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their formal qualifications, whoever they 

were—and inspired unparalleled innovation 

and achievement over five decades. 

Along the way there have been setbacks 

and tough defeats. How could there not be 

given the powerful interests he has challenged and the profound ways in which he 

has upended the status quo? I am reminded 

about something his friend Norman Thomas 

once said, which is now enshrined on a 

plaque in the library at Princeton University. ‘‘I am not the champion of lost causes, 

but the champion of causes not yet won.’’ 

Let me conclude with another poem. In a 

world spiraling toward nightmare in 1938 

Bertolt Brecht wrote ‘‘To Posterity.’’ 

He lamented ‘‘Alas, we who sought a world 

of human kindness could not ourselves be 

kind.’’ 

Stan has rewritten the poem with the work 

of a lifetime. His version would read ‘‘we who 

sought a world of human kindness could only 

achieve it through kindness, generosity, and 

solidarity with our fellow human beings.’’ 

Happy birthday, Stan! 

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REMEMBERING LEO R. SEGALLA, 

SR. 

∑ Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, today I 

wish to honor the life, legacy, and contributions of Leo R. Segalla, Sr., who 

passed away on Monday, September 10, 

2012. Mr. Segalla was a dedicated prolife leader whose tireless efforts for 

many ministries and outreaches had a 

tremendous impact on the fight to defend the dignity of life. 

In 2007, Leo approached Louisiana 

Right to Life with the vision of creating a pro-life leadership training program for high school students. He developed the Louisiana Camp Joshua 

program on behalf of the Knights of Columbus and Louisiana Right to Life. 

Under his leadership, Camp Joshua 

flourished and grew to two camps, the 

first in Baton Rouge and the second in 

Lake Charles. Over the past 5 years, 

this program has trained hundreds of 

teens to speak effectively on life issues 

and has inspired young adults to be 

pro-life leaders in their communities. 

Leo also greatly contributed to the 

pro-life cause through his leadership in 

Baton Rouge Right to Life and as part 

of the Louisiana Life March Coalition. 

The pro-life community has lost a 

great friend and advocate, but his legacy will live on in the hundreds of 

young people who have been empowered to stand for the dignity and sanctity of all human life. 

It is with great sadness but also great 

honor that I recognize, commend, and 

celebrate the life and legacy of Leo 

Segalla. Leo was a champion of life 

who was unwavering in his defense of 

those who cannot defend themselves. I 

extend my deepest condolences to his 

family and friends in Louisiana.

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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Messages from the President of the 

United States were communicated to 

the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his secretaries. 

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED 

As in executive session the PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate messages from the President of the 

United States submitting sundry nominations which were referred to the appropriate committees. 

(The messages received today are 

printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.) 

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REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION 

OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS 

WHO COMMIT, THREATEN TO 

COMMIT, OR SUPPORT TERRORISM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 

13224 ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2001—PM 

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The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 

from the President of the United 

States, together with an accompanying 

report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs: 

To the Congress of the United States: 

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides 

for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90- 

day period prior to the anniversary 

date of its declaration, the President 

publishes in the Federal Register and 

transmits to the Congress a notice 

stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary 

date. In accordance with this provision, 

I have sent to the Federal Register for 

publication the enclosed notice, stating that the national emergency with 

respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism is 

to continue in effect beyond September 

23, 2012. 

The crisis constituted by the grave 

acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the terrorist attacks on 

September 11, 2001, in New York and 

Pennsylvania and against the Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on 

United States nationals or the United 

States that led to the declaration of a 

national emergency on September 23, 

2001, has not been resolved. These actions pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of 

the United States. For these reasons, I 

have determined that it is necessary to 

continue the national emergency declared with respect to persons who 

commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, and maintain in force 

the comprehensive sanctions to respond to this threat. 

BARACK OBAMA.

THE WHITE

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HOUSE, September 11, 2012. 

REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL 

EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 

THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON 

THE UNITED STATES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001—PM 62 

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 

from the President of the United 

States, together with an accompanying 

report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs: 

To the Congress of the United States 

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides 

for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90- 

day period prior to the anniversary 

date of its declaration, the President 

publishes in the Federal Register and 

transmits to the Congress a notice 

stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary 

date. Consistent with this provision, I 

have sent to the Federal Register the enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States of 

September 11, 2001, is to continue in effect for an additional year. 

The terrorist threat that led to the 

declaration on September 14, 2001, of a 

national emergency continues. For this 

reason, I have determined that it is 

necessary to continue in effect after 

September 14, 2012, the national emergency with respect to the terrorist 

threat. 

BARACK OBAMA.

THE WHITE

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HOUSE, September 11, 2012. 

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE 

At 2:15 p.m., a message from the 

House of Representatives, delivered by 

Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, 

announced that the House has passed 

the following bills, in which it requests 

the concurrence of the Senate: 

H.R. 406. An act to amend the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized 

to disburse funds of the authorized campaign 

committees of the candidate in the event of 

the death of the candidate. 

H.R. 2139. An act to require the Secretary 

of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment 

of Lions Clubs International. 

H.R. 2489. An act to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant 

battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the 

American Battlefield Protection Program. 

H.R. 2706. An act to prohibit the sale of 

billfish. 

H.R. 3397. An act to modify the Forest 

Service Recreation Residence Program by 

implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin 

user fees, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6007. An act to exempt from the Lacey 

Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water 

District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority. 

H.R. 6122. An act to revise the authority of 

the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and 

bequests on behalf of the Library, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 6186. An act to require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance 

program, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6336. An act to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District 


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