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January 13, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E67 

LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT 

OF 2009 

SPEECH OF

HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, January 9, 2009 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise 

in strong support of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair 

Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. As 

an original cosponsor of both pieces of legislation, I will proudly cast my vote for both bills 

before us today. 

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act corrects an 

errant Supreme Court decision in the case of 

Ledbetter v. Goodyear, which denied a woman 

named Lilly Ledbetter equal pay for equal 

work by ruling that she had only 180 days 

from her first discriminatory paycheck to file 

her claim, whether she was aware of that discrimination or not. This legislation will help ensure fair treatment in the workplace by clarifying that every paycheck resulting from a discriminatory pay decision constitutes a new violation of employment discrimination law. 

The Paycheck Fairness Act will complement 

the Ledbetter bill by plugging loopholes that 

have been used to weaken enforcement of the 

Equal Pay Act. This legislation will ensure that 

employers have a job-related reason for any 

disparity in pay. It also protects from retaliation 

employees who discuss salary matters and 

puts gender discrimination on equal footing 

with other forms of wage discrimination when 

it comes to seeking damages. 

Madam Speaker, while we have made important strides towards gender equality in our 

Nation, American women still make only 78 

cents for every dollar earned by their male 

counterparts for equal work. Together, these 

bills will bring us closer to America’s promise 

of workplace equality for all of our citizens. 

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HONORING JOHN MANIATAKIS 

HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to congratulate John Maniatakis upon 

his retirement as the vice president of NI Industries, Incorporated in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. 

Maniatakis is retiring at the beginning of 2009 

after a 50-year career. 

Mr. Maniatakis was born on April 4, 1936. 

He graduated from Babson College, in Massachusetts, with a bachelor of science degree in 

economics in 1958. Upon graduating from college, he went to work for Hesse-Eastern, a division of Flightex Fabric Industries, as a contract coordinator. One year later he was assigned to Lone Star Ordnance Plant where he 

was responsible for overseeing production of 

the LAW system at the load and assembly facility. In 1961, Mr. Maniatakis returned to Boston and was quickly transferred to New Jersey 

and assigned as the field product assurance 

representative, handling field problems relative 

to the production of LAW components. 

Throughout his professional career Mr. 

Maniatakis furthered his education by obtaining various degrees. In addition to attending 

Babson College, he received his master’s degree from Boston University in 1960. The 

company sponsored his education, and he 

was able to complete programs from Northwestern University (metallurgy), Newark College of Engineering, Division of Technology 

(math and metallurgy), William and Mary University (contract law) and University of Southern California, Graduate School of Business 

(Executive Management Policy Institute). 

Through his education he was able to advance his career. 

In 1965, Hesse-Eastern was acquired by NI 

Industries, Incorporated. Mr. Maniatakis stayed 

with the company and worked with the U.S. 

Army as an ordnance sales engineer at 

Picatinny, Frankfurt and Edgewood Arsenals. 

He was responsible for all contract and subcontract activity. In 1967 he was assigned to 

Washington, DC APSA and acted as a liaison 

between the customer and the Vernon Division of NI Industries, Inc. Just 2 years after 

this assignment, Mr. Maniatakis was transferred to Los Angeles, CA and became the 

marketing manager for sales and marketing. It 

is through this position that he became involved with contract administration for NI Industries. He remained in that position until 

1977, when Mr. Maniatakis was promoted to 

the position of vice president, Sales and Marketing. One year later, he was given additional 

responsibility for contract administration and 

international sales. In 1984, he was appointed 

to the position of vice president of NI Foreign 

Military Sales Corporation. 

Mr. Maniatakis is involved with many organizations. He is a longtime member of the 

American Defense Preparedness Association, 

ADPA, and has held many positions including 

chairman of the Metal Parts Section of the 

Technical Division, board of directors past 

president for the Los Angeles Chapter and 

was a member of the advisory board of the 

Picatinny Chapter. He has been on the board 

of directors for the National Defense Industries 

Association, Munitions Industrial Base Task 

Force, Vernon Chamber of Commerce and the 

Advisory ‘‘LAW’’ Board. He was a vice president of the Association of the United States 

Army, AUSA, and the founder and past president of the Committees of American Ammunition Manufacturers. 

Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend 

and congratulate John Maniatakis upon his retirement from NI Industries, Incorporated. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. 

Maniatakis many years of continued success. 

A TRIBUTE TO THE GREATER 

SACRAMENTO URBAN LEAGUE 

HON. DORIS O. MATSUI OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, I rise today 

in recognition of the Greater Sacramento 

Urban League’s 40 years of service to the 

people of Sacramento. The Greater Sacramento Urban League’s employment assistance and educational programs have been extremely beneficial to our youth and our community as a whole. I ask all of my colleagues 

to join me in honoring one of Sacramento’s 

finest non-profit organizations as they celebrate their 40th anniversary. 

Founded in 1968 the Greater Sacramento 

Urban League is one of the 105 affiliates of 

the National Urban League which has locations in 36 States across our Nation. During 

this time the Greater Sacramento Urban 

League has continued to advocate to ensure 

that African-Americans, other minorities and 

the underserved become economically self-reliant and are ensured their civil rights. By cultivating relationships with communities, corporations and government agencies the Greater 

Sacramento Urban League has been able to 

provide training to thousands of youth and 

adults in Sacramento County. 

The Greater Sacramento Urban League has 

been able to assist numerous Sacramentans 

find employment through their One Stop Career Center which provides application and resume assistance, as well as access to online 

resources to find employment. They also offer 

other employment assistance services, such 

as posting job openings, developing interview 

skills, and effective cover letter and dress-forsuccess tips. In addition to employment assistance, the Greater Sacramento Urban League 

offers emergency assistance to low income 

Sacramento residents that need help paying 

the power, rent, or phone bills. They also offer 

free bus service to and from appointments and 

G.E.D. preparation classes. In recent months 

they have been helping families avert foreclosure by hosting foreclosure prevention 

workshops. In short, the Greater Sacramento 

Urban League is always there for those who 

need them. 

The Greater Sacramento Urban League offers may programs that benefit Sacramento’s 

youth as well. They offer after school tutoring 

to assist students with their homework and improve their math and reading skills. Their Sacramento Urban Youth Empowerment Program 

provides at-risk youths with tutoring, mentoring, job readiness training, youth employment placement, and basic computer skills to 

better prepare them for higher education and 

employment opportunities. For all of their efforts, the Greater Sacramento Urban League 

was awarded the national 2005 EPIC Award 

for Exemplary Public Interest Contribution by 

the United States Department of Commerce. 

The Greater Sacramento Urban League has 


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