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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 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014 No. 99 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was was traveling along a walled road in Government—Federal, State, and called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Afghanistan when an IED exploded and local—will play a large role in ending pore (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania). disabled the lead vehicle in the convoy. hunger. The problem is too big and too f Lieutenant Andrews quickly jumped much a part of our basic values for gov- out of his vehicle and was assessing the ernment institutions not to get in- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO damage of the vehicle that had hit the volved. TEMPORE IED, and he saw through the glint in We already created the programs The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- his eye an RPG coming straight for that will help us end hunger: SNAP, fore the House the following commu- him and his fellow troops. So, in an in- WIC, and school meals, just to name a nication from the Speaker: stant, he jumped on top of his fellow few. Many of these programs are under- WASHINGTON, DC, soldiers and took the brunt of the RPG. funded and need to be responsibly up- June 24, 2014. He sacrificed himself so that his bud- dated for the 21st century. The truth is I hereby appoint the Honorable GLENN dies would live. Recently, it was that these programs do real good in our THOMPSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on learned that Lieutenant Andrews and cities, towns, and communities, and this day. his patrol were searching for a missing they are working effectively and effi- JOHN A. BOEHNER, soldier by the name of Bowe Bergdahl. Speaker of the House of Representatives. ciently. Second Lieutenant Andrews was But government can’t do it alone, f awarded the Silver Star in honor of his and that is why I am proud to stand MORNING-HOUR DEBATE service and the sacrifice he made for with my friends in the antihunger com- his fellow soldiers. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- munity in support of their many ef- At his death, Darryn left behind his forts to end hunger. One such group ant to the order of the House of Janu- 2-year-old son, his pregnant wife, his ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- doing fantastic work to end hunger twin brother, and both of his parents, now is the Food Research and Action nize Members from lists submitted by Andy and Sondra. Both of his parents, Center, known as FRAC. the majority and minority leaders for Andy and Sondra, were here last week morning-hour debate. FRAC is a tremendous organization, and testified before my Terrorism Sub- but it is not the typical group that The Chair will alternate recognition committee. Sondra still wears Darryn’s first comes to mind when people think between the parties, with each party dog tags. The family lives in Cameron, about antihunger organizations. FRAC limited to 1 hour and each Member Texas. other than the majority and minority Mr. Speaker, General George Patton is not a food bank or a food pantry. leaders and the minority whip limited said it best about warriors such as Run by my good friend Jim Weill, to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- Lieutenant Darryn Andrews who die in FRAC works with hundreds of national, bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. battle. He said: State, and local nonprofit organiza- tions, public agencies, corporations, f While we continue to mourn the loss of and labor organizations to address hun- LIEUTENANT DARRYN ANDREWS: such soldiers, we should thank God that such men ever lived. ger, food insecurity, and their root AMERICAN WARRIOR AND TEXAN And that’s just the way it is. cause—poverty. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The FRAC conducts research to document Chair recognizes the gentleman from f the extent of hunger in America, its Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION impact, and effective solutions. It Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, CENTER seeks improved Federal, State, and growing up, Darryn Andrews was The SPEAKER pro tempore. The local public policies that will reduce known as one of the most selfless and Chair recognizes the gentleman from hunger and undernutrition, monitors patriotic kids in the neighborhood. Not Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 the implementation of laws, and serves surprisingly, he joined the United minutes. as a watchdog of programs. States Army to serve America. 2nd Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, ending FRAC provides coordination, train- Lieutenant Darryn Andrews was the hunger shouldn’t be controversial. It ing, technical assistance, and support platoon leader for the 3rd Blackfoot shouldn’t be something that we ignore on nutrition and antipoverty issues to Company, 1st Battalion, 501st infantry but, rather, a goal that we embrace. a nationwide network of advocates, (Airborne) in Afghanistan. Ending hunger is an achievable goal; it service providers, food banks, program On September 4, 2009, 2nd Lieutenant is something that we can do if we mus- administrators and participants, and Andrews’ platoon was on a mission and ter the political will to do so. policymakers. Lastly, FRAC conducts 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. H5643 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:45 Jun 25, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JN7.000 H24JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5644 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 24, 2014 public information campaigns to help PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA into question both in the larger culture promote changes in attitudes and poli- GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING and increasingly in the legal frame- cies. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The work which governs this land. But per- FRAC helps frame the debate in Con- Chair recognizes the gentleman from haps the most striking and troubling is gress and State legislatures, educating Virginia (Mr. WOLF) for 5 minutes. that increasingly this is happening elected officials and their staff, and Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today within the church itself, which has his- they help implement antihunger pro- as a follower of Jesus and a lifelong torically served as a bulwark against grams at the local levels. FRAC does member of the Presbyterian Church the cultural whims of the day. everything but literally hand food to USA who is deeply grieved by what In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says: hungry Americans. The work they do transpired at last week’s gathering of Haven’t you read . that at the beginning has resulted in stronger programs and PCUSA’s General Assembly. I feel in- the Creator ‘‘made them male and female,’’ and said, ‘‘For this reason, a man will leave more eligible people receiving food as- creasingly alienated from this rich faith tradition, which includes John his father and mother and be united to his sistance. wife, and two will become one flesh’’? So Witherspoon, the only active clergy- Mr. Speaker, the Federal antihunger they are no longer but two, but one. There- man to sign the Declaration of Inde- safety net is excellent, but it is not fore, what God has joined together let man pendence, and submit for the RECORD a perfect. It is vast, but it is not com- not separate.’’ statement of protest by the Pres- prehensive. FRAC works with policy- This passage and others like it re- byterian Lay Committee Board of Di- makers and government officials to mind me of Reverend Billy Graham’s rectors, which expresses a similar sen- make these programs better, to ensure comments and the lead-up to the 2012 timent. that no hungry person is left without North Carolina ballot initiative regard- food. [June 19, 2014] ing marriage, when he remarked: PRESBYTERIAN LAY COMMITTEE BOARD OF DI- FRAC was a leader in our fight to The Bible is clear—God’s definition of mar- RECTORS REPUDIATES ACTION OF PCUSA riage is between a man and a woman. save the Heat and Eat program in the GENERAL ASSEMBLY In addition to marriage, I was also recently enacted farm bill. It has stood (By Carmen Fowler LaBerge) troubled by the PCUSA’s action on strong in the fight to ensure that ev- DETROIT, MI.—A statement of protest by eryone gets breakfast at school and the Presbyterian Lay Committee repudi- Israel. I submit for the RECORD a Wall food during the summer, and FRAC has ating the action of the General Assembly of Street Journal piece which ran yester- also fought back on antinutrition rid- the Presbyterian Church USA to redefine day regarding the vote to divest the de- ers that House Republicans have at- marriage. The 221st General Assembly of the nomination stock from three American tached to the Agriculture Appropria- Presbyterian Church (USA) has approved companies that do business with Israel both an Authoritative Interpretation of the tions bill. in the West Bank citing their ‘‘involve- Constitution and an amendment to redefine ment in the occupation and the viola- FRAC has stood with me from day marriage. In the name of 1.8 million Pres- tion of human rights in the region.’’ byterians nationwide, the General Assembly one of my End Hunger Now campaign. [From the Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2014] Like me, they believe that hunger is a has committed an express repudiation of the PRESBYTERIANS JOIN THE ANTI-ISRAEL CHOIR political condition, that it is solvable.

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