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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E2116 HON E2116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 28, 2008 HONORING JOHNATHAN SHELBY CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE STITT SCIENCES IMMIGRATION REFORM HON. SAM GRAVES HON. NANCY PELOSI HON. JOE BACA OF MISSOURI OF CALIFORNIA OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, September 26, 2008 Saturday, September 27, 2008 Saturday, September 27, 2008 Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, Americans pause to recognize Johnathan Shelby Stitt of Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, as Speaker continue to work hard in these tough eco- Kansas City, Missouri. Johnathan is a very of the House of Representatives, I send the nomic times. special young man who has exemplified the appreciation of the Congress to those who As in the past, today’s immigrants supply finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by have given San Francisco, as well as the the limitless stream of ability, hard work, and taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of world, the magnificent gift of the new Cali- innovation that improve the economic life of America, Troop 1333, and earning the most fornia Academy of Sciences as it opens on our nation. prestigious award of Eagle Scout. September 27, 2008. Like the immigrant founders of this country, Johnathan has been very active with his Generations of Bay Area residents have today’s immigrants improve the economic life troop, participating in many Scout activities. grown up with the Academy as a cultural of America. Over the many years Johnathan has been in- treasure in Golden Gate Park, visiting as Immigrants also provide the amazing diver- volved with Scouting, he has not only earned schoolchildren and then bringing their own sity that makes America what it is, what numerous merit badges, but also the respect children to this center of exploration and nat- makes us unique among all the nations in the of his family, peers, and community. ural sciences education. Worn by earth- world. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join quakes, age, and the love of so many chil- However, we must remember that injustice me in commending Johnathan Shelby Stitt for dren, its friends re-imagined the best possible for any person leads to injustice for all. If there his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of version of this beloved institution. are people without rights, it puts us all at risk. America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- How fortunate are we all that the Academy’s Denying justice and human rights to any ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. board and leadership secured the talent and group of people is Un-American. f vision of the brilliant Italian architect Renzo I urge my colleagues to support comprehen- Piano, who transformed this noted science sive immigration reform and fix this broken im- TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT JACOB museum into an architectural triumph and for- migration system. BESER ward-looking example of energy-efficient de- f HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER sign. The Academy also benefited greatly from PREDICTION OF A FINANCIAL the crusading spirit of former executive direc- CRISIS OF MARYLAND tor Pat Kociolek, whose enthusiasm for a 21st IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES century natural history center became infec- HON. JOE WILSON Friday, September 26, 2008 tious. OF SOUTH CAROLINA The California Academy of Sciences is Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rise before you today to honor the memory of home to the Steinhart Aquarium, Kimball Nat- Saturday, September 27, 2008 Lieutenant Jacob Beser, the only United ural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium States Army Air Force Officer to serve on both and world-class research and education pro- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam the mission of the Enola Gay to Hiroshima grams. The magnificent new site boasts a four Speaker, as our Nation faces a financial crisis, and Bock’s Car to Nagasaki. story living rainforest, an awe-inspiring corral I wish to submit the following article, ‘‘Fannie Jacob Beser was born on March 15, 1922 reef ecosystem, a living roof of California na- Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending,’’ in Baltimore Maryland and graduated from tive plants which is an engineering marvel of published in The New York Times on Sep- Baltimore City College in 1938. He then stud- seven hills reflecting San Francisco’s land- tember 30, 1999. Special recognition should ied mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins scape. The Academy is committed to pre- be given to those who recognized early on the University but left the day after Pearl Harbor to serving natural habitats and protecting essen- dangers inherent in easing credit requirements enlist in the Army Air Forces. Because of his tial natural resources. for housing loans—including Peter Wallison of educational background and training, Beser San Francisco prides itself on being a the American Enterprise Institute. was sent to Los Alamos, New Mexico to work model for the Nation, indeed the world, when FANNIE MAE EASES CREDIT TO AID MORTGAGE on the Manhattan Project in the area of weap- it comes to preserving our beautiful planet for LENDING ons firing and fusing. future generations. Therefore, it is fitting that (By Steven A. Holmes) Lieutenant Beser was the radar specialist the California Academy of Sciences will be the In a move that could help increase home aboard the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, greenest nature museum in the world and ownership rates among minorities and low- when it dropped the ‘‘Little Boy’’ atomic bomb stands with the deYoung to make Golden income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corpora- on Hiroshima. ‘‘Little Boy’’, the first atomic Gate Park a destination of world-class muse- tion is easing the credit requirements on bomb to be used in warfare, was to detonate ums. loans that it will purchase from banks and This extraordinary renovation of the Acad- other lenders. over the city triggered by radar calculations The action, which will begin as a pilot pro- that measured the bomb’s distance from the emy benefited greatly from large private phi- gram involving 24 banks in 15 markets—in- ground as it fell. Lieutenant Beser’s job was to lanthropy, due in great part to the tireless work cluding the New York metropolitan region— monitor those calculations and also to ensure of the Academy’s Board of Trustees, led by will encourage those banks to extend home that no other radars interfered with the radar the task force of William Wilson, Martha mortgages to individuals whose credit is gen- frequency, which could have caused a pre- Knopf, George Montgomery and Richard Bing- erally not good enough to qualify for conven- mature detonation. ham. the renovation also benefited from fund- tional loans. Fannie Mae officials say they Three days later, Lieutenant Beser was ing from the city and the state, and I am espe- hope to make it a nationwide program by cially pleased my colleagues in Congress next spring. aboard Bock’s Car when ‘‘Fat Man’’ was Fannie Mae, the nation’s biggest under- dropped on Nagasaki. He was the only person joined me to obtain $8 million in federal invest- writer of home mortgages, has been under in- to have crewed the attack aircraft of both mis- ment for this innovative project. creasing pressure from the Clinton Adminis- sions. My five children, like so many others, spent tration to expand mortgage loans among low Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me endless hours exploring the boundless treas- and moderate income people and felt pres- today to honor the memory of Lieutenant ures of the academy. Now this magnificent sure from stock holders to maintain its phe- Jacob Beser. It is with great pride that I recog- new building will inspire and educate scores of nomenal growth in profits. In addition, banks, thrift institutions and nize a fellow Baltimore City College graduate children, scientists and environmental leaders mortgage companies have been pressing on being the only United States Army Air to explore and protect our natural world. I am Fannie Mae to help them make more loans Force Officer to serve on the crew for both the proud to represent this world-class, eco-friend- to so-called subprime borrowers. These bor- historic missions of the Enola Gay and Bock’s ly institution, and look forward to introducing rowers whose incomes, credit ratings and Car. my grandchildren to its wonders. savings are not good enough to qualify for VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:47 Sep 29, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K26SE8.010 E28SEPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with REMARKS September 28, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2117 conventional loans, can only get loans from year, 44 percent of the loans Fannie Mae pur- improvements to our roads, bridges and finance companies that charge much higher chased were from these groups. schools. interest rates—anywhere from three to four The change in policy also comes at the Other jobs will be created through new en- percentage points higher than conventional same time that HUD is investigating allega- ergy technologies. New loans to the auto in- loans. tions of racial discrimination in the auto- ‘‘Fannie Mae has expanded home owner- mated underwriting systems used by Fannie dustry and investment in new renewable en- ship for millions of families in the 1990’s by Mae and Freddie Mac to determine the cred- ergy technologies will both put people in good reducing down payment requirements,’’ said it-worthiness of credit applicants. paying, stable jobs but will also move this Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae’s chairman f country towards energy independence.
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