Congratulations! Nevada Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council will help ignite the silver state with vision and enthusiasm
By Jennifer Kung

A good news is for many people in Nevada!

Rory Reid, Hillary Clinton’s Nevada Chair, announced the formation of the Nevada Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leadership Council on June 22, 2007. Rory is now the Chairman and Commissioner of Clark County Commission, Nevada.

“Throughout her career, Hillary Clinton has recognized the important role that our cultural and ethnic diversity plays in the fabric of American society,” said council member Rozita Lee. “She is the candidate with the experience and the vision to unite us, and get our country back on track. I am proud to support Hillary Clinton, and to be a part of such a wonderful group of leaders working on her behalf in Nevada.” *1

A list of the founding members of this Council has been posted.*2

“We are very excited to have such a talented, dedicated group in Senator Clinton’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council,” said Reid. “This will be a very hands-on group whose efforts will go a long way to help reach out to diverse AAPI communities in every corner of the state and promote involvement in the caucus, and in Senator Clinton’s campaign. We are grateful for their support and happy to have them aboard.” *3

Nevada is getting more important!

"109 Nevada endorsements for Senator Clinton, including the founding members of three Nevada Leadership Councils comprised of leaders in the Hispanic, African American and Asian-American Pacific Islander communities. Each of these Leadership Councils is expanding its membership, with more members from a wide range of industries and backgrounds lending their time and community knowledge to our organizing efforts," stated Hilarie Grey, Nevada Communications Director in Nevada, in her report entitled 'Nevada by the Numbers' on July 11, 2007.*4

Vision may develop its power to direct what tommorrow will look like. Vision is having an acute sense of the possible. The thing what others can not see, it can be seen by vision. Something extraordinary will occur when those with similar visions are drawn together. The goal of John F. Kennedy set in 1060 to place a man on the moon by 1970 drew many million people's efforts in achieving the dream. John had the vision. The result is now history with reality.

"John F. Kennedy was a living example of Mitchell Kapor's belief that, 'If you can genuinely present a picture that makes sense to people, that unifies the seemingly disperate elements of their experience, if you can give people something they can resonate with because it's meaningful, then they'll be immensely responsive to it.' JFK presented that picture and America responded." *5

Enthusiasm is important, especially very important to many things in our lives. We need to push our valuable vision through enthusiasm.

Nevada Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council will ignite the silver state with vision and enthusiasm.

Wish the Council a great Success!

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References

*1. Clinton, Hillary. 'Campaign Announces Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council,' "A search of information about 'The press release by the website of HillaryClinton.com in June 22, 2007' on the Google.com," (July 24, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will help bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community!' "Section 'Business & Administration' of WBTI's website" (July 18, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*3. Clinton. Ibid.
*4. Grey, Hilarie. 'Nevada by the Numbers,' "A profile by Nevada Communications Director in Nevada," (July 11, 2007), New York: Nevada Headquarters of Hillary for President.
*5. Glenn Van Ekeren, "Speaker's Source Book II," (Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press, 1994,) 130.

There's only one way to make history: together
Because working together, there's nothing we can't achieve!
By Hillary Rodham Clinton

Dear judy,

There's only one way to change America: together. There's only one way to make history: together.

And I'm so proud to have you by my side as we take our country back after six and a half years of cronyism and corruption, incompetence and deception.

Every "You go girl!" and "Give em Hill!", every letter of support you've sent, every dollar you've contributed, every friend you've recruited, every blog you've written, every house party you've attended, every petition you've signed, every time you've shown your support, every one of these things is the heart and soul of my campaign.

To put it simply: I owe the success of my campaign to each and every one of you. And to the skeptics who doubt the strength of our grassroots community, I say you've proven them wrong.

Now I want to share an astonishing -- and humbling -- number: 981,440. That's how many of you have supported my campaign for change.

Let's get to a million supporters.

Sign up your family and friends and coworkers. Have them sign up theirs. Tell them we're about to reach a million strong. Tell them we're making history together. And the person who is our one millionth supporter -- along with one of our current supporters, like you -- will travel with me and my team on the campaign trail to roll up our sleeves for a whirlwind day.

Click here to send a message to your friends urging them to sign up, or to sign up if you haven't yet joined the campaign.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/onemillion

Here's why reaching one million supporters is so crucial: because working together, there's nothing we can't achieve. It takes strength and experience to bring about change -- and it also takes cooperation. With your help, my campaign has come so far and now with your help we'll have the resources we need to win. I've told my campaign to come up with the strongest field program ever created, and I know you are a key part of that effort.

That's why we need you to ask everyone you know to join the campaign today: friends, family, coworkers -- everyone in your email address book! Visit our "One Million" page today:

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/onemillion

I know you're with me every step of the way -- I see you on the campaign trail, at rallies and diners, house parties and town halls. It makes such a difference knowing I have such incredible support. Thank you for everything you do, and let's hit that one million goal!

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton
[From an e-mail by Hillary Clinton to WBTI {Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:24:12 -0400 (EDT)}on 072307.]

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About U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton:
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a United States Senator of New York. As a Senator, she has continued her advocacy for children and families and has been a national leader on homeland security and national security issues.
She is married to Bill Clinton, the U. S. 42nd President. From 1993 to 2001, Hillary was the First Lady of the United States. As a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election, she has consistently been the front-runner in polls for the Democratic nomination.
During her years as First Lady of the United States, she was successful in several areas, such as establishing the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997.
Hillary's commitment to health care for every American has never wavered. She was instrumental in designing and championing the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which has provided millions of children with health insurance. She battled the big drug companies to force them to test their drugs for children and to make sure all kids get the immunizations they need through the Vaccines for Children Program. Immunization rates dramatically improved after the program launched.
Her 1995 book "It Takes A Village," about the responsibility we all have to help children succeed, became an international best seller. The Lady has donated the proceeds -- more than a million dollars -- to children's causes across the country. Her autobiography, "Living History," was also a best seller. The book has been translated into 12 languages and sold over 1.3 million copies.
In 2000, Hillary was elected to the United States Senate from New York. As Senator, Hillary has continued her advocacy for children and families and has been a national leader on homeland security and national security issues.
U. S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was re-elected by a wide margin in 2006. New Yorkers reelected her to the U. S. Senate with 67 percent of the vote.
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Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will help bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community!
By Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

NEVADANS UNITE AGAINST WILDFIRES
and I am proud of how everyone is pitching in!
By James A. Gibbons

It is difficult to visualize how much of our state is burning. As of 3:00 p.m. on July 20th, approximately 72 wildfires are burning in Nevada. A total of 564 fires have consumed an estimated 341,000 acres already this year.

This week I visited firefighters in both Reno and Elko as they battled the Hawken fire southwest of Reno and numerous blazes currently burning across northeast Nevada. In one short helicopter ride, I saw fires that have consumed 300,000 acres in Elko County alone. Besides the loss of grasslands, the impact on wildlife and ecology will be devastating. Businesses that depend on ranching and hunting will suffer the effects for years to come.

Nevada抯 state agencies are working together to battle these wildfires, and I am proud of how everyone is pitching in. The Nevada Department of Transportation has joined our Division of Forestry, the Nevada National Guard and city and county governments in supplying manpower and equipment. Just today the Clark County Fire Department sent fire engines to Elko. Nevada is currently at the top of the federal government抯 fire list, so we hold top priority for getting federal resources. A combined total of nearly 2,000 firefighters from federal, state and local agencies are now at work fighting wildland fires across the state.

This week I signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Nevada and directed all state agencies to assist our counties and towns wherever needed to protect the health and safety of Nevadans as well as their property. This allows agencies to use the state抯 Disaster Relief Fund to supplement firefighting budgets wherever necessary.

Together, we are winning the fight against wildfire. Unfortunately, the peak of this fire season still lies in the weeks ahead. Plants will get even drier during the heat of summer, and August traditionally brings the highest probability of lightning. We cannot control rainfall or lightning, but we can each exercise caution whenever we venture into the wilderness. Our state and our safety depend on it.
[From an e-mail by Office of the Governor to WBTI on July 20, 2007.]

[[[ Elissa Cadish has the qualifications and the experience to serve the people of Clark County as a district court judge. She graduated near the top of her class from a very prestigious law school and has practiced law in Nevada for 16 years, earning the respect of her peers. I am confident that, as judge, she will become an important part of Clark County’s judicial system, rendering fair and impartial judgments for the people of southern Nevada. (July 12, 2007) ]]]

{{{ Both Bill (Brady) and Stan (Wilmoth) will bring leadership to this committee (Gaming Policy Committee) and I am pleased that they have agreed to come on board. Sound gaming policy is critical for the continued success of Nevada’s number one industry. (July 9, 2007) }}}

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About Governor James A. Gibbons:
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons earned a B.S. in Geology and later, a M.S. in Mining/Geology from the University of Nevada at Reno. Gibbons received the MacKay School of Mines Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999, and remains an active supporter of Nevadaˇs university and community college system. He also earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and completed his post-graduate work at the University of Southern California. Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Governor Jim Gibbons was a former United States Congressman. Jim was first elected to represent Nevada's 2nd District in the House of Representatives in 1996. He was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2004. Prior to coming to Congress, Gibbons gained a distinguished military background. A former combat pilot and decorated veteran of both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, Governor Gibbons served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and graduated from the USAF Air Command and Staff College as well as the Air War College. Attaining the rank of Colonel, Gibbons joined the Nevada Air Guard in 1975, and served as the group's Vice Commander from 1990 through 1996. Jim Gibbons served three terms in the Nevada State Legislature and was named 　霴utstanding Freshman Legislator　?his first year in 1988. By 1993, Gibbons rose through the ranks to become Republican Whip of the State Assembly. Jim Gibbons is Governor of Nevada starting from January 1, 2007. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
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NEVADANS UNITE AGAINST WILDFIRES

July 20, 2007 print version (word)

It is difficult to visualize how much of our state is burning. As of 3:00 p.m. on July 20th, approximately 72 wildfires are burning in Nevada. A total of 564 fires have consumed an estimated 341,000 acres already this year.

This week I visited firefighters in both Reno and Elko as they battled the Hawken fire southwest of Reno and numerous blazes currently burning across northeast Nevada. In one short helicopter ride, I saw fires that have consumed 300,000 acres in Elko County alone. Besides the loss of grasslands, the impact on wildlife and ecology will be devastating. Businesses that depend on ranching and hunting will suffer the effects for years to come.

Nevada~{!/~}s state agencies are working together to battle these wildfires, and I am proud of how everyone is pitching in. The Nevada Department of Transportation has joined our Division of Forestry, the Nevada National Guard and city and county governments in supplying manpower and equipment. Just today the Clark County Fire Department sent fire engines to Elko. Nevada is currently at the top of the federal government~{!/~}s fire list, so we hold top priority for getting federal resources. A combined total of nearly 2,000 firefighters from federal, state and local agencies are now at work fighting wildland fires across the state.

This week I signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Nevada and directed all state agencies to assist our counties and towns wherever needed to protect the health and safety of Nevadans as well as their property. This allows agencies to use the state~{!/~}s Disaster Relief Fund to supplement firefighting budgets wherever necessary.

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Providing for our Veterans!
American veterans have put their lives on the line fighting for us; it is time that we stand up and fight for them
By Harry M. Reid*1

{{{ Speak Up!
I am proud to be your voice in the United States Senate, and I believe it is important that we communicate with each other. For my part, I will send these newsletters throughout the 110th Congress. I encourage you to speak up and let your voice be heard.}}}

For Americans, 揝upporting the troops," is a statement that we do not take lightly.

揝upporting the troops," ?we believe ?should not end when our brave men and women return home from combat; 揝upporting the troops," should not end when those who have served so honorably are taken ill and need medical care; 揝upporting the troops," should not end when, after risking life and limb, wounded soldiers are forced into medical retirement by combat related injuries.

Our soldiers, veterans, and their families deserve nothing but the best from our government. Unfortunately, the red tape of bureaucracy has long prevented these fine Americans from receiving the care and compensation they deserve. Today, I am offering two amendments to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill designed to address the inequalities U.S. veterans face in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs care system *2

My first amendment aims to expand Concurrent Receipt to allow disabled veterans to simultaneously collect their military retirement paycheck and VA disability compensation, reversing an unfair practice that has disadvantaged our veterans for over a century. This legislation will affect more than 500,000 disabled military retirees by allowing all veterans, regardless of their disability rating, to draw from both their retirement pay and disability compensation. In addition, it repeals the 10 year phase-in period currently imposed upon veterans that are eligible for full concurrent receipt.

The second amendment I will introduce aims to restore earned military pay for disabled retirees deemed 100 Percent Unemployable. Administrative changes to our landmark 2004 legislation created a grouping system in which veterans rated as 搕otally disabled," did not have to wait and get 100 percent of their benefits, while those rated as 搖nemployable" had a 10-year phase-in. In 2005, I introduced legislation to eliminate the 10 year phase for 揢nemployable" veterans, but the conference committee chose not to enact this valuable legislation until 2009. This current legislation will amend the 2005 law with an effective date of December 31, 2004 instead of 2009, making these benefits available to current veterans as well as providing back pay to those veterans left behind in the 2005 legislation.

As part of the underlying bill, I had the Combat-Related Special Compensation Act included during the mark-up process. This legislation ensures that soldiers who are forced into medical retirement by combat injuries before attaining twenty years of service remain eligible to receive their combat-related disability and retirement benefits, proportional to their length of service. This legislation is essential for the more than 23,000 injured personnel who are returning from war. The widespread use of Improvised Explosive Devices has created numerous amputees resulting in an increase in medically discharged veterans.

The American public抯 outrage over the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed, alongside their cry for better physical and mental health care for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan proves that when the American people say, 揝upport the troops," they mean it. It is time for politicians in Washington to put an end to the lip service and begin to enact real changes that address the inequalities our U.S. veterans face at home in regards to retirement benefits and disability compensation. American veterans have put their lives on the line fighting for us; it is time that we stand up and fight for them.*3

Sincerely,

Harry Reid

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References

*1. About U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: U. S. Senator Harry M. Reid is the Democratic Leader (the Majority Leader) in the U. S. Senate. He is a man who commands the respect of colleagues from both parties, and a powerful advocate for Nevada’s middle-class families.
But he still lives in Searchlight … and he is still guided by the lessons and values he learned there.
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper summarized Reid’s story by saying that he “has gone from underdog to Senate’s top dog.”
Parade Magazine, the nation’s largest weekly magazine, identified Senator Reid as one of a handful of leaders in Washington with “integrity and guts.”
Since Nevadans elected him to the Senate in 1986, Harry Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and a skillful legislator. Even his Republican colleagues praise his reasoned, balanced approach.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has said, “We all respect Senator Reid. He is one of the moderate voices around here who tries to get things to work.”
And former GOP Leader Trent Lott said, “Harry Reid is out there finding a solution. I enjoy working with him very much.”
He was elected to the Senate in 1986, and re-elected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He has served as the chairman or senior Democratic member on several important committees and subcommittees.
Reid is a tireless worker, and it isn’t unusual for him to be the first Senator of either party to arrive at the Capitol in the morning and the last to go home at night.
*2. Reid, Harry. 'The Reid Report - Providing for our Veterans' "An e-mail from U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Office to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (July 17, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Senator Harry Reid's Office.
*3. Ibid.
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***** "Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles." ---Og Mandino (1923-1996, Speaker and Author)

One of the main three missions of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is community service. To participate, initiate, and help promote significant programs have been some of our efforts. The following article was just one of the examples to state that Asians united means Asians power:

Asian American Community Honors U. S. Senator Honorable Harry Reid
By Tiffany Chang

Asian American communitiy had been united together to hold an event and dinner party successfully to honor U. S. Senator Harry Reid. More than 384 against the 250 planned individuals of government officials, business owners and executives, organizational leaders among others attended the party at the Asia Palace Chinese Restaurant on August 24, 2001.*1

The Kenote Speaker was U. S. Senator Harry Reid. Guests of Honor presented were: U. S. Senator John Ensign (by Sonia Joya), U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congressman Jim Gibbons (by Judith Ray),
and Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa.

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley introduced Senator Harry Reid to the public with his successfully story to be the greatest political leader of Nevada arsing from the son of an ordinary family of mining worker. The first time as an honorable Master of Ceremony for Asian American community, Shelley' attractiveness and talent are really professional. She has been famous of her arts of leading on social activities since her college life. "On behalf of Washington Business and Technology Institute, I'm glad to be one of the Chairmen of this Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U.S. Senator Harry Reid. Following a successful tribute party to Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Becker, this Event is an united efforts of all our Asian American community. Thanks to Dr. Raj Chanderraz, Dr. R. D. Prabha, Dr. Ram Singh, Mr. Tonie Sison, and Ms. Rita Vaswani to join me as Chairpersons. Thanks to all our guests of honor, special guests, hosts, guests, and participants. Thanks to Dr. Peter Lok as our wonderful Coordinator and Ms. Nancy Diaz to initiate the plan of this event with me. Finnally, we, Asian Americans have put all our effort and wisdom together to have this Special Tribute to our U. S. Senator Harry Reid, because Harry is our great hero to build a community where this and future generations will have more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous life," spoke Dr. Tony Lei, the Chairman of the event and dinner party.

According to the prepared introduction by Congresswoman Berkley to the Party, "Dr. Tony Lei is the President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada. He received his M.B.A. and Doctor of Education in Institutional Management degrees from Pepperdine University in 1969 and 1980, respectively. He had been an Associate Professor and a Fellow of Management of the Graduate School of Business Administration of National Chung Hsing University and Pepperdine University from 1985 to 1991 and 1991 to 1996, respectively. He has completed numerou scientific papers, text books, best selling books, and research projects during past 30 years in universities and academic institutes. His famous publications Modern Business Management, Information Management, Human Behavior Science, The Arts of Leading, among others have been adopted by several universities as text books."

The highlight of the event was the presentation of a plague of Award of accomplishment to Senator Harry Reid by the Chairmen of the event and dinner party. Fowllowing to sing a happy birthday song for Governor Kenny Guinn and Judge Jessie Walsh, Dr. Lei introduced a former State Senator Mark Malone presenting an Award to Senator Harry Reid from the State Board of Educaton of its elected Member Theresa Malone.

Special Guests presented at the event and party were: Elected Officials of Kathy Augustine ( by Candy Bowser), Merle Berman, Barbara Buckley, Burt Brown, Terry Care, Barbara Cegavske, Michael Cherry, Vonne Chowing, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Allan Earl, Robert Gronauer, Cedric Kerns, John Lee, Myron Leavitt, Michelle Leavitt-Fitzpatrick, Robert Lueck, James Mahan, Theresa Malone (by Mark Malone), Mark Manendo, William Maupin (by Cathy Nelson), Cheryl Moss, Denis Nolan, Judith Ray, Gary Reese (by Loretta Arrington), Cynthia Steel, Dina Titus, Natalie Tyrrell, Valorie Vega, Jessie Walsh, Myrna Williams, and Ann Zimmerman; Government Officials of Radha Chanderraj, Michael Davidson, Nancy Diaz, Nadia Jurani, Sonia Joya, Dr. Donald Kwalick, Jerry Reynoldson, Bobby Siller, Charles Thompson, Sheri Vogel; and Guests of Nadia Contreras, Karen Foster, Miguel Isassi, Anthony Lu, John Ponticello, John Smith, Barbara Robinson, David Teis, among others.

Besides the six chairpersons, hosts of the dinner party were: Mildred Arquero, Dr. Raj Chanderraj, Albert Chang, Supatra Chemprachum, Dr. Andres Costas, Dolly DeLeon, Leonie Domingo, A.J. Dudekar, Cathy Endy, Steve Escalona, Larry Espinueva, Pia Galapon, Dr. Sonny Ho, Nadia Jurani, Drs. Nilofar Kuraishi and Shaheed Siddiqui, Steven Kwon, Dr. Tony Lei, Jose Lim, Anthony Lu, Ann Melton, Zenny Mendoza, Lillian Morizono, Peter Nguyen, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Kate Recto, George Regner, Dr. Francisco Sanchez, Dr. Ram Singh, Richard Segerblom, Nick and Laxmi Singh, Tonie Sison, Rita Vaswani, Joey Villaflor, and Roddy Wong.

Senator and Majority Whip of the U. S. Senate Honorable Harry Reid smilled most of the time during the Party. Many of the partcipants in the Party had felt suprisingly Harry's friendship and popularity with his sociality. Harry and his wife Landra were the last two people after the accomplishment of the pleasent and successful party to leave sending by Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei.*2

The 2nd Edition of "Effort and cooperation will bring us a peaceful, happy, and prosperous community in Nevada" by Rory Reid, Mark Denton, and Tiffany Chang, which was posted by WBTI on September 20, 2003, stated the effort and cooperation between officials and Asian communities in Nevada.

"Our endeavor is to help Southern Nevada be a country of the people, by the people, and for the people where our and our future generations may have a better opportunity to live a happy and succeeful life," said Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner, at the Event and Dinner Party at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel on September 17, 2003 in Las Vegas.

To pay a special tribute to Nevada Chief Justice of Supreme Court Bill Maupin; Commissioner of Clark County Rory Reid; Sherif of Southern Nevada Bill Young; District Judges Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, Jessie Walsh, Jackie Glass; Nevada Controller (the late) Kathy Augustine; and Chief Judge of Las Vegas Toy Gregory; the above Event and Party was held by WBTI. The Theme was: Light Candles along the Silver Stream of Southern Nevada with Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission.*3

"It's my great pleasure to be nominated by WBTI as its Honorary Chairman and Senior Advisor of CCDAPCC," said District Attorney Stewart Bell at the Dinner Party to "Nevada Examiner" and "Las Vegas Review-Journal". "The significance of the creed of a County deserves to encourage administrative professionals to emphasize the value of the truth, goodness, and beauty in order to maintain it as a place of the people, by the people, and for the people. It's my honor to join the Commission." The Dinner Party was held by WBTI to celebrate Bell as Honorary Chairman and Senior Advisor of CCDAPCC at the Steak House of Binion's Horseshoe Club on October 7, 2002.*4

"I'm glad to be an Advisor of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum, where Governor Kenny Guinn is Chairman and Bud Cranor is Executive Director. We all endeavor to promote the quality of life of all our Nevadan residents and visitors," said Brian Sandoval on March 8, 2002 at the Event and Dinner Party held by the Asian American Community.

The following "parts of an article and related news" is just an example to encourage WBTI's publicity to honor and inspire outstanding individuals and projects:

Meet our "Best Up and Coming Politician" Chairman Rory Reid in Southern Nevada
By Jennifer Kung

***** The ultimate responsibility of a leader is to facilitate other people's development as well as his own. ---Fred Pryor*(1)

From a Commissioner in 2002, Rory Reid serves now as the Chairman of Clark County Commission.

Certainly, Las Vegas Life Magazine recently named Rory Reid "Best Up and Coming Politician" in Southern Nevada.

"With Reid not committing, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) found the next-best thing -- signing his eldest son, Rory, as both the chair of her campaign in the Silver State and an adviser on Western issues," reported Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray at the Washingtonpost.com on Sunday, February 18, 2007.

"Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid was raised in the Las Vegas Valley. Prior to Rory's election to the Commission, he was active in government and his community. ...

........................................ *5

Elegant information have been for us to meet Chairman Rory Reid by a search of "Meet our Best Up and Coming Politician Chairman Rory Reid in Southern Nevada wbti", "Rory Reid wbti clark county", etc, with Yahoo, Google, AOL, MSN, Search, Altavista, WebCrawler, Inforseek, and Ask.com*6 on the Internet. The follwing is just a feature. It is on the first line of its first page (updated at 3:21 p.m. on 071707):

[[[ Washington Business and Technology Institute - Rory Reid, Chairman of ...
Meet our "Best Up and Coming Politician" Chairman Rory Reid in Southern Nevada. By Jennifer Kung ... Rory Reid "Best Up and Coming Politician" in Southern ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=1 - 104k - Cached

WBTI & Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN ...
Chairman of Clark County Commission ---Rory Reid was promoted to Adjunct ... Magazine recently named Rory "Best Up and Coming Politician" in Southern Nevada. ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=26 - 103k - Cached ]]]

The Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Nevada have a new program in implementing. "Hillary Clinton~{!/~}s Nevada Chair Rory Reid today announced the formation of the Nevada Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leadership Council, a wide-ranging group of community leaders endorsing Senator Clinton~{!/~}s bid for the presidency. The council will serve as an advisory body for the campaign in Nevada, and play an active role in reaching out and organizing AAPI communities for the Nevada Democratic caucus," stated in a news release by the HillaryClinton.com.*7

In the article "Our Moment -- Our Movement! Together, we can create a better tomorrow for our Earth if we seize this vital moment" by former U. S. Vice President Al Gore in this section on June 3, 2007,*8 U. S. Senator John Kerry said that, "If we stand together and speak with many strong voices, ..., we will bring change." Again, united we stand ---with cooperated efforts we may increase our influences to make a vision.

"The founding members of Hillary Clinton~{!/~}s Nevada Asian American/Pacific Islander Leadership Council, announced today, are:
Loni Andal, Director of Business Development, North American Title
Lolita S. Catoner, Filipino community activist; Member, Filipino-American Alliance of Nevada
Sung Eun Chang, student activist, church youth leader
Eun-Woo Chang, Professor of Chemistry, Truckee Meadows Community College; Fellow, American Council on Education (2004)
Dosheen Cook, clinical psychologist
Jesse J. Danen, R.N, MSN specializing in outpatient nursing; Member, Nurses Organization for Veterans Affairs (NOVA) Jack Dismanopnarong, Thai community activist
Manuel Dumo, Past President, Federation of the Filipino American Organization of Nevada
Dr. S.E. Elia, Chairman, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Raheela Haq, General Manager, Union Gas Limited
Jeannie Hua, Attorney at Law, Chinese community leader
Phung Jefferson, Attorney at Law
Bryce Kunimoto, Attorney, Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard
Steven Kwon, Founder, Asian Chamber of Commerce; Board of Director, Asian American Group
Raymond Lam, President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Rozita Lee, community activist
Vida Lin, Asian community leader
Ampaipun (Ann) Melton, Past President, Thai Association of Las Vegas
Oscar Nonis, Asian community leader
Rutt Premsrirut, real estate developer; financier; community activist
Puoy Premsrirut, Partner, Goodman, Brown & Premsrirut
Nancy Quon, Partner, Quon, Bruce & Christensen Law Firm
Ben Racelis, Hawaiian community leader
Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, pulmonary specialist
Ben Racelis, President, University of Hawaii Alumni Association, Nevada
Elias Seneviratne, President, Universal Friendship of Southern Nevada; Immediate Past President, Sri Lankan American Association
May S. Shelton, former Director, Washoe County Dept. of Social Services; Winner, Nevada Women~{!/~}s Fund President~{!/~}s Award
Nick Shukla, former Legislative Auditor/CPA, consultant to State of Nevada, teacher
Sophia Song, Chinese community leader
Terry Song, Chinese community leader
Kent Song, Chinese community leader
Jerry Tao, Attorney at Law
Ben Torres, Filipino community coordinator
Kate Torres-Recto, Filipina community leader
Rita Vaswani, Asian American community leader," listed the famous website.*9

Enthusiasm is important, especially very important to many things in our lives. We need to push our valuable vision through enthusiasm. "Nothing good or great can be done in the absence of enthusiasm," pointed out Tom Peters.*10

--------------------------------
References

*1. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A serarch of 'U. S. Senator Harry Reid wbti' on the Yahoo.com," (July 7, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang. 'President John Ponticello of PDCLV and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI: U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid are Co-chairs of a Champagne Reception and Event Party honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'President John Ponticello of PDCLV and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI: U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wbti' on the Google.com," (July 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Kung, Jennifer. 'Meet our "Best Up and Coming Politician" Chairman Rory Reid in Southern Nevada,' "Section of 'Rory Reid, Chairman of Clark County Commission' on the WBTI's website," (May 1, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: The Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*6. Moss, Cheryl; Gronauer, Bobby; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Google, Yahoo, Search, MSN, AOL, Ask, Altavista, WebCrawler, Infoseek, and among others are on the way ---Very efficient and powerful, the leading search engines answer our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Google Answers wbti' on the Google.com," (July, 16, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*7. Clinton, Hillary. 'Campaign Announces Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council,' "A search of information about 'The press release by the website of HillaryClinton.com in June 22, 2007' on the Google.com," (July 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*8. Gole, Al. 'Our Moment -- Our Movement,' "An e-mail from Al Gole to WBTI," (May 8, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Johnkerry.com.
*9. Clinton. Ibid.
*10. Cranor, Bud; Moss, Cheryl; Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutural cooperation between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Special Column of 'Nevada Examiner'," (2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.

Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community
By Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

***** "Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles." ---Og Mandino (1923-1996, Speaker and Author)

One of the main three missions of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is community service. To participate, initiate, and help promote significant programs have been some of our efforts. The following article was just one of the examples to state that Asians united means Asians power:

Asian American Community Honors U. S. Senator Honorable Harry Reid
By Tiffany Chang

Asian American communitiy had been united together to hold an event and dinner party successfully to honor U. S. Senator Harry Reid. More than 384 against the 250 planned individuals of government officials, business owners and executives, organizational leaders among others attended the party at the Asia Palace Chinese Restaurant on August 24, 2001.*1

The Kenote Speaker was U. S. Senator Harry Reid. Guests of Honor presented were: U. S. Senator John Ensign (by Sonia Joya), U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congressman Jim Gibbons (by Judith Ray),
and Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa.

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley introduced Senator Harry Reid to the public with his successfully story to be the greatest political leader of Nevada arsing from the son of an ordinary family of mining worker. The first time as an honorable Master of Ceremony for Asian American community, Shelley' attractiveness and talent are really professional. She has been famous of her arts of leading on social activities since her college life. "On behalf of Washington Business and Technology Institute, I'm glad to be one of the Chairmen of this Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U.S. Senator Harry Reid. Following a successful tribute party to Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Becker, this Event is an united efforts of all our Asian American community. Thanks to Dr. Raj Chanderraz, Dr. R. D. Prabha, Dr. Ram Singh, Mr. Tonie Sison, and Ms. Rita Vaswani to join me as Chairpersons. Thanks to all our guests of honor, special guests, hosts, guests, and participants. Thanks to Dr. Peter Lok as our wonderful Coordinator and Ms. Nancy Diaz to initiate the plan of this event with me. Finnally, we, Asian Americans have put all our effort and wisdom together to have this Special Tribute to our U. S. Senator Harry Reid, because Harry is our great hero to build a community where this and future generations will have more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous life," spoke Dr. Tony Lei, the Chairman of the event and dinner party.

According to the prepared introduction by Congresswoman Berkley to the Party, "Dr. Tony Lei is the President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada. He received his M.B.A. and Doctor of Education in Institutional Management degrees from Pepperdine University in 1969 and 1980, respectively. He had been an Associate Professor and a Fellow of Management of the Graduate School of Business Administration of National Chung Hsing University and Pepperdine University from 1985 to 1991 and 1991 to 1996, respectively. He has completed numerou scientific papers, text books, best selling books, and research projects during past 30 years in universities and academic institutes. His famous publications Modern Business Management, Information Management, Human Behavior Science, The Arts of Leading, among others have been adopted by several universities as text books."

The highlight of the event was the presentation of a plague of Award of accomplishment to Senator Harry Reid by the Chairmen of the event and dinner party. Fowllowing to sing a happy birthday song for Governor Kenny Guinn and Judge Jessie Walsh, Dr. Lei introduced a former State Senator Mark Malone presenting an Award to Senator Harry Reid from the State Board of Educaton of its elected Member Theresa Malone.

Special Guests presented at the event and party were: Elected Officials of Kathy Augustine ( by Candy Bowser), Merle Berman, Barbara Buckley, Burt Brown, Terry Care, Barbara Cegavske, Michael Cherry, Vonne Chowing, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Allan Earl, Robert Gronauer, Cedric Kerns, John Lee, Myron Leavitt, Michelle Leavitt-Fitzpatrick, Robert Lueck, James Mahan, Theresa Malone (by Mark Malone), Mark Manendo, William Maupin (by Cathy Nelson), Cheryl Moss, Denis Nolan, Judith Ray, Gary Reese (by Loretta Arrington), Cynthia Steel, Dina Titus, Natalie Tyrrell, Valorie Vega, Jessie Walsh, Myrna Williams, and Ann Zimmerman; Government Officials of Radha Chanderraj, Michael Davidson, Nancy Diaz, Nadia Jurani, Sonia Joya, Dr. Donald Kwalick, Jerry Reynoldson, Bobby Siller, Charles Thompson, Sheri Vogel; and Guests of Nadia Contreras, Karen Foster, Miguel Isassi, Anthony Lu, John Ponticello, John Smith, Barbara Robinson, David Teis, among others.

Besides the six chairpersons, hosts of the dinner party were: Mildred Arquero, Dr. Raj Chanderraj, Albert Chang, Supatra Chemprachum, Dr. Andres Costas, Dolly DeLeon, Leonie Domingo, A.J. Dudekar, Cathy Endy, Steve Escalona, Larry Espinueva, Pia Galapon, Dr. Sonny Ho, Nadia Jurani, Drs. Nilofar Kuraishi and Shaheed Siddiqui, Steven Kwon, Dr. Tony Lei, Jose Lim, Anthony Lu, Ann Melton, Zenny Mendoza, Lillian Morizono, Peter Nguyen, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Kate Recto, George Regner, Dr. Francisco Sanchez, Dr. Ram Singh, Richard Segerblom, Nick and Laxmi Singh, Tonie Sison, Rita Vaswani, Joey Villaflor, and Roddy Wong.

Senator and Majority Whip of the U. S. Senate Honorable Harry Reid smilled most of the time during the Party. Many of the partcipants in the Party had felt suprisingly Harry's friendship and popularity with his sociality. Harry and his wife Landra were the last two people after the accomplishment of the pleasent and successful party to leave sending by Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei.*2

The 2nd Edition of "Effort and cooperation will bring us a peaceful, happy, and prosperous community in Nevada" by Rory Reid, Mark Denton, and Tiffany Chang, which was posted by WBTI on September 20, 2003, stated the effort and cooperation between officials and Asian communities in Nevada.

"Our endeavor is to help Southern Nevada be a country of the people, by the people, and for the people where our and our future generations may have a better opportunity to live a happy and succeeful life," said Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner, at the Event and Dinner Party at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel on September 17, 2003 in Las Vegas.

To pay a special tribute to Nevada Chief Justice of Supreme Court Bill Maupin; Commissioner of Clark County Rory Reid; Sherif of Southern Nevada Bill Young; District Judges Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, Jessie Walsh, Jackie Glass; Nevada Controller (the late) Kathy Augustine; and Chief Judge of Las Vegas Toy Gregory; the above Event and Party was held by WBTI. The Theme was: Light Candles along the Silver Stream of Southern Nevada with Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission.*3

"It's my great pleasure to be nominated by WBTI as its Honorary Chairman and Senior Advisor of CCDAPCC," said District Attorney Stewart Bell at the Dinner Party to "Nevada Examiner" and "Las Vegas Review-Journal". "The significance of the creed of a County deserves to encourage administrative professionals to emphasize the value of the truth, goodness, and beauty in order to maintain it as a place of the people, by the people, and for the people. It's my honor to join the Commission." The Dinner Party was held by WBTI to celebrate Bell as Honorary Chairman and Senior Advisor of CCDAPCC at the Steak House of Binion's Horseshoe Club on October 7, 2002.*4

"I'm glad to be an Advisor of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum, where Governor Kenny Guinn is Chairman and Bud Cranor is Executive Director. We all endeavor to promote the quality of life of all our Nevadan residents and visitors," said Brian Sandoval on March 8, 2002 at the Event and Dinner Party held by the Asian American Community.

The following "parts of an article and related news" is just an example to encourage WBTI's publicity to honor and inspire outstanding individuals and projects:

Meet our "Best Up and Coming Politician" Chairman Rory Reid in Southern Nevada
By Jennifer Kung

***** The ultimate responsibility of a leader is to facilitate other people's development as well as his own. ---Fred Pryor*(1)

From a Commissioner in 2002, Rory Reid serves now as the Chairman of Clark County Commission.

Certainly, Las Vegas Life Magazine recently named Rory Reid "Best Up and Coming Politician" in Southern Nevada.

"With Reid not committing, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) found the next-best thing -- signing his eldest son, Rory, as both the chair of her campaign in the Silver State and an adviser on Western issues," reported Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray at the Washingtonpost.com on Sunday, February 18, 2007.

"Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid was raised in the Las Vegas Valley. Prior to Rory's election to the Commission, he was active in government and his community. ...

........................................ *5

The Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Nevada have a new program in complementing. "Hillary Clinton~{!/~}s Nevada Chair Rory Reid today announced the formation of the Nevada Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leadership Council, a wide-ranging group of community leaders endorsing Senator Clinton~{!/~}s bid for the presidency. The council will serve as an advisory body for the campaign in Nevada, and play an active role in reaching out and organizing AAPI communities for the Nevada Democratic caucus," stated in a news release by the HillaryClinton.com.*6

In the article "Our Moment -- Our Movement!
Together, we can create a better tomorrow for our Earth if we seize this vital moment" by former U. S. Vice President Al Gore in this section on June 3, 2007,*7 U. S. Senator said that, "If we stand together and speak with many strong voices, ..., we will bring change." Again, united we stand ---with cooperated efforts we may increase our influences to make a vision.

"The founding members of Hillary Clinton~{!/~}s Nevada Asian American/Pacific Islander Leadership Council, announced today, are:
Loni Andal, Director of Business Development, North American Title
Lolita S. Catoner, Filipino community activist; Member, Filipino-American Alliance of Nevada
Sung Eun Chang, student activist, church youth leader
Eun-Woo Chang, Professor of Chemistry, Truckee Meadows Community College; Fellow, American Council on Education (2004)
Dosheen Cook, clinical psychologist
Jesse J. Danen, R.N, MSN specializing in outpatient nursing; Member, Nurses Organization for Veterans Affairs (NOVA)
Jack Dismanopnarong, Thai community activist
Manuel Dumo, Past President, Federation of the Filipino American Organization of Nevada
Dr. S.E. Elia, Chairman, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Raheela Haq, General Manager, Union Gas Limited
Jeannie Hua, Attorney at Law, Chinese community leader
Phung Jefferson, Attorney at Law
Bryce Kunimoto, Attorney, Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard
Steven Kwon, Founder, Asian Chamber of Commerce; Board of Director, Asian American Group
Raymond Lam, President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Rozita Lee, community activist
Vida Lin, Asian community leader
Ampaipun (Ann) Melton, Past President, Thai Association of Las Vegas
Oscar Nonis, Asian community leader
Rutt Premsrirut, real estate developer; financier; community activist
Puoy Premsrirut, Partner, Goodman, Brown & Premsrirut
Nancy Quon, Partner, Quon, Bruce & Christensen Law Firm
Ben Racelis, Hawaiian community leader
Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda, pulmonary specialist
Ben Racelis, President, University of Hawaii Alumni Association, Nevada
Elias Seneviratne, President, Universal Friendship of Southern Nevada; Immediate Past President, Sri Lankan American Association
May S. Shelton, former Director, Washoe County Dept. of Social Services; Winner, Nevada Women~{!/~}s Fund President~{!/~}s Award
Nick Shukla, former Legislative Auditor/CPA, consultant to State of Nevada, teacher
Sophia Song, Chinese community leader
Terry Song, Chinese community leader
Kent Song, Chinese community leader
Jerry Tao, Attorney at Law
Ben Torres, Filipino community coordinator
Kate Torres-Recto, Filipina community leader
Rita Vaswani, Asian American community leader," list the famous website.*8

Enthusiasm is important, especially very important to many things in our lives. We need to push our valuable vision through enthusiasm. "Nothing good or great can be done in the absence of enthusiasm," pointed out Tom Peters.*9

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References

*1. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A serarch of 'U. S. Senator Harry Reid wbti' on the Yahoo.com," (July 7, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang. 'President John Ponticello of PDCLV and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI: U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid are Co-chairs of a Champagne Reception and Event Party honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'President John Ponticello of PDCLV and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI: U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wbti' on the Google.com," (July 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Kung, Jennifer. 'Meet our "Best Up and Coming Politician" Chairman Rory Reid in Southern Nevada,' "Section of 'Rory Reid, Chairman of Clark County Commission' on the WBTI's website," (May 1, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: The Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*6. Clinton, Hillary. 'Campaign Announces Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council,' "A search of information about 'The press release by the website of HillaryClinton.com in June 22, 2007' on the Google.com," (July 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*7. Gole, Al. 'Our Moment -- Our Movement,' "An e-mail from Al Gole to WBTI," (May 8, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Johnkerry.com.
*8. Clinton. Ibid.
*9. Cranor, Bud; Moss, Cheryl; Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutural cooperation between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Special Column of 'Nevada Examiner'," (2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.

Providing for our Veterans
I am offering two amendments to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill ...!
By Harry M. Reid*1

***** For Americans, 揝upporting the troops," is a statement that we do not take lightly.

[[[ 揝upporting the troops," ?we believe ?should not end when our brave men and women return home from combat; 揝upporting the troops," should not end when those who have served so honorably are taken ill and need medical care; 揝upporting the troops," should not end when, after risking life and limb, wounded soldiers are forced into medical retirement by combat related injuries. ]]]

Our soldiers, veterans, and their families deserve nothing but the best from our government. Unfortunately, the red tape of bureaucracy has long prevented these fine Americans from receiving the care and compensation they deserve. Today, I am offering two amendments to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill designed to address the inequalities U.S. veterans face in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs care system *2

My first amendment aims to expand Concurrent Receipt to allow disabled veterans to simultaneously collect their military retirement paycheck and VA disability compensation, reversing an unfair practice that has disadvantaged our veterans for over a century. This legislation will affect more than 500,000 disabled military retirees by allowing all veterans, regardless of their disability rating, to draw from both their retirement pay and disability compensation. In addition, it repeals the 10 year phase-in period currently imposed upon veterans that are eligible for full concurrent receipt.

The second amendment I will introduce aims to restore earned military pay for disabled retirees deemed 100 Percent Unemployable. Administrative changes to our landmark 2004 legislation created a grouping system in which veterans rated as 搕otally disabled," did not have to wait and get 100 percent of their benefits, while those rated as 搖nemployable" had a 10-year phase-in. In 2005, I introduced legislation to eliminate the 10 year phase for 揢nemployable" veterans, but the conference committee chose not to enact this valuable legislation until 2009. This current legislation will amend the 2005 law with an effective date of December 31, 2004 instead of 2009, making these benefits available to current veterans as well as providing back pay to those veterans left behind in the 2005 legislation.

As part of the underlying bill, I had the Combat-Related Special Compensation Act included during the mark-up process. This legislation ensures that soldiers who are forced into medical retirement by combat injuries before attaining twenty years of service remain eligible to receive their combat-related disability and retirement benefits, proportional to their length of service. This legislation is essential for the more than 23,000 injured personnel who are returning from war. The widespread use of Improvised Explosive Devices has created numerous amputees resulting in an increase in medically discharged veterans.

The American public抯 outrage over the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed, alongside their cry for better physical and mental health care for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan proves that when the American people say, 揝upport the troops," they mean it. It is time for politicians in Washington to put an end to the lip service and begin to enact real changes that address the inequalities our U.S. veterans face at home in regards to retirement benefits and disability compensation. American veterans have put their lives on the line fighting for us; it is time that we stand up and fight for them.*3

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References

*1. About U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: U. S. Senator Harry M. Reid is the Democratic Leader (the Majority Leader) in the U. S. Senate. He is a man who commands the respect of colleagues from both parties, and a powerful advocate for Nevada’s middle-class families.
But he still lives in Searchlight … and he is still guided by the lessons and values he learned there.
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper summarized Reid’s story by saying that he “has gone from underdog to Senate’s top dog.”
Parade Magazine, the nation’s largest weekly magazine, identified Senator Reid as one of a handful of leaders in Washington with “integrity and guts.”
Since Nevadans elected him to the Senate in 1986, Harry Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and a skillful legislator. Even his Republican colleagues praise his reasoned, balanced approach.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has said, “We all respect Senator Reid. He is one of the moderate voices around here who tries to get things to work.”
And former GOP Leader Trent Lott said, “Harry Reid is out there finding a solution. I enjoy working with him very much.”
He was elected to the Senate in 1986, and re-elected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He has served as the chairman or senior Democratic member on several important committees and subcommittees.
Reid is a tireless worker, and it isn’t unusual for him to be the first Senator of either party to arrive at the Capitol in the morning and the last to go home at night.
*2. Reid, Harry. 'The Reid Report - Providing for our Veterans' "An e-mail from U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Office to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (July 17, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Senator Harry Reid's Office.
*3. Ibid.
Editor's note: The articles by Senator Harry Reid in this section have been published by the leading search engines as soon as they were posted. The following is just an example from a search of "Securing Our Borders: Priority Number One wbti", etc., on the Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Search, Ask.com, and among others starting at 8:57 a.m. in the morning on July 17, 2007. It is on the first line of their first page:
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Securing Our Borders: Priority Number One I believe reform must be tough on lawbreakers, fair to taxpayers, and practical to implement! By Harry M. Reid*1 ...
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***** Our service to assist Senator Reid and his Office for publicity has been implemented since 1993. The following is just a feature shown by the leading search engines on Internet at 5:21 p.m. on July 12, 2007:
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On October 22, 2000, U.S. Senator Harry Reid received the "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade" 1990's Award from the Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas ...
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U. S. Senator John Ensign was named to the Finance Committee
He has worked and achieved on legislation that addressed critical education needs and promoted basic research in math, science and technology
By Jennifer Kung

If there is anything that a man
can do well, I say let him do it.
Give him a chance.

---Abraham Lincoln

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Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination." --- Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I’m looking forward to serving on the Finance Committee,” said Ensign. “This seat provides me with a better opportunity to advance several of my top legislative priorities, such as reducing taxes, encouraging investment, making government more efficient and reforming our entitlement programs for future generations.” *1 He was named to the Finance Committee on July 10, 2007, a key panel that has broad jurisdiction over tax policy, entitlement programs and trade-related matters.

“The Nevada Congressional delegation is probably as strong as it has ever been with two seats on Ways and Means in the House and two members of leadership in the Senate,” said Ensign, who is Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “My appointment to the Finance Committee makes our delegation even stronger and better positioned to represent Nevada’s interests, including gaming, mining and tourism to name a few.” *2

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The following are some paragraphs of the recent Press Release from the Office of Senator John Ensign on May 11, 2007:

"In a continuing effort to improve security and services for Nevada's airports, Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign announced today that they have secured nearly $11 million in funding for the Reno/Tahoe International Airport," stated the Press on last Friday.

"Tourism is an integral part of Nevada's economy," said Reid. "This grant will improve air travel for both residents and visitors. It is critical our airports continue to receive important funding like this. I will continue to work to enhance security and services for travelers flying in and out of the Reno area."

"This funding is essential to helping the Reno Airport accommodate the growth of Reno, Sparks and other local communities," said Ensign. "These necessary infrastructure improvements to the Reno Airport will help continue the economic success in the surrounding region." *3

On May 9, 2007 it reported that, "Experts link high prices to production shortages that can be traced to a continued lack of refining capacity. A new refinery has not been built in America since 1976 because of high costs and bureaucratic red tape, which further increases our reliance on foreign oil. Diversifying our energy supply is also a critical component to a comprehensive plan, including environmentally safe exploration of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

It is our pleasure to post the following information by "The Press Release of Senator Ensign" on April 25, 2007 from the Office of U. S. Senator John Ensign in Washington, D. C.:

ENSIGN WORKS TO KEEP AMERICA COMPETITIVE
America COMPETES Act Passes Senate

Washington, D.C. - Today the United States Senate passed legislation that addresses critical education needs and promotes basic research in math, science and technology. As Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness last Congress, Ensign played a leading role in drafting the America COMPETES Act.

"America needs a boost in math, science, technology and engineering," said Ensign, who is now the Ranking Member on the Science, Technology and Innovation Subcommittee. "Even though we've always led the way in innovation, without this bill we risk losing our competitive edge to China and India."

The America COMPETES Act puts us on a path to remain competitive throughout the 21st Century by doubling the funding for the National Science Foundation and strengthening educational opportunities in math, science and engineering. Competitive grants to help struggling students in mathematics will be available, and states interested in establishing or expanding specialty schools in math and science will receive assistance.

"I'm a fiscal conservative, but the dollars we invest in basic research will come back to us in spades in terms of stimulating economic activity and helping the United States remain at the forefront of global innovation," Ensign said on the floor of the Senate during debate today.

Last year Senator Ensign was tapped by the Senate Majority Leader to coordinate the efforts of several Senate committees - Commerce; Energy; and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) - in order to craft the America COMPETES Act. [Wednesday, April 25, 2007] *4

The previous articles in this and related sections for Senator John Ensign on his accomplishments and life time commitment to Nevada and America have been published by the leading search engines like Yahoo.com, Google.com, and among others in the morning on May 11, 2007:

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John's wife, Darlene, encouraged him into his first political race for Congress. Earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1995, his scholarstic and gentle appearance has won him lots of applause and respect from knowledgeable ladies and gentlemen in educational events and social activities.

"In the first paragraph of this column on September 15, it stated that on September 7, U. S. Senate Candidate John Ensign wrote: "Please accept my best wishes as you come together in celebration of the Thai Performaning Arts, Appreciation Day 2000. The importance of sharing culture through art and festivities that bring people together serves to enhance all of us more by enriching our lives with the diversity of people and their customs. I especially would like to extend my appreciation to Dr. Tony T. Lei for his commitment and enthusiantic support of the Thai Performing Arts." He accepted Dr. Tony T. Lei's invitation as a Guest Speaker to talk about protecting Social Security and Medicare for our Nevadan seniors at a Forum held by Seniors United. He believes that America must honor its word to seniors," reported the Nevada Examiner.*7

"On October 15, John attended the worship service of the Liberty Baptist Church. He offered a short speech of testifmony. He said that he was so frustrated of his first time to taste political failure, when he lost by a mere 428 votes to U. S. Senator Harry Reid. He believes God. He has surrenderring his fate to God. As a born-again Christian, people has inspired of his sincererity, humbleness, and credibility much more than just of his appearance now. In the Pastor Teis' meeting Office, John agreed with Dr. Tony T. Lei that WBTI would honor him as Advisor (effective on 10/17) and Vice Chairman (effective on 11/08 when elected as Senator) of its Advisory Board. If a window was closed, God might re-open the window or even open a door for the people who is eager to utilize his or her knowledge and expertise to serve. The matter is that we should believe God. Congretulations! Republican U. S. Senator-elect Honorable John Ensign." *8

"Since taking office, Senator Ensign has worked hard and fulfilled his promises to the people of Nevada. His Education High Growth Grant amendment, which brings tens of millions of extra dollars to Nevada schools, was included in the education bill signed into law by President Bush," pointed out the bio for U. S. Senator John Ensign.*9

"Senator Ensign~{!/~}s commitment to the environment also resulted in the enactment of the Ensign-Reid Clark County Lands Bill which protects environmentally sensitive areas in southern Nevada, allows recreational opportunities to continue, and improves the quality of life for all citizens. Thanks to Ensign~{!/~}s leadership, similar land bills for White Pine and Lincoln Counties were signed into law and have provided an economic boost while preserving the pristine beauty of our state. The legislation included funding to reduce the threat of catastrophic fire in the Great Basin Area and eastern Nevada as well as protections for our valuable outdoor areas such as Lake Tahoe, the Ballardini Ranch, and the eastern Sierra."

Extended from his encouragement and inspiration to educational and community services, Senator John Ensign has been an Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since November 8, 2000.

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For Nevada, we need bright vision and enthusiasm with love and integrity. Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community!

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References

*1. Ensign, John. 'Senator Ensign was named to the Finance Committee,' "A press release by Senator John Ensign's Office," (July 10, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Office of John Ensign.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Office of Senator John Ensign. '"NOW ARRIVING: A NEW TAXIWAY AT RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT" and "ENSIGN WORKS TO KEEP AMERICA COMPETITIVE",'"Two press releases of Senator John Ensign," (May 11 and April 25, 2007), Washington, D. C.: John Ensign's Office in U. S. Senate.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Senator Jonh Ensign' on the Yahoo.com," (May 15, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*6. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A serarch of 'Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor' on the Google.com," (May 14, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*7. Chang, Tiffany. 'John Ensign has been honored Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI,' "Nevada Examiner," (2000), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*8. Ibid.
*9. John Ensign's website. 'Senator Ensign has worked hard and fulfilled his promises to the people,' "John Ensign, U. S. Senator, Nevada," (May 15, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Office of John Ensign.
*10. Michael Douglas, Jessie Walsh, Valerie Weber and PAI of WBTI, 'Dr. Tony Lei enriches the lives of many in our community of Clark County and Nevada,' "A search of 'Business & Administration wbti' on the Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com," (July 16, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.

Wildfires in Nevada
I urge you to visit www.livingwithfire.info for further information on fire prevention and safety!
By Harry M. Reid*1

Scorching temperatures, dry brush, and our arid climate have turned our state into a tinderbox. A single lightning strike, careless campfire, or the toss of a cigarette out a car window is all it takes to start a wildfire that could destroy tens of thousands of acres of land, reduce homes to ashes, and ruin lives.*2

Summer has only just begun and wildfires have already charred more than 100,000 acres of our great state—literally hundreds of square miles of our precious wildlands have gone up in smoke. An extended fire season is predicted for Nevada, so we have a long summer ahead of us.

[[[ Two colorful pictures. ]]]

Right now, thousands of brave men and women are putting their lives on the line to battle these fires. Working in triple digit temperatures, blinding smoke and rugged terrain, they continue to fight to keep safe our homes and communities. I commend the efforts of these brave firefighters. We owe them nothing but our greatest respect and thanks.

I will be meeting with the Chief of the U. S. Forest Service this week to discuss the current wildfires and strategies for dealing with increasing fire threats across Nevada in the future. And I will continue to monitor firefighting efforts throughout the state and remain in close communication with the Bureau of Land Management, the U. S. Forest Service, and other local firefighting forces throughout this fire season.

We must remember important safety information to keep more fires from igniting and to protect our homes and communities from the damages caused by these disasters. I urge you to visit www.livingwithfire.info for further information on fire prevention and safety.

Farmers and Ranchers who have experienced losses because of these fires should contact their local Nevada State Farm Service Agencies. The Farm Service Agency provides assistance for losses or damages to crops that result from these fires and their aftereffects. For more information, please click here.

During difficult times like these, Nevadans have always come together to help one another out. I have always taken pride in the sense of community Nevadans share and the efforts we take to aid those in need. If you would like to learn how to get involved in local fire safety efforts, please visit the Nevada Fire Safe Council website at www.nvfsc.org.

If you would like more information about the work my office is doing on wildfires, please visit my website at reid.senate.gov.
>*3

Sincerely,

Harry Reid

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References

*1. About U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: U. S. Senator Harry M. Reid is the Democratic Leader (the Majority Leader) in the U. S. Senate. He is a man who commands the respect of colleagues from both parties, and a powerful advocate for Nevada’s middle-class families.
But he still lives in Searchlight … and he is still guided by the lessons and values he learned there.
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper summarized Reid’s story by saying that he “has gone from underdog to Senate’s top dog.”
Parade Magazine, the nation’s largest weekly magazine, identified Senator Reid as one of a handful of leaders in Washington with “integrity and guts.”
Since Nevadans elected him to the Senate in 1986, Harry Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and a skillful legislator. Even his Republican colleagues praise his reasoned, balanced approach.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has said, “We all respect Senator Reid. He is one of the moderate voices around here who tries to get things to work.”
And former GOP Leader Trent Lott said, “Harry Reid is out there finding a solution. I enjoy working with him very much.”
He was elected to the Senate in 1986, and re-elected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He has served as the chairman or senior Democratic member on several important committees and subcommittees.
Reid is a tireless worker, and it isn’t unusual for him to be the first Senator of either party to arrive at the Capitol in the morning and the last to go home at night.
*2. Reid, Harry. 'The Reid Report - Wildfires in Nevada' "An e-mail from U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Office to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (July 11, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Senator Harry Reid's Office.
*3. Ibid.
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Wildfires in Nevada
I urge you to visit www.livingwithfire.info for further information on fire prevention and safety!
By Harry M. Reid*1

Scorching temperatures, dry brush, and our arid climate have turned our state into a tinderbox. A single lightning strike, careless campfire, or the toss of a cigarette out a car window is all it takes to start a wildfire that could destroy tens of thousands of acres of land, reduce homes to ashes, and ruin lives.*2

Summer has only just begun and wildfires have already charred more than 100,000 acres of our great state—literally hundreds of square miles of our precious wildlands have gone up in smoke. An extended fire season is predicted for Nevada, so we have a long summer ahead of us.

[[[ Two colorful pictures. ]]]

Right now, thousands of brave men and women are putting their lives on the line to battle these fires. Working in triple digit temperatures, blinding smoke and rugged terrain, they continue to fight to keep safe our homes and communities. I commend the efforts of these brave firefighters. We owe them nothing but our greatest respect and thanks.

I will be meeting with the Chief of the U. S. Forest Service this week to discuss the current wildfires and strategies for dealing with increasing fire threats across Nevada in the future. And I will continue to monitor firefighting efforts throughout the state and remain in close communication with the Bureau of Land Management, the U. S. Forest Service, and other local firefighting forces throughout this fire season.

We must remember important safety information to keep more fires from igniting and to protect our homes and communities from the damages caused by these disasters. I urge you to visit www.livingwithfire.info for further information on fire prevention and safety.

Farmers and Ranchers who have experienced losses because of these fires should contact their local Nevada State Farm Service Agencies. The Farm Service Agency provides assistance for losses or damages to crops that result from these fires and their aftereffects. For more information, please click here.

During difficult times like these, Nevadans have always come together to help one another out. I have always taken pride in the sense of community Nevadans share and the efforts we take to aid those in need. If you would like to learn how to get involved in local fire safety efforts, please visit the Nevada Fire Safe Council website at www.nvfsc.org.

If you would like more information about the work my office is doing on wildfires, please visit my website at reid.senate.gov.
>*3

Sincerely,

Harry Reid

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References

*1. About U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: U. S. Senator Harry M. Reid is the Democratic Leader (the Majority Leader) in the U. S. Senate. He is a man who commands the respect of colleagues from both parties, and a powerful advocate for Nevada’s middle-class families.
But he still lives in Searchlight … and he is still guided by the lessons and values he learned there.
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper summarized Reid’s story by saying that he “has gone from underdog to Senate’s top dog.”
Parade Magazine, the nation’s largest weekly magazine, identified Senator Reid as one of a handful of leaders in Washington with “integrity and guts.”
Since Nevadans elected him to the Senate in 1986, Harry Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and a skillful legislator. Even his Republican colleagues praise his reasoned, balanced approach.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has said, “We all respect Senator Reid. He is one of the moderate voices around here who tries to get things to work.”
And former GOP Leader Trent Lott said, “Harry Reid is out there finding a solution. I enjoy working with him very much.”
He was elected to the Senate in 1986, and re-elected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He has served as the chairman or senior Democratic member on several important committees and subcommittees.
Reid is a tireless worker, and it isn’t unusual for him to be the first Senator of either party to arrive at the Capitol in the morning and the last to go home at night.
*2. Reid, Harry. 'The Reid Report - Wildfires in Nevada' "An e-mail from U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Office to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (July 11, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Senator Harry Reid's Office.
*3. Ibid.
Editor's note: The articles by Senator Harry Reid in this section have been published by the leading search engines as soon as they were posted. The following is just an example from a search of "Reid talks about the need to reduce America's reliance on oil wbti" on the Google.com, Yahoo.com, and among others at 9:37 a.m. in the morning on June 26, 2007:
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