S320 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 2, 2012 and billionaires should pay the same ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Prior to her time in public office, percent of their income taxes as mid- Jean was drawn to Mammoth Spring dle-class families. They call it class for a teaching job. Needless to say, she RECOGNIZING THE ARKANSAS warfare; they call it a political stunt. fell in love with the town and its peo- LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND But in reality it is neither of those ple and still lives there today. She AND THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM things. The Paying a Fair Share Act is spent 15 years teaching in the school ∑ common sense—the principle that ev- Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam President, district and played a significant role in eryone has a right to earn as much today I wish to recognize Arkansas developing the school’s gifted and tal- Lighthouse for the Blind and the ented program as well as the music and money as they can in America, as long AbilityOne program, two important band programs. Jean’s love of music as they are contributing their fair partners in our efforts to help blind extended beyond the classroom as she share. Americans and those with other severe also taught hundreds of children and We must have a sincere discussion disabilities find meaningful employ- adults piano lessons in her free time. about the distribution of tax burdens ment. Though Jean loved inspiring her stu- in this country. I am proud to be an The AbilityOne Program, formerly dents each day in the classroom, she original cosponsor of the Paying a Fair Javits-Wagner-O’Day, helps more than ultimately decided to pursue a greater Share Act, because it addresses this 47,000 people who are blind or have role in the community and ran for issue head on. other severe disabilities put their mayor. Jean has now served 22 years in skills and talents to work. It is the the mayor’s office, and the city and New York is a large, diverse State largest source of employment for peo- surrounding area have seen substantial full of very different people with very ple who are blind or have other severe improvements with her at the helm. different views—a fact of which I am disabilities in the country. Mayor Pace has a reputation for being extremely proud. But all across the There are more than 600 nonprofit relentless in her pursuit of grant mon- State people agree on the basic prin- agencies throughout the United States, ies and in her efforts to improve the ciple that a Tax Code which allows the including Arkansas Lighthouse for the quality of life for the residents of most privileged of our society, people Blind, who participate in AbilityOne. Mammoth Spring. Her time and efforts making tens and hundreds of millions These agencies produce over $2.3 billion have paved the way for such things as of dollars a year, to pay less than 14 in products and services purchased by a new fire truck for the fire depart- percent in taxes—significantly less the Federal Government. ment, funding for the Aquatic Con- than the average middle-class family— Before entering public service, I prac- servation and Education Center at ticed optometry in Rogers, AK. Assist- is broken. Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatch- ing people with vision problems was ery, and various improvements at the With the introduction of the Paying more than a career for me, it was, and State Park. Her tenure as mayor also a Fair Share Act, we now have before remains, a commitment. It led me to saw Ozarka College open a new loca- us legislation that can significantly re- help establish a low vision program at tion in Mammoth Spring, which has duce our debt and deficit without also the Arkansas School for the Blind in provided additional educational oppor- breaking the backs of middle-class Little Rock and to offer my services as tunities to Mammoth Spring residents. Americans. By ensuring that million- a volunteer optometrist at an area While her work on behalf of the city aires and billionaires pay at least 30 clinic that provides medical services to is how most people know Mayor Pace, percent of their income in taxes—a low-income families. I see a tremen- I would be remiss not to mention pos- rate similar to many average Ameri- dous amount of passion and commit- sibly the toughest and most rewarding cans—we can reinstitute tax fairness in ment in those who give their time and job Jean has held. That is the job of this country, a principle that our Tax services to Arkansas Lighthouse to the mother and grandmother to her won- Code has sadly lacked since the Bush Blind. derful family. Jean’s family includes Having visited the Arkansas Light- tax cuts ballooned our debt by cutting her kids, Suzanne Pace Kimes and house for the Blind, and seeing first- George Spencer Pace; their spouses, taxes for the ultra wealthy. hand the folks who work there and the Curt Kimes and Ellen Pace; and two I invite my colleagues on both sides products they make, I could not be grandkids, George Sheffield Pace and of the aisle to take part in this con- more proud of the work done by these Dalton Christine Pace. I know they versation. I consider the Paying a Fair men and women. will all enjoy being together to cele- Share Act as the beginning of a con- I applaud any organization that helps brate Jean’s 75th birthday next week. versation, not the end of it. As the co- people who are blind or severely dis- Mr. President, I ask all my col- chair of the Senate Philanthropy Cau- abled find employment. The same job leagues to join me in wishing Jean a cus, I was pleased to see that my col- that a colleague or I might take for happy 75th birthday and thank her for granted is a lifeline for those living league from Rhode Island included lan- her 37 years of public service to Mam- with a disability. The products and ∑ guage that ensures we continue to pro- moth Spring. services produced through Arkansas f mote charitable giving and I would Lighthouse for the Blind and other or- have liked to have seen a similar provi- ganizations across the country also REMEMBERING EVELYN LAUDER sion for State and local income taxes. prove that someone with a disability ∑ Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam Presi- Regardless, I know we will have the op- can lead a productive life and make dent, late last year we lost Evelyn H. portunity to build upon this proposal major contributions within their com- Lauder, a business leader, women’s as it moves through consideration in munity. They provide a valuable serv- health advocate, refugee of nazism— the Senate and I look forward to work- ice and I offer my continued support and a friend. ing with my colleagues to improve it. for their efforts.∑ Evelyn was born in Vienna, Austria, The issues of institutional unfairness f in 1936, the only daughter of Ernest and in our Tax Code and our debt are not Mimi Hausner. Two years later, after TRIBUTE TO JEAN PACE Nazi troops invaded Austria, the going away—not until we act. I hope ∑ Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, it is Hausners fled to England, where my colleagues on both sides of the aisle my great pleasure today to recognize Evelyn’s mother was sent to an intern- can take the Paying a Fair Share Act an Arkansan and a dedicated public ment camp on the Isle of Man. as the beginning of a new chapter in servant on her approaching 75th birth- In 1940, after Mrs. Hausner’s release, the national debate, one that ends with day. Jean Pace, the longtime mayor of the family sailed to the United States. a fairer Tax Code, deficit reduction, Mammoth Spring, AR, will celebrate They settled in New York, where Eve- and a message to the American people her birthday on February 11, 2012. Fam- lyn attended public schools and Hunter that their government will not rest ily and friends will gather to celebrate College. She then married Leonard until we have created a stronger, more not only Jean’s birthday but also her Lauder; had two sons, William and prosperous, and fairer American econ- tireless public service that has spanned Gary; and for a while worked as a omy. 37 years. schoolteacher in New York.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:59 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02FE6.029 S02FEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 2, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S321 When Evelyn’s mother-in-law Este´e more tough than a lot of people. I was one of MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT the few people who spoke my mind to Lauder invited her to join the family’s Messages from the President of the cosmetics company in 1959, it was a Este´e.’’ Mrs. Lauder learned she had breast cancer United States were communicated to small business with a handful of em- the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- ployees. Evelyn helped build it into an in 1989 and soon became a strong voice on be- half of women’s health, though she was al- retaries. empire. She created the Clinique brand ways reluctant to discuss her own condition. f and held a number of positions at the ‘‘My situation doesn’t really matter,’’ she company, including senior corporate told a reporter in 1995. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED vice president. Today, the Este´e She was a creator of the Pink Ribbon cam- As in executive session the Presiding Lauder Companies employ more than paign, a worldwide symbol of breast health, Officer laid before the Senate messages 32,000 people around the world. and in 1993 she founded the Breast Cancer from the President of the United Although Evelyn was a talented busi- Research Foundation, which has raised more States submitting sundry nominations nesswoman, she arguably made her big- than $350 million. which were referred to the appropriate gest impact outside the business world. In 2007 she received a diagnosis of ovarian committees. In 1989, Evelyn was diagnosed with cancer, which developed independently of her breast cancer, Ms. Trower said. (The nominations received today are breast cancer. Instead of allowing her printed at the end of the Senate pro- Evelyn Hausner was born on Aug. 12, 1936, illness to be a setback, Evelyn made it ceedings. a cause. She helped create the pink rib- in Vienna, the only child of Ernest and Mimi bon campaign to raise awareness of Hausner. Her father, a dapper man who lived f in Poland and Berlin before marrying the breast cancer and also founded the daughter of a Viennese lumber supplier, MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE Breast Cancer Research Foundation, owned a lingerie shop. In 1938, with Hitler’s At 11:40 a.m., a message from the which has raised more than $350 mil- annexation of Austria, the family left Vi- House of Representatives, delivered by lion and supports more than 180 sci- enna, taking a few belongings, including Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, entists based in 13 countries. The household silver, which Ernest Hausner used announced that the House has passed to obtain visas to Belgium. Breast Center at the Memorial Sloan- the following bills, in which it requests Kettering Cancer Center bears her The family eventually reached England, the concurrence of the Senate: name. where Evelyn’s mother was immediately sent to an internment camp on the Isle of H.R. 1173. An act to repeal the CLASS pro- In a New York Times profile in 1995, gram. Evelyn stated, ‘‘I feel it’s important to Man. ‘‘The separation was very traumatic for me,’’ Mrs. Lauder said. Her father placed H.R. 3567. An act to amend title IV of the make a mark somewhere.’’ her in a nursery until her mother could be Social Security Act to require States to im- Madam President, I believe Evelyn released and he could raise money. In 1940, plement policies to prevent assistance under achieved this goal. Her leadership in the family set sail for New York, where her the Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami- business and philanthropy, along with father worked as a diamond cutter during lies (TANF) program from being used in strip her passionate advocacy for women’s the war. clubs, casinos, and liquor stores. health issues, is virtually unmatched. In 1947, he and his wife bought a dress shop H.R. 3835. An act to extend the pay limita- We are thankful for her and the endur- in Manhattan called Lamay. Over time they tion for Members of Congress and Federal employees. ing legacy she left us. expanded it to a chain of five shops. I ask to have printed in the RECORD a Mrs. Lauder grew up on West 86th Street The message also announced that the copy of the obituary the New York and attended Public School 9. During her House agreed to the following concur- Times published at the time of her freshman year at Hunter College, she met rent resolution, in which it requests passing. Leonard Lauder on a blind date. Already the concurrence of the Senate: There being no objection, the mate- graduated from college and training to be a H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution au- naval officer, Mr. Lauder had grown up on thorizing the printing of the 25th edition of rial was ordered to be printed in the West 76th Street, though in a sense it was a RECORD, as follows: the pocket version of the United States Con- world apart. ‘‘He was the first person who stitution. [From The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2011] took me out to dinner in a restaurant,’’ she EVELYN H. LAUDER, CHAMPION OF BREAST recalled. They married four years later at The message further announced that CANCER RESEARCH, DIES AT 75 the Plaza Hotel. pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), and the (By Cathy Horyn) Though always at home by 4 p.m. when her order of the House of January 5, 2011, Evelyn H. Lauder, a refugee of Nazi-occu- two children were little, Mrs. Lauder said the Speaker appoints the following pied Europe who married into an illustrious she never considered being a stay-at-home Members of the House of Representa- family in the beauty business and became an mom, in spite of the family’s growing tives to the Board of Visitors to the ardent advocate for breast cancer awareness, wealth. ‘‘I couldn’t bear it,’’ she said. ‘‘I grew United States Military Academy: Mr. up with a working mother.’’ Mrs. Lauder was raising millions for research, died on Satur- SHIMKUS of Illinois and Mr. WOMACK of also a public school teacher for several day at her home in Manhattan. She was 75. Arkansas. The cause was nongenetic ovarian cancer years. said Alexandra Trower, a spokeswoman for She held many roles at Este´e Lauder, in- ENROLLED BILL SIGNED the Este´e Lauder Companies. cluding creator of training programs and di- At 6:45 p.m., a message from the As the wife of Leonard A. Lauder, the rector of new products and marketing. In House of Representatives, delivered by chairman emeritus of the Este´e Lauder Com- 1989, the year of her breast cancer diagnosis, Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- panies, and as the daughter-in-law of the she became the senior corporate vice presi- nounced that the Speaker has signed ´ company’s formidable matriarch, Estee dent and head of fragrance development the following enrolled bill: Lauder, Evelyn Lauder had to establish her worldwide. H.R. 588. An act to redesignate the own place in a family as complex as it was Mrs. Lauder is survived by her husband; Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the competitive. her sons, William and Gary; and five grand- Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Mrs. Lauder frequently told the story of children. how, early in her marriage, she returned to Refuge. Though Mrs. Lauder, an avid photog- the couple’s apartment to find that Este´e f had rearranged the furniture more to her lik- rapher, had a home in Colorado and a pent- ing. When Evelyn and Leonard were dating— house on Fifth Avenue lined with modern MEASURES REFERRED it was only their second date—Este´e im- art, she and her husband liked to retreat to a plain cabin in Putnam County, N.Y., where The following bills were read the first plored her to stay and be the hostess for a and the second times by unanimous birthday party she was giving her son. Mrs. Lauder might serve guests German food ‘‘So I stayed,’’ Mrs. Lauder said in an she had prepared. consent, and referred as indicated: interview in 2008. ‘‘What could I do? She was Asked once how she felt about working H.R. 3567. An act to amend title IV of the like a steamroller.’’ with her husband in the early days, she re- Social Security Act to require States to im- Yet it was clear that Este´e was crazy about plied, ‘‘Working with Leonard was a riot.’’ plement policies to prevent assistance under the young woman, and soon after Evelyn’s Indeed, she joked that he had such a sense of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami- marriage, in 1959, she joined the family cos- business, without family favoritism, that lies (TANF) program from being used in strip metics company, then a small enterprise, getting an appointment with him was some- clubs, casinos, and liquor stores; to the Com- pitching in wherever she was needed. times tough. ‘‘It would take me much longer mittee on Finance. ‘‘I was very strong,’’ she said. ‘‘Having had to get a date with him,’’ she said, ‘‘than H.R. 3835. An act to extend the pay limita- a childhood like the one I had, I was much someone who didn’t have his name.’’∑ tion for Members of Congress and Federal

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