October 7, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1989 HONORING RITA C. KAY CONGRATULATIONS TO HANS AND CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 3, ALMA ROEBBELEN ON 50TH WED- PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN DING ANNIVERSARY ACT OF 2003 HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY SPEECH OF OF NEW YORK HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE HON. DENNIS MOORE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA OF Tuesday, October 7, 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Thursday, October 2, 2003 Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speak- er, I rise to recognize the numerous contribu- Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, today I wish Mr. MOORE. I am tired of coming to the tions made by Rita Kay for the children of to congratulate two good friends from my dis- House floor and pleading for Congress to pass Long Island. A selfless and dedicated woman, trict in California, Hans and Alma Roebbelen, a law that will truly stop late-term abortions Rita has spent more than 30 years working on as they celebrate their 50th wedding anniver- and put this issue behind us. If not for the ex- a variety of children’s causes, and is well sary this month. treme politics of this issue, Congress could take up and pass today H.R. 809, the Late known for her intense involvement in Chil- Hans and Alma were born and raised in Eu- Term Abortion Restriction Act. The legislation, dren’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF). rope, where they experienced the horrors of World War II firsthand. Hans endured chal- which I have cosponsored, would prohibit all Rita was compelled to ease the plight of lenges as a 15-year-old prisoner of war, while late-term abortions, regardless of procedure, sick children because of a combination of per- Alma had to flee her homeland before the ad- with exceptions only to protect the life of the sonal tragedy and great joy. After suffering vancing Russian army at the age of only 13. mother and to avert serious adverse health several miscarriages and the pain of a stillborn When the chaos of war finally settled, Hans consequences. child, Rita and her husband Barry were worked as a journeyman carpenter. Little did The House was not allowed to vote on H.R. blessed with the births of their two sons, Brian he know as such a young man that he would 809 today, which is a great shame, since it and Bradley. In a fervent desire to help sick one day become a renowned builder half the goes to the heart of this issue rather than using it as a campaign message. H.R. 809 ad- children and their parents, Rita joined CMF, world away. Later, Hans earned an architec- dresses what the American people truly want the fundraising component of Schneider Chil- ture degree from the University in Buxtehude, and it was there that he met and fell in love to stop: the termination of a viable fetus during dren’s Hospital of the North Shore—Long Is- late stages of a pregnancy. land Jewish Health System. Through her with his future bride, Alma, who had embarked upon a career as a dental hygienist. Mr. Speaker, I am here today voting once many efforts, Rita has helped build the chil- again on legislation that I fully expect to be dren’s hospital into the 13th largest pediatric Shortly thereafter, Alma followed a profes- ruled unconstitutional—once again—by the care center. sional opportunity that took her to Stockton, U.S. Supreme Court. California. Although he wanted to follow her, it On June 28, 2000, in the ruling Stenberg v. Rita’s love for, and devotion to, children has took Hans 20 months to leave Germany, given been evidenced by the numerous events she Carhart, the high court struck down a Ne- that the government did not want to lose its braska ban on so-called ‘‘partial-birth abor- has chaired and in which she has participated. architects and other professionals abroad. tion,’’ ruling that the ban was an unconstitu- Rita is best known for the longstanding rela- Happily, the couple was married on October tional violation of Roe vs. Wade for two rea- tionship she has nurtured between Americana 18, 1953, within a week of Hans’ arrival in sons. First, the ban, which is virtually identical Manhasset shopping center and CMF, and the Stockton. Indeed, that date marked the begin- to the one that will soon be signed into law, successful fashion luncheon sponsored by the ning of great things to come. was found to be unnecessarily broad and with- Americana on behalf of CMF. The luncheon After starting a family and managing some out a necessary health exception to protect has helped CMF raise hundreds of thousands of the largest construction projects ever under- the well-being of the mother. of dollars since its inception. taken in the Sacramento area up until that Despite this ruling, the bill before us today time, Hans and Alma desired to start their own corrects none of the flaws that were clearly Rita’s fundraising efforts have included an company. Thus began Roebbelen Construc- emphasis on corporate sponsorship. Under outlined by the Court. Today’s vote is just an- tion in 1957. other purely political exercise. her leadership, Roslyn Savings Bank and Roebbelen Construction has established a Like its predecessors, S. 3 does not include Astoria Federal have become involved in long history of excellent public construction an exception to protect the health of the CMF. Most recently, Rita co-chaired CMF’s projects, such as schools and prisons. How- woman, despite clear instructions from the Wall Street Dinner Dance at Chelsea Piers, ever, over the last decade, the company has Court in more than one decision since 1973 which raised an astronomical $4,000,000 for also successfully completed many design/build that any law restricting abortion must include CMF and Schneider Children’s Hospital. projects for private sector clients, including: such an exception. This bill, despite cosmetic Rita’s hard work is more incredible because J.C. Penney Co., MCI, General Motors, Aetna, changes, is still unconstitutional. of the number of other organizations in which Sears, SBC/Pacific Bell, Cable Data, Target, I believe a woman has a right to make im- and other firms. Together with its sister com- she is involved. Rita supports and fundraises portant decisions regarding her body and pany, Kleeman Roebbelen, it is now one of health. I also believe that the state can and for Partner’s in Women’s Health, the Long Is- the largest local private companies in the Sac- should regulate abortion after the point of fetal land Cancer Campaign, the Ronald McDonald ramento region. It is also the only general con- viability. These two principles were set forth in House, the Mental Health Association of Nas- tractor in California to have received the ISO the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court deci- sau County, and the Nassau County Museum 9001:2000 designation from the International sion. of Art. All of this, in addition to her full-time job Organization for Standardization for the man- Today, I will vote against S. 3. I urge my as the Marketing Director for David Morse & agement of quality in a company’s products colleagues who truly wish to ban post-viability Associates. and services. abortions to consider H.R. 809 as a real solu- Despite all of Rita’s volunteer efforts, her Mr. Speaker, after spending so much of tion to this personal and political issue. their lives with the firm they started, Hans and priority remains her family. Today, Rita is sur- f rounded not only by her husband Barry and Alma recently retired from Roebbelen Con- their sons Brian and Bradley, but also her struction. Now, they are blessed with the op- CHANGE IN RUSSIA daughters-in-law Helaine and Caren, and her portunity to enjoy the fruits of their labors. They often travel and spend quality time with four grandchildren, Jesse, Logan, Dylan and HON. JAMES A. LEACH their three children, eight grandchildren, and Zoe. They are incredibly proud of Rita for all OF IOWA two great-grandchildren. of her hard work and accomplishments over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Undoubtedly, the life Hans and Alma the years. Roebbelen created together is a great Amer- Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Mr. Speaker, I thank Rita Kay for her dedi- ican success story—one rooted in a love that Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, it has been 12 cation and devotion to the children of Long Is- has endured and grown for 50 years and years since the collapse of the land. counting. and one of the most remarkable stories to

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Putin’s recent visit to our country each high- same period, much of the U.S. arsenal was An emerging Russian middle class has light different facets of what is one of our most eliminated as well, and newly independent begun to assert itself with raw spending important international relationships. Ken former Soviet republics Ukraine, power. Retail turnover in 2003 may reach Adelman explores the enormous successes of Kazakhstan, and Belarus were $150bn. the Nunn-Lugar program, which has elimi- ‘‘denuclearized.’’ Initially, the retail trend was strongest in nated thousands of nuclear warheads and the In all my years of handling arms control food sales, but consumer durables are now issues—first, as an American ambassador at increasing as a share of household spending. systems that might have delivered them. Mark the , and then as director of Domestic manufacturing has responded to Medish, writing in the Financial Times, cites the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament this demand. Whether Russia can also grow improvements in the Russian economy and Agency under President Reagan—I never into an export platform, as China has done, the modernization and rise of free enterprise imagined such a success. Indeed, nothing we is an open question. Russia’s skilled work- in Russia. achieved over the Geneva negotiating table force, low labour costs, and central Eurasian In the aftermath of the unpredictably timed produced anything on that order. location suggest that such an opportunity and unexpectedly rapid demise of com- Mr. Lugar’s colleague, former Senator may exist. munism, Soviet assets were devolved to too Nunn, said earlier this summer in Moscow The trend, if sustained, could have pro- that ‘‘the gravest danger in the world today foundly positive implications for Russia’s few in too conflicted a way. Instead of a free is the threat from nuclear, biological, and overall economic and political development. market, the Russian economy became charac- chemical weapons’’ and that ‘‘the likeliest Promoting this trend is likely to be a theme terized by oligarchic enterprises. But with each use of these weapons is in terrorist hands.’’ of Mr. Putin’s meetings, both with prospec- passing year the Russian economy has be- Always one to think big, Mr. Nunn pro- tive U.S. investors and, at Camp David, with come increasingly subject to the strength of in- posed that ‘‘preventing the spread and use of President George W. Bush and his team. dividual market decisions, especially consumer nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons The Russian consumer story has not gone oriented ones. A middle class is growing and should be the central organizing security entirely unnoticed by foreign investors. principle for the 21st century.’’ saving. Ikea, the mass-market Swedish furniture re- It’s hard to top his notion, especially since tailer, opened several megastores in Moscow Medish, in his article, optimistically empha- the prospect of the world’s most vile terror- and St. Petersburg in 2000. Ikea’s sales have sizes the positive. While it may not be the full ists getting their hands on the world’s most been strong enough to justify plans for a fur- picture, if sustained, the pace of entrepre- vile weaponry makes every civilized person ther dozen stores across the country, evi- neurial change in Russia bodes well for the fu- shutter. dence of middle-class patterns spreading be- ture. To make sure we keep these weapons out yond the two biggest cities. The German su- I commend these articles to my colleagues. of the hands of terrorists, there is still plen- permarket chain Metro is following suit. ty of work to be done by Russia and the U.S. Russia’s wireless sector is among the hottest REAL ARMS CONTROL as partners. In Russia, for example, several in emerging markets. (By Kenneth Adelman) thousand nuclear warheads are still housed The rising middle class strengthens the While hanging out at Camp David this in hundreds of weapons storage sites; several business case for big western consumer-ori- coming weekend, Presidents Bush and Putin hundred metric tons of bomb-building mate- ented companies to take a closer look at should toast an impressive—though largely rials are spread around Russia’s nuclear fa- Russia. Russians want quality furniture, mo- unknown—joint win in their war against ter- cilities network; and millions of pounds of bile phones, televisions, appliances, and cars. rorism. nerve agents are stored in vulnerable facili- If this continues, a boom in commercial Over the past decade, their armsbuilders ties. A single artillery shell, small enough to banking and other services should not be far became arms-destroyers, cooperatively dis- fit inside a brief case, if stolen from one of behind. mantling thousands of Russian nuclear sys- these facilities, could be powerful enough to Having endured decades of supply-side pri- tems. These weapons of mass destruction kill 100,000 people. vation under the Soviet command economy, might otherwise have landed in terrorist Imagine that last year’s scare had been average Russians are becoming dictators of hands. true—when the U.S. intelligence community market demand. This change is fuelled by When the Soviet Union collapsed a dozen thought terrorists had gotten their mitts on several factors. Russian households are much years ago, we feared Russian hucksters a 10–kiloton nuclear bomb and smuggled it wealthier than previously supposed; they would sell nuclear, chemical, and biological into New York City. It turned out, thank seem to have a high marginal propensity to components to terrorists. After all, Russian goodness, that such a report was false. consume; and they have few debts. arsenals were massive, while their state con- But if something like that could be true, as The strengths of Russia’s new consumers trols were piddly. Incentives to sell—to get indeed it could be, then shouldn’t we do ev- are also tied to abiding weaknesses in the big bucks quickly; and to buy—to get big erything possible to make it un-true? And to economy. First, the unexpectedly high dis- bangs easily—loomed large. make sure it never happens? posable income reflects years of accumulated Logic proved that what the late Secretary Again, Mr. Nunn had the right take here: ‘‘mattress money’’—the uncounted grey of Defense Les Aspin once dubbed ‘‘Russia’s ‘‘If a goes off in Moscow, economy. Some analysts estimate Russia’s loose nukes’’ would be a staggering problem. Paris, Tokyo, or some other city, what current GDP at nearly $450bn, 40 per cent But experience shows that it hasn’t been would we wish we had done to prevent it? We higher than official figures. one. may not be able to make these terrorists less Second, the high propensity to consume Parkinson’s most perceptive law tells us evil, but we must make them less powerful. partly reflects the lack of sound channels for that the success of any policy is measured by We must keep them from acquiring weapons savings and investment. Finally, the low the catastrophes that do not occur. By that of mass destruction.’’ debt level is due largely to the absence of measure—or, really, any measure—the joint The success of the cooperative efforts be- wide-scale consumer credit facilities. Chang- American-Russian effort to dismantle weap- tween Russia and America should give ing this will take time. ons has been a big win for international se- Messrs. Bush and Putin some pride this Policy challenges remain, including man- curity, especially against international ter- weekend. It calls for a Camp David toast. agement of the windfall from high oil prices, rorists. diversifying the productive economy, deep- With Mr. Putin standing at his side last RUSSIA’S ECONOMIC STRENGTH BEGINS IN THE ening the rule of law, and entering the World November, Mr. Bush said, ‘‘Our highest pri- HOME Trade Organisation. These tasks can be ority is to keep terrorists from acquiring (By Mark Medish) achieved if Mr. Putin and his government weapons of mass destruction.’’ He went on to President Vladimir Putin comes to the continue to recognise their central impor- explain that ‘‘our nations must spare no ef- U.S. this week bearing good news. The Rus- tance and act on it. fort at preventing all forms of proliferation.’’ sian economy continues to gain speed, and A surging consumer sector will both rein- Surely the leading light in this campaign investment-grade status may be around the force and ease the process. Consumers are has been the Nunn-Lugar program. For a corner. natural proponents of market reform and a bargain price of some $1.3 billion a year, As he drives through New York, Mr. Putin business environment that promotes predict- America helps Russia disarm the meanest will see something striking: the logo of Rus- ability, transparency, and wealth creation. and most massive weapons in the world. Ac- sia’s Lukoil has replaced the all-American An active middle class is the most potent cording to the original co-sponsor, Senator Getty sign at local petrol stations. The sym- force for change in market economies. Lugar, over the past dozen years, we’ve bolism is powerful. Russia and the U.S. can Economics is also politics. Mr. Putin’s po- helped them destroy some: 800 ballistic mis- be meaningful investment partners. But the litical strategy may depend increasingly on siles, over 800 launchers (followed by envi- real question for the Russian economy is satisfying middle-class constituencies. This ronmental restoration of the sites), over 100 whether it can become more than the world’s would mean responding seriously to their in- bombers, more than 350 launch- newest petrol pump. terests, while balancing the demands of

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super-rich oligarchs, the security apparatus, delegation—Representatives , TODD former Vice President of the Texas Coalition and pensioners. If he succeeds, Mr. Putin’s TIAHRT and —I am introducing of Labor Women, founder of the Texas Con- legacy will be a genuinely modern Russia. today legislation that will designate the facility sumer Association and a former member of f of the United States Postal Service located at the Texas Judicial Conduct Committee. A TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DOCTOR 3710 West 73rd Terrace in Prairie Village, Ms. Walker’s life exemplifies commitment to W.J. HALL Kansas, as the ‘‘Senator James B. Pearson public service. Her many and significant con- Post Office Building.’’ tributions to the labor movement have helped HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS Appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1962, upon color the landscape of the American political the death of Andrew Schoeppel, James B. system by raising awareness of the issues af- OF NEW YORK Pearson served our state with distinction from fecting the working people of America. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1962 through 1978. Elected in 1962, and re- f Tuesday, October 7, 2003 elected in 1966 and 1972, Senator Pearson IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 30TH Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of was a workhorse, not a showhorse. A senior ANNIVERSARY OF SAC- Reverend Dr. W.J. Hall in recognition of his member of the Foreign Relations Committee, RAMENTO’S CH2M HILL forty-two years of outstanding service as Pas- he also rose to become Ranking Republican tor of the Bethel Baptist Church. member of the Commerce, Science and Dr. Hall was born August 1, 1928 in Oxford, Transportation Committee. Senator Pearson HON. DOUG OSE North Carolina, the only son of four children represented our state during an important and OF CALIFORNIA born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant A. Hall. After at- turbulent era, addressing issues that included: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tending High School in Oxford, Dr. Hall stud- the ; the civil rights revolution; Tuesday, October 7, 2003 ied at Temple University from 1947 to 1949. enactment of the Medicare and Medicaid pro- Mr. OSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Following his academic work at Temple, he re- grams; America’s space exploration program; CH2M Hill’s 30th Anniversary in Sacramento turned to North Carolina where he enlisted in and deregulation of the trucking and airline in- and to acknowledge its 30 years of service to the , attaining the rank of dustries. Senator Pearson was a voice of rea- the greater Northern California region. sergeant. Dr. Hall resumed his academic stud- son and common sense during these difficult In 1973 the firm of CH2M Hill established an ies at Shaw University, graduating with an A.B times and I am proud that he was originally office in Sacramento with an initial staff of 4 degree in 1957. For the next two years, he from Prairie Village, which is located in the individuals and brought with it a vision for de- earned 18 hours toward a master’s degree Third Congressional District of Kansas. Nam- velopment, a commitment to prosperity, and a while serving as the pastor of the Olive Grove ing the Prairie Village Post Office after Sen- dedication to community service. Today, 30 Baptist church in Oxford and the Spring Street ator James B. Pearson recognizes, in a small years later, CH2M Hill employs more than 240 Baptist Church in Henderson, North Carolina. way, the important service he provided to Kan- local engineers, scientists, planners, and ad- In 1961, Dr. Hall was called to the Bethel sans for 16 years in the U.S. Senate. ministrative personnel and has succeeded in Baptist Church. Since then, he has completed I also want to take this opportunity to thank realizing its goals by bringing growth and a Master of Theology degree from the Virginia my Kansas House colleagues: JIM RYUN [in progress to the citizens of Sacramento. Seminary and College. Later, the College con- whose district Senator Pearson now resides], CH2M Hill’s efforts and work can be seen ferred upon Rev. Hall three honorary degrees TODD TIAHRT and JERRY MORAN, for joining virtually everywhere in Sacramento. Just a few including Doctor of Divinity in 1965, Doctor of with me to make this resolution honoring a of its accomplishments include completing tun- Humane Letters in 1977, and a Doctor of former Republican Senator truly bipartisan. nel access to the California State University at Laws in 1982. Additionally, I commend Senators SAM Sacramento in time for the 2000 Olympic Dr. Hall is widely recognized for his active BROWNBACK and , who are plan- Trials; being the first environmental consultant civic involvement and several community ac- ning to introduce a companion Senate meas- helping to create the DNA light rail connection; complishments such as the Founder of the ure next week when the other body is back in removing over a million pounds of contami- Self Help Council, the Omega Neighborhood session. Mr. Speaker, I hope we can bring this nants from the soil and groundwater beneath Improvement Association of South Brooklyn, long-overdue measure to the floor prior to the McClellan Air Force Base; managing the and chairman of the Bethel Baptist Day Care. adjournment of this session of the 108th Con- CalFED program to sort out water storage, He is also a member of the Board of Directors gress. transfer, and distribution in the Central Valley; of the Baptist Educational Centers of Brooklyn f and delivering over 2,000 other local and re- and Long Island; the Board of Directors of the gional projects in the last 30 years which in- Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation HONORING ROSA WALKER clude providing landmark engineering and sci- as well as the Chaplain of the New York City DISTINGUISHED LABOR LEADER entific services throughout northern California, Housing Police and Past Protestant Chaplain most notably for the restoration of the Owens of the Holy Family Hospital. HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ Valley and the seismic stabilization of the Bay Under the leadership of Dr. Hall, the Bethel OF TEXAS Area’s major bridges. Baptist Church has greatly increased its mem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Proving consistently to be an industry leader bership and is in the process of erecting a in sustainable business innovation, CH2M Hill new three-story building adjacent to the Tuesday, October 7, 2003 is credited with piloting the first office-recycling church. Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in program in the City of Sacramento, as well as Mr. Speaker, Reverend Dr. W.J. Hall has honor of Ms. Rosa Walker for her 38 years of becoming the USEPA Best Workplace for served his parishioners in exemplary fashion dedicated service to the working men and Commuters company and aggressively pro- and has worked to improve the lives of every- women of Texas. moting alternatives to single-driver commuting. one in his community for forty-two years. As Ms. Walker’s dedication to public service is It prides itself most however, with its constant such, he is more than worthy of receiving our deeply ingrained in her character. A native commitment to community service. recognition today and I urge my colleagues to Texan of Hemphill, her interest in the labor The Sacramento Blood Bank benefited last join me in honoring this truly remarkable per- movement grew while employed with South- year from the quarterly blood drive hosted by son. western Bell. As a member of the executive CH2M Hill and named them the Blood Drive of f board for the Communications Workers of the Year. The Sacramento Food Bank for the INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION America (CWA), Ms. Walker was persistent in past 4 years has had to send two trucks over DESIGNATING THE SENATOR her commitment to protect and empower the to gather all the food contributed for the Holi- JAMES B. PEARSON POST OF- working people of Texas. day Food Drive by this organization. And a FICE She continued on this path as an organizer few years ago CH2M Hill answered the call for the Industrial Union Department of the from the University of California at Davis to HON. DENNIS MOORE American Federation of Labor and Congress become the corporate underwriter for their of Industrial Organizations (AFLÐCIO) and an new Engineering building by raising over OF KANSAS employee of the Harris County AFLÐCIO. $16,000 from staff alone in order to complete IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. Walker is steadfast in her commitment a $50,000 pledge it made to the University. In- Tuesday, October 7, 2003 to the principles of Democracy and citizenship, dividuals in CH2M Hill’s office are constantly Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, joined by the organizing numerous voter registration drives engaged in supporting 14 other community three other members of the Kansas House and get out the vote programs. She is also the service and charity programs.

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