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September 15, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1651 I applaud the Eagle’s victory today and alternate landing site for the space shuttle, City, Outstanding Leadership Award by the commend each of these young men from and providing orbital support for the Inter- NAACP, Executive of the Year Award by the across the country for the hard work and dedi- national Space Station. Corporate Report of Kansas City, Missouri, cation they have committed representing our The Dryden Flight Research Center has and the Hall of Fame Award and Distinguished country at their sport’s highest level. served a vital role by leading in aeronautics Alumni Award both from Lincoln University. Mr. Speaker I ask that you and my col- and space technology. Having enjoyed the ex- Mr. Gates has received many more accolades leagues join me in congratulating the mem- perience of watching space shuttle landings too numerous to mention. bers of the U.S. national rugby team and wish- firsthand, I am honored to recognize Dryden Ollie Gates has been recognized in the form ing them continued success at the 2011 on its 30 years of operations now and for all of music by Professor Bobby Watson, director Rugby World Cup. its contributions to the Space Shuttle Program. of the University of Missouri, Kansas City Con- 2011 Rugby World Cup USA Squad: Inaki f servatory of Music in the jazz ensemble work, Basauri; Chris Biller; Todd Clever; Patrick The Gates BBQ Suite. This is a seven-part Danahy; Paul Emerick; Tai Enosa; Eric Fry; JJ RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS rendition which has been put on CD. There is Gagiano; Colin Hawley; Nic Johnson; Scott OF MR. OLLIE W. GATES also a CD recorded by Kansas City rapper, LaValla; Mike MacDonald; Nese Malifa; Tech N9ne entitled The Gates Mixed Plate. Matekitonga Moeakiola; Brian McClenahan; HON. EMANUEL CLEAVER Mr. Gates was this year’s ‘‘hero’’ to elemen- Takudzwa Ngwenya; James Paterson; Mike OF MISSOURI tary students at the Gladstone Elementary Petri; Shawn Pittman; Blaine Scully; Junior IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES School in Kansas City. The kids sang a song Sifa; Hayden Smith; Louis Stanfill; Andrew Thursday, September 15, 2011 to him entitled ‘‘Hi, May I Help You!’’ which Suniula; Roland Suniula; Kevin Swiryn; Phillip was a spin-off of the saying that employees of Thiel; Tim Usasz; John van der Giessen; Chris Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise Gates Bar-B-Q say to everyone who comes Wyles. today in recognition of the achievements of into their restaurants to order food. Mr. Ollie W. Gates, a businessman, humani- f For those reasons and more, it is indeed an tarian, community developer, and a resident of honor and privilege to induct Mr. Ollie W. OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL the Fifth District of Missouri, which I am hon- Gates into the Missouri Walk of Fame at its DEBT ored to represent. Mr. Gates is President of annual reception, hosted by myself and fellow Gates Bar-B-Q, and is recognized as one of Missourian, U.S. Representative WILLIAM LACY the purveyors of the best barbecue in the Na- HON. MIKE COFFMAN CLAY of St. Louis. tion, if not the world. His sauces and OF COLORADO Mr. Speaker, please join me in expressing seasonings are shipped around the world and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our appreciation to Mr. Ollie W. Gates and ap- his famous greeting, ‘‘Hi, May I Help You?’’ is plaud his endless commitment to serving the Thursday, September 15, 2011 also known world-wide. Some Presidents of residents of the State of Missouri and the Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, the United States have either stopped at his Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. He is today our national debt is local establishments or had his barbecue a true role model, not just to the African-Amer- $14,683,910,471,705.99. products shipped to the White House. This ican community in Missouri, but to the entire On January 6, 2009 the start of the 111th week, Mr. Gates is to be inducted into the community nationally. We are certain that his Congress, the national debt was Missouri Walk of Fame during a reception as success as an entrepreneur and his use of his $10,638,425,746,293.80. part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foun- considerable gifts in rebuilding 12th Street, This means the national debt has increased dation’s Annual Legislative Conference, an east of Troost, and the entire area around by $4,045,484,725,412.19 since then. This event held to honor the achievements of Afri- 47th Street from the Paseo to Troost Avenue debt and its interest payments we are passing can-Americans who have made significant will serve as a stepping stone or road map for to our children and all future Americans. contributions to Missouri and the Nation. many other African-Americans eager to be- f After receiving a football scholarship from come as successful in their own undertakings Maryland State College (now the University of as Ollie W. Gates has exemplified. TRIBUTE TO NASA DRYDEN Maryland, Eastern Shore) and excelling there f FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER for two years, Mr. Gates moved closer to home to help in the family business, grad- A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF STAN- HON. KEVIN McCARTHY uating from Lincoln University in Jefferson LEY N. COHEN, M.D. ON THE OC- OF CALIFORNIA City, Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in CASION OF RECEIVING THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Engineering. Upon completion of his studies, DEAN’S MEDAL AT THE STAN- he joined the U. S. Army. He was a 1st Lieu- FORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF Thursday, September 15, 2011 tenant at the conclusion of active duty service, MEDICINE Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. Speaker, and thereafter served in the Army Reserves in I rise today to recognize the Dryden Flight Re- Kansas City, Missouri. HON. ANNA G. ESHOO search Center as it commemorates 30 years Mr. Gates’ list of achievements read like a OF CALIFORNIA of space shuttle operations. Located at Who’s Who in business, volunteerism, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Edwards Air Force Base in California, Dryden philanthropy. He served on the Kansas City is NASA’s primary center for atmospheric flight Board of Parks and Recreation for 18 years, Thursday, September 15, 2011 research and operations and has been a vital many of those as President. He was the Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to component of the Space Shuttle Program. spearhead of the Black Veterans Memorial in honor Stanley N. Cohen, M.D., who was Located in the western Mojave Desert, Kansas City to honor a group of soldiers awarded the Dean’s Medal on Saturday, Sep- Edwards Air Force Base has been the site of never-before-memorialized in Kansas City and tember 10, 2011, by Dean Philip Pizzo of the 54 shuttle mission landings since 1981. Addi- he is in the process of renovating a building to Stanford University School of Medicine. He tionally, as a result of the important work done honor his friend Buck O’Neil, a manager with noted in his comments at the event that it was by the Dryden professionals, the skies over the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team in a particular honor to be honored by his col- Dryden have been the site of major advance- the Negro Leagues, and a coach with the Chi- leagues and by Stanford. Dr. Cohen was de- ments in the design, capability, and safety of cago Cubs in the Major Leagues. He has scribed in the event program as follows: many state-of-the-art civilian and military air- served on numerous civic boards including the Stanley N. Cohen, M.D., is a magna cum craft. Missouri Highway and Transportation Commis- laude graduate of Rutgers University. He re- Tirelessly committed to its mission of ad- sion, Bruce R. Watkins Foundation Inc., US ceived his M.D. from the University of Penn- vancing technology and science through flight, Bank Corporation, Negro Leagues Museum, sylvania School of Medicine in 1960. Following Dryden’s projects have been critical in carrying Spirit of Freedom Foundation Inc., City of subsequent training at the National Institutes out NASA’s missions of space exploration, Fountains, and the Enshriners to name a few. of Health, he joined the Stanford faculty in space operations, scientific discovery, and Mr. Gates has also been recognized for many 1968. aeronautical research and development. Some civic honors such as Restaurateur of the Year Dr. Cohen is the Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in of these critical projects include managing the Award by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant the School of Medicine, Professor and former Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astron- Association, Citizen of the Year Award by the Chair of Genetics, and Professor of Medicine omy (SOFIA) program, serving as the primary Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas at Stanford. He and his colleague, Herbert W. VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 Sep 16, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A15SE8.032 E15SEPT1 pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1652 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 15, 2011 Boyer, Ph.D., of the University of California, elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. PERSONAL EXPLANATION San Francisco, revolutionized the fields of biol- He is a member of the National Academy of ogy and chemistry by inventing genetic engi- Sciences and a past chair of its genetics sec- HON. JOHN A. YARMUTH neering. Their discovery of a methodology for tion, a member of the Institute of Medicine of OF KENTUCKY propagating DNA, the hereditary material of all the National Academy of Sciences, and a fel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES living things, in foreign hosts has provided the low of the American Academy of Arts and Thursday, September 15, 2011 cornerstone for virtually all modern biological Sciences.