E614 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 29, 2014 budget that recycles many of the rejected Tea CONGRATULATING THE HONOREES Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Party proposals from the past. Once again, OF THE MID-MAINE CHAMBER OF in honoring Mr. Wilkin for his contribution to all Congressional Republicans are demonstrating COMMERCE’S 51ST ANNUAL of our veterans and their families. their true priorities: providing massive tax AWARDS DINNER f breaks for the wealthiest Americans and cor- PASSING OF HOLOCAUST porations at the expense of Middle Class HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD SURVIVOR LEO BRETHOLZ America. OF MAINE This ten year Republican budget is the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY wrong vision for Minnesota and America. Yet Tuesday, April 29, 2014 OF NEW YORK again, the GOP abandons investments that Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ensure broad-based economic prosperity recognize the honorees of the Mid-Maine Tuesday, April 29, 2014 today and into the future. This budget jeopard- Chamber of Commerce’s 51st Annual Awards izes the health and economic security of our Dinner. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Com- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. seniors by re-opening the donut hole and end- merce serves the people and business com- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the ing the Medicare guarantee. Their proposal munities of the region, working hard to extraordinary life of Leo Bretholz, a Holocaust fails our children by making irresponsible cuts strengthen economic opportunity throughout survivor who passed away in his home on to our schools and Pell Grants, putting the the area and the state. March 8, 2014, at the age of 93. Leo is sur- vived by three children, Myron Bretholz of dream of a college education out of reach for Each year, the Mid-Maine Chamber of Com- Phoenix, Md., Denise Harris of Ellicott City, millions of young adults. Extreme reductions to merce recognizes local businesses, business Md., and Edie Norton of Herndon, Va.; a half- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro- leaders, and individuals who promote and ad- vance a vital and a healthy business environ- sister; and four grandchildren. He was married gram (SNAP), the Social Services Block for 57 years to Florine Cohen, who passed Grant, and Medicaid will inflict unnecessary ment. These individuals and businesses are committed to strengthening opportunity, pros- away in 2009. pain on our children, working families, and perity, and community service in Maine. He was beloved by the Baltimore commu- seniors. By slashing investments in infrastruc- The 2013 award winners are: John and nity who recognized him as a courageous and ture, their budget rejects a proven path to Jackie Dalton, Distinguished Community Serv- inspiring individual. He worked for many years grow our economy and create jobs. Instead, it ice Award; Bart Stevens of Century 21 Nason as a salesman and later managed bookstores. advances the priorities of the wealthiest Amer- Realty, Elias A. Joseph Award; Shane Savage When Leo retired, he spent his life visiting icans—massive tax breaks for the top one of Fairfield, Oakland, Unity, and Winslow schools and speaking with people from many percent and corporations, while adding to the Pharmacies, Business Person of the Year; diverse backgrounds. tax burden of middle class families and de- Kennebec Behavioral Health, Business of the His work with schoolchildren and the posi- stroying the social safety net. The Ryan-Re- Year; Darlene Ratte of the Best Western Plus, tive impact he had on them was depicted in publican budget is a recipe for American eco- Outstanding Professional; Maine Film Center, the documentary, ‘‘See You Soon Again,’’ nomic decline and increased pain for the vul- Community Service Project of the Year; Josh- which preceded his memoir ‘‘Leap into Dark- nerable. It moves our nation backwards and ua Reny of the Town of Fairfield, Rising Star ness: Seven Years on the Run in Wartime Eu- gives up on the American dream, the idea that Award; and Doreen Brown of the Hampton Inn rope’’ that he produced with journalist Michael everyone has a fair shot at success. I strongly Waterville, Customer Service Stardom Award. Oleskor. Students described him as a ‘‘true in- reject these misguided priorities and the Re- These recipients are among the best that spiration’’ who ‘‘never stopped teaching or try- publicans’ harmful vision for our Nation. Maine has to offer. Through their leadership ing to make a difference in the lives of his stu- and their incredible commitment to their com- dents and friends.’’ Instead, I am pleased to support the budget munities and to the region, Maine is a better Leo dedicated his life to fighting for justice resolution offered by the Democrats. Our place in which to live and do business. for all victims of the Holocaust. One of Leo’s budget proposal prioritizes the needs of our Mr. Speaker, please join me again in con- great causes was the pursuit of reparations for seniors and middle class families. It strength- gratulating the Mid-Maine Chamber of Com- U.S. Holocaust survivors from the Societe ens the social safety net, protects Medicare, merce and the award recipients on their out- Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais and preserves the Affordable Care Act to help standing service and achievements. (SNCF), the state-owned French railway. ensure all Americans have access to afford- f Between March 1942 and August 1944, able health coverage. The Democratic Alter- SNCF carried 76,000 people to Nazi camps, native invests in the needs of our communities HONORING MR. WILLIAM including Leo. But, out of the 1,000 people on and will help create jobs by expanding tax in- GRAHAME WILKIN III, ARTIST the SNCF train car, Leo managed to be one centives for low- and middle- class families. It of only five people who successfully escaped. makes critical investments in education to help HON. BILL FOSTER Leo frequently recounted the incredible story make college more affordable and ensure that OF ILLINOIS of his journey from Austria to France in this all students have the opportunity to succeed. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES train car, when he and a friend forced open the bars of a cattle car to escape the Ausch- And it rejects the reckless cuts caused by se- Tuesday, April 29, 2014 witz-bound train. Ever since, Leo has been ac- questration to non-defense spending starting Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tive in telling his story and fighting for justice next year, while maintaining the funding level honor Mr. William Grahame Wilkin III of Au- through educating schoolchildren, lawmakers, requested by the President for defense. The rora, Illinois for his contributions to our nation’s and the general public. Democratic Alternative is a vision for our Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. Leo often gave the account of an elderly country that will keep our communities and our Mr. Wilkin is currently an art teacher at Aurora woman also on the train who told him, ‘‘If you economy strong into the future. Christian High School, helping young men and get out, maybe you can tell the story. Who There were also good ideas put forward by women learn how to express themselves else will tell the story?’’ This encounter and his the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) through art. However, in 1983 when he was a successful escape led him to speak out and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). young art student at Glenbard South High against unjust laws in his memoir that re- Both budget proposals would help support the School, Mr. Wilkin participated in an art con- counts his experience and successful escape. needs of Minnesota families and keep Amer- test sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign In 2011, I testified with Leo in front of the ica strong. Wars. United States House Foreign Relations Com- While his entry did not win the competition mittee, about the need for long-overdue rep- The bottom line is that the Ryan-Republican that day, it would go on to become an image arations for Holocaust survivors from SNCF. budget resolution increases the tax breaks for we all recognize. His artwork reminds us of I am proud and honored to have worked wealthy, abandons America’s middle class, soldiers who were held captive and those with Leo. He truly was a hero. It was his and punishes the poor. I came to Congress to whose deaths were never confirmed. His entry strong energetic force that has truly helped move our Nation forward. I urge my col- was a circle with the black silhouette of a move forward the Holocaust Rail Justice Act, leagues to reject this backward vision put for- man’s face, a guard tower to the left with three legislation that would provide reparations for ward by Chairman RYAN and instead support supporting crosses, and barbed wire on the hundreds of known survivors, veterans, and the Democratic Alternative. right. their family members living in the United

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I will paying jobs that build and strengthens the less ways, bettering our country through her continue to work on this issue with the same middle class, protects the future and wellbeing service to others and raising a family that car- vigor Leo had, to give Holocaust survivors a of our children and insures we remain the ries on the great values she embodied. deserved day in court and finally hold SNCF greatest country in the world. f accountable for its wartime injustices. Leo’s f passing is an unfortunate reminder that the MARGARET M. LADONIS number of Holocaust survivors left in the world A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE continues to dwindle. His incredible story is an LIFE OF LOTTIE LAUTMAN SOL- HON. LOU BARLETTA OMON inspiration to me and anyone who hears it, OF PENNSYLVANIA and I know that his life and legacy will never IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be forgotten. HON. ANNA G. ESHOO Tuesday, April 29, 2014 f OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON Margaret M. Ladonis of Drums, Pennsylvania Tuesday, April 29, 2014 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR who is turning 100 years old on April 15, 2015 Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 2014. honor the life of an extraordinary woman, Mrs. Ladonis was born on a farm in Dor- SPEECH OF Lottie Solomon, a talented, loving and brilliant chester County, Wisconsin on April 15, 1914. HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD woman who died at her home in Los Altos During World War II, she supported the war Hills, California, on April 6, 2014, at the age of effort by manufacturing torpedoes in Mil- OF CALIFORNIA eighty-eight. waukee, Wisconsin. She eventually moved to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lottie was born in New York City on Octo- Berwick, Pennsylvania and opened Ladonis Tuesday, April 8, 2014 ber 26, 1925, the only child of Sadie and Appliance Store with her husband, Alex The House in Committee of the Whole Hyman Lautman. She attended public schools Ladonis, in 1946. Mrs. Ladonis assisted in the House on the state of the Union had under in New York City, graduated from James Mon- operation of this store for many years until re- consideration the bill (H. Con. Res. 96) estab- roe High School at sixteen, and from Brooklyn tiring in 1978. Throughout her time in Pennsyl- lishing the budget for the United States Gov- College at the age of twenty. She was an ac- vania, Margaret has been an active member ernment for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth complished and highly regarded violinist who of the local community, volunteering with Girl appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years considered a career as a professional but in- Scout and Cub Scout troops, St. Mary’s 2016 through 2024: stead earned a graduate degree and a teach- Church, Berwick Hospital, and the Red Cross. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Chair, the fed- ing credential from Columbia University. She She was also a member of the former Daugh- eral budget is about much more than just dol- began her career as an elementary school ters of Isabella and the National Council of lars and cents. It is a moral document that re- and music teacher in New York City. In later Catholic Women at St. Mary’s. Today, she en- flects our values and our vision for our na- years she earned a Masters degree in joys visiting with her four children and six tion’s future. Healthcare Administration from The George grandchildren, reading, and solving jigsaw Unfortunately the Republican budget before Washington University. puzzles. us is a reflection of misguided priorities and In 1947, Lottie married Herbert Solomon, a Mr. Speaker, as she turns 100, I wish Mar- values. statistician she met while both were studying garet Ladonis a happy and healthy birthday. Instead of creating jobs and opportunity for at Columbia. They were married for fifty-seven f the middle class and those aspiring to realize years, until his death in 2004. Lottie and Her- the American dream the Republican budget bert moved to California when Herbert be- THE SAD CONNECTION BETWEEN recklessly and unfairly protects the super came a Professor of Statistics at Stanford Uni- THE SUPREME COURT DECISION, wealthy and special interests at the expense versity. Before moving to Los Altos Hills, the THE REMARKS OF NEVADA of everyone else. couple and their three children, Naomi, Mark RANCHER CLIVEN BUNDY, AND The Republican budget ignores the signifi- and Jed, lived on the Stanford campus for fif- LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS OWNER cant importance of investing in education, job teen years. DONALD STERLING training, research, innovation, modern day in- Lottie was passionate about music and frastructure and advanced manufacturing. In teaching, and played violin with the Peninsula HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE doing so, it will foolishly cripple our country’s Symphony and many quartets. She had a long OF TEXAS economic growth and the future potential of career leading choral music, including found- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hardworking Americans and their families to ing and leading the Yiddish Choristers. create and successfully compete for 21st cen- Lottie gave generously of her time and con- Tuesday, April 29, 2014 tury jobs. siderable talents as a member of the Santa Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to The Republican plan also jeopardizes the Clara County Juvenile Justice Commission. express my disagreement with last week’s Su- wellbeing of our seniors by proposing to turn She also was a valued participant and contrib- preme Court decision and at the same time I Medicare into a voucher system. utor to many Jewish organizations including wish to condemn in the strongest terms, the In my state of California alone, this disas- Congregations Beth Am and Kol Emeth, the inappropriate comments by NBA owner Don- trous Republican budget would raise health Jewish Community Federation, B’nai B’rith, ald Sterling and Cliven Bundy, the Nevada care costs for seniors by ending the Medicare Hadassah, ORT, the Oshman Family Jewish rancher who owes the federal government guarantee and forcing 358,862 seniors to pay Community Center, and Hillel at Stanford. more than $1 million in grazing fees that he more for prescription drugs. It would ransack Lottie Solomon was a loving daughter, wife, has not paid in 20 years. our nation’s commitment to education and mother and grandmother. She leaves her sons America is a nation moving into a future and push 21,140 Californian children out of Head Mark and Jeb, their wives Carolyn and Leslie our diversity makes us better and stronger; Start and deny Pell Grants to 51,350 low in- Colvin; and her four grandchildren, Jacob Sol- and comments and attitudes like those ex- come California college students. The Repub- omon, Sara Solomon, Nathaniel Solomon and pressed by Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy lican budget would also force California to turn Daniel Solomon. She was preceded in death have no place in our civic life and are a tragic more than 488,000 people away from job by her daughter Naomi Solomon, who per- illustration of why the Supreme Court reached training, employment and job search assist- ished on September 11, 2001 in the World the wrong decision at a most inopportune time ance. Trade Center attacks. in upholding Michigan’s anti-affirmative action And, according to the non partisan Congres- Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire U.S House of initiative. sional Budget Office, it would stall our nation’s Representatives to join me in paying tribute to With its decision in Schuette v. Coalition to recovery by cutting economic growth by 2.5 this extraordinary citizen and extending our Defend Affirmative Action, the Court has percent in the year 2015. most sincere condolences to her family. She weakened the precedents that protected mi- I am proud to stand with my Democratic col- will be missed greatly by those who had the norities from ballot initiatives that suppress mi- leagues who have a different vision for Amer- privilege of knowing her and calling her their nority civic participation.

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