College where she received a dollars become available to fund programs to PEPFAR.’’ Fraser-Howze cited Barbados as already provisional teaching credential. Soon after, aimed at preventing and containing the dis- having ‘‘a major HIV/AIDS initiative.’’ she began a career in teaching where Dolores ease. With $48 billion in federal money being set She said she’s ‘‘extremely optimistic’’ the became acutely aware of the pressing need to aside to battle the disease in Africa, the Car- Caribbean will get PEPFAR money and, she address economic injustice. ibbean is actively seeking to qualify for a added, ‘‘I’m humbled at playing some small During her post in leadership with the Stock- share. role in opening up this opportunity.’’ ton Community Service Organization (CSO), The funds will be allocated through a U.S. f Dolores became christened as an organizer. foreign aid program known as the Presi- In 1955, she encountered CSO Executive Di- dent’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief HONORING REP. JIM MCCRERY (PEPFAR). It is the largest commitment in rector Cesar E. Chavez who shared in her vi- history by any nation to fight a single dis- HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK sion of organizing farm workers, distinctively ease. separate from the CSO mission. Thereafter, in OF CALIFORNIA ‘‘It’s going to open doors to a new stream 1962, Dolores and Cesar launched the Na- of funding where those doors were not open IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tional Farm Workers Association. In 1963, Do- before,’’ said Debra Fraser-Howze, a long- Thursday, November 20, 2008 lores’ lobbying and negotiating skills prevailed time HIV/AIDS advocate. ‘‘The Caribbean will have the same posi- Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor in securing Aid to Families with Dependent tioning as some of those African nations the service of my colleague JIM MCCRERY of Children (AFDC) and disability insurance for with whom they share a similar AIDS situa- Louisiana who is retiring after over 20 years California farm workers. The Agricultural Labor tion.’’ as Member of the U.S. House of Representa- Relations Act of 1975 was also enacted with Fraser-Howze has been helping to lead the tives. JIM and I have also served together on her efforts. fight against HIV/AIDS for more than two the Committee on Ways and Means for 16 Dolores wielded her powerful voice as the decades. She founded the National Black United Farm Worker’s spokesperson to gain Leadership Commission on AIDS in 1987 and years. subsequently advised two presidents while Though we are from opposite sides of the political power for farm workers. She helped in she served on the Presidential Advisory aisle—and we frequently take opposite per- the election of many candidates: Robert F. Council on HIV/AIDS. spectives on issues—he is a colleague I ad- Kennedy, President Clinton, Congressman In 2003 she was appointed to the New York mire greatly and a friend I will miss. Ron Dellums, Governor Jerry Brown, Con- City Commission on AIDS and last year to One of the many downsides to the in- gresswoman Hilda Solis, and, most recently, the New York State Governors Advisory creased partisanship in Congress is that many Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Currently, Council. Dolores acts as President of the Dolores Fraser-Howze is now vice president of Ex- Members do not take the time to develop per- ternal and Government Affairs for OraSure sonal relationships across the aisle. JIM has Huerta Foundation which principally serves to Technologies, a medical diagnostics com- never adhered to that philosophy. Maybe protect, organize and educate working poor pany. While her responsibilities with the that’s because he started in Congress on the immigrants. company focus on domestic matters, she re- staff of a Democratic Member of Congress. In her honor, 5 elementary schools and a mains an active advocate for anti-AIDS But I believe it’s because JIM values the array high school are named in recognition of Dolo- funding for the Caribbean. of opinions to be had in Congress and is will- res Huerta. Among the countless prestigious ‘‘It’s a personal issue with me,’’ Fraser- awards received include the Eleanor Roo- Howze said, ‘‘because I know the numbers, ing to look at the data and listen to others’ and I see the rising rate of infection.’’ thoughts before he makes up his mind—not sevelt Human Rights Award from President That’s why she’s resolute about the fund- necessarily always toeing a straight party line. Clinton in 1998, Creative Citizenship Labor ing, especially since the Caribbean did not As the Ranking Member on the Committee Leader Award from Puffin Foundation in 1984, receive any of the initial PEPFAR money, on Ways and Means during this session of Kern County’s Woman of the Year by Cali- which became available in 2003. ‘‘The Carib- Congress, JIM and our Chairman CHARLIE fornia State legislature, and the 100 Most Im- bean islands to which Americans travel all RANGEL restored civility and respect to the portant Women of the 20th Century by Ladies the time need to get the same focus as Afri- Home Journal. Nine honorary doctorates from ca,’’ she said. proceedings of our Committee—something There are 14 Caribbean nations that could that didn’t exist under the leadership of the universities throughout the U.S. have also get some of the new money. They are Anti- previous Chairman. been granted. gua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, For JIM, the title ‘‘Honorable’’ is truly rep- Throughout her life, Dolores Huerta has Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, resentative of him. He’s served his constitu- proven to be a highly effective community Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and ents and this country well. His leadership and leader whose commitment to justice and pub- Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. service will be missed. I wish JIM and his fam- lic service has proven beneficial for farm work- Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. ily all the best. ers, working families and women throughout Any PEPFAR money they receive will be for the nation. At the age of 78, Dolores’ relent- AIDS testing, prevention, treatment and f care. less work continues. We thank her for her Fraser-Howze is quick to credit U.S. Rep. HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED noble service and wish her continued success Donna Christiansen of the U.S. Virgin Is- SERVICE OF DOLORES HUERTA for the future. lands for taking the lead in getting those na- f tions included in the PEPFAR funding. ‘‘I’ve HON. JIM COSTA known her for more than 25 years, and I’ve IN HONOR OF DR. CARL KOHRT OF CALIFORNIA worked with her and her staff on this issue. We understand that it is imperative that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Caribbean have a robust testing initiative,’’ Thursday, November 20, 2008 HON. DEBORAH PRYCE Fraser-Howze said. OF OHIO But, she added, even with funding the bat- Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tle against AIDS is truly difficult in the Car- pay tribute to the distinguished public service ibbean because the region’s culture is almost of community organizer Dolores Huerta. She Thursday, November 20, 2008 an ally of the disease. Fraser-Howze’s moth- has been selected as this year’s honoree from Ms. PRYCE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of er is from Jamaica so she has knowledge of the Center for Kern Political Education. For the citizens of Ohio, I want to recognize the the cultural barriers to AIDS testing. more than half a century, Dolores has devoted accomplishments of Dr. Carl Kohrt, as he re- ‘‘Sex and drugs are very taboo topics in the Caribbean, and there is a lot of homophobia her life’s work to ensuring economic justice for tires as president and chief executive officer of because the disease is very much focused on farm workers and their families as well as se- Battelle Memorial Institute. gay men,’’ she said. ‘‘That is why the key to curing rights for women. Carl assumed the leadership of Battelle in testing in the Caribbean is to have those bar- Dolores was born on April 10, 1930, in the 2001 after a long career at Kodak. He imme- riers broken down by the community itself. small mining town of Dawson situated in diately put his experience from the private

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These good peo- IN MEMORY OF MARSHALL tions to manage and operate research and de- ple have their hearts committed to Turning PARKER velopment laboratories for the Department of Disabilities into Possibilities. Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, Sheryl Young has more than two decades and international organizations. of managerial experience and her keen busi- HON. JOE WILSON Battelle has also been selected for many ness sense has lifted Community Gatepath to OF SOUTH CAROLINA projects in support of various national and new levels. She has an almost unnatural abil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES homeland security programs. In fact, within a ity to build sustainable non-profit programs. Thursday, November 20, 2008 few weeks of Carl’s arrival at Battelle in the Sheryl has drawn from the best of non-profit Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam summer of 2001, he was able to marshal and for-profit management styles to craft the Speaker, on Saturday, November 15th, South Battelle’s suite of capabilities to help the unique organizational model that works so well Carolina lost a distinguished statesman with United States respond to the impact of the for Community Gatepath. Sheryl is a gifted ad- the death of former State Senator Marshall 9/11 attacks. Battelle was later asked by the ministrator who leads by example and is al- Parker of Oconee County. White House to provide staff to help with the ways poised to attempt new programs or ex- A thoughtful tribute to his courageous serv- creation of the Department of Homeland Secu- plore new tools to better service the develop- ice was published November 18, 2008, in The rity. mentally disabled community. She is an inspi- State newspaper of Columbia, South Carolina, Carl Kohrt has also enhanced Battelle’s cor- ration to her staff, board of directors and the professionally authored by John O’Connor. porate role in the City of Columbus and the community leaders who work with her. [From The State, Nov. 18, 2008] State of Ohio. He developed a strategic part- As proof of Sheryl’s standing in our commu- ONE OF FIRST ELECTED DEMOCRATS WHO nership with The Ohio State University. nity, ‘‘The Sheryl Young Community Impact LATER RAN AS A REPUBLICAN DIES Battelle has supported many civic enterprises Award’’ has been established to pay tribute to (By John O’Connor) on behalf of the State of Ohio, the City of Co- persons, businesses and organizations who Marshall Parker, who helped blaze a path lumbus, Franklin County, and other organiza- make an impact in their community by helping for state Republicans in the 1960s, died at his tions, such as COSI. people with disabilities. Oconee County home Saturday. He was 86. The son of schoolteachers, Dr. Kohrt, has Parker was among the first elected Demo- Sheryl is a graduate of the Stanford Univer- crats to run later as a Republican, twice los- left a major imprint on Science, Technology, sity Graduate School of Business Executive ing U.S. Senate contests against Ernest Engineering, and Math (STEM) education in Program for Non-Profit Leaders. She also ‘‘Fritz’’ Hollings in 1966 and 1968. Ohio through the Metro School, which is a earned a Masters of Public Health from the Parker was born in Seaboard, N.C., but was partnership with The Ohio State University and University of California at Berkeley, a Masters first elected to the Seneca City Council and Oconee County Board of School Trustees be- the school districts of Franklin County. Battelle Degree in Special Education from Ball State has also joined with the Bill and Melinda fore winning a state Senate seat in 1955. University and a Bachelors Degree in Political Parker served a decade in the S.C. House. Gates Foundation, as well as other edu- Science from Purdue University. ‘‘He taught me about working hard,’’ said cational entities in the State of Ohio, to de- Madam Speaker, I first met Sheryl while she grandson Burl Williams, who frequently velop additional schools with a focus on STEM worked for San Mateo County and I was a mended fences at Parker’s farm. ‘‘He had a education throughout Ohio. Carl’s indelible im- presence...you could see people looked up to County Supervisor. A member of my staff had print on Ohio will be a signature effort on be- him.’’ a sister who gave birth to a child with Down half of STEM education. In 1966, Parker decided to become a Repub- Syndrome, named Heidi. The new mother was The way to judge one’s impact on an orga- lican and challenge friend and former col- grief-stricken because she had been told by league Hollings for the U.S. Senate seat left nization or community is to measure one’s doctors that she would be unable to raise vacant by Olin Johnston’s death. The race personal and corporate accomplishments. Heidi by herself and should turn her daughter was decided by several thousand votes, with Through this lens, it is easy to conclude that over to a residential treatment center. I some of Parker’s supporters believing he had Carl has been an outstanding leader for won. reached out to Sheryl and she did not dis- Battelle as an organization and an outstanding ‘‘If that race had gone another few weeks, appoint. She called numerous community leader in the Columbus metropolitan area. (Parker) might have won it,’’ said Crawford agencies, eventually contacting Poplar Center, Cook, who worked on both Parker’s and Hol- Carl has made a significant difference, and we which was the predecessor to Community lings’ campaigns. ‘‘There were none any extend to him and his family best wishes and Gatepath, and asked if there was any other al- tougher than that first one.’’ good health in his retirement. ternative to giving up the child. Not only was Parker believed his role in creating the f state technical college system was his most the organization able to help Heidi, but they important accomplishment, friends said. IN RECOGNITION OF SHERYL nabbed a remarkable volunteer, too. Sheryl Others also credited him as an example for YOUNG AND COMMUNITY was so impressed with the program at Poplar those switching to the Republican Party. GATEPATH Center that she stayed involved. Shortly there- Williams believed that Parker, as a dairy after, Sheryl’s heart and her head convinced farm owner, understood early that the Re- her to leave county government and accept an publican Party better matched his ideals. HON. JACKIE SPEIER ‘‘There were people who stood up and were offer to lead the Poplar Center. OF CALIFORNIA candidates even though they couldn’t win,’’ By the way, Madam Speaker, I am pleased IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES said Crawford Clarkson, a former Parker to note that this year, Heidi will graduate from campaign chairman. ‘‘He was a sterling indi- Thursday, November 20, 2008 high school after having lived with her family vidual; an absolutely incorruptible politi- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I would like since she was born. cian.’’ our chamber to recognize a giant in the non- Madam Speaker, I have known Sheryl f profit community, Sheryl Young, Chief Execu- Young in many capacities. She has been my URGING THE NEW PRESIDENT TO tive Officer of Community Gatepath, which constituent, my colleague, my boss and, more SUPPORT THE BIPARTISAN SAFE serves San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa significantly, my dear friend. Sheryl has been COMMISSION ACT Clara Counties. a loving role model to her daughter, Megan Sheryl oversees one of the largest and old- Viera, who, with Sheryl’s support, has grad- est local non-profit organizations in our nation. uated from college and is ready to begin a life HON. FRANK R. WOLF OF VIRGINIA Each year, the organization serves more than of her own. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8,000 children, adults, seniors and their fami- Sheryl is at once kind, fun-loving and in- lies, as well as the countless professionals tensely driven. When you work with Sheryl, Thursday, November 20, 2008 who support them. For close to 90 years, you work hard, but you also enjoy every Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I have never Community Gatepath, with a budget of $11 minute of it. been more concerned about the short- and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD November 20, 2008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 24419 long-term budget shortfalls we face as a Na- bridges, its cars, and farm tools. But Tren- newspapers and think tanks across the polit- tion. These issues must be addressed simulta- ton, like so many other U.S. centers of do- ical spectrum. I believe it is an idea upon neously in a bipartisan way. mestic manufacturing, today is a shell of its which you can build with bold, courageous I share with our colleagues the letter I sent past. The slogan today could be, ‘‘The World and bipartisan leadership. Makes and America Takes.’’ Democrat Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee today to President-elect Barack Obama, urg- And it’s not only America’s competitive and I have teamed to offer legislation to cre- ing him to adopt the SAFE Commission proc- edge that is dulling. The United States has ess as a way to provide a path toward a safe always been the world’s innovation leader, ate a national bipartisan commission to re- and secure economy for generations—a ren- but we graduate half the number of physi- view the totality of our nation’s financial fu- aissance for America. cists that we did in 1956—before Sputnik ture—entitlement spending, other federal spurred America’s last ‘‘great awakening’’ in spending and tax policy. This proposal differs CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, significantly from other blue ribbon-type HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, science and engineering. I worry that the Na- panels, however, because it has teeth and WASHINGTON, DC, NOVEMBER 20, 2008. tional Science Foundation reported that in mandates action, similar to the base closing Hon. BARACK OBAMA, 2004 China and India graduated 950,000 engi- commission. After spending several months Office of the President-elect, neers compared to a meager 70,000 in the Chicago, IL. United States, and one-third to a half of holding town hall meetings across the coun- DEAR PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: As you pre- those we graduate with science and engineer- try, gathering comments and explaining the pare to take the oath of office as the 44th ing degrees are foreign students, and most depths of America’s current unsustainable fi- president of the United States, I want to will return to their home countries rather nancial problems, the commission will re- congratulate you on your historic election, than applying their skills in the U.S. I worry port back to Congress. The legislation re- which has reminded the nation that America that U.S. patents are down. I worry that our quires Congress to vote up or down on the is indeed a land of boundless opportunity. companies are spending more on tort litiga- commission’s recommended plan of action. I write today because you face enormous tion than on research and development. The proposal is called the SAFE Commis- challenges of change in building an adminis- How will we remain competitive, how will sion—Securing America’s Future Economy— tration in a time of economic turmoil and fi- we rebuild our manufacturing base, how will and a companion effort has gained traction nancial crisis for the American people. As our children compete in the global market- in the Senate. place with the tsunami of mandatory spend- syndicated columnist Robert Samuelson re- While we have been encouraged with the ing obligations coming closer to our shores cently wrote, ‘‘The great project of the next support generated by the SAFE proposal, I president is to improve the economy’s sta- and the national debt racing past $10 trillion? As the rate of mandatory spending have been disappointed that Congress con- bility without subverting its vitality.’’ tinues to languish in the political divide Recent congressional action aimed at shor- grows, discretionary spending used to meet while the financial tsunami edges closer. In ing up the nation’s financial system and re- the needs and challenges of future genera- 1968 songwriter Paul Simon wrote ‘‘The storing the flow of credit to help folks keep tions shrinks. What will we tell our children Boxer.’’ You may recall its refrain: ‘‘Man their homes or small businesses, get student when we can’t afford to pay for a first-class loans or car loans, and protect the value in education? Where will we find the money to hears what he wants to hear and disregards their retirement accounts I believe addresses rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and the rest.’’ That could describe Congress’s re- only a symptom of a far greater financial transportation systems? What hope do we action, or lack thereof, to the financial crisis crisis on the horizon. I voted for the finan- provide for American families touched by staring America square in the face. The cial rescue plan because I believed that im- health care concerns and battling dev- American people deserve to know the truth, mediate action was critical to restore con- astating diseases when we don’t have funds not just what we think they want to hear. fidence and stability in the Nation’s finan- for medical research to find cures for cancer, Your former colleague Senate Budget cial system. I remain deeply concerned, how- Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and autism? Not Chairman Kent Conrad, sponsor of the SAFE ever, not only by the debt burden nearing $11 only is this unacceptable, I believe it raises Commission idea in the Senate, said that he trillion, but also by the mounting deficit serious moral questions. Is it right for one supported your candidacy because you are spending, predicted to reach $1 trillion this generation to live very well knowing that its ‘‘somebody that reaches out to bring people fiscal year alone. debts are being passed on to its children and together to get results,’’ noting that ‘‘no- You are inheriting not only a short-term grandchildren? body is more responsible for that than the deficit and debt problem, but a looming long- Routinely increasing the amount of money president of the United States. It starts at the government can borrow without taking term crisis former Comptroller General the top.’’ David Walker has characterized as ‘‘a finan- any action to stem the country’s growing cial tsunami that could swamp our ship of debt has been standard operating procedure America is facing extraordinary challenges state.’’ Mr. Walker, of course, is referring to in Congress. But the storm warning signs that call for extraordinary action. I worry the current $53 trillion in unfunded obliga- have been posted. Standard and Poor’s In- about the future for my five children and 13 tions promised through Medicare, Social Se- vestment Service has projected that the U.S. grandchildren and your two young children curity, and other entitlement programs could lose its triple-A bond rating as early as if we do not act now to make certain that which have skyrocketed from about one- 2012, while Moody’s delays its projection to America continues to be a land of boundless third of the federal budget in 1965 to nearly 2018. It’s hard to believe that the United opportunity. I believe the SAFE concept can two-thirds today. As if that amount were not States of America could be such a poor in- provide the outline of a plan that you as difficult enough to comprehend, it is ex- vestment risk that it is poised to lose its president could embrace in the 111th Con- pected that when the new total is released in gold standard rating. gress which convenes in January. Enactment mid-December, it is likely to be over $56 tril- As our nation’s financial outlook erodes, of the legislation setting up the commission lion. That means in just a year, spurred by we also are mortgaging the economic oppor- during the first session next year would en- soaring health care costs and retiring baby tunity of future generations to countries sure a vote on the commission’s rec- boomers, our Nation’s unfunded commit- like China and Saudi Arabia, two of the larg- ommendations during the second session in ments have jumped another $3 trillion. It’s est holders of U.S. debt. You may have seen 2010. Your active support of the SAFE Com- noteworthy that the obligation of Medicare The Washington Post report earlier this mission effort in Congress would signal the alone is 50 times the $700 billion rescue bill. week that China now owns nearly $1 out of critical immediacy of attacking this problem I believe both short- and long-term budget every $10 in U.S. public debt. Are we willing head on in the only way I believe it will be shortfalls must be addressed simultaneously. to allow China—a country that persecutes solved—by working together in a bipartisan Yet I fear this daunting task is only part of its own people because of their faith—or way. the immense challenges of change our nation Saudi Arabia—which breeds the kind of rad- America is yearning for bipartisanship. faces. I also continue to be alarmed that ical ideology that led to the terrorist at- With your leadership in reaching across the tacks on our country—to own what genera- America is losing its competitive edge in the aisle of Congress to bring people together, I tions of Americans have worked so hard to world economy. Once bustling U.S. cities and believe we can start down the path that will towns that were home to industrial and man- build for their children and grandchildren? lead to a renaissance in America and ensure ufacturing bases are shuttered and crum- This is the same China linked to cybersecu- that the essential goodness of the United bling. rity attacks on the computer systems in con- States endures. On a drive across the old cast iron bridge gressional offices and committees, in federal linking downtown Trenton, New Jersey, with agencies and even at the White House. I would be pleased to speak with you about Morrisville, Pennsylvania, you will read the How do we respond to these challenges of the SAFE Commission plan, and I wish you outdated slogan etched in rusted letters, change? Where do we start? I bring to your Godspeed as you begin your presidency. ‘‘Trenton Makes, the World Takes.’’ There attention one plan already in place. It has Sincerely, was a time when Trenton made the steel attracted the support of 111 bipartisan mem- FRANK R. WOLF, used for the world’s longest suspension bers of the House of Representatives and Member of Congress.

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Madam earned money. munity. Congratulations to June W. Butterfield Speaker, pursuant to the Republican leader- Jean Brink earned the title ‘‘Trustee’’ be- as the recipient of the 2008 Experience Works ship standards on earmarks, I am submitting cause ‘‘trust’’ is what Jean is all about. As a Prime Time Award for Outstanding Older the following information for publication in the board member, she guided the District through Workers. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I difficult economic times while always making f received as part of H.R. 2638, the ‘‘Consoli- sure that the needs of students were foremost HONORING THE LIFE OF DARWIN dated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Con- on the minds of administrators. While com- WIEKAMP OF MISHAWAKA, INDI- tinuing Appropriations Act of 2008.’’ mitted to the basics, she understood that high ANA The following project I requested was in- school is one of the last times that many stu- cluded in the legislation considered on the dents have a chance to participate in artistic floor of the House: endeavors. She has been a strong supporter HON. JOE DONNELLY Bill Number: H.R. 2638. of art, music and drama programs, not just by OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Account: Research Development Defense providing financial and administrative support, Wide, Industrial Preparedness. but by attending nearly every band concert, Thursday, November 20, 2008 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Seaman school play and art show produced in the dis- Mr. DONNELLY. Madam Speaker, today I Corporation. trict for the last 20 years. Madam Speaker, a rise to honor the life of Darwin Wiekamp, a Address of Requesting Entity: 1000 Venture generation of students benefitted from Jean hard-working businessman and lifelong com- Boulevard, Wooster, OH 44691. Brink’s service. We will miss her, but she has munity philanthropist. Mr. Wiekamp died at his Description of Request: I received an ear- certainly earned her retirement. Jean can now home in Mishawaka, Indiana on the morning mark in the amount of $1,600,000 to continue spend more time on her other interests, in- of November 13, 2008 at the age of 94. a research and development project to de- cluding swimming and volunteering for such In 1936, 22-year old Wiekamp married his velop a more reliable collapsible storage tank worthwhile projects as the Oceana Natato- wife of 72 years, Dorothy. His business career that will be utilized by our military for fuel and rium’s ceramic mural and the Pacifica School as an area banker began a few years later in water distribution. Research and development Volunteers. 1945, when he and a friend founded the Own- will occur in Seaman facilities in Ohio and in We all know how much time public office ers Discount Corporation in Elkhart, Indiana Bristol, TN. takes away from one’s family. I want to thank with a vision to serve customers who were ig- In recent years, the tanks being used by our Jean’s supportive husband, John Brink for nored by other banks. Their corporation spe- military have consistently underperformed, and loaning his talented and remarkable wife to cialized in small loans for cars and new busi- the Defense Logistics Agency is working with the community. Son and daughter-in-law John nesses. Seaman to develop fabrication technologies and Kristin Brink and daughter and son-in-law For the next several years, Wiekamp imple- that will improve the performance capabilities Laura and Doug Ritenour will, no doubt, love mented aggressive lending programs to his of the tanks being produced. The money ap- having more time with Jean, but I have a feel- less fortunate community members, and in propriated for this project will be utilized by: ing the person who will benefit most from 1966 Owners Discount purchased West End (1) identifying the manufacturing processes to Jean’s newfound free time is her precious and State Bank of Mishawaka. Wiekamp’s bank ensure long-term performance that meets and/ adorable granddaughter, Serena Ritenour. continued to grow enormously, changing or exceeds current military application require- f names several times, until it finally became ments, (2) establishing quality assurance pro- National City Bank. By the time Wiekamp re- cedures to ensure extended life performance HONORING JUNE W. BUTTERFIELD tired, his initial $64,000 capital had turned into dependability, and (3) providing field validation a financial corporation that today is worth hun- testing. HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO dreds of millions of dollars. His ceaseless hard f OF WEST VIRGINIA work, willingness to take risks, and dedication IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to serving his community are qualities that IN RECOGNITION OF JEFFERSON every businessman should strive to emulate. UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Thursday, November 20, 2008 As a philanthropist in our community, TRUSTEE JEAN BRINK Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today Wiekamp led campaigns to raise money for to honor June W. Butterfield, who is the recipi- public television, St. Joseph Hospital, and the HON. JACKIE SPEIER ent of the 2008 Experience Works Prime Time South Bend Center for the Homeless. His fi- OF CALIFORNIA Award for Outstanding Older Workers. nancial generosity also helped support IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Experience Works strives to improve the healthcare and the arts in the form of the lives of older people through employment and Schwartz-Weikamp Clinic in Mishawaka and Thursday, November 20, 2008 community service. 2008 marks the eleventh an auditorium at the Center for History. With Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, an era is year Experience Works is leading this na- the help of nine other community business- coming to an end in the Jefferson Union High tional, yearlong initiative that recognizes re- men, Wiekamp also organized and founded School District. Jean Brink, first elected in markable individuals 65 and older who con- Mishawaka Futures Industrial Park, which 1988, is retiring as a Trustee after 20 years of tinue to make valuable contributions in the today is home to twenty small businesses and productive and selfless service. workplace. hundreds of jobs. Like so many in public service, Jean first got This year’s recipient from the state of West Friends and fellow businessmen remember involved as an active and concerned parent. Virginia is June W. Butterfield, an office man- Wiekamp as ‘‘enormously generous in the Her two children, Adam and Laura, attended ager for the West Virginia Board of Risk and community,’’ ‘‘a great guy with a good sense the District’s Oceana High School, where Jean Insurance Management in Charleston. Work- of humor,’’ and a ‘‘tough competitor and good quickly became as well-known as her son and ing since she was 18, June started in the pri- golfer.’’ But what Wiekamp will be most re- daughter. vate sector but has been a government em- membered for is his commitment to edu- In five straight elections, the voters of the ployee in one form or another for the past 38 cational causes and community development. Jefferson Union High School District returned years. The constant challenges and opportuni- He and Dorothy helped fund Wiekamp Hall at Jean to office, relying on her level head, pas- ties to become more efficient are what keep Indiana University South Bend, the primary sionate commitment to education and keen June so motivated. Her co-workers recognize classroom building on campus, housing five understanding of the School District’s greater this effort and praise her positive attitude in computer labs, a language lab, sixteen class- role in the community. the office. A former competitive runner, June rooms, faculty and administrative offices, and

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SAM GRAVES Thursday, November 20, 2008 lanthropist Award from the Michiana Chapter OF MISSOURI of Associations of Fundraising and the Her- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker, man B. Wells Visionary Award from Indiana consistent with Republican transparency University and the Indiana University Founda- Thursday, November 20, 2008 standards, the following is a disclosure for tion, both of which honor people for their pro- Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly each of my requested projects in H.R. 2638, fessional accomplishments and service to hu- pause to recognize Justin Alan Grote of Kan- the FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster manity. He and his wife also received Indiana sas City, Missouri. Justin is a very special Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act University South Bend’s Chancellor’s Medal in young man who has exemplified the finest Homeland Security. 2005. Wiekamp served on the boards of the qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- Requesting Member: Rep: JAMES T. WALSH. Century Center Foundation, Center for the ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Homeless, Project Future, the Community ica, Troop 1271, and earning the most pres- Account: Homeland Security NPPD Infra- Foundation of St. Joseph County, the tigious award of Eagle Scout. structure Protection and Information Security. Mishawaka Division of the Salvation Army, St. Justin has been very active with his troop, Legal Name of Representing Entity: Man- Mary’s College, and the IUSB advisory. He participating in many scout activities. Over the hole Barrier Security Systems, Inc. also served as president of the South Bend- many years Justin has been involved with Address of Requesting Entity: 400 Garden Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce. scouting, he has not only earned numerous City Plaza, Suite 204, Garden City, NY 11530. So, today I rise to pay tribute to Dar merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- Description of Request: (1) Include $3 mil- Wiekamp for his innumerable contributions to ily, peers, and community. lion for critical underground infrastructure in our community’s development. His and Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join major urban areas. This funding would be uti- Dorothy’s generosity is admirable and they will me in commending Justin Alan Grote for his lized to complete an inventory of critical under- serve as models of lives well-lived. accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of ground infrastructure in urban areas; identify f America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- the access points to the identified critical un- CONGRATULATING JEFF FUNI- ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. derground infrastructure; and, demonstrate CELLO FOR HIS PERFORMANCE f low-cost, self-contained technologies that can deter unauthorized access while allowing au- IN THE WORLD WRESTLING EARMARK DECLARATION GAMES thorized access to critical underground infrastructure. HON. HARRY E. MITCHELL HON. SCOTT GARRETT f OF NEW JERSEY OF ARIZONA TRIBUTE TO MRS. GLORIA COOPER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, November 20, 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008 HON. FRED UPTON Mr. MITCHELL. Madam Speaker, I rise Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam OF MICHIGAN today to congratulate Mr. Jeff Funicello for his Speaker, pursuant to the Republican leader- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ship standards on earmarks, I am submitting performance in the World Wrestling Games in Thursday, November 20, 2008 Tirana, Albania. While representing his country the following information for publication in the and the State of Arizona, Jeff was able to se- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today cure a bronze medal in both grappling and received as part of H.R. 2638, the 2009 De- to recognize Mrs. Gloria Cooper of Niles, beach wrestling in the 92KG division. The fense Appropriation Bill: Michigan for over two decades of broadcasting World Wrestling Games are highly revered 7. Project Name—Advanced Fluid Controls excellence. throughout the competitive wrestling world and for Shipboard Applications. For nearly a quarter century, we in south- Jeff’s victories signify an outstanding achieve- Requesting Member—SCOTT GARRETT. west Michigan welcomed Gloria into our ment. Bill Number—Amendment to H.R. 2638 homes as the hostess of the popular ‘‘Here’s I would also like to commend Jeff on the (FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill). Gloria’’ and ‘‘Gloria’s Place’’ radio programs service he offers to the community by teaching Account—Department of Defense Appro- on WNIL–AM 1290. Since she first hit the air- mixed martial arts classes which promote dis- priations, RDT&E, Navy, Line #35, Shipboard waves in 1966, Gloria’s in-depth interviews cipline and self confidence, but more impor- System Component Development Account, and community focus through the years tantly teach students proper self defense tech- PE#0603513N. earned her the reputation as the ‘‘Voice of niques. Jeff founded American Pankration in Requesting Entity—Marotta Controls, 78 Niles.’’ 1990, a mixed martial arts team which trains Boonton Ave, PO Box 427, Montville, NJ In 2006, Gloria took her show to the Web and competes at Arizona State University. Jeff 07045. where she has continued to educate and en- shows great dedication to his students and is Description of the Project—Funds will be tertain her faithful listeners. On November 24, committed to offering them the highest level of used to complete the development of ship- Gloria will record her final interview, marking attention and instruction on and off the mats. board fluid controls using the latest in material the end of an era. We will all miss Gloria’s Jeff is a former Arizona State University Sun technologies—including composites and ce- voice over the airwaves and Internet. She is a Devil and was on the varsity wrestling team ramics—to reduce weight, life-cycle costs, and treasure of our community, and I will miss from 1992 through 1994. Jeff’s credentials increase fuel efficiency. being ‘‘grilled’’ by my friend on the pressing also include being a three time Olympic alter- Description of the Spending Plan— issues of the day. nate as well as having competed throughout ($2,500,000). Once again, I would like to congratulate and the world with great success in a number of Program Management: $50,000. express my gratitude to Gloria Cooper for her different disciplines of wrestling, submissions, Engineering Labor Mechanical: $100,000. many years of distinguished service to the and kickboxing. Jeff’s skills as a training part- Electrical: $100,000. residents of Berrien County. I wish Gloria and ner and coach have often been tapped to train Assembly Labor: $425,000. her husband Richard all the best. May God with a who’s who list of Olympic, Ultimate Machine Shop Labor: $550,000. continue to bless the entire Cooper family. Fighting Championship, and Pride FC Cham- Material: $700,000. Gloria’s gift of communication has enriched us pionship champions. Testing: $575,000. all.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:20 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\E20NO8.REC E20NO8 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 24422 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 18 November 20, 2008 THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HONORING HENRY CHANG, JR. On December 6, 1994 Mr. Chang was elect- NIELSEN BUILDERS ed to the councilmember-at-large seat he has HON. BARBARA LEE been continuously reelected to until his retire- HON. BOB GOODLATTE OF CALIFORNIA ment this year. As a councilmember-at-large, OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chang has sponsored important city legislation and has always been proactive in bring- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, November 20, 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008 ing stakeholders, community leaders, and resi- Ms. LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to dents of our area together to work on the Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, it was honor the extraordinary life and contributions complex issues facing the diverse and dy- 100 years ago in 1908 that Joseph Nielsen of Henry Chang, Jr. An energetic public serv- namic city of Oakland and its neighboring cit- and his successors began their work compli- ant and advocate in the Greater Bay Area, ies in Alameda County. menting Virginia’s majestic landscape with Henry will retire this year from his elected po- Just one example of Mr. Chang’s tireless quality buildings in which to worship, learn, sition on the Oakland City Council. advocacy and thorough approach to policy complete commerce and live. Mr. Chang has tirelessly served the commu- making is his comprehensive legislation ad- The history of Nielsen Construction rep- nity of Oakland, California as a dressing the serious issue of gun control. resents the very fabric of America. Mr. Joseph councilmember-at-large for 14 years, serving Henry has authored bills to ban junk guns and Nielsen immigrated to the United States at the as the city’s vice mayor for 4 terms. Mr. ultra compact guns from being sold in Oakland beginning of the twentieth century; a time of Chang is sincerely committed to his commu- as well as legislation requiring trigger locks on tremendous growth and innovation. That nity, and has employed his diverse life experi- all guns sold. He also sponsored a tax on young immigrant dedicated himself to hard ences and studies to improving the quality of guns and ammunition sold in Oakland to offset work and perseverance. The qualities identi- life for his constituents and to adding greatly the high cost of violence caused by guns. fied as uniquely American in the golden age of to the collective efforts of policy-makers, stake These laws became regional models for urban industry and expansion and his vision brought holders, and public advocates in my district. safety and firearms regulation. While on the him to the growing, but still largely rural, west- Henry was born on December 17, 1934 in city council Mr. Chang also initiated the City ern part of Virginia. Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. During Management Academy which trains neighbor- The next phase of Nielsen’s success came the Japanese invasion of Shantou City, Henry hood activists so that they can better under- through the acquisition of the existing W.M. and his siblings were separated from their par- stand how the city works and established the Bucher & Son, a prominent builder in the ents for 4 years. In 1950 he moved to Sydney, Citizens’ Assistance Center to help residents Shenandoah Valley. This intertwined the fu- Australia to study at Knox College. At that get the assistance they need from their city of- tures of a young immigrant and his dream and time, Mr. Chang was one of only two foreign ficials and agencies. the growth and development of the Shen- students at his college. In 1952, Henry again Perhaps most memorable of Mr. Chang’s andoah Valley. made a bold move to further his education achievements as a councilmember-at-large is Today, Nielsen Builders represents the best and opportunities, traveling to the United his work to bring giant pandas to the city of of American industry. It represents the highest States in the hopes of attending the pres- Oakland on loan from the China Zoological quality in design and build construction. It pro- tigious University of California, Berkeley. Garden of the Ministry of Construction and to vides the structure and security to thousands In 1960, while attending UC Berkeley, Mr. build a state-of-the-art facility for their care of church goers, students, businesses and Chang met and married Constance Poon. He while in the United States. I have had the families through its homes, churches, schools graduated in 1961 from the School of Environ- privilege to travel with Henry to China and and businesses. mental Design at Berkeley. Mr. Chang worked Cuba. He has a deep sense of respect for I wish Nielsen Builders success as it em- for both the Novelli Engineering Company in people throughout the world and uses his dip- barks on opening its second century of busi- Downtown Oakland and the Hugh M. O’Neil lomatic skills to bring good will to our Nation. ness and continuing the legacy of commit- Company as an architect before founding his I am proud to call Henry my colleague and my ment, excellence and tradition. own architectural practice, Henry Chang, Jr. I extend a hearty congratulations to the friend. and Associates, Incorporated in 1971. Mr. On behalf of California’s 9th Congressional management and employees of Nielsen Build- Chang established his firm in the heart of district, I would like to salute the honorable ers of Harrisonburg, Virginia as they celebrate Oakland’s Chinatown District and immediately Henry Chang, Jr. on the occasion of his retire- this tremendous milestone. began using his skills to contribute to the vi- ment from public office. It is clear that his f brant business community and innovative dedication, innovation and involvement in the HONORING CAMERON AUSTIN urban planning needs of that area. accomplishments of the city of Oakland will LEEDS During this time, Mr. Chang began a long not end here. I wish him all the greatest happi- and impressive career of service. He has ness in his retirement years and thank him for served in countless capacities on local and re- a lifetime of service to our community. HON. SAM GRAVES gional commissions and boards including OF MISSOURI f founding member of the Oakland Chinatown IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chamber of Commerce, several State and city RECOGNIZING DUSTIN PEDROIA OF Thursday, November 20, 2008 anti-crime commissions, the Oakland Cultural WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly Art Committee, the Lincoln Square Advisory pause to recognize Cameron Austin Leeds of Council, the Oakland Chinese Businessmen HON. MIKE THOMPSON Kansas City, Missouri. Cameron is a very spe- Association, serving as that board’s president OF CALIFORNIA cial young man who has exemplified the finest for 2 terms, the Oakland Chamber of Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- merce, the Oakland Port Commission, the S.F. Thursday, November 20, 2008 ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- Bay Conservation and Development Commis- ica, Troop 1155, and earning the most pression, the Oakland Community Development Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam tigious award of Eagle Scout. Commission, and the Oakland City Planning Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dustin Cameron has been very active with his Commission. He was also a founding member Pedroia, who is being honored as the Amer- troop, participating in many Scout activities. of the Friends of Parks and Recreation Board. ican League’s Most Valuable Player for 2008, Over the many years Cameron has been in- So great were Mr. Chang’s contributions to the first second baseman to receive this award volved with Scouting, he has not only earned Oakland, the city named September 27, 1990 since 1959. numerous merit badges, but also the respect ‘‘Henry Chang, Jr. Appreciation Day.’’ In more From a young age, Mr. Pedroia has shown of his family, peers, and community. recent years, Mr. Chang has served on the a passion for baseball. Although, at 5′9″, he Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join executive board of the Association of Bay has never been the largest player on the field, me in commending Cameron Austin Leeds for Area Governments, the Alameda and Oakland he has shown time and again that he more his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of Base Re-Use Commissions, the Alameda than makes up for it by playing with his whole America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- County Transportation Authority, and the A.C. heart. After graduating from Woodland High ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. Transit Major Investment Steering Committee. School in 2001 he was recruited by Arizona

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Pac-10 selection, the 2003 Pac-10 co-player his discharge, continued his civil service by Jamie served as chairwoman of the Home- of the year and the 2003 National defensive advocating and assisting his fellow veterans. less Coalition Task Force, and she was in- player of the year. He never missed a game He joined the Disabled American Veterans in volved with the Salvation Army and in fund- at ASU, all while batting an impressive .384. 1948 and eventually served in every elected raising for the American Diabetes Association. Mr. Pedroia debuted in the major leagues in position at the DAV including State Com- She also served on numerous boards includ- August of 2006 with the Boston Red Sox, be- mander. Mr. Lanza is a Life Member of the ing: Forward Mobile, Art Patrons League, Al- coming the first member of Boston’s 2004 Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of lied Arts Council, Mobile Area Chamber of draft class to reach the majors. In 2007 he re- Foreign Wars, Marine Corps League, and the Commerce, Mobile United, Alabama School of corded one of the finest rookie seasons ever American Legion. Additionally, Mr. Lanza par- Math and Science, Junior Achievement, USA for a Red Sox player, breaking a 93-year-old ticipates as a member of the National Associa- Small Business Development Center, Mobile major league record for the highest batting av- tion for Uniformed Services and the past 2000, March of Dimes, American Cancer Soci- erage by a rookie second baseman and also President of the National Active and Retired ety, Florence Crittendon Home, and Mobile winning the Jackie Robinson Award for Amer- Federal Employees Association. For more Sunrise Rotary Club. Jamie was instrumental ican League rookie of the year. He was also than 45 years, Mr. Lanza has taken an active in helping to establish McKemie Place, a shel- able to cap off this impressive start with a role in Memorial Day parades and decorated ter for homeless women and children. World Series ring by helping the Red Sox the graves of deceased veterans. For more Named Realtor of the Year in 1981, Jamie achieve a 4–0 sweep over the Colorado Rock- than 27 years, he has transported his fellow was an institution among Alabama realtors. In ies to win the championship. veterans to VA hospitals and other medical 1974, she opened Praytor Realty with an all- This year, Mr. Pedroia has surpassed his appointments. In 1997, Mr. Lanza was ap- female sales staff, which was unique at the performance last season by leading the Amer- pointed to the Trumbull County Veterans Serv- time. Labeled ‘‘Praytor’s Pretties’’ by The Bir- ican League in hits, runs, and doubles while ice Commission. mingham News, Jamie and her team quickly also batting in 83 runs and hitting 17 home Ms. Elva Pounders served in the United built a highly successful and respected com- runs in his own right. He has now become the States Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era. pany. Jamie gave much of her time to the re- third player in the history of Major League Upon her retirement from the Corps after 20 altor community as well. She was elected Baseball to win the rookie of the year award years of active duty which she achieved Ma- president of the local Board of Realtors and and the most valuable player award in con- rine first sergeant rank, Elva made a commit- became president of the state association in secutive seasons, as well as winning the gold- ment to assisting the veterans of her commu- 1992. This year, the Mobile Association of Re- en glove award for best fielding performance nity. Concerned with veterans’ healthcare, Ms. altors established the Jamie C. Praytor Hu- at second base. Pounders worked part-time at a pharmacy and manitarian Award, honoring her service. In Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at this delivered medicine and supplies to shut-in vet- 2001, Jamie was chosen First Lady of Mobile. time that we honor this fine athlete. His record erans. She volunteered in VA clinics and med- A native and lifelong resident of Mobile, of accomplishments is a testament to his tal- ical facilities in Akron and Brecksville, and in Jamie was a member of All Saint’s Episcopal ent, perseverance and character, as well as 2006, the Brecksville VA Medical Center Church. She had served as stewardship chair- an indication of a promising career that is just awarded Ms. Pounders the 500 Hour Award. woman, vestry member, Altar Guild group beginning. I join the entire community in con- Ms. Pounders is a Life Member of the Marine leader and president of the women of the gratulating him for these achievements and Corps League, American Legion, North Coast church. wishing him and his family all the best in years WAVES 21, and the Retired Enlisted Associa- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join to come. tion and the Fleet Reserve Association. She is me in remembering a dedicated community f the vice chairwoman of the Governor’s Advi- leader and friend to many throughout south sory Committee on Women Veterans and she Alabama. Preceded in death by her beloved TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL E. LANZA has served as a committee member with Sum- husband Tommy, Jamie Catlin Praytor will be AND ELVA M. POUNDERS mit County Stand Down for Homeless Vet- dearly missed by her family—her daughter, erans. Ellen Praytor Wingard; her sons, Hugh Thom- HON. TIM RYAN Ms. Pounders serves as the Vice Chair- as Praytor III and Wilson Wrath Praytor; four OF OHIO person for the Ohio Department of Veterans grandchildren, Hayley Catlin Praytor, Hugh IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Services Advisory Committee on Women Vet- Thomas Praytor IV, Charles Lee Wingard Jr. Thursday, November 20, 2008 erans. In 2007, in acknowledgement of her ex- and Blake Dixon Wingard; her sisters, Anita ceptional commitment to local veterans, the Catlin Miller and Martha Catlin Willcox; her Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise Summit County Veterans Service Commission brothers, Paul W. Catlin, James G. Catlin, and today in recognition of Mr. Samuel E. Lanza of recognized Ms. Pounders as ‘‘Summit County Charles P. Catlin—as well as the countless Warren, Ohio and Ms. Elva M. Pounders of Veteran of the Year.’’ friends she leaves behind. Akron, Ohio. In recognition of their honorable I would like to commend Mr. Lanza and Ms. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all service to our nation and selfless dedication to Pounders for their extraordinary service and during this difficult time. their communities, Mr. Lanza and Ms. commitment, both in the military and in their f Pounders have been inducted into the Ohio communities. HONORING BRANDON JAMES Veterans Hall of Fame as members of the f Class of 2008. O’BRIEN The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame was found- HONORING THE MEMORY OF ed in 1992 in an effort to honor and to raise JAMIE CATLIN PRAYTOR HON. SAM GRAVES awareness of the outstanding military service OF MISSOURI and post-military accomplishments of Ohio HON. JO BONNER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES veterans. Each year, an executive committee OF ALABAMA Thursday, November 20, 2008 reviews scores of applications received from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES across the Nation and recommends 20 induct- Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly ees to the Governor. These inductees rep- Thursday, November 20, 2008 pause to recognize Brandon James O’Brien of resent each branch of the military and have Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Brandon is a very spe- served in armed conflicts spanning from World Mobile and the State of Alabama recently lost cial young man who has exemplified the finest War II to Operations Desert Storm and Desert a dear friend, and I rise today to honor Jamie qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- Shield. Since its inception, the OVHOF has in- Catlin Praytor and pay tribute to her memory. ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- ducted nearly 900 veterans who, like Mr. A realtor for four decades, Jamie was ica, Troop 1261, and earning the most pres- Lanza and Ms. Pounders, have demonstrated known to many throughout southwest Ala- tigious award of Eagle Scout.

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Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Thursday, November 20, 2008 Our movement to change the culture in me in commending Brandon James O’Brien Washington has made great progress but the for his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts Mr. LAMPSON. Madam Speaker, it has road is long and many challenges lie ahead. of America and for his efforts put forth in been an honor to serve with you these past 2 There are many Republicans and Demo- achieving the highest distinction of Eagle years in the 110th Congress. It’s been an crats who have taken up the charge and will Scout. honor to serve the 22d Congressional District see it through to the end. It is a movement of Texas. that will allow America to move beyond the f I’m grateful for the assistance I received corruption and political divide that has plagued from my friends in the leadership: Speaker HONORING A TRUE SURVIVOR us for too long. We are now in a time of chal- PELOSI, Leader HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, Chair- lenge, but a period of hope. man VAN HOLLEN and the man who convinced HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. me to run again in 2006, my friend, RAHM The arc of change is slow, but it bends to- OF MICHIGAN EMANUEL. ward justice. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I’m grateful for the work of my fellow Blue That was the observation of Dr. Martin Lu- Thursday, November 20, 2008 Dogs; those who helped me fight for NASA, ther King many decades ago when this coun- rebuild after Hurricane Ike, protect our chil- try was being tried by a different type of divi- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, many dren, and restore civility and esteem to Con- sion. Together, we overcame and today we people, trapped in a cycle of despair, feel that gress. are closer to changing the culture of this Con- there is no way out of homelessness, addic- Hopefully before I leave today I will be able gress than we were yesterday and I have full tion, or prostitution. Exploitative pimps, cal- to thank each of you individually but while I faith that tomorrow we will be closer than we lously indifferent law enforcement, and a lack have the opportunity I’d like to express my are today. of social services combine to make it almost gratitude for everything you all have done. We remember the past. impossible for some to escape the streets. To my family who I love very much, thank We live in the present. Norma Hotaling not only successfully left that you for standing by me, thank you for sacri- life, but has devoted herself to leading the ficing, and thank you for supporting me; you And we plan for the future. fight to help those who remain behind. gave me strength to serve and helped carry It has been an honor to serve these past 2 Ms. Hotaling founded the organization Stand me through the good times and the bad. My years. However, it is time to start looking to to- Against Global Exploitation (SAGE). SAGE is daughters Stephanie Lampson Gertz and Hil- morrow. devoted to helping women and men who have lary Lampson Shanning, and their husbands Scripture tells us, ‘‘Joy cometh in the morn- suffered rape, sexual assault, molestation or Ryan and Mark. My beautiful grandchildren ing.’’ violence in the difficult transition from victim to who bring me so much pride and joy: Nich- Tomorrow will be a better day in America survivor. As her organization has said, ‘‘Norma olas, Joseph, Olivia, Caroline, and Julianna, and the day after that and the day after that. [is] determined to make it easier for other who will be born any day. women, men and youth who wanted to leave America’s course has been charted on a And especially my wife of 37 years, Susan, timeline of achievement. We are a nation that the sex trade and addiction behind, and find who has loved me and sacrificed for her coun- their way from the harsh effects of sexual ex- when presented with obstacles says, ‘‘yes we try by allowing me to spend weeks and can.’’ ploitation to restored wellness, confidence, vo- months away from home to serve. She is a cation, and overall wholeness.’’ talented teacher, a loving mother, a strong We are a country built on a foundation of Through peer counselling—often by sur- wife, and a tender grandmother. I am blessed equality, justice, and liberty. vivors—SAGE not only provides psychological to have her love and support. We are a nation that when in the darkest and social services to prostitutes and those Finally, I’d like to thank my staff who worked days of depression stood and went to work. exiting prostitution, but also empowers the long days and long nights, weekdays and We are a people that when confronted with women once they have left the streets. Ms. weekends, and literally did the impossible. sickness affecting millions, didn’t give up; we Hotaling’s efforts show that therapy should not Carl Beard, John Boerstler, Carrie Chess, Dan found the cure. be thought of as a luxury for the wealthy: ev- Easley, Erin Fyffe, Rick Guerrero, Kathy We are a society that was presented with eryone should be able to get psychological Guillory, Georgia Leigh Hearn, Jon Heins, Su- an impossible challenge, and less than a dec- services. zanne Jordan, Trevor Kincaid, Chris ade later watched as an American flag was Norma Hotaling is a trailblazer. She encour- Matthiesen, Alastair Rami, Tony Samp, Abby planted on the Moon. ages psychologists around the countries to Shannon, Mini Timmaraju, Brittani Williams, We will face more challenges, we will come work with their local law enforcement offices to Nicholas Williams, and Adeel Zeb; your hard to walls seemingly too high to scale, and peo- help women and children exploited by prostitu- work, dedication, and talents never failed me ple will say, ‘‘you can’t.’’ But, together we will tion. She founded San Francisco’s internation- and are the reason we succeeded beyond the say ‘‘yes we can’’ and we will. ally recognized ‘‘john school’’ in which ar- most optimistic expectations. Thank you. rested clients confront the reality of prostitu- Many of you were with me about this time We will again walk on the Moon; only to go tion. Her outreach programs in jails and on the 2 years when we sent a message that par- further. street raise awareness among at-risk popu- tisan politics and corruption were a thing of We will find the cures to the illnesses of our lations about how commercial sexual exploi- the past. That was a great day. In a similar generation. tation can lead to addiction and post-traumatic speech on this House floor not too long ago, We will roll up our sleeves and solve the en- stress disorder. another outgoing Member called for more par- ergy puzzle. Sadly, Ms. Hotaling is now in an even grav- tisanship and less compromise. I have been We will fight poverty with compassion. er fight—the fight against cancer. We wish her here to emphatically support the opposite And we will combat despair with hope. comfort, and all the best. She is supported in message. I stand before you as proof that bi- her fight by thousands of people whose lives partisanship and working together can and America’s best days are still to come. she has touched. Norma Hotaling’s life is an has worked and will work again, if you let it. I thank you for the privilege to serve you inspiration, and her example will continue to Since then, we have made terrific progress and I thank you for everything you have done inform our own fight against modern slavery to restore ethics, compromise, civility, and for my family and for me. and exploitation. hope to Congress and government. There is a God bless you and may God bless America.

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Madam Speaker, I rise today to pause to recognize Charles Henry Rider of ris Brown University and Atlanta University—in pay special tribute to a past Agricultural Com- Kansas City, Missouri. Charles is a very spe- the late 1920s. He later established a junior missioner of Fresno County, a valued voice for cial young man who has exemplified the finest development tennis program to train and pre- agriculture in Fresno County. On Monday, No- qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- pare African American players, including Ar- vember 10th, 2008, Cosmo Insalaco passed ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- thur Ashe, to compete in the United States away from a sudden illness at the age of 72. ica, Troop 1261, and earning the most pres- Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) sanctioned Agriculture continues to be California’s num- tournaments. Whirlwind’s junior program was ber one industry with Fresno County ranking tigious award of Eagle Scout. Charles has been very active with his troop, a prelude to the high-tech junior training acad- as the number one agricultural producing emies and camps now run by tennis gurus county in California. The fertile soils of Fresno participating in many Scout activities. Over the Nick Bollitteri, Rick Macci and former No. 1 County support over 300 different crops, val- many years Charles has been involved with World Champion Chris Evert. Dr. Johnson op- ued at 5 billion annually to the economy of Scouting, he has not only earned numerous California. Much has contributed to these merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- erated the camp for more than 20 years and bountiful crops, but a significant factor in Fres- ily, peers, and community. helped more than 100 African American jun- no County’s agricultural success in the 1980s Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join iors earn college tennis scholarships during and 1990s was the presence of Cosmo me in commending Charles Henry Rider for that era. Insalaco as its lead advocate. his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of Madam Speaker, we should continue to Mr. Insalaco was no stranger to agriculture. America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- honor American heroes like Dr. R. Walter Raised on a family farm in Watterton, Massa- ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. ‘‘Whirlwind’’ Johnson who fought for a better chusetts, Cosmo later attended the University f America without race barriers on and off the court. America and the game of tennis have of Massachusetts, where he earned a degree HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED in Horticulture. He continued his studies in both benefited an enormous amount because CAREER OF DR. R. WALTER of Dr. R. Walter ‘‘Whirlwind,’’ Johnson and we Public Administration in the California school ‘‘WHIRLWIND’’ JOHNSON system before entering the Air Force. as a Nation owe him and other American he- Prior to becoming Fresno County’s Agricul- roes a tremendous amount of gratitude. tural Commissioner, Mr. Insalaco served as HON. JOHN LEWIS f Deputy Agricultural Commissioner in Santa OF GEORGIA TRIBUTE TO MR. WILLIAM Clara County, and as an Assistant Agricultural IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOHNSON Commissioner for San Mateo County. While in Thursday, November 20, 2008 Fresno County, Cosmo served as vice-president of Agribusiness in the Fresno County and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Speaker I HON. FRED UPTON City Chamber of Commerce. He was on the am honored to rise today to recognize the dis- OF MICHIGAN board of Directors of the California Agricultural tinguished career and achievements of Dr. R. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Walter ‘‘Whirlwind’’ Johnson, one of many un- Commissioners’ and Sealers’ Association. Al- Thursday, November 20, 2008 ways active in the community, Mr. Insalaco sung heroes of the Civil Rights Era. We also continued to return to Fresno each year to recognize him for his role in guiding the early Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today judge at the Big Fresno Fair in the agriculture careers of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe— to pay special tribute to Mr. William Johnson building. the nation’s first African American tennis of St. Joseph, Michigan. An accomplished Mr. Insalaco received much praise over the champions. businessman and community leader, Bill John- years for his leadership. The crop disasters of Dr. Johnson built a tennis court in the back- son is retiring from the board of directors of the 1990 and 1998 freezes were challenges yard of his Lynchburg, Virginia home during a Lakeland Health Care after more than 33 he rose to meet. His tenure as commissioner time of racial segregation and spent more than years of service. saw major changes in technology and regula- 20 years (1950–71) training African American During that time he has led Lakeland tion unfold. While known for his strict over- athletes who would go on to compete against through a period of phenomenal growth, with sight, Cosmo was also noted by one grower to top players at major junior events. Dr. John- the construction of new facilities, the addition be ‘‘. . . the most cordial and professional son primarily used his own funds to house, of state-of-the-art equipment, and many . . .’’ person they had ever met. Contem- clothe, feed, and develop these junior players, awards for quality health care. Beginning back poraries and employees alike commended Mr. including Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe, who in 1975, Bill Johnson has used his leadership Insalaco for his friendship and his mentorship. said repeatedly throughout their lives that they and team building skills to implement hospital Probably most noteworthy was reference to never would have made it without Dr. John- mergers, build model care programs, and de- Cosmo Insalaco’s vision. Mr. Insalaco was an son’s generosity and support. velop world-class community health initiatives. ardent promoter of education concerning agri- Dr. Johnson inspired, directly and indirectly, Since 1993, Bill Johnson has served as the culture. Cosmo helped launch the Blossom many of his students to pursue tennis-related chairman of the Lakeland Health Care Board, Trail, a self-guided tour of the fruit and nut careers, including Willis Thomas, president of and he leaves a legacy that will shape health blossoms throughout Fresno County during the American Tennis Association (ATA) and care in southwest Michigan for years to come. bloom time. Over the years, this annual event tennis director with the Washington Tennis Bill Johnson was born in Lincoln, Illinois, has grown and now draws tourists from all and Education Foundation (WTEF) in Wash- and graduated from the University of Illinois. over the region and state. This tradition will ington, DC; former pro Leslie Allen, ex-chair- He served his country as a first lieutenant and continue to bear witness to Cosmo Insalaco’s woman of the U.S. Fed Cup Team; former pro company commander in the United States influence in the Fresno region. Zina Garrison, former U.S. Fed Cup captain; Army. It is most fitting now to honor this man for former pro Rodney Harmon, former head of Following that service to his country, he be- his life and his dedication to friends, col- men’s tennis for the United States Tennis As- came an innovative and respected business leagues and especially agriculture. I urge my sociation (USTA); teaching pros Arthur leader. He was president of Heath Company, colleagues to join me now in celebrating this Carrington and Bob Davis; United States Fed- vice president of strategic alliances for Zenith truly innovative man’s life, accomplishments eral Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.; and Doug Data Systems, and even after his retirement, and to extend his family our thoughts. He will Smith, who covered tennis for 3 of the nation’s he came back as chief operating officer for be, beyond a doubt, missed. largest newspapers—Newsday, the New York Gast Manufacturing Corporation.

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He and his wife Patt and family are true velopment of fields in Kurdistan. Saddam SHUMAN cornerstones of our corner of Michigan. Hussein’s government went even further, f using Iraqi oil revenues to finance the military campaigns that destroyed more than HON. SAM GRAVES KURDISTAN IS MODEL FOR IRAQ 4,500 Kurdish villages and to pay for the poi- OF MISSOURI son gas used to kill thousands of Kurdish ci- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vilians. Thursday, November 20, 2008 HON. JOE WILSON The Kurdish leadership agreed to a U.S.- OF SOUTH CAROLINA sponsored compromise in 2005 in which the Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES central government would have the author- pause to recognize Matthew Donald Shuman Thursday, November 20, 2008 ity to manage existing oil fields, but new of Kansas City, Missouri. Matthew is a very fields would fall under the exclusive jurisdic- special young man who has exemplified the Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam tion of the regions. Since then, the KRG has finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by Speaker, I would like to submit the following taken the lead with Baghdad in negotiations taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on on a hydrocarbon law that is faithful to America, Troop 1247, and earning the most November 12, 2008, by Masoud Barzani, Iraq’s constitution and is conducive to mod- prestigious award of Eagle Scout. President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It ernizing Iraq’s oil infrastructure and substantially increasing its oil production. Matthew has been very active with his conveys the strong and important relationship We have awarded contracts for foreign oil troop, participating in many Scout activities. between the Iraqi Kurdish population and the companies (including some American ones) Over the many years Matthew has been in- United States as well as their efforts to help to explore our territory. In so doing, volved with Scouting, he has not only earned build a peaceful Iraq. I was fortunate this year Kurdistan is not threatening the unity of numerous merit badges, but also the respect to visit the Kurdistan Region, and I know first- Iraq. It is simply implementing the constitu- of his family, peers, and community. hand of Kurdish appreciation of the American tion. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join people. The ‘‘disputed territories’’ have a tragic history. Since the 1950s, Iraqi regimes en- me in commending Matthew Donald Shuman [From the Wall Street Journal, November 12, couraged Arabs to settle in Kirkuk and other for his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts 2008] predominantly Kurdish and Turkmen areas. of America and for his efforts put forth in KURDISTAN ISAMODEL FOR IRAQ—OUR PATH Saddam Hussein accelerated this process by achieving the highest distinction of Eagle TO A SECULAR, FEDERAL DEMOCRACY IS IN- engaging in ethnic cleansing, expelling or Scout. SPIRED BY THE U.S. killing Kurds and Turkmen, or by requiring (By Masoud Barzani) nationality corrections (in which non-Arabs f Iraq’s Kurds have consistently been Amer- are forced to declare themselves to be Arabs) COMPTROLLLER OF THE CUR- ica’s closest allies in Iraq. Our Peshmerga and by moving Arabs into Kurdish homes. RENCY DUGAN REFUTES UNFAIR forces fought alongside the U.S. military to The dispute between Baghdad and the ATTACKS ON THE COMMUNITY Kurds over Kirkuk has lasted more than 80 liberate the country, suffering more casual- REINVESTMENT ACT ties than any other U.S. ally. years and has often been violent. All sides And while some Iraqi politicians have chal- have now agreed to a formula to resolve the lenged the U.S.-Iraq security agreement, problem, to bring justice to Kirkuk, and to HON. BARNEY FRANK Iraq’s Kurdish leaders have endorsed the correct the crimes against Kurds committed OF MASSACHUSETTS pact as essential for U.S. combat troops to by Saddam Hussein’s regime. Iraq’s constitu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continue fighting terrorists in Iraq. tion requires that a referendum be held in The Kurdistan Regional Government disputed territories to determine if their Thursday, November 20, 2008 (KRG) is committed to a federal, democratic populations want to join the Kurdistan Re- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam Iraq that is at peace with its neighbors. gion. Conducting a plebiscite is not easy, but We have benefited enormously from the it is preferable to another 80 years of con- Speaker, during the recent campaign, moti- service and sacrifices of America’s armed flict. vated I believe by an effort to stave off much- forces and their families, and we are deeply If the pro-Kurdistan side should lose the needed legislation establishing appropriate grateful. We are also proud to have shared in referendum in Kirkuk, I promise that regulation for currently unregulated aspects of such sacrifices; my brother was among those Kurdistan will respect that result. And if the financial industry, a number of people severely wounded during the liberation of they win, I promise that we will do every- launched a concerted effort to blame the Com- Iraq. thing in our power to ensure outsized rep- munity Reinvestment Act for our current finan- Last year, following a U.S. request, we de- resentation of Kirkuk’s Turkmen, Arabs and cial crisis. Their argument—wholly inac- ployed Kurdish troops to Baghdad. These Christians both on the local level and in the troops played a decisive role in the success of parliament and government of the Kurdistan curate—was that the Community Reinvest- the surge. Last month I once again visited Region. ment Act was the reason that a large number Baghdad to meet with the leadership of the Regional stability cannot come from re- of irresponsible subprime loans were made. federal government. We stressed our com- solving internal disputes alone. That is why I was very pleased—although not sur- mitment to developing an Iraqi state that expanding and deepening our ties with Tur- prised—that Comptroller of the Currency John abides by its constitution and that is based key is my top priority. C. Dugan, an appointee of President Bush, upon a federal model with clearly delineated My meeting last month in Baghdad with took the time on November 19th to refute powers for its regions. the Turkish special envoy to Iraq was a his- these accusations. Comptroller Dugan is as In spite of all this, some commentators toric and positive development. There should now suggest that the Kurds are causing prob- be further direct contacts between the KRG well qualified to discuss this as anyone in the lems by insisting on territorial demands and and Turkey, as well as multilateral contacts country, because he has a prime responsibility proceeding with the development of that involve the U.S. We are eager to work for the regulation of the safety and soundness Kurdistan’s oil resources. These allegations with Turkey to seek increased peace and of banks and the banking system. Given that, are troubling. We are proceeding entirely in prosperity in the region. I believe it is essential that all Members have accord with the Iraqi constitution, imple- I am proud that the Kurdistan Region is the benefit of his analysis. menting provisions that were brokered by both a model and gateway for the rest of Comptroller Dugan is characteristically forth- the U.S. Iraq. Our difficult path to a secular, federal right in addressing the question of the role that In the constitutional negotiations that democracy is very much inspired by the U.S. took place in the summer of 2005, two issues And so we look forward to working with the CRA has played: were critical to us: first, that the Kurdistan Obama-Biden administration to support and ‘‘There are even some that suggest that Region has the right to develop the oil on its defend our hard-fought successes in Iraq, and CRA is responsible for the binge of irrespon- territory, and second, that there be a fair to remain proud of what the Kurdistan re- sible subprime lending that ignited the crisis process to determine the administrative bor- gion is today: a thriving civil society in the we now face. Let me squarely respond to this

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The investing service initiatives by regulated banking organi- NeighborWorks organizations have per- bank can claim the credits and, in some in- zations. formed on a par with standard conventional stances, receive positive CRA consideration ‘‘CRA is not the culprit behind the subprime mortgages. Foreclosure rates within the under the investment or community develop- mortgage lending abuses, or the broader cred- NeighborWorks network were just 0.21 per- ment testes. it quality issues in the marketplace. Indeed, cent in the second quarter of this year, com- Your Green Communities initiative, and the lenders most prominently associated with pared to 4.26 percent of subprime loans and others like it, may be able to take advantage of these tools to obtain additional resources subprime mortgage lending abuses and high 0.61 percent for conventional conforming mortgages. Similar conclusions were reached under the public welfare investment author- rates of foreclosure are lenders not subject to in a study by the University of North Caro- ity, CRA, and other available incentives to CRA . . . (B)anks subject to CRA and their lina’s Center for Community Capital, which build many more sustainable homes and affiliates originated or purchased only six per- indicates that high-cost subprime mortgage communities across the country. The recent of the reported high cost loans made to borrowers default at much higher rates than search and examples described on your Web lower-income borrowers within their CRA as- those who take out loans made for CRA pur- site demonstrate that moving to a green sessment areas.’’ poses. economy can generate a significant number Madam Speaker, to make it clear that the Of course, not all single-family CRA mort- of jobs, stimulate economic growth, and cre- forceful defense of CRA that I have just gages performed this well, because these ate a healthy environment in communities loans have experienced the same stresses as that Enterprise serves. quoted is taken fully in context, I ask that most other types of consumer credit. Never- As the credit market stabilizes, CRA-driv- those portions of Comptroller Dugan’s speech theless, a number of studies have shown that en initiatives can also help us tackle chal- that discuss the CRA be printed here in their when these loans are made in conjunction lenges such as the preservation of homeown- entirety. This firm statement by President with a structured homebuyer counseling pro- ership opportunities and rental housing de- Bush’s appointee with prime responsibility for gram, mortgage performance is substantially velopment. Opportunities also lie ahead for the safety and soundness of the banking sys- improved. Affordable CRA multi-family bank partnerships with Enterprise affiliates tem should help us end the inaccurate, politi- projects utilizing low-income housing tax and other nonprofits to help mitigate the impact of foreclosures in communities across cally-motivated misrepresentation of the role credits have also performed well, with an average foreclosure rate through 2006 of 0.08 the country. . . that CRA has played. percent on the underlying mortgages. Our nation has accomplished much since REMARKS BY JOHN C. DUGAN—COMPTROLLER During the community tours I have taken CRA’s passage. Perhaps even Jim Rouse OF THE CURRENCY BEFORE THE ENTERPRISE over the past three years, I personally wit- could not imagine how much the flow of ANNUAL NETWORK CONFERENCE—NOVEMBER nessed the positive impact that CRA part- CRA-related capital and credit has contrib- 19, 2008 nerships have had in transforming commu- uted to affordable homeownership, jobs and ‘‘. . . Indeed, all of these efforts are fully nities, expanding homeownership, and pro- business development, and healthy neighbor- in keeping with the OCC’s mission and the moting job creation and economic develop- hoods. In today’s challenging economy, the way that we approach our regulatory and su- ment. These partner ships between commu- need for the positive results that CRA has pervisory responsibilities, including those nities and financial institutions have also generated are even greater, and the same is under the Community Reinvestment Act. helped house senior citizens and people with true for organizations like Enterprise. CRA supports banks doing what they do best special needs, built community facilities, Thank you very much.’’ and what they should want to do well—mak- and assisted small businesses serving low-in- f ing viable lending and investment decisions, come areas. with acceptable rates of return, consistent In the Anacostia community of D.C., an HONORING JOHN M. MILAM with their business plans, I their own com- area of economic resurgence that I have munities. toured on several occasions, Enterprise’s HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ Given recent public discussion, it is appro- Wheeler Creek project was a critical link in OF TEXAS priate to ask about the role that CRA plays stabilizing a neighborhood that had been in the credit challenges we face on so many plagued by a troubled public housing project. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fronts. In my view, it plays a very positive Wheeler Creek involved development of for- Thursday, November 20, 2008 role. Unfortunately, however, current mar- sale homes in conjunction with a bank com- ket disruptions have clouded the accomplish- munity development corporation, as well as Mr. GONZALEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise ments that CRA has generated, many of a bank’s purchase of low-income housing tax today to honor a constituent of mine. Mr. John which we recognized last year during its 30th credits for rental housing. M. Milam has just retired after 34 years with anniversary. There are even some who sug- CRA projects also act as catalysts for San Antonio’s transit system, VIA, the last 16 gest that CRA is responsible for the binge of other investments, job creation, and housing leading the company as general manager, irresponsible subprime lending that ignited development. Such infusion of capital into president, and CEO, and I wish to thank him the credit crisis we now face. these markets leverages public subsidies, for his dedication and for his service to our Let me squarely respond to this sugges- perhaps as much as 10 to 25 times, by at- tion: I categorically disagree. While not per- tracting additional private capital. Many of community. fect, CRA has made a positive contribution these CRA equity investments can be made Over the course of his tenure with VIA, Mr. to community revitalization across the under national banks’ public welfare invest- Milam continually embraced change, and the country and has generally encouraged sound ment authority. These bank investments system grew and improved in countless ways. community development lending, invest- have grown significantly over the years—to- He was among the first to install GPS tracking ment, and service initiatives by regulated taling more than $25 billion over the past on VIA buses, ensuring that he knew where banking organizations. decade. Indeed, the OCC recently held its every bus and paratransit vehicle was at any CRA is not the culprit behind the subprime Managers Conference at the Grand Masonic moment, resulting in the best planned routes mortgage lending abuses, or the broader Lodge on North Charles Street here in Balti- credit quality issues in the marketplace. In- more, a public welfare investment funded by designed with the latest information. VIA ac- deed, the lenders most prominently associ- a national bank. To meet the demand to in- quired newer, more energy efficient vehicles, ated with subprime mortgage lending abuses vest in similar types of projects, OCC suc- improving their finances as well as the envi- and high rates of foreclosure are lenders not cessfully sought legislation last year to raise ronment. Mr. Milam’s insistence on making subject to CRA. A recent study of 2006 Home the cap on public welfare investments from VIA one of the most cost-efficient transit sys- Mortgage Disclosure Act data showed that 10 to 15 percent of a bank’s capital and as- tems in the country saved the system in the banks subject to CRA and their affiliates sets. This rise will enable the amount of such mid-1990s and allowed him to expand and im- originated or purchased only six percent of investments to increase by as much as $30 prove services, making our public transpor- the reported high cost loans made to lower- billion. income borrowers within their CRA assess- Interpreting national bank public welfare tation system truly outstanding. ment areas. investment authority, OCC recently issued It is all too easy to take a well-run transit Over the last ten years, CRA has helped an approval related to energy conservation system for granted. San Antonians simply ex- spur the doubling of lending by banking in- that may be of interest to Enterprise. This pect VIA to be there when we need it, to run stitutions to small businesses and farms, to approval clarifies that such authority ex- smoothly, and to provide a restful ride. John

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His career accomplishments speak for acy and we can all say, ‘‘John, thanks for a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES great ride.’’ themselves: Major General Arthur M. Bartell Thursday, November 20, 2008 was commissioned as a Field Artillery officer f Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam in 1977 through ROTC at the University of HONORING BRANDEN DEMAR Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Collin Michigan. He began his career as a Forward THOELE County Sheriff’s Office for placing as a ‘‘Na- Observer and Battery Fire Direction Officer tional Award Winner’’ for its outstanding par- with B Battery 2nd BN, 17th FA in the Repub- HON. SAM GRAVES ticipation in the 25th annual National Night Out lic of Korea. Duty with the 101st Airborne Divi- Crime, Drug, and Violence Prevention pro- sion (Air Assault) followed. There he served OF MISSOURI gram for a 5th consecutive year. They placed as a Battery Executive Officer, Battalion Fire IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10th in the Nation for those with populations Support Officer, Battalion Fire Direction Officer Thursday, November 20, 2008 over 300,000. Over 10,000 communities par- and Battery Commander in the 2nd Bn, 320th FA. He next served at Fort Wainwright with Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly ticipated in 2007. I’ve spent time with these folks and they run the 172nd Light Infantry Brigade (Sep) as both pause to recognize Branden Demar Thoele of Battalion Fire Support Officer and Battery Kansas City, Missouri. Branden is a very spe- a top-notch event dedicated to improving the quality of life in North Texas. Commander in the 1st Bn, 37th FA. Following cial young man who has exemplified the finest a tour at the U.S Army Military Personnel Cen- qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- Thank you to every person in the Sheriff’s Office who makes Collin County a great and ter as the Field Artillery Personnel Systems ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- Manager and attendance at the Army Com- ica, Troop 1378, and earning the most pres- safe place to live, work and play. National Night Out aims to bring neighbors mand and General Staff College, Major Gen- tigious award of Eagle Scout. eral Bartell moved to Germany where he Branden has been very active with his together with block parties, cookouts, visits from local police and sheriff departments, pa- served as the Deputy G3 and G3 of VII Corps troop, participating in many Scout activities. Artillery during Operations Desert Shield and Over the many years Branden has been in- rades, exhibits, flashlight walks, contests and youth programs. Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. Returning to volved with Scouting, he has not only earned Germany, he served as the Battalion Execu- numerous merit badges, but also the respect National Night Out heightens crime and drug prevention awareness, generates support tive Officer for the 4th Bn, 27th FA (MLRS) of his family, peers, and community. and as the Brigade S3 for the 41st FA Bde. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join for local anti-crime initiatives, and fosters neighborhood spirit and police-community Major General Bartell then moved to the 10th me in commending Branden Demar Thoele for Mountain Division (LI) for duty as the Division his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of partnerships. National Night Out sends a message to criminals to let them know that neigh- Artillery Executive Officer and as the Battalion America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- Commander of the 1st Bn, 7th FA (which re- ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. bors are united together to protect their communities and will fight back. flagged to 3rd Bn, 6th FA during his tenure), f It was an honor to participate in National both at Fort Drum and Port-au-Prince, Haiti Night Out this year. The Collin County Sheriffs during Operation Uphold Democracy. After EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO Office received a well-deserved award. Con- completion of the U.S. Naval War College in THE FAMILIES OF CARLOS gratulations to everyone on that team. Rhode Island, Art served as the Senior Fire MARIN, ARTURO HERRERA, JAKE God bless you and I salute you. Support Observer/Controller at the Joint Read- BRISBIN, JR., AND MATTHEW f iness Training Center, Fort Polk. He then re- PETER JUNEAU turned to Fort Drum as the Commander of the TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL 10th Mountain Division Artillery. After com- HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ ARTHUR M. BARTELL pleting his command tour, he assumed duties OF TEXAS as the Chief, Joint Interoperability Training Di- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ROBIN HAYES vision, and then as Deputy J7/Deputy Com- mander, Joint Warfighting Center, U.S. Joint Thursday, November 20, 2008 OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Forces Command in Virginia. Following that Mr. ORTIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Joint assignment, he returned, once again, to express my sadness on the untimely deaths of Thursday, November 20, 2008 the 10th Mountain Division (LI) to be the Chief U.S. International Water and Boundary Com- Mr. HAYES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to of Staff and deployed to Afghanistan with the missioner, IWBC, Carlos Marin, IWBC Mexi- recognize and pay tribute to Major General Ar- Division Command Group and Staff as part of can Commissioner Arturo Herrera, Executive thur M. Bartell, United States Army, Deputy Operation Enduring Freedom where he as- Director of the Rio Grande Council of Govern- Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne sumed duties as the Chief of Staff for Com- ments Jake Brisbin, Jr., and pilot Matthew Corps at Fort Bragg on the occasion of his bined Joint Task Force 180. Upon re-deploy- Peter Juneau, who all lost their lives in a Sep- promotion and new command assignment. ment from Afghanistan, Major General Bartell tember 16 plane crash outside of Presidio, TX. Major General Bartell has served our great served as Deputy Commanding General, Sup- I was shocked to hear of the plane crash Nation for more than 31 years as a truly export, 10th Mountain Division (LI). Following and am deeply saddened by the loss. My ceptional officer, and I am proud to call him that assignment he was sent to the Pentagon deepest condolences are with the families of my friend. I would like to take this opportunity where he served on the Joint Staff as Vice Di- those who perished. to congratulate Art on his well-deserved pro- rector for Operational Plans and Joint Force I had the privilege of working with Commis- motion to Major General and his new assign- Development. Major General Bartell’s awards sioners Marin and Herrera on numerous ment as Commanding General, United States and decorations include: the Defense Superior issues affecting South Texas. They were Army Cadet Command. Since his assignment Service Medal (w/OLC), Legion of Merit (w/ strong advocates of continued cooperation be- as Deputy Commanding General of the XVIII OLC), Bronze Star Medal (w/OLC), Meritorious tween the United States and Mexico. Their Airborne Corps in June 2007, I have had the Service Medal (w/7 OLC), Army Commenda- service to the IWBC was matched by their honor of working closely with him on behalf of tion Medal, Army Achievement Medal (w/ dedication to improving the quality of life be- our warfighters here at Fort Bragg. With the OLC), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, tween the two nations. deployment of Corps Headquarters in January, Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/3 BSS), Hu- I will keep their families in my thoughts and he has been an outstanding leader as Com- manitarian Service Medal, Korean Defense prayers. mander of Task Force Bragg. Major General Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal,

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He would ultimately Staff Identification Badge. ize, share memories and discuss upcoming retire from the U.S. Army Reserves with the On behalf of Congress, the United States of community events. Typically, these meetings rank of colonel. America, and the greater Fort Bragg commu- attract anywhere from 75 to 100 enthusiasts. As part of his military service, he attended nity, I express our appreciation for Art’s tire- One of the primary functions of the organi- both North Carolina State University and Or- less service, expertise, patriotism, and dedica- zation is to educate local students and resi- egon State University and earned his bach- tion to our soldiers. No doubt he will prove a dents. Members routinely visit schools elor’s degree in electrical engineering. Fol- great role model for the cadets under his new throughout the Lehigh Valley to discuss the lowing the war, Bobo earned an accounting command, though it will be a great loss for importance of the Battle of the Bulge and degree from the University of Alabama. He Fort Bragg and the XVIII Airborne Corps. I teach students about the great sacrifices was also named to the University of Alabama want to personally thank Major General made by thousands of American soldiers over School of Commerce and Business Adminis- Bartell, his wife Karen, and his sons for their time to preserve our freedom. The Chapter es- tration’s All Time All Star Academic Team. commitment, sacrifice, and the contributions timates its education program has reached After finishing at the University of Alabama, they have made throughout his honorable and over 50,000 students since its inception. Bobo began his career in the Mobile banking distinguished military career. I congratulate Art December 16, 2008, represents 64 years industry. During this time, he attended the Na- on completing an exceptional tenure here at since the start of the famous Battle of the tional Trust School at Northwestern University, Fort Bragg and wish him many blessings and Bulge. On this date, members of the Lehigh the New York State Trust School and Rutgers much success as he begins this new endeav- Valley Chapter of Veterans of the Battle of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. In 1955, Bobo joined the auditing depart- or. Bulge will gather at 5:30 a.m. in two locations ment of the First National Bank of Mobile, now f in my district to recognize the anniversary of this historic event and remember the many AmSouth Bank. The following year he was HONORING VETERANS OF THE Americans who lost their lives ensuring Allied promoted to assistant trust officer and then to BATTLE OF THE BULGE victory in World War II. trust officer in 1960. In 1965, Bobo was Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues named assistant vice president. He was elect- HON. CHARLES W. DENT join me in honoring the veterans of the Battle ed vice president in 1967, senior trust officer in 1969, senior vice president in 1974 and OF PENNSYLVANIA of the Bulge and thanking all members of the Armed Forces for their brave service to our head of the trust department in 1975. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He was active in a number of professional country. Thursday, November 20, 2008 banking organizations. He served as chairman f Mr. DENT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to of the Southern Trust Conference Planning honor American veterans who fought in the HONORING NEAL ROBERT Committee, president of the trust division of most pivotal conflict of World War II; the Battle WINDHORST the Alabama Bankers Association, and mem- of the Ardennes, more commonly referred to ber of the American Bankers Association. Bobo was also active in a number of civic as the Battle of the Bulge. Specifically, I rise HON. SAM GRAVES and community organizations. He was a to pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of OF MISSOURI former secretary and director of the Lion’s the many courageous veterans, family mem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Club of Mobile, former president of America’s bers and supporters of the Lehigh Valley Thursday, November 20, 2008 Junior Miss, former president of the Mobile Chapter of Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly Preschool for the Deaf, a founding member of based in my district. both the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Next month marks the 64th anniversary of pause to recognize Neal Robert Windhorst of Kansas City, Missouri. Neal is a very special Family Counseling Center, and a member of the start of the Battle of the Bulge. At 5:30 the Senior Bowl Committee, the M.W. Smith a.m. on December 16, 1944, over 250,000 young man who has exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- Foundation, Quarterback Club, Mobile Touch- German troops launched a massive offensive down Club, Coastal Conservation Association, against Allied forces along an 85 mile stretch ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, Troop 1395, and earning the most pres- Alabama Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited of Europe’s Western Front in the Ardennes re- and the Mobile County Wildlife Association. gion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Ini- tigious award of Eagle Scout. Neal has been very active with his troop, Bobo also gave much of his time to his be- tially, German forces were able to advance loved parish, St. Ignatius Catholic Church. He approximately 50 miles into terrain controlled participating in many Scout activities. Over the many years Neal has been involved with was a member of the Equestrian Society of by Allied armies, but by late January 1945, the Holy Sepulchre, Legatus, the Serra Club American units had reclaimed the lost territory Scouting, he has not only earned numerous merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- of Mobile as well as Catholic Social Services. and effectively crippled the German Army. He has also served as treasurer and member While the Battle of the Bulge was the larg- ily, peers, and community. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join of the board of directors of the McGill-Toolen est and most pivotal land battle of World War me in commending Neal Robert Windhorst for Foundation. II involving American soldiers, it also proved to his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join be the bloodiest. When the conflict ended on America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- me in remembering a dedicated community January 25, 1945, roughly 75,000 American ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. leader and friend to many throughout south troops had lost their lives defending the vital Alabama. Joseph Henry Baker, Jr. will be Western Front and thousands more were left f dearly missed by his family—his wife of 48 terribly injured. The sacrifices of these service- HONORING THE MEMORY OF years, Mary; his children, Laura Blakely Coo- men and all those who fought in the Battle of JOSEPH HENRY BAKER, JR. per, Leigh Eleanor Givhan, Joseph Henry the Bulge were not made in vain, as the U.S. Baker III, and Mary Lucille Green; his 12 Army’s expulsion of German forces from HON. JO BONNER grandchildren, James Lucien Hinton Ill, Laura Ardennes damaged the German Army to the OF ALABAMA Blakely Hinton, Russell Baker Hinton, Mary extent that its full defeat became inevitable. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Virginia Givhan, William Bowman Givhan, Jr., Ten years ago, a group of motivated vet- Eleanor Frances Givhan, Mary Deas Baker, erans in my district established the Lehigh Thursday, November 20, 2008 Elizabeth Frances Baker, Charles Lansing Valley Chapter of Veterans of the Battle of the Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Green, Jr., Mary Eleanor Green, Julia Baker Bulge. Today, the membership of this group Mobile and the state of Alabama lost a dear Green, and Henry Harmon Green; his sister, extends far beyond veterans of the Battle of friend this week, and I rise today to honor Jo- Frances Baker Lauten; and his brother, Wil- the Bugle to include veterans of more recent seph Henry Baker, Jr. and pay tribute to his liam Costello Baker—as well as the countless conflicts like the Vietnam war, spouses, family memory. friends he leaves behind.

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Madam speaker, Na- both to outgrowing its space and an expansion Thursday, November 20, 2008 tional Adoption Month is a time when Ameri- in its collection. cans can come together to celebrate families A vision developed for the new Art Museum Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise grown by adoption. Individuals and families today to congratulate and applaud The Honor- of Western Virginia. Museum officials and choose adoption for many reasons. Common able Mildred Council, Mayor Pro Tempore of community supporters determined that instead to all adoptive families is that they offer loving, Greenville, North Carolina. Known across the of renovating an existing structure in down- permanent homes to children without such a state for her longtime community service, town Roanoke for the new facility, a state-of- blessing. Multiple States, neighborhoods, and Mayor Pro Tempore Council has spent 20 the-art structure was in order. That vision was years steadfastly representing her constitu- agencies across the United States hold events developed not only to help bring attention to ents. The National League of Cities recently during this month to encourage families to the museum itself but to help speak to the re- honored Mrs. Council with its 2008 Women in give children the gift of family through adop- gion’s steady movement toward becoming a Municipal Government Leadership Award on tion. player in our technology-driven economy. Friday, November 14, 2008. This award recog- There are many types of adoption. In 2007, Thanks to the city of Roanoke, an undevel- nizes women for implementing civic programs approximately 51,000 children were adopted oped site near one of the city’s busiest inter- in local government. Mrs. Council has devoted from the U.S. foster care system and 20,000 sections was donated to house the museum, her life and career to social work and public children were adopted internationally. Tens of and the city contributed $4 million for the service, including a focus on mitigating the ef- thousands of children also are adopted within project. Once Randall Stout was hired to de- fects of sickle cell syndrome on her commu- the United States each year. I recognize the velop an image of the museum at that site, it nities. Her example and accomplishments joy and love that each of these families offers became clear that his growing stature in archi- should serve as a model for future women its adoptive children. I know that Raschke tectural circles would result in the trans- leaders. family from Oak Park, IL, exemplifies the hap- formative structure that many had hoped for. Mrs. Mildred Council is a native of Bethel, piness and rewards of being an adoptive fam- The plan was to help put Roanoke on the map North Carolina. She graduated from Shaw ily. Joe and Cathleen Raschke welcomed with a building that would attract visitors not University with a bachelor’s degree in soci- Nicholas Dan Raschke to their family in Au- only from around the Commonwealth of Vir- ology, and later earned a master’s degree in gust 2006. Nicholas was adopted from the ginia and the United States but from around social work from the University of Wisconsin. Vinh Long Orphanage in Vinh Long, Vietnam. the world. On September 10, I was honored to After first being elected to the Greenville City As a young Chicagoan, Nicholas loves the be a participant in breaking ground for the Council in 1987, she established Greenville’s Cubs, cold weather, and good food. new museum. first Youth Council. She also cofounded the We have done great work here in Congress After just over 3 years of construction, Roa- Women/Ladies of Distinction program, which to promote adoption. We recently passed Pub- noke’s new art museum opened to the public mentors at-risk young female students in lic Law 110–351, the Fostering Connections to on Saturday, November 8. And I was fortunate North Carolina schools. She has also served Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of to again be present to help cut the ribbon on on 17 boards and commissions in her career 2008. This new law is designed to help place a building that is difficult to put into words. But including Sheppard Memorial Library Board children in permanent, caring families through once you see the Taubman Museum of Art, and the Recreation and Parks Commission. reunification, adoption, and guardianship. In you learn to understand that Randall Stout She has been a 4–H leader, serving as a role addition to reauthorizing the Adoption and captured the mountains, valleys, rivers, and model for many children in Pitt County. Safe Families Act, the new law supports sub- seasons in rock, steel, and glass. Mayor Pro Tempore Council has been rec- sidized guardianship, a policy approach that The new museum in Roanoke is named for ognized throughout her career for her distin- provides Federal support to kinship caregivers Nick and Jenny Taubman, a family name well guished service. In 2006, she was awarded who provide their young relatives permanent, known to Roanokers. Nick is the former leader the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North loving homes. I am pleased that we are taking of Advance Auto Parts and presently serves Carolina Governor Mike Easley. She was steps to improve the lives of America’s youth as the United States Ambassador to Romania. awarded the National Association of Black So- that are filled with desperate need. His wife, Jenny, chaired the museum’s capital cial Workers 33rd Annual Conference Certifi- So, during the 2008 National Adoption cate of Appreciation for Significant Contribu- campaign. And their pledge of $15.25 million Month, I tip my hat to those who have opened was the largest donation received toward the tion to the African-American Community in their families via adoption, providing the care 2007. She is also the recipient of the North museum. The facility also benefits greatly from and love needed to grow our youngest citizens the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust, which Carolina Women in Municipal Government For into tomorrow’s leaders. Service As President Award. Further, she has has contributed financially and formatively. f received three awards from her religious com- Under the leadership of Heywood Fralin, the munity, including the Christian Awareness Or- TRIBUTE TO TAUBMAN MUSEUM Fralin Trust has contributed works by Amer- ganization Humanitarian Award. OF ART ican artists that now make the Taubman Mu- Mayor Pro Tempore Council’s commitment seum a home for some of the greatest our Na- to her community is based in her strong faith HON. BOB GOODLATTE tion has known—Winslow Homer, Norman Rockwell, and John Singer Sargent to name and it permeates into all aspects of her life. OF VIRGINIA just a few. She continues to work tirelessly to serve and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES assist the people with the greatest needs. Under the able direction of Georgeanne With her help and support, there is now a Pitt Thursday, November 20, 2008 Bingham, the Taubman Museum is not only a County Habitat for Humanity office, located in Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, the Art structure housing works of art, it is becoming the heart of Greenville. Her dedication to the Museum of Western Virginia has been trans- a true destination. The museum also houses community she faithfully serves truly makes formed. Formerly located in Center in the Art Venture, geared toward bringing men, her an exceptional leader and role model. She Square in Roanoke, Virginia, the museum has women and children together in a gallery that embodies the true spirit of a public servant by undergone a multimillion dollar makeover will permit hands-on opportunities to create dedicating each day to improving the quality of under the guidance of renowned architect their own art. A special new media gallery is life for every person living in her community. Randall Stout and has been reborn as the courtesy of the great leaders and minds at Vir- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to Taubman Museum of Art. ginia Tech, a longtime supporter of the new please join me in recognizing the efforts and Created in 1951 as the Roanoke Fine Arts museum and an integral part of the institu- accomplishments of Mildred Council. Center, and then fully accredited for the first tion’s plans for educational outreach in the

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She ley region of Virginia in order to keep it com- his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of was truly a pioneer for women’s involvement petitive in the 21st century. Now that the struc- America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- in political and civic service in our society. ture is complete, I remain convinced that the ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. A fitting editorial tribute to Nancy Hawk was facility is the latest successful effort that is f published on October 19, 2008, in The Post opening eyes to the vast array of possibilities and Courier newspaper of Charleston, South that are within our reach in western Virginia. I TRIBUTE TO MR. GARY L. CRAMER Carolina. agree with my friend Heywood Fralin that the NANCY D. HAWK museum is without a doubt, the most signifi- HON. FRED UPTON [From the Post and Courier, Oct. 19, 2008] cant new structure in Virginia. OF MICHIGAN After Nancy Dinwiddie Hawk was named I extend congratulations to Georgeanne the United States Mother of the Year, a re- Bingham, Nick and Jenny Taubman, Heywood IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES porter wrote that chronicling her remark- Fralin, Randall Stout, and countless others Thursday, November 20, 2008 able life in politics, historic preservation and who toiled for the past 3 years to help the law was more appropriate for a biographer Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today than for a journalist. That was in 1989. Her Taubman Museum rise to the cusp of opening. to recognize Mr. Gary L. Cramer of Kala- The expectations were great, but I am sure impressive story got more so after that. mazoo, Michigan for his years of outstanding Mrs. Hawk, who died Friday in hospice that everyone who sets foot in the museum service to Kalamazoo Charter Township and care, was a woman of purpose and drive. will be deeply impressed by what it has to the State of Michigan. After rearing nine successful children, she offer to a broad range of art enthusiasts. Gary began his work as a public official in enrolled at the College of Charleston to fin- The collections inside will speak well. Visi- ish the undergraduate degree she had begun 1980, when he was elected to serve as Kala- tors will get to see old favorites, develop an at the University of Virginia. Then, she com- mazoo Township trustee. Over the next 16 appreciation for new acquisitions, and experi- muted between Charleston and law school in years, Gary distinguished himself as a clear- ence art in a technologically advanced way. Columbia. And before it became routine to thinking and approachable leader, earning him And the building itself—the structure as seen see female lawyers, her shingle was hanging the trust and respect of government, business, on Broad Street. from the exterior and what envelops inside— and community leaders alike. In his capacity What Nancy Hawk touched, Nancy Hawk carries with it special significance. It has auto- as trustee, Gary also assumed an active role influenced. matically become a landmark—and in a set- as a township fire commissioner and as a East Bay Street might have been in the ting in downtown Roanoke, it is good com- shadow of a 10-story apartment building had member of the city planning commission. pany. When given the opportunity to move she not succeeded in stopping the planned From the role of trustee, Gary was elected from ground level and into the museum’s inte- building by saving several old warehouses. to the position of township supervisor, where rior and then move around it’s exterior, one She worked to save historic Snee Farm, to he admirably served the residents of Kala- understands that it is surrounded by the land- shape plans for the Crosstown to mitigate mazoo Township from 1996 to 2008. For damage to the peninsula, to restore the marks that speak both to the region’s past and those 12 years, Gary also worked as a mem- county courthouse, build the judicial center point the way to its future—from the ancient ber of the Kalamazoo Township Policy and and organize the Charlestowne Neighborhood Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains and val- Administration Committee, the Kalamazoo Association. leys, to the star atop Mill Mountain, to the rail- She wasn’t afraid to take on controversy. Area Transportation Study, the Coalition for road tracks that first brought commerce to the She opposed Charleston Place and supported Urban Redevelopment, the Kalamazoo Re- region, to the historic buildings that served in Lodge Alley Inn. Both were built. gional Water & Wastewater Commission, and previous centuries and have now been reborn When her two bids for elected office the Community Action Board. In 1999, he was for modern times. The Taubman Museum will failed—a 1975 race against Joseph P. Riley elected to the Michigan Township Association Jr. for mayor and a 1976 race against T. join so many other efforts leading the way for Board, where he retired as president in 2008. Dewey Wise for state Senate—she became the region, its citizens, and visitors through the vice chairman of the State Republican frontiers yet to come. Gary has always risen above the fray of partisan politics to ensure that the interests of Party. I am delighted that the Taubman Museum She later said she probably wasn’t suited has been erected in the Sixth District of Vir- those he represents are met. As both an ad- for politics because the ‘‘gamesmanship’’ ginia. I encourage our Nation to embrace the ministrator and representative, he truly exem- that goes along with it didn’t fit with her structure and its contents and to come to Roa- plifies the best of the public servant. straightforward manner. noke to enjoy this grand cultural attraction for Once again, I would like to congratulate and Mrs. Hawk was born in Charlottesville, Va., but she was thoroughly committed to many, many years to come. express my gratitude to Gary Cramer for his many years of distinguished service to the Charleston where she moved in 1951 with her f residents of Kalamazoo Township. Southwest husband, Dr. John C. Hawk. First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. The HONORING JACKSON ROSS HOBBS Michigan is truly stronger because of his con- Girl Scouts. Charleston Civic Ballet. tributions. Charleston Opera Company. The Christian HON. SAM GRAVES f Family Y. The American College of the Bulding Arts. The Council of Urban Quality. OF MISSOURI IN MEMORY OF NANCY HAWK H.E.L.P. Piccolo Spoleto. Meals on Wheels. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Lowcountry Open Land Trust. The Thursday, November 20, 2008 Charles Pinckney National Historic Site. HON. JOE WILSON Parents Anonymous. Mason Prep school. All Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly OF SOUTH CAROLINA were strengthened by her hard work and sup- pause to recognize Jackson Ross Hobbs of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES port. In 1993, she received the Order of the Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Jackson is a very Palmetto. special young man who has exemplified the Thursday, November 20, 2008 She once told The Post and Courier, ‘‘It’s finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam hard to live with the knowledge that something happened because you didn’t act.’’ taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of Speaker, on Friday, October 17th, South Surely she didn’t face sleepless nights on America, Troop 1042, and earning the most Carolina lost a true Charleston Southern Lady that account. prestigious award of Eagle Scout. with the death of Nancy Dinwiddie Hawk. A Charleston is a better place because of Jackson has been very active with his troop, native of Virginia, Ms. Hawk spent most of her Nancy Hawk. The city has lost a leader of participating in many Scout activities. Over the life in Charleston where she raised nine chil- strength and character.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008 Lee’s Summit, Missouri. David is a very spe- In Minnesota our culture has been enriched cial young man who has exemplified the finest by the contributions of the Chippewa, Ojibwe Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to and Sioux nations. I have been honored to celebrate and honor the distinguished career qualities of citizenship and leadership by taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- work with alongside Native Americans to in- of Milton M. Younger of Bakersfield, California. ica, Troop 1391, and earning the most pres- crease funding for Indian Education, reduce After more than 52 years as a senior partner tigious award of Eagle Scout. health disparities, and strengthen tribal col- for the law firm of Chain, Younger, Cohn, and David has been very active with his troop, leges, but there is much more to be done. Stiles, Milt is stepping down to begin a new participating in many Scout activities. Over the As we join our families for Thanksgiving, we law firm, Younger and Lemucchi, with his many years David has been involved with must remember the critical role American Indi- long-time friend attorney Tim Lemucchi. Scouting, he has not only earned numerous ans played in the survival of the first European merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- settlers in America and in influencing our Milt was born in Bakersfield and has been shared American culture. We can also learn a longtime resident of the city. He attended ily, peers, and community. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join valuable lessons about the strength of com- Bakersfield High School where he met his me in commending David Philip Iseman, Jr. munity and the importance of conservation wife, Betty. Upon graduation, Milt attended for his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts and good stewardship of our land from our Stanford University where he received his of America and for his efforts put forth in Native American brothers and sisters. This Bachelors and Masters Degrees. In 1956, he achieving the highest distinction of Eagle November, and every month throughout the graduated from Stanford School of Law. After Scout. year, I urge my colleagues, friends and constituents to learn more about the heritage, his- passing the California state bar, Milt became f tory and art of the tribal nations in Minnesota certified to practice law in 1957. Thereafter, he IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL and across the country. served as a JAG officer in the United States AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE f Army. MONTH Between 1956 and 2008, Milt served as a EARMARK DECLARATION senior partner for the law firm of Chain, HON. BETTY McCOLLUM HON. ROSCOE G. BARTLETT Younger, Cohn, and Stiles. He joined the law OF MINNESOTA OF MARYLAND firm, originally owned and operated by Morris IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES B. Chain, in 1956. When Mr. Chain died in Thursday, November 20, 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008 1977, Milt became senior partner. During his tenure, Milt devoted his work to advocate for Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Madam Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Madam Speak- Speaker, I rise in honor of National American persons involved in accidents. Notable cases er, pursuant to the Republican Leadership Indian Heritage Month and to recognize the standards on earmarks, I am submitting the include representing burned Kern County oil- important contributions of American Indians to following information regarding earmarks I re- field electricians where he demanded safe ma- our history and culture. ceived as part of H.R. 2638, FY 09 Defense chinery and equipment. In 2001, Milt argued This year’s theme is ‘‘Celebrating Tribal Na- Appropriations as part of the Consolidated Se- on behalf of a three-year-old quadriplegic child tions: America’s Great Partners.’’ For me, this curity, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing whose car seat broke free from its seatbelt. As theme recognizes both the opportunities and Appropriations Act, 2009. a result, infant seats are now required to un- the challenges facing Native American com- Bill Number: H.R. 2638. dergo crash testing. munities. The United States Constitution rec- Account: RTD&E Army Electronic Warfare ognizes tribal sovereignty and through treaties, Advanced Technology. Milt has proudly supported organized labor the Federal Government has a responsibility Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Thales for the past 45 years, representing firemen, to protect the right to self-determination of trib- Communication. policeman, correctional officers, California al nations. Congress must do more to live up Address of Requesting Entity: 22616 Gate- Highway Patrol officers, Naval Weapons Cen- to the commitments that have been made. way Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871. ter employees, doctors, educators and senior Clearly there is work to be done to improve Description of Request: Funded $2.4 million citizens. A recipient of prestigious awards education, increase access to health care, and to provide Networked Dynamic Spectrum Ac- such as the Presidential Award of Merit by the support job opportunities. cess Investigation AN/PCR–148 Joint Tactical Consumer Attorneys of California, Bench and This month I had the opportunity to visit Radio System Enhanced Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radios (JEM). The provision will sup- Bar Award from the Kern County Bar Associa- several pueblos in New Mexico to learn more about how the Federal Government can be a port the investigation of the benefits of Net- tion, and honorary doctorate from California working Dynamic Spectrum Access for the State University, Bakersfield attest to Milt’s better partner in improving education and access to health care. First hand I saw inspiring Army AN/PRC–148 JEM to include evaluation many accomplishments. examples of Pueblos coming together for the of CONOPS and ability to transition these ca- Through his public works and relentless greater good of their children and elders, and pabilities to the current force. community service, fighting on behalf of all in- I learned of areas of extreme need in their f jured persons, regardless of socioeconomic communities. HONORING JOSHUA JAMES background, Milt has accomplished his lifelong During the Feast Day, I was invited by tribal BLANCH endeavor of making the world safer. Known as members in the Pueblos of Tesuque and one of Kern County’s most trusted names in Jemez into their homes so I, and others from outside the community, could learn about tribal HON. SAM GRAVES law, his significant contributions to the Valley OF MISSOURI traditions and share some wonderful food. I will never be forgotten. Today, I take great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES saw Head Start centers built by the community pleasure in honoring, through these remarks, to provide the youngest children with edu- Thursday, November 20, 2008 a good friend, valued advisor, and public serv- cational opportunities. Tribal leaders, teachers Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly ant Milt Younger. and elders shared their plans to implement pause to recognize Joshua James Blanch of

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Over the was diagnosed with cancer within three weeks many years Joshua has been involved with of accepting the Superintendent position. HON. ELTON GALLEGLY Scouting, he has not only earned numerous In his four years, Dr. Baracy helped to sta- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- bilize the finances of the district. Under his OF CALIFORNIA ily, peers, and community. leadership, 22 of 32 schools now bear the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join label ‘‘excelling,’’ Arizona’s top academic rank- Thursday, November 20, 2008 me in commending Joshua James Blanch for ing. In addition to this, all five of the high his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of schools in the district were renovated under Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in mem- America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- budget and on time. ory of Walter William Hoffman, who died on ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. Throughout this, Dr. Baracy worked on Veterans Day after 86 years of a fulfilling life. f forming a model of partnership for others to Walter and his late wife, Sheila, were long- follow. Responding to calls to improve commu- time personal friends to my wife, Janice, and HONORING SPC JAMIN Y. MOORE nication with parents and community mem- me. bers, Dr. Baracy moved towards more parent Walter Hoffman was a native of Ventura HON. KEVIN McCARTHY and community input into shaping the schools. County, California. His parents raised him on OF CALIFORNIA By drawing upon his business background, Dr. Rancho Casitas, where they bred IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Baracy shared his vision of finding common thoroughbreds, including Crystal Pennant. He ground with parents and the community. The Thursday, November 20, 2008 attended St. Catherine’s Academy, Thatcher effects of his dedication will continue to shape School, Villanova, and USC. Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Madam Scottsdale schools for years to come. During World War II, Walter served as com- Speaker, I rise today to honor those brave Therefore, I urge you Madam Speaker, in munications, navigation and executive officer men and women who have been wounded rising to congratulate Dr. Baracy on his ac- aboard the USS Buchanan and was Officer of while serving our country in the United States complishments and recent retirement. the Deck on the day the Buchanan delivered Army. SPC Jamin Y. Moore is one such indi- f General Douglas McArthur to the USS Mis- vidual who, while serving in Iraq, sustained se- souri for Japan’s surrender. rious injury after his platoon hit an improvised IN REMEMBRANCE OF HERB explosive device. SPC Moore is a graduate of SCORE Sheila and Walter married after the war and Liberty High School in Bakersfield, California settled in Ventura County where he began his and I wish to honor him and his duty and sac- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH career in farming, animal husbandry, and petroleum operations. In 1947, he built and oper- rifice to our country by inserting into the CON- OF OHIO ated the Ventura Airpark. In 1956, Walter and GRESSIONAL RECORD a poem he wrote on Sat- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his late partners Oather Vance and William urday, May 20, 2006, on why he joined the Thursday, November 20, 2008 United States Army. Worthington formed that land management firm, Hoffman, Vance and Worthington. I go because . . . Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise I go for a multitude of reasons; many which today in remembrance of Herb Score, revered A Renaissance man, Walter skippered and make sense to me alone and cannot be pitcher and announcer for the Cleveland Indi- navigated boats in the Transpac Race, the expressed in words, for words can never ans, and in recognition of his contributions to Mazatlan Race and the Bermuda Race. He describe the deepest truisms in life. the Cleveland Community. held a commercial pilot’s license, was a li- I go to serve my country and to protect Herb Score was a legendary left-handed censed amateur radio operator and played the those I love. pitcher for the Cleveland Indians who was ad- violin and the accordion. As a young man, he I go to honor those who have served and fall- mired for his pitching records as much as his en before me, not only those of this traveled around the world with his grand- country; but of all who paid with blood humble character. During his rookie season mother. to make the world better. with the Indians in 1955, he secured his place Walter also served on multiple boards, in- I go because I believe that I must be willing both in baseball history and in the hearts of cluding the Bank of A. Levy, Santa Anita Con- to fight and die for what I believe, or I Cleveland baseball fans when he was named solidated, American Automobile Association, am nothing. American League Rookie of the Year. He won Livingston Memorial Foundation, St. John’s I go because I have been called upon to serve. 16 games and struck out a total of 245 bat- Seminary, and Fales Committee at the U.S. I go because I will gain a deeper under- ters, a record he would surpass during his Naval Academy. standing of who I am. second year as pitcher for the Cleveland Indi- I go because I realize that a constant battle He was a past chairman of the board of the is raging between good and evil, hope ans, when he struck out 263 batters. Herb Automobile Club of Southern California and and despair, life and death. would hold this record until 1984 and was the was a past president of the Ventura Pacific I have chosen my side and go to fight in the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in Company, Crestview Water Company, and the War of Life. 1955. Oceanographic Associates at USC. He was a f Following an eye injury he sustained during past Commodore of the Transpacific Yacht a game against the New York Yankees in RECOGNIZING DR. JOHN BARACY Club and a founder of the Museum of Ventura 1957, Herb went on to play for the White Sox County. ON HIS RECENT RETIREMENT AS and the Chicago Cubs before retiring at the Pope John XXIII knighted him with the THE SUPERINTENDENT OF age of 30 and returning to Cleveland as an Order of St. Gregory, Knight Commander. SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL announcer for the Indians. Just as he was DISTRICT cherished by fans for his astounding pitching Walter Hoffman is survived by his two abilities, so too was he loved for his unique daughters, Katherine Russell and Carol HON. HARRY E. MITCHELL announcing style. He remained a play-by-play Hambleton; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. OF ARIZONA announcer for the Indians for 34 years and Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was inducted into the Broadcaster Hall of Fame in 1998. Janice and me in offering our condolences to Thursday, November 20, 2008 Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join Walter’s family and all who knew him and Mr. MITCHELL. Madam Speaker, I rise me in celebrating the life of Herb Score. He called him a friend. today to recognize Dr. John Baracy, an exem- will forever hold a place in the hearts of Cleve- Godspeed, Walter.

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Madam Speaker, I rise today IN MEMORY OF STUDS TERKEL Russo, upon the joyous occasion of his 100th to honor a friend and true West Virginian birthday. Mr. Russo was born on November 11, 1908, David Tyson. HON. DANNY K. DAVIS in the beautiful village of Caserta, Italy, where Mr. Tyson is a lawyer from Huntington, WV OF ILLINOIS he farmed his whole life. In 1933, at the age who continually puts his community and State of 25, he married the love of his life, the late first. On October 2, 2008, David Tyson was in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Michelina. Together they raised four children, ducted into the Greater Huntington Wall of Thursday, November 20, 2008 one girl, Giovanna and three boys, Andrea, Fame by the City of Huntington Foundation. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, on Gennaro and the late Mario. Angelo and David has worked tirelessly for his community October 31st America lost its unofficial histo- Michelina were married for forty years until her as well as the State of West Virginia. rian laureate: Louis ‘‘Studs’’ Terkel. passing in 1973. With an unwavering love and In April 2002, David was appointed by commitment to his family, and the realization President Bush to the national advisory board Because he was so modest, Studs would of Italy’s harsh economic climate, Mr. Russo for the Kennedy Center in Washington. He deny it, but in fact he created a new genre of gave his blessings to his sons as they left continually serves as an ambassador for the literature and history—the oral history. home to journey to America in search of op- arts. Since becoming a member of that board, Studs and his tape recorder probed every portunities and possibilities. Mr. Russo re- David has been interested in restoration; on a corner of our collective consciousness with the mained in Italy until 1993, when he packed his local level becoming involved with the Keith- delicacy and certainty of a brain surgeon. belongings and said goodbye to all he held Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington. He interviewed the famous and the infa- dear within the valleys and hills of his beloved Mr. Tyson is best known for his involvement in mous, the rich and the poor, the celebrity and Italian homeland, and at the age of 85, came this project, which culminated in the theater the common man and woman. to live with family in America. serving as the location for the premier of the Invariably he was able to extract something Although adjusting to life in America was dif- Warner Brothers major motion picture release very special, a strand of the grand story which ficult at times, Mr. Russo has enjoyed the re- ‘‘We Are Marshall.’’ Mr. Tyson was also recog- is America. He recorded those stories in newed closeness with his sons and their fami- nized as the Citizen of the Year in 2007 by the books such as Division Street: America, Hard lies. His love for gardening is evident every Herald-Dispatch, the major news publication in Times: An Oral History of the Great Depres- year, as he assists and directs the planting, Huntington, West Virginia. sion, Working: People Talk About What They maintenance and harvesting of the family gar- I applaud David Tyson’s unending commit- Do All Day and How They Feel About What den. Remarkably, even as he was nearing the ment to civic duty. They Do, The Good War, Race: What Blacks age of ninety, Mr. Russo was still an avid cy- and Whites Think and Feel About the Amer- f clist, riding his bicycle throughout Greater ican Obsession, Talking to Myself: A Memoir Cleveland’s west side suburbs for ten to fif- IN HONOR OF MAYORS FOR PEACE of My Times, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Re- teen miles at a time. He continues to enjoy flections on Death, Rebirth and Hunger for gardening, red wine, espresso, homemade HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Faith, and Hope Dies Last: Keeping Faith in Italian cooking and most of all, he continues to OF OHIO Difficult Times. covet the love of his family—his children, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, we all have conversations grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Thursday, November 20, 2008 of all types every day. But Studs was able to Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join turn his conversations into oral history be- Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise me in honoring Angelo Russo, as we join him cause he was not just a passive observer of in celebration of his 100th birthday. Mr. Russo today in honor of Mayors for Peace and in history, he was an active maker of history. recognition of their 2020 Vision Campaign as is the foundation of his family in America and Studs earned a JD degree from the Univer- they continue their efforts to promote the inter- in Italy—and his wonderful life’s journey con- sity of Chicago, but he never practiced law. In- national abolition of nuclear weapons. tinues to shine through his frequent smile, wis- stead he apprenticed for his future career with Mayors for Peace is an international organi- dom, and kind heart. His life continues to tran- a job in a writers project in the Works zation comprised of over two-thousand cities scend time and distance—spanning an ocean, Progress Administration writing plays and around the world in over one hundred and thir- two continents and one hundred years. We learning the craft of acting. ty countries who are dedicated to raising wish Mr. Russo, and his family—in Cleveland awareness on the need to eliminate nuclear He went on to become one of the founders and in Caserta, a beautiful birthday celebration weapons, affirm international human rights, of the Chicago school of TV by creating and e desiderare che lei ama, la pace, la salute e and promote environmental justice and peace. hosting ‘‘Studs’ Place’’ until he was blacklisted la felicita` sempre. The organization supports the proposal of the during the McCarthy period. f He spoke out for progressive causes, refus- former Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan—Takeshi THE AUSTRIANS ARE RIGHT Araki—who in 1982 proposed an international ing to compromise his principles. solidarity program that would focus on the He finally found a home at WFMT, Chi- HON. RON PAUL abolition of nuclear weapons during the sec- cago’s classical radio station, where he cre- OF TEXAS ond United Nations Special Session on Disar- ated his own version of talk radio with great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mament following the atomic bombings of Hir- conversation and an eclectic selection of oshima and Nagasaki during World War II. music, signing off each broadcast with Woody Thursday, November 20, 2008 The Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Cam- Guthrie’s classic line, ‘‘Take it easy, but take Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, many Ameri- paign is an Emergency Campaign to Ban Nu- it.’’ cans are hoping the new administration will clear Weapons by the year 2020—the 75th Studs had an irrepressible sense of humor solve the economic problems we face. That’s anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and and delighted in composing his own epitaph: not likely to happen, because the economic Nagasaki. The campaign continues to affirm ‘‘Curiosity did not kill this cat.’’ advisors to the new President have no more the need to abolish nuclear weapons and pro- Studs was as much a part of Chicago as his understanding of how to get us out of this motes good faith negotiations toward nuclear friends Nelson Algren and Mike Royko but like mess than previous administrations and Con- non-proliferation in all states and cities around Mark Twain he is claimed by all America. We gresses understood how the crisis was the world. will miss him. brought about in the first place.

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The Austrian free- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES market economists—the very ones who pre- standing of the Austrian economic explanation Thursday, November 20, 2008 of the business cycle, they would have never dicted not only the Great Depression, but the permitted the dangerous bubbles that always calamity we’re dealing with today. If the crisis Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise lead to painful corrections. was predictable and is explainable, why did no today in honor of Cleveland’s West Side Mar- Today, a major economic crisis is unfolding. one listen? It’s because too many politicians ket on the occasion of its 96th anniversary, and in recognition of it being named one of New government programs are started daily, believed that a free lunch was possible and a and future plans are being made for even the Top Ten Great Public Spaces for 2008 by new economic paradigm had arrived. But the American Planning Association. more. All are based on the belief that we’re in we’ve heard that one before—like the philoso- this mess because free-market capitalism and The Cleveland West Side Market was built pher’s stone that could turn lead into gold. sound money failed. The obsession is with by the City of Cleveland from 1907 to 1912 more spending, bailouts of bad investments, Prosperity without work is a dream of the and has since been a cultural landmark more debt, and further dollar debasement. ages. through which all of Cleveland’s diverse ethnic Many are saying we need an international an- Over and above this are those who under- communities can share their culture and food. swer to our problems with the establishment of stand that political power is controlled by Throughout the year, over 100 vendors sell a world central bank and a single fiat reserve those who control the money supply. Liberals fresh, locally produced goods—including fresh seafood, meats and baked goods—at this currency. These suggestions are merely more and conservatives, Republicans and Demo- unique fresh food market located on the cor- of the same policies that created our mess crats came to believe, as they were taught in and are doomed to fail. ner of West 25th Street and Lorain Avenue. our universities, that deficits don’t matter and At least 90 percent of the cause for the fi- Customers from all over the Greater Cleveland nancial crisis can be laid at the doorstep of that Federal Reserve accommodation by mon- Area come to enjoy a variety of local produce the Federal Reserve. It is the manipulation of etizing debt is legitimate and never harmful. and traditional European, South American and credit, the money supply, and interest rates The truth is otherwise. Central economic plan- Middle Eastern food among local retail shops, that caused the various bubbles to form. Con- ning is always harmful. Inflating the money restaurants and apartment buildings. The gress added fuel to the fire by various pro- supply and purposely devaluing the dollar is West Side Market has long been an anchor of grams and institutions like the Community Re- always painful and dangerous. community in Cleveland—with vendors boast- ing stands that have been in their families for investment Act, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, The policies of big-government proponents FDIC, and HUD mandates, which were all generations. are running out of steam. Their policies have backed up by aggressive court rulings. Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join The Fed has now doled out close to $2 tril- failed and will continue to fail. Merely doing me in honor of the West Side Market in Cleve- lion in subsidized loans to troubled banks and more of what caused the crisis can hardly pro- land, Ohio on the occasion of its 96th anniver- other financial institutions. The Federal Re- vide a solution. sary and in recognition of its inclusion in the serve and Treasury constantly brag about the The good news is that Austrian economists American Planning Association’s Top Ten need for ‘‘transparency’’ and ‘‘oversight,’’ but are gaining more acceptance every day and Great Public Spaces for 2008. it’s all just talk—they want none of it. They have a greater chance of influencing our fu- want secrecy while the privileged are rescued ture than they’ve had for a long time. f at the expense of the middle class. It is unimaginable that Congress could be The basic problem is that proponents of big EARMARK DECLARATION so derelict in its duty. It does nothing but con- government require a central bank in order to done the arrogance of the Fed in its refusal to surreptitiously pay bills without direct taxation. HON. DAVE WELDON tell us where the $2 trillion has gone. All Mem- Printing needed money delays the payment. OF FLORIDA bers of Congress and all Americans should be Raising taxes would reveal the true cost of big IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES outraged that conditions could deteriorate to government, and the people would revolt. But this degree. It’s no wonder that a large and the piper will be paid, and that’s what this cri- Thursday, November 20, 2008 growing number of Americans are now de- sis is all about. Mr. WELDON of Florida. Madam Speaker, manding an end to the Fed. There are limits. A country cannot forever pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- The Federal Reserve created our problem, ards on earmarks, I am submitting the fol- yet it manages to gain even more power in the depend on a central bank to keep the econ- lowing information for publication in the CON- socialization of the entire financial system. The omy afloat and the currency functionable GRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I re- whole bailout process this past year was char- through constant acceleration of money supply ceived as part of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated acterized by no oversight, no limits, no con- growth. Eventually the laws of economics will Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing cerns, no understanding, and no common overrule the politicians, the bureaucrats and Appropriations Act, 2009: sense. the central bankers. The system will fail to re- Requesting Member: Rep. DAVE WELDON Similar mistakes were made in the 1930s spond unless the excess debt and mal-invest- (FL–15). and ushered in the age of the New Deal, the Fair Deal, the Great Society and the supply- ment is liquidated. If it goes too far and the Bill Number: H.R. 2638. siders who convinced conservatives that defi- wild extravagance is not arrested, runaway in- Account: DOD, Other Procurement, Navy. cits didn’t really matter after all, since they flation will result, and an entirely new currency Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Northrop were anxious to finance a very expensive def- will be required to restore growth and reason- Grumman Corp. icit-financed American empire. able political stability. Address of Requesting Entity: 1000 Wilson All the programs since the Depression were The choice we face is ominous: We either Blvd, Suite 2300, Arlington, VA 22209. Description of Request: ALMDS is a major meant to prevent recessions and depressions. accept world-wide authoritarian government Yet all that was done was to plant the seeds technology innovation in Airborne Mine Coun- holding together a flawed system, OR we re- of the greatest financial bubble in all history. termeasures that will revolutionize the U.S. Because of this lack of understanding, the store the principles of the Constitution, limit Navy’s ability to rapidly detect and localize stage is now set for massive nationalization of government power, restore commodity money near-surface and moored mines in the littorals. the financial system and quite likely the means without a Federal Reserve system, reject ALMDS will provide Navy assured access to of production. world government, and promote the cause of Pacific Rim and Middle East Littoral waters by Although it is obvious that the Keynesians peace by protecting liberty equally for all per- providing wide-area, 3-D imagery capable of were all wrong and interventionism and central sons. Freedom is the answer. detecting and classifying types of mines.

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Madam Speaker, tally important to the Department of Defense Thursday, November 20, 2008 pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- as active military personnel must have perfect Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise ards on earmarks, I am submitting the fol- visual acuity to carry out their duties effec- today in honor of Parliamentarians for Nuclear lowing information for publication in the CON- tively. At least 16% of war casualties are due Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) GRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I re- to eye trauma, and millions of retired military and in recognition of their dedication to edu- ceived as part of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated personnel suffer from age-related eye disease. cating and engaging parliamentarians around Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing A spending plan for the project will include the world to promote nuclear non-proliferation. Appropriations Act, 2009: Spending Plan: Center for Ophthalmic Inno- PNND is an international non-partisan net- Requesting Member: Rep. DAVE WELDON vation Budget. work devoted to establishing channels of com- (FL–15). There are three separate programs and we munication between parliamentarians around Bill Number: H.R. 2638. have separated the salaries. the world and to providing them with current Account: DOD, Procurement—Defense Wide. Imaging and Telemedicine ...... $445,205 nuclear weapons policies in order to raise Prevention and Restoration ...... 454,797 awareness for the need to abolish the use of Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Retinal Degeneration Florida Eye Disease Project Prevention .. 245,853 nuclear weapons. Currently, PNND’s member- Soneticom Inc. Minor equipment and supplies ...... 120,945 Address of Requesting Entity: 1045 John ship consists of over 500 parliamentarians Total Direct Costs ...... 1,266,799 from over 70 countries worldwide who are en- Rodes Blvd., West Melbourne, FL 32904. Indirect Costs ...... 653,201 gaged in nuclear non-proliferation initiatives. Description of Request: FeC was built to au- TATRAC 20% ...... 480,000 This year, PNND marked the 40th anniversary tonomously identify, capture and accurately Grand Total ...... $2,400,000 of the International Non-Proliferation Treaty geo-locate RF Signals of Interest (SOI) used with the Nuclear Weapons Convention initia- by our enemies. Initial test deployments have f tive—a declaration presented by the European provided relevant field information that cannot Parliamentarian section of PNND. The Nuclear be easily derived from any other source. This EARMARK DECLARATION Weapons Convention is an initiative dedicated has generated an immediate tactical field need to promoting multilateral negotiations that for FeC systems. HON. DAVE WELDON would lead to the elimination of nuclear weap- f OF FLORIDA ons. I join with the members of PNND in sup- EARMARK DECLARATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES porting this important initiative. Thursday, November 20, 2008 Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of Parliamentarians for Nuclear HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Mr. WELDON of Florida. Madam Speaker, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and in OF FLORIDA pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- recognition of their dedication to promoting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for publication in the CON- disarmament and international human rights. Thursday, November 20, 2008 GRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I re- f Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, pur- ceived as part of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated suant to Republican Leadership standards on Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing EARMARK DECLARATION earmarks, I am submitting the following infor- Appropriations Act, 2009: mation for publication in the CONGRESSIONAL Requesting Member: Rep. DAVE WELDON HON. DAVE WELDON RECORD regarding earmarks I received as part (FL–15). OF FLORIDA of H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Dis- Bill Number: H.R 2638 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES aster Assistance, and Continuing Appropria- Account: DOD, RDTE. tions Act, 2009. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Harris Thursday, November 20, 2008 Requesting Member: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Corporation. Mr. WELDON of Florida. Madam Speaker, (FL–18). Address of Requesting Entity: 1025 W pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- Account: Defense, Research Test and Eval- NASA Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32919. ards on earmarks, I am submitting the fol- uation (Army). Description of Request: DTP will be a pow- lowing information for publication in the CON- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University erful multi-processor for hosting new capabili- GRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I re- of Miami. ties such as Time Sensitive Targeting, Multiple ceived as part of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Address of Requesting Entity: 1252 Memo- Target Tracking, Automatic Target Cueing, Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing rial Dr, Ashe Administrative Building Room and the ability to distribute this target informa- Appropriations Act, 2009: 230, Coral Gables, FL 33146. tion to other warfighters. Requesting Member: Rep. DAVE WELDON Description of Request: I received an ear- f (FL–15). mark of $5,000,000 of funding for the Center Bill Number: H.R. 2638 Account: DOD, for Ophthalmic Innovation at the Bascom EARMARK DECLARATION RDTE. Palmer Eye Institute be used to help develop Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Northrop new modalities of treatment and ensure direct HON. DAVE WELDON Grumman Corp. treatment of military personnel through the de- OF FLORIDA Address of Requesting Entity: 1000 Wilson velopment of relevant ophthalmic telemedicine IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Blvd, Suite 2300, Arlington, VA 22209. initiatives. The Center for Ophthalmic Innova- Description of Request: The MP–RTIP radar tion (ONOVA) is located within the Bascom Thursday, November 20, 2008 is modular and scaleable in design enabling Palmer Eye Institute, which has been rated as Mr. WELDON of Florida. Madam Speaker, the USAF to share development efforts be- the #1 eye hospital in the nation. This funding pursuant to the Republican Leadership stand- tween the smaller radar intended for the Glob- will aid ONOVA in continuing research on ad- ards on earmarks, I am submitting the fol- al Hawk and a larger radar for a larger aircraft vanced ocular imaging technology enabling lowing information for publication in the CON- like the E–8. More importantly, the large radar more accurate diagnosis of hereditary retinal GRESSIONAL RECORD regarding earmarks I re- can detect and track targets with a much disease, better monitoring of treatments for ceived as part of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated smaller radar signature—such as cruise mis- wet and dry macular degeneration, rapid and Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing sile or small targets on the ground. cost-effective screening for diabetic retinop- Appropriations Act, 2009:

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Requesting Member: Rep. DAVE WELDON Address of Requesting Entity: 597 Haverty GPS II, GPS Ill, the Space Based Infrared (FL–15). Court, Suite 100, Rockledge, FL 32955. System (SBIRS) and future generations of Bill Number: HR 2638. Description of Request: Construct a perma- military satellites. The new facility will provide Account: Military Construction. nent Satellite Operations Support Facility a consolidated location for approximately 140 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: EDC of (SOSF). The new facility will support existing personnel. Florida’s Space Coast. and future satellite processing operations for

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