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August 3, 2012     CONGRESSIONAL RECORD  Extensions of Remarks          E1397
that most women will not have to be put in a                                   HONORING REPRESENTATIVE
situation where they have to choose. So, I ask                                          ELENA PARENT
my Republican colleagues to join me in supporting
the implementation of the Affordable
Care Act, which will provide the needed access
to affordable health care and contraceptives
and in doing so, not put women in the
position where they have to consider abortion.
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HONORING NEW JERSEY'S PROUD
AGRICULTURAL TRADITION AND
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FARMS
LOCATED IN THE 11TH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT





HON. ADAM SMITH
OF WASHINGTON 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I
rise to honor the Port of Seattle for receiving
the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support
Freedom Award. The Port of Seattle is
one of just fifteen employers across the country
to receive this honor.
Each year, the Employer Support of the
Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department
of Defense, awards employers with their
annual Freedom Award. This is the Department
of Defense's highest recognition awarded
to employers for their exceptional support
of Guard and Reserve employees. More than
3,000 nominations from Guardsmen and Reservists
, or their family members on their behalf
, were submitted and the Port of Seattle
distinguished themselves among all the nominees.
A Naval Reservist nominated the Port of Seattle
because of the Port's focus on hiring military
members and veterans, as well as for
their participation in the military's Transition
Assistance Program. Twenty percent of the
Port's employees have served in the military
and the Port has started a fellowship program
to help returning service members transition
from active duty to the civilian workforce. The
Port of Seattle's efforts at employing Guardsmen
and Reservists serves as a model for
other port districts that are establishing programs
to hire more service members.
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I
honor the Port of Seattle for their superb treatment
of Guard and Reserve employees. The
Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is
a well-deserved honor.