E80 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 23, 2019 TRIBUTE TO THE STAFF OF THE CONGRATULATING THE SAUK VAL- Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Michigan. CAPITAL GAZETTE, RECOGNIZED LEY AREA OF COMMERCE ON RE- This year, he plans on running in Mississippi, AMONG TIME MAGAZINE’S PER- CEIVING A FIVE-STAR ACCREDI- Idaho, Kansas, and New Mexico as a part of SON OF THE YEAR HONOREES TATION FROM THE UNITED his mission to complete marathons in all 50 STATES CHAMBER OF COM- states and the District of Columbia. MERCE Tony’s determination has been previously HON. STENY H. HOYER recognized on multiple occasions, including OF MARYLAND HON. CHERI BUSTOS being named ‘‘Volunteer of the Year’’ at the 2012 Michigan Governor’s Service Awards. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES addition to his work with Marathon4Kids, Tony Wednesday, January 23, 2019 has served as a volunteer firefighter, an emer- Wednesday, January 23, 2019 gency medical technician, and as a key mem- Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today ber of the Traverse City Area Chamber of a heartfelt tribute to the men and women of to congratulate the Sauk Valley Area Chamber Commerce. Additionally, he is the former the Capital Gazette. The staff at the daily of Commerce on receiving a Five-Star Accred- president of the Freedom Builders—a faith- paper, based in Annapolis and covering news itation from the United States Chamber of based organization that provides housing as- across Anne Arundel County and the sur- Commerce. The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of sistance to the local community. The impact of rounding area, were recognized last month by Commerce was one of 120 chambers across his work in Traverse City and across Michigan TIME as one of its ‘Person of the Year’ hon- the nation to receive this accreditation this cannot be understated. orees. They joined murdered Saudi journalist past year. Madam Speaker, it’s my honor to congratu- Jamal Khashoggi; Maria Ressa, a reporter in Founded in 1912, the Sauk Valley Area late Tony Anderson for receiving the 2018 Dis- the Philippines working to expose corruption Chamber of Commerce has gone on to de- tinguished Service Award. Michiganders can amid the country’s drug war; and Burmese velop their organization’s abilities into one of take great pride in knowing the First District is journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone, im- the finest in the nation. The Sauk Valley Area home to such a selfless leader. On behalf of prisoned for covering the plight of Rohingya Chamber of Commerce represents many com- my constituents, I wish Tony all the best in his refuges. TIME’s award focused on the dan- munities across both Illinois and Iowa, where future endeavors. gers facing journalists as they seek to fulfill they work to expand economic opportunities in f their role as ‘guardians’ of truth. At the Capital the region. With this accreditation, it is clear Gazette, that danger took the form of a deadly the Sauk Valley Area will continue to benefit DIRECTING SECRETARY OF STATE mass shooting on June 28, 2018, which killed from the efforts of this organization as we TO DEVELOP STRATEGY TO RE- five employees and injured several others. begin the new year. I am impressed by the GAIN OBSERVER STATUS FOR On that tragic day, a gunman entered the work they have done to improve the well-being TAIWAN IN WORLD HEALTH OR- Capital Gazette offices in Annapolis and took of local businesses across our region and con- GANIZATION the lives of Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, gratulate them on a job well done. As we look SPEECH OF John McNamara, Wendi Winters, and Re- to the future, I am eager to see how the Sauk becca Smith. It was a targeted attack by a Valley Area Chamber of Commerce builds HON. TED S. YOHO mentally disturbed individual who should never upon this distinction and uses it to expand OF FLORIDA have been able to acquire dangerous firearms. upon their successes and continue to improve IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The attack came after months of vitriol leveled the local business community. A strong work- Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the press, where reporters were called force is key to a strong community, and this ‘enemy of the people’ and lambasted as pur- five-star recognition speaks volumes to that Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of veyors of ‘fake news.’ To their credit, even commitment. H.R. 353, my bill that directs the Secretary of after this deadly shooting took the lives of their It is because of groups such as the Sauk State to develop a strategy to regain observer friends and colleagues and after having to en- Valley Area Chamber of Commerce that I am status for Taiwan in the World Health Organi- dure threats targeted at them and other jour- especially proud to serve Illinois’ 17th Con- zation. nalists, the staff of the Capital Gazette contin- gressional District. Madam Speaker, I would I would first like to thank Chairman ENGEL ued their important work of reporting the news like to again formally congratulate the Sauk and Ranking Member MCCAUL for working to the people of Maryland and released an Valley Area Chamber of Commerce on its five- with my team to bring this great legislation to edition of the paper the very next day. They star accreditation and thank them for their the floor. From 2009 to 2016, Taiwan attended would not be deterred from their mission, so service to our community. the World Health Assembly, the World Health critical to our open and deliberative democ- f Organization’s annual summit, under the sta- racy. tus of an observer. However, following the CONGRATULATING TONY ANDER- Madam Speaker, I hope all of the Members election of Taiwan’s current President Tsai SON FOR RECEIVING THE 2018 of this House will join me in congratulating the Ing-wen, the People’s Republic of China has DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Capital Gazette and thanking its staff for the stepped up its campaign to marginalize Tai- hard work they do every day—as well as all wan’s participation in the international commu- the members of the press who are risking HON. JACK BERGMAN nity. In 2017 and 2018, due to increased polit- danger to report the news. We must continue OF MICHIGAN ical pressure from the People’s Republic of to stand up for the freedom of the press, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES China, Taiwan did not receive an invitation to which is critical to the liberty of our people and the World Health Assembly. Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health to all nations around the world. Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, it’s my Assembly, serves no purpose other than to honor to recognize Tony Anderson for receiv- placate Beijing’s insecurity. The World Health f ing the 2018 Distinguished Service Award Organization exists to address shared PERSONAL EXPLANATION from the Traverse City Area Chamber of Com- transnational health challenges, and Taiwan merce. Through his exceptional leadership has proven time and again that it is a model and steadfast devotion to his community, Tony contributor to world health. Since 1996, Tai- HON. JOSH HARDER has become an indispensable part of Northern wan has invested over $6 billion in inter- OF CALIFORNIA Michigan. national medical and humanitarian aid efforts Since 1929, the Distinguished Service impacting over 80 countries. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Award has been given to leaders who have The United States and the U.S. Congress Wednesday, January 23, 2019 had a tremendously positive impact on the have long supported Taiwan’s participation in Traverse City area. Through his decades of international organizations, and this legislation Mr. HARDER. Madam Speaker, I missed service to his community, Tony has shown will continue this important work. My bill will these votes because of travel delay. himself to be more than deserving of this help ensure that the U.S. diplomatic strategy Had I been present, I would have voted honor. Through his Marathon4Kids organiza- to advocate for Taiwan’s presence at the YEA on Roll Call No. 44, and YEA on Roll tion, Tony has completed 43 marathons in 43 World Health Assembly adapts to Beijing’s in- Call No. 45. states and raised more than $400,000 for Big creased efforts to box out Taiwan. A similar

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:22 Jan 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23JA8.023 E23JAPT1 January 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E81 bill, which I introduced in the 115th Congress, INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT My bill would do no more than align the passed the House with unanimous support. OF COLUMBIA PAPERWORK RE- Home Rule Act with congressional practice Taiwan is a benevolent actor on the inter- DUCTION ACT over the last 24 years. Of the more than 5,000 national stage, and it deserves to keep the legislative acts transmitted to Congress since place it has earned. The next World Health HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON the Home Rule Act was passed in 1973, only Assembly will take place in May of this year. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA three resolutions disapproving D.C. bills have Passage of my bill will be a timely opportunity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been enacted (in 1979, 1981, and 1991) and for the House to recommit to longstanding Wednesday, January 23, 2019 two of those mistakenly involved federal inter- U.S. policy, and take a firm stand in the face ests—one in the Height Act and the other in of Beijing’s increasingly oppressive tactics. I Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, today, I in- the location of chanceries. Placing a congres- urge my colleagues to support Taiwan’s par- troduce the District of Columbia Paperwork sional hold on more than 5,000 D.C. bills has ticipation in the World Health Organization as Reduction Act to eliminate the wasteful con- not only proven unnecessary, but has imposed an observer by supporting this legislation. gressional review process for legislation costs on the D.C. government, residents and passed by the District of Columbia Council businesses. District residents and businesses f and to align longtime congressional practice are also placed on hold because they have no and the law. The congressional review proc- SENIOR BISHOP MCKINLEY YOUNG certainty when D.C. bills, from taxes to regula- ess for D.C. bills is almost entirely ignored by tions, will take effect, making it difficult to plan. Congress, providing it no benefit, but imposes It is particularly unfair to require the D.C. HON. JOHN LEWIS substantial costs (in time and money) on the Council to engage in this unnecessary, labor- OF GEORGIA District. Congress has almost always used the intensive and costly process. My bill would IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES appropriations process, rather than the dis- only eliminate the automatic hold placed on approval process, to block or nullify D.C. bills Wednesday, January 23, 2019 D.C. bills and the need for the D.C. Council to and entirely abandoned the congressional re- comply with a process initially created for the Mr. LEWIS. Madam Speaker, I am sad- view process as its mechanism for nullifying convenience of Congress, but that is now al- dened to share that my friend passed away D.C. bills 24 years ago, having only used it most never used. This bill would promote effi- last week. I rise today with a heavy heart to three times before then. Yet Congress still re- ciency and cost savings for Congress, the Dis- recognize Senior Bishop McKinley Young, who quires the D.C. Council to use Kafkaesque trict and D.C. residents and businesses with- served as the 109th Bishop from Big Bethel make-work procedures to comply with the out reducing congressional oversight, and AME Church in Atlanta since 1992. abandoned congressional review process es- would carry out the policy stressed by Con- One of the beloved sons of Atlanta, he was tablished by the D.C. Home Rule Act. gress of eliminating needless paperwork and a man of the people and for the people. After Our bill would eliminate the congressional make-work redundancy. completing his studies in Atlanta’s public review process for bills passed by the D.C. I urge my colleagues to support this good- schools, Bishop Young continued his edu- Council. However, Congress would lose no government measure. cation by earning degrees from Morris Brown authority it currently exercises because, even f College, Andover Newton Theological School, upon enactment of this bill, Congress would and the University of Chicago Divinity School. retain its authority under Clause 17 of Section PERSONAL EXPLANATION An additional six institutions of higher edu- 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution to amend cation recognized him with honorary doctorate or overturn any D.C. laws at any time. HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN degrees. The congressional review process (30 days OF MASSACHUSETTS Over the years, the Bishop pastored in for civil bills and 60 days for criminal bills) in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Providence, Rhode Island, Chicago and cludes those days when either house of Con- Evanston, Illinois, but Atlanta was always gress is in session, delaying D.C. bills from Wednesday, January 23, 2019 home. In our community, he was committed to becoming law, often for many months. The Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I was the souls of his congregants and service to delay forces the D.C. Council to pass most unavoidably absent on Tuesday, January 22, our society. bills several times, using a cumbersome and 2019. Throughout Metro Atlanta, Bishop Young ini- complicated process to ensure that the oper- On Roll Vote No. 44, on passage of H.R. tiated voter registration, education, mobiliza- ations of this large and rapidly changing city 676—NATO Support Act, if I had been present tion, which led to a day of action at the Geor- continue uninterrupted, avoiding a lapse of a I would have voted YES. gia State Capitol. He was an active supporter bill before it becomes final. The congressional On Roll Call Vote No. 45, on passage of of the African Methodist Episcopal Church calendar means that a 30-day period usually H.R. 328—Hack Your State Department Act, if Service and Development Agency (AME– lasts a couple of months and often much I had been present, I would have voted YES. SADA) for over 20 years and most recently longer because of congressional recesses. For f served as chair of the board. Bishop Young example, the congressional review period for a also served as the president of the Council of bill that changed the word ‘‘handicap’’ to ‘‘dis- OBSERVING THE 29TH ANNIVER- Bishops and the General Board and chaired ability’’ lasted nine months. The Council esti- SARY OF BLACK JANUARY the Commissions on Women in Ministry, Glob- mates that 50 to 65 percent of the bills it al Witness and Ministry, Annuity Investments passes could be eliminated if the review proc- HON. STEVE CHABOT and Insurance, and the Commission on ess did not exist. To ensure that a bill does OF OHIO Church Growth and Development. not lapse, the Council often must pass the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This great man spoke up and spoke out on same bill in three forms: emergency (in effect behalf of those who had no one to speak for for 90 days), temporary (in effect for 225 days) Wednesday, January 23, 2019 them. Bishop Young worked tirelessly to give and permanent. Moreover, the Council has to Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, I rise today hope and opportunity to those, who were left carefully track the days the House and Senate in observance of the 29th anniversary of Black out and left behind. He ministered to those are in session for each D.C. bill it passes to January, January 20, a historic and tragic day who were lost in the wilderness of despair. In avoid gaps and to determine when the bills in the history of the country of Azerbaijan and my heart of hearts I know that the impact of have taken effect. The Council estimates that to remember the lives lost at the hands of So- his prophetic leadership will be felt by genera- it could save 5,000 employee hours and viet brutality 29 years ago. tions yet unborn. 160,000 sheets of paper per two-year Council On the night of January 20, 1990, 26,000 Madam Speaker, today, I offer my deepest period if the review process were eliminated. Soviet troops invaded the capital city of Baku condolences to his loving wife, Dorothy Jack- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ad- and surrounding areas. As a result of this vio- son Young; children, Karyn (Ron) Young- dressed the issue of saving such resources by lent crackdown on the Azerbaijani people, Lowe, Deana (Julius) McAllister, Andrea (Rod- eliminating the amount of paperwork sent to more than 147 innocent civilians died, around erick) Jones and Stephanie Lynn Young; Congress when he proposed a cut in the num- 800 people were injured, and hundreds were grandchildren, Jennifer Renee and Jessica ber of reports that federal agencies are re- arrested. This event has remained embedded Christina Lowe, Julius III, Colin and Dylan quired to submit to Congress. Our bill is a per- in Azerbaijan’s national history and in the McAllister, Peyton, Noah and Miles Jones. I fect candidate because it eliminates a paper- minds of its citizens as ‘‘Black January.’’ This thank them for sharing this ‘‘faithful giant’’ with work process that repeats itself without inter- tragic event is seen as the rebirth of the Azer- us. ruption. baijan Republic.

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