E48 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 1, 2006 TRIBUTE TO VOLUNTEER DEN- vate insurance markets where it does not be- Wheaton community. She would always know TISTS AND PHYSICIANS OF long. A system of this nature will inevitably ex- exactly what was happening in Wheaton, pose taxpayers to more risk sooner in the whether it was the Wheaton Metro develop- HON. CHRIS CANNON process, while at the same time allowing in- ment, something happening at Wheaton OF UTAH surance companies to obtain government as- Mall—Westfields that is—or any other hap- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sistance before it may be necessary. penings in the community. If you wanted to find out what was going on in Wheaton, Shir- Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Further, this bill continues to maintain a very low trigger for when the government would ley was always in the know. These days many Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to step in. While $50 million is higher than the people live side-by-side without ever really recognize the dedicated dentists and physi- current trigger level—set shortly after Sep- getting to know their neighbors. Not Shirley. cians who volunteer in my home state of Utah tember 11th—the Department of Treasury had She knew so much that some of us suspected to provide much needed care to low-income, requested a number closer to $500 million. she had tapped into everybody’s telephones. uninsured residents in my district. For a program that was designed to be trig- In fact, Shirley got to know her neighbors An estimated one-third of Utah County resi- gered for catastrophic events only, this higher the old fashioned way—by knocking on their dents lack dental insurance. Hundreds of thou- threshold is perfectly applicable. doors and introducing herself. She got to know sands of school hours and even more work While the bill before us is only a two-year many of them in her capacity as the Demo- hours are lost every year due to oral pain extension, it allows for a third year without cratic precinct captain. Shirley always had the when families cannot afford to visit a dentist. Congressional approval. I am hard pressed to courage of her convictions. While she was In Utah, needy patients are linked with dental believe that this will be the final extension pro- small in height, she had a huge heart and a providers who are willing to see patients on a posed. feisty nature. She never shied away from a charity basis. The Federal Government consists of thou- tough issue. She always stood up for the un- For example, a constituent of mine was a sands and thousands of Federal programs derdog and believed deeply in the values and patient suffering from severe oral pain due to created by Congress. Many of these, I am principles of the Democratic Party. Her neigh- three abscesses. She had been working full- convinced, were started with the intention that bors mostly followed her lead and she always time; however, she did not have dental insur- they would be temporary. To quote President delivered her precinct for Democratic can- ance through her employment. Even with her Reagan, ‘‘No government ever voluntarily re- didates. full-time wages, she made less than $1,500 a duces itself in size. Government programs, I will always be grateful to Shirley for her month—which put her family of four more than once launched, never disappear. Actually, a support in my Congressional election. She 150 percent below the poverty level. Fortu- government bureau is the nearest thing to took me door-to-door throughout her precinct nately, through a system of volunteer dentists, eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.’’ and introduced me to her friends and neigh- this constituent was able to schedule an emer- At some point, after some reasonable transi- bors. She also charmed and cajoled many of gency appointment with one of the dentists in tion, either the market demands terrorism rein- them into putting up ‘‘Van Hollen’’ lawn signs. a local volunteer provider network. The dentist surance or it does not. Our opinion should not They might have said ‘‘no’’ to me, but no one was able to see her in his office the next day. be the relevant one. The relevant opinion is dared say ‘‘no’’ to Shirley Lynne. Needless to This is just one of many success stories that of the market. say, we won her precinct. Thank you, Shirley. among patients who are treated by volunteer If the market is not interested in terrorism Shirley was also deeply committed to help- dentists and physicians, none of which would reinsurance, Congress should not force the ing individuals with mental illnesses. She be possible without the dedicated profes- matter. If the market does demand this prod- spent countless hours helping out at the Thrift sionals who volunteer to give back to their uct, we should not assume that the Federal Shop on Rockville Pike to benefit the Alliance community. I commend the dentists in Utah Government needs to be a permanent fixture. for the Mentally III. She never asked for any- who willingly donate their time, their re- Modifying or eliminating regulations, reduc- thing in return for all that she did to help that sources, and their skill as dentists to help the ing corporate income tax rates, and preventing important cause or for the other good works less-fortunate members of their own commu- the abuse of our legal system are all important she did for our community. nity. Their service and commitment in helping factors that, if addressed, would free up mas- The health of this great democracy of ours the underserved is a testament to the strength sive amounts of capital for insurers and re-in- depends on people of good will joining to- of the local community, and I applaud their ef- surers. gether to build a better future for our commu- forts. This additional capital would help to in- nity. That was what Shirley Lynne was all f crease the supply of terrorism insurance, lead- about. She did not sit out life on the sidelines. She made a difference through the many lives H.R. 4314, THE ‘‘TERRORISM RISK ing to a reduction in premium rates, and mini- she touched and the legacy of a stronger and INSURANCE REVISION ACT OF mizing the need for a Federal backstop pro- more caring community that she helped to 2005’’ gram or Federal involvement at all. Unfortunately, until we rid the world of the nourish. We need many more Shirley Lynnes. To Shirley’s family, let me say that you are HON. JEB HENSARLING terrorists who seek to destroy us, terrorism in- surance will continue to be a fact of life for in our hearts and prayers. I especially want to OF businesses in this country. Until then, I have say to Diane, what a wonderful daughter you IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES faith in our markets and their ability to respond have been to Shirley. You were best friends Wednesday, February 1, 2006 accordingly to the challenges posed by do- and inseparable. I know that you were—and Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, extraor- mestic and international events. you remain—her greatest joy. Please know dinary times call for extraordinary measures. Regrettably, I cannot support this legislation that we all share your grief at this painful time, Our Nation has had to respond to the attacks but I plan to reluctantly support it. but that we also share your great pride in your mother’s many accomplishments. of September 11th in many different ways, in- f cluding providing Federal support for our ter- f REMEMBERING SHIRLEY LYNNE rorism insurance market. CHILDREN SHALL LEAD THEM While I can understand support for an ex- tension of TRIA, I have many concerns about HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN HON. BERNARD SANDERS OF MARYLAND the piece of legislation we will be voting on OF VERMONT shortly. Let me highlight a few of them. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES First, this bill greatly expands the TRIA pro- Wednesday, February 1, 2006 gram, going so far as to provide Federal as- Wednesday, February 1, 2006 sistance for individual lines of insurance, rath- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, I want to com- er than just covering a company’s losses in honor the life of Shirley Lynne and reflect on mend a group of young people in Vermont the event of a terrorist attack. her many wonderful contributions to our com- who have done a wonderful thing, worth bring- This bill even goes so far as to include a munity. This is a time of great sadness, made ing to the attention of my colleagues in the group life insurance component, a sector of even sadder by the suddenness of Shirley’s Congress and the American people. the insurance marketplace that has shown no passing. There was no time to say our good- A group of students in the Sunday School of sign of failure. byes. It is a time of great loss for our commu- the United Church in Lincoln, Vermont, have Allowing this type of line-by-line coverage nity because Shirley was always in the middle raised over $5,000 dollars for Heifer Inter- pushes the government into competitive, pri- of so much that went on—especially in her national. Lincoln is a beautiful community in

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