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THANK YOU TO SOLDIERS OF 2– democracy. Each story is unique and hum- HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 116TH FIELD ARTILLERY bling for those of us who, far from the dangers ANNE HART they have faced, live our lives in relative com- HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE fort and ease. My thoughts, prayers and deep- HON. JEFF MILLER OF FLORIDA est gratitude for their sacrifice go out to his OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wife and family. There are no words that can IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES relieve their pain. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 His wife and family have all given a part of Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. themselves in the loss of their loved one. today to recognize the achievements of one of Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to mem- Their loss is part of a larger effort to give the my constituents who has unselfishly helped bers of the 2–116th Field Artillery. These sol- Iraqi people and all people around the world and enriched the lives of many of our Nation’s diers, many from my district, were mobilized in the opportunity to live in freedom and without veterans, Mrs. Anne Hart. late January 2003 and, upon completion of the fear. I hope they know that their son and the For the past 10 years, Anne has worked appropriate training, departed for Southwest sacrifice he made will not be forgotten. tirelessly and unselfishly as a volunteer within Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. the Office of Veterans’ Affairs in Pensacola The unit moved into Baghdad and later served f where she volunteers over 50 hours a week in Ar Ramadi, where it provided support to the helping veterans file claims. She has been an 1st Battalion. The 2–116th soldiers performed PERSONAL EXPLANATION extremely valuable asset to the VA office and missions including escort, guard duty on the officers with whom she has worked alongside. Euphrates River, force protection, fire support, Anne’s husband was shot down in Vietnam and patrols, all while helping to train members HON. JO ANN EMERSON in 1972 and was listed as missing in action of the Iraqi police force. until 1978. As a widow with six young children, These brave Americans have served their OF MISSOURI she confronted the Federal government in country with pride and honor. This country IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1986 by challenging their identification of her owes its freedom to these soldiers and the husband from the remains that were found. ones who came before them. Now, so do the Wednesday, February 11, 2004 At the time, she was unknowingly preparing citizens of Iraq. After nearly a year of deploy- herself to later help fight for several veterans ment, the 2–116th has accomplished its mis- Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I was attend- who have served their country with honor and sion, and it is my humble honor to welcome ing to a family emergency and missed the fol- courage. Anne’s struggles have earned her them home. lowing recorded votes. Had I been present, I much respect among veterans, who have de- f would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on Rollcall No. 19; scribed her as having a heart of an angel. ‘‘yes’’ on Rollcall No. 20; and ‘‘yes’’ on Rollcall Other than helping veterans in need within TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT ELIU No. 21. the Veterans’ Affairs office, Anne has come to MIERSANDOVAL the aid of many homeless veterans who were f persuaded by her influence to abandon the HON. KEN CALVERT notion of ‘‘giving up.’’ She even drove one vet- OF CALIFORNIA THANK YOU TO SOLDIERS OF COM- eran over 75 miles to his mother’s funeral in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PANY A 2–124TH INFANTRY REGI- Alabama. MENT Anne’s job has been to keep veterans’ Wednesday, February 11, 2004 records in order, effectively by making sure all Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay of the facts are quickly verified in order to help tribute to a hero from my congressional dis- HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE facilitate a sometimes difficult claims process. trict. On January 31, 2004, Sgt. Eliu Her faithful service of acting as a sounding OF FLORIDA Miersandoval, born Abi Mier, of San board for thousands of veterans has made her Clemente, California, was killed in action in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a guardian angel to many of the bravest vet- Kirkuk, Iraq. Today I would ask that the House erans that our country will ever know. of Representatives honor and remember this Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Many veterans, who travel from hundreds of incredible young man who died in service to Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. miles to see her, have walked away with the his country. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to mem- feeling that ‘‘someone really cares.’’ Anne is strongly supportive of her govern- Eliu was born on June 26, 1976, in Du- bers of Company A 2–124th Infantry Regi- ment and feels that her obligation is to make rango, Mexico, to Pascual and Estella Mier, ment. These soldiers were mobilized in De- who currently reside in Pomona, California. sure that they do things the right way. cember 2003 and, upon completion of the ap- On behalf of the United States Congress, I Eliu went to high school at San Clemente propriate training, deployed in support of Op- High, and after graduating he joined the Army would like to recognize this special lady with eration Iraqi Freedom. After securing Patriot in 1996 for great future opportunities and to a big heart, Anne Hart, for the example she Batteries in Bahrain and Qatar, Company A travel. In 1999, he was sent to Fort Hood, has set for our country and for northwest Flor- advanced into Kuwait and then Iraq in April Texas, and was later promoted to Sergeant in ida. I offer my sincere thanks for all that she 2003, where the unit provided force protection the 4th Infantry Division. He was a light- has done for northwest Florida and the United and fixed-site security. Later, the soldiers at- wheeled vehicle mechanic in what is the most States of America. tached to several active duty units, including a technically advanced combat division in the f military police battalion, the 4th Infantry Divi- Army. It was the 4th Infantry Division that par- sion, and a Stryker brigade near Balad. CONGRATULATIONS TO I.J. ticipated in the capture of Saddam Hussein. CAMPBELL Eliu is remembered as an outstanding ath- These brave Americans have served their lete and talented musician. More importantly, country with pride and honor. This country he was a loving husband to his wife Amanda owes its freedom to these soldiers and the HON. SANDER M. LEVIN OF MICHIGAN and a proud father to his son Adrian. ones who came before them. Now, so do the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As we look at the incredibly rich military his- citizens of Iraq. After over a year of deploy- tory of our country, we realize that this history ment, Company A 2–124th has accomplished Wednesday, February 11, 2004 is comprised of men and women like Eliu who its mission, and it is my humble honor to wel- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer bravely fought for the ideals of freedom and come them home. congratulations to I.J. Campbell, who received

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VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K11FE8.004 E12PT1 E166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 the Community Luminary Award from DTE En- A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING next 20 Buffalo teams. The winningest coach ergy Foundation for his exemplary vol- CHRISTINE IRENE MIKROPOULOS in CU men’s basketball history with a 261–245 unteerism. record, the Buffs won three Big Eight titles under his direction, in 1961–62, 1962–63 and I.J. Campbell’s commitment of service ‘‘illu- HON. ROBERT W. NEY 1968–69. He was the Big Eight Conference minates’’ the community and shines as a self- OF OHIO coach of the year on five occasions. All three less example for others to follow. A humble IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of his Big Eight champion teams represented yet enthusiastic man, his infectious passion for Wednesday, February 11, 2004 the conference in the NCAA regional tour- helping those in need stretches a lifetime of naments. Eventual NCAA champion Cin- professional and volunteer experience. While Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, cinnati eliminated the Buffs in the first two working as the chairman of the United Way Whereas, Christine Irene Mikropoulos has appearances, while his third tourney team Community Services’ Macomb Advisory Coun- devoted her life to serving others through her may have represented his best coaching job membership in the St. John’s Episcopal An- in his tenure as he piloted a sophomore- cil and administrator for cities Community De- dominated team to the league title and velopment Block Grant Program, he donates gels Program and her work with Warren Hos- pital; and NCAA berth. his time off to a number of community organi- He retired from coaching in the spring of zations, including the Hope Network, a hous- Whereas, Christine works with elderly pa- 1976 and remained on in an administrative ing provider for people with mental disabilities, tients, bringing her warm and personal touch position with the athletic department. But and the Macomb Homeless Coalition. to these individuals who are spending their four years later in 1980, and CU hit with time in a hospital setting; and I.J.’s sense of obligation to help those in budget woes, athletic director Eddie Crowder Whereas, Christine is a committed volunteer asked him if he would come out of retire- need motivates him to work on programs such with the Guardian Angels program, providing ment to help the program to which he had as Macomb’s Prescription Resource Network, clothing, shoes, books and other essential devoted much of his adult life. Sox answered Metro Detroit’s Promise, a national movement items to children of military personnel and chil- that call and coached the CU women’s team to provide services to disadvantaged children, between 1980 and 1983, compiling an impres- dren whose parents are incarcerated; and sive 77–21 record. That mark included his 43– and the Macomb County Warming Center. Whereas, Christine has ceaselessly given of Dedicated to strengthening the fabric of our 0 record at home, and earned coach of the herself to others, always placing the interests year accolades one time. community, he supports programs that de- of those in need ahead of her own; velop the potential of residents, institutions Mr. Walseth was the first and one of the Therefore, I join with the entire 18th Con- few men to have coached both the men’s and and infrastructures. gressional District in thanking Christine Irene women’s programs at the same NCAA school. In January, 2002, the Archdiocese of Detroit Mikropoulos for her dedication to improving The basketball floor at Coors Events/Con- awarded I.J. with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther the lives of those around her. ference Center is named after him. In 1998, he King ‘‘Keep the Dream Alive’’ award for his was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall f work with organizations such as Interfaith of Fame, and four years later, he was a mem- Center for Racial Injustice and the National TRIBUTE TO RUSSELL ‘‘SOX’’ ber for the fourth class inducted into CU’s Conference for Community and Justice De- WALSETH, JR. Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a member of Sacred Heart of Mary troit. Catholic Church of Boulder. He received five Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me HON. MARK UDALL Basketball Hall of Fame Awards, two from in applauding I.J. Campbell for his efforts to OF COLORADO Colorado and three from South Dakota. He make this world a better place. It is truly fitting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was also the recipient of the Robert Stearns Award on June 8, 1967. that I.J. received the Community Luminary Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Award, for he serves as a shining example of Survivors include his wife of Boulder; two what a committed community activist can ac- Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I sons, Joe Walseth of Denver and Nick would like to recognize the legacy after the Walseth of Boulder; one daughter, Cynthia complish and a light of hope to all he comes Axley of Arvada; and four grandchildren. in contact with. passing of a good man and fine coach, Rus- sell ‘‘Sox’’ Walseth, Jr. ‘‘Sox’’ was a member A Mass of Christian Burial will be cele- brated at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart f of the University of Colorado family as a stu- of Jesus Catholic Church, 2312 14th St., Boul- dent, athlete and coach. With the university der. The Rev. Daniel Flaherty of St. Louis PERSONAL EXPLANATION ‘‘Sox’’ coached both the men’s and women’s Catholic Church of Louisville and the Rev. basketball. He holds the distinction of the William E. Dreslin of Sacred Heart of Jesus HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE winningest coach in CU men’s basketball his- will be co-celebrants. tory but also holds the highest winning per- Contributions may be made in his name to OF FLORIDA centage of any coach in the history of the Uni- the CU Foundation, in care of Russell ‘‘Sox’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versity of Colorado. Walseth Scholarship Fund, 369 University His contribution to the University and the Campus Box, Boulder, CO 80309. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 M.P. Murphy & Associates Funeral Direc- community was great and he will clearly be tors is in charge of arrangements. Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. missed by family, friends and fans. Speaker, I rise today to clarify the reason for For the information of our colleagues, I am CAREER HIGHLIGHTS my absence from this Chamber on January attaching several items from the (Boulder, Col- 27, January 28, February 3, and February 4, Following are highlights of Russell ‘‘Sox’’ orado) Daily Camera. Walseth’s career: 2004. I was at my home in Florida recovering [From the Daily Camera, Jan. 29, 2004] Played on CU’s 1946 NCAA Tournament from elbow surgery and, unfortunately, was RUSSELL M. ‘‘SOX’’ WALSETH, JR. basketball team. unable to place votes on those days. Russell M. ‘‘Sox’’ Walseth, Jr. of Boulder Coached three Big Eight championship As such, please let the RECORD show that died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, of natural men’s teams. I would have voted as follows: causes in Boulder. He was 77. Took three Buff men’s teams to the NCAA H. Res. 507: yes The son of Russell M. Walseth and Marie J. Tournament. Named Big Eight coach of the year on five H. Res. 157: yes Gehan Walseth, he was born April 6, 1926, in Aberdeen, S.D. He married Eleanor Hahn on occasions. H.R. 2264: yes Oct. 9, 1953, in Denver. She died on Oct. 6, Retired after 20 years as the winningest H.J. Res. 84: yes 1997. He married Joan Mabee Funk on July coach in CU men’s history, with a record of H. Res. 274: yes 19, 2002 in Boulder. 261–245. H.R. 3724: yes He graduated from Pierre High School in Named CU’s women’s coach in 1980, becom- ing the first to coach men’s and women’s H.R. 3030, final passage: yes; Scott amend- Pierre, S.D. He earned a bachelor of science degree and a master’s degree in education teams at the same NCAA school. ment No. 1: no; Scott amendment No. 2: no; from the University of Colorado. Took the CU women’s team to back-to- Woolsey amendment: no He was enlisted in the Navy during and back national tournament appearances. H.R. 1385: yes after World War II from 1944 to 1946. Compiled a 77–21 record as the women’s H.R. 3493: yes Mr. Walseth spent 38 years at CU, starting coach, the best winning percentage of any coach in CU history. S. 610: yes as an athlete in the 1940s when he lettered a combined six times in both basketball and Basketball floor at Coors Events Center S. 1920, final passage: yes; Sensenbrenner baseball. named in his honor in 1996. amendment: yes; Baldwin substitute: no; mo- He became head men’s basketball coach Inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of tion to recommit: no. prior to the 1956–57 season and coached the Fame in 1998.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11FE8.007 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E167 Inducted into the University of Colorado mester but contributed to the ’69 title. His ‘‘We lost a great treasure today,’’ Patton Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. CU squads understood the team concept and told the hushed crowd. ‘‘Sox Walseth meant always made the extra pass leading to the a lot to this team, this program, this univer- CREEDON: MEMORIES OF SOX WON’T SOON best possible shot. sity and this state.’’ FADE His title teams had plenty of in-state play- Maybe it’s just coincidence, but at his I count Sox Walseth among lifelong ers, debunking the still-held theory you post-game press conference, Patton talked friends. can’t win with local talent—All-American about establishing a better relationship with From the days a wide-eyed, 7-year-old in Ken Charlton and Eric Lee from Denver his players—something that was always a northern New Jersey squinted into an old South and Milt Mueller from Cheyenne Wells strong point of Walseth’s. Dumont black-and-white television set in a in ’62–63, then Mitchell (Thomas Jefferson), The issue came to a head following the neighbor’s home and instantly adopted a Wedgeworth (Manual) and Smith (Pueblo Buffs’ blowout loss at Kansas on Sunday. sophomore guard they called Sox as his first Centennial) in ’69. Sox’s great coaching job After the game, they sat at the Kansas City University of Colorado sports star. may have come with a non-title team—the airport for nearly four hours, waiting for The Buffaloes were making their annual aptly named ‘‘Deliberate Dwarfs’’ of 1966–67. weather to clear in Denver so their plane New York City visit and were paired against They finished 10–4 in the Big Eight and could take off. New York University in a doubleheader at played Kansas in what amounted to the title The Buffs took the time for a heart-to- Madison Square Garden, truly the Mecca of game in early March in Lawrence. It was a heart talk—and Patton listened. college basketball in those days. CU had a guard-oriented bunch (in-staters Lynn ‘‘Those guys helped me become a better basketball name then. The Buffs had Baker, Pat Frink, Mike Rebich, Chuck Wil- coach,’’ Patton said. ‘‘I thanked them after played—and played well—earlier in the 1940s liams and Karl Tait), with Kermit McMurry the game. ‘‘Sometimes you have to listen to in the National Invitation Tournament, the (6–8), Steve Rowe (6–6) and Bobby Bauers (6- the kids. Win, lose or draw, the players have nation’s oldest and then most prestigious 5) the only inside players. With three start- to feel like the coaches are behind you.’’ postseason event. ers on the bench with injuries in mid-Janu- The Buffs were certainly a different team Sox scored 20 that night and hooked this ary, the ’66-67 Buffs upset Kansas, 62-59, at on Wednesday. future Boulderite on CU hoops. Balch in one of the school’s biggest upsets. Instead of the disjointed bunch that fell Later, for 20 years, first as a student and Sox’s teams won many key games on the apart in a matter of minutes at Kansas, they then as CU beat writer and Camera sports road, but the then-maniacal crowds at Balch were a cohesive unit that pounded the Tigers editor, I had the enjoyment of following made the home games in the early and mid– into submission. Sox’s team and getting to know one of the 1960s as good a show as this state had athlet- Not that the Tigers didn’t put up a fight shrewdest, classiest and humorous coaches. ically. for a half. For the first 20 minutes, Mizzou The tributes gathered Wednesday by CU Sox didn’t get much use out of his suit answered every Colorado thrust. A 12–7 CU media relations boss Dave Plati only hours jacket on many nights, with his coat often lead became a 12–12 tie. A 23–14 Buff lead be- after cancer claimed Sox’s life all ring true. flying into the stands after the first dis- came a 23–23 tie. But please don’t forget the silver-haired turbing call. At the half, CU was clinging to a four- Sox deserves to be remembered as a great Around the Big Eight, his self-deprecating point lead, and there was certainly no guar- coach, too. As the years pass by, we realize humor was a huge hit and an asset in leading antee that Patton’s bunch would protect just how great. opponents to underestimate his teams. that edge over the last 20 minutes. Sox won three Big Eight championships Two years ago at the CU Sports Hall of But Patton has also taken to heart another (’62, ’63 and ’69). You don’t have to be re- Fame induction ceremonies, Sox, the last of page from Walseth’s book—protecting the minded the Buffs haven’t won a title since six inductees on a night which was, let us home court. Nobody knew the importance of Walseth’s last title year. His first two cham- say, dragging, brought down the house with that more than Walseth. His teams were al- pionship teams lost to national champ Cin- 20 minutes of one-liners, mostly poking fun ways tough in Boulder—and at the Events cinnati in the regional finals. CUers don’t at himself. It was worthy of a Las Vegas act. Center, he was a perfect 43–0 as coach of the even speak of winning championships in Jay and David would have been jealous at CU women’s team. men’s hoops in setting lofty goals for the the laughs he drew. It was just over a year ago that Walseth basketball program these days. Sox was also Sox, of course, did more than coach the told the Daily Camera, ‘‘Everybody’s on around, as Bebe Lee’s assistant, when the men’s basketball team at CU. As an Ricardo’s rear end, but not me. . . . I’d hate talented was gathered for CU’s Big Seven undergrad, he was an outstanding shortstop to play him in Boulder, I’ll tell you that.’’ championship teams of ’54 and ’55. for three years, good enough to earn a pro You can add Mizzou’s Quin Snyder to that In other words, Sox didn’t miss much of baseball contract. group. While Snyder’s Tigers struggled in three decades of glory for Buff hoops dating Four years after leaving the men’s team, the second half, the Buffs turned it up an- from an NIT appearance in 1938 until the Big he returned to coach the Lady Buffs, enjoy- other notch. Eight minutes in, Colorado had Eight title garnered by Cliff Meely, Gordie ing a wildly successful four-year run that in- bumped its lead to 13. Four minutes later, Tope, Mike Coleman, Dudley Mitchell, Tim cluded 43 straight home wins in one span. the margin was 19. And, although the Tigers Wedgeworth and friends in ’69. To this day, the players from the Lady attempted to make it semi-interesting down Sox didn’t win against run-of-the-mill op- Buff days worship Sox in the same way the the stretch, the outcome was never in doubt ponents or coaches. He broke in here against ex-Buffs do. over the last 10 minutes. Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain and Tex Win- This is a difficult day for Lisa, (Van Goor), ‘‘Sox is smiling,’’ said CU senior associate ter-led Kansas State squads that limited the ‘‘Beaner’’ (Sandy Bean), Bomber (Bauers), athletic director Jon Burianek, a 37-year ‘‘Stilt’’ to just one crown. Later on, he ‘‘Bake,’’ Chuck and hundreds of others in his veteran of the Buff athletic department. ‘‘He matched wits with the legendary Henry Iba extended family. always really enjoyed beating Missouri.’’ of Oklahoma State and Norm Stewart in his But the memories of the days under one of Wednesday’s game was a crossroads for the early years at Missouri. the game’s great teachers will never fade. Buffs. A loss could have sent them spiraling And he challenged top-flight non-league downward, eliminating any hope of an NCAA opposition, too. WOELK: CU NOTCHES A VICTORY FOR SOX Tournament berth. But today, they’re sitting at .500 in the Big Superstars weren’t Sox’s specialty, but No doubt about it, Sox would’ve liked this 12 with Baylor coming to town on Saturday. there were few players who stayed the course one. There’s renewed hope in the Buff locker at old Balch Fieldhouse who didn’t make A raucous crowd, the Colorado Buffaloes room, and a new understanding between the eye-catching improvement. on the run and the Missouri Tigers on the coach and players. Sox was a low-key recruiter. A big night ropes. Long after the game had ended Wednesday out on the town for a visiting recruit was Certainly, Wednesday night’s 83–70 Buff night, Patton fought back tears as he talked dinner at John’s Pied Piper, a trolley car- victory was a fitting tribute to Sox Walseth, about Walseth. The Buffs, he said, won a sized diner across the street from the Sink who died Wednesday morning after a long game and lost a friend. on Pennsylvania. battle with cancer. ‘‘I’m gonna miss him,’’ Patton said. But Walseth’s pitch was good enough to CU coach Ricardo Patton and Walseth had A sentiment echoed by folks all over the land the likes of Wilky Gilmore and Jim developed a close relationship over the Boulder Valley this morning. Davis, key hands on the early clubs, from years. Walseth never pushed himself on the But, you can also bet on one thing: Sox basketball hotbeds of Connecticut and Indi- program, but was always there when Patton would have liked this one. ana. And good enough to bring to Boulder needed a little advice, or simply a friendly one summer Brooklyn’s Connie Hawkins, the word of support. As Patton’s time on the job [From the Daily Camera, Jan. 30, 2004] Dr. J. of his era. Off-the-court problems in- grew, so did his friendship with Walseth. volving the Hawk’s brother precluded his en- So Wednesday night, Patton did what he R.I.P. SOX rollment could to return the favor. As the Buffaloes You didn’t always have to go begging for a The Meely-Tope-Mitchell-Coleman- were celebrating their win, Patton took the crowd to watch a college basketball game in Wedgeworth group stacked up with any in public address system microphone, quieted Boulder, and a lot of people think Russell the nation, and also included 7–3 Ron Smith the crowd and the band, and awarded the ‘‘Sox’’ Walseth had something to do with of Pueblo, who lasted only one varsity se- game ball to Walseth’s wife, Joan. that.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.003 E12PT1 E168 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 When the University of Colorado Buffaloes NASA’s approach to learning whether mi- centrifuge plant, bringing an estimated 500 men’s basketball team played in creaky, crobes ever populated the Red Planet is to permanent high-paying jobs into the area; and sweat-spiced Balch Fieldhouse, raucous sil- look for signs of ancient lakes, rivers or Whereas, Margaret and Stan Planton were ver-and-gold partisans routinely turned out, oceans. Spirit will explore a flat-bottomed an integral part in Southern Ohio being cho- and longtime coach Walseth’s scrappy squads crater that may once have held a body of seldom disappointed. water half the size of Lake Erie. Its mission sen as the site for USEC’s plant; Under Walseth from 1956 to 1976, the CU is to find evidence for this erstwhile lake by Therefore, I join with Members of Congress men’s squads captured three conference ti- examining the rocks littering the crater and the entire Eighteenth Congressional Dis- tles—including their last, in 1969—and three floor. trict of Ohio in thanking Margaret and Stan NCAA invitations in an era when they were SIGNS OF LIFE? Planton for their dedication to this project and much harder to come by. If Spirit discovers that water once ebbed their continued efforts to improve their commu- And from 1980–83, he coached the CU nity. women, winning two conference champion- and flowed on Mars, the next questions are: ships and orchestrating an astounding 43- For how long? Long enough to germinate f game home-court winning streak. life? NASA will send a string of robot explor- ers to address this question, and to ulti- ACKNOWLEDGING THE SERVICE OF But what’s most impressive was that he SHARON VIGIL did it all with plenty of home-grown talent. mately seek out microscopic Martians. The Few players under his tutelage failed to im- carrot that hangs before us is deliciously se- prove. ductive: If another world—the next world out HON. MARK UDALL Personally, he was beloved by many who from the sun—is proved to have supported OF COLORADO knew him from as far back as his playing life, that would imply that the cosmos is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES drenched with living things. We could con- days for the Buffs in the 1940s. He was blunt, Wednesday, February 11, 2004 friendly and colorful, and his friends have cluded that planets with life are as common literally hundreds of tales to tell about him. as phone poles. Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise Sox Walseth died Wednesday of cancer at That’s the science, and it’s exciting. But today to acknowledge an important leader in home in Boulder. He was 77. science is no more than curiosity imbued the business community of Colorado. Ms. with logic. Surely, in a world awash in polit- f ical upheaval, epidemics and poverty, curi- Sharon Vigil, president and chief operating of- ficer of the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Com- NASA’S MARS ROVER AND SPACE osity is a dispensable luxury. merce, will be leaving her post after 14 years EXPLORATION It’s not. Curiosity is hard-wired into our behavior because it has survival value. For of service. 300 millenniums, it has driven us to explo- Established in 1978, the Denver Hispanic HON. LAMAR S. SMITH ration and understanding. The former has Chamber of Commerce has proven to be an OF TEXAS encouraged the discovery of new resources, outstanding member of the Colorado business IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the latter allows us a comfortable life in community. Whether through influencing legis- a pitiless world. lation, providing technical assistance to His- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Curiosity is the silent motor of progress, without which we are condemned to a stead- panic businesses and professional associa- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, few sci- tions, or strengthening the network of Colo- entists write as well as Seth Shostak, senior ily worsening existence as we burn through our resources. rado businesses as a whole, the Denver His- astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain panic Chamber of Commerce has been an ex- View, California. This column he wrote about ANSWERING QUESTIONS Humans display many behaviors that sepa- ceptionally effective organization. the Mars rover for the San Jose Mercury Sharon Vigil was born in Walsenburg and News offers compelling arguments for pur- rate us from the beasts. Art, music, poetry . . . the list is easily formulated. Curiosity, raised in Pueblo, later attending school in suing scientific discoveries and exploring neither incidental nor trivial, is on that list. Boulder at the University of Colorado. As an space. In simpler times, it drove our ancestors to active member of the civil rights movement [From the San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 7, wander across the mountains and, on occa- during the 1970s, she developed an early rep- 2004] sion, to find a valley that was better than utation as a leading voice in support of equal GEOLOGIST ON WHEELS TAKES HUMAN where they started. Today, scientific curi- opportunity for minorities and women in busi- CURIOSITY TO MARS osity turns up answers to questions that pre- vious generations could barely ask. ness. She has a long history of exceptional OUR DRIVE TO EXPLORE LEADS TO BETTER LIVES The Spirit rover is a small actor in a long and diversified management skills and is well- (By Seth Shostak) play with a large cast. It is aptly named, for regarded for her experience in the fields of One hundred million miles away, the me- it represents not only the best of our enter- marketing and public relations. But above all, chanical innards of NASA’s Spirit rover have prises, but also an essential quality of our she is a motivated woman who uses both her begun to hum in the brittle cold of the Mar- being. Spirit is mechanical in construction mind and heart in working for the Hispanic tian air. The rover is a synthetic geologist only. It is quintessentially human. community. on wheels, small enough to fit in your kitch- f In the early 1990s Ms. Vigil brought her en, and the space agency is reveling in the considerable skills to the Denver Hispanic fact that Spirit has managed to elude the si- A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING Chamber of Commerce, becoming President lent death that has claimed so many of MARGARET AND STAN PLANTON humankind’s envoys to the Red Planet. and Chief Operating Officer in 1995. Under The boost to NASA’s confidence, badly her guidance, membership grew to more than eroded by the loss of the shuttle Columbia, is HON. ROBERT W. NEY 1,300, elevating the Chamber’s success and surely a good thing. If Spirit and its sister OF OHIO positioning the organization as the largest and rover, Opportunity, perform well, the Bush IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES most influential minority chamber in the state. administration may support a major new I met Ms. Vigil early in my career as a legis- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 space initiative, perhaps a return to the lator and was immediately impressed by the moon or a human expedition to Mars. Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker: Those would also be good things, but such enthusiasm she brought to the job of pro- judgments, coming, from a scientist, may Whereas, Margaret and Stan Planton have moting economic opportunities in the Hispanic seem obvious and self-serving. American tax- provided years of dedication to improving their community. One of my fondest recollections of payers will rightfully ask why it’s important community, including Margaret’s service as her is the pride and joy she had in showing to shell out $800 million to send a pair of cy- the Mayor of Chillicothe; and me the Hispanic Chamber’s facility in Denver. bernetic skateboards to another world. Whereas, Margaret and Stan Planton, along She walked me through several floors of of- MARTIAN CHARISMA with members of their community, arranged a fices and made sure I met and spoke to all the One answer is the interest and value of the letter-writing campaign to help convince United vendors and officers. science. For two centuries, Mars has be- States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) to As a dedicated leader, Ms. Vigil has dili- guiled us with its Earth-like appearance. build its uranium centrifuge plant in Piketon, gently worked to assist countless Hispanic Venus is closer, but Mars is charismatic; it is Ohio; and business owners throughout Colorado and the sufficiently similar to our own planet to Whereas, Stan Planton worked tirelessly to Denver Metropolitan area. It is that admirable warrant the hope that it once spawned life. And the possibility of discovering life beyond gather information about USEC’s plans and and distinguished service that motivates me to Earth is a siren song to anyone with curi- convey the information to Members of Con- acknowledge this remarkable community lead- osity, even if, as is surely the case for Mars, gress and other legislators; and er. that life is no more sophisticated than bread Whereas, on January 12th, 2004, Piketon, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me yeast. Ohio, was selected as the site for USEC’s in honoring Ms. Sharon Vigil and in wishing

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.005 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E169 her success in all her future endeavors. It has older Michigan residents as he works to chart Since its creation, the Sundance Institute been a true privilege to work with her. the history of Michigan. has become most known for its annual film f Kendall is skilled at his chosen profession, festivals in Park City, Utah. Over the years, an excellent public servant, a chronicler of his- the Festival has become one of the most pres- TRIBUTE TO KENDALL WINGROVE tory, and a good and loyal friend and family tigious and important of all film festivals. Its man. selections and award winners have achieved HON. MIKE ROGERS Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me wide acclaim, notoriety and artistic promi- OF MICHIGAN in honoring Kendall Wingrove who is well de- nence. As a result, the Festival’s influence on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serving of the special honor he receives from filmmaking has been extensive. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 the National Foundation for Women Legisla- However, the Sundance Institute has be- tors. He truly merits our respect and admira- come much more than a catalyst for the Film Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. Speaker, I tion. rise to honor the accomplishments of Mr. Ken- Festival. It has expanded its scope to include f dall Wingrove of East Lansing, MI, who will be a range of programs all designed to promote honored this month by the National Founda- A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING innovative filmmaking. It provides workshops tion of Women Legislators when they present DAVID JONES for screenwriters and filmmakers so that they him with their 2004 Media Excellence Award can expand their thinking and hone their craft at special ceremonies in Washington, DC. in a creative environment away from the pres- HON. ROBERT W. NEY sures of the marketplace and with the guid- A native of Michigan’s St. Clair County, OF OHIO Kendall is the proud descendant of a long line ance of respected, veteran filmmakers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of milkmen, with his father and grandfather It has also established a Native American alike holding down milk routes in Macomb Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Program which supports new work by both County. Kendall married Molly Hull in 1992 Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker: emerging and established Native writers, di- and they have two children, Ethan, 8, and Whereas, David Jones has been in the auc- rectors, and producers. The commitment of Catherine, 6. A devoted father and husband, tioneer business for nearly 40 years and was the Sundance Institute to supporting Native Kendall lavishes much attention on his family. recently named to the Ohio Auctioneers Asso- American cinema is woven throughout its his- Kendall’s path to Lansing started off at St. ciation’s Auctioneers Hall of Fame; and tory and resides side-by-side with its contribu- Clair Community College, where he worked on Whereas, David has been a long time mem- tions to American cinema. Rooted in the rec- the school paper, then later attended Central ber of the Ohio Auctioneers Association (OAA) ognition of a rich tradition of storytelling and Michigan University, where he received his and the National Auctioneers Association artistic expression by Native Americans, the B.A., followed by Michigan State University to (NAA), serving in multiple capacities on the Institute’s Native American Initiative is a earn his M.A. OAA board for over 20 years including Presi- means of supporting the development of Na- Kendall’s master’s thesis was on the role of dent in 1994; and tive filmmakers and exhibiting their work. women in journalism on the American frontier Whereas, David has conducted more than Today, the Native American Initiative main- during the 19th century. 1000 auctions throughout Ohio,Iowa, Missouri, tains its full commitment to Native cinema in a In 1982, Kendall began work in the Repub- Indiana, and West Virginia; and multi-tiered effort that tracks and provides sup- lican Communications Office in the Michigan Whereas, David has used his experience to port to two to four projects and four producers House of Representatives. During his more help benefit auctioneers throughout Ohio, es- each year, as well as programming the Native than two decades of service, Kendall has tablishing relationships with members of vir- Forum at the Sundance Film Festival. More turned out scores of award-winning projects tually every community, including the Ohio leg- recently, the Native American Initiative has that have served the members of the House islature; broadened its efforts to scout for Native play- and the people of Michigan. Kendall has Therefore, I join with the entire 18th Con- wrights, music composers, and non-fiction arts worked as a writer, a media strategist and de- gressional District in congratulating David writers to participate in the Institute’s other de- partment director. He has counseled members Jones for being named to the Auctioneers Hall velopmental programs and to include indige- on media and legisiative term issues. In an of Fame. nous artists from all of North America and the era of term limits, Kendall’s work has helped f South Pacific in its initiative. At its core, the hundreds of members of the Michigan House TRIBUTE TO THE SUNDANCE IN- Native American Initiative supports the cre- navigate the difficult waters of media relations ative control of indigenous artists in filmmaking and State politics. STITUTE AND SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL and other art forms supported by the Institute Kendall also has never been too busy to im- programs. part a wise word of advice or to patiently ex- plain the workings of the legislature or the po- HON. MARK UDALL The Institute also holds professional con- ferences for film producers focusing on the tential outcomes of a media event to House OF COLORADO professional and business aspects of inde- staff. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kendall has always had an interest in gov- pendent film production such as marketing, fi- ernment and politics. During the 1968 cam- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 nancing, and distribution. It also has a long paign, he reported to his 5th grade class that Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise history of supporting documentary filmmakers he had seen Presidential candidate Richard today to pay tribute to the Sundance Institute through a year-round program which encour- Nixon say ‘‘Sock it to me?’’ on ‘‘Laugh In.’’ and Sundance Film Festival for the many con- ages the exploration of innovative nonfiction While his teachers and fellow students did not tributions the Institute and Festival have made storytelling, and promotes the exhibition of believe him, he was correct. to the arts and art education. The Institute and documentary films to a broader audience. And Kendall’s knowledge of the history of Amer- Film Festival are world renowned and have it supports the growth of a more thoughtful ican politics is extensive and he can speak expanded the appreciation of arts while also and incisive body of writing about the arts knowledgeably on a broad variety of topics re- providing encouragement and new venues for through its screenwriting program. Now in its lated to things political, ranging from the Vice emerging young talent. It is a cherished, excit- second year, the Program offers writers of cre- Presidency of Garret Hobart to Harry Tru- ing and vibrant part of the American arts and ative nonfiction the opportunity to immerse man’s 1948 Labor Day whistle stop trip humanities landscape, and I hope it will con- themselves in Sundance Labs in the U.S. and through Michigan. Kendall also is an expert on tinue to thrive for many years to come. abroad, and at the Sundance Film Festival, in the pets owned by our chief executives and Founded by actor and director Robert order to more deeply understand and articu- their children. Redford in 1981, the Institute is dedicated to late the nature of the creative process in a Outside of his work with the legislature, the development of artists of independent vi- range of art forms. Kendall has written extensively about the his- sion and the exhibition of their new work. The When choosing Fellows for its programs tory of Michigan and the men and women who Institute nurtures emerging screenwriters and and films for the Festival, the Institute is com- built the State. His historical work has been directors and provides a supportive environ- mitted to encouraging the recognition of di- published in the Detroit News, the Detroit Free ment to explore path-breaking and innovative verse voices—Native American, African Amer- Press, Michigan History magazine, and a host themes. It is guided by the primary aim of sup- ican, Asian, Latino, and women filmmakers, of other publications throughout Michigan. porting artists whose work reflects an original, among others. The films and plays developed Kendall has personally interviewed scores of compelling vision. or premiered by Sundance over the past two

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.009 E12PT1 E170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 decades reflect the diversity of American cul- and community of Sgt. Todd Michael Bates culture and county government. I know I relied ture and have been seen by millions of peo- upon the death of this outstanding soldier. on his advice and counsel many times. He al- ple. In all of its work, Sundance embraces the Sgt. Bates was a member of the Ohio Na- ways had a common sense approach and values of independence and community. tional Guard 135th Military Police Company stood for what was right. The Sundance Institute is not just about serving his great nation in the country of Iraq. I offer my condolences to his wife, Mary, making films—although that is clearly its pri- He was a leader in his unit and a loving children Jeff, Jan, Anne, and Peggy, and their mary focus. It also is about nourishing the ar- grandson to his grandmother, Shirley Bates. families. In this time of sorrow, may the tistic process and defending free artistic ex- Sgt. Bates was an active citizen in his commu- thoughts and prayers of friends and family pression. There are many talented voices and nity and did his best to make his neighbor- comfort them and may his memory bring them visionaries in America from all cultures, ethnic hood a better place to live. peace. backgrounds and walks of life. The Sundance Sgt. Bates will be remembered for his un- f Institute provides a wonderful haven for these surpassed sacrifice of self while protecting talents. others. His example of strength and fortitude A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING For all of these important contributions, I will be remembered by all those who knew WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAIN- ask my colleagues to join me in acknowl- him. MENT AND CHAMPIONSHIP edging the Sundance Institute for keeping While words cannot express our grief during WRESTLERS KURT ANGLE AND filmmaking and the arts exciting and vibrant the loss of such a courageous soldier, I offer JOHN BRADSHAW and for providing an opportunity for Americans this token of profound sympathy to the family, from all walks of life to participate in our film friends, and colleagues of Sgt. Todd Michael HON. ROBERT W. NEY heritage. Bates. OF OHIO f f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING DEBRA BRICE PERSONAL EXPLANATION Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker: HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ Whereas, World Wrestling Entertainment OF CALIFORNIA OF TEXAS (WWE), Kurt Angle, and John Bradshaw have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES made significant contributions to youth civic activities through their efforts with WWE’s Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 ‘‘Smackdown Your Vote!’’; and Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, due to official busi- Whereas, WWE has registered 500,000 new today to honor an outstanding constituent and ness, I was unable to vote during the following voters between the ages of 18 and 30 over educator in my 50th Congressional District of rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would the past two years. Accordingly, under their California, Debra Brice, for her extraordinary have voted as indicated below. leadership, WWE intends to register an addi- effort to bring real scientific research to the Rollcall No. 12 ‘‘yes’’; tional two million new voters for the 2004 cam- classroom. Debra Brice, a teacher at San Rollcall No. 13 ‘‘yes’’; paign; and Marcos Middle School, was chosen by the Na- Rollcall No. 14 ‘‘yes’’; Whereas, On January 27, 2004 Kurt Angle tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rollcall No. 15 ‘‘yes’’; and John Bradshaw visited Capitol Hill to meet (NOAA) Teacher at Sea Program to partici- Rollcall No. 16 ‘‘yes’’; Members of Congress and staff. During their pate in a 3-week long research cruise in the Rollcall No. 17 ‘‘yes’’; and visit, they helped spread the message about Pacific Ocean. Rollcall No. 18 ‘‘yes’’. the importance of youth involvement in the po- Debra Brice, along with fellow teacher f litical process; and Viviana Zamorano from Arica, Chile, em- Whereas, WWE’s ‘‘Smackdown Your Vote!’’ barked on Scripps Institution of Oceanography HONORING THE LIFE OF program has proven to be a highly effective (SIO) Research Vessel Roger Revelle from MARSHALL W. PILE, JR. organization for outreach to younger voters; Ecuador on November 10, 2003 and traveled and for three weeks to Arica, Chile. The primary HON. SAM GRAVES Whereas, we look forward to the active par- purpose of this cruise is to recover and then OF MISSOURI ticipation of the WWE, Kurt Angle, and John deploy again a well-instrumented surface IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bradshaw in the American political process in 2004; and mooring from Woods Hole Oceanographic In- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 stitute (WHOI) under the stratocumulus clouds Therefore, I join with Members of Congress found off Chile and Peru in the vicinity of 20S, Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I have the in thanking WWE, Kurt Angle, and John Brad- 85W. honor today to recognize the life of Marshall shaw for their unwavering commitment to in- Ms. Brice became an integral part of the re- W. Pile, Jr., who passed away on February 3, creasing youth civic participation. search team and ship’s crew and established 2004. As a husband, father, farmer, and public f relationships that will give her access to sci- servant, Mr. Pile will be missed by many. entific resources for many years to come. A long-time resident of Missouri, Marshall CELEBRATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY While onboard, Ms. Brice also hosted Web Pile was born on June 13, 1928 in Saline OF ARRIVAL OF B–2 BOMBER broadcasts, maintained daily logs, took photo- County, Missouri. Marshall was a veteran, graphs, interviewed scientists, and answered serving in the Marine Corps during the Korean HON. IKE SKELTON her students’ e-mail messages. War. On November 10, 1951 he married Mary OF MISSOURI I am pleased to thank NOAA for its sponsor- Frances and they eventually settled in Gentry IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES County, Missouri. They had five children, Jeff, ship of Debra Brice in the NOAA Teacher at Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Sea Program. With this knowledge and experi- Jan, Anne, Peggy, and Dana, and six grand- ence, Debra Brice will continue to engage her children. He is proceeded in death by his Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, on December students and excite their curiosity about daughter Dana and his parents. 17 of last year, Whiteman Air Force Base in science and the sea. While Mr. Pile spent much of his time farm- Missouri celebrated the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the B–2 Bomber. I had the privi- f ing, he was also very involved in the local community as well as other organizations. Mr. lege of addressing the luncheon on that day. A PROCLAMATION IN MEMORY OF Pile served the City of Albany as City Alder- My speech to those attending is as follows: SERGEANT TODD MICHAEL BATES man and Mayor. He was Presiding Commis- There are high moments in one’s life. I ex- sioner of Gentry County at the time of his perienced one such moment 10 years ago HON. ROBERT W. NEY death. Mr. Pile was also active in the Missouri when the first B–2, the Spirit of Missouri, ar- Cattleman’s Association, was a past president rived here at Whiteman Air Force Base. OF OHIO Today we commemorate both the 10th an- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the Missouri Association of Counties, and a niversary of the B–2 Bomber mission at long-time member of the Albany Rotary Club. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Whiteman and the 100th anniversary of Marshall was a good friend to me and to man’s first powered flight by the Wright Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I hereby offer my many in the state of Missouri. He was very Brothers. What an amazing parallel that 2 heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, knowledgeable on issues pertaining to agri- men, Wilbur and Orville Wright, began the

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.013 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E171 saga of flight 100 years ago, and today the Bomber the B–2. And you know the history When the first B–2 arrived at Whiteman in most powerful military weapon in the world, from that moment on. Then Brigadier Gen- December 17, 1993, on the 90th anniversary of the B–2, is manned by only 2 airmen. eral, later Lieutenant General Ron Marcotte man’s first powered flight by the Wright It seems like airplanes have always been a oversaw the formulation of the B–2 Wing Brothers, it was the fulfillment of a dream. great part of my life and make up some of here at Whiteman. There are any number of reasons why White- my fondest memories. I imagine there are Since the B–2 has been here for ten years, man Air Force Base was the logical choice as quite a few people in this room who feel the and people are fairly accustomed to seeing the home of the B–2, but I believe the most same way. I will never forget one particular the aircraft, there might be a temptation to important reason is the strong support and warm, autumn day in my hometown of Lex- start considering it as old hat. But let me patriotism shown by the entire community ington. I was 11 years of age, and I was with take this opportunity to remind you how ex- for generations. And the Pentagon knows my buddies on the north side of Franklin Av- ceptional this aircraft is, because you are this. I certainly do. enue, across from my home, when I heard looking at a significant piece of aviation his- Through the years, people throughout the and saw the Army Air Corps C–47s pulling tory. area—on the streets, at civic organizations, gliders above us. First, there was the airplane. in the Whiteman Community Council, in I knew then that the Army Air Corps had Then, in the First World War, aerial com- schools, and wherever I go—have given me a base near Sedalia where these planes were bat. words of encouragement about the progress located. I later learned that those pilots Then, in the Second World War, radar to of the B–2 mission at Whiteman. I doubt if were training for the June 6, 1944, D–Day in- see through clouds and find attackers at any Member of Congress has ever had such vasion of Normandy. In my wildest dreams, I great distances. strong support by the people he represents as could never have imagined that years after Then an airplane that disappeared from I have had in this historic challenge. seeing those planes fly over Lexington, I radar. The people of this area have been strong would be a part of making that Sedalia The B–2 wasn’t the first jet, or the first fly- supporters of each mission assigned here. Army Air Field, now known as Whiteman, ing wing, or the first stealthy airplane, or The Missourians of today are as steadfast in the most modern bomber base in the world. the first capable of spanning the globe. But their support as in yesteryear. Since the day My very first job was at the old Lexington it was the first stealthy jet airplane able to of the announcement that the B–2 would be go anywhere. Airport, which was located across the Mis- located here, the people of Missouri have The B–2 changed the calculation from the souri River. My duties included washing the taken the B–2, and all those who support its number of planes per target to the number of Piper Cubs and Aeroncas and periodically mission, to their hearts. targets per plane. It fundamentally changed With the B–2 mission firmly established at raking the dirt floors of the hangars. I well the equation of offense versus defense. Whiteman, this base not only has a bright remember a WAAF, a member of the Wom- It is, in one respect, the summation of the future ahead, but I believe it is also the pre- en’s Auxiliary Air Force, ferrying a Culver 20th century’s technological advances. It mier Air Force Base in the nation. The B–2 Cadet airplane which landed at Lexington could not stay aloft without computers. It mission ensures that Whiteman will con- Airport to refuel. On the right seat of this stays invisible because of advanced mate- tinue to be a vital part of our national secu- airplane, which had a 27-foot wingspread, rials. And the airplane and munitions know rity establishment for decades to come, even there was a large set of radio equipment. their precise location thanks to satellites. though the installation’s previous major This massive equipment allowed the plane to To be sure, the Wright Flyer, wood and mission, the Minuteman Missiles, were re- serve as a drone, pulling targets for the canvas, didn’t have much of a radar signa- moved and silos destroyed following the end Army Air Corps pilots to practice shooting. ture. And it was quiet. And a 12–second flight of the Cold War. Thinking back, I recall that the small air- is a lot easier than 24 hours. And now that the B–2s have undertaken plane was so heavy that the WAAF pilot 24 hours. That’s the other way the B–2 is their first combat deployments—with pin- could not get airborne until her third takeoff the culmination of its century. The 20th cen- point bombing in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and attempt on the short grass airfield. Without tury was, in so many ways, the American Iraq—those who fly and maintain this air- a doubt, aeronautical technology has come a century. It’s when our country reached its craft have more than proven the usefulness long way since that time. full flower, as a nation, as an economic force, of this weapons system and demonstrated This military installation has a rich his- as a political power. There is no more vivid the foresight of those who imagined the po- tory in the security of our country. As the expression of that than this airplane, which tential of a long range bomber that could Sedalia Army Air Field, it trained the C–47 can leave here, project American power any- take off from rural Missouri and fly half-way pilots to fly the gliders for the Normandy in- where on the face of the globe, and return around the world and back. vasion. Later, as Whiteman Air Force Base, without landing. Winston Churchill called So today we Americans have cause to cele- it was the home of a B–47 wing. the United States the world’s indispensable brate an American invention—the airplane At the height of the Cold War, the base be- nation. The B–2’s capabilities make the air- and the technologically complex airplane we came a Minuteman I and II missile installa- craft this indispensable nation’s most sov- call the B–2. As long as there are those tion. Knowing that the missile mission ereign instrument. skilled aeronautical engineers whose designs would be phased out eventually, I urged the But before you say, wait a minute, this is keep American air power on the cutting Air Force to put a B–1 Bomber Wing at an instrument of war—should we really cele- edge, and as long as we have dedicated Air Whiteman in 1982, but a Texas base was cho- brate it? It’s a good question. Let me answer Force men and women who crew and serve sen to house the B–1 instead. It was later it this way. This airplane is a humanitarian these craft, America will continue to be the that year when I first received a classified advance. Yes, it exists to intimidate, and if bastion of freedom and a secure land. briefing on the bat-winged bomber which was necessary to destroy. But if we accept con- We know how far the first 100 years of avia- being contemplated by the Air Force. Subse- flict as inevitable, as history suggests it is, tion has taken us. But what will the next 100 quently, the legislative battle to authorize I ask you—is it better to flatten a city to hit years bring? Let me make a few predictions. and build the Stealth Bomber was long and a single strategic target? That’s what we In 100 years, planes will fly faster, fly far- arduous, first authorizing 15 bombers, then have had to do through most of my lifetime ther, and probably fly on their own. White- another 5, then 1 more. During this time, I and that of the airplane—rain down as many man Air Force Base, which in 100 years will quietly urged the Air Force to consider bombs as possible and hope one hits. Or is it still be the premier Air Force base in the Whiteman Air Force Base as the first base better to save the civilians and just disable world, will be home to pilotless, hypersonic, for this new weapons system. the target? If war is necessary, this airplane stealthy bombers, able to reach any point on In early December 1986, Secretary of De- lets us separate its effects from the civilians the globe within hours. And in 100 years, the fense Casper Weinberger invited me to his of- with whom we have no quarrel. people whose hard work and dedication make fice and told me that he had decided to place During the legislative battle to build the these amazing technologies come to life will this new airplane at Whiteman Air Force B–2, there were a number of outspoken crit- be as inspiring to their fellow Americans as Base. Since I had worked so hard to make ics. That criticism continued even after all their predecessors amaze and inspire us this happen, the Secretary asked if I would 21 planes arrived at Whiteman. But since today. be interested in making the announcement. their first combat deployments—first during I’m sure that over the last 10 years quite a At a press conference in Knob Noster on Jan- 1999’s NATO-led Operation Allied Force cam- few eleven-year-olds in Lexington, and uary 5, 1987, I had the honor of announcing paign in Yugoslavia, then during Operation throughout the state, have looked toward that Whiteman Air Force Base would be the Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and most the sky and caught a glimpse of an air- home of the newest and most advanced recently during Operation Iraqi Freedom— plane—not an army transport airplane pull- bomber in America’s fleet, the Stealth those critics have disappeared. But it is more ing a glider, but the most modern bomber in Bomber. Then, Major General, now retired than the airplane and JDAM bombs. It is the the world, the B–2. Like those Army Air General Jim McCarthy deserves great credit men and women here at Whiteman—the Corps planes of an earlier age, its home is lo- for helping formulate the decision to put the maintenance crews, the bomb handlers, and cated near Sedalia. This plane flies for the wing here. of course the pilots—who made this chapter same purpose as the planes I saw in 1943—to Shortly after that announcement, the Air in American military history so very ex- preserve freedom. The airplanes have Force officially named the new Stealth traordinary. changed—but the mission remains the same.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.019 E12PT1 E172 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 LETTER FROM NON-COMMIS- gency Management Association for 27 years; teach and what we contribute to enriching the SIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION and lives of those around us that defines our suc- OF THE UNITED STATES OF Whereas, Renee is always willing and able cess in life. This is Tug McGraw’s lasting leg- AMERICA to address the needs of, and lessen the stress acy. upon, the County Directors and is a source of Mr. Speaker, our region has lost not only a HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE stability in times of crisis; and baseball legend, but a dear friend. I extend my OF COLORADO Whereas, Renee has demonstrated her heartfelt condolences to the McGraw family. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commitment to aiding those during emer- Tug McGraw was generous with his gifts gencies by working overtime, and from her Wednesday, February 11, 2004 throughout his life and exemplified the spirit of own home if necessary, to see that the emer- service that has made this country great. It is Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, I respect- gency is resolved; and proper to remember and honor a man of such fully request that the letter from the Non-Com- Whereas, Renee serves as a training in- worth and character with great respect for missioned Officers Association of the United structor for the Ohio EMA and has a reputa- what he accomplished and stood for. We are States of America be included in the CON- tion for keeping participants engaged through grateful to have known Tug McGraw, and GRESSIONAL RECORD. a mixture of humor and information; and mourn his passing. NCOA, Whereas, directors from counties outside of Alexandria, VA, January 29, 2004. Renee’s district routinely call upon her leader- f Hon. BILL FRIST, ship and experience to assist their counties; Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Therefore, I join with Members of Congress RECOGNIZING HELEN RUDEE’S Washington, DC. and the entire Eighteenth Congressional Dis- 86TH BIRTHDAY DEAR SENATOR FRIST: The Non Commis- trict of Ohio in thanking Renee Young for her sioned Officers expresses its grave concern that America’s military personnel and vet- dedication to the Ohio Emergency Manage- erans are being used as an ‘‘emotional’’ ploy ment Association and her continued efforts to HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY to delay the Department of Labor implemen- protect and improve her community. OF CALIFORNIA tation of the Fair Labor Standards Act rel- f ative ‘‘white collar’’ exemptions. Claims IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that military members involved in the War IN MEMORY OF TUG MCGRAW, on Terrorism and this Nation’s veterans will BASEBALL LEGEND, PATRIOT Wednesday, February 11, 2004 have their employment status elevated to AND AMBASSADOR OF HUMAN- ‘‘exempt’’ based on military training and ex- ITY Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to perience and lose opportunity for overtime recognize Helen Rudee who, on February 20, compensation are patently incorrect. The 2004, will celebrate her eighty-sixth birthday. Association regrets that some would wrong- HON. CURT WELDON For all of her adult life, Ms. Rudee has been fully use such false allegations concerning OF PENNSYLVANIA an outspoken advocate for women, children, impact to America’s service members to gar- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health and environmental issues. ner emotional and legislative support to delay the final rules for implementation of Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Helen was raised in North Dakota and FLSA. Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, moved to California to attend San Francisco It is a blinding glimpse of the obvious that I want to pay tribute to baseball legend, Tug Junior College and Stanford University Nurs- neither the current rules nor the revised pro- McGraw. Tug McGraw died on Monday, Janu- ing School. After marrying and having four posal will negatively impact those who serve ary 5, at the Nashville area home of his son children, her husband died leaving her to care or have served in the Uniformed Services. In for them. As a mother, Helen’s first priority fact, this association’s direct discussions and daughter-in-law, Tim McGraw and Faith with DOL leads us to the conclusion that the Hill. Tug McGraw’s life goes far beyond his was raising her children. She was very active proposed rule relative the revised ceiling for on-field extensive achievements. He was also with their schools and served as a member of annual income (increased from $8,060 to a patriot and an ambassador of humanity. the PTA before serving on the Santa Rosa $13,000) will greatly expand the eligibility When Tug McGraw came to the Phillies in Board of Education for 10 years. In recognition pool for worker overtime compensation. 1974, he brought along his experience as part of all her work, she received the Honorary It is outrageous that unsubstantiated of the New York Mets. With that team, he Service and Continuing Service Awards from claims are reaching America’s Soldiers, Sail- coined his rallying cry, ‘‘You gotta believe.’’ the California Congress of Parents and Teach- ors, Marines, and Airmen currently in ers, Inc. harm’s way that their future return to civil- His shining moment as a Phillie came in the ian jobs will result in a reclassification of 1980 World Series. In the fifth game, Tug In 1976, Helen was the first woman elected their employment status. It is clear from our struck out the Royals’ Amos Otis with the to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. discussions with the Department of Labor bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to pre- As a member of the Board of Supervisors for that the proposed rule makes no changes serve a 4–3 victory. In the sixth and final 12 years, she had a reputation for being ac- from the current regulation and case law re- game, in Philadelphia, Tug squeezed out of cessible and for gathering the opinions of as garding military training and eligibility for bases-loaded jams in the final two innings and overtime payments. many of her constituents as possible before NCOA will continue to monitor the rights got the save to give the Phillies their first making a final decision on matters of impor- of all service members and pursue DOL inter- World Championship. It was his third World tance. vention if the intent of any program or in- Series save, lifetime and his five League Throughout her career, Ms. Rudee has terpretation of the published rules would Championship Series saves is a record. He been dedicated to bringing more women into negatively impact those who have served in retired with 180 saves. political offices. Women often go to her for the Uniformed Service of this Nation. NCOA Those who follow baseball know of Tug will remain vigilant to ensure their employ- guidance when considering running for office McGraw’s amazing saves and victories, but and she is always generous with her time, ment rights. his life goes far beyond his on-field achieve- Sincerely, knowledge and advice. Despite retiring at age ments. I know firsthand how he served his GENE OVERSTREET, 70, she has remained as active in her retire- President/CEO. community and the Commonwealth of Penn- ment as when she was on the Board. sylvania in a major league way for many f years. Tug enjoyed the presence of others, Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Wom- A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING being thoroughly human and generous. He en’s History Month, I was proud to honor RENEE YOUNG was a leader in so many worthwhile projects Helen at the National Women’s History Project across our region, including the Scholar Ath- event, ‘‘Honoring 20th Century Women,’’ on HON. ROBERT W. NEY lete Program, various mentoring programs for March 22, 2000 in Statuary Hall in the Capitol. at-risk youth and numerous charitable and Throughout my career, Helen has been an in- OF OHIO spiration to me and many other women who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES civic causes. We will all remember and admire his talent on the mound. But of lasting signifi- are in politics and other male-dominated fields. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 cance is what he did to motivate people, par- Mr. Speaker, Helen Rudee has been an ac- Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker: ticularly our youth, not only with his time and tive and outspoken community leader for Whereas, Renee Young has served as a talent, but also with his laughter and his ability many years. She is a trailblazer who has dedicated Field Liaison for the Ohio Emer- to bring out the best in others. It is what we made it better for all women.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.023 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E173 COMMEMORATING FEBRUARY 2004 IN RECOGNITION OF MR. LUCIANO RECOGNIZING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ALUM OF THE MONTH: MS. ‘‘LOU’’ MARTINEZ ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GIVEN TO OMUGO JULIET WASSWA– STEPHANIE COWART MUGAMBWA HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR. OF FLORIDA HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW YORK HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR Wednesday, February 11, 2004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MINNESOTA Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, last December the Wednesday, February 11, 2004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Palm Beach County Hispanic and Latino com- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to munity lost one of its most beloved and out- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 honor the achievements of Stephanie Cowart standing leaders. Luciano Martinez, or ‘‘Lou’’ who recently receive the ‘‘Civil Rights Achieve- Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we knew him, dedicated his life to helping ment’’ award chosen by the National Con- to congratulate Ms. Omugo Juliet Wasswa- others and founded the Hispanic Human Re- ference for Community and Justice. The Mugambwa, recipient of the College of St. sources Council, helping thousands of individ- award honors a member of the Niagara Falls Scholastica’s Alum of the Month for February uals climb the ladder of success over many community who exemplifies the works, beliefs 2004. years in our local area. and dreams that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lou had the biggest heart and the most fer- shared with the world. St. Scholastica is a private undergraduate tile mind finding unique ways to bring much Ms. Cowart, who serves as the executive di- college founded in 1912 by a group of pio- needed services to the fast growing Hispanic rector of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, neering Benedictine Sisters who offered col- and Latino population in Palm Beach County. is one of the African American Women Com- lege courses, then, to six young women. Without his tireless work, Head Start would munity Builders of Western New York. She is Today, St. Scholastica educates more than not be available to launch children into a bet- indicative of the vibrant and caring Niagara 2,800 men and women annually and has ter education, mothers would not have quality awarded degrees to more than 13,000 alumni. day care to permit them to work and provide Falls community that I am proud to represent The college offers the city of Duluth a world- for their children, many low income families in Congress. As a native of Niagara Falls, her class educational facility, while simultaneously would have never experienced the joys of pur- decision to remain in the area not only to com- enhancing the cultural and intellectual life not chasing their first home, and a host of immi- plete her education, but also to commit to im- only of the city but also all of northwestern grants would be unable to adjust to a new and proving the community through her work and Minnesota. different lifestyle. Because of Lou all of the by raising a family is impressive. Ms. Cowart above did happen. is truly a Niagara Falls jewel. Ms. Wasswa-Mugambwa arrived in Duluth, In addition to her contribution to the commu- Minnesota, in the dead of winter in 1990 from Most important to Lou was the desire that while new arrivals adapted to a new culture; nity through running the Niagara Falls Housing her home country of Uganda. Ms. Wasswa- Authority, she serves the area in her ‘‘free Mugambwa made a remarkable transition be- traditional Hispanic and Latino values and cus- toms honed over thousands of years remained time’’ as an active member of the Mount Zion tween continents, cultures, and degrees Cel- Missionary Baptist Church, and numerous sius with patience and grace. I was privileged the centerpiece of family life. This desire to encourage individual identity, instilled pride in other organizations. This award is not the first to witness these qualities for myself when Ju- that Ms. Cowart has received. She is the re- liet served as an intern in my Washington D.C. their common heritage to form a foundation for future generations to build upon, never forget- cipient of numerous citations, including the Ni- office. Her intellectual curiosity and desire to agara County Black Achiever’s Candle in the experience the inner-workings of the legisla- ting the past. Mr. Speaker, Lou was born in Havana, Dark Award, the Niagara Improvement Asso- tive branch left an indelible memory on my ciation Civic Award, the Niagara University staff and me. Cuba, raised in Florida and arrived in Palm Beach County fresh with a degree from Flor- Fellowship Award, the Niagara Falls Housing Ms. Wasswa-Mugambwa received the Lead- ida International University. His leadership Authority Award of Excellence, the Business ership Award for the class of 1994, one of the skills were quickly recognized, and after many First’s prestigious Forty Under 40 award, the highest honors for a student at the College of years of helping the less fortunate, Lou in Niagara County’s Woman of the Year Award, St. Scholastica. Following her graduation that 1977 founded the Hispanic Human Resources and the Heroes of Public Housing Award. year, she pursued a post-graduate degree in Council and served as its Executive Director Stephanie is truly an example to the entire International Economic Development at the for more than 26 years. country, not just my district. I am proud to University of Denver, earning a Master’s De- His talent led others to call upon him to bring her achievements to the attention of my gree in 1996. Ms. Wasswa-Mugambwa con- serve on a multitude of community leadership colleagues. tinues to sharpen her focus on the issues of positions; Board of Directors of JFK Hospital, f international development as an associate pro- the American Red Cross, and The Forum gram officer with the United Nations Depart- Club. In helping children, he served on the TRIBUTE TO MR. ROBERT A. ment of Economic and Social Affairs. Pre-K Early Intervention Committee, Child Ad- PERREAULT As a UN associate program officer, site pre- vocacy Board of Palm Beach County, and the pares substantive reports for the UN Secretary Governor’s Conference on Children and HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH General on development cooperation issues Youth. The Su Casa Housing Program helping OF NEW JERSEY for consideration by the General Assembly to establish home ownership is a model pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gram that is copied elsewhere. and the Economic and Social Council. Her in- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 tense focus, nimble intellect, and industrious There was so much more to the life of work ethic are hallmarks of her service at the Luciano Martinez, he touched the lives of so Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I UN, ensuring that her reports provide the many people, making life a little easier and rise to pay tribute to Mr. Robert A. Perreault, basis for coherent and effective policy guid- less stressful. The smiling caring face of Lou who retired o January 2, 2004, after more than ance to the operation activities of the United was ever present, always ready to go the 30 years of service in the Department of Vet- Nations family of organizations. extra mile on behalf of his neighbors. His leg- erans Affairs (VA). acy is most apparent in the laughing happy A veteran of the United States Navy, Bob In addition to her professional accomplish- children of Palm Beach County who continue Perreault began his VA career as a Medical ments, Ms. Wasswa-Mugambwa is very proud to be under the care of the Hispanic Human Administrative Assistant in 1974 at the VA of her family. She met her husband Joel, a Resources Council. The classrooms and play- Outpatient Clinic in St. Petersburg, Florida. member of the Toro Royal family in Uganda, rooms in the West Palm Beach centers are Bob rapidly progressed in his career, in VA in 1995; the couple have been blessed with filled with the memories of thousands of chil- field activities at a managerial and executive two young children: Prince Oyo-Nyabongo and dren who have passed through those doors, level, and in a number of key executive posi- Princess Batebe. the hundreds who are there today, and the tions in VA Central Office. Among his notable I most heartily commend Juliet on her con- many more who will enter in future years. I am assignments, he served in Washington as Di- tinued professional and personal success and confident the spirit of Luciano will always be rector of the Medical Administration Service; express my great respect for her as she ac- looking out for them from afar. Executive Assistant to VA’s Chief Medical Di- cepts the award for February Alum of the Mr. Speaker, Vaya Con Dios Luciano Mar- rector [now Under Secretary for Health]; and Month from the College of St. Scholastica. tinez. Well done, mission accomplished. Director of Health Care Reform during the

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.028 E12PT1 E174 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 Clinton Administration. Mr. Perreault also Deerfield Beach also has beautiful, well-main- tials standing on the Peace Bridge at the US– served as Chief Executive Officer in Medical tained parks, boat ramps, tennis courts, and Canadian border, allowing terrorists or their Centers in Newington, Connecticut; Philadel- playgrounds. weapons to enter the United States. By pro- phia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia and For all of these reasons and more, many hibiting the buying, selling, and use of false Charleston, South Carolina. While in Atlanta people chose to call Deerfield Beach home. safety officer badges and other insignia, we and Charleston, he served in a dual role as The city has grown to almost 65,000 residents are not only increasing domestic security, but VA’s service line executive for primary care for who make their living in one of the more than also honoring the lives of Raymond L. Batzel a network of VA providers throughout Georgia, 5,000 businesses ranging from small ‘‘mom & and Joseph B. Doud. We must learn from the Alabama and South Carolina. Throughout his pop’’ retailers, to major nationwide corpora- terrible events of August 12, 2003, and keep distinguished VA career, Bob Perreault ea- tions. law enforcement insignia out of the hands of gerly and enthusiastically assumed challenges The city has indeed seen phenomenal other would-be criminals or terrorists. Other- and provided leadership to VA programs, with growth and prosperity mark the last few years wise we are vulnerable to potential menace his eye always fixed squarely on the health and as such, I would like to extend my con- from within our borders and outside of our bor- care needs of veterans. gratulations and support to The Honorable Al- ders. In May 2002, the Secretary of Veterans Af- bert Capellini, Mayor of Deerfield Beach. Mr. f fairs appointed Mr. Perreault Chief Business Speaker, may everyone who participates in TRIBUTE TO MR. MICHAEL Officer of the Veterans Health Administration the 57th Annual Founders’ Days Festival of SLACHTA, JR. (VHA). He was recruited to this key role be- Deerfield Beach enjoy all this wonderful city by cause of his wealth of experience in field facili- the sea has to offer. HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH ties and Central Office. In this new role, he f brought invigorated leadership to VHA busi- OF NEW JERSEY ness functions to include improved eligibility INTRODUCTION OF THE BADGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES determinations, significantly higher first- and AND UNIFORM SECURITY TRUST- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 WORTHINESS [BUST] ACT third-party collections activities and improved Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I patient administration policy. Mr. Perreault co- rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Michael ordinated VHA’s implementation of the Health HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER Slachta, Jr., Assistant Inspector General for Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of OF NEW YORK Auditing, who retired on January 2, 2004, after 1996 (HIPAA), aided the establishment of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 36 years of Federal service—32 of which were new ‘‘VA Advantage’’ Medicare coordination Wednesday, February 11, 2004 served at the Department of Veterans Affairs program, improved management of the fee- (VA). basis and contract care programs, and pro- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, six months Mike’s distinguished career began with serv- vided more focused direction to VA’s ago tomorrow, a man with a fake FBI vest and ice in the U.S. Navy from May 1966 to Feb- CHAMPVA program, among a myriad of activi- fake badge killed a man and wounded an- ruary 1970, including a one-year tour as a ties within his jurisdiction or persuasion. other. Today, I am introducing the Badge and corpsman with the Third Marines in the Re- Mr. Perreault twice was awarded the Presi- Uniform Security Trustworthiness Act of 2003 public of Vietnam. As a result of his out- dential Meritorious Rank Award for career sen- in honor of the victims—Raymond L. Batzel standing service, Mike was awarded the ior executives, and received numerous other and Joseph B. Doud. Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Heart, national recognitions and performance awards On August 12, 2003, a man carrying a Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Cita- during his career. Employing his vast institu- sawed-off shotgun, wearing a wig and bullet- tion, and Vietnam Service Medal with Fleet tional knowledge and business acumen, Rob- proof vest with the printed initials ‘‘FBI’’, and Marine Force Combat Insignia. ert Perreault has proven time and again he is carrying what looked like a law enforcement Mike attended the University of Pittsburgh a true and loyal friend to America’s veterans. badge walked into the Xerox employee credit on the Vietnam-era GI Bill and graduated with On behalf of the Committee on Veterans’ union and killed one man and shot another. a bachelor’s degree in biology. In 1971, he Affairs, I want to thank Robert Perreault for his This man posing as a federal law enforcement joined VA as an adjudicator at the Regional steadfast and intrepid service to the Nation’s officer turned a robbery into a murder. FBI offi- Office in Detroit, Michigan. In 1974, Mike veterans and the Department of Veterans Af- cials believe that the vest and the badge were moved to Washington, DC and joined the In- fairs. fakes. Six months later, the killer has still not ternal Audit Service to work on the develop- been caught. Would this have happened if the f ment of the Inspector General Act. murder did not have access to a fake badge In 1978, Mike transferred to Hyattsville, IN RECOGNITION OF DEERFIELD and bulletproof vest? Maryland to serve as Director of the Eastern BEACH FOUNDERS’ DAYS Mr. Speaker, this bill will expand the current Field Office of Audit. In 1980, he returned to federal criminal ban on fake police badges to the District of Columbia to serve as Acting As- HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR. include police uniforms and other insignia. sistant Inspector General for Auditing. In 1982, OF FLORIDA Right now it is legal for people to buy, sell, or he was appointed Deputy Assistant Inspector IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES own fake FBI insignia or badges used by Cus- General for Regional Audits, and in 1983 he toms officials at our borders. As never before, was appointed Deputy Assistant Inspector Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Americans are facing the possibility of ter- General for Headquarters Audits. In 1991, Mr. Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec- rorism and violence within our borders. We Slachta was named Deputy Assistant Inspec- ognition of the great city of Deerfield Beach, in are increasingly relying on our local, state, and tor General for Auditing. Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. All Flo- federal law officials to keep the public safe. On March 12, 2000, Mike was appointed ridians can be proud of the rich history and However, we must be able to depend on them Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, the cultural contributions Broward County’s north- without worrying that the ‘‘officer’’ is an imper- position he held until his retirement. In this ca- ernmost city has made over the past 77 years. sonator. Law enforcement needs for us to pacity, he directed 166 auditors and support Today, visitors from around the world travel trust them without hesitation, but the trust can- staff located at eight Inspector General offices to Deerfield Beach for some of the most pris- not be complete unless we take steps to stop across the country. In the last decade, under tine beaches in the state of Florida. In fact, the the flow of fake public safety officer uniforms. Mike’s direction, the Office of Audit rec- City was awarded the Blue Wave award as a Unfortunately, the threat goes beyond the ommended actions that had potential cost effi- premier tourist destination in the year 2000. terrifying reality of this case in which a man in ciencies of over $7 billion, which greatly im- When travelers visit our fine city, they will find a fake FBI bulletproof vest tried to rob a bank. proved VA program effectiveness and quality not only exceptional beaches and natural The threat reaches out to land border cross- of services to beneficiaries. beauty, they can also enjoy any one of our ings, airports, and seaports. Officers with the A testament to the significant contributions four sites on the National Register of Historic Bureau of Customs and Border Security and and commitment of Mike Slachta are his many Places: the 1920 Old School House, the 1923 the Bureau of Immigration and Customs En- awards and recognitions. In 1991 and 2000, James D. and Alice Butler House (now the forcement work to keep terrorists from enter- Mike received the Senior Executive Service Butler House Museum), the 1926 Deerfield ing or staying in the country and to prevent Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Execu- School (now Deerfield Beach Elementary the dangerous materials and weapons used tive. In 2001, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs School), and the 1926 Seaboard Coastline by terrorists from entering the country. We appointed him to the VA Claims Processing Railway Station (now the Tri-Rail Station). cannot afford to have a man with fake creden- Task Force, where he served with distinction.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.031 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E175 The President’s Council on Integrity and Ef- refused to serve African Americans before the cellor Emeritus Dean Wallace Colvard. On ficiency presented Mike with the June Gibbs historic protests. February 24, 2004 he will receive an award Brown Career Achievement Award in 2003 for Dr. King best summed up the legacy of the that recognizes his lasting impact on our na- his extraordinary leadership and a distin- Nashville movement when he came to visit tion. Dr. Colvard, 90, is the 2004 recipient of guished career at VA in public service. shortly after the protests succeeded in deseg- The Echo Award Against Indifference, given Mike and his wife Sharron have two sons, regating Nashville’s lunch counters. He said, ‘‘I by the Echo Foundation in honor of his lifelong David and Douglas. They both share their fa- came to Nashville not to bring inspiration, but commitment to equity and justice. ther’s passion and considerable skills in judo to gain inspiration from the great movement Dr. Colvard is best known for his coura- and golf. that has taken place in this community.’’ geous stand against racial discrimination in With Mike’s retirement, VA loses an enthusi- It is with great honor and pride that I pay 1963 as president of Mississippi State Univer- astic, innovative leader and an exemplary tribute today to the men and women of Nash- sity, when he challenged an unwritten state Federal employee. ville whose leadership and courage in the fight policy and allowed the basketball team to trav- f for racial justice still serve as inspiration to us el to Loyola of Chicago to compete in the today. NCAA tournament against African-American HONORING NASHVILLE’S CIVIL f players. Although his team lost, 61–51, RIGHTS LEADERS Colvard and Mississippi State won national re- TRIBUTE TO KHRISTYN spect for their quest to end segregation—and HON. JIM COOPER BRIMMEIER opened doors of opportunity for future genera- OF TENNESSEE tions. Forty years later, in 2003, Mississippi State IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. NICK LAMPSON made national news for earning its second trip OF TEXAS Wednesday, February 11, 2004 to the NCAA, and Colvard’s actions were IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, in honor of chronicled in a Sports Illustrated story looking Black History Month, I am pleased to speak Wednesday, February 11, 2004 back on the historic event. To this day, today in recognition of Nashville’s distin- Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Colvard downplays the significance of his de- guished role in the history of the Civil Rights wish a fond farewell to a member of my staff, cision, saying he only did what was right. movement. Khristyn Brimmeier, who is leaving Capitol Hill Dr. Colvard was born in the Appalachian Forty-four years ago this week, a group of this week. Khristyn is returning to her home- Mountains in Grassy Creek, N.C. in 1913—in young Nashville college students came to- town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to pursue a home with no electricity, indoor plumbing or gether to organize the Nashville sit-ins, a non- other professional opportunities. running water. He was the first member of his violent campaign to desegregate the city’s All of us who serve in Congress know how family to go to college, entering the work-study lunch counters. From that moment in 1960, important our staff members are. Khristyn has program at Berea College in Kentucky with and from that campaign’s extraordinary lead- served as a Congressional Aide for over $100 in his pocket. Those humble beginnings ers, emerged a passion for justice and equal- seven years, including four years with my of- instilled in him a lifelong commitment to equity ity that helped to guide the civil rights move- fice. She has served as both my Press Sec- and justice. ment. retary as well as my Communications Director. He went on to earn a Master of Arts degree Nashville was a principal training ground for As a public spokesperson before the media in animal physiology from the University of some of the nation’s most important leaders in and countless community organizations, I Missouri and a doctoral degree in agricultural the civil rights movement, many of whom were could have had no better assistant to help economics from Purdue University. He has schooled in the techniques of nonviolent pro- positively present my agenda on behalf of the served as superintendent of North Carolina test by the Rev. James Lawson. Rev. Lawson constituents of the Ninth Congressional District Agricultural Research Stations; professor and was the second African-American admitted to of Texas. head of the animal science department and Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School, and his Khristyn has not only championed the press later, dean of agriculture at North Carolina famed workshops on nonviolent resistance and communications functions in my office, State College; president of Mississippi State later earned him a reputation as ‘‘the teacher but has played a vital role as staff director of University; and first chancellor of The Univer- of the civil rights movement.’’ the Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus. sity of North Carolina at Charlotte. He played Lawson’s students came to include such Khristyn’s hard work and dedication have an instrumental role in shaping the new uni- prominent figures as Diane Nash, Dr. James helped to push the issue of missing children to versity by securing regional and national ac- Bevel, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, and Rev. C.T. the forefront in the conscience of this Con- creditation for its programs and building a Vivian, as well as my distinguished colleague, gress. Her assistance and her council have campus to accommodate enrollment that Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. As stu- been crucial in passing legislation that deals swelled from 1,700 to 8,705 students during dents and young activists, they formed the or- with the exploitation of children. I know that I his chancellorship. ganizational core of Nashville’s civil rights speak for the dozens of families she has Dr. Colvard was also instrumental in cre- movement, which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked with on this issue in thanking her for ating University Research Park and Discovery later described as ‘‘the best organized and her service. Place Science Museum in Charlotte, and the most disciplined in the Southland.’’ I am grateful to have had the opportunity to North Carolina School for Math and Science in Nashville’s lunch-counter protests began on know and work with Khristyn. I am confident Durham—the nation’s first public, residential Feb. 13, 1960. Three months later, after a dra- that her abilities, her passion, and her work high school that emphasizes a science and matic confrontation with then-Mayor Ben West, ethic will serve her well in the years to come. mathematics curriculum. Among Colvard’s the students earned their first major victory Though she is small in stature, her presence many honors are the United States Depart- when six Nashville lunch counters began serv- and her contributions have surely been no- ment of the Army Outstanding Civilian Award ing African-Americans. The Nashville protests ticed by all who have had the pleasure to work (1966); the University of North Carolina Uni- came to serve as models for later protests with her. versity Award (1989); the North Carolina Pub- throughout the South, and its leaders, Ms. Khristyn, thank you for your hard work over lic Service Award, presented by Gov. James Nash, Dr. Bevel, Dr. Lafayette, Rev. Vivian the last four years. You will truly be missed. Martin (1990); and honorary degrees from Purdue University, Belmont Abbey College, and Mr. Lewis, went on to make pivotal con- f tributions to the success of the civil rights UNC Charlotte and Berea College. movement, including the Freedom Rides of HONORING UNC CHARLOTTE CHAN- f CELLOR EMERITUS DEAN WAL- 1961 and the historic protests in Selma, Ala- HONORING LOUISIANA STATE LACE COLVARD bama. UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE This weekend, a number of the original leaders of Nashville’s movement will be reunit- HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK ing both to commemorate the anniversary of HON. CHRISTOPHER JOHN OF NORTH CAROLINA OF LOUISIANA those first organized sit-ins and to honor the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES opening of the new Civil Rights Room at the Nashville Public Library. This library, located Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at 615 Church Street in Nashville, now stands Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Mr. JOHN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take in place of several downtown restaurants that honor and recognize UNC Charlotte Chan- a moment and recognize some of the great

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.034 E12PT1 E176 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 things that are happening right now at Lou- town was founded during Black History Month, TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL isiana State University at Eunice. This two- on February 28, 2004, there will be a great Ju- AMATO MATTY SEMENZA year college located in Acadia Parish, a part bilee Celebration with visual arts, arts and of my district, provides students with the edu- crafts, music, dance, theatrical presentations cational tools they need to either enter the and great food. This wonderful celebration will HON. JOSE´ E. SERRANO workforce or continue their studies at a four- be in remembrance of Lincolnville’s founding year university. fathers while displaying the spirit of its diver- OF NEW YORK With 94 professors on hand, and nearly all sity throughout the community. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of them full-time staff, LSUE has registered Happy Birthday to the people of the great more than 3,000 students for the 2004 Spring Town of Lincolville, South Carolina. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 semester. This number marks an all-time high Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with sad- for the school. f ness that I rise today to pay tribute to Major LSU at Eunice is excelling outside the class- General Amato Matty Semenza, a dedicated room as well. The school has recently initiated HEART DISEASE AWARENESS and determined community leader who passed a wellness program entitled ‘‘Bonne Sante!’’ away suddenly on Sunday, February 1, 2004 Students and staff will benefit from this excit- HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN ing program which will promote healthy living at his home. Friends, family and community OF NEW JERSEY through a variety of sources including a members will gather on Friday, February 13 at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES monthly magazine, a free web service, a fit- 11 a.m. at St. Edward’s the Confessor Church ness/health film series and a community of fit- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 in Clifton Park to honor his memory. ness activity groups. ‘‘Bonne Sante!’’ promises Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, heart disease General Semenza was appointed com- to make LSUE a healthier and happier cam- is the leading cause of death for all Ameri- manding general of the New York State Guard pus. cans. According to the American Heart Asso- by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller on July 20, Staff at LSUE has also garnered some im- ciation, nearly 500,000 women die of cardio- 1973, after serving as deputy commanding pressive accolades. The college’s Chancellor, vascular disease each year. For women, heart general. He served as commander until 1987. Dr. William J. Nunez, III, was recently selected disease is responsible for more deaths than The General served the United States with to serve as chairman of the Eunice Commu- the next seven causes of death combined, in- distinction during his military career. nity Medical Center Board of Directors for the cluding all forms of cancer. And shockingly, The numerous decorations, citations and current calendar year. In addition, Ms. The- only 8 percent of women think that heart dis- commendations bestowed upon him, speak resa Darbonne, a member of the SIFE@LSUE ease is a major personal concern. National Team recently returned from Hon- volume about the character of General These statistics are a sign that the message Semenza. He was awarded the Good Conduct duras where she visited the medical clinic that is not getting out. I rise today, in the middle of SIFE@LSUE helped establish three years Medal, the Unit Citation, the American Cam- American Heart Month, to call attention to paign Medal, the European-African-Middle ago. SIFE is a global, not-for-profit organiza- heart health and to encourage women to learn tion that works to improve living standards Eastern Campaign, the World War II Victory about the signs and causes of cardiovascular and Occupation Medals, the New York State throughout the world by teaching the values of disease. market economics. Conspicuous Medal, the NYG Commendation This past Friday, February 6, 2004, the Exciting things are happening at LSUE. Its Medal, the NYS Long and Faithful Service American Heart Association sponsored ‘‘Go students and faculty should be proud to know Decoration for 25 years of military service and Red for Women’’ day. This initiative, encour- that their school is making unprecedented the New York Guard Medal. General Semenza aging individuals to wear red to increase strides and continues to provide an excellent also served as the president of the State De- awareness of heart disease, is an important education in Southwest Louisiana. fense Force Association of the United States. step in making sure women take back control f of their personal health. Both men and women General Semenza earned his Bachelor of must educate themselves on the warning Science degree and master’s degree in edu- A BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO THE signs of heart attack, stroke, and cardiac ar- cation from Fordham University. He began his TOWN OF LINCOLNVILLE, SOUTH rest. Women in particular must know the risk teaching career in 1946 and 2 years later CAROLINA factors that they can control, including diabe- joined the faculty of Fordham College, where tes, high blood pressure, tobacco use, choles- he met his wife, Renata Gouthier. HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR. terol, physical inactivity, and obesity because In 1955, General Semenza began his work OF SOUTH CAROLINA one in ten American women aged 45 to 64 with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and one in four American women aged 64 or He served as diocesan superintendent of older has some form of heart disease. schools, director of the Diocesan Development Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Not only can well informed women and and Stewardship Office and executive director Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- mothers improve their own health, but as the of the National Catholic Stewardship Council er, it is with great pleasure that I rise today in family gatekeeper, mothers can also help put Inc. He was appointed to the New York State recognition of a very special Town in my dis- children on the path to a lifetime of good heart Council of Catholic School Superintendents, trict called Lincolnville, South Carolina. In health. We know childhood obesity and diabe- chief administrator of the National Catholic 1867 seven black men led by Bishop Richard tes are pandemic in our society, but there are Education Association and the American As- Harvey Cain were dissatisfied with the way things we can do to stop the growing trend of sociation of Supervision and Curriculum De- they were being treated in Charles Town, children exhibiting heart disease risk-factors at velopment. which is now Charleston, South Carolina. such an early age. We all must work to ensure Beyond General Semenza’s ceaseless civic They set out to locate land for sale by the that our families are eating healthy, well-bal- work, he managed to be a loving and involved South Carolina Railroad Company. They found anced meals and we must make sure that our husband, father, and grandfather. To be well- a location called ‘‘Pump Pond’’ where the local families are getting enough physical activity. known as not only a giving and determined in- train stopped to get water and wood and later These simple but important efforts will mean a water and coal. They purchased 620 acres great deal to the future health of our family dividual, but also as a devoted family man, is from the South Carolina Railroad Company members and our Nation. a remarkable honor. I am sure that his family is very proud of the wonderful life he led. Gen- and established the town on February 14, Mr. Speaker, I know you will join me in en- eral Semenza was a wonderful individual who 1889. They were granted a state charter on couraging all Americans to contact the Amer- showed us the beauty and power of dedica- December 14, 1889. The people of this great ican Heart Association either through their tion, leadership, and wisdom. He was truly an town named it Lincolnville in honor of Repub- Website or over the phone to find out the in- lican President Abraham Lincoln who freed the formation that can save their lives. I hope my inspiration to all who knew him. slaves. colleagues in the House will join me in this Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me On February 14, 2004, the Town of fight against heart disease, our Nation’s lead- in commemorating the life of Major General Lincolnville will be 115 years old. Since the ing killer. Amato Matty Semenza.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.038 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E177 FEDERAL WAR ON DRUGS Doctors are even being punished for the Founded in 1983, Lupus International is a THREATENS THE EFFECTIVE misdeeds of their patients. For example, Dr. non-profit organization dedicated to raising TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN James Graves was sentenced to more than public awareness, patient education, and sup- 60 years for manslaughter because several of porting lupus research. For over 20 years, HON. RON PAUL his patients overdosed on various combina- Lupus International has played a vital role in OF TEXAS tions of pain medications and other drugs, in- the battle against this destructive disease. I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding illegal street drugs. As a physician with commend Lupus International for their service over thirty years experience in private practice, to millions of Americans suffering from lupus. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 I find it outrageous that a physician would be Mr. Speaker, by supporting such private ef- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, the publicity sur- held criminally liable for a patient’s misuse of forts as Lupus International, we pay tribute to rounding popular radio talk show host Rush medicine. the victims suffering from this disease. We Limbaugh’s legal troubles relating to his use of The American Association of Physicians and also honor those whose efforts will one day the pain killer OxyContin will hopefully focus Surgeons (AAPS), one of the nation’s leading eradicate lupus as a life-threatening disease. public attention on how the federal War on defenders of private medical practice and f Drugs threatens the effective treatment of medical liberty, has recently advised doctors CONGRATULATING THE CARNEGIE chronic pain. Prosecutors have seized Mr. to avoid prescribing opioids because, accord- SCIENCE CENTER Limbaugh’s medical records in connection with ing to AAPS, ‘‘drug agents set medical stand- an investigation into charges that Mr. ards.’’ I would hope that my colleagues would Limbaugh violated federal drug laws. The fact agree that doctors, not federal agents, should HON. MELISSA A. HART OF PENNSYLVANIA that Mr. Limbaugh is a high profile, and often determine medical standards. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES controversial, conservative media personality By waging this war on pain physicians, the has given rise to speculation that the prosecu- government is condemning patients to either Wednesday, February 11, 2004 tion is politically motivated. Adding to this sus- live with excruciating chronic pain or seek Ms. HART. Mr Speaker, I would like to take picion is the fact that individual pain patients opioids from other, less reliable, sources— this opportunity to congratulate The Carnegie are rarely prosecuted in this type of case. such as street drug dealers. Of course, Science Center, one of four Carnegie Muse- In cases where patients are not high profile opioids bought on the street will likely pose a ums in Pittsburgh, for being named one of the celebrities like Mr. Limbaugh, it is a pain man- greater risk of damaging a patient’s health three recipients of the 2003 National Awards agement physician who bears the brunt of than will opioids obtained from a physician. for Museum Service, the country’s highest overzealous prosecutors. Faced with the fail- Finally, as the Limbaugh case reveals, the honor for extraordinary community service pro- ure of the War on Drugs to eliminate drug car- prosecution of pain management physicians vided by a museum. The Carnegie Museums tels and kingpins, prosecutors and police have destroys the medical privacy of all chronic empowers the residents of Western Pennsyl- turned their attention to pain management pain patients. Under the guise of prosecuting vania with knowledge in the fields of science doctors, using federal statutes designed for the drug war, law enforcement officials can and technology. the prosecution of drug kingpins to prosecute rummage through patients’ personal medical The team at The Carnegie Science Center physicians for prescribing pain medicine. records and, as may be the case with Mr. is truly committed to their surrounding commu- Many of the cases brought against physi- Limbaugh, use information uncovered to settle nities. On January 22, 2004 it was honored in cians are rooted in the federal Drug Enforce- personal or political scores. I am pleased that The East Room of The White House by First ment Administration (DEA)’s failure to consider AAPS, along with the American Civil Liberties Lady Laura Bush for their dedication. Those current medical standards regarding the use of Union (ACLU), has joined the effort to protect present at the ceremony to receive the award opioids, including OxyContin, in formulating Mr. Limbaugh’s medical records. were: Mareena Woodbury-Moore, a ninth policy. Opioids are the pharmaceuticals con- Mr. Speaker, Congress should take action grade student at Scheneley High School in sidered most effective in relieving chronic to rein in overzealous prosecutors and law en- Pittsburgh and also a standout participant in pain. Federal law classifies most opioids as forcement officials and stop the harassment of Mission Discovery—Carnegie Science Cen- Schedule II drugs, the same classification legitimate pain management physicians, who ter’s outreach program. Mareena was joined given to cocaine and heroin, despite a growing are acting in good faith in prescribing opioids by Joanna E. Haas, director of The Carnegie body of opinion among the medical community for relief from chronic pain. Doctors should not Science Center, and Howard J. Bruschi, that opioids should not be classified with these be prosecuted for doing what, in their best Chairman of the Carnegie Science Center substances. medical judgment, is in their patients’ best in- board of directors. Furthering the problem is that patients often terest. Doctors should also not be prosecuted Since 1994, The Carnegie Science Center must consume very large amounts of opioids for the misdeeds of their patients. has run neighborhood programs that educate to obtain long-term relief. Some prescriptions Finally, I wish to express my hope that Mr. local residents, of all ages, about the advan- may be for hundreds of pills and last only a Limbaugh’s case will encourage his many fans tages of technology. Their hard work and dedi- month. A prescription this large may appear and supporters to consider how their support cation has made the city of Pittsburgh a better suspicious. But, according to many pain man- for the federal War on Drugs is inconsistent place. I ask my colleagues in the House of Rep- agement specialists, it is medically necessary, with their support of individual liberty and Con- resentatives to join me in commemorating the in many cases, to prescribe such a large num- stitutional government. efforts of The Carnegie Science Center to im- ber of pills to effectively treat chronic pain. f However, zealous prosecutors show no inter- prove the quality of life in the City of Pitts- est in learning the basic facts of pain manage- RECOGNIZING LUPUS burgh. It is an honor to represent the Fourth ment. INTERNATIONAL Congressional District of Pennsylvania and a This harassment by law enforcement has pleasure to recognize the leadership of The forced some doctors to close their practices, HON. DARRELL E. ISSA Carnegie Science Center. f while others have stopped prescribing OF CALIFORNIA opioids—even though opioids are the only way IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNIZING LEON G. KERRY, some of their patients can obtain pain relief. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE The current attitude toward pain physicians is ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COMMIS- exemplified by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gene Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- SIONER, ON HIS OUTSTANDING Rossi’s statement that ‘‘our office will try our ognize Lupus International for their dedication LEADERSHIP IN THE PROMOTION best to root out [certain doctors] like the and commitment to improving the quality of life OF COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Taliban.’’ for individuals living with lupus. Prosecutors show no concern for how their Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that actions will affect patients who need large afflicts 2.8 million people in the United States. HON. J. RANDY FORBES OF VIRGINIA amounts of opioids to control their chronic The disease affects more people than AIDS, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pain. For example, the prosecutor in the case cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, sickle cell of Dr. Cecil Knox of Roanoke, Virginia told all anemia, and cystic fibrosis combined, yet Wednesday, February 11, 2004 of Dr. Knox’s patients to seek help in federal many people have never heard of the disease. Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in clinics even though none of the federal clinics There is no known cure for lupus and there recognition of Mr. Leon G. Kerry, Commis- would prescribe effective pain medicine. are few treatments specific to the disease. sioner of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.042 E12PT1 E178 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 Association (CIAA), on his tremendous leader- SECURE EXISTING AVIATION other critical infrastructure in the U.S., the ship as head of the nation’s oldest African- LOOPHOLES (SEAL) ACT SEAL Act provides authority for Federal Air American college athletic conference. Marshals to travel aboard cargo aircraft, as Mr. Kerry, a resident of Chesapeake, Vir- HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY needed. The Federal Air Marshal Service does ginia, is now in his fourteenth year as Com- OF MASSACHUSETTS not currently have this authority. missioner of the CIAA. In that time he has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IMPROVED AVIATION SECURITY brought the conference from a largely regional Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Flight Attendants entity to a hugely popular and highly re- Flight attendants do not have a discreet, se- Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, more than two spected athletic organization with national ap- cure and wireless method of communicating and one-half years after the terrorist attacks peal. with pilots in the cockpit, with air marshals on September 11, 2001, dangerous gaps still who may be onboard the aircraft or with au- After graduating from Norfolk State Univer- persist in the Nation’s aviation security sys- thorities on the ground. Flight attendants must sity with a degree in Business Administration, tem. Today, I am introducing the Secure Exist- rely on telephones affixed to the interior of the Mr. Kerry served proudly in the United States ing Aviation Loopholes (SEAL) Act to address passenger cabin if they need to communicate Army and Army Reserve, rising to the rank of the pressing security problems that continue to with pilots via phone or with authorities on the Captain. threaten the safety of airline passengers and ground. These phones can be easily disabled. Upon completion of his military service, Mr. crew members. Flight attendants do not have a method of Kerry rose through the ranks of corporate INSPECTION OF CARGO CARRIED ABOARD PASSENGER communicating via phone with air marshals banking serving as vice president of Sovran AIRCRAFT onboard. On American Airlines Flight 11, Bank. Twenty-two percent of all the cargo that is which was crashed into the Pentagon on Sep- Mr. Kerry implemented his extensive bank- shipped by air in the United States is trans- tember 11th, flight attendants were unable to ing experience as a part-time volunteer with ported aboard passenger aircraft, amounting communicate by phone with the cockpit. The the CIAA, where he restructured the con- to about 2.8 million tons of cargo loaded Homeland Security Act of 2002 included the ference’s financial organization. Within six aboard passenger airplanes each year. The directive that carriers’ provide flight attendants months Kerry had left banking behind and be- Department of Homeland Security does not with a secure, wireless method of commu- came the CIAA business manager. routinely inspect cargo transported on pas- nicating with pilots, but this provision was in- senger planes. Instead, the Department relies serted in a voluntary section of the Aviation With a penchant for numbers and a natural on paperwork checks of manifests as part of business sense, Mr. Kerry became an obvious Transportation Security Act. the Department’s flawed Known Shipper Pro- The SEAL Act makes mandatory the provi- choice for the position of interim commissioner gram and random physical inspections that sion of wireless communication systems for of the CIAA, a position he took in May of are randomly verified by the Department. This flight crew and air marshals. 1989. He later became full-time commissioner cargo loophole in aviation security has been Crew Training in February 1990. repeatedly exploited. For example, in Sep- Prior to the September 11th terrorist attacks, Under Kerry’s guidance the CIAA has blos- tember 2003, a shipping clerk packed himself air carrier responsibilities for security and anti- somed and become a leader in athletic com- inside a wooden crate and shipped himself un- hijacking training for flight crews were set forth petition. Through unwavering support of the detected from New York to Texas aboard a in the Air Carrier Standard Security Program, conference and its athletes, Mr. Kerry has led cargo plane, and Pan Am Flight 103 was also known as the Common Strategy. The unprecedented fundraising efforts to develop brought down in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scot- Common Strategy was originally developed in the CIAA and increase its accessibility for both land by a bomb contained in unscreened bag- the 1980s, and it emphasized accommodation student athletes and sport enthusiasts alike. gage. of hijackers’ demands, delaying tactics, and Quickly becoming one of the nation’s pre- The SEAL Act requires 100 percent physical safely landing the airplane. It advised air mier collegiate competitions, the CIAA basket- inspection of cargo that is transported on pas- crews to refrain from trying to overpower or ball tournament is among the region’s most senger planes. The costs of physical screen- negotiate with the hijackers. On September highly anticipated annual sporting events. As ing, estimated to be comparable to the $1.8 11th, the Common Strategy offered no de- Commissioner, Mr. Kerry has overseen the billion funding level for screening checked fense against the tactics employed by the hi- growth of the tournament rise from a spectator baggage, would be offset by a cargo security jackers of Flights 11, 77, 93, and 175. base of about 10,000 to its current attendance fee, similar to the fee that passenger pay for Enacted on December 12, 2003, Vision of over 80,000. The tournament now enjoys security measures when they purchase airline 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act nationwide television coverage and vast cor- tickets. (PL 108–176) made voluntary many of the im- porate sponsorship. FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS portant elements of self-defense training for Because of Mr. Kerry’s resounding success, Ten transatlantic flights were canceled over crew members that had been mandatory in he is now the longest-tenured commissioner of the weekend of January 31–February 1, 2004 Section 1403 of the Homeland Security Act of a historically black college or university athletic due to heightened fears of a possible Al 2002 (PL 107–296). Training in the following conference. Mr. Kerry continues to advocate Qaeda attack, and 16 international flights were tactics is voluntary under Section 603 of the education as well as athletics and the students canceled or delayed over the Christmas and 2003 aviation reauthorization, but had been of the CIAA have benefited immensely from New Year’s holidays as a result of specific in- mandatory in Section 1403 of the Homeland his leadership. telligence that the flights might be terrorist tar- Security Act: gets. The cancellations resulted when some The SEAL Act will reinstate the requirement Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring European carriers such as Air France and Brit- established in the Homeland Security Act to Commissioner Leon Kerry for his leadership in ish Airways refused to place armed marshals make counter-terror training for aircraft crew collegiate athletics, his commitment to student onboard and instead opted to cancel the mandatory. athletes and the many contributions he has flights. There are no international standards to International Cooperation on Aviation Security made to his community. define what constitutes proper training for air The cancellation of more than two dozen marshals. Consequently, air marshals on international flights since December 2003 sug- f flights that originate overseas and are bound gests significant disagreement between the PERSONAL EXPLANATION for the U.S. may have different training that U.S. and some foreign nations over the best could be inconsistent with best practices. way to respond to terrorist threats to aviation The SEAL Act prohibits foreign air carriers security. In January 2003, Asa Hutchinson, HON. JENNIFER DUNN from taking off or landing in the United States Undersecretary of Border and Transportation unless a Federal air marshal or an equivalent Security in the Department of Homeland Secu- OF WASHINGTON officer of the government of the foreign coun- rity, met with European officials to discuss IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES try is onboard, in cases when the Secretary of aviation security measures, including the use Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Homeland Security requests that an air mar- of air marshals on international flights to the shal or officer of a foreign country travel on U.S. No agreement was reached with Euro- Ms. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I missed rollcall the flight. pean governments on the placement of air vote No. 20 because I was unavoidably de- Given intelligence indicating that terrorist marshals on U.S.-bound flights in cases when tained. Had I been here, I would have voted may try to commandeer all-cargo planes and intelligence about terrorist threats against ‘‘aye.’’ crash them into nuclear power plants and flights is received.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.046 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E179 The SEAL Act directs the Secretary of the 180 days after the bill’s enactment that im- unauthorized attempts to disrupt the normal Department of Homeland Security to develop prove control over access to secure areas in operation of the aircraft. a well-constructed plan to improve coordina- airports nationwide. The SEAL Act requires all SECURING COCKPIT DOORS tion between the Department and its foreign airport workers with access to secure areas of According to the Coalition of Airline Pilots, counterparts in the area of aviation security. airports, including aircraft, to pass through de- approximately 60 percent of cargo planes are This plan includes development of air marshal vices to detect for metallic objects and have not equipped with cockpit doors that separate programs for foreign governments and the any personal items screened to detect any the flight deck from the aircraft’s cargo bay. In provision of technical assistance in the formu- hazardous chemical, biological, radiological or September 2003, a shipping clerk packed him- lation of strategies to tighten security meas- nuclear materials before entering these areas. self inside a wooden crate and shipped him- ures at foreign airports. In addition to criminal background checks, the self undetected from New York to Texas Comprehensive Pre-Flight Screening SEAL Act requires that airport employees are aboard a cargo plane. Fortunately, he was an Pre-flight security inspections of the pas- checked against terrorist watch lists, that industrious tourist, rather than an industrious senger cabins and lavatories of commercial workers’ Social Security numbers are checked terrorist. aircraft often are performed by low-wage, against government databases to ensure the Some cargo carriers have installed cockpit poorly trained contract employees. In Sep- documents’ legitimacy and verify that the So- doors, but the majority of cargo planes still tember 2003, a college student named Na- cial Security number is assigned to the indi- lack any door between cockpit and cargo bay. thaniel Heatwole placed box cutters, matches, vidual presenting it. The SEAL Act requires all cargo planes to bleach and simulated explosives on Southwest AIRCRAFT MANEUVERS have reinforced cockpit doors, including sturdy Airlines flights. These items were not discov- In December 2003, a C–17 U.S. transport partitions surrounding the doors. Within 180 ered by airline officials until approximately one plane was hit by a missile shortly after take off days after enactment of the legislation, the month later. Heatwole also placed dangerous from Baghdad. An engine exploded, but the Secretary is directed to issue an order that all items on two other Southwest flights in Feb- plane returned safely with only one of its 16 cargo aircraft must have, no later than 1 year ruary 2003, and they remained undetected people aboard slightly injured. In November from the date of issuance of the order, a rein- until April 2003. In October 2003, potentially 2003, an Airbus A300 cargo plane operated forced, lockable door, including the sur- dangerous items were also found on US Air- by the courier company DHL departing from rounding partition, between the pilot and cargo ways flights. Baghdad to Bahrain was struck by a SAM–7 compartments. The Transportation Security Administration ground-to-air missile. The plane’s engine SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL AVIATION has issued a requirement effective in January caught fire, and it was forced to make an According to a November 5, 2003 GAO re- 2004 for detailed documentation of security in- emergency landing at Baghdad International port, Aviation Security: Efforts to Measure Ef- spections performed by air carriers prior to Airport. None of the plane’s crew was injured fectiveness and Address Challenges (GAO– each aircraft’s first departure of the day. The in the incident. 04–232T), ‘‘Since September 2001, TSA has directive affects the documentation of the in- Pilots currently receive training on how to fly taken limited action to improve general avia- spections, but does not change the manner in the aircraft and land it safely if engines fail. Pi- tion, leaving general aviation far more open which the security inspections are performed lots are required to receive training on how to and potentially vulnerable than commercial by the airline’s contract cleaning crew or the maneuver and land a two-engine plane with aviation. General aviation is vulnerable be- level of verification that TSA provides to en- only one functioning engine; a three engine cause general aviation pilots and passengers sure the inspections are thoroughly conducted. plane with only two engines functioning; and a are not screened before takeoff and the con- The SEAL Act sets a firm deadline for the four engine plane with only two engines func- tents of general aviation planes are not improvement of pre-flight security inspections tioning. However, pilots do not receive recur- screened at any point.’’ There are more than of the interior of passenger planes to increase rent training in how to maneuver and safely 200,000 general aviation aircraft, which are lo- the likelihood that any dangerous items hidden land the aircraft in the event of a complete fail- cated in every state at more than 19,000 air- in the plane will be promptly discovered. The ure of the hydraulic system in which normal ports. According to TSA’s working group on SEAL Act also includes new requirements that flight controls are not available. If an aircraft is general aviation, general aviation aircraft are subject individuals who are performing the struck by a surface-to-air missile, it may expe- responsible for 77 percent of all air traffic in pre-flight inspections to additional security rience such failures, as was the case when the U.S. checks, including passage through a check- the DHL cargo plane was hit by a SAM–7 mis- TSA is taking some steps, such as devel- point to detect any metallic objects prior to ac- sile in Iraq last year. oping a risk-based self-assessment tool for cessing the plane; screening of any items to The SEAL Act requires air carriers to pro- general aviation airports to use to identify se- be carried aboard the plane to detect haz- vide pilots with training in flight deck proce- curity concerns, but these steps fall short of ardous substances such as chemical, biologi- dures, aircraft maneuvers and best practices what is required. cal, radiological or nuclear materials; a crimi- that enable pilots to respond if the aircraft is The SEAL Act directs the Secretary to es- nal history background check, social security struck by a surface-to-air missile. The training tablish a no-fly zone around the following fa- check and check against all terrorist watch is designed to increase the likelihood that pi- cilities whenever the threat level reaches Or- lists maintained by the government. lots will be capable of safely landing the air- ange or at any other level the Secretary CONTROL OVER ACCESS TO SECURED AREAS OF craft and will include components that simulate deems appropriate: sensitive nuclear facilities AIRPORTS the complete failure of the aircraft’s hydraulic such as nuclear power plants and nuclear Airport workers with access to sensitive system and loss of normal flight controls. weapons materials production facilities, and areas of airports, including the airplanes, are AGGRESSIVE FLYING MANEUVERS chemical facilities identified by the Environ- not required to pass through metal detectors According to the FAA, aggressive flying mental Protection Agency at which a release or have their personal items x-rayed before re- techniques were not part of training provided of the facility’s hazardous materials could porting to work at each of the nation’s com- pilots prior to passage of the 2003 FAA reau- threaten the health of over 1 million people, mercial airports. Airport workers have taken thorization. As of February 2004, a TSA work- and any other facilities the Secretary shall so advantage of lax security controls to commit ing group is finalizing its training recommenda- designate. crimes. For example, in November 2003, a tions on fleck deck procedures or aircraft ma- The SEAL Act requires the operators of massive narcotics smuggling operation that neuvers to defend the aircraft. TSA does not general aviation airports and landing facilities exploited airport security weaknesses was bro- expect to recommend any maneuvers that to complete vulnerability assessments devel- ken up at John F. Kennedy Airport in New could be considered ‘‘aggressive.’’ oped by TSA, which evaluate the facilities’ York. The SEAL Act recognizes the need to bal- physical security, procedures, infrastructure While criminal background checks are re- ance the security benefits of maneuvers and and resources. The SEAL Act also requires quired under current law for employees with procedures with the potential risks, in terms of TSA to develop a plan for addressing unescorted access to an airport’s sensitive passenger safety and the structural limitations vulnerabilities identified by these assessments identification display area (SIDA), there are no of the aircraft. The SEAL Act requires the Sec- no later than 1 year from the date of enact- uniform requirements applicable to all airport retary to issue regulations that require the car- ment. workers that mandate checks of Social Secu- riers to provide, in conjunction with appropriate Mr. Speaker, we can do better, and we rity numbers and checks against terrorist law enforcement authorities, crew members must do more to improve our aviation security. watch lists maintained by the government. with training in procedures for communicating I urge my colleagues to support the SEAL Act, The SEAL Act directs the Department of and coordinating effectively with Federal Air which will close dangerous loopholes in our Homeland Security to issue regulations within Marshals and law enforcement officers during airline security system.

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:35 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.050 E12PT1 E180 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 IN HONOR OF HOWARD JONAS cludes the following leadership roles: Presi- CONGRATULATING FREDERICK dent of the American Council of Engineering WILLIAMS FOR BEING NAMED HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA), BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC OF NEW YORK President of the Pennsylvania Society of Pro- SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fessional Engineers (PSPE) and Delaware Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Valley Engineers Week Council (DVEWC), HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS and Chairman of the Engineering Achievement Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I want to OF FLORIDA Awards. He is also an active member in sev- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES praise Howard Jonas, a man who donates eral other technical and professional societies. enough to charity to be called a philanthropist, In his community, he is involved in the Saint Wednesday, February 11, 2004 who works to better his community, and who Phillip and James Church, serves as a volun- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I is being honored for his work in the United teer leader with the Boy Scouts, and is a chief rise today to congratulate Mr. Frederick Wil- States on behalf of Israel. for the YMCA’s Indian Guides/Princess pro- liams of McFatter Technical High School in Howard was born in the Bronx, attended gram. Davie, Florida for being selected as the one of New York City’s premier schools, Bronx Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Broward County Public Schools Teacher of High School of Science, and then went to Har- today in recognizing Matthew J. Burns for all the Year. vard University, graduating with a B.A. in Eco- the work he has done in the field of engineer- Mr. Williams has been an educator for the nomics. ing and as an active member and leader in past 22 years, the last 17 years of which have He has been manifestly successful in his our community. been spent in Broward County. He studied at businesses, starting at the age of 14 with a Florida State University where he earned his hot dog stand near a local hospital. Since then f Bachelor’s and two Master’s degrees in music he has gone on to travel brochure distribution, IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVER- education and arts administration. Since 2001, business-to-business directories, mail-order Mr. Williams has been a teacher of technology bonsai Christmas trees, and to run one of the SARY OF THE UNITED IRISH COUNTIES ASSOCIATION for 11th and 12th grade students at McFatter country’s largest direct mail businesses out of Technical High School. his dorm room at Harvard. When one of his Among Mr. Williams’ many achievements as employees moved overseas he got into the HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL an educator, is a program he developed for international telephone callback business. OF NEW YORK teaching computer technology. His students From there he went on to found IDT in Au- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are educated to such a level that upon com- gust of 1990, a model of upstart entrepreneur- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 pletion, they are able to visit other schools and ship, serving as Chairman of the Board since assist as computer technicians. Additionally, its inception. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today we cele- Mr. Williams supports his students as a Big He has been generous in his giving and brate the 100th anniversary of the United Irish Brother and mentor. He has been involved as serves as a trustee on many university, reli- Counties Association. The UICA represents a New Educator Support System (NESS) gious, and social service organization Boards. people from all the counties of Ireland who Coach for teachers at Plantation High and is He also serves as a National Board member came to the United States, helping those who currently a NESS Coach for the Computer of AIPAC where he fosters close relations with were new to the country and encouraging fel- Programming Instructor at his school. some of our nation’s most prominent leaders lowship among all, no matter where they came Mr. Speaker, underscoring Mr. Williams’ on behalf of a strong United States-Israeli re- from in Ireland. success is his learned philosophy on teaching. lationship. Until the founding of UICA, most Irish peo- He believes in many underlying principles: Finally I speak of him as a close friend, a ple joined organizations representing their indi- learning to use one’s mind; a student as work- man from the old neighborhood who never for- vidual counties. What UICA did was give the er and teacher as coach philosophy; tone of got where he came from. He is a caring and whole immigrant community, and its children, decency and trust; and demonstration of mas- generous man and I am proud that he is my a unified voice in Irish affairs and a broader tery. He accurately describes the teaching pro- friend. ability to help newcomers. fession as ‘‘one of the most important in our f With the assimilation of the Irish into the country,’’ and understands that the education RECOGNIZING MATTHEW J. BURNS mainstream of America, it meant that the Irish of our children ‘‘is one of the greatest and population was not only rising economically most important investments of time and HON. JIM GERLACH but spreading geographically. With the break- money for creating a brighter future.’’ up of the old Irish neighborhoods, the UICA Mr. Williams embodies what Americans de- OF PENNSYLVANIA came into its own as a representative of Irish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sire from their educators. He is passionate affairs. about his profession and takes a keen interest Wednesday, February 11, 2004 The growth and rise of the Irish immigrant in the academic and personal development of Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to community is a story of the success of Amer- his students. In his acceptance speech, Mr. recognize Matthew J. Burns, the ‘‘2004 Dela- ica. The United States filled its broad spaces Williams acknowledged that he teaches not for ware Valley Engineer of the Year,’’ and com- with the best from Europe then and the rest of prestige or job benefits, but for knowing that mend him on his tremendous achievements in the world now. he has touched a student’s life. He is a role the field of engineering. Starting in the 1840s, and propelled by the model for educators in our country. Matthew Burns is the President of Burns terrible experience of the Great Famine, the Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Mr. Engineering Inc. and a resident of Exton, Irish came to America, made it their own, and Williams on being named the Broward County Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional made it better. They overcame prejudice and Public Schools Teacher of the Year, and I Engineer in the Commonwealth and has over poverty and within five generations elected thank him for his invaluable contribution to the 20 years of professional experience in the one of their own as president. In many ways future of his students and to the Broward Philadelphia area. the Irish were the template of the immigrant County Community. waves which followed; arriving individually, Matt oversees the activities at Burns Engi- f neering, a Philadelphia-based engineering de- coming together to help one another, and then sign and construction management firm which taking advantage of the opportunities that this TRIBUTE TO JOHN TILLEMA was founded by his father, Robert C. Burns. country offered. Under Matt’s guidance, the company has ex- The United Irish Counties Association de- HON. SCOTT McINNIS panded to five offices in the mid-Atlantic re- serves much of the credit for this success, and OF COLORADO gion. Burns Engineering was recognized as for the continuing success of the Irish immi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the ‘‘Service Company of the Year’’ by the grants who still come to America, many to Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Woodlawn and Yonkers in my Congressional Wednesday, February 11, 2004 in 2002. In addition, the company has been District. If America is ever to expand geo- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great named as one of Philadelphia’s ‘‘100 Fastest graphically again, I suspect that Ireland could pride that I rise before you today to pay tribute Growing Companies’’ for the past three years. be the 51st state. to a remarkable man from my district. John Matt’s service to his profession and commu- I congratulate the United Irish Counties As- Tillema of Pueblo, Colorado, has devoted his nity is extensive. His professional service in- sociation for a century of growing by helping. life to instructing both the young and old to ski

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K11FE8.009 E12PT1 February 12, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E181 the slopes of his beloved state. I would like to many years and has served on both the 12th Washington has left his mark as a positive take this opportunity to recognize John’s tre- and the 19th Congressional District COPE leader in our community and important contrib- mendous enthusiasm and contributions to the Committees. utor to our culture. sport of skiing before my colleagues here Each year, Dave is also responsible for or- I am always inspired by the community spirit today. ganizing the Alton, Illinois Labor Day parade. and leadership I witness from African-Ameri- John learned to ski while serving with the During the two-month Olin strike, Dave was cans in New York and around the country. It Army Air Corps during World War II. After the responsible for the payments of over 2.1 mil- is my hope that as we commemorate Black war, he returned to Colorado where he grad- lion dollars in strike benefits to the 2,538 Ma- History Month in the future, we will continue to uated from the University of Colorado and chinists on strike at Olin. Dave has been the celebrate the many achievements and rich cul- went on to a career in the insurance business. recipient of the 2001 Labor Leader of the Year ture of African-Americans. John’s true passion, however, was on the ski Award presented by the Federation of Labor. f slopes. As an instructor, he has spent over Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me thirty years teaching his craft. John’s commit- in recognizing the contributions of David TRIBUTE TO ROBERT GREENE ment to the sport has earned him several Hayes and wish him and his family the very BAKER prestigious awards, such as the USA Ski In- best in the future. structor of the Year and the Ski Country USA f HON. SCOTT McINNIS Lifetime Achievement Award. OF COLORADO Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to rise and pay IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MONTH tribute to John Tillema and his zest for life and Wednesday, February 11, 2004 the sport of skiing; a passion that I am sure Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a resonates throughout his many students over HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL heavy heart that I rise before you today to pay the years. I would like to thank him for his OF NEW YORK tribute to a man from my district. Robert contributions before this body of Congress and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Greene Baker, of Grand Junction, Colorado, nation today, and wish him all the best in his Wednesday, February 11, 2004 passed away recently at the age of eighty- future endeavors. Thanks John for your serv- eight. Robert will be remembered as a patriot ice. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the month of Feb- ruary is dedicated to recognizing and cele- and devoted community member, and it is my f brating the often overlooked achievements honor to recognize his life and accomplish- RECOGNIZING THE CAREER AND and contributions of African-Americans ments before this body of Congress here RETIREMENT OF DAVID HAYES— throughout our country’s history. today. SECRETARY/TREASURER OF Although African-Americans settled the After serving his country as a Marine in BLUFF CITY LODGE 660, INTER- American frontier alongside British colonists, it World War II, Robert returned to Colorado. He NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MA- was not until the establishment of ‘‘Black His- later married his best friend Mary, a loving CHINISTS AND AEROSPACE tory Month’’ in 1926, that they were afforded marriage that lasted sixty-three years. To- WORKERS the respect and dignity they are rightfully due. gether, they raised three wonderful children. If not for the efforts of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Robert spent almost four decades with the HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO who first noticed a glaring disparity in historical Public Service Company of Colorado, earning texts and established the ‘‘Association for the the title of supervisor. Upon retiring, Robert OF ILLINOIS was fortunate to enjoy time spent fishing and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Study of Afro-American Life and History,’’ the stories of prominent and influential African traveling to a variety of exotic locations with Wednesday, February 11, 2004 American men and women would still be hid- his family. Robert was also passionate about Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to den in the shadows today. giving back to his community. He could be ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing The choice of February as the month of found volunteering for a variety of civic organi- the career and retirement of David W. Hayes, celebration honors the birthday of two impor- zations, such as the Mesa County United the Financial Secretary-Treasurer of the Bluff tant figures in the history of African-Ameri- Way, Grand Junction Planning Commission City Lodge 660, International Association of cans. The first is Frederick Douglass, a leader and the Grand Junction Chamber of Com- Machinists and Aerospace Workers in East of the abolitionist movement during the Civil merce. Alton, Illinois. War, as well as a prolific author, newspaper Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise before David Hayes has honorably served the area editor, and dedicated civil servant. The second this body of Congress to pay tribute to the life and the union in a number of capacities for is none other than our sixteenth president of of Robert Greene Baker. Robert served this nearly 45 years—27 of those as an officer of the United States, the author of the Emanci- nation and he leaves behind a legacy of dedi- the union. The local that Dave represents has pation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln. The cation and commitment to his family and com- over 4400 retirees and workers at 14 area month of February also marks the anniversary munity. My heart goes out to his family and businesses—Olin Corporation, Beall Manufac- of important events such as the birth of civil friends during this difficult time of bereave- turing, Conoco Phillips, Lenhardt Tool and Die, rights leader W.E.B. Dubois, the ratification of ment. Owens-Illinois, Rotary Ram, Dugan Tool and the Fifteenth Amendment granting black suf- f Die, Dooling Machine Products, ASF Key- frage, the first black senator and the establish- FREEDOM FOR ANGEL JUAN MOYA stone, Gebco Machine, M&W Machine and ment of the NAACP. ACOSTA Gear Shop, Cooper B-Line and the Warren G I proudly represent the 17th district of New Murray Development Center. York, which is rich in African-American history. HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART Dave started his career at Olin in 1959 and From early politicians to entertainers, African- OF FLORIDA held in-plant positions with the union that in- Americans in the Bronx, Westchester, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluded Steward, Committeeman, Lodge Trust- Rockland counties have contributed to our na- ee, Recording Secretary and Chairman of the tion. This month I would like to recognize Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Mechanical Groups. He was elected as the Denzel Washington’s contribution to our cul- Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. full-time Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Bluff ture through his talented work in film. A native Speaker, I rise today to speak about Angel City Lodge 660 in 1989 and has been re-elect- of Mount Vernon, this actor, producer and di- Juan Moya Acosta, a prisoner of conscience ed four times since. He has served as the rector is one of only two African-Americans to in totalitarian Cuba. First Vice President of the Greater Madison have received an academy award in the best Mr. Moya is a tireless advocate for the free- County Federation of Labor for the past 15 actor category. While living in Mount Vernon, dom of Cuba. He is the founder and president years and has represented the Federation on Denzel Washington was an active community of the Alternative Action Movement, a member the Board of Directors of the Greater Alton/ member taking advantage of the Boys’ Club of of the Independent National Labor Federation Twin Rivers Growth Association. He has been America. Today he continues his work as a and a signatory of the ‘‘All United’’ manifesto the Labor Representative on the United Way leading spokesman for the organization, as that asked for changes in Cuban society and Partnership for many years, serving on both well as a being an outstanding supporter of demanded the release of all political prisoners. their Executive Board and Personnel Com- the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and an Mr. Moya has dedicated much of his work to mittee. As part of the Federation of Labor, AIDS-hospice called The Gathering Place. the cause of freedom for the Cuban people. Dave served on their Political Committee for Through his talent and dedication, Denzel However, under Castro’s totalitarian regime,

VerDate jul 14 2003 01:18 Feb 13, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11FE8.055 E12PT1 E182 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 12, 2004 Mr. Moya has been constantly harassed and quality of life. Through the JWOD Program, Mr. Speaker, on the eve of his first board arrested for his pro-democracy activities. In people with disabilities enjoy full participation meeting, I want to wish John Canning contin- December, 1999, Mr. Moya was detained after in their community and can market their ued success as he puts his vast knowledge participating in a peaceful demonstration to JWOD-learned skills into other public and pri- and wide-ranging expertise to work for the celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Universal vate sector jobs. American people. The citizens of Chicago and Declaration of Human Rights. One year later, In the United States, the program serves indeed the country are fortunate to have him in December, 2000, Mr. Moya was sentenced 40,000 people in the disability community and at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. to one year in the Cuban gulag and 10 years generated approximately $280 million in f confinement to his home province, Matanzas. wages earned and nearly $1.5 billion in prod- According to Amnesty International, ucts sold. In Georgia alone, some 972 people TRIBUTE TO CHRIS MESARIC The sentence was reportedly imposed be- with disabilities earned nearly $3 million in cause, in the course of a mass celebrated at wages last year as a result of JWOD. 972 HON. SCOTT McINNIS his home in November 2000, prayers were said lives were changed. For many out of that 972, OF COLORADO for political prisoners and prisoners of con- it was the first time they had a job, drew a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES science, including calls for them to be paycheck, had the experience of being inde- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 amnestied. pendent. These are things many of us take for Following his release from the totalitarian granted, but for some—particularly people with Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a gulag, Mr. Moya resumed his peaceful quest disabilities—it means the world. heavy heart that I rise before you today to pay to guarantee fundamental human rights for It is with great pleasure that I recognize the tribute to the life of a fellow Coloradan. After every citizen of Cuba. On August 15, 2002, great contributions of American workers with over a decade of fighting with a rare illness, Mr. Moya received the second annual Pedro disabilities and I encourage others to do so on Chris Mesaric from Montrose, CO, sadly Luis Boitel Freedom Award for his courage in February 26th, which is National Disability passed away recently at the age of thirty-five. carrying out nonviolent civic resistance in to- Day. More importantly, let us all remember ev- Chris was a loving husband, proud father, and talitarian Cuba. eryday that everyone has an ability—everyone devoted son. He will be missed by many, and As part of the Cuban tyrant’s brutal March, has something to share for the greater good. I think it appropriate that we remember his life 2003 crackdown against pro-democracy activ- America truly works best when all Americans here today. ists, Mr. Moya was once again arrested. In a work. I commend the JWOD Program, its sup- When Chris was diagnosed with severe sham trial, Mr. Moya was sentenced to 20 porters, and its participants for making a dif- aplastic anemia, he was given only days to years in the totalitarian gulag. ference where it is needed most. live, but Chris decided that he would not ac- Mr. Speaker, Mr. Moya is languishing in the f cept waiting around to die, vowing to fight his wretched filth of Castro’s totalitarian gulag, ailment to the fullest. Regardless of the simply because he is an advocate for free- HONORING JOHN A. CANNING, JR. amount of pain that Chris may have experi- dom. My Colleagues, we must demand the im- enced during treatments, he never let on to mediate release of Angel Juan Moya Acosta HON. RAHM EMANUEL his suffering and instead focused on spending and every prisoner of conscience in totalitarian OF ILLINOIS time with his family and those he loved. He is Cuba. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES survived by his parents Frank and Linda, his wife Robin and two daughters. f Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise before COMMENDATION OF THE JAVITS- Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to this body of Congress to pay tribute to the life WAGER-O’DAY (JWOD) PROGRAM honor a friend, colleague and leader of Chi- of Chris Mesaric. He was a beloved man who cago’s business community, John A. Canning, overcame obstacles, always lived life to the HON. DENISE L. MAJETTE Jr. fullest, and was an inspiration to many. The OF GEORGIA On February l, 2004, Federal Reserve Montrose community and State of Colorado IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chairman Alan Greenspan made an exem- will truly miss him. My heart goes out to his plary choice when he appointed John A. Can- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 family during this difficult time of bereavement. ning, Jr. as a Director of the Federal Reserve f Ms. MAJETTE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Bank of Chicago. share with my colleagues a startling statistic— John A. Canning, Jr. is Chairman and Chief TEXAS TEACHER GPO LOOPHOLE the 50 percent unemployment rate of people Executive Officer of Madison Dearborn Part- with disabilities in America. For those with se- ners. Based in Chicago, Madison Dearborn HON. SAM JOHNSON vere disabilities, the number is even more—it Partners is one of the largest and most experi- OF TEXAS is 70 percent. People with disabilities face enced private equity investment firms in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES many barriers to employment, including every- United States. thing from transportation to contending with Prior to co-founding Madison Dearborn Part- Wednesday, February 11, 2004 the prevailing attitude surrounding the dis- ners, John spent 24 years with First Chicago Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, abled, but many of them want to work. They Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice I rise in support of equality in Social Security want the opportunity. President of The First National Bank of Chi- law for all working Americans. Today we’re All too often, people focus on the disability cago and President of First Chicago Venture having the final round of debate on a bill that of a person, not the ability. But people with Capital. Mr. Canning has more than a quarter will bring about fairness and equity to a sys- disabilities want to work, and can work. It’s up century of experience in private equity invest- tem under scrutiny. While this bill covers many to us to recognize the potential of all Ameri- ing. other topics, for Texans, this bill is about clos- cans and provide the opportunities needed to John’s service to Chicago’s business com- ing an unjust loophole. reverse this statistic and to allow people with munity is matched only by his commitment to For 95 percent of America’s working hus- disabilities to become self-sufficient, inde- Chicago’s philanthropic community. He cur- bands and wives, there is a rule that says pendent, tax-paying citizens. rently serves on the Boards of Directors of people may collect only the higher of spousal To that end, I am proud to support employ- Jefferson Smurfit Group plc, Norfolk Tides benefits or retirement benefits, but they cannot ment opportunities for people with disabilities, Baseball Club, LaSalle National Bank, North- collect both.... That is—unless you’re in particularly through the Javits-Wagner-O’Day western Memorial Hospital, and Children’s the Texas Teacher Retirement System. The (JWOD) Program. The JWOD Program uses Inner City Educational Fund. Texas Teacher Retirement System is a sub- the purchasing power of the Federal Govern- In addition, John lends his vast experience stitute for Social Security, their version of the ment to buy products and services from par- to the Boards of Trustees of The Big Shoul- dual entitlement rule is called the Government ticipating, community-based nonprofit agencies ders Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, Pension Offset. dedicated to training and employing individuals Denison University, Dublin City University The dual entitlement rule applies whether a with disabilities. The JWOD Program provides Educational Trust, The Field Museum, and married couple works in jobs such as a nurse people who are blind or who have other se- Northwestern University. A common thread and a small business owner, a Social Security vere disabilities the opportunity to acquire job among John’s contributions and the goals of covered teacher and an accountant, or a law- skills and training, receive good wages and these organizations is their shared dedication yer and an electrical engineer, they both pay benefits and gain greater independence and to community service. into Social Security and are both subject to

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