August 3, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1427 

INTRODUCTION OF THE ELECTRIC 

VEHICLE PURCHASING CREDIT 

EXPANSION ACT 

HON. JANICE HAHN OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, August 2, 2012 

Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, every day, we see 

the damage done by our dependence on oil. 

We see high gas prices threatening our economic recovery and burdening families already 

struggling to make ends meet. We see rising 

temperatures and sea levels. We see higher 

respiratory disease rates. And we see any 

number of distant regimes holding our foreign 

policy hostage, weakening our ability to stand 

by our principles and our friends. 

It is time for us to throw off these burdens 

and step into the future. 

One of the most promising and necessary 

things we can do to leave oil behind is speed 

our transition to electric vehicles. Passenger 

cars alone use more than 40 percent of the oil 

consumed in this country. By 2020, the National Resources Defense Council estimates 

Americans will spend $260 billion a year on 

gas. Just think of what we stand to gain from 

switching to electric vehicles. I drive an electric vehicle myself, back home in Los Angeles. 

I get to drive right on past the gas station. In 

fact, I have not been to a gas station in almost 

a year. The technology is here, all we need to 

do is implement it. 

Unfortunately, the higher price tag of electric 

vehicles has impeded wide-spread adoption 

by placing them beyond the reach of many of 

the Americans who stand to benefit most. 

The Electric Vehicle Purchasing Credit Expansion Act would increase the existing tax 

credit offered for the purchase of these vehicles—broadening access and speeding deployment in the near term, and helping to 

jumpstart the market and realize the economies of scale that will make electric vehicles 

no more expensive than a gas-powered car. 

Since 2009, qualified plug-in electric vehicles have received a federal income tax credit 

of up to $7,500, depending on their kilowattper-hour capacity. The Electric Vehicle Purchasing Credit Expansion Act would increase 

the tax credit to $10,000, raising the base 

credit claimable by all plug-in electric vehicles 

to $3,750, and the maximum kilowatt-per-hour 

credit to $6,250 (fully claimable at 19 kwhr). 

By passing this bill, we can clean our air, 

free our foreign policy by strengthening our 

hand with regimes like Iran, and put money 

lost at the pump back into the pockets of 

American consumers. 

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‘‘THE FEW’’—1ST LT NATHAN 

RIMPF, 2–16 RANGERS, 4BDE–1ST 

ID ‘‘DEMON CO’’, THE UNITED 

STATES ARMY 

HON. VIRGINIA FOXX OF NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, August 2, 2012 

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor a real American hero from Raleigh 

North Carolina, Ranger 1st Lt Nathan Rimpf of 

The United States Army. Nathan was the team 

leader of Demon Company 2–16 Rangers, 

while on patrol when he stepped on an IED on 

July 8th 2012 in Andar Province in Afghanistan. Already within two short weeks his recovery and his can do attitude is something to 

behold. With his parents support and his 

brother is a Capitol Policeman he is making 

remarkable strides. I submit this poem penned 

in his honor by Albert Caswell for the RECORD. 

THE FEW

The . . . 

The Few! 

Only, The Few! 

Only, The Brave! 

Can but so wear that most heroic title and 

beret, 

of a United States Ranger as who! 

And so bathe, all in that most heroic hue! 

Ranger’s like Jimmy Regan, Pat Tillman, 

and Kyle Comfort who our world have so 

graced! 

Who have all so worn courage’s most courageous face! 

For Ranger’s Fight! 

And Ranger’s Lead! 

And Ranger’s do it all at such deadly speeds! 

And for us one all, 

Rangers will so die and bleed! 

As The United States Ranger’s so give to our 

nation what she needs! 

And Ranger’s hunt! 

And Ranger’s evil do so confront! 

To stand strong, 

to so right all of those wrongs! 

To so intercede, 

to so bring us peace! 

Bought and paid for, 

with but all of their fines lives indeed! 

As all in Strength In Honor they so believe! 

Beware, ‘‘THE DEMONS’’ are after you . . . 

time to run! 

Sorry but it’s time for you to so confront 

your ‘‘DEMON’S’’ my son! 

As their strong arms and legs for all of us 

they so willingly concede! 

For all out there but in the darkest of all 

nights! 

As that’s where you shall so find them Leading The Way . . . The Charge, The 

Fight! 

The United States Rangers, 

who but bring their most magnificent of all 

lights! 

Because, Rangers Lead! 

Men like Nathan Rimpf, 

whose hearts so shine upon us all on this 

very night! 

As it was on a July patrol, 

When this fine man’s life almost went away 

. . . 

With his two strong legs gone, 

as for him his men so knelt and prayed! 

And that’s when this platoon leader got up 

and ran, 

ran with his heart that very day! 

Just one more hill to climb! 

Just one more mountain to so scale all in his 

time! 

As against all odds once again we would find! 

That this Ranger led the way! 

Like Superman, the only thing that can stop 

him is Kryptonite this day! 

For such men are put upon this earth, 

to so show us what comes first! 

To So Teach Us! 

To So Beseech Us! 

To So Reach Us! 

Who out of such darkness but defeat the 

worst! 

And come shining through like a star burst! 

As have you Nate, 

The Carolina Kid who at light speed has so 

traversed the most! 

For there are but blue skies up ahead of you 

Nate to host! 

‘‘Can’t you just feel the sunshine?’’ 

And if ever I had a son, I wish he could shine 

as bright as this one! 

Who so teaches us how the game of life is 

won! 

Moment’s are all that we so have! 

To fight the bad! 

To make a difference with it all! 

For something noble, it’s better to lose your 

two fine legs . . . 

Then at the end of your life to so moan and 

beg, 

as so wished you a better world you had so 

made! 

But, Only The Few to our world such gifts 

can claim! 

As you Nathan, The Few . . . are but one and 

the same! 

And that’s why the word Ranger is in front 

of your name! 

The Few can claim! 

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RECOGNIZING THE OBERTO 

SAUSAGE COMPANY 

HON. ADAM SMITH OF WASHINGTON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, August 2, 2012 

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I 

rise to honor Art and Dorothy Oberto and the 

Oberto Sausage Company, based in Kent, 

Washington. This family-owned business was 

built on a foundation of providing quality products for their customers and treating their employees well. This has made Oberto, which is 

also commonly known as Oh Boy! Oberto, one 

of the most iconic companies of the Pacific 

Northwest. 

In 1918, Constantino Oberto and his uncle, 

John, founded the Oberto Sausage Company 

in Seattle, Washington. From the very beginning, Constantino and John dedicated their 

company to selling the very best handmade 

Italian sausages and salami. Art Oberto has 

run the Oberto company since he was just 16, 

when his father passed away. In all, Art has 

been responsible for the family business for 

nearly seven decades. 

In 1964, Art introduced Natural Style Beef 

Jerky. He experimented with the product at 

home and the jerky was a tremendous success. It led to the company doubling in size 

and soon after Oh Boy! Oberto products were 

available nationwide. 

Art and the Oberto Sausage Company continued to be dedicated to innovation. They 

launched turkey jerky in 1994 which solidified 

Oh Boy! Oberto as the nation’s top jerky manufacturer. In 2011, Oberto released one of the 

biggest innovations to the jerky industry, All 

Natural Jerky. The company was the first 

major company to develop a jerky made with 

all-natural ingredients. 

Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I recognize the hard work, perseverance and innovation of Art and Dorothy Oberto of Oh Boy! 

Oberto. Their dedication to quality and our 

community will drive the company forward for 

many years to come. 

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IMPORTANCE OF VOTER 

PROTECTIONS 

HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO OF GUAM

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, August 2, 2012 

Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the freedom 

to vote for our elected leaders is the very 


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