July 12, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1241 Concurrently with his service to our nation, Sports Illustrated said that Bivins may have her community and to her family is certainly Captain Jones spent 41 years in the U.S. De- been the greatest modern heavyweight who an inspiration to us all. partment of Defense, while maintaining a role never got a shot at the title crown. He was as a civilian professor and Associate Dean of best known for his powerful left jab. f Information at the Defense Acquisition Univer- Following his boxing career, Bivins joined sity. His service included more than seven the Teamsters and drove bakery and snack EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARD- years in the Pentagon as a Captain on active trucks around the City of Cleveland. He was ING THE NEGOTIATION OF THE duty and as a civilian assistant to the Under active in the community, spending time at the UNITED NATIONS ARMS TRADE Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. His ca- gym with local kids teaching them how to box, TREATY reer took him and his family around the globe, telling them stories and giving them fatherly but Captain Jones returned to his home of advice. He also cooked food for them every HON. TOM REED Wilmington, North Carolina in 1997, where he Sunday to make sure that they did not go hun- OF NEW YORK remains today. gry as he had in the past. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES These unique experiences would later serve Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Thursday, July 12, 2012 him well in his role as a historian, author, lec- in honoring the life of Jimmy Bivins. turer and preservationist. He has produced an f Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- impressive and important collection of works press my significant concerns over the nego- on World War II. To date, he has authored 17 PERSONAL EXPLANATION tiations with the United Nations regarding the books on military history and national defense, United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). As along with collecting and publishing innumer- HON. PETE OLSON it stands currently, the actions of the United able research papers, encyclopedia entries, OF TEXAS Nations indicate that this treaty will pose seri- interviews and photographic documentaries. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ous threats to the personal freedoms, national With his natural energy and intelligence, security, foreign policy, and economic interests Captain Jones is not just North Carolina’s Thursday, July 12, 2012 of the United States. Yet, the Administration treasure, but also a treasure to our country. Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. has voted to participate in negotiations, de- The StarNews Lifetime Achievement Award 452 on H.R. 4155 I am not recorded because spite this impact. Captain Jones receives today is a major I was absent due to a weather delay. Our Second Amendment rights are funda- honor, and is also just one of the many Had I been present, I would have voted mental individual rights that must be protected. awards that Captain Jones has earned in his ‘‘aye.’’ However, the United Nations Arms Treaty lifetime, from the National Defense Medal, f poses a potential threat to this right held by North Carolina Historian of the Year, Senior every United States citizens. This treaty can- Service Award, and countless others recog- HONORING LAURIANNE CORMIER not be allowed to jeopardize our ability to own nizing the quality of his writing, research and small arms, rifles or ammunition. Furthermore, dedication to leadership. HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD the ATT must recognize and respect one’s Captain Wilbur D. Jones serves as an ex- OF MAINE right of self defense and our nation’s legacy of ample across generations by acting as a man IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hunting and participation in shooting sports. of courage, a man of duty, and a man who is Thursday, July 12, 2012 This treaty also has the potential to threaten devoted to serving his homeland. Mr. Speaker, our national security and foreign policy. De- I wish to thank you for allowing me to honor Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mocracies and totalitarian regimes should not one of North Carolina’s most distinguished recognize the 100th birthday of Laurianne be given the same arms transfer rights, nor Naval Officers and historians, and I ask my Cormier. Born on July 12, 1912, in Lewiston, can we legitimize the arming of terrorists or colleagues to join me in recognizing a man Maine, Mrs. Cormier has two daughters, countries that do not recognize the Inter- whom North Carolina and the United States is seven grandchildren and ten great-grand- national Criminal Court. Importantly, the ability proud to call their own. children. of the United States to provide arms to trusted f Mrs. Cormier has dedicated much of her life allies, such as Israel, should not be infringed. to working and volunteering in her community. Finally, the United Nations Arms Treaty IN REMEMBRANCE OF MR. JIMMY Like many other Franco-Americans growing up BIVINS should not do anything that would hurt our in Lewiston during the Great Depression, Mrs. economic interests here at home and abroad. Cormier helped to support her family by work- American businesses should not be burdened HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH ing in a local shoe factory. After her retire- by increased regulatory and reporting require- OF OHIO ment, Mrs. Cormier kept busy by volunteering ments that could damage domestic manufac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at the YWCA and at St. Mary’s Regional Med- turing, particularly in our already difficult eco- Thursday, July 12, 2012 ical Center in Lewiston. In fact, thirty-five nomic times. We cannot allow the ATT to Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in years later, Mrs. Cormier is still volunteering jeopardize American jobs or American indus- remembrance of Cleveland, Ohio’s famous there and has devoted over 18,500 hours of try. boxer, Mr. Jimmy Bivins. her time and energy to the community she Unfortunately, I am concerned that this trea- Bivins was born in Dry Branch, Georgia on loves. ty will impact all of these interests, and poten- December 6, 1919. He moved to Cleveland at Mrs. Cormier’s co-workers admire her work tially more. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I strongly the age of three and attended Central High ethic, spirit and passion for her job. In October support and urge the Administration to con- School, where he was an honor student. of 2010, she was presented with the Mayoral sider and uphold the sentiment displayed in Weighing only 112 pounds, Bivins began his VIBE Award (Volunteers Inspire By Example) the bi-partisan letter that my colleague MIKE boxing career in 1936. and in April of this year, she was nominated KELLY and 130 co-signers sent to President Bivins’ professional boxing career began in for one of the Maine Commission for Commu- Obama and Secretary Clinton. 1940 and lasted until 1955. He boxed in 112 nity Service’s annual Governor’s Awards for professional fights, accumulating 86 wins and Service and Volunteerism. Mrs. Cormier was f 31 knockouts. Between June 22, 1942 and recognized as a special ‘‘Volunteer Hero’’ at February 25, 1946, he went unbeaten in 26 that ceremony. PERSONAL EXPLANATION consecutive bouts. During his fifteen year ca- On Tuesday of this week, her colleagues at reer, Bivins defeated eight of eleven world St. Mary’s hosted a birthday party for her and HON. BILL HUIZENGA champions and four of the seven fellow Hall of on Sunday, July 15, her family and friends will OF MICHIGAN Famers he faced throughout his career. Al- gather for a second celebration that will take IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES though he was never able to compete for the place at the Franco-American Heritage Center. Thursday, July 12, 2012 world title, Bivins remains the only boxer to I am very much looking forward to congratu- date that has ranked as the No. 1 contender lating Mrs. Cormier in person at Sunday’s Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, in both the Light Heavyweight and the Heavy- celebration. on rollcall No. 384 I was absent due to per- weight divisions. Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring sonal reasons. In 1999, Bivins was inducted into the Inter- Laurianne Cormier on this special day. She is Had I been present, I would have voted national Boxing Hall of Fame. That same year, truly an exemplary citizen whose dedication to ‘‘nay.’’

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During that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tributions as a think tank. time, Soviet-Cuban support for communist Rice has constituently been ranked among Thursday, July 12, 2012 governments and insurgencies in Nicaragua, the top 20 universities in the U.S. overall and El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mex- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for Hispanic students. ico was steadfast. Their goal was to spread to honor the life of a leader in the victims’ Rice University is one of three Tier One re- communism throughout the hemisphere and rights movement, former Michigan State Sen- search and education universities in Texas. up to the southern border of the United States. ator Bill van Regenmorter. Rice is ranked the number 4 best value Central America was engaged in an epic It was fitting that flags in Michigan were among private Universities. struggle and Nicaragua was the epicenter. flown at half-mast following Bill’s death. Many Rice plays a leading role in research in More than 3000 Cuban military intelligence news reports in Michigan detailed his signifi- many fields, including nanotechnology, space, and State security officers set up the repres- cant contributions to the people of his beloved cellular technology, bioinformatics, energy, sive internal security apparatus in Nicaragua, state and, most especially, his long advocacy health, and the environment. advised the Sandinista armed forces, and par- and legislative accomplishments on behalf of I congratulate Rice University for 100 years ticipated in combat. The PLO sent 100 experi- crime victims and survivors. I feel it is fitting to of preparing its students to succeed in a highly enced combat officers, Libya and Iran shipped equally recognize that Bill’s contributions go competitive and complex world, and look for- tons of weapons, the Cubans sent tens of far beyond the borders of Michigan. As one of ward to 100 more. thousands of AK–47s, Soviet MI–8 helicopters the earliest state legislators to draft and enact f and SA–7 missiles. crime victims’ rights legislation, Bill was ex- Thousands of Contras were killed and HONORING ADOLFO CALERO traordinarily generous in sharing his experi- maimed, but they held fast. The struggle cul- PORTOCARRERO ences, insights and innovations with those of minated in a ceasefire in 1988 and democratic us in other states dedicated to the same elections in 1990. In those elections, UNO’s cause. His hand can indeed be seen in similar HON. DAVID RIVERA coalition of 14 political parties led by Violetta laws in dozens of other states. Bill’s tireless OF FLORIDA Chamorro scored an upset victory over the efforts were recognized in 2009 by the U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sandinistas. Department of Justice, when he received the Thursday, July 12, 2012 Calero’s efforts ultimately led to victory and Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award the restoration of democracy. Calero’s dedica- from the Office for Victims of Crime. Mr. RIVERA. Mr. Speaker, businessman, tion to freedom and democracy also led to the There is no question that without Bill van entrepreneur, freedom fighter and long-time beginning of the end of Soviet-Cuban penetra- Regenmorter, we could not have made as friend of the United States Adolfo Calero tion of Central America. much progress as we have in securing crime Portocarrero died in Managua, Nicaragua on f victims’ rights throughout our entire nation. As June 2. a Texas judge, I can attest that we tapped Mr. Calero was best known as an ally of the REPEAL OF OBAMACARE ACT Bill’s wisdom and expertise in the late 1980s United States in our efforts to prevent the to develop our own ‘‘Victims’ Bill of Rights’’— spread of communism in Central America in SPEECH OF an important law that, to this day, provides a the 1980s. He was leader of the Nicaraguan HON. KENNY MARCHANT strong foundation for the fair treatment of Democratic Force, the largest group in the OF TEXAS crime victims in my state. broad anti-Sandinista coalition. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In Bill’s own words, ‘‘victim empowerment Mr. Speaker, I personally knew Adolfo has brought integrity to the system that wasn’t Calero and I can attest that he was a great Wednesday, July 11, 2012 there before.’’ Bill’s legacy can be found in his friend of the United States. He went to high Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise pioneering efforts that empowered countless school in New Orleans, received degrees from today to ask my colleagues to join me in vot- crime victims and those who serve them to Notre Dame and Syracuse University, man- ing for H.R. 6079. Though the Supreme Court stand up for victims’ rights, and his inspiration aged the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Nica- opinion didn’t strike down the entire law, it did for anyone concerned about individual and ragua, and occasionally lived in Miami, Flor- prohibit the federal government’s ability to co- community safety to, as he did throughout his ida. erce state governments in accepting major ex- entire life, get involved and make a positive Calero was a member of the Conservative pansions to Medicaid. difference. Party in Nicaragua and after the communist Now that many states have indicated they The U.S. Congressional Victims’ Rights Sandinista (FSLN) overthrow of the Somoza will not accept the Medicaid expansion, this Caucus sends its condolences to Bill’s wife regime in 1979, he was jailed and later went seriously undermines a major premise of Cheryl and his family, and his ‘‘extended fam- into exile in Florida. Eventually he joined the Obamacare. Even before the Supreme Court’s ily’’ of crime victims, survivors and victim ad- political directorate of the Nicaraguan Demo- ruling on Medicaid, patients were already see- vocates who benefit today and in the future cratic Force and became its president. ing higher premium costs and fewer choices. from his pioneering efforts. What is lesser know is that Calero had also We need to start over and craft a health And that’s just the way it is. been twice jailed by the Somozas in the care plan that will actually increase patient ac- f 1970s. He was an advocate and friend of de- cess and lower premiums. We can do this CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNI- mocracy and an opponent of dictatorship while working with our state governments rath- VERSARY OF RICE UNIVERSITY whether it was on the right or left. er than trying to force a Washington-knows- In the 1980s, saddened and angered by best plan. Nicaragua’s fall to communism and Daniel f HON. BILL FLORES Ortega’s abuse of human rights, Calero joined OF TEXAS the United Nicaraguan Opposition (UNO) in an PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES effort to unify the various anti-Sandinista fac- Thursday, July 12, 2012 tions. Nicaragua’s ‘‘counter-revolutionary’’ HON. BILL HUIZENGA Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, as a Represent- fighters or Contras were largely made up of OF MICHIGAN ative of the great state of Texas, I am honored 18–22 year olds, independent rural farmers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to be a citizen of a state which is home to an and indigenous Christian Indians from the Car- outstanding institution like Rice University. ibbean Coast. The Contras also filled their Thursday, July 12, 2012 Rice is celebrating its 100 year anniversary, ranks with disenchanted Sandinistas—at one Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, as it was inaugurated in October 12, 1912, in time 6 Of 14 Contra regional commanders and on rollcall No. 385, I was absent due to per- Houston, Texas. 13 Of 52 Contra task force commanders were sonal reasons. Rice has consistently been ranked as one of Sandinista defectors who wanted true free- Had I been present, I would have voted the top 20 national universities in the United dom. At the peak of their strength, UNO had ‘‘nay.’’

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