E818 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 6, 2013 PRESIDENT OBAMA: SERIOUSLY assment of those who participated in the pro- movement in Tiananmen Square. Her courage PUSH HUMAN RIGHTS ON FRI- tests and fully account for those killed, de- and fight for democracy and remarkable es- DAY WITH XI JINPING tained or missing.’’ The response? The Chi- cape is the stuff of legend. As a strong woman nese Foreign Ministry acrimoniously said that of faith, her testimony is a message of remem- HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH the U.S. should ‘‘stop interfering in China’s in- bering the lessons of the past but also giving OF NEW JERSEY ternal affairs so as not to sabotage China-U.S. hope for the future. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES relations.’’ Wei Jingsheng has been advocating for de- Thursday, June 6, 2013 ‘‘Sabotage’’ Sino-American relations be- mocracy in China for decades and has paid a cause our side requests an end to harassment heavy price in serving over 18 years in prison Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, this and an accounting? Sounds like they have for his activities in fighting for freedom of the week, the world remembers the dream that much to hide. Chinese people. His perceptive and frequent was and is the ‘‘Tiananmen Square Protests President Obama is scheduled to meet with analyses of the Chinese Communist system of 1989’’ and deeply honors the sacrifice en- China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday to dis- and the changing views of the population offer dured by an extraordinarily brave group of pro- cuss security and economic issues. A robust a profound view today of the events sur- democracy Chinese women and men who discussion of human rights abuses in China rounding Tiananmen. dared to demand fundamental human rights must be on the agenda and not in a super- And we are also grateful to have heard from for all Chinese. fluous or superficial way. It’s time to get seri- Dr. Sophie Richardson of Human Rights Twenty-four years ago this week, the world ous about China’s flagrant abuse. Watch who for many years has been an ex- watched in awe and wonder as it had since Can a government that crushes the rights pert and advocate of political reform and de- mid-April of ’89 as hundreds of thousands of and freedoms of its own people be trusted on mocratization and human rights in China. mostly young people peacefully petitioned the trade and security? Dr. David Aikman, former Beijing Bureau Chinese government to reform and democ- China today is the torture capital of the Chief for Time Magazine, was also present ratize. China seemed to be the next impend- world and victims include religious believers, during the Tiananmen massacre and covered ing triumph for freedom and democracy, espe- ethnic minorities, human rights defenders like cially after the collapse of the dictatorships in the student protests prior to the conflict. He Chen Guangcheng and Gao Zhisheng and po- the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. But has also studied extensively on the status of litical dissidents. when the People’s Liberation Army poured religious freedom in China and the situation of Hundreds of millions of women have been Christianity in China today and the historical into and around the Square on June 3rd, the forced to abort their precious babies pursuant wonder of Tiananmen turned to shock, tears, influences on its development. And we appre- to the draconian one-child policy which has fear and helplessness. ciated his insights and testimony. led to gendercide, the violent extermination of On June 3rd and 4th and for days, weeks We will not forget what took place in and years after, right up until today, the Chi- unborn baby girls simply because they are Tiananmen Square 24 years ago. The struggle nese dictatorship delivered a barbaric re- girls. The slaughter of the girl-child in China is for freedom in China continues. Someday the sponse—mass murder, torture, incarceration, not only a massive gender crime but a ‘‘secu- people of China will enjoy all of their God- cover–up and the systematic suppression of rity’’ issue as well. A witness at one of my ear- given rights. And a nation of free Chinese fundamental human rights. lier hearings, Valerie Hudson, author of Bare women and men will someday honor and ap- The Chinese government not only continues Branches, testified that the gender imbalance plaud and thank the heroes of Tiananmen and to inflict unspeakable pain and suffering on its will lead to instability and chaos—even war, all those who sacrificed so much for so long own people, but the cover-–up of the ‘‘that the One—Child policy has not enhanced for freedom. Tiananmen massacre is without precedent in China’s security, but demonstrably weakened f modern history. Even though journalists and it.’’ As Nick Eberstadt famously phrased it, RETIREMENT OF ROBERT E. live television and radio documented the mas- what are the consequences for a society that RIVERS sacre, the Chinese Communist Party line con- has chosen to become, simultaneously, both tinues to deny, obfuscate and threaten. more gray and more male . . . The other face In December of 1996 General Chi Haotian, of the coin from the missing daughters of HON. PHIL GINGREY the operational commander who ordered the China, are the excess sons of China . . . the OF GEORGIA murder of the Tiananmen protestors, visited abnormal sex ratios of China do not bode well IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for its future.’’ Washington, DC as the Chinese Defense Min- Thursday, June 6, 2013 ister. Minister Chi was welcomed by President I hope policymakers pay close attention to Clinton at the White House with full honors in- the witnesses who testified earlier this week Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I cluding a 19-gun salute—a bizarre spectacle I because Tiananmen was a tipping point and proudly rise today to honor Robert E. Rivers and others strongly protested. Why do I bring the lessons learned and employed ever since for his long-standing service in the Georgia this up? Minister Chi addressed the Army War by the Chinese government required much House of Representatives. On August 1, he College on that trip and in answer to a ques- better understanding and due diligence and a will celebrate his retirement from his role as tion said ‘‘not a single person lost his life in more effective response from us. Clerk after 21 years of dutiful service to law- Tiananmen Square’’ and claimed that the Peo- One of our witnesses, Dr. Yang Jianli, testi- makers and citizens. ple’s Liberation Army did nothing more violent fied that soon after Tiananmen the Communist In this position, Rivers is the official custo- than the ‘‘pushing of people’’ during 1989 pro- Party embraced a ubiquitous code of corrup- dian of all bills, resolutions, records, and docu- tests. Not a single person lost his life? Are you tion to enrich the elite at the expense of the ments filed in the general assembly. He and kidding? That big lie and countless others like general public, believing that ‘‘economic his staff were tasked with providing govern- it was—and is—the Chinese Communist Par- growth means everything’’ to the survival and ment transparency by keeping an accurate ty’s line. sustainability of the dictatorship. ‘‘All this was record of daily proceedings for Georgia’s citi- As chair of Foreign Affairs’ human rights made possible thanks to the Tiananmen mas- zens, and serving as the Georgia Speaker’s subcommittee, I put together a congressional sacre and the political terror that was imposed chief parliamentary procedure advisor. hearing within a couple of days—December on the entire country in the years fol- During my tenure as a State Senator, I 18th, 1996—with witnesses who were there on lowing. . . .’’ came to personally know Rivers as a true gen- the Square in 1989 including Yang Jianli—a Earlier this week, we heard from activists tleman who treats his role with the utmost re- leader and survivor of the massacre—and who were in Beijing in June of 1989, another gard for his duty and respect for the history of Time magazine bureau chief David Aikman, democracy advocate who was serving an 18- the Capitol grounds. Throughout his career, he two of the witnesses who testified at a hearing year sentence in prison at that time and a has served as a gracious host to the Capitol I held earlier this week. I also invited Minister former Time Magazine Beijing reporter who for thousands of Georgia citizens and will be Chi or anyone the Chinese Embassy might was an eyewitness to these events. a dearly missed personality in the general as- want to send to the hearing. He—they—re- Dr. Yang Jianli is a former political prisoner sembly. fused. and survivor of the massacre. His insights into Mr. Speaker, on behalf of lawmakers every- I guess Minister Chi thought he was back in the repercussions on China from Tiananmen, where, I would like to extend my deepest Beijing where the big lie is king and no one the ongoing corruption and the unfinished thanks to Robert Rivers for devoting himself to ever dares to do a fact check. business are elucidating. the integrity and prestige of the Georgia A few days ago, the U.S. State Department Chai Ling was one of the most effective— House of Representatives. I wish him a asked the Chinese government to ‘‘end har- and most wanted—leaders of the protest happy—and well-deserved—retirement.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:14 Jun 07, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K06JN8.006 E06JNPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS June 6, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E819 TRIBUTE TO WAVERLY DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA CURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, in recognizing Ms. De’Una Wilson in being 2014 Valedictorian of Canton High School’s 2012 graduating class. SPEECH OF HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN f OF SOUTH CAROLINA HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ EXPRESSING SORROW OF THE OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE AT THE DEATH OF THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORABLE FRANK R. LAUTEN- Thursday, June 6, 2013 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 BERG, A SENATOR FROM THE The House in Committee of the Whole STATE OF NEW JERSEY Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to House on the state of the Union had under pay tribute to a Sixth Congressional District consideration the bill (H.R. 2217) making ap- SPEECH OF community that celebrating its centennial anni- propriations for the Department of Home- versary. The Waverly District in Columbia, land Security for the fiscal year ending Sep- HON. CORRINE BROWN South Carolina, is an historic African American tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes: OF FLORIDA neighborhood that has built a very proud his- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chair, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tory over its 100 years in existence, and it is rise today in support of the Grimm amendment Monday, June 3, 2013 my honor to represent it in the U.S. House of to the FY 2014 Department of Homeland Se- Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I was Representatives. curity Appropriations Bill. I’m proud to be a co- deeply saddened when I learned of the pass- The Waverly District was named a National sponsor of this amendment which would pro- ing of Senator Frank Lautenberg. I am certain Register of Historic Places District in 1989, hibit the Transportation Security Administration that anyone who had ever met Senator Lau- and is the only African American residential from moving forward with a policy to allow tenberg would agree, regardless of political neighborhood to hold that distinction in Colum- knives to be carried on to airplanes. party affiliation, that he was a remarkable bia. There is good reason it qualified for this While I urge my colleagues to support this statesman and hard working government serv- designation. By the early twentieth century, amendment, I commend the TSA for their an- ant. The longest-serving senator in New Jer- nouncement today that they will no longer pur- Waverly was a thriving community of African sey’s history, he was gifted in interpersonal re- sue a policy to allow knives in carry-on lug- American artisans, professionals and social re- lations, and recognized for reaching across gage on planes. TSA is putting public safety formers, many of whom made significant con- the aisle to benefit the people of his state, and first with this decision. They are listening to tributions to the social and political advance- the citizens of our nation as a whole. And as the serious concerns raised by flight attend- ment of African Americans in South Carolina the last veteran to serve in World War II in the ants, pilots, TSA screeners, air marshals, air- and in the nation. U.S. Senate, he represented a generation of lines, and the American public. leaders who left a legacy of service that con- Among the Waverly District historic prop- It is our job to ensure that government takes tinues to inspire all Americans. erties and sites are: the Heidt-Russell House, common-sense measures to increase the A proud son of hard-working immigrants, home of Edwin Roberts Russell, one of the safety of our commercial air transportation Senator Lautenberg rose from humble begin- few African American scientists who worked system. While we can never ensure complete nings to attain success in business and public on the Manhattan Project in during World War safety, prohibiting passengers from bringing service. He was an incredibly efficient entre- II; the Matthew J. Perry site, location of a knives onto planes is a reasonable post–9/11 preneur who turned a small business into one former home of South Carolina’s first African measure that should be kept in place. of the largest computing services companies American Federal Judge and 1963 Edwards v. Safety should always be our number one in the world; a soldier who put his life on the South Carolina lead attorney. The landmark priority when evaluating changes to airline pol- line to protect our country; a Senator who breech of the peace case and its impact on icy. I commend TSA for their commitment to helped ban smoking in airplanes and around civil rights was featured in May 2013 on C– keeping our skies and the American public as children, who worked to ensure parents could SPAN’s LCV Cities Tour; the Modjeska safe as possible. take time off to care for sick family members, Simkins childhood home, former home of the I urge my colleagues to support the Grimm and the Senator who helped modernize the ‘‘Matriarch of the South Carolina Civil Rights amendment. G.I. bill to ensure today’s veterans could ben- Movement’’ Modjeska Monteith Simkins, who f efit from the same opportunities he did. hosted former Justice Thurgood Marshall dur- HONORING DE’UNA WILSON Additionally, throughout his years in the U.S. ing strategy meetings for Briggs v. Elliot, Senate, he worked tirelessly to secure invest- which became part of the historic Brown v. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON ments in infrastructure for the Northeast Cor- Board of Education desegregation case; and ridor, and it was in the area of transportation OF MISSISSIPPI the Visanska Starks House, one of the few that I personally worked with Senator Lauten- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES historic sites in America with residential his- berg as a close partner. Senator Lautenberg’s tories of an antebellum white Southern Thursday, June 6, 2013 staunch efforts to augment Amtrak and com- woman, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- muter rail parallel my own. And as the Chair an African American scholar who became er, I rise today to honor Ms. De’Una Wilson, of the House Transportation Subcommittee on president of three historically black colleges. the 2012 Valedictorian at Canton High School, Railroads under a House Democratic Majority, The House and its carriage house were fea- in Canton, Mississippi. De’Una is the daughter we worked closely to increase funding for Am- tured on a segment of HGTV’s ‘‘If Walls Could of Mr. Derreco, Sr. and Ms. Regenia Wilson. trak and passenger rail both in the Northeast Talk’’ and the site is a member of the Inter- She was born and raised in Canton and at- Corridor and throughout the entire United national Sites of Conscience. tends Canton United Methodist Church. States. Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues De’Una’s accomplishments can be attributed Senator Lautenberg, who served on four to join me in recognizing the 100th anniver- to her desire to fulfill her grandmother’s dying Commerce, Science and Transportation sub- sary of the Waverly District and congratulate wish, which was for her to graduate at the top committees, including aviation operations and the Historic Waverly Improvement and Protec- of her class. To achieve this, De’Una dedi- surface transportation, helped save Amtrak tion Association President, Doris Hildebrand, cated herself to her academics and completed from budget hawks; supported tarmac delay and Association Historian, Catherine Fleming her senior year with an ‘‘A’’ average, earning protections for airline passengers; was instru- Bruce, for their efforts to commemorate this her the merit of Class Valedictorian. In addi- mental in increasing transportation spending great occasion. The current residents and tion to her academics, De’Una has remained for mass transportation and other infrastruc- members of the extended community have active in her community by volunteering at the ture improvements; succeeded in getting strict- dedicated themselves to preserving the Wa- Open Door Community Outreach Center at er limits on drinking and driving, and managed verly District and its history, and they deserve Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, and to get smoking banned from airplanes, among commendation for their extraordinary work. working a part-time job. numerous other transportation-related accom- This is a model preservation effort that is dear De’Una has been accepted into the Engi- plishments. to my heart and serves as an example of the neering Program at Jackson State University In fact, Senator Lautenberg wrote the 2008 significant impact such efforts can make for fu- where all of her hard work was rewarded with law to increase Amtrak funding and create the ture generations. a full scholarship. nation’s high-speed rail grant program. And in

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