Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2647, The National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2010. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2647 Account: Defense Wide R/D/T&E, USSOCOM Amount: $4,000,000 Project: Transformer Technology for Combat Submersibles (TTCS) Requested by: STIDD Systems Inc. 86 Coco Plum Drive Marathon, FL 33050 Funding for this request would enable U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to evaluate a combat submersible boat with increased payload capacity. This technology demonstration craft would be manufactured by STIDD Systems, a private company, with testing and training facilities in Marathon, Florida. Funding for this project would bring much-needed, well paying jobs to the Florida Keys.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2892-- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2892 Account: FEMA, Emergency Operations Center Amount: $200,000 Project: Monroe County Emergency Operations Center Requested by: Monroe County, Florida. 1100 Simonton Street; Suite 205 Key West, FL 33040. Currently, there is not an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located in Monroe County that meets the existing state guidelines for an EOC. Monroe County is located in an area of high potential and historical hurricane landfall. Without a facility that meets the current EOC guidelines there is a life safety risk to emergency management staff who remain in the County during an event such as a hurricane. Presently, the EOC staff occupies a substandard, multipurpose government building which fails to meet structural requirements. The current structure risks that there might not be an operational facility for recovery efforts should there be an event such as a hurricane. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2892 Account: FEMA, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund Amount: $600,000 Project: City of Miami Stormwater Project Requested by: City of Miami, Florida. 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Flooding caused by future hurricanes and storm events can lead to severe infrastructure damage and water quality degradation within the projects drainage basin. The City of Miami Stormwater Project will significantly mitigate flood conditions caused by local storms and will result in a reduction of flood damage and an increase in public safety for the City of Miami by implementing stormwater drainage projects throughout the City. This project will also help control the discharge of stormwater into the Miami River and Biscayne Bay and will improve the overall water quality of Miami's waterways. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2892 Account: FEMA, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund Amount: $500,000 Project: Jackson Health System Hurricane Mitigation Structural Reinforcement Requested by: Jackson Health System, 1161 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 Jackson Health System (JHS) operated by Miami-Dade County's Public Health Trust and is the county's sole public health system; the primary provider for the county's indigent and uninsured and its sole trauma center. When a hurricane warning is issued, JHS serves as an emergency evacuation shelter for medically at risk individuals. Florida consistently has the greatest risk for a direct hit by a hurricane of any other location in the U.S. Given the anticipated demands placed on the Ryder Trauma Center in the event of a direct hit of a high category storm, it is imperative that the building be structurally safe, adequately secured, and operationally functional. This funding will be used to structurally reinforce and fortify the trauma center through an exterior skin upgrade. The current construction is unsuitable for a threat of a higher category storm. This project is wholly consistent with Federal and agency missions to provide pre-disaster mitigation assistance to critical public entities who serve as vital providers of emergency services. The frequency and foreseeable nature of natural disasters striking densely populated Miami-Dade County make the project a natural priority for federal participation in protecting a safety-net institution such as the Ryder Trauma Center.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2487 Account: Department of Justice, Byrne Discretionary Grants Amount: $500,000 Project: Human Trafficking Initiative Requested by: St. Thomas University. 16401 NW 37th Avenue Miami Gardens, FL 33054 St. Thomas University seeks support for an initiative that will provide essential educational and training services to law enforcement, immigration services, government employees directly involved with service providing to trafficking victims, as well as to private organizations and individuals as well as to generate awareness of this growing problem in the general public. The School of Law is committed to human rights dedicated to training the next generation of human rights leaders and advocates through its LL.M. and J.S.D. Programs in Intercultural Human Rights, and through the direct services of the Human Rights Institute. A three-week winter academy is proposed to be held annually on the STU campus. It will include lectures and training on practical issues (such as how to identify victims of human trafficking, how to collect data on human trafficking, how to diversify treatment of victims for different cultures, laws and relief services available, etc.) simulating different agency work governmental and non-governmental, with potential visits to pertinent agencies to gain hands on experience. The participants interested in receiving a certificate on human trafficking will sit for a final exam. In order to increase the community outreach goal of the program, a free lecture open to the public at large, will be offered that will focus on the local human trafficking problem. The last segment of the academy will be a mini- conference where local and/or national voices, and the best experts in the field will be featured. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2487 Account: Department of Justice, Byrne Discretionary Grants Amount: $500,000 Project: City of Miami Beach Afterschool Gang and Drug Prevention Program Requested by: City of Miami Beach. 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139 The primary goal of the Teen Club is to prevent and reduce delinquent behavior and keep the community's at-risk youth in a positive environment to foster personal growth and encourage teens to become well-rounded individuals through the accumulation of new skills, awareness, and knowledge. Moreover, the program's aim is to promote health relationships that facilitate social skill development, decrease teen substance and alcohol abuse, and increase quality programming offerings that appeal to teenage youth. As a result, the participants involved in the Teen Club are less likely to entertain outside and detrimental participation in other unsupervised activities, including involvement in gangs and/or drugs. Current enrollment figures demonstrate more participants return for subsequent years in the program. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2487 Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice Amount: $500,000 Project: ARISE Life-Management Skills Intervention/Re-entry Program for High Risk Youth Requested by: The ARISE Foundation. 824 US Hwy 1 North Palm Beach, FL 33408 ARISE serves approximately facilities in all 23 Florida congressional districts, including the Miami Dade Juvenile Detention Center in Miami. Over 156,618 hours of Life-Skills lessons have been taught at this facility. A recent study by Professor Mark A. Cohen, Vanderbilt University, December 2007, demonstrates why it is so important to target high-risk youth. Year by Year Costs Imposed by High Risk Offenders Cohen shows that the cost of one offender with at least six police contacts from childhood to age 32 totals $3,172,998 in 2007 dollars, In other words, saving one child saves taxpayers more than 3 million. By comparison, the ARISE program costs $1.70 per hour per youth. Stopping the cycle of crime and gang violence by helping this population learn the skills necessary to succeed in life is an investment in our children and in our communities, with the potential to save millions of dollars tomorrow. Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bill number: H.R. 2487 Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice Amount: $200,000 Project: At-Risk Youth and Child Abuse Prevention Program Requested by: Ohel Children's Home and Family Services. 4233 Sheridan Road Miami Beach, FL 33140. This program engages at-risk youth in elementary and high schools to enhance their social and emotional functioning, as well as prevent and treat risky behaviors, including those that often lead to addictions and violence. The program includes school-based services, community education, and teacher training. The programs interact with student and include the use of role playing, small discussion groups, videos and modeling exercises that use current topics of discussion. Training is provided for teachers, guidance counselors and principals, and workshops for parents emphasize communication with children. Through community seminars, Ohel offers public forums for parents, educators, and community leaders on topics including self esteem, conflict resolution (bullying, anger management, etc.), relationship building (social skills training, peer pressure, etc.), and prevention of at- risk behaviors such as addictions, eating disorders, gambling and abuse. This program is a valuable use of taxpayer funds in that it prevents at-risk behaviors from spiraling into juvenile delinquency. In addition, the program assists children who are the victims of abuse or who are confronted with challenging circumstances in their lives so that these experiences do not lead to ongoing, destructive behavior. Further, the program benefits the federal government by putting at-risk kids back on a successful track and thus saving significant federal expenditures by keeping them out of the juvenile justice system.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, my remarks are entitled ``Madoff Victims Are Victimized Again, this Time by Our Own Government.'' Americans rely on the Security and Exchange Commission, the SEC, to safeguard their stock transactions through registered broker dealers. The SEC, however, did not do that in the case of Bernard Madoff. Irrespective of his receiving 150 years in prison for life-damaging financial crimes, many Americans who lost their life savings, who were first victimized as a result of the SEC failures, are being today victimized a second time by our own judicial system and its court- appointed trustee. The victims' plight is compelling. Think about this, Madam Speaker, irrespective of numerous warnings the SEC received dating back 17 years, all of our Federal agencies stood by and did nothing while thousands of investors deposited their money, usually their life savings, with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. In fact, after a supposed investigation in 1992, the SEC issued a clear-cut and definitive Statement of Innocence about Madoff's business. This was an unusual occurrence. Indeed, it may be the only time in history that the SEC went as far as issuing a Statement of Innocence to clear a business that it was investigating. Then, starting in 2002, the SEC continued to ignore seven individual and specific fraud warnings by a credible, financial whistleblower. Again, in 2004, in another government failure, the IRS approved Madoff to be one of only 260 nonbank IRA custodians, the very place that people put their retirement money for safekeeping. Why would the IRS have approved Madoff when it had the legal right and, indeed, the fiduciary obligation to inspect the books and the records of all nonbank IRA custodians? The approval process, which the IRS shirked, was specifically designed to prevent this exact type of fraud. As Madoff's downfall exposed, both the IRS and the SEC failed to inspect Madoff in even the most basic fundamental fashion. Unfortunately, two different U.S. Government agencies both seemed to have given their approval for Americans to invest with Madoff. They indicated that he had a financial clean bill of health. Now that Madoff's scheme has imploded, the government seeks to convey the appearance of serving justice on behalf of those who were duped. Through the Federal Bankruptcy Court, the government has hired a private sector attorney to act as a Madoff bankruptcy trustee and will pay the trustee a fee based on his hours extended to claw back money. Well, this is not what it appears to be. Justice is not being served. While it is true that the trustee cannot ask for a specific percentage of the total clawed back, he can ask for any specific amount he desires, and it can be based on his own internal computation using a percentage. Since the trustee won't have enough manpower to sue thousands of people at the same time, he will also hire associate firms to assist in this litigation. All the fees charged by the law firms who are handling this case will first be paid, and then the trustee will receive his fee. The government should, instead, offer tax or financial relief to those who were victimized, not under an arcane net equity basis, but based on their statements as of November 30, 2008. The IRS should compute tax refunds so as to return 100 percent of each individual's first loss of $2 million; then 90 percent of their loss between $2 and $4 million; 80 percent of their loss dollars between $4 and $6 million, and so forth, until a 20 percent return level has been reached, and at that point return should remain at 20 percent. This would be most beneficial to smaller investors, who are most impacted by their losses. If private citizens are required to reimburse other private citizens for harm they caused, why should the government be able to drastically injure people and have no responsibility to restore those individuals' positions or pay restitution to them? The SIPC, or the quasi-governmental body that offers insurance to those defrauded by the SEC, also stands to gain greatly by not paying the insurance. Even to the casual observer, this is a potential conflict of interest. A mistake has been made, and it must be corrected. Their computation of net equity for purposes of insurance and clawback for Madoff victims is quite different than the formulas they have used each and every time in the past for other cases which were similar in nature. Since when did rules, regulations, and laws become changeable based on circumstances that would save the insurer the most money and allow the trustee to go after the largest clawbacks? To even the casual observer, there is a conflict of interest. The President says that it's time to take responsibility and admit when a mistake has been made. ``A mistake has been made.''

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Thank you so much, the gentleman from California. I rise in strong opposition to the amendment on Afghanistan offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts, my friend, Mr. McGovern. In late March of this year, the President announced his comprehensive outline for Afghanistan and Pakistan, highlighting the threat to critical U.S. security interests that would arise should al Qaeda and the Taliban reclaim or establish safe havens in those countries. The President clearly outlined our goals to disrupt, to dismantle, and to defeat al Qaeda. I agree with him on those goals. But success requires a sustained commitment and sustained support for both the mission and the brave Americans and Afghanis carrying it out. Our strategy is meeting with success, yet the McGovern amendment is already looking for an exit strategy. This amendment sends a terrible message about U.S. resolve to both friends and foes alike. And we're not alone in this concern. It's precisely why the Obama administration also opposes the McGovern amendment, stating that the McGovern amendment, ``would demonstrate a lack of commitment to the new strategy, it will signal to our Afghan partners that the U.S. presence and efforts in country are fleeting, and it demonstrates to al Qaeda that we are not intending to see this new strategy through.'' It could hamper U.S. strategic goals in the entire region. Rather than focusing on an exit strategy, we should instead be focused on working with the Obama administration to provide the necessary flexibility to craft policies that offer the best chance of success, while ensuring congressional consultation and congressional notification. The underlying bill provides this balance. And that's why Chairman Skelton, Ranking Member McKeon, Chairman Berman and I ask our colleagues to support U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and oppose the McGovern amendment.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered by my distinguished friend and colleague from New Jersey, Mr. Garrett. Since its creation in 1948, the State of Israel, surrounded by hostile neighbors, has been forced to develop technologically advanced defense capabilities to protect its existence as a democratic, Jewish state. While this amendment addresses the totality of the U.S.-Israel military and security relationship, I would like to focus on the provision of critical missile defense assistance to Israel. Israel is about to become the first country in the world to have a true national missile defense, and perhaps no other country has such a pressing need for one. Almost twenty years ago, Iraq launched 93 Scuds at other Middle Eastern nations, including 39 at Israel. Most recently, in 2006, Hezbollah launched scores of Katyusha rockets at civilian targets in northern Israel, imposing a state of siege on the population. And we cannot forget the ongoing, relentless, decade-long rocket and mortar attacks from Palestinian militant groups in Gaza against innocents in southern Israel. In addition to killing and injuring a number of Israelis, these militants have inflicted great psychological damage on the population, including Israeli children. But the missile danger to Israel and the United States is even greater than what has challenged us before. Today, Israel faces threats from both Iran and Syria--which have made clear their desires to develop nuclear weapons--and from the ballistic missile delivery systems that could reach Tel Aviv, other critical U.S. allies, and U.S. forces stationed throughout the region. Iran remains committed to developing rockets capable of delivering warheads to Tel Aviv. Syria, which has one of the largest missile stockpiles in the region, has, with Iran's help, reportedly developed a surface-to-surface missile that would enable Syria to launch attacks on key Israeli military and civil installations with precision. Providing missile defense for Israel is obvious: It is a vital U.S. ally, a small democracy surrounded by foes armed with short, medium, and long-range projectiles and missiles. I urge strong support for this amendment.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start out thanking our esteemed and distinguished chairman of our Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Berman, for working with us in a bipartisan manner, reaching out to our side to bring this timely resolution to the floor. I especially want to thank our Republican Conference Chair and a great member of our Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Pence, who authored this legislation. I rise in strong support of the fundamental, universal human rights and civil liberties to which the Iranian people are entitled. For 30 years, these rights and freedoms have been denied again and again by an oppressive Iranian regime which uses a sham process with candidates handpicked by the ruling apparatus to create the illusion of political participation. There was no election in Iran this year. There has been no election, no democracy in Iran for decades. The candidates and the winners were again picked in advance by the regime. Real reform, real democracy were never an option. This repressive regime relies on so-called elections to provide a veneer of legitimacy, but that facade has been shattered by the protests taking place in Iran this week. The brutal nature of the Iranian regime is well-documented. On Tuesday, I had the honor of attending, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the release of the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which again cited Iran as a Tier 3 country, among the worst, as the regime that does little, if anything, to prevent men, women, and children from being trafficked for sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude, slavery. Likewise, as the State Department's human rights report for 2008 noted: ``Iran's poor human rights record worsened and it continued to commit numerous serious abuses. The government severely limited citizens' right to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections. Authorities held political prisoners and intensified a crackdown against women's rights reformers, ethnic minority rights activists, student activists, and religious minorities.'' It is a pattern for decades. So we must look beyond the past week, which was only the most recent demonstration of the regime's brutality and authoritarianism. But the Iranian regime is not just a threat to its own people. We cannot afford to lose sight of the threat that it presents to our own national security interests and, indeed, to global peace and security. Iran draws even closer to crossing that nuclear point of no return. Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of our Joint Chiefs of Staff, has stated that Iran has likely enriched enough uranium to make an atomic bomb. International inspectors also report that Iran has enough low- enriched uranium to achieve nuclear weapons breakout capabilities and that issues about possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program remain unresolved. Yet Iran is allowed to continue its nuclear pursuit virtually unchallenged. Additionally, Iran continues to develop chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missiles while arming and bankrolling violent Islamic extremists worldwide. We must bear this in mind when we determine what is the appropriate response to the Iranian regime's policies and actions. But today, Mr. Speaker, we must focus on the hopes of the individual Iranians who have been robbed of a better future for almost 30 years by a regime which only promises nothing but misery and malaise. Now is the time for all responsible nations to stand foresquare with the people of Iran as they seek freedom, as they seek true self-governance at home, as well as to live at peace with the world. We must send a clear signal today to the Iranian regime and all of its proxies and affiliates that free nations will not tolerate further efforts to silence the voice of the Iranian people through violence and coercion. With that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Yes.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, we just have one additional speaker, and I would like to call on the author of the resolution, a great member of our House Foreign Affairs Committee and our conference chair on the Republican side, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) for the remainder of the time.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell), a member of the Budget and the Financial Services Committees.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I'm proud to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), a member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to yield 2 minutes to my legislative brother, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Lincoln Diaz- Balart), a member of the powerful Committee on Rules.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to yield 2 minutes to my good friend from California, Mr. Rohrabacher, the ranking member on the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight on our Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), our esteemed Republican Whip, a member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and a leader on issues related to Iran.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, we have an impressive lineup of speakers on our side. I would like to start by yielding 5 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence), the author of the bill, Republican Conference Chair and an esteemed member of our Committee on Foreign Affairs. (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Inglis), and anytime you would like to.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve my time.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend my good friend, Rabbi Solomon Schiff, for the uplifting prayer that he delivered for all of us today, as well as for his tireless effort to strengthen our religious communities in my home district of south Florida. Rabbi Schiff serves as the Director of Chaplaincy Emeritus for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. In this role, Rabbi Schiff offers educational support and comfort to those in the Jewish communities in the United States, in Israel, and indeed throughout the world. I have long been aware of Rabbi Schiff's commitment and contributions to academia, to the Jewish community, and to the social welfare of all residents of south Florida. The spirit of optimism and determination that Rabbi Schiff possesses can be seen in this week's Torah portion. After returning from the Land of Israel, Caleb reports to the Jewish people that ``we should surely go up, and inherit the land; for we are certainly able.'' Rabbi Schiff's hard work on behalf of the Jewish community has been tireless and always with contagious optimism. No task is too large and no cause is without merit. But his greatest achievement is his family, including his lovely wife, Shirley, and his three adult sons: Elliott, his wife, Alisa, and their children, Michael and Brooke; Jeffrey, his wife, Risa, and their children, Chananya, Moshe and Noah; and Steven, his wife, Jacqueline, and their children, Jennifer and Jeremy. The opening prayer Rabbi Schiff presented today reflects his intellectual fiber, as well as his determination to improve our community and our country. I thank Rabbi Schiff for his invocation and look forward to working with him in the years ahead.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, as the House author of legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, I request that the names of these brave patriots be inserted for history's sake: Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Class, First Name, Name Post-WASP, Name in Training: 43-1, Lovelle, Benesh, (Richards); 43-1, Betty, Blake, (Tackaberry); 43-1, Claire G, Callaghan, (Callaghan); 43-1, Marjorie, Deacon, (Ketchum); 43-1, Marion J, DeGregorio, (Mackey); 43-1, Byrd Howell, Granger, (Granger); 43-1, Marjorie M, Gray, (Gray); 43-1, Ruth, Hellman, (Hellman); 43-1, Evelyn, Howren, (Greenblatt); 43-1, Ann R, Johnson, (Johnson); 43-1, G.C.``Brownie'', Kindig, (Brown); 43-1, Edna C, Kingdon, (Collins); 43-1, Marjorie, Kumler, (Kumler); 43-1, Elizabeth A, Matray, (McKinley); 43-1, Margaret E, McCormick, (McCormick); 43-1, Sidney, Miller, (Miller); 43-1, Eleanor, Morgan, (Boysen); 43-1, Mary Lou, Neale, (Colbert); 43-1, Marylene ``Geri'', Nyman, (Lamphere); 43-1, Vega, Sogg, (Johnson); 43-1, Jane S, Straughan, (Straughan); 43-1, Magda T, Tacke, (Tacke); 43-1, Dorothy L, Young, (Young); 43-2, D. Lewise, Adie, (Coleman); 43-2, Ann R.K., Anderson, (Kary); 43-2, Margaret K, Boylan, (Kerr); 43-2, Catherine, Bridge, (Vail); 43-2, Marion Brown, (Schorr); 43-2, Betty J, Buehner, (Bachman); 43-2, Jane, Carter, (Emerson); 43-2, Lois K, Chaffey, (Gott); 43-2, Iris C, Critcheli, (Cummings); 43-2, Barbara, Darnell, (Russell); 43-2, Katherine, deBarnard, (deBarnard); 43-2, Patricia A, Dickerson, (Dickerson); 43-2, Virginia A, Disney, (Alleman); 43-2, Patricia C, Erickson, (Chadwick); 43-2, Carol, Fillmore, (Fillmore); 43-2, Marie, Genaro, (Muccie); 43-2, Ellen H, Gery, (Gery); 43-2, Frances, Gustayson, (Dias); 43-2, Emily, Harden, (Hiester); 43-2, Ruth R, Hawkins, (Thompson); 43-2, Ruth, Helm, (Dailey); 43-2, Geraldine B, Hill, (Masinter); 43-2, Alma Marie, Hinds, (Jerman); 43-2, Mary D, Huber, (Darling); 43-2, Betty E, Joiner, (Eames); 43-2, Zelda, Lamer, (Lamer); 43-2, Paula, Loop, (Loop); 43-2, Melvina K, Maier, (Maier); 43-2, Rita, McArdle, (Moynahan); 43-2, Jary J, McKay, (Johnson); 43-2, Virginia, Moffatt, (Moffatt); 43-2, Dorothy, Nichols, (Nichols); 43-2, Mary Tufts, O'Brien, (Trotman); 43-2, Avanell, Pinkley, (Pinkley); 43-2, Ruth F, Reynolds, (Franckling); 43-2, Florence L, Roberson, (Lawler); 43-2, Helen, Rownd, (Ricketts); 43-2, Martha D, Rupley, (Wagenseil); 43-2, Elizabeth W, Smith, (Whitlow); 43-2, Helen S, Stone, (Stone); 43-2, Ruth Grimm, Trees, (Trees); 43-2, Margaret A, Tunner, (Hamilton); 43-2, Lila C, Vanderpoel, (Chapman); 43-3, Marcia C, Bellassai, (Courtney); 43-3, Mary N, Beritich, (Beritich); 43-3, Esther D, Berner, (Pool); 43-3, Clarice M, Bessent, (Bessent); 43-3, Katherine A, Brick, (Menges); 43-3, Betty June Budde, (Deuser); 43-3, Mildred, Chapin, (Toner); 43-3, Betty A, Fernandes, (Archibald); 43-3, Gretchen, Graba, (Gorman); 43-3, Frances F, Grimes, (Grimes); 43-3, Lois B, Halley, (Brooks); 43-3, Marion, Hanrahan, (Hanrahan); 43-3, Anna F, Isbell, (Franckman); 43-3, Elaine, Jones, (Jones); 43-3, Louise, Kidd, (Kidd) 43-3, Florence E, Knight, (Knight); 43-3, Mary L, Leatherbee, (Leatherbee); 43-3, Grace B, Mayfield, (Birge); 43-3, Dora, McKeown, (Dougherty); 43-3, Beatrice A.T., Medes, (Medes); 43-3, Elsie D, Monaco, (Dyer); 43-3, Laurine Y, Nielsen, (Nielsen); 43-3, Jean Hanmer, Pearson, (Pearson); 43-3, Virginia B, Pierce, (Crinklaw); 43-3, Elinore, Pyle, (Owen); 43-3, Vilma, Qualls, (Lazar); 43-3, Elin, Raimondi, (Harte); 43-3, Mabel, Rawlinson, (Rawlinson); 43-3, Frederica, Richardson, (McAfee); 43-3, Lillian, Roberts-Risdon, (Conner); 43-3, Joyce E, Secciani, (Sherwood); 43-3, Marie, Shale, (Shale); 43-3, Mary Belle, Smith, (Ahlstrom); 43-3, Isabel, Stinson, (Fenton); 43-3, Shirley, Thackara, (Ingalls); 43-3, Bertha, Trasky, (Link); 43-3, Emma, Ware, (Coulter); 43-3, Lois H, Ziler, (Hollingsworth); 43-4, Nancy Lee, Baker, (Baker); 43-4, Elizabeth, Bane, (Mitchell); 43-4, Eleanor E, Beith, (Moriarity); 43-4, Betty, Berkstresser, (Heinrich); 43-4, Edna Hines, Bishop, (Pedlar); 43-4, Martha H, Born, (Bevins); 43-4, Julia S, Bower, (Sapp); 43-4, Ann C., Brennan, (Brennan); 43-4, Jean T, Brown, (Trench); 43-4, Mary Louise, Brown, (Bowden); 43-4, Jennie E, Burbeck, (Brown); 43-4, Hazel W, Caldwell, (Pracht); 43-4, Helen B ``Peg'', Calhoun, (Calhoun); 43-4, Virginia, Clair, (Clair); 43-4, Mary Ann, Cleary, (Thielges); 43-4, Dorothy R, Colburn, (Colburn); 43-4, Bertha M, Collins, (Miller); 43-4, Vera K, Cook, (Cook); 43-4, Juanita, Cooke, (Bolish); 43-4, Violet C, Cowden, (Thurn); 43-4, Nancye Ruth, Crout, (Lowe); 43-4, Rosa L. Meek, Dickerson, (Fullwood); 43-4, Dwight B, Diel, (Hildinger); 43-4, Janet J, Dirlam, (Zuchowski); 43-4, Bert H, Dodd, (Dodd); 43-4, Marian J, Edwards, (Bradley); 43-4, Mary Edith, Engle, (Engle); 43-4, Natalie L, Fahy, (Ellis); 43-4, Grace C, Fender, (Clark); 43-4, Ruth T, Florey, (Underwood); 43-4, Maryalice, Ford, (L'Hommedieu); 43-4, Lauretta, Foy, (Beaty); 43-4, Ruth I, Gamber, (Gamber); 43-4, Mary E, Grant, (Hines); 43-4, Rosalie L, Grohman, (Grohman); 43-4, Virginia, Hagerstrom, (Jowell); 43-4, Janice R, Harris, (Tate); 43-4, Barbara W, Heinrich, (Willis); 43-4, Gwendolyne E, Hickerson, (Cowart); 43-4, Margery, Holben, (Moore); 43-4, Catherine M, Houser, (Houser); 43-4, Constance L, Howerton, (Llewellyn); 43-4, Joanne M, Jenks, (Trebtoske); 43-4, Rena D'Arcy, Jones, (Wilkes); 43-4, Cornelia Y, Kafka, (Colby); 43-4, Isabel M, Karkau, (Steiner); 43-4, Lyda M, Keefe, (Dunham); 43-4, Willie P, Kelly, (Peacock); 43-4, Lydia N, Kenny, (Lindner); 43-4, Eileen M, Kesti, (Roach); 43-4, Kittie, King, (Leaming); 43-4, Virginia, Krahn, (Luttrell); 43-4, Jean, Landis, (Landis); 43-4, Barbara J, Lazarsky, (Ward); 43-4, Hazel Ying ``Ah Ying'', Lee, (Lee); 43-4, Mary M, Lewis, (Rosso); 43-4, Mary, Lyman, (Clifford); 43-4, Margie, Maddox, (Heckle); 43-4, Doris, Manuel, (Manuel); 43-4, Betty L, Martin, (Naffz); 43-4, Viola, Mason, (Thompson); 43-4, Mary C, McConkey, (Wilson); 43-4, Mary Jane, Meikle, (Stephens); 43-4, Virginia, Meloney, (Malany); 43-4, Ruby E, Menaching, (Mullins); 43-4, Madge A, Minton, (Rutherford); 43-4, Dorothea M, Moorman, (Johnson); 43-4, Mary B, Nelson, (Bowles); 43-4, Patricia L, Newlon, (Hanley); 43-4, Eolyne Y, Nichols, (Nichols); 43-4, Eunice S, Oates, (Oates); 43-4, Dorothy, Olsen, (Kocher); 43-4, June L, Petto, (Ellington); 43-4, Martha J, Phillips, (Potter); 43-4, Jennie X, Reimann, (Hrestu); 43-4, Faith B, Richards, (Buchner); 43-4, Henrietta, Richmond, (Richmond); 43-4, Margaret H, Riviere, (Reeves); 43-4, Jeanne B, Robertson, (Robertson); 43-4, Frances R, Sargent, (Rohrer); 43-4, Helen M, Schaefer, (Schaefer); 43-4, Gene S, Scharlau, (Slack); 43-4, Ethel M, Sharon, (Sharon); 43-4, Dorothea G, Shultz, (Shultz); 43-4, Margaret, Sliker, (Bruns); 43-4, Helen Wyatt, Snapp, (Snapp); 43-4, Patti M, Stadler, (Canada); 43-4, Nancy E, Staples, (Nesbit); 43-4, Alice-Jean, Starr, (May); 43-4, Frances R, Steele, (Sanderson); 43-4, Katherine S, Strehle, (Loft); 43-4, Virginia L, Sweet, (Sweet); 43-4, Alice Jane, Talcott, (Talcott); 43-4, Alta C, Thomas, (Corbett); 43-4, Mary Jo, Tilton, (Farley); 43-4, Kathleen, Titland, (Kelly); 43-4, Mary E, Trebing, (Trebing); 43-4, Marcella J, Tucker, (Fatjo); 43-4, Isabel, Van Lom, (Madison); 43-4, Martha, Volkomener, (Lawson); 43-4, Esther N, Walters, (Reinholdt); 43-4, Virginia F, Watry, (Harris); 43-4, Ann H, Watson, (Howell); 43-4, Violet S, Wierzbicki, (Wierzbicki); 43-4, Mary L, Wiggins, (Wiggins); 43-4, Betty L, Wood, (Taylor); 43-4, Virginia, Wood, (Hill); 43-4, Inez S, Woods, (Woodward); 43-4, Eleanor, Wortz, (Thompson); 43-4, Elizabeth (Sarah?), Lundy, (Pearce); 43-4, Martha M, Lundy, (Lundy); 43-4, Jane, Fllesbach, (Waite); 43-5, Mary, Audrain, (Parker); 43-5, Lorraine, Blaylock, (Sterkel); 43-5, Betty, Boyd, (Shea); 43-5, Ruth A, Boyea, (Anderson); 43-5, Mary ``Pat'', Call, (Hiller); 43-5, Jane, Campbell, (Thomas); 43-5, Charlotte M, Carl, (Mitchell); 43-5, Ann G, Carl, (Baumgartner); 43-5, Janice, Christensen, (Christensen); 43-5, Sylvia D, Clayton, (Dahmes); 43-5, 43-5, Clements, (Clements); 43-5, Ruthmary, Cole, (Buckley); 43-5, Virginia, Cutler, (Streeter); 43-5, Jeanne Perot, D'Ambly, (D'Ambly); 43-5, Solange, D'Hooghe, (D'Hooghe); 43-5, Edna, Davis, (Modisette); 43-5, Helen Irene, DeGray, (Fremd); 43-5, Helen, Dettweiler, (Dettweiler); 43-5, Floella, Downs, (McIntyre); 43-5, Jean L, Dunkle, (Livingston); 43-5, Dorothy Ellen, Ebersbach, (Ebersbach); 43-5, Vivian, Eddy, (Cadman); 43-5, Josephine, Egan, (Pitz); 43-5, Ellen, Endacott, (Endacott); 43-5, Ellen C, Evans, (Croxton); 43-5, Leotta C, Feyen, (Cook); 43-5, Ethel M, Finley, (Meyer); 43-5, Harriet N, Fisher, (MacLane); 43-5, Ruth E, FitzSimons, (FitzSimons); 43-5, Izydora, Focht, (Bochanek); 43-5, Monica, Frasseto, (Flaherty); 43-5, Lillian E, Goodman, (Epsberg); 43-5, Sylvia, Granader, (Schwartz); 43-5, Elizabeth E, Greene, (Greene); 43-5, Kathryn S, Gunderson, (Stark); 43-5, Virginia C, Hammond, (Wilson); 43-5, Mary, Hartson, (Hartson); 43-5, Geraldine P, Hill, (Hill); 43-5, Marion S, Hodgson, (Stegeman); 43-5, Helen, Holland, (Turner); 43-5, Charlotte, Hughes, (Niles); 43-5, Celia M, Hunter, (Hunter); 43-5, Ruth C, Johnson, (Carter); 43-5, Geraldine H, Jordan, (Hardman); 43-5, Frances, Kari, (Green); 43-5, Ann M, Kenney, (Karlson); 43-5, Julie E, Ledbetter, (Ledbetter); 43-5, Irene G, Lindner, (Gregory); 43-5, Alice, Lovejoy, (Lovejoy); 43-5, Allison B, McBride, (Burns); 43-5, Jill S, McCormick, (McCormick); 43-5, Lucille F, McVey, (Friesen); 43-5, Ruth, Muller, (Lindley); 43-5, Pauline, Mulligan, (Markle); 43-5, Roberta E, Mundt, (Mundt); 43-5, Marianne I, Nutt, (Beard); 43-5, Yvonne C ``Pat'', Pateman, (Pateman); 43-5, Elizabeth H, Pfister, (Haas); 43-5, Helen, Pozzobon, (Hague); 43-5, Anne Armstrong, Proctor, (McClellan); 43-5, Nadine, Ramsey, (Ramsey); 43-5, Gayle, Reed, (Bevis); 43-5, Helen, Richey, (Richey); 43-5, Margaret, Ringenberg, (Ray); 43-5, Annabelle, Rotbart, (Kekic); 43-5, Barbara, Runton, (Hicks); 43-5, Ellenor Bell, Schaffer, (Kurten); 43-5, Jane S, Scott, (Scott); 43-5, Dawn Y, Seymour, (Rochow-Balden); 43-5, Helen B, Sheffer, (Porter); 43-5, Marjorie T, Sizemore, (Popell); 43-5, Jean M, Springer, (Mohrman); 43-5, Eugenia St., Martin, (Garvin); 43-5, Margaret C, Stegall, (Cox); 43-5, Caryl W, Stortz, (Jones); 43-5, Shirley, Teer, (Slade); 43-5, Marjorie, Thompson, (Sanford); 43-5, Doris V, Tracy, (Bristol); 43-5, Marion, Trick, (Carlstrom); 43-5, Irma, Weigel, (Cleveland); 43-5, Ruth, Wheeler, (Hagemann); 43-5, Macie Jo, Wheelis, (Myers); 43-5, Harriet L, White, (Urban); 43-5, F. Virginia, Williams, (Acher); 43-5, Wilma B, Wine, (Morehead); 43-6, Helen T, Abell, (Abell); 43-6, Moya, Anonson, (Mitchell); 43-6, Louesa F, Beard, (Thompson); 43-6, Lana B, Boxberger, (Cusack); 43-6, Mary T, Breitenstein, (McDonnell); 43-6, Hazel M, Brooks, (Pierce); 43-6, Blanche, Bross, (Osborn); 43-6, Rebecca H, Brown, (Edwards); 43-6, Martha L, Bullock, (Smith); 43-6, Mildred C, Caldwell, (Caldwell); 43-6, Mimi P, Carrere, (Platter); 43-6, Mildred M, Christiansen, (McClelland); 43-6, Carol E, Cook, (Webb); 43-6, Ann, Currier, (Waidner); 43-6, Lauretta A, Darcy, (Darcy); 43-6, Shirley J, deGonzales, (Condit); 43-6, Lorena B, Dorr, (Daly); 43-6, Adeline, Ellison, (Wolak); 43-6, Enid C, Fisher, (Fisher); 43-6, Libby, Gardner, (Gardner); 43-6, Joann, Garrett, (Garrett); 43-6, Bethel G, Gibbons, (Gibbons); 43-6, Patricia A, Gibson, (Bowser); 43-6, Margaret, Grant, (Callahan); 43-6, Margaret M, Hatfield, (Wendelin); 43-6, Dorothy, Henesy, (Hopkins); 43-6, Dorothy P, Hoover, (Hoover); 43-6, Jean M, Howard, (Taylor); 43-6, Margaret M, Hurlburt, (Hurlburt); 43-6, Bernice, Hylton, (Hylton); 43-6, Evelyn M, Jackson, (Stewart); 43-6, Capitola, Johnson, (Whittaker); 43-6, Nancy Ruth, Johnson, (Johnson); 43-6, Grace R, Jones, (Putman); 43-6, Catherine E, Jones, (Jones); 43-6, Lorene M, Keyfauver, (Chambers); 43-6, Nelle L, Klein, (Carmody); 43-6, Margaret, Kocher, (Helburn); 43-6, Katherine, Kornblum, (Kupferberg); 43-6, Eleanor L, Lawry, (Feeley); 43-6, Bernice, Lechow, (Moore); 43-6, Elizabeth L, Loveless, (Carsey); 43-6, Ann C, Madden, (Criswell); 43-6, Florence J, Marston, (Niemiec); 43-6, Margaret L, McAnally, (Castle); 43-6, Lucy B, Walker, McGinnis, (UNK); 43-6, Alice L, Middleton, (Middleton); 43-6, Anna L, Monkiewicz, (Flynn); 43-6, Corinne W, Nienstedt, (Nienstedt); 43-6, Jane Patch-Crowder, (Wilson); 43-6, Frances B, Pullen, (Buford); 43-6, Mary Ruth, Rance, (Rance); 43-6, Lola C, Ricci, (Perkins); 43-6, Margaret, Roberts, (Wissler); 43-6, Ruth, Roberts, (Roberts); 43-6, Rose, Ross, (Penn); 43-6, Eleanor, Rust, (Alexander); 43-6, Velma, Morrison, Saunders, (Saunders); 43-6, Mary E, Scantland, (Scantland); 43-6, Nancy L, Sendelbach, (Featherhoff); 43-6, Maxine S, Smith, (Steward); 43-6, Evelyn L, Stephens, (Fletcher); 43-6, Margaret R, Stevenson, (Kirchner); 43-6, Irma``Babe'', Story, (Story); 43-6, Rita G, Stump, (Cason); 43-6, Elizabeth M, Sullivan, (McGeorge); 43-6, Frances M, Tanassy, (Snyder); 43-6, Marion R, Tibbetts, (Tibbetts); 43-6, Evelyn L, Tomlinson, (Tomlinson); 43-6, Ruth W, Tompkins, (Westheimer); 43-6, Evelyn L, Trammel, (Trammel); 43-6, Deborah, Truax, (Truax); 43-6, Marjorie, Wakeham, (Wakeham); 43-6, Margery, Ware, (Taylor); 43-6, Virginia, Waterer, (Broome); 43-6, Dorothy E, Webb, (Webb); 43-6, Rita D, Webster, (Davoly); 43-6, Bonnie Jean, Welz, (Weiz); 43-6, A. Lee, Wheelwright, (Leonard); 43-6, Orpha M, Wilson, (Brunsvoid); 43-6, Maxine A, Wright, (Nolt); 43-6, Virginia H, Yates, (Yates); 43-6, Margaret, Lowell-Wallace, (Lowell-Wallace); 43-7, Leonora H, Anderson, (Horton); 43-7, Dorothy A, Avery, (Avery); 43-7, Mildred D, Axton, (Axton); 43-7, Jean McCartney, Babb, (Babb); 43-7, Sylvia B, Barter, (Barter); 43-7, M. Allaire, Bennett, (Bennett); 43-7, Thelma N, Bluhm, (Harris); 43-7, Caro, Bosca, (Bayley, 43-7, Nell S, Bright, (Stevenson); 43-7, Mary Helen, Burke, (Burke); 43-7, Elizabeth P, Carroll, (Hartz); 43-7, Betty J, Clark, (Clark); 43-7, Carolyn, Clayton, (Clayton); 43-7, Emeral, Drummond, (Drummond); 43-7, Lois, Durham, (Bolen); 43-7, Babette, Edinger, (DeMoe); 43-7, Eleanore C, Folk, (Bryant); 43-7, Dorothy, Fowler, (Fowler); 43-7, Doris L, Garrison, (LeFevre); 43-7, Mary A, Gresham, (Gresham); 43-7, Lela, Harding, (Loudder); 43-7, L. Ann, Hazzard, (Morgan); 43-7, Jane P, Hlavacek, (Page); 43-7, Ann R, Holaday, (Holaday); 43-7, Virginia M, Hope, (Hope); 43-7, Neva, Hubbard, (Calderwood); 43-7, Frances M, Hunt, (Thompson); 43-7, Katherine R, Irons, (Clewis); 43-7, Marian, Isbill, (Isbill); 43-7, Phyllis M, Jarman, (Jarman); 43-7, Aleta M, Johnson, (Grill); 43-7, Mitchell I, Long, (Long); 43-7, Marian G, Mann, (Mann); 43-7, Marie E, Marsh, (Barrett); 43-7, Isabel E, Martell, (Tynon); 43-7, Dorothy I, McLean, (McLean); 43-7, Tex, Meachem, (Brown); 43-7, Carolyn C, Miller, (Culpepper); 43-7, Katharine J, Moore, (Merritt); 43-7, Anne C, Oliver, (Dessert); 43-7, Helen T, Pittenger, -(Barrick); 43-7, Constance Y, Reynolds, (Young); 43-7, Robbie, Rinehart, (Grace); 43-7, Jean C, Rose, (Parker); 43-7, Gertrude, Silver, (Tompkins); 43-7, MozelleI, Simpson, (Simpson); 43-7, Katherine L, Steele, (Landry); 43-7, Patricia J, Sullivan, (Seares); 43-7, Jane, Tallman, (Tallman); 43-7, Audrey, Tardy, (Tardy); 43-7, Wilhelmina M, Teerling, (Teerling); 43-7, Gene K, Wakeley, (Smith); 43-7, Justice Mary C, Walters, (Coon); 43-7, Sara, Winston, (Chapin); 43-7, Lucile D, Wise, (Doll); 43-7, M. Winifred, Wood, (Wood); 43-7, Yvonne C, Wood, (Ashcraft); 43-7, Lillian, Yonally, (Lorraine); 43-7, Doris H, Zaloudek, (Ellena); 43-8, Adaline B, Adams, (Blank); 43-8, Esther, Ammerman, (Mueller); 43-8, Lois M, Auchteronie, (Dobbins); 43-8, Rae E, Barnes, (Barnes); 43-8, May Pietz, Behrend, (Ball); 43-8, Frances A, Blakeslee, (Jensen); 43-8, Ruth, Brown, (Humphreys); 43-8, Marilyn L, Browning, (Seafield); 43-8, Elvira G, Cardin, (Griggs); 43-8, Jacqueline L, Carmine, (Lake 43-8, Ann L, Clay, (Lincoln); 43-8, Janet A, Downer, (Hatch); 43-8, Marjorie, Dresbach, (Selfridge); 43-8, Elizabeth V, Dressler, (Chadwick); 43-8, Elizabeth Jana, Eberly, (Crawford); 43-8, Irene K, Englund, (Kinne); 43-8, Jocelyn, Evernham, (Moore); 43-8, Mary E, Fearey, (Estill); 43-8, Maxine E, Flournoy, (Edmondson); 43-8, Joalene, Foster, (Snodgress); 43-8, Mary M, Furn, (Furn); 43-8, Donna S, Glendinning, (Spellick); 43-8, Jeannette, Goodrum, (Gagnon); 43-8, Helen M, Hansen, (Skjersaa); 43-8, Lois Gene, Holman, (French); 43-8, Bobbye C, Jersig, (Crain); 43-8, Effie M, Kempton, (Pratt); 43-8, Dorothy M, Kielty, (Kielty); 43-8, Doris M, Long, (Moffat); 43-8, Helen Jane, Luts, (Trigg); 43-8, Elizabeth S, Lux, (Stavrum); 43-8, Loes M, MacKenzie, (Monk); 43-8, Dori M, Martin, (Marland); 43-8, Marcia W, Milner, (Wenzel); 43-8, Elizabeth Munoz, (Keatts); 43-8, Lois L, Nash, (Nash); 43-8, Patricia M, Perry, (Jones); 43-8, Margot F, Reck, (Reck); 43-8, Jeanette Rhamsey, (Robbins); 43-8, Marjorie Rolle, (Logan); 43-8, Iris H, Schupp, (Heiliman); 43-8, Andrea C, Shaw, (Shaw); 43-8, Margaret Slaymaker, (McNamara); 43-8, Kathryn Stamps, (Stamps); 43-8, Marion Toevs, (Toevs); 43-8, Betty E, Trout, (Wright); 43-8, Dorothy I, Warfield, (Aspell); 43-8, Frances B, Warms, (McInerney); 43-8, Doris D, Williams, (Williams); 44-1, Gwen O, Barthelmess, (Crosby); 44-1, Adele F, Beyer, (Beyer); 44-1, Betty J, Brickford, (Bechtold); 44-1, Harriett C, Call, (Kenyon); 44-1, Ida F, Carter, (Carter); 44-1, E. Marie, Clark, (Mountain); 44-1, Mardo C, Crane, (Crane); 44-1, Katherine Dussaq, (Dussaq); 44-1, Dorothy A, Eby, (Krasovec); 44-1, Bonnie Edmunds, (Edmunds); 44-1, Madelyn M, Eggleston, (Taylor); 44-1, Dorothy J, Eppstein, (Dodd); 44-1, Gene T, FitzPatrick, (Shaffer); 44-1, Anna M, Frenzel, (Logan); 44-1, Doris C, Gee, (Gee); 44-1, Rosemary, Hall, (Hall); 44-1, Dorothy E, Henry, (Henry); 44-1, Madelon, Hill, (Burcham); 44-1, Jeanette Jean, Jenkins, (Jenkins); 44-1, Ruth Craig, Jones, (Jones); 44-1, Edith, Keene, (Keene); 44-1, Emily I, Kline, (Porter); 44-1, Mary, McCabe, (Koth); 44-1, Ethel D, McDonald, (Hoskins); 44-1, Martha A, Mitchell, (Wilkins); 44-1, Catherine A, Murphy, (Murphy); 44-1, Doris, Nathan, (Burmester); 44-1, Alberta, Nicholson, (Hunt); 44-1, Anne, Noggle, (Noggle); 44-1, Virginia D, O'Neill, (Stell); 44-1, Mary A, O'Rourke, (Jershin); 44-1, Anne B, Rawlings, (Bartholf); 44-1, H. 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Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as the House sponsor of this legislation, I rise in strong support of Senate bill 614, a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, WASP. And here is a picture, Mr. Speaker, of the WASP, one of the many pictures, but as the previous speaker pointed out, not enough recognition was paid to them. Special thanks for this bill go to Financial Service Chairman Barney Frank and Ranking Member Spencer Bachus and their staff as well for their assistance in bringing this legislation to the floor today. I would also like to thank my staff, Mr. Speaker, particularly Captain Deanna Nieves, right behind me, United States Marine Corps, who's serving as a defense fellow in my office for the remainder of the year. Her efforts were instrumental in achieving the required number of cosponsors for this bill in record time. And Sarah Gamino, sitting next to her, worked so hard on all of our office projects. Thanks to all of the great staff work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, as has been pointed out, the bill before us today honors a special sisterhood of women, most of them in their 80s, who share a unique place in American history. These women have been mothers and grandmothers, teachers and office workers, nurses, business owners, photographers, and dancers. One was even a nun. But before that they were pilots for the United States Army Corps during World War II. They are heroines. Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, were the first women in history to fly America's military aircraft. Between the years of 1942 and 1944, these courageous women volunteered to fly noncombat missions so that every available male pilot could be deployed into combat. More than 25,000 women applied for the program, but only 1,830 qualified women pilots were accepted. Unlike their male counterparts, women applicants were required to be qualified pilots before they could even apply for the Army Air Force military flight training program. Altogether, 1,102 women earned their wings and went on to fly over 60 million miles for the Army Air Forces, equal to some 2,500 times around the globe. Their performance was equal in every way to that of male pilots. With the exception of direct combat missions, the WASP flew the same aircraft and the same missions as male pilots. Women pilots were used to tow targets for male pilots who were using live ammunition, for searchlight missions, chemical missions, engineering test flying, and countless other exercises. In 1944 the WASP were disbanded, their service records sealed and classified. By the time the war ended, Mr. Speaker, 38 women pilots had lost their lives while flying for our country. Their families were not allowed to have an American flag placed on their coffins. And although they took the military oath and were promised military status, the WASP never were recognized as military personnel nor were they ever recognized as veterans at the war's end. In 1977, more than 30 years after the WASP had served, another woman pioneer, Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, introduced legislation to grant the WASP veterans status. Speaking of the day when women would be fully integrated into the military, WASP Byrd Howell Granger noted: ``If the Nation ever again needs them, American women will respond. Never again will they have to prove they can do any flying job the military has. Not as an experiment. Not to fill in for men. They will fly as commissioned officers in the future Air Force of the United States with equal pay, hospitalization, insurance, veterans' benefits. The WASP have earned it for these women of the future.'' And the WASP were indeed and continue to be true pioneers whose example paved the way for the Armed Forces to lift the ban on women attending military flight training in the 1970s. Today women in the military fly every type of aircraft, from the F-15 to the space shuttle. My daughter-in-law, Lindsay Nelson, a Marine Corps pilot, is part of the lasting legacy of WASP. Lindsay, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, served two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, where she flew the F/A-18 fighter jet. I'm so proud of Lindsay and of all our servicewomen, past and present, who continue to inspire young women to achieve the unfathomable. By definition, the Congressional Gold Medal is the highest expression of Congress of national appreciation for the most heroic, courageous, and outstanding individuals. Given the overwhelming support for this legislation, as evidenced by the bipartisan support of 334 cosponsors in the House companion legislation, I am confident that Members of this Chamber deem the WASP as deserving of this honor. Of the 1,102 WASP, more than 300 are still alive today and are residing in almost every State of our country. Join me in paying homage to these trailblazers and these patriots who served our country without question and with no expectation of recognition or praise. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes on this bill, to award the WASP the Congressional Gold Medal, and request its prompt signing into law. For history's sake, I will submit for printing in the Congressional Record the names of the 1,102 WASP. I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway) whose district covers Sweetwater, Texas, which is home to the WASP. This is where they trained, and that is where their museum is.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I would like to grant an additional 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I would like to honor one of South Florida's most distinguished residents, Dr. Esteban Fernandez. Through his extreme devotion to the field of publishing and his intense belief in the Christian faith, Dr. Fernandez has facilitated the diffusion of Christian ideas between differing languages and cultures, and dedicated himself to knowledge. Dr. Fernandez holds a doctorate in Philosophy with an emphasis in leadership and organization. He also holds a degree of licentiate in Theology awarded by the Faculty of Theological and Religious Studies of Casa Sobre La Roca. In addition, Dr. Fernandez has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Literature from Logos Christian College and an honorary Doctorate of Christian Counseling by Rhema University. His tenure at Editorial Vida saw into fruition the Spanish language version of several important Christian texts, the most notable of which is La Biblia Nueva Version Internacional. Dr. Fernandez also organized the translation and publication of Rick Warren's A Purpose Driven Life. He was also recognized as one of the ten best executives for his leadership at Editorial Vida in 2007. The great success that Dr. Esteban Fernandez has achieved is a result of his passionate devotion to his field and faith and I am truly grateful to call him a friend.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I feel like I am experiencing deja vu. The seemingly same arguments that opponents of General Petraeus and his Iraq surge strategy used just under 2 years ago about Iraqis and the Iraqi government and their commitment to fighting extremist groups, they are making an appearance today in this Chamber with respect to Pakistan. U.S. commanders have just begun to assess the situation on the ground to determine the need to implement that new strategy, and some of the speakers today are already tying the U.S.' hands while prejudging the response of Pakistan. We should be focusing on success, on prevailing against al Qaeda, prevailing against the Taliban, not anticipating failure. While the authors of this bill seek to empower our Pakistani partners to confront insurgency and militarism, I feel that this bill will actually inadvertently have a counterproductive impact by potentially making the Pakistani government appear subservient to the United States, as Senator Kerry suggested. This bill could weaken Pakistani democracy as well as could potentially fuel paranoia, wild conspiracy theories that help give rise to that country's visceral and deep-seated anti-American feelings. So I urge my colleagues to look at this bill, examine carefully what we are doing to our military, what we are doing to this new administration, and come to the correct conclusion that they should oppose this bill.