April 8, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3121 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S the southern border to their countries ministration’s failed policies in Central FAILED POLICIES IN THE of birth are from Mexico. America. NORTHERN TRIANGLE We discussed the curtains of eco- We must hold him accountable. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under nomic development that the Mexican Mr. Speaker, I again want to thank the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- President plans to put forward—not a Whip CLYBURN for allowing me some uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from New wall, curtains of economic develop- time to address this issue on behalf of York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) is recognized for ment: a rail line in the Mayan coast; the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- reforestation of the southern border of lieu of our monthly Special Order hour, jority leader. Mexico; and infrastructure, very ambi- and I yield back the balance of my Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I am tious infrastructure projects close to time. grateful for this opportunity to speak. the northern border. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- I thank Representative CLYBURN for al- Perhaps we should look at that as a bers are reminded to refrain from en- lowing me a few minutes to address a guide to what we should do here in our gaging in personalities toward the pressing issue before he assumes con- Nation. President. trol of this Special Order hour. And having conversations about f Last week, the President of the shutting down our border as we were HONORING ERNEST ‘‘FRITZ’’ made politically moti- there was not something very positive HOLLINGS vated announcements that he will seek for our visit. to cut U.S. aid to Honduras, Guate- In El Salvador, we met with ambi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mala, and El Salvador, which together tious, 38-year-old President-elect Nayib ant to the order of the House of Janu- are commonly known and referred to Bukele. He detailed his intentions to ary 3, 2019, the gentleman from South as the Northern Triangle countries. In work more closely with the United Carolina (Mr. CLYBURN) will control making his decision, the President States, specifically, to review and re- the remainder of the hour as the des- cited asylum seekers—moms, children, evaluate Chinese influence and an ignee of the majority leader. seniors, and young men—who make up agreement with China that he has in- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, it is the migration patterns from these na- herited from the previous government. with mixed emotions that I stand in tions that reflect themselves at the He also informed us that, because of the well here this evening with my col- southern border. our help, Mr. Speaker, homicide has leagues from . We are As it turns out, Mr. Speaker, I was in gone down 50 percent in El Salvador. here because our State and our Nation the region with some of my colleagues At one point, 104 people per 100,000 peo- has lost a giant of a man, one whom I from both sides of the aisle when the ple were being killed, the highest call a one-of-a-kind statesman, Ernest President articulated his plan to freeze homicide rate in the world. It is now ‘‘Fritz’’ Hollings. foreign aid for this part of the world. down 50 percent—still a war zone, but A native of Charleston, South Caro- This aid has effectively helped curb vi- down 50 percent. Young people are lina, he graduated from in olence in El Salvador, forge economic being recruited away from the gangs. 1947, and the very next year, 1948, he hope, and furnish essential health and What they really need now is a shot was elected to the South Carolina Leg- education programs there as well. in the arm for economic development islature. There, he served until being While on this trip with key members and jobs. That is what will help with elected Lieutenant Governor in 1954. of the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary the migration patterns that reflect I am pointing out some years here Committees, we met with leaders from themselves at the southern border. because I want to make a statement the region and El Salvador and dis- And this young President has cap- about the man Fritz Hollings. cussed the relationship between the tured the enthusiasm of the young peo- He was elected Governor in 1958. United States and their respective ple. He campaigned against corruption Now, in 1947, some interesting things countries with great optimism. and violence; yet, while we were there, were taking place in South Carolina at I will admit, Mr. Speaker, the man- the President threatened to cut the aid the time Ernest Hollings graduated ner in which our President views and to El Salvador. college; and, in 1948, when he was elect- discusses our regional partners stands In fact, we should take what we did ed to the legislature, a very significant in stark contrast to the security objec- there to Guatemala and Honduras, be- court decision was handed down. tives and economic commonalities we cause it is working. The court case was Elmore v. Rice, discussed with his Central American And it is clear, Mr. Speaker, that the 1948 court case that opened up the counterparts. this is all summed up that the Presi- South Carolina Democratic primary to When our President rambles on about dent fails to share our optimism that people other than Whites. This was the ‘‘evil people’’ pouring into our country collaboration will lead to a solution in atmosphere within which Fritz Hol- and the millions and millions of dollars this region. lings was first elected. we are just giving these governments, He fails to register the miserable mo- And, of course, in 1954, when he was comments that are not only racist in tivations that would prompt somebody elected Lieutenant Governor, I need scope but patently false, he fails to un- to seek refuge for their families in an not tell anybody what Court decision derstand that this very aid is our best unknown country thousands and thou- came down that year. That was the approach and our best tool in address- sands of miles away. People just don’t year that the Supreme Court ruled ing the migration patterns to the get up and leave their families and that school desegregation had to take southern border. With our assistance, these countries neighborhoods. They do that because place. That was the atmosphere. can make tangible progress toward they are facing violence, because they So, 4 years later, Fritz Hollings gets building an environment where their are facing abject poverty, because they elected Governor. I was a student on citizens feel safe, industry prospers, are facing natural disasters. the campus of South Carolina State and people receive the essential serv- The President fails to understand when he was elected, and in 1960 is ices they need and deserve. that. He fails to understand, Mr. when I first met Fritz Hollings. Speaker, that Chinese and Russian in- He was Governor, and I was orga- b 1945 fluence in Central America is growing nizing sit-ins in Orangeburg, South When my colleagues and I were in and that every step we take backwards Carolina, and he had invited us to the Mexico, a country that perhaps has re- will result in two steps forward for State house. He gave me a great lesson ceived more of the President’s verbal them and will leave a vacuum of lead- that day in politics, so much so, that attacks than any other country in the ership in the region. what we talked about in his office on world, we discussed budding economic Right now, the President is simply that day I still have not told anybody. zones in the country and the sweeping failing—failing the American people Well, fast-forward. Fritz Hollings, development initiatives its new Presi- and failing our allies. Governor of a State with tremendous dent Lopez Obrador has undertaken. I look forward to reviewing this issue challenges. So what did he do? Did he We discussed the fact that less than this week when the Foreign Affairs just meander through time, as so many 12 percent of the folks going back from Committee holds a hearing on the ad- did in those days? No.

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Elliott that became the and prayers are with the Hollings fam- another trail, creating the South Caro- foundation for the 1954 United States ily and his many friends. lina Educational Television Corpora- Supreme Court decision—he said to me: Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tion. That was really a big deal, and it J. Waties Waring is the one who is de- to the gentleman from Horry County, was viewed as trailblazing innovation, serving of having his name on that South Carolina (Mr. RICE). like no other State had made up until courthouse. That is the courthouse Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. that time. where the Briggs case was decided. Speaker, Fritz Hollings dedicated his But that was not his last test. In life to service. Whether it was serving b 2000 1962, just before he was to finish his in World War II, as Governor of South term as Governor, the courts ruled And I said to him: Now, maybe this Carolina, or as a United States Sen- that had to accept would pass in the House, but what ator, the legacy he leaves behind is another Charlestonian, , would happen over in the Senate? simply amazing. He embodied what it as a student. Of course, there was much And he told me that he had already meant to be a part of the Greatest Gen- resistance. talked to Senator GRAHAM, and he eration. He truly had a servant’s heart. Fritz spoke to the legislature and wanted this done. I told him I would During his Governorship, he was a said to them on that day: We have run get back to him because it is not some- champion of the civil rights movement out of courts, and we are going to be a thing that I wanted to do. and helped ensure the peaceful integra- nation of laws. And he called upon all Well, I called Senator GRAHAM. He tion of South Carolina schools. He is South Carolinians to set aside the acri- told me that Senator Hollings had also credited with creating ’s mony and accept the fact that it was a called him. But I still would not do it. technical college system which, to this new day in South Carolina and the Na- I called Senator Hollings back and I day, helps people connect with jobs and tion. asked him, in a second conversation, opportunities. He also helped develop And, of course, Harvey Gantt peace- was I going to be able to depend upon the Charleston Port, which has turned fully integrated Clemson University. him to hold when the bill was intro- South Carolina into a world-class ex- All of that was because Fritz dem- duced because I anticipated some reac- porter and one of the most competitive onstrated the kind of leadership that tions that would be unfavorable, and in places to do business in the country. we would expect any public servant to his Gullah-throated way, he assured me An absolute titan in the United give. that he would stand firm. Fritz and I became fast friends after States Senate, he spent nearly 40 years I then called the Congressional Re- advocating for policies that would ben- I came here in 1992. Of course, we search Service and I asked them: Has interacted quite a bit down in Charles- efit South Carolinians and Americans. anything like this been done before? Though I never had the pleasure of ton. Of course, he got elected to the Has anyone in the history of this great in 1966. We serving with him, I know that he country ever asked that his or her interacted quite a bit. brought South Carolina spirit to Wash- name be removed from a Federal build- Fritz had a tremendous wit, and I re- ington with his sharp tongue and quick ing in order to accommodate someone member when I first came up here, wit. else? 1993, there was a reception held because He will be missed, but we can find They came back to me several weeks I had become, with his help, the first comfort that he is reunited in Heaven later and said, no, that had never been African American to represent my with his beloved wife, Peatsy. done before. State in the Congress in 95 years. So I am honored to join my colleagues We put forth the legislation. It there were somewhat interesting kinds and all South Carolinians in cele- passed the House and the Senate, and I of interactions taking place. brating his remarkable life. We go to this reception, Fritz Hol- joined with Senator Hollings and oth- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield lings along with then-Senator Strom ers at the ceremony removing his name to the gentleman from South Carolina Thurmond, and I was being presented from the Judicial Center in Charleston, (Mr. DUNCAN). to the group. One of them made a joke South Carolina. Today, the name of J. Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, tonight, I out of the fact that I had met my wife Waties Waring is on that building. rise to remember and pay tribute to in jail when Fritz was Governor. Fritz Hollings, a one-of-a-kind states- the late Senator Fritz Hollings, who I guess I brought it upon myself be- man. was a true statesman through and cause I reminded him of our first meet- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman through. ing and the fact that we were not ex- from South Carolina (Mr. WILSON). As Governor Henry McMaster said on actly on the same page in those days. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Saturday, learning of Senator Hollings’ So, when I yielded the mike to him, Speaker, I thank Mr. CLYBURN for in- passing: ‘‘One of South Carolina’s he told the group about my meeting viting the delegation to participate in greatest lions roars no more.’’ Those my wife in jail when she brought a honoring the late Senator Ernest F. are powerful words to describe Senator hamburger and shared a hamburger ‘‘Fritz’’ Hollings. Hollings. with me, and he said to the crowd: Every day, when I travel across His life was dedicated to the service ‘‘And he has been eating out of her South Carolina, I am reminded of an of South Carolina and the United hand ever since.’’ It brought a great extraordinary achievement of Senator States, and the positive impact he chuckle in the crowd, and I was re- Hollings, when he served as Governor. made on our communities will be felt minded never to get smart in front of He helped establish the technical col- for years to come. Fritz Hollings again. lege education system to develop I heard fine words from Mr. CLYBURN Well, we have lost Fritz. But just be- trained workers in manufacturing. earlier; he talked about his career. But fore he really began to fail in health, This enabled South Carolina to recruit Senator Hollings’ career spanned for Fritz called me and said he wanted me new industry, foreign and domestic. many decades, beginning with his grad- to do something for him. He said he As Governor, there was no auto pro- uation from The Citadel to his service wanted me to put in a piece of legisla- duction, there was no tire production as an artillery officer fighting for free- tion to remove his name from the Judi- in our State. Today, because of the dom during World War II. Like many in cial Center in Charleston. highly skilled, trained workers, South the Greatest Generation, he put his life I asked him: Why do you want me to Carolina is the leading exporter of cars on the line for our country at a very do that? from any State in America. Two years young age. He said, because Judge J. Waties ago, this was $10.4 billion of product. He then moved into service on behalf Waring was the judge who made that South Carolina is now the largest man- of the constituents of South Carolina

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H.R. 1644, SAVE THE INTERNET where he spent decades—36 years, I ACT OF 2019; PROVIDING FOR I remember, as a young boy growing think—serving as a United States Sen- CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2021, IN- ator. up interested in politics, that I was al- VESTING FOR THE PEOPLE ACT He became well known as a national ways struck by his thoughtfulness, the OF 2019; AND FOR OTHER PUR- figure, a trailblazer, a respected fighter demeanor in which he held himself in POSES and champion for the American people an era where we were in full-contact Mr. MORELLE (during the Special in so many areas, including commerce politics all the time. Senator Hollings Order of Mr. CLYBURN), from the Com- and defense. was an extraordinary American and a mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- I met him in 1987 when I was working great patriot, and I join with my col- for Senator . leged report (Rept. No. 116–37) on the leagues in offering condolences to the He will go down as one of the most resolution (H. Res. 294) providing for effective Senators on record, and it is family and remembering his extraor- consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to safe to say, there will be no one else dinary legacy. restore the open internet order of the like Senator Hollings. Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I would Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill Beyond his work ethic and advocacy like to close this tribute tonight by ac- for South Carolina, he was known as a (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced knowledging that this is the 50th year Budget and Emergency Deficit Control genuine person, respected by folks from since Fritz Hollings’ hunger tour. all walks of life, from every political Act of 1985 and to establish a congres- party and from all 50 States. A lot of people may remember, in sional budget for fiscal year 2020; and His decades of work left South Caro- 1969, Ernest Hollings embarked upon a for other purposes, which was referred lina and our Nation better off; for that, tour—or several tours of South Caro- to the House Calendar and ordered to there is no doubt. He was the true em- lina. The first one was on Charleston’s be printed. bodiment of selflessness and public East Side, and it was my great honor f service. His legacy will be felt for gen- to lead him, along with Sister Mary SOCIAL SECURITY IS THE NA- erations to come. Anthony, on that tour so that he could TION’S PREMIER INSURANCE My prayers and condolences are with see some of the anxiety, some of the PROGRAM his loved ones, as well as appreciation for all he did for the lives of all of us. wanting that was present in his home- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under God bless his family as they mourn town. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- the loss of a true giant, selfless public He went from there to other places uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the servant, and, definitely, a dedicated throughout the State, most especially, gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. LAR- leader. Beaufort, Jasper County. Many people SON) for 30 minutes. Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. may remember, he, after a tour with a to the gentleman from South Carolina Speaker, I am honored to be on this Dr. Gatch in Beaufort County, Fritz (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). floor and to hear the eloquence of JIM Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I wrote a book called ‘‘The Case Against CLYBURN talking about a legend in Sen- want to thank Majority Whip CLYBURN Hunger.’’ That book was eye-opening ator Fritz Hollings. for yielding and for his service to the to a lot of people. Mr. Speaker, it gives us pause this rest of the delegation of South Caro- In fact, he made the case for signifi- evening, and I am honored to be joined lina. cant expansion of community health by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, a This weekend we lost the most trans- young man who has served his Nation centers throughout the South, and he formational leader South Carolina has with dignity as well, as we talk about made the case for what we now call the ever seen. Fritz Hollings left his mark something equally important and near on our economic development, our edu- WIC program: Women, Infants, and and dear to Fritz Hollings’ heart as it cation system, civil rights, desegrega- Children. It was that book and that is to all America: Social Security. tion, and countless other areas. There tour; and 2 years later, I took a tour We have introduced a bill. On is no doubt we are all better off be- with his classmate from The Citadel, Wednesday at 2 o’clock we will be hav- cause of his service. John Carl West, who was my mentor in ing our fourth hearing on the subject Hollings was once referred to as a government. matter of Social Security. We are hon- ‘‘Senator from central casting,’’ and, in When West became Governor, he then ored to see that that is going forward, many ways, he represented the ideals because there haven’t been hearings for took a tour. He wanted to retrace some of public service: service to his country some time on the matter of expanding in uniform during World War II, to the of Fritz’s steps and redouble the efforts Social Security. Lowcountry in the State house, and to to eradicate poverty. Under the leadership of NANCY his State as Lieutenant Governor, Gov- Poverty is still with us. Ill health is PELOSI and now RICH NEAL on the Ways ernor, and U.S. Senator. still with us. Hunger among children is and Means Committee and a return to He was a true statesman who exem- still with us. regular order, we are focusing on the plified character, courage, integrity, needs of the American people, and and honor. The action he took was I am going to be moving, at several nothing is more important than Social often not easy or politically popular, points this year, to memorialize Fritz Security. but it was always with what was best by calling upon my colleagues to re- Let me start by underscoring some- for South Carolina in mind. double our efforts for children, for thing that should be intuitively obvi- As we honor his life over the coming women, for infants, for the poor. ous to everyone, but oftentimes is days and weeks, I hope we can all pause overlooked: Social Security is not an to reflect on how his legacy can guide b 2015 entitlement. Social Security is the in- us now more than ever. Hollings made surance that people have paid for. a lifelong career out of fearlessly doing I would hope that as we think about How do we know this? We know it what was right, working across the Fritz, we will think about that passage simply because you only have to look aisle to reach remarkable achieve- of scripture found in Matthew 25 where as far as your pay stub, whether it is ments, and always putting the people we are told that it is incumbent upon weekly, biweekly, or monthly, under of South Carolina over politics. We us to feed the hungry, clothe the the definition of FICA. need that sort of leadership now more naked, and do right for those who are FICA stands for the Federal Insur- than ever. ance Contributions Act. Whose? Yours. Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield less fortunate. Citizens all across this Nation under- to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance stand that they have contributed to MORELLE). of my time. this program.

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