[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1491-E1492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2007

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
St. Joseph Health System, which has received a prestigious 2007 Great 
Workplace Award from the Gallup Organization recognizing the company as 
one of the twelve best places to work worldwide. St. Joseph Health 
System operates hospitals and clinics throughout California and is an 
important healthcare provider for residents of California's First 
District.
  The First District is home to three of St. Joseph's hospitals: 
Redwood Regional Hospital in Fortuna, St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, 
and Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa. I have had a long and 
productive working relationship with these hospitals--as has my wife, 
Jan, who fondly recalls her days working in Queen of the Valley with 
Sister Ann.
  These hospitals have been fixtures in the North Coast health care 
delivery system for decades. St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka opened in 
1920 in response to the influenza epidemic. It was the first full-
service hospital in that area, staffed by 18 Sisters and one lay nurse. 
Today, St. Joseph Health System is the second largest employer in 
Humboldt County.
  Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa is recognized as one of 
the region's premier treatment centers. Founded over 40 years ago, 
today it specializes in cardiovascular medicine and a full range of 
cancer prevention, diagnostic, and treatment services.
  St. Joseph Health System is one of the ministries of the St. Joseph 
Sisters of Orange, a religious order dedicated to social justice, 
education, and healthcare. In addition to the order's work at St. 
Joseph Health System, they are a sponsoring religious order of Loyola 
Marymount University and provide funding for Taller San Jose, a center 
for the empowerment and education of Latino young adults living in 
poverty.
  Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we congratulate 
St. Joseph Health System for receiving a 2007 Great Workplace Award, 
and acknowledge the contributions they have made to the health of 
citizens throughout California and the other states in which they 
serve.
    

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2007 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JULY 17
     Time to be announced
       Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to markup the nomination of Charles L. 
           Hopkins, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
           of Veterans Affairs (Operations, Preparedness, Security 
           and Law Enforcement).
                                              Room to be announced
     10 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
       African Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the efficacy of democratic 
           developments in Sub-Sahara Africa.
                                                            SD-419
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine improving air services to 
           small and rural communities.
                                                            SR-253
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert 
           Boldrey, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
           Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
           Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, 
           Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
           the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and R. Lyle Laverty, 
           of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior 
           for Fish and Wildlife.
                                                            SD-406
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine federal acquisition, focusing 
           on ways to strengthen competition and accountability.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the prosecution of Ignacio 
           Ramos and Jose Compean.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To continue hearings to examine the readiness of the 
           Census Bureau for the 2010 census.
                                                            SD-342
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine protocol Amending the 
           Convention Between the Government of the United States 
           of America and the Government of the Republic of 
           Finland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the 
           Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on 
           Income and on Capital, signed at Helsinki May 31, 2006 
           (the ``Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 109-18), protocol 
           Amending the Convention Between the Government of the 
           United States of America and the Government of the 
           Kingdom of Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation 
           and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to 
           Taxes on Income signed at Copenhagen May 2, 2006 (the 
           ``Protocol'') (Treaty Doc.109-19), and protocol 
           Amending the Convention Between the United States of 
           America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the 
           Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of 
           Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and 
           Capital and to Certain Other Taxes, Signed on August 
           29, 1989, signed at Berlin June 1, 2006 (the 
           ``Protocol''), along with a related Joint Declaration 
           (Treaty Doc.109-20), and Convention Between the 
           Government of the United States of America and the 
           Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance 
           of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion 
           with Respect to Taxes on Income and accompanying 
           Protocol, signed on November 27, 2006, at Brussels (the 
           ``proposed Treaty'') (Treaty Doc. 110-3).
                                                            SD-419
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Retirement and Aging Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the federal response to the 
           Alzheimer's epidemic.
                                                            SD-628
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Department of Veterans 
           Affairs and Department of Defense education issues.
                                                            SD-562

                                JULY 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine modernization of Federal 
           Housing Administration programs.
                                                            SD-538
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the federal 
           response to ensuring the safety of Chinese imports.
                                                            SR-253
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider S. 625, to protect the 
           public health by providing the Food and Drug 
           Administration with certain authority to regulate 
           tobacco products, S. 1183, to enhance and further 
           research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation 
           and the quality of life for persons living with 
           paralysis and other physical disabilities, S. 1551, to 
           amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
           making progress toward the goal of eliminating 
           tuberculosis, and S. 579, to amend the Public Health 
           Service Act to authorize the Director of the National 
           Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make 
           grants for the development and operation of research 
           centers regarding environmental factors that may be 
           related to the etiology of breast cancer, and other 
           pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-106
       Judiciary
         To continue oversight hearings to examine the Department 
           of Justice.
                                                            SH-216
     10:30 a.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine abuse of elderly citizens, 
           focusing on prevention methods.
                                                            SD-628
     2 p.m.
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine increasing government 
           accountability and ensuring fairness in small business 
           contracting.
                                                           SR-428A

                                JULY 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the semiannual monetary 
           policy report to the Congress.
                                                            SD-538
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the mayoral proposal to 
           reform the District of Columbia's public school system, 
           focusing on assessments, assurances, and 
           accountability.
                                                            SD-342
     2:45 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine pending judicial nominations.
                                                            SD-226

                                JULY 24
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the protection of children on 
           the internet.
                                                            SR-253

                                JULY 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Department of 
           Veterans Affairs health care funding.
                                                            SD-562

                                JULY 31
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Thomas J. 
           Barrett, of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of 
           Transportation, Ronald Spoehel, of Virginia, to be 
           Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration, and William G. Sutton, Jr., of 
           Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
                                                            SR-253