November 19, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2259 

IN HONOR OF BOBBY SANABRIA 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH 

OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 

Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today in honor of Bobby Sanabria, distinguished percussionist, drummer, composer, 

recording artist and producer whose musical 

talents and leadership in the Hispanic community has inspired thousands of people. I also 

rise in honor of Baldwin-Wallace College and 

the Hispanic-American Student Association for 

hosting and sponsoring Bobby Sanabria’s performance as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage 

Month in Cleveland. 

Bobby Sanabria, of Puerto-Rican descent, 

was born and raised in the Bronx, New York 

City. He earned a Bachelor’s of Music Degree 

from Berklee College of Music in Boston in 

1979. In recognition of his immense musical 

talents, Bobby was awarded the prestigious 

Faculty Association Award from his Alma 

mater. He has since become an internationally 

recognized drummer and percussionist—performing and collaborating with countless legendary Jazz and Latin musicians such as 

Mario Bauza`, Tito Puente, Charles McPherson 

and Ray Barretto. A testament to his musical 

talents, Bobby has collaborated with numerous 

award-winning artists on countless CDs and 

performances, including with Mario Bauza`— 

who is widely considered the Father of the 

Afro-Cuban Jazz movement. His 1999 album, 

‘‘NYC Ache ́!’’ was released to international acclaim and his record ‘‘Afro-Cuban Dream . . . 

Live & In Clave!’’ was nominated for a 

Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album in 

2001. 

Bobby is the recipient of countless awards 

and honors and holds a number of prestigious 

leadership positions. In 2005, he was honored 

as DRUM! Magazine’s Percussionist of the 

Year, an award voted on by the magazine’s 

readers. Bobby was inducted into the ‘‘Bronx 

Walk of Fame’’ and had a street named after 

him in 2006. In addition to being the Chair of 

the former International Association of Jazz 

Education’s Afro-Jazz Resource Team, he 

travels all over the United States and the 

world lecturing and performing. He is the Honorary Trustee of the Roberto Ocasio Foundation—a foundation dedicated to promoting programs that foster the personal and professional development of young musicians, as 

well as fostering cultural understanding 

through music. Bobby has been an Associate 

Professor at New School University’s Jazz and 

Contemporary Music Program for fifteen years 

and has also been a professor at the Manhattan School of Music since 1999. He leads 

Afro-Cuban Orchestras at both institutions— 

the only programs of their kind in the country. 

Bobby also writes regularly for the New York 

Post and Modern Drummer, and has also 

been featured in the New York Times and The 

Jazz Times. 

Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join 

me in honor of Bobby Sanabria, distinguished 

musician, composer, teacher and producer, 

and in recognition of his contributions to continuing the tradition of Afro-Cuban and Latin 

Jazz Music. 

TRIBUTE TO JESSICA LONG 

HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER 

OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 

Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I 

rise before you today to honor Jessica Long, 

in celebration of her continued achievements 

at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. 

Jessica Long was born in Siberia and was 

adopted from a Russian orphanage at the age 

of 13 months along with her brother Joshua by 

Steven and Beth Long of Middle River, Maryland. Because of lower leg anomalies, her 

legs were amputated when she was 18 

months old. She learned to walk with prostheses and has been unstoppable ever since. 

Long has been involved in many sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, 

biking, trampoline, and, of course, she loves to 

swim. She began swimming in her grandparent’s pool before joining her first competitive team in 2002. The next year, Jessica was 

selected as Maryland Swimming’s 2003 Female Swimmer with a Disability of the Year. 

Jessica made the international swimming 

world take notice at the 2004 Paralympic 

Games, winning three gold medals. Only 12 

years old at the time, Jessica was the youngest athlete on the U.S. Paralympic Team. 

Jessica had a phenomenal year in 2006 

with a long list of impressive accomplishments. She set five world records and earned 

nine gold medals at the 2006 International 

Paralympic Committee Swimming World 

Championships in Durban, South Africa in December. In addition to countless other gold 

medals and awards, Jessica was named U.S. 

Olympic Committee Paralympian of the Year. 

In 2007, Jessica set three world records at the 

GTAC Disability Open in Michigan and three 

world records at the Spring Can-Am Swimming Championships in Quebec. She also 

beat out many prominent amateur athletes for 

the prestigious 77th AAU James E. Sullivan 

Award. In 2008, Jessica set another world 

record at the Can-Am Championships in British Columbia and was the recipient of the 

Juan Antonio Samaranch IOC Disabled Athlete Award. 

After all of the numerous world records Jessica has set, the awards she has received, 

and the medals she has won, at the age of 16 

Jessica eagerly anticipated the 2008 

Paralympics in Beijing. There, Jessica won 

four gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze 

medal. 

Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me 

today to honor Ms. Jessica Long. She is an 

outstanding and dedicated member of the 

United States Paralympic Team. In spite of 

her disability, she has shown a unique and 

committed work ethic in sports training and 

competition. Jessica has shown the world that 

no limitation can prevent an individual from 

achieving great success. It is with great pride 

that I congratulate her on bringing six medals 

home from the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. 

HONORING STEVEN B. COLYER 

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 

Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly 

pause to recognize Steven B. Colyer of 

Buckner, Missouri. Steven is a very special 

young man who has exemplified the finest 

qualities of citizenship and leadership by taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1381, and earning the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. 

Steven has been very active with his troop, 

participating in many Scout activities. Over the 

many years Steven has been involved with 

Scouting, he has not only earned numerous 

merit badges, but also the respect of his family, peers, and community. 

Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join 

me in commending Steven B. Colyer for his 

accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of 

America and for his efforts put forth in achieving the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. 

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EMERGENCY ECONOMIC 

STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008 

SPEECH OF

HON. GWEN MOORE OF WISCONSIN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, October 3, 2008 

Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, I am angry. 

I am angry that we have been put in this position by clever financial wizards on Wall 

Street who operated without the necessary 

regulations and oversight for the past eight 

years. 

I am angry that we are being asked to clean 

up a mess that could have been prevented if 

it weren’t for corporate greed and lax government oversight. 

I share the sentiments of Meyer Mishkin, 

who during the crash of 1929 owned a shop 

in New York that sold silk shirts to working 

men. He said then that it ‘‘served those rich 

scoundrels right.’’ 

But a year later, as the Wall Street crash 

spread to the rest of America, Mr. Mishkin’s 

own store went out of business and he never 

held a steady job again. 

Fast forward to 2008. Meyer Mishkin’s 

grandson, an economist and former Fed Reserve Board member, tells us ‘‘To do nothing 

right now is to do what was done during the 

Great Depression.’’ 

Madam Speaker, this is not about Rolex 

watches and Wall Street. It’s about watching 

out for workers, families, retirees and small 

businesses in my district who will be up 

against the wall by this resulting credit crisis 

as it spreads to Main Street. 

If we don’t act and the credit markets seize 

up, we risk a situation in which people can’t 

get mortgages, stores are unable to finance 

their inventory, local governments are unable 

to continue to finance services, and employers 

are unable to make payroll and start laying off 

workers and dropping shifts. We are already 

beginning to see the effects in my district and 

across the country. 

We could say ‘‘let’s sit back and do nothing’’. 


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