E1274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2012 

Injury Group at the prestigious firm of Fox, 

Rothschild LLP. 

Joseph’s leadership and commitment to 

community propelled him to the ranks of our 

region’s great philanthropists. He was a past 

president of the Family Service of the Main 

Line, Jewish Campus Activities Board (Hillel), 

Association for Jewish Children, and the Jewish Community Relations Council, where he 

was also honorary President. He served as 

Commissioner of the Philadelphia Fellowship 

Commission, Chairman of Har Zion Radnor 

Temple, Vice-President and Board of Trustees 

member of Har Zion Temple, Vice-Chairman 

of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry 

and founding Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Soviet Jewry Council. 

Joe served on the Boards of United Way of 

Greater Philadelphia and the American Jewish 

Joint Distribution Committee. He was a past 

Chairman of the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Vice President of the National Museum of American 

Jewish History and Vice-Chair of the Anti-Defamation League. He was a recipient of the 

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s 

highest honor, the 2003 Avodat Ha Kodesh 

Community Award and is a member of Central 

High School of Philadelphia’s Hall of Fame. 

He and his beloved wife Constance received 

the Soviet Jewry Council Human Rights 

Award, the Mellon Bank Good Neighbor 

Award and the State of Israel Bonds Humanitarian Award. Together they chaired the 

‘‘Israel 50’’ celebration and the first Philadelphia Jewish Book Fair. 

But, more than anything, Joe was a loving 

family man. He cherished and inspired his 

children and grand children and lived for Constance. He will be deeply missed by all of us 

and I’m proud to have known him. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 

Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, 

I rise regarding my excused absence from rollcall votes 462–468 on Thursday, July 12, 

2012. I was unavoidably delayed on my return 

to Washington due to pressing matters in my 

District. 

I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ for rollcall vote 

462, on agreeing to the Tonko (NY) Amendment, which would narrow the scope of the 

underlying bill to address strategic and critical 

minerals only; the underlying bill covers mining 

for virtually all minerals, including sand, gravel, 

and clay. 

I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ for rollcall vote 

463, on agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment, which would give the lead agency, in 

the event of new or unforeseen information, 

the authority to extend by two six-month periods the arbitrary 30 month time limit the bill 

imposes on permit approval. 

I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ for rollcall vote 

464, on agreeing to the Markey amendment 

(A003), which would require a royalty payment 

of 12.5 percent of the value of hardrock minerals such as gold, silver and uranium mined 

on federal lands. The revenue generated by 

royalty payments would be dedicated to cleaning up the more than 160,000 abandoned 

hardrock mines. Currently, companies pay no 

royalty to mine hardrock minerals on federal 

lands. 

I would have voted ‘‘no’’ for rollcall vote 465, 

on agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment, 

which would require the Forest Service to 

allow mining roads in areas currently designated as roadless. 

I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ for rollcall vote 

466, on agreeing to the Grijalva amendment 

which would protect hunting, fishing, grazing 

and recreation on public lands by requiring review of any mineral exploration or mining permit that might diminish opportunities for these 

activities. 

I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ for rollcall vote 

467 on motion that the House instruct conferees. 

I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ for rollcall vote 

468, on final passage of H.R. 4402—National 

Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act 

of 2012 which would require federal agencies 

to expedite environmental review of proposed 

mining projects, and limits the judicial review 

process for challenges to approved mining 

permits on federal lands or associated environmental reviews. In addition the measure 

would give mining companies control over the 

timing of permitting decisions for virtually all 

mining operations on public land, not just 

those involving strategic or critical minerals. 

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HONORING GIDARELL BRYANT 

HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON OF MISSISSIPPI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a remarkable man, Gidarell 

Bryant, Jr., Valedictorian of Rosa Fort High 

School in Tunica, Mississippi Class of 2012. 

Gidarell was born on November 25, 1993 in 

Clarksdale, Mississippi to Ms. Tammie Turner 

and Gidarell Bryant, Sr. 

Gidarell has always had a competitive nature. Graduating as Valedictorian of his class 

was a goal that he set for himself in middle 

school and at the close of his senior year of 

high school was privileged to be bestowed the 

honor. To remain focused on his goals, 

Gidarell often recalled his mother’s words, ‘‘If 

you put in no effort you will get nothing in return. Whatever you want to achieve in life 

comes with hard work and hard work will pay 

off.’’ 

In accordance with her advice, Gidarell took 

advanced coursework in high school such as: 

Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, and Trigonometry, achieving many academic and honorary awards throughout his secondary education and as an honor student throughout elementary, middle, and high school. Gidarell 

was inducted into both the National Junior 

Honor Society in middle school and National 

Honor Society in high school, where he served 

as Vice President. He was also chosen as a 

student ambassador for Lead America and 

People to People programs, and has served 

as a scholar in the Rotary Youth Leadership. 

Gidarell also received nominations for the 

United States Achievement Academy. 

Gidarell credits his mother for diligently 

working to keep him focused on his goals; his 

grandmother, Leola Turner, was always supportive of him; his two uncles, Chester and 

Corneilous Lambert, who are retired military 

personnel, who have not only served this 

country but also served as male role models. 

Gidarell will attend Mississippi State University and major in Business Administration. 

After receiving his undergraduate degree, he 

hopes to attend Harvard University to pursue 

a professional degree. Gidarell hopes to one 

day serve as Governor of Mississippi, in addition to owning a National Basketball Association franchise that he would relocate to Mississippi. 

Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me 

in recognizing Mr. Gidarell Bryant, Jr. as Valedictorian of Rosa Fort High School Class of 

2012, in Tunica, Mississippi. 

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A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF 

FRANK M. TOSTE, SR. 

HON. JIM COSTA OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 

Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

pay tribute to the life of Mr. Frank M. Toste 

Sr., a respected dairyman and community 

leader, who passed away on Thursday, July 

12, 2012. His dedication to family and farming 

made him a true source of pride for California’s San Joaquin Valley and our nation. 

A proud product of California’s agriculturally 

rich San Joaquin Valley, Frank was born in 

Riverdale, California on January 26, 1921 to 

Mary Carreiro and Joseph Toste, who were 

Portuguese immigrants from the Azore Islands. He attended Valley schools and developed a love and appreciation for the San Joaquin Valley. Mary and Joseph instilled a sense 

of responsibility and dependability in Frank 

early in his life. As a young boy Frank worked 

on his family’s small dairy in Kerman, California, where he learned the value of hard 

work. Years later, those same values would 

encourage Frank to serve his nation in the 

United States Army during World War II. He 

served in Northern Africa, Italy, France, and 

Germany. During his service he achieved the 

rank of Staff Sergeant. 

Upon returning home, Frank met and married the love of his life, Iva Jean Heitz. Together, they started their own business, the 

Hillview Dairy Farm near Easton, California. 

His passion and enthusiasm for farming, combined with his skills and work ethic, made him 

a very successful farmer and dairyman. Frank 

loved what he did and passed on the gift of 

farming to younger generations in his family. 

Frank’s contributions to his community went 

beyond his exceptional farming abilities. He 

was active in many organizations including the 

Knights of Columbus, the Cabrillo Civic Club, 

the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Farm Bureau, 

and the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. 

His participation and admirable service to his 

community made him a valuable leader and 

respected voice on important Valley issues. 

He will be sorely missed. 

Frank is survived by his loving wife of 63 

years, Iva; his sons, Frank Toste Jr., Ron 

Toste, and Scott Toste; his grandsons, Frank 

Toste III, Jason Toste, Jacob Toste; his granddaughters, Marlene Borges, Anneka Anderson, and Roni Aust; five great-grandsons; two 

great-granddaughters; his brother Willie Toste; 

and many nieces and nephews. 


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