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Most importantly, no federal dollars will be 

spent on this important, new museum. The 

work of the NWHM Commission would be paid 

for entirely with private funds. 

Women’s history has taken a backseat to 

the hundreds of years of written and available 

narrative focusing on men. Women are largely 

missing from textbooks, memorials, and museum exhibits. Of the 210 statues in the 

United States Capitol, only 9 are of female 

leaders. Across the country, less than 5 percent of the 2,400 national historic landmarks 

chronicle women’s achievements. 

The museums and memorials in our nation’s 

capital reveal what we as Americans value. 

Today, we have museums dedicated to many 

important people and issues of interest, including flight, postage stamps, and law enforcement. But we still do not have a museum dedicated to woman’s history and their contribution 

to building our great country. 

A vital part of achieving equal rights for 

women is acknowledging and commemorating 

the deep and lasting impacts women have 

made in history. This bill would provide us with 

a blueprint of steps to take in order to finally 

honor 53% of our population. Certainly, 

women should be honored for their many contributions that are the very fabric of our country. 

I urge my colleagues to join me in filling this 

void and honoring our Nation’s foremothers by 

cosponsoring the National Women’s History 

Museum Commission Act. 

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HONORING MAJOR WALTER D. 

GRAY 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I 

present the following U.S. Citizen of Distinction. 

Whereas, our lives have been touched by 

the life of this one man . . . who has given of 

himself in order for others to stand; and 

Whereas, U.S. Air Force Major Walter D. 

Gray served our nation with honor and gave 

his life answering a call to duty; and 

Whereas, Major Gray never asked for fame 

or fortune, nor found a job too small or too 

big; but gave of himself, his time, his talent 

and his life to uplift those in need by demonstrating unwavering commitment to protecting and serving the citizens of the United 

States of America; and 

Whereas, he was a husband, a father, a 

son, a brother and a friend; he was also our 

warrior, a man of great integrity who remained 

true to the uplifting and service to our nation; 

and 

Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the 

Fourth District of Georgia recognizes Major 

Walter D. Gray as a citizen of great worth and 

so noted distinction; 

Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. do hereby attest to the 112th Congress that Major Walter D. Gray is deemed 

worthy and deserving of this ‘‘Congressional 

Honor’’ by declaring Major Walter D. Gray 

U.S. Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. 

Proclaimed, this 17th day of August, 2012. 

RECOGNIZING RUMFORD 

INDUSTRIAL GROUP 

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on 

July 25, 2012, the Committee on Small Business held a hearing examining how, despite 

the harrowing recession and tough economy, 

some small business owners have grown by 

innovating and strategically adapting their 

business models in order to find success. In 

the days leading up to the hearing, the 

Rumford Industrial Group, a small firm in 

Centerville, Ohio, sent me a letter highlighting 

their successes as well as noting the tough 

choices their company must make every day. 

As our Nation’s job creators, small businesses, continue to struggle with economic 

uncertainty, I rise today to submit the Rumford 

Industrial Group’s statement as a testament to 

the perseverance, innovation, and hard work 

accomplished by America’s small business 

men and women every day. Their commitment 

to their businesses, employees, and communities is critical to this nation’s future success. 

RUMFORD INDUSTRIAL GROUP, 

Centerville, OH, July 20, 2012. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

House Small Business Committee, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR CHAIRMAN GRAVES: Thank you for the 

opportunity to discuss our successes and our 

concerns during this challenging time. 

Rumford Industrial Group is a small industrial distribution company located in Dayton 

Ohio. Incorporated in 1980 by Jim Rumford 

we are your typical sales organization. The 

economic climate in 1980 wasn’t very favorable for starting a company. Interest rates 

were around 18% and banks just weren’t 

lending anyway. 

We’ve made investments over the years to 

stay ahead of the competition and as our 

company grows, we hire. Our group currently 

numbers 40 over a 5 state territory. 

As a sales organization it is our responsibility to provide certain functions to support 

our sales staff. These include but aren’t limited to: Office/warehouse (of which we’re 

about to break ground on a new 8500 sq ft facility); accounting/bookkeeping department; 

shipping/receiving capabilities; customer 

service; order taking; marketing department; technical support; sales consultants; 

application company. 

By having a fully functional office to support our sales field we are able to increase 

our presence in our industrial accounts by 

making our sales staff more efficient. This 

increases our sales and allows us to expand 

our internal and external organizations. 

In 2009 when the economy tanked we lost 

40% of our business. We chose to use our savings accounts to keep people employed instead of laying them off. We believe most 

small businesses in this country would do 

the same if they had the option. We were fortunate when in August of 2010 business started picking up and we were able to gain back 

25% of the previous year’s losses. Still down 

but not as far. In 2011 we were up 25% over 

2010 and so far for 2012 we are running at a 

35% increase in business. How are we managing this? Well, we went back to the basics. 

We started calling our customers, knocking 

on doors and sending email newsletters to let 

the customer base know about our capabilities. Basically we implemented a great marketing campaign. 

Typically in economic downturns our business does very well as we rebuild and salvage 

component equipment in the industrial sector. This last downturn didn’t just close factories and facilities, they were torn down. 

Automotive plants that covered hundreds of 

acres of land are gone. The industries that 

support big business were just gone. We were 

fortunate to survive and one of the main reasons for this is that we carry no debt By not 

having debt to service we can focus on our 

mission of effectively educating employees 

and customers on providing reliable lasting 

solutions for the repair and reclamation of 

buildings, structures, machinery and equipment. 

I’d like to make an important note. Our 

success and our survival as a small business 

is in no part due to the actions of the government. Indeed, the government could have 

eased lines of credit for small businesses and 

reduced the paperwork burden to obtain temporary financing, but it either did not happen or the bureaucracy was too burdensome. 

During the economic downturn between 

2008 and 2011, we tried to expand our business 

into the military, specifically the Army. Our 

focus was to improve the preservation and 

maintenance of Army equipment and we had 

numerous meetings with Army officials. Unfortunately, the Army has little focus on reducing the life cycle cost of their equipment 

and focuses more on quick fixes, thus spending more on maintenance and equipment 

over time. Indeed, there are few in the government capable of making life cycle determinations during acquisition decisions. 

After three years of trying to have meaningful discussions and meetings to change the 

Army’s maintenance focus, we returned to 

our basic commercial roots working with 

companies who are interested in saving 

money. We are disappointed by a general 

lack of business acumen in the government. 

The tax code needs to be completely abolished and rewritten to either a fair or flat 

tax where everyone pays their fair share, not 

just the wealthy. 

In discussions around our community here 

are some bullet points that other small business owners would like to see us share with 

you. 

1) Keystone Pipeline needs to be completed. 

2) Fracking needs to be allowed to move 

forward. 

3) SBA—Guarantees were put in place during the financial crisis and then removed. 

We’d like to see them reinstated. 

4) Obamacare is proving to be burdensome, 

expensive and doesn’t solve the health care 

problems. 

5) Frustration with lack of federal budget 

and imbalance in receipts vs. expenditures. 

6) Extend Bush tax cuts for all. This gives 

us the ability to make plans. 

7) The unceasing attacks by the administration and certain members of Congress on 

the hard won success of numerous small 

business men and women who are the backbone of employment in our nation is despicable. To call successful small persons 

wealthy and to add additional tax burdens 

such as the Obama Health Plan will hurt employment and investments. 

8) We would like the paperwork associated 

with small business loans significantly reduced. 

Small businesses can grow and improve the 

nation’s unemployment situation if we have 

the same access to capital at rates similar to 

large companies. There is a difference between low risk and no risk and too many financial institutions have taken the no risk 

approach. 

Rumford Industrial Group is proud of its 

accomplishments. We have weathered poor 

economic conditions through hard work and 

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and many of the government’s policy decisions have not improved conditions. We look 

for actions the House Small Business Committee can take to reduce burdensome rules 

and regulations that will help small business 

gain faster access to credit, reduce bureaucratic oversight, and promote a tax structure that encourages small businesses to 

grow in both revenue and employment. 

Small business is the cornerstone of the 

great American success story where personal 

sacrifice can lead to a better life for all the 

citizens of America. 

With Respect, 

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STEPHANIE RUMFORD. 

PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. EARL BLUMENAUER OF OREGON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, due to the 

birth of my daughter’s first child, my first 

grandchild, I was unable to be in Washington, 

DC for votes on Thursday afternoon and Friday, September 13 and 14, 2012. Had I been 

present for votes those days, I would have 

voted as follows: 

Rollcall vote 576: I would have voted in 

favor of the Van Hollen motion to recommit 

with instructions, legislation that would eliminate sequestration entirely, provided that subsequent deficit reduction is enacted that 

equals or exceeds sequestration’s deficit reduction over 10 years. The Motion would also 

provide that such subsequent deficit reduction 

legislation be balanced by requiring upper income taxpayers pay their fair share, protecting 

middle class tax cuts, and including targeted 

spending cuts. 

Rollcall vote 577: I would have voted 

against H.R. 6365 that would irresponsibly 

have offered a cuts-only approach to deficit reduction and placed the enormous burden of 

those cuts solely on the non-defense discretionary budget and, by extension, squarely on 

the backs of the most vulnerable. 

Rollcall vote 578: I would have voted in 

favor of the Barber motion to recommit that 

would add a provision to the bill that extends 

the funding for Military, Reserve, and National 

Guard personnel for the full fiscal year, as well 

as extending coverage of disability examinations and the treatment and additional services 

for homeless and mentally ill veterans. 

Rollcall vote 579: Despite certain reservations, I would have voted in favor of H.J. Res. 

117—Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

2013 to continue funding the government’s operations for six additional months. 

Rollcall vote 580: I would have voted in 

favor of S. 3245 bill to extend by 3 years the 

authorization of the EB–5 Regional Center 

Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special 

Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa 

Waiver Program. 

Rollcall vote 581: I would have voted in 

favor of the DeGette Amendment to make 

changes to the findings section of the bill, 

demonstrating that the loan restructuring complied with the law and highlighting that the 

projects funded to date are expected to create 

60,000 jobs. 

Rollcall vote 582: I would have voted in 

favor of the Waxman Amendment allowing the 

program to continue to provide financing to innovative energy projects. 

Rollcall vote 583: I would have voted in 

favor of the Motion to Recommit, which would 

require that 75 percent of any materials used 

in projects receiving funding under the Incentives for Innovative Technologies program be 

produced in the United States. In addition, the 

Motion to Recommit would require the enactment of H.R. 6213 to be contingent on extension of the Production Tax Credit, which would 

further stimulate the clean energy economy. 

Rollcall vote 584: I would have voted 

against H.R. 6213, the No More Solyndras 

Act, which arbitrarily picks winners and losers 

in the alternative energy field. By setting a cutoff date of December 30, 2011, House Republicans are prioritizing older technologies— 

those most likely to fail—at the expense of 

newer, more innovative projects. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. GWEN MOORE OF WISCONSIN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I was absent for 

one vote in the House of Representatives on 

Thursday afternoon (September 13). 

Had I been present, I would have voted 

‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 575—H.R. 1775—Stolen 

Valor Act of 2011. 

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HONORING MARSHALLS 

DISTRIBUTION CENTER 

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, we encourage viable businesses 

in our community to provide our citizens with 

the goods and services they need to survive 

and thrive; and 

Whereas, in 1982, Marshalls Distribution 

Center set up shop in Decatur, Georgia to 

serve the citizens of DeKalb County, Georgia 

and communities far and near; and 

Whereas, the lives of thousands have been 

touched by this good corporate citizen which 

is an active partner in the community; and 

Whereas, Marshalls Distribution Center continues to be a resource for citizens in DeKalb 

County with excellent service, providing employment opportunities and providing products 

that contribute to the local and national economies; and 

Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the 

Fourth District of Georgia is officially honoring 

and congratulating Marshalls Distribution Center on their 30th Anniversary as a business 

anchor in our District; 

Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. do hereby proclaim September 14, 

2012 as Marshalls Distribution Center Day in 

the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. 

Proclaimed, this 14th day of September, 

2012. 

A TRIBUTE TO IOWA’S RED BULLS 

HON. TOM LATHAM OF IOWA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

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

recognize and congratulate the Iowa National 

Guard’s own Red Bulls for being awarded the 

Citizen Patriot Unit Award by the U.S. Department of Defense. The Citizen Patriot Award 

for Distinguished Service is a prestigious 

award that is given annually to only one individual and one military unit across the entire 

Department of Defense. 

The Iowa National Guard’s Red Bulls, formally known as the 2nd Brigade Combat 

Team, 34th Infantry Division, set themselves 

above the rest through their substantial contributions to the security and defense of the 

nation while serving in Afghanistan in support 

of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red 

Bulls have a storied history as some of the 

most dependable soldiers in the Army, and the 

Citizen Patriot Award truly reflects the nation’s 

gratitude for what they have accomplished together. 

In July 2010, the Red Bulls’ unit departed 

Iowa in one of the largest single deployments 

since World War II. After arriving in Afghanistan in November of that year, Task Force 

Red Bulls conducted comprehensive counter 

insurgency operations and also partnered with 

the Afghan National Security Forces. These 

men achieved the mission goals they were assigned at the highest possible standard amidst 

the painful loss of four servicemembers who 

gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. 

Sergeant Brent M. Maher of Honey Creek, 

Specialist Donald L. Nichols of Shell Rock, 

Staff Sergeant James A. Justice of Grimes, 

and Sergeant 1st Class Terry L. Pasker of 

Cedar Rapids are Iowan heroes who will 

never be forgotten. 

Mr. Speaker, I am in awe of the Red Bulls’ 

commitment and sacrifices in order to make 

our country safer. Each and every member of 

this elite unit represents the best of Iowa’s 

work ethic and patriotism. They make me 

proud to be an Iowan, and I thank them from 

the bottom of my heart. I invite my colleagues 

in the House to join me in congratulating the 

Red Bulls on attaining the Citizen Patriot Unit 

Award and welcoming them home. We will forever appreciate their extraordinary service. 

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HONORING VIRGINIA CHAMBLEE’S 

40 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE 

HON. KENNY MARCHANT OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 14, 2012 

Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, it is with 

great pride that I recognize Virginia Chamblee 

for her 40 years of service as a City of Bedford employee. It is an honor for me to celebrate Ms. Chamblee’s remarkable career with 

my fellow colleagues in Congress. 

Virginia Chamblee began her career with 

the City of Bedford on May 5, 1972, working 

at the city library. In 1982, the City of Bedford 

opened a new senior center located at 2819 

R.D. Hurt Parkway. Prior to the opening of the 

senior center, the Bedford city leadership 


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