December 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2015 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

PERSONAL EXPLANATION PERSONAL EXPLANATION economic renewal. Their new report, ‘‘A Clar- ion Call for Competitiveness,’’ is a roadmap HON. JIM GERLACH for Congress and the Administration to boost HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY OF PENNSYLVANIA manufacturing and create well-paying jobs in the decades ahead. Among other rec- OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ommendations, the Council urges federal lead- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, December 31, 2012 ers to double investments in technological re- Monday, December 31, 2012 Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, on December search, increase efforts to commercialize 30, 2012, I unfortunately missed three re- America’s scientific discoveries, strengthen ap- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, on Decem- corded votes on the House floor. Had I been prenticeship programs for advanced manufac- ber 30, 2012, I was absent from the House present, I would have voted AYE on Rollcall turing, speed-up the development of manufac- and missed rollcall votes 649, 650, and 651. 649, AYE on Rollcall 650, and AYE on Rollcall turing ‘‘clusters’’ built around leading research Had I been present for rollcall vote 649, on 651. centers around the nation, and ensure the the motion to suspend the rules and pass, as f quality of America’s roads, bridges, and digital amended, H.R. 3159, the Foreign Aid Trans- connections by authorizing the Export-Import COMPETITIVENESS AND parency and Accountability Act, I would have Bank to fund domestic infrastructure projects. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING voted ‘‘yes.’’ These ideas—which come from both Demo- crats and Republicans and both private and Had I been present for rollcall vote 650, on public sectors—are unique in today’s civic de- the motion to suspend the rules and concur in HON. HANSEN CLARKE bate for a simple reason: they offer hope. I the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4057, to OF MICHIGAN call on Congress to implement these innova- amend title 38, United States Code, to direct IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tive proposals in the 113th Congress for the the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a Monday, December 31, 2012 sake of our workers, our businesses, and our comprehensive policy to improve outreach and Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, after nation’s long-term economic future. transparency to veterans and members of the decades of decline, American manufacturing is f Armed Forces through the provision of infor- now on the rebound. The United States cre- mation on institutions of higher learning, I ated nearly half a million manufacturing jobs TRIBUTE TO RETIRED REAR ADMI- would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ between 2010 and 2012. This recovery is crit- RAL JAMES LLOYD ABBOT, JR. Had I been present for rollcall vote 651, on ical for cities like my hometown of Detroit and the motion to suspend the rules and pass S. for America’s economy as a whole, but sus- HON. JO BONNER 3203, the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ taining it will require coordinated comprehen- OF ALABAMA Benefits Improvement Act, I would have voted sive action. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘yes.’’ Thankfully, the nation can count on inspired and visionary leadership from both the public Monday, December 31, 2012 f and private sectors to sustain the development Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay of advanced manufacturing industries that cre- tribute to the devoted service and the remark- HONORING THE REPUBLIC OF ate high-quality exports and well-paying jobs. able life of an American patriot and a great Al- CYPRUS I commend President Obama’s commitment abamian, retired Rear Admiral James Lloyd to creating a million new manufacturing jobs Abbot, Jr., who passed away on August 10, by 2016 through new investments in techno- 2012, at the age of 94. HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN logical research and development as well as A distinguished World War II veteran, a OF NEW JERSEY sensible policies like the elimination of tax de- much-decorated Naval officer and leader in ductions for companies that outsource manu- American exploration of Antarctica, James IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES facturing overseas. I also commend important Lloyd Abbot, Jr., was born in Mobile on June Monday, December 31, 2012 private sector voices who are leading the way 26, 1918. He attended Murphy High School, to America’s manufacturing renaissance. Spring Hill College and the U.S. Naval Acad- Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Andrew Liveris, the head of Dow Chemical emy. He graduated and was commissioned I rise today to honor the Republic of Cyprus and author of Make It in America: The Case Ensign on June 1, 1939. as it finishes out its first rotation of the Euro- for Re-Inventing the Economy has argued per- In 1939, he first reported for duty aboard the pean Union Presidency. For a small country suasively for a new national economic strategy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV–6), later like Cyprus, this is a significant event in their that rests on a range of innovative ideas. In transferring to the destroyer USS Gilmer (DD– history and I want to recognize one of their particular, he calls for a more coherent and 233). In 1943, he assumed command of Presidency’s major accomplishments. comprehensive approach to national energy Scouting Squadron 66 and was awarded the I would like to thank Cyprus for successfully policy and greater reliance on alternative en- Air Medal for meritorious achievement in ac- overseeing the implementation of new Euro- ergy sources. This is essential because the tion against enemy Japanese forces in the vi- pean Union sanctions that were imposed on cost and volatility of traditional energy sources cinity of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands from Iran to target their nuclear and ballistic missile like imported oil are a major drag on the na- November 1943 through January 1944. program. Iran continues to be a threat to the tion’s industrial productivity. Mr. Liveris addi- In May 1961, he became Commanding Offi- United States, Europe, and our closest ally in tionally calls for new investments in workers’ cer of the USS Intrepid (CVA–11), which, the Middle East—the Jewish State of Israel. skills in order to boost the nation’s productivity under his command, won the Air Force, Atlan- These sanctions will go a long way towards and guarantee world-class living standards. An tic Fleet Battle Efficiency Pennant for the fiscal ensuring further stability in the Middle East intellectual leader and prominent figure in year 1962. Under his command, the USS In- and helping Israel to maintain its security. American business, Mr. Liveris and his pro- trepid was the recovery ship for Astronaut These are the toughest sanctions yet to be im- posals should command respect and attention Scott Carpenter after his 3-orbit flight in May posed by the EU and I believe they will work across the political spectrum. 1962. in concert with those imposed by the U.S. The Council on Competitiveness—a non- In February 1967, shortly before advancing Congress. Again, I’d like to congratulate the profit non-partisan coalition composed of in rank to Rear Admiral, he assumed com- Republic of Cyprus for its oversight of this im- CEOs, labor leaders, and university presi- mand of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Ant- plementation and overall for a successful first dents—has likewise developed a vital and arctica; charged with the responsibility of in- rotation as EU President. comprehensive proposal to spur American suring the success and safety of all United

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K31DE8.001 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with E2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 31, 2012 States operations on that continent. Under his from seeking inter partes review of a patent and only apply prospectively to PTAs that command the first oceanographic study was during the first nine months after the patent are determined and to § 154(b)(4)(A) actions conducted far into the ice-covered Weddell issues, or until a post-grant review of a pat- that are commenced after the enactment of ent is completed if such review is instituted. this Act. (USPTO request.) Sea. Furthermore, Palmer Station, which was Section 311(c) was intended to preclude chal- The Committee is aware that the district successfully completed and opened by Rear lengers from using IPR during the period court for the Eastern District of Virginia, on Admiral Abbot on schedule in 1968, was the when they can instead use PGR. The problem November 1 of this year, issued a decision in first permanent United States presence in the with the provision is that, during Senate the case of Exelixis v. Kappos that appears Antarctica Peninsula. The Abbot Ice Shelf in floor consideration of the AIA in March 2011, to have adopted a highly problematic inter- Antarctica was named in his honor. another provision was added to the bill via pretation of the patent term adjustment al- His exemplary service, spanning nearly four the managers’ amendment that allows only lowed by § 154(b)(1)(B). For reasons that re- main unclear, the court concluded that con- decades, garnered him many medals com- first-to-file patents to be challenged in PGR. This provision, at section 6(f)(2)(A) of the tinuations and other events described in the mendations. In addition to the Legion of Merit AIA, was intended to allow USPTO a longer ‘‘not including’’ clauses of that subparagraph with Gold Star, the Air Medal and the Navy period to prepare to conduct PGR pro- should not be excluded from the subpara- Commendation Medal, Rear Admiral Abbot ceedings, and to exclude patents that raise graph’s calculation of patent term adjust- was awarded the American Defense Service discovery-intensive invention-date and loss- ment, but instead must be read only to toll Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pa- of-right-to-patent issues from PGR. How- the three-year clock that determines when cific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory ever, § 311(c) takes effect and applies to all patent term adjustment begins to accrue Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal, Eu- petitions for IPR that are filed on or after under subparagraph (B). The district court’s September 16, 2012. Yet for several years interpretation of subparagraph (B) thus rope Clasp; the National Defense Service thereafter, almost all patents that are issued would allow patent term adjustment to ac- Medal with bronze star; and the Antarctica will still be first-to-invent patents. And crue for any continued examination sought Service Medal. under § 311(c) of title 35, these patents cannot after the three-year clock has run. Such a re- After his retirement from the Navy in 1974, be challenged in IPR during the first 9 sult, of course, would allow applicants to he returned to an active life in Mobile where months after their issuance, while under sec- postpone their patent’s expiration date he was a member of the USS Alabama Battle- tion 6(f)(2) of the AIA, these patents cannot through dilatory prosecution, the very sub- ship Commission and Foundation and served be challenged in PGR. Paragraph (1) elimi- marine-patenting tactic that Congress on the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. In nates this nine month ‘‘dead zone’’ by mak- sought to preclude in 1994 when it adopted a ing § 311(c) inapplicable to patents that are 20-year patent term that runs from an appli- 2011, Rear Admiral Abbot was named Patriot first-to-invent patents and are thus ineli- cation’s effective filing date. of the Year by the Mobile Bay Area Veterans gible for PGR. Despite the absurd and undesirable results Day Commission. He was also the first in- Paragraph (2) addresses another dead zone that would appear to flow from the district ductee into the Murphy High School Hall of that is unique to reissue patents. Under court’s interpretation, the Committee de- Fame. § 311(c) of title 35, IPR cannot be sought dur- clines to address this matter at this time. On behalf of the people of Alabama, I wish ing the nine months after a patent is re- This case was brought to the Committee’s to extend condolences to his sons, Retired issued. This limit was imposed in order to attention only very recently, precluding the U.S. Navy Captain J. Lloyd Abbot III, and re- force challengers to bring a PGR challenge thorough consideration and consultation (rather than IPR) against what is, in effect, that is appropriate before legislation is en- tired U.S. Navy Admiral Steve Abbot, his five a new patent. However, § 325(f) of title 35 acted. Moreover, Congress is not in the busi- grandchildren, extended family and many then bars a challenge to any claim in a re- ness of immediately amending the United friends. We will be forever indebted to his ex- issue patent that is ‘‘identical’’ to or ‘‘nar- States Code in response to every nonfinal emplary devotion to and service of our nation. rower’’ than the claims in the original pat- legal error made by a trial court. The Com- f ent. As a result, such ‘‘identical’’ or ‘‘nar- mittee, of course, reserves the right to ad- rower’’ claims could not be reviewed in ei- dress this matter in the future. In the mean- CORRECTING AND IMPROVING THE ther a PGR or an IPR during the nine time, the fact that the present bill does not LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS months after a reissue. Paragraph (2) elimi- amend § 154(b) to address the Exelixis deci- ACT nates this dead zone by repealing section sion should not be construed as congres- 311(c)(1)’s limit on filing a petition for inter sional acquiescence in or agreement with the SPEECH OF partes review after a patent has been re- reasoning of that decision. issued. (i) Improper Applicant. This subsection re- HON. LAMAR SMITH (e) Correct Inventor. This subsection peals an unnecessary limitation on who may OF TEXAS amends the authorization of settlement in file an international application designating IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES derivation proceedings to refer to ‘‘correct the United States. (USPTO request.) inventor’’ in the singular, out of recognition (j) Financial Management Clarifications. Sunday, December 30, 2012 of the fact that it is the entire inventive en- This subsection makes several technical Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I submit tity that must be named in the settlement changes to § 42 of title 35, concerning USPTO the following. agreement. This change has no substantive funding. These changes: (1) ensure that the effect. rule requiring that patent fees be spent for SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY (f) Required Oath. Paragraph (1) liberalizes patent purposes also applies to RCE fees; and (a) Advice of Counsel. The AIA’s section 17 the time allowed for an applicant to file the (2) ensure that all USPTO administrative created a new § 298 of title 35 that bars the required oath or alternative statement, al- costs will be covered by either patent fees or use of evidence of an accused infringer’s fail- lowing him to file as late as payment of the trademark fees. (USPTO request.) ure to obtain advice of counsel, or his failure issue fee (rather than requiring filing prior (k) Derivation Proceedings. Currently, the to waive privilege and introduce such opin- to allowance). Paragraph (2) corrects third sentence of § 135(a) will allow a deriva- ion, to prove either willfulness or intent to § 115(g)(1) by using ‘‘that claims’’ rather than tion proceeding to be sought only within the induce infringement. Section 17, however, ‘‘who claims,’’ since the antecedent for these year after the victim’s claim that has been neglected to specify when this new authority words is ‘‘application’’ rather than ‘‘inven- the target of derivation has published. It is became effective. As a result, § 298 is subject tor.’’ Paragraph (2)’s change has no sub- possible, however, that a deriver could file to the default effective date at section 35 of stantive effect. (USPTO requests.) first, but delay claiming the derived mate- the AIA, and applies only to patents issued (g) Travel Expenses and Payment of Ad- rial until more than a year has elapsed after one year or later after enactment of the AIA. ministrative Judges. Section 21 of the AIA, the victim’s claims have published, in other This subsection makes § 298 applicable to all which makes minor changes to the law re- words, until after the current deadline has civil actions commenced after the enactment garding the compensation of USPTO employ- lapsed. The changes made by this subsection of this Act. ees for travel and the payment of APJs, was preclude such a scenario by requiring the (b) Transitional Program for CBMs. This not given its own effective date. This sub- proceeding to be sought during the year after subsection corrects two scrivener’s errors in section makes these provisions effective the publication of the deriver’s claim to the section 18 of the AIA. These changes have no upon enactment of the AIA. invention. These changes also add a defini- substantive effect. (h) Patent Term Adjustments. This sub- tion of ‘‘earlier application’’ to § 135(a), cor- (c) Joinder of Parties. This subsection cor- section clarifies and improves certain re- rect inconsistencies in the AIA’s version of rects a scrivener’s error in the new § 299 of quirements for seeking patent-term adjust- § 135(a), and authorize the PTAB to conduct, title 35. This change has no substantive ef- ments. These changes allow USPTO to pro- and the courts to hear appeals of, inter- fect. vide notice of its PTA determination at the ferences commenced after the effective date (d) Dead Zones. This subsection fixes two same time as the grant of a patent, and ef- of the AIA’s amendments to § 135(a). (USPTO provisions that inadvertently make it impos- fectively require an applicant who wishes to request.) sible to seek either post-grant or inter partes pursue a civil action under paragraph (4)(A) (I) Terms of Public Advisory Committee review of a patent during certain time peri- of § 154(b) to exhaust remedies provided under Members. This subsection makes the terms ods. Section 311(c) of title 35 bars anyone paragraph 3(B)(ii). These changes are minor, of PPAC and TPAC members run for 3 years

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These changes will produce bet- would effectively have to waive the possi- My district director, Paula Sheil, started with ter coordination of members’ terms, will bility of raising any validity defense against me in 1972 in the private sector and has run allow experienced Chairmen to be appointed the patent if he is later sued for infringe- my district office since I was first elected to without requiring such individuals to serve ment—and all without an opportunity to Congress. In addition to running the day-to- two 3-year terms, and will provide for auto- adequately investigate enablement and other day operations of my district office, Paula matic replacement of a Chairman who does discovery-intensive issues. In order to ensure brings me back to earth and redirects my en- not complete his term of service. (AIPLA re- that the post-grant review system that ergies when I get off-kilter. quest.) USPTO has recently implemented does not As my district chief of staff for 20 years, (m) Report on pre-GATT Applications. The simply become a white elephant, it is impor- URAA amendments took effect on June 8, tant that this scrivener’s error be corrected Brian Miller served as my surrogate in the dis- 1995 but were made inapplicable to applica- in the future. And, lest anyone suggest that trict when I was in Washington, DC. He knows tions filed before that effective date. Unfor- the correction of this error is properly re- everyone, everyone knows him, and he has tunately, a small number of applicants may garded as controversial, allow me to note been instrumental in my knowledge of the have engaged in clearly dilatory behavior that this correction would simply conform needs and concerns of the county, cities, dis- and continue to maintain pending applica- the PGR estoppel provisions to those of the tricts, organizations and individuals throughout tions with effective-filing dates that precede bill that passed the Senate on March 8, 2011, the district. the URAA effective date. by a vote of 95–5. Tina Cobb has been handling my casework It is highly unlikely that the 103d Congress f ever conceived that its amendments to for 20 years. If a constituent has a problem § 154(a) would remain inapplicable to applica- DEPARTMENT OF STATE RE- and Tina can not solve it, it cannot be solved. tions still pending in this Congress. The WARDS PROGRAM UPDATE AND She knows the ins and outs of our Federal issuance of any such patent at this late date TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT agencies and can cut through red tape like no would be grossly prejudicial to the public. OF 2012 one else. Many of these applications claim invention Myrna Vafee joined my district staff 6 years dates in the 1980s, and some even claim pri- SPEECH OF ago. In addition to doing case work, Myrna ority dates in the 1970s. To remove such does all the chores necessary to keep an of- technology from the public domain in 2012 would work a clear injustice on the public, HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN fice running, from sorting mail to greeting con- and would bear no relation to the patent sys- OF MARYLAND stituents. Her smile immediately puts people at tem’s purpose of promoting the progress of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ease. science and the useful arts. Sunday, December 30, 2012 Thomas Widroe has been my deputy district An earlier version of this Act included a director for 2 years, working from my Solvang provision that would have required these ap- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a office and acting as my eyes and ears in the plicants to complete prosecution of these ap- cosponsor of the State Department Rewards North County. plications promptly after the enactment of Program Update Act to thank my House col- Joel Kassiday has been my chief of staff in the Act. To avoid controversy that might leagues Representatives BERMAN and ROS- delay the enactment of this Act, the present Washington, DC, for 11 years. Joel is the epit- LEHTINEN for their collaboration on the bill and Act substitutes the earlier proposal with a ome of efficiency. I have learned to be very requirement that USPTO issue a report that also to thank Senator KERRY for introducing careful before I ask Joel to undertake a task will provide Congress and the public with and managing the Senate companion. because he has it done before you have a relevant information about these applica- This measure expands on the authority of chance to change your mind. tions. The Committee expects that the re- the State Department to issue rewards for in- Marianne Brant, my executive assistant, has port will contribute to an understanding of formation that leads to the arrest and convic- been with me for 6 years. Marianne’s primary whether these applications present special tion of people accused of the commission of responsibility is to maintain my schedule and circumstances that require further legisla- armed terrorist attacks, drug trafficking, to make sure I am where I am supposed to tive, executive, or judicial action in order to cybercrimes, animal poaching and ensure transparency and protect the public’s be. There probably is no tougher job in a con- interests. transnational organized crimes. I added my gressional office and Marianne does it with (n) Micro Entity Definition. This sub- name as a cosponsor to the bill because I poise, efficiency, and an ever-present smile. section corrects a scrivener’s error in the hoped it would contribute to existing inter- Richard Mereu, my chief counsel and ad- AIA’s definition of the ‘‘micro entities’’ that national efforts to capture Joseph Kony, the ministrative assistant, has been a trusted advi- are entitled to a fee reduction. This change guerrilla leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army sor for 18 years. He has served as my staff has no substantive effect. who has abducted, tortured, abused and director on the subcommittees I’ve chaired on (o) Default Effective Date. This subsection forced thousands of children into a life of bru- both the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary commit- provides that the amendments made by this tal violence and sexual slavery. Though one of Act apply to proceedings commenced on or tees, in addition to advising me on a wide after the enactment of the Act, except where Kony’s top lieutenants has been captured, range of legislative issues. the provisions of the Act include their own Kony remains on the run. Tom Pfeifer joined my staff 14 years ago effective date or modify an existing law’s ef- With the passage of this measure, more re- after 15 years as a journalist in my district. fective date. sources will be made available to help bring Tom’s knowledge of the media, the people, OTHER ISSUES FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION him to justice. I encourage my colleagues to the issues, and the politics of the district has Post-Grant Review Could-Have-Raised Es- join me in support of the bill. made him a valuable resource in my D.C. of- toppel. The version of post-grant review that f fice. was enacted by the Leahy-Smith America In- Cecilia Daly has been my legislative counsel vents Act bars a petitioner who completes IN TRIBUTE TO MY STAFF for 6 years. Cecilia is a master researcher such a review from challenging any of the who takes great pleasure in tutoring our in- claims of the patent that were reviewed in terns on that skill. the proceeding on any ground that the peti- HON. ELTON GALLEGLY tioner ‘‘could have raised’’ in the post-grant OF CALIFORNIA Kenneth Steinhardt first came to my office review. Although this broad estoppel first IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as an intern and came to work for me full time 7 years ago. Kenny is a bulldog on legislation. appeared in the bill that was reported by the Monday, December 31, 2012 House Judiciary Committee in June 2011, no He builds coalitions on and off the Hill to move amendment adopted by the committee au- Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in trib- a bill and does not let up. thorized such a change. The change appears ute to the men and women who work day after RJ Hauman is my newest staff member. As to have been made by staff charged with day, and often on nights and weekends, that staff assistant, he is often the first person a making technical corrections to the bill, I may best serve the people of California’s constituent interacts with in my D.C. office. who apparently assumed that the omission 24th Congressional District. Mr. Speaker, this is just my current staff. I of could-have-raised estoppel in § 325(e)(2) was an oversight. During my 26 years in Congress, I have have had many other great staffers over the The application of a civil-litigation could- hired the best self-starters I could find who years, but to try to name them all would take have-raised estoppel to PGR would cripple have a proven track record of caring for the too long. Suffice it to say that I am grateful for that proceeding if it is not corrected. All va- people for whom they serve. As a result, I their service as well. These are the best of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:12 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.001 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with E2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 31, 2012 best, and I know my colleagues join me in Because, pose to do it? By cutting over $310 billion from thanking them for their service and in wishing you and your families just like them and domestic programs. These were cuts to nutri- them well in their new endeavors. theirs, tion assistance programs for low-income sen- fight a war and the good fight continually! f For you are all so much alike in so many iors, people with disabilities, and working fami- DAWSON, YOU ARE SO AWESOME, ways! lies; cuts that will deny more than 200,000 YOU ARE SO DAWSOME, AS CAN And yet Dawson, low-income children their school lunches; cuts you are just a little boy! to the Meals on Wheels program critical to dis- BE! IN HONOR OF DAWSON COX Who out of such heartache can still find so AND HIS COURAGE AND HIS BAT- abled seniors, and cuts to programs that pro- much joy! tect vulnerable and abused children. These TLE And yet, already so much you so understand! will have a real and severe impact on Amer- HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY And what we could so learn from you, ican families. Instead of asking the Pentagon OF NEBRASKA if we but so walked hand in hand! to make tough choices and eliminate wasteful If Dr. King, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spending programs, House Republicans would is a King Among Men! rather balance the budget on the backs of our Monday, December 31, 2012 Then, you Dawson . . . Nation’s most vulnerable citizens. Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I would are but a Prince Among Children! like to recognize one of Lincoln, Nebraska’s For he’s for MLK Jr., Here is just one example of Pentagon most courageous sons, and one of my con- all the way spending that House Republicans are pro- Heroes, stituents, Dawson Cox. I had the honor to take tecting by cutting programs for low-income our children should not so have to be, children, seniors, and working families: in this him and his sisters Stevie and Nessa on the but sometimes this is what our Lord has cho- floor of the House during our vote, and spend sen for us to teach! fiscal year, the Department of Defense plans time with him and his family. Dawson’s Make To be inspired! to spend $389 million for its 150 military bands A Wish, was to come to Washington D.C. and To take and lift our hearts higher! and more than 5,000 full-time, professional visit the new Dr. King Jr. Memorial, and to To show us all that against all odds they military musicians. This is a prime example of stand on the very spot where the I Have A never tire! excessive military spending that we simply do Dream speech was given. Dr. King is his hero. All in their profiles of courage don’t you see? not need, and can no longer afford. Earlier this And to remind us to hold our families close! And Dr. King would be proud of Dawson too To so remember what so but means the year, the House passed my bipartisan amend- for his courage! Dawson toured the Capitol, most! ment to this bill limiting the amount the military and met many members of Congress and one And to against all odds to always so believe! spends annually on military bands to no more of the House’s true Icon’s JOHN LEWIS. Con- And, that is why . . . than $200 million—not an insignificant sum. I gressman LEWIS, is the only surviving member with tear in eye Dawson you so complete me! am very disappointed to see that this lan- left who spoke on that day. His new friend Dawson! guage was not included in the Conference Re- Bert, was so impressed with his courage and You Are So Awesome! port. This smart cut would have continued to faith, and his spirit, that he penned this poem You Are So Dawsome! So Dawsome As Can Be! provided $200 million for military bands in fis- in his honor. Our prayers and our thoughts go Because, cal year 2013, ensuring that America would out to Dawson and his family, during his most it’s with your heart you so run! maintain its strong tradition of military bands, courageous battle. On earth as it will be in Heaven, while saving taxpayers $2 billion over the next DAWSON, YOU ARE SO AWESOME, YOU ARE SO as Thy Will Be Done! decade. DAWSOME, AS CAN BE! And that smile, Lastly, the Conference Report does virtually Dawson! and that wit, You are so Awesome! and that mind, nothing to correct the civil liberties abuses You are so Dawsome! so very creative and so quick I’ll carry with passed in last year’s defense authorization bill. As Can Be! me every day! House and Senate Conferees stripped a bipar- You’re Major ‘‘D’’! Because, you are my new best friend. . . tisan amendment offered by Senators FEIN- Dawson, your Major ‘‘D’’ . . . For you are one of Nebraska’s, STEIN (D–CA) and Senator LEE (R–UT) which And you are as Awesome as Awesome so can most courageous of all sons so to be! would have helped ensure that no one can be Yea, you are a Husker! be! denied a fair trial and detained indefinitely Who can so muster! f The will and the courage, when they are captured in the United States. and the faith to so overcome! CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. I am appalled that this commonsense amend- To Fight The Good Fight! 4310—THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ment to protect the most basic American civil As Thy Will Be Done! AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FIS- liberties was not included in the legislation be- With all of your might! CAL YEAR 2013 fore us today. For inside of you, but shines such a light! For You are Major! Mr. Speaker, there are several positive pro- You’re Major ‘‘D’’, and yet your so young! HON. BETTY McCOLLUM visions of this bill that I support, including the And mini me, you so complete me! OF MINNESOTA continuance of DOD clean energy programs, You see, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lifting restrictions on servicewomen’s access to because heroes come in all shapes and sizes, Monday, December 31, 2012 reproductive health care, and addressing mili- but it’s all about what’s within their hearts, that which so comprises . . . Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply tary sexual assault. It also takes steps that Of what they so can be! disappointed that I must rise in opposition to would help eliminate hazing in the military and He’s The Man! the Conference Report on H.R. 4310, the prevents any increase in new TRICARE fees. Even Washington has his initials DC, FY13 National Defense Authorization Act. Unfortunately, the underlying legislation con- Dawson Cox understand! America’s men and women in uniform de- tains too much wasteful spending and does Because, In The Game of Life . . . serve, and Congress must pass, legislation not correct the egregious human abuses that Dawson, you are a winner so very bright! that provides them with the resources they were part of the fiscal year 2012 bill. And if ever I had a son, I so wish that he could be like you this one! need to preserve our national security. Unfor- One of our primary duties as Members of With that smile, tunately, this bill does not reflect the range of Congress is to provide the resources and pol- that tells me all the while, 21st-Century threats the United States must icy guidance necessary to protect our Nation. that the heart of a champion so beats in this prepare for, nor does it reflect the urgent fiscal We must make certain that every dollar in this one! crisis this Congress must address. What this bill contributes to our national defense. It is And when you walked on that House floor, massive $633 billion defense bill does reflect, time for tough choices and smart cuts that they say the ratings on Cspan shot up so however, are disastrously misplaced priorities. much more! On May 10th of this year, House Repub- save taxpayer dollars, even at the Pentagon. That’s because you are Major ‘‘D’’! licans passed the Sequester Replacement Wasteful and excessive Pentagon spending is And you are so Awesome Mr. Dawson can’t no longer acceptable as low income families, you see! Reconciliation Act (H.R. 5652), which exempts the Pentagon from $55 billion in automatic seniors, and disabled Americans to go without For you are as brave as can be, the critical services. as any Navy, Air Force, Army, or United spending cuts agreed to in last year’s Budget States Marine! Control Act (P.L. 112–25). How did they pro- I urge my colleagues oppose this legislation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:12 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.003 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with December 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2019 RICHARD ARMEY’S $8,000,000 Stephenson, 73, declined a request for an which a budget was being prepared in antici- GOLDEN PARACHUTE interview. Matt Kibbe, the group’s president, pation of a large influx of money, according and Adam Brandon, its senior vice president, to several employees who attended the re- declined to discuss the issue. treat. At the retreat, Stephenson dictated HON. BARNEY FRANK ‘‘I don’t comment on donors,’’ Brandon some of the terms of how the money would OF MASSACHUSETTS said. ‘‘He’s on our board, he’s a board mem- be spent, the employees said. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ber like anyone else. That’s it. I see him at ‘‘There is no doubt that Dick Stephenson Monday, December 31, 2012 board meetings.’’ arranged for that money to come to the Stephenson, a longtime but little-known super PAC,’’ said one person who attended Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, player in conservative causes, is a resident of the retreat. ‘‘I can assure you that everyone given the role that former Majority Leader Barrington, Ill., a northwest suburb of Chi- around the office knew about it.’’ Richard Armey has played in significantly in- cago known for its affluence and sprawling Among other things, Stephenson wanted a creasing the role in militant conservatives in horse estates such as his Tudor Oaks Farm. substantial sum spent in support of Rep. Joe He founded the Cancer Treatment Centers of Walsh (R-I11.), a tea party favorite and the Republican party, the article in the Wash- Stephenson’s local congressman, several who ington Post on December 25 is important in- America in 1988 following his mother’s death from bladder cancer, according to the for- attended the retreat recalled. Walsh gar- formation that all Members should know. profit company’s Web site and his public re- nered national headlines during the cam- [From The Washington Post, Dec. 25, 2012] marks. Stephenson also holds investments in paign when he questioned whether his oppo- FREEDOM WORKS TEA PARTY GROUP NEARLY a broad portfolio of other businesses, includ- nent, Tammy Duckworth, a former FALLS APART IN FIGHT BETWEEN OLD AND ing finance and real estate companies. Blackhawk helicopter pilot who lost both NEW GUARD Stephenson has a passion for libertarian legs in Iraq, was a ‘‘true hero.’’ Despite in- (By Amy Gardner) politics stretching back to the 1960s, when he ternal misgivings about the value of the in- vestment, FreedomWorks spent $1.7 million The day after Labor Day, just as campaign attended seminars featuring ‘‘Atlas Shrugged’’ author Ayn Rand and economist on ads supporting Walsh; he lost the race. season was entering its final frenzy, Two watchdog groups last week asked the FreedomWorks, the Washington-based tea Murray Rothbard, according to those who know him at FreedomWorks. Like Armey, Federal Election Commission and the Jus- party organization, went into free fall. tice Department to investigate the donations Richard K. Armey, the group’s chairman Stephenson was an early supporter of Citi- from the two Tennessee companies. The and a former House majority leader, walked zens for a Sound Economy, the conservative groups, Democracy 21 and the Campaign into the group’s Capitol Hill offices with his lobbying group founded by oil billionaires Legal Center, say the arrangement could vio- wife, Susan, and an aide holstering a hand- Charles and David Koch in 1984 that split late federal laws that prohibit attempting to gun at his waist. The aim was to seize con- into Freedom Works and Americans for Pros- hide the true source of a political contribu- trol of the group and expel Armey’s enemies: perity 20 years later. The Kochs, known for tion by giving it under another name. (Bran- The gun-wielding assistant escorted bankrolling a variety of conservative causes, don declined to comment on the complaints, FreedomWorks’ top two employees off the kept control of AFP, while Stephenson and but he said the group’s books were in order.) premises, while Armey suspended several Armey stayed with FreedomWorks. others who broke down in sobs at the news. FreedomWorks has been on a remarkable PARTNERSHIP UNRAVELS The coup lasted all of six days. By Sept. 10, run in recent election cycles, growing its an- For years, FreedomWorks was headed by Armey was gone—with a promise of $8 mil- nual budget from $7 million to $40 million in an unlikely duo: Armey, 72, the old-guard poi lion—and the five ousted employees were just a few years and helping lead the tea who wears a black cowboy hat even when back. The force behind their return was party movement against Obama’s agenda. he’s not on his Texas ranch, and Kibbe, 49, Richard J. Stephenson, a reclusive Illinois The group was among several that rose up who sports mutton-chop sideburns and has a millionaire who has exerted increasing con- last week in opposition to a failed proposal passion for the Grateful Dead. trol over one of Washington’s most influen- from House Speaker John A. Boehner (R– But the most important relationship ap- tial conservative grass-roots organizations. Ohio) to raise federal taxes on millionaires. pears to be the bond between Kibbe and Ste- Stephenson, the founder of the for-profit The group played a crucial role in ushering phenson, who bridged their age gap through Cancer Treatment Centers of America and a a wave of tea party candidates into office in shared libertarian views and Kibbe’s battle director on the Freedom Works board, agreed recent years, staging rallies, hawking books with testicular cancer a decade ago, Armey to commit $400,000 per year over 20 years in and videos, and organizing media appear- and others said. They said Kibbe, after being exchange for Armey’s agreement to leave the ances with conservative personalities such as given a terminal diagnosis, was encouraged group. Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. by Stephenson to get treatment at his can- The episode illustrates the growing role of ‘‘I’ve enjoyed my association with cer clinics; more than a decade later, they wealthy donors in swaying the direction of FreedomWorks,’’ said Sen. Mike Lee (R– said, he is cancer-free. FreedomWorks and other political groups, Utah), who defeated incumbent Bob Bennett Until this year, the partnership between which increasingly rely on unlimited con- with help from the group. ‘‘Matt Kibbe and Kibbe and Armey worked well. Armey’s re- tributions from corporations and financiers Dick Armey endorsed me early in my can- nown as a former House member drew media for their financial livelihood. Such gifts are didacy for the U.S. Senate, and they were a attention and crowds of conservative activ- often sent through corporate shells or non- big help to me.’’ ists—most of them old enough to remember profit groups that do not have to disclose Despite such testimonials, FreedomWorks Armey’s role in the Republican revolution in their donors, making it impossible for the has struggled with accusations that it is an Congress in 1994. And Kibbe’s youthful intel- public to know who is funding them. ‘‘astro-turfer’’—a national organization of lectualism drew a new generation of liber- In the weeks before the election, more big-money donors that swept in to lay claim tarian soldiers into the FreedomWorks fold. than $12 million in donations was funneled to an independent movement. In 2010, the two co-wrote a book, ‘‘Give Us through two Tennessee corporations to the According to public records, Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto,’’ that be- FreedomWorks super PAC after negotiations FreedomWorks received more than $12 mil- came a New York Times bestseller and a suc- with Stephenson over a preelection gift of lion before the election from two corpora- cessful marketing tool for FreedomWorks, the same size, according to three current and tions based in Knoxville, Tenn.: Specialty In- which collected the book’s proceeds and used former employees with knowledge of the ar- vestments Group and Kingston Pike Devel- it to attract donations. rangement. The origin of the money has not opment. The firms were established within a The partnership came to a crashing end previously been reported. day of each other by William S. Rose III, a when Armey marched into FreedomWorks’s These and other new details about the local bankruptcy lawyer. office Sept. 4 with his wife, Susan, executive near-meltdown at FreedomWorks were Rose, who could not be reached for com- assistant Jean Campbell and the unidentified gleaned from interviews with two dozen cur- ment, has said publicly he would not answer man with the gun at his waist—who prompt- rent and past associates, most of whom questions about the donations. But accord- ly escorted Kibbe and Brandon out of the spoke on the condition of anonymity in ing to three current and former building. order to talk freely. FreedomWorks employees with knowledge of ‘‘This was two weeks after there had been The disarray comes as the conservative the donations, the money originated with a shooting at the Family Research Council,’’ movement is struggling to find its way after Stephenson and his family, who arranged for said one junior staff member who spoke on the November elections, which brought a the contributions from the Tennessee firms the condition of anonymity because he was second term for President Obama and Demo- to the super PAC. not authorized to talk to the media. ‘‘So cratic gains in the House and Senate. Armey Brandon, FreedomWorks’ executive vice when a man with a gun who didn’t identify said in an interview that the near-meltdown president, told colleagues starting in August himself to me or other people on staff, and a at his former group has damaged the con- that Stephenson would be giving between $10 woman I’d never seen before said there was servative cause. million and $12 million, these sources said. an announcement, my first gut was, ’Is Free- ‘‘Freedom Works was the spark plug, the Brandon also met repeatedly with members dom Works in danger?’ It was bizarre.’?’’ energy source, the catalyst for the move- of Stephenson’s family who were involved in By nearly all accounts, including from ment through the 2010 elections,’’ Armey arranging the donations, the sources said. those loyal to him, Armey handled his at- said, referring to the GOP midterm sweep. Stephenson attended a FreedomWorks re- tempted coup badly. Armey says he was step- ‘‘Harm was done to the movement.’’ treat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in August at ping in because of ethical breaches by Kibbe

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:12 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.006 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with E2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 31, 2012 and Brandon, accusing them of improperly (From USA Today) IN TRIBUTE TO PUSHMATAHA using FreedomWorks staff resources to COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY produce a book—ironically, named ‘‘Hostile MILLIONS FORGO FORECLOSURE REVIEWS Takeover’’—for which Kibbe claimed sole (HOMEOWNERS DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME TO credit and was collecting royalties. The use ASK FOR ACCURACY CHECKS) HON. ELTON GALLEGLY OF CALIFORNIA of internal resources for Kibbe’s benefit (By Julie Schmit) could jeopardize the group’s nonprofit tax IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES status; the group denies any impropriety. Millions of homeowners who were in fore- Monday, December 31, 2012 ‘‘This is not only about this one incident,’’ closure in 2009 or 2010 could miss a chance to Armey said. ‘‘But that one incident was a have their cases reviewed for errors—and Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in trib- matter of grievous concern.’’ possible compensation—if they don’t act by ute to the Pushmataha County Historical Soci- Armey also accused Brandon, Kibbe and Monday. ety in Antlers, Oklahoma, and in particular other staff members loyal to them of squeez- That’s the deadline for eligible home- Myrtle Edmond and Madge Jentry. ing him out of media appearances and man- owners to request a free review required by a As historical societies go, the Pushmataha agement decisions while using his name to settlement last year between federal bank County Historical Society is relatively new, market the group. regulators and 14 mortgage servicers and having been founded in 1984. But the Soci- Armey appeared out of touch and unsure of their affiliates. The deadline has been ex- ety’s staff and volunteers know their town, its how FreedomWorks operated when he took tended three times due to poor response from history, its people, and their place firmly root- over that Tuesday morning, according to homeowners. interviews with more than a dozen employ- ed in the heart of America. ees on both sides who witnessed the take- More than 4 million notices were mailed a My family hails from the Antlers, Oklahoma, over. Sitting in a glass-walled conference year ago informing homeowners of their area. When I was a young boy, I would travel room visible to much of the staff, he placed right to a review, but only 356,000 had asked by train, arriving and departing from the Frisco three young female employees on adminis- for one by Dec. 13, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Depot, which now houses the Pushmataha trative leave, then reversed himself when County Historical Society. Myrtle Edmond and they burst into tears; his wife lamented Compensation could range from hundreds Madge Jentry were at the Society head- of dollars to more than $100,000, the OCC has aloud that maybe they had ‘‘jumped the quarters when my wife, Janice, and I stopped gun.’’ said. It is overseeing the settlement with the In subsequent meetings, Susan Armey Federal Reserve. by on a recent trip and asked a few questions about my ancestors. Myrtle and Madge re- passed her husband notes that several em- Requests must be submitted at ployees assumed contained suggestions on independentforeclosurereview.com or be sponded by enthusiastically researching every- what to say. According to a recording of a postmarked no later than Monday, the OCC thing they could find on the Gallegly and Wil- staff conference call provided to The Wash- says. Answers to questions can be found on liams family branches. Myrtle even wrote ington Post, Armey bewildered his audience the website or by calling 888–952–9105. down, by hand, all their research in great de- by demanding more FreedomWorks support tail and gave it to me. for Todd Akin, the Missouri Republican ‘‘The (response) numbers are not terribly impressive,’’ says Bruce Mirken of the In addition, Myrtle had previously served on whose Senate campaign had already cratered the society’s cemetery identification project after his comments about ‘‘legitimate rape.’’ Greenlining Institute, a consumer advocacy ‘‘It was clear that under Armey’s leader- group. and helped identify and inventory almost ship, the organization as we knew it was Greenlining, like other consumer groups, 12,000 burials and grave sites at approxi- going to be driven into the ground,’’ said one says borrowers may still not be aware of the mately 119 locations. With that information, junior employee. review opportunity. she was able to locate the gravesites of my Enter Stephenson, who agreed to the mul- Notification materials—including the 4 grandparents and many other relatives. timillion-dollar financial incentive to push million letters—may have been ignored be- The wealth of information Myrtle and Madge Armey out and install Kibbe back at the cause they were written in legal jargon, were were able to provide on my family is even helm. hard to read and looked too much like those more impressive when one considers that the The payments were necessary, several used in foreclosure scams, says James Can, a county courthouse burned during the Great FreedomWorks leaders said, because Armey senior policy fellow with the Opportunity Depression. Society volunteers have painstak- was threatening to sue over Kibbe’s book Agenda, a non-partisan think tank. A Gov- deal. ingly rebuilt ancestral records from U.S. Cen- ernment Accountability Office report in sus, newspapers, and other items in the his- ‘‘It was very clear to him that I would not June echoed those concerns. work with Matt,’’ Armey said, referring to torical record. Stephenson. ‘‘He felt that Matt knew the le- The settlement followed a federal probe in Mr. Speaker, Antlers, Oklahoma, is America. vers and understood it better than I did and which regulators found significant weak- It has seen its share of hardship yet continues was very urgent to reinstate that.’’ nesses in foreclosure processes, including im- to bounce back. One of the most devastating proper foreclosure document preparation. Brandon, back in the No. 2 spot as execu- tornadoes in the history of the state struck tive vice president, scoffed at the notion that To meet regulators’ deadlines, the GAO Antlers on April 12, 1945. Out of a population the group is in trouble or that the dispute noted that servicers had just 60 days to de- of 3,000, 55 were killed, including my uncle, with Armey was indicative of a larger prob- velop outreach materials. That didn’t leave lem for the tea party. He said Freedom time to test them with focus groups, one Dennis Dixon Gallegly. One third of the city Works has 2.1 million members, nearly 4 mil- servicer representative told the GAO. was demolished. The city has suffered dev- lion fans on Facebook and a budget that has astating fires. Floods have washed away About 95% of the letters were successfully grown sixfold in five years. He also pointed delivered, the OCC has said. homes, but they can’t wash away Antlers, or to the elections of Senate conservatives Ted the spirit of its people. Cruz in Texas and Jeff Flake in Arizona as The reviews are intended to address a wide Mr. Speaker, the pride Myrtle Edmond and evidence of the group’s electoral success. range of foreclosure errors, including exces- sive fees, wrongly denied loan modifications, Madge Jentry have in their community and in ‘‘We doubled our budget, and we doubled America was evidenced in their enthusiastic our membership,’’ Brandon said, referring to misapplied payments or wrongful fore- the group’s growth since 2011. ‘‘That’s how closures. Borrower restitution will vary by research of my family’s roots. I know my col- we ended up the year.’’ case and financial harm, the OCC says. It’s leagues join Janice and me in thanking them provided no cost estimate to servicers. No (Alice R. Crites contributed to this report) and all the Pushmataha County Historical So- one has yet received restitution, OCC spokes- ciety volunteers for preserving and celebrating man William Grassano says. their part of our nation’s history through dedi- f The requested reviews are in addition to cation, passion, and professionalism. They are MILLIONS FORGO FORECLOSURE 159,000 reviews being done, as part of the preserving the heart of America. same settlement, by consultants hired by the REVIEWS f servicers, Grassano says. The Monday deadline should be lifted and THE PARK SCHOOL CENTENNIAL HON. MARCY KAPTUR review requests should be allowed as needed, OF OHIO the community groups say, especially since HON. KATHLEEN C. HOCHUL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more recent outreach efforts have been more OF NEW YORK consumer friendly. Monday, December 31, 2012 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The reviews are separate from a $25 billion Monday, December 31, 2012 Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, this is the arti- settlement, reached between five servicers cle I referred to in my one-minute speech this and, state and federal officials, that’s also Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor morning. meant to address past foreclosure abuses. to congratulate The Park School of Buffalo on

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:12 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.006 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with December 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2021 recently commemorating its Centennial. In CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF ments regarding health related matters for my 1912, a group of parents embarked on a truly THE CITY OF REDMOND colleagues who will return to the 113th Con- remarkable journey by making a commitment gress. Throughout my decades in public serv- to promote excellence in education with an HON. DAVID G. REICHERT ice, I have strived to give consideration to emphasis on the personal development of OF WASHINGTON those whose issues fall through the cracks of their students. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our government, and to those who become targets of government authorities for daring to Over the past 100 years, The Park School Monday, December 31, 2012 deliver or seek alternative therapies. has carried out its mission of building a di- Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, as the two Complementary and Alternative Therapies: verse and creative community that nurtures members who have the honor of representing While Chairman of the Committee on Over- the joy and responsibility of active learning for this city today and in the future, I rise with my sight and Government Reform, I initiated a all. From its founders, John Dewey and Mary colleague Representative SUZAN DELBENE to comprehensive evaluation of the role of com- Hammett Lewis, to the current administration, honor the centennial anniversary of the City of plementary and alternative therapies in our Park has truly left its mark on Snyder and the Redmond, celebrated today, December 31, health care system. During this time we heard Western New York community. 2012. from researchers, practitioners, and patients I am confident that The Park School will First incorporated in 1912, eligible thanks to about the value that complementary and alter- continue its mission of educating our youth the birth of its 300th citizen, Redmond began native therapies can play in our health system. and strengthening our community as success- as a small logging community. A century later, These therapies include acupuncture, mas- fully over the next 100 years. it has turned into a vibrant urban center of sage therapy, traditional healing systems from 55,000 that still maintains its strong sense of various cultures around the world such as Tra- f community and is proud of its small-town feel. ditional East Asian Medicine, Kampo, Native Over the last century, Redmond has American Medicine, Homeopathy and energy IN HONOR OF COMMANDER evolved from logging town, to a small bed- therapies such as QiGong and Reiki as well HALSEY ‘‘BULL’’ KEATS room community east of the big city, to a bus- as the use stress management tools and nutri- tling city in itself. Today, it’s home to some of tion and dietary supplements. These also in- the most prominent high tech companies in clude conventional therapies used for pur- HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK the world. Redmond’s tremendous growth has poses not yet recognized as mainstream such been fueled by the pioneering, entrepreneurial as Chelation Therapy for cardiovascular ben- OF PENNSYLVANIA spirit of the town’s first settlers and, in the efit. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES century since, has attracted and inspired gen- I hope my colleagues in 2013 will continue erations of Washingtonians to turn Redmond to protect access therapies and products so Monday, December 31, 2012 into a premier economic engine for the 21st that Americans can continue to make their century. own choices in health care and retain their Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today health freedom. I also believe a hard look at to honor Commander Halsey ‘‘Bull’’ Keats With all this growth and change, Redmond continues to maintain a deep sense of friend- the management of resources provided to upon his retirement from the United States these issues is overdue. For instance, the first Navy, where he served 20 years. CDR Keats ship and community. For example, Mr. Speak- er, the Redmond Derby Days, a city celebra- ever head to head research study looking at completed four deployments throughout the tion that grew out of a bicycle race among an alternative cancer treatment for pancreatic world which have included ports in over 12 local paperboys after the depression, is going cancer as compared to the mainstream ther- countries. During Enduring Freedom, he was strong after 70 years. The Derby Days are apy was an absolute management disaster. the only Lieutenant Commander who stood in bigger and better than ever and today, the sig- Ten years, millions of dollars, and several fed- the ship’s Captain during combat flight oper- nature event has the honor of being the na- eral investigations validating violations of pa- ations, and during Operation Iraqi Freedom he tion’s longest running bicycle race. tient protections by the academic conventional was selected to lead the first ever deployment Over the last few years, we have both en- cancer therapy principal investigator has been of the Real-Time Sensor Data Link ground joyed participating in so many activities and swept under the rug by the National Institutes station to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq pro- events in beautiful Redmond and are honored of Health’s National Cancer Institute and the viding the Commanding General tactical con- to represent the great people of this city. National Center for Complementary and Alter- trol over the Surveillance System Upgrade S– With the further expansion of mass transit, native Medicine. Too often, I hear that the 3 which boasted a streaming video capability. Redmond has an amazing opportunity to con- studies that are funded, especially those on CDR Keats was selected as the Naval Flight tinue its growth and impact neighboring cities. herbs are ‘‘designed to fail’’. After 20 years Officer of the Year in 1997. In 2004 he grad- Together with Seattle and environs, its influ- and more than a billion dollars, too little quality uated from the Operational Planners Course ence contributes to form a region that is vi- research on the therapies Americans are most with distinction at the Naval War College in brant, attractive for business and a great place interested has in has been conducted. When Newport, Rhode Island. He has logged over to live, work and raise a family. As Mayor my colleague Senator TOM HARKIN gave the initial instruction to the National Institutes of 2,000 flight hours. For his exemplary service Marchione, along with all of Redmond’s dedi- Health to ‘‘investigate and validate’’ therapies CDR Keats has received the Defense Meri- cated City Council members, continue to build being used around the world, we all envi- torious Service Medal, Navy Meritorious Serv- on Redmond’s rich history, we look forward to sioned an aggressive campaign to go into the ice Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy watching and aiding with the city’s success in field and look at what is working an report this and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, in ad- years to come. to the American people. Former Congressman dition to numerous unit commendations. Mr. Speaker, Representative DELBENE and I again offer congratulations to the City of Berkley Bedell championed this issue after His final tour was Chief, Special Activity Redmond for a wonderful, rich first century being successfully treated with alternative plans at U.S. Central Command Operations and together wish them the best as they move therapies for Lyme disease and Prostate Can- Directorate from July 2010 through his retire- into their second century of prosperity. cer. Much good has been accomplished, but ment on 1 April 2013. f better work can and should be done. Mr. Speaker, Commander Keats exemplifies In early 2013, the results of a national multi- HEALTH RELATED MATTERS FOR site Chelation Therapy study will be published. all of the best qualities of a United States MY COLLEAGUES IN CONGRESS I hope my colleagues will review this study Naval Flight Officer. We have known each TO CONSIDER IN 2013 and look to the history of how doctors who other for over thirty years. We worked together have provided this therapy have been at- as young men back in Bucks County, Pennsyl- tacked for daring to use a therapy approved vania where his parents still do reside. HON. DAN BURTON decades ago by the Food and Drug Adminis- Cmmdr. Keats is an outstanding husband and OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tration to treat heavy metal exposure in chil- father and he has served his Nation with dis- dren ‘‘off label’’ for cardiovascular benefit. tinction. Monday, December 31, 2012 Medicine is increasingly recognizing that expo- I am honored to be able to stand here today Mr. BURTON. Mr. Speaker, as we close the sure to lead, mercury and other heavy metals and recognize him for his many years of serv- 112th Congress and I prepare to retire from have on the body including the cardiovascular ice. Congress, I would like to leave a few com- system. Chelation Therapy may be improving

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:12 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.009 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with E2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 31, 2012 cardiovascular health by removing heavy met- ing at Congress intended and I hope my col- search over the last decade, mostly on epide- als. This study was attacked by closed-minded leagues in the 113th Congress will conduct a miology and genetics. The autism community individuals who oppose chelation therapy and thorough review of the management of the is frustrated that environmental factors are not all alternative therapies. Sadly, we have lost a VICP and direct through legislation improve- given a greater share of the research dollars decade in looking at the benefits of chelation ments to the law so that all that are seriously and that practically no funding has been pro- therapy in children as the National Institutes of injured may be compensated swiftly, fairly and vided to evaluate the dozens of therapies fam- Health reneged on its promise to conduct a without long litigious battles. Sadly the autism ilies who are able to pay out of pocket are study at the Clinical Center on chelation ther- omnibus proceeding was fraught with injus- using very successfully. Many of these are di- apy in the pediatric population. The American tices. There was only limited discovery, many etary related and alternative therapies and if people deserve honest inquiry into chelation actions by government lawyers that in any there is ever to be insurance reimbursement, therapy for all its possible benefits. other court would lead to disbarment, and an Medicaid coverage, or access through other Keep in mind, 1 in 6 women of childbearing appearance of bias by the Special Masters government programs such as for military fam- age are carrying a higher than normal body who seemed to work as partners to Justice to ilies, research to investigate for safety and burden of mercury, and mercury is the second defend against vaccine injury rather than to sit benefit is needed. I hope my colleagues in most toxic substance on the planet. Mercury in as unbiased administrators and many other 2013 will direct federal research resources to all its forms can be harmful especially to ba- matters deserve a thorough oversight review these much needed efforts in collaboration bies in the wound and in the first years of life. by Congress to insure the program operates with the families and practitioners who have We first became aware of mercury in vac- as it was designed. experience using them. The government can- cines after the FDA was required by our body While government officials who settled the not continue to sink significant resources sim- to conduct an inquiry on the amount of mer- Hannah Poling case reported her ply into counting the children, without address- cury in the products they regulated. A new in- mitochondrial dysfunction is rare, others re- ing the causes of the epidemic increase and quiry is due in 2013 to determine the amount ported that it is very prevalent in the autism focuses on prevention and treatments. of mercury still in all FDA regulated products. population. Maybe as many as 1 in 5 with au- I am pleased that Chairman DARRELL ISSA Congress will once again need to require this tism may have this same mitochondrial dys- committed during the November 29 autism of the FDA. I am disturbed that in 2013 we function. These same government officials hearing to stay engaged in looking at the fed- continue to have mercury in any form in medi- have failed to share what their database of eral response to autism. He is learning as I cines and in other products Americans rou- vaccine cases show—that almost since the in- did while Chairman that the families and pro- tinely use without the knowledge they are ex- ception of the VICP, the government has fessionals involved in this community are des- posing their families to mercury. It is a travesty quietly been settling cases of vaccine induced perate for Congress to do something to im- prove the Federal response, to hold account- that public health authorities have discounted brain injury that resulted in autism. The Eliza- able those who are subverting the truth about the risk of mercury in vaccines and other prod- beth Birt Law Advocacy Center (EBCALA) the causes of autism, and who have poorly ucts because it is a ‘‘trace amount’’. The conducted a review of settled cases within the managed the resources provided by taxpayers whole body of evidence on mercury shows it program for vaccine induced brain injury such to get to the truth on autism and vaccine in- can be harmful and is best avoided. Sadly the as encephalitis and seizures, confirmed doz- jury. I urge a review on how the Centers for American Academy of Pediatrics and the pub- ens of cases in which the government com- Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pensated the vaccine injured. The way that lic health officials at FDA and the rest of the managed the Vaccine Safety Database, how the government has shielded this is that it is Department of Health and Human Services Poul Thorsen was able to steal more than $1 not listed as the primary injury. However, the should be leading the charge to get mercury million from the autism grant in the CDC–Den- EBCALA investigators validated through fami- out of all medicines, and they have instead mark project, and why Diana Schendel of the lies and records that autism resulted from vac- continued to protect the industry and not our CDC has continued publish studies as a co- cine injury. There needs to improved trans- children. It has been left to families who have author to Thorsen. Why does the CDC con- parency within this program. Every case that formed organizations such as the Coalition for tinue to promote his research after his federal is settled should be published online in such SafeMinds to fight for children to be protected indictment for 22 counts of wire fraud and from exposure to mercury through medicine. a way that the public is informed what injuries money laundering? I am concerned that indi- Autism and Vaccine Injury: The Committee have been acknowledged and the manage- viduals at the CDC have participated in mali- did not set out to investigate the epidemic rise ment of the program improved so that all cious acts of covering up the data showing a in autism rates; however, in late 1999 as we cases for like injuries are compensated quick- direct connection between exposure to mer- were looking at reports of injury within the mili- ly. At present each report of injury is handled cury in vaccines in the first six months of life tary form the adulterated anthrax vaccine, we in isolation, with no discovery, no ability to and an eleven-fold increase risk of autism. I began hearing about children being injured refer to other cases and evidence previously urge the 113th Congress to shine the light of from vaccines and developing autism. It was a accepted in cases, the program is wasteful in day on their actions and seek justice. crisis we could not ignore. the use of its resources and certainly not fair Military and Veterans: I cannot leave Con- Just as Bob Wright, the founder of Autism to the injured. If we want to preserve vaccine gress without giving mention to the men and Speaks, recently testified before the House policies in this country, it is essential to insure women of our armed services, active duty, Na- Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the VICP works as Congress intended. I tional Guard, Reserves and Veterans. We re- that his daughter Katie reports that her son urge my colleagues to engage and stay en- cently lost one our own in the Congress, Sen- suffered a vaccine injury and developed au- gaged in investigating this program, talking to ator Daniel Inouye, a World War II veteran. All tism, my both of my own grandchildren suf- the lawyers and petitioners in the program, across the great nation, in veterans’ hospitals, fered vaccine injuries and my grandson devel- and improving it through legislation. hospices and retirement homes, we are losing oped autism shortly after he was vaccinated Autism: Autism in and of itself is a national tens of thousands of World War II, the Korean with multiple vaccines, exposed to high levels emergency. We have gone in the time that I Conflict, and Vietnam War veterans each of mercury and suffered adverse reactions. served in Congress from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in month. Too many have no remaining family We heard from thousands of families whose 88 children age 8 on the autism spectrum. members to be with them and it is VA staff experienced similar injuries. Almost 5,000 of This cannot simply be genetics—there is no and volunteers who spend the last hours and these families sought relief through the Vac- such thing as a genetic epidemic. There are days with them. cine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) as many issues that I urge my colleagues to ad- The signature injuries of the Global War on is required by law. Congress and the Amer- dress in 2013. The ERISA fix for insurance Terror of the last 12 years is Traumatic Brain ican people are repeatedly told that vaccine coverage of autism therapies such as Applied Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. injury does not cause autism. Of the 5,000 Behavioral Analysis is ‘‘low hanging fruit’’ for (TBI/PTSD) I like many Members of Congress families only 1, a little girl named Hannah Pol- Congress. There is an urgent need to address have been informed of the benefits of ing, has received justice in this program be- adult and transition services for individuals hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 1.5 ATA for cause her parents, both health professionals with autism including those with higher func- members of the military who have had con- were able to document a mitochondrial dys- tioning autism who, while often able to live cussive injury and developed TBI/PTSD. Pro- function that was exacerbated by exposure to independently as adults, are often under em- fessional athletes such as Washington Red- mercury and vaccine injury. The government ployed. We have a severe shortage of ade- skins quarterback Robert Griffin III who suffer conceded her case, but it still took years of quate housing for adults with autism who are a concussive injury are immediately provided negotiations and legal battles for little Hannah no longer able to live with their parents. We access to all therapies that show benefit in- to be compensated. This program is not work- have invested a billion dollars in autism re- cluding hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:12 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.012 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with December 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2023 Sadly our troops not provided the same ac- Shawn Payton married Angelique. They HONORING BUCKS BEAUTIFUL cess. For a decade members of the military gave us a granddaughter, Savannah, and two and veterans have been working to gain ac- grandsons, Tanner, and Landon. HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK cess to HBOT and other therapies and to Kevin Gallegly married Jennifer. They gave OF PENNSYLVANIA have these therapies paid for through Tricare. us three granddaughters, Emma, Bethie, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Evidence show HBOT is both safe and effec- Sammie. tive, and unlike the anti-depressant, anti-psy- Shannon Payton Breslow married Scott. Monday, December 31, 2012 chotic and other drugs being handed out like They gave us a grandson, Payton, and grand- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today candy by military doctors, do not have black daughter, Presley. to recognize the work being done in my home box warnings for increased risk of suicide and Mr. Speaker, without the love and support of of Bucks County, Pennsylvania by the dedi- suicidal thoughts. I urge my colleagues return- my family, I could not have served in this cated volunteers of Bucks Beautiful. ing in 2013 as well as President Obama, the great institution for so long and represented Founded in 1990 by Robert and Joyce Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to my neighbors as effectively. I know my col- Byers and Carol McCaughan with the goal of work together to make HBOT at 1.5 ATA (the leagues join me in thanking them for their love beautifying Bucks County, this community or- validated dose) and other therapies as out- and support. I look forward to spending much ganization has dedicated itself to preserving lined in the TBI Treatment Act we passed more time with my wife, children, and grand- and improving upon the existing natural beau- twice in the House available to those with TBI/ children and in supporting them achieve their ty of my home in southeastern Pennsylvania. PTSD. Those who stepped up and volun- dreams. Over the last 22 years, Bucks Beautiful has teered to serve our nation deserve nothing f expanded its mission, offering beautification less. grant programs, partnering with a local college Health Freedom and the Constitution: At the HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. to offer academic scholarships, and offering foundation of all of my time in public service ROMAIN CLEROU scenic tours of Bucks County and other near- is the Constitution. The prevailing theme of the by locales. right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- HON. KEVIN McCARTHY Most recently, Bucks Beautiful has com- ness for all Americans are as important today OF CALIFORNIA pleted its ‘‘Bulbs For Bucks’’ Program, planting as it was when I was first sworn in. As I leave IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hundreds of thousands of daffodils at strategic Congress, I am grateful for the opportunity to Monday, December 31, 2012 locations across the county. serve the people of Indiana and the nation. I The inspiration of Chuck Gale, owner of am grateful for all those who have worked with Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Mr. Speaker, Gale Nurseries and a Bucks Beautiful board me over the years in my Congressional office I rise today to honor the life of Dr. Romain member, this collaboration of local nursery and on Committee Staff. I am thankful to a Clerou, a local doctor from my hometown of owners and landscape architects will result in God who has provided me strength and health Bakersfield, California who passed away on an impressive visual display come spring to serve and pray that as we enter 2013 and November 20, 2012. Romain selflessly served along major Bucks County thoroughfares. I enter a new phase of my life, with a beautiful our community for over 65 years through his Chuck Gale and his team complete the first and intelligent wife and family whom I love, medical practice and will be remembered as a phase of this undertaking in fall of 2010, plant- that new champions for health freedom will good friend to many, and a fixture on the side- ing 30,000 Daffodil Bulbs were planted along emerge. lines at the local college and high school foot- the Rt. 611 Bypass. ball games. f Last fall, 300,000 Daffodil Bulbs were plant- Born in Bakersfield to French immigrants, ed along the Delaware Canal at key locations IN HONOR OF MY FAMILY’S LOVE Romain attended Kern County Union High from Bristol to Riegelsville, Bucks County. AND SUPPORT School, Bakersfield Junior College, the Univer- Finally, this November marked the comple- sity of California at Berkeley, and Creighton tion of Phase 3 with 170,000 daffodil bulbs HON. ELTON GALLEGLY Medical School in Nebraska before serving in being planted along the new Route 202 Park- OF CALIFORNIA the U.S. Navy’s 41st Seabees during the Sec- way and Route 202 Bypass. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ond World War. The completion of this project, which in- In 1946, after the war had passed, Romain cluded the acquisition from Holland the only Monday, December 31, 2012 set up his medical practice in Bakersfield. bulb-planting machine in the United States, Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor Throughout the following decades, he would has laid the foundation for an expanded tour- of my family. As you and almost every Mem- become well-regarded for his constant avail- ism base for Bucks County. Bucks Beautiful ber of Congress knows, doing this job would ability and the personal attention given to each hopes to begin an annual bulb festival adding be impossible without the love and support our of his patients. Dr. Clerou treated countless to the list of fairs and festivals that bring families. ailments, delivered thousands of babies, and countless tourists from around the country to Twenty-seven years ago, my wife, Janice, befriended generations of families. our community each year. agreed to support my first run for Congress. Additionally, Romain was the beloved team The hard work and dedication of Chuck She agreed on three conditions: I would not doctor for many athletes on Bakersfield foot- Gale, the Central Bucks County Chamber of put the family into debt. That I would never ball teams, a service for which he was known Commerce and the volunteers of Bucks Beau- ask her to do public speaking. And, that she to never charge. Romain loved sports. He was tiful has made this program an outstanding would never have to ask for campaign con- a gymnast and football player and continued success, and I wish them the best of luck tributions. to play competitive rounds of golf up until late going forward. Well before the primary was over, we were February of this year. Only a few months ago, f in debt. Janice was my surrogate speaker, Romain could be found at Bakersfield College and she was the best fundraiser anyone could taking in a football practice, sitting in a golf ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENTS OVER have. cart and smoking the cigars he was so well THE PAST CENTURY Because of her skills at public speaking and known for. campaigning, we were quickly out of debt from Mr. Speaker, it is this kind of dedication to HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY my first run for Congress. For the next 26 community service that reflects the great char- OF CALIFORNIA years, she spearheaded my campaign and I acteristics of our nation’s people. As someone IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES never again had to borrow from the family. who lived life to the fullest and spent most of Janice stood by my side as I met with ambas- that life serving the people of Bakersfield, Monday, December 31, 2012 sadors, heads of state, and military families. Romain was not only a pillar of strength to his Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I submit an She has been my rock. community, but also to his country. He is sur- essay by a San Diego innovator, Dr. Jeff Janice and my four children were young vived by Mrs. Mayie Maitia, along with her Stein, President and CEO of Trius Thera- adults when I first entered Congress. They family, his six children, and five grandchildren. peutics. Dr. Stein provides a fascinating ac- have married and given us 10 beautiful grand- While I ask that my colleagues join me today count of the evolution in the discovery of anti- children. They have been my greatest cham- in honoring the life of a great American, I have biotic treatments over the past century. pions. no doubt that Dr. Romain Clerou will be long Dr. Stein’s story is a vivid example as to Shawn Gallegly married Tea. They gave us remembered by the community he served so why the private sector and public sector must two grandsons, Adrian and Lucas. well. work together to innovate as a means to save

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HILL 913, NORTHERN ITALY Majority Leader and, in 1996, candidate for Monday, December 31, 2012 The 22-year old second lieutenant didn’t the Presidency of the United States. know if it was the machine gun, mortar Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to TODAY. round or artillery shell blast that got him. honor the life of Elizabeth Cox of Summit, Ordered to take out the machine gun nest What is instructive about this true story of New Jersey. Betty gave her life to public serv- hidden in a mountaintop farmhouse all he re- how an antibiotic altered the course of his- ice in New Jersey and her contributions will tory is that we are presently on a retrograde called was that he was dragging his platoon’s long be remembered. wounded radio operator to safety when he course back to the early 20th century with felt a searing pain in his upper back, then respect to the treatment of bacterial infec- Betty was elected to the New Jersey Gen- nothing. The platoon medic took one look at tions. In the five-year period from 1983 to eral Assembly in 1972 to serve an unexpired the wounded lieutenant, injected him with 1987 there were 16 new antibiotics approved, term. Betty would continue four decades of the maximum survivable dose of morphine, whereas from 2008 to 2012 there were only public service as a founding member of the indicating this by marking the letter ‘‘M’’ on two. At the same time, there is an explosive Women’s Political Caucus, as a master poll his forehead in his blood, then, assuming he emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria worker for the Union County Board of Elec- would not survive his wounds, left to treat that are rendering existing antibiotics large- tions, as a staff member in the Department of ly ineffective. Combat veterans returning other wounded platoon members. Although Community Affairs and as an officer in the his initial wounds, which included a damaged from the Middle East have been diagnosed spine, an obliterated kidney and a mangled with drug resistant strains of the gram-nega- Summit, Union County and New Jersey Re- right arm did not kill him outright, the lieu- tive pathogen Acinetobacter baumanii for publican Committees. tenant was shipped home with little expecta- which there are virtually no treatment op- Betty will be remembered as a dedicated tion he’d survive. His parents were called to tions. The multidrug resistant NDM–1 strain public servant, a parliamentarian and a cham- his hospital bedside three separate times for of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which initially pion of women’s issues. I was honored to call a death vigil. emerged from India, has spread globally. One Betty a friend and colleague. in three people in the world are infected with APRIL 1945. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY a dormant version of Mycobacterium tuber- f Four-thousand miles west of Hill 913, 25- culosis and a growing number of these, re- year-old graduate student Albert Schatz, PAUL KRUGMAN AND THE ported in 60 countries, have emerged as the ECONOMIC CASE FOR FAIRNESS having recently submitted his patent appli- highly virulent XDR–TB strain which is re- cation for his discovery of the antibiotic sistant to both first- and second-line TB Streptomycin, was trying to figure out how therapies and can only be treated with a HON. BARNEY FRANK to make enough of it for human testing. multiyear regimen of toxic drugs. Indeed, to- OF MASSACHUSETTS Tests in guinea pigs showed that Strepto- day’s situation would likely ignite the same IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mycin was safe and effective in the treat- sense of urgency in Albert Schatz that he ment of infections caused by gram-negative felt in 1945. Monday, December 31, 2012 bacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Fortunately, we have passionate and com- What motivated Schatz was that in the first Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, mitted contemporary versions of Albert half of the century bacterial infections— Paul Krugman has consistently and articulately Schatz working to develop new antibiotics. pneumonia, tuberculosis and blood stream defended programs that are essential for the Because of the enormous capital require- infections—were the top three causes of quality of life for our most vulnerable resi- ments and complex regulatory pathway for death in the U.S. Wounded servicemen from antibiotics, however, these individuals are dents, and exposed the flawed morality and World War II were especially prone to infec- now largely found in small biotech compa- impaired logic of those who seek to use the tions from gram-negative bacteria and the nies where the truly innovative antibiotics existence of a large national debt as an argu- only other widely available antibiotic at the are currently being developed. It is unclear time, penicillin, was largely ineffective ment for exacerbating inequality in the United which, if any, of these companies will suc- against these pathogens. As a child Schatz States. His column for Monday, December 31 ceed in delivering critically needed medi- had experienced close friends dying of tuber- is an excellent example of this, and I hope all cines to the market. As drug resistant bac- culosis and as a medical bacteriologist sta- Members will pay attention to its message. terial pathogens continue to proliferate, reg- tioned in an Army hospital in Florida during ulatory headwinds and market dynamics BREWING UP CONFUSION the early years of World War II, Private have made antibiotic development extremely (By Paul Krugman) Schatz sat helplessly by the bedside of dying challenging. While it is encouraging that solders whose infections did not respond to Howard Schultz, the C.E.O. of Starbucks, this disconnect is receiving growing recogni- penicillin or the experimental antibiotics has a reputation as a good guy, a man who tion and action amongst regulatory authori- then available. He was passionate and highly supports worthy causes. And he presumably ties, these small antibiotics companies, such committed. Schatz produced Streptomycin thought he would add to that reputation as Trius Therapeutics where I am CEO, wait from the soil bacterium Streptomyces when he posted an open letter urging his em- to see whether these regulatory incentives, griseus growing in 1-liter fermentation ployees to promote fiscal bipartisanship by such as the GAIN Act recently passed by flasks running 24-hours a day in his base- writing ‘‘Come together’’ on coffee cups. Congress, can be implemented in time to In reality, however, all he did was make ment laboratory at Rutgers. By the end of make the development of new antibiotics himself part of the problem. And his letter 1945 he had produced what he believed to be clinically feasible and financially tractable. was actually a very good illustration of the enough to treat one patient. It will certainly be a race in which the out- forces that created the current mess. MARCH 1946. PERCY JONES ARMY HOSPITAL, come could alter the course of history and In the letter, Mr. Schultz warned that BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN yes, save lives. elected officials ‘‘have been unable to come The attending doctors had virtually en- together and compromise to solve the tre- cased the lieutenant’s body in ice in a des- f mendously important, time-sensitive issue perate attempt to lower his body tempera- to fix the national debt,’’ and suggested that ture. His weakened immune system made PERSONAL EXPLANATION readers further inform themselves at the him susceptible to infection and he had de- Web site of the organization Fix the Debt. veloped a severe lung infection that subse- Let’s parse that, shall we? quently spread to his blood with resultant HON. MIKE PENCE First of all, it’s true that we face a time- high fever. Massive doses of penicillin were sensitive issue in the form of the fiscal cliff: ineffective. He was dying. Word of his condi- OF INDIANA unless a deal is reached, we will soon experi- tion made its way to Rutgers and Albert IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ence a combination of tax increases and Schatz who subsequently rushed the first ex- spending cuts that might push the nation perimental dose of Streptomycin to Percy Monday, December 31, 2012 back into recession. But that prospect Jones Hospital to treat the lieutenant. The Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably doesn’t reflect a failure to ‘‘fix the debt’’ by effects were nothing short of miraculous. reducing the budget deficit—on the contrary, The lieutenant’s fever broke within 24 hours absent on December 30, 2012 and missed the danger is that we’ll cut the deficit too and his lung infection cleared within a week. rollcall votes 649 through 651. Had I been fast. He would survive. Later that year Strepto- present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall How could someone as well connected as mycin would go on to become the world’s votes 649, 650, and 651. Mr. Schultz get such a basic point wrong? By

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FITZPATRICK Verne’s continued work with the Guardians ample, in a new fund-raising letter Maya of the Washington Crossing National Ceme- MacGuineas, the organization’s public face, OF PENNSYLVANIA writes of the need to ‘‘make hard decisions IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tery will keep him firmly fixed in his position as a community leader. when it comes to averting the ‘fiscal cliff’ Monday, December 31, 2012 and stabilizing our national debt’’—even After a lifetime of service to his country and though the problem with the fiscal cliff is Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today its veterans, Verne will continue to dedicate precisely that it stabilizes the debt too soon. to honor the service of a man I have had the himself fully to the most important role of his Clearly, Ms. MacGuineas was trying to con- distinct privilege of serving with during my time life as a loving husband, proud father and new fuse readers on that point, and she appar- representing the people of Pennsylvania’s 8th grandfather. ently confused Mr. Schultz too. District, Verne D. Rider. On behalf of myself, my staff, and the peo- More about Fix the Debt in a moment. Be- With the conclusion of this 112th Congress, ple of Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional Dis- fore I get there, however, let’s move on to Mr. Schultz’s misdiagnosis of the political Verne will be retiring for the fourth time, but I trict, I extend my sincerest gratitude to Verne problem we face. am sure it will not be his last. D. Rider for his decades of service to his Look, it’s true that elected politicians Albert Einstein once claimed that ‘‘a life country and to our community. have been unable to ‘‘come together and lived in service to others is worth living.’’ If Mr. We are all looking forward to seeing where compromise.’’ But saying that in generic Einstein is correct, Verne Rider’s continued life your drive to serve others takes you next. form, and implying a symmetry between Re- of service to his country is an example to each f publicans and Democrats, isn’t just mis- of us a life worth living. leading, it’s actively harmful. When his country called him for the first SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION The reality is that President Obama has time, Verne dedicated himself to decades of ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) made huge concessions. He has already cut honorable service in the United States Air spending sharply, and has now offered addi- Force. During his proud military career, Verne tional big spending cuts, including a cut in HON. MIKE QUIGLEY Social Security benefits, while signaling his flew missions over the fields of Southeast Asia OF ILLINOIS willingness to retain many of the Bush tax during the Vietnam War and the deserts of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Middle East as part of operations Desert cuts, even for people with very high incomes. Monday, December 31, 2012 Taken as a whole, the president’s proposals Storm and Desert Shield. are arguably to the right of those made by To this day, Verne always takes note of Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today be- Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the co- when he or one of his co-workers is dressed cause in the coming week, most of us will sit chairmen of his deficit commission, in 2010. in their ‘‘Air Force Blue’’. A true patriot, down to a holiday meal with our families, In return, the Republicans have offered es- Verne’s service in the Air Force is just one ex- friends, and loved ones. sentially nothing. Oh, they say they’re will- ample of his drive to serve others in any way And most of us will take this meal for grant- ing to increase revenue by closing loop- ed. holes—but they’ve refused to specify a single he can. loophole they’re willing to close. So if Upon retiring from his time in the military, But for 46 million Americans who rely on nu- there’s a breakdown in negotiations, the Verne recognized an opportunity to continue trition assistance, this holiday meal is not a blame rests entirely with one side of the po- his service, this time in the name of his fellow guarantee. litical divide. veterans, including those who found them- The vast majority—more than 85 percent— Given that reality, think about the effect selves homeless and in need. of these 46 million Americans are living in when people like Mr. Schultz respond by As a generation of military men and women households making less than $22,000 for a blaming both sides equally. They may sound reaches retirement age, some find themselves family of four. virtuously nonpartisan, but what they’re ac- in need of assistance and guidance through a And of those 46 million, half are children, tually doing is rewarding intransigence and complex and often frustrating bureaucratic VA and three-quarters are households that include extremism—which, in the current context, means siding with the G.O.P. Benefits system. an elderly person, a disabled person, or chil- I’m willing to believe that Mr. Schultz When I began putting together my office dren. doesn’t know what he’s doing. The same staff for my first term in Congress I could think For these millions of families, food is not a can’t be said, however, about Fix the Debt. of no one better than Verne Rider to provide certainty, and they struggle each day to make You might not know it reading some cred- 8th District veterans with the help they need- ends meet. ulous reporting, but Fix the Debt isn’t some ed. Whether that help comes in the form of a Sadly, due to the recession, an increasing kind of new gathering of concerned citizens. phone call to the VA, a letter to a federal number of Americans have lost their jobs and On the contrary, it’s just the latest addition agency, or often times just a shoulder to lean been forced to turn to the supplemental nutri- to a group of deficit-scold shops supported by on, Verne is always ready and willing to do his tion assistance program, or SNAP. billionaire Peter Peterson, a group ranging best for his fellow veterans. As the number of unemployed Americans from think tanks like the Committee for a increased 94 percent between 2007 and 2011, Responsible Federal Budget to the newspaper During those first two years, Verne became The Fiscal Times. The main difference seems a staple of the veteran community in my home SNAP increased as well, rising 70 percent to to be that this gathering of the usual sus- of Bucks County, and was known across the meet demand. pects is backed by an impressive amount of district as a true friend to veterans. At the food pantries in my district, pantry corporate cash. Between my terms in Congress, Verne in- visits have increased between 8 and 30 per- Like all the Peterson-funded groups, Fix sisted on continuing his service to his brothers cent from last year. While the economy is im- the Debt seems much more concerned with in arms, and was able to fulfill a similar role proving, the number of individuals in need of cutting Social Security and Medicare than for the late Senator Arlen Specter. assistance is still elevated. with fighting deficits in general—and also I was fortunate enough to have Verne return Rather than cutting food assistance right not nearly as nonpartisan as it pretends to to office with me for the 112th Congress and now, we should be bolstering it. be. In its list of ‘‘core principles,’’ it actually calls for lower tax rates—a very peculiar po- everywhere I go, the veterans of my district re- Unfortunately, some members of this body sition for people supposedly horrified by the mind me how lucky I am to have someone like have targeted food assistance, arguing it budget deficit. True, the group calls for rev- Verne Rider on my staff. should be cut to balance the budget and avert enue increases via unspecified base broad- While Verne’s retirement from my office for cuts to defense. ening, that is, closing loopholes. But that’s the second time marks an immediate loss to The Ryan budget proposed cutting SNAP by unrealistic. And it’s also, as you may have our organization, I have no doubt that this will $133 billion. noticed, the Republican position. not be the last we see of Verne in service to A cut of this magnitude would cut almost 10 What’s happening now is that all the our country. million people off from food aid, or would re- Peterson-funded groups are trying to exploit I know this because I am able to share one sult in a benefit cut of $90 per month for a the fiscal cliff to push a benefit-cutting agenda that has nothing to do with the cur- of my proudest achievements as a member of family of four. rent crisis, using artfully deceptive lan- Congress with Verne. Together, with the ef- For a family with a net monthly income of guage—as in that MacGuineas letter—to hide forts of local leaders and allies in Washington, $338—the average for most SNAP house- the bait and switch. Verne and I were able to bring a national cem- holds—a $90 cut would be devastating. Mr. Schultz apparently fell for the con. etery to Bucks County, providing our veterans I agree with my colleagues on the other side But the rest of us shouldn’t. with a final resting place on the historic of the aisle: We must reduce the deficit.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Jan 01, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31DE8.020 E31DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with E2026 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 31, 2012 And that means raising revenues and imple- We should also reform our entitlements, I hope that as they debate the final deal, menting cuts. such as Medicare, by paying providers for out- and look forward to spending the holidays in- But both revenue increases and cuts must comes and quality, combating waste and dulging with their families, they remember the be strategic, not simple. fraud, and demanding higher rebates from millions of families that aren’t as lucky. The tax code should be simplified, tax ex- drug companies. I hope they remember the millions of chil- penditures should be scrutinized, and tax in- The truth is, food assistance comprises just dren, parents, elderly, and disabled Americans creases should be progressive. two percent of the federal budget. who rely on SNAP to avoid going hungry. I recently had the privilege of volunteering at And contrary to the claims by the some that Similarly, spending reductions should be the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which food assistance is unsustainable—SNAP is based on a reexamination of what we need to provides food to over half a million expected to drop from .52 percent of GDP in remain competitive in a global economy. Chicagoans every year. 2011 to just .3 percent as the economy recov- For instance, we should continue to invest I met some of the folks who rely on SNAP ers. This is hardly an unsustainable trend. in education, job training, infrastructure, and and I heard their stories. yes food assistance to keep Americans suc- In fact, according to Moody’s Analytics And I can tell you, they are not takers. cessful and competitive. every $1 dollar invested in SNAP yields $1.72 They are our friends and neighbors who We should cut outdated spending on de- in economic benefit. have fallen on hard times and need our help. fense expenditures, such as our out-sized nu- As we speak, negotiators are sitting down to I won’t soon forget them, and I hope those clear stockpile and permanent troops in Eu- determine what a final deficit reduction pack- crafting the deficit reduction package won’t ei- rope. age will look like. ther.

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