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CELL’s exhibit was developed in consultation with world-renowned thought 

leaders and award-winning artists. 

As Larry points out, it is the only exhibit of its kind in the world and has 

evolved into a greater institute for terrorism prevention and preparedness 

training. Through its acclaimed exhibits, distinguished speakers series, and 

training programs, the CELL has impacted thousands of individuals and 

has helped to enhance our public safety. Many Members of this Chamber 

have visited the CELL and have witnessed firsthand the power of its dynamic programs and interactive exhibits. 

In early 2012, I was proud to colead, 

with Larry and the CELL, a public 

event that examined our Nation’s foreign policy challenges 10 years after 

the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is a testament to Larry that the event was able 

to attract a broad range of top national 

security experts, Members of Congress, 

policymakers, the media, and members 

of the public. 

Over the years, many acclaimed organizations have recognized Larry’s 

work and his philanthropy. I want to 

name some of the honors that he has 

received. 

In 1987, Larry received the National 

Humanitarian Award from National 

Jewish Health, a global leader in the 

research and treatment of respiratory, 

immune and related diseases. 

In 1996, Larry was named honorary 

dean of the University of Denver’s 

Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management. 

In 2001, he was one of the recipients 

of the distinguished Ellis Island Medal 

of Honor, which gives tribute to the 

immigrant experience and individual 

achievement. 

In 2002, Larry was awarded the title 

Honorary Irishman by the Ancient 

Order of Hiberians, a Catholic-IrishAmerican Fraternal Organization 

founded in 1836, for his work supporting 

the Heroes of 9/11. 

In 2005, Larry received the Defenders 

of Freedom Award from the National 

Homeland Defense Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to securing freedom in the fields of homeland 

defense and security. 

In 2010, he was awarded the Ben S. 

Wendelken Special Trustees’ Award by 

Colorado’s El Pomar Foundation, for 

embodying the spirit of service and 

giving through his life’s work. 

And in 2011, Larry received the Steve 

Ross Lifetime Achievement Award 

from the Milken Institute and was 

named a Colorado State Patrol Honorary Colonel. 

I could go on and on, but I think 

these examples help illustrate the 

scope of Larry’s work and his life passions and the way that he is valued in 

our community. 

I would be remiss if I did not also recognize the people closest to Larry—his 

family. He cares deeply for them. Larry 

and his wife Carol have two grown children and five grandchildren. 

Mr. President, I want to close with 

this observation. There are very few 

leaders who have brought our community together since September 11, 2001, 

like Larry has. Larry has rallied Coloradans together literally to remember 

the heroes and victims of 9/11 and to 

rise up against the evils of terrorism. 

It is what he does best: He assembles 

diverse groups of people, finds their 

commonality, and marshals them toward a noble purpose. Larry cares 

greatly about the security of the 

United States, as well as our allies 

worldwide. And he will stop at nothing 

to try to create a world where people 

do not live under the constant threat 

of attack, whether by persecutors, terrorists, or other enemies. 

Today Colorado thanks a great 

American—Larry A. Mizel—for a lifetime of good work—and many more 

years to come. Happy 70th birthday, 

Larry.∑ 

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HONORING FRANK WILLETO 

∑ Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. 

President, in the annals of our Nation’s 

military history, the Navajo Code 

Talkers will always be remembered. 

They were a small group of marines, 

but their impact was far beyond their 

numbers. Their skills were crucial to 

American victory in the Pacific during 

World War II. They turned their Native 

language into an unbreakable code, and 

wielded that power as a great force in 

securing Allied victory. 

Today, we mourn the loss of one of 

those heroic men. On June 23, Mr. 

Frank Chee Willeto died at his home in 

Pueblo Pintado, NM. Mr. Willeto was 87 

years old. His life was a remarkable 

story of valor, of dedication, and of 

service. 

Mr. Willeto was born and raised in 

Crownpoint, NM. In January 1944 he enlisted with the U.S. Marines, 6th Division. He trained for 8 weeks as a Navajo Code Talker. He served in the Pacific Theater in the Saipan and Okinawa campaigns. 

Frank Willeto and his fellow Navajo 

Code Talkers joined a fight for freedom 

in a world that did not always accord 

freedom to them. They knew firsthand 

the ugly face of discrimination, of intolerance. U.S. law had recognized Native Americans as citizens for only 17 

years when our country entered World 

War II. 

And yet, many Native Americans 

bravely served during World War II, 

served at a higher percentage rate than 

the general population. And among 

them were Frank Willeto and the legendary Navajo Code Talkers. 

Mr. Willeto was awarded the Congressional Silver Medal. Our Nation is forever in debt to him and his fellow Navajo Code Talkers. But that is only part 

of his story. When he came home from 

war, he devoted his life to his community. He worked for many years with 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs and then 

with the Department of Education. 

In 1974, he was elected as a Navajo 

tribal councilman. He was later elected 

president of Pueblo Pintado Chapter. 

He also served as a judge on the Navajo 

Supreme Judicial Council and as vice 

president of the Navajo Nation. 

Last November, Mr. Willeto testified 

before the Senate Committee on Indian 

Affairs. He shared his experiences in 

the military, and he reminded us all 

how important it is that our veterans 

receive the benefits they were promised. He was a tireless advocate for 

housing and health benefits for veterans. Frank Willeto lived a long and 

productive life, and to the end he was 

steadfast in his efforts to help others. 

His was a life of service, of defending 

others in time of war, and serving others in times of peace. A life that is inspiring to all who knew him, and who 

mourn him now. We remember Frank 

Willeto, and we honor his legacy when 

we hold true to the ideals that he lived: 

honor, courage, commitment. I extend 

my sincere sympathies to Mr. Willeto’s 

family, to his many friends, and to his 

community.∑ 

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RECOGNIZING RICK BARTOW 

∑ Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today a 

part of the Pacific Northwest is coming 

to Washington, DC. Thanks to the immensely creative and dedicated work of 

artist Rick Bartow and his team, two 

wooden pole sculptures will be placed 

in the garden of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. 

Atop one pole sits a bear and the other 

pole a raven, representing the healer 

and the rascal, respectively. The Bear 

pole is 27 feet tall, and the Raven pole, 

23 feet tall. The poles—collectively titled ‘‘We Were Always Here’’—will face 

the Washington Monument and overlook the National Mall. 

The artist behind this project, Rick 

Bartow, is a Native American of Wiyot 

and Yurok heritage who was born in 

Newport, OR. His previous work has 

been shown throughout the world, including his Cedar Mill Pole, which was 

displayed at the White House in 1997. 

When you hear Mr. Bartow discuss his 

art, his process, and the world around 

him, you realize that you are listening 

to one of the country’s foremost artistic minds. 

That talent is clearly showcased in 

‘‘We Were Always Here.’’ The level of 

detail, history, and meaning in each 

pole is truly amazing. The poles are 

based on Native beliefs, but the message and meaning behind them are universal. For example, Mr. Bartow explains that the repeated horizontal patterns on each pole, ‘‘symbolize successive waves, generations following generations, an accumulation of wisdom 

and knowledge.’’ This idea that we can 

learn from our ancestors and from history is critical to the progress of our 

Nation and is one that is beautifully 

captured through these sculpture poles. 

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mr. 

Bartow and his team, folks visiting the 

Smithsonian National Museum of the 

American Indian or walking the National Mall will now be able to look 

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upon these sculptures and gain an understanding of the important role the 

Native American community has in Oregon and throughout our country. 

It is important to note that it is not 

only Oregon that is represented in 

these poles, but rather the Pacific 

Northwest. The two trees from which 

they are carved—a 1200 and 500 year old 

cedar—are from our northern neighbors, Washington State, and artists 

from around the area contributed in 

the creation of these sculptures. This 

sense of community is a staple of the 

Pacific Northwest and one that is represented in ‘‘We Were Always Here’’. 

I want to commend Mr. Bartow and 

his team for their great work, and I encourage everyone to get out and experience ‘‘We Were Always Here’’ by visiting the American Indian Museum or 

The National Mall.

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MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE 

At 2:58 p.m., a message from the 

House of Representatives, delivered by 

Mrs. Cole, 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. 538. An act to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. 

H.R. 1410. An act to promote freedom and 

democracy in Vietnam. 

H.R. 1464. An act to develop a strategy for 

assisting stateless children from North 

Korea, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 2800. An act to amend the Violent 

Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s 

Disease Patient Alert Program. 

H.R. 4057. An act to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive 

policy to improve outreach and transparency 

to veterans and members of the Armed 

Forces through the provision of information 

on institutions of higher learning, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 4264. An act to help ensure the fiscal 

solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance 

programs of the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 4305. An act to authorize the Attorney 

General to provide a grant to assist Federal, 

State, tribal, and local law enforcement 

agencies in the rapid recovery of missing individuals. 

H.R. 4631. An act to amend title 5, United 

States Code, to institute spending limits and 

transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 6028. An act to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, 

and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6080. An act to make improvements in 

the enactment of title 41, United States 

Code, into a positive law title and to improve 

the Code. 

H.R. 6131. An act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 

2006, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6185. An act to improve security at 

the State and local courthouses. 

H.R. 6189, An act to eliminate unnecessry 

reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs. 

H.R. 6215. An act to amend the Trademark 

Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution. 

The message also announced that the 

House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution, without amendment: 

S. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan 

should be accorded observer status in the 

International Civil Aviation—Organization 

(ICAO). 

The message further announced that 

the House has passed the following bill, 

with amendment, in which it requests 

the concurrence of the Senate: 

S. 710. An act to amend the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of 

the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system. 

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MEASURES REFERRED 

The following bills were read the first 

and the second times by unanimous 

consent, and referred as indicated: 

H.R. 538. An act to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

H.R. 1410. An act to promote freedom and 

democracy in Vietnam; to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations. 

H.R. 1464. An act to develop a strategy for 

assisting stateless children from North 

Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

H.R. 2800. An act to amend the Violent 

Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s 

Disease Patient Alert Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 4057. An act to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive 

policy to improve outreach and transparency 

to veterans and members of the Armed 

Forces through the provision of information 

on institutions of higher learning, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

H.R. 4264. An act to help ensure the fiscal 

solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance 

programs of the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs. 

H.R. 4305. An act to authorize the Attorney 

General to provide a grant to assist Federal, 

State, tribal, and local law enforcement 

agencies in the rapid recovery of missing individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 4631. An act to amend title 5, United 

States Code, to institute spending limits and 

transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

H.R. 6028. An act to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

H.R. 6080. An act to make improvements in 

the enactment of title 41, United States 

Code, into a positive law title and to improve 

the Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6185. An act to improve security at 

State and local courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6189. An act to eliminate unnecessary 

reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6215. An act to amend the Trademark 

Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following bill was read the first 

and second times by unanimous consent, and placed on the calendar: 

H.R. 6131. An act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 

2006, and for other purposes. 

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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER 

COMMUNICATIONS 

The following communications were 

laid before the Senate, together with 

accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: 

EC–7344. A communication from the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to eliminating 

barriers to firms that are not traditional 

suppliers to the Department of Defense that 

wish to contract with the Department; to the 

Committee on Armed Services. 

EC–7345. A communication from the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Defense’s Biennial Report to Congress; to the Committee 

on Armed Services. 

EC–7346. A communication from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

(Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the 

report of an officer authorized to wear the 

insignia of the grade of brigadier general in 

accordance with title 10, United States Code, 

section 777; to the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

EC–7347. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–7348. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–7349. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–7350. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

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