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would be fully offset with savings from unexpended balances. 

This proposal will be both a modest commitment and highly effective way to stretch our 

foreign aid dollars in advancing our national 

security interests of environmental stewardship, conflict avoidance, sustainable development and poverty alleviation. 

I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation. Let’s take advantage of this 

unique opportunity represented by the wave of 

highly qualified retiring U.S. professionals to 

help developing countries establish good governance. 

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IN HONOR OF OHIO STATE 

REPRESENTATIVE BILL PATMON 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

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

honor State Representative Bill Patmon of 

Ohio’s 10th House District. 

Representative Patmon served as a member of the Cleveland City Council for 12 years 

between 1990 and 2001. During his time as a 

Councilman, he served as Chairman of the 

Council Finance Committee and the Employment and Affirmative Action Committee as well 

as Vice Chairman of the Safety, Community 

Development, and Utilities Committee. Following his tenure as Councilman, Representative Patmon was then elected to the Ohio 

State Congress in 2011 where he sits as a 

member of the Education; State Government 

and Elections; and Transportation, Public 

Safety, and Homeland Security Committees. 

Representative Patmon has been a member 

of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a member of the 

Board of Trustees for the Regional Transit Authority, a Special Consultant to the late Councilwoman, Fannie M. Lewis, and a member of 

the Harvard University Professional Fellows 

Program at the John F. Kennedy School of 

Government. 

He is currently the President of East Erie 

Enterprise LLC which provides professional 

consulting in regards to community, economic 

development, and municipal finance. He is 

also a political analyst for the local Channel 3 

News station. Representative Patmon is the 

proud recipient of such honors as the 1997 

National League of Cities Cultural Diversity 

Award. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in honoring the achievements of State Representative Bill Patmon. 

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HONORING SUSAN BRADLEY 

HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I 

submit the following Proclamation. 

Whereas, Forty years ago a virtuous woman 

of God accepted her calling to serve in the 

Federal Government at the Centers for Disease Control; and 

Whereas, Ms. Susan Bradley began her career with the CDC with a willingness to lead 

and a passion to serve. Today she retires 

after providing exemplary service to the CDC 

and our community, and 

Whereas, this phenomenal woman has 

shared her time and talents, giving the citizens 

of our district a friend to help those in need, 

a fearless leader and a servant to all wanting 

to ensure that the system works for everyone; 

and 

Whereas, Ms. Susan Bradley is a cornerstone in our community that has enhanced the 

lives of thousands for the betterment of our 

District and Nation; and 

Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the 

Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this 

day to honor and recognize Ms. Susan Bradley on her retirement from the CDC and to 

wish her well in her new endeavors; 

Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, Jr. do hereby proclaim August 30, 2012 

as Ms. Susan Bradley Day In the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. 

Proclaimed, This 30th day of August, 2012. 

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CONGRATULATING DR. THOMAS K. 

MCINERNY, THE NEW PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE AMERICAN 

ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS 

HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, it is my esteemed honor and privilege to recognize Dr. 

Thomas K. Mclnerny of Rochester, N.Y., as 

the next elected President of the American 

Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP is the 

nation’s largest pediatric organization, with a 

membership of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and 

pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the 

health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. 

Dr. McInerny is Associate Chair for Clinical 

Affairs and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and 

Golisano Children’s Hospital, and has worked 

as a primary care pediatrician at Panorama 

Pediatric Group in Rochester, N.Y., for 40 

years. After earning his medical degree at 

Harvard Medical School, Dr. McInerny completed his residency at Cincinnati Children’s 

Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. 

Mclnerny has held numerous elected and appointed positions, including the AAP Task 

Force on Mental Health, the Task Force on 

Immunization, and the Steering Committee on 

Quality Improvement and Management. He 

has served as President of Chapter I, District 

II (Upstate NY), Treasurer of District II, and 

has served on the board of directors and as 

chief medical officer of the Rochester Community Individual Practice Association, a physician-run organization dedicated to maintaining 

a community-wide panel of health care professionals to provide high quality, cost-effective, 

and accessible health care to 500,000 residents of the Greater Rochester Area. 

It is our responsibility to ensure that children 

grow up in a safe and healthy environment— 

protecting children’s health must be our top 

priority. This is why I am so pleased to see 

that dedicated doctors such as Dr. McInerny 

are recognized for their achievements. 

Dr. McInerny has spent decades working to 

protect the children and families of the Rochester area and now has the opportunity to 

broaden his positive impact nationwide. As 

President-elect, Dr. McInerny has stated that 

he will work with legislators and stakeholders 

to ensure that children have access to quality 

health care. I am confident that Dr. McInerny 

will be a strong and dedicated leader in protecting the health of our nation’s children. 

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 

in warmly congratulating Dr. McInerny upon 

his election as President of AAP. 

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IN HONOR OF OHIO STATE 

REPRESENTATIVE MIKE DOVILLA 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

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

honor State Representative Mike Dovilla of 

Ohio’s 18th House District. 

In addition to being a State Representative, 

Mr. Dovilla is also a U.S. Navy veteran, small 

business owner, adjunct professor and nonprofit leader. 

Representative Dovilla is a Lieutenant in the 

U.S. Navy Reserves with over eight years of 

commissioned service, including a 12-month 

deployment to Iraq. While in Iraq, he served 

as Deputy Officer-in-Charge leading a 25-person Baghdad-based intelligence headquarters 

which acted as a counter-improvised explosive 

device brigade. His reserve assignments have 

included a position with the Chief Naval Operations and the Office of Naval Intelligence. He 

is currently serving with a U.S. Forces, Japan 

reserve unit in Akron, Ohio. His military 

awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps 

Achievement Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. 

Outside of the military, Representative 

Dovilla has served as a Presidential appointee 

at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; 

a senior advisor to former U.S. Senator, 

George Voinovich; a Presidential Management 

Fellow at the U.S. Department of State; a 

manager of The Dovilla Group—his strategic 

consulting firm; a German Marshall Fund of 

the United States’ American Marshall Memorial Fellow; a volunteer at University Hospitals 

Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital; and 

a member of the Kiwanis Club of Berea, 

American Legion Post 91 in Berea, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3445 of 

Strongsville. He was elected to the Ohio General Assembly in 2010 where he is currently 

serving his first term. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in honoring the achievements of State Representative Mike Dovilla. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF 

BARCELONETA, PUERTO RICO 

HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

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

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