S204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 23, 2013 ‘‘Tennessee Waltz’’ for Mercury Patti Page,’’ as she was introduced during Ms. Page’s nice-girl image endured. In 1988, Records. It turned out it was her last her heyday, was mechanical or sterile, she when she was 60, she told The Times: ‘‘I’m recording session. Mike Kerr, the had significant achievements nonetheless. sure there are a lot of things I should have ‘‘Tennessee Waltz,’’ from 1950, sold 10 mil- owner of Kerr Records, had invited her done differently. But I don’t think I’ve lion copies and is largely considered the first stepped on anyone along the way. If I have, to come to Nashville and record an true crossover hit; it spent months on the I didn’t mean to.’’ album, ‘‘Best of Patti Page.’’ He had pop, country and rhythm-and-blues charts. invited me to come play the piano Ms. Page was believed to be the first singer Mr. ALEXANDER. I yield the floor. while she sang the ‘‘Tennessee Waltz,’’ to overdub herself, long before technology The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- which I did. It was a real thrill and she made that method common. Mitch Miller, a ator from Delaware. producer for Mercury Records, had her do it (The remarks of Mr. COONS per- was very patient to put up with an first on ‘‘Confess,’’ in 1948, when there were amateur piano player for her very spe- no backup singers because of a strike. taining to the introduction of S. 85 are cial song. She told me then it wasn’t The height of her career predated the printed in today’s RECORD under the first time she had performed with a Grammy Awards, which were created in 1959, ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and Tennessee Governor. In 1950 she had but she finally won her first and only Joint Resolutions.’’) performed with Tennessee Governor Grammy in 1999 for ‘‘Live at Carnegie Hall,’’ Mr. COONS. I yield the floor and sug- Gordon Browning at a Memphis the- a recording of a 1997 concert celebrating her gest the absence of a quorum. 50th anniversary as a performer. Her career ater. This was when she was all the was also the basis of recent, short-lived Off The PRESIDING OFFICER. The rage, the ‘‘Tennessee Waltz’’ was all Broadway musical, ‘‘Flipside: The Patti Page clerk will call the roll. the rage, and the Governor wanted to Story.’’ The legislative clerk proceeded to sing it with her. In the early days of television Ms. Page call the roll. I asked how it went. She said, ‘‘Well, was the host of several short-lived network series, including ‘‘Scott Music Hall’’ (1952), a Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask to tell you the truth, the Governor unanimous consent that the order for wasn’t a very good singer.’’ 15-minute NBC show that followed the evening news two nights a week, and ‘‘The the quorum call be rescinded. I don’t know what she said to others Big Record,’’ which ran one season, 1957–58, about my piano playing, but I think The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on CBS. ‘‘The Patti Page Show’’ was an NBC objection, it is so ordered. that was probably about as harsh a ver- summer fill-in series in 1956. dict as Patti Page ever rendered of any Ms. Page defended her demure, unpre- other person. tentious style as appropriate for its time. ‘‘It f According to the New York Times was right after the war,’’ she told The Advo- obituary, Patti Page once said: cate of Baton Rouge, La., in 2002, ‘‘and peo- STARTUP ACT 2.0 ple were waiting to just settle down and take But I don’t think I’ve stepped on anyone a deep breath and relax.’’ Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I have along the way. If I have, I didn’t mean to. She was born Clara Ann Fowler on Nov. 8, only been a Member of the Senate for 2 Well, Patti Page is gone now, but her 1927, in Claremore, Okla., a small town near years, but in that short period of time music is not. Whenever we Tennesseans Tulsa that was also the birthplace of Will at least seven other countries have hear our State song, the ‘‘Tennessee Rogers. She was one of 11 children of a rail- road laborer. taken actions that we have not taken Waltz,’’ played, or whenever we sing it, Having shown talent as an artist, Clara to better support and attract entre- we will remember the voice of Patti took a job in the art department of the Tulsa preneurs to their countries’ economies. Page. radio station KTUL, but an executive there The map beside me shows those coun- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- had heard her sing and soon asked her to tries: the United Kingdom, Russia, sent that following my remarks that take over a short country-music show called Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Chile, and ‘‘Meet Patti Page’’ (Time magazine called it the obituary about Patti Page from the Canada. Those countries have changed New York Times be printed in the ‘‘a hillbilly affair’’), sponsored by Page Milk. She adopted the fictional character’s name their rules, regulations, passed laws, RECORD. and kept it. changed their policies to make their There being no objection, the mate- The newly named Ms. Page broke away country more friendly to startup busi- rial was ordered to be printed in the from her radio career to tour with Jimmy nesses and to entrepreneurship. RECORD, as follows: Joy’s band and was shortly signed by Mer- I wish to focus on and visit with my [From the New York Times—Obituary] cury Records. She had her first hit record, ‘‘With My Eyes Wide Open, I’m Dreaming,’’ colleagues about what is happening in PATTI PAGE, HONEY-VOICED ’50S POP in 1950. Other notable recordings were ‘‘Cross one of those countries—our neighbor to SENSATION, DIES AT 85 Over the Bridge,’’ ‘‘Mockin’ Bird Hill,’’ ‘‘Al- the north, Canada—and explain why it (By Anita Gates) legheny Moon’’ and her last hit, ‘‘Hush . . . is in the interests of our own country Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey- Hush, Sweet Charlotte,’’ which she recorded to act quickly to retain highly skilled voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing, as the theme for the Bette Davis movie of and entrepreneurial immigrants. sometimes silly hits like ‘‘Tennessee Waltz,’’ the same name. That song was nominated for ‘‘Old Cape Cod’’ and ‘‘How Much Is That an Oscar, and Ms. Page sang it on the 1965 In 2002, Canada announced plans to Doggie in the Window?’’ made her one of the Academy Awards telecast. create a new visa to attract foreign en- most successful pop singers of the 1950s, died Ms. Page briefly pursued a movie career in trepreneurs to their country. Canada is on Tuesday in Encinitas, Calif. She was 85. her early ’30s, playing an evangelical singer developing a plan to admit foreign en- Her death was confirmed by Seacrest Vil- alongside Burt Lancaster and Jean Simmons trepreneurs who have received capital lage Retirement Communities, where she in ‘‘Elmer Gantry’’ (1960), David Janssen’s from venture funds to start businesses lived. love interest in the comic-strip-inspired in Canada and to admit them to Can- Ms. Page had briefly been a singer with ‘‘Dondi’’ (1961) and a suburban wife in the Benny Goodman when she emerged at the comedy ‘‘Boys’ Night Out’’ (1962), with Kim ada within weeks. A spokesman for the end of the big band era, just after World War Novak and James Garner. She had one of her Canadian immigration agency was II, into a cultural atmosphere in which pop earliest acting roles in 1957 on an episode of quoted in September as saying: ‘‘Can- music was not expected to be challenging. ‘‘The United States Steel Hour.’’ ada seeks young, ambitious innovative Critics assailed her style as plastic, placid, In later decades her star faded, but she immigrants who will contribute to bland and antiseptic, but those opinions were continued to sing professionally throughout Canada’s job growth and further drive not shared by millions of record buyers. As her 70s. Early in the 21st century she was our economy.’’ Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times in performing in about 40 to 50 concerts a year. 1997, ‘‘For her fans, beauty and comfort were In 2002 and 2003 she released an album of But Canada is not just changing its one and the same.’’ children’s songs, a new ‘‘best of’’ collection laws to attract entrepreneurs; it is ad- ‘‘Doggie in the Window,’’ a perky 1952 nov- and a Christmas album. vertising and trying to lure talent elty number written by Bob Merrill and In- Ms. Page married Charles O’Curran, a Hol- there. The ad we are now showing—this grid Reuterskio¨ ld, featured repeated barking lywood choreographer, in 1956. They divorced is a full-page ad that appeared in a pub- sounds and could claim no more sophisti- in 1972. In 1990 she married Jerry Filiciotto, lication called Fast Company. It is an cated a lyric than ‘‘I must take a trip to a retired aerospace engineer, with whom she American magazine dedicated to California.’’ It is often cited as an example of founded a New Hampshire company mar- what was wrong with pop music in the early keting maple syrup products. He died in 2009. startups, to technology and innova- ’50s, a perceived weakness that opened the Survivors include her son, Danny O’Curran; tion. The advertisement for Ontario door for rock ’n’ roll. But if that is true, and her daughter, Kathleen Ginn; and a number highlights R&D incentives and innova- if the silky voice of ‘‘the singing rage, Miss of grandchildren. tive and dynamic business environment

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:16 Sep 20, 2013 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\JAN2013\S23JA3.REC S23JA3 bjneal on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 23, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S205 and the top talent needed to grow new vestment in new businesses and capital business. For decades, there was no businesses. formation, seeks to accelerate the better place than the land of oppor- We in Congress and in the adminis- commercialization of university re- tunity—the United States of America. tration need to take note of this. Other search that can lead to new ventures But things are changing. Other coun- countries, including our friends to the and, most importantly, provides new tries are aggressively seeking the best north, are aggressively courting entre- opportunities for highly educated and and brightest, those with entrepre- preneurs and talented individuals and entrepreneurial immigrants to stay in neurial talent, as a way to grow their they are luring them from here; they the United States where their talent economy. are trying to get them from the United and new ideas can fuel economic I believe most—in fact, I would say States. Canadian Citizenship and Im- growth and, most importantly, create at least 80 percent—of my colleagues in migration Minister Jason Kenney said: jobs for Americans. Congress agree with the visa provisions ‘‘We need to proactively target a new Startup Act 2.0 creates an entrepre- in Startup Act 2.0. They understand type of immigrant entrepreneur who neurial visa for foreign-born entre- that retaining highly skilled entrepre- has the potential to build innovative preneurs currently in the United neurial immigrants will lead to eco- companies that can compete on a glob- States—legally in the United States. nomic growth and new jobs for Ameri- al scale and create jobs for Canadians.’’ Those with good ideas, with capital, cans. Unfortunately, there is an ap- While we work in the United States and the willingness to hire Americans proach in Congress that has been here to continue educating our children would be able to stay in the United for the last several years that says if with the skills for a 21st century econ- States and grow their businesses. In we can’t do everything, we will not do omy and training the next generation many instances, foreign-born entre- anything. I urge my colleagues let’s of great American entrepreneurs, we preneurs, here legally, have an idea and pass what we can agree on now and also need to be welcoming to those who want to begin a company that will em- keep working to find common ground want to create a business in the United ploy Americans but are told their visa on issues that still divide us. States and employ Americans now. does not allow them to remain in the Canada and other countries are cre- With respect to Canada, America is the United States. ating new opportunities for entre- country of entrepreneurs, a place Take the story of Asaf Darash. Asaf preneurs, for startup companies, but where those with good ideas who are was born in Israel and came to the the United States is still the home of willing to work hard can come and United States in 2007 after being the American dream. We need to pass make something for themselves. awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Startup 2.0 so individuals can pursue There is a global battle for entrepre- study at the University of California. their ambitions in America. neurial talent and the United States is After completing his doctoral thesis, Millions of our citizens remain out of falling behind. A story I heard while he founded a software company called work. Our economy is barely growing. visiting California, the Silicon Valley, Regpack. Asaf raised $1.5 million in fi- One would think, common sense would last year, illustrates this point pretty nancing for the company and hired suggest we would work hard together well. A large company that just a few more than a dozen Americans. His com- to deal with the issues we have agree- years ago was a small startup told me pany has the potential to grow quickly ment on that would help jump-start they had plans to hire 68 highly skilled and to further create additional jobs. the economy. Let’s do that. Let’s jump-start the immigrants but could not get a visa for But Asaf, the founder of this dynamic American economy through entrepre- them to work in the United States. company, is no longer in the United neurship and allow those with talents Rather than letting this talent go, the States. My staff contacted him this and skills we need to pursue the Amer- company hired them but hired them at morning and he said that because of ican dream in the United States of their location in Canada. It is certainly the difficulty in obtaining a visa and America and thereby strengthen our troubling that 68 jobs went outside the the amount of time and effort it was economy. United States. They were lost in our taking, he decided it was easier to country because the United States does I suggest the absence of a quorum. move to Israel and take the core of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The not have a visa program that works. company, including its jobs, with him. clerk will call the roll. What troubles me even more is that As Regpack grows, new jobs are going The legislative clerk proceeded to some of those 68 people hired in Canada to be created in Israel—jobs that could call the roll. will go on to start a business that may have been in the United States if we Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I result in significant job creation in had a visa dedicated to foreign entre- ask unanimous consent that the order Canada. Those jobs that could have preneurs such as Asaf. for the quorum call be rescinded. been in the United States are now in Sadly, his story is far from uncom- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. another country and those individuals mon. Immigrants legally living in the BLUMENTHAL). Without objection, it is who may start a company are no United States who have a good idea so ordered. longer in the United States but are and want to start a business have few f now in Canada. When we lose entre- options available to them. With very preneurs and highly skilled immi- few ways to stay, these entrepreneurs, DYSFUNCTIONAL LEGISLATING grants, we lose the jobs they create. just like Asaf, are forced to move and Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, we The good news is there are steps we take their businesses with them and all know in the Senate and in the can take to attract and retain foreign take the jobs they have created and House of Representatives about the low entrepreneurs and highly skilled immi- will create to other countries. grades Congress receives in public grants. In a bipartisan effort, Senator I wish to make certain America is opinion polling. Everybody knows what WARNER, Senator COONS, Senator the best place for entrepreneurs who the public reports: Congress is par- RUBIO, and I introduced Startup Act 2.0 want to build America and hire Ameri- tisan. Congress is divided. Congress is last year. Senators BLUNT and Scott cans. Passing Startup Act 2.0 will help dysfunctional. Brown of Massachusetts joined as co- make this happen. One recent survey that got a lot of sponsors, and an identical bill was in- Entrepreneurial immigrants have media attention reported that Congress troduced in the House of Representa- long contributed to the strength of our is less popular than a root canal. tives with an even number of Repub- country by starting companies and cre- Across the country, people are fed up lican and Democratic supporters. ating jobs. Of the current Fortune 500 with Congress. Indeed, Members of Again, this year, I am working with companies, more than 40 percent were Congress are fed up with Congress. those colleagues to reintroduce a bill founded by first- or second-generation Americans want a Congress that can very similar to that in very short Americans. Today, 1 in every 10 Ameri- take on the tough challenges of today. order. cans employed at a privately owned But another recent poll by USA Today Startup Act 2.0 makes changes to the U.S. company works at an immigrant- and Gallup showed that 77 percent of Federal regulatory process to lessen owned firm. Americans feel ‘‘the way politics works government burdens on job creators, In our mobile world, entrepreneurs in Washington these days is causing se- modifies the Tax Code to encourage in- have a choice as to where they start a rious harm to the United States.’’

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