October 2, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2209 

September 11th, I commend The Heritage 

Foundation for over three decades of important work to help our Nation’s leaders build a 

stronger America. 

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IN HONOR OF LORENE FOSTER 

HON. ELTON GALLEGLY OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in 

honor of Lorene Foster, who will turn 100 

years young on October 20. 

Lorene has been a resident of Simi Valley, 

California, since 1947. A real Simi Valley pioneer, she and her late husband, Chester, 

owned and operated the Simi Susana Airport 

in the east end of Simi Valley, where I kept 

my airplane when I was a private pilot. Lorene 

and Chester became my good friends. 

Lorene has always been active and organized. She was involved in the Simi Valley 

Women’s Club, PTA and served as class parent, 4–H, Campfire Girls, Bluebirds, Bridge 

Club, Boots and Slippers Square Dancing, 

Community Drama Group, Garden Club, and 

was a Simi Valley Hospital volunteer. Many of 

the groups she involved herself with she led or 

served as president. 

Somehow, she also found time to travel 

around the world—twice. 

Lorene still lives on her own and cares for 

her own finances. She still enjoys floral arranging, board games, cards, and painting. 

Lorene also enjoys her 3 daughters, 14 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. 

Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues join 

my wife, Janice, and me in congratulating 

Lorene for 100 years of good and active living 

and in wishing her many more. 

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TRIBUTE TO CENTRAL COMMUNITY BRANCH OF THE YMCA 

HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to pay tribute to a wonderful community 

institution in my district, the Central Community Branch of YMCA Greater Worcester. 

For 144 years, the Central Community 

Branch of the YMCA of Central Massachusetts 

has worked to improve the lives of families in 

the Worcester community. The branch was established in 1864 to ‘‘improve the spiritual and 

mental condition of young men.’’ The organization moved into its current Main Street 

home in Worcester in 1918, when the building 

was constructed. Since 1918, the building has 

undergone three major renovations in 1959, 

1983, and 2008. 

Currently, the newly renovated Main Street 

facility provides thousands of youth and adults 

with health and fitness programs, a range of 

classes, and sports leagues. The branch also 

offers the Worcester community an incredible 

diversity of programs in education, health, and 

fitness. Its Minority Achievers Program helps 

tutor high school children and guide them on 

the path to college. Its ‘‘Schools Out’’ programs provide hundreds of youth with safe 

after-school education and recreation programs. Its summer camps in Sutton and 

Boylston provide families with wonderful summer programming. Its Kids on the Go program 

teaches children aged 8–14 how to lead a 

healthy lifestyle with exercise and a balanced 

diet. 

On Thursday, October 2, 2008, the Central 

Community Branch of YMCA of Central Massachusetts celebrates its successful completion of the ‘‘Strength of the Team’’ capital 

campaign and its renovations through a ribbon 

cutting ceremony. The organization has invested $5 million to improve the inner city 

beacon, allowing the community to be aware 

of its location. The renovation was driven by a 

successful capital campaign, which raised the 

largest gift to the branch in its entire history of 

$2.2 million from the George I. Alden trust. It 

also was the source of the largest individual 

gift of $500,000 from Gene DeFeudis. The 

wide support that this campaign received is 

tribute to the great work that the central 

branch does in the Greater Worcester community. 

Madam Speaker, I commend this wonderful 

organization that brings together people from 

all backgrounds, cultures and religions for the 

purpose of improving the mind, body and spirit 

of all. I congratulate the staff, members and 

supporters of the Central Community Branch 

of the YMCA of Central Massachusetts for 

their successful ‘‘Strength of the Team’’ capital 

campaign, and I know all of my colleagues 

join me in thanking them for their wonderful 

work. 

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EMERGENCY ECONOMIC 

STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008 

SPEECH OF

HON. DANA ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 29, 2008 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, today’s vote reaffirms the independence of Congress and makes it clear that we will not be 

stampeded into spending hundreds of billions 

of taxpayer dollars in a precipitous manner. 

This legislation would have directed $700 billion of the people’s money to bailout rich and 

powerful interests who acted irresponsibly. It 

would have been a classic example of taking 

from those who have been responsible and 

giving it to those who have not. 

We were told without this effort our country 

would suffer a financial calamity of historic 

proportion. However, Congress has spoken, 

and today’s defeat of the bill is a rebuke of 

such scare tactics. These tactics made many 

of us even more skeptical of being rushed to 

act, especially when we are being asked to allocate hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars. 

There were no reforms included in the bill 

that would have addressed the initial root 

causes of this financial mess, so there is no 

reason to believe if we passed the bill that we 

would not find ourselves in a similar crisis and 

on the edge of a similar economic abyss over 

and over again. The elites in the financial industry wanted us to give them a blank check. 

Well, that’s not responsible, and it doesn’t take 

a financial genius to predict the resulting special interests feeding frenzy. Whether this 

feeding would ever avert an economic debacle 

is yet to be seen. 

Effective reform takes time, commitment, 

and cooperation, which were obviously not a 

part of this speeded up, hysteria driven proposal. I remain willing to work with all of my 

colleagues in the House to fix our broken financial system. In the end, this bailout proposal was socialism for the rich, or better, socialism without a human face. It deserved to 

be defeated. 

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STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES GIFT OF 

LIFE MEDAL ACT OF 2008 

SPEECH OF

HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 29, 2008 

Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 

applaud House and Senate passage by unanimous consent of H.R. 7198, the Stephanie 

Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008. 

Representative Tubbs Jones’ life ended as 

she lived it; by exemplifying concern for the 

welfare of others. She donated her organs in 

the waning hours of her life so that the lives 

of others could continue. In that spirit, this legislation creates a commemorative medal for 

organ donors and their families, recognizing 

the brave and selfless act of organ donation. 

It is a fitting tribute to her, and I look forward 

to seeing this program get up and running. 

This bill is a modified version of H.R. 6950, 

which passed the House on September 25, 

2008. We modified the bill in order to address 

concerns from the other body and ensure its 

passage. 

Unfortunately, in modifying the bill, we had 

to delete findings included in H.R. 6950. I ask 

to insert these findings into the RECORD. 

(1) Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones 

was dedicated to eliminating health disparities 

and protecting vulnerable populations. 

(2) Through her service on the Committee 

on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on 

Health, she was a strong voice for those who 

were poor, elderly, racial and ethnic minorities, 

and disenfranchised. 

(3) Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs 

Jones’ concern for others was demonstrated 

by the decision to donate her organs, so that 

as her life ended, the lives of others continued. 

(4) There are currently 99,625 candidates 

for organ donation on the national transplant 

waiting list. Every 16 minutes, a new name is 

added to such list. Sixteen persons die each 

day waiting for a life saving organ transplant. 

(5) Minority populations account for nearly 

50 percent of those on the national transplant 

waiting list. 

(6) Diseases that can lead to organ failure, 

such as hypertension and diabetes, are found 

more frequently in ethnic minority populations 

than in the general population. 

(7) While minorities donate organs in proportion to their population, the rate of organ 

donations fails to keep pace with the need for 

transplants in the population. African Americans, for example, represent about 13 percent 

of the population and 12 percent of organ donors, but comprise roughly 23 percent of individuals on national transplant waiting list for 

kidney transplants. 

(8) Transplantation success rates are higher 

when organs are matched between people 


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