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August 1, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1369 

CONGRATULATING MINISTER 

LOUIS FARRAKHAN AND THE NATION OF THE ISLAM ON REOPENING OF THE SALAAM RESTAURANT IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. 

HON. DANNY K. DAVIS 

OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 

pay tribute to Minister Louis Farrakhan and 

the Nation of Islam for implementation of a tremendous economic development project in the 

Auburn-Gresham community of Chicago, Illinois. 

After being closed for twelve years, on Sunday July 1, 2012, at 706 W. 79th Street, 17 

Ward, where the Honorable Latasha Thomas 

is Alderman. The Nation of Islam re-opened 

the beautiful five (5) million dollar renovated 

Salaam Restaurant. In the Webster Dictionary, 

Salaam is defined as meaning peace. And 

peaceful it is. 

The Nation is reported to have spent in excess of $5 million dollars to renovate the facility and make it a top of the line, first class 

community venue. 

The Salaam has already attracted family 

gatherings, dinner parties, ministers meetings, 

business group meetings and visitors from 

across the nation. 

At one meeting with ministers, Minister 

Farrakhan is reported to have said to the 

group ‘‘We built the Salaam restaurant with 

steel and concrete, that’s why we could close 

it for twelve years and come and find it still 

here! Because brothers and sisters; for you, 

there is nothing too good.’’ 

For you, we call this, ‘‘The Palace of the 

People.’’ ‘‘From our bakery, we intend to give 

out your daily bread, freshly baked bread 

made of the finest ingredients. The Salaam 

restaurant also has wonderful vegetarian cuisine. But for those who just must have a tenderloin steak, or lamb, come on here to the 

Salaam.’’ 

‘‘Up stairs on the second floor is a private 

banquet hall, along with the Ministers’ private 

dining room and adjacent is a piano room.’’ 

Currently the restaurant employs forty people and is eager to expand. Many people have 

called this magnificent creation the ‘‘jewel of 

79th street’’ and is a wonderful place for tourist and visitors when they come to Chicago.’’ 

Once again, my hat is off to Minister Louis 

Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam for putting 

their money where their mouth is and adding 

another level of pride for Alderman Latasha 

Thomas and the people of the 17th Ward in 

the City of Chicago. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT 

SPEECH OF

HON. SAM FARR OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 

Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, the majority claims 

that there is no war on women, but here is yet 

another example of their attempt to restrict 

women’s access to reproductive health care. 

H.R. 3803 is quite simply another attempt by 

anti-choice Republicans to reverse the freedoms women have gained over the last several decades regarding reproductive choice in 

health care. 

Once again, the majority has sought to restrict women’s access to reproductive 

healthcare by threatening doctors with prison 

(two years) and other penalties if they perform 

abortions after 20 weeks. With doctors fearful 

of yet even more restrictions to their practice, 

many will simply refuse to treat women who 

want to obtain a safe and legal abortion, thus 

achieving the majority’s intended goal. 

Unbelievably, this bill also allows the woman 

who obtains the abortion, the father, or the 

maternal grandparents to press civil charges 

against the doctor! In addition, there are no 

exceptions to this ban for rape, incest, fetal 

anomaly, or a woman’s health, and with only 

a narrow exception for a woman’s life. This bill 

also uses the term ‘‘unborn child’’ which is a 

very slippery slope. 

The fact that H.R. 3803 is blatantly unconstitutional has been over-looked by the majority. It clearly violates two Supreme Court decisions regarding pre-viability and exceptions for 

a woman’s life and health. 

There can be no doubt about the national 

implications of a bill with D.C.’s name on it as 

a cover for attacking the reproductive rights of 

the Nation’s women. The citizen’s of the District of Columbia are being unfairly attacked. It 

is absolutely shameful that the sponsors of 

this legislation are trying to impose their will 

on the women of D.C. because they know for 

a fact they could not pass this policy at the 

national level. 

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3803 is just another attempt by the majority to wage a war upon 

women—unfortunately, this time it is directed 

at residents of the District of Columbia. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL 

HEALTH CENTER WEEK 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

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

honor Federally Qualified Health Centers 

(FQHC) for 47 years of service during National 

Health Center Week. 

In Cleveland, the celebration honoring National Health Center Week will take place on 

Tuesday, August 7th, and be hosted by the 

members of Cleveland’s Federally Qualified 

Community Health Network which consists of: 

Care Alliance Health Center, Neighborhood 

Family Practice, Northeast Ohio Neighborhood 

Health Services and The Free Medical Clinic 

of Greater Cleveland. 

The theme for this year’s event is ‘‘Celebrating America’s Health Centers: Powering 

Healthier Communities.’’ The focus will be on 

the success of Cleveland’s FQHCs over the 

years, as well as how the community will welcome new movements in the health sector. 

The event will feature local and state experts to discuss health disparities in the Cleveland area. A representative from the Ohio Department of Health will provide the keynote address. 

As of 2011, the Cleveland Community 

Health Center Network has served more than 

66,000 patients; Nationwide FQHC’s have 

served over 20 million people. Community 

Health Centers all across America are 

partnering with local healthcare providers, social service agencies, and visionaries to ensure that quality health care is available to all. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in honoring Cleveland Community Health Center Network as well as the Federally Qualified 

Health Centers for their dedication and service 

to our communities and country. 

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IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN’S ACCESS 

TO PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE 

SERVICES 

HON. LAURA RICHARDSON OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, beginning 

today, August 1, preventative health care provisions for women under the Affordable Care 

Act will begin going into effect for new insurance plans. 

As an increasing number of health insurance policies come under the reach of the Affordable Care Act, a growing number of 

women will finally be able to access—with no 

co-payments or deductibles—important preventative services including breastfeeding support, counseling for domestic violence, 

screenings for HIV, and well-woman visits. 

Also importantly, women with these new insurance policies will have access to all FDAapproved forms of contraception. This is an 

unprecedented victory for women in every district and for women of all backgrounds. 

The use of birth control is nearly universal, 

with 99 percent of women using contraception 

at some point in their lives. A June Hart Research poll also found that 80 percent of all 

American women agree that cost should not 

be a barrier to using effective birth control. 

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