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January 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E41 

IN HONOR OF SGT JOHN SAVAGE, 

USA 

HON. KAY GRANGER OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, January 8, 2009 

Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to honor the courage of a brave and 

dedicated hero of the State of Texas and of 

our Nation. 

Sergeant John J. Savage was a soldier in 

the United States Army and a true American 

hero. John gave his life in the service of his 

country on December 4, 2008, when an explosives-laden SUV broadsided Sergeant Savage’s armored vehicle in Mosul, Iraq. 

Assigned to 2nd 103rd Engineer Company, 

94th Engineer Battalion, Sergeant Savage did 

his part during a time of war, an action that 

speaks volumes far greater than words about 

his character and patriotism. 

A native of Weatherford, Texas, John had 

aspirations for a life in the military from a 

young age. As stated by his mother, ‘‘He 

loved the military. It was a lifelong dream of 

his.’’ 

John had been on active duty in the United 

States Army for 6 years. He spent 3 years stationed in Germany prior to his first deployment 

to Iraq in 2005 and was then deployed for a 

second tour in September of 2007. 

Sergeant Savage’s three-year-old daughter, 

Nicole, will continue to learn of her father 

through family and friends. John’s father, a retired Master Sergeant from the United States 

Army, commented on his son by stating, ‘‘His 

family was his number one priority.’’ 

Our thoughts and prayers are with Sergeant 

Savage’s daughter, parents, siblings, and all 

of his family and friends. His community and 

Nation honor his memory, and we are grateful 

for his faithful and distinguished service to 

America. 

Sergeant Savage will not be forgotten. His 

memory lives on through his family and the 

legacy of selfless service that he so bravely 

imprinted on our hearts. 

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CELEBRATION OF MRS. MAGGIE 

KATIE BROWN KIDD’S 104TH 

BIRTHDAY 

HON. DAVID SCOTT OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, January 8, 2009 

Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, as 

the Proverb states, ‘‘Who can find a virtuous 

woman? For her price is far above rubies.’’ I 

rise today to recognize a truly virtuous woman 

whose life is not only far above rubies, but 

one of great milestones and accomplishments 

that is worthy of celebration. On December 8, 

2008, Mrs. Maggie Katie Brown Kidd will turn 

104 years old and I am honored to serve as 

a spokesman for Mrs. Kidd’s family members 

and friends who will recognized her birthday 

with a party in November of last year. 

Born during President Theodore Roosevelt’s 

second term in office, Mrs. Kidd has been 

blessed to see 17 Presidents in her lifetime. 

The eleventh and youngest child of William 

and Lucy Brown, Mrs. Kidd learned the importance of hard work and faith in God at an 

early age. Baptized at the Mount Zion Baptist 

by the Reverend Henry Gresham, she served 

under the leadership of the Reverend W.M. 

Combs until to she moved to her current home 

in Atlanta Ga. However, her faith is her Lord 

and her dedication to the church never left her 

and she instilled the traditions of faith and her 

work in her own family. She married the late 

Willie Kidd, III on November 30, 1940, and together they raised their two children, John and 

Rosalyn. She is also the proud grandmother to 

four and the great-grandmother to three and 

serves as the matriarch of her loving family. 

Mrs. Kidd’s family describes her as a loving 

and selfless member of her community, offering her time and whatever she has to those in 

need. She is also an avid quilter and participates in family gathers and activities outside 

of Georgia. Her most favorite moments, however, are the ones on a quiet afternoon stitching in her favorite chair. 

Madam Speaker, I am so honored to serve 

Mrs. Kidds representative. Her life is a living 

history of the times and events that have 

shaped our great land and is a monument to 

how far we’ve come as a Nation. Moreover, 

her life serves as a testament to individuals 

and families everywhere that a strong unbinding faith in the Lord, coupled with hard work 

and a dedication to family will carry you far in 

life. As the Proverb states, ‘‘favour is deceitful, 

and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth 

the LORD, she shall be praised’’. Mrs. Maggie 

Katie Brown Kidd truly embodies the example 

of a virtuous woman and I ask my colleagues 

to join me in recognizing her life by wishing 

her a very happy 104th birthday. 

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PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY 

DONATION REFORM ACT OF 2009 

SPEECH OF

HON. FRANK R. WOLF OF VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 

Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in 

support of the Presidential Library Donation 

Reform Act. 

I have long been troubled by the fact that 

fund-raising for Presidential libraries is completely unregulated and therefore ripe for corruption. 

By making information about donations publicly accessible—including the amount, date of 

the contribution and the name of the contributor—through a free, searchable, database 

managed by National Archives, we take an important first step toward the accountability due 

these national landmarks. 

However, I do not think that this legislation 

goes far enough as it does not limit donations 

in any way, it only discloses them. 

While the majority of people who contribute 

to Presidential libraries do so for the right reason, there are some who do not, including 

those who do not share our national interests. 

In fact, while donations to Presidential election campaigns are limited in amount, and restricted altogether from foreign governments, 

amazingly, foreign individuals and foreign corporations can donate to Presidential libraries 

even when the President is still in office. 

In November I wrote to President Bush urging him not to accept any money from the Chinese government to help fund his Presidential 

library. 

I did not want his library to be tainted by 

contributions from a government with such a 

deplorable human rights record. I am similarly 

concerned by the $41 million that former 

President Clinton’s foundation has collected 

from foreign nations including the likes of 

Saudi Arabia, which is widely known to promote the radical Wahhabi interpretation of 

Islam within its own borders and in schools 

and madrassas around the world. 

Transparency in government builds accountability. And accountability is good for our democracy. It is long overdue for the American 

public to know who is contributing to these libraries, and how much, especially when it involves sitting Presidents. This legislation will 

help—but we must do more. 

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INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 293, THE 

HOMELESS WOMEN VETERAN 

AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH 

CHILDREN REINTEGRATION 

GRANT PROGRAM ACT OF 2009 

HON. STEVE BUYER OF INDIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, January 8, 2009 

Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, today I am 

introducing the Homeless Women Veteran and 

Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Program Act of 2009. Madam 

Speaker, veterans of all conflicts often face 

challenges that are unique to their military 

service and that too often result in their becoming homeless. 

For veterans, especially women veterans 

and veterans with dependent children, those 

challenges can become nearly insurmountable 

when combined with a lack of appropriate 

housing. This legislation seeks to provide appropriate housing for women veterans and 

family-style housing for any homeless veteran 

with dependent children. Specifically, this bill 

creates a new grant for providers that offer 

family-style housing for homeless veterans 

with dependent children. 

The bill also requires recipients to provide 

employment counseling, placement assistance, literacy, job skill training, and child care 

services as well as the unique services that 


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