E1612 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 21, 2012 

opening of the Biobusiness Accelerator, the 

newest addition to the Fitzsimons Life Science 

District and the Anschutz Medical Campus of 

Aurora. 

The 184-acre Fitzsimons Life Science District is adjacent to the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. This proximity encourages commercial bioscience companies 

and academia to collaborate and share amenities. The current business Incubator opened 

in 2000, and already its 50+ bioscience startups have created in excess of 600 jobs. 

When these start-ups have demonstrated viability as a commercial entity and received 

funding to enhance their growth, they graduate 

to the Accelerator environment for continued 

growth. The work happening in these incubators and accelerators shows the innovation, 

risks and cooperation involved in building successful small, medium and large businesses. 

The new Accelerator will be a valuable economic engine for Colorado’s bioscience industry, and I’m excited to see the creativity and 

innovative products developed right here in 

Colorado. 

These are the kinds of businesses we need 

to encourage and to grow here in our state 

and country. 

I extend my deepest congratulations and 

best wishes to the Colorado BioBusiness Accelerator, the Colorado Biosciences Association and all the startups and businesses involved in the opening of this new center. 

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OVARIAN CANCER 

HON. MARTHA ROBY OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

support of House Resolution 773—the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act. 

The incredible team at the National Cancer 

Institute has provided extraordinary research 

that has been vital to our ability to combat 

cancer in all its forms. 

Still, research for the deadliest cancers— 

called recalcitrant cancers—remains only a 

small portion of the Institute’s total funding. 

Recalcitrant cancers are defined by those 

that average a less than fifty percent survival 

rate beyond five years. 

It’s these cancers, which hide in hard-to-detect places, that can be the most dangerous 

for victims and most painful for families. 

I know this to be true, Mr. Speaker, because 

my dear friend from childhood, Mrs. Kathryn 

Elliot Williams, lost a grueling battle with ovarian cancer earlier this year at the young age 

of 36. Elliot wasn’t just my friend. She was a 

loving wife, a nurturing mother, a daughter, a 

sister and a true servant of her Lord and her 

neighbor. 

After Elliot passed away I came to this floor 

to memorialize her life. But I cannot think of a 

better way to honor her memory than for the 

Congress to do its part to ensure that more 

women faced with this terrible disease have 

hope for the future. 

September, Ovarian Cancer Awareness 

Month, is the most appropriate time to remind 

women young and old of the risks and ensure 

that research for ovarian cancer and other recalcitrant cancers will remain a priority for this 

country. 

HONORING THE DAKOTA JAZZ 

CLUB 

HON. KEITH ELLISON 

OF MINNESOTA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

honor of the Dakota Jazz Club for its contribution to the music industry and musical development of the great state of Minnesota. 

The Dakota Jazz Club opened in 1985 at 

Bandana Square in St. Paul as a bar and restaurant for local jazz performers. Since then it 

has grown to a well-recognized institution featuring performances by a range of national artists. In 2003, the Club moved to its current 

home in Nicollet Mall in Downtown Minneapolis. Its stage has hosted a multitude of 

nationally famous jazz musicians, including: 

Ray Brown, McCoy Tyner, Toots Thielemans, 

Joey DeFrancesco, Ahmad Jamal, Chucho 

Valde ́s, Benny Green, Joe Williams, Bobby 

Hutcherson, Roy Haynes, Arturo Sandoval, 

Wallace Roney, Charles Lloyd, Roy Hargrove, 

Nicholas Payton, Larry Coryell, Pat Martino, 

Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Fortune, 

Frank Morgan, Zakir Hussain, Kurt Elling, 

Joshua Redman, James Carter, Madeleine 

Peyroux, Regina Carter, Patricia Barber, Von 

Freeman, Billy Higgins and Charles Brown. 

The Dakota Jazz Club also operates the 

Dakota Live Record Label, a label dedicated 

to capturing and distributing world class jazz 

from their legendary stage in Minnesota. 

Some of the noted artists that have recorded 

for the label are legendary jazz musicians Von 

Freeman, Nachito Herrera, and Barvara Morrison. 

The Dakota Jazz Club’s passion for jazz extends beyond hosting musical performances 

and contributing to the history of jazz at large. 

The Dakota Jazz Club has also taken it upon 

itself to ensure the future of jazz in Minnesota 

through their Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education. Started in 1997, the Foundation’s purpose is: ‘‘Introducing young people to jazz and 

helping them understand—and care about— 

what they are hearing. We want to help young 

people use jazz for self-expression and communication, and to experience the sheer 

pleasure that comes from responding to its 

challenges.’’ The Dakota Foundation for Jazz 

Education supports a variety of services including offering scholarships for a year of serious extra-curricular jazz study and performance in partnership with the MacPhail Center 

for Music, helping young musicians develop 

and hone their skills in jazz appreciation, promoting a wide variety of workshops, funding 

the Youth Stage at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival held each June in St. Paul, and recognizing outstanding educators in honor of Jane 

Matteson, the benefactor and cofounder of the 

Foundation. 

I commend the Dakota Jazz Club for all it 

has done for the Twin Cities, and I thank them 

for their dedication and service to music and 

the community. 

HONORING COL. ROBERT 

FORTNAM, USAF (RET.) OF NEW 

HAMPSHIRE 

HON. CHARLES F. BASS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mr. BASS of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, 

I rise today to honor retired Air Force Colonel 

Robert Fortnam of Pembroke, a New Hampshire hero whose service and sacrifice during 

World War II is to be commended and remembered. Mr. Fortnam is celebrating his 90th 

birthday this year, and in his 90 years, he has 

seen and experienced more than most Americans ever will in their lifetimes. 

Mr. Fortnam served as a B–17 co-pilot in 

the 305th Bombardment Group during World 

War II. On October 8, 1943, his life changed 

dramatically after his plane was shot down by 

a German F–190 fighter over the German border. Mr. Fortnam landed the plane safely and 

protected the lives of the 10 crew members on 

board, but their luck would change when German guards picked them up and sent them off 

to a POW camp in Poland, where Mr. Fortnam 

spent the next 19 months of his life. 

After the war, Mr. Fortnam returned to the 

Granite State, where he graduated from the 

University of New Hampshire, became a mechanical engineer, and continued to serve in 

the Reserves as a colonel until his retirement. 

Mr. Fortnam still likes to fly once a week in a 

Cessna Skyhawk and travel all over New England. 

Mr. Speaker, stories like Mr. Fortnam’s reaffirm my commitment to those who have 

served and continue to serve our nation. We 

all owe Mr. Fortnam and the brave men and 

women of our armed forces a debt of gratitude 

that we can never truly repay, but we will continue fighting for them as they have fought for 

us. 

New Hampshire citizens have long answered the call to service to our nation, and 

Mr. Fortnam represents the best of our state. 

It is an honor to represent him in the United 

States Congress, and I wish him all the best 

as he continues to share his incredible story of 

service and sacrifice with us all. 

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PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE 

OF TAIWAN 

HON. BILL CASSIDY OF LOUISIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

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

recognize October 10 as a very special day 

for the people of Taiwan. It is their National 

Day. I join them in celebrating their continued 

political freedom and democracy. Today the 

people of Taiwan determine their own destiny 

and government through free and fair elections. Mr. Ma Ying-jeou won re-election as the 

fifth freely elected president on January 14, 

2012. 

The United States and Taiwan value human 

rights, civil liberties, a free press and the rule 

of law. Our shared values have produced a 

strong and dependable friendship for the past 

century. Taiwan was one of the first countries 

to come to our aid after Hurricane Katrina ravaged my home state of Louisiana. They have 


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