August 1, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1383 

PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. JOHN FLEMING OF LOUISIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, I was not 

present to vote for rollcall 537 and rollcall 538 

due to flight delays from storm systems moving through the area. Had I been present I 

would have voted ‘‘no’’ on S. 679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, and ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 828, the 

Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 

2011. 

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HONORING GARY WADDELL 

HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY OF NEVADA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the outstanding achievements of a great 

Nevadan, Mr. Gary Waddell. I am proud to call 

Gary my friend, and that makes me just like 

hundreds of thousands of Southern Nevadans 

who also have a friend in Gary. All of us know 

that when we catch a Gary Waddell television 

newscast, we get the news as it should be 

presented. No other newscaster has ever delivered news with better judgment and community perspective than Gary has for more than 

30 years. No one has ever broadcast with 

more intelligence, warmth, and integrity than 

has Gary. 

Gary is the ‘‘dean’’ of newscasters, but that 

term hardly captures what he means to Southern Nevada. In times of crisis in our community over the years, we’ve always turned to 

Gary’s coverage because he is a consummate 

news professional, never allowing competitive 

pressure to compromise accuracy, thoroughness and fairness. Gary’s signature on-air 

style is incisive, sincere, assuring, and warm. 

Southern Nevadans rightly call him their 

‘‘Cronkite.’’ 

When we see Gary’s work on TV, we are 

also seeing Gary the man—the man who has 

done so much good for Southern Nevada, 

above and beyond the ordinary call of his profession. Since the 1970s, Gary has given his 

time and talent to help people in need. His efforts, both public and private, have aided 

countless thousands of Southern Nevadans 

and built a stronger community for all. 

Gary is coming to the end of his legendary 

broadcasting career. To say he will be missed 

is a major understatement. I understand he’ll 

soon be riding off on his motorcycle, but I look 

forward to his return, and hope he may pursue 

a new venture that will again bring him into 

our living rooms. 

Congratulations and best wishes on your 

new life chapter, my friend. 

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NO CO-PAY DAY 

HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, 

I rise today to commemorate No Co-Pay Day. 

Today marks a victory for women’s health 

care. Some 47 million women will now be able 

to get preventative services that couldn’t before this rule went into effect. 

Any new insurance policies sold to individuals or employers must cover contraception 

without a co-pay as part of a larger package 

of mandatory co-pay-free women’s preventive 

care benefits. Insurance plans that have already been purchased will have to start offering no-co-pay contraception when they renew. 

Before the Affordable Care Act, some insurance companies did not cover preventative 

services for women under their health care 

plans, and others required deductibles or copays for the care they needed. 

That changes today—all health insurance 

policies are required to cover new preventative 

care without charging women any co-pays or 

deductibles. Some of the new preventative 

services now available with no co-pay include 

annual visits, FDA-approved contraceptives, 

domestic violence screenings and counseling, 

breastfeeding support, HPV DNA testing for 

women 30 or older, HIV and sexually transmitted infections screenings, and gestational 

diabetes screenings that help protect pregnant 

women from one of the most serious pregnancy-related diseases. 

Too often, women put their families’ health 

care before their own, especially when it 

comes to preventative care. 

Thanks to this new benefit in the Affordable 

Care Act, women can get the regular checkups and screenings that are so important to 

staying healthy without having to worry about 

how much it will affect the family budget. 

Today’s announcement is just one more 

part of the overall implementation plan for improving our nation’s health care system. 

The Affordable Care Act will provide greater 

access to affordable health care for millions of 

women and families who do not have coverage now, while also lowering health care 

costs, creating jobs, strengthening the middle 

class, and reducing the deficit. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. BETTY SUTTON OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. SUTTON. Mr. Speaker, due to problems with travel, I was unable to vote. Had I 

been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on 

rollcall No. 537, ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 538, and 

‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 539. 

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NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM 

HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I am 

pleased to join my colleagues, LYNN WESTMORELAND and Senator SAXBY CHAMBLISS, in 

support of this legislation, which will strengthen for the future one of the crown jewels of 

southwest Georgia—the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Fort Benning. 

The National Infantry Museum sits on a 200 

acre site that serves as a tribute to the Infantry’s legacy of valor and sacrifice. The Museum honors infantry soldiers—from those 

who crossed the icy Delaware River with 

George Washington to those serving in Afghanistan today—for their selfless service to 

our country, while preserving their stories for 

future generations. 

It also serves as a functional area for basic 

training graduations and other special and 

community events. Since its opening in 2009, 

for example, Infantry School classes regularly 

graduate on the facility’s parade field. 

In addition, the National Infantry Museum 

hosted a Congressional Military Family Caucus Summit just over a month ago, which connected military families with Members of Congress, officials from the Department of Defense, personnel from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and various military and veteran 

support organizations to discuss pressing 

issues impacting America’s service members 

and their families. 

In 2008, the National Infantry Museum and 

Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act was 

enacted to raise funds to complete the facility 

as well as create an endowment to support its 

maintenance. No taxpayer funds have been 

involved and the U.S. Mint even made a profit 

for the taxpayers from the coin sales. 

With the current economic challenges, however, the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center hopes to direct the coin proceeds 

to pay down a portion of the $16 million in 

bank loans that the Foundation incurred in 

order to complete the facility as well as reduce 

interests costs. 

Accordingly, this legislation makes a technical change that will allow the coin proceeds 

to be used ‘‘for the retirement of debt associated with building the existing National Infantry 

Museum and Soldier center and for any future 

capital improvements.’’ It is within the letter 

and the spirit of the original measure, and it 

will go a long way toward keeping our proud 

Army Infantry past alive so we as great nation 

never forget the sacrifices of our brave Infantry soldiers. 

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. 

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RECOGNITION OF THE 

RETIREMENT OF GARY BARRIGER 

HON. DAVID P. ROE OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to recognize Mr. Gary Barrigar, who is 

stepping down as president of the Boone Watershed Partnership, which he has served 

since 2005. Through both his work with the 

Partnership and as a schoolteacher, Gary has 

made incredible contributions to his East Tennessee community. 

As a science teacher who was in the classroom for 38 years at Elizabethton High 

School, Gary headed the award-winning 

Elizabethton High Ecology Club. He has also 

been an integral part of numerous organizations that protect the environment and outdoor 

areas that we East Tennesseeans hold so 

close to our hearts. 

Gary has made it his life’s mission to increase water quality awareness and help preserve local rivers and streams—something 


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