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what she does. The question was, ‘‘What did 

you do for someone else today?’’ 

I think it is safe to say that Regina has 

spent every day of her life doing extraordinary 

things for others. She is an active participant 

in community affairs and is the founder of several nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to the underserved communities of 

southeast Texas. In 1988, she founded and 

serves as Executive Director of the Ben Rogers/Lamar University/Beaumont Public 

Schools: ‘‘I Have A Dream’’ program. The organization has made available mentoring and 

guidance, along with $4,000 scholarships to 

nearly 400 academically talented students who 

would not otherwise have the opportunity to 

attend college. 

Ms. Rogers is a Member of the Board of the 

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer 

Center, the Harris County Hospital District 

Foundation, the Pauline Sterne Wolff Memorial 

Foundation. She serves on the boards of the 

Children’s Defense Fund Texas Advisory 

Board, the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Foundation, and the Holocaust Museum of Houston. 

She is also President of the Joe Louis International Sports Foundation, established in 

1972 by her late father, Ben Rogers. She was 

the first female regent of Lamar University. For 

six years, she served as a member of the 

Texas College and University System Coordinating Board, where she was Chair of the 

Educational Opportunity Planning Committee 

for Minority Education in Texas, helping implement programs to increase admissions and retention of minority students and the hiring of 

minority faculty in colleges and universities 

throughout Texas. 

Ms. Rogers established and serves as chair 

of the Julie Rogers ‘‘Gift of Life’’ program, 

which annually makes available more than 

1,800 free mammograms (more than 18,000 

since inception) and 500 prostate cancer 

screenings (more than 6,000 since 2000) for 

the medically underserved population of southeast Texas. In addition, the ‘‘Gift of Life’’ offers 

education that focuses on breast, ovarian, and 

other gynecological cancers, prostate, testicular, and lung cancer at 80 or more outreach 

programs a year, impacting nearly 17,000 

people annually, as well as smoking prevention programming through its ‘‘Don’t Smoke 

Your Life Away’’ campaign. 

While Chair of the Southwest Regional 

Board of the Anti-Defamation League in 1994, 

Rogers helped found the Coalition for Mutual 

Respect, a group of religious and lay leaders 

whose annual programming includes pulpit exchanges that promote positive intergroup relations by encouraging understanding and respect among Houston’s diverse population. 

In 1997, Ms. Rogers established Inspire, 

Encourage, and Achieve, a program designed 

to perpetuate her father’s legacy of helping 

young people achieve dignity and respect 

through knowledge, compassion, understanding, and love. IEA emphasizes rehabilitation for youth in detention and/or on probation, 

annually impacting more than four hundred juveniles in the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Justice 

Center and through its Ben’s Kids outreach 

activities. 

Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 

2005, Ms. Rogers co-founded the Southeast 

Texas Emergency Relief Fund (SETERF) that 

provided several million dollars in assistance 

to thousands of people after the storms, including gift cards to social service agencies, 

grants to faith-based organizations to assist 

with home repairs; and loans to small businesses affected by the storms. Regina also 

helped individuals who suffered losses from 

Hurricane Ike. She also served on the BushClinton Coastal Recovery Fund and the Texas 

Governor’s Disaster Recovery and Renewal 

Commission. 

Ms. Rogers excellence has been recognized 

by others throughout the years. She was selected as a Distinguished Alumna of the University of Houston in 1994, and was named a 

Distinguished Woman of Northwood University. She was named a Child Advocate of the 

Year by CASA of southeast Texas; a Pacesetter of the Year by the Cancer League; a 

Woman of Distinction by KTRK/Channel 3 in 

Houston; and was a recipient of the Cherish 

our Children Award from the Child Abuse Prevention Network in Houston. She received the 

Press Club’s 2002 Southeast Texas 

Newsmaker of the Year award; was a recipient of the 2003 Humanitarian Award from 

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Beaumont, Inc.; named a 2005 Citizen of the Year 

by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning 

Commission; and was a recipient of the Cris 

Quinn Community Service Award in 2009 by 

the Jefferson County Bar Association. 

Regina Rogers learned the importance of 

public service from her parents. She has carried on her parents’ legacy by being a tireless 

advocate for those in need. She is an incredible woman with an abundance of energy, and 

a heart as big as Texas. Through her personal 

involvement in, and financial contributions to 

numerous organizations, she has left an indelible mark on southeast Texas. Our community 

is better because of her compassion and generosity. Regina Rogers is the epitome of charity, and a perfect example of what we should 

all aspire to. In the words of Ms. Rogers’ late 

father, Ben Rogers, I ask you, ‘‘What have 

you done for someone else today?’’ 

And that’s just the way it is. 

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HONORING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOROUGH OF 

HUMMELSTOWN 

HON. TIM HOLDEN OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on 

behalf of myself and my colleague, Representative CHARLIE DENT, to honor the 250th anniversary of the Borough of Hummelstown, 

Pennsylvania, and to recognize the many contributions its residents have made to our great 

Commonwealth. 

The Borough of Hummelstown was originally founded as Frederickstown by Frederick 

and Rosina Hummel, who in 1762 purchased 

a plot of land in beautiful Dauphin County to 

call home. The Hummels divided the tract into 

numerous building lots and sold each to German settlers looking to start new lives in the 

region. Originally serviced by the Berks-Dauphin Turnpike, commerce through the borough 

was greatly enhanced by the opening of the 

Union Canal in 1827, which connected the 

Susquehanna River to the Schuylkill River outside Philadelphia. The Lebanon Valley Railroad later made the community even more attractive to businesses when it arrived in 1858. 

Hummelstown was soon booming with jobs in 

stone cutting and shipyard work. With the borough growing and the nation expanding, the 

Hummelstown Brownstone Company (HBC) 

quickly became the leading employer of local 

residents from the late 19th Century to the 

early 20th Century. HBC owned and operated 

several quarries that produced Hummelstown 

brownstone, which at the time was one of the 

most popular building materials in the United 

States. 

Today, Hummelstown is the very picture of 

the quaint American suburb. With a lively 

downtown area and genuine small town atmosphere, Hummelstown is home to many 

Pennsylvanians who commute to jobs in nearby Harrisburg and Hershey. 

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of its 

founding, Hummelstown’s various civic groups, 

businesses, churches, and other organizations 

have worked together to organize a busy 

week of events. These festivities included a 

parade, community breakfast and picnic, fireworks display, movie night, and family friendly 

events for children. Heritage Day, walking 

tours, and other activities showcased the rich 

history of Frederick Hummel’s town and illustrated its bright future as an ideal location for 

families and businesses. 

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand alongside 

my friend, Representative CHARLIE DENT, to 

honor Hummelstown on the occasion of its 

250th anniversary. I would also like to congratulate the borough’s residents on a highly 

successful anniversary celebration. 

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TRIBUTE TO ALPHA DELTA KAPPA 

INTERNATIONAL HONORARY ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN EDUCATORS 

HON. MO BROOKS OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

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

commend the Alpha Delta Kappa International 

Honorary Organization for Women Educators 

on its sixty-five years of dedicated service and 

proclaim October 2012 as Alpha Delta Kappa 

Month. Established in 1947, Alpha Delta 

Kappa’s goals have been to establish high 

standards of education, give recognition to 

outstanding educators, build a fraternal fellowship among educators and to promote educational and charitable projects and activities 

enriching the lives of individuals everywhere. 

With a membership of over 33,000 educators representing all fifty U.S. states, Puerto 

Rico, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica and Australia, 

Alpha Delta Kappa is committed to educational excellence, personal and professional 

growth and for collectively channeling their energies toward the good of their schools, communities, the teaching profession and the 

world. 

Women in education constitute a great portion of the nation’s working force and are constantly striving to serve their communities and 

nation in educational, cultural, and charitable 

programs leading to harmony, happiness, and 

peace among all people. 

Over the last few years, the members of 

Alpha Delta Kappa have given altruistically to 

the communities they serve by raising nearly 

$14.5 million dollars and volunteering over 2 

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I congratulate Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women 

Educators on their 65 years of unparalleled 

success and wish them well and salute them 

as they embark on their next 65 years. 

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WORLD ALZHEIMER’S ACTION DAY 

HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. 

Speaker, I rise today to talk about World Alzheimer’s Action Day and am thrilled to see this 

disease receiving the attention it deserves. 

I look forward to the day when a cure can 

become a reality for millions of Americans and 

their families who are living with Alzheimer’s 

disease. 

There is still much to be done to eradicate 

this disease, but today we can say we have 

the first ever National Alzheimer’s Plan, which 

is a step in the right direction. 

Throughout my time in Congress, a cure for 

Alzheimer’s disease has been a top priority on 

my agenda. 

As a member of the Alzheimer’s Congressional Task Force, I will continue to work with 

my colleagues and advocate for research that 

will lead us to a cure. 

As some of you may know, my father suffers from Alzheimer’s so this fight is personal 

to me. 

Thank you to all of you who are taking part 

in the fight against Alzheimer’s. By working together, we can and will end this disease. 

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DISAPPROVING RULE RELATING 

TO WAIVER AND EXPENDITURE 

AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO 

THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE 

FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM 

SPEECH OF

HON. JOHN LEWIS OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, September 20, 2012 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I would 

like to be crystal clear in my opposition to this 

terrible bill. 

Instead of focusing on creating jobs or our 

nation’s budget problems, this Congress is literally wasting time and resources. We are responding to an accusation that President 

Bush’s advisor on welfare policy and a former 

Ways and Means Committee staffer said is 

just not true. 

In 2005, 29 Republican governors including 

Mitt Romney requested increased waiver authority. The bipartisan National Governor’s Association repeatedly asked for this same flexibility. 

Let me be crystal clear—no one ever asked 

for or has been granted the ability to waive the 

TANF work requirement. There is a generation 

of Americans who watched their parents pull 

themselves up from poverty through education, work training, and child care support 

and become proud providers. They support 

the work requirements in TANF; in fact we all 

do. It works, and no one is trying to change 

that. 

Not only is rhetoric around this bill pants-onfire-false, but it is also another attempt to attack practically every possible bipartisan, pragmatic solution offered by this administration. 

Mr. Speaker, I urge every American watching this debate to check the facts, and I urge 

every one of my colleagues to oppose this bill. 

Let’s do the people’s work and stop wasting 

time. 

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TAIWAN 

HON. TED POE OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 

recognize an important upcoming date—October 10, 2012—which marks more than 100 

years since the founding of the Republic of 

China (Taiwan). The United States and Taiwan share a common vision of democracy and 

liberty. It is important that we take a moment 

and recognize the successes of this great 

friend and ally. Often through struggle, Taiwan 

has used the last 101 years to bring peace 

and prosperity to its people. A beacon of democracy in the Asia-Pacific region, President 

Ma and the people of Taiwan should be commended for living in peace and for implementing pro-growth policies that have led to 

economic prosperity. They are a model for the 

region and the world. We are fortunate to call 

Taiwan a friend and ally. 

I also would like to congratulate Ambassador Jason Yuan, Representative of the ROC 

(Taiwan) to the United States, on his new post 

as Secretary-General of the National Security 

Council of Taiwan. I cherish the friendship with 

Ambassador Yuan and wish Ambassador and 

Madame Yuan the very best. 

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HONORING THE LIFE AND WORK 

OF HAL DAVID 

HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I’m joined by 

my colleagues Representatives LAMAR SMITH, 

JOHN CONYERS, HENRY WAXMAN, MARSHA

BLACKBURN, and JERRY NADLER. We rise today 

to honor the life and memory of one of America’s greatest musical treasures, Hal David. As 

a lyricist who teamed up with composer Burt 

Bacharach beginning in the late 1950s, Hal 

created an extraordinary body of hit songs 

which continue to touch the lives of countless 

people around the world. 

Hal emerged from a humble immigrant family in Brooklyn. After serving in the Army’s Entertainment Section during World War II, he 

began his songwriting career. He came to be 

the lyrical mastermind behind some of the 

20th Century’s most recognized and beloved 

songs. He composed the lyrics to such classic 

hits as ‘‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,’’ 

‘‘What the World Needs Now Is Love,’’ ‘‘Always Something There to Remind Me,’’ ‘‘Do 

You Know the Way to San Jose,’’ ‘‘Don’t Make 

Me Over,’’ ‘‘Anyone Who Had a Heart,’’ ‘‘The 

Look of Love,’’ ‘‘Walk on By,’’ ‘‘(They Long to 

Be) Close to You’’ and many, many more. 

Hal said that a lyricist must learn ‘‘not to fall 

in love with his own lines.’’ That may be true, 

but that hasn’t stopped millions of music 

lovers like me, and others in every corner of 

the globe, from falling in love with them. Hal’s 

lyrical genius earned him countless honors: 

four Academy Award nominations, with an 

Oscar for ‘‘Raindrops’’ in the movie Butch 

Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; a Grammy 

along with three songs in the Grammy Hall of 

Fame; and Gold and Platinum records. Additional accolades include induction into the 

Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville 

Songwriters Hall of Fame, receipt of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer and Visionary Leadership Awards, the Ivor Novello 

Award of the British Academy of Composers 

and Songwriters, and more. Just this past 

May, President Barack Obama presented the 

prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin 

Prize for Popular Song to David and 

Bacharach at a White House musical tribute. 

Hal’s work not only spans generations but 

also genres. He is the author of lyrics for the 

film scores of Alfie, What’s New Pussycat, Casino Royale, The April Fools and Moonraker. 

His songs also appear in countless other movies, from Forrest Gump to Runaway Bride. Not 

limited to the screen, Hal’s Broadway show, 

Promises, Promises, was nominated for a 

Tony Award and received a Grammy, and has 

enjoyed two successful runs on the Great 

White Way. 

Hal’s songs have been recorded by artists 

from across the musical spectrum, including 

Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Bobby Vinton, 

Gene Pitney, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, 

Herb Alpert, Jackie DeSharmon, B.J. Thomas, 

Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, the Fifth Dimension, the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, 

and, most unforgettably, Dionne Warwick. 

Hal’s notable achievements don’t stop with 

his musical career. As ASCAP President and 

Chairman from 1980 to 1986 and as an 

ASCAP Board member for almost 40 years, 

Hal was a music industry leader and devoted 

much of his life to protecting the copyrights of 

music creators. He also led the Songwriters 

Hall of Fame as Chairman and CEO from 

2001 to 2011, and was Chairman Emeritus at 

the time of his death. 

Hal’s philanthropic work in Los Angeles also 

made him a great asset to our community. He 

donated generously of his time and effort to 

charitable organizations. In addition, he and 

his wife, Eunice, were founders of the Los Angeles Music Center. In the fall of 2011, a fundraiser, Love Sweet Love, A Musical Tribute to 

Hal David, honored Hal’s 90th birthday and 

benefited the Blue Ribbon Children’s Festival 

and The ASCAP Foundation. It was the most 

successful ASCAP Foundation fundraiser to 

date, reflecting Hal’s longstanding commitment 

to arts and music education. 

Hal was a musical legend and one of the 

strongest advocates for music creators of the 

past century. He will be sorely missed, but 

thankfully, his songs live on. 


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