we thank god for herman russell and carl sanders. god bless herman russell and carl sanders, and god bless the united states of america. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. speaker, on october 24, sacramento county sheriff's deputy danny oliver and laster county detective michael david davis were wantonly gunned down in the most cold-blooded rampages in the history of either county. by all accounts these were exemplary law enforcement officers, fathers, husbands, sons and neighbors. deputy oliver spoke his last words as he approached a car in a parking lot for the simple purpose of asking if he could help a couple who appeared to be lost, how's it going, he said? the gunman and his accomplice nexted gunned over as the couple hijacked their car. miraculously, the bystander survived a gunshot wound to the head but vividly remembers the smile on the gunman's face as he pulled the trigger. the next victim was detective mic

herman j. russell was one of the greatest african-american business leaders and civil rights leaders the world has ever known. he passed peacefully in his home after a short illness. but his legacy and his life will last forever, not just in the history books but indelibly on the skyline of our city. herman j. russell in 1952 starred a small plastering company called the h.j. russell company. he had just graduated from tuskegee institute? alabama and came to georgia to make his fortune and his family. fame. he started out plastering walls and plastering ceilings and he finished his career building georgia domes, building the georgia pacific building, building the 1996 olympic stadium, and building buildings throughout the atlanta skyline. while doing so, he made a lot of money that he reinvested back not just into investments but into his community. in 1999, herman russell by himself gave $4 million to morehouse college, to clark atlanta university and to georgia state university. and last december gav