S6528 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 20, 2012 

On September 23, 2011, CBO transmitted a 

cost estimate for H.R. 2594, the European 

Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011, as ordered reported by the 

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 23, 2011. The two 

bills are similar, and the CBO cost estimates 

are the same. 

The CBO staff contacts for this estimate 

are Megan Carroll (for federal costs) and 

Amy Petz (for the impact on the private sector). The estimate was approved by Theresa 

Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget 

Analysis. 

Mr. THUNE. Additionally, at a recent Commerce Committee hearing on 

my bill, Secretary LaHood was asked if 

any possible action of implementation 

could ‘‘include the U.S. government 

paying EU authorities directly or compensating the operators for any fines 

incurred for non-compliance with EU 

ETS.’’ 

He responded, ‘‘We have absolutely 

no intention of asking the U.S. taxpayer to pay any ETS fines incurred 

for non-compliance with EU ETS, directly or indirectly.’’ 

I appreciate Senator CARDIN and LAUTENBERG for coming forward and working with me to clarify this point, and I 

thank them both for releasing their 

hold. 

I am happy that we have been able to 

come to a bipartisan agreement on my 

bill and look forward to final passage 

today in the Senate and hopefully soon 

by the House of Representatives so we 

can send a clear message to the EU 

that ETS is arbitrary, unfair, and a 

clear violation of international law. 

Mr. CARDIN. I appreciate the Sentor 

clarifying his intent, and I am glad he 

shares my concern. 

I believe my amendment helps make 

the intent of the legislation clear. 

My amendment adds a third paragraph to subsection (a) of section 3 of 

the bill. 

The amendment will explicitly exclude any appropriated funds or user 

fee receipts to be expended on actions 

taken under the hold harmless clause. 

This amendment will ensure that any 

taxpayer dollars, either through appropriations or through user fee receipts, 

are expressly prohibited from supporting actions resulting from the held 

harmless clause of the bill. 

Would my colleague agree that my 

amendment assures that no U.S. taxpayer dollars will be expended on any 

held harmless actions that may result 

from this bill? 

Mr. THUNE. Yes. 

Mr. CARDIN. I thank the Senator for 

his cooperation with me on this important fiscal matter. 

I want to make it clear to my colleagues, as this bill progresses forward 

or is reconciled with a less thoughtful 

House proposal, I do want my colleagues to understand that should the 

Senate have to reconsider a different 

proposal in a conference report that I 

intend to reserve my right to object. 

I also want my colleagues to understand that I feel that the United States 

and countries around the globe must 

take actions to address the threat carbon emissions pose to the global environment. 

I think there are some legitimate 

concerns with the way the EU has proposed to take unilateral actions to reduce carbon emissions from the aviation sector. 

I don’t fault the EU for their leadership in the face of what has thus far 

been nearly 15 years of failed multinational negotiations on how we as cooperating nations should be reducing 

or mitigating aviation carbon emissions. 

I would like for the United States to 

take greater action to address this 

problem, and in many respects I think 

it is unfortunate that the United 

States has not demonstrated the same 

kind of leadership that the nations of 

Europe have taken on this issue. 

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HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN 

SUDAN 

Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I rise 

today to highlight the following letter 

written by over 60 genocide scholars, 

including Dr. Samuel Totten of the 

University of Arkansas. Their letter 

urges the Obama administration to do 

more to end the humanitarian catastrophe occurring in South Kordofan 

and Blue Nile States of Sudan. 

Last summer I joined a group of bipartisan Senators in making a similar 

request of the administration. Unfortunately, humanitarian aid to South 

Kordofan and Blue Nile continues to be 

severely limited and the violence has 

not ceased. 

I applaud the authors of this letter 

for their continued advocacy to ensure 

that another genocide does not occur 

in Sudan, and I ask unanimous consent 

that it be printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 

AUGUST 31, 2012. 

To: President Barack Obama; Secretary of 

State Hillary Clinton; Ambassador to the 

United Nations Susan Rice; Special Assistant to the President Samantha 

Power. 

From: The Undersigned Genocide Scholars 

Subject: Humanitarian Catastrophe in South 

Kordofan and Blue Nile States of Sudan 

DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA, SECRETARY OF

STATE CLINTON, AMBASSADOR RICE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT POWER: On June 6, 2011, the 

Sudanese regime, led by indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir, unleashed a wave of targeted ethnic killings against the people of 

the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan 

state, Sudan. Since then this state-sponsored 

violence has spread to engulf much of South 

Kordofan and Blue Nile states. 

The continuing multiple atrocities amount 

to at least crimes against humanity. This, in 

and of itself, is alarming. According to the 

tenets of the Responsibility to Protect now 

is the time to protect the targeted population. 

Satellite imagery has revealed mass 

graves, razed communities, and the indiscriminate low altitude aerial bombardment 

of civilian areas in South Kordofan state. 

Reliable eyewitnesses continue to report systematic government shelling and bombing of 

refugee evacuation routes, helicopter 

gunships hunting civilians as they flee their 

homes and farmland to hide in caves, and a 

deliberate and widespread blockage of humanitarian aid into South Kordofan and 

Blue Nile states. Anecdotal evidence of perpetrators screaming racist slurs as civilians 

are killed and raped are familiar to anyone 

who knows what has been happening in 

Darfur since 2003. 

Sufficient evidence exists for us to believe 

the Sudanese regime is attempting to annihilate those whom the government suspects 

of supporting the Sudan People’s Liberation 

Movement-North’s (SPLM-N) aims. Hence 

many local people are automatically targeted regardless of their true political affiliations. 

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese remain 

trapped in South Kordofan, the victims of 

forced starvation, unable to farm their land. 

This critical situation largely mirrors what 

the same regime perpetrated in the 1990s, a 

case of genocide by attrition. 

Meanwhile in Blue Nile state, a scorched 

earth campaign by government forces has 

forced the SPLM-N to retreat, leaving tens 

of thousands with no protection from the 

perpetrators. 

As genocide scholars we have a solemn responsibility to educate the public about the 

horrors of the past in the hope of creating a 

future free of such crimes. We are the keepers of the chapters of human history that are 

difficult to confront, casting a dark shadow 

on all of humanity. We study the past to find 

ways to prevent such egregious actions in 

the future. We exist to remind the world of 

humanity’s capacity to commit genocide 

anywhere and against any group of people. 

It is because of that responsibility that we 

write to you. We call on you to fulfill your 

responsibilities as global leaders when it 

comes to confronting mankind’s most terrifying of crimes. 

Although we welcome your efforts to aid 

the refugees who have found their way to 

camps in South Sudan, we must point out 

that as world leaders you have the moral authority granted by the UN’s unanimous 2005 

declaration of the Responsibility to Protect 

to demand delivery of aid to those inside 

Sudan. As guarantors of the Comprehensive 

Peace Agreement signed that same year, 

moreover, you have not fulfilled your legal 

and moral obligation to sanction violators of 

that agreement. 

The Sudanese regime continues to slaughter its own civilians, while denying them access to aid and in defiance of various international treaties and conventions it has 

signed, not to mention the Sudanese constitution. 

The Tripartite Agreement signed on 4 August 2012 in Addis Ababa, called upon the 

Government of Sudan to allow humanitarian 

access to all areas of the Nuba Mountains 

and the Blue Nile state dependent on certain 

conditions. Yet the Bashir regime’s track 

record leads us to fear it will interfere with 

aid delivery to those in most need. Seasonal 

inaccessibility also requires extraordinary 

and timely arrangements, such as airdrops. 

Hence we beseech you to take the following 

steps immediately to ensure aid is delivered 

to South Kordofan and Blue Nile. 

Establish a land and air humanitarian corridor through which aid can be delivered 

without interference or hindrance from Sudanese security, military or other forces or 

proxies. 

Secure arrangements with the SPLM-N for 

the airlifting of these supplies directly into 

territory in their control. 

Inform relevant Sudanese officials that, 

due to the urgency of the catastrophe created by their actions, the United States will 

deliver relief directly into the war-affected 

areas underneath SPLM-N control. 


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Invite relevant Sudanese officials to observe the cargo to be delivered so they can 

verify the contents. 

Use the most effective means possible, including airlifts, to get supplies into affected 

areas in SPLM-N control. 

Keep armed escort planes on standby for 

the protection of aid delivery planes if necessary. 

It is therefore unwise to respond to the 

Khartoum regime’s various crimes with appeasement. By allowing the NCP to behave 

with impunity, the U.S. and the rest of the 

international community signals a weakness 

that only emboldens those who would flout 

its own international agreements. 

Furthermore, it is unwise to assume, as 

the international community does, that 

Khartoum intends the best for its citizens. 

Therefore we call on your administration to 

end Khartoum’s effective blockade of aid to 

South Kordofan and Blue Nile. The regime 

will continue to kill their own people if once 

again the United States declines to use the 

economic and diplomatic leverage at its disposal to enforce the delivery of aid into 

South Kordofan and Blue Nile states under 

internationally acceptable terms. 

We strongly urge you to act now to stave 

off the starvation of an entire people. Nothing would speak louder to the United States’ 

concern for the protection of international 

human rights than an immediate operation 

to deliver aid to the Nuba Mountains people 

while they are still alive and able to be 

helped. 

If your administration chooses to stand 

with the victims of Sudan’s continuing campaign of ethnic cleansing, then history will 

accord you respect and honor. If you do not 

stand with the victims, history will be much 

harsher. 

We very much look forward to hearing 

from each of you in regard to our letter and 

the suggestions therein. 

In solidarity with the victims, and 

with respect, 

Dr. Samuel Totten; Professor Emeritus, 

and author of Genocide by Attrition: 

Nuba Mountains, Sudan (2012); University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; 

samstertotten@gmail.com. 

Dr. John Hubbel Weiss; Associate Professor, History; Cornell University. 

Mr. David Kilgour, J.D.; Former Canadian Secretary of State for Africa; Ottawa, Canada. 

Dr. Israel W. Charny (dual citizenship, 

U.S. & Israel); Director, Genocide Prevention Network and Past President of 

the International Association of Genocide Studies, and Chief Editor, Encyclopedia of Genocide; Jerusalem, 

Israel. 

Dr. Helen Fein; Chair of the Board, Institute for the Study of Genocide, and author of Human Rights and Wrongs: 

Slavery, Terror and Genocide; New 

York, NY. 

Dr. Roger Smith; Professor Emeritus and 

Past President of the International Association of Genocide Studies, and editor of Genocide: Essays Toward Understanding, Early Warning Prevention; 

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 

Dr. John Hagan; MacArthur Professor, 

and Co-Director, Center on Law & 

Globalizations, American Bar Foundation Co-author of Darfur and the Crime 

of Genocide (Cambridge University 

Press, 2008); Northwestern University, 

Chicago, IL. 

Craig Etcheson; Author of After the Killing Fields: Lessons from the Cambodian Genocide; Canton, IL. 

Dr. Ben Kiernan; Whitney Griswold Professor of History and Director of Genocide Studies Program (Yale University; 

Author of Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination 

from Sparta to Darfur Yale University; 

New Haven, CT. 

Dr. Herb Hirsch; Professor, Department 

of Political Science and Co-Editor of 

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An 

International Journal and author of 

Anti-Genocide: Building An American 

Movement to Prevent Genocide 

(Praeger, 2002); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 

Dr. Hannibal Travis; Associate Professor 

of Law and author of Genocide in the 

Middle East: The Ottoman Empire, 

Iraq and Sudan (2010); Florida International University College of Law. 

Professor Linda Melvern; Department of 

International Politics, and author of A 

People Betrayed: The Role of the West 

in Rwanda’s Genocide; University of 

Aberystwyth, Wales. 

Dr. Henry Theriault; Professor and 

Chair, Department of Philosophy, and 

Co-Editor of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal; 

Worcester State University, MA. 

Dr. Eric Weitz; Dean of Humanities and 

the Arts, and author of A Century of 

Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation 

City College, City University of New 

York; New York, NY. 

Dr. Gregory Stanton; President, Genocide Watch, Research Professor in 

Genocide Studies and Prevention, 

School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. 

Dr. Rouben Adalian; Director, Armenian 

National Institute; Washington, D.C. 

Dr. Susanne Jonas; Professor (retired), 

Latin American & Latino Studies, and 

author of The Battle for Guatemala: 

Rebels, Death Squads and U.S. Power, 

University of California, Santa Cruz. 

Dr. Robert Skloot; Professor Emeritus; 

University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Nicolas A. Robins; Co-editor, Genocide 

Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, and author of Genocide by the Oppressed: Subaltern Genocide in Theory and Practice; Raleigh, 

North Carolina. 

Dr. John D. Ciorciari; Assistant Professor of Public Policy; Gerald R. Ford 

School of Public Policy; University of 

Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

Dr. George Kent; Professor, Department 

of Political Science; University of Hawaii, Honolulu. 

Dr. Elisa Von Joeden-Forgey; Visiting 

Scholar, Department of History; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, 

PA. 

Dr. Peter Balakian; Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in Humanities, and author of The Burning Tigris: 

The Armenian Genocide and America’s 

Response; Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. 

Dr. Ernesto Verdeja; Assistant Professor 

of Political Science and Peace Studies; 

University of Notre Dame; 

Mr. Stephen D. Smith; Executive Director, USC Shoah Foundation, and Adjunct Professor of Religion; University 

of Southern California; Los Angeles, 

California. 

Dr. Paul Slovic; Professor, Department 

of Psychology; University of Oregon, 

Eugene. 

Dr. Jason Ross Arnold; Assistant Professor of Political Science; L. Douglas 

Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs; Virginia Commonwealth 

University, Richmond, VA. 

Dr. Jason K. Levy; Associate Professor; 

Homeland Security and Emergency 

Preparedness and Director; National 

Homeland Security Project; Virginia 

Commonwealth University, Richmond, 

VA. 

Dr. Amanda Grzyb (Dual Citizen, U.S. 

and Canada); Assistant Professor, Information and Media Studies; and editor of The World and Darfur: International Response to Crimes Against 

Humanity in Western Sudan; University of Western Ontario (Canada). 

Dr. Alan L. Berger; Reddock Family 

Eminent Scholar in Holocaust Studies, 

and Director, Center for the Study of 

Values and Violence After Auschwitz; 

Florida Atlantic University, Boca 

Raton. 

Dr. Douglas H. Johnson; International 

Expert, Abyei Boundaries Commission, 

2005; Author of The Root Causes of Sudan’s Civil Wars; Haverford, PA and 

Oxford, UK. 

Dr. Gagik Aroutiunian; Associate Professor, Department of Art, Media & Design; DePaul University, Chicago, IL. 

Dr. Gerry Caplan; Independent Scholar 

and Author of Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide; Richmond Hill, Ontario, 

Canada. 

Dr. Dominik J. Schaller; Lecturer, History Department, and author of The 

Origins of Genocide: Raphael Lemkin 

as a Historian of Mass Violence; 

Ruprecht-Karls-Univeristy, Heidelberg, 

Germany. 

Dr. Philip J. Spencer; Director of the 

Helen Bamber Centre for the Study of 

Rights, Conflict and Mass Violence; 

Kingston University; Surrey, England. 

Dr. Maureen S. Hiebert; Assistant Professor, Department of Political 

Science, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; University of Calgary 

(Canada). 

Dr. Eric Reeves; Professor, and author of 

A Long Day’s Dying: Critical moments 

in the Darfur Genocide; Smith College, 

Northhampton, MA. 

Dr. Robert Hitchcock; Professor, Department of Geography, and co-editor of 

Genocide of Indigenous Peoples; Michigan State University, Lansing. 

Dr. James Waller; Cohen Professor of 

Holocaust and Genocide Studies, author of Becoming Evil: How Ordinary 

People Commit Genocide and Mass 

Killing; Keene State College, Keene, 

New Hampshire. 

Dr. Rubina Peroomian; Research Associate; University of California, Los Angeles. 

Dr. Colin Tatz; Visiting Fellow, Political 

and International Relations, and author of With Intent to Destroy: Reflecting on Genocide; Australian National University, Canberra. 

Dr. Kjell Anderson; Project Manager; 

The Hague Institute for Global Justice; 

The Hague, The Netherlands. 

Dr. Adam Jones; Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, and author of Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction; University of British Columbia. 

Dr. Elihu D. Richter, MD MPH; Jerusalem Center for Genocide Prevention 

and Hebrew-University-Hadassah 

School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Jerusalem, Israel. 

Matthias Bjornlund; Historian/Lecturer; 

Danish Institute for the Study Abroad, 

Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Jose ́ Carlos Moreira da Silva Filho; Professor, Criminal Law Post Graduate 

Department; Pontifı ́cia Universidade 

Cato ́lica do Rio Grande do Sul, Port 

Alegra RS—Brazil. 


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Tamar Pileggi; Co-Founder, The Jerusalem Center for Genocide Prevention 

Jerusalem, Israel. 

Dr. Uriel Levy; Director, Combat Genocide Association; Jerusalem, Israel. 

Dr. Penny Green; International State 

Crime Initiative; Kings College, London. 

Dr. Tony Ward; Professor of Law; University of Hull, UK. 

Ms. Amy Fagin; International Association of Genocide Scholars; New Salem, 

MA. 

Dr. Ann Weiss; Director, Eyes from the 

Ashes Educational Foundation, and author of The Last Album: Eyes from the 

Ashes of Auschwitz-Birkenau; Bryn 

Mawr, PA. 

Dr. Rick Halperin; Director, Embrey 

Human Rights Program; Southern 

Methodist University, Dallas, TX. 

Mr. Geoff Hill; Bureau Chief, The Washington Times; Johannesburg, South Africa; South Africa. 

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WIND PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT 

Mr. ALEXANDER. I ask unanimous 

consent that the following article from 

the Wall Street Journal on September 

18, 2012, on the cost to taxpayers for 

the wind production tax credit be 

printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 

PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAG ON THE ECONOMY

TIME TO LET THE PERNICIOUS PRODUCTION TAX

CREDIT FOR WIND POWER BLOW AWAY

(By Lamar Alexander and Mike Pompeo) 

As Congress works to reduce spending and 

avert a debt crisis, lawmakers will have to 

decide which government projects are truly 

national priorities, and which are wasteful. 

A prime example of the latter is the production tax credit for wind power. It is set to expire on Dec. 31—but may be extended yet 

again, for the seventh time. 

This special provision in the tax code was 

first enacted in 1992 as a temporary subsidy 

to enable a struggling industry to become 

competitive. Today the provision provides a 

credit against taxes of $22 per megawatt 

hour of wind energy generated. 

From 2009 to 2013, federal revenues lost to 

wind-power developers are estimated to be 

$14 billion—$6 billion from the production 

tax credit, plus $8 billion courtesy of an alternative-energy subsidy in the stimulus 

package—according to the Joint Committee 

on Taxation and the Treasury Department. 

If Congress were to extend the production 

tax credit, it would mean an additional $12 

billion cost to taxpayers over the next 10 

years. 

There are many reasons to let this giveaway expire, including wind energy’s inherent unreliability and its inability to stand 

on its own two feet after 20 years. But one of 

the most compelling reasons is provided in a 

study released Sept. 14 by the NorthBridge 

Group, an energy consultancy. The study 

discusses a government-created economic 

distortion called ‘‘negative pricing.’’ 

This is how it works. Coal- and nuclearfired plants provide a reliable supply of electricity when the demand is high, as on a hot 

summer day. They generate at lower levels 

when the demand is low, such as at night. 

But wind producers collect a tax credit for 

every kilowatt hour they generate, whether 

utilities need the electricity or not. If the 

wind is blowing, they keep cranking the 

windmills. 

Why? The NorthBridge Group’s report 

(‘‘Negative Electricity Prices and the Production Tax Credit’’) finds that government 

largess is so great that wind producers can 

actually pay the electrical grid to take their 

power when demand is low and still turn a 

profit by collecting the credit—and they are 

increasingly doing so. The wind pretax subsidy is actually higher than the average 

price for electricity in many of the wholesale 

markets tracked by the Energy Information 

Administration. 

This practice drives the price of electricity 

down in the short run. Wind-energy supporters say that’s a good thing. But it is hazardous to the economy’s health in the long 

run. 

Temporarily lower energy prices driven by 

wind-power’s negative pricing will cripple 

clean-coal and nuclear-power companies. But 

running coal and nuclear out of business is 

not good for the U.S. economy. There is no 

way a country like this one—which uses 20% 

to 25% of all the electricity in the world— 

can operate with generators that turn only 

when the wind blows. 

The Obama administration and other advocates of wind power argue that the subsidy 

provided by the tax credit allows the wind 

industry to sustain American jobs. But they 

are jobs that exist only because of the subsidy. Keeping a weak technology alive that 

can’t make it on its own won’t create nearly 

as many jobs as the private sector could create if it had the kind of low-cost, reliable, 

clean electricity that wind power simply 

can’t generate. 

While the cost of renewable energy has declined over the years, it is still far more expensive than conventional sources. And even 

the administration’s secretary of energy, 

Steven Chu, calls wind ‘‘a mature technology,’’ which should mean it is sufficiently 

advanced to compete in a free market without government subsidies. If wind power cannot compete on its own after 20 years without costly special privileges, it never will. 

Mr. Alexander is a Republican senator 

from Tennessee. Mr. Pompeo is a Republican 

congressman from Kansas. 

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RECOGNIZING THE CHILDREN’S 

LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am 

proud to recognize all those affiliated 

with the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan as they celebrate 60 

years of dedicated service and invaluable support for Michigan families. 

Their efforts have made a tremendous 

difference in the lives of individuals diagnosed with leukemia or a related disorder. This is important work, and we 

are all grateful for their efforts. An exciting evening has been planned to 

commemorate this milestone in Birmingham, Michigan this Saturday. 

The Children’s Leukemia Foundation 

of Michigan has been at the forefront 

of the battle against various blood disorders for six decades, helping countless families across Michigan deal with 

these devastating illnesses and to navigate the many important decisions 

they face as a consequence. Since its 

inception in the late 1940s and its incorporation in 1952, this organization 

has sought to equip patients and their 

loved ones with the resources, information, and guidance they need to make 

informed decisions. 

Each individual who is diagnosed 

with a disorder must make a number of 

important decisions about their care 

and circumstances. This is where the 

CLF steps in. The mission of the CLF 

is ‘‘to provide and promote compassionate, personalized support to people 

in Michigan affected by Leukemia and 

other related disorders.’’ This is accomplished through a comprehensive 

array of services for patients and their 

loved ones, ranging from support 

groups, to an online resource room, to 

a resource kit for families and caregivers that contains useful and timely 

information about the disorder and the 

road ahead. 

The financial and emotional support 

the CLF provides is crucial. Whether it 

is listening to patients and caregivers, 

helping to defray the cost of a prescription, referring an individual to the appropriate agency or service provider, or 

paying lodging for a family member, 

the CLF stands ready and willing to assist families in their time of need. Understanding that illness affects the entire family, the CLF offers services 

such as a day of respite for family 

members, peer support from others who 

share a common experience, a holiday 

toy program for children, and a ticket 

program that gives families a precious 

few hours of fun and joy. The deep concern and care this organization shows 

certainly helps to lessen the stress on 

families. 

Organizations like the CLF help to 

provide a measure of comfort and assistance to patients and their loved 

ones. I know my colleagues will join 

me in thanking all those affiliated 

with the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan for their hard work 

and tireless commitment on behalf of 

families across Michigan. The positive 

impact they continue to have on the 

lives of Michiganians living with leukemia and related disorders, is tremendous, and I extend my deepest appreciation for their many years of service. 

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TRIBUTE TO ROSS OGDEN 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, 

today I wish to honor a dedicated, inspiring—and one of our Nation’s longest serving—emergency responders. 

Ross Ogden has quite literally given to 

the American Red Cross for his entire 

adult life. 

Beginning his service in 1960 as one of 

the youngest members of the Greenwich chapter of the American Red 

Cross, Mr. Ogden served since his high 

school days with his local chapter, now 

known as Metro New York North. 

Throughout his academic tenure at 

Swarthmore College and then the University of Virginia, Mr. Ogden has 

helped and rescued fellow Americans 

confronting crisis, loss, and pain. He 

has administered aid during our most 

devastating national disasters, traveling around the country to join his 

family of Red Cross volunteers, ready 

to help at a moment’s notice. In the 

wake of Los Angeles’ deadly earthquake in 1994, on 9/11, and during Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Ogden risked danger 

to help others without hesitation. He is 


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