S10128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 30, 2008 Cyber Security Alliance and the Multi-State FIRE PREVENTION WEEK The preamble was agreed to. Information Sharing and Analysis Center, The resolution, with its preamble, has designated October 2008 as the fifth an- The resolution (S. Res. 699) sup- nual National Cyber Security Awareness porting the goals and ideals of Fire reads as follows: Month which serves to educate the people of Prevention Week, was agreed to. S. RES. 700 the United States about the importance of The preamble was agreed to. Whereas, on August 10, 2008, Michael computer security: Now, therefore, be it The resolution, with its preamble, Phelps of Baltimore, Maryland, set a world- Resolved, That the Senate— reads as follows: record time of 4:03.84 and won the gold medal (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- S. RES. 699 in the men’s 400-meter individual medley tional Cyber Security Awareness Month; event, and of Daytona Beach, Whereas firefighters have maintained their (2) congratulates the National Cyber Secu- Florida, won the bronze medal in the same dedication to the health and safety of the rity Division of the Department of Homeland event; American public since the first American Security, the National Cyber Security Alli- Whereas, on August 10, 2008, of fire departments were organized in the colo- ance, the Multi-State Information Sharing Towson, Maryland, won the bronze medal in nial era; and Analysis Center, and other organizations the women’s 400-meter individual medley Whereas more than 1,140,000 firefighters working to improve cyber security in the event; protect the United States through their he- United States on the fifth anniversary of the Whereas, on August 10, 2008, Natalie roic service; National Cyber Security Month during Octo- Coughlin of Vallejo, California, Lacey Whereas approximately 1,600,000 fires are ber 2008; and Nymeyer of Tucson, Arizona, Kara Lynn reported annually; (3) continues to work with Federal agen- Joyce of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Dara Whereas 102 firefighters lost their lives in cies, national organizations, businesses, and Torres of Los Angeles, California, set a the line of duty in 2007; educational institutions to encourage the de- record time for athletes from the United Whereas fire departments responded to velopment and implementation of voluntary States of 3:34.33 and won the silver medal in nearly 400,000 home fires in 2006; standards, practices, and technologies in the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay event; Whereas, in 2006, there were an estimated order to enhance the state of computer secu- Whereas, on August 10, 2008, 396,000 reported home structure fires result- rity in the United States. of Bakersfield, California, set a record time ing in 2,580 civilian deaths and 12,500 civilian for athletes from the United States of 3:42.78 injuries, and $6,800,000,000 in direct damage f and won the bronze medal in the men’s 400- in the United States; meter freestyle event; Whereas home fires cause 80 percent of ci- Whereas, on August 11, 2008, Michael NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY vilian fire deaths and 76 percent of injuries; Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale of Milwaukee, Whereas heating equipment and smoking The resolution (S. Res. 698) desig- Wisconsin, of Irvington, New are the leading causes of civilian home fire nating October 17, 2008, as ‘‘National Jersey, and of Irvine, Cali- deaths; fornia, set a world-record time of 3:08.24 and Mammography Day,’’ was agreed to. Whereas children under 5 and older adults won the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter The preamble was agreed to. face the highest risk of home fire death, but freestyle relay event, with anchor Jason The resolution, with its preamble, young adults face a higher risk of home fire Lezak coming from behind to edge the team reads as follows: injury; from France by 8⁄100 of a second in 1 of the Whereas electrical distribution and light- S. RES. 698 most dramatic finishes in Olympic swim- ing equipment were involved in an estimated Whereas, according to the American Can- ming history; 20,900 reported home fires in 2005; cer Society, in 2008, 182,460 women will be di- Whereas, on August 11, 2008, Katie Hoff Whereas home fires in 2005 resulted in 500 agnosed with invasive breast cancer and won the silver medal in the women’s 400- civilian deaths and 1,100 injuries, with an es- 40,480 women will die from that disease; meter freestyle event; timated $862,000,000 in direct property dam- Whereas it is estimated that about 2,000,000 Whereas, on August 11, 2008, Christine Mag- age per year; women were diagnosed with breast cancer in nuson of Tinley Park, Illinois, won the silver Whereas working smoke alarms cut the the 1990s, and that in nearly 500,000 of those medal in the women’s 100-meter butterfly risk of dying in reported home structure cases the cancer resulted in death; event; fires in half; Whereas approximately 3,000,000 women in Whereas, on August 12, 2008, Michael Whereas 65 percent of reported home fire the United States are living with breast can- Phelps set a world-record time of 1:42.96 and deaths in 2000 through 2004 resulted from cer, about 2,300,000 have been diagnosed with won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no the disease, and an estimated 1,000,000 do not freestyle event, and of working smoke alarms; yet know they have the disease; Rochester, Michigan, won the bronze medal Whereas Fire Prevention Week is the long- Whereas African-American women suffer a in the same event; est running public health and safety observ- 36 percent greater mortality rate from breast Whereas, on August 12, 2008, Natalie ance on record; cancer than White women and more than a Coughlin set a record time for athletes from Whereas we have honored firefighters for 100 percent greater mortality rate from the United States of 58.96 and won the gold educating the American public since Presi- breast cancer than women from Hispanic, medal in the women’s 100-meter backstroke dent Harding declared the first Fire Preven- Asian, and American Indian populations; event, and of Huntsville, tion Week in 1922; Whereas the risk of breast cancer increases Alabama, won the bronze medal in the same Whereas the National Fire Protection As- with age, with a woman at age 70 having event; sociation has designated the week of October twice as much of a chance of developing the Whereas, on August 12, 2008, 5-11, 2008, as Fire Prevention Week; and disease as a woman at age 50; of Irvine, California, set a world-record time Whereas educating Americans on methods Whereas at least 90 percent of the women of 52.54 and won the gold medal in the men’s to prevent home fires continues to be a pri- who get breast cancer have no family history 100-meter backstroke event, and Matt ority for all firefighters: Now, therefore, be of the disease; Grevers of Lake Forest, Illinois, won the sil- it Whereas mammograms, when operated ver medal in the same event; Resolved, That the Senate— professionally at a certified facility, can pro- Whereas, on August 12, 2008, (1) supports the work of firefighters to edu- vide safe screening and early detection of of Plainsboro, New Jersey, won the silver cate and protect the Nation’s communities; breast cancer in many women; medal in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke and Whereas mammography is an excellent event; (2) supports the goals and ideals of Fire method for early detection of localized Whereas, on August 13, 2008, Michael Prevention Week, October 5-11, 2008, as des- breast cancer, which has a 5-year survival Phelps set a world-record time of 1:52:03 and ignated by the National Fire Protection As- rate of 98 percent; won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter sociation. Whereas the National Cancer Institute and butterfly event, edging Laszlo Cseh of Hun- the American Cancer Society continue to f gary by the width of a fingernail; recommend periodic mammograms; and CONGRATULATING MICHAEL Whereas then teamed with Whereas the National Breast Cancer Coali- of Charlotte, North Carolina, tion recommends that each woman and her PHELPS AND THE U.S. OLYMPIC Ryan Lochte, and Peter Vanderkaay, to set a health care provider make an individual de- TEAM world-record time of 6:58.56 and win the gold cision about mammography: Now, therefore, The resolution, (S. Res. 700) con- medal in the men’s 800-meter freestyle relay be it gratulating Michael Phelps and the event, beating the team from Russia by more Resolved, That the Senate— members and coaches of the United than 5 seconds and winning the tenth and (1) designates October 17, 2008, as ‘‘Na- 11th gold medals of Michael Phelps’s career, tional Mammography Day’’; and States Olympic Swimming Team for more than any other athlete in history; (2) encourages the people of the United their record-breaking performance at Whereas, on August 13, 2008, Natalie States to observe the day with appropriate the 2008 in Coughlin won the bronze medal in the wom- programs and activities. Beijing, China, was agreed to. en’s 200-meter individual medley event;

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