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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016 No. 165 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was Mr. BOST led the Pledge of Alle- RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF called to order by the Speaker. giance as follows: BARBARA WONG f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given United States of America, and to the Repub- PRAYER permission to address the House for 1 lic for which it stands, one nation under God, minute.) The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: today to recognize Barbara Wong, an f Merciful God, we give You thanks for incredible advocate for the arts, who giving us another day. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER has been executive director of Provi- We come to the end of a week where dence CityArts for Youth for 16 years. we have given thanks for peaceful elec- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Throughout her career, Barbara has tions throughout our country, and the tain up to five requests for 1-minute helped thousands of youth realize the welcoming of those newly elected to speeches on each side of the aisle. importance of art in their own lives, as this assembly in anticipation of the well as its extraordinary power to cre- 115th Congress. f ate social change. Thanks to her, the Now we approach a week during arts community in Providence is more HONORING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS which all Americans will gather to re- vibrant, more diverse, and more acces- TYLER IUBELT member who we are: a Nation gener- sible for children from all backgrounds ously blessed, not only by You, our (Mr. BOST asked and was given per- than ever before. God, but by courageous ancestors, mission to address the House for 1 In 2014, her dedication to ensuring faithful allies, and the best good wishes minute.) that all children have the same oppor- of people everywhere who long for free- Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tunities to learn about and pursue the dom, who would glory in the difficult to honor Private First Class Tyler arts helped Providence CityArts for work of participative government, and Iubelt. Youth earn a trip to the White House who do not enjoy the bounty we are Tyler was a Tamaroa, Illinois native, to receive the prestigious National privileged to possess. a 2015 graduate of Pinckneyville High Arts and Humanities Youth Program Bless the Members of this assembly, School. He enjoyed the outdoors, grill- Award. It is my honor to thank Barbara for and us all, that we would be worthy of ing, playing practical jokes on his her years of service to the children and the call we have been given as Ameri- friends and teachers. He was known as young people of Providence, and I wish cans. Help us all to be truly thankful a smart and good-natured kid, and had her all the best in the coming years. and appropriately generous in our re- a great future. He was a son, a husband sponse. and, just recently, a father. Last Sat- f May all that is done this day be for urday, he died a hero. IN MEMORY OF RALPH J. Your greater honor and glory. Upon graduation, Tyler entered the CICERONE Amen. U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Hood, (Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California f Texas. He was transferred to Bagram asked and was given permission to ad- Air Force Base in Afghanistan. Accord- THE JOURNAL dress the House for 1 minute.) ing to the Pentagon, a Taliban ter- Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California. The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- rorist managed to ignite an IED at the Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- base, killing Tyler, Sergeant John Ralph Cicerone, who passed away on ceedings and announces to the House Perry, and two American contractors. November 5, at the age of 73. his approval thereof. Seventeen more were injured. An inves- Ralph served as the University of Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tigation is ongoing. California-Irvine’s chancellor from 1998 nal stands approved. But our prayers are needed now for to 2005. During that time, UCI experi- f Tyler’s wife, Shelby, for baby Violet, enced tremendous success under his for his parents, his extended family, leadership, including raising the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and his many friends in southern Illi- school’s national rankings and break- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman nois. ing ground on its teaching hospital. from Illinois (Mr. BOST) come forward Tyler paid the ultimate sacrifice for Beyond his contributions to the and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- this Nation, and, for that, we will al- Irvine community, Ralph was world-re- legiance. ways be grateful. nowned for his innovative, scientific b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H6273 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:14 Nov 18, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17NO7.000 H17NOPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H6274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 17, 2016 research that has helped shape environ- THE FINAL 1-MINUTE SPEECH home, Sagamore Hill, I was pleased to mental policy. (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- hear his vision for the essential role of Our thoughts are with Ralph’s wife, mission to address the House for 1 parks in our national life. Carol, his daughter, Sarah, and his two minute.) At the end of this year, the centen- grandchildren. He will be truly missed Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, over the nial year of the National Park Service, but will be long remembered for his Director Jarvis will retire after 40 last 51⁄2 years, I have spoken here on contributions to the Orange County the House floor more times than I can years of service. I extend my warmest UCI and science communities. count, but this will be my last. I am re- regards and best wishes to Director f tiring from Congress and joining the Jarvis in this next chapter of his life. DISTRIBUTION OF GREENHOUSE Los Angeles County Board of Super- Happy trails. GASES visors, a position my father held for 40 f (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was years, where he did so much good for so many people. TOOLS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN given permission to address the House THE MIDDLE EAST for 1 minute.) Few people have the privilege to Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, this is serve their community and their coun- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given another in a series of 1-minutes on cool try in the United States Congress. I am permission to address the House for 1 science endeavors by American sci- honored by the trust my constituents minute and to revise and extend his re- entists. invested in me to represent them. I marks.) Today I discuss a system that pro- have been humbled by the experience Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, this vides data about the distribution of and continue to be in awe of the time week this House passed two important greenhouse gases around the Earth. I have spent as both a witness and par- measures dealing with the problems we The National Science Foundation fund- ticipant to history. have in the Middle East. One measure ed the Airborne Platform for Pole-to- Washington can be a difficult place, on extending the Iran sanctions, the Pole Observations, called HIPPO, that but I have managed to make incredible ability for the President to authorize maps the composition and interactions friends here with my colleagues on those that would have expired at the of greenhouse gases as they move both sides of the aisle, from my good end of this year, was passed by this around the Earth. This information is friend, Congressman TED POE, my co- House in order to give this administra- used to identify the sources and sinks chair on the PORTS Caucus; to DAVID tion and the next one tools needed for of carbon dioxide. CICILLINE, my best friend, my inspira- the bad behavior of Iran that it con- The field efforts were highly success- tion for the issues that he addresses tinues to exhibit. We cannot trust that ful, and these unique experiments are each and every day; and to LOUIE GOH- they will continue to adhere to the bad providing valuable insight into the role MERT, my co-chair for the National agreement that was made. of the global carbon cycle in the cli- Prayer Breakfast. Also an important measure was that mate system. This data has been made I want to thank Leader PELOSI for for Syria to cause sanctions against publicly available and will be a source her example and for the strength she their proclivity to bring violence upon of information for years to come. instills in all of us in the Democratic their citizens. We need both of these The project was a coordinated effort Caucus. measures for this President and this by the NSF and the NOAA to acquire a I am eager to get back to work in Los administration currently and, very im- clearer picture of the impact of carbon Angeles, but I will be sorry to say portantly, going into the next one to dioxide on rainforests and other eco- goodbye to all of you.