13880 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 155, Pt. 10 June 3, 2009 A TRIBUTE TO THE CAMPBELLS- the JLC focused its resources on saving Finally, in keeping with the Jewish principle VILLE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL unionists and other political prisoners from of Tikun Olam, which means ‘‘to repair the TEAM Nazi tyranny in Europe during World War II. world,’’ the JLC’s Western Region is planning Alerting the world to the Nazi/Fascist threat, a training program for foster youth who are HON. BRETT GUTHRIE the JLC worked tirelessly with its labor affili- about to find their first jobs. In an effort to help OF KENTUCKY ates to defeat Hitler by organizing economic them succeed, the training program is de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES boycotts of German-made products and rais- signed to give them an in-depth understanding of the legal, social and political intricacies of Wednesday, June 3, 2009 ing large amounts of money for anti-Nazi par- tisan fighters. Immediately following the war, the workplace. Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today the JLC helped thousands of people, espe- To mark the national organization’s 75 year to honor the Campbellsville University Base- cially war orphans, survive Displaced Persons anniversary, the committee’s Western Region ball Team on their outstanding performance camps and emigrate to America and the then- is holding an awards brunch on June 14 at the this season. They demonstrated extraordinary forming state of . Century Plaza Hyatt Regency Hotel in Los An- athletic and academic achievement that Recognizing post-war changing labor pat- geles at which a number of honorees will be brought national attention to Campbellsville terns, the JLC’s Western Region developed recognized for their outstanding service to our University, the Campbellsville and Taylor deep relationships with Latino, African Amer- communities. The honorees are: State Con- County communities, and all of Kentucky’s ican and Asian communities in Los Angeles, troller John Chiang; Executive Liaison for Uni- Second District. continuing the fight for social justice on polit- versal Pictures James D. Brubaker; President/ Under the leadership of head coach ical fronts. The JLC’s Western Region fought CEO of the National Association for the His- Beauford Sanders and his staff, the Camp- to elect minority candidates, gain fair housing, panic Elderly Dr. Carmela Lacayo; and Busi- bellsville University Baseball Team reached eradicate racial discrimination, and defeat anti- ness Manager, Southern California District the National Association of Intercollegiate Ath- labor campaigns. Council of Laborers, Mike Quevedo Jr. letics (NAIA) World Series for the first time in In 1949, the JLC’s Western Region worked Madam Speaker, as the Jewish Labor Com- school history. The Tigers reached the NAIA with the AFL Central Labor Council, the CIO mittee observes this milestone and continues World Series following a tremendous perform- Council, The Anti Defamation League, Amer- the fight for social and political justice in Los ance by senior pitcher Bryan Fuller. Mr. Fuller ican Jewish Congress, the National Associa- Angeles, California and throughout our great pitched 21 scoreless innings in 26 hours to tion for the Advancement of Colored People, nation, I ask my colleagues to please join me give the team three straight victories that pro- Japanese American Citizens League, the in commending everyone involved with the na- pelled them to the highest level of competition Mexican-American oriented Community Serv- tional JLC and its Western Region as well as in their league. ices Organization, and many religious organi- this year’s honorees for their continued com- The team finished the season with a re- zations, to rally behind my father, the late mitment to securing fairness for all working markable 39–12 record. Coach Sanders Congressman Edward Roybal, who was then families. I extend to them my best wishes for reached a noteworthy milestone this season a Los Angeles City Councilman as he pro- many more successful years ahead. as well by reaching 835 career wins for his posed the Fair Employment Practices Ordi- f tenure. Coach Sanders and his staff should be nance. Eight years later, in 1958, the JLC’s PAYING RESPECTS TO PRESIDENT commended for providing leadership, direction, Western Region joined a coalition of labor, mi- EPHRAIM KATZIR and encouragement to these student athletes. nority and religious civil rights groups to pre- The Campbellsville University Baseball vent California from becoming a Right-to-Work Team’s performance is a testament to their HON. SCOTT GARRETT state. OF NEW JERSEY exceptional talent and commitment to excel- In 2009, under the current leadership of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lence. Theirs is an example for all of Kentucky President Floyd Glen-Lambert, the Jewish to follow. I commend the coaching staff and Labor Committee Western Region still fights Wednesday, June 3, 2009 student athletes for the recognition they have anti-labor campaigns, most notably by pushing Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam brought to Campbellsville University, the for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act Speaker, I rise today to pay my respects to a Campbellsville and Taylor County commu- in partnership with the Los Angeles County great statesman and an important world lead- nities, and the Second District. Federation of Labor. er. This past Saturday, Ephraim Katzir, the f To remind the community how critical it is fourth President of the State of Israel, passed A TRIBUTE TO THE JEWISH LABOR for workers to safeguard organized represen- away at the age of 93. COMMITTEE AND ITS WESTERN tation to bargain for fair wages, benefits and Over a long and remarkable life, President REGION BASED IN LOS ANGELES conditions, the JLC holds annual Labor Pass- Katzir dedicated himself to the security of the ON THE OCCASION OF THE JLC’S over Seders and continues to work with labor State of Israel and the progress of mankind. In 75TH ANNIVERSARY and Jewish businesses to resolve disputes. addition to being a leading Israeli statesman, The JLC is also forming a new Ethnic Coali- President Katzir was a world-renowned bio- tion to address persistent labor issues. physicist, performing groundbreaking research HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD Under the auspices of Captive Daughters of in defense studies and the natural sciences. OF CALIFORNIA the Los Angeles Unity Coalition, the JLC’s After receiving his Ph.D. from the Hebrew Uni- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Western Region is using a grant to make labor versity of , Katzir went on to study Wednesday, June 3, 2009 aware of human trafficking, the fastest growing and teach at leading American universities, Ms. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD. Madam crime in America. The JLC will never forget such as Harvard, Columbia, and UCLA. He Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Jewish how quickly slave labor burgeoned in Europe then returned to Israel to lead the Department Labor Committee and the committee’s West- during World War II and remains committed to of Biophysics at the Weizmann Institute of ern Region, based in Los Angeles, California, its eradication. Science, and later became the chief scientist on the occasion of the national non-profit or- As an affiliate of the Labor Task Force for for the . Katzir was ganization’s 75th anniversary of fighting to Universal Healthcare, the JLC’s Western Re- awarded the —the state’s highest protect the rights of working families in our gion is making headway on another crucial civilian honor—for his work in natural science, country. issue to workers—bringing health care reform and was the inaugural recipient of the Japan In 1934, the national Jewish Labor Com- to California and the nation. With state budget Prize for ‘‘original and outstanding achieve- mittee (JLC) formed on New York’s Lower cuts looming, the Jewish Public Affairs Com- ments in science’’ and ‘‘having advanced the East Side by a coalition of labor and Jewish mittee and the JLC’s Western Region are also frontiers of knowledge and served the cause groups that recognized that European Nazism lobbying state legislators on many other crit- of peace and prosperity for mankind.’’ He was threatened the rights of trade unionists and ical issues, including how budget cuts will af- also elected into the British Royal Society of Jews. That same year, the committee’s ‘‘West- fect our most vulnerable citizens who need in- London for the Improvement of Natural Knowl- ern Region’’ formed in Los Angeles. home health care to avoid being forced into edge, and in 1996 became the first Israeli in- With its funding drawn primarily from labor nursing homes and the need for fair wages for ducted into the American Academy of union members and the Jewish community, in-home health care givers. Sciences.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:47 Sep 12, 2011 Jkt 059102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR09\E03JN9.000 E03JN9 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with BOUND RECORD June 3, 2009 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 155, Pt. 10 13881 In 1973, Ephraim Katzir answered Prime President Al Gore. Despite some initial skep- TRIBUTE TO MR. DAVE SALLENGS Minster ’s call to serve as President ticism about a surgeon writing on other topics, of Israel. During the first year of his tenure, his books wove connections between every- HON. HAROLD ROGERS Israel was attacked by her Egyptian and Syr- thing from art and physics to human evolution OF KENTUCKY ian neighbors in the Yom Kippur War. Just in a highly creative and accessible style. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES four years later, President Katzir and Prime Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Minister welcomed Egyptian Art & Physics (1990) was hailed as a vision- President Anwar El Sadat to Jerusalem, mak- ary exploration of the work of scientists and Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, ing Sadat the first Arab leader to visit the Jew- artists over the centuries. The Alphabet vs. the I rise today to pay tribute to Dave Sallengs, a ish capital. This visit, combined with President Goddess (1998) further enhanced his reputa- Kentuckian whose efforts to fight the scourge Katzir’s dedication to peace and human tion as an insightful and poetic storyteller while of drug addiction throughout Kentucky have made huge strides towards stopping this hor- progress, led to the Camp David Accords a Sex, Time and Power: How Women’s Sexu- rific epidemic. His extensive knowledge of year later and an easing in the previously con- ality Shaped Human Evolution (2003) offers scheduled prescription drug trends has im- tentious Israeli-Egyptian relations. dramatic explorations into the emergence of pacted the method in which doctors prescribe Like Cincinnatus returning to his field, Presi- the human species. His fourth book, scheduled narcotics, how pharmacists track dent Katzir chose to not stand for a second Leonardo’s Brain, The Right-Left Roots of Cre- and fill orders, and the way law enforcement term, instead returning to his studies and ativity, will be published next year. agencies fight the drug problem throughout spending time with his beloved wife, Nina. Dr. Shlain won many awards and was in Kentucky. Though an able public servant, Katzir was As the manager of Kentucky’s Drug En- never motivated by power not defined by his high demand as a speaker from Italy to Los forcement and Professional Practices Branch, position. His integrity and intellect had few Alamos. But the most memorable thing about Dave Sallengs is responsible for operating the peers, and his devotion to the State of Israel him was his generous and outgoing person- Kentucky All-Schedule Prescription Electronic was sincere and complete. As a scientist, a ality matched by intellectual curiosity and en- Reporting (KASPER) monitoring program, as politician, and a proud citizen, President Katzir cyclopedic knowledge. His colleagues, friends, well as enforcing the Kentucky Controlled dedicated his life to a Jewish state for the and family were privileged to experience this Substances Act. With the leading prescription Jewish people. Through his stewardship of the side of him, and he instilled his enthusiasm monitoring system in the nation, Mr. Sallengs Office of President, President Katzir handed and drive in his children. has made it his mission to train a broad range down to later generations a safe and pros- of authorized users on KASPER. perous nation. Daughter Kimberly Brooks relates ‘‘dinner Under the leadership of Mr. Sallengs, the The prophet Isaiah writes, ‘‘Those who walk conversations typically spanned from the number of KASPER users tripled in merely uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle to politics, lit- two years. On average, the number of individ- they lie in death.’’ On behalf of the Fifth Dis- erature to an incredibly dirty joke.’’ He would uals participating in KASPER continues to trict of New Jersey, I wish peace for former often ‘‘diagram the operation of the day on a grow by an astounding two percent each President Katzir, and convey my deepest con- napkin. Later, his diagrams became more ad- month. This growth is a testament of his effort dolences to his family, friends, and country. venturesome and expanded to thought experi- to promote and educate health care providers f ments that included what it would be like to sit and law enforcement officers to the tremen- dous impact KASPER can make on people’s astride a beam of light and how that cor- PERSONAL EXPLANATION lives. The KASPER system is one of the best responded with Picasso’s rose period.’’ She weapons we have in the war against prescrip- HON. GREGG HARPER also remembers how, for show and tell at her tion drug abuse and trafficking in the Blue- OF MISSISSIPPI elementary school, her dad brought a human grass State. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES brain in a white bucket of formaldehyde and Mr. Sallengs’ passion for eliminating drug how he built a stained-glass geodesic dome abuse and addiction is evident by his continual Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (complete with a hot tub) in the back yard in- efforts to promote KASPER to all those agen- Mr. HARPER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall stead of a conventional swing set. cies who benefit from this important program. Nos. 292, 293 and 294, my flight was delayed A graduate of the University of Kentucky Col- Born in 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, to immi- due to weather. Had I been present, I would lege of Pharmacy, Mr. Sallengs spent 12 have voted ‘‘yea’’ on all three. grant parents, Dr. Shlain graduated from high years as an owner and operator of an inde- school at the age of 16 and from medical f pendent retail pharmacy before gaining in- school when he was 23. After a stint as a depth experience in the wholesale drug and HONORING DR. LEONARD SHLAIN Captain in the U.S. Army, he got married and pharmacy computer industries. In addition to moved to Mill Valley in the late sixties. being a registered pharmacist, Mr. Sallengs HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY He is survived by his wife, Judge Ina has served his community as a law enforce- OF CALIFORNIA ment officer. Gyemant, and children, artist Kimberly Brooks, Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES filmmaker and Webby Awards founder, Tiffany me in honoring the Pharmacy Association of Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Shlain, and doctor/entrepeneur Jordan Shlain. Kentucky’s ‘‘Pharmacist of the Year,’’ Mr. Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise He was also father in-law to filmmaker Albert Dave Sallengs. The award recognizes those today with sadness to honor Dr. Leonard Brooks, scientist/artist Ken Goldberg, Ph.D. who use their profession to benefit those both Shlain of Mill Valley, California who passed and Caroline Eggli Shlain, Ph.D., respectively. in the profession and the community. In my away May 11, at the age of 71, after a strug- He had two stepchildren, attorney Anne opinion, there is no one more deserving of this gle with brain cancer. Gyemant Paris and writer Roberto Gyemant, award in our state, or in our country, as his Dr. Shlain excelled in two professions simul- Jr. His son-in-law Michael Paris is a medical work is now part of a national model to end taneously. He was a pioneering surgeon in engineer. He is pre-deceased by his sister prescription drug abuse. San Francisco as well as a best-selling author. Shirley Wollock and survived by siblings f As Chairman of Laparoscopic Surgery at Cali- Marvin Shlain and Sylvia Goldstick, and nine HONORING MS. BEATRIZ A. GARZA fornia Pacific Medical Center and Associate grandchildren (with a tenth on the way). Professor of Surgery at UCSF, he developed his surgical techniques to such an extent that Madam Speaker, although Dr. Shlain taught HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ OF TEXAS he was flown around the world to train other his children never to trust a man who needs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES doctors and also patented several surgical in- more than one sentence to describe what he struments. does for a living, it is impossible to sum up his Wednesday, June 3, 2009 His three published books have been best- own accomplishments so briefly. The world is Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise sellers, their thoughtful and provocative con- a richer place for his work, his spirit, and his today to celebrate and recognize the accom- tent earning him fans from singer Bjork to Vice wonderful family. plishments of Ms. Beatriz A. Garza, the recent

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