January 13, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E15 them to know that Margaret is a hero and her to expire would hurt consumer demand and letic director and head basketball coach. At sacrifice will never be forgotten. thereby cost the U.S. economy 528,000 jobs. the time, UAB had no teams in any sport. In f And would mean $45 billion less in assistance just its second year of existence, Coach to unemployed workers, and $70 billion less in Bartow’s UAB team made the NIT tournament; WHERE ARE THE REPUBLICANS? economic activity. That reduction in pur- they followed it up with seven consecutive chasing power would lower GDP by 0.4 per- NCAA tournament appearances. Birmingham HON. JAMES P. MORAN cent. Southern athletic director Joe Dean, Jr. stated, OF VIRGINIA The Congressional Budget Office has indi- ‘‘Coach Bartow started an entire Division 1 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cated that providing extended unemployment athletic program from scratch, and by his Friday, January 13, 2012 benefits is one of the most effective job cre- fourth year he had the basketball program in ation strategies available during a period of the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. No Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, where are the high joblessness, stating ‘‘Households receiv- other school in the history of college athletics Republicans? ing unemployment benefits tend to spend the Democrats stand ready to extend tax cuts has done anything like that in such a short pe- additional benefits quickly, making this option for 160 million middle income Americans, un- riod of time.’’ It is no wonder that he was both timely and cost-effective in spurring eco- employment insurance, and making sure sen- dubbed ‘‘The Father of UAB Athletics.’’ nomic activity and employment.’’ Coach Bartow’s storied 36-year coaching iors can keep their Medicare doctors. But where are the Republicans? The Feb- The Federal government has never allowed career produced 647 wins and 353 losses, ruary deadline is rapidly approaching and con- emergency extended benefits to expire when and only two losing seasons. He was elected ferees should be meeting. the jobless rate has been anywhere close to to 10 different Halls of Fame, including the But to date, the Republicans haven’t called its current level of nearly 9 percent. In fact, National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, a single meeting to discuss these critical eco- Congress has never allowed an emergency and he will be inducted into the Tennessee nomic benefits. Where are they? unemployment program to end when the un- Sports Hall of Fame in May. UAB renamed its According to the Majority, we are in session. employment rate is higher than 7.2 percent. basketball arena the Bartow Arena in 1997. This is an attempt to prevent the President We must not be the first Congress to do so. Gene Bartow was loved and revered by from making critical appointments tasked with The American people deserve a House Ma- many for his contributions to the city of Mem- protecting American consumers and workers. jority prepared to work for them. phis. University of Memphis basketball coach But as I stand in this empty chamber it is f Josh Pastner commented, ‘‘The best descrip- tion I can give of Coach Bartow is he was as clear the House is not in session. The Majority HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY cannot have it both ways. nice a human being and as good a human OF FORMER MEMPHIS STATE being as you’ll find.’’ George Lapides, former Under Republican rules: pro forma sessions COACH, GENE BARTOW are ‘‘real’’ and can stop Presidential nominee sports editor of the defunct Memphis Press- appointments, but I’m not recognized to speak Scimitar and a longtime friend of Bartow, ob- on the floor. HON. STEVE COHEN served, ‘‘When you consider what a gen- Under their rules, critically important bills OF TENNESSEE tleman Gene was, in addition to what he did that would block the debt limit and force our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for this city in the early ’70s when this city was nation to default for the first time in its history Friday, January 13, 2012 so racially divided after the assassination of can be introduced, but I can’t speak. [Dr.] Martin Luther King, Jr., he might be the Under Republican rules, extensions of re- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to top sports figure in Memphis history.’’ His con- marks that reflect the exact words I would pay tribute to the life and legacy of former tribution to cancer research will continue, for Memphis State men’s basketball coach and speak on the floor can be put in the CONGRES- each year the University of Memphis and UAB President of Hoops, L.P., Gene Bartow. Coach SIONAL RECORD, but I can’t actually be heard play the Gene Bartow Classic, which donates saying those words on the House floor. Bartow was born on August 8, 1930 in the tiny 2 dollars for every ticket sold to the Coach They can introduce their bill to cause a de- town of Browning, Missouri. Mr. Bartow grad- Gene Bartow Fund for Cancer Research. fault but I can’t be recognized to talk about ex- uated from Browning High School in 1948 and I will remember Gene Bartow as a class act, tending middle class tax cuts or creating jobs. Northeast Missouri State College in 1952. a gentleman and one of the finest people to This is the absurd reality of the Republican After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, ever grace our city. Mr. Barlow passed away pro forma legislative session. Mr. Bartow earned his master’s degree from on January 3, 2012 at 81 years of age. He is The clock is ticking on the American people Washington University in St. Louis and did ad- survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth, daugh- and the Majority seems unconcerned. ditional graduate work at the University of ter, Beth B. Long, sons Mark and Murry, Right now, the Speaker and the Chairman Southern California. brother, Russell and eight grandchildren. Be- of the Ways and Means Committee, a mem- Mr. Bartow began his coaching career at the loved throughout the basketball world, Mr. ber of the conference committee, are in Latin high school-level before moving first to Central Bartow is perhaps best remembered for his America. No meetings of the Conference Missouri State University and later to class, humility, integrity, and genuine love not Committee have been convened. Valparaiso University. In 1970, the Memphis just for his players but for every person he The payroll tax cut in effect for 2011 pro- State Tigers, who had posted a dismal 3 and met. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join vided $110 billion of tax relief to 159 million 45 conference record since joining the highly me in recognizing the life, contributions, and American workers. If the payroll tax cut is not regarded Missouri Valley Conference in 1967, legacy of Gene Bartow. His was a life well- extended by the end of February, middle class hired Mr. Bartow as their head coach. The Ti- lived. gers went 18–8 in Bartow’s first season as families making $50,000 will see their taxes go f up by $1,000. head coach and made the National Invitational Extending the payroll tax cut will boost con- Tournament, NIT, the following year. Despite SALUTING BOB LAY: A TRUE sumer demand, sustaining our economic re- never having won an National Collegiate Ath- LOCAL HERO AND PUBLIC SERV- covery and encouraging job creation. Lack of letic Association, NCAA, tournament game, ANT demand continues to be a significant barrier to the Tigers reached the NCAA Championship economic growth and hiring. Consumer spend- Game in 1973, playing valiantly but ultimately HON. BILL POSEY ing represents roughly 70 percent of our econ- falling to the John Wooden-coached and Bill OF FLORIDA omy, and consumer confidence is at levels not Walton-led UCLA Bruins. That same year IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES seen since the recession. Bartow was voted NCAA Coach of the Year According to the Chief Economist of by his peers. Friday, January 13, 2012 Moody’s Analytics, Mark Zandi, continuing the Coach Bartow left Memphis State in 1974 to Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com- payroll tax cut for employees will result in coach the Fighting Illini at the University of Illi- memorate the life and service of Colonel, U.S. $1.25 of economic growth for every $1 of nois for one season before succeeding the re- Army (Ret) Bob Lay for his distinguished serv- budgetary cost. vered John Wooden at UCLA in 1976. After ice to the U.S. Army and his nation. Colonel Federal unemployment programs are also amassing a 52–9 record and leading the Lay honorably served his country for thirty-one slated to expire. As a result, over 6 million will UCLA Bruins to the Final Four all in just two years. lose benefits over the next year. seasons, he left for the University of Alabama After an Army career as a helicopter pilot in The Economic Policy Institute estimates that at Birmingham, who had offered him complete which Colonel Lay served three tours in Viet- allowing these Federal unemployment benefits control in building an athletic program as ath- nam, he retired from the United States Army VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:54 Jan 14, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13JA8.010 E13JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS.