E1452 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2012 

toward a nation that achieves fundamental 

fairness and equality for all by advocating for 

equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the 

law and increasing public support among all 

Americans through advocacy, education and 

outreach programs. HRC has more than one 

million members and is supported by even 

more people throughout the country. 

On August 25, 2012, HRC will be hosting 

the ‘‘Making Equality Count’’ 2012 Human 

Rights Campaign Cleveland Gala. The event 

will be held at Cleveland State University’s 

Wolstein Center and will feature HRC President, Chad Griffin; Lana Parilla; and University 

Hospitals receipt of the Corporate Equality 

Award. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in recognizing the decades of work that the 

Human Rights Campaign has done on behalf 

of equality for our country’s LGBT community. 

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS FOR 

OBTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE 

SCOUT—CALEB DOWDY 

HON. SANDY ADAMS OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mrs. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

congratulate Caleb Dowdy for achieving the 

rank of Eagle Scout. 

Throughout the history of the Boy Scouts of 

America, the rank of Eagle Scout has only 

been attained through dedication to concepts 

such as honor, duty, country and charity. By 

applying these concepts to daily life, Caleb 

has proven his true and complete understanding of their meanings, and thereby deserves this honor. 

I offer my congratulations on a job well done 

and best wishes for the future. 

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HONORING GEORGE LANGSTAFF 

HON. JIM COOPER OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

pay tribute to George Langstaff, a man whose 

dedication to mentoring economically disadvantaged students in Middle Tennessee has 

resulted in more than 340 students obtaining 

a post-high school education. 

After a very successful career in the footwear industry, Mr. Langstaff recognized the 

need to help at-risk young adults obtain a college education. In 1995, he partnered with a 

Nashville nonprofit to found The Sponsors 

Scholarship Program. To date, the program 

that Mr. Langstaff established has raised more 

than $2.2 million dedicated to scholarships for 

financially disadvantaged young people. 

For more than 15 years, The Sponsors 

Scholarship Program and its hundreds of volunteers have provided college counseling, 

mentoring and college scholarships to capable 

high school students in Middle Tennessee. 

Today, I join the citizens of my district in 

honoring George Langstaff for his tireless 

commitment to ensuring that financially challenged young people from Middle Tennessee 

have the opportunity obtain a complete education. 

We need more citizens like George 

Langstaff. His Volunteer spirit makes all Tennesseans proud, and a generation of young 

people successful. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, 

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 was the date of the 

primary election in Georgia, and I regret that 

I was absent from votes on that day. However, 

I would like to make clear my position on the 

bills that received recorded votes: 

(1) S. 679—Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011—I would 

have voted ‘‘aye.’’ 

(2) H.R. 828—Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011, as amended—I would 

have voted ‘‘nay’’ on this bill that singles out 

middle class federal workers. 

(3) H.R. 3803—District of Columbia PainCapable Unborn Child Protection Act—I would 

have voted ‘‘nay,’’ against this misguided bill 

that continues the majority’s disrespect for the 

District of Columbia and all American women. 

I am pleased that this bill failed to pass the 

House. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JOANN 

BOUGHMAN’S BECOMING SENIOR 

VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND 

HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 

congratulate Dr. Joann Boughman, who will 

become Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic 

Affairs at the University System of Maryland 

this month. Dr. Boughman is a geneticist with 

more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience in higher education. The 

University System is fortunate to have her join 

its leadership team. 

For the past 11 years, Dr. Boughman has 

done outstanding work as Executive Vice 

President of the American Society of Human 

Genetics (‘‘ASHG’’), which is located in my 

congressional district. In that capacity, she has 

been instrumental in ensuring that scientists 

are engaged in public policy. She has served 

on federal advisory committees on the regulation of genetic tests and has testified before 

government panels. She has been a tireless 

advocate for the need to protect the American 

people against genetic discrimination and was 

a leading champion of the Genetic Information 

Nondiscrimination Act. Under her leadership, 

ASHG partnered with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health in pioneering a Congressional 

fellowship to bring young geneticists to Capitol 

Hill. 

Dr. Boughman has a long record of service 

at the University of Maryland. Before joining 

ASHG, she was Vice President for Academic 

Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at 

the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Prior 

to holding those positions, she had served as 

Assistant Professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine and Director of the School of 

Medicine’s graduate program in human genetics. 

Mr. Speaker, I commend the University System of Maryland on its appointment of Dr. 

Boughmnan and look forward to working with 

her in the years ahead. 

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IN HONOR OF SOUTH JERSEY 

PARALYMPIANS 

HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

honor our South Jersey Paralympian, April 

Holmes, who traveled to the London 2012 

Paralympics to compete in track and field. 

April represents the United States on the 

world stage, serving as a role model for citizens across South Jersey and the entire nation. Her success, derived from her hard work 

and dedication, and exemplified through her 

competitive spirit, is something to which every 

American can aspire. In the same way that 

our national ethos rewards fortitude and persistence, April earned the opportunity to compete on the Paralympic stage through tireless 

training and sacrifice. 

Since the beginning of her career in 2002, 

April has succeeded on the world stage, setting and breaking her own world records. 

Through fierce competition amongst the greatest athletes in the world, she continually 

pushes the limits of human achievement. The 

bonds of friendship gained through equally 

world-class sportsmanship enrich her and our 

nation. 

Mr. Speaker, the dedication of this South 

Jersey Paralympian and her teammates 

should not go unrecognized. I join all of South 

Jersey in expressing our pride in April’s efforts. 

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS FOR 

OBTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE 

SCOUT—MITCHELL KOEBKE 

HON. SANDY ADAMS OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mrs. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

congratulate Mitchell Koebke for achieving the 

rank of Eagle Scout. 

Throughout the history of the Boy Scouts of 

America, the rank of Eagle Scout has only 

been attained through dedication to concepts 

such as honor, duty, country and charity. By 

applying these concepts to daily life, Mitchell 

has proven his true and complete understanding of their meanings, and thereby deserves this honor. 

I offer my congratulations on a job well done 

and best wishes for the future. 


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