[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17320]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         TRIBUTE TO ALEX EUCARE

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
efforts of a patriotic American. On September 14, 2001, Senator Mitch 
McConnell and I introduced S. 1431, a bill to authorize the Secretary 
of the Treasury to issue War Bonds in support of recovery and response 
efforts relating to the September 11, 2001 hijackings and attacks on 
the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
  After the news media broadcast our efforts, Mr. Alex Eucare of 
Gaithersburg, MD heard about the bill and moved to reserve the Internet 
domain name ``warbonds.com'' and toll free telephone number ``866-WAR-
BOND'' to ensure that others attempting to improperly profit or exploit 
Americans would not be able to do so.
  This action by a concerned and caring citizen such as Alex Eucare 
makes me proud to call myself an American. His act was selfless and 
unsolicited. Patriotic efforts like this are taking place all over our 
great nation. There is no doubt in my mind, that with a collaboration 
of these efforts, we will prevail, both in solidifying our unity as a 
nation and in punishing those responsible for these acts of terror.
  As my good friend Senator McConnell noted, ``Alex's foresight in 
reserving the domain name and toll free number is yet another example 
of the thoughtful and compassionate nature of Americans. It is those 
very qualities that Senator Burns and I are confident will make War 
Bonds such a success.''

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