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completing 37 years of distinguished 

service to our Nation. 

General Carlson currently serves as 

the Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command—AFMC—in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. As Commander of AFMC, General Carlson 

manages the command’s 77,000 people 

in research, development, test, and 

evaluation while providing the acquisition management services and logistics 

support required to develop, procure, 

and sustain Air Force weapon systems. 

His workforce of active duty, civilian, 

and contractor personnel are the unsung heroes, managing an annual budget of over $56 billion, more than 40 percent of the total AF budget, and ensuring our warfighters are equipped with 

the best equipment in the world. 

General Carlson was born in Hibbing, 

MN, and began his accomplished career 

in 1971 when he graduated as a ‘‘Distinguished Graduate’’ from the Air Force 

ROTC program at the University of 

Minnesota, Duluth. From the day he 

pinned on his butter bars through his 

four silver stars, Gen Bruce Carlson 

has been a leader and continues to lead 

and mentor airmen in the air and on 

the ground. 

After graduating from the University 

of Minnesota, he went on to undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air 

Force Base in Oklahoma—a base I 

know well and the finest pilot training 

base in the U.S. His first assignment 

out of pilot training was in the F–4 

Phantom II and then he transitioned 

into the OV–10 Bronco and A–10 Warthog. During his career he logged over 

3,300 flying hours to include combat 

time in the OV–10. His work ethic and 

unparalleled skill resulted in his posting to positions of influence in the offices of the Secretary of the Air Force 

and Secretary of Defense. His skill as a 

pilot and a leader led to various flying 

assignments, including commanding 

the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air 

Force Base, NM, the Air Force’s first 

stealth fighter wing. 

As with every great officer, his star 

continued to rise as he met every promotion with dedication and integrity. 

Moving on to serve as the Director of 

Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment on the Joint Staff and finally, prior to assuming Command of 

AFMC, General Carlson served as the 

Commander, 8th Air Force, Barksdale 

Air Force Base, Louisiana and Joint 

Functional Component Commander for 

Space and Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE. 

General Carlson has received several 

distinguished awards including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with 

oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak 

leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation 

Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and 

the 2007 Order of the Sword, Air Force 

Materiel Command. He was also awarded master’s degrees from Webster University in St. Louis, MO, and the Naval 

War College in Newport, RI. 

In the Chief of Staff’s recommendation for the Order of the Sword, General Schwarz wrote, ‘‘General Carlson 

culminates a distinguished career of 

more than 37 years of Air Force service, with focused leadership, a selfless 

commitment to excellence and tireless 

dedication. His vision and leadership 

transformed Air Force Materiel Command into the preeminent provider of 

war-winning capabilities . . .’’ I cannot 

agree more. In an era of persistent conflict and constrained budgets, General 

Carson’s dedication to making sure the 

warfighter has what he needs to fight 

and win is inspiring. 

I offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to Gen Bruce Carlson, his wife 

Vicki, and his three children, Bryan, 

Jani, and Scott. The strength of our 

airmen is in their families, and their 

support allowed him to dedicate 37 

years of leadership and service to the 

men and women of the Air Force and 

our country. I wish him and his family 

well in all his future endeavors.

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TRIBUTE TO PABLO RAUL 

ALARCON 

∑ Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, 

today I honor the life of Pablo Raul 

Alarcon. His dedication and achievements in overcoming the tyranny of 

the Castro regime to found the largest 

publicly traded Hispanic-controlled 

media company in America stands as a 

powerful example of the realization of 

the American dream. While we mourn 

the passing of this broadcasting pioneer, we celebrate his legacy and the 

profound impact his life has had on the 

United States. 

Today, the Spanish Broadcasting 

System owns and operates 20 radio stations across the country, including the 

No. 1 Spanish-language radio station in 

America—which I have the privilege of 

listening to when I am home in New 

Jersey. They own a popular television 

station and operate a bilingual Web 

site dedicated to Latino culture and 

news. Under the exemplary leadership 

of Mr. Alarcon’s son, Raul Alarcon, Jr., 

SBS continues to be the gold standard 

in Hispanic-operated broadcasting. 

The Alarcons were born in Cuba, 

where Pablo Raul Alarcon founded his 

first radio station in 1951. He found 

success creating a network of 14 stations across the country, which were 

ultimately seized by the Castro dictatorship. The Alarcons fled to America 

with few possessions. But the tyranny 

of Castro could not crush the spirit of 

their entrepreneurship. Mr. Alarcon 

worked his way up in Spanish language 

radio, doing programming, sales, and 

advertising. In 1983 Mr. Alarcon and his 

son, Raul Alarcon, Jr., fulfilled their 

long-held dream of once again owning a 

broadcast station. They purchased a 

small AM station licensed in my home 

State and created the first Spanish language format to be introduced into the 

New York/New Jersey market in over 

25 years. 

Since 1983, the Alarcons have overseen the expansion of SBS to become 

one of the premier Hispanic-controlled 

broadcast companies in America. Soon 

after its founding, SBS expanded to 

Los Angeles and Miami. In 1993, their 

KLAX-FM station achieved a historic 

overall No. 1 ranking in southern California. 

As the torch was passed from father 

to son, SBS continued its rise. In 1999, 

SBS completed the second largest IPO 

in radio history and continued expanding their network of broadcast stations. That same year, SBS went online with the purchase of 

lamusica.com. In 2001, SBS produced a 

sell-out Madison Square Garden charity concert to honor the victims of 

September 11. In 2006, SBS entered the 

television broadcasting business with 

the creation of the MEGA-TV network. 

Raul Alarcon, Jr., is well known for 

his tremendous successes as the president and CEO of SBS. He has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics and as one of the 40 most 

powerful people in radio. In 1994, Raul 

Alarcon, Jr., was given the Lifetime 

Achievement Award for Business Excellence. In 1995, he received both the 

Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the 

Human Rights Committee Radio Contributions Award. He has testified before Congress and his position as an authority in the field of minority media 

ownership is unparalleled. 

There is no doubt that the Alarcons 

exhibit the embodiment of the American dream. When a cruel dictatorship 

destroyed their life’s work, they came 

to America and started over by creating a company that impacts the lives 

of millions of Americans. So I am 

pleased to pay tribute to the Spanish 

Broadcasting System, to honor the 

passing of Pablo Raul Alarcon, and to 

recognize the tremendous achievement 

of Raul Alarcon, Jr., in carrying on his 

father’s legacy.

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RECOGNIZING KATE’S HOMEMADE 

BUTTER 

∑ Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, today I 

recognize Kate’s Homemade Butter of 

Old Orchard Beach, ME, a familyowned company whose attention to detail and excellence recently earned it 

the top honors at the World Dairy 

Expo, also known as the Academy 

Awards of the dairy industry. 

Kate’s Homemade Butter is a dairy 

farm that is recognized worldwide for 

producing slow-churned butter. The 

recipe for fresh homemade butter has 

been passed down for four generations, 

dating back to the early 1900s. In 1981, 

Daniel Patry, founder and president of 

Kate’s Homemade Butter, unleashed 

his family secret and developed it into 

an award-winning, profitable business. 

In 2005, Daniel’s son Lucas joined the 

company to continue a family tradition. 

The Patry family is committed to 

maintaining the degree of quality that 

originated back in the early 1900s. 

They have stayed true to their grandfather, Alphonse Hemond, who passed 

down the family secrets to his son, Roland Hemond. Daniel Patry, learned 


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the business from his uncle, Roland 

Hemond, making note of textures and 

tastes, but, most critically, realizing 

that the key to award-winning products is time, patience, and diligence. 

The Patrys ensure that all their ingredients come from local farmers so as to 

maintain the integrity and freshness of 

their world-class dairy. 

After generations of making the butter for friends and family, Mr. Patry 

decided to share this creamy spread 

with the world. The same process for 

making butter that was used in 1900 is 

still employed today, further proving 

Kate’s Homemade Butter’s commitment to quality over quantity. In 2006, 

the Patry family’s hard work was rewarded when Kate’s Homemade Butter 

won the first of its two gold medals 

from the World Dairy Expo, beating 

out thousands of entrants from around 

the world! 

Winning their first gold medal in 2006 

helped put Kate’s Homemade Butter on 

the map in the eyes of national producers and highly esteemed culinary 

circles, including Food & Wine Magazine and Down East Magazine. In a 

move rarely seen at the World Dairy 

Expo, Kate’s won again in 2008, achieving a very improbable score of 98.8 out 

of a possible 100. This accomplishment 

was described as a David versus Goliath moment by the Professor Emeritus 

in the Department of Food Studies at 

the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Robert 

Bradley, who is widely regarded as a 

pre-eminent industry authority. Dr. 

Bradley noted, ‘‘Here you have this relatively small producer in Maine, who, 

literally, makes his butter just in time 

to give his customers the absolute 

freshest product possible. He comes 

into the Expo arena this year, going up 

against the biggest names in the business—the largest manufacturers in the 

entire industry—and walks away with 

a near-perfect score. The finished product is his passion.’’ 

So, thank you, Daniel Patry for your 

passion and commitment to excellence 

at Kate’s Homemade Butter and congratulations to you and your family on 

your award-winning product at the 

World Dairy Expo.

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TRIBUTE TO DONALD AND 

ELEANOR BUNN 

∑ Mr. THUNE, Mr. President, today I 

wish to recognize Donald and Eleanor 

Bunn of Colorado Springs, CO. Donald 

and Eleanor will celebrate their 50th 

wedding anniversary this year on December 23. 

Donald and Eleanor first met in 1947 

while on a double date to a drive-in 

movie; however, at the time the two of 

them were on the date with other people. Following this meeting, they 

began dating sporadically until Don 

finished his active duty in the Navy. 

After Don’s service in the Navy, their 

courtship resumed in full, and Donald 

and Eleanor were married on December 

23, 1958 at the Virginia Avenue Baptist 

Church in Bristol, TN. The service was 

performed by Reverend Haynes with 

Don’s father, Silas Clifton Bunn, and 

Eleanor’s sister, Anne Blevins Helms, 

as their witnesses. Eventually, Don and 

Eleanor made their home in Garden 

Grove, CA, where they raised their 

only daughter, Sharada. 

I offer my congratulations to Donald 

and Eleanor on their 50th wedding anniversary and wish them many years of 

continued happiness.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Messages from the President of the 

United States were communicated to 

the Senate by Mrs. Neiman, one of his 

secretaries. 

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED 

As in executive session the Presiding 

Officer laid before the Senate messages 

from the President of the United 

States submitting sundry nominations 

which were referred to the appropriate 

committees. 

(The nominations received today are 

printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.) 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR DURING ADJOURNMENT 

Under the authority of the order of 

the Senate of November 17, 2008, the 

following bills were read the second 

time, and placed on the calendar: 

S. 3526. A bill to enhance drug trafficking 

interdiction by creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without 

nationality and on an international voyage. 

S. 3535. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to index certain assets for 

purposes of determining gain or loss. 

S. 3646. A bill to authorize and expedite 

lease sales within the outer Continental 

Shelf, and for other purposes. 

S. 3688. A bill to provide for additional 

emergency unemployment compensation, to 

amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers, and for other purposes. 

S. 3689. A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, 

infrastructure investment, and economic and 

energy assistance for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6842. To restore Second Amendment 

rights in the District of Columbia. 

H.R. 6867. An act to provide for additional 

emergency unemployment compensation. 

H.R. 6899. An act to advance the national 

security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies 

while building a bridge to the future through 

expanded access to Federal oil and natural 

gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve 

a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies 

for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, 

housing, and transportation sectors, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 7110. An act making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2009, and for other 

purposes. 

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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER 

COMMUNICATIONS 

The following communications were 

laid before the Senate, together with 

accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: 

EC–8686. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Dairy Forward Pricing Program’’ 

(RIN0581–AC86) received in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on November 12, 

2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

EC–8687. A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service, Department 

of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 

law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Addition 

of Russia and Azerbaijan to the List of Regions Where African Swine Fever Exists’’ 

(Docket No. APHIS–2008–0107) received in the 

Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

EC–8688. A communication from the Administrator, Livestock and Seed Program, 

Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Beef Promotion and Research; Reapportionment’’ (Doc. No. LS–07–0141) received in the 

Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

EC–8689. A communication from the Assistant Director of the Directives and Regulations Branch, Forest Service, Department of 

Agriculture transmitting, pursuant to law, 

the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Clarification 

for the Appropriate Use of a Criminal or a 

Civil Citation to Enforce Mineral Regulations’’ (RIN0596–AC38) received in the Office 

of the President of the Senate on November 

12, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry. 

EC–8690. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to Congress: Regarding the Accuracy of the Do Not Call Registry’’; to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–8691. A communication from the Deputy Chief Counsel for Regulations, Transportation Security Administration, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Rail 

Transportation Security’’ (RIN1652–AA51) received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–8692. A communication from the Trial 

Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake 

Systems’’ (RIN2130–AB84) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–8693. A communication from the Staff 

Assistant, National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems, Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection’’ (RIN2127–AK09) 


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