[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1387-E1388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DICK ROBINSON

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 9, 2018

  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of Dick Robinson who is to receive the Distinction 
Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's Rocky Mountain Chapter 
on October 10th, 2018.
  I have had the privilege of knowing Dick for many years. His story is 
truly a remarkable one. A fourth generation Colorado resident, he is a 
graduate of Colorado State University and has dedicated most of his 
life to bettering our state and community through countless charitable 
and community projects; while during much of that time maintaining his 
family's dairy business alongside his brother. Mr. Robinson embodies a 
spirit of service, recognized throughout the state of Colorado.
  Dick Robinson began his career of service in the U.S. Army, earning a 
Silver Star,

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Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, while leading troops as an artillery 
officer during the Korean War. Upon his return home to Colorado, he, 
along with his brother, turned Robinson Dairy into a nationally 
regarded business. After selling it in 1999, Dick Robinson became the 
Co-Founder of the Dean Foods Denver operation. Throughout his 
successful business career, he has also taken on many additional 
responsibilities. These have included, serving as the chair of 
charities such as the Milk Processor's Education Program, the Denver 
Area Council Boy Scouts of America, the Greater Denver Chamber of 
Commerce, the Rose Community Foundation as well as many other 
organizations to better our community. Some of his other commitments 
include the boards of the Denver Art Museum, HCA-HealthONE, and Regis 
University.
  Dick Robinson's spirit of service is invaluable in the Denver Metro 
area where he has been so active, and it is in the spirit of this 
service that he is celebrated by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation 
Distinction Award. Congratulations to Dick Robinson.

                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of 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 Wednesday, October 10, 2018 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               OCTOBER 11
     Time to be announced
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         Business meeting to consider S. 2679, to provide access 
           to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus 
           property to veteran-owned small businesses, S. 3552, to 
           amend the Small Business Act to adjust the real estate 
           appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program of the 
           Small Business Administration to bring those thresholds 
           into line with the thresholds used by the Federal 
           banking regulators, S. 3553, to amend the Small 
           Business Act to adjust the real estate appraisal 
           thresholds under the section 504 program of the Small 
           Business Administration to bring those thresholds into 
           line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking 
           regulators, S. 3554, to extend the effective date for 
           the sunset for collateral requirements for Small 
           Business Administration disaster loans, an original 
           bill entitled, ``National Guard and Reserve 
           Entrepreneurship Act'', and an original bill entitled, 
           ``Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018''.
                                                               TBA
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To receive a closed briefing on the military threat posed 
           by near peer adversaries China and Russia.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
           Guard
         To hold hearings to examine the future of the fleets, 
           focusing on Coast Guard and National Oceanic and 
           Atmospheric Administration ship recapitalization.
                                                            SR-253
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the cryptocurrency and 
           blockchain ecosystem.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine blackstart and other system 
           restoration plans in the electric utility industry.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on the Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 2785, to designate 
           foreign persons who improperly interfere in United 
           States elections as inadmissible aliens, S. 3178, to 
           amend title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching 
           as a deprivation of civil rights, and the nominations 
           of Jonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United 
           States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Kenneth D. 
           Bell, to be United States District Judge for the 
           Western District of North Carolina, Stephanie A. 
           Gallagher, to be United States District Judge for the 
           District of Maryland, Mary S. McElroy, to be United 
           States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, 
           Carl J. Nichols, to be United States District Judge for 
           the District of Columbia, John M. O'Connor, to be 
           United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern 
           and Western Districts of Oklahoma, and Martha Maria 
           Pacold, Mary M. Rowland, and Steven C. Seeger, each to 
           be a United States District Judge for the Northern 
           District of Illinois.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of John Mark 
           Pommersheim, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
           Republic of Tajikistan, Department of State.
                                                            SD-419
     2 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                               OCTOBER 16
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rita 
           Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary 
           of Energy (Nuclear Energy), Bernard L. McNamee, of 
           Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
           Regulatory Commission, and Raymond David Vela, of 
           Texas, to be Director of the National Park Service, 
           Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 17
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
         To hold hearings to examine implications of China's 
           presence and investment in Africa.
                                                            SR-222

                               OCTOBER 18
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine pilot programs at 
           Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
                                                            SD-538