22920 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 17, 2005 Having served in high-level positions with can India claim it is democratic when people Cases were registered against dozens of the Air Force, the Missile Defense Agency, are arrested for making speeches and raising for raising the Sikh flag at the Golden and the Army Materiel Command, it is indeed a flag? Temple on the anniversary of the Golden These recent incidents are the latest in a Temple attack in the presence of over 30,000 fitting that she will end her career while em- Sikhs. Warrants have been issued for their ployed with a joint-service agency. During her pattern of repression by the Indian govern- arrest. The flag of Khalistan was also raised long run on the defense acquisition stage, she ment that demonstrates why a free and sov- on Republic Day, January 26. 35 Sikhs were has played key roles in the introduction of ereign Khalistan is needed. The Council of arrested at that time. Some of them have many major systems, including the Theatre Khalistan convention helped maintain and in- been denied bail. High Altitude Area Defense Missile System crease support for that goal. Recently, Indian Prime Minister (THAAD), the Space-Based Infrared Systems We can help the people in and Manmohan Singh formally apologized to the throughout South Asia live in freedom, Mr. Sikh Nation for the genocide against the (SBIRS), the Aegis Missile System, and the Sikhs in November 1984 in which over 20,000 Stryker. Speaker. We can do so by withholding aid and Sikhs were killed in Deihl alone while Sikh During her 3-year tenure as the deputy di- trade from India until it respects human rights police were locked in their barracks and In- rector of DCMA, Mrs. Flavin demonstrated and by putting the Congress on record in sup- dian radio and television called for more true result-producing leadership that advanced port of self-determination for the Sikhs of Pun- Sikh blood. This apology establishes the In- acquisition excellence within the Defense De- jab, Khalistan, the Muslims of Kashmir, pre- dian government’s responsibility for the partment. Additionally, she served as the dominantly Christian Nagaland, and all the na- genocide against the Sikh Nation. India tions seeking freedom from India. It’s time to must end its occupation of Khalistan, which agency’s standard bearer in its campaign to is the root cause of this genocide. Sikhs are invigorate and refashion its workforce to meet stop using violence and settle these matters a sovereign nation and they are fighting for the challenges of today’s fast-paced, tech- democratically. their freedom. nology-driven acquisition environment. The in- Mr. Speaker, I would like to place the Coun- Indian police arrested human-rights activ- delible mark Mrs. Flavin has left on DCMA will cil of Khalistan’s press release on its conven- ist Jaswant Singh Khalra after he exposed ensure its viability as a combat support agen- tion into the RECORD at this time. their policy of mass cremation of Sikhs, in cy for years to come. [From the Council of Khalistan, Oct. 12, 2005] which over 50,000 Sikhs have been arrested, tortured, and murdered, then their bodies Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to con- COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN ANNUAL CONVENTION were declared unidentified and secretly cre- gratulate Sallie Flavin for her service to our VERY SUCCESSFUL mated. He was murdered in police custody. country. I call upon my colleagues to join me WASHINGTON, DC—Delegates came from His body was not given to his family. in applauding her past accomplishments and Canada, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Memphis, ‘‘Only a sovereign, independent Khalistan wishing her and her husband, Mark, the best Florida, Illinois, California, Washington, DC, will end the repression and lift the standard of luck in all future endeavors. and other locations to the Council of of living for the people of Punjab,’’ said Dr. Khalistan’s annual convention, which was Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President of the f held October 7–9, 2005 at the Sikh Council of Khalistan. ‘‘Democracies don’t COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The convention commit genocide.’’ was very well attended and successful. The History shows that multinational states CONVENTION VERY SUCCESSFUL delegates were enthusiastic in support of such as India are doomed to failure. Coun- freedom for Khalistan, the Sikh homeland tries like Austria-Hungary, India’s longtime HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS that declared its independence from India on friend the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czecho- slovakia, and others prove this point. India OF NEW YORK October 7, 1987. Resolutions were passed in support of a is not one country; it is a polyglot like those IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sovereign, independent Khalistan, in support countries. Steve Forbes, writing in Forbes Monday, October 17, 2005 of the Washington office, thanking the magazine, said that India is doomed to dis- Sangat of Detroit, condolences for the vic- integrate like the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, the Council of tims of the earthquake in Kashmir, and ‘‘India is not a homogeneous state,’’ Forbes Khalistan, which leads the movement to lib- other resolutions. Delegates spoke in support wrote. ‘‘Neither was the Austro-Hungarian erate the Sikh homeland, Khalistan, from In- of independence for Khalistan and discussed Empire. It attacked Serbia in the summer of dian occupation, held its annual convention in the need to remain active on the grassroots 1914 in the hopes of destroying this irritating the Detroit area October 7 through October 9. level. They stressed the need for the active state after Serbia had committed a spectac- It was very successful. Delegates came from participation of Sikhs in this country and ular terrorist act against the Hapsburg mon- around the country and from Canada to par- worldwide. archy. The empire ended up splintering, and The Council of Khalistan has preserved the the Hapsburgs lost their throne.’’ India is ticipate. true history of the Sikh Nation since 1984 by doomed to fall apart just as Austria-Hungary I recently made a statement about Prime documenting every major incident in the and the others did. Minister Manmohan Singh’s apology to the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, internationalizing ‘‘We must continue to pray for and work Sikh Nation for the Delhi massacres of No- the Sikh struggle for independence, and ex- for our God-given birthright of freedom,’’ Dr. vember 1984 in which over 20,000 Sikhs lost posing the Indian government’s repression Aulakh said. ‘‘As Professor Darshan Singh, a their lives. This established India’s culpability against the Sikhs and other minorities. former Jathedar of the Takht, said, ‘‘If for the violence and terror that swept Punjab India has murdered over 250,000 Sikhs since a Sikh is not a Khalistani, he is not a Sikh,’’ Dr. Aulakh noted. ‘‘We must continue to and other parts of India at that time. That un- 1984, according to figures compiled by the Punjab State Magistracy and human-rights press for our God-given birthright of free- derlines the need for a sovereign Khalistan to groups and reported in the book The Politics dom, he said, ‘‘Without political power, reli- put an end to these kinds of acts. Recently, an of Genocide by Inderjeet Singh Jaijee. It has gions cannot flourish and nations perish. organization called ENSAAF published a re- also killed more than 90.000 Kashmiri Mus- India claims to be a democracy. It is time it port detailing the ongoing human rights viola- lims since 1988, over 300,000 Christians in recognized the right of self-determination tions committed by Indian security forces in re- Nagaland since 1947, and thousands of Chris- for all people in South Asia,’’ cent-militancy related arrests. From June 2005 tians and Muslims elsewhere in the country, f as well as tens of thousands of Assamese, to August 2005, Indian police claim to have ar- MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF rested several dozen individuals on charges Bodos, Dalits (‘‘Untouchables,’’ the dark- skinned aboriginal people of South Asia), CHINA that they were trying to ‘‘revive militancy’’ in Manipuris, Tamils, and other minorities. Punjab. They have been held incommunicado The Indian Supreme Court called the In- and tortured, according to the report. dian government’s murders of Sikhs ‘‘worse HON. JOE WILSON OF SOUTH CAROLINA In June, 35 Sikhs were arrested and several than a genocide.’’ According to a report by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were charged simply for making speeches in the Movement Against State Repression support of an independent Khalistan and rais- (MASR), 52,268 Sikhs are being held as polit- Monday, October 17, 2005 ing the Sikh flag. Those arrested and charged ical prisoners in India without charge or Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- trial. Some have been in illegal custody include Simranjit Singh Mann, a former Mem- since 1984! Amnesty International reported er, last month I visited Beijing and I saw again ber of Parliament, who is out on bail after that tens of thousands of other minorities firsthand China’s economic challenges as it making a speech in support of Khalistan. Is are also being held as political prisoners. We continues to develop its free market economy. making a speech a crime in a democracy? Is demand the immediate release of all these We should remain concerned about out- raising a flag a crime in a democracy? How political prisoners. sourcing, but there are positive examples in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:34 Mar 01, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\FDSYS\2005BOUNDRECORD\BOOK17\NO-SSN\BR17OC05.DAT BR17OC05 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE October 17, 2005 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22921 America that our businesses are meeting the ‘‘At nine to 10 dollars, it was very high for large part to her steadfast leadership, the challenges stemming from trade with China. them, but It was something they could deal kitchen at St. Vincent DePaul’s enjoys support Last week I attended the grand opening of with,’’ he said. At $14, ‘‘that was the point from various segments of the community rang- Carolina Ceramics Brick Company, a success companies would consider retrofitting their ing from the religious to the financial and from facilities to switch,’’ McCoy said. story which proves U.S. companies continue Carolina Ceramics switched to propane in the public to the private sector. These are to improve productivity and energy efficiency. the weeks after Katrina when natural gas people within the community of Altoona who Richland County Council Vice Chairman Greg supplies were curtailed. The company will share different philosophies, beliefs and opin- Pearce, Sen. Joel Lourie, advertising execu- continue to burn propane for a while because ions, yet Sister DelGrosso has been able to tive Elaine Gillespie, and company President its price Is now lower than natural gas. bring them together in support of a worthy Michael Borden spoke eloquently on the new But long-term cost savings depend on effi- cause. achievements verified in the below article from ciency. Without the energy-saving improve- Sister Paula has led a life filled with com- ments, Carolina Ceramics would be paying passion and dignity. Born in the town of Al- The State of October 12, 2005. $130,000 per month more for natural gas. [From the State, Oct. 12, 2005] Borden, who turned 40 this year, started in toona, the daughter of Thomas and Mary GROWTH PRODUCES DOUBLE REWARDS the brick business working for his father, DelGrosso, Sister Paula graduated from Al- (By Jim DuPlessis) Frank Borden, 77, who ran a Borden Brick in toona Area High School and Mt. Aloysius, be- After Investing $12 million this year at its Durham, N.C. The business had been started fore going on to graduate with a B.S. in Edu- Two Notch Road plant, Carolina Ceramics by Michael Borden’s great-grandfather in cation from St. Francis University, and a Mas- Brick Co. not only can make more bricks per 1911, but the family sold it in 1989 to Cher- ters Degree and Supervision Certificate in worker, but also will avoid some of the pain okee-Sanford Brick of Raleigh. Guidance and Counseling from Duquesne Uni- Frank Borden retired, but Michael Borden this fall from skyrocketing natural gas versity. Her passion for education has imbued prices. went to work for Cherokee-Sanford. When The 66-year-old business in Northeast the company bought Carolina Ceramics in her life as she has served in the field of edu- Richland can make a brick with 30 percent 1992, Borden moved to Columbia to manage cation for thirty-four years, with sixteen being less natural gas with new equipment in- it. A few years later, the company decided to spent as an elementary and secondary school stalled this year, president and majority sell it, and Borden’s family bought it. teacher and eighteen years as Assistant Su- owner Michael W. Borden said. Carolina Ceramics was founded in 1939. It perintendent of Schools for the Altoona/Johns- ‘‘You really can’t control the natural gas has sold about 80 percent of its bricks to town Diocese. price. All you can control is the amount you builders of offices, schools and stores, but Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate with its new capacity it is now going to sup- use. So we’re trying to be as efficient as we Sister Paula DelGrosso for her lifelong com- can,’’ Borden said. ply more bricks to home builders, Borden While households are a few months away said. mitment to the community of Altoona and I am from their first post-Katrina natural gas As the Gulf Coast recovers from hurricanes proud to call Sister Paula a constituent. heating bills, manufacturers are feeling the Katrina and Rita, Borden expects brick de- f heat already. Manufacturers are paying $14 mand will rise by early next year as contrac- per decatherm, double the price a year ago, tors begin rebuilding homes, offices, schools CONGRATULATIONS TO EMMETT C. and six times the price they paid in 2000. and stores. ‘‘We would expect to see a lot of BURNS, JR. Carolina Ceramics Brick today will cele- opportunities in that area when they get brate completion of its expansion, which will ready.’’ HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN allow the company to sell more than $20 mil- f OF MARYLAND lion in bricks next year, double its sales in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2000. RECOGNIZING SISTER PAULA The improvements also expanded capacity DELGROSSO Monday, October 17, 2005 45 percent, allowing two kilns to make as Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to many as 80 million bricks per year, up from 55 million in 2000. HON. BILL SHUSTER pay special tribute to Emmett C. Burns, Jr., The company hired 15 more workers last OF PENNSYLVANIA who is an outstanding delegate to the Mary- summer and expects to hire five more, bring- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES land House of Delegates and who has been ing Its work force to 100 by year’s end. The Monday, October 17, 2005 awarded this year’s Thurgood Marshall Legacy plant had employed about 80 workers since a Award by the Baltimore City Branch of the similar upgrade on its other kiln in 2000. Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to NAACP. Even with more workers, productivity has recognize Sister Paula DelGrosso of the Car- It is most fitting that Emmett Burns is the re- risen 16 percent. Each worker can make melite Community of the Word, Altoona, Penn- cipient of an award named for our Nation’s 800,000 bricks per year, up from 687,000 bricks sylvania, as the recipient of the 2005 John per year previously. first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Some of the productivity improvements Riley Human Relations Award for community Justice. Thurgood Marshall, who was born in have filtered down to the shop floor, with service. This award is presented each year to Baltimore, was one of the most important fig- fewer lower-paying manual jobs. an individual who has performed outstanding ures in our Nation’s struggle for civil rights. As Entry-level production workers make $10 and meritorious service to the community of chief attorney for the NAACP, he successfully to $12 per hour, while machine operators Altoona through personal efforts by enhancing argued the Brown v. Board of Education case make $14 to $15 per hour. Average wages, in- the dignity and worth of its citizens. This before the Supreme Court, ending legalized cluding management, are more than $20 per award is presented by the Blair County Advi- hour, Borden said. segregation of our Nation’s schools. The improvements also allow the company sory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Rela- Since 1995, Emmett Burns has been a lead- to absorb some of the energy price increase, tions Commission and is now in its sixteenth er in the Maryland House of Delegates for the but prices for brick are likely to rise at least year of giving this award. The Pennsylvania rights of all Marylanders. Most recently, he 5 percent by early next year to compensate Human Relations Commission has served the was instrumental in the enactment of a law to for at least part of the higher energy cost, citizens of Pennsylvania faithfully since 1955 rename Maryland’s largest airport the Balti- Borden said. fighting the practice or policy of discrimination more-Washington International Thurgood Mar- Manufacturers of milk jugs, vinyl siding against individuals or groups by reason of and other plastics are also hard hit by the shall Airport. higher price of natural gas, said Keith their race, color, familial status, creed, ances- As former head and lifelong member of the McCoy, vice president for energy and envi- try, age, sex, national origin or disability. Baltimore NAACP, he has been a role model ronmental policy for the National Associa- Sister DelGrosso is receiving this award in for the African-American community, providing tion of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C. recognition for her lifelong commitment to the a strong voice for social justice and equality. Part of the increase in natural gas prices is community of Altoona, but in particular for her I have known Emmett Burns for many years because of short-term supply disruptions special efforts over the past fourteen years as and I consider him a friend whose advice I caused when hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit Director of the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitch- seek and value. the Gulf Coast. Prices might drop somewhat after those drilling and pipeline facilities are en and Food for Families Food Bank in Al- I urge my colleagues in the U.S. House of back to full speed, but are expected to re- toona. Under Sister DelGrosso’s guidance, the Representatives to join me in congratulating main high enough to cause some companies dining hall at St. Vincent DePaul’s has been Del. Emmett C. Burns on being this year’s re- to consider switching fuel sources, McCoy able to provide over 35,000 meals every year cipient of the Baltimore City NAACP Thurgood said. to needy people in the community. Thanks in Marshall Legacy Award.

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