July 5, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1031 condition receipt of Court Improvement of Defense Fellow. Her hands-on experience RESOLUTION HONORING THE 50TH Program funding on the provision of training and in-depth knowledge of national security af- ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAMES for judges about new federal policies on fairs assisted me greatly in my role as a sen- MEREDITH MARCH AGAINST placement of foster children in non-family FEAR settings; ior member of the House Armed Services amend the Elementary and Secondary Edu- Committee. cation Act of 1965 to require a state plan for Mr. Speaker, Tonia has dedicated herself to HON. STEVE COHEN academic content and achievement stand- the United States Army every day for nearly OF ards to describe how the state will ensure 30 years. I want to thank Tonia, her husband IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the educational stability of children in fos- Ray, and their beautiful family for serving our ter care and include assurances that: a foster community and country and for the many sac- Tuesday, July 5, 2016 child will remain or be enrolled in the child’s rifices they have made. I also want to thank Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in school of origin absent a determination that Tonia for her friendship, and wish her all the such enrollment is not in the child’s best in- support of a bipartisan resolution I introduced terest; if such a determination is made, the best in her future endeavors. today with my colleagues , child will be immediately enrolled in a new f and GREGG HARPER in school, which must immediately contact the honor of the 50th anniversary of the James TRIBUTE TO GEORGE APPLESETH child’s previous school to obtain relevant Meredith March Against Fear. records; and the state will designate a point Senator ROGER WICKER recently offered a of contact for child welfare agencies; and HON. DAVID YOUNG similar resolution in the Senate with his col- allow states to certify that the state will OF IOWA leagues Senator THAD COCHRAN and JEANNE provide assistance and services under the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence SHAHEEN. The Senate swiftly passed that res- Program to youths who have aged out of fos- Tuesday, July 5, 2016 olution, and I hope the House will do the same ter care and have not attained age 23; and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise with the one we introduced today. Whereas, state courts, in their oversight today to recognize and congratulate George Fifty years ago last month, after already role, have a responsibility to insure that Appleseth, a member of the 2016 Iowa Boys making history at the University of Mississippi, state child welfare agencies are complying 2A State Golf Tournament Championship James Meredith risked his life once again by with these new federal policies and require- organizing a march from Memphis, Tennessee ments; and Team. Whereas, while these added responsibilities George, and his teammates at Panorama to Jackson, Mississippi to encourage African will lengthen the time of court hearings, the High School, persevered through a tough sea- Americans to register to vote. This was not Conference of Chief Justices and the Con- son. With steady and consistent play at the long after passage of the landmark Voting ference of State Court Administrators are state tournament, these students showed the Rights Act, and a march like this—into the committed to working with Congress and the state of Iowa that they were worthy of a state heart of Mississippi—was anything but safe. United States Department of Health and championship two years in a row. Sure enough, Meredith was brutally shot Human Services to effectively implement and wounded. the new policies and requirements: Now, Mr. Speaker, George’s determination, hard work, commitment and teamwork is what con- Civil rights leaders quickly met at the Cen- therefore, be it tenary United Methodist Church in Memphis to Resolved, That the Conference of Chief Jus- tributed to the stellar success of his team. His tices and the Conference of State Court Ad- willingness to give it his best effort is what will plan a resumption of the march. They were ministrators urge Congress to give favorable be valuable later in life and I am honored to aided by the church’s courageous Reverend consideration to these legislative proposals; represent George in the United States Con- James M. Lawson. and be it further gress. I ask my colleagues in the United They were also aided by the Memphis chap- Resolved, That the Conference of Chief Jus- States House of Representatives join me in ter of the N.A.A.C.P. and civil rights leaders tices and the Conference of State Court Ad- Maxine and Vasco Smith, Jesse Turner, Rus- ministrators further urge Congress and the congratulating George Appleseth and his team for competing and winning this rigorous com- sell Sugarmon, and A.W. Willis, among others. United States Department of Health and The next day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Human Services to provide adequate funding petition. We all share in wishing him nothing to state courts to: provide training for but continued success. Floyd McKissick, and Stokely Carmichael re- sumed the Meredith March Against Fear. judges and court personnel so that they un- f derstand and comply with the federal poli- By the time marchers reached Jackson, cies and requirements; develop resources and RECOGNIZING BOETJE’S STONE 4,000 African Americans in Mississippi had best court practices; and fully implement GROUND MUSTARD’S SUCCESS registered to vote. these resources and best practices. AS 2016 GRAND CHAMPION This was a great moment in the history of Adopted as proposed by the CCJ/COSCA voting rights in our country, and I urge my col- Courts, Children, and Families Committee at leagues to help us pay homage to it by pass- the Conference of State Court Administra- HON. tors 2015 Midyear Meeting on December 5, OF ILLINOIS ing this resolution. 2015 and at the Conference of Chief Justices IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f 2016 Midyear Meeting on February 3, 2016. Tuesday, July 5, 2016 RECOGNIZING KAREN J. LEE f Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HONORING COMMAND SGT. MAJ. recognize Boetje’s Stone Ground Mustard, HON. RODNEY DAVIS TONIA WALKER which recently was named Grand Champion in OF ILLINOIS the 2016 World-Wide Mustard Competition. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In the late 19th century, Fred Boetje began HON. Tuesday, July 5, 2016 OF TENNESSEE making stoneground Dutch mustard in his ga- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rage in Rock Island, Illinois. To this day, Boetje’s is still a Quad Cities-based company er, I rise today to recognize Ms. Karen J. Lee, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 and is gaining international recognition for a Community Programs Specialist with the Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to their excellent and unique product. In fact, United States Department of Agriculture recognize Command Sgt. Maj. Tonia Tuwarne Boetje’s is the first grainy mustard to win the (USDA). Karen retired on June 30, 2016, after Walker on her retirement from the United Grand Champion award in the World-Wide 33 years and 11 months of federal service. States Army. Mustard Competition’s history. Previously, in Karen started her federal career working for Tonia is a native of Columbia, S.C., and en- 2008, it took first prize in the ‘‘Best Coarse the Department of Defense from 1980 to listed in the Army in 1987. Tonia has served Grained’’ category at the World-Wide Mustard 1992. In May of 1992, she began working as our nation honorably over her long and distin- Competition, and in 2002, their mustard was a Temporary Clerk Typist within the Rural guished career spanning numerous assign- named the ‘‘Best Illinois Food Product’’ by Illi- Housing agency of USDA Rural Development. ments, most notably two deployments to . nois Magazine. Later that year, she was converted to a per- A decorated combat veteran, Tonia earned Mr. Speaker, I want to again recognize manent member of the Community and Busi- dozens of awards, including a Bronze Star. Boetje’s Mustard’s victory in being named ness Programs staff. In December of 1993, In 2012, Tonia joined the Pentagon as a Grand Champion at the 2016 World-Wide she was promoted to State Loan Technician Congressional Legislative Liaison. I was fortu- Mustard Festival, and I wish them even more and in January 2002, further promoted to nate to have her on my staff as a Department success in the future. Community and Business Programs Specialist.

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