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April 13, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E525 40 percent of these contracts were awarded to past several years to make April 10th the offi- IN HONOR OF STATE REPRESENT- businesses in the District of Columbia, where cial day we reflect upon the importance of our ATIVE V. GEORGE CAREY the project is located. siblings. Regional Contracting Services began in July April 10th would mark the birthday of Ms. HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE 2001 with a $7,000 investment and has grown Evart’s sister, Lisette, who died tragically in an OF DELAWARE significantly, reporting annual sales revenue of accident that also took the life of her father in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $16 million last year, with a bonding capacity 1972. Lisette was only 19 years old. Just 14 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 of $2 million per job, and $10 million in total. years later, in 1986, Ms. Evart’s older brother, Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with Regional Contracting Services has 60 employ- Alan, died in an accident in his home at the great honor that I rise today to recognize the ees, and has been rated among the top 500 young age of 36. ‘‘Fastest Growing Companies in America’’ by career of The Honorable State Representative Siblings significantly affect our lives and Entrepreneur magazine. V. George Carey. A member of Delaware’s Regional Contracting Services has worked shape who we are. Siblings are a major part House of Representatives for the past 26 on some of the Washington area’s top of our family, and often when our parents are years and president of Carey Farms, Inc., projects, including the Children’s National gone our siblings are the only family we have Representative Carey is a man who has given Medical Center, the Mandarin Hotel, the Pen- left. And sometimes we lose our siblings at an much to his community and his state, but most tagon, the National Museum of the American early age, as with Ms. Evart’s tragic experi- of all, has served his constituents of the 36th Indian, the Walter Washington Convention ence. A National Siblings Day would help us District with honor and humility. Representa- Center, the Washington Nationals’ Baseball honor and celebrate siblings and aid us in re- tive Carey is retiring after an accomplished Stadium, and the Washington Metro Area membering the siblings that we have lost. and unique career in the General Assembly, Transit Authority—Brentwood Yard Expansion. I applaud Ms. Evart’s hard work over the and his presence in the State House will be Receiving a contract for the DHS head- past 14 years to create a National Siblings greatly missed. quarters construction project is a testament to Day, and with it a loving tribute to her de- George was elected in 1984 to the State Regional Contracting Services’ success and ceased siblings. Her dedicated efforts are in- House of Representatives; the same year I motivation for other D.C. small businesses in spirational. Since 1998, 33 governors have was first elected Governor of the State of competition for a share of the DHS head- issued gubernatorial proclamations in their Delaware. I had the privilege of working with quarters project. The early success of Re- states for Siblings Day: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, George for eight years while I was in Dover, gional Contracting Services stands as an ex- FL, IL, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, and have fond memories of that time. George ample to our local businesses, that in a fair MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OK, PA, RI, will leave behind an indelible legacy in the competition, they can win. Madam Speaker, I SC, VT, VA, WV, WA, WI and WY. I urge my General Assembly for his efforts with land ask the House of Representatives to join me colleagues to recognize the importance of sib- conservation, tax-ditch reform, and most of all, in honoring both Regional Contracting Serv- lings by adding their support to Ms. Evart’s en- an outstanding commitment to the constituents ices, LLC, in Washington, D.C., as the 2010 deavors, and to the goals of a National Sib- he represented. D.C. Small Business of the Year, and its lings Day. As one of only two active farmers serving in founder, Beverly Thomas. the General Assembly, George has built a rep- f f utation in the State House as an authority on agricultural issues, and has used that exper- OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL HONORING THE LIFE OF DORIS tise to be a positive force on behalf of farmers DEBT MARIE THOMPSON throughout Delaware. He has been a member of the Agriculture Committee for more than HON. MIKE COFFMAN two decades, and his retirement will leave a OF COLORADO HON. TED POE void of leadership and knowledge that will be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS extremely difficult to fill. Representative Carey Tuesday, April 13, 2010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES helped create the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Program, noted to be among the Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speak- Tuesday, April 13, 2010 most successful initiatives of its kind in the na- er, today our national debt is Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, today tion. His leadership with the program extended $12,826,379,456,286.85. beyond the halls of the General Assembly, On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th I commemorate the life and service of Doris Marie Thompson, a tireless victims’ rights ad- when he became one of the first farmers in Congress, the national debt was the state to enter his farmland into the pro- $10,638,425,746,293.80. vocate from San Antonio, Texas, who passed away on March 18, 2010. gram. Last year, George was given the Dela- This means the national debt has increased ware Association of Conservation Districts’ Doris began her life of service to the cause by $2,187,953,709,993.00 so far this Con- Legislative Award for his career service and of victims’ rights following the murder of her gress. devotion to conservation efforts. In addition to This debt and its interest payments we are 26-year-old daughter, J’Anna Marie Tebbs. land conservation, George was instrumental in passing to our children and all future Ameri- Over the course of two decades, Doris spent reforming Delaware’s tax-ditch system. He cans. countless hours counseling fellow parents and served on the Tax Ditch Right-of-Way Task using her own tragedy to discourage other vio- f Force, and sponsored House Bill 452, which lent crimes. IN SUPPORT OF THE GOALS OF A addressed and corrected many issues that NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY In 1999, Doris worked with Raven Kazen had resulted from a confusing and archaic Hauge to establish the first Victim Services Di- system. HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY vision in the Texas Department of Criminal Throughout the past two and half decades Justice. The division allows a victim’s family as the Representative for the 36th District, OF NEW YORK and friends to be notified of the offender’s pa- George has worked diligently as a delegate for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES role hearings and to directly petition parole his constituents, ensuring that they have a Tuesday, April 13, 2010 board members. Doris was also heavily in- voice in the General Assembly. He has Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise volved with a branch of the division known as pushed for reform when needed, as shown by today in support of establishing a National Sib- the Victim Impact Panel. There, she would re- his efforts to develop a solution for the tax- lings Day, a day in which we all reflect upon tell the story of her daughter’s murder to ditch issue. And when common sense calls for the ways siblings have enriched our lives. We groups of probationers in hopes that hearing it conservation, he has tirelessly advocated for have a Mother’s Day to celebrate our mothers, would dissuade them from committing violent such measures. As a long-time member of the and a Father’s Day to celebrate our fathers. crimes. Joint Bond Bill Committee, he has been instru- Establishing a Siblings Day would allow us an Doris Marie Thompson dedicated her life to mental in improving and enhancing the com- opportunity to celebrate and honor our siblings pursuing justice and care for victims. These munity he serves. George has secured fund- and would give every family member a day to are the values that the Victims’ Rights Caucus ing to bring a variety of projects to his district, be celebrated. seeks to emulate and celebrate. I thank Doris such as the Milford and Milton Riverwalks, the Claudia Evart is a constituent of mine in for her work and honor her life as a shining Milford Library, the Greater Milford Boys & New York. She has worked tirelessly over the example of tireless advocacy for victims. Girls Club, and the Milton Museum. VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:29 Apr 14, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13AP8.031 E13APPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with REMARKS.