August 4, 2007 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 153, Pt. 17 23333 looking for information on the safety of the COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNI- Free Trade Agreement. The agreement was food at local restaurants. VERSARY OF THE SOUTHERN concluded on April 1 and now has been trans- CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CON- Mr. Zindler advocated aggressively for low- mitted to Congress for consideration. FERENCE The Korea-U.S. FTA is of great importance income individuals in desperate need of recon- to my Congressional district located in Los An- structive surgery. Earlier this year, despite his HON. AL GREEN geles, Culver City, and Hollywood, as well as illness, Mr. Zindler’s advocacy played a major OF TEXAS the entire state of California, which has played role in acquiring mechanical hands for seven IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a critical role in the Pacific Rim’s rapid eco- Iraqi amputees. Because of his extensive ad- Saturday, August 4, 2007 nomic expansion. vocacy, Mr. Zindler’s Action 13 office received Today Korea is California’s 5th largest trad- nearly 100,000 letters annually asking for as- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, ing partner and the Los Angeles Custom Dis- sistance on issues ranging from Social Secu- I wish to commemorate the Southern Christian trict’s third largest trading partner, with nearly Leadership Conference’s, SCLC, 50th Anni- rity benefits to housing discrimination to immi- $18 billion in two-way trade in 2005. Ex- versary. Committed to obtaining and securing gration. He took pride in ensuring that his of- panded trade between Korea and the U.S. will equal rights for African Americans and human translate into more jobs and business for Los fice responded to every single request that rights for all people, the SCLC is a prominent they received. Angeles County where, most significantly, the body of influence. The organization, along with Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handle It is eminently clear that Marvin Zindler was others including the National Association for 43 percent of cargo containers shipped to the no ordinary newsman. He used his influence the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) U.S. to constantly stand up for the underprivileged and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Com- Madam Speaker, the Korea-U.S. FTA is who needed his assistance—and he made a mittee (SNCC), gave African Americans and also highly important to California’s ethnic Ko- difference. Mr. Zindler profoundly changed the other minorities a sense of pride when times rean community. As you know, California is seemed dismal and bleak. city of Houston and the very concept of con- home to the largest population of Koreans out- Beginning with the Montgomery Bus Boycott side of Korea. In my 33rd Congressional dis- sumer reporting, and his contribution will never in December 1955, the then Southern Leader- be forgotten. trict, Korean-Americans have built a thriving ship Conference on Transportation and Non- business and cultural area known as I would like to send my condolences to Mr. violent Integration was founded by Dr. Martin Koreatown. Many maintain close cultural, busi- Zindler’s family, friends, and all those who will Luther King, Jr., and Ralph David Abernathy. ness, and family ties to their homeland. miss him dearly. I hope that, even in this sad Although it was initially thought by some to be The entertainment industry is critical to the time, Mr. Zindler’s courage and fights for jus- of an antagonist nature, in its early years the economic health of California, and I am par- tice can serve as an example for us all. organization prided itself on education initia- ticularly heartened that the concluded Korea- tives and voter registration campaigns to en- U.S. FTA contains expanded protection for f sure that their young people had a voice in the copyrighted works in today’s digital economy. political process. With the successful conclu- The agreement protects music, videos, soft- IN HONOR OF CORPORAL RHETT A. sion of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Feb- ware, and text from widespread unauthorized BUTLER, UNITED STATES ARMY ruary 1957, the group changed its name to the sharing via the Internet and provides for ex- Southern Leadership Conference, widening tended terms of protection for copyrighted their scale to reach a much larger audience. In works consistent with emerging international HON. KAY GRANGER August of the same year, the name was once standards. The agreement will also decrease again changed to the Southern Christian the Korean TV content quota for film and ani- OF TEXAS Leadership Conference, the name the organi- mation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zation bears today. The Korea-U.S. FTA must now clear one The initiatives and beliefs of the group, final and most important hurdle: Congressional Saturday, August 4, 2007 along with those of several others, culminated approval. It is my hope that accommodation in the March on Washington for Jobs and Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise can be quickly reached on those provisions of Freedom on August 28, 1963, where an esti- the FTA that remain problematic to certain today to honor the courage of a brave and mated 250,000 demonstrators came to the dedicated hero of the State of Texas and of U.S. business sectors. I look forward to read- Mall, making the march the largest political ing the enacting legislation. our Nation. rally of its time. At this historic march, Dr. King Despite these remaining barriers, I am en- CPL Rhett A. Butler was a United States delivered his famous ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ couraged by the comprehensive and historic Army soldier and a true American hero who speech, inspiring the masses in attendance U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement that will gallantly and selflessly gave his life for his and those viewing at home. The march was promote economic growth, ensure that Los later seen as an integral part to the passing of country on July 20, 2007 during combat oper- Angeles and California remain on the competi- the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the National ations north of Baghdad, Iraq. tive cutting edge, and strengthen ties between Voting Rights Act of 1965. the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. Assigned to the Second Infantry Division, Committed to the philosophy of its founding Rhett enlisted during time of war, which president, Dr. Martin Luther King, the SCLC f speaks volumes about his character and patri- has always prided itself on nonviolent protests THE GHOST OF ABERCROMBIE otism. and rallies, allowing the message to over- shadow the brutality they were often met with. Moreover, he was a leader and mentor to Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to HON. JOHN B. LARSON younger soldiers and his service as a Non- join me in celebrating this marvelous organiza- OF CONNECTICUT Commissioned Officer in the infantry exempli- tion and wishing them great success in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fies this spirit. next 50 years. Saturday, August 4, 2007 Our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal f Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Butler’s parents and all of his family and KOREA-U.S. FREE TRADE Speaker, the cold night brought me into the friends. AGREEMENT cancered bowels of this capital place. Barren Our community and Nation honor Corporal halls and walkways and crawl space in front of Butler’s memory and we are grateful for his HON. DIANE E. WATSON me and inside cerebral tunnels. It is here, away from now. I come to face faithful and distinguished service to America. OF CALIFORNIA the ghost of Abercrombie. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CPL Rhett A. Butler will not be forgotten. Who walked these paths and is remem- His memory lives on through his family and Saturday, August 4, 2007 bered for not so hallow words. the legacy of selfless service that he so brave- Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today Who bragged sincerely of life and death ly imprinted on our hearts. to address the recently completed Korea-U.S. long before the funeral chant. VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:19 Jul 09, 2010 Jkt 059102 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR07\E04AU7.001 E04AU7 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with BOUND RECORD.