CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1981 that focus on issues of concern to the commu- On September 14, 2006, a ceremony was most as much difficulty, she persuaded the nity, and features on art and culture events. held at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Wash- State Department, which was rife with anti- According to Sharon Kay, General Manager at ington, D.C. honoring the Reverend Waitstill Semitism, to let the children and 10 adults into the United States. WFSK for the past year, the station prides Sharp and his wife, Martha, as they became Sheckler-Feder and her sisters traveled by itself on offering the community ‘‘an oppor- the second and third Americans to be added train to Lisbon and sailed in December 1940 tunity to hear shows and events from a cul- to the honor roll of 21,000 ‘‘righteous’’ gen- aboard the Excambion, a ship stripped of all tural perspective and viewpoint that is unique tiles, or non-Jews, whose efforts saved count- furnishings except sleeping bags, blankets in this marketplace.’’ less lives during the Holocaust. and pillows to accommodate as many pas- On October 6, WFSK will kick off a major Also, on September 14, the Washington sengers as possible. Their parents eventually fund-raising effort with a non-stop, 48-hour on- Post wrote an article about the Sharps, calling followed. air celebration of their heritage and their com- them ‘‘The Couple Who Fought Genocide,’’ Sheckler-Feder has no doubt that were it not for Martha Sharp, her family would have mitment to future growth. Under Sharon Kay’s and I would like to share with my colleagues perished: ‘‘What she did is outstanding, it direction, WFSK is undertaking a major ren- excerpts from that article: will never be forgotten.’’ ovation and expansion, with plans for a new As the Nazis marched across Europe in 1939 Mr. Speaker, this bill is the House com- and 1940, a Unitarian minister from Massa- transmitter and new antennae, as well as up- panion to S. Res. 562, which was introduced graded digital equipment. I am honored to be chusetts and his wife rushed into the coming in the Senate by Senators CHAFEE, REED, joining the entire team at WFSK, as well as Holocaust to save Jews and other refugees, KENNEDY and KERRY. I am very proud to intro- other community leaders and music profes- including scores of children. When they set out for Europe in January 1939, Germany had duce this bill with the esteemed ranking mem- sionals, for this important event. seized the Sudetenland from ber of the House International Relations Com- WFSK is a powerful and important voice in and refugees were flowing across the con- mittee, Congressman TOM LANTOS, and the Nashville. I am proud to salute them on their tinent. The American Unitarian Association other House members of the U.S. Holocaust latest achievement, being named the Nation’s asked numerous ministers to go to Europe Memorial Council, Representatives CANNON top black college radio station. And I wish before Waitstill, 37, and his social worker (UT), CANTOR (VA), LATOURETTE (OH) and them continued success with their upcoming wife, Martha, 33, agreed. WAXMAN (CA), along with the Members of the fundraising event and in the years to come as , Czechoslovakia was home to one of House congressional delegations representing they expand their presence in our community. the world’s largest Unitarian congregations, which was helping refugees of all stripes— Rhode Island and Massachusetts. f Jews, trade unionists, political dissenters, I urge all my colleagues to cosponsor this INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION and others. The Sharps arrived to lend a resolution paying tribute to this courageous REPEALING TWO UNCONSTITU- hand in February 1939, and one month later, husband and wife team and to pass this legis- the city was occupied by the Nazis. TIONAL AND PATERNALISTIC On March 15, 1939, the day the Germans lation in the coming weeks before the 109th FEDERAL FINANCIAL REGULA- took Prague, Martha Sharp guided an anti- Congress permanently adjourns. TIONS Nazi leader to asylum at the British Em- f bassy. A few days later, the Reverence INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL HON. RON PAUL arranged for a member of the Czech parliament to be smuggled out of a PLAN YOUR VACATION DAY OF TEXAS hospital morgue in a body bag. The Nazis IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES soon closed the Sharps’ office and threw HON. JON C. PORTER Friday, September 29, 2006 their furniture into the street. But the cou- OF NEVADA ple stayed another five months and got out IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to in- just ahead of the . troduce legislation repealing 2 unconstitutional On their second foray to Europe, in mid- Friday, September 29, 2006 and paternalistic federal financial regulations. 1940, they worked in Marseilles, France and Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to First, this legislation repeals a federal regula- helped smuggle people across the Pyrenees submit a resolution that would support the tion that limits the number of withdrawals into neutral Portugal. One of their close col- goals and ideas of a National Plan Your Vaca- someone can make from a savings account in laborators was , a 32-year-old New tion Day. a month’s time without being assessed finan- York editor who devoted himself to saving European intellectuals and was the first U.S. I have introduced this resolution today be- cial penalties. As hard as it is to believe, the citizen placed by on its ‘‘Right- cause I believe that vacations play an impor- Federal Government actually forces banks to eous Among the Nations’’ honor roll, which tant roll in creating a lifetime of memories that punish people for accessing their own savings includes Oskar Schindler and Raoul may be shared between individuals, friends, too many times in a month. This bill also re- Wallenberg. and families. Furthermore, travel opens our Since the Sharps burned most of their peals a regulation that requires bank cus- minds and hearts to different cultures, places tomers to receive a written monthly financial records to keep them out of Nazi hands, no one knows how many lives they saved. Their and people. As Mark Twain wrote: ‘‘Travel is statement from their banks, regardless of fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-minded- whether the customer wants such a commu- grandson, Artemis Joukowsky III of Boston, estimates they helped 3,500 refugees in ness, and many of our people need it solely nication. Prague, though it is unclear how many sur- on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, chari- These regulations exceed Congress’s con- vived. In Marseilles, they pioneered routes table views of men and things cannot be ac- stitutional powers and violate individual prop- that hundreds used to escape. quired by vegetating in one corner of the earth erty and contract rights. Furthermore, these Marianne Sheckler-Feder of Laguna Hills, all one’s lifetime.’’ regulations insult Americans by treating them California, has a fuzzy but enduring memory Travel is vital to our health and well-being as children who are unable to manage their of Martha Sharp, reinforced by a fading as a strong and vibrant economy. The south- own affairs without federal control. I urge my black-and-white photograph taken on a sun- ern Nevada area is one of the top American colleagues to show their respect for the Con- dappled street in the French port of Mar- seilles. ‘‘I remember a figure, she was a very, and international tourist destinations. The city stitution and the American people by cospon- very elegant lady. Kind of serious and very of Las Vegas has earned a reputation as the soring this legislation. concerned. You looked up to her, she de- convention capital of the world. In 2005, the f manded respect,’’ said Sheckler-Feder, now city hosted 22,154 conventions, attended by 79. HONORING REV. WAITSTILL AND Thousands of refugees from across Europe some 6.2 million people. In fact, two-thirds of MARTHA SHARP FOR SAVING had flocked to Marseilles in hopes of gaining every dollar spent in the State of Nevada is a LIVES DURING THE HOLOCAUST passage abroad, only to be interned in work product of the tourism industry. camps when France surrendered to Germany With the advancements in technology, mak- HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN in 1940 and the Nazis set up a collabora- ing travel arrangements to visit Las Vegas or tionist government in Vichy. Sheckler-Feder other destinations has never been easier. In OF MASSACHUSETTS was 12. She was one of three Jewish sisters, fact, in this new broadband world, where busi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nearly identical triplets who had fled with nesses need not be built on brick and mortar, Friday, September 29, 2006 their parents from Vienna, a bare step ahead we have seen a transformation and evolution of the Nazis. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, it is my Marseilles was the end of the road, the end to online commerce. For example, October 23, honor to introduce legislation today paying of hope—until they met Martha Sharp. She 2006 marks the 10-year anniversary of tribute to the Reverend Waitstill and Martha pestered Vichy officials to issue exit visas Expedia.com, an innovative online travel com- Sharp, the couple who fought genocide. for 29 children, including nine Jews. With al- pany which maintains significant operations

October 6, 2006 E1982 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 29, 2006 centers in Las Vegas with over 300 employ- filled with slurs, lies and outbursts about the A TOTAL FORCE GI BILL FOR THE ees; I congratulate Expedia.com as one of the U.S. 21ST CENTURY world’s leading online travel providers with 25 The former leader of the Legion of Doom, million visitors to its site monthly and for its ef- Fidel Castro, has health problems as severe forts to broaden this exciting, valuable indus- as his country’s economic issues. After dec- HON. BOB FILNER try. ades of bad policies, he still manages to throw OF CALIFORNIA Congress should encourage American work- stones at the U.S. while his people are starv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ers to benefit from their hard work by taking ing on Cuban streets. Now he’s recruited Cha- time to travel and creating memories that will vez to finish his dirty work. last a lifetime. It is for these reasons that I Friday, September 29, 2006 The legion under Chavez’s leadership take great pleasure in asking my colleagues to Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, today I urge my counts among its members: Mahmoud join me in supporting the goals and ideas of colleagues’ support of legislation that has Ahmadinejad of Iran, Kim Jong II of North a National Plan Your Vacation Day. been introduced to enhance, improve and Korea, and their instigating intern, the drug f modernize veterans’ education and training smuggling Evo Morales of Bolivia. He’s the programs. Specifically, I am proud to be an PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARCUS world leader who brought a coca leaf to the original co-sponsor of H.R. 6250, a bill intro- MORABITO U.N. to extol the virtues of the cocaine plant duced by Dr. VIC SNYDER of Arkansas, a and run down the U.S. for our anti-drug poli- member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Com- HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO cies. Perhaps his drug smuggling act was all mittee. in the hope that his stunts will someday allow OF COLORADO him to be a big boy member of the legion. Nearly 62 years have passed since con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gressional enactment of the ‘‘Servicemen’s These new younger Legion of Doom mem- Friday, September 29, 2006 Readjustment Act of 1944’’, commonly known bers have nuclear ambitions on their mind. as the ‘‘GI Bill of Rights’’, by all accounts a Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Take for instance Kim Jung ll of North Korea. landmark legislative accomplishment. Last to pay tribute to one of my constituents, Mr. After feuding for years over nuclear power to year marked the 20th anniversary of the im- Marcus Morabito of Littleton, CO. Mr. Morabito supposedly improve the lives of his people, he plementation of the ‘‘Montgomery GI Bill’’ has been accepted to the People to People finally just decided to take matters into his (MGIB), another critically important legislative World Leadership Forum here in our Nation’s own hands. He got down to the nuclear busi- measure which has been credited for the cre- Capitol. This year marks the 50th anniversary ness he really wanted—making missiles. Ap- ation of the middle class in America. of the People to People program founded by parently that will help his ailing countrymen President Eisenhower in 1956. more than hot water or electricity. Now, the time has come to develop a ‘‘Total Mr. Morabito has displayed academic excel- Force GI Bill for the 21st Century.’’ For edu- Just to prove he’d been diligently developing lence, community involvement and leadership cation and training benefits to remain a rel- Missiles, he waited until July 4th of this year potential. All students chosen for the program evant recruitment, retention and readjustment to test their range. They came up short, in- have been identified and nominated by edu- tool, we must ensure that VA’s education and stead of flying high they fell into the Sea of cators. training programs reflect the current manner in Japan. No one is sure if he was attempting to Mr. Speaker, I would like to join in paying which individuals earn and learn in today’s threaten the U.S., Japan or South Korea, or competitive marketplace. tribute to Marcus Morabito, and wish him the just show how many missiles he has. best in all his future endeavors. A ‘‘Total Force GI Bill’’ must also reflect to- That series of missile launches then prompt- f day’s military force structure. Clearly, we all ed another member of the Legion of doom to recognize the total force policy of our military THE LEGION OF DOOM test the boundaries too. Now Iran’s President includes increased activation of the National Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is demanding the Guard and Reserve forces. Like no other time HON. TED POE same so-called civil nuclear program. He in- in our history have citizen-soldiers sacrificed sists he is not trying to make nuclear bombs, OF TEXAS so much and served with such distinction as but nuclear power. they currently do in Iraq and Afghanistan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Just like Kim Jong ll, no one believes him. Since September 11, 2001, nearly 500,000 Friday, September 29, 2006 His lack of credibility could be due in part to National Guard and Reservists have been ac- Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, this week Seven- the way he’s freely discussed his wish to wipe tivated, and approximately 40 percent of the Eleven stores are telling CITGO to hit the Israel off the face of the planet and his denial troops currently serving in Iraq and Afghani- road. Now, Hugo Chavez has no one to thank that the holocaust ever happened. This is the stan are citizen-soldiers. These patriots have but himself. same man who is accused of holding U.S. sol- earned and deserve high quality education CITGO is owned by his Venezuelan govern- diers hostage after taking over the U.S. Em- and training benefits, to be used even after ment and after last week, when Chavez called bassy in Tehran in 1979. He’s also accused of they separate from military service. The ‘‘Total President Bush the devil and an alcoholic then supplying Iraq with the IEDs that kill American Force GI Bill’’ proposal would organize all railed on capitalism, Seven-Eleven revealed it soldiers everyday. MGIB programs within a single area of Fed- eral law and under the jurisdiction of the De- was choosing to use American gasoline dis- As if all of that wasn’t enough, he also en- partment of Veterans Affairs (VA). It would tributors. It’s a good lesson in that thing we sures his country gives tens of millions of dol- allow members of the National Guard and Re- like to call capitalism. lars a year to Hezbollah. That’s the terrorist serves to use their education benefits after Whether Seven-Eleven’s decision is busi- group that killed more Americans than any they separate from military service, for up to a ness or political, I am happy that they made other before 9/11. Other signs of his intentions period of 10 years. it. Americans are sick and tired of foreign re- came from a recent interview where Iran’s gimes, their tirades, and their threats at the leader didn’t deny having suicide bombers I want to work in a bipartisan fashion to im- U.N. and around the world. ready to strike the U.S. and Britain. prove and modernize the MGIB so that it bet- President Bush, long ago, targeted his Axis ter reflects current trends in education and vo- of Evil. An axis broken when U.S. soldiers His speech last week was that of a terrorist. cational training programs. The VA’s Advisory pulled Saddam Hussein out of his hole in the That’s what he and fellow members of the Le- Committee on Education and the Partnership ground, deep in Iraq. However, these recent gion of Doom are all about. They are com- for Veterans Education—a group made up of fist banging rants have made it all too clear mitted to terrorizing those who want to be free, traditional veterans and military service organi- that we face more than just 3 enemies around those who want democracy and those who zations, as well as higher education advo- the world. We are facing an entire ‘‘Legion of wish to crush the very tyranny these men rely cates, all have endorsed the provisions of Doom.’’ on. H.R. 6250. I believe this legislative proposal Their caustic club is headed by the forked Make no mistake, when we are fighting a deserves careful consideration, and I pledge tongue Chavez. He’s a man who only recently war on terror, we’re fighting members of the to work to pass the funding needed to support had his most memorable international tantrum, Legion of Doom. That is just the way it is. these improvements.

October 6, 2006