E1524 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 13, 2012 

include the following: creating separate Departments of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; providing crime victims the right to be 

heard during the judicial process, allowing victims to receive financial compensation and establishing the Massachusetts Victim and Witness Assistance Board; creating the Children’s 

Trust Fund, a public-private partnership to create programs to end child abuse; founding the 

Massachusetts Legislative Children’s Caucus; 

requiring insurance companies to cover Early 

Intervention benefits for children born with developmental delays; requiring private insurance companies to cover medically necessary 

autism treatments, including evidence-based 

behavioral health treatments; fighting against 

efforts to reduce Medicaid benefits for individuals with mental health and addiction disorders; and filing legislation that allowed 

Salem State College—my alma mater—to 

achieve university status. 

In addition to his legislative work, Fred is a 

passionate advocate for children and families 

who are struggling. In 1982, shortly after he 

was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate, 

Fred established the Fred Berry Charitable 

Fund. Over the next thirty years, he would 

work tirelessly to raise over $1 million to benefit children and families in need. As Fred recently told the Boston Globe, ‘‘I felt I could use 

my notoriety to help others. Nonprofits always 

need money, but never have the time to raise 

it. . . . To be honest, it hurt fund-raising for my 

campaigns. People said, ‘I already gave to 

Fred.’ ’’ But in his heart, Fred knew it was the 

right thing to do. 

I want to wish Fred and his wife Gayle all 

of the best. For those of us who know Fred, 

we anxiously await the next chapter in what 

has been a remarkable life. 

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RECOGNIZING MOSBY FARMS AS A 

FINALIST FOR THE 2012 KING 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S SMALL 

BUSINESS AWARDS 

HON. ADAM SMITH OF WASHINGTON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, September 13, 2012 

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I 

rise to honor and congratulate Mosby Farms 

in Auburn, Washington for being named a finalist for the 2012 King County Executive’s 

Small Business Awards, in the category of 

Rural Small Business of the Year. 

Mosby Farms is a family-owned farming 

business that began in 1977. The Mosby family has grown conventional and organic foods 

for decades, while giving back to their community by donating thousands of pounds of food 

weekly. 

The Rural Small Business of the Year 

award recognizes the achievements of the 

rural industry. Mosby Farms excels at what 

they do and represents the King County area 

proudly. 

Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I 

honor and congratulate Mosby Farms as a finalist this year. Rural businesses offer many 

opportunities for work and promote economic 

growth in agricultural and rural communities 

throughout our nation. 

IN RECOGNITION OF THE PUBLIC 

SERVICE OF MICHAEL BORDEN 

HON. SPENCER BACHUS 

OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, September 13, 2012 

Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, Members of 

Congress are always far more effective when 

they find loyal, dedicated staff to fight alongside them. These essential employees provide 

us with invaluable political advice, propose 

policy solutions to the problems facing our nation, and often work around the clock to accomplish the most important tasks. One of the 

staff members on the Financial Services Committee, Michael Borden, has been a valuable 

asset since he joined us back in 2007. Unfortunately, today is Michael’s last day with the 

Committee; however, his distinguished record 

of public service will continue to benefit the 

American people long after he leaves Capitol 

Hill. 

Back in the fall of 2008, the Federal government took unprecedented action to respond to 

the economic crisis. During this time, Michael 

provided sound advice to Members of the 

Committee and kept all of us informed under 

fast changing circumstances. This was an unprecedented time and Michael was here on 

weekends and late into the night to help Members prepare for the debate and understand 

the consequences of their votes. 

Michael has a passion for ensuring the right 

policy is achieved. His commitment and expertise are unmatched on many key issues. On 

an issue dear to me—shielding children from 

the scourge of Internet gambling, Michael was 

integral in efforts to ensure that our kids are 

protected from becoming addicted to gambling 

at an early age. Michael also worked to ensure homebuyers are protected during the 

most important financial transaction of their 

lives with the SAFE Act, which ensures that 

mortgage originators are honest and fair with 

their customers. Michael worked to help Republican Members devise a strategy to wind 

down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after they 

received the biggest taxpayer-funded bailout 

of them all, and to develop legislative solutions 

to protect taxpayers from further losses. While 

we didn’t always have the votes for the policy 

solutions we wanted, I received the sound advice I needed from a trusted member of my 

team, and I will always be grateful for his service. 

Michael has been a trusted and valued adviser to both experienced and new House 

Members, and a mentor to countless members 

of our staff. His sound advice, counsel and 

acerbic sense of humor will be sorely missed. 

He never sugar-coated anything (his blunt nature and his waistline wouldn’t tolerate it) and 

always gave us his honest opinion on what 

action we should take, even if it’s not what we 

wanted to hear. There is no doubt that American taxpayers, consumers, and other stakeholders have been well-served by Michael’s 

commitment to sound public policy. 

It is with appreciation and gratitude that I 

take this opportunity to permanently commemorate Michael’s service to our committee 

Members and to our nation. 

RESTORING THE DOCTORS OF OUR 

COUNTRY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS ACT OF 2012 

HON. JIM McDERMOTT OF WASHINGTON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, September 13, 2012 

Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, of all of the 

challenges facing our nation’s health-care system, perhaps the most neglected is the gaping 

hole in our workforce of primary-care physicians. One estimate projects a shortage of 

45,000 primary-care doctors by 2020. Due to 

the retirement of a generation of physicians, 

the aging of our population, and the entry into 

the system of some 30 million newly insured 

thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we do not 

have enough primary-care doctors to meet the 

demand, and the problem will continue to 

worsen without a major initiative to produce 

new doctors. 

Primary-care doctors are the front lines of 

our physician workforce. Under the right conditions, they oversee and coordinate health care 

for their patients. They educate patients on 

how to prevent illness and manage chronic 

conditions. They are the medical generalists 

who establish long-lasting bonds with patients 

throughout their lives. Proper primary care is 

also one of the keys to containing health-care 

costs. On the other hand, inadequate primary 

care leads to neglected and mismanaged conditions, which causes costly emergencies and 

illnesses downstream. 

I am introducing the RDOCS Act to help 

solve this problem. Modeled after the successful ROTC program, RDOCS offers full scholarships to medical students in exchange for a 5- 

year service commitment in a medically underserved area. RDOCS will be administered by 

the states, which will send RDOCS scholars to 

their state-operated medical schools. RDOCS 

officers (as they are known after graduation) 

will then become licensed and serve as primary-care doctors in their state of residence. 

The program is authorized to start immediately 

and begin graduating its first additional 4,000 

new primary-care doctors in 2020, and 20,000 

new doctors by 2024. 

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we are 

going to get close to universal health coverage 

in the United States. But universal coverage 

will not be meaningful if we don’t have enough 

doctors to serve our population. I am optimistic that Congress can demonstrate leadership in restoring our doctor workforce for the 

next generation. 

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HONORING SPECTRUM LGBTQ 

CENTER 

HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, September 13, 2012 

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

honor Spectrum LGBT Center on the occasion 

of its 30th anniversary. Located in Marin 

County, CA, Spectrum has been a leader and 

an integral part of the community for three 

decades. 

With a mission ‘‘to promote acceptance, understanding, and full inclusion for lesbian, gay, 

bisexual, and transgender people,’’ Spectrum 


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