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relief has got to come the consumers way. 

This is all political and the oil companies 

are gouging this country—make them accountable and they should be fined and monies returned to the citizens of this country. 

LINDA. 

I travel about 140 miles two to three times 

a week and need to fill up on the third trip 

each time. Each fill up costs close to $40.00. 

I think the U.S. should spend more on nuclear power as well as wind and solar power. 

We should also start looking for oil on our 

own soil including all of Alaska and off 

shore. Thank you Senator Crapo for all you 

are doing for us here in Idaho. 

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DOYLE, Arco. 

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS 

TRIBUTE TO LAVENIA MCCOY 

∑ Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, when 

Lavenia McCoy arrived in Bayfield in 

1939 as new teacher, she also went to 

the library to volunteer. She has 

served that library continuously: from 

the small space behind the post office, 

to the town hall on the east side of the 

post office, to the entire 1100-squarefoot building at the corner of Mill and 

Pearl Streets, to the new 8200-squarefoot library on the north side of town. 

Lavenia McCoy was the first person 

in Bayfield to catalog books by the 

Dewey Decimal System, a change for 

the alphabetical order by author’s last 

name of the 500 or so books. She began 

serving on the Library Board in 1948, at 

the behest of Betty Stock, as secretary. About 35 years later, Lavenia 

McCoy became treasurer, including 

keeping the library’s financial records; 

she did that until 2006. By then the 

budget had increased from pennies for 

overdue fees to several million dollars, 

the staff from all volunteer to six paid 

librarians, the circulation from a few 

shelves of books to 20,000 volumes, and 

the financial records from ledger to 

computer. Always she encouraged folks 

to use their library. 

Lavenia McCoy is a lifelong library 

user, and she is one who is willing to do 

the work in order to enjoy the privilege. In 2005, the Library Board named 

its new library ‘‘Lavenia McCoy Public 

Library’’ in recognition of her contribution. I wanted to take a moment 

to congratulate her and her service.

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∑ 

TRIBUTE TO BRAD SCOTT 

∑ Mr. BOND. Mr President, today I recognize and pay tribute to a good friend 

and longtime colleague in public service: Brad Scott. 

I have known Brad for more than 20 

years, first as a dedicated and effective 

employee, and later as a visionary Government administrator. 

On January 9, 2009, he will step down 

from his post as a regional administrator of the General Service Administration after 8 years of innovative and 

dedicated service. 

We sometimes joke that the term 

‘‘Government efficiency’’ is an 

oxymoron, but not when Brad is in 

charge. He can make things happen. At 

a time when political concerns seem to 

dominate much of the landscape, Brad 

has worked across the aisle to get 

things done by focusing on the common 

good and doing what is best for Missouri and the Heartland Region. 

We all know that in the Federal bureaucracy, it is much harder to complete a project than to derail it or to do 

nothing at all. Red tape is an all-tooreal phenomenon. But since Brad came 

to the GSA in 2001, he has not stopped 

building. 

In 2001, he brought a set of successful 

business policies to a GSA region that 

was suffering from underutilized space 

and low return on investment. He also 

worked hard to build consensus between local communities, the private 

sector and Government on large-scale 

projects. He was able to revitalize 

blighted areas in many of our largest 

cities by constructing or renovating 

iconic buildings that now enhance local 

economic development. He also permanently strengthened these local communities by creating and maintaining 

jobs. 

Brad’s accomplishments are too numerous to name. Several of his major 

contributions include: the construction 

of First IRS Center in Kansas City, 

new Federal courthouses in Cape 

Girardeau and Jefferson City, and the 

conversion of the Old St. Louis Post 

Office into a heavily utilized State 

building. 

Brad’s long list of accomplishments 

speaks to his vision, dedication, and 

uncanny ability to guide key development projects through the bureaucratic maze. 

Losing Brad Scott as Regional GSA 

Administrator will be a real blow to 

Missouri but the State has been fortunate to have him in that role for so 

many years. I know that he will continue to be an active participant in 

issues facing Missouri and the region 

just as he has always been. 

Brad, thank you for your service and 

I look forward to many more good 

things to come.

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∑ 

IDAHO BARLEY COMMISSION 20TH 

ANNIVERSARY 

∑ Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, it is an 

honor for me to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Idaho Barley Commission, IBC, this year. Barley is grown in 

almost every county in Idaho, and 

Idaho ranks second in the Nation in 

barley production. The IBC has been 

working for growers for two decades, 

providing current trends, information 

and educational opportunities to those 

in the barley industry and representing 

the concerns and needs of barley growers to policymakers in Idaho and here 

in Washington. 

The IBC plays an integral role in fostering markets at home and abroad in 

Taiwan and Japan and is currently developing malting barley markets in 

Mexico, Peru, and Colombia and 

through the U.S. Grain Council. It 

helps ensure that growers’ voices are 

heard in issues like Federal farm policy, Federal malt barley crop insurance, pesticide regulations and irrigation. The IBC is working with the University of Idaho to establish farm business management schools and provides 

services to growers that include helping farmers optimize herbicide usage, 

boost yields, and cut irrigation costs. 

The IBC supports research on barley 

breeding, pest management, and extension nurseries. 

The IBC has a successful history of 

working in conjunction with the National Barley Growers Association, the 

National Barley Foods Council, the 

U.S. Grains Council, and the Idaho 

Grain Growers Association. This important collaboration helps keep elected officials informed about their members’ needs, policies that work, and 

those in need of improvement. This 

partnership has been invaluable to me 

as I continue to work with IBC to address the needs of an important part of 

Idaho’s agriculture economy. 

Congratulations to the IBC on 20 

years of support for one of Idaho’s most 

widespread commodities. A healthy 

barley industry keeps Idaho thriving 

and contributes to our Nation’s economy and food security.

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MESSAGES 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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MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE 

RECEIVED DURING RECESS 

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED 

Under the authority of the order of 

the Senate of January 4, 2008, the Secretary of the Senate, on November 21, 

2008, during the recess of the Senate, 

received a message from the House of 

Representatives announcing that the 

Speaker had signed the following enrolled bill: 

H.R. 2040. An act to require the Secretary 

of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

Under the authority of the order of 

the Senate of January 4, 2008, the enrolled bill was signed on November 24, 

2008, by the President pro tempore (Mr. 

BYRD). 


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