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Extensions of Remarks E2015 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS 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 ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 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.
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