E2372 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 10, 2008 

I am pleased to recognize Special Olympics 

International for 40 years of service and commitment, and I wish the organization success 

in the years ahead. 

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IN REMEMBRANCE OF ED HAUSER 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today in remembrance of Ed Hauser, an activist who is well known to the people of the 

Northeast Ohio as ‘‘Citizen Hauser.’’ Ed 

passed away early Friday morning at the age 

of 47. 

Ed Hauser expressed his love for Cleveland 

by dedicating his time, love, passion, energy, 

and strong intellect toward preserving all of 

Cleveland’s beautiful, recreational and historic 

sites. Ed was an engineer and worked in the 

steel industry in Cleveland until his layoff at 

the former LTV Steel Company 10 years ago. 

Since that time, he devoted his engineering 

training and skills to challenging the local powers. He worked toward the preservation of 

Cleveland’s historic engineering wonders, including steelmaking facilities for a steel museum and the Hulett Ore Unloaders which 

graced Cleveland’s lakeshore for a hundred 

years. 

But Ed’s passion was not limited to steel. 

Whenever the Department of Transportation, 

the Port Authority, the city, the county, or any 

powerful private or government forces proposed projects which would jeopardize local 

amenities, historic structures or places, Ed 

Hauser paid attention. He gathered the facts 

and made sure that all available resources 

were brought to bear. Ed was an expert in 

using our nation’s laws to defend the public interest by protecting important places. If the 

structure had important historic value, no one 

knew more about invoking the National Historic Preservation Act to protect it. If there 

were implications for the natural or human environment, and the federal government were 

involved, Ed Hauser could be counted on to 

organize the people around the National Environmental Policy Act calendar. Ed understood 

that these laws were meant to protect the people and their sacred places. He took all appropriate actions to save Whiskey Island, the 

Cleveland Marina, the historic Annunciation 

Greek Orthodox Church and other structures 

threatened by proposed work on the Cleveland Innerbelt and the Huletts. 

Ed was so closely associated with his activism and his knowledge of civic activism tools, 

that he was featured in a Public Broadcasting 

System special entitled ‘‘Citizen Hauser,’’ 

which was featured at the Cleveland International Film Festival. 

Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join 

me in celebrating the life of Ed ‘‘Citizen’’ 

Hauser, a true Cleveland treasure who dedicated his life to the people and places in his 

community. I am saddened by his untimely 

death. There will be no one like Ed Hauser, 

but we can hope that others will step up to 

help fill the huge void in Cleveland’s civic life 

with his loss. 

HONORING RICHMONDBUILD 

HON. GEORGE MILLER OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam 

Speaker, I rise today to honor 

RichmondBUILD from Richmond, CA, in my 

congressional district, a program that is leading the national trend toward green-collar jobs 

while simultaneously enriching the lives of students by giving them an alternative to drugs 

and violence. The Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Skills & Solar Installation Training 

program, run by RichmondBUILD, today received the 2008 FBI Director’s Community 

Leadership Award, which recognizes achievements in the area of violence, drug prevention, 

and education. 

With programs like RichmondBUILD, we can 

help train the next generation of Americans so 

that they can succeed in green-collar jobs— 

jobs that provide a secure future in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. 

My recent visit with the RichmondBUILD 

students showed me the students’ pure excitement in learning the new skills that will move 

them forward in their careers. Not only does 

RichmondBUILD help to stem the use of violence and drugs in our community, the program gives students the opportunity and tools 

to succeed in a new economy. 

I invite my colleagues to learn more about 

RichmondBUILD, which has brought together 

community organizations, municipalities, and 

local industry and labor groups to provide 

such a successful green-collar job training program. 

What Richmond has built with this public/private partnership is a model for cities around 

the country, and I commend the program’s 

staff and its students for all of their hard work. 

I am proud to represent a community that includes programs like RichmondBUILD. 

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PACE STAFFING NETWORK 

HON. DAVID G. REICHERT OF WASHINGTON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, I want to 

salute a company located in the 8th District of 

Washington, PACE Staffing Network, for earning the 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for 

their superiority in providing workplace effectiveness and flexibility. 

PACE Staffing represents some of the most 

prominent companies in the Puget Sound area 

and provides an invaluable service to employees and employers year after year. Whether 

looking for a career in health care or manufacturing, the hi-tech sector or customer service, 

administration or clerical work, PACE is quick 

to match you to the best fit in the region to 

help keep our economy compete globally with 

the most skilled workers in the world. Through 

changing economies, technologies and staffing 

levels, PACE clients know to expect innovative 

partnerships, savvy business acumen and 

prompt, thorough service. 

Without an organization such as PACE 

Staffing, leading global companies in the 

Puget Sound region would lack the resources 

to keep proper staffing levels and compete in 

the marketplace. Therefore, the recognition of 

this body goes to founder and president of 

PACE, Jeanne Knutzen, for providing a wonderful service while maximizing productivity 

and attracting the highest quality employees 

available. 

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IN HONOR OF COLONEL STEPHEN 

GREENE 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today in honor of COL Stephen Greene, and 

in recognition of his outstanding service to our 

country. Colonel Greene is retiring after 39 

years of service in the U.S. Army. 

Colonel Greene boasts a successful and diverse military career, beginning when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as an active duty enlisted airman from 1969 to 1973. 

During that time, he traveled throughout South 

east Asia and remained in the USAF reserves 

until 1975. The following year, Colonel Greene 

graduated from nursing school to become a 

registered nurse (RN). A number of years 

later, in 1981, he graduated from Basic Airborne School Fort Benning, Georgia, and from 

the Cleveland Clinic School of Nurse Anesthesia. He served as a certified RN anesthetist 

in the USAR 156th General Hospital, located 

in Parma, Ohio, and later had tours in Honduras, Panama, Kentucky, Colorado, Texas, 

Georgia and Germany. From 1998 until his retirement at the end of this year, Colonel 

Greene completed multiple tours caring for severely injured combat soldiers in Germany and 

Afghanistan. 

Colonel Greene was promoted to colonel in 

the U.S. Army in November of 2001 and 

boasts over 20 awards and badges from his 

service to our country. The Bronze Star, Joint 

Service, Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, 

Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve 

Components Achievement Medal, National 

Defense Service Medal and the Expert Field 

Medical Badge are just a few of the awards 

and badges he has received throughout his 39 

year career. Colonel Greene served as a senior nurse anesthetist (NA) at the Louis Stokes 

VA Medical Center for 7 years, prior to working as an NA at the Cleveland Clinic at Hillcrest Hospital, where he has been the last 7 

years. 

Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join 

me in honor of COL Stephen Greene as he 

retires from 39 years of service in the U.S. 

Army, and in recognition of his outstanding 

dedication and service to our country, and to 

all the men and women who have served 

along with him. 

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AN APPEAL FROM A DAUGHTER 

HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, 

today Ti-Anna Wang spoke on Capitol Hill to