January 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E43 with international challenges. Our armed Arms Control and Non-Proliferation; David of the federation’s Executive Council from forces are a uniquely expensive asset and for Gold, Graduate Program in International Af- 1998 until 2005, vice president of the New some tasks no other instrument will do. For fairs, The New School; William Hartung, York State AFL–CIO and of the New York City many challenges, however, the military is Arms and Security Initiative, New America not the most cost-effective choice. We can Foundation. Central Labor Council. An honors graduate of achieve greater efficiency today without di- David Hendrickson, Colorado College; Mi- Brandeis University and Harvard Law School, minishing our security by better discrimi- chael Intriligator, UCLA and Milken Insti- he previously served as Chief House Counsel nating between vital, desirable, and unneces- tute; Robert Jervis, Columbia University; of the Democratic National Committee and as sary military missions and capabilities. Sean Kay, Ohio Wesleyan University; Eliza- Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the There is a variety of specific options that beth Kier, University of Washington; Charles State of Connecticut. would produce savings, some of which we de- Knight, Project on Defense Alternatives; A skilled and tireless political activist who scribe below. The important point, however, Lawrence Korb, Center for American has dedicated his life to progressive causes, is a firm commitment to seek savings Progress; Peter Krogh, Georgetown Univer- through a reassessment of our defense strat- sity; Richard Ned Lebow, Dartmouth Col- Stu Appelbaum was elected a Delegate to the egy, our global posture, and our means of lege; Walter LaFeber, Cornell University; 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic Na- producing and managing military power. Col. (USA, Ret.) Douglas Macgregor; Scott tional Conventions and an Alternate Delegate Since the end of the Cold War, we have re- McConnell, The American Conservative; to the 1992 Democratic National Convention. quired our military to prepare for and con- John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago; In 2008, he served as a member of the Elec- duct more types of missions in more places Steven Metz, national security analyst and toral College as an Obama elector from New around the world. The Pentagon’s task list writer; Steven Miller, Kennedy School, Har- York. now includes not only preventive war, re- vard University and International Security; By honoring Stuart Appelbaum last month, gime change, and nation building, but also Janne Nolan, American Security Project. vague efforts to ‘‘shape the strategic envi- Robert Paarlberg, Wellesley College and ADA is upholding its finest progressive tradi- ronment’’ and stem the emergence of Harvard University; Paul Pillar, Georgetown tions. Founded by Eleanor Roosevelt, John threats. It is time to prune some of these University; Barry Posen, Security Studies Kenneth Galbraith, Walter Reuther, Arthur missions and restore an emphasis on defense Program, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- Schlesinger, and Reinhold Niebuhr, the ADA and deterrence. nology; Christopher Preble, Cato Institute; seeks to promote and preserve Franklin D. U.S. combat power dramatically exceeds Daryl Press, Dartmouth College; Jeffrey Roosevelt’s vision for a New Deal for the that of any plausible combination of conven- Record, defense policy analyst and author; American people resulting in a more just soci- tional adversaries. To cite just one example, David Rieff, author; Thomas Schelling, Uni- Secretary Gates has observed that the U.S. versity of Maryland; Jack Snyder, Columbia ety. Navy is today as capable as the next 13 na- University; J. Ann Tickner, University of With the election of President Obama, the vies combined, most of which are operated Southern California; Robert Tucker, Johns ADA’s mission of promoting progressive Amer- by our allies. We can safely save by trim- Hopkins University; Stephen Van Evera, Se- ican values has gained renewed momentum. ming our current margin of superiority. curity Studies Program, Massachusetts In- Past presidents of the ADA include several of America’s permanent peacetime military stitute of Technology; Stephen Walt, Har- my distinguished colleagues in this House: presence abroad is largely a legacy of the vard University; Kenneth Waltz, Columbia BARNEY FRANK, CHARLES RANGEL, JOHN LEWIS, Cold War. It can be reduced without under- University; Cindy Williams, Security Studies and JIM MCDERMOTT. Stuart Appelbaum is a mining the essential security of the United Program, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- States or its allies. nology; Daniel Wirls, University of Cali- proud heir to the ADA’s long and honored tra- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have re- fornia, Santa Cruz. dition, and it is therefore entirely fitting that his vealed the limits of military power. Avoiding lifetime of extraordinarily effective and pas- f these types of operation globally would allow sionate advocacy has been recognized by us to roll back the recent increase in the size IN TRIBUTE TO STUART Americans for Democratic Action. of our Army and Marine Corps. APPELBAUM Mr. Speaker, I ask that my distinguished The Pentagon’s acquisition process has re- peatedly failed, routinely delivering weapons colleagues join me in honoring Stuart and equipment late, over cost, and less capa- HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Appelbaum, a great American and a great ble than promised. Some of the most expen- OF NEW YORK New Yorker whose life’s work has improved sive systems correspond to threats that are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the lives and working conditions of countless least prominent today and unlikely to regain Friday, January 7, 2011 individuals. prominence soon. In these cases, savings can f be safely realized by cancelling, delaying, or Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay reducing procurement or by seeking less tribute to Stuart Appelbaum, an extraordinary PERSONAL EXPLANATION costly alternatives. man and my good friend, who has served with Recent efforts to reform Defense Depart- ment financial management and acquisition distinction as President of the Retail, Whole- HON. MIKE PENCE practices must be strengthened. And we sale and Department Store Union, rep- OF INDIANA must impose budget discipline to trim serv- resenting thousands of working men and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ice redundancies and streamline command, women across our nation. Last month, Mr. support systems, and infrastructure. Appelbaum was honored by the venerable Friday, January 7, 2011 Change along these lines is bound to be Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) orga- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably controversial. Budget reductions are never nization at its annual Roosevelt Day Dinner at detained on the legislative day of January 6, easy—no less for defense than in any area of the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan. government. However, fiscal realities call on 2011 and missed rollcall vote 8. Had I been us to strike a new balance between investing Stuart Appelbaum became President of the present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ in military power and attending to the fun- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store f damentals of national strength on which our Union on May 1, 1998, and has been re-elect- true power rests. We can achieve safe savings ed to the position twice since then. He pre- RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBU- in defense if we are willing to rethink how viously served as International Secretary- TIONS OF DR. BILLY TAYLOR we produce military power and how, why, Treasurer, Vice President, Executive Board and where we put it to use. Member, Assistant to the President and Coor- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL Sincerely, dinator of Special Projects for the union. Stu Gordon Adams, American University; Rob- OF NEW YORK ert Art, Brandeis University; Deborah Avant, Appelbaum is also an International Vice Presi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dent and member of the Executive Board of University of California, Irvine; Andrew Friday, January 7, 2011 Bacevich, Boston University; Richard Betts, the 1.4 million-member United Food and Com- Columbia University; Linda Bilmes, Kennedy mercial Workers International Union. He is the Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, it brings me School, Harvard University; Steven Clemons, President of the Jewish Labor Committee, and sadness and honor to pay final tribute to Dr. New America Foundation; Joshua Cohen, an officer of two global union federations: the Billy Taylor. He died Tuesday, December 28, Stanford University and Boston Review; Carl International Union of Food, Agricultural, 2010, of heart failure in Riverside, New York. Conetta, Project on Defense Alternatives; Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Al- He was 89. Owen R. Cote Jr., Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mi- lied Workers’ Associations and Union Network For eight decades, Dr. Taylor remained vig- chael Desch, University of Notre Dame; Mat- International. He is a Vice President of the orously dedicated to nurturing jazz and cre- thew Evangelista, Cornell University; Ben- Consortium for Worker Education. ating new forums and opportunities for the art- jamin H. Friedman, Cato Institute; Lt. Gen. Mr. Appelbaum has also served as a Vice ists who perform it. He encompassed that rare (USA, Ret.) Robert G. Gard, Jr., Center for President of the national AFL–CIO, a member combination of creativity, intelligence, vision,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Jan 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07JA8.017 E07JAPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E44 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 7, 2011 commitment and leadership, all qualities that gain better exposure for America’s classical AMENDMENT TO BALANCE made him one of our most cherished national music. He helped to facilitate many local and FEDERAL BUDGET treasures. national broadcasts featuring jazz artists in live Dr. Billy Taylor began his career in New performances. HON. PAUL C. BROUN York City in 1942 in Harlem playing with Ben OF GEORGIA Webster’s quartet at the Three Deuces along- Dr. Taylor was tapped by Charles Kuralt to side Webster, Big Sid Catlett and Charlie become arts correspondent for the popular tel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Drayton opposite the Art Tatum Trio. He im- evision program, ‘‘CBS Sunday Morning’’ in Friday, January 7, 2011 mersed himself in the jazz scene over the next the early 1980s. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today, few years, playing with many jazz greats of In the 90s, Dr. Taylor was named Artistic I am honored to introduce H.J. Res. 11, an the day, such as Slam Stewart, Eddie South, Advisor for Jazz to the Kennedy Center for the Amendment to the Constitution to balance the Stuff Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones and Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Since federal budget. This Amendment to the U.S. Roy Eldridge. Constitution will require Congress and the 1949 marked the beginning of his two-year 1994, under the umbrella of Jazz at the Ken- President to balance the federal budget every stint as house pianist at Birdland, the leg- nedy Center, he developed numerous concert fiscal year. endary New York City jazz club. He played series including the Art Tatum Pianorama, the To prevent our national debt from increasing with everybody—Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gil- Louis Armstrong Legacy series, the annual above the already unsustainable $14 trillion lespie, Miles Davis, Oscar Pettiford, Art Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, current level, my Amendment simply does Blakey, Milt Jackson, Zoot Sims, Roy Haynes, Beyond Category, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, what 49 other States have required—keep and Kenny Dorham. He often played opposite and the Jazz Ambassadors Program. spending levels equal to tax revenues. Unlike such bands as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, ‘‘Dr. Taylor was a remarkable musician and other similar Amendments that require a sim- Stan Kenton and Lennie Tristano. Birdland humanitarian. He was a primary advisor for ple majority or 3/5 majority vote in both Cham- provided Taylor one of his greatest learning experiences. both the creation of the National Endowment bers of Congress to allow an excess of federal During the 1950s Dr. Taylor made some re- for the Arts Jazz Masters program in 1982 and outlays over receipts or to raise the debt ceil- cordings with his own group for such labels as was invaluable as the agency sought to ing, my Amendment requires a 2/3 majority Prestige, Riverside, ABC Paramount, and strengthen its support for the jazz field in vote. Also, it limits spending growth of the en- Capital Records. He also recorded albums 2004,’’ said Wayne Brown, Director, Music & tire budget to no more than population growth with Quincy Jones, Sy Oliver, Mundell Lowe, Opera Programs, NEA. Dr. Billy Taylor was plus inflation and only allows for waivers of Neal Hefti, Eddie ‘‘Lockjaw Davis’’, Sonny named an NEA Jazz Master in 1988. these strict requirements during actual Dec- Stitt, Lucky Thompson, Coleman Hawkins and larations of War by Congress. Additionally, it Throughout his career, Dr. Billy Taylor was Dinah Washington. He started his own music forces the next fiscal year to account for any publishing company, Duane Music, Inc. one of those rare artists who was also a imbalance in the previous fiscal year’s esti- Dr. Taylor worked regularly with his trio and scholar of his art. He was a premiere pianist mates by placing such amount in the spending hosted his own daily radio show on New and an elegant stylist. Many acclaimed him as column for the following fiscal year. Lastly, my York’s WLIB during the 1960s. He made guest the most exciting pianist in the jazz world. Amendment will return all excess revenue at shots on various TV shows and recordings for Dr. Billy Taylor will be remembered as one the end of the fiscal year to the American tax- Capital Records. Taylor started writing about of the jazz world’s historians, master musi- payer. It is past time that the federal government jazz and giving lectures/clinics to music teach- cians, an educator, storyteller, sage, and jazz put in place responsible budgeting measures. ers interested in teaching jazz. virtuoso. He was a strong advocate for the arts. Tay- In order to restore the public trust that Con- lor concentrated many of his efforts on gener- I extend my sincere condolences to his fam- gress can indeed budget their tax dollars wise- ating funding for the arts and humanities. He ily for this tremendous loss and share their ly, we must pass a balanced budget amend- focused on radio and television in order to enormous pride in all that he accomplished. ment.

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