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HONORING TRUDI TERRY AND CELEBRATING MR. SCOTT DOWNIE Dona’s life ultimately leads her and her fam- IRENE DICKERMAN FOR THEIR ily back to . They split their time be- SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REP- HON. JARED HUFFMAN tween and the Poole Ranch in RESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA Brazoria, Texas, where they owned and oper- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ated shows at various dude ranches. Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Dona touched the lives of many people, in- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON cluding close friends and famous Hollywood Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleas- actors. James Drury, who is best known for OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ure to recognize Mr. Scott Downie on the oc- his role in The Virginian as well as General IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES casion of his retirement from the California Douglas MacArthur and his wife Jean, who ar- Department of Fish and Wildlife. Mr. Downie’s ranged for Dona to attend a coalition at West Tuesday, January 28, 2014 long commitment to the conservation of fish- Point, just to name a few. eries and watersheds of the North Coast has Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Dona is survived by her husband Tommy, improved the environment for all Californians. (Thomas) Worrell; Son, Todd Worrell and honor two Clerk of the House employees, Mr. Downie’s service to the North Coast in- Trudi Terry and Irene Dickerman, for their spouse, Marty Worrell and children from a pre- cludes 14 years as a commercial fisherman, vious marriage, Daniel Lane Worrell, Dylan years of service to the House of Representa- 10 years as a habitat restoration coordinator tives. Both Trudi and Irene will be retiring after Thomas Worrell and Bethany Kirsten Worrell; for the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisher- Daughter, Heather Worrell and her partner, working in the Clerk of the House’s organiza- men’s Associations, and 23 years as a fish tion for more than 15 years. Kellye McKinna and their children, Thelen habitat supervisor and senior environmental Lane McKinna-Worrell and Ella Kathryn Trudi was born in Amarillo, Texas and re- scientist with Fish and Wildlife. Mr. Downie is McKinna-Worrell; and daughter Sunni Worrell ceived a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Sec- also a co-founder of the AmeriCorps Water- Duncan, her spouse, Daniel Duncan their chil- ondary Education with certification in English, shed Stewards Project and of the Eel River dren from a previous marriage, Austin Thomas Speech, and Physical Education from West Watershed Improvement Group. Soward, Hunter Brian Soward, and Courtland Texas State University. After college, Trudi be- Mr. Downie’s vast experience and under- Shea Duncan. came a Certified Reporter Instructor standing of fisheries has helped preserve She is preceded in death by her parents, Northern California’s vital salmonid popu- (CRI) and Certified Program Evaluator grandparents, and brother. Dona was a strong lations and has inspired many others dedi- (CPE) from the National Court Reporters As- Texan, deeply devoted to her husband and cated to this cause. His accomplishments and sociation (NCRA). As a CPE, Trudi was a family, she will be greatly missed. leadership will undoubtedly leave a legacy for member of the national evaluating team f many years to come. tasked with traveling to schools nationwide Please join me in expressing deep apprecia- BRINGING ATTENTION TO ERADI- and determining if those schools met the cer- tion to Mr. Scott Downie for his long and im- CATING THE BULLYING EPI- tification requirements of the NCRA. In 1999, pressive career, and his exceptional record of DEMIC Trudi was hired as a Scopist in the Office of service. the Official Reporters, a division within the Clerk of the House’s organization. As a f HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA Scopist, Trudi edited the official transcript, first IN MEMORY OF DONA BARBOUR OF CALIFORNIA for House committees and then proceedings WORRELL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the House floor for the Congressional Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Record. In 2001, Trudi moved into a new role HON. RANDY K. WEBER, SR. Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as within the Clerk’s organization and assumed OF TEXAS the Founder and Chairman of the Congres- the position as the Assistant Chief Clerk of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Debates. sional Anti-Bullying Caucus to bring attention Tuesday, January 28, 2014 to the Be a STAR (Show Tolerance and Re- In 2004, Trudi became the Chief Clerk of Mr. WEBER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I spect) Alliance, an anti-bullying initiative co- Debates and will hold this position until her re- rise to remember a fellow Texan, Dona founded in 2011 by The Creative Coalition and tirement on February 3, 2014. During her ten- Barbour Worrell of Brazoria and Spring Branch WWE to encourage young people to treat ure, Trudi developed a reputation of having a who passed away Saturday, January 11 2014. each other with tolerance and respect through strong work ethic and steadfast dedication to Dona was the daughter of Susan Louise education and grassroots initiatives. WWE and the institution of the House of Representa- Poole and Dr. Joel Lane Barbour of Bay City, The Creative Coalition leverage the power of tives. She will be missed by Members of Con- Texas. She was the youngest of two children. The Creative Coalition’s entertainment industry gress, House staff, and her department col- She was also the granddaughter of Thomas constituencies and WWE’s global brand and leagues. Jefferson Poole, the president of the Bay City platforms to help combat the bullying epidemic Irene Dickerman was born in Los Angeles, Bank and Trust from 1909–1929. plaguing today’s youth. This month, for the California and received a Bachelor of Arts and Mr. Poole owned a 5,000 acre ranch in first time ever, Be a STAR awarded five grants Science in English Literature from California Matagorda County, where Barbour spent a lot totaling $125,000 to outstanding non-profit State University in Northridge, California. After of her childhood. In 1929 Poole formed a part- public charities that develop and implement college, Irene also became a CPI from the nership with Allen Ranch, creating the Allen- anti-bullying programs. NCRA. In 1999, Irene was hired as a Scopist Poole Cattle Co. They shipped cattle by rail to The five grantees of the inaugural Be a in the Office of the Official Reporters. As a Oklahoma and Kansas, and at its height, the STAR grant program are: Scopist, Irene edited the official transcript, first Allen-Poole Cattle Co. shipped more cattle The Armory Foundation, New York, NY: The for House committees and then proceedings than any other ranch in Texas except for the Armory Foundation, a NYC non-profit, services of the House floor for the Congressional King Ranch. The Poole Ranch was very much more than 125,000 athletes and is home to Record. In 2006, Irene became the Chief Edi- a part of her life and an integral part of her the premier indoor track and field center in the tor and will be in this position until her retire- family. . The Be a STAR grant will help ment on February 3, 2014. Irene was well re- Dona attended Trinity University, where she fund the Armory College Prep’s Fair Play Pro- spected as an individual who possessed deep met her husband, Thomas Alfred Worrell. The gram, which reaches more than 300 students institutional knowledge and maintained a two were married in 1960. Shortly after their in public high schools in New York City, New strong level of accuracy in her capacity within marriage, Tommy took a part in the movie, Jersey and Westchester. The grant will also the Clerk of the House’s organization. ‘‘The Alamo,’’ starring John Wayne. provide training for The Armory Foundation’s

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The Be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I am very concerned that the 2014 Winter a STAR grant will help fund MilKidz Clubs, Olympics may turn out to be a trafficking which connects military kids—regardless of Tuesday, January 28, 2014 nightmare. rank, branch of service or military installa- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, a Later this year, Brazil will host the 2014 tion—and provides them the resources, men- hearing that I held yesterday focused on the World Cup and then the 2016 Summer Olym- toring and opportunity to become the next preparations for the upcoming Super Bowl to pics. Although Brazil has improved their anti- wave of leaders in their communities. Approxi- prevent human trafficking and strategies em- trafficking laws and is taking steps to mitigate mately 1.5 million military children are enrolled ployed by airlines, busses, trains, and hotels trafficking risks, the fact remains that Brazil in United States schools with the average mili- designed to mitigate human trafficking. will have to do much more if they want to pro- tary family moving about every two years. As In less than a week, New Jersey will be tect their children from sex tourism. Numbers a result, approximately 750,000 children of hosting the Super Bowl, and along with wel- from Brazil’s Federal Police indicate that be- military families are the ‘‘new kid’’ each year in coming enthusiastic fans, the state also is pre- tween 250,000 and 400,000 children are forc- their school. In order to help these children, paring for a likely influx of both domestic and ibly prostituted. MilKidz will integrate Be a STAR resources international traffickers. Worldwide, the best estimates are that into its after-school activities and incorporate Sadly, but almost certainly, they will bring 600,000 to 800,000 trafficking victims are Be a STAR’s nine lesson plans, including with them sexually exploited trafficking vic- moved across international borders every Courage, Responsibility, Dignity, Friendship, tims—many of them from abroad—in an at- year. Millions more victims are moved within Advocacy, Resiliency, Empathy, Identity and tempt to cash in on the Super Bowl crowds. national borders. But anti-trafficking efforts Morality into its monthly meetings. We know from the past that any large sporting have only recently turned to equipping trans- Do Something, New York, NY: Do Some- event—especially the Super Bowl—acts as a portation employees to identify victims in tran- thing is one of the largest non-profit organiza- sex trafficking magnet. The National Center for sit. The training is easy, inexpensive, and is tions in the United States that creates opportu- Missing and Exploited Children reports that already saving lives. nities for young people to participate in causes more than 10,000 exploited women and girls In July of 2010, I chaired a conference in that combat bullying, animal cruelty, home- were trafficked to Miami for the Super Bowl in Washington, DC, to bring together the relevant lessness and cancer. The Be a STAR grant 2010. U.S. agencies, such as the Customs and Bor- will be used to help fund Do Something’s This must not happen again. New Jersey der Patrol, various U.S. airlines, and non-gov- ‘‘Bully Text’’ mobile platform. ‘‘Bully Text’’ is a Governor Chris Christie has put in place a ro- ernmental organizations to focus on inter- digital experience where kids encounter dif- bust anti-human trafficking plan. For example, dicting traffickers by training commercial trans- ferent bullying scenarios and learn how to re- his Department of Homeland Security and portation employees to recognize the indica- spond in various ways. According to Do Preparedness has stepped-up efforts to com- tors for trafficking. Speakers, including Debo- Something’s 2012 ‘‘The Bully Report’’, cyber bat trafficking at the Super Bowl, distributing rah Sigmund, founder of a non-government or- bullying is the most pervasive type of bullying flyers to emergency medical services, fire de- ganization called Innocents at Risk, explained with 70 percent of students reporting frequent partment, law enforcement, and other emer- how flight attendants were the ‘‘first line of de- bullying online and 35 percent reporting bul- gency care professions so that these front line fense’’ in the fight against human trafficking. lying through texting. Flight attendants are in the unique position professionals will know when to be concerned East LA Boys & Girls Club (BGCELA), Los to observe a potential trafficking in progress that someone is a trafficking victim and how to Angeles, CA: The mission of BGCELA is to and then call a trafficking hotline or inform the enable all young people and their families to respond appropriately. The transportation and pilot to radio ahead so that the proper authori- realize their full potential as productive, hospitality training concept has proven ties can intervene. healthy, caring and responsible individuals straightforward, effective—and it is catching Former flight attendant Nancy Rivard, Presi- through life-enhancing programs. The Be a on. dent of Airline Ambassadors International and STAR grant will support and fund parent work- On her way to yet another assembly and one of today’s witnesses, told us how she and shops and training taught by local anti-bullying community awareness conference at St. Eliza- other flight attendants compared notes one experts during National Bullying Prevention beth’s College in Morristown, NJ Assistant At- day and were shocked and dismayed at how Month. Videos from the Be a STAR resource torney General Tracy Thompson, who is often they had noticed what they suspected guide will be shown and discussed using the spearheading the Christie administration’s was a trafficked woman or child on their flight, Be a STAR Student Activity Sheets and stu- anti-human trafficking effort, told me that they but had no training or protocol to do some- dents will be taught Be a STAR’s nine lesson have trained 10,000 people, including a train- thing about it. Nancy has been doing a great plans. the-trainer initiative. She noted that the Super deal about it ever since, training airline em- National Voices for Equality, Education and Bowl creates an increased ‘‘breeding ground’’ ployees around the United States and world. Enlightenment (NVEEE), Fort Lauderdale, FL: for sex trafficking. Last year I joined Ms. Rivard at a training NVEEE is a community-based non-profit She said, ‘‘Today’s victims can be any race, seminar in Kiev, Ukraine. whose mission is to prevent bullying, violence age or gender. Victims are exploited for pros- One of the earliest successes of the pro- and suicide among youth, families and com- titution, pornography and forced labor. gram was a call Ms. Rivard placed to the U.S. munities through direct service, mentoring and Traffickers control victims through force and Department of Homeland Security regarding a prevention education. The Be a STAR grant fraud utilizing physical and psychological child she had observed on her flight from the will fund the Peace Ambassadors program, abuse, threats and isolation. Dominican Republic to Boston. That tip led to which serves approximately 7,000 students in Know it. See it. Report it.’’ the break-up of a trafficking ring that had Ft. Lauderdale who will participate in tailored According to Texas Attorney General Greg transported more than 80 children to the workshops that have integrated Be a STAR Abbott, the Super Bowl can be described as United States. resources and training. The Peace Ambas- ‘‘the single largest human trafficking incident in Just this year, the U.S. Department of sador program is a leadership program com- the United States.’’ Capt. Doug Cain, Lou- Homeland Security (DHS) released a similar prised of students who serve as advocates isiana State Police spokesman, said after the training initiative, the Blue Lightning program, and leaders to prevent bullying, suicide and vi- 2013 Super Bowl in , ‘‘Any time to domestic U.S. airlines—so far, Delta, olence in their schools and communities. Addi- you have a large influx of tourists in town and JetBlue, Allegiant, and North American Airlines tionally, through the support of the Be a STAR they’re spending a lot of money, there’s a are on board. With minimal modifications, the grant, NVEEE will provide parents and stu- criminal element that moves in to take advan- training is also easily adaptable to bus drivers, dents with information and resources from Be tage of that.’’ station operators, train conductors, trucking a STAR alliance members. Greece, which hosted the Olympics in 2004, associations, and other transportation industry On behalf of the Congressional Anti-Bullying saw a 95% increase in trafficking victims in professionals. Caucus, I congratulate The Creative Coalition, the months leading up to and including the The New Jersey Human Trafficking Task WWE, Be a STAR, and the grant winners. Olympics. Next month, Russia—a country Force, which was originally started with seed

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