March 27, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E393 work with parental choice in schools in the lenging issues of his time. He was widely Brenden Shipley is a remarkable young man Hurricane’s aftermath that basically destroyed known for voting and acting according to his who exemplifies that true character. I am hon- a lot of public school infrastructure. We had thoughtful and well-informed conscience, ored to present him with the 2017 Congres- been personal friends ever since that first which inspired his colleagues to eschew par- sional Award for Bronze and Silver Medals, meeting. tisanship and elevate constructive discourse. and to recognize him for all of his hard work Robbie helped lead a ‘‘Phoenix from the Tony continued his legacy of effective and in the West Palm Beach community. I wish ashes’’ movement in the New Orleans impactful lawmaking when he was elected in him much success in all of his future endeav- schools. The success was due to the need to 1976 to serve in Congress, representing parts ors. throw away the old bureaucracy, rules, and of the San Fernando Valley, Thousand Oaks f the attitude that the schools existed for the and Agoura Hills. He will forever be remem- adults in them rather than for the kids. Robbie bered for his landmark 1978 legislation that AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT OF helped turn that all-around, attracting national established the Santa Monica Mountains Na- 2017 attention for the model. He devoted hundreds tional Recreation Area, protecting part of SPEECH OF of hours annually to improving New Orleans Southern California’s most treasured natural public schools and the lives of the students at- landscape for future generations to explore HON. NANCY PELOSI tending them. He was an unapologetic advo- and enjoy. OF CALIFORNIA cate for inner-city students attending Lafayette As a Member of Congress, Tony fought IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Academy and Esperanza Charter School. He hard to support environmental initiatives such Friday, March 24, 2017 served as a board member for the Choice as the Clean Air Act and securing funding for Foundation where he was both the Vice Chair- the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge and Lake Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, on March 25, man and Executive Committee member. Balboa Park, which was renamed the Anthony 1966—51 years ago, this past Saturday—Dr. Robbie served on many other boards and C. Beilenson Park in 1998. He was a powerful King spoke these words: ‘‘Of all the forms of committees, each with a goal to improve and advocate for reducing government waste and inequality, injustice in health is the most enhance the economic environment or edu- promoting efficiency. Tony’s former colleagues shocking and the most inhuman because it cational opportunity of his community. share a deep respect for the integrity, class, often results in physical death.’’ Robbie was a man of high character and in- and sensibility that he championed throughout We came to this floor to fight TrumpCare tegrity. He had a servant’s heart for his com- his tenure in office. last week with the moral force of Dr. Martin munity and those who live in it. His love for Tony is survived by his wife, Dolores; his Luther King’s words in our heart. Affordable New Orleans and its culture was evident in his sons, Adam and Peter; his daughter Dayna; health care is a civil right; a fundamental right words and actions. Robbie was an art, archi- and nine grandchildren. I hope that his family for every American. As we remember Dr. tecture, and history enthusiast. He loved to will take comfort in the remarkable legacy that King’s wisdom, as we debated this bill: we did travel the country and world meeting new peo- he established at every turn of his life as an so in tribute to our colleague BOBBY RUSH’s ple and experiencing different cultures. He accomplished public servant. May his memory late wife, Carolyn Rush. Carolyn was active in was a friend to many people and an advocate be a blessing to us all. the civil rights movement, and she was a for more. His obituary was correct in all re- f champion for Americans’ health care. Her fu- spects, including that he indeed was a terrible neral was Saturday, the 51st anniversary of driver. HONORING MR. BRENDEN SHIPLEY Dr. King’s words. We were proud to honor Robbie leaves Barbara, his beloved wife of WITH THE 2017 CONGRESSIONAL Carolyn Rush’s memory by saving the Afford- 34 years, his daughter and son, and many AWARD able Care Act from repeal and protecting the other family and friends to carry on his legacy health of the American people. of service to their communities. Anyone who HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS Speaker RYAN called this bill an ‘‘act of knew him well knows what a great loss his OF FLORIDA mercy.’’ There is no mercy here. Indeed, in- passing is for New Orleans and our nation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES equality and inhumanity is exactly what TrumpCare has in store for the American peo- Rest in peace Robbie, you will not be forgot- Monday, March 27, 2017 ten. ple. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased Sister Simone Campbell said: ‘‘This is not f today to honor Mr. Brenden Shipley of West the faithful way forward and must be rejected.’’ HONORING THE LIFE OF THE Palm Beach with the Congressional Award of The Catholic Health Association wrote: ‘‘We HONORABLE ANTHONY BEILENSON Bronze and Silver Medals. Since 1979, the strongly encourage the full House to reject this Congressional Award has inspired our nation’s ‘replacement’ bill.’’ As the United Methodist HON. TED LIEU youth to set and achieve personally chal- Church said, opposing TrumpCare: ‘‘People OF CALIFORNIA lenging goals that build character and foster will die because of efforts like this to roll back IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community service. Recipients are committed health care.’’ Lutheran Services in America to bettering themselves and to giving back to said TrumpCare ‘‘will jeopardize the health Monday, March 27, 2017 the communities in which they reside. It is the care and long term services and supports of Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I fulfilling of that commitment, which makes millions of Americans.’’ The Episcopal Church rise to celebrate the life of the Honorable An- these young people so extraordinary. says TrumpCare ‘‘falls woefully short of our thony C. Beilenson—father, husband, grand- Mr. Shipley took on the challenge of earning spiritual calling to care for the ‘least of these,’ father, California legislator, and United States two medals: Bronze and Silver. Earning these as well as the noble values upon which our Congressman—who passed away on March 5, awards requires a minimum of 400 hours of great nation was founded.’’ 2017. community service. He served his community Rather than an act of mercy, TrumpCare is Tony Beilenson grew up in New Rochelle, by volunteering at the Kids Cancer Founda- a moral monstrosity that will devastate sen- New York. After graduating from Harvard Law tion, tutoring kids in math, cleaning the football iors, children and hard-working Americans. I School in 1957, he moved to Los Angeles to field at school, and helping one of his friends grant our Republican friends their position. I practice law in the film industry. Always striv- move into his new home. In addition, he respect them and their constituents who sent ing to give back to the world and do as much learned how to build a house and commercial them here. But I do not accept the wrong pri- good as possible, Tony decided to forgo his buildings, and improved his physical fitness for orities in TrumpCare—tax cuts for the rich at legal practice to serve the public and he was his senior year football season by weightlifting the expense of tens of millions of working fam- elected to the California State Assembly in and boxing. Furthermore, Mr. Shipley planned ilies across America. 1962. In 1966, he continued his service to the a seventeen day trip to France, England, Ire- TrumpCare spotlights the difference in the people of California and was elected to the land, and Wales to immerse himself in an un- priorities of the Democrats and Republicans in State Senate. familiar culture and to develop a spirit of ad- Congress—whether we in Congress believe in During his tenure in the California State venture. a public role in meeting the needs of the Legislature, Tony worked hard to protect the Mr. Speaker, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. American people. It is about governance itself. environment and reproductive rights, and was once said that: ‘‘The function of education is to Trumpcare is consistent with the Ryan budget respected by his colleagues regardless of teach one to think intensively and to think criti- that destroys the Medicare guarantee. It is a party for his unparalleled collegiality and civil- cally. Intelligence plus character—that is the step forward in the long-standing Republican ity when working to address the most chal- goal of true education.’’ I believe that Mr. belief that Medicare should ‘‘wither on the

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Today, let us declare SD–192 the American people: once again that affordable health care must be 1. Higher Costs—TrumpCare forces families the right of every American—not the privilege 12 noon to pay higher premiums and deductibles, in- Select Committee on Intelligence of the few. For the sake of our values, to creasing out-of-pocket costs. To receive a closed briefing on certain 2. Less Coverage—TrumpCare will take honor our responsibilities, to protect the health intelligence matters. away health care from 24 million hard-working of the American people, I urged my colleagues SH–219 Americans. to vote no on this moral monstrosity—the TrumpCare bill. 2:15 p.m. 3. Key Protections Gutted—TrumpCare Committee on Armed Services eradicates Essential Health Benefits, such as Subcommittee on Readiness and Manage- maternity, prescription drug and emergency f ment Support coverage—functionally destroying protections To hold hearings to examine on the for Americans with pre-existing conditions. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS health of the Department of Defense 4. A Crushing Age Tax—TrumpCare forces industrial base, and its role in pro- Americans aged 50–64 to pay premiums five Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, viding readiness to the warfighter. times higher than what others pay for health agreed to by the Senate of February 4, SR–232A coverage, no matter how healthy they are. 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- Committee on Foreign Relations 5. Steals from Medicare—TrumpCare short- tem for a computerized schedule of all Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, ens the life of the Medicare Trust Fund and and International Cybersecurity Policy meetings and hearings of Senate com- To hold hearings to examine American ransacks funds that seniors depend on to get mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- leadership in the Asia-Pacific, focusing the long-term care they need. tees, and committees of conference. on security issues. Republicans’ bill would increase costs and This title requires all such committees SD–419 cut coverage for millions of Americans, while to notify the Office of the Senate Daily leaving coverage for Members of Congress 2:30 p.m. Digest—designated by the Rules Com- untouched. And as bad as TrumpCare was al- Committee on Appropriations ready, in the middle of the night Republicans mittee—of the time, place and purpose Subcommittee on State, Foreign Oper- made it even worse. of the meetings, when scheduled and ations, and Related Programs TrumpCare would make being a woman a any cancellations or changes in the To hold hearings to examine civil society pre-existing condition again. Stripping guaran- meetings as they occur. perspectives on Russia. SD–192 teed maternity care is a pregnancy tax, pure As an additional procedure along Committee on Commerce, Science, and and simple. Under Trumpcare, Americans will with the computerization of this infor- Transportation be forced to pay extra for hospital coverage; mation, the Office of the Senate Daily To hold hearings to examine the nomina- prescription drug coverage; rehab, pregnancy, Digest will prepare this information for tion of Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to maternity, newborn and pediatric care. When printing in the Extensions of Remarks be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. SD–G50 Republicans eradicate essential health bene- section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD fits, they are destroying the protections for Committee on Homeland Security and on Monday and Wednesday of each Governmental Affairs Americans with pre-existing conditions—no week. matter if they are covered through the market- Subcommittee on Federal Spending Over- place or their employer. Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, sight and Emergency Management If Republicans have their way, families, sen- March 28, 2017 may be found in the To hold hearings to examine the effect of borrowing on Federal spending. Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. iors, vulnerable children, Americans with dis- SD–342 abilities, people struggling to overcome addic- Committee on Indian Affairs tion and the sick will lose their health care. MEETINGS SCHEDULED Business meeting to consider S. 304, to Rural hospitals will be closed and nearly 2 mil- amend the Indian Health Care Improve- lion jobs will be destroyed across America. MARCH 29 ment Act to allow the Indian Health Millions of veterans will lose access to tax Service to cover the cost of a copay- 10 a.m. ment of an Indian or Alaska Native credits for health care. All of this to give an- Committee on Armed Services other massive tax for the richest in America. veteran receiving medical care or serv- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and ices from the Department of Veterans TrumpCare is a billionaire’s tax cut dis- Capabilities Affairs, S. 343, to repeal certain obso- guised as a health care bill. It is Robin Hood To hold hearings to examine Russian in- lete laws relating to Indians, S. 381, to fluence and unconventional warfare op- in reverse—one of the largest transfers of repeal the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to con- erations in the ‘‘Grey Zone’’, focusing wealth from working families to the rich in our fer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa on lessons from Ukraine. history. We honor the vision of our founders, over offenses committed by or against SR–222 who risked everything to advance the right to Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Res- Committee on Commerce, Science, and ervation’’, S. 607, to establish a busi- life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; a Transportation ness incubators program within the De- healthier life, and the liberty to pursue your To hold hearings to examine closing the partment of the Interior to promote happiness. skills gap and boosting United States economic development in Indian res- Today, as we fight to preserve affordable competitiveness. health care as the right of every American, not SD–G50 ervation communities, and S. 669, to Committee on Environment and Public authorize the Secretary of the Interior a privilege for the few, we fight for children like to assess sanitation and safety condi- Zoe Madison Lihn. Zoe was born with a con- Works To hold hearings to examine cleaning up tions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facili- genital heart defect in May 2010. She faced ties that were constructed to provide her first—of three heart surgeries—at 15 hours our nation’s Cold War legacy sites. SD–406 affected Columbia River Treaty tribes old. By six months old, Zoe was halfway to the access to traditional fishing grounds lifetime limit her insurer placed on her care. 10:15 a.m. and expend funds on construction of fa- She faced a grim future; not only using up her Committee on Foreign Relations cilities and structures to improve those lifetime limit by pre-school, but carrying a pre- Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, conditions; to be immediately followed existing condition that will require attention Transnational Crime, Civilian Secu- by an oversight hearing to examine na- tive youth, focusing on promoting dia- and care for the rest of her life. Thanks to the rity, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues betes prevention through healthy liv- Affordable Care Act, Zoe is protected. But To hold hearings to examine United ing. TrumpCare puts her future in danger—higher States-Mexico relationship, focusing SD–628 costs, less care. on advancing security and prosperity Special Committee on Aging I began with Dr. Martin Luther King, and I on both sides of the border. To hold hearings to examine the arc of will end with Pope Francis, who spoke of Dr. SD–419 Alzheimer’s, focusing on preventing

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