August 1, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5863 

the people of Iran the benefit of OFACapproved humanitarian trade. 

Mr. REID. I am pleased that the Senate has just passed the final version of 

the Iran Sanctions legislation. 

I want to thank Senators JOHNSON, 

SHELBY and MENENDEZ for their leadership and all of their hard work getting 

this bill completed. 

At a time when Iran continues to 

defy the international community with 

its nuclear weapons program, it is critical we continue to tighten our sanctions regime. 

This legislation expands our existing 

sanctions on Iran’s energy sector, and 

imposes new sanctions targeting shipping and insurance. 

Iran continues to try to evade existing sanctions. But this legislation, in 

combination with newly announced 

measures by the Obama administration, closes loopholes and stops the use 

of front companies or financial institutions to get around international sanctions. 

Our current sanctions, and a recent 

European Union ban on purchasing Iranian oil, have already had an impact. 

In spite of the rhetoric coming out of 

Iran, the regime is clearly feeling the 

heat. 

Oil exports are down by 50 percent, 

and the Iranian currency has lost nearly 40 percent of its value. 

Iranian tankers full of oil are crowding the waters around Iran, acting as 

floating storage facilities for oil the 

rogue nation cannot sell. 

Over the past year, I have come to 

the floor many times urging passage of 

this measure. 

I am pleased we have finally completed this important work. 

There is no time to waste, as the Iranian regime continues to threaten our 

ally Israel and the national security of 

the United States. 

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MORNING BUSINESS 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed 

to a period of morning business, with 

Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 

minutes. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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REMEMBERING CHIEF ROD 

MAGGARD 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 

rise today in memory of former Hazard 

Police Chief Rod Maggard. Chief 

Maggard was a prominent member of 

the Perry County, KY, community, and 

he dedicated his life to serving his 

country, State, and city. 

A native of the southeastern Kentucky region, Chief Maggard was born 

on April 9, 1944, to Ivory and Margaret 

Maggard. After graduating from Cumberland High School, he attended 

Southeast Community College. Shortly 

thereafter, Chief Maggard received his 

draft notice for the Vietnam War. Initially, he was stationed in Biloxi, MI, 

where he worked as a Morse radio 

intercept operator, and he ultimately 

served a 14-month tour in DaNang, 

Vietnam. 

Chief Maggard became a State trooper in 1967 when he returned home from 

the war. He was a decorated trooper 

and even received the Trooper of the 

Year Award for the Hazard KSP Post. 

In 1981, Maggard left public service and 

became director of Blue Diamond 

Coal’s security. However, in 1991, he returned to public duty when he accepted 

the position of police chief for the City 

of Hazard. 

His career was highly distinguished 

as he earned many different forms of 

recognition. Chief Maggard was invited 

to the White House to represent the 

Kentucky Chiefs of Police; he also 

served on the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council from 1995 to 2001; in 1997 

he was appointed to the National Law 

Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Advisory Council; and he 

was president of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police from 1999 to 

2000. In 2001, Chief Maggard retired 

from the police force and became the 

director of the Rural Law Enforcement 

Technology Center in Hazard. 

Though a decorated police officer and 

public servant, the legacy Chief Rod 

Maggard hoped to leave was that of a 

good member of his community. Current Hazard police chief Minor Allen 

said that Chief Maggard was not just a 

mentor but more like a second father 

to him. It was his love of Hazard and 

Kentucky that set Maggard apart as a 

great police chief, and that is the reason why Rod will be dearly missed by 

those he knew and with whom he 

worked. 

Today, I ask that my colleagues in 

the U.S. Senate would join me in honoring Chief Rod Maggard. I extend my 

most sincere condolences to his wife, 

Beverly; their daughters, Lesley 

Buckner, Brandi Townsley, and Vali 

Dye; his sons-in-law; brother; grandchildren; and many more beloved family members and friends. The Hazard 

Herald, a publication from Hazard, KY, 

published an obituary that highlighted 

Chief Maggard’s outstanding service to 

Kentucky. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that said article appear 

in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 

[From the Hazard Herald, June 20, 2012] 

ROD MAGGARD

Rodney Mitchell Maggard, 68, of Hazard, 

passed away on Wednesday, June 13, at the 

hospice care center in Hazard. He was the 

former director of the Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center and former chief of 

police with the Hazard Police Department. 

He was the son of the late Ivory Mitchell 

Maggard and the late Margaret McIntosh 

Maggard, and was also preceded in death by 

his brother, James Charles Maggard. 

He is survived by his wife, Beverly 

Maggard; daughters Lesley Buckner and husband Jay, Brandi Townsley and husband Jeff, 

and Vali Dye and husband Kevin; brother 

Tommy Wayne Maggard; godson Anthony 

Bersaglia; grandchildren Ali Townsley, 

Walker Townsley, Mitchell Buckner, Grayson Dye, and Avery Dye; along with a host of 

family and friends. 

Arrangements were handled by Maggard 

Mountain View Chapel of Hazard. Funeral 

services were held on Saturday, June 16, at 

the Forum, with Dr. Bill Scott and Rev. 

Chris Fugate officiating. Interment was at 

Charlie Maggard Cemetery at Blair, Kentucky. 

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REMEMBERING AURORA’S LOSS 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, as we gain 

perspective on the recent horrific 

shooting in Aurora, CO, our thoughts 

and prayers are with the victims, their 

families, and on all those who have 

been impacted by this tragedy. I, like 

many Americans, have been uplifted by 

the many examples of courage and heroism that have emerged from this dark 

moment. A young woman refusing to 

leave her injured friend, pulling her out 

of harm’s way. A man giving his life to 

shield a loved one. A 19-year-old stepping back into danger to rescue a 

mother and her two young daughters. 

These stories and the others that will 

almost certainly emerge as time goes 

on serve as powerful reminders of the 

simple decency that makes our Nation 

strong. 

But as we reflect on these stories, it 

is also important that we begin to understand what caused or contributed to 

this heinous act. When the alleged 

shooter burst into the theater, he 

opened fire on the audience with an 

AR–15 assault rifle. The AR–15 is a type 

of military-style assault weapon, built 

for no purpose other than combat. According to the Congressional Research 

Service, they were designed in the 

aftermath of the Second World War to 

give soldiers a weapon suited for the 

modern battlefield. Such weapons often 

use high-capacity ammunition magazines, which allow shooters to continuously fire rounds without reloading. It 

has been reported that the alleged 

shooter used an oversized drum magazine, which reports have indicated 

could fire 100 rounds without reloading. 

Between 1994 and 2004, a Federal ban 

prohibited the purchase of assault 

weapons. The idea was that if we took 

lethal weapons with no sporting purpose off the streets, it would make our 

society safer and protect American 

lives. Our law enforcement community 

strongly supported it. And it worked. 

After the ban was enacted, Brady Campaign studies observed a 66 percent decrease in the number of assault weapons that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, ATF, traced back 

to a crime scene. When assault weapons were taken off the market, our Nation became safer. But, unfortunately, 

Congress allowed the assault weapons 

ban to lapse in 2004, and repeated efforts to reinstate it have been unsuccessful. 

So this past May, when the alleged 

gunman walked into a local gun shop, 

he was able to purchase an AR–15 assault rifle. The sale was completely 


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