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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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