H6344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2016 healthcare system that coordinates looking at this, and we are saying: this Florida (Mr. MILLER) and the gen- care for veterans and affiliates with is working. Why wouldn’t we push it? tleman from California (Mr. TAKANO) university medical schools and teach- I thank everyone for looking at this each will control 20 minutes. ing hospitals to train our healthcare in a bipartisan measure and saying this The Chair recognizes the gentleman providers and perform groundbreaking will help our veterans. Let’s move this from Florida. medical research. forward. GENERAL LEAVE I look forward to learning more This therapy has shown enormous Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, about this treatment and its effects on successes, and I think that when the I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- those veterans who have continued to American people look at this and they bers may have 5 legislative days within suffer from the wounds of combat trau- say, we have got these successes, let’s which to revise and extend their re- ma here at home. Innovative pilot pro- make sure that we push this forward, I marks and add extraneous material on grams and continued investment in re- think that we should also look at other H.R. 6323. search will help to ensure that our Na- treatments that might not be having The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tion’s veterans get the high-quality these types of successes and saying, objection to the request of the gen- care they have earned and deserve. you know what, we can do different tleman from Florida? Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of changes, and the medical industry, I There was no objection. my time. am sure, would support that. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, So that is what we are trying to do I yield myself such time as I may con- I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman with the No Hero Left Untreated Act. sume. from the 25th District of California That is why we have named it that be- I do rise today in support of H.R. (Mr. KNIGHT), the prime sponsor of this cause that is exactly what we want. We 6323, a bill to name the Department of important piece of legislation. don’t want to leave any hero un- Veterans Affairs healthcare system in Mr. KNIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I want to treated. Long Beach, California, the Tibor thank the chair and ranking member I appreciate the support from both Rubin VA Medical Center. for their support of this piece of legis- sides of the aisle, and I ask for support Mr. Speaker, as a young man, Cor- lation. of this important measure. poral Tibor Rubin survived 14 months The No Hero Left Untreated Act is Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I have no in a German concentration camp in just that. We expect our young war- further speakers. I encourage my col- Austria during World War II before it riors to protect our values and our leagues to support this legislation and was liberated by the United States ideals, and we, as Americans, should do join me in passing H.R. 5600, as amend- Army. nothing less than to take care of them ed. Corporal Rubin was so inspired by when they return home. The No Hero I yield back the balance of my time. the American soldiers who rescued him Left Untreated Act is a new and inno- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, that he eventually moved to the United vative way of looking at how we can I too encourage my colleagues to sup- States, enlisted in the Army, and be- treat our veterans, and I think that port this piece of legislation. came a United States citizen. He was that is what people in America are I yield back the balance of time. deployed as a member of the 1st Cav- looking for. They are looking for how The SPEAKER pro tempore. The alry Division during the Korean war, we can help our veterans in new and in- question is on the motion offered by and was eventually captured by the novative ways. Well, this is one of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- North Korean military. those. LER) that the House suspend the rules During his captivity, he provided cru- This is a way that we have taken 500 and pass the bill, H.R. 5600, as amend- cial moral support and improvised veterans, we have given them this ed. medical support to his fellow prisoners treatment, and about 95 percent of The question was taken; and (two- of war. For his service, Corporal Rubin them have said that they have had thirds being in the affirmative) the was awarded two Purple Hearts and the some difference in their life because of rules were suspended and the bill, as Congressional Medal of Honor. the treatment. Sixty-one percent have amended, was passed. Sadly, he passed away just last year. said that it is a dramatic change be- A motion to reconsider was laid on After such an outstanding life of serv- cause of this treatment. If we took the table. ice and survival, it is only appropriate those numbers and we took them to f that we honor Corporal Rubin by nam- any kind of treatment or any kind of ing the Long Beach VA Medical Center TIBOR RUBIN VA MEDICAL medical help across this country, I after him. H.R. 6323 satisfies the Com- CENTER think that all of the physicians and all mittee’s naming criteria and is sup- of the medical industry would say: yes, Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, ported by the entire California congres- those are great numbers. I move to suspend the rules and pass sional delegation, as well as many So what we are trying to do here is the bill (H.R. 6323) to name the Depart- local veterans service organizations. we are going to put it into two of our ment of Veterans Affairs health care medical facilities; put it into two of system in Long Beach, California, the b 1730 our VA centers, and we are going to ‘‘Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center’’. I am grateful to Congressman collect some data on the enormous suc- The Clerk read the title of the bill. LOWENTHAL for sponsoring this legisla- cesses that we have seen in the past The text of the bill is as follows: tion, and I urge all of my colleagues to and hopefully in the future. Then, I H.R. 6323 join me in supporting it. hope to come back at a certain time in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the future and say: this has been great; resentatives of the United States of America in my time. the data that we have collected has Congress assembled, Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield helped our veterans, has helped our SECTION 1. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET- myself such time as I may consume. warriors when they have come home. ERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYS- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Let’s put this across the country. TEM, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. of H.R. 6323, to name the Department I expect that everyone in every dis- The Department of Veterans Affairs health of Veterans Affairs health care system trict across this country, when they care system located at 5901 East 7th Street, in Long Beach, California, the Tibor Long Beach, California, shall after the date Rubin VA Medical Center. see this, these types of successes, of the enactment of this Act be known and would want to put it into their VA fa- designated as the ‘‘Tibor Rubin VA Medical What a remarkable story about Tibor cilities. So that is kind of our goal in Center’’. Any reference to such health care Rubin. Tibor Rubin survived the what we are trying to do here. system in any law, regulation, map, docu- Mauthausen concentration camp for 14 Mental and physical injuries are part ment, record, or other paper of the United months before being liberated by of battle. Treatment that works should States shall be considered to be a reference American soldiers in May of 1945. After be pushed by our legislative bodies. It to the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center. immigrating to the United States in shouldn’t be stagnated. And that is ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- 1948, he enlisted in the United States actly what this body is doing. We are ant to the rule, the gentleman from Army and volunteered to serve in

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It was one of the Corporal Rubin spent 30 months as a ties on the attacking force during his reasons I joined the U.S. Army, be- prisoner of war in North Korea, where personal 24-hour battle, single- cause I wanted to show my apprecia- testimony from his fellow prisoners de- handedly slowing the enemy’s advance tion. tailed his willingness to sacrifice for and allowing the 8th Cavalry to with- ‘‘It is the best country in the world, the others. He helped his fellow POWs draw successfully. and I am part of it now. I do not have by sneaking out of the camp at night Following the successful U.S. Army to worry about the Gestapo knocking and foraging for food, stealing from breakout from the Pusan Perimeter on my doors.’’ enemy supplies, and bringing back and advance into North Korea, Tibor I am proud to say that after his serv- what he could to help the soldiers im- was personally responsible for the cap- ice, Tibor became a longtime resident prisoned with him. He declined the ture of several hundred North Korean of Garden Grove, California, in my dis- offer of his Communist captors to re- soldiers. trict. It was still his home when he turn him to Soviet Hungary, his coun- In an additional engagement near passed away on December 5, 2015, and it try of origin, to help protect those Usan, Chinese forces attacked his unit was the Long Beach VA Hospital where from his adopted country. during a massive nighttime assault. he received his medical services for ‘‘He shared the food evenly among For nearly 24 hours, he remained at his over 50 years. the GIs,’’ a fellow prisoner wrote. ‘‘He post with a .30-caliber machine gun at It was my great honor to meet Tibor also took care of us, nursed us, carried the south end of the unit’s line until and to represent him in Congress. He us to the latrine.’’ This GI also added, his ammunition was exhausted. His de- was a survivor, a soldier, a nurse, a ‘‘Helping his fellow men was the most termined stand slowed the pace of the compatriot, and a wonderful citizen. important thing to him.’’ enemy advance into his sector, permit- Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I have no For these actions and more, Mr. ting the remnants of his unit to retreat further speakers. What an amazing and Rubin was awarded the Medal of Honor southward. However, as the battle inspiring story behind Corporal Rubin. in 2005. For all that this brave immi- raged, Tibor was severely wounded and Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to grant did to protect the freedoms of captured by the Chinese. While in Chi- join me in supporting this legislation, our great country, we are honored to be nese custody, he refused to be repatri- H.R. 6323. able to name this VA Medical Center ated to Hungary, instead choosing to I yield back the balance of my time. after him. remain in the prison camp. He would Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I urge support for this refuse the offer on numerous occasions. I, too, encourage all of our colleagues legislation. Tibor disregarded his own personal to support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 8 minutes to the safety and immediately began sneak- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance gentleman from California (Mr. ing out of the camp at night in search of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The LOWENTHAL). of food for his fellow prisoners. Break- question is on the motion offered by Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I ing into enemy food storehouses and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL thank my good friend from California, gardens, he risked certain torture or - who has been such a great leader on death if caught. LER) that the House suspend the rules veterans’ issues. Tibor provided not only food for the and pass the bill, H.R. 6323. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor starving soldiers, but also desperately The question was taken; and (two- the life of Holocaust survivor and needed medical care and moral support thirds being in the affirmative) the Medal of Honor recipient and a person for the sick and wounded of the POW rules were suspended and the bill was that I knew personally before he passed camp. As one of his fellow prisoners re- passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on away, Mr. Tibor ‘‘Ted’’ Rubin. counted about the camp: ‘‘Tibor did the table. With the support of all 53 members of many good deeds, which he told us the California delegation, both Cali- were mitzvahs in the Jewish tradition. f fornia Senators, and many of my He was a very religious Jew, and help- REAFFIRMING LONGSTANDING State’s leading veterans’ groups, I re- ing his fellow men was the most impor- UNITED STATES POLICY IN SUP- cently introduced H.R. 6323, legislation tant thing to him.’’ PORT OF A DIRECT BILAT- to name the Department of Veterans Tibor’s brave, selfless efforts were di- ERALLY NEGOTIATED SETTLE- Affairs Medical Center in Long Beach rectly attributed to saving the lives of MENT OF THE ISRAELI-PALES- as the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center. as many as 40 of his fellow prisoners. TINIAN CONFLICT As was already noted, Tibor Rubin As his Medal of Honor citation reads: Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to was born in Hungary on June 18, 1929. ‘‘Corporal Rubin’s gallant actions in suspend the rules and agree to the con- During World War II, he survived 14 close contact with the enemy and current resolution (H. Con. Res. 165) ex- months in a Nazi concentration camp unyielding courage and bravery while a pressing the sense of Congress and re- in Austria, where both his parents and prisoner of war are in the highest tra- affirming longstanding United States both of his sisters would eventually ditions of military service and reflect policy in support of a direct bilaterally die. great credit upon himself and the negotiated settlement of the Israeli- Liberated by the United States United States Army.’’ Palestinian conflict and opposition to Army, he was inspired by the American It is worth noting that Tibor was United Nations Security Council reso- soldiers who rescued him, immigrating nominated in the field on four occa- lutions imposing a solution to the con- to the United States and enlisting in sions for the Medal of Honor. When he flict. the United States Army. He was de- was finally presented his Medal of The Clerk read the title of the con- ployed to Korea as a member of the Honor in 2005, it was not presented by current resolution. United States Army’s 8th Cavalry President George W. Bush for a single The text of the concurrent resolution Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during act of heroism. It was instead pre- is as follows: the Korean war. sented for nearly his entire 3 years of H. CON. RES. 165 Despite facing religious discrimina- service in the Korean war. tion from his sergeant who sent him on Tibor was fiercely proud of the coun- Whereas the United States has long sup- ported a negotiated settlement leading to a the most dangerous patrols and mis- try he adopted. When he was later sustainable two-state solution with the sions and withheld his Medal of Honor asked about his decision to immigrate democratic, Jewish state of Israel and a commendation, Tibor fought valiantly to the United States, he said: ‘‘I always democratic Palestinian state living side-by- in several notable engagements. In one wanted to become a citizen of the side in peace and security;

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