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Croatian Fraternal Union and for their many 

years of distinguished service. 

This memorable day will begin with a mass 

at Saint Joseph the Worker Croatian Catholic 

Church in Gary, Indiana, with the Reverend 

Father Stephen Loncar officiating. The banquet will begin at 1:00 p.m. 

Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my other distinguished colleagues to join me in commending 

Lodge President John Miksich and all members of the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 

Number 170 for their loyalty and radiant display of passion for their ethnicity. The Croatian 

community has played a key role in enriching 

the quality of life and culture of Northwest Indiana. It is my hope that this year will bring renewed hope and prosperity for all members of 

the Croatian community and their families. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONCORD, 

NC LIONS CLUB 

HON. LARRY KISSELL OF NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

honor of the Lions Club of Concord, NC, and 

the celebration of its 80th Anniversary. The 

Concord Lions Club is a local service organization dedicated to providing needed and unselfish service to the community, especially to 

those who are visually and hearing impaired. 

Since its inception, the Concord Lions Club 

has been a staple in the community. The Club 

is an avid supporter of many key programs in 

the area, such as the Camp Dogwood program. The Club pays the fee for interested applicants, allowing all to attend this great camp. 

In addition, the Club collects used eyeglasses, 

which are refurbished and given to persons in 

countries around the world who are in need of 

eyeglasses, but are unable to afford them. 

The Concord Lions Club also offers many 

services, such as free eye and hearing examinations. Residents with vision or hearing disabilities who are financially unable to pay for 

tests, eyeglasses, or hearing aids are still able 

to have these vital accessories with the help 

of the Club and Cabarrus County Social Services. They also place flags throughout Concord to celebrate federal holidays and help 

raise money for their many worthy projects. 

As a former President of the Biscoe Lions 

Club, I can attest to the phenomenal work that 

the Concord Lions Club has done, and to their 

commitment to bettering the community and 

helping those in need. 

Today, I ask all Members of Congress to 

join me in honoring the Concord Lions Club, 

as an irreplaceable asset to the people I am 

proud to represent in North Carolina. 

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS FOR 

OBTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE 

SCOUT—ADAM HAWKES 

HON. SANDY ADAMS OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mrs. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

congratulate Adam Hawkes for achieving the 

rank of Eagle Scout. 

For his Eagle Scout project, Adam constructed picnic tables for a local soup kitchen. 

Throughout the history of the Boy Scouts of 

America, the rank of Eagle Scout has only 

been attained through dedication to concepts 

such as honor, duty, country and charity. By 

applying these concepts to daily life, Adam 

has proven his true and complete understanding of their meanings, and thereby deserves this honor. 

I offer my congratulations on a job well done 

and best wishes for the future. 

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CONGRATULATING THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA 

HON. JAMES P. MORAN 

OF VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

congratulate the Community Foundation for 

Northern Virginia on obtaining their National 

Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 

accreditation from the Community Foundations 

National Standards Board. 

The Community Foundations National 

Standards Board was established as a supporting organization of the Council on Foundations, a nonprofit membership association of 

grant making foundations and corporations, to 

administer the National Standards. This board 

is responsible for upholding the quality, value, 

and integrity of the National Standards for 

U.S. Community Foundations, the first and 

only accreditation program of its kind. 

In the United States, community foundations 

serve tens of thousands of donors, administer 

more than $40 billion in charitable funds, and 

address the core concerns of more than 700 

communities and regions. With such a presence—nationally and within local communities—comes responsibility. 

Achieving confirmation and reconfirming 

compliance with National Standards is a rigorous process, guaranteeing that every community foundation that receives the designation has adhered to excellent philanthropic 

practice. This program requires community 

foundations to document their policies for governance, donor services, investments, grant 

making, community leadership, and administration. 

The Community Foundation for Northern 

Virginia has obtained its National Standards 

accreditation by demonstrating a commitment 

to operational quality, integrity, accountability, 

and adherence to the highest standards for 

grant making. 

On behalf of the residents of the 8th Congressional District of Virginia, I congratulate 

the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia on receiving its National Standards accreditation and commend the foundation’s 

dedication to service to the 8th Congressional 

District and the communities of Northern Virginia. 

IN HONOR OF FORMER MAYOR OF 

COLUMBUS FRANK MARTIN 

HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to pay tribute to an inspirational and 

hardworking man and strong community leader, the Honorable Frank K. Martin, Former 

Mayor of the City of Columbus, Georgia. 

Sadly, Mr. Martin passed away on August 12, 

2012. His passing leaves a tremendous void 

in the hearts of his family, friends and the Columbus, Georgia community. 

On Wednesday, August 15, 2012, a gathering of family members, friends, and colleagues paid their respects to Mr. Martin at a 

memorial service held at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Columbus. 

Former Mayor Martin was born on November 4, 1938 in Columbus, Georgia to the late 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callier Martin. Known as 

‘‘Butch,’’ he played for the Columbus High 

School Football Team. He earned both an undergraduate degree and a law degree from 

the University of Georgia and became a successful criminal defense attorney before being 

elected Mayor in 1990. 

As Mayor, Mr. Martin led the passage of a 

1 percent sales tax to fund the construction of 

a new civic center, riverwalk and public safety 

building. He was Vice Chairman of the Columbus 1996 Olympic Committee from 1993 to 

1996 and under his leadership, the City of Columbus was able to win a bid to host the 1996 

Olympic softball competition. 

Mr. Speaker, one of the things that I will always remember about Frank is his ability to 

get things done. He sought to make a difference in the community and ultimately elevated the City of Columbus to new heights. 

George Washington Carver once said, ‘‘How 

far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the 

aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong because someday 

in your life you will have been all of these.’’ 

Mr. Martin went far in life because he had the 

courage and insight to help people fight for 

justice. We are all blessed to have had him 

touch our lives. 

Mr. Speaker, my wife Vivian and I, along 

with the Columbus, Georgia community, would 

like to extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. 

Martin’s wife Helen, their children, and other 

family members during this difficult time. May 

they be consoled and comforted by their abiding faith and the Holy Spirit in the days, weeks 

and months ahead. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF HUMAN 

RIGHTS CAMPAIGN 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

recognition of Human Rights Campaign 

(HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual 

and transgender equality. 

Founded in 1980, the Human Rights Campaign’s mission is dedicated to ending discrimination against LGBT citizens and working 


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toward a nation that achieves fundamental 

fairness and equality for all by advocating for 

equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the 

law and increasing public support among all 

Americans through advocacy, education and 

outreach programs. HRC has more than one 

million members and is supported by even 

more people throughout the country. 

On August 25, 2012, HRC will be hosting 

the ‘‘Making Equality Count’’ 2012 Human 

Rights Campaign Cleveland Gala. The event 

will be held at Cleveland State University’s 

Wolstein Center and will feature HRC President, Chad Griffin; Lana Parilla; and University 

Hospitals receipt of the Corporate Equality 

Award. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in recognizing the decades of work that the 

Human Rights Campaign has done on behalf 

of equality for our country’s LGBT community. 

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS FOR 

OBTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE 

SCOUT—CALEB DOWDY 

HON. SANDY ADAMS OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mrs. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

congratulate Caleb Dowdy for achieving the 

rank of Eagle Scout. 

Throughout the history of the Boy Scouts of 

America, the rank of Eagle Scout has only 

been attained through dedication to concepts 

such as honor, duty, country and charity. By 

applying these concepts to daily life, Caleb 

has proven his true and complete understanding of their meanings, and thereby deserves this honor. 

I offer my congratulations on a job well done 

and best wishes for the future. 

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HONORING GEORGE LANGSTAFF 

HON. JIM COOPER OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

pay tribute to George Langstaff, a man whose 

dedication to mentoring economically disadvantaged students in Middle Tennessee has 

resulted in more than 340 students obtaining 

a post-high school education. 

After a very successful career in the footwear industry, Mr. Langstaff recognized the 

need to help at-risk young adults obtain a college education. In 1995, he partnered with a 

Nashville nonprofit to found The Sponsors 

Scholarship Program. To date, the program 

that Mr. Langstaff established has raised more 

than $2.2 million dedicated to scholarships for 

financially disadvantaged young people. 

For more than 15 years, The Sponsors 

Scholarship Program and its hundreds of volunteers have provided college counseling, 

mentoring and college scholarships to capable 

high school students in Middle Tennessee. 

Today, I join the citizens of my district in 

honoring George Langstaff for his tireless 

commitment to ensuring that financially challenged young people from Middle Tennessee 

have the opportunity obtain a complete education. 

We need more citizens like George 

Langstaff. His Volunteer spirit makes all Tennesseans proud, and a generation of young 

people successful. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, 

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 was the date of the 

primary election in Georgia, and I regret that 

I was absent from votes on that day. However, 

I would like to make clear my position on the 

bills that received recorded votes: 

(1) S. 679—Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011—I would 

have voted ‘‘aye.’’ 

(2) H.R. 828—Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011, as amended—I would 

have voted ‘‘nay’’ on this bill that singles out 

middle class federal workers. 

(3) H.R. 3803—District of Columbia PainCapable Unborn Child Protection Act—I would 

have voted ‘‘nay,’’ against this misguided bill 

that continues the majority’s disrespect for the 

District of Columbia and all American women. 

I am pleased that this bill failed to pass the 

House. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JOANN 

BOUGHMAN’S BECOMING SENIOR 

VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND 

HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 

congratulate Dr. Joann Boughman, who will 

become Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic 

Affairs at the University System of Maryland 

this month. Dr. Boughman is a geneticist with 

more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience in higher education. The 

University System is fortunate to have her join 

its leadership team. 

For the past 11 years, Dr. Boughman has 

done outstanding work as Executive Vice 

President of the American Society of Human 

Genetics (‘‘ASHG’’), which is located in my 

congressional district. In that capacity, she has 

been instrumental in ensuring that scientists 

are engaged in public policy. She has served 

on federal advisory committees on the regulation of genetic tests and has testified before 

government panels. She has been a tireless 

advocate for the need to protect the American 

people against genetic discrimination and was 

a leading champion of the Genetic Information 

Nondiscrimination Act. Under her leadership, 

ASHG partnered with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health in pioneering a Congressional 

fellowship to bring young geneticists to Capitol 

Hill. 

Dr. Boughman has a long record of service 

at the University of Maryland. Before joining 

ASHG, she was Vice President for Academic 

Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at 

the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Prior 

to holding those positions, she had served as 

Assistant Professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine and Director of the School of 

Medicine’s graduate program in human genetics. 

Mr. Speaker, I commend the University System of Maryland on its appointment of Dr. 

Boughmnan and look forward to working with 

her in the years ahead. 

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IN HONOR OF SOUTH JERSEY 

PARALYMPIANS 

HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

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

honor our South Jersey Paralympian, April 

Holmes, who traveled to the London 2012 

Paralympics to compete in track and field. 

April represents the United States on the 

world stage, serving as a role model for citizens across South Jersey and the entire nation. Her success, derived from her hard work 

and dedication, and exemplified through her 

competitive spirit, is something to which every 

American can aspire. In the same way that 

our national ethos rewards fortitude and persistence, April earned the opportunity to compete on the Paralympic stage through tireless 

training and sacrifice. 

Since the beginning of her career in 2002, 

April has succeeded on the world stage, setting and breaking her own world records. 

Through fierce competition amongst the greatest athletes in the world, she continually 

pushes the limits of human achievement. The 

bonds of friendship gained through equally 

world-class sportsmanship enrich her and our 

nation. 

Mr. Speaker, the dedication of this South 

Jersey Paralympian and her teammates 

should not go unrecognized. I join all of South 

Jersey in expressing our pride in April’s efforts. 

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS FOR 

OBTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE 

SCOUT—MITCHELL KOEBKE 

HON. SANDY ADAMS OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mrs. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

congratulate Mitchell Koebke for achieving the 

rank of Eagle Scout. 

Throughout the history of the Boy Scouts of 

America, the rank of Eagle Scout has only 

been attained through dedication to concepts 

such as honor, duty, country and charity. By 

applying these concepts to daily life, Mitchell 

has proven his true and complete understanding of their meanings, and thereby deserves this honor. 

I offer my congratulations on a job well done 

and best wishes for the future. 


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