9738 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 30, 1996 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS HONORING THE RICKMAN "WE THE PEOPLE*** THE CITI­ TRIBUTE TO DALE BROWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ZEN AND CONSTITUTION'' PRO­ GRAM HON. ROB PORTMAN HON. BART GORDON OF omo OF TENNESSEE HON. DAN BURTON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIANA Tuesday, April 30, 1996 Tuesday, April 30, 1996 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am ex­ Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I am taking this Tuesday, April 30, 1996 tremely pleased to rise today in recognition of opportunity to applaud the invaluable services Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, on Ms. Dale P. Brown, a distinguished citizen of provided by the Rickman Volunteer Fire De­ April 27-29, 1996, more than 1,300 students Cincinnati. partment. These brave, civic minded people from 50 States and the District of Columbia On Wednesday, May 1, Ms. Brown will re­ give freely of their time so that we may all feel were in Washington, DC to compete in the na­ ceive the prestigious Human Relations Award safer at night. tional finals of the We the People * * * The from the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Few realize the depth of training and hard Citizen and the Constitution program. I am Jewish Committee, a much deserved honor for work that goes into being a volunteer fire­ proud to announce that the class from Law­ all of the work she has done both profes­ fighter. To quote one of my local volunteers, rence Central High School from Indianapolis, sionally and for her community. "These firemen must have an overwhelming represented the 6th district of the State of Indi­ Ms. Brown has made quite a mark on Cin­ desire to do for others while expecting nothing ana. These young scholars worked diligently cinnati. As the president and CEO of the Sive/ in return." to reach the national finals by winning local Young & Rubicam advertising firm, Dale Preparation includes twice monthly training competitions in their home State. Brown has led her company through a period programs in which they have live drills, study The distinguished members of the team rep­ of rapid growth and deep community involve­ the latest videos featuring the latest in fire resenting Indiana are: Amber Anderson, Carrie ment. fighting tactics, as well as attend seminars Anderson, Heather Bailey, Alicia Crichton, Na­ Dale Brown also helped reengineer the where they can obtain the knowledge they than Criswell, Finda Fallah, Jeremy Freismuth, United Way "Shaping the Future" Task Force, need to save lives. Within a year of ~ming Lourie Gilbert, Robert Gordon, Phillip Gray, is the communications chair for the 1996 a volunteer firefighter, most attend the Ten­ Amanda Gross, Tim Halligan, Lindsey Hamil­ United Way campaign, and was named a Ca­ nessee Fire Training School in Murfreesboro ton, Brandon Hart, Scott King, Brent Patter­ reer Woman of Achievement by the Cincinnati where they undergo further intensified training. son, Mike Petro, Megan Pratt, Jason Roberts, YWCA. And I have had the pleasure of work­ When the residents of my district go to bed Anthony Roque, C. David Smith, Tony Snider, ing with Ms. Brown, in her role as a founding at night, they know that should disaster strike Tomeka Stansberry, Crystal Sullivan, Sarah member of the steering committee of the Coa­ and their home catch fire, well trained and Thompson, Gene Wagner, Maurice Williams, lition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, a qualified volunteer fire departments are ready and Mike Zabst. grassroots group that I organized to fight the and willing to give so graciously and gener­ I would also like to recognize their teacher, war on drugs at the local level. ously of themselves. This peace of mind Drew Horvath, who deserves much of the Mr. Speaker, I hope that you will join me should not be taken for granted. credit for the success of the team. The district and the rest of my colleagues in recognizing By selflessly giving of themselves, they en­ coordinator, Langdon Healy, and the State co­ Dale Brown for all her selfless contributions to sure a safer future for us all. We owe these ordinator, Robert Leming, also contributed a her community. Whether leading her business volunteer fire departments a debt of gratitude significant amount of time and effort to help to unprecedented success or volunteering in for their service and sacrifice. the team reach the national finals. the fight against teenage drug use, Brown is The We the People * * * The Citizen and an inspiration to those around her. Cincinnati is fortunate to have someone of her caliber in TRIBUTE TO MARYNEZ TORRES the Constitution program is the most extensive educational program in the country developed our midst. HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI specifically to educate young people about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The 3-day PRAISING OUR DIPLOMATIC CORPS OF ILLINOIS national competition simulates a congressional IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hearing in which students' oral presentations Tuesday, April 30, 1996 are judged on the basis of their knowledge of HON. BILL RICHARDSON constitutional principles and their ability to OF NEW MEXICO Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to a brave young woman in my district apply them to historical and contemporary whose quick thinking saved her family. issues. Tuesday, April 30, 1996 Ms. Marynez Torres, 15 was baby-sitting Administered by the Center for Civic Edu­ Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, as a her two younger brothers when a fire broke cation, the We the People * * * program, member of our Permanent Select Committee out in the kitchen of the family's home. Unable now in its 9th academic year, has reached on Intelligence, I have had the unique oppor­ to extinguish the fire, Ms. Torres rushed her more than 70,400 teachers, and 22,600,000 tunity to participate in a number of highly sen­ two brothers out of the house to a safe loca­ students nationwide at the upper elementary, sitive foreign affairs missions. In each of my tion and dialed "911". middle, and high school levels. Members of overseas assignments, I have had the great She was recently honored by both the Congress and their staff enhance the program pleasure of working with exceptional members Hodgkins Village board president and the by discussing current constitutional issues with of our diplomatic corps. Pleasantview Fire Protection District for her students and teachers. Sadly, the corps is not always appreciated heroic efforts. As Pleasantview Fire Chief Dan The We the People * * * program provides as the State Department has been under Hermes told Ms. Torres, "You did everything an excellent opportunity for students to gain siege, even by some Members of this body right. We thank you for remembering what to an informed perspective on the significance of who seek to undermine the activity of our dip­ do." the U.S. Constitution and its place in our his­ lomatic corps to properly represent U.S. inter­ Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. Torres for her tory and our lives. I am very proud of the ests and citizens overseas. quick thinking that saved the life of her two achievements of these students from Law­ The work that our diplomats do in represent­ brothers. rence Central High School. ing this country has a profound impact. Their e This "bullet" symbol identifies statementS or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. April 30, 1996 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 9739 work enables our country to engage in inter­ and characterized by so many diverse threats supporting a stable democracy and keeping national business, but more importantly, they to our interests, it is difficult to encapsulate its people from flooding our shores. save our country blood by defusing crises be­ in one sentence or one paragraph a definition On the third priority: promoting open mar­ of American foreign policy that has global kets and prosperity: fore we need to send our military. application. Having worked with our host countries to Ambassadors, and indeed our entire diplo­ Perhaps we should start by recalling what bring a successful conclusion to the Uruguay matic corps, are our country's first line of de­ our foreign policy was all about before there Round, we are now busily engaged in discuss­ fense and are critical to our national security was a Cold War. It was about trying to create ing left-over questions like market access and interest. a world in which the American people could for audiovisuals, telecommunications, and Our most able Ambassador to Spain, the be secure and prosperous and see their deeply bio-engineered foods, and new issues like Honorable Richard Gardner recently presented held values of political and economic free­ trade and labor standards, trade and environ­ dom increasingly realized in other parts of ment, and trade and competition policy. an eloquent case defending and explaining the We are also encouraging the enlargement work of our diplomats. I urge my colleagues to the world. Well, that is still the purpose of our foreign policy today. of the European Union to Central and East­ review Ambassador Gardner's March 29, Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry ern Europe and we are reporting carefully on 1996, speech to the American Society of Inter­ Truman, with broad bipartisan support from the prospects of the European Monetary national Law which is excerpted here. Republicans like Wendell Willkie and Arthur Union by the target date of 1999 and on the WHO NEEDS AMBASSADORS? Vandenberg, sought to implement these high implications of an EMU for U.S.