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Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 No. 60 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, was first built during World War II and called to order by the Speaker. rule XX, further proceedings on this was used as a U.S. Army Signal Corps f question will be postponed. training center. The point of no quorum is considered Since then, the school has upheld PRAYER withdrawn. their commitment to our servicemem- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick f bers, working with several organiza- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: tions to ease the transition from serv- Eternal God, we thank You for giving PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ice to academia for our veterans. us another day. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak Send Your spirit upon the Members from California (Mr. RUIZ) come for- on the House floor today to recognize of this people’s House to encourage ward and lead the House in the Pledge the special work being done for our he- them in their official tasks. of Allegiance. roes by Paul Smith’s College. Assure them that in the fulfillment Mr. RUIZ led the Pledge of Alle- f of their responsibilities, You provide giance as follows: the grace to enable them to be faithful HONORING THE MEMORY OF CHIEF in their duties, and the wisdom to be I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the MASTER SERGEANT SHIRLEY United States of America, and to the Repub- POWELL conscious of their obligations to fulfill lic for which it stands, one nation under God, them with integrity. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given per- As the Congress looks to the upcom- mission to address the House for 1 ing holy celebrations of millions of f minute.) Americans, may they, and may we all, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, Air Force be mindful of Your love for us. May we The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Chief Master Sergeant Shirley Powell be faithful stewards not only of Your tain up to five requests for 1-minute of Cathedral City exemplified our Na- creation, but also Your desire that all speeches on each side of the aisle. tion’s highest values of dedication to people would be free from whatever in- public service. She passed away last hibits them to be fully alive. f month, March 2017. Her legacy of lead- May all that is done this day be for HONORING PAUL SMITH’S COL- ership is a constant source of inspira- Your greater honor and glory. LEGE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT tion. I am humbled to have called her Amen. TO VETERANS my constituent and my friend. f Chief Master Sergeant Powell joined (Ms. STEFANIK asked and was given the U.S. Air Force in 1962, where she THE JOURNAL permission to address the House for 1 served for 38 years. She opened impor- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- minute and to revise and extend her re- tant doors for women in our military. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- marks.) She was the first woman to have ceedings and announces to the House Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise achieved the rank of chief master ser- his approval thereof. today to praise a school in my district geant in the Air National Guard 146th Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- that is going the extra mile to ensure Airlift Wing and to be selected for the nal stands approved. that our heroes are given the resources special duty of first sergeant. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. and opportunities they deserve. She continued to serve the Coachella Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule On April 22, Paul Smith’s College in Valley after her retirement in numer- I, I demand a vote on agreeing to the my district will hold the grand opening ous veterans’ organizations. She be- Speaker’s approval of the Journal. of their Veterans Resource Center—a came a life member of the Palm The SPEAKER. The question is on project made possible through grants Springs Air Force Association, and was the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. from the Holder Family Foundation also selected to serve on the Riverside The question was taken; and the and the Fred L. Emerson Foundation. County Veterans’ Advisory Committee. Speaker announced that the ayes ap- This center will provide vets on cam- She served on my Congressional Vet- peared to have it. pus with an important recreational re- erans’ Advisory Board and Military Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. source and place to study, as well as Academy Nominations Committee. Her Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the house the Paul Smith’s College Vet- advice and counsel were invaluable to ground that a quorum is not present eran’s Club. Paul Smith’s has a proud me. and make the point of order that a tradition of service with our Armed Mr. Speaker, I am humbled to recog- quorum is not present. Forces dating back to when the campus nize Chief Master Sergeant Powell and

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(Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania f f asked and was given permission to ad- NULLIFY RULE PROMULGATED BY dress the House for 1 minute and to re- HONORING THE PERRY TECHNICAL FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS vise and extend his remarks.) INSTITUTE COMMISSION Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize given permission to address the House (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and Michael Hain, general manager and for 1 minute and to revise and extend was given permission to address the chief technology officer of Nittany his remarks.) House for 1 minute and to revise and Media, for being named Independent Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise extend his remarks.) Tech Executive of the Year by Cablefax today to recognize the Perry Technical Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- magazine. Institute, a technical school serving er, I rise today to help set the record Michael was a second-generation ex- the students of the Yakima Valley in straight on the vote last week to roll ecutive. Nittany Media is a locally Washington’s Fourth Congressional back the Federal Communications owned and operated cable provider that District. Commission’s flawed internet service has served rural Pennsylvania since Since its founding, Perry Tech has provider rules. Since the internet was created, the 1957. They are credited with bringing focused on educating and preparing Federal Trade Commission has been in the internet to some very rural areas students for real-world employment in fields such as welding, instrumenta- charge of online privacy and has been as early as 1997. largely successful in this mission. How- His parents, Harry and Anna Hain, tion, carpentry, machining, and manu- facturing. These programs provide stu- ever, last year, the Federal Commu- founded the business, and Michael has nications Commission overreached its been actively involved since he was a dents practical experience as well as skills in time management, goal set- authority by creating its own set of child. He climbed his first cable tower privacy rules that applied to a small at age 3 during a neighbor’s barbecue. ting, and financial literacy. A recent study of economic mobility group of internet service providers like Michael told a news outlet: ‘‘When the conducted of nearly 700 technical Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T. other kids were going down to the river schools from around the Nation ranked This is why I joined my colleagues in fishing, my dad and I were going up to Perry Tech number one for having the House to approve the Congressional the mountain with an inch-and-a-quar- graduates move from low income into Review Act to nullify this redundant ter mast with an antenna. And we were the top 20 percent of earners. With an rule promulgated by the FCC. The FCC fishing too; fishing for a distant sig- astoundingly high job placement rate claimed these rules would provide cus- nal.’’ of 93 percent, it is clear that Perry tomers with strong security protec- A love for cable runs deep for Michael Technical Institute is providing its stu- tions, but, in reality, the FCC’s rules Hain. dents with the skills they need to excel created confusion, an additional layer On behalf of the people of the Fifth in the workplace. of bureaucratic red tape, and a false Congressional District of Pennsyl- Please join me in celebrating Perry sense of privacy that did not exist. vania, I extend my sincere congratula- Technical Institute’s success. In fact, the head of both the FCC and tions to Michael Hain of Nittany Media f FTC penned a joint op-ed recently sup- for this outstanding achievement. porting Congress’ decision. In their NATIONAL YOUTH VIOLENCE f own words, we cleared the way to rein- PREVENTION WEEK APPOINT A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO state a rational and effective system (Mr. CA´ RDENAS asked and was INVESTIGATE RUSSIAN CONNEC- for protecting consumer privacy. given permission to address the House TIONS f for 1 minute and to revise and extend ´ (Ms. VELAZQUEZ asked and was his remarks.) CELEBRATING THE SIKH HOLIDAY given permission to address the House Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Mr. Speaker, it is VAISAKHI for 1 minute.) my honor to be a Member of this House (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per- ´ Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, an- and to serve the public. This week I an- mission to address the House for 1 other week in Washington and, yet, nounced that it is National Youth Vio- minute and to revise and extend his re- more evidence mounts; our election lence Prevention Week. Preventing marks.) and the White House have been com- youth violence can’t happen overnight. Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today promised by Russia. It requires change across our society, to join the Sikh community in cele- This week we learned one of the from our courts to our classrooms. brating Vaisakhi. In the San Joaquin President’s informal advisers—a mer- This week I introduced a package of Valley, I have the honor and the privi- cenary who founded the company bills to correct these problems that we lege to represent many diverse ethnic Blackwater—met secretly with a Putin have imposed upon our children and communities that are part of the mo- representative and attempted to estab- our communities. I urge my colleagues saic of America. lish back-channel conversations be- to get serious about these issues. Our The Sikh community is the Amer- tween the Trump administration and children are our future. We owe our ican story, for they are the story of im- Russia. children every opportunity. We owe our migrants past and immigrants present Remember, this comes after we found children a system that works with that have come from all over the world out the President’s son-in-law met them and for them. It is not a system to establish themselves as Americans with Russian banking officials. It that is out to get them. and to build a better life for themselves comes after it was reported that the We do not owe our children a system and their family and add value to our Attorney General likely perjured him- that allows them to be in our streets country. So I am very proud, among so self before Congress about his own and to not be safe. For example, to many ethnic groups, to be representing meeting with Russians. make sure that our children are safe, their interests here in our Nation’s Sadly, it comes after there were means that we have safer communities. Capital. chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Let Right now the United States of Amer- On April 14, Vaisakhi is recognized us recall that Assad’s closest ally in ica has a criminal justice system that by the Sikhs around the world, includ- that horrific civil war has been—you spends over $80 billion a year to incar- ing thousands in California’s San Joa- guessed it—Russia. cerate men, women, and children. quin Valley. On Vaisakhi, the Sikh

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Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company ues, their family, their history, and the Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1)) is amend- That 60 percent of those jobs that culture of Sikhism. ed— have been created here in the United This holiday also recognizes the best (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph States isn’t just a one-time blip. That of what all cultures strive for, and it is (A), by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a quali- is over the last 20 years, the last two time that we celebrate the common fying venture capital fund, 250 persons)’’ decades, that we have seen that trend. bonds that we share as Americans. Not- after ‘‘one hundred persons’’; and Congress has made strides in tai- (2) by adding at the end the following: withstanding our differences, we know loring the regulatory environment for at the end of the day that bonds that ‘‘(C)(i) The term ‘qualifying venture cap- ital fund’ means a venture capital fund that smaller companies, no doubt, most no- we as Americans share are far stronger has not more than $10,000,000 in aggregate tably when we passed, with strong bi- than whatever differences we may capital contributions and uncalled com- partisan support, the Jumpstart Our have. mitted capital, with such dollar amount to Business Startups, or JOBS, Act in So I ask my colleagues to please join be indexed for inflation once every 5 years by 2012. This was a bipartisan bill that was in celebrating this special tradition in the Commission, beginning from a measure- signed into law by President Obama. the Sikh community. ment made by the Commission on a date se- The JOBS Act’s benefits are notable as lected by the Commission, rounded to the f nearest $1,000,000. more and more companies use its pro- HOUSE NEEDS TO STAY IN ‘‘(ii) The term ‘venture capital fund’ has visions to raise investment capital in SESSION the meaning given the term in section both the public and private markets. 275.203(l)–1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regu- The JOBS Act has raised the cap on (Mr. GALLAGHER asked and was lations, or any successor regulation.’’. investors in a privately held company given permission to address the House from 500 to 2,000 investors, but the for 1 minute.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. GALLAGHER. Mr. Speaker, in tleman from Michigan (Mr. HUIZENGA) limit on the number of investors acting just a few hours, Members of this body and the gentlewoman from California as a coordinated group to invest in a are leaving for a 2-week recess without (Ms. MAXINE WATERS) each will control company remained at 100, where it has having resolved the significant ques- 30 minutes. been since 1940, some 77 years ago. tion of funding the government. The Chair recognizes the gentleman As noted by Kevin Laws of AngelList Funding expires only 3 days after we from Michigan. in his written testimony before our return—3 days—yet we are leaving. We GENERAL LEAVE Capital Markets Subcommittee: ‘‘With are skipping town, but just yesterday, Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I ask online fundraising and general solicita- the chiefs of all of the military unanimous consent that all Members tion becoming more common because branches testified before this body may have 5 legislative days in which to of the JOBS Act, companies are bump- about the damage another continuing revise and extend their remarks and to ing up against the limit more fre- resolution would do to our military. submit extraneous materials on the quently. The current limit . . . now The leaders of the Army, the Navy, bill under consideration. acts as a brake on the amount of the Marine Corps, and the Air Force all The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there money the company wanted to raise, testified that a continuing resolution objection to the request of the gen- leaving tens of millions of dollars on would put our warfighters in greater tleman from Michigan? the table that did not go into danger, our Nation at greater risk, and There was no objection. startups.’’ the world less secure; yet we are leav- Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield While H.R. 1219, the Supporting ing with our work unfinished. Our myself such time as I may consume. America’s Innovators Act, a bipartisan troops continue to serve, but we are Mr. Speaker, we all know that small bill introduced by the vice chairman of leaving. businesses and entrepreneurs are the our Financial Services Committee, In what other profession would you heartbeat of the American economy. Representative PATRICK MCHENRY, and take a 2-week pause without actually Access to financial capital is vital for NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ of New York, would finishing the job? entrepreneurs seeking to start up, op- amend the cap currently contained in Now, I know I am new to the House, erate, or expand their businesses. How- the Investment Company Act to allow but someone please tell me how this ever, gaining access to capital has re- 250 investors for a ‘‘qualified venture makes sense. We should stay in session mained an enduring challenge for many capital fund,’’ therefore enhancing and do what the American people sent small businesses. angel investors’ ability to provide im- us here to do: our jobs. The financial crisis and the Great Re- portant funding to small businesses. f cession made the situation worse, This bill is a very modest increase to frankly, as capital became increasingly the current exemption that has been in b 0915 hard to access from institutional banks place for nearly 77 years. Modernizing SUPPORTING AMERICA’S and various capital market players. this cap is long overdue and reflects to- INNOVATORS ACT OF 2017 While conditions have improved some- day’s capital markets and the reality Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, pursu- what in recent years, many entre- of the increasingly important role that ant to House Resolution 242, I call up preneurs continue to struggle with ac- angel investors and others play as they the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Invest- cessing the capital they need to com- commit the funds necessary to help ment Company Act of 1940 to expand pete and to grow. small businesses grow. the investor limitation for qualifying In order to succeed, these companies The Securities and Exchange Com- venture capital funds under an exemp- need capital and credit, the lifeblood mission, unfortunately, continues to tion from the definition of an invest- for growth, expansion, and job cre- ignore the backlog of good ideas to ment company, and ask for its imme- ation. Yet the government continues to spur capital formation, which is rec- diate consideration in the House. construct arbitrary walls that cut ommended by entrepreneurs, small The Clerk read the title of the bill. them off from essential financing, as businesses, and market participants The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. smaller companies are caught in a sea from their annual SEC Government- SIMPSON). Pursuant to House Resolu- of regulatory red tape created by Wash- Business Forum on Capital Formation. tion 242, the bill is considered read. ington bureaucrats. This is a forum that is put together an- The text of the bill is as follows: We know that 60 percent of all net nually. They take and solicit ideas. H.R. 1219 new jobs that have come into this They want to hear from people that are Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- country, that have been created here in in the marketplace to figure out what resentatives of the United States of America in the United States, come from these ways they could go to improve that. Congress assembled, small businesses. They are oftentimes Unfortunately, they have not acted on

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But outdated, excessive, prove corporate actions such as merg- are in Austin, Boston, or the Silicon and unnecessary regulation whose ers and acquisitions and expanding Valley, you have capital flowing to costs outweigh benefits is dumb regula- ownership. you; you have funds for your idea. The tion that overburdens smaller compa- Investors also like this structure be- rest of the country, whether you are in nies. Let’s provide some regulatory re- cause they can delegate monitoring the an urban area or rural area, is starved lief by enacting the bipartisan bill that startups they invest in to the invest- for capital. will ease the burdens on small busi- ment adviser to the fund. Such moni- In light of that problem, we are try- nesses and job creators and help foster toring may be significant, considering ing to work for a solution for those capital formation and get Americans that investors, recognizing that most small businesses, those innovators with back to work. early-stage companies fail, typically good ideas that maybe don’t have the Mr. Speaker, I would also like to diversify their investments among 30 best access to capital. We raised the note, in a hearing that we had on this to 80 companies. cap on angel investing, thereby allow- bill last Congress, it passed our com- H.R. 1219 reasonably promotes this ing more people to participate at a mittee 52–2, including the ranking fund structure for startup investments lower threshold dollar amount while member voting for it. There were no by providing a narrowly tailored ex- still including important investor pro- dissenting minority views that were of- emption for certain venture capital tection. fered, and no amendments were offered funds which must invest at least 80 per- Today is a great victory for small- at the Rules Committee on this. We cent of their funds in small businesses. business folks that need access, that have got a lot of consensus. I believe Under the bill, the venture capital need capital to take their idea to mar- this is the right thing to do to move funds must have no more than 250 in- ket. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues forward. vestors and no more than $10 million in to support this measure. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of investor capital, ensuring that they are Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. my time. small enough that investors are able to Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. monitor and manage their invest- she may consume to the gentlewoman Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time from New York (Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ). ments. ´ as I may consume. The bill’s limits also ensure that we Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, let Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1219, the Sup- aren’t creating a loophole for other in- me take this opportunity to thank the porting America’s Innovators Act, is vestment companies, like mutual ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. legislation that certainly shows that funds, to avoid regulation; nor are we 1219, the Supporting America’s sometimes we can get together and we providing relief to other private funds, Innovators Act of 2017, which I am can support a good idea. This act is like hedge funds or private equity proud to cosponsor with Mr. MCHENRY. such a thing. It shows how well we can funds, that have very little restriction Throughout my career here in Con- work together to craft bipartisan solu- and investor protection. gress, I have always supported and en- tions that support our Nation’s Mr. Speaker, too often Congress couraged legislation that creates jobs innovators and the jobs that they cre- seeks to help small businesses by re- and fosters innovation for America’s ate. pealing sensible guardrails and rules of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Last Congress, Mr. MCHENRY came to the road with little to no thought of The bill we are considering today will me with a problem: Sophisticated the impact on investors or market in- angel investors who fund promising further that goal. tegrity. This is a mistake since it is in- Mr. Speaker, I always say access to startup businesses want to pool their vestors that provide the money nec- capital is access to opportunity. That money together, but the law effectively essary for small businesses to grow. If is exactly what this legislation does. caps them at 100 investors per fund. If investors don’t trust the markets to The Investment Company Act of 1940 more than 100 people want to invest, operate fairly, they will decline to in- currently limits the number of accred- the fund is forced to exclude some of vest or raise costs on the very busi- ited investors in a venture fund to no them from the deal to avoid registra- nesses we want to help. H.R. 1219 is dif- more than 100 individuals, but most tion and regulation as an ‘‘investment ferent and reflects a measured, bipar- funds try not to reach that limit in company’’ under the securities laws. tisan approach to promoting our Na- order to adjust for unforeseen cir- That means investors willing to com- tion’s startups and the investors who cumstances. This artificially low limit mit capital are being turned away and take a chance on them. restricts the number of individuals startups are losing out on important I thank Mr. MCHENRY and Ms. that can invest in small businesses and ´ early-stage funding. VELAZQUEZ for their leadership on this startups. That means less opportunity Because of Congresswoman NYDIA bill. I urge all of my colleagues to vote ´ for entrepreneurs. VELAZQUEZ and Mr. PATRICK MCHENRY ‘‘yes.’’ Our bill will address this problem by working together, working out any Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of allowing up to 250 accredited investors concerns that had been identified on ei- my time. to participate in venture funds with up ther side of the aisle, we now, today, Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield to $10 million in capital. have a piece of legislation, a bill, that 2 minutes to the gentleman from North would narrowly increase the investor Carolina (Mr. MCHENRY), our vice b 0930 limitation from 100 to 250 persons for chairman and the sponsor of this bill. It is important to stress that these certain venture capital funds, provided Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, it is an are accredited investors. They have at that the fund does not have more than honor to be here today, the day after least $200,000 in minimum income or $1 $10 million in total investor capital. the fifth anniversary of the JOBS Act. million in net assets. These are sophis- This type of fund structure is used Five years ago, yesterday, in a bipar- ticated investors comfortable with the today by AngelList, an angel investing tisan way, this divided House, this di- risks involved in the startup sector. platform that connects investors meet- vided government that got next to Many of these investors pool their ing certain income and asset thresh- nothing done, in a bipartisan way, was money together either in local or na- olds with one another so they can pool able to achieve a huge bipartisan vic- tional groups. More recently, many their money into special-purpose funds tory to help small businesses raise cap- have gotten involved in online crowd- which then invest them in a particular ital. In light of that and in that his- funding platforms, which were created startup company. Importantly, both tory, in that spirit, we have reached through the JOBS Act, to funnel more the companies and the investors ben- across the aisle, and Representative capital to small businesses and efit from this structure. VELA´ ZQUEZ and Ranking Member startups.

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With 28 small busi- Specifically, it has limited the abil- I am proud that our bipartisan legis- nesses in the United States and nearly ity of angel investors—all of whom are lation has garnered a wide range of at- half of all private sector workers em- sophisticated, accredited investors—to tention and support from the industry. ployed by one, the Nation’s economic coordinate their investments by group- The Angel Capital Association and the future lies squarely with this Nation’s ing together into a single venture cap- Internet Association have endorsed the smallest companies and firms. ital fund in order to invest in a prom- bill. These are groups dedicated to ex- Those who risk everything and sac- ising startup company. panding capital opportunities for small rifice much to take a shot at building This bill will accommodate these businesses. the next great American company types of angel investors who want to This bill has also moved through the should be operating in a business envi- coordinate their investments by in- legislative process with strong bipar- ronment that is free from overly bur- creasing the number of accredited in- tisan support every step of the way. densome rules and regulations. They vestors they can have before they are Last month, we passed this bill out of should be able to concentrate on ex- required to register with the SEC— the Financial Services Committee with panding their companies, gaining more from 100 investors to 250 investors. a broad bipartisan vote of 54–2. The customers, and job creation, not com- The bill is also narrowly tailored to same day, the Senate Banking Com- pliance issues and outdated capital for- avoid raising investor protection con- mittee was busy passing its bipartisan mation rules that prevent the largest cerns. It only raises the investor companion version, S. 444, sponsored by pool of investors from investing in threshold to 250 for venture capital Senators Heitkamp and Heller. It is these companies. funds that meet the SEC’s rigorous also important to recognize that, last As this economic recovery continues five-part definition of a venture capital year, this Chamber passed a nearly to take shape, let’s stand with our fund. Finally, the bill is limited to funds identical version of our bill by a vote of small businesses and create an environ- that have less than $10 million in cap- 388–9. ment for growth. This bill is another ital invested. So we are only providing It is time to see this legislation en- important step in that direction. relief to relatively small venture cap- acted. It will create more capital for Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on ital funds that do not pose a huge risk small businesses and it will mean more both sides of the aisle to support this to the capital markets. very good legislation. jobs throughout the Nation. This bill is the product of genuine Let me take a moment to thank Mr. Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. hard work and bipartisan compromise. MCHENRY for working with me on this Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the Again, I thank Mr. MCHENRY for his bill, as well as Chairman HENSARLING. gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. leadership, along with Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, And let me also thank Ranking Mem- CAROLYN B. MALONEY), the ranking Ranking Member WATERS, and Chair- ber WATERS for her leadership and hard member of the Financial Services Com- man HENSARLING for their hard work mittee’s Subcommittee on Capital work. on this bill. Again, a vote for this bill is a vote Markets, Securities, and Investments. I urge my colleagues to join me—and for America’s entrepreneurs. I urge my Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New I believe the majority in this body—in colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ York. Mr. Speaker, I thank the rank- supporting this important bill to pro- Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield ing member for her leadership on this vide easier and better access to capital 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio bill and in so many other areas. I also for small businesses. (Mr. CHABOT), the chairman of the thank Chairmen Hensarling and Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield Committee on Small Business here in Huizenga; and, of course, my good 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illi- the House of Representatives and a friend and colleague from the great nois (Mr. HULTGREN), the vice chair- strong supporter of this bill. State of New York, NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ, man of our Subcommittee on Capital Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the champion for small businesses; and Markets, Securities, and Investments. the gentleman from North Carolina Mr. MCHENRY, who has spent a great Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mr. MCHENRY) for the work that he deal of his time focusing on job cre- today to speak in support of H.R. 1219, has done on H.R. 1219, the Supporting ation and access to capital for small the Supporting America’s Innovators America’s Innovators Act, and the en- businesses. Act of 2017. This is another example of tire Financial Services Committee for This bill passed in the last Congress great bipartisan legislation that has their work on this important topic. under suspension with overwhelming been produced by the House Financial As chairman of the House Small bipartisan support. This bill is in- Services Committee. Mr. MCHENRY and Business Committee—and I would note tended to make it easier for startup Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ should be commended that you have here not only the Repub- companies to raise money from sophis- for their hard work on this important lican chair, but we just heard speak the ticated investors by allowing sophisti- piece of legislation. ranking member of the Small Business cated angel investors to pool their Startups and small businesses are the Committee, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ; both in money into a single venture capital primary job creators and engines for support of this legislation. It is bipar- fund, which allows them to leverage growth in our economy. Unfortunately, tisan, which, as PATRICK MCHENRY their resources and make investments the Securities and Exchange Commis- mentioned, doesn’t happen around here more effectively. sion has not been focused enough on often enough, but it did in this case. The bill does this by increasing the capital formation aspects of its tri- I often hear from entrepreneurs and number of investors who can invest in partite mission. This has left thou- small-business folks that the process to venture capital funds that are exempt sands of companies interested in rais- obtain capital is too rigid for them to from SEC oversight. ing capital stuck complying with out- expand and create jobs. Access to cap- Under current law, a fund can be ex- dated regulations that make it more ital is a major issue that we need to ad- empt from SEC oversight if it has difficult for them to invest in growing dress, and that is what we are doing fewer than 100 investors and its securi- their businesses. This means job cre- here. ties are not offered publicly. This is the ation and wealth building are not When it comes to helping small busi- exemption that the majority of venture reaching their full potential. nesses get off the ground, no effort we capital funds currently rely on. Certainly, the SEC should not over- can make is too small. The Supporting Venture capital funds are long-term look investor protection, but the num- America’s Innovators Act could make investors that provide much-needed eq- ber one concern of my constituents is all the difference for an entrepreneur, uity capital to startups and other jobs. This directly impacts their abil- and that is why, again, we are here to small companies. The fact that venture ity to put food on the table, get the car support it. capital funds are subject to the same repaired, and pay for college.

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As a vestor production. means the funds will largely be en- matter of fact, we have a lot of those in The Supporting America’s Innovators gaged in angel investing that helps the Congress of the United States—a Act of 2017 increases the limit on the early-stage investors build a better lot of Members, rather—who talk about number of individuals who can invest mousetrap. These funds can often be supporting small businesses, but we in certain venture capital funds before cheaper for the company and can be don’t often see real legislation that can those funds must register with the SEC structured as equity debt or a combina- do that. This is such legislation, and I as investment companies. Currently, tion of both. cannot thank Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ and Mr. the Investment Company Act limits A fund like this can bring expertise MCHENRY enough for the way that they the number of investors in an invest- and connections that increase the like- have worked on this legislation to- ment company fund to 100 if the fund is lihood of success for the inventor. It gether. to be exempt from registration with can also spread the risk and rewards b 0945 the SEC, a burdensome requirement. for investors because it is important to Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD This would permit angel funds, which note that not every invention will turn some of the letters of support that we run syndicates that allow accredited into the next big thing. have received from the Center for investors to participate in investing in We need a startup ecosystem that en- American Entrepreneurship, the Inter- startups, to obtain funds from a great- courages the testing of new ideas and net Association, TechNet, Angel Cap- er number of investors. As a result, in- products with a wide range of risks and ital Association, and AngelList. vestors will benefit from investment rewards. This bill is a targeted measure opportunities that otherwise they to help create that ecosystem by en- CENTER FOR AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, would have no access to. hancing the ability of early-stage com- As noted by Kevin Laws of AngelList April 25, 2016. panies to get funding. Hon. JEB HENSARLING, in written testimony before the Sub- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to committee on Capital Markets, Securi- Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, support the bill today. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. ties and Investments: Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield Hon. MAXINE WATERS, ‘‘With online fundraising and general 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maine Ranking Member, Committee on Financial Serv- solicitation becoming more common (Mr. POLIQUIN). ices, House of Representatives, Washington, because of the JOBS Act, companies Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, the re- DC. are bumping up against the limit more sponsibility of those of us in Congress DEAR CHAIRMAN HENSARLING AND RANKING MEMBER WATERS: On behalf of the Center for frequently. The current limit now acts is to create a predictable and stream- as a brake on the amount of money the American Entrepreneurship, I write today to lined set of regulations, such that we company wanted to raise, leaving tens express our strong support for legislation of- have an environment for the private of millions of dollars on the table that fered by Rep. Patrick McHenry: H.R. 4854, sector, for businesses to invest, to the ‘‘Supporting America’s Innovators Act of did not go into startups.’’ grow, and to hire more of our constitu- 2016,’’ and H.R. 4855, the ‘‘Fix Crowdfunding Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- Act of 2016.’’ Both bills will significantly en- leagues to vote in support of this legis- ents. And when that happens, Mr. Speaker, the folks in America live bet- hance American entrepreneurs’ access to the lation. A nearly identical bill passed capital they need to launch and grow new the House last Congress with 388 votes ter lives with fatter paychecks and bet- businesses and, in doing so, accelerate eco- in support, and we passed the bill out ter futures. nomic growth and job creation. of the Financial Services Committee Now, we all know that small busi- CAE is a nonpartisan policy and advocacy with almost no opposition. nesses need more help than large com- organization whose mission is to engage pol- panies when it comes to dealing with icymakers in Washington and across the na- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. tion regarding the critical importance of en- Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the the regulatory environment because they don’t have the firepower, the trepreneurs and start-ups to innovation, eco- gentleman from Illinois (Mr. FOSTER), nomic growth, and job creation, and to pur- a member of the Subcommittee on Cap- horsepower, the manpower to deal with sue a comprehensive policy agenda intended ital Markets, Securities, and Invest- these complex regulations. to significantly enhance the circumstances ments. When you start a small business, one for new business formation, survival, and Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise of the most important ingredients is growth. today in support of H.R. 1219, the Sup- access to capital. You need investment As you may know, recent research has demonstrated that start-ups are dispropor- porting America’s Innovators Act of funds, whether you are starting a bak- ery in Lewiston, Maine, or an auto tionately responsible for the innovations 2017. that drive economic growth and account for This bill will increase the number of body shop in Oxford, Maine. Now, that virtually all net new job creation. Alarm- accredited investors who can invest in is why H.R. 1219 is important, and I ingly, recent research has also demonstrated an angel or venture fund before requir- want to congratulate Congressman that, despite impressive strength in certain ing the fund to register as an invest- PATRICK MCHENRY for bringing this to cities around the country, rates of new busi- ment company. This will encourage the floor. ness formation in America have been declin- capital formation in one of the major By increasing the number of inves- ing for 30 years, and the decline is occurring tors capped from 100 to 250 individuals in all 50 states, in all but a handful of the 360 types of funds that seed startups and metro areas examined, and across a broad helps bring new ideas to market. who are qualified to make these invest- range of industry sectors, including high- Innovation and invention are inte- ments to help small businesses, it will technology. Given the importance of thriv- gral to economic growth, but new ideas provide more money, more funding, ing entrepreneurship to innovation, eco- are only the first step in the type of more capital for small businesses and nomic growth, and job creation, such cir- businesses that can grow the economic startups to grow, to start, and to cre- cumstances amount to nothing less than a pie. It is crucial that these companies ate more jobs for folks back home. national emergency. Government is in the business and When asked or surveyed, entrepreneurs have access to capital to grow and to across the country report that access to suf- bring the product to market. Competi- should be in the business to help our ficient capital on affordable terms remains tion from startups, bolstered by access families, not hurt them. That is why I among their principal challenges. The legal- to funding, creates jobs and forces in- encourage all of my fellow colleagues ization of crowdfunding by way of the cumbent firms to stay aggressive in here in the House, Republicans and Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) their own research and development. Democrats, to support this good, com- Act in 2012 was a major step forward in H.R. 1219 is exactly the type of bipar- monsense bill. meaningfully enhancing innovators’ access tisan legislation that Congress should Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. to investment capital. But further reforms are necessary to realize the Act’s full poten- be considering to facilitate capital for- Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time tial to promote entrepreneurship, growth, mation. as I may consume. greater opportunity, and job creation. This bill will make it easier to form Mr. Speaker, we have received tre- H.R. 4854, the ‘‘Supporting America’s a fund made up of sophisticated inves- mendous support for this legislation, Innovators Act’’ would amend an exemption

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under the Investment Company Act of 1940 INTERNET ASSOCIATION, The Fix Crowdfunding Act contains a num- by increasing the investor limitation from June 10, 2016. ber of sensible and timely reforms to the re- 100 to 500 persons for qualifying venture cap- Hon. JEB HENSARLING, cently finalized Title III crowdfunding rules ital funds that purchase no more than $10 Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, of the JOBS Act. In particular, the legisla- million in securities in any one issuer, ad- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. tion defines the requirements and authority justed for inflation. Lifting the current arbi- Hon. MAXINE WATERS, by which intermediaries can disqualify trary cap would not only increase entre- Ranking Member, Committee on Financial Serv- issuers who make untrue statements or en- preneurs’ access to additional investors, but ices, House of Representatives, Washington, gage in fraud. The legislation also makes im- will protect investors through a greater di- DC. portant reforms that will allow more compa- versification of risk. DEAR CHAIRMAN HENSARLING AND RANKING nies to ‘‘test the waters’’ and solicit non- MEMBER WATERS: The Internet Association binding commitments from potential H.R. 4855, the ‘‘Fix Crowdfunding Act’’ appreciates your attention to the issues im- crowdfunding investors without filing with would amend the crowdfunding aspects of pacting startups, and urges support for the the Securities and Exchange Commission. the JOBS Act in a number of important Supporting America’s Inventors Act of 2016 Finally, the legislation creates a powerful ways: (H.R. 4854) and Fix Crowdfunding Act (H.R. incentive for more crowdfunding portals to Raising the annual issuance amount from 4855). Both bills are common-sense, meaning- enter the marketplace by providing a 5-year $1 million to $5 million; ful reforms that will improve startups’ ac- grace period for portals to make a good-faith cess to capital across the United States. effort to comply with all crowdfunding rules. Exempting the beneficial owners of There are a number of internet based funding Taken together, these bills will expand ac- crowdfunding securities from counting to- platforms that will benefit directly from this cess to early-stage funding, improving the wards the Exchange Act 12(g) requirement legislation as well as the broader internet process by which innovators scale their com- triggering public reporting; ecosystem. panies and create American jobs. Exempting special purpose vehicles (SPVs) The Internet Association works to advance Thank you for your leadership on these im- created for the purpose of investing in a sin- policies that foster innovation, promote eco- portant issues affecting the innovation econ- gle issuer of crowdfunding securities from nomic growth, and empower people through omy. TechNet looks forward to working with registration as investment companies under the free and open internet. Access to capital you to advance this legislation. funding is critical to internet companies as Sincerely, the Investment Company Act, and permit- they scale innovative business models that LINDA MOORE, ting SPVs considered as ‘‘venture capital now account for six percent, or nearly $1 bil- President and CEO. funds’’ to offer crowdfunding securities; lion, of our GDP. Empowering startups Revising the investment cap so that inves- through efficient mechanisms for investors ANGEL CAPITAL ASSOCIATION, tors earning $100,000 or less may invest up to and innovators to access capital will ulti- Overland Park, KS, March 7, 2017. 5 percent of their annual income or net mately grow our economy and help create Hon. JEB HENSARLING, worth, and investors earning more than the internet industry leaders of tomorrow. Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, $100,000 to invest up to 10 percent of their an- The internet industry is unique in the low Washington, DC. nual income or net worth; barrier to entry for new ideas and increased DEAR CHAIRMAN HENSARLING: On behalf of competition. Legislation that promotes the 13,000 members of the Angel Capital As- Defining the requirements for a growth through internet platforms and for sociation representing accredited individual crowdfunding intermediary to disqualify an internet startups will benefit the economy at angel investors, accredited on-line platforms issuer when the intermediary, through a large. and family offices, we write in support of background check or other means, deter- The Supporting America’s Inventors Act of H.R. 1219, Supporting America’s Innovators mines that the issuer knowingly made un- 2016 and Fix Crowdfunding Act both take Act of 2017 sponsored by Reps. Patrick T. true statements or omissions related to ma- common sense steps to empower innovators McHenry (R–NC) and Nydia M. Vela´ zquez (D– terial facts, or engaged in fraud; through access to capital. The Supporting NY). Defining a crowdfunding intermediary’s America’s Inventors Act of 2016 raises the Angel investors are directly engaged in potential liability to include only instances number of investors permitted in qualifying supporting American startup companies and when the intermediary knowingly makes un- venture capital funds from 100 to 500 persons, providing much needed early stage capital true statements or omissions related to ma- eliminating an arbitrary cap and instead cre- and mentoring to emerging businesses and terial facts or knowingly engages in fraud; ating a more efficient environment for inves- entrepreneurs. Angel investors invest their tors to grow startups. The Fix Crowdfunding capital in new ways, with many now choos- Permitting an issuer to ‘‘test the waters’’ Act would make necessary reforms to Title ing to pool their money in an angel fund or by soliciting non-binding commitments of III of the JOBS Act allowing for more effi- syndicate on an online investing platform for interest from potential investors without fil- cient and attractive investment accredited investors. Two of the most well- ing information with the SEC, provided that crowdfunding, including raising the annual known are the Golden Seeds fund which in- no funds are accepted by the issuer and any limit on issuers and clarifying certain defini- vests nationally in women-led companies material changes that occur between the so- tions. and AngelList, which supports numerous in- licitation and the offer are highlighted to po- We commend Representative McHenry for vestor syndicates on its platform. Changes tential investors; and, his commitment to create a thriving startup created in the JOBS Act have allowed angel Providing a 5-year grace period for portals ecosystem by enhancing the opportunity for funds and online platforms of accredited in- to make a good-faith effort to comply with investment in our innovation economy. We vestors to catalyze investors across the all crowdfunding rules, and prohibits the urge the Committee to support these bills. country to support startups. Platforms such SEC from bringing any enforcement actions Respectfully Submitted, as AngelList, FundersClub and CircleUp have during that period. MICHAEL BECKERMAN, opened opportunities for entrepreneurs to President & CEO. reach more investors and have expanded the Both bills help strike a more appropriate capital opportunities for startups. balance between the twin priorities of cap- TECHNET, The ability of these venture funds has been ital formation and investor protection. In Washington, DC, June 10, 2016. limited by out-of-date regulations which doing so, these reforms significantly enhance Hon. PATRICK MCHENRY, have restricted these funds to no more than the prospects for new business formation, House Majority Chief Deputy Whip, 99 investors. This 99-investor cap is in reality survival, and growth at a time when faster Washington, DC. more like 90 investors because fund man- economic growth is necessary to address DEAR REPRESENTATIVE MCHENRY: TechNet, agers need to take into effect potential split- challenges such as underemployment, stag- the national, bipartisan network of innova- ting of assets in divorce, death or other un- nant middle-class wages, the income and tion economy CEOs and senior executives, is foreseen circumstances. wealth gaps, and alarmingly high levels of pleased to offer our support for your efforts H.R. 1219 will allow up to 250 accredited in- poverty and dependence. to provide American innovators with the vestors—investors with at least $200,000 in tools necessary to launch, fund, and scale minimum income (or $300,000 for a couple or CAE commends you for your leadership to their companies. $1,000,000 in net worth, not including their promote American entrepreneurship and in- In particular, we are pleased to support the residence—to invest in an angel fund or syn- novation and greatly appreciates your Supporting America’s Innovators Act of 2016 dicate with a maximum of $10 million in as- thoughtful consideration of the reforms in (H.R. 4854) and the Fix Crowdfunding Act sets. This change in legislation will allow H.R. 4854 and H.R. 4855. We look forward to (H.R. 4855), both of which provide much need- more investors to invest in these venture continuing to work with you, the bills’ spon- ed reforms to the laws governing early stage funds, creating more capital opportunities sors, and the Committee’s distinguished financing of dynamic startups. for American entrepreneurs and more Amer- members on behalf of American entre- The Supporting America’s Innovators Act ican jobs. preneurs and start-ups. will expand the pool of investors eligible to The Angel Capital Association worked Sincerely, participate in venture capital funds, creating closely with the Investment Company Insti- ROBERT E. LITAN, a more robust venture funding marketplace tute and other stakeholders to craft what Chairman, Center for American and increasing the amount of capital has become bi-partisan legislation by Rep- Entrepreneurship. startups can potentially raise. resentatives McHenry and Vela´ zquez. We

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The change from 100 to 250 really allows MARIANNE HUDSON, ‘‘test the waters’’ provision will allow a Executive Director. crowdfunded company to incur the legal more angel investors to participate in costs only after it knows that it is likely to funds of this nature across the country ANGELLIST, raise (but still prior to accepting any inves- and gives particular advantage off the San Francisco, CA, June 9, 2016. tor funds). East and West Coasts. Hon. JEB HENSARLING, Finally, we feel that H.R. 4852, the ‘‘Pri- I thank the chairman for the time Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, vate Placement Improvement Act of 2016’’ and my good friend from North Caro- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. addresses several issues that affect the start- lina for his leadership. I urge my col- Hon. MAXINE WATERS, up community. It clarifies that the JOBS leagues on both sides of the aisle to Ranking Member, Committee on Financial Serv- Act was intended to remove burdensome fil- support this worthy measure. ices, House of Representatives, Washington, ing requirements that would be difficult for Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. DC. early stage startups without full-time law- DEAR CHAIRMAN HENSARLING AND RANKING yers to help. We at AngelList believe trans- Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve MEMBER WATERS: Thank you for your recent parency has a very positive effect on mar- the balance of my time. hearings on ‘‘The JOBS Act at Four: Exam- kets. We have made several suggestions in a Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I ining Its Impact and Proposals to Further letter to the SEC (https://www.sec.gov/com- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Enhance Capital Formation.’’ I was honored ments/s7-06-13/s70613-37.pdf) as to how this Minnesota (Mr. EMMER). to testify on the positive impacts the JOBS can be achieved without significant burden Mr. EMMER. Madam Speaker, I rise Act has had on startup capital formation and through use of modern technology. We be- today in support of the Supporting the potential improvements to the JOBS lieve this act would provide good guidelines America’s Innovators Act of 2017. Act. to the SEC about the intent of the JOBS Act Far too often, during my travels AngelList helps early stage companies in ways that would encourage that avenue to throughout Minnesota’s Sixth District, raise financing based on the statutes laid out transparency rather than additional burden in the JOBS Act and subsequent SEC no-ac- I hear frustrations from small-business that we do not believe helps investors. owners and entrepreneurs about the tion letters. To date, we have helped over a We look forward to engaging where we can quarter billion dollars from accredited inves- to help further both investor protections and difficulties they face gaining access to tors reach almost one thousand companies capital formation. working capital. using the online portal provisions to make Thank You, With Dodd-Frank’s one-size-fits-all such financings much more efficient. KEVIN LAWS, regulation being imposed on the banks We have learned a great deal about the Chief Investments Officer. and credit unions that drive America, early stage capital markets and how they our Nation’s job creators struggle to function online. From that perspective, we Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of grow existing businesses and to even believe that several of the bills under consid- start new ones. eration would improve startup financing. my time. H.R. 4854, the ‘‘Supporting America’s Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield Today’s small business is tomorrow’s Innovators Act of 2016’’, lifts the investor 2 minutes to the distinguished gen- big business, and if our entrepreneurs limit on LLCs created to finance companies. tleman from Arkansas (Mr. HILL). and job creators are to succeed, we One very good outcome of the move online Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in must remove the roadblocks currently has been that more investors can invest strong support today of H.R. 1219, the standing in their way. smaller amounts. This allows diversification Supporting America’s Innovators Act, Companies that started in a garage for investors and more access to capital for introduced by the gentleman from are now Fortune 500 companies and companies. However, smaller investors often global giants that provide goods and band together in a formal vehicle (usually a North Carolina (Mr. MCHENRY), the chief deputy whip. I am proud to have services across the globe. These include limited liability company or LLC). This many brands and companies we all use means the company deals with a single in- his leadership in promoting capital for- each and every day such as Apple, vestor (the LLC) and the investors can rely mation in our country. on a trusted lead to review the documents Yesterday, as he has noted, marks Amazon, Microsoft, and even Min- and make decisions on behalf of the inves- the fifth anniversary of the JOBS Act, nesota’s own, Medtronic. They all started with a dream, a lot of hope, and tors. The JOBS Act lifted the shareholder which has had a positive impact on eas- necessary access to tools, resources, limit to 2,000, but left in place the 99 limit on ing capital formation woes for small organized investors that the LLC is subject and, most importantly, working cap- businesses and startups. to. This act lifts that limit to 499 to allow ital. I am proud to represent and have the more investors in and more capital be raised Not only does the limited access to by the companies. opportunity to work every day with working capital affect our State and As an online platform, most of our inves- The Venture Center in Little Rock and local economies, it impacts opportuni- tors expect our investments to be structured its FinTech Accelerator program, and ties and jobs for hardworking Ameri- that way, and many angel groups also form the innovation hub in North Little them to invest in startups. We believe this cans. Small businesses are responsible Rock and its medical technology inno- for nearly 70 percent of new jobs in this law allows more sophisticated accredited in- vation hub. These high-tech innova- vestor activity. country. This legislation will help put H.R. 4855, the ‘‘Fix Crowdfunding Act’’, tions, combined with angel funds, give Americans to work. takes into account much of what has been good-paying job opportunities to peo- The Supporting America’s Innovators learned in the accredited investor space in ple out in the heartland and not just on Act updates current law to increase the the last 3 years and applies it to the recently the East and West Coasts. number of individuals who are able to released crowdfunding regulations. There are But in order for these innovative invest in and support startups and three areas in particular this bill addresses startups to grow, they have got to have small businesses across the country. that we believe are important. First, it fixes access to greater sources of angel cap- the so-called ‘‘12g’’ problem by which This bill will help jump-start capital crowdfunded companies are subject to public ital, and raising capital in rural Amer- formation for local businesses and en- reporting requirements at a very low asset ica is a challenge. trepreneurs, enabling Main Street threshold. That issue makes it difficult for Having helped design and offer pri- America to not just survive but to, crowdfunded companies to raise subsequent vate placements for emerging compa- once again, thrive. financing rounds and would dissuade many nies during my whole career, and par- I want to thank Congressman high growth companies from using the provi- ticipating in angel funds in 2 decades MCHENRY for introducing this bill that sion. Fixing that problem makes it more prior to coming to Congress, I know received, again, near unanimous sup- likely that high growth companies will con- firsthand the importance of having a port in the committee, and I encourage sider crowdfunding as an option. Second, the multitude of options for our small busi- all my colleagues on both sides of the act allows special purpose vehicles (like those LLCs referred to above in the para- nesses to raise capital, no matter what aisle to support this important legisla- graph on H.R. 4854) to be used for their stage of formation. tion. crowdfunded offerings. These benefit both in- This bill builds on the success of the Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. vestors and the companies. Finally, we be- JOBS Act by providing an update to a Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve lieve the ‘‘test the waters’’ provision is crit- limit set in 1940, Mr. Speaker, limiting the balance of my time.

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He said: ‘‘So many businesses woman from California has 15 minutes capital, need access to more capital in have to deal with regulations and taxes remaining. order to grow and get their innovations that didn’t exist a few years ago. It is Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I out to market. They also need access especially hard on smaller businesses. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from to these sophisticated, accredited in- While large companies have their own Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON). vestors so that they can get the advice staff of attorneys and the capital to Mr. DAVIDSON. Madam Speaker, I that they need in order to get those comply with regulations, small busi- thank Chairman HUIZENGA for the better mousetraps out to the people nesses don’t.’’ work on this with PATRICK MCHENRY who need them, want to buy them, and So, Madam Speaker, as my col- and the folks on the other side of the want to use them to better their lives. leagues on the Financial Services Com- aisle. It is nice to come here and see Fundamentally, everybody can agree mittee know all too well, because we something that is truly collaborative that we want Americans to have more have had countless witnesses before and underway that helps businesses. economic opportunity, and many our committee to attest to such, Wash- Prior to coming to Congress last Americans find that economic oppor- ington has inflicted upon Main Street year, I spent the past 16 years growing tunity by starting small businesses or America a complex set of burdensome manufacturing companies in Ohio, so I by being a part of small businesses, by and expensive and confusing regula- know firsthand how difficult it is to ac- investing in small businesses, by work- tions. quire capital to start and operate and ing for and with small businesses. b 1000 grow small businesses. Businesses that Whether it is a startup in New Al- overcome the challenges are faced with bany, Indiana, or a small company Many were written, again, with the numerous regulatory roadblocks that growing in Franklin, Indiana, these largest public companies in mind, but further hinder their growth. Many of businesses need access to capital to re- they burden small companies and hurt those have come at the hands of regu- alize the dreams of their founders, the their ability to access capital. That is latory frame works like Dodd-Frank. dreams of their investors, and the exactly what Larry of Mabank, Texas, But this bipartisan measure that we dreams of their employees. has told me, and I believe it. are talking about today has the oppor- Quite simply, H.R. 1219 provides them So, clearly, Congress should work, tunity to help the challenges with cap- with the access to more accredited in- preferably on a bipartisan basis, to ital acquisition that government has vestors, enabling them and empowering level the playing field while maintain- created and continues to create. Cur- them to bring their innovations to ing fair and efficient capital markets, rently, the Investment Company Act of market. I am excited to be a cosponsor protecting investors, and allowing 1940 requires any qualified venture fund of this important legislation, and I small companies the chance to succeed. over 100 to register with the Securities thank all of my colleagues in the Fi- We can make progress on these goals and Exchange Commission. nancial Services Committee, as well as, today by advancing this bipartisan bill, The real burden of these regulations hopefully, on the floor later today, for the Supporting America’s Innovators hits small companies in middle Amer- their support of this important legisla- Act. This bill was approved by the Fi- ica like Ohio’s Eighth District where, tion. nancial Services Committee with the unlike major cities, particularly on the Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. overwhelming support of Republicans coast, we do not have as many options Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve and Democrats. The vote in committee for raising capital. the balance of my time. was 54–2. In addition, a similar bill Not every company seeks to become Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I passed the House last year overwhelm- the next billion-dollar blockbuster, but yield as much time as he may consume ingly on a bipartisan basis. some of them do. All these companies to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. HEN- Madam Speaker, these vote totals offer great jobs and give many people SARLING), chairman of the Financial demonstrate that just about every- the dignity of work, but they can also Services Committee. one—Republican and Democrat—agrees provide great returns. So we are crowd- Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, that this commonsense legislation will ing out investment opportunities, and first, I want to thank the gentleman indeed help grow our economy. we are crowding out job opportunities. from Michigan, not only for yielding H.R. 1219 specifically increases the This is why I am pleased to support but, more importantly, for his leader- limits on the number of individuals H.R. 1219, the Supporting America’s ship in helping improve our capital from 100 to 250 who invest in certain Innovators Act of 2017, which simply markets and our economy here. venture capital funds before those increases the cap to allow up to 250 in- I want to thank all of the Republican funds are forced to register with the vestors to be exempt from registration and Democrat cosponsors of H.R. 1219, SEC as ‘‘investment companies.’’ This for qualified venture capital funds, al- particularly our vice chairman of the change would permit angel and venture lowing America’s small businesses the full committee Mr. MCHENRY of North funds to better help accredited inves- flexibility to operate and grow their Carolina, for his leadership and also tors invest in small-business startups. companies, hire employees, and inno- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ on the other side of the These early stage investors play a vital vate. aisle for her leadership on this issue as role in helping many small businesses Last year, this Congress passed legis- well. Both of these colleagues are sen- get their start. In 2015, angel investors lation similar to H.R. 1219 on a bipar- ior members of the committee which I deployed nearly $25 billion to 71,000 dif- tisan vote of 388–9. I urge my col- have the honor of chairing. ferent startups across our Nation. In leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 1219 and, Madam Speaker, we know that while the first quarter of 2017, venture cap- perhaps, increase its margin of victory. optimism and confidence in our econ- ital invested more than $16 billion in Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. omy are up considerably over the last almost 1,800 startups. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve few months, our Nation still has a way If anyone here, for some reason, the balance of my time. to go to experience the robust eco- doubts the impact these investors can Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I nomic growth the American people have on our Nation’s economic growth, yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from have experienced in the past of which let me remind them that companies Indiana (Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH), a new they also deserve. such as Amazon, Costco, Google, member of our Financial Services Com- One obvious reason that the economy Facebook, and Starbucks were all first mittee. continues to limp along is bureaucratic funded by angel investors. Let’s also Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH. Madam burdens imposed by Washington’s top- remember, Madam Speaker, that al- Speaker, I also rise in support of H.R. down regulations on America’s small most half of the people who work in 1219. I absolutely believe that the time businesses on Main Street. this country own or work for small

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Espaillat Larsen (WA) Roby when small businesses thrive and have As was pointed out by both the chair- Esty Larson (CT) Roe (TN) Farenthold Latta Rogers (AL) access to capital and credit they need man and the ranking member, there is Faso Lawrence Rogers (KY) to innovate, expand, and create jobs. strong bipartisan consensus that this Ferguson Lawson (FL) Rohrabacher The Supporting America’s Innovators bill is a winner for the American peo- Fitzpatrick Lee Rokita Act modernizes a regulation to en- ple. Some people today, as they tee off Fleischmann Levin Rooney, Francis Flores Lewis (GA) Rooney, Thomas hance the ability for startups and the Masters, we might say it is a 6-inch Fortenberry Lewis (MN) J. small businesses to receive critical putt for the American people knowing Foster Lieu, Ted Ros-Lehtinen funding and capital from the private that this is good for them and good for Foxx Lipinski Rosen markets and, in particular, angel in- the economy. Frankel (FL) LoBiondo Roskam Franks (AZ) Loebsack Ross vestors and venture capital. Undoubt- I want to encourage all of my col- Frelinghuysen Lofgren Rothfus edly it will help today’s small-business leagues on both sides of the aisle to Fudge Long Rouzer startups become the next great Amer- support this bill, H.R. 1219. Gabbard Loudermilk Roybal-Allard ican entrepreneurial success story and, Gaetz Love Royce (CA) Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Gallagher Lowenthal Ruiz in doing so, help invigorate economic ance of my time. Gallego Lowey Ruppersberger growth and help create more American The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Garamendi Lucas Rush jobs. for debate has expired. Garrett Luetkemeyer Russell I urge the adoption of H.R. 1219. Gibbs Lujan Grisham, Rutherford Pursuant to House Resolution 242, Gohmert M. Ryan (OH) Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. the previous question is ordered on the Gonzalez (TX) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sa´ nchez Madam Speaker, I have no further re- bill. Goodlatte MacArthur Sanford Gosar Maloney, Sarbanes quests for time, and I yield myself the The question is on the engrossment balance of my time. Gottheimer Carolyn B. Scalise and third reading of the bill. Gowdy Maloney, Sean Schakowsky Madam Speaker, I am pleased that, The bill was ordered to be engrossed Granger Marchant Schiff for the first time this Congress, com- Marino Schneider and read a third time, and was read the Graves (GA) mittee Republicans have brought to Graves (LA) Marshall Schrader third time. the House floor a bill that has broad bi- Graves (MO) Massie Schweikert The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Green, Al Mast Scott (VA) partisan support. Oftentimes, the oppo- question is on the passage of the bill. Green, Gene Matsui Scott, Austin site side of the aisle on our committee Griffith McCarthy Scott, David The question was taken; and the take a partisan approach to legislation Grijalva McCaul Sensenbrenner Speaker pro tempore announced that McClintock Serrano and sometimes do not express a lot of Grothman the ayes appeared to have it. Guthrie McCollum Sessions interest in the views of the opposite Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, on Gutie´rrez McGovern Sewell (AL) side of the aisle or the millions of Hanabusa McHenry Shea-Porter Americans whom they represent. How- that I demand the yeas and nays. Harper McKinley Sherman ever, in contrast, this bill before us The yeas and nays were ordered. Harris McMorris Shimkus The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Hartzler Rodgers Shuster today is the product of thoughtful, bi- Hastings McNerney Simpson partisan compromise and will help ant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- Heck McSally Sinema startup companies and their investors minute vote on passage of the bill will Hensarling Meadows Sires Herrera Beutler Meehan Smith (MO) equally. Madam Speaker, this is how be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of Hice, Jody B. Meeks Smith (NE) laws should be made. Higgins (LA) Meng Smith (NJ) Indeed, last Congress, Mr. MCHENRY the Journal, if ordered. Higgins (NY) Messer Smith (TX) and I worked together to promote li- The vote was taken by electronic de- Hill Mitchell Smith (WA) vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 3, Himes Moolenaar Smucker quidity in the secondary market for Holding Mooney (WV) Soto startup company stock by creating a not voting 9, as follows: Hollingsworth Moore Speier clearer path for startup investors to re- [Roll No. 221] Hoyer Moulton Stefanik Hudson Mullin Stewart sell their stock. The result of our bi- YEAS—417 Huffman Murphy (FL) Stivers partisan efforts was the Reforming Ac- Abraham Brown (MD) Cook Huizenga Murphy (PA) Suozzi cess for Investments in Startup Enter- Adams Brownley (CA) Cooper Hultgren Nadler Swalwell (CA) prises Act, which became law in 2015, Aderholt Buchanan Correa Hunter Napolitano Takano Aguilar Buck Costa Hurd Neal Taylor along with seven other bipartisan, fi- Allen Bucshon Costello (PA) Issa Newhouse Tenney nancial services bills included in the Amodei Budd Courtney Jackson Lee Noem Thompson (CA) Fixing America’s Surface Transpor- Arrington Burgess Cramer Jayapal Nolan Thompson (MS) Babin Bustos Crawford Jeffries Norcross Thompson (PA) tation Act. Bacon Butterfield Crist Jenkins (KS) Nunes Thornberry Going forward, I hope that my Banks (IN) Byrne Crowley Jenkins (WV) O’Halleran Tiberi friends on the opposite side of the aisle Barletta Calvert Cuellar Johnson (GA) O’Rourke Tipton will remember what we can achieve Barr Carbajal Culberson Johnson (LA) Olson Titus Barraga´ n Ca´ rdenas Cummings Johnson (OH) Palazzo Tonko when we work together. So, again, I Barton Carson (IN) Curbelo (FL) Johnson, E. B. Pallone Torres thank both Mr. MCHENRY for reaching Bass Carter (GA) Davidson Johnson, Sam Palmer Trott across the aisle and Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ for Beatty Carter (TX) Davis (CA) Jones Panetta Turner Bera Cartwright Davis, Rodney Jordan Pascrell Upton working with me on H.R. 1219, the Sup- Bergman Castor (FL) DeFazio Joyce (OH) Paulsen Valadao porting America’s Innovators Act of Beyer Castro (TX) DeGette Kaptur Payne Vargas 2017. I urge all of my colleagues to join Biggs Chabot Delaney Katko Pearce Veasey me and vote ‘‘yes.’’ Bilirakis Chaffetz DeLauro Keating Pelosi Vela Bishop (GA) Cheney DelBene Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Vela´ zquez Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Bishop (MI) Chu, Judy Demings Kelly (MS) Perry Visclosky ance of my time. Bishop (UT) Cicilline Denham Kelly (PA) Peters Wagner Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I Black Clark (MA) Dent Kennedy Peterson Walberg yield myself such time as I may con- Blackburn Clarke (NY) DeSantis Khanna Pingree Walden Blum Clay DeSaulnier Kihuen Pittenger Walker sume. Blumenauer Clyburn DesJarlais Kildee Pocan Walorski Madam Speaker, as I close on this Blunt Rochester Coffman Deutch Kilmer Poe (TX) Walters, Mimi very important bill that we have been Bonamici Cohen Diaz-Balart Kind Poliquin Walz Bost Cole Dingell King (IA) Polis Wasserman talking about, H.R. 1219, I just want to Boyle, Brendan Collins (GA) Doggett Kinzinger Posey Schultz say congratulations to our sponsors, F. Collins (NY) Donovan Knight Price (NC) Waters, Maxine Congressman MCHENRY and Congress- Brady (PA) Comer Doyle, Michael Krishnamoorthi Quigley Watson Coleman woman VELA´ ZQUEZ, for their leadership Brady (TX) Comstock F. Kuster (NH) Raskin Weber (TX) Brat Conaway Duffy Kustoff (TN) Ratcliffe Webster (FL) on this, as well as my Capital Markets, Brooks (AL) Connolly Duncan (SC) Labrador Reed Welch Securities, and Investments Sub- Brooks (IN) Conyers Dunn LaHood Reichert Wenstrup

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K06AP7.014 H06APPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2767 Westerman Womack Young (AK) The Clerk read the title of the joint the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 36) pro- Williams Woodall Young (IA) resolution. viding for the appointment of Roger W. Wilson (FL) Yarmuth Zeldin Wilson (SC) Yoder The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Wittman Yoho objection to the request of the gen- Board of Regents of the Smithsonian NAYS—3 tleman from Mississippi? Institution, and ask for its immediate Amash Capuano Lynch There was no objection. consideration in the House. The text of the joint resolution is as The Clerk read the title of the joint NOT VOTING—9 follows: resolution. Bridenstine Duncan (TN) McEachin S.J. RES. 30 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Cleaver Evans Slaughter Davis, Danny King (NY) Tsongas Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- objection to the request of the gen- resentatives of the United States of America in tleman from Mississippi? b 1031 Congress assembled, That, in accordance with There was no objection. Mr. CAPUANO changed his vote from section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 The text of the joint resolution is as ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Re- follows: gents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the Mses. SANCHEZ and SCHAKOWSKY class other than Members of Congress, occur- S.J. RES. 36 changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ring by reason of the expiration of the term Resolved by the Senate and HouseV Rep- ‘‘yea.’’ of Steve Case of Virginia on April 25, 2017, is resentatives of the United States of America in So the bill was passed. filled by the reappointment of the incum- Congress assembled, That, in accordance with The result of the vote was announced bent. The reappointment is for a term of 6 section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 as above recorded. years, beginning on the later of April 26, 2017, U.S.C. 43), the vacancy of the Board of Re- A motion to reconsider was laid on or the date of the enactment of this joint gents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the class other than Members of Congress, occur- the table. resolution. The joint resolution was ordered to ring by reason of the expiration of the term PERSONAL EXPLANATION of Robert P. Kogod of the District of Colum- be read a third time, was read the third Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I was bia on May 5, 2017, is filled by the appoint- time, and passed, and a motion to re- unavoidably detained and missed rollcall vote ment of Roger W. Ferguson of the District of consider was laid on the table. Nos. 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, and 222. Had Columbia. The appointment is for a term of f 6 years, beginning on May 6, 2017, or the date I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on of the enactment of this joint resolution, votes 220 and 221. I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT- whichever occurs later. on votes 217, 218, 219, and 222. MENT OF A CITIZEN REGENT OF The joint resolution was ordered to f THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF be read a third time, was read the third THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THE JOURNAL time, and passed, and a motion to re- Mr. HARPER. Madam Speaker, I ask consider was laid on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- unanimous consent that the Com- f finished business is the question on mittee on House Administration be dis- agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of charged from further consideration of PRIVILEGED REPORT ON RESOLU- the Journal, which the Chair will put the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 35) pro- TION OF INQUIRY TO THE PRESI- de novo. viding for the appointment of Michael DENT The question is on the Speaker’s ap- Govan as a citizen regent of the Board proval of the Journal. Mr. GOODLATTE, from the Com- of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- mittee on the Judiciary, submitted an Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tion, and ask for its immediate consid- nal stands approved. adverse privileged report (Rept. No. eration in the House. 115–83) on the resolution (H. Res. 203) of f The Clerk read the title of the joint inquiry requesting the President, and MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT resolution. directing the Attorney General, to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there transmit, respectively, certain docu- A message in writing from the Presi- objection to the request of the gen- dent of the United States was commu- ments to the House of Representatives tleman from Mississippi? relating to certain communications by nicated to the House by Ms. Mariel There was no objection. Ridgway, one of his secretaries. the President of the United States, The text of the joint resolution is as which was referred to the House Cal- f follows: endar and ordered to be printed. S.J. RES. 35 REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER f AS COSPONSOR OF H. RES. 246 Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I Congress assembled, That, in accordance with EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ask unanimous consent that the gen- section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 SOMALIA—MESSAGE FROM THE tleman from Connecticut (Mr. COURT- U.S.C. 43), the vacancy of the Board of Re- PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NEY) be removed as a cosponsor from gents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the STATES (H. DOC. NO. 115–28) H. Res. 246. class other than Members of Congress, occur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ring by reason of the expiration of the term The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- objection to the request of the gen- of Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson of New York on fore the House the following message May 5, 2017, is filled by the appointment of from the President of the United tleman from Michigan? Michael Govan of California. The appoint- There was no objection. ment is for a term of 6 years, beginning on States; which was read and, together with the accompanying papers, referred f May 6, 2017, or the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, whichever occurs later. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPOINT- The joint resolution was ordered to and ordered to be printed: MENT OF A CITIZEN REGENT OF be read a third time, was read the third To the Congress of the United States: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF time, and passed, and a motion to re- Section 202(d) of the National Emer- THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION consider was laid on the table. gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides Mr. HARPER. Madam Speaker, I ask f for the automatic termination of a na- unanimous consent that the Com- tional emergency unless, within 90 mittee on House Administration be dis- PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT- days prior to the anniversary date of charged from further consideration of MENT OF A CITIZEN REGENT OF its declaration, the President publishes the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 30) pro- THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF in the Federal Register and transmits to viding for the reappointment of Steve THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION the Congress a notice stating that the Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Mr. HARPER. Madam Speaker, I ask emergency is to continue in effect be- Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- unanimous consent that the Com- yond the anniversary date. In accord- tion, and ask for its immediate consid- mittee on House Administration be dis- ance with this provision, I have sent to eration in the House. charged from further consideration of the Federal Register for publication the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:03 Aug 11, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD17\APRIL\H06AP7.REC H06AP7 H2768 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 6, 2017 enclosed notice stating that the na- mitted such an act, in 2013, he agreed Trump’s refusal to say anything neg- tional emergency declared in Executive to eliminate his chemical weapons. ative about Vladimir Putin, such as his Order 13536 of April 12, 2010, with re- However, it appears he lied, and he con- terrible record on human rights or his spect to Somalia is to continue in ef- tinues his sick aggression against his crackdown on dissent. fect beyond April 12, 2017. own people and our humanity. The intelligence community’s con- The United States is strongly com- From the first use of chemical weap- sensus that Putin directed a campaign mitted to Somalia’s stabilization, and ons in World War I to the Iran-Iraq war of weaponized information against Hil- it is important to maintain sanctions in the 1980s and now in Syria, chemical lary Clinton. against persons undermining its sta- weapons epitomize the absolute horror And the implication of numerous bility. For this reason, I have deter- of modern-day warfare. That is, of Trump advisers in unseemly relations mined that it is necessary to continue course, why they are outlawed and why with Russia, including Michael Flynn, the national emergency with respect to their use is a war crime. That is also Jeff Sessions, Roger Stone, Paul Somalia and to maintain in force the why anybody who uses them must be Manafort, Michael Cohen, and Carter sanctions to respond to this threat. treated and penalized like a war crimi- Page. DONALD J. TRUMP. nal. Mr. Speaker, my constituents have watched as the House Intelligence THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2017. f Committee’s investigation lapsed into f OUR WORK ON HEALTH CARE IS confusion and obfuscation, obviously at REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER UNDONE the behest of the White House. AS COSPONSOR OF H.J. RES. 85 (Mr. MESSER asked and was given Last month, that committee can- celed public hearings which would have Mr. BACON. Madam Speaker, I ask permission to address the House for 1 included the testimony of former Act- unanimous consent that my name be minute and to revise and extend his re- ing Attorney General Sally Yates. removed as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 85. marks.) Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, Congress My constituents have watched Presi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there dent Trump, whose Presidential cam- objection to the request of the gen- is leaving for Easter break with work undone. For 7 years, we have told the paign is under FBI investigation, alter- tleman from Nebraska? nate between protestations that There was no objection. American people that we would repeal ObamaCare and replace it with some- ‘‘Trump-Russia is a hoax’’ and repeated f thing better, and we have legislation attempts to change the subject. MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR that provides that opportunity. It is f OF JAIDEN BARTEE AND TORI not a perfect bill—no bill is. But Presi- QUAPAW AREA COUNCIL GOLD PEREZ dent Trump has said this is our best LEVEL and only chance to get this done. (Mr. GARRETT asked and was given The bill cuts taxes by hundreds of (Mr. HILL asked and was given per- permission to address the House for 1 billions of dollars and reduces govern- mission to address the House for 1 minute.) ment by hundreds of billions, too. It minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I ask keeps preexisting condition prohibi- marks.) that you join me today as we remem- tions and lets 26-year-olds stay on their Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise ber the lives of Jaiden Bartee and Tori parents’ health care. But most impor- to recognize the Quapaw Area Council, Perez, ages 5 and 6 years old, who, as tantly, it unshackles American fami- which, for the first time, was recog- they stood with their mothers waiting lies from government-forced mandates nized by the Boy Scouts of America’s for the schoolbus on the morning of costing them hundreds of thousands of Journey to Excellence program as a March 30, were struck down and taken dollars each year. Simply put, it is an Gold Level Council, the highest award from this world far too soon by a pass- enormous improvement over the status possible. The Boy Scouts of America’s Journey ing truck. quo. to Excellence program is designed to Mr. Speaker, Members, there is no My hope is we will be back next week encourage excellence and reward suc- Scripture, no words, no thought poign- before Easter. I know many of my col- cess at all levels of scouting, meas- ant enough to address the loss of these leagues are ready for the holidays, but uring several indicators that include mothers, of the Buckingham County, we need to do what we said we would fiscal management, fundraising, youth Virginia, community, of humanity of do: repeal ObamaCare and replace it advancement, youth camping, and these two lives; but in what is the best with something better. effort that I can make, I ask that all of membership recruitment. f my colleagues and these Members of As a fellow Scout, I am proud of the the Virginia delegation who join me to b 1045 high standards our Scouts in Arkansas are setting. This achievement is a cred- join in a moment of silence to recog- DEMAND FOR AN INDEPENDENT it to the dedication of members of the nize these two young people. INVESTIGATION OF THE TRUMP- council, countless volunteers, devoted RUSSIA SCANDAL f parents, and committed Scouts. (Mr. BEYER asked and was given ATROCIOUS CHEMICAL WEAPONS On behalf of all Arkansans, congratu- permission to address the House for 1 ATTACK lations. We look forward to following minute and to revise and extend his re- your continued success for generations (Mr. PANETTA asked and was given marks.) of Scouts to come. permission to address the House for 1 Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise f minute.) today to express my constituents’ de- Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, in the mand for an independent investigation INVESTIGATE RUSSIA’S INVOLVE- early morning hours on a day earlier of the Trump-Russia scandal. MENT IN OUR NATIONAL ELEC- this week, a small town in northwest Since mid-November, this has been a TIONS Syria was atrociously attacked with major issue for the people I represent, (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was chemical bombs. As a result, over 75 ci- who are deeply concerned about pro- given permission to address the House vilians died and over 20 children gasped tecting democratic elections. Among for 1 minute and to revise and extend for air, writhed in pain, and foamed at their concerns are the following: his remarks.) the mouth. They suffered dilated pu- Changes last July to the Republican Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I re- pils, muscle spasms, and involuntary Party’s platform that are beneficial to member well the investigations that defecation. Russia, which the Trump campaign Congress undertook in the Nixon pe- Based on the state of this evidence, it spearheaded. riod—the Watergate investigations. appears that it was the Syrian Presi- A few days later, Trump’s call on Frankly, I am appalled at the way in dent, Bashar al-Assad, who committed Russia to launch a cyber attack which this House is conducting its in- this heinous act against his people against former Secretary of State Hil- vestigations. It is high time that we once again. The last time Assad com- lary Clinton. have an independent investigation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06AP7.008 H06APPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2769 The reality has changed since the As a founder of the Congressional changes to the original act to more sixties and seventies. We now have 24– Children’s Caucus myself, I cannot fully adhere to the spirit of the law. 7 cable TV, and everything seems to be stand here and allow the children to Mr. Speaker, we need to be working momentarily disclosed. We can’t con- die. This Congress must immediately to ensure that terrorists and criminals tinue. We need an independent inves- issue emergency funds that appropri- can’t walk through security check- tigation of this extremely important ators such as Congresswoman LEE are points with firearms undetected. issue of Russia’s involvement in our putting forward. We must go to the re- f national elections. gion now and say what America is MEDICAL MARIJUANA f going to do. And the Trump adminis- tration must stand up for children now. (Mr. GAETZ asked and was given per- RETURN STABILITY AND PEACE mission to address the House for 1 TO SYRIA f minute.) (Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia asked HONORING MICHIGAN FARMERS Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Speaker, 93 percent and was given permission to address HELPING THOSE AFFECTED BY of Americans support the legalization the House for 1 minute.) WILDFIRES IN AMERICAN of doctor-prescribed medical mari- Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. HEARTLAND juana—93 percent. But despite this Speaker, I rise today to express my (Mr. MOOLENAAR asked and was widespread public support, marijuana outrage at the chemical attack in given permission to address the House remains classified as a schedule I drug, Syria on April 4, 2017, that killed up- for 1 minute.) the same as LSD or heroin. wards of 70 civilians, including chil- Mr. MOOLENAAR. Mr. Speaker, This harms low-income communities dren. today another farm convoy left Michi- each year, it turns thousands of citi- I am proud to represent many Syrian gan and headed south to help those suf- zens into felons, and it punishes people Americans in my congressional district fering in America’s heartland, where who are sick and looking for medical in Charleston, West Virginia. They wildfires have burned more than 1 mil- help. I think of Rayann, a young lady in share their concerns with me on a reg- lion acres in four States. my district with juvenile refractory ular basis. This convoy, and those like it in days This type of violence is a regular oc- epilepsy. She has seizures every day. gone by and the days to come, is the currence in Syria. Hospitals, markets, Other treatments failed, but medical work of the amazing farming commu- schools, bus stations, warehouses— marijuana helped improve her condi- nity in my district and across the none of these places are off limits for tion. I thought of her when I worked State of Michigan. bombing and destruction by Bashar al- on, and passed, Florida’s Compas- They have donated trucks, trailers, Assad and his allies. The slaughter of sionate Medical Cannabis Act. and time to drive supplies to the af- innocent life will not end unless the Marijuana must be moved to sched- fected areas. They have donated food United States of America takes the ule III, which will make it easier to and fencing to help farmers recover and lead. conduct research into its medical uses. Peace in Syria is impossible while rebuild. They have donated care pack- It will allow businesses to work with Bashar al-Assad remains in control. He ages with candy and cards to care for banks instead of looking over their has proven this time and again by his the hurting souls. shoulders in fear of a Federal raid, and Many volunteers are staying and reckless and evil use of chemical weap- it will keep States from being at odds helping in the devastated communities. ons and other cruel tools of war on his with Federal law. In fact, tomorrow, two young men from own people. We must establish safe Today I am proud to introduce legis- Ogemaw County, Brady and Keaton, zones for innocent civilians. lation that will reclassify marijuana as I call upon President Trump and are scheduled to travel with 4–H kids a schedule III drug. I look forward to other world leaders to do whatever from Michigan’s Thumb area to volun- working with my colleagues. America they reasonably can to end these atro- teer their skills and help build fencing is watching, and now we must act. in Kansas. cious attacks on the innocent, and re- f turn stability and peace to Syria. The overwhelmingly and generous ef- forts of the Michigan farming commu- HONORING JOHN HERSCHEL f nity, in response to this tragedy, rep- GLENN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST resent the best of America. I pray for (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given STAND UP FOR SYRIAN CHIL- God’s blessing on all those involved as permission to address the House for 1 DREN NOW they help with this crisis. minute.) (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was f Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, the American flag on our Nation’s Capitol given permission to address the House UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS is flying at half-mast to honor the life for 1 minute.) MODERNIZATION Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I of American hero, Ohio Senator and could not leave this place, the most (Mr. KIHUEN asked and was given Colonel John Herschel Glenn, being powerful lawmaking body in the world, permission to address the House for 1 laid to rest today at Arlington Na- in the season of Easter and Passover minute.) tional Cemetery. and sacrifice without bringing to the Mr. KIHUEN. Mr. Speaker, in 1988, What a human being, what a patriot, attention of my colleagues that chil- Congress realized the danger posed by what an American hero, and what a dren are dying. The children in Syria guns that can pass through security marine whose raw courage was evi- are suffering from the bombing and the checkpoints undetected, and passed the denced time and time again. A devoted, vileness of President Assad and the Undetectable Firearms Act. faithful husband to his beautiful wife, chemical attack, where children and The act, signed by President Reagan, Annie, and father and grandfather, his babies are struggling to breath. has since been reauthorized under life and works keep giving to us and This Congress has to act. We must every single President, both Democrats our world. join those who want an infusion of and Republicans alike. John was a highly decorated war vet- emergency dollars. When this bill originally became law, eran, a Marine Corps colonel who com- Where is our heart. fully plastic guns were science fiction. pleted 56 combat missions on the Pa- And then the famine in Sub-Saharan But, today, plans for plastic guns are cific front alone during World War II, Africa, where there are more displaced available online and can be produced at and then served in the Korean conflict. persons than we have seen in history. home with no technical expertise. Un- He was awarded six Distinguished Fly- Sixty thousand have escaped to Kenya, fortunately, the Undetectable Firearms ing Crosses and 18 clusters on his Air and children and women are dying. In Act hasn’t been updated since 1988, and Medal. the name of our former colleague, the glaring gaps exist. At the dawn of the space age, Sen- Honorable Mickey Leland, who died in That is why today I am introducing ator Glenn became the first human 1989, taking grain to the famine area in the Undetectable Firearms Moderniza- being to orbit our planet Earth in 1962 Sub-Saharan Africa, we must act now. tion Act. This bill will make modest on Friendship 7.

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The sur- with endless space beyond? not yet presented itself since the dona- vival rate of the companies in this pro- In 1974, John Glenn was elected to tion. gram have a 93 percent survival rate, the U.S. Senate, and undertook many Deputy Chief Schott’s dedication to creating a successful business commu- tough missions in his life, but none the betterment of a department other nity in north central Florida area. could have been more piercing than than his own is commendable. Their dedication to these causes has when he was given the weighty task of Thank you, Deputy Schott, for your not gone unnoticed. Recently, Sid Mar- informing the children of Senator Rob- service, and may God bless our first re- tin Biotechnology Institute was award- ert F. Kennedy of that Senator’s fate- sponders. ed the Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award for 2017, the highest ful assassination. f John Glenn’s life embodies the words award given by the International Busi- ‘‘devotion,’’ ‘‘honor,’’ ‘‘patriotism,’’ ATTACKS IN SYRIA WILL NOT BE ness Innovation Association. This in- and ‘‘bravery.’’ He never stopped giv- TOLERATED stitute was named Incubator of the ing. At age 77, he chose to join the (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given Year among more than 7,500 incubators team of astronauts who were launched permission to address the House for 1 worldwide. This is the second time the into space on the Discovery. minute and to revise and extend his re- Sid Martin Biotechnology Institute has Upon retirement from the U.S. Sen- marks.) received this award, and, additionally, ate in 1999, after a quarter century of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I want to they have also been awarded Tech- service, he dedicated his years to express my revulsion at the gas at- nology/Science Incubator of the Year. founding and raising funds for the John tacks killing innocent Syrian civilians. I would like to congratulate them on Glenn College of Public Affairs at the One of the responses from this Con- their accomplishment and thank them Ohio State University. gress should be when we get back, as for their positive and meaningful con- In recognition of his incredible and soon as possible, we pass the Caesar tributions to Florida’s Third Congres- sional District. generous life, I will place in the Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017. It RECORD the remarks of Vice President is sponsored by myself and Chairman f Joe Biden at a remembrance ceremony ROYCE. It is named in honor of the cou- INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION held in Columbus, Ohio, recently, as rageous former Syrian photographer NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED our State honored his life and legacy. known as ‘‘Caesar,’’ who testified be- CONCERNING RUSSIA CONNEC- May the angels lead John Glenn into fore the House Foreign Affairs Com- TION paradise and give peace to his family. mittee in 2014 about the Assad regime’s (Mr. RASKIN asked and was given May eternal rest grant unto you, dear- torture of Syrian civilians. This legis- permission to address the House for 1 est Senator and Colonel Glenn. You lation passed the House in November minute.) gave all that you could possibly give, 2016 by voice vote but didn’t pass the Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, the gas- and America is forever grateful. other body. sing of civilians is an atrocity, a May I ask my colleagues to stand This bill requires the President to human rights violation, and a war with me for a moment of silence in re- impose new sanctions on anyone who crime. Assad’s chemical gassing of his membrance of Senator John Glenn. does business with or provides financ- own people took place just a few days f ing to the Government of Syria, includ- after the White House said that it b 1100 ing Syrian intelligence and security would be silly to try to dislodge Presi- services, or the Central Bank of Syria. dent Assad from power in Syria. COMMENDING DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF It sanctions anyone that provides air- Somehow, we have to disentangle and JOHN SCHOTT craft or spare parts for aircraft to Syr- disenthrall ourselves from Putin’s (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois ia’s airlines, including financing. It friend, Assad, and all of the bullies and asked and was given permission to ad- sanctions anyone who does business dictators and authoritarians on Earth dress the House for 1 minute and to re- with transportation or telecom sectors who are a threat to their own people. vise and extend his remarks.) controlled by the Syrian Government Last week 75,000 people marched in Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. or anyone who supports Syria’s energy Russia against corruption and human Speaker, I rise today to recognize the industry. rights violations. We should be on the heroic efforts of Deputy Fire Chief Mr. Speaker, we need to send a side of the Russian people who are try- John Schott, from the Carlinville, Illi- strong message to the murderous Assad ing to liberate themselves from human nois, Fire Department. Deputy Schott regime and a strong message to Russia, rights violations and murder and polit- has gone above and beyond the call of Iran, and Hezbollah that we will not ical corruption in their country. We need an independent investiga- duty in his efforts to assist the neigh- tolerate attacks on innocent civilians. boring Morrisonville, Illinois, Fire De- tion of the political, financial, mili- f tary, and diplomatic invasion of Amer- partment. On October 22, Deputy Schott was CONGRATULATIONS TO SID MAR- ica with this Russian connection. We one of the first witnesses to a two-vehi- TIN BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE need to restore our moral leadership in the world as the champion of human cle crash and applied first aid to one of (Mr. YOHO asked and was given per- rights. the drivers involved in the accident. mission to address the House for 1 While on the scene, Schott could not minute and to revise and extend his re- f help but notice that the emergency marks.) FUND THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES services from the Morrisonville-Palmer Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I would like The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Fire Protection District lacked the to take this time to recognize the Sid FASO). Under the Speaker’s announced proper hydraulic extraction tools, more Martin Biotechnology Institute, a lead- policy of January 3, 2017, the gen- commonly known as the Jaws of Life. ing biotechnology incubator tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. LAN- Deputy Schott’s efforts did not end headquartered in Alachua, Florida, in GEVIN) is recognized for 60 minutes as that day. After the crash, he began his conjunction with the University of the designee of the minority leader. mission to equip the Morrisonville fire- Florida, in my home district. The Sid Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise fighters with the suitable tools they Martin Biotechnology Institute focuses today to join a number of my col- would need for any future emergencies. on promoting the growth of innovative, leagues in strong support of the Na- By making several phone calls, Schott early-stage bioscience and bio- tional Endowments for the Arts and was able to locate a set of the Jaws of technology companies and technology- Humanities. These venerable institu- Life and communicate the based economic development in and tions, which both recently celebrated Morrisonville firefighters’ need to a around my district. their 50th anniversaries, are a corner- generous contact who gladly donated Over the past 20 years, this institute stone of American cultural expressions. the tool. has worked with more than 100 startup Sadly, they are also under attack.

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So I have The first Chairman of the National that owes its very name to the work of gathered here with my friends and col- Endowment for the Humanities, inci- an artist, William Gibson, who first leagues in the hope that we can help dentally, was another Rhode Islander, coined the phrase ‘‘cyberspace’’ in 1984. the President change his mind and Barnaby Keeney, then president of Gibson helped create the lexicon that demonstrate to him the immense ben- Brown University. we use today to describe the internet efit that the NEA and the NEH bring to Mr. Speaker, I begin this hour with a as we know it and, in so doing, helped our districts, our country, and, in fact, survey of history for a couple of rea- to shape its development and growth— the world. sons. First, I think that it is vital that a better view of the future, indeed. Being a Rhode Islander, I have al- both Members and the President under- For years, I promoted the STEM to ways felt a special connection to the stand the care and consideration that STEAM movement, the concept of add- arts and humanities. Rhode Island was went into creating the Endowments. So ing art and design to the STEM dis- founded as a colony that welcomed free years of deliberation by some of our ciplines of science, technology, engi- expression of religion, and that free- finest legislators went into the deter- neering, and mathematics. dom of thought quickly translated into mination made in the arts and said: Incidentally, this movement is an- an independent mindedness that drove While primarily a matter for private and other product of my home State, cour- creative endeavors. It is no wonder, local initiative, the arts and humanities are tesy of the brilliant minds at the then, that into such an environment also appropriate matters of concern of the Rhode Island School of Design, in par- was born one of the 20th century’s Federal Government. ticular, as I understand it, then former great statesmen and a champion of the So there is no doubt that private President John Maeda, who, as I under- arts, our late senior Senator, Senator foundation and corporate philanthropy stand, coined the term ‘‘STEM to Claiborne Pell. are the bedrock of artistic funding in STEAM.’’ Senator Pell was a mentor of mine, this country. Nonetheless, there is an Incorporating principles of art and and I actually had the privilege of in- important role for government at all design in STEM helps foster creativity, terning with him twice at one point. levels to play, and the Endowment encourages collaboration, and can en- He is rightly lionized for many of his serves as the catalyst for governmental gender sudden, inspired breakthroughs, legislative achievements, including the involvement. all by helping to better analyze the Pell grants that bear his name. But I Second, looking back helps remind us present. So in my role in the Armed Services believe that no issue was closer to his of the aspirations that drove the cre- and Homeland Security Committees, I heart than that of preserving and pro- ation of the Endowments in the first am presented daily with new threats moting American art and culture. place. Last week, we learned of the Anyone who knew the Senator knew death of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a So- brought on by the advent of new tech- nologies or fast-moving global events. that his own passion was reflected and viet poet who defied his totalitarian The temptation to act quickly is redoubled by his wife, the indomitable government. When President Kennedy strong, and sometimes immediate reac- Nuala Pell, one of the great supporters brought poetry to his inauguration, it tion is warranted; but more often than of the arts that my State and our coun- was in direct contrast to the Soviet not, it is through examination of the try has ever seen. The National Endow- Union, where literary dissidents were past that I find a path forward. imprisoned or exiled and not given ments for the Arts and Humanities can These United States have weathered freedom to create. trace their beginnings to the passions many crises over the centuries—some What a message to send to the world of the Pells, the vision of President of our own making—but by better un- in the 1960s, that the United States Kennedy, and the determination of derstanding of them, I can better ana- prized artistic expression, celebrated President Johnson. lyze the present and better see a future President Kennedy began his term scholarly inquiry, and believed in the of America peaceful, prosperous, and with a focus on American culture, strength and progress embodied by free. when he invited Robert Frost to read a multiculturalism. So the playwright in Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues poem at his inauguration. He soon fol- New York was not censored. He was have stories to tell of the great works lowed this up by appointing August cheered. A historian in North Carolina that the NEA and NEH have supported Heckscher his Special Consultant on was greeted not with accusation, but in their districts, and I will share some the Arts. Heckscher’s report entitled, acclaim. The painter in Nevada was not of those stories as well. But I hope my ‘‘The Arts and the National Govern- imprisoned; she was empowered. words on the history of the Endow- Placed in context, the message sent ment,’’ led to the creation of the Presi- ments have helped shape our under- by the creation of the Endowments was dent’s Advisory Council on the Arts. standing of their incredible purpose Meanwhile, Senator Pell, the chair- that America’s culture was not just an and ideals of President Kennedy, Presi- man of the Senate Special Sub- asset to be protected, but a powerful dent Johnson, Senator Pell, and their committee on the Arts and Human- tool for promoting freedom worldwide. colleagues. ities, was hard at work. He began his Just as importantly, the 1965 act rec- America is better for the Endow- first hearing in 1963 with this state- ognized that American culture was not ments existing. The world is better for ment: ‘‘I believe that this cause and its static. Rather, its evolution over time it. To cast them away in a budget out- implementation has a worldwide appli- was the source of its power. However, I line that zeros them out without even cation; for as our cultural life is en- believe the most important reason to a word of justification is a tragedy. hanced and strengthened, so does it begin with the history of the Endow- project itself into the world beyond our ments can be found in the Arts and Hu- b 1115 shores. Let us apply renewed energies manities Act itself: ‘‘An advanced civ- It dismisses the ideals of our to the very concept we seek to ad- ilization must not limit its efforts to forbearers as insignificant. It ignores vance: a true renaissance—the reawak- science and technology alone, but must the half century of work that many of ening, the quickening, and above all, give full value and support to the other my colleagues here have done to pro- the unstinted growth of our cultural great branches of scholarly and cul- mote our culture through the Endow- vitality.’’ tural activity in order to achieve a bet- ments. And in the cruelest of ironies, it So over the next 2 years, working ter understanding of the past, a better does so without engaging with the very with legislators including Senators Hu- analysis of the present, and a better disciplines it dismisses as unneeded. It bert Humphrey and Jacob Javits and view of the future.’’ cannot and will not go unchallenged. Representatives Frank Thompson and Why do we study the arts and human- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield as William Moorhead, Senator Pell craft- ities? Why do we promote them in the much time as he may consume to the ed President Kennedy’s vision into a Halls of Congress? ‘‘To achieve a better gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. reality. With the full support and as- understanding of the past, a better PRICE). The gentleman has co-led this sistance of President Johnson, the Na- analysis of the present, and a better effort with me, and he proudly co- tional Foundation on the Arts and the view of the future.’’ chairs the Caucus on the Humanities.

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We all nerships with State agencies, local perspective and appreciation of that, know there have been times in the past leaders, and the philanthropic sector. I and to rise to the occasion of the chal- where opportunistic politicians took particularly appreciate, in my district, lenge presented by the Trump prelimi- out after the arts and the humanities the Carolina Ballet; the North Carolina nary budget to make certain that these thinking that maybe they could get a Symphony, which gave a wonderful efforts are appreciated, and, more im- point or two by pretending to be performance at the Kennedy Center as portantly, that they are funded, that antielitist or something like that. Ef- part of a series to celebrate State or- they are supported in this body and in forts fall flat because Members of this chestras last week; and the National our budget for fiscal 2018. body and most Americans know that Humanities Center in my district also, I am glad that the gentleman took the Endowments for the Arts and the a home for first-rate research in the some time to give us a history lesson. Humanities operate at anything other humanities where scholars come year He comes by this advocacy honestly be- than an elitist fashion. in and year out. cause he is the Representative from They have managed to, at one and There is an economic impact that is Rhode Island. The inspiration behind the same time, support the great sometimes not fully appreciated. A re- the Endowments, back in the 1960s, was achievements of our top research insti- cent analysis by the Bureau of Eco- Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, tutions but also to fund all sorts of ac- nomic Analysis found that our Nation’s a towering figure in the Senate. tivity at the local level, to the grass- arts and cultural capacity produces I suppose I am one of the few Mem- roots level, that has enriched our un- over $700 billion in economic output bers around here who has been around derstanding of who we are and where and supports millions of jobs. long enough to remember Claiborne we came from. Coming down to specific programs, in Pell. I never served with him, but I was There was a Commission on the Hu- fiscal year 2016 alone, the Endowment a young staff member in the U.S. Sen- manities organized by the American for the Humanities museums grants le- ate when Claiborne Pell was going Academy of Arts & Sciences a few veraged $33 million into an additional strong. years ago. It was co-chaired by the dis- $104 million. That is a pretty good re- I first got a job as a summer intern tinguished president of Duke Univer- turn, quite a return, for the American and then returned summer after sum- sity, Dick Brodhead, and a prominent taxpayer. In fact, every dollar that the State mer. I ended up writing a dissertation businessman, John Rowe. The heart of Humanities Council gives out in out of the Senate office of Senator Bob the matter is the report that they pro- grants, since fiscal year 2015, leveraged Bartlett of Alaska who was a friend duced. I would recommend to col- leagues that report. It is not a report at least $5 at the local and State level. and collaborator of Claiborne Pell’s. There are all kinds of reasons for us Pell had many things going. I re- designed to gather dust on a shelf. It is to appreciate the arts and the human- member his chairman, Senator Lister a report designed to be an action docu- ities—the ways they enrich our lives, ment to help us understand that the Hill of Alabama. When I interviewed the kind of ways they equip this coun- him at one point, he remarked on Clai- humanities in this country are an im- try and this country’s young people to borne and how just Claiborne had ev- portant part of our educational excel- be insightful, to be creative, to think erything going. You had to really work lence. They are an important part of outside the box, to develop their skills to keep up with him. our competitiveness internationally. to the fullest extent for their own good The humanities are important to na- But these Endowments were favorite and also for the good of our country. projects of Claiborne Pell and of that tional security and to the business In the face of all this, how can it be uniquely fertile period in the history of world in terms of languages and cul- that the preliminarily budget of the this Congress when these efforts were tural understanding and the kind of Trump administration proposes elimi- pioneered and established, and, of historical perspective that people need nating these time-tested and produc- course, they have enriched our na- to operate in the modern world. tive programs? tional life ever since. We all have our stories about how the I don’t believe that will stand. I don’t As the gentleman from Rhode Island humanities have enriched our lives and believe Members of either party in this mentioned, I have been honored to co- given us understanding. I experience body will let it stand. The funding al- chair the Congressional Humanities that every day, not in a direct applica- ready is very modest for these institu- Caucus. I have also been a member for tion necessarily but some kind of ap- tions. I am not talking about meeting a long time of the Congressional Arts preciation of where we have come from the Trump administration halfway. I Caucus. historically. What is the validity of am talking about restoring full funding It is at least in part in that capacity some of these idealogical arguments for the Endowments for the Arts and I speak out today in defense of these that we hear? What is the history of the Humanities and standing up proud- Endowments, but also as a U.S. citizen, our institution and of our role at crit- ly for these institutions and under- as a former academic who appreciates ical moments? There is so much, what- standing and furthering understanding the role both of these Endowments ever your walk of life, whether you are of the role they play in our national play in supporting academic life and a Member of Congress or a businessper- life. research into our history, our culture, son or whatever. You are not going to Where did this proposal come from? I our national background. get an instant history when you need know where it came from—an outside And not just research at the very top it, when you need to have that under- rightwing think tank. That is the only levels of our great universities, al- standing and that perspective. You credential that I know that this pro- though they do some of that, but also gain this only by virtue of your edu- posal from the preliminary budget has. the kind of local historical under- cational background and what is avail- I hope and believe that this was an standing that is developed through able to you in terms of resources to overly hasty inclusion in that prelimi- local arts councils and through local deepen your understanding, and then nary budget based on nothing more groups who research history and put on you draw on that later, and it is ex- than this think tank’s proposal. pageants and who educate young peo- tremely important to have that to I know it is up for reconsideration, I ple and who do so much to enrich our draw on. hope by the administration itself, but national life from the bottom up. We need to situate ourselves, in this certainly by this body, as we put to- One of the strengths, I think, of both body especially, situate ourselves his- gether our budget for 2018 and also our the Arts and the Humanities Endow- torically and understand the chal- appropriations bills for the year. ments, maybe their greatest strength, lenges we face. A broad liberal arts We have got to stand up for our insti- is their grassroots character—how they education is simply irreplaceable as a tutions’ prerogatives in this case, but

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It in the world. voice. I just know a few words; none- is one of the most efficient we make in b 1130 theless, I was moved by his spirit, like terms of leveraging private, nonprofit, watching a painting or looking at a and corporate dollars. It is one of the The importance of arts and human- photograph or going to a movie. I un- very most effective in enriching our ities is not something we should even derstand without knowing the words. national life. forget, even in the face of tough eco- That is what a poem should be. It Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend again nomic times. The arts support 4.7 mil- should be, regardless of meaning, in for taking up this Special Order. I am lion full-time United States jobs and, any language. Whether it is music, art, happy to work with him on this, and as you have heard, creates billions in poetry, sculpture, cinema, photog- we will count on a cooperative effort economic activity each year. raphy, dance, it doesn’t matter. going forward. In New Jersey, the National Endow- This is the heart of America. Our Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I ment for the Arts last year provided children are drawn to it. And we even thank the gentleman for his out- over $1 million in direct grant funding use art and the humanities now to help standing comments, his insights, and to 13 arts organizations, community those people through very distressing his leadership on the arts and human- groups, schools, and artists, as well as times, which is very interesting and ities issues. As co-chair of the Human- enabled the New Jersey State Council fascinating. ities Caucus here in the Congress, I ap- on the Arts to award 171 grant and So I thank the gentleman from preciate his efforts in helping me orga- nongrant services totalling over $13 Rhode Island (Mr. LANGEVIN) for yield- nize and colead this effort to speak out million. So there are consequences and ing. I want him to know he has a part- against the effort to zero out the Na- a ripple effect to the few Federal dol- ner. Once I partner, you know I am not tional Endowments for the Arts and lars that are provided and targeted. going to go away. the Humanities budget. We hope it will In my hometown of Paterson, New I also thank those who did stay to not stand, and we hope that the Presi- Jersey, the Council for the Humanities speak about this very critical issue. dent will reconsider his initial budget has awarded grant funding to the Ham- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I know proposal. ilton Partnership for Paterson in sup- everyone is on a tight time schedule, I am proud to yield to a number of port of their work for the Great Falls but I thank the gentleman from New my colleagues and want to begin with National Historical Park. Jersey (Mr. PASCRELL) for staying and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Humanities organizations like these contributing his thoughts and his sup- PASCRELL), no shrinking violet himself, enrich the cultural and historical bene- port to this effort. someone who is artistic and colorful in fits of the Great Falls through pro- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman his own right, but it is no surprise to gramming and community involve- from Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE). I me that being from New Jersey he ment initiatives. That is why it is cru- know that he is on a tight schedule to would be here since it was one of his cial that we ensure that they receive try to catch a train at noon. late colleagues, the former Congress- the funding and the recognition they Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I thank man from New Jersey, Frank Thomp- deserve. the gentleman from Rhode Island for son, who was the House sponsor of the The budget proposal does damage to convening this Special Order hour and National Foundation on the Arts and Americans across the board. One area for his incredible leadership on this the Humanities Act. taking a massive hit, if I may use a issue of the importance of the National Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I parallel, is health care. This budget Endowment for the Arts and the Na- thank the gentleman from Rhode Is- would cripple the NIH, the National In- tional Endowment for the Humanities, land. stitutes of Health, slashing funding by not only here in Congress, but for what Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express $5.8 billion, equal to 19 percent of the the gentleman does back in Rhode Is- my strong support for the National En- current $30.8 billion discretionary land to ensure that all Rhode Islanders dowments for the Arts and the Human- budget. The budget takes aim at vital have the ability to experience and ities. I want to associate myself with antipoverty programs that directly im- enjoy the beauty of the arts and cul- the comments of the gentleman from pact health care because poverty ture in our great State. Rhode Island and the gentleman from causes poor health. So our physical As the gentleman knows, and I am North Carolina. health is going to take a toll. sure he has referenced, we come from As a former teacher, I have seen But it is our mental health that the State of the late Senator Claiborne firsthand how important the arts and could be improved through a strong Pell, the founder of the National En- humanities are in educating our kids arts foundation, helping to relieve dowment for the Arts. So we feel a spe- and bettering society as a whole. stresses and lift American spirits. Spir- cial privilege, and it is a great honor to It has been shown that exposure to itual health of Americans, supported stand and defend this great institution. the arts stimulates students’ learning, by the NEA and the NEH, is a key piece As has been mentioned, art not only their motivation, and their creativity. of our overall well-being. nourishes our soul, but it makes us Those students involved in the arts As an active member of the Congres- more human and creates beauty in the score significantly higher in the SATs sional Arts Caucus, I have spent years world. than other students. Now, more than opposing those who wanted to slash We have had a number of events re- ever, the arts often seem to be one of funding for the National Endowment cently in Rhode Island where we have the first programs cut from a school or for the Arts and Humanities. brought in invited artists and people a government budget. I will continue to work with my col- who enjoy art to speak about what the In fact, this President has proposed leagues—and I pledge to you today that impact might mean if we defunded the eliminating both the Endowments en- I will—on these Federal initiatives National Endowment for the Arts. tirely—the first time any President has that possess widespread and bipartisan There were so many beautiful words proposed such a measure. This has been support. that were shared by a young woman supported by Democrats and Repub- Democrats and Republicans have al- who said: Art helped me find my voice. licans because it is meaningful to the ways come together on this issue. It And she described kind of what her entire Republic. lifts our spirit as a culture and a na- life had been before she became an art- The NEA, the National Endowment tion. You mentioned Yevtushenko be- ist. for the Arts, has already sustained sig- fore, a Russian poet who came to New We know the economic impact of the nificant budget reductions. The NEA York City in the fifties. I only know a arts. In my congressional district,

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I want to associate myself is able to engage with our institutions the National Endowment for the Arts. with the previous comments made by of higher learning to provide necessary So it is a very modest budget. my colleagues from North Carolina and grants to preserve and restore historic Forty percent of the programming New Jersey as well. works of art. for the National Endowment for the I have learned throughout my profes- As a college art professor, I had the Arts supports activities in high-pov- sional arts education and arts manage- privilege of working with the NEA to erty areas. So the contributions it ment careers that, yes, the arts are secure a matching grant, which al- makes are enormous to our economy. nice; but beyond being nice, they are lowed the college to preserve and re- For every dollar that is invested in the absolutely necessary and essential to store a historic painting by Aaron arts, it yields $51 in economic activity. enriching our lives. Douglas, the father of the Harlem Ren- So there are tremendous economic ben- Artists connect the past to the aissance. efits to this. present. They convey our unique expe- In order to continue to ensure that In addition to that, as was referenced riences. And they are presented in our students remain competitive in a by Representative PRICE from North many forms, sometimes familiar and global society, we must continue to Carolina, arts, culture, and creativity other times unfamiliar. fund the arts. are essential parts of the job skills for A universal language, the arts speak In addition to the cultural and edu- the 21st century. People want to em- to people everywhere to help them un- cational impact of the arts, they play ploy people who are entrepreneurial, derstand diversity and cultures and an important role in helping our vet- creative, problem-solving; and arts and some of the most complicated issues. erans transition to civilian life and music are some of the best vehicles to The arts and humanities are critical combat physical and mental illnesses. develop those skills. for adding value to our shared culture. Through the NEA Military Healing So it is something which is impor- They are not just used to mark cele- Arts Partnership, the NEA has worked tant to the future economy of our brations, but to challenge perceptions with the Department of Defense to cre- country, to the kind of civilization of society. ate an art therapy program to treat that we will be a part of. It adds to the Museums function as tools to house servicemembers with traumatic brain lives of everyone that we will rep- and preserve our collective history as a injuries and associated psychological resent. nation and bind us together as one health issues at the Walter Reed Na- I thank Representative LANGEVIN for community. Visual artists reflect on tional Military Medical Center. This giving me an opportunity to reinforce our society and they force us to rec- program places art therapy at the cen- the importance of funding the National oncile our past. Writers record history ter of a multidisciplinary treatment Endowment for the Arts and the Na- and expose and challenge readers to approach. tional Endowment for the Humanities. different ideals presented in our soci- Through art therapy, our brave serv- It makes all the difference in the world ety. Musicians transcend social and icemen and -women are able to receive to the kind of art experiences people cultural boundaries to connect the lis- specialized treatment that enable them have in this country. We invest a very tener through the sound of their in- to heal both their physical and their modest amount of money, and it yields struments. mental wounds. Participants in the so much more that it is hard to imag- Time and time again, we have made a program have found relief and have ine America without the National En- conscious decision to fund the arts and seen vast improvements in sleep, com- dowment for the Arts and the National the humanities, signaling that we in- munication, pain, and their ability to Endowment for the Humanities. trinsically value the arts as being cru- confront emotional challenges. This Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and cial to our collective identity. program has also invested in critical colleague from Rhode Island (Mr. LAN- The NEA and the NEH have been and research on the impacts and the bene- GEVIN) for leading this effort and for continue to be necessary to the success fits of this treatment. The NEA’s budget for fiscal year 2017 convening this Special Order hour. of the arts and humanities in my home Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I State of North Carolina. As a Rep- was $148 million, just .004 percent of the Federal budget, a small amount. thank Congressman CICILLINE from resentative of Charlotte, one of the Through a relatively small invest- Rhode Island for his comments and largest cities in the South, I under- ment in the arts, we are able to yield also for his partnership in helping to stand how important the NEA and the large returns. Not only do the arts support the arts and humanities back NEH is to Charlotte’s unique and thriv- serve us culturally in terms of being home in Rhode Island and in our coun- ing art culture. significant, but the nonprofit arts and try as a whole. As the gentleman said, In 2016, the NEA invested $60,000 in the cultural sector is an economic driv- we have a special connection to the grants in Charlotte for programs such er, supporting about 4.13 million jobs arts and humanities, given the leader- as the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte and contributing to a gross domestic ship of our late senior Senator Clai- Inc.’s performance of the ‘‘Journey to product of 4.2 percent, or about $729 bil- borne Pell who created the National Oz’’ and the McColl Center for Art and lion. Endowment for the Arts and Human- Innovation’s exhibition and residency ities in the first place, along with the featuring Latino and Hispanic artists. b 1145 support of his wife, Nuala Pell, who NEA grants make these cultural events The arts are crucial. They are crit- David and I both know very well. possible not just in my State, but in ical to our culture. They are crucial to Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- States throughout this Nation. our education and to our economy. And woman from North Carolina (Ms. The arts not only provide entertain- in all respects, it is the arts that make ADAMS). ment, but they also encourage us to us human. So funding for NEA and the Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank think critically. Advocates and re- NEH must remain in the Federal budg- the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. searchers have shown that the arts et. LANGEVIN) for his dedication to the Na- have a positive impact on a young per- I would urge my colleagues to sup- tional Endowment for the Arts and the son’s development. And because of this port us in that effort to keep the arts National Endowment for the Human- understanding, the arts and music were as a viable part of our budget, which ities, and for organizing this Special included in the Every Student Suc- means that it will be a viable part of Order today. ceeds Act as part of a well-rounded our communities. As the 12th Congressional District education. I thank the gentleman so much for Representative from North Carolina, as The NEA is a critical component to putting together this Special Order and a practicing professional artist, as an ensuring strong arts education in our for allowing me to have input today. arts educator, a curator, and a retired schools. Through direct grants, the Mr. LANGEVIN. I thank the gentle- 40-year visual arts professor, I am NEA is able to support crucial pre- woman for her presence here today but,

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Heritage areas provide enormous eco- verses this effort to zero out funding The Arts Center of the Capital Re- nomic benefits, and I greatly appre- for the National Endowments for the gion has received NEA grants for exhi- ciate the work that the Erie Canalway Arts and the Humanities. bitions, workshops, and master classes. and Hudson Valley heritage areas have Mr. Speaker, some may think of the Yaddo has been the recipient of many done for upstate New York. As the co- arts and humanities as just luxuries or NEA grants to support residencies for chair of the Congressional National extras, but they are not. They are cen- collaborative teams. Heritage Area Caucus, I continue to be tral to who we are. It is also about the Fence magazine uses NEA grants for impressed by how the entire National jobs they create and how the artists publication of books of poetry and Heritage Areas program operates on a and the folks from the humanities con- podcasts. very small budget. These cost-effective tribute to our economy, people who Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was programs create jobs and grow our earn a living and pay taxes and, again, just awarded an NEA grant for local economies. are a vibrant part of our communities, residencies to create works inves- In fact, each Federal dollar invested our States, and our country. So that is tigating the intersection of art, media, in this program leverages more than $5 something else that is important to re- technology, and, yes, science. in non-Federal funds. That is exactly member. Without the NEA, these programs the kind of smart investing we need to Mr. Speaker, I am very proud now to would not be there to enrich our com- see more of. yield to my colleague from New York munities and our lives. By the way, thank you to the 77 (Mr. TONKO), who has an important per- National Endowment for the Human- Members who joined me in supporting spective to offer. ities awards also support research and funding for heritage areas. Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I thank innovation, strengthen critical think- I am also supporting funding for the the gentleman from Rhode Island for ing and writing skills, as well as Institute of Museum and Library Serv- yielding. Thank you, Representative strengthen humanities education in all ices because museums are a vital part LANGEVIN, for leading us in this hour, institutions of learning. of our communities and educational in- and also for your great leadership on Supporting the growth of the human- frastructure. These museums collec- behalf of the arts and humanities. ities in our communities is just as es- tively employ 400,000 Americans and I am very pleased to join my col- sential. The National Endowment for have an impact of $20 billion in their leagues in taking this time to speak the Humanities has contributed in communities. about the critical importance of the many ways to the capital region, which During my time in Congress, I have National Endowment for the Arts, has a very rich history and heritage been a steadfast advocate for our Na- NEA, and the National Endowment for worthy of preservation, promotion, and tion’s museums, and I have urged my the Humanities, NEH. celebration. colleagues to robustly fund the Insti- Any great civil society will grow Many of our institutes of higher edu- tute of Museum and Library Services, even stronger by embracing the arts cation have benefited from these the primary agency that supports our and humanities, and certainly Amer- grants, including RPI, Skidmore, Nation’s 33,000 museums. It is highly ica, when she embraces the arts and Union College, and SUNY Albany, to accountable, and its great competitive, the humanities, grows to the greatest name a few. peer-reviewed grants programs serve potential; so the greatness of America Some of the projects that have been all States. is reflected by that interest and that funded by NEH include the Under- This year, we had 166 Members sign- investment. ground Railroad History Project of the ing on to that letter. So it is very obvi- At a time when some are arguing Capital Region, which explores the ous, NEH, NEA, IMLS, and National that we must cut our way to success, I complex relationship between the Un- Heritage Areas are fundamental invest- would remind them that investments derground Railroad, the end of the ments in our communities. They make in the arts and in humanities are in- Civil War and Reconstruction in our re- life richer, more meaningful; they in- vestments in our workforce and in our gion, as well as the influence of these spire us; they challenge us. They need economy. I fully support funding for events on our contemporary society. to be funded. Let’s move forward with these programs. Investments in the humanities also the critical funding they require and The National Endowment for the drive us to be better citizens. NEH has deserve. Arts provides a foundation for Amer- supported the League of Women Voters Mr. LANGEVIN. I thank the gen- ica’s artistic excellence, her creativity, of New York State Education Founda- tleman from New York for his com- and innovation that benefits individ- tion, which is working toward the cele- ments and for his leadership on this uals, communities, and our industries. bration of women’s right to vote and issue. As NEA Chair Jane Chu once said: the 100th anniversary of the League of Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how ‘‘Although many may not realize it, Women Voters in New York State to much time we have remaining? the arts actively intersect with areas celebrate the upcoming events com- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. such as the economy, human develop- memorating the women’s suffrage cen- FERGUSON). The gentleman from Rhode ment, and community vitality.’’ tennial. Island has approximately 12 minutes The NEA, as a strong sponsor of the Grant recipients include the Girl remaining. arts and artists, is an integral source Scouts, the Troy Boys and Girls Club, Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I am of strength at these intersections, chal- libraries, museums, high schools, and proud to yield now to the gentleman lenging students to turn imaginative elementary schools. Our history re- from Illinois (Mr. FOSTER). ideas into brilliant solutions for gen- minds us of the pride that comes with Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I would erations to come. developing community and neighbor- like to thank the gentleman from Art in our communities, and espe- hood, investments that those who came Rhode Island for yielding and for lead- cially in our schools, is indeed vital. It before us made in growing families, de- ing this important conversation. is one of the most important ways that veloping households, building neigh- We come here today to call attention we celebrate our unique regional herit- borhoods in powerful and meaningful to a misguided turn that this adminis- age and expand our own horizons of ways. tration proposes to take in our coun- creativity and innovation. This conversation is also closely try’s cultural history. In the capital region of New York, linked to two other important fields I am the only Ph.D physicist in Con- the area that I am so proud to rep- that are intertwined with the arts and gress, so I frequently come to the floor resent, we value the arts. So much of humanities. First, I am a longtime sup- to speak out in defense of science and our artistic achievement would not be porter of America’s heritage areas, spe- scientific research, but I am here today

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Bob was a physicist who organization that helps connect stu- viewed a generation from now, a cen- worked on the Manhattan Project and dents experiencing new types of per- tury from now, or in the next mil- who walked away from his security formance with artists premiering new lennia? clearance and dedicated his life to pure pieces. FirstWorks recently helped To answer this question, we can only science, to building giant accelerators, bring together a Philadelphia hip-hop look to the great nations of the past. experiments, international collabora- group with high school students in Why was Athens great in a way that tions at Fermilab to explore the funda- downtown Providence. The students Sparta never was? mental properties of matter. participated in a workshop with one of Why is Florence, under the Medici, He was also an artist who, after he the dancers one day and followed it up revered and remembered in a way that made all of the magnets and particle with a lecture and a matinee perform- its forgotten competitors never are? accelerators, then filled his laboratory ance the next. It is because, after they defended with graceful and imaginative art. FirstWorks had just created a Span- their homeland, after they conquered In 1969, he was called to testify in ish-language version of their student their rivals in war, after they tri- front of the Joint Committee on Atom- survey, which they administered after umphed in commerce, those countries ic Energy to answer why it was that we the matinee performance. Students invested a significant fraction of their were spending all of this money at were asked to rate their enjoyment and national wealth in things that had Fermilab during the Cold War and explain why they gave their answer. nothing to do with material conquest. Two Spanish-speaking students re- The Medici supported the science and what all this had to do with the na- sponded that they loved the perform- the art of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelan- tional defense. gelo, and the Renaissance masters; and Robert Wilson looked the committee ance because it was ‘‘the first time Athens supported the immortal accom- in the eye and said that all of the work they went to one.’’ The FirstWorks team weren’t exactly plishments of the Greek storytellers, at Fermilab, driven by natural human sure what the students meant. Was it historians, artists, and philosophers, curiosity, has nothing at all to do with the first matinee? Was it the first time and that is what made them great. the national defense except, perhaps, to For many decades, our country has make our country more worth defend- seeing the hip-hop group? So they fol- supported the arts and humanities ing. lowed up with the teacher, who wrote through the National Endowments for So I would hope that a President so back: ‘‘These students have never been the Arts and the Humanities. Now our bent on building his wall and increas- to a live performance. It just goes to President has proposed a budget that ing our defense budget by over $50 bil- show you how important these oppor- would cut these Endowments com- lion, to the detriment of funding for tunities are for our population. They pletely in favor of more defense spend- education, science, and the arts, would will remember this forever.’’ ing and a useless wall on our southern pause for a moment and heed those This is the kind of impact the arts border. words from history so that a century can have on our communities. The National Endowments for the from now, when our children and Another story comes from an artist Arts and the Humanities provide crit- grandchildren look back on this time who has, with the help of State Arts ical funding for students and organiza- in our country’s history, they will see Council funding, been working with un- tions throughout the country, includ- that the human values of our country derserved communities for 6 years. She ing in my district in Illinois. His budg- were always what made it more worth helps students learn to apply them- et proposes that we wipe them away defending, in part, because of the selves to art projects in a way that completely. These cuts might make greatness that the National Endow- builds self-confidence and helps them the President feel like a hero in the ments for the Arts and the Humanities learn the power of their imaginations. short term, but they will be a disaster have sustained for decades. About an elementary school student for our country’s place in human his- So I thank my colleague from Rhode named Danny, she wrote: ‘‘When I first tory. Island for this important discussion. started working with him, he did noth- Programs that support understanding Mr. LANGEVIN. I thank the gen- ing but whine and cry and insist he of the arts and humanities play a vital tleman from Illinois for his great com- couldn’t do anything. With my encour- role in our society. They give us ments and for his participation here agement, he took his own ideas and knowledge and a shared cultural base today. It is very deeply impactful, and went with them—in a puppet work- that we rely on every day, regardless of I am grateful. shop, he made three stuffed animals in- what career we go into. And they also Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how stead. He sleeps with them every night help children and students of all ages much time remains? now. They make him feel safe.’’ embrace the complexity and the won- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- There are hundreds of these stories in der of humanity. tleman from Rhode Island has approxi- Rhode Island alone, and they would History, literature, and the arts con- mately 7 minutes remaining. simply not be possible without the sup- nect us to a common past and allow us Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, like port of the Endowments. to explore our differences and to under- my colleagues, I too have stories of the Of course, some projects supported by stand places beyond our own imagina- impact that the National Endowments NEA and NEH are on a much larger tions. Simply put, the arts and human- for the Arts and the Humanities have scale. It is virtually impossible right ities teach us how to be compassionate back home, and some of these stories now to find a Rhode Islander who, and understanding toward other peo- are small and deeply personal. I would today, doesn’t know about WaterFire, ple. This is what makes America truly like to thank the wonderful leaders of Providence’s massively successful cre- great. the Rhode Island Arts and Humanities ative placemaking project. I have expe- The National Endowment for the Council for helping to collect them so rienced this wonderful WaterFire many Arts and the National Endowment for that I can share them with everyone times myself. the Humanities help show us what it here today. For those of my colleagues who have means to be human because, regardless not had the pleasure of attending a of who you are and what you do, b 1200 WaterFire—and, Mr. Speaker, I am knowledge, empathy, and compassion The State of Rhode Island is deeply happy to extend an invitation to all of are the national values and the human indebted to Randy Rosenbaum and Dr. my colleagues to come and to visit—it values that we need to defend, not with Elizabeth Francis for their work in is a dynamic sculpture, basically, with bombs and fighter jets, but with sus- promoting the arts and humanities. dozens of these metal baskets or metal tained support and the cultivation of The State councils are an essential braziers transforming the rivers of knowledge and culture. component of the Endowments’ efforts, downtown Providence.

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It is hard to describe it in celebrating the 350th anniversary of our char- herit from my great-grandfather. words, but it has been transformative. ter and Roger Williams’s respect for the Indig- He lays peacefully in France under a WaterFire really has fundamentally al- enous People he lived among. white marble military gravestone, a tered the way Providence is viewed and But far too often, this story treats Rhode Is- scant, faceless hint of the man who was the way the people of Providence view land’s tribes as bit players rather than delving once filled with laughter and humor, themselves. Support from NEA is help- into their rich culture and history. who held dreams, hopes, and goals for ing WaterFire further explore creative The Tomaquag Museum’s founders recog- the future. Frank was 19 years old. placemaking, and it is incredibly nized this flaw in the narrative in the 1950s, On April 6, 1917, our country was for- meaningful. and while I’m disappointed it took the rest of ever changed, and it began right here A final thought to share comes from us so long to catch up, I’m incredibly proud of on this very floor. It is only fitting, Professor Touba Ghadessi, a board all the recognition it’s received of late. Mr. Speaker, that we give remem- member for the Rhode Island Council The Tomaquag Museum remains the only brance to its beginning here today. I on the Humanities. Professor Ghadessi Rhode Island institution dedicated solely to the am indeed indebted to the fine work of was asked to share her thoughts on history and culture of the state’s indigenous Dr. Eric B. Setzekorn of the United why NEH matters for all Rhode Island- population, and I have experienced its power States Army’s Center of Military His- ers, and I truly cannot improve upon to start conversations and change attitudes in tory for his material from ‘‘Joining the her words. This is what she had to say: our communities. Great War,’’ which forms the basis for ‘‘The Rhode Island Council for the Unfortunately, IMLS, too, is slated for de- today’s remembrance. Humanities uncovers beautiful stories fending under the President’s budget outline. After the assassination of Archduke Franz about individuals and places and brings We are very lucky that my home state Sen- Ferdinand of Austria on the 28th of June 1914, which led to the military mobilization them to life—these stories become our ator, JACK REED, has taken up Senator Pell’s history and make us understand that across Europe and declarations of war by mantle in pushing for its reauthorization and early August, most Americans took solace we, too, write the narratives that con- full funding. that the Atlantic Ocean shielded the United struct culture. The intentionally di- But it is important that all of my colleagues States from the conflict. The Chicago Herald verse programming that RICH supports join together to protect the NEA, the NEH, summed up the popular support for isolation builds communities that, eventually, IMLS, and support for the arts and humanities from Europe’s strife in its article that said: will view diversity as normalcy—this throughout the federal budget. ‘‘Peace-loving citizens of this country will normalcy is the one I aspire to con- We must do so because of the lives now rise up and tender a hearty vote of struct for the next generation. RICH touched and forever altered by these organi- thanks to Columbus for having discovered America.’’ allows for our best selves to come for- zations. Germany’s invasion of neutral Belgium ward and celebrate together what cul- We must do so in order to achieve a better brought Great Britain into the war and di- ture teaches us—from the struggles of understanding of the past, a better analysis of vided Europe into two great camps. Britain social justice, to the legacy of first the present, and a better view of the future. joined France and Russia to form the Triple peoples, to the craft of filmmaking for We must do so because it is good policy. Entente, more commonly referred to as the children. All of these things matter. I hope that hearing the stories shared today Allied Powers. Opposed to them were Ger- All of these things make us better has helped cement that fact in the minds of many and Austria-Hungary, making up the my colleagues, and I look forward to working Central Powers. human beings. All of these things turn President Woodrow Wilson believed that us into ethical and engaged citizens of with them to continue to promote the arts and the immoral nature of European politics cre- the world. Without an understanding of humanities. ated entangling alliances that transformed a the humanities, opinions become facts With that, I again thank all my colleagues regional conflict into a global war that and truth is debatable. History has of- who joined me this morning. threatened world peace. The President deliv- fered us a roadmap to behaving with Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ered a Declaration of Neutrality to this very integrity—we can’t ignore it or igno- of my time. Congress on the 19th of August 1914, calling on all citizens to remain ‘‘impartial in rance wins.’’ f Mr. Speaker, I cannot think of more thought, as well as in action.’’ However, be- REMEMBERING WORLD WAR I tween late 1914 and early 1917, the escalating important words for these times, and I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under conflict tested American traditions of isola- would ask all of my colleagues to re- tionism as it threatened to draw the Nation flect on what it will take to view diver- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- closer to the war. sity as normalcy and why it seems uary 3, 2017, the gentleman from Okla- The initial German offensive against today that the truth is debatable. homa (Mr. RUSSELL) is recognized for France ended in September at the Battle of Mr. Speaker, I thank all my col- 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- the Marne, after which both sides attempted leagues for being here today. I am jority leader. a series of flanking maneuvers to gain the advantage. Neither side proved capable of proud to share my thoughts on why it Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, today, exactly 100 years ago, on this very overcoming the killing power that machine is so important that we not zero out guns and rapid-firing artillery brought to the the National Endowment for the Arts floor, the United States declared war defensive, and the battle lines all along the and Humanities and the incredible im- on Imperial Germany and entered the Western Front stabilized in a vast system of pact they have on our communities. First World War on the side of the Al- trenches stretching from Switzerland all the I have one more story from my district about lies. The decisions that led to that way to the English Channel. This was a new the impact of the arts and humanities that I’d monumental declaration forever type of warfare, with soldiers subjected to like to share. changed America’s destiny, economy, prolonged stress and danger, with little military, foreign policy, and culture. chance for daring heroics or martial glory. It, too, relates to the legacy of Senator Pell, Behind the trenches, the development of but it also points to the broader cuts to arts Today also marks the beginning of sophisticated supply systems that were able and humanities in the President’s budget out- our National Centennial remembrance to support millions of men and massive lev- line. of America’s service in World War I for els of firepower and the ability to rush re- A decade after the passage of the National the sacrifices made by all Americans serves to block any potential enemy break- Foundation for the Arts and Humanities Act, and for the more than one-quarter of a through led to a vicious stalemate. Senator Pell was again at the forefront of cul- million American casualties, including On the broad expanses of the Eastern tural preservation and promotion when he over 100,000 dead, most of whom were Front, Germany and Austria were locked in lost in a mere 6-month period from a brutal war of attrition with Russia, where sponsored legislation creating the Office of logistics and artillery shells counted far Museum Services. May to November 1918. more than bravery. While the Office was eventually rolled into By the war’s end, my great-grand- To break through the deadlock, the com- the Institute of Museum and Library Services, father and his three brothers would all batants attempted to smash through enemy

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The result was thousands of dead and with over 20 million artillery shells between ships in the harbor and interned the gains measured in yards after weeks of con- 1914 and 1918, while major weapons manufac- German crews. I had the privilege to stant fighting. turers like Remington and Winchester sold command the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infan- Poison gas, first used by the Germans in rifles and guns. Allied governments relied try in Iraq in 2003–2004. April 1915 and later adopted by every nation, heavily on the U.S. banking industry for bil- Among the ships seized that day on added to the daily misery and danger. By lions in loans to finance their war. April 6, 1917, was the SS Vaterland, a 1916, as the industrial economies of Ger- Despite the United States’ growing eco- luxury liner later renamed the USS Le- many, France, and Britain became fully nomic ties to the Allies, the American public viathan. This luxury transport would geared toward war production, battles in- still preferred that the Nation remain neu- creased in scale and destructiveness. In the tral. The British Government’s brutal sup- send 10 percent of all doughboys to fight of the fortress of Verdun between Feb- pression of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland France and bring a great many of them ruary and December, the French and Ger- angered many Americans—and certainly, home as well. mans suffered more than 1 million casualties Irish Americans—as did its continued viola- The last American World War I vet- combined. tion of American neutral shipping rights eran was Frank Buckles, who enlisted On the first day of the Somme Offensive on through its blockade of Germany. from Oakwood, Oklahoma, in August of the 1st of July 1916, the British and French As the casualty list grew during 1916, most 1917. He died only 6 years ago, in Feb- Americans were thankful that they had not fired more than 2 million artillery shells ruary 2011, at age 110. into the German lines in support of 19 divi- been drawn into the carnage engulfing Eu- sions attacking along only a 20-mile front. rope. I had the privilege to know a great Despite this colossal weight of numbers, the In November 1916, President Wilson won re- many World War I veterans. The last British alone suffered 57,000 casualties on the election by a narrow margin, largely on the time I saw my great-grandfather was very first day and did not break the German slogan, ‘‘He kept us out of war.’’ However, when I came home on leave as a young defenses. By the time the Somme ended in circumstances changed rapidly in early 1917. Army captain. As we had a very pleas- mid-November, all sides had suffered more Many Americans began to volunteer for the ant visit and it came to a close and I than a combined 1 million casualties, while French, great Britain or Canada, like my had to go, he told me: ‘‘Don’t go yet. I Uncle Frank. the front moved fewer than 10 miles. As a re- want to give you something.’’ sult, Verdun and the Somme became synony- Germany’s increasingly desperate strategic mous with the slaughter and destruction situation led to a resumption of unrestricted He returned from his bedroom with that defined the Western Front. submarine warfare on the 31st of January some items in a cigar box that I re- As the stalemate in France continued, U.S. 1917. This action broke the earlier pledge of member looking at as a kid. He said: ‘‘I political and public opinion began to shift the Germans to respect passenger shipping want you to have these.’’ from neutrality toward support for the Al- and convinced President Wilson to break dip- I said: ‘‘I can’t take these, grandpa. lies. German atrocities in Belgium, at times lomatic relations with Germany on the 3rd Those were your brother’s.’’ exaggerated by Allied propaganda, shocked of February 1917. He said: ‘‘You will take them because Soon after, the British Government pro- many Americans. Additionally, in early 1915, I know you will keep Frank’s memory the Germans began an effort to isolate the vided Wilson an intercepted communication British Isles by using submarines, known as from the German foreign secretary, Arthur alive.’’ Unterseeboote, or U-boats, to attack British Zimmermann, to the German envoy in Mex- He was right. They have been dis- merchant shipping. ico. In the telegram, Zimmermann proposed played by me ever since, wherever I that if the United States joined the war on have been. b 1215 the Allied side, Germany and Mexico should As we reflect today on the declara- The German campaign, which consisted of enter into an alliance. In return, Mexico, by tion of war 100 years ago on this very the unrestricted sinking of any merchant taking up arms against the United States, spot in 1917 that began the United would receive from Germany supplies, finan- vessel bound for Britain, was portrayed by States entry into World War I, let us American newspapers as a cowardly and im- cial assistance. Once a victory was achieved, Mexico could claim territory in Texas, New embark on a national centennial re- moral method of warfare. membrance for all Americans of that On the 1st of May 1915, a German U-boat Mexico, and Arizona. sank the British liner RMS Lusitania, killing The State Department released the tele- day who sacrificed so much for our Re- 1,198 men, women, and children, including 128 gram to the Associated Press on the 28th of public. They are all gone now, but as American citizens onboard. After the attack, February, and the American public opinion long as we who knew them have breath The New York Times called on President turned sharply, as many became convinced and remember them, they will live. Wilson to ‘‘demand that the Germans shall of German duplicity and aggressive inten- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance tions. No longer was the war seen as simply no longer make war like savages drunk with of my time. blood.’’ a horrific folly by the European powers, but Fearing that such action could pull the rather as a clear indication of the danger of f United States into the war, and concerned unchecked militarism. over British violations of American shipping With the abdication of the Russian czar in BRIDGES ACADEMY rights, President Wilson continued his policy February 1917 and the rise of a provisional representative government, Americans came The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under of neutrality. Seeking to take the moral the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- high road, he proclaimed: ‘‘There is such a to see the war as a struggle that pitted de- thing as a man being too proud to fight . . . mocracies against aggressive, authoritarian uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the There is such a thing as a Nation being so imperialists. gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Faced with this clear contrast, President right that it does not need to convince oth- FOXX) for 30 minutes. Wilson addressed this very floor on April 2, ers by force that it is right.’’ Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, last week- 1917, in a joint session of Congress declaring However, after the Germans sank the his desire that: We shall fight for the things end I had the pleasure of visiting French passenger ferry SS Sussex in March which we have always carried nearest our Bridges Academy, a charter school in 1916, Wilson threatened to break off diplo- hearts—for democracy, for the right of those State Road, North Carolina. The school matic relations with Germany. In May, the who submit to authority to have a voice in was celebrating the decision by the Germans pledged to abandon unrestricted their governments, for the rights and lib- submarine warfare, though they reserved the North Carolina Department of Public erties of small nations, for universal domin- right to attack legitimate targets such as Instruction unanimously to renew its ion of right by such a concert of free peoples armed merchant ships or those vessels car- charter for an additional 10 years. as shall bring peace and safety to all nations rying war materiel. Bridges Academy opened in 1997 as and make the world itself at last free. As Germany’s submarine campaign dam- On the 6th of April—100 years ago today, one of the first charter schools in aged its relations with the United States, where I am standing—with concrete evidence North Carolina. Established by a local America’s economic relationship with Brit- of German hostility to the United States, to community group, it is overseen by a ain and France expanded. Faced with a war international peace, and to liberal democ- grassroots, local board of directors. It of attrition, the Allies relied on agricultural racy, Congress of the United States declared and industrial resources to support their war serves a rural population from sur- war on Germany. efforts. rounding systems in Alleghany, Surry, Despite a British blockade that severely The first act of war committed on Wilkes, and Yadkin counties, and Elkin cut American commerce and its friendly re- Germany was executed that very day, city.

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Under cially in regard to serving students nities. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- with disabilities who, on average, make Every student in every school de- uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the up 45 percent of the student body. serves an excellent education, but, un- gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) There is a teacher assistant in each fortunately, we are falling far short of for 30 minutes. class providing accommodations and that goal as a nation. Thankfully, in- Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it is al- modifications to all students. End-of- novative charter schools like Bridges ways a privilege to be in this last bas- grade proficiency among the subgroup Academy are providing thousands of tion of civility. Sometimes it hasn’t been all that civil, but it has been a of students with disabilities is in the families with new hope and oppor- place where the rules were supposed to top 3 percent of the State. tunity. Bridges Academy is fairly unique for School choice provides real hope to be enforced. I know there are all kinds of wild al- a charter school in that it provides moms and dads, and school choice has legations being thrown around. People transportation for students in three provided the students at Bridges Acad- counties. When nearly 90 percent of the seem to enjoy throwing them at this emy with a high-quality education and White House, but I think we all owe a student population is considered eco- a greater chance to succeed in life. nomically disadvantaged, the school debt of gratitude to the President this offers free breakfast and lunch for all b 1230 week. This has been a very big week, as students through the Community Eli- School choice is a powerful tool to an article by Kaitlan Collins from The gibility Provision, and a food backpack help children succeed, and I am encour- Daily Caller points out: our President program is offered to the neediest stu- aged by the momentum that is build- hosting three foreign leaders this week dents each Friday. ing. The challenge we face is extending in what could be a big moment for for- All lead teachers at Bridges Academy the promise of school choice to more eign policy. Well, this was dated April are highly qualified, while 50 percent of students and families. 2. the regular education teachers also As chairwoman of the House Com- One guest that he invited that I am hold licensure in special education. mittee on Education and the Work- so grateful that President Trump in- New leadership in both governing board force, that is a challenge I take seri- vited was the Egyptian President, members and administration several ously and one I am committed to tack- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. It has been my years ago has led to growth in account- ling head-on. privilege with some of our other col- ability, student population, and cam- The bipartisan Every Student Suc- leagues, and I have had other occasions pus construction. ceeds Act includes a number of reforms alone to visit with him in Cairo. I am We have always known what makes a to expand school choice; and across the just so grateful he was invited because great school: it is a great principal who country, efforts are underway to em- Egypt is doing everything it can. The leaders of Egypt right now are doing attracts great teachers and parental power families with more educational all they can to try to prevent an inter- involvement. That is what you see at options, including charter schools, national caliphate that is dominated Bridges Academy. Don’t take my word home schooling, scholarship programs, for it, though. Listen to this testi- and enforced by radical Islam. and education savings accounts. In years past, when I brought up that monial from a parent who wrote: We must ensure Federal policies sup- ‘‘As the new school year approaches, there are some radical Islamists who port—rather than discourage—innova- are wanting to create a new Ottoman I wanted to take a moment to write. I tive school choice and explore addi- can’t thank you enough for being there Empire—and I think it is an indict- tional opportunities to expand the ment of some of our schools, both sec- for my daughter. promise of school choice. ‘‘You and the Bridges staff have ondary and college level, that more I look forward to the work ahead and made such a difference in her life. Be- people are not familiar with world his- exploring additional opportunities to fore we moved here and found this won- tory. So I referred some reporters to a provide parents more choices for their derful school, my daughter was strug- map. Go look at a map, look at where children’s education. gling. She was isolated and bullied by the Ottoman Empire was, look at what her classmates and so depressed that THANK YOU TO NVIZION, INC. countries were included in that empire, she didn’t fit in with the other children Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on Monday and look at what the Islamic State is because of her emotional and learning night, fans across my home State and trying to do, what al-Qaida had tried to disabilities. the entire country were ecstatic as we do, and what radical Islam, with really ‘‘At Bridges, she was welcomed with celebrated the University of North Muslim Brotherhood playing a power- open arms and she knows that every- Carolina’s sixth NCAA men’s basket- ful role in trying to create part of that one on staff is working for her best in- ball championship. It was a thrilling caliphate, you look at what they have terests. Finding her teacher, who is evening. done, advances made, and it is very from our home State, was truly a bless- But in the Fifth District, one com- clear that those who wanted a new ing. She understood that my daughter pany was getting to work. Five min- Ottoman Empire that many thought needed to learn in a different way, and utes after the 71–65 victory against was over 100 years or so ago, we would you helped her adjust to our new com- Gonzaga, the presses at NVIZION, Inc., never see the rise of radical Islam con- munity. in King, North Carolina, started mov- trolling so much of north Africa and ‘‘Always remember that you and the ing and printing thousands of cham- Europe. school that has done so much for my pionship T-shirts commemorating the Then, of course, during World War II, daughter will continue to have my sup- national title. The company runs two radical Islamists raised their heads. port.’’ presses on a typical day but ran four They had something in common with The power of an excellent education presses to fill the order of five different Hitler. Many don’t realize that radical is truly life-changing. I know because championship designs. The dedicated Islamist leaders were allied with Hitler it changed mine. As a child, I attended staff stayed until the last T-shirt was because they shared what? A common public school. It was a very poor printed, folded, packaged, and picked hatred for Jewish people. They both school, but it provided some very posi- up. wanted Jewish people annihilated. tive experiences. The lessons learned Congratulations to the UNC players They wanted a genocide. They wanted and encouragement provided there on their hard-fought victory, and them wiped off the Earth. In the early have helped me go further in life and thank you to the folks at NVIZION for days, the United States, to our dis- achieve more than I ever dreamed. producing the victory T-shirts that I credit, did not do enough to help the

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Don’t do this because I will the Egyptian people—the only real vio- country, former President Obama and draw a red line,’’ they can’t be sure lence was instigated by the Muslim others, who had such wrongheaded that he won’t launch a nuclear war. Brotherhood, and the Muslim Brother- policies that put the world so much at So I hope that he won’t take any- hood continues to this very day to plot risk by supporting Muslim Brother- thing off the table. I think he has han- and to strategize to try to take back hood, they complain that this Presi- dled some of these issues very well. As over the country of Egypt. With over 90 dent, our President Trump, doesn’t he has said: I am not taking anything million people or so in Egypt with such know what he is doing. It appears to off of the table. I am not going to warn a critical location, the Nile River run- me he knows exactly what he is doing our enemies of exactly what we are ning through Egypt, being right there when it comes to radical Islam, to going to do and when. at the Suez Canal, being right there at those who want an international ca- That is wise counsel in handling for- the gate of the Middle East, being at liphate, to those who are moderate eign diplomacy. the gate to north Africa from the east, Muslims, like President el-Sisi, who I am looking forward to the days it is a critical linchpin for any radical has actually had the courage to stand ahead, because this week, in meeting Islamist who wants to start with a ca- up, as I have not seen any national or with President el-Sisi, it sent a mes- liphate. international leader do, and tell a sage to the world that President Of course, the true radicals, though roomful of imams that it is critical Obama refused to send, and that is we they have some disagreements over that we get control of Islam back from think we can work with President el- what real radical Islam is, they all the radicals who have hijacked it. Sisi. agree that to get back this worldwide It did a disservice when the last ad- He has his hands full. Egypt has a caliphate, we actually must get Egypt ministration kept saying the Islamic tough road ahead because they are try- back under radical Islamic control. ing to come back from what had be- Having met President el-Sisi, visited State, the radicals in Egypt, radicals in come a quite socialized government in on a number of occasions, even before Libya, al-Qaida, that they are not Egypt. A lot of people are on some he was President, this is a man who Islam. Well, yes, they are. And that is form of welfare. wants to do the will of the people. He why President el-Sisi had to make It is always difficult, as one of the is also a man who has 20/20 vision when clear: We need to get our religion back. Caesars found, when you try to move it comes to looking at the Muslim Baghdadi, who is head of the Islamic people off of bread and circuses and get Brotherhood. State, has made very clear that, yes, It was rather tragic when President the Islamic State is Islamic, and if them to working so that they will find Obama and two Republican Senators moderate leaders don’t step up and rein out they have value, provide self- started putting pressure on the 30-plus in radical Islam, then this world is worth. Every individual has value in million Egyptians who made clear that headed for disaster. God’s eyes, and the Founders knew despite Morsi, the Muslim brother Though we had some disagreements that. So let’s get them working. Most leader who allegedly was elected de- here recently on other matters, I still everybody can do something. And lead- spite the claims of fraud in the election think that the media attention that is ers like President el-Sisi are attempt- that were not followed up on because of given claiming Trump is this crazy ing to do that. the threats that were made by the guy, that Donald Trump puts the world It was also an embarrassment for the Muslim brothers that if you contest at risk, they are so reflective of the United States, and those that are ob- this election, we will burn Egypt down. comments that were heard about a guy serving world affairs, to have noted But the 30 million after the election, named Ronald Reagan when he was that an incredible world event hap- once they saw Morsi was acting extra- President. pened since President el-Sisi has been constitutionally, he was taking powers As I mentioned last fall in a private the head of the government in Egypt. that didn’t belong to him, really kind meeting with now President Trump, I They opened a second lane to the Suez of following the model of Chavez in said, you know, my study of American Canal. There were top leaders from Venezuela where, yeah, he got elected, history seems to indicate that those most all of the more powerful nations and then he used that position to start Presidents who were considered by the in the world. They came to honor knocking off and eliminating competi- media to be our smartest Presidents, Egypt and their incredible accomplish- tion, pulling powers under himself. when it came to foreign matters, for- ment of opening a second lane. It didn’t Morsi was doing that. And, of course, eign policy, they were some of the least go all the way the distance, but it al- there is video of him taking marching effective. lows for so much more traffic through the Suez Canal. orders from a radical Islamic leader. So b 1245 some think he was more of a puppet at I remember one conversation prior to the whims of radical Islamic leaders. In some cases, actually, terrible at that with President el-Sisi, when Presi- But that was such an incredible day foreign policy and foreign diplomacy, dent Obama had promised Muslim for the world, when 30 million Egyp- it seems that some of our most success- brother leader Morsi: We will send you tians, moderate Muslims, Christians, ful Presidents, when it comes to for- tanks. We will send you jets. We will Jews, secularists, they went to the eign policy, have been depicted as send you money. We will send you street. Some people are not aware, yes, being just a little bit crazy. Apache helicopters. there are Jews in Egypt. There is a And I mention to now President President Obama was more than millennia of history there. But they Trump, if he will remember back to the happy to send powerful weaponry that went to the street, and as I have men- days of ‘‘Saturday Night Live’’ when it the Muslim brothers could use to go tioned before, Mr. Speaker, the Pope was funny, they did skits about Presi- after Christians to weaponize the there in Cairo has told me on more dent Reagan. They enjoyed portraying Sinai, as Morsi did. than one occasion just how deeply emo- President Reagan walking around as if A lot of Americans had the wool tionally moving it was to have he was in some daze or stupor, with his pulled over their eyes, including some secularists, Muslims, and Jews come up finger out asking where the red button at AIPAC, who didn’t realize, as they to him and say there in the streets as is—‘‘Where is the red button?’’—like he sent people around to support Presi- they marched together peacefully: We was so anxious to start a nuclear war. dent Morsi, that: Oh, gee, we think he are so sorry for the way you have been But when you analyze the history of is a lot better than people are giving treated by the Muslim Brotherhood. our Presidents and their effectiveness him credit for. We are so sorry for the persecution at foreign policy, I think you actually I knew who he was. I know what he that our leaders have inflicted upon end up seeing that, when the world is a was. But some of the top folks at you and Christians here in Egypt. little bit concerned about a United AIPAC did not realize you don’t want

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Some of way of the status of forces agreement. hard to keep America from agreeing to their leaders have said, oh, no, we don’t One was President Obama really didn’t keep soldiers in Iraq, and part of that want to get to violence, because the in- want to leave troops in Iraq, not even is because President Obama did not dications are they believe that they are a small force, to help solidify what we allow people who had studied radical making so much progress, and they had taken away from the radicals. And Islam. really did. Under the leadership of he didn’t use good judgment, which has Now, he had Muslim brothers around President Obama, the Muslim Brother- now cost the lives of tens of thou- him. That is what Muslim Brotherhood hood made vast strides in power in the sands—hundreds of thousands of people publication indicated in December of United States without violence, so in the Middle East because of his short- 2012, I believe is when that article came they didn’t want to jeopardize that. sightedness. out, bragging about the six people that But as some of the documents that Another reason that there is no sta- were in top positions, people like Imam had been seized over the last 30 years tus of forces agreement was an element Magid; and Elibiary, who was on the make clear: Yeah, we will use peaceful I didn’t realize until I was talking to Homeland Security Advisory Council, means as long as we can; but, of course, my friend Joel Rosenberg, a great au- the top advisory council for Secretary at some point, when we are no longer thor, a New York Times Best Seller au- of Homeland Security Janet Napoli- successful in gaining the upper hand in thor. Joel has done so much fantastic tano. And I pointed out conflicts there America, we will have to support vio- research into Israel, Egypt, and the that were disregarded and problems lence to do the final takeover. Middle East. His novels reflect so much that his allegiance was not to us; it But some people here get it. They un- history that is accurate. was for a more radical Islam, for the derstand the threat that the Muslim He was pointing out to me—and I had Muslim brotherhood at least. Brotherhood is. not seen it until he pointed it out and It is great that President Trump in- I started doing some research on it. b 1300 vited Egyptian President el-Sisi to be But some of the crazies who think that here to meet with him. And, Mr. the 12th imam, who was thrown in a Finally, when he tweeted out that Speaker, I look forward to the day well as a child around 10 years of age, the caliphate—the world caliphate is when we have enough time to have is going to some day come back and inevitable and Americans just need to President el-Sisi stand right here take over and be the great Mahdi, the get used to it, they finally decided to where Prime Minister Netanyahu has 12th imam, that unites the world ca- let him rotate off advisory council. But stood at least, I think, three times and liphate and puts everyone under rad- the Muslim brothers were bragging where other great international leaders ical Islamic control of the Mahdi, the about the people they had in top posi- have stood and have spoken to a joint 12th imam, most of the 12th-ers be- tions that were advising President session. I look forward to the day when lieve, those who believe the 12th imam Obama. we have President el-Sisi stand here. is coming back, some have said they There are some holdovers in posi- The man is a true hero for the world, have already seen him on short appear- tions who were not top Muslim broth- for everyone except the Muslim Broth- ances. ers, but they are in positions that I erhood. There are prophecies that the 12th hope this President will be able to root President Trump also welcomed King imam will first come back and take out. And I think it helps a great deal Abdullah of Jordan, King Abdullah, charge in a small town. I believe it is that he talks to President el-Sisi, he leader of a majority Muslim country. pronounced Kufa. It is kind of like the talks to President Abdullah, because And, of course, those who have studied Bible prophesied that the Messiah some of these radical Islamists are also the Bible know that so many of the would be born in Bethlehem. a great threat to King Abdullah in Jor- Biblical references actually are right Well, those who believe the 12th dan, and we need him keeping peace on there in Jordan. imam is going to come back—and, ac- the eastern side of Israel. Some wondered why President tually as I understand, they do believe And then you also had the Chinese Obama didn’t get much encouragement in Jesus. They believe he is going to President come, and we have got to from those around him to go ahead and fight at the right hand of the 12th deal with China because they are a do a status of forces agreement with imam, so they don’t have anything power and they own a lot of our debt. Iraq. We know that Iran was making so close to the beliefs that Christians do But I appreciate what was reported many of the IEDs, putting people and and the orthodox Jews do. But the only this week. Ali Waked at Breitbart re- weapons inside the country of Iraq, way he can come back and begin the ported from Tel Aviv: while American soldiers were fighting, start of this reign, if he comes back to ‘‘ . . . Abdel Fattah Sisi’s visit to the losing their lives, being maimed, losing Kufa, there cannot be any infidel sol- United States . . . will be an oppor- arms and legs—our great heroes—car- diers, infidels in the land, occupying tunity to undermine the Muslim Broth- rying out the will of the U.S. Govern- the land. erhood’s standing in Washington, a ment. So if the United States had an occu- former Egyptian Ambassador to the It seemed that President George W. pying force in Iraq, it is going to im- United States said. Bush pretty well had a status of forces pede the ability of the 12th imam to ‘‘Abdel Raouf al-Ridi told Egyptian agreement teed up. He probably could come back and start the beginning of paper Alshorouk that ‘Egyptian-Amer- have finalized it. For all the criticism the worldwide caliphate that will fall ican relations are entering a new that some heap onto President Bush, in place thereafter. And, of course, he phase, and the degree of their success he is actually a very gracious man. is supposed to emerge from chaos. relies on Egyptian efforts.’ ’’ Look at the time he entertained people There were those in Iran at the top He went on to say: ‘ ‘‘Presidents at the White House and was so gra- who thought—not rank-and-file people, Trump and Sisi can break the ice cre- cious. People like Ted Kennedy that but some at the top thought, look, he ated during the Obama administra- would walk right outside and trash him is supposed to come out of chaos. He tion,’ he said. ‘Without doing injustice after he had been so gracious to him. will appear here in this small town and to Obama, he adopted the ideology of But he actually left a hanging curve start the beginning of the accumula- the Muslim Brotherhood.’ ’’ ball for President Obama to hit after tion of the world caliphate. He is talking about President Obama. he came in as President. And from So, in Iran, if you were a crazy top President Obama would never admit what I understood from people in the leader in Iran that believed that is that. Who knows whether he was taken Bush administration, they thought this where the 12th imam is coming back, in or really understood what he was would help his Presidency come in and you could not allow the United embracing.

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Providing for congressional immigration into this country. journs on any legislative day from Thursday, disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Mr. Speaker, as I have talked about a April 6, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, States Code, of the final rule submitted by number of times, having spent so much on a motion offered pursuant to this concur- Secretary of Health and Human Services re- rent resolution by its Majority Leader or his lating to compliance with title X require- time all night on the border, the drug designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on cartels control traffic coming into ments by project recipients in selecting sub- Tuesday, April 25, 2017, or until the time of recipients. America, and they have people that any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this H.J. Res. 67. Disapproving the rule sub- they are smuggling in through their concurrent resolution, whichever occurs mitted by the Department of Labor relating coyotes who actually get paid to bring first. to savings arrangements established by them in. That money goes to the drug SEC. 2. (a) The Speaker or his designee, qualified State political subdivisions for cartels and they coordinate. The drug after consultation with the Minority Leader nongovernmental employees. of the House, shall notify the Members of the cartels, according to the Border Patrol, f House to reassemble at such place and time coordinate sending in these groups of as he may designate if, in his opinion, the ADJOURNMENT illegal aliens in the United States. public interest shall warrant it. They knew, when they sent a big group (b) After reassembling pursuant to sub- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, pursu- in on one or more rafts, that all of our section (a), when the House adjourns on a ant to the order of the House of today, border patrolmen would have to flock motion offered pursuant to this subsection I move that the House do now adjourn. to that area and start processing them, by its Majority Leader or his designee, the The motion was agreed to; accord- go through their checklist of questions, House shall again stand adjourned pursuant ingly (at 2 o’clock and 32 minutes and that is when they could send mas- to the first section of this concurrent p.m.), under its previous order, the resolution. sive amounts of drugs in. House adjourned until Saturday, April So what President Trump is doing is The concurrent resolution was agreed 8, 2017, at 11 a.m., unless it sooner has a great favor to the United States. to. received a message from the Senate When he stops illegal immigration, he A motion to reconsider was laid on transmitting its adoption of House is not just stopping illegal immigra- the table. Concurrent Resolution 48, in which tion, he is stopping the ability to bring f case the House shall stand adjourned in drugs, making it more difficult. Oh, pursuant to that concurrent resolution. ADJOURNMENT FROM THURSDAY, they are still coming, but it is a start. f APRIL 6, 2017, TO SATURDAY, And I am grateful to the President for APRIL 8, 2017 EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, doing that. ETC. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask of my time. unanimous consent when the House ad- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive journs today, it shall adjourn to meet communications were taken from the f at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017, Speaker’s table and referred as follows: RECESS unless it sooner has received a message 982. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- from the Senate transmitting its con- ment of Defense, transmitting a letter on the currence in House Concurrent Resolu- approved retirement of Lieutenant General ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Samuel D. Cox, United States Air Force, and declares the House in recess subject to tion 48, in which case the House shall his advancement to the grade of lieutenant the call of the Chair. stand adjourned pursuant to that con- general on the retired list, pursuant to 10 Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 3 min- current resolution. U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112 utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. objection to the request of the gen- 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on f tleman from Texas. Armed Services. b 1429 There was no objection. 983. A letter from the Senior Official Per- forming Duties of the Assistant Secretary of AFTER RECESS f the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Department of Defense, transmitting a no- The recess having expired, the House LEAVE OF ABSENCE was called to order by the Speaker pro tice of mobilizations of Selected Reserve By unanimous consent, leave of ab- units that will be ordered to active duty tempore (Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH) at 2 sence was granted to: from April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017, pur- o’clock and 29 minutes p.m. Mr. EVANS (at the request of Ms. suant to 10 U.S.C. 12304b(d); Public Law 112- 81, Sec. 516(a)(1); (125 Stat. 1396); to the Com- f PELOSI) for today. mittee on Armed Services. REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- f 984. A letter from the Chief Counsel, VIDING FOR FURTHER CONSID- FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, ERATION OF H.R. 1628, AMERICAN ENROLLED BILL SIGNED transmitting the Department’s final rule — HEALTH CARE ACT OF 2017 Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Final Flood Elevation Determinations (Car- reported and found truly enrolled a bill roll County, MS) [Docket ID: FEMA-2016- Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee 0002] received April 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 on Rules, submitted a privileged report of the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. (Rept. No. 115–88) on the resolution (H. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- Res. 254) providing for further consider- Speaker: nancial Services. ation of the bill (H.R. 1628) to provide H.R. 353. An act to improve the National 985. A letter from the Chief Counsel, for reconciliation pursuant to title II Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, of the concurrent resolution on the weather research through a focused program transmitting the Department’s final rule — of investment on affordable and attainable budget for fiscal year 2017, which was Final Flood Elevation Determinations advances in observational, computing, and (Washington County, Oregon and Incor- referred to the House Calendar and or- modeling capabilities to support substantial porated Areas) [Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0002] dered to be printed. improvement in weather forecasting and pre- received April 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. f diction of high impact weather events, to ex- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 pand commercial opportunities for the provi- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial PROVIDING FOR AN sion of weather data, and for other purposes. Services. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE f 986. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I send Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to the desk a privileged concurrent res- JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED transmitting a report titled ‘‘Extensions of TO THE PRESIDENT Hydropower Construction Deadlines Under olution and ask for its immediate con- Sec. 13 of the Federal Power Act’’, pursuant sideration. Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, to Sec. 1701(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of The Clerk read the concurrent reso- reported that on April 5, 2017, she pre- 1992; to the Committee on Energy and Com- lution, as follows: sented to the President of the United merce.

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Referred to the Com- Change [Docket No.: 170109042-7255-01] (RIN: administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 0694-AH30) received April 5, 2017, pursuant to mittee of the Whole House on the state of Land Management, and for other purposes; 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. the Union. to the Committee on Natural Resources. Mr. CHAFFETZ: Committee on Oversight 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on For- By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. and Government Reform. H.R. 1003. A bill to eign Affairs. NEWHOUSE, and Mrs. MCMORRIS ROD- authorize the establishment of a program of 988. A letter from the Diversity and Inclu- GERS): sion Program Director, Board of Governors voluntary separation incentive payments for H.R. 1967. A bill to amend the Reclamation of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting nonjudicial employees of the District of Co- Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped stor- the Board’s FY 2016 No FEAR Act report, lumbia courts and employees of the District age hydropower development utilizing mul- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law of Columbia Public Defender Service (Rept. tiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs; to 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109- 115–82). Referred to the Committee of the the Committee on Natural Resources. 435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Com- Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. DUNN: mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Mr. GOODLATTE: Committee on the Judi- H.R. 1968. A bill to amend title 10, United form. ciary. House Resolution 203. Resolution of States Code, to improve the authority of the 989. A letter from the Chairman, Federal inquiry requesting the President, and direct- Secretary of Defense to protect certain mili- Communications Commission, transmitting ing the Attorney General, to transmit, re- tary facilities, assets, and information from the Commission’s FY 2016 No FEAR Act re- spectively, certain documents to the House unmanned aircraft; to the Committee on port, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public of Representatives relating to certain com- Armed Services, and in addition to the Com- Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public munications by the President of the United mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to States, with an amendment; adversely (Rept. ture, for a period to be subsequently deter- the Committee on Oversight and Govern- 115–83). Referred to the House Calendar. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- ment Reform. Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- sideration of such provisions as fall within 990. A letter from the Staff Director, Fed- tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 455. A bill to the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. eral Election Commission, transmitting the designate the United States courthouse lo- By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Commission’s FY 2016 No FEAR Act report, cated at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, TSONGAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SPEIER, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law Mississippi, as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109- States Courthouse’’ (Rept. 115–84). Referred NAPOLITANO, Mr. BEYER, Ms. CLARK 435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Com- to the House Calendar. of Massachusetts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- SARBANES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BLU- form. tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 1346. A bill to MENAUER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. ELLI- 991. A letter from the President, Inter- repeal the rule issued by the Federal High- SON, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. LOWENTHAL, American Foundation, transmitting the way Administration and the Federal Transit Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. Foundation’s FY 2016 No FEAR Act report, Administration entitled ‘‘Metropolitan Plan- EVANS, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law ning Organization Coordination and Plan- POLIS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. SCHIFF, 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109- ning Area Reform’’ (Rept. 115–85). Referred Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Com- to the Committee of the Whole House on the MAXINE WATERS of California, and mittee on Oversight and Government Re- state of the Union. Ms. MENG): form. Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- H.R. 1969. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- 992. A letter from the Acting President and tation and Infrastructure. House Concurrent ing Water Act to require testing of under- CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corpora- Resolution 36. Resolution authorizing the ground sources of drinking water in connec- tion, transmitting the Corporation’s FY 2016 use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater tion with hydraulic fracturing operations, No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Washington Soap Box Derby (Rept. 115–86). and for other purposes; to the Committee on 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as Referred to the House Calendar. Energy and Commerce. amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- By Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. FOR- (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Over- tation and Infrastructure. House Concurrent TENBERRY, and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa): sight and Government Reform. Resolution 35. Resolution authorizing the H.R. 1970. A bill to amend the Immigration 993. A letter from the General Counsel, Pri- use of the Capitol Grounds for the National and Nationality Act to provide for expedited vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Peace Officers Memorial Service and the Na- naturalization processes for the alien transmitting the Board’s FY 2016 No FEAR tional Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhi- spouses of first responders who die as a re- Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; bition (Rept. 115–87). Referred to the House sult of their employment, and for other pur- Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Calendar. poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. By Mr. SMUCKER: 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and House Resolution 254. Resolution providing H.R. 1971. A bill to provide for integrated Government Reform. for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 994. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, plan permits, to establish an Office of the 1628) to provide for reconciliation pursuant U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Municipal Ombudsman, to promote green in- to title II of the concurrent resolution on the Security, transmitting the Department’s in- frastructure, and to require the revision of budget for fiscal year 2017 (Rept. 115–88). Re- terim rule — Recreational Boat Flotation financial capability guidance; to the Com- ferred to the House Calendar. Standards--Update of Outboard Engine mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Weight Test Requirements [Docket No.: f ture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be USCG-2016-1012] (RIN: 1625-AC37) received PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS April 4, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Under clause 2 of rule XII, public each case for consideration of such provi- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- bills and resolutions of the following sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the structure. titles were introduced and severally re- committee concerned. By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself, Mr. 995. A letter from the Assistant Secretary ferred, as follows: of the Army, Civil Works, Department of De- EMMER, and Mr. PETERSON): By Mr. TIPTON: fense, transmitting the Corps’ Los Angeles H.R. 1972. A bill to amend title 38, United H.R. 1965. A bill to amend the Federal Land River Ecosystem Restoration Integrated States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Policy and Management Act of 1976 to im- Feasibility Report: Final Feasibility Report Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of prove the transparency and oversight of land and Environmental Impact Statement/Envi- certain veterans to make copayments for conveyances involving the sale, exchange, or ronmental Impact Report for September 2015 hospital care and medical services in the other disposal of National Forest System (H. Doc. No. 115—29); to the Committee on case of an error by the Department of Vet- lands or public lands under the jurisdiction Transportation and Infrastructure and or- erans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the of the Bureau of Land Management or the dered to be printed. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. acquisition of non-Federal lands for inclu- By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for her- f sion in the National Forest System or ad- self, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, and Mr. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON ministration as public lands, and for other GOODLATTE): PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- H.R. 1973. A bill to prevent the sexual sources, and in addition to the Committee on abuse of minors and amateur athletes by re- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently quiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse committees were delivered to the Clerk determined by the Speaker, in each case for to law enforcement authorities, and for

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By Ms. JACKSON LEE: Veterans Affairs to enter into partnerships By Mr. KILDEE: H.R. 1983. A bill to enhance Federal en- with public and private entities to provide H.R. 1974. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- forcement of hate crimes, and for other pur- legal services to homeless veterans and vet- ing Water Act to improve transparency poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. erans at risk of homelessness; to the Com- under the national primary drinking water By Ms. JACKSON LEE: mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. regulations for lead and copper, and for other H.R. 1984. A bill to provide for research and By Mr. BILIRAKIS: purposes; to the Committee on Energy and education with respect to triple-negative H.R. 1994. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce. breast cancer, and for other purposes; to the Veterans Affairs to make improvements to By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself and Committee on Energy and Commerce. the information technology system of the Mr. ISSA): By Ms. JACKSON LEE: Veterans Benefits Administration of the De- H.R. 1975. A bill to protect civilians from H.R. 1985. A bill to provide for the appoint- partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other cluster munitions, and for other purposes; to ment of additional immigration judges; to purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- the Committee on Armed Services, and in the Committee on the Judiciary. fairs. addition to the Committee on Foreign Af- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. BLU- fairs, for a period to be subsequently deter- H.R. 1986. A bill to amend title 49, United MENAUER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Of- and Mrs. DINGELL): H.R. 1995. A bill to amend title XVIII of the sideration of such provisions as fall within fice within the Transportation Security Ad- Social Security to provide for national test- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. ministration for the purpose of enhancing ing of a model of Medicare Advantage value- By Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia (for transportation security by providing con- based insurance design to meet the needs of himself and Mr. MASSIE): fidential, informal, and neutral assistance to chronically ill Medicare Advantage enroll- H.R. 1976. A bill to nullify any generalized, address work-place related problems of ees; to the Committee on Ways and Means, routine or ongoing reporting requirement Transportation Security Administration em- and in addition to the Committee on Energy imposed on a person licensed under section ployees, and for other purposes; to the Com- and Commerce, for a period to be subse- 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is mittee on Homeland Security. quently determined by the Speaker, in each By Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mr. CON- based on the geographic location in which case for consideration of such provisions as the licensee is located or on the sale of mul- YERS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LEE, Ms. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee tiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type JAYAPAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DOG- concerned. of rifle or shotgun, to the same person; to GETT, Mr. SOTO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, By Ms. BONAMICI: the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. COHEN, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. JUDY H.R. 1996. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for CHU of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. enue Code of 1986 and the Consumer Finan- herself and Mr. RUTHERFORD): LOFGREN, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, cial Protection Act of 2010 to regulate tax re- H.R. 1977. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. turn preparers and refund anticipation pay- States Code, to authorize the Secretary of WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. EVANS, and ment arrangements, and for other purposes; Veterans Affairs to transport an individual Mr. NADLER): to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in employed at a medical facility of the Depart- H.R. 1987. A bill to establish the Oversight addition to the Committee on Financial ment of Veterans Affairs between a parking Commission on Presidential Capacity, and Services, for a period to be subsequently de- facility and the medical facility; to the Com- for other purposes; to the Committee on the termined by the Speaker, in each case for mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: on Rules, for a period to be subsequently de- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- H.R. 1978. A bill to establish a grant pro- termined by the Speaker, in each case for cerned. gram to empower relatives, friends, and co- consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- workers of domestic violence victims to cre- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- sylvania (for himself and Mr. ate safety plans; to the Committee on the cerned. FITZPATRICK): Judiciary. By Mr. MCCARTHY: H.R. 1997. A bill to encourage United By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 1988. A bill to designate the facility of States-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation H.R. 1979. A bill to increase the evidentiary the United States Postal Service located at and require a report regarding such coopera- standard required to convict a person for a 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as tion, and for other purposes; to the Com- drug offense, to require screening of law en- the ‘‘Merle Haggard Post Office Building’’; to mittee on Foreign Affairs. forcement officers or others acting under the Committee on Oversight and Govern- By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- color of law participating in drug task ment Reform. sylvania (for himself and Mr. forces, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. MCCARTHY (for himself, Mrs. TAKANO): mittee on the Judiciary. COMSTOCK, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsyl- H.R. 1998. A bill to direct the Secretary of By Ms. JACKSON LEE: vania, Mr. HURD, Mr. PAULSEN, Ms. Veterans Affairs to notify the Committees H.R. 1980. A bill to require non-Federal STEFANIK, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the prisons and detention facilities holding Fed- CRAWFORD, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. WAL- House of Representatives and certain Mem- eral prisoners under a contract with the Fed- DEN, Mr. YODER, Mrs. BROOKS of Indi- bers of Congress before the expiration or ter- eral Government to make available to the ana, and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS): mination of a HUD-VASH contract, and for public the same information pertaining to H.R. 1989. A bill to direct the Secretary of other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- facility operations and to prisoners held in Veterans Affairs to carry out a high tech- erans’ Affairs. such facilities that Federal prisons and de- nology education pilot program; to the Com- By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. PALMER, tention facilities are required to make avail- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Mr. BIGGS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. GOSAR, able; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BANKS of Indiana (for himself Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: and Mr. COURTNEY): DESJARLAIS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BRAT, H.R. 1981. A bill to codify an office within H.R. 1990. A bill to amend title 23, United Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. GRIF- the Department of Homeland Security with States Code, to allow food concessions at FITH, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. SANFORD, and the mission of strengthening the capacity of State-owned interstate rest areas; to the Mr. PERRY): the agency to attract and retain highly Committee on Transportation and Infra- H.R. 1999. A bill to require an annual re- trained computer and information security structure. port on offsets and pay-fors, and for other professionals, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. BARLETTA: purposes; to the Committee on the Budget. Committee on Education and the Workforce, H.R. 1991. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. and in addition to the Committees on enue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CAPU- Science, Space, and Technology, and Home- services volunteers are not taken into ac- ANO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. land Security, for a period to be subse- count as employees under the shared respon- CONNOLLY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DEFA- quently determined by the Speaker, in each sibility requirements contained in the Pa- ZIO, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. case for consideration of such provisions as tient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GRIJALVA, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LAN- concerned. By Mr. BARR (for himself and Ms. GEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: FUDGE): LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOL- H.R. 1982. A bill to authorize funding to in- H.R. 1992. A bill to direct the Secretary of LUM, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. MENG, Mrs. crease access to mental health care treat- the Interior to conduct a special resource NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, ment to reduce gun violence; to the Com- study of the site of the Camp Nelson Civil Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SAR- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- War Heritage Park in Jessamine County, BANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF,

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Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGH- H.R. 2008. A bill to increase funding for the EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. TER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIND, Mr. SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON by eliminating taxpayer financing of presi- LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LEWIS of of California, and Mrs. WATSON COLE- dential election campaigns; to the Com- Georgia, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New MAN): mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition Mexico, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRIS- H.R. 2000. A bill to require regulation of to the Committees on Energy and Com- HAM of New Mexico, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. wastes associated with the exploration, de- merce, and House Administration, for a pe- MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, velopment, or production of crude oil, nat- riod to be subsequently determined by the Mr. NOLAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ural gas, or geothermal energy under the Speaker, in each case for consideration of O’ROURKE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other pur- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- tion of the committee concerned. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, merce. By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. (for himself and Mr. PETERS): SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT AGUILAR, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLU- H.R. 2009. A bill to amend the Federal of Georgia, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SWALWELL MENAUER, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CLARKE Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide of California, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. clarity with respect to the regulation of di- TORRES, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. WELCH, CUMMINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. agnostic imaging devices intended for use and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina): DELBENE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ELLISON, with contrast agents; to the Committee on H.R. 2015. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. Energy and Commerce. cation Act of 1965 simply the financial aid HUFFMAN, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LAN- By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. application process, and for other purposes; GEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. DUNCAN of South to the Committee on Education and the LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOL- Carolina): Workforce. LUM, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. MENG, Mrs. H.R. 2010. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for him- NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, enue Code of 1986 to enhance the require- self and Mr. LIPINSKI): Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SAR- ments for secure geological storage of carbon H.R. 2016. A bill to mandate the monthly BANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, dioxide for purposes of the carbon dioxide se- formulation and publication of a consumer Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGH- questration credit; to the Committee on price index specifically for senior citizens for TER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. Ways and Means. the purpose of establishing an accurate So- SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TSONGAS, By Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for him- cial Security COLA for such citizens; to the and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN): self and Mr. VEASEY): Committee on Education and the Workforce. H.R. 2001. A bill to amend the Federal H.R. 2011. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. EMMER: Water Pollution Control Act and direct the enue Code of 1986 to provide for the issuance H.R. 2017. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon enue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing with respect to stormwater runoff from oil dioxide capture facilities; to the Committee of certain assets for purposes of determining and gas operations, and for other purposes; on Ways and Means. gain or loss of eligible individuals; to the to the Committee on Transportation and In- By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. Committee on Ways and Means. frastructure. SMITH of Washington, Mr. TONKO, Ms. By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, MCCOLLUM, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. TSON- TAKANO): Mr. CRIST, Mr. HASTINGS, and Mrs. GAS, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H.R. 2018. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- MURPHY of Florida): Mr. POLIS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to establish a program to H.R. 2002. A bill to amend the Outer Conti- CAPUANO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. populate downloadable tax forms with tax- nental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and LEE, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. payer return information; to the Committee gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities ENGEL, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, on Ways and Means. in certain areas of the Outer Continental Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. By Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other NORTON, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, SMITH of New Jersey): purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO- H.R. 2019. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- sources. NEY of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to exclude certain abor- By Mr. CASTRO of Texas: YARMUTH, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PALLONE, tions from the definition of qualified medical H.R. 2003. A bill to amend the Every Stu- Ms. MENG, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of expenses for purposes of distributions from dent Succeeds Act to provide grants for high- California, and Ms. LOFGREN): health savings accounts; to the Committee quality, local prekindergarten programs, and H.R. 2012. A bill to repeal the exemption on Ways and Means. for other purposes; to the Committee on for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking By Mr. GAETZ (for himself and Mr. Education and the Workforce. Water Act, and for other purposes; to the SOTO): By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 2020. A bill to provide for the resched- CHAFFETZ, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. YODER, By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. uling of marijuana into schedule III of the and Mr. GIBBS): FLEISCHMANN, and Mr. LOEBSACK): Controlled Substances Act; to the Com- H.R. 2004. A bill to modify the provisions of H.R. 2013. A bill to extend the eligibility of mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- the Immigration and Nationality Act relat- redesignated areas as HUBZones from 3 years dition to the Committee on the Judiciary, ing to nonimmigrant visas issued under sec- to 7 years; to the Committee on Small Busi- for a period to be subsequently determined tion 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act, and for ness. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- diciary, and in addition to the Committee on CARTWRIGHT, and Mr. POLIS): risdiction of the committee concerned. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- H.R. 2014. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto quently determined by the Speaker, in each enue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on Rico (for herself, Mr. MACARTHUR, case for consideration of such provisions as greenhouse gas emissions; to the Committee Mr. DUFFY, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BANKS of Indi- concerned. Committee on Education and the Workforce, ana, Ms. PLASKETT, and Mr. CURBELO By Mr. CICILLINE: for a period to be subsequently determined of Florida): H.R. 2005. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- H.R. 2021. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- enue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on of income of controlled foreign corporations risdiction of the committee concerned. the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to attributable to imported property; to the By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Ms. Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; to the Com- Committee on Ways and Means. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. BEYER, mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. COFFMAN: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. By Mr. GOSAR: H.R. 2006. A bill to amend title 38, United BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, H.R. 2022. A bill to ensure certain safety States Code, to improve the procurement Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indi- measures are utilized in the interest of pub- practices of the Department of Veterans Af- ana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASTRO of lic health security with respect to labeling fairs, and for other purposes; to the Com- Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, and transporting human tissue specimen or mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New collection of specimens into interstate com- By Mr. COLLINS of New York (for him- York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. merce; to the Committee on Energy and self and Mr. LAMALFA): DAVIS of California, Ms. DELAURO, Commerce. H.R. 2007. A bill to prohibit the awarding of Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for him- Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individ- GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GON- self, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. uals, and for other purposes; to the Com- ZALEZ of Texas, Mr. AL GREEN of WITTMAN, and Mr. WEBSTER of Flor- mittee on Education and the Workforce. Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ida): By Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. HAS- H.R. 2023. A bill to modernize recreational HARPER, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Il- TINGS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. fisheries management; to the Committee on linois): JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. Natural Resources.

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A bill to direct the Secretary of MOND, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. tional Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Labor to carry out a grant program for em- BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. FRANKS of Natural Resources. ployers to develop and carry out job training Arizona, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, By Mr. KIHUEN (for himself, Mr. programs; to the Committee on Education Mr. JORDAN, Mr. BARR, Mrs. NAPOLI- SCHNEIDER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LAN- and the Workforce. TANO, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. ISSA): GEVIN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. BLU- By Mr. LOEBSACK: H.R. 2024. A bill to protect consumers from MENAUER, Mr. RASKIN, and Ms. H.R. 2042. A bill to amend the Public discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle SLAUGHTER): Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of rentals; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2033. A bill to modernize the Health and Human Services to establish a By Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself and Mr. Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988; to the Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Pro- gram; to the Committee on Energy and Com- COSTELLO of Pennsylvania): Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2025. A bill to amend section By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. merce. 505(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, and RENACCI, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. ´ Cosmetic Act to prevent certain applications AMODEI, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BUCSHON, GUTIERREZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ONYERS UDY HU from being considered ineligible for approval Mr. JONES, Mr. POLIS, Mr. BARLETTA, C , Ms. J C of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN under section 505(c) of such Act on the basis Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. BUCK, GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. CROW- that the proposed labeling includes informa- and Mr. SARBANES): tion describing abuse-deterrent properties H.R. 2034. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- LEY, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. that otherwise would be blocked by exclu- tion Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the NAPOLITANO, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. sivity under clause (iii) or (iv) of section number of members of the Federal Election BONAMICI, Mr. SIRES, Mr. YARMUTH, ´ 503(c)(3)(E) of such Act, and for other pur- Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method Ms. DELBENE, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. ELLI- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- of selection and terms of service of members SON, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. TORRES, merce. of the Commission, to distribute the powers and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia): By Mr. GUTHRIE: of the Commission between the Chair and H.R. 2043. A bill to provide access to coun- H.R. 2026. A bill to improve patient access the remaining members, and for other pur- sel for children and other vulnerable popu- to emerging medication therapies by clari- poses; to the Committee on House Adminis- lations; to the Committee on the Judiciary. fying the scope of permitted health care eco- tration. By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. nomic and scientific information commu- By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. COLE, BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, nications between biopharmaceutical manu- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. KIND, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- facturers and population health decision Ms. JAYAPAL): vania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CONYERS, makers; to the Committee on Energy and H.R. 2035. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. Commerce. enue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mr. governments for purposes of determining GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania): under the adoption credit whether a child HUFFMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. H.R. 2027. A bill to amend title 40, United has special needs; to the Committee on Ways KHANNA, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LIPIN- States Code, to include as part of the build- and Means. SKI, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ings and grounds of the National Gallery of By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Art any buildings and other areas within the JONES): boundaries of any real estate or other prop- H.R. 2036. A bill to prohibit any reduction Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. erty interests acquired by the National Gal- in the amount of the per diem allowance to SWALWELL of California, Ms. TSON- lery of Art; to the Committee on House Ad- which members of the Army, Navy, Air GAS, Mr. WALZ, Mrs. WATSON COLE- ministration. Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employ- MAN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. YARMUTH): H.R. 2044. A bill to designate as wilderness By Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. ees of the Department of Defense are entitled certain Federal portions of the red rock can- based on the duration of temporary duty as- LAHOOD, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. yons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great ADERHOLT, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. JODY signments or official travel, and for other Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the B. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. BABIN): purposes; to the Committee on Armed Serv- benefit of present and future generations of H.R. 2028. A bill to authorize the Secretary ices, and in addition to the Committee on people in the United States; to the Com- of Health and Human Services, acting Oversight and Government Reform, for a pe- mittee on Natural Resources. through the Administration for Children & riod to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- Families, to award grants on a competitive Speaker, in each case for consideration of ico (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. basis to public and private entities to pro- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- LOEBSACK, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. vide exclusively education in sexual risk tion of the committee concerned. CLARKE of New York, Mr. GARAMENDI, avoidance (meaning avoiding all sexual risk By Mr. LANCE: Mr. TONKO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PAS- by voluntarily refraining from nonmarital H.R. 2037. A bill to amend the Veterans Ac- CRELL, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE, Ms. PIN- sexual activity); to the Committee on En- cess, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 GREE, Ms. MOORE, Mr. THOMPSON of ergy and Commerce. to expand and make permanent the Veterans Mississippi, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for Choice Program, and for other purposes; to CONYERS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. himself and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. MCGOVERN, and Ms. SLAUGHTER): SON of Texas): By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut: H.R. 2045. A bill to require the Secretary of H.R. 2029. A bill to require the Adminis- H.R. 2038. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Energy, in coordination with the Secretary trator of the Federal Highway Administra- enue Code of 1986 to establish a stewardship of Labor, to establish a program to provide tion to issue a final rule that approves the fee on the production and importation of for workforce training and education, at use of Clearview font for positive contrast opioid pain relievers, and for other purposes; community colleges, in sustainable energy; legends on guide signs, and for other pur- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, to the Committee on Education and the poses; to the Committee on Transportation and in addition to the Committee on Ways Workforce. and Infrastructure. and Means, for a period to be subsequently By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for determined by the Speaker, in each case for ico (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. himself and Mr. NEAL): consideration of such provisions as fall with- CLARKE of New York, Mrs. NAPOLI- H.R. 2030. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- TANO, and Mr. LOEBSACK): enue Code of 1986 to extend the rollover pe- cerned. H.R. 2046. A bill to provide for a report on riod for plan loan offset amounts and to By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. PAS- best practices for peer-support specialist pro- modify the rules relating to hardship with- CRELL, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio): grams, to authorize grants for behavioral drawals from cash or deferred arrangements; H.R. 2039. A bill to amend title VII of the health paraprofessional training and edu- to the Committee on Ways and Means. Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that counter- cation, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for vailing duties may be imposed to address mittee on Energy and Commerce. himself, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. SMITH of Ne- subsidies relating to a fundamentally under- By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- braska, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, valued currency of any foreign country; to ico (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. REED): the Committee on Ways and Means. CLARKE of New York, and Mrs. H.R. 2031. A bill to amend title II of the So- By Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota: NAPOLITANO): cial Security Act to prevent concurrent re- H.R. 2040. A bill to impose consequences on H.R. 2047. A bill to amend title XIX of the ceipt of unemployment benefits and Social the Department of Defense for any failure to Social Security Act to provide for behavioral Security disability insurance, and for other meet statutory deadlines for validation of fi- health infrastructure improvements under purposes; to the Committee on Ways and nancial statements of the Department of De- the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Means. fense as ready for audit and for completion Energy and Commerce.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L06AP7.100 H06APPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2787 By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- require a lifetime income disclosure; to the a condition of registration to prescribe or ico: Committee on Education and the Workforce. dispense opioids for the treatment of pain or H.R. 2048. A bill to amend title XIX of the By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for her- pain management, and for other purposes; to Social Security Act to incentivize the devel- self, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, and Mr. the Committee on Energy and Commerce, opment of community-based interventions to MOULTON): and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- reduce health disparities among certain pop- H.R. 2056. A bill to amend the Small Busi- diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- ulations, and for other purposes; to the Com- ness Act to provide for expanded participa- termined by the Speaker, in each case for mittee on Energy and Commerce. tion in the microloan program, and for other consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- purposes; to the Committee on Small Busi- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- ico (for himself, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN ness. cerned. GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. PEARCE, By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. NOR- By Mr. SERRANO: Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. TON, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MOORE, Ms. H.R. 2064. A bill to amend the Food, Drug, TITUS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. PERL- LEE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CICILLINE, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and MUTTER, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. GRIJALVA): poultry inspection laws to ensure that con- Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. GRI- H.R. 2057. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- sumers receive notification regarding food JALVA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HECK, Ms. enue Code of 1986 to limit the interest deduc- products produced from crops, livestock, or JAYAPAL, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. SINEMA, tion for excessive interest of members of fi- poultry raised on land on which sewage Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIG- nancial reporting groups and to terminate sludge was applied; to the Committee on En- GINS of New York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, the deferral of active income of controlled ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Ms. DELBENE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BLU- foreign corporations, and to amend the Secu- Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be rities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the MENAUER, Mr. DOGGETT, and Mr. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in disclosure of total corporate tax paid by a SCHRADER): each case for consideration of such provi- H.R. 2049. A bill to amend the Radiation corporation in each annual report required sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the to be filed under such Act, and for other pur- Exposure Compensation Act to improve com- committee concerned. poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means, pensation for workers involved in uranium By Ms. SHEA-PORTER: mining, and for other purposes; to the Com- and in addition to the Committee on Finan- H.R. 2065. A bill to amend title XVIII of the cial Services, for a period to be subsequently mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to Social Security Act to provide for an option determined by the Speaker, in each case for the Committees on Education and the Work- for any citizen or permanent resident of the consideration of such provisions as fall with- force, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe- United States to buy into Medicare; to the in the jurisdiction of the committee con- riod to be subsequently determined by the Committee on Ways and Means. cerned. Speaker, in each case for consideration of By Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Ms. By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- TITUS): WEBER of Texas, Mr. COOK, and Mr. tion of the committee concerned. H.R. 2066. A bill to prevent abusive billing PERRY): By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 2058. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- of ancillary services to the Medicare pro- New York (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, enue Code of 1986 to provide for disclosure for gram, and for other purposes; to the Com- and Mr. COHEN): charity employees and board members pre- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- H.R. 2050. A bill to provide for a Medicare viously implicated in terror finance; to the dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal Committee on Ways and Means. for a period to be subsequently determined impact of covering low vision devices as du- By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. BEYER, by the Speaker, in each case for consider- rable medical equipment under part B of the Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Medicare program; to the Committee on En- JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARK of risdiction of the committee concerned. ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Massachusetts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mrs. Committee on Ways and Means, for a period DEGETTE, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, BEATTY, and Mr. TIBERI): to be subsequently determined by the Speak- H.R. 2067. A bill to amend title 31, United Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- States Code, to save the American taxpayers KEATING, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE, Ms. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the money by immediately altering the metallic LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. CARO- committee concerned. composition of the one-cent, five-cent, dime, LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. By Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Mr. and quarter dollar coins, and for other pur- MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WELCH): poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, H.R. 2051. A bill to amend the Federal ices. Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that By Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Ms. POCAN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. eligible product developers have competitive SHEA-PORTER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. QUIGLEY, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHA- access to approved drugs and licensed bio- DELBENE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RUSH, KOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. logical products, so as to enable eligible Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. product developers to develop and test new Mr. PETERS): SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. products, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 2068. A bill to amend title 38, United TSONGAS, and Ms. MAXINE WATERS of mittee on Energy and Commerce. States Code, to provide veterans affected by California): By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Ms. H.R. 2059. A bill to amend the Clean Air school closures certain relief and restoration STEFANIK, Mr. JONES, Mr. RUSSELL, Act to eliminate the exemption for aggrega- of educational benefits, and for other pur- Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. BACON, Mrs. COM- tion of emissions from oil and gas sources, poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- STOCK, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of Cali- and for other purposes; to the Committee on fairs. fornia, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. Energy and Commerce. By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. KIL- TURNER, and Ms. GABBARD): By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. DEE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MARINO, Mr. H.R. 2052. A bill to amend the Uniform DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. HILL, Ms. MOORE, and Ms. BASS): H.R. 2069. A bill to provide priority under Code of Military Justice to prohibit the REED): wrongful broadcast or distribution of inti- H.R. 2060. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- certain federally assisted housing programs mate visual images; to the Committee on enue Code of 1986 to include foster care tran- to assisting youths who are aging out of fos- Armed Services. sition youth as members of targeted groups ter care, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. for purposes of the work opportunity credit; mittee on Financial Services. PERLMUTTER, Mr. AMODEI, Mrs. to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. LEE, NOEM, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska): By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. H.R. 2053. A bill to amend the Surface Min- Mr. ENGEL, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. SHER- GRIJALVA): ing Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to MAN): H.R. 2070. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- enhance and support mining and mineral en- H.R. 2061. A bill to reauthorize the North cation Act of 1965 to include guidance on how gineering programs in the United States by Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for dependent students with parents without funding activities at mining schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign SSNs may obtain Federal student assistance; other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Affairs. to the Committee on Education and the Resources. By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Workforce. By Mr. MEADOWS: LAMBORN): By Mr. VEASEY: H.R. 2054. A bill to repeal the violation of H.R. 2062. A bill to authorize assistance, H.R. 2071. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- sovereign nations’ laws and privacy matters; upon request of the Government of Israel, for cation Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of to the Committee on Ways and Means. the development, maintenance, enhance- higher education from denying students ad- By Mr. MESSER (for himself, Mr. ment, and sustainment, and procurement of mission on the basis of immigration or natu- POCAN, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. POLIS, Mr. anti-missile defense systems; to the Com- ralization status; to the Committee on Edu- KIND, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, mittee on Foreign Affairs. cation and the Workforce. and Mr. NORCROSS): By Mr. SCHNEIDER: By Mr. VEASEY: H.R. 2055. A bill to amend the Employee H.R. 2063. A bill to amend the Controlled H.R. 2072. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to Substances Act to require certain training as cation Act of 1965 to provide alternative

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L06AP7.100 H06APPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H2788 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 6, 2017 identity verification procedures for individ- By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: By Mrs. TORRES (for herself, Ms. uals applying for Federal student assistance, H.R. 2080. A bill to provide that the man- JACKSON LEE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on agement plan entitled ‘‘Eastern Interior Pro- FOSTER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mrs. Education and the Workforce, and in addi- posed Resource Management Plan and Final DAVIS of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, Environmental Impact Statement‘‘ shall Mr. RASKIN, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. for a period to be subsequently determined have no force or effect; to the Committee on NAPOLITANO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KHANNA, by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Natural Resources. Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. WAT- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. SON COLEMAN, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. LOF- risdiction of the committee concerned. SCHWEIKERT): GREN, and Mr. DESAULNIER): By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. H.R. 2081. A bill to amend the Iran Threat H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution sup- VARGAS, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of porting the goals and ideals of National Pub- 2012 to modify the requirement to impose JAYAPAL, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. lic Safety Telecommunicators Week; to the sanctions with respect to the provision of ESPAILLAT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. Committee on Energy and Commerce. specialized financial messaging services to BONAMICI, Ms. LEE, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Ms. KAP- the Central Bank of Iran and other sanc- MCGOVERN, Mr. CORREA, Ms. MOORE, TUR, and Mr. ABRAHAM): tioned Iranian financial institutions, and for Mrs. TORRES, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN H. Res. 252. A resolution expressing the other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mrs. CARO- sense of the House of Representatives on the Affairs, and in addition to the Committees LYN B. MALONEY of New York, and challenges posed to long-term stability in on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for Lebanon by the conflict in Syria and sup- Mr. SERRANO): a period to be subsequently determined by H.R. 2073. A bill to amend section 287 of the porting the establishment of safe zones in the Speaker, in each case for consideration Syria; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- immigration officers or agents of the Depart- By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for tion of the committee concerned. EATING, Mr. SCHIFF, ment of Homeland Security from wearing himself, Mr. K By Ms. JACKSON LEE: and Mr. LATTA): clothing or other items bearing the word H.J. Res. 95. A joint resolution expressing H. Res. 253. A resolution expressing grati- ‘‘police’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. support for designation of September 2017 as tude and appreciation for the entry of the By Mr. WALDEN: ‘‘Gospel Music Heritage Month’’ and hon- United States into World War I; to the Com- H.R. 2074. A bill to amend chapter 3203 of oring gospel music for its valuable and long- mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to title 54, United States Code, to require com- standing contributions to the culture of the the Committee on Armed Services, for a pe- pliance with the National Environmental United States; to the Committee on Over- riod to be subsequently determined by the Policy Act of 1969 as a condition on the des- sight and Government Reform. Speaker, in each case for consideration of ignation of national monuments; to the By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Committee on Natural Resources. H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution providing tion of the committee concerned. By Mr. WALDEN: for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, H.R. 2075. A bill to adjust the eastern of title 5, United States Code, of the rule Mr. JONES, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. submitted by the Department of the Interior boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead WALZ): Falls Wilderness Study Area in the State of relating to ‘‘Eastern Interior Proposed Re- H. Res. 255. A resolution commemorating Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and re- source Management Plan and Final Environ- the 30th anniversary of United States Spe- sponse activities in order to protect adjacent mental Impact Statement’’; to the Com- cial Operations Command; to the Committee private property, and for other purposes; to mittee on Natural Resources. on Armed Services. the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. SHIM- H.J. Res. 97. A joint resolution providing By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California KUS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 (for herself, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, BARR, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. of title 5, United States Code, of the rule Ms. MOORE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SMITH of FITZPATRICK, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. submitted by the Department of Agriculture Washington, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. DONOVAN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CICILLINE, relating to ‘‘Tongass National Forest Land SLAUGHTER, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. ELLI- Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. and Resource Management Plan Amend- SON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. HUNTER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ment’’; to the Committee on Natural Re- VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. NAPOLI- MEEKS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. BANKS of In- sources. TANO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, diana, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. By Mr. SESSIONS: and Ms. LEE): H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution pro- KAPTUR, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CART- H.R. 2076. A bill to provide a path to end viding for a conditional adjournment of the WRIGHT, Mr. TURNER, Mr. COOK, Mr. homelessness in the United States, and for House of Representatives; considered and WITTMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- agreed to. considered and agreed to. MOULTON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. COLE, Mr. cial Services, and in addition to the Com- By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. KEATING, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. WIL- SON of South Carolina, and Ms. mittee on the Budget, for a period to be sub- BARRAGA´ N, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. STEFANIK): sequently determined by the Speaker, in CLARKE of New York, Ms. DEGETTE, H. Res. 256. A resolution expressing support each case for consideration of such provi- Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DIN- for the countries of Eastern Europe and the sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the GELL, Ms. ESTY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the committee concerned. HANABUSA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NOR- Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and TON, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. By Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Mrs. Mr. RUIZ): KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. H.R. 2077. A bill to amend the Employee KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to CURBELO of Florida): Hampshire, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. H. Res. 257. A resolution condemning hate require a group health plan (or health insur- CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, ance coverage offered in connection with crime and any other form of racism, reli- Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. gious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incite- such a plan) to provide an exceptions process PALLONE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, for any medication step therapy protocol, ment to violence, or animus targeting a mi- Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Miss nority in the United States; to the Com- and for other purposes; to the Committee on RICE of New York, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Ms. mittee on the Judiciary. Education and the Workforce. SINEMA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SPEIER, By Mr. CRIST: By Mr. WILLIAMS: Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. H. Res. 258. A resolution urging the Sec- H.R. 2078. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, retary of Veterans Affairs to prioritize the enue Code of 1986 to simplify individual in- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WELCH, hiring of mental health professionals; to the come and corporate tax rates, to set a max- Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SEAN PAT- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. imum on the capital gains rate, to make per- RICK MALONEY of New York, and Mr. By Mr. DESANTIS (for himself, Ms. manent the deduction for dividends received POLIS): ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. for repatriated foreign earnings, to reduce H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution sup- CURBELO of Florida, Mr. YOHO, Mr. the rate of payroll and self-employment porting the goals and ideals of GLSEN’s 2017 WEBER of Texas, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. taxes, to make 100 percent bonus deprecia- Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti- SIRES, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey): tion permanent, and to repeal the Federal es- lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and H. Res. 259. A resolution expressing con- tate and gift taxes; to the Committee on queer name-calling, bullying, and harass- cern and condemnation over the political, Ways and Means. ment faced by individuals in schools; to the economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself Committee on Education and the Workforce, Venezuela; to the Committee on Foreign Af- and Mr. MOULTON): and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- fairs. H.R. 2079. A bill to preserve United States diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. VIS- fishing heritage through a national program termined by the Speaker, in each case for CLOSKY, and Mr. FORTENBERRY): dedicated to training and assisting the next consideration of such provisions as fall with- H. Res. 260. A resolution expressing the generation of commercial fishermen; to the in the jurisdiction of the committee con- sense of the House of Representatives in sup- Committee on Natural Resources. cerned. port of the International Atomic Energy

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L06AP7.100 H06APPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2789 Agency’s (IAEA) nuclear security role; to the California, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, tives, the following statements are sub- Committee on Foreign Affairs. Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GALLAGHER, mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. BLU- granted to Congress in the Constitu- ´ KINZINGER, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. PETERS, MENAUER, Mr. CARDENAS, Mr. tion to enact the accompanying bill or Mr. ISSA, and Mr. JONES): MOULTON, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Ms. H. Res. 261. A resolution honoring and re- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CICILLINE, joint resolution. membering on National Former POW Rec- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New By Mr. TIPTON: ognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the York, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, H.R. 1965. Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the Mr. KIND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- brave men and women who as prisoners of LIPINSKI, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. MIMI WAL- lation pursuant to the following: war gave their liberty to ensure ours, thus TERS of California, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: to embodying the enduring spirit of American SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COSTELLO of Penn- make rules for the government and regula- freedom and determination; to the Com- sylvania, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KATKO, tion of the land. mittee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. FASO, Mr. By Mr. TIPTON: By Ms. LEE: JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. PETERS, Mr. H.R. 1966. H. Res. 262. A resolution supporting the COFFMAN, and Ms. KUSTER of New Congress has the power to enact this legis- goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & Hampshire): lation pursuant to the following: AIDS Awareness Day; to the Committee on H. Res. 269. A resolution recognizing and Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: to Energy and Commerce. supporting the goals and ideals of National make rules for the government and regula- By Mr. TED LIEU of California (for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention tion of the land. himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RASKIN, and Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. LAMBORN: Ms. LOFGREN): By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, H.R. 1967. H. Res. 263. A resolution expressing support Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Congress has the power to enact this legis- for the designation of May 4, 2017, as a ‘‘Na- Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. GRANGER, lation pursuant to the following: tional Day of Reason’’ and recognizing the Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 importance of reason in the betterment of GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. HAS- By Mr. DUNN: humanity; to the Committee on Oversight TINGS, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. KELLY of Il- H.R. 1968. and Government Reform. linois, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRI- lation pursuant to the following: DAVIS of California, Mr. DESAULNIER, JALVA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. RASKIN, Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 14 and 18 Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. Ms. MOORE, Mr. RUTHERFORD, and Ms. By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: KILMER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. NORTON, BARRAGA´ N): H.R. 1969. Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. H. Res. 270. A resolution supporting the Congress has the power to enact this legis- SOTO): goals and ideals of National Public Health lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 264. A resolution supporting the Week; to the Committee on Energy and Com- Article I, Section 8 goals and ideals of Mathematics and Statis- merce. By Mr. BACON: tics Awareness Month; to the Committee on By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. ROYCE H.R. 1970. Education and the Workforce. of California, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself and DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. HARPER): lation pursuant to the following: Mr. GRIJALVA): H. Res. 271. A resolution expressing the Article I H. Res. 265. A resolution expressing support sense of the House of Representatives that Section 8 for the designation of the week of April 24, the United States Trade Representative Clause 4 2017, through April 28, 2017, as National Spe- should commence negotiations to enter into By Mr. SMUCKER: cialized Instructional Support Personnel a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan; to H.R. 1971. Awareness Week; to the Committee on Edu- the Committee on Ways and Means. Congress has the power to enact this legis- cation and the Workforce, and in addition to lation pursuant to the following: f the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for Clause 3 of section 8 of Article I of the Con- a period to be subsequently determined by MEMORIALS stitution By Mr. SMUCKER: the Speaker, in each case for consideration Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 1972. tion of the committee concerned. were presented and referred as follows: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. LOVE (for herself, Mr. GOSAR, 21. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of lation pursuant to the following: Mr. STEWART, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. the Senate of the State of California, rel- This legislation provides the Secretary of BISHOP of Utah): ative to Senate Resolution No. 26, affirming Veterans Affairs the authority to waive a co- H. Res. 266. A resolution designating the strong support for the Affordable Care Act payment requirement if the Department of week of April 15, 2017, through April 23, 2017, and calls upon the United States Congress to Veterans Affairs is the cause of an error that as ‘‘National Park Week’’; to the Committee reject any effort to repeal the Affordable delays sending a bill to a veteran. Addition- on Natural Resources. Care Act unless it is simultaneously replaced ally, the bill requires the Department of Vet- By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Ms. with an alternative program that meets the erans Affairs to notify a veteran of how to JENKINS of Kansas, and Mr. YODER): standards clearly and consistently articu- get a waiver and establish a payment plan H. Res. 267. A resolution recognizing the lated by President Trump; which was re- before they can collect payment when they 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Divi- ferred to the Committee on Energy and Com- do not bill a veteran in a timely manner. sion; to the Committee on Armed Services. merce. Specific authority is provided by Article 1, By Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. 22. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the section 8 of the United States Constitution JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and State of California, relative to Senate Reso- (clauses 12, 14, 16), which grants Congress the Ms. TSONGAS): lution No. 22, calling upon President Trump power to raise and support Armies; to make H. Res. 268. A resolution expressing the and Secretary Kelly to publicly and explic- rules for the government and regulation of sense of the House of Representatives regard- itly reaffirm the principles and content of the land and naval forces; and to provide for ing the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the the ICE policy memorandum dated October organizing, arming, and discipling the mili- United States from Mexico and China; to the 24, 2011, regarding enforcement actions at or tia. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- focused on sensitive locations; which was re- By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana: tion to the Committees on the Judiciary, ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1973. and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be f Congress has the power to enact this legis- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in lation pursuant to the following: each case for consideration of such provi- PRIVATE BILLS AND Artile I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the RESOLUTIONS shall have power to make all laws which committee concerned. Under clause 3 of rule XII, shall be necessary and proper for carrying By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- a bill (H.R. 2082) for the relief of Daniela other Powers vested by this ’Constitution in vania, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. FOSTER, Vargas; which was referred to the Committee the Government of the United States, or in Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. CLARK of Mas- on the Judiciary. any Department of Officer thereof. sachusetts, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. By Mr. KILDEE: NORTON, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. MCCOL- f H.R. 1974. LUM, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Congress has the power to enact this legis- SOTO, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. STATEMENT lation pursuant to the following: COOK, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. Article I, Section 8 MCEACHIN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. POE of Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of By Mr. MCGOVERN: Texas, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. TED LIEU of the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 1975.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L06AP7.100 H06APPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H2790 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 6, 2017 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: tion under the General Welfare Clause. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (to provide for This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- the common Defense and general Welfare); granted to Congress under Article I, Section sylvania: Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 (to make Rules 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 1998. for the government and regulation of the By Mr. RASKIN: Congress has the power to enact this legis- land and naval Forces); and Article I, Sec- H.R. 1987. lation pursuant to the following: tion 8, Clause 18 (to make laws necessary and Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- proper . . . in the Government of the United lation pursuant to the following: tion under the General Welfare Clause. States or in any Department or Officer 25th Amendment itself. By Mr. BUCK: thereof). Necessary & Proper Clause H.R. 1999. By Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia: By Mr. MCCARTHY: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1976. H.R. 1988. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Article 1 Section 8 of the United States U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Constitution Clause 7 Debts and provide for the common Defence By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: By Mr. MCCARTHY: and general Welfare of the United States; but H.R. 1977. H.R. 1989. all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- form throughout the United States; lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: To borrow Article I, Section 8 of the United States Article I, Section 8, clause 12, 13, and 18 Money on the credit of the United States; Constitution By Mr. BANKS of Indiana: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 1990. shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in H.R. 1978. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: and a regular Statement and Account of the lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 gives Congress Receipts and Expenditures of all public This bill is enacted pursuant to the power the power ‘‘to regulate Commerce with for- Money shall be published from time to time. granted to Congress under Article I, Section eign Nations, and among the several States By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States . . .’’ H.R. 2000. Constitution. By Mr. BARLETTA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 1991. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1979. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: the power of Congress to regulate Commerce lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 with foreign Nations, and among the several This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Mr. BARR: States, and with the Indian Tribes.) granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 1992. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2001. stitution. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: The Con- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1980. gress shall have Power to dispose of and Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to Congress has the power to enact this legis- make all needful Rules and Regulations re- the power of Congress to regulate Commerce lation pursuant to the following: specting the Territory or other Property be- with foreign Nations, and among the several This bill is enacted pursuant to the power longing to the United States; and nothing in States, and with the Indian Tribes.) granted to Congress under Article I, Section this Constitution shall be so construed as to By Ms. CASTOR of Florida: 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- Prejudice any Claims of the United States, H.R. 2002. stitution. or of any particular State. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: By Mrs. BEATTY: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1981. H.R. 1993. Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CASTRO of Texas: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2003. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I, Section By Mr. BILIRAKIS: lation pursuant to the following: 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- H.R. 1994. The Congress shall have power . . . To stitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- make all laws which shall be necessary and By Ms. JACKSON LEE: lation pursuant to the following: proper for carrying into execution the fore- H.R. 1982. This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, going powers, and all other powers vested by Congress has the power to enact this legis- Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the this Constitution in the government of the lation pursuant to the following: United States and Article I, Section 8, United States, or in any department or offi- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United cer thereof. granted to Congress under Article I, Section States. Art. I, Sec. #8, Clause #18 8, Clauses 1, 3 and 18 of the United States Article I, section 8 of the United State By Mr. CHABOT: Constitution. Constitution, which grants Congress the H.R. 2004. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: power to raise and support an Army; to pro- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1983. vide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- the government and regulation of the land Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 lation pursuant to the following: and naval forces; and provide for organizing, By Mr. CICILLINE: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power arming, and disciplining the militia. H.R. 2005. granted to Congress under Article I, Section By Mrs. BLACK: Congress has the power to enact this legis- 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- H.R. 1995. lation pursuant to the following: stitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Ms. JACKSON LEE: lation pursuant to the following: Constitution H.R. 1984. Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution which By Mr. COFFMAN: Congress has the power to enact this legis- states, ‘‘(t)he Congress shall have power to H.R. 2006. lation pursuant to the following: lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power excises, to pay the debts and provide for the lation pursuant to the following: granted to Congress under Article I, Section common defence and general welfare of the Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. United States.’’ the United States. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: By Ms. BONAMICI: By Mr. COLLINS of New York: H.R. 1985. H.R. 1996. H.R. 2007. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Article 1, Section 8. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of granted to Congress under Article I, Section By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- the United States 8, Clauses 1, 4, and 18 of the United States sylvania: By Mrs. COMSTOCK: Constitution. H.R. 1997. H.R. 2008. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1986. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution does not provide Congress with the Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: power to provide financial support to U.S. lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 political parties, the general repeal of the This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: Presidential Election Campaign Fund for granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 2031. this purpose is consistent with the powers 8 of the United States Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- that are reserved to the States and to the By Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto lation pursuant to the following: people as expressed in Amendments IX and X Rico: Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Con- to the United States Constitution. Further, H.R. 2021. stitution, to ‘‘provide for the common de- Article I Section 8 defines the scope and pow- Congress has the power to enact this legis- fense and general welfare of the United ers of Congress and does not include this lation pursuant to the following: States.’’ concept of taxation in furtherance of funding Article I Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution By Mr. JONES: U.S. political parties within the expressed ‘‘All legislative powers herein granted H.R. 2032. powers. shall be vested in a congress of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania: States, which shall consist of a Senate and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2009. House of Representatives’’ Article I, Section 8, and Article IV, Section Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GOSAR: 3, of the Constitution of the United States. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2022. By Mr. KIHUEN: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2033. Constitution lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CRAMER: The sale, transport, delivery and storing of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2010. cadavers, body parts, human tissues and This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers Congress has the power to enact this legis- samples typically involves interstate com- granted to the Congress by Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: merce. 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. The constitutional authority on which this The power to regulate inter-state com- By Mr. KILMER: bill rests is in clause 1 of section 8 of article merce is set forth Article I, Section 8 power H.R. 2034. I of the Constitution. to ‘‘regulate commerce among the several Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CURBELO of Florida: states.’’ If the matter in question is not a lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 2011. purely local matter (intra-state) or if it has tion granting Congress the authority to Congress has the power to enact this legis- an impact on interstate commerce, it falls make laws governing the time, place, and lation pursuant to the following: within the Congressional power to regulate manner of holding Federal elections. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 interstate commerce. National Federation of By Mr. KILMER: By Ms. DEGETTE: Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012). H.R. 2012. H.R. 2035. By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2023. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. KILMER: By Mr. DELANEY: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 2013. H.R. 2036. States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2024. Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Section 8 of Article I Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. DELANEY: Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. LANCE: H.R. 2014. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2037. Constitution, which grants Congress the Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: power to regulate Commerce with foreign Article 1, Section 8 of the United States lation pursuant to the following: Nations, and among the several States, and Constitution Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 1, of the United with the Indian Tribes. By Mr. DOGGETT: States Constitution: By Mr. GRIFFITH: H.R. 2015. This states that ‘‘Congress shall have H.R. 2025. Congress has the power to enact this legis- power to . . . lay and collect taxes, duties, Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: imposts and excises, to pay the debts and Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the lation pursuant to the following: provide for the common defense and general This bill is enacted pursuant to the power United States Constitution. welfare of the United States.’’ granted to Congress under Article I, Section By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee: By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut: H.R. 2016. 8 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 2038. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GUTHRIE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2026. lation pursuant to the following: Article I Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 1. All legislative Powers herein lation pursuant to the following: Section 9, Clause 7 granted shall be vested in a Congress of the Article 1 Section 8 of the United States By Mr. LEVIN: United States, which shall consist of a Sen- Constitution H.R. 2039. ate and House of Representatives. By Mr. HARPER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Section 8. H.R. 2027. lation pursuant to the following: 1) The Congress shall have Power To lay Congress has the power to enact this legis- The constitutional authority on which this and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Ex- lation pursuant to the following: bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and cises, to pay the Debts and provide for the Congress has the power to enact this legis- collect duties and to regulate Commerce common Defence and general Welfare of the lation pursuant to Article 1 of the United with foreign Nations, as enumerated in Arti- United States; but all Duties, Imposts and States Constitution. cle I, Section 8. Excises shall be uniform throughout the By Mr. HULTGREN: By Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota: United States; H.R. 2028. H.R. 2040. By Mr. EMMER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2017. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3—The Con- As enumerated by Article 1 Section 8 of lation pursuant to the following: gress shall have the power to provide for the the Consitution, Congress has the power ‘‘to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 common welfare of the United States and to raise and support Armies’’, ‘‘to provide and By Mr. FOSTER: regulate commerce . . . among the several maintain a Navy’’, and ‘‘to make Rules for H.R. 2018. states. the Government and Regulation of the land Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: and naval forces’’ lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2029. By Mr. LOEBSACK: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2041. By Ms. FOXX: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2019. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article 1, Section Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Con- lation pursuant to the following: 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution stitution which grants Congress the power to

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: The Con- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- gress shall have Power to dispose of and ARTICLE I, SECTION 8. stitution. make all needfull Rules and Regulations re- By Ms. SPEIER: By Ms. LOFGREN: specting the Territory or other Property be- H.R. 2066. H.R. 2043. longing to the United States; and nothing in Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- this Constitution shall be so construed as to lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Prejudcie any Claims of the United States, This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Con- or of any particular State. granted to Congress under Article 1, Section gress with the power to establish a ‘‘uniform By Mr. MEADOWS: 8 of the United States Constitution. rule of Naturalization.’’ H.R. 2054. By Mr. STIVERS: By Mr. LOWENTHAL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2067. H.R. 2044. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MESSER: Article 1, Section 8—‘‘To coin Money, regu- Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 2055. late the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, tion Congress has the power to enact this legis- and fix the Standard of Weights and Meas- ‘‘The Congress shall have power to dispose lation pursuant to the following: ures’’ of and make all needful rules and regulations Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- By Mr. TAKANO: respecting the territory or other property stitution H.R. 2068. belonging to the United States; and nothing By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida: Congress has the power to enact this legis- in this Constitution shall be so construed as H.R. 2056. lation pursuant to the following: to prejudice any claims of the United States, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of or of any particular state.’’ lation pursuant to the following: the United States. ´ By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mex- Congress has the power to enact the By Mr. TURNER: ico: Microloan Modernization Act of 2017 pursu- H.R. 2069. H.R. 2045. ant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. POCAN: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United Article I, Section VIII States Constitution, to ‘‘provide for the com- ´ H.R. 2057. By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mex- Congress has the power to enact this legis- mon Defence and general Welfare of the ico: lation pursuant to the following: United States . . . .’’ H.R. 2046. The Congress shall have Power . . . To reg- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and merce Clause) of the United States Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: among the several States, and with the In- tion, to ‘‘regulate Commerce with foreign Article I, Section VIII dian Tribes. Nations, and among the several States, and By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- By Mr. POE of Texas: with the Indian Tribes.’’ ico: H.R. 2058. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United H.R. 2047. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution, ‘‘To make all Laws Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: which shall be necessary and proper for car- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, Article I, Section VIII By Mr. POLIS: and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- H.R. 2059. tion in the Government of the United States, ico: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2048. or in any Department or Officer thereof.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. VEASEY: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to H.R. 2070. Article I, Section VIII the power of Congress to regulate Commerce Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- with the foreign Nationa, and among the sev- lation pursuant to the following: ico: eral States, and with the Indian Tribes). Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 2049. By Mr. REICHERT: Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2060. By Mr. VEASEY: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2071. Article I, Section VIII lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article lation pursuant to the following: New York: I of the United States Constitution. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 2050. By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2061. By Mr. VEASEY: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2072. Article I, Section 8: to provide for the com- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- mon defense and general welfare. Article I, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MCKINLEY: By Ms. ROSEN: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 2051. H.R. 2062. Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2073. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I, section United States Constituion, respectively pro- lation pursuant to the following: 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. viding the implicit power to spend and the Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Constitution’s Commerce Clause allows explicit power to regulate commerce with The Congress shall have Power to . . . pro- Congress to enact laws when reasonably re- foreign nations. vide for the . . . general Welfare of the lated to the regulation of interstate com- By Mr. SCHNEIDER: United States; . . . merce. H.R. 2063. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 By Ms. MCSALLY: Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Congress shall have Power . . . To reg- H.R. 2052. lation pursuant to the following: ulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1 Section 8 among the several States, and with the In- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SERRANO: dian Tribes. Article 1, Section 8, Clause l4: ‘‘To make H.R. 2064. By Mr. WALDEN: Rules for the Government and Regulation of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2074. the land and naval forces.’’ lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. MCSALLY: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2053. Constitution The Congress shall have the Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to Congress has the power to enact this legis- power to lay and collect taxes, duties, im- the power of Congress to dispose of and make lation pursuant to the following: posts and excises, to pay the debts and pro- all needful rules and regulations respecting Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all vide for the common defense and general the territory or other property belonging to Laws which shall be necessary and proper for welfare of the United States; but all duties, the United States).

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United States, or in any Department or Offi- H.R. 846: Mr. BUDD, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- cer thereof.’’ CAPUANO, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. YOUNG of lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to dispose Iowa, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to of and make all needful Rules and Regula- FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn- the power of Congress to dispose of and make tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- sylvania, Mr. LANCE, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. WAL- all needful rules and regulations respecting erty belonging to the United States; and DEN, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. BACON, the territory or other property belonging to nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. the United States). strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the H.R. 849: Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- United States, or of any particular State.’’ DESANTIS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. fornia: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. AMODEI, H.R. 2076. H.J. Res. 97. Mr. NUNES, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- TURNER. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 877: Mr. DUFFY. Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 and Clause 18 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 & Article 4, H.R. 881: Mr. JEFFRIES. of the United States Constitution Section 3, Clause 2 H.R. 916: Ms. LEE. By Mr. WENSTRUP: ‘‘The Congress shall have power To make H.R. 917: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 2077. all Laws which shall be necessary and proper H.R. 931: Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. RUPPERS- Congress has the power to enact this legis- for carrying into Execution the foregoing BERGER, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Powers, and all other Powers vested by this BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. GALLEGO. Article 1, Section 8 Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 942: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. By Mr. WILLIAMS: United States, or in any Department or Offi- H.R. 948: Mr. EVANS. ´ H.R. 2078. cer thereof.’’ H.R. 991: Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to dispose H.R. 1006: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 1017: Mr. CICILLINE and Mr. BARR. lation pursuant to the following: of and make all needful Rules and Regula- H.R. 1026: Mr. LOWENTHAL. The Congress shall have Power to lay and tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- H.R. 1057: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, erty belonging to the United States; and LEWIS of Minnesota, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE to pay the Debts and provide for the common nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- of Pennsylvania, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. BROWN Defense and general Welfare of the United strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the States; but all Duties, Imposts, and Excises of Maryland, and Ms. CLARKE of New York. United States, or of any particular State.’’ ´ shall be unifirm throughout the United H.R. 1059: Mr. GUTIERREZ and Mr. WELCH. States. f H.R. 1090: Mr. FORTENBERRY and Mr. CON- NOLLY. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 2079. H.R. 1121: Mr. BARLETTA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1143: Mr. KILDEE, Ms. HANABUSA, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. lation pursuant to the following: were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1154: Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. RODNEY Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 tions, as follows: ‘‘The Congress shall have power to regu- DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. H.R. 19: Mrs. COMSTOCK and Mr. FRELING- late commerce with foreign nations, and ABRAHAM, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. HUYSEN. H.R. 1155: Mr. TROTT. among the several states, and with the In- H.R. 38: Ms. GRANGER and Mr. LABRADOR. H.R. 1162: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. dian tribes’’ H.R. 60: Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SMITH of Mis- PETERS, Mr. MAST, and Ms. JENKINS of Kan- By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: sas. H.R. 2080. souri, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BUCSHON, Ms. H.R. 1180: Mr. GROTHMAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- MCSALLY, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. H.R. 1196: Mr. COOK. lation pursuant to the following: BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. H.R. 1206: Mr. DEUTCH. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 & Article 4, SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. H.R. 1222: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Section 3, Clause 2 FUDGE, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KILDEE, H.R. 1225: Mr. DELANEY and Mr. COOPER. ‘‘The Congress shall have power To make Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. FRANKEL of Flor- H.R. 1235: Mr. CRAWFORD, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, all Laws which shall be necessary and proper ida, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. Mrs. COMSTOCK, and Mr. TIBERI. for carrying into Execution the foregoing JAYAPAL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. GON- ZALEZ of Texas, and Mr. GARRETT. H.R. 1245: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Powers, and all other Powers vested by this H.R. 1264: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 116: Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 169: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. GROTHMAN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, United States, or in any Department or Offi- and Mr. MARCHANT. cer thereof.’’ H.R. 179: Mr. RICHMOND and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 1270: Ms. DELBENE, Mr. RASKIN, and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to dispose Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. H.R. 233: Mr. WALZ. of and make all needful Rules and Regula- H.R. 1272: Ms. JAYAPAL and Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 299: Mr. POSEY, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- H.R. 1279: Mr. BERA. Mr. SMUCKER. erty belonging to the United States; and H.R. 1303: Mr. ROSS. H.R. 305: Ms. LEE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LARSON nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- H.R. 1311: Mr. BOST, Mr. YODER, and Ms. of Connecticut, and Ms. MATSUI. strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 389: Mr. ISSA. United States, or of any particular State.’’ H.R. 1318: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 390: Mr. ROSKAM. By Mr. ZELDIN: H.R. 1358: Ms. PINGREE, Ms. MICHELLE H.R. 392: Mr. AMODEI and Mr. HECK. H.R. 2081. LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. KUSTER H.R. 490: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. LAB- Congress has the power to enact this legis- of New Hampshire, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. DOG- RADOR, Mr. ABRAHAM, and Mr. LUETKEMEYER. lation pursuant to the following: GETT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HECK, Mr. CLAY, Mr. H.R. 520: Mr. OLSON. Article 1. Section 8. CARBAJAL, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. H.R. 545: Mr. BRAT, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. BANKS By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: MCEACHIN, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. MAXINE of Indiana, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 2082. WATERS of California, and Ms. CASTOR of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 564: Mr. POE of Texas. Florida. ULLIN lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 579: Mr. M . H.R. 1360: Mr. EMMER and Mr. MARCHANT. Article 1, Section 8 H.R. 635: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 1364: Mrs. HARTZLER. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 644: Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 1380: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.J. Res. 95. H.R. 668: Mr. BACON. H.R. 1438: Mr. LIPINSKI. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 676: Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. GALLEGO, and H.R. 1444: Ms. JENKINS of Kansas. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 1452: Mr. WELCH and Mr. MCGOVERN. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 746: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 1454: Mr. MOOLENAAR. granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 747: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. H.R. 1468: Mr. NEWHOUSE. 5, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 765: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New H.R. 1471: Mr. FLORES, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: York. SANFORD, and Mr. DUNN. H.J. Res. 96. H.R. 778: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 1472: Mr. HECK, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 790: Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, HIMES, and Mr. GALLEGO. lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 1478: Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 & Article 4, H.R. 795: Mr. COOK, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BERA, HASTINGS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. Section 3, Clause 2 Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. KILMER, RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SMITH of ‘‘The Congress shall have power To make and Ms. LOFGREN. Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MICHELLE all Laws which shall be necessary and proper H.R. 807: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. CON- for carrying into Execution the foregoing sylvania, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico, NOLLY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Powers, and all other Powers vested by this and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. Mr. RASKIN, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. JEFFRIES,

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Mr. COHEN, Ms. MENG, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. H.R. 1820: Ms. NORTON and Mr. GALLEGO. bers: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Tonko, GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 1823: Ms. NORTON. Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New GALLEGO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LARSEN of H.R. 1824: Ms. NORTON. York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Washington, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. ESTY, Mr. H.R. 1825: Mr. HECK, Mr. BACON, and Ms. Pennsylvania, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. O’ROURKE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. DELBENE. Cohen, Mr. Heck, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, SINEMA, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- H.R. 1838: Mr. GUTHRIE. Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lynch, Mr. vania, Mr. BEYER, Mr. SOTO, Mr. PALLONE, H.R. 1844: Mrs. RADEWAGEN. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Adams, H.R. 1847: Mr. REICHERT and Mr. SMUCKER. Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. WASSERMAN Mr. Himes, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Watson Cole- H.R. 1857: Ms. NORTON. SCHULTZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. man, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, SCHIFF. H.R. 1860: Ms. WILSON of Florida and Miss Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. H.R. 1512: Mr. WEBER of Texas and Mr. RICE of New York. Walz, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Kil- BISHOP of Michigan. H.R. 1874: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. TURNER, H.R. 1516: Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. MOULTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and Mr. GON- mer, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Clark of Massachu- H.R. 1528: Ms. DEGETTE and Mr. JONES. ZALEZ of Texas. setts, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. H.R. 1540: Mr. ARRINGTON. H.R. 1877: Mr. LUCAS. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson of Indi- H.R. 1550: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 1880: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. ana, Mr. Aguilar, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Jeffries, THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. LAHOOD. H.R. 1881: Mr. WEBSTER of Florida and Mr. Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. McCol- H.R. 1552: Mr. ROYCE of California and Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. lum, Mr. Soto, Ms. Esty, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 1891: Mr. DENHAM. Bustos, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. Demings, Ms. H.R. 1568: Mr. DENT. H.R. 1896: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MOULTON, Blunt Rochester, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. H.R. 1613: Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. TURNER, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and Mr. GON- Brown of Maryland, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. H.R. 1615: Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ZALEZ of Texas. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Michelle NOLAN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and Ms. SCHA- H.R. 1897: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MOULTON, Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Huffman, KOWSKY. Mr. TURNER, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. GONZALEZ Mr. Rush, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, H.R. 1626: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. of Texas, and Mr. WALDEN. Ms. Moore, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Langevin, Mr. BABIN, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 1902: Ms. TSONGAS. Lowenthal, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Al Green of H.R. 1645: Mrs. WAGNER and Mr. PITTENGER. H.R. 1903: Mr. POCAN. ´ H.R. 1652: Mr. BACON. H.R. 1904: Mr. KING of Iowa and Mr. DEFA- Texas, Ms. Titus, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Yar- H.R. 1666: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. ZIO. muth, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Law- H.R. 1673: Mr. SCHNEIDER and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1911: Mr. LANCE. rence, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. H.R. 1676: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California H.R. 1912: Mr. POCAN. Payne, Ms. Vela´ zquez, Ms. Frankel of Flor- and Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 1919: Mr. COMER. ida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clyburn, H.R. 1677: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. H.R. 1920: Mr. KIND. Mr. Ca´ rdenas, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. ´ RUSH, Mr. CARDENAS, Mr. HILL, Ms. MENG, H.R. 1951: Mr. CARBAJAL and Mrs. MURPHY Costa, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Kildee, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. VISCLOSKY, of Florida. Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Mrs. TORRES, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SIRES, H.J. Res. 48: Mr. CUMMINGS. Bass, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Ted Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Ms. BASS, H. Res. 28: Mr. RASKIN. Lieu of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Ms. JUDY CHU H. Res. 129: Mr. BERGMAN and Mr. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Welch, Ms. Castor of Flor- of California, Ms. ESTY, and Ms. KELLY of Il- DESAULNIER. ida, Mr. Polis, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. linois. H. Res. 187: Mr. CROWLEY. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Sinema, Mr. H.R. 1681: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and Mr. H. Res. 189: Mr. COSTA, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. O’ROURKE. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. COMSTOCK, H.R. 1697: Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. Mr. De Saulnier, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. JOHNSON David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of of Georgia, and Ms. LEE. Cummings, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. New York, and Mr. LANCE. H. Res. 239: Mr. CROWLEY and Mr. MCGOV- Pocan, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, H.R. 1698: Ms. MENG, Mr. SMITH of Wash- ERN. Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Jackson ington, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ISSA, Mr. VALADAO, Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Moulton, f Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. OLSON, Mr. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Meeks, Ms. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. WALBERG. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ben Ray Luja´ n of H.R. 1730: Mr. RUIZ. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors New Mexico, Mr. Foster, Mr. Higgins of New H.R. 1744: Mr. PALLONE. York, Mr. Crist, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. H.R. 1754: Mr. LANCE and Mr. MITCHELL. were deleted from public bills and reso- DelBene, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. H.R. 1755: Mr. KILDEE. lutions, as follows: Kind, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Keating, Mr. H.R. 1760: Mr. ROUZER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. RICE H.J. Res. 85: Mr. BACON. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blu- of South Carolina, and Mr. HARRIS. H. Res. 246: Mr. COURTNEY. H.R. 1772: Mr. HARPER. menauer, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Maxine Waters of H.R. 1776: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. PETERSON. f California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Takano, Mr. H.R. 1777: Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. PETITIONS, ETC. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Bonamici, GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. JONES, and Mr. Ms. Speier, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Raskin, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Under clause 3 of rule XII, Crowley, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Sean H.R. 1784: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and Mr. 33. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Hoyer, HASTINGS. the Montgomery County Board of Super- Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of H.R. 1794: Ms. SINEMA. visors, Virginia, relative to Resolution R- California, Ms. Meng, Mr. Veasey, Mr. H.R. 1803: Mr. YOHO. FY-17-100, urging Congress to Allow State Kihuen, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Lawson H.R. 1808: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. and Local Governments to Collect Internet of Florida, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. WALBERG, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FER- Sales Tax; which was referred to the Com- Gallego, Ms. Sa´ nchez, Ms. Barraga´ n, Mr. GUSON, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. mittee on the Judiciary. Nolan, Mr. Engel, Mr. O’Rourke, Mr. Con- H.R. 1809: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. f yers, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Neal, Mr. Gon- MITCHELL, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. zalez of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. DANNY K. DISCHARGE PETITIONS DAVIS of Illinois. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Sewell of Ala- Under clause 2 of rule XV, the fol- H.R. 1810: Mr. SCHRADER and Mr. SMITH of bama, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Lee, Mr. Vela, Mr. Washington. lowing discharge petition was filed: Sires, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Larsen of H.R. 1812: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- Petition 1, April 5, 2017, by Ms. ESHOO on Washington, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Peters, and fornia. H.R. 305, was signed by the following Mem- Ms. Gabbard.

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TRIBUTE TO MARLENE HITT—28TH RECOGNIZING MARY AND HANS benefactors of the Hylton Performing Arts CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT POSTMA FOR THEIR COMMIT- Center, art will never be abandoned. WOMAN OF THE YEAR MENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me THE ARTS IN GREATER PRINCE in commending the Seventh Annual Hylton WILLIAM COUNTY Performing Arts Awards Gala honorees, Mr. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF and Mrs. Postma, for their tireless stewardship of the arts in Greater Prince William County. OF CALIFORNIA HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNIZING JEFF COOK OF Thursday, April 6, 2017 Thursday, April 6, 2017 EAGLE ALLOY, MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN AND PRESIDENT OF Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com- mend Mary and Hans Postma, the Seventh THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCI- honor of Women’s History Month. Each year, ETY we pay special tribute to the contributions and Annual Hylton Performing Arts Center Awards Gala honorees, for their endless contributions sacrifices made by our nation’s women. It is to expanding the reach of the arts in the an honor to pay homage to outstanding HON. BILL HUIZENGA Greater Prince William County area. women who are making a difference in my OF MICHIGAN In recognition of the arts being the heart of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressional District. I would like to recog- a civilized society, net proceeds from the an- nize a remarkable woman, Marlene Hitt of nual gala benefit the Hylton Center’s many ar- Thursday, April 6, 2017 Sunland, California. tistic performances, arts education programs, Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to A lifelong Sunland resident and consum- veterans art and outreach initiatives, and the recognize Jeff Cook, Vice President of Eagle mate volunteer, Marlene has been active in Hylton Center’s endowment. These programs Alloy Inc. in Muskegon, Michigan, for his long- many organizations in the Sunland-Tujunga help to ensure the continuation of artistic ex- term contributions to Eagle Alloy and the U.S. community. She has been a member of the cellence in performances as well as the ac- metalcasting industry. Eagle Alloy is an inno- Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council for cessibility by area residents to quality artistic vative steel foundry providing vital castings for many years, serving in various leadership programs. key sectors including agriculture, construction, roles and on many committees. Mary and Hans Postma have provided in- mining, defense and railroads. Metal castings strumental support to the Hylton Center even are integral to virtually all U.S. manufacturing Marlene has been a dedicated and devoted prior to its full conceptualization. As avid art activities. Jeff joined Eagle Alloy in 1986 after member of the Little Landers Historical Society enthusiasts, Mr. and Mrs. Postma have graduating high school. His first position on (LLHS), a non-profit organization founded in worked to ensure accessibility to art and artis- the shop floor was as a grinder, machining 1959 to preserve Bolton Hall, a 1913 historic tic programs for all. In the fall of 2013, Mary castings on the third shift. He has worked his stone building in Tujunga that was the Postma founded Performing Arts for Kids way up over the past thirty years to become Tujunga City Hall and the hub for many com- (PAK) to support and foster the arts among Vice President of Sales and Marketing. munity activities up until the late 1950’s when children of all socioeconomic backgrounds in Jeff is passionate about attracting the next it was saved from destruction. The LLHS sub- Greater Prince William County by actively pur- generation to the metalcasting industry and sequently collects, preserves and displays suing opportunities at the Hylton Performing has dedicated significant amount of time records, artifacts and landmarks of the history Arts Center. Through their established com- reaching out to local schools and businesses of the Sunland-Tujunga area and people ac- munity relationships, Mr. and Mrs. Postma about careers in the metal casting industry. In tive in that history in the Bolton Hall Museum. have expanded the PAK membership total to addition, he has been actively involved in the For nearly three decades, Ms. Hitt has capa- 30 and have raised more than $20,000 to en- leadership of the local American Foundry So- bly and enthusiastically served the LLHS and courage the pursuit of advanced art education. ciety (AFS) West Michigan Chapter for many Bolton Hall Museum as Museum Director, Do- During the 2013–2014 school year, PAK ex- years. He joined the AFS National Board of cent Director, Boardmember, Archivist and Do- posed more than 2,000 schoolchildren to live Directors in 2011, where he spent the past cent. In addition, Marlene and her husband dance highlights from The Nutcracker and year as its President traveling across the Lloyd, were very involved in the successful ef- Sleeping Beauty. In March of 2016, PAK country, meeting with thousands of fort to obtain historic designation for a portion sponsored A Place to Be’s Same Sky Project, metalcasters and suppliers underscoring the of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, where a ‘‘Where Music Meets Therapy.’’ During the importance of taking time to ‘‘Attract. Educate. World War II detention center for Japanese- performance, children and young adults pro- Support’’ the next generation of metalcasters. AFS is the major trade and technical associa- Americans was located. vided personal testimonies of their experi- ences dealing with bullying and low self-es- tion for the North American metalcasting in- A well-regarded writer, Ms. Hitt is a longtime teems in light of their diagnosis with autism, dustry. The association has more than 8,000 member of the Chupa Rosa Writers of Asperger’s, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, members representing over 2,000 Sunland-Tujunga and the Foothills, and has brain damage, and other ailments for an audi- metalcasting firms, their suppliers and cus- authored anthologies, readings, poetry ence of 800 middle-school students and adults tomers. chapbooks, a non-fiction book: ‘‘Sunland- from Didlake, an AbilityOne Program. In Muskegon, Jeff has reached out to edu- Tujunga, from Village to City,’’ and has written Over the short, storied history of the Hylton cational institutions, including local high articles for many newspapers. Along with Performing Arts Center, a series of milestones schools and Muskegon Community College, to other community members, Marlene co-found- have been reached but nothing has come to better communicate the skills needed and the ed the Sunland-Tujunga Poet Laureate pro- fruition without the dedication and support of certifications that are in demand in the indus- gram, where she was honored to serve as its Mary and Hans Postma. In the fall of 2016, try. Through the AFS chapter, Jeff has worked first Poet Laureate. Mr. and Mrs. Postma presented the Hylton with local schools to host student night, where Center with a ‘‘legacy gift’’ to name a re- they showcase the traveling casting kit, known Married for sixty-one years, Marlene and hearsal hall in the Education and Rehearsal as Foundry in a Box. It shows students how Lloyd have two children, two grandchildren Wing currently under construction. As to form patterns, melt them, the cleanup proc- and one great grandchild. Leonardo da Vinci once said, ‘‘Art is never fin- ess behind it, and gives an overview of how I ask all Members to join me in honoring an ished, only abandoned.’’ We can take great castings are made. exceptional, well-respected woman of Califor- comfort in knowing that with the support of Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I nia’s 28th Congressional District, Marlene Hitt. Hans and Mary Postma as well as other great congratulate Jeff Cook, as he completes his

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As f living together, and soon after, the Supreme Mrs. Wright puts it, ‘‘to be a great teacher is Court ended all prohibitions against interracial to know your subject matter and be willing to TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND CA- marriage in the United States. grow as education grows, to care about those REER OF SECRETARY WILLIAM Coleman was the first African American to that you work with and especially the students T. COLEMAN, JR. serve as law clerk to a Supreme Court Jus- you teach, to set your goals high and work tice, worked to defend civil rights activists, and diligently to reach each goal.’’ Her under- HON. BILL SHUSTER served as president of the NAACP Legal De- standing, passion and mentality are something OF PENNSYLVANIA fense Fund. He also served as a lawyer on that all teachers should strive to attain. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Warren Commission, charged with inves- I ask you to join me in recognizing Mrs. Susan Wright on her retirement after 40 years Thursday, April 6, 2017 tigating President Kennedy’s assassination. During his career, Coleman served in the mili- of improving the lives of all who walk the halls Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tary, argued 19 cases before the Supreme at Wright City High School. honor the distinguished life and career of Wil- Court, co-chaired the White House Con- f liam T. Coleman, Jr., a fellow Pennsylvanian, ference on Civil Rights, and was awarded the TRIBUTE TO CAMILLE who passed away on March 31, 2017 at the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. LOMBARDO—28TH CONGRES- age of 96. Ably serving as the U.S. Secretary of Trans- Coleman served our Nation as the fourth SIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF portation would have been a notable enough THE YEAR Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transpor- accomplishment, but William T. Coleman, Jr. tation, from March 7, 1975 to January 20, achieved much more than that. He will be re- 1977. He was nominated by and served under membered as a thoughtful, dedicated, and just HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF OF CALIFORNIA President Gerald R. Ford. man who helped spearhead the fight for equal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ironically, just one day after the passing of rights for all Americans. Thursday, April 6, 2017 Secretary Coleman, the Department he once f led marked its 50th anniversary of operation. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in President Ford nominated Coleman, a fellow HONORING SUSAN K. WRIGHT honor of Women’s History Month. Each year, Republican, to serve as Secretary based in AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO we pay special tribute to the contributions and part on his expertise in transportation law. WRIGHT CITY HIGH SCHOOL sacrifices made by our nation’s women. It is During his tenure at the Department, he an honor to pay homage to outstanding worked to strengthen the long-term viability of HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER women who are making a difference in my the U.S. rail industry, oversaw the opening of OF MISSOURI Congressional District. I would like to recog- the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nize a remarkable woman, Camille Lombardo tration’s automobile test facility at East Liberty, Thursday, April 6, 2017 of Pasadena, California. Ohio, established the Materials Transportation Camille has a Bachelor of Arts in Theology Bureau to address pipeline and hazardous Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise degree from Pitzer College and a Master of materials transportation safety, and opened today to honor a constituent of mine, Mrs. Business Administration from Pepperdine Uni- the United States to flights of the Concorde Susan K. Wright, who will be retiring on May versity. aircraft. 17, 2017 after 40 years teaching biology and For twenty-five years, Camille has admirably As Transportation Secretary, William Cole- coaching track and field at Wright City High served as Executive Director of the Friends of man was beloved by Members of Congress School. the Observatory (FOTO), the non-profit organi- from both sides of the aisle. My father served Mrs. Wright was influenced by several zation that supports the world-renowned Grif- on the Public Works and Transportation Com- teachers throughout her childhood that posi- fith Observatory in Los Angeles. During this mittee during Secretary Coleman’s tenure. The tively affected her decision to dedicate her life time, Ms. Lombardo has not only raised tens two were good friends, even though they to educating America’s youth. For example, of millions of dollars for the Observatory, but didn’t agree on every issue. On one occasion, her 1st grade teacher taught her the impor- has also been a leader in assisting with the the previous Congressman Shuster gave the tance of caring, her high school biology teach- development, planning and execution of key Secretary a particularly difficult time during a er introduced her to an interest in the Observatory initiatives. During her tenure, she committee hearing. Afterwards, my father re- sciences, and a college professor showed her spearheaded the funding effort of the public- ceived a bottle of wine from the Secretary and that everyone can become great even without private partnership with the City of Los Ange- a note that said, ‘‘I hope we’re still friends.’’ Al- being the best. The enthusiasm Mrs. Wright les for the observatory’s ninety-three million though it never crossed my father’s mind that has shown over the past four decades has dollar expansion and renovation project, rais- they wouldn’t be, Secretary Coleman’s gesture been appreciated by her colleagues and stu- ing over twenty-five million dollars of that in is one small example of why he was so well dents. She has truly made the classroom and private funding and working with local, state respected. track field a fun learning environment. and federal agencies to secure public funding. By the time William Coleman was sworn in While growing up in St. Louis County, Mrs. Ms. Lombardo has continued to raise mil- as the Secretary of Transportation, he had al- Wright attended Webster Groves High School. lions of dollars for upgrades in the ten years ready made his important and indelible mark After spending her youth in such a big district, to the observatory. These include the plane- on U.S. history. she was instilled with the desire to spend her tarium show production capability, theater pro- Coleman was the second African American teaching years in a smaller school. After re- jection and sound systems, and the ability to to serve in a cabinet-level post, following Rob- ceiving her bachelor’s degree in education record and broadcast live astronomical obser- ert Weaver, who served as housing secretary from Missouri State University, she began her vations and special events, thus greatly ex- under President Johnson. Appropriately teaching career at Wright City High School. panding its audience both world-wide and at enough, his oath of office was administered by Mrs. Wright started the track and field program the observatory itself. In addition, Camille Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, at Wright City High School and the track now raises funds for the observatory’s school pro- with whom Coleman had previously worked bears her name. Throughout the years, she gram for fifth-graders which serves 25,000 alongside to help end discrimination and se- has been a motivational mentor to numerous mostly public school students annually, and cure greater equality for all Americans. students and has always been willing to give Bus Scholarship program for disadvantaged For example, they worked together—Cole- a few extra moments to those who might need schools, resulting in free school programs. man writing legal briefs for Marshall—on a listening ear. A consummate professional, Ms. Lombardo Brown v. Board of Education, the case which Mrs. Wright is involved with the National capably guides FOTO with its thousands of ultimately ended the doctrine of ‘‘separate but Science Teachers Association and is active in members and many activities, and works ef- equal’’ and segregation in our public school her local community. She is passionate about fortlessly with the City of Los Angeles and the system. This alone would have been an ex- volunteering and teaching her students to observatory staff on policy issues, building im- ceptional achievement for an African American have that same giving spirit. Mrs. Wright has provements, and major events organization from the Germantown area of Philadelphia, contributed many hours to the Blue and Gold and implementation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K06AP8.001 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E471 I ask all Members to join me in honoring an felt by generations to come. As he and his we pay special tribute to the contributions and exceptional woman of California’s 28th Con- wife Denise embark on a new chapter in their sacrifices made by our nation’s women. It is gressional District, Camille Lombardo. life, I wish them all my best. an honor to pay homage to outstanding f f women who are making a difference in my congressional district. I would like to recognize RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF DR. PERSONAL EXPLANATION a remarkable woman, Noemi Torres of West WATTS Hollywood, California. HON. RON KIND Noemi Torres immigrated to the United HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY OF WISCONSIN States from Guadalajara, Mexico at the age of OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 13. After some time in Seattle, Washington, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, April 6, 2017 she came to Los Angeles and now calls West Thursday, April 6, 2017 Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to Hollywood home. Ms. Torres came to Cali- Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to have my votes recorded on the House Floor fornia, as many do, to pursue her dreams. recognize Dr. W. David Watts on his distin- on Monday, April 3, 2017. Weather across the While she has a passion for photography and guished tenure at the University of Texas of Midwest delayed my flight to Washington, D.C. acting, she found herself working with a suc- the Permian Basin. until after votes had been called. Had I been cessful startup telecommunications company, For the past fifteen years, Dr. Watts has present, I would have voted in favor of H. Res. and it was while at that company, that she served as the President of UTPB. Under his 92 and H.R. 479. was exposed to the real estate industry. Now leadership, UTPB has seen an unprecedented f Noemi is on the Modern Living LA team of the growth and the university’s reputation has John Aaroe Group Sunset, where she uses grown exponentially. Since 2001, the univer- INTRODUCTION OF BIPARTISAN her considerable talents to help her clients sity enrollment increased from 2,200 to 6,315 RESOLUTION EXPRESSING with their real estate needs. students and the availability of student hous- STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE Along with her incredible professional ac- ing has increased from just six buildings with COUNTRIES OF EASTERN EU- complishments, Ms. Torres has also shown 96 beds to 37 buildings with 1,197. These ad- ROPE AND THE NORTH ATLAN- herself to be an astoundingly capable commu- ditions have significantly impacted the local TIC TREATY ORGANIZATION nity leader. She volunteers for Project Angel economy and transformed UTPB to an estab- Food, AIDS Walk Los Angeles, the Revlon lished university community. HON. STEVE COHEN Run/Walk, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Early into his presidency, Dr. Watts made a OF TENNESSEE Heal the Bay, and the Downtown Women’s commitment to expand educational opportuni- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Center. Noemi especially shines in her advo- ties by investing in online programs to allow Thursday, April 6, 2017 cacy in her two terms on the City of West Hol- students to earn a degree from a distance and Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support lywood Women’s Advisory Board, which she allow for the development of career opportuni- of a bipartisan resolution I introduced earlier currently chairs. ties throughout the region. These efforts have today with my colleague JOHN SHIMKUS ex- I ask all Members to join me in honoring an led UTPB to be recognized by numerous out- pressing strong support for the North Atlantic exceptional woman of California’s 28th Con- lets, such as BestColleges.com and U.S. Treaty Organization (NATO). This resolution gressional District, Noemi Torres. News and World Report, as one of the most reaffirms the importance of harmony and sta- f affordable online programs in the nation. In bility rather than war and conflict and acknowl- addition, Dr. Watts’ vision of expanding access RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS edges the NATO’s pivotal role in achieving OF GUS MACHADO to quality education has also led to the cre- such goals. ation of Texas’ first entirely virtual Early Col- NATO remains the most important and crit- lege High School network. This network allows ical security link between the United States HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART universities and colleges to partner with local and Europe. OF FLORIDA school districts to offer at risk high school stu- The incorporation of Eastern European IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dents to earn a high school diploma and up to countries into NATO has contributed towards Thursday, April 6, 2017 sixty college credits at no cost. These acceler- a vision of a stable and united Europe. NATO ated courses reduce the barriers to college ac- allies and partners in both Central and Eastern Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise to cess and increased college readiness with Europe have stood alongside the United recognize Mr. Gus Machado and celebrate his these students. This program has allowed States in joint peace operations in the West- career. thousands of students to set out on their path ern Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. Gus moved to the United States from Cuba to achieve their professional goals. Our resolution emphasizes the United with his family in 1949, and has become a Dr. Watts’ commitment to quality education States’ strong commitment to the independ- symbol of the American dream for many. has allowed UTPB to be the first school in ence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Through hard work and determination, Gus Texas to offer a $10,000 bachelor’s degree in democratic development of the countries that has built several successful car dealerships. select majors and is recognized as the least have emerged from the former Soviet Union, He has managed to stay in business through expensive Texas public, four-year institution. including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, Geor- a recession that had a significant impact on Under his leadership, UTPB has received na- gia, Ukraine, and Moldova. During the past car sales, and worked diligently to avoid tional accreditation in Art, Business, Edu- three decades, many of these countries have downsizing his workforce and keep others em- cation, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum undertaken considerable political and eco- ployed. Throughout his career in car sales, Engineering, Social Work, Music, Nursing, and nomic reforms necessary to achieve aspira- Gus has acted as an honorable man with the Athletic Training Education. These initiatives tions for European integration and Euro-Atlan- best interests of the community at heart. have allowed UTPB to leave its imprint on the tic cooperation. For the past seven years, Gus Machado’s workforce, and it could not have been accom- I want to thank Congressman SHIMKUS for businesses have received the Blue Oval Cer- plished without Dr. Watt’s leadership. his partnership on this resolution and urge my tification status from Ford Motor Company. Over the last few years, Dr. Watts spear- colleagues to pass it swiftly to reaffirm the Additionally, in 2013, one dealership received headed efforts to write a new chapter in United States’ commitment to our NATO allies. Ford Motor Company’s highest honor, the UTPB’s history by bringing college football to f President’s Award. the university. Prior to this, UTPB was the only TRIBUTE TO NOEMI TORRES—28TH Gus has proved himself to be dedicated to public university west of I–35 that did not par- CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT improving his community. In 2008, he founded ticipate in football. Now UTPB is in a more WOMAN OF THE YEAR the Gus Machado Family Foundation, which competitive position to attract new students to provides children with backpacks full of school the Permian Basin. Last year, the Falcons HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF supplies. The Foundation also works to keep kicked off the inaugural season and set the children healthy by providing them with immu- OF CALIFORNIA foundation for the program. The team looks to nizations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES build off of that progress as they begin to pre- Gus is deeply involved with the U.S.-Cuba pare for next season. Thursday, April 6, 2017 Democracy PAC, an organization dedicated to Dr. Watts’ contributions to UTPB will always Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in promoting freedom and democratic ideals in be remembered and his impact will surely be honor of Women’s History Month. Each year, the communist country of Cuba. Although he

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OF NEW JERSEY bank, and was active in the John Burroughs For his successful businesses, involvement IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES High School Boosters, where she raised in the community, and unfailingly optimistic money for the water polo team. outlook, Gus Machado is an excellent inspira- Thursday, April 6, 2017 Ms. Rodriguez served as Secretary and tion for Miami and Florida. It has been a privi- Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Treasurer of the Elysian Valley Neighborhood lege to know him and his family, including the recognize the 38th Anniversary of the Taiwan Council, chairing the Neighborhood Purposes love of his life Lilliam, who has become a dear Relations Act (TRA), which has played an es- Grants Committee, utilizing her longtime city friend of mine. I ask my colleagues to join me sential role in advancing the shared interests employment knowledge. Her current volunteer in congratulating him on his work to date and and values of the United States and Taiwan. organizations include serving as a member of wishing him continued success. Taiwan has become the United States’ 10th the Elysian Valley Fruit Share, where excess f largest trading partner and is a beacon of de- fruit from neighborhood gardens is given to residents without gardens, attending a variety HONORING LINDA McGURK’S MANY mocracy in East Asia. Along with the TRA, the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ of neighborhood community meetings, and as YEARS OF SERVICE TO EDU- have also guided our relationship with Taiwan. a member of the Elysian Valley Art Collective CATION Three years after the TRA was enacted, Presi- where she raised funds for two of the annual dent Reagan issued the ‘‘Six Assurances,’’ re- Frogtown Artwalks. In addition, Christine is an HON. VICENTE GONZALEZ affirming our nation’s support for Taiwan. art quilter whose artwork has been displayed OF TEXAS There is one area that, because of China’s in- at the Cactus Gallery in Elysian Valley. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES transigence, needs further consideration. I ask all Members to join me in honoring an Thursday, April 6, 2017 China has blocked Taiwan’s entrance into exceptional woman of California’s 28th Con- Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I international organizations where Taiwan gressional District, Christine Rodriguez. rise today to honor Linda McGurk for her 25 could play a meaningful role. f years of service as principal of Ben Milam Ele- In addition to security, the United States and RECOGNIZING ARTHUR A. mentary School in McAllen, Texas. Taiwan have a close economic partnership. In Linda McGurk received her Bachelor of 2016, bilateral trade was slightly over $65 bil- ANSELENE Science in Elementary Education from The lion. Taiwan and New Jersey also have very University of Texas Pan-American in 1964. close trade ties. In 2015, Taiwan was New HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY That same year, she began teaching first Jersey’s 6th largest export market in Asia, with OF VIRGINIA grade. In 1968, while raising a family with her New Jersey’s exports to Taiwan reaching IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES husband James McGurk, Linda McGurk $491 million. Thursday, April 6, 2017 served on the St. Joseph’s School Board and This week, Chinese President Xi visited the volunteered with the Edinburg Parks and United States and met with President Trump. Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Recreation Department, the Edinburg Junior While this meeting presented a constructive to recognize Arthur A. ‘‘Art’’ Anselene on the Service League. Linda McGurk became prin- opportunity, the interests must in no way be occasion of his retirement as Town Manager cipal of St. Joseph Catholic School in 1984. marginalized. The commitments made in the of the Town of Herndon. For 41 years, Art has Two years later, she earned her Master’s in Taiwan Relations Act and the ‘‘Six Assur- dedicated his life to the service of his commu- Educational Administration from The University ances’’ must never be compromised. nity and the residents of Herndon. In 1976, he of Texas Pan-American. In 1992, Linda Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be a friend assumed the position of Director of the De- McGurk was named principal of Ben Milam El- of Taiwan and her people, and to recognize partment of Parks and Recreation for the ementary School, a position she still holds the anniversary of the TRA. Town of Herndon, a position in which he today. Over the course of her tenure at Ben f would serve for 31 years, and in 2007 he was Milam, she has helped thousands of children appointed Town Manager. TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE RODRI- embark on an educational journey. His tenure as Director of Parks and Recre- In 2006, the University of Texas Pan-Amer- GUEZ—28TH CONGRESSIONAL ation was marked by the creation of many ican recognized Linda McGurk for her leader- DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR new events in the Town. These included, ship and countless contributions to elementary among others, the inaugural Herndon Festival, education in South Texas. And in 2012, the HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF the Labor Day Festival, the July 4th celebra- Texas Classroom Teachers Association OF CALIFORNIA tion, the Turkey Trot, Holiday Arts and Craft named her Administrator of the Year. Most re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Show, and the always popular summer con- cert series. In addition, Art worked with the cently, the McAllen Education Foundation hon- Thursday, April 6, 2017 ored Linda McGurk for her commitment to stu- Mayor and the Town Council on a number of dent success, naming her an ‘‘Outstanding Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in public works projects including the Herndon Educator’’ this past year. honor of Women’s History Month. Each year, Community Center, Chestnut Grove Cemetery, For more than 50 years, Linda McGurk has we pay special tribute to the contributions and the Downtown Master Plan, and the Herndon dedicated her life to expanding educational sacrifices made by our nation’s women. It is Metrorail Station Area Plan. opportunities for all. She has been a champion an honor to pay homage to outstanding Under his leadership, the Parks and Recre- of student success and her commitment to women who are making a difference in my ation Department became one of only 66 elite parents, teachers, and staff at Ben Milam Ele- Congressional District. I would like to recog- parks agencies in the country and the fourth in mentary School is admirable. nize a remarkable woman, Christine Rodri- Virginia to receive national agency accredita- As we recognize Linda McGurk’s service to guez, of Elysian Valley, a unique neighbor- tion. He oversaw the development of a com- the McAllen Independent School District, we hood in Los Angeles, California. prehensive parks and recreation system for also celebrate Ben Milam Elementary School’s Christine has spent many years of her life the town which included a dozen parks, the 50th Anniversary. serving her community through her work as a Herndon Centennial Golf Course, an indoor If walls could talk, the walls of Ben Milam librarian and through volunteering. She was tennis center, and the flagship Herndon Com- Elementary School would tell an inspirational the Children’s Librarian at the East Los Ange- munity Center. As Town Manager for Hern- story spanning half a century. Milam Elemen- les County Library, and then became a volun- don, Art has had oversight responsibility for all tary School has molded numerous generations teer at that library, leading the Summer Read- town operations including Community Devel- of McAllen’s young minds and given them the ing Program. Since 1994, Ms. Rodriguez has opment, Finance, Human Resources, Parks tools they need to succeed. worked for the City of Burbank’s libraries, and and Recreation, Police, Public Works, Golf, Mr. Speaker, this week South Texas honors is currently Supervising Librarian at the Buena Cemetery, Communications and Economic a great educator. It is my privilege to recog- Vista Branch Library. Development, IT, and the Town Clerk. nize Mrs. Linda McGurk in the U.S. House of A consummate volunteer, Christine has His efforts have resulted in the Town of Representatives today. been active at Dorris Place Elementary Herndon receiving numerous local, state and

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Ms. Bilal Gadsden Bulldogs as it honored one of their Recreation and the Town of Herndon Police serves as a wonderful example of those im- very own. On June 17, coaching legend Wil- Department. In addition, the Town received portant values. She has made great contribu- liam Moody, who helped the Bulldogs win 75 the Government Finance Officers Association tions to the Bronx and my congressional dis- games in a row and Class C state tides from of both the United States and Canada’s Award trict, and I am truly thankful to count her as a 1969–71, passed away. for Excellence in recognition of his commit- constituent. ment to fiscal responsibility and his work in Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and The Bulldogs has made not only me and maintaining the Town’s AAA bond rating. my other distinguished colleagues join me in Coach Moody proud, but the entire Fifth Con- While one might think that this level of dedi- honoring Ms. Naimah Bilal for her continued gressional District proud as well. cation and commitment would be enough for commitment to service. I look forward to watching their future suc- one individual, Art’s involvement in his com- f cess in both their academic and athletic pur- munity also extends to his activities outside of suits and wish them all the very best. his profession. He is a member of the Hern- RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- don Rotary and Lions Clubs, the National EN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY f Recreation and Parks Association Commission SPECIALIST (SPC) WILLIAM AN- on Accreditation, and the Virginia Local Gov- THONY BLOUNT IN RECOGNITION OF KEITH MOSS, ernment Management Association, to name a MAYOR OF DURYEA few. HON. TRENT KELLY Mr. Speaker, I have often said that public OF MISSISSIPPI HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT service is among the most noble of callings. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The tireless dedication of individuals like Art OF PENNSYLVANIA are selfless acts that are truly worthy of our Thursday, April 6, 2017 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES highest praise. I commend him for his service Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, to our community and ask my colleagues to today I rise in memory of Army Specialist Thursday, April 6, 2017 join me in wishing him great success in all his (SPC) William Anthony Blount who paid the ul- future endeavors. timate sacrifice while defending our nation on Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise f April 7, 2010, in Mosul, Iraq when his vehicle today to honor Keith Moss, Mayor of Duryea was attacked with an improvised explosive de- Borough. On April 18, 2017, Mayor Moss will HONORING NAIMAH BILAL vice. He was 21 years old and was serving receive the 2017 Joseph Saporito, Sr. Lifetime ´ with the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, of Service Award for his dedication to the peo- HON. JOSE E. SERRANO 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Divi- ple of Duryea. OF NEW YORK sion of Fort Stewart, GA. His commanding offi- Keith first began serving his community in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cer, 1LT Robert Wilson Collins was also killed his youth as a Boy Scout. At the age of 20, Thursday, April 6, 2017 in the attack. Keith joined the Germania Hose Company as Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, this past Feb- SPC Blount joined the military in 2009 after a volunteer firefighter. Throughout his mem- ruary we celebrated Black History Month, dur- graduating from Petal High School in Petal, bership with the hose company, Keith served ing which time we recognize the important Mississippi. Following his death, the SPC Wil- as president, vice-president, and trustee. Keith contributions made by African-Americans to liam Anthony Blount Memorial Scholarship began his political career in 1992, when he this great nation. Nowhere is that heritage was established at Petal High School. was elected to Duryea Borough Council. In more visible than in New York City. That is Nate McRae, SPC Blount’s brother-in-law 2001, Keith successfully ran for Mayor of why, at my office’s annual Black History Month said his brother was extremely honorable. All Duryea and has since served the borough as Celebration, I was honored to recognize Ms. of his commanding officers said he was an its chief administrator. In addition to presiding Naimah Bilal, who has been a lifelong, tireless amazing soldier and that his loss was keenly over the borough’s affairs, Mayor Moss has of- community advocate. felt. ficiated weddings over the years. Born and raised in Harlem, NY, she started The procession of SPC Blount’s body from In September 2011, Mayor Moss’ leadership her community involvement at an early age. the Pine Belt Regional Airport to Moore Fu- was put to the test when rain from Hurricane She and other community members marched neral Home, led by Mississippi Highway Patrol Irene and Tropical Storm Lee flooded areas of for an overpass to be built for the newly con- officers and Petal officials, travelled from Inter- Duryea. After being alerted by Luzerne County structed FDR Drive, where many accidents oc- state 59 to Evelyn Gandy Parkway to Petal Emergency Management of possible flooding, curred as people tried to cross over to the High School along Mississippi Highway 42. Mayor Moss issued a declaration that gave park where the basketball and handball courts With flags and posters in hand, residents lined him temporary operational control of Duryea. were located. Her efforts were successful, the the streets, and students were released from For 72 hours, he worked non-stop with other overpass was built and accidents decreased. school to view the procession. government officials to prepare residents for Later, Naimah and her family moved to SPC Blount is survived by his wife Amanda evacuation. After the storm hit, 139 homes in Lenox Avenue in Harlem and she continued to and his daughter Avery Elizabeth Blount. He is the borough were destroyed. Tasked with be active on several committees at Masjid also survived by parents, Billy and Kay Blount, clean up from the storm, Mayor Moss was Malcolm Shabazz. and his siblings, Laken Blount and Lori promised federal aid from former Vice Presi- Naimah worked for the NYS Division of McRae. dent Joe Biden, who personally surveyed Housing & Community Renewal (DHCR) Rep- f flooded sections of Duryea. resenting the Clerical Staff of this Agency and Today, Mayor Moss continues to serve the Delegate of DC 37 until retiring after 22 years RECOGNITION OF THE WEST GADS- Duryea Borough and is focusing on fostering in October 2007. DEN BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM Upon moving to the Bronx, she got involved closer relationships in the community. He with several community based organizations HON. AL LAWSON, JR. helped arrange Duryea’s involvement in Na- tional Night Out, an event that promotes com- including the 44th Precinct Community Council OF FLORIDA munity-police camaraderie, as well as the bor- and CASA (Community Action for Safe Apart- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments). She is the President of Council Mem- ough’s Halloween party. Thursday, April 6, 2017 ber Vanessa Gibson’s Tenants Block and It is an honor to recognize Mayor Moss as Neighborhood Council and President of her Mr. LAWSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise he accepts the 2017 Joseph Saporito, Sr. Life- Tenants Association. She is an active member today to honor the West Gadsden Boys Bas- time of Service Award. His long history of of DC37 Retirees. ketball Team on their 2017 FHSAA State service to Duryea is significant contribution to Ms. Bilal prides herself on being a mother, Championship win over Wildwood. This is the the fabric of America. May he continue to fulfill grandmother, great-grandmother, and a com- first time in 46 years that the mighty bulldog’s his mayoral duties with honor.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K06AP8.010 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 6, 2017 RECOGNIZING THE 2017 FAIRFAX HONORING SHIRLEY POWELL FOR H.R. 1219. Had I been present, I would have COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DE- HER LEGACY AND COURAGEOUS voted ‘‘NO’’ on this motion. PARTMENT VALOR AWARD RE- SERVICE CIPIENTS f HON. RAUL RUIZ HONORING BRONX COUNTY DIS- HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY OF CALIFORNIA TRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CLARK OF VIRGINIA Thursday, April 6, 2017 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize HON. JOSE´ E. SERRANO Thursday, April 6, 2017 an outstanding member of my district Chief OF NEW YORK Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Shirley Powell of Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cathedral City, California. She passed away in to recognize an outstanding group of men and Thursday, April 6, 2017 March 2017. Her dedication and service to our women in Northern Virginia. These individuals nation are an inspiration. CMSgt Powell was a Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, we recently have demonstrated superior dedication to pub- member of my congressional office’s Veterans’ celebrated Black History Month this past Feb- lic safety and have been awarded the pres- Advisory Board and Military Academy Nomina- ruary. During my office’s annual Black History tigious Valor Award by the Northern Virginia tions Selection Committee. She was a remark- Month Celebration, I was honored to reflect on Chamber of Commerce. able leader, and I am honored to have called the tremendous contributions African-Ameri- This is the 39th Annual Valor Awards spon- her my constituent and my friend. Today, I cans have made within my district in Bronx sored by the Northern Virginia Chamber of want to recognize her life achievements. County, and to recognize several outstanding Commerce. This event honors the remarkable CMSgt Powell worked for 45 years in the individuals contributing to their community. Let heroism and bravery in the line of duty exem- field of Aerospace. In 1962, she joined the me mention one of those people today—Bronx plified by our public safety officers. Our public U.S. Air Force (USAF), where she served for County District Attorney Darcel Clark. She is safety and law enforcement personnel put 38 years. She was a founding member of the the first woman in this position, the first female their lives on the line every day to keep our 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) African-American District Attorney in the state families and neighborhoods safe. This year’s in the Military Airlift Command KC–97 of New York, and has been a trailblazer for ceremony will present 125 awards to recog- Globemaster Program, where she served mul- criminal justice throughout her professional ca- nize extraordinary actions above and beyond tiple tours in support of Vietnam and other reer. the call of duty in a variety of categories in- international and domestic efforts. In 1981, District Attorney Clark became the District cluding the Lifesaving Certificate, the Certifi- she transferred to the California Air National Attorney for our county on January 1, 2016. cate of Valor, and the Bronze and Silver Med- Guard TAC C–130 Program. Prior to her election, District Attorney Clark als of Valor. She was honored with numerous, well-de- served as an Associate Justice for the New Twenty-three awards will be bestowed upon served distinctions. In the Air National Guard York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, first responders who serve with the Fairfax 146th Wing, Shirley was the first female to First Department; a New York State Supreme County Fire and Rescue Department in rec- achieve the rank of Senior Master Sergeant Court Justice in Bronx County; and a Criminal ognition of their exceptional service. It is with and the first female to be selected for the spe- Court Judge in Bronx and New York Counties. great pride that I include in the RECORD the cial duty of First Sergeant. Among her numer- She spent more than 16 years on the bench. names of the following Valor Award Recipi- ous awards are the Meritorious Service Medal, District Attorney Clark is also a lifelong ents. the Presidential Unit Citation, the Combat Bronxite, raised in NYCHA’s Soundview BRONZE MEDAL OF VALOR Readiness Medal, the Air Reserve Forces Houses. She attended public schools in New Captain I Bruce A. Neuhaus Meritorious Service Medal, the National De- York City, graduating from Harry S Truman fense Service Ribbon, the Vietnam Service High School. She attended Boston College Lieutenant Ji Y. Lee Medal, and the Southwest Asia Service Medal. and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Polit- Lieutenant Sean E. Ferguson After her retirement in 2000, she was highly ical Science where she was the first recipient Lieutenant Diron D. Powell active in various associations in the commu- of the University’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Me- Master Technician Marc G. Campet nity. She became an active member of the morial Scholarship. She then went on to earn Master Technician Daryl T. Casey Palm Springs Air Force Association, the Air her law degree at the Howard University Master Technician Herbert M. Knerr Force Sergeants Association, the Noncommis- School of Law in Washington, D.C. sioned Officer Association, and the Enlisted Master Technician Michael C. Lewis District Attorney Clark returned home in Association of the National Guard, where she 1986 to begin her legal career at the Bronx Master Technician Peter G. Zagorites held numerous Board positions. She was se- District Attorney’s Office. She prosecuted Technician Sean P. Allen lected to serve on the Riverside County Vet- many cases, including drug felonies, violent Firefighter Fidel A. Blanco erans Advisory Committee, and she main- crimes, and homicides. District Attorney Clark LIFESAVING AWARD tained her status as Chief Exam Proctor for served as a Supervising ADA in the Narcotics Deputy Chief Andrew L. Duke the Los Angeles Chapter of the American So- Bureau and the Deputy Chief of the Criminal ciety for Quality. Captain II Mark E. Kordalski Court Bureau. In 1999, she left the Office for Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize and her first judicial post. Captain Walter Johnson honor Shirley Powell. I am proud of the oppor- District Attorney Clark also serves on the Lieutenant Scott F. Primrose tunity to have worked together with her to im- Boston College Board of Trustees and has Technician James L. Campbell prove the lives of veterans in our community. served in leadership positions in the National Technician Travis L. Franks Her distinguished career and her years of Association of Women Judges and the Black Technician Michael A. Garcia committed service to the community are an Bar Association of Bronx County. example of excellence, dedication, and service Technician James E. Pfister Throughout her career in public service, Dis- to our Nation that all should seek to emulate. Technician Adam J. Silvers trict Attorney Clark has worked to ensure fair- f ness, accountability, and justice for Bronxites. Firefighter Medic Vicki L. Swain PERSONAL EXPLANATION In her new role as Bronx County District Attor- Firefighter Sidney B. Boyd ney, she has already made the office more re- Firefighter Robert L. Knupp sponsive, and worked to reduce case delays Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the 2017 Valor HON. AL GREEN that have diminished trust in our system of OF TEXAS Award Recipients, and thank each of the men justice. She is an important role model to all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and women who serve in the Fairfax County in our community, and I look forward to work- Fire and Rescue Department. Their efforts, Thursday, April 6, 2017 ing with her in the years to come. made on behalf of the citizens of our commu- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and nity, are selfless acts of heroism and truly Wednesday, April 5, 2017, I missed the fol- my other distinguished colleagues join me in merit our highest praise. I ask my colleagues lowing vote: honoring Ms. Darcel Clark for her tireless work to join me in applauding this group of remark- 1. Motion on Ordering the Previous Ques- to ensure justice and commitment to the peo- able citizens. tion on the Rule providing for consideration of ple of the Bronx.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.005 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E475 RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- tional demonstration project administered by sional District of Virginia, I commend the team EN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY the Department of Health and Human Serv- for this historic win, this historic run of cham- SPECIALIST (SPC) LARRY ices to evaluate the economic impact of allow- pionships, and wish the program years of con- KENYATTA BROWN ing reimbursement for certain low vision de- tinued success. vices under the Social Security Act. Coverage f of such devices could help Medicare bene- HON. TRENT KELLY CELEBRATING THE 275TH ANNI- ficiaries with low vision lead healthy, safe, and OF MISSISSIPPI VERSARY OF MORAVIAN COL- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES independent lives. I urge my colleagues to join us by sup- LEGE Thursday, April 6, 2017 porting this legislation that will make a signifi- Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, cant change to improve the quality of life for HON. CHARLES W. DENT today I rise in memory of Army Specialist the visually impaired. OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (SPC) Larry Kenyatta Brown who paid the ulti- f mate sacrifice while defending our nation April Thursday, April 6, 2017 IN RECOGNITION OF THE I.C. 6, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to SPC Brown was mortally wounded during a NORCOM BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM recognize Moravian College on the occasion combat mission to liberate the Iraqi city of of its 275th Anniversary. Karbala. SPC Brown was assigned to C Com- Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, pany, 1st Battalion, 414 Infantry Regiment, HON. ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT Moravian’s roots go all the way back to May Fort Riley, Kansas. OF VIRGINIA 1742, when it began as a girls’ school founded SPC Brown, a Jackson native, attended Bai- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by Countess Benigna von Zinzendorf, who ley Magnet High School where he was a track Thursday, April 6, 2017 was only 16 years-old at the time. Motivated and basketball athlete. His high school prin- by her religious roots in the Moravian denomi- cipal, Dorothy Terry, said SPC Brown was a Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise nation, Countess Benigna accompanied her serious young man who was kind. Terry said with great pride to call attention to a group of father, Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf, on a SPC Brown also had a great sense of humor. young students who have distinguished them- visit to the Moravian settlements in the New During the funeral held at Blacks Chapel selves, their school, their community, and the World. The intent was to use education as an Baptist Church, Brigadier General Frank city of Portsmouth, Virginia. The I.C. Norcom instrument of salvation for the surrounding Helmick described SPC Brown’s devotion to Greyhounds boys’ basketball team had a re- community of Bethlehem, which was estab- our nation. markable season and I believe the Grey- lished one year prior. ‘‘Larry Brown displayed the intensive for- hounds deserve formal recognition for their ac- Zinzendorf’s school became the first girls’ titude to fight and complete the mission even complishments. boarding school in America. Eventually, it though it meant giving his life for our country.’’ On March 10, 2017, the I.C. Norcom Grey- would come to be known as the Bethlehem Hundreds of people came to the funeral in- hounds beat the Northside Vikings of Roa- Female Seminary, and in 1913, it became the cluding twenty-nine soldiers from Fort Riley. noke, Virginia, to win the Group 3A boys’ state Moravian Seminary and College for Women. Ten soldiers from Fort Polk, Louisiana carried basketball championship, becoming the first The school developed such a distinguished Brown’s coffin. basketball team, boys or girls, to win four con- reputation that in its early years, George SPC Brown’s bravery and courage in serv- secutive state championships. The Grey- Washington personally petitioned the head- ice to our nation will always be remembered. hounds completed their 2017 season with an master for the admission of two of his great- f impressive 22–8 record. nieces while he served his second term as I.C. Norcom won the championship in dra- President. MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION OF matic fashion, with a steal in the last six sec- In 1954, the women’s institution joined with COVERAGE FOR LOW VISION DE- onds of the game leading to a two point vic- the men’s institution, Moravian College and VICES ACT OF 2017 tory of 67 to Northside’s 65. I.C. Norcom’s Theological Seminary, which was comprised boys’ basketball team has had a consistent of boys’ schools from Bethlehem and Naza- HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY run of excellence in recent years, and has be- reth, to form the singular Moravian College. OF NEW YORK come a dominant force in Virginia high school Moravian Theological Seminary maintained a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sports. close, but distinct identity as a graduate I.C. Norcom was founded in 1913 as the school of theology. The merger made Mora- Thursday, April 6, 2017 High Street School, the first public high school vian College the first coeducational institution Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. for black students in Portsmouth. It was later of higher learning in the Lehigh Valley region Mr. Speaker, the Centers for Disease Control renamed in honor of its first supervising prin- of Pennsylvania. and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 80 mil- cipal, Israel Charles Norcom, a businessman, Today, Moravian College remains com- lion Americans are at risk of serious vision fraternalist, and leader in the Portsmouth com- mitted to its mission of preparing individuals loss—a number expected to increase as the munity. Now, more than 100 years after its for a ‘‘reflective life, fulfilling careers, and baby boomer generation ages. Along with my founding and three locations later, I.C. Norcom transforming leadership in a world of change.’’ colleague Rep. GUS BILIRAKIS, I am proud to High School is still striving to ensure academic The school offers more than 50 programs of reintroduce legislation to support Americans excellence for its students. study, and over 2,000 students make up its with limited or impaired vision. In addition to excelling on the basketball undergraduate and graduate student popu- For some, reading a book or crossing the court, the Greyhounds are also doing great lation. street is difficult even with glasses or contact things in the classroom. I.C. Norcom has been It is my pleasure to congratulate the stu- lenses due to blurriness or distortion. Doctors nominated for Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood dents, alumni, faculty, and staff of Moravian can prescribe magnifiers and other special de- Award and has partnered with community College as they celebrate this very special vices, but their current exclusion from Medi- businesses to help tutor students. 275th Anniversary. May they enjoy continued care coverage greatly restricts access to these I.C. Norcom students have been partici- success in edifying and serving the Lehigh devices. While there are a wide variety of op- pating in the First College program—attending Valley and all those who look to carry on its tions to help people with low vision, currently, Tidewater Community College this semester proud tradition. there is an exclusion from Medicare coverage and taking up to 14 college credits before they f for devices that include a lens to aid vision or graduate. I.C. Norcom is doing a great job cul- RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BEER provide magnification of images for impaired tivating excellence both on and off the athletic DAY vision. Coverage of these devices will greatly field. enhance the ability of older Americans to age I would like to extend my enthusiastic con- HON. DAVE BRAT independently and enjoy everyday activities. gratulations to the I.C. Norcom players, their OF VIRGINIA To understand the impact of covering these families, Principal Dr. Laguna Foster, Coach IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES devices for America’s seniors, we are reintro- Leon Goolsby and the rest of his coaching ducing the Medicare Demonstration of Cov- staff on this most recent State Championship Thursday, April 6, 2017 erage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2017. and on the team’s continued excellence. On Mr. BRAT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay This legislation would create a five-year na- behalf of the citizens of the Third Congres- tribute to National Beer Day. On April 7, 1933,

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CPL Dickens’s sacrifice for the freedoms we Jackson community support Ms. Vargas Fast forward 76 years to 2009 when one of all enjoy will not be forgotten. wholeheartedly, and I am proud to offer my my constituents, Justin Smith, sparked the f support as well. While this may be a private idea of celebrating National Beer Day on April bill for one individual, I strongly believe we 7th. In March of this year, Justin’s efforts INTRODUCTION OF A PRIVATE must do better by the thousands of other eventually lead to our Governor Terry BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF young people like Ms. Vargas who now live in McAuliffe recognizing National Beer Day in DANIELA VARGAS fear of being uprooted from the communities Virginia. National Beer Day has grown to such that they call home. We urgently need to offer prominence that it was recently featured as a HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON them a secure path forward, not one that clue on Jeopardy. OF MISSISSIPPI pushes them back into the shadows or threat- The impact that craft brewers have on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ens to send them away from the country that Virginia economy is substantial. According to Thursday, April 6, 2017 is their home. the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild, the Common- f wealth of Virginia had 142 breweries and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL nearly $1 billion in economic impact in 2016. er, today, I am introducing a bill to provide re- VOLUNTEER WEEK The craft brewing industry is growing rapidly in lief to Ms. Daniela Vargas, a young woman Virginia and given current trends, will continue from my Congressional district in Mississippi. to do so. In 2016, Virginia craft brewers took Ms. Vargas was brought to the United HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. home 13 medals from the Great American States by her parents as a seven-year-old OF GEORGIA Beer Festival proving that Virginia’s craft brew- child from Argentina in 2001. Like the esti- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ers are plenty in number, but also in quality. mated 750,000 other young people in the Thursday, April 6, 2017 same situation, she became a Deferred Action Craft breweries such as 1781 Brewing Co, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and Battlefield Brewing Co., Beer Hound Brewery, today to recognize today to recognize National has a pending DACA renewal application. By Extra Billy’s Smokehouse and Brewery, Far Volunteer Week, which will take place the Gohn Brewing Co., Final Gravity Brewing Co, all accounts, Ms. Vargas is a hard worker week of April 23–29, 2017. During National Kindred Spirit Brewing, Lickinghole Creek who, up until March, was living the American Volunteer Week, organizations across the Craft Brewery, Midnight Brewery LLC, Rock Dream. Having graduated from high school country celebrate the efforts of volunteers who Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Steam Bell with honors in 2013, Ms. Vargas was pursuing share their time and talents with those in Beer Works, Strangeways Brewing, The An- her college degree in hopes of becoming a need—the homeless, the hungry, the elderly, swer Brewpub Co., and Willow Spring Brewery math teacher. On March 1, 2017, this valuable the at-risk youth, and other marginalized popu- are located in my district. member of our community who respects our lations. I’m delighted to have so many craft brewers laws, pays her taxes, and has no criminal National Volunteer Week was established in supporting the local economy, providing jobs, record found herself the innocent victim of the 1974 by President Richard Nixon. Every U.S. and promoting the safe consumption of beer in cruelties of our current immigration system. president since then has issued a proclama- my district. On that day, Ms. Vargas participated in a tion during National Volunteer Week, encour- press event at City Hall in Jackson, Mis- f aging Americans to volunteer in their commu- sissippi organized by local church leaders and nities. This week serves to remind us all that RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- immigration advocates to raise awareness we are a nation of people that thrives on serv- EN SOLDIER ARMY CORPORAL about the negative impacts that politically-mo- ing others. The volunteering of time and re- (CPL) TYLER JOE DICKENS tivated immigration enforcement actions di- sources has been an instrumental part of the rected by the Trump Administration are having essence and tradition of our country and re- HON. TRENT KELLY on communities across the country and those mains essential to its spirit and vitality. OF MISSISSIPPI young people with DACA status who have I especially would like to recognize the great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES come to be known as ‘‘Dreamers’’. Exercising work of the Tri-Community Directors of Volun- her First Amendment Rights, Ms. Vargas Thursday, April 6, 2017 teer Services (Tri-DVS), which has been pro- shared her family’s story and courageously viding support to professionals working in the Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, spoke out on behalf of those who, like her, live volunteer services field in Columbus and Fort today I rise in memory of fallen soldier Army with the fear that on any given day they will Benning, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama Corporal (CPL) Tyler Joe Dickens who paid be deported in furtherance of the President’s since 1985. In addition to promoting vol- the ultimate sacrifice while defending our na- misguided and cruel immigration agenda. unteerism, Tri-DVS provides support, training, tion on April 12, 2005, during Operation Iraqi When Ms. Vargas and a friend left the DACA networking opportunities, and professional Freedom III. CPL Dickens died from injuries event at City Hall, they were trailed by ICE skills accreditation to its members. he sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade Agents. After pulling the car over on the side Each year, Tri-DVS holds a luncheon during struck his guard tower in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq. of the road, the ICE Agents, who should have National Volunteer Week to recognize and CPL Dickens was assigned to the 2nd Squad- been aware that Ms. Vargas had a pending thank the volunteers in the tri-city area. In ron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort DACA renewal application, took her into cus- September, the group sponsors a seminar, In- Irwin, California. tody and transferred her to a detention facility vesting in Volunteerism, to help organizations CPL Dickens entered active service in June in Jena, Louisiana—160 miles from her home. integrate volunteer services into their oper- 2002. He followed in the footsteps of his fa- When Ms. Vargas’ case was brought to my at- ations. ther, Joseph Dickens, who also served in the tention, I, along with a diverse network of civil Tri-DVS is a leader in the movement to im- Army. CPL Dickens served as a sniper team and immigration rights groups, mobilized on prove communities through volunteerism and I leader at the time of his death. her behalf. Thankfully, on March 10th, a U.S. applaud their resounding efforts to encourage During CPL Dickens’s memorial service, a District Court granted the petition submitted on and expand volunteer services for individuals letter from a superior, Captain Gary Mills, was her behalf and she was released from deten- and organizations throughout the tri-city area. read aloud. Mills described how proud Dickens tion, but an order for her removal remains ac- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the was of his family and that he enjoyed sharing tive. U.S. House of Representatives to join me in stories with his unit and pictures of his wife, Enforcement of our country’s immigration recognizing National Volunteer Week by ac- Elisha, and newborn son, Austin. laws must hold steadfast to our cherished knowledging the positive impact volunteerism ‘‘The platoon was proud when [his] son was American values. Our nation needs law-abid- has on communities throughout the country. In born,’’ Mills wrote. ‘‘We would like to thank his ing DACA recipients, like Ms. Vargas, to be addition, I ask that my colleagues join me in entire family. None of us will ever forget Tyler free from the threat of deportation so that they honoring the Tri-Community Directors of Vol- J. Dickens.’’ can contribute to our communities. These unteer Services for their efforts to provide sup- CPL Dickens was awarded the Bronze Star Dreamers took a leap of faith during the port for the volunteers who tirelessly share Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Obama Administration and came out of the their time and talents with those in need.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.013 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E477 PERSONAL EXPLANATION memorate the innumerable contributions that ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FAMU African Americans have made—and continue WOMEN’S SOFTBALL HEAD HON. JOYCE BEATTY to make—to our Nation. Today, it gives me COACH, VERONICA WIGGINS OF OHIO great pleasure to rise in honor of one of those IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exceptional individuals, a trailblazer in youth HON. AL LAWSON, JR. OF FLORIDA Thursday, April 6, 2017 civic engagement through the power of music. It is with great pleasure and admiration that I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, on April 5, stand before you to honor Mr. Bervin Harris. Thursday, April 6, 2017 2017, I was unavoidably absent due to a fam- ily medical emergency and missed roll call Mr. Harris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mr. LAWSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise votes 217–220. Had I been present, I would Renaissance Youth Center in my district. He today to honor the accomplishments of FAMU have voted as follows: has over 30 years of social development ex- Women’s Softball Head Coach, Veronica Wiggins. Coach Wiggins and her team cele- Roll call vote 217: On ordering the previous perience in the areas of youth services and question: NAY brated her 700th career victory earlier this community development, and cofounded the month in the Puerto Rico Collegiate Softball Roll call vote 218: On agreeing to the Reso- Youth Center in 2001. As CEO, he has cre- lution, H. Res. 242: NAY Classic. ated and managed several successful pro- Coach Wiggins reached this impressive Roll call vote 219: On Motion to Table the grams throughout the Bronx community. Ren- milestone in her 26th season at Florida A&M Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair: NAY aissance Youth Center serves close to 4,000 University. With this win, Coach Wiggins is Roll call vote 220: On final passage of H.R. now the longest serving head coach in the 1304—Self-Insurance Protection Act: YEA youth a week at multiple sites, providing chil- dren in the Bronx with educational program- school’s 100-plus year of athletic history and f ming, tutoring, and musical lessons. Mr. Harris ranked 44th on the NCAA’s Career Coaching 38TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE also manages, writes and directs for the cen- wins list for active coaches. Known as an in- TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT (TRA) ter’s Music With A Message (MWAM) Band, tense competitor, master psychologist and performing with them in close to 100 shows a mother hen, Coach Wiggins is a true leader in year. Mr. Harris is also the director of the cen- the Rattler Community. HON. STEVE KING Since the beginning of her career at FAMU OF IOWA ter’s citywide youth council, Youth In Power, in 1990, Coach Wiggins has been the archi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with more than one thousand teens partici- tect of one of the more respected mid major Thursday, April 6, 2017 pating. Women’s Softball programs in NCAA Division Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I would like Under the direction of Mr. Harris, the youth One. She has led FAMU Softball to a 226–76 to recognize a very important day in U.S.-Tai- council participates in precinct, community record all-time in Mid-Eastern Athletic Con- wan relations. April 10th marks the 38th Anni- board, and mayoral meetings by partnering ference play, while guiding her charges into versary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). with community organizations and advocating postseason play eight times. Coach Wiggins This important statute has been critical in de- for their peers and neighborhoods. Recently, was inducted into the FAMU Sports Hall of fining the diplomatic, economic, and strategic the council led the charge to hold a local Fame, won the MEAC Outstanding Tour- nament Coach Award eight times and is a relationship we have enjoyed with Taiwan over slaughterhouse owner accountable for prop- four-time MEAC Coach of the Year. She has the last four decades. In 2017, Taiwan is the erly disposing of their trash and keeping the served with a spirit of love and patience that United States’ tenth largest trading partner. surrounding area clean. Their efforts brought The TRA has strengthened our relationship has carried her into victory. this quality of life issue to the attention of the Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire FAMU and helped encourage a particularly strong health department and local elected officials economic partnership. Rattler community, I am proud to honor Coach which in turn forced the business owner to ad- The growth of Taiwan is a living breathing Wiggins. She is an inspiration to many across example that trade benefits humanity, and not dress the community’s concerns. Mr. Harris northern Florida both on and off the softball just economically. Particularly in light of the has built many partnerships for Renaissance field. Her enthusiasm and passion for her scheduled meeting between President Trump including with the New York Police Depart- team have not gone unnoticed. I look forward to watching FAMU Women’s and Chinese President Xi Jinping, it is impor- ment, Carnegie Hall, NYC Parks Department, Softball Team future success and I wish tant for our nation to remember and com- Berklee College of Music, and many more. Coach Wiggins well as she continues to lead memorate the special relationship between the Prior to Renaissance, Mr. Harris was the the mighty rattlers to victory. United States and Taiwan, a thriving and inno- program director at a Beacon program where f vative economy that most countries envy. In he more than tripled the annual budget and this new and exciting era for our two nations, was recognized as one of the 4 ‘‘Model Bea- RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- one that promises to emphasize bilateral trade cons’’ by the Department of Youth and Com- EN MISSISSIPPI NAVY SEAMAN agreements, I impress on the administration munity Development. (SN) KATRINA RENEE GRADY that a strong relationship between the U.S. and Taiwan is key to sustaining peace, sta- Mr. Harris is also an artist on Capitol HON. TRENT KELLY bility and liberty in the Asia-Pacific region. Records where as an accomplished musician, OF MISSISSIPPI Mr. Speaker, I look forward to a continuing singer, song writer he has produced and writ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES successful cooperation between the United ten songs for a wide variety of musicians, Thursday, April 6, 2017 States and Taiwan. I am also confident that if ranging from Hip Hop artists like KRS–1 to we continue to enhance our economic rela- R&B artists like Mary J. Blige to Jazz artists Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, tionship, this dynamic partnership that we’ve like Herbie Hancock. Mr. Harris has also writ- today I rise in memory of fallen Mississippi Navy Seaman (SN) Katrina Renee Grady who built together will continue to thrive in the fu- ten the music score for the stage play I Sing died of an intracerebral hemorrhage on April ture. 4 Luv and recently co-wrote and directed the f 18, 2002, during Operation Enduring Freedom. stage play Bronx Side Story. Mr. Harris re- She had been onboard the USS Port Royal HONORING MR. BERVIN HARRIS ceived his undergraduate degree from Old when she became ill. She passed away at Be- Westbury College and management certificate thesda Naval Medical Center, MD. HON. JOSE´ E. SERRANO from Fordham University. SN Grady was the youngest of six children OF NEW YORK Mr. Harris is an incredible advocate for the raised by her mother, Mary Grady, in Green- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES youth of our community, and he has made our ville, Mississippi. She graduated from T.L. borough a much better place because of his West High School in 1992. Following gradua- Thursday, April 6, 2017 tion from Mississippi Valley State University in efforts. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, this past Feb- 1998, SN Grady enlisted in the U.S. Navy. It ruary, I was honored to recognize outstanding Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and was her desire to follow in the footsteps of her members of the Bronx community during my my other distinguished colleagues join me in grandfather who served in the military and her office’s annual Black History Month Celebra- honoring Mr. Bervin Harris for his passion for brother, Charles Grady, who joined the Mis- tion. During that time, we gave pause to com- uplifting the youth in our community. sissippi National Guard.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.017 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E478 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 6, 2017 SN Grady’s mother says Katrina was a in the state of Ohio to ever lie in state. Together, you and John taught us that a smart girl who wanted more out of life and ‘‘Governor, I didn’t know that.’’ good life is built not on a single historic military service was the way to accomplish Only the ninth in history. act—or multiple acts—of heroism, but a And he talked about how much it meant to thousand little things; the thousand little that goal. him to be with you. And he gave, spontane- things that build character, treating every- ‘‘She wanted to serve her country most of ously, what I think is maybe the best de- one with dignity and respect all,’’ Mary said. ‘‘She loved her work aboard scription of John Glenn I’ve ever heard—and John was one of the few of my colleagues ship. She was excellent.’’ I new John for 40 years. He said, ‘‘John came who would be going to the restroom where Hundreds of people came to the funeral out of the heart of the country’’—like you there was a shoeshine guy. John would al- which was held at the St. Mathews Methodist kids do—‘‘and he stole America’s heart.’’ ways pat him on the shoulder and give him Church in Greenville, including her fellow serv- ‘‘Came out of the heart of the country and he a hug, understanding that despite fame and stole America’s heart.’’ position everybody was John’s equal. ice members, school teachers, and class- And he did: He stole America’s heart. mates. I remember as a kid, freshman in college, Everybody was John’s equal—in his mind. SN Grady’s dedication to military service John’s historic flight. And it all comes down to being personal. and to the protection of our nation will always And Annie, you and John and Jill and I The President always kids me, Annie, be- be remembered. have been friends for 40 years. I know others cause I’m getting older, now. I could even have longer relationships but what a wonder- try to improve on Tip O’Neill’s admonition f ful 40 years it has been. about ‘‘all politics is local.’’ I don’t think VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN We served in the Senate together side-by- John agreed with that either. I think, and I think he thought, all politics is personal. It’s ADDRESS AT THE PUBLIC MEMO- side for 25 years, and we traveled around the world together. John was one of the happiest all personal. RIAL FOR JOHN GLENN people I ever knew. Think about it—one of It all comes down to being personal—to the happiest people I ever knew. He had that being there for family, and being there for HON. MARCY KAPTUR infectious smile. Even when things looked friends, in good times and in bad times; like like everything was crashing down, John OF OHIO you and John were there for me and Jill would walk into my office or walk into a when I was in the hospital. You were there IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES caucus with that big smile on his face and I for us when our son, Beau, was deployed and Thursday, April 6, 2017 wondered, ‘‘Where in the hell has he been?’’ you were there when we buried him. ‘‘Did he not just hear what I just heard?’’ It’s all about being personal. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I include in the (You think I’m kidding. I’m not kidding.) Annie, you and John, as was mentioned RECORD the remarks of Vice President Joe But the world knew, [revered], and re- earlier by the first speaker, were with Ethel Biden at a remembrance ceremony held in spected John, from Columbus to Cambodia, [Kennedy]. I happened to be with Ethel Ken- from Washington to Beijing. He loved being Columbus, Ohio on December 17, 2016 at the nedy at an awards ceremony in New York, a senator. He loved his constituents and his Mershon Auditorium (The Ohio State Univer- the little ripple of hope ceremony. And, iron- colleagues. He loved his staff, many of whom sity): ically, a fellow who runs my office, who’s a are here today. And, boy, did they love him When John Glenn was 10 years old, his fa- Ohio guy, said John ‘‘wasn’t doing well.’’ back. ther, his hero, a veteran of World War I, ‘‘You ought to call John.’’ And I had a brief And you could feel his love for his country taught him how to play ‘‘Taps’’ on the bugle. discussion with Ethyl as I sat with her. And and for his state and for the Marine Corps. They’d play together on Memorial Day in the story is well known about him talking to He was kind of partial to NASA. the kids, being sent back to Hickory Hill. New Concord [Ohio], small flags and flowers But most especially you felt his love for But what struck me was I was told that next to gravesites—gravestones of the fallen. you, Annie, and for Dave and Lyn, and his when you and John got to Hickory Hill, John And John would recall that time and feeling grandchildren. All you had to do, as I said, walked into Senator [Robert] Kennedy’s pri- when he said, where ‘‘Love of country was a was see John and Annie just walk together, vate study and saw that Robert Kennedy, given. Defense of its ideals was an obliga- just the way they looked at each other, and who was the only political [uncertain] I ever tion.’’ And, ‘‘The opportunity to join in its you knew that’s what it’s supposed to be had in my life, had out a book of Ralph [quests] and explorations was a challenge not like. only to fulfill a sacred duty but to join a joy- I said that to Annie today before we came Waldo Emerson’s poetry. And it was opened ous adventure. in and she said, ‘‘Well, that’s like you and up, and in a leaf of the book, there in the With John, all the years I knew him and Jill.’’ I said, ‘‘No it’s different. Everybody margins, were comments made by Robert worked with him was always a joyous adven- knows I love Jill more than she loves me. I Kennedy. And the passage that John, I’m ture. think you, [Annie], loved him just as much. told, remembered was where Emerson said, Annie, what a joyous adventure you and The last time we were together, when Jill ‘‘This time, like all times, is a very good John had together, on display for your chil- and I had Annie and John over to the Vice one, if we but know what to do with it.’’’ dren and the whole world to see. President’s residence—I was looking at the The thing that I liked most about John You all know it. You can tell when a cou- picture this morning, Annie, of you guys was he knew from his upbringing that ordi- ple really, genuinely loves and enjoys one walking down the steps, walking out to the nary Americans can do extraordinary things. another. gate, and Jill and I behind you. And the Ordinary Americans could do extraor- It was infectious. words of the poet Christopher Marlowe lit- dinary things. On behalf of President Obama and the erally came to mind, and I had to rewrite And he believed, I believe, he was confident First Lady, on behalf of the American peo- this on the way to the plane. Christopher that every successive generation would know ple, Jill and I are here because we love you Marlowe said: ‘‘Come with me and be my what to do with it. And that’s the charge I Annie, and we loved John. And together you love and all the pleasures we shall prove.’’ think John left us, Annie: to join our na- taught us all how to love. Well, together, Annie, you and John proved tion’s conquests and our nation’s explo- That’s not something you usually talk all the pleasures. You not only had a magical rations as a challenge, not only to fulfill a about when you talk about heroes, especially love affair—the other thing about you, you sacred duty, but to join in this joyous adven- heroes like John Glenn, who lived a life that were partners. You were [unclear] partners. ture. was rigorous but tinged with just a little bit Together, you bore the way to fame and re- So when the Marine plays ‘‘Taps’’ on the of magic. sponsibility and with enormous humility, bugle at Arlington for our friend, we can Just a little bit of magic. and a sense of duty that defined you as the look deep into the heavens and know with We talk about daring spirit, poise under greatest of America’s greatest generation. certitude that John believed—and was pressure, mental and physical toughness, but I think John defined what it meant to be right—that future generations of Americans for all his heroism that history will remem- America, what it meant to be an American, will also look deep within the heavens and ber in war, in space, in public life, you felt what we were about—just by how he acted. understand how to explore, how to serve, something deeper with John. Always about promise. We were a country of how to love; and will come to understand Annie, on the way to get to Air Force 2, I possibilities, opportunity. Always a belief in that if we’re looking for a message to send got a call from John Kerry, who’s somewhere tomorrow. about our time here on earth, for what it over the Atlantic on the way to another mis- Tomorrow. means to be an American: It’s the life of sion in the Middle East to try to deal with When John was at the house a couple years John Glenn. And that is not hyperbole. Yemen. And he told me about his time he got ago it’s all he kept talking about: ‘‘What are to spend with you a couple days ago, and the you going do now, Joe?’’ ‘‘What are we going So, God bless you, John. family. He pointed out, he said, ‘‘Joe, you to do tomorrow?’’ ‘‘We have all these oppor- God bless you, Annie. know John’s only the ninth person in history tunities.’’ And may God protect our troops.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.021 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E479 IN RECOGNITION OF CAMDYN after graduating from Natchez High School in that current bankruptcy law is, unfortunately, LEWIS, AVA DECKER, AND 1999. SGT Brown held the rank of Corporal ill-equipped to deal with complex financial in- MOLLY DOUGHERTY FOR WIN- with the Army’s HHC 2nd Brigade Command stitutions that are in economic distress. NING FIRST PLACE IN THE MID- Group when he lost his life. This legislation, accordingly, creates a court- DLE SCHOOL DIVISION FOR THE ‘‘He was very proud of what he did,’’ said supervised, orderly liquidation mechanism that 2017 NATIONAL C–SPAN Staff Sergeant James Dayton, who was will be guided by the regulators. STUDENTCAM VIDEO CONTEST Brown’s Army supervisor for a year and a half In sum, this process will allow a failing fi- and escorted his body to Mississippi. ‘‘He was nancial institution to transfer its assets to a HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT very sharp. He always stayed ahead of me.’’ newly-formed bridge company over a single ‘‘There wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for OF PENNSYLVANIA weekend, which will promote confidence in the me, and I know there wasn’t anything he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES financial marketplace. wouldn’t have done for everyone in this room,’’ The institution’s equity and debt will remain Thursday, April 6, 2017 said his wife, Army Specialist JoDona Brown. in the bankruptcy case to be administered by Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise SGT Brown was honored by Natchez Mayor a trustee under court supervision. F.L. Hank Smith, members of his high school today to honor Camdyn Lewis, Ava Decker, As a result, valued assets will be maximized class, and Adams County supervisors. More and Molly Dougherty of West Scranton Inter- for the benefit of creditors, and the market- than 1,500 people attended the spirited cele- mediate School. These three 8th grade stu- place will stabilize. dents, with the help of their social studies bration of the soldier’s life. Those at the fu- neral remembered Brown as a quiet, religious Additionally, I support the legislation be- teacher Erin Mangan, came in first place in cause it appropriately recognizes the important the middle school division of the 2017 National young man. Before joining the service, SGT Brown was a Sunday School teacher, sec- role that the Dodd-Frank Act has in the regula- C–SPAN StudentCam Video Contest. tion of large financial institutions. The students’ prize-winning entry is entitled retary, and junior choir member at Greater Without a doubt, the Great Recession re- ‘‘US Gun Violence—A Complicated Puzzle.’’ New Bethel Baptist Church. sulted following the regulatory equivalent of The seven minute piece covers the victims, SGT Brown is survived by his wife, SPC the Wild West. legislation, law enforcement, mental health, JoDona Brown, and his mother, Rhonda and socioeconomic aspects of gun violence James-Brown and father, Elm Carter Brown. The Dodd-Frank Act goes a long way to- ward reinvigorating a regulatory system mak- and included interviews with leaders who work f in areas related to firearm policy. Those fea- ing the financial marketplace more account- tured in the film were Nicole Hockley, whose FINANCIAL INSTITUTION able and hopefully more resilient. son Dylan Hockey was a victim of the Sandy BANKRUPTCY ACT OF 2017 The act also institutes long-needed con- Hook shooting; U.S. Senator BOB CASEY; sumer protections that have, up until now, not SPEECH OF Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard been available. Ross, Jr.; NRA Spokesperson Catherine HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE For example, Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act Mortensen; and Jeffry W. Swanson, Ph.D., OF TEXAS establishes a mandatory administratively-driv- en resolution process to wind down large fi- Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Serv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ices at Duke University. The video urges Con- nancial institutions. gress and the president to take action to re- Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Title II is a critical enforcement tool for bank duce the number of gun-related casualties in Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in regulators to facilitate compliance with the the country, but also calls viewers of the piece support of the bipartisan measure, H.R. 1667, act’s heightened regulatory requirements for to action to prevent incidents of gun violence the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of large companies. in their communities. 2017, which was reported favorably out of the Nevertheless, the Dodd-Frank Act clearly It is an honor to recognize these three Judiciary committee to the House floor, on recognizes that bankruptcy should be a first young women for covering such an important March 29, 2017, on a voice vote. resort and that the orderly liquidation process issue with sensitivity and tact. I congratulate As leaders of the Judiciary Committee with should be a last resort. them on winning the 2017 National C–SPAN oversight of our nation’s bankruptcy laws, I am In fact, Title I of the act explicitly requires StudentCam Video Contest. I applaud the fac- glad to see that my colleagues and I were these companies to write so-called ‘‘living ulty and staff at West Scranton Intermediate able to work across the aisle to answer the wills’’ explaining how they will resolve their fi- School for helping these students make a suc- question of how to improve the existing bank- nancial difficulties hypothetically, in the event cessful video project. Camdyn, Ava, and Molly ruptcy process for the resolution of failing fi- of a bankruptcy scenario. should be proud of the exceptional piece of nancial institutions. This is because bankruptcy law has, for journalism they produced. Removing potential obstacles to an efficient more than 100 years, enabled some of the na- f bankruptcy of a financial institution, this legis- tion’s largest companies to regain their finan- lation enhances the Bankruptcy Code and its RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- cial footing. ability to resolve financial firms for the benefit H.R. 1667 will ensure that bankruptcy is a EN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER SER- of stability in the U.S. and global economies GEANT (SGT) HENRY LEVON truly viable alternative to the Dodd-Frank Act’s and does so with minimal financial burdens or resolution process. BROWN cost. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to note that this Specifically, H.R. 1667 will allow the expedi- legislation is the product of a very collabo- tious resolution of large, complex financial in- HON. TRENT KELLY rative, bipartisan, and deliberate process, stitutions on the verge of insolvency to be bet- OF MISSISSIPPI which should be the norm, not the exception, ter facilitated under the Bankruptcy Code by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES when it comes to drafting legislation. minimizing the disruptive impact of the com- Thursday, April 6, 2017 pany’s collapse on the financial marketplace. For example, this bill, unlike similar legisla- Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, First, this legislation addresses a real need, tion that has come through the Senate, does today I rise in memory of Army Sergeant which is recognized by the regulatory agen- not include any controversial provisions aimed (SGT) Henry Levon Brown who paid the ulti- cies, bankruptcy experts, and the private sec- at undoing the important protections of the mate sacrifice while defending our nation on tor, that the bankruptcy law must be amended, Dodd-Frank Act. April 8, 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. so that it can expeditiously restore trust in the I should also note, however, that H.R. 1667 SGT Brown was assigned to Headquarters financial marketplace after the collapse of a does not include any provision allowing com- and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, major financial institution. panies to have access to lenders of last re- 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Such was the case with the failure of Leh- sort. Georgia. He was serving as a Colonel’s driver man Brothers in 2008, for example, which Nearly every expert recognizes that such at the time of his death. He was mortally caused a worldwide freeze on the availability access, even if it is by the federal government, wounded in an enemy rocket attack in Bagh- of credit, wreaking havoc on Wall Street, as is a necessary element to ensure financial sta- dad. well as, on Main Street. bility. SGT Brown was born September 30, 1980, The near collapse of our nation’s economy I urge my colleagues to support this meas- in Natchez, Mississippi. He joined the military that resulted from Lehman’s failure revealed ure.

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Mr. Speaker, it is with great jans Girls’ Basketball Team and Coach Shelia issued a statement when he heard about SPC pleasure that I rise today to recognize April as Seymore-Pennick on a job well done. LaWare’s death. National Lawn Care Month. The landscape in- f ‘‘Serving in the armed forces is a noble call- ing with grave risks. SPC LaWare bravely as- dustry employs nearly 1 million workers and HAPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY SUL sumed those risks and we honor his courage contributes annual revenue of $78 billion to ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY our nation’s economy. From the National Mall and commitment to our country.’’ to an opening day outfield and even in our SPC LaWare honored his family in great own front and back yards, images of beautiful HON. WILL HURD service to our nation. His sacrifice will not be lawns are often iconic depictions of American OF TEXAS forgotten. culture and the American dream. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f As we recognize these images, we must Thursday, April 6, 2017 also recognize the work that goes into the up- NATIONAL RETIREMENT Mr. HURD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- PLANNING WEEK keep of such lawns. Landscape and lawn care ognize the 100th Anniversary of Sul Ross professionals play a vital role in ensuring that State University, a premiere public institution lawns are not only maintained but also healthy dedicated to higher education- nestled in the HON. DON BACON as healthy grass and turf deliver essential foothills of West Texas. OF NEBRASKA benefits to families, communities, and the en- On April 4, 1917, Governor James E. Fer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vironment. guson signed a bill, passed by the 35th Texas Thursday, April 6, 2017 Healthy lawns offer protection against dis- Legislature, establishing Sul Ross Normal Col- Mr. BACON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ease carrying insects. They provide oxygen, lege. Over the past century, Sul Ross has de- recognition of the more than 48 million Ameri- protect our waterways, and clean the air. They veloped into the cultural and educational epi- cans who have currently reached retirement are the backdrop for important life memories center for Alpine and the surrounding areas, age. Shockingly, a significant number of Amer- such as first steps, athletic accomplishments, offering 25 undergraduate and 22 graduate icans have saved nothing for their retirement. and gatherings for friends and families. degree programs administered by a tremen- While retirement is often viewed as an issue Healthy lawns are important parts of our com- dous faculty. Situated in a unique geographic for older Americans, today’s economic realities munities. location, Sul Ross offers unparalleled learning mean that saving for retirement needs to start f experiences in some of Texas’ most scenic re- earlier than ever before. With rising healthcare gions, including Big Bend National Park, Fort PERSONAL EXPLANATION costs, longer life spans, a burdensome tax Davis State Park, the Rio Grande, and the code, and a reduction of pension offerings, Guadalupe Mountains. more Americans than ever before are shoul- HON. JUDY CHU Today I applaud the 29,000 graduates and dering the burden of financing retirement en- OF CALIFORNIA countless faculty and staff members who have tirely by themselves. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES helped shape Sul Ross State University into The first week of April has annually been the institution it is today. The positive impact Thursday, April 6, 2017 proclaimed as National Retirement Planning of this university resonates across Texas’ 23rd Week. Under the leadership of the National Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, Congressional District. due to unforeseen delays on April 5, 2017, I Retirement Planning Coalition, we are all was not present on the House Floor for the f being urged to rethink what we believe we first vote of the day. Had I been present, I RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- know about retirement planning. Despite de- would have voted nay on Roll Call No. 217, EN ARMY SPECIALIST (SPC) veloping trends, the National Retirement Plan- the Motion on ordering the Previous Question CASEY MICHAEL LAWARE ning Coalition hopes to help guide all Ameri- on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. cans towards securing a dignified retirement 1219. HON. TRENT KELLY through holistic planning. f OF MISSISSIPPI Mr. Speaker, there are steps we all can take IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to achieve financial independence in our re- RECOGNITION OF RIBAULT HIGH tirement years. We now have the opportunity SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL Thursday, April 6, 2017 to renew the national conversation on the im- TEAM Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, portance of preparing and protecting retire- today I rise in memory of fallen Army Spe- ment. I encourage my colleagues to support HON. AL LAWSON, JR. cialist (SPC) Casey Michael LaWare who paid legislation which will help their constituents OF FLORIDA the ultimate sacrifice while defending our na- prepare for a dignified retirement. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion on April 9, 2005, during Operation Iraqi f Freedom III. SPC LaWare was severely Thursday, April 6, 2017 burned in a guard tower fire in Al TRIBUTE TO DAVID POMERANTZ Mr. LAWSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mahmudiyah, Iraq and passed away at the today to congratulate the Ribault High School Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Ger- HON. NITA M. LOWEY Girls’ Basketball Team. The Lady Trojans won many. OF NEW YORK their 11th state championship title with a 60– SPC LaWare was assigned to the 2nd IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 37 win over Orlando Bishop Moore in the Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Class 5A championship game. Under the lead- Fort Irwin, California. LaWare enlisted in the Thursday, April 6, 2017 ership and guidance of Head Coach Shelia Army prior to graduating from Enterprise High Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- Seymore-Pennick, the Lady Trojans are truly a School in 2004. He was trained as a sharp- ute to David Pomerantz, the retiring Demo- force to be reckoned with. shooter and deployed to the Mosul region in cratic Staff Director of the House Appropria- The Lady Trojans Basketball team is no northern Iraq as part of the buildup of U.S. tions Committee, who reflects the best of pub- stranger to winning. With a nearly perfect forces for the Iraqi election. lic service and the institution of Congress. record for the season, with only a three-point SPC LaWare’s mother, Kathy Grace, said The Appropriations Committee has histori- loss, they make residents of Florida’s Fifth her son was proud to serve America and the cally been a body more interested in sub- Congressional District proud. Army is what he really wanted to do with his stance and policy than politics. Democrats and As a former basketball player, I am excited life. In a Los Angeles Times news article, fam- Republicans fight strongly for what we believe to witness the success of such hardworking ily members said SPC LaWare wanted to in, and at the end of the day, we try to work and dedicated young women. They are the serve our nation. together to produce good legislation that funds

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Nacogdoches, Texas, Miss Alene and her goals if not for the hard work and support of The Gold Star memorial on College of the family settled in Madisonville in 1976 where dedicated staff, like David. Ozarks campus will honor Gold Star Families she began working as an assistant radio co- His retirement is bittersweet. Since 2011, of Missouri. This memorial preserves the host. Never did she think she would host the David has led our House Democratic staff and memory of the fallen and stands as a stark re- Sunday morning gospel hour, but that is just supported the Members of our Committee with minder that freedom is not free. College of the what happened. After the host moved away, wisdom, calm, and occasionally boisterous Ozarks feels that it is their duty to honor all KMVL owner Leon Hunt asked Miss Alene to laughter. David and I have had more emer- who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Building take over. gency meetings, late night conference calls, this memorial is the college’s way of honoring Miss Alene says she didn’t know much and strategy sessions than either of us care to those families that sacrificed everything in the about the radio business or hosting a radio remember. His steady hand has been an name of freedom. show back then, but she dove right in and asset during some of the most contentious I urge my colleagues to join me in recog- started sharing her love of the Lord to all who funding debates with which the federal govern- nizing College of the Ozarks on their out- tuned in. She cherishes the listeners and sup- ment has ever had to grapple. standing dedication to this country by honoring porters of her show and considers herself While we already miss his depth of knowl- Missouri’s Gold Star Families. blessed to share God’s glory over the radio. edge, expertise, and good humor, we are de- f As a busy member of Lakeview Missionary lighted for him to begin this new chapter in his Baptist Church, Miss Alene has more praise DEATH OF SECRETARY WILLIAM life. for the Lord than ever. She is Superintendent Having grown up on the West Coast, the T. COLEMAN of her Sunday School Class and a member of son of a successful professional in the enter- a prayer band that meets four times a week— tainment industry, David’s return to his family’s HON. BARBARA LEE all while striving to get even more involved in roots on the East Coast and his pursuit of a OF CALIFORNIA her Women’s Bible Class. long career in federal service may have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As if her calling wasn’t enough, Miss Alene seemed counterintuitive. Prior to his distin- Thursday, April 6, 2017 is excited about having more time to enjoy her guished career on Capitol Hill, Dr. Pomerantz nine great-grandchildren. While she feels the Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the was an Assistant Professor of Political Philos- Lord moving her in a new direction, she re- life of a civil rights champion: Secretary Wil- ophy at SUNY Stony Brook. He began his mains thankful for her faithful listeners, station liam T. Coleman. service to the U.S. House of Representatives owner Leon Hunt, the KMVL family, and espe- I had the privilege to know while working as with the Democratic staff of the Rules Com- cially her Heavenly Father for ‘‘the strength to a congressional staffer for another civil rights mittee in 1983. He joined the Appropriations continue on this long.’’ hero, Congressman Ron Dellums. She is confident that the next Downhome Committee in 2001, where he served as Pro- Secretary Coleman served this country with Gospel host will take the program she has fessional Staff, Clerk of the Commerce, Jus- character and conviction. tice, State Subcommittee, and Director of the He served in World War II and graduated loved for four decades to ‘‘another level in the nonpartisan Surveys & Investigations staff first in his 1946 Harvard Law School Class. name of Jesus.’’ As she embarks on her next under Chairman and Ranking Member David He also broke through racial barriers to be- adventure, it is my honor to recognize Miss Obey and finally as Democratic Staff Director come the first African American Supreme Alene and thank her for her many years of for Ranking Member Norm Dicks and myself. Court Clerk and the second African-American faithful service. David reflects the best of this institution. He in U.S. history to lead a Cabinet-level depart- f served the Appropriations Committee, the ment. Rules Committee, and the U.S. Congress with HONORING GIVE EVERY CHILD A Secretary Coleman believed deeply in the CHANCE CEO CAROL DAVIS integrity and skill. His time and talents were Constitution and fought to defend civil rights at essential in solving some of the greatest chal- all costs. lenges before the Congress, particularly in re- It was his commitment to that belief that led HON. JERRY McNERNEY cent years when we faced government shut- Thurgood Marshall to recruit Secretary Cole- OF CALIFORNIA downs and gridlock over appropriations and man to coauthor the legal brief in Brown v. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES budget matters. In addition to his expertise of Board of Education in 1954. Thursday, April 6, 2017 agency and program budgets, his knowledge I was honored to work in a bipartisan fash- Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to of parliamentary process is unparalleled. His ion alongside Secretary Coleman’s Special honor Carol Davis for her long commitment to vast institutional knowledge of the House is Assistant, Elaine Jones during his tenure as the future of our youth and her belief in the second to none, and he will be sorely missed. Secretary of Transportation in the Ford Admin- power of education to improve our commu- Members of the Committee, staff, and the full istration. nities. Over the last 17 years, Carol Davis’ Democratic caucus are deeply indebted for his Together we were able to include language leadership has been instrumental to the aca- tireless service and dedication. on affirmative action in the Airport and Airway demic success of thousands of struggling stu- It is a testament to David’s leadership that Development Act. our Committee remains so well prepared to Secretary Coleman’s determination in the dents in my district. Ms. Davis turned her lifelong passion for address the great challenges we face, and his face of discrimination has served as an inspi- helping children into reality when she became lasting imprint will be an unyielding commit- ration for me throughout my career. ment to fighting for Democratic ideals and an My thoughts and prayers are with Bill’s wife the CEO of Give Every Child A Chance 17 excellent staff who will carry forward his leg- and family during this trying time. years ago. At that time Give Every Child A acy. I am confident that his legacy will live on Chance (GECAC) was tutoring 125 students I wish David the best as he begins this new through the lives of those he touched. within the Manteca Unified School District and and exciting chapter in his life. May his soul rest in peace. had 50 volunteer tutors. In her first year as CEO, Ms. Davis expanded Give Every Child A f f Chance to provide tutoring assistance to 325 GOLD STAR FAMILIES IN HONOR OF ALENE OWENS students in need. 17 years later, Give Every Child A Chance reaches more than 4,500 stu- HON. BILLY LONG HON. KEVIN BRADY dents in 49 schools with more than 400 men- OF MISSOURI OF TEXAS tors and tutors. Carol Davis’ outstanding lead- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ership and vision has helped make Give Every Child A Chance the San Joaquin region’s Thursday, April 6, 2017 Thursday, April 6, 2017 leading non-profit afterschool program and has Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, after greatly improved the lives of thousands of chil- ognize and thank College of the Ozarks in four decades of service on the Downhome dren.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.033 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E482 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 6, 2017 Carol Davis recently retired as CEO of fluences—a surprise last child to older parents RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- GECAC. She is a highly respected and inspir- who shared with him the gift of experience EN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER MA- ing public servant of San Joaquin County. I and wisdom. He has a B.S. in media manage- RINE STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) wish Ms. Davis and her family well and thank ment from Emerson College, and has com- JASON AARON ROGERS her for her years of dedicated service to the pleted extensive graduate work at Wesley students and families associated with Give Seminary. Cedric’s deep faith calls him to do HON. TRENT KELLY Every Child a Chance. the work of justice and equality and to equip OF MISSISSIPPI f others to do the same. He is also known for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING THE GAY AND LESBIAN his writing and television appearances—again Thursday, April 6, 2017 ACTIVIST ALLIANCE OF WASH- on human rights and social justice—and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, INGTON, D.C. serves on several boards having to do with today I rise in memory of Marine Staff Ser- sexuality and religion. He served as pastor of geant (SSG) Jason Aaron Rogers who paid HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON a ‘‘radically inclusive’’ congregation in the Dis- the ultimate sacrifice while defending our great OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA trict, and is currently Executive Director of nation on April 7, 2011. SSG Rogers was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Many Voices—a new nonprofit creating a killed in Northern Helmand Province, Afghani- Thursday, April 6, 2017 Black Church movement for gay and stan when an improvised explosive device det- onated while he was clearing a path for transgender justice. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wounded marines in a live mine field during ask the House of Representatives to join me Mara Keisling is the Executive Director of combat operations. He was assigned to the in celebrating the 46th anniversary of the Gay the National Center for Transgender Equality, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, the nation’s leading social justice advocacy or- Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force out of D.C. (GLAA), a revered organization that has ganization winning life-saving change for Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. long been a leader in the struggle for equal transgender people. Since founding NCTE in SSG Rogers was born on April 9, 1982, in rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, Jackson, MS. He graduated from Brandon transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) com- 2003, Mara has led organizational and coali- tion efforts that have won significant advances High School in 2000. Shortly after September munity. 11, 2001, SSG Rogers joined the Marine in transgender equality, including the inclusion Since its founding in April 1971, GLAA has Corps, where he served eight years. He was been a respected and tireless advocate not of gender identity in the Employment Non-Dis- deployed on six overseas assignments, five of only for LGBTQ rights, but also for full and crimination Act, the first-ever congressional which were combat deployments in Iraq and equal rights for the District of Columbia, and hearing on transgender issues, and countless Afghanistan. He was 28 years old at the time has been at the forefront of efforts to strength- federal administrative and state-level wins. As of his death. en enforcement of the landmark D.C. Human one of the nation’s leading voices for SSG Rogers’ mother, Jenny Smith, recently Rights Act of 1977. One of GLAA’s most sig- transgender equality, Mara is regularly quoted said, ‘‘I’m extremely proud. He was proud to nificant achievements, on which it worked with in national and local print media and has ap- serve our country. He had a calling to offer his coalition partners, D.C. elected officials, and peared on major television networks. She was life for friends and family. He loved America. District residents, was the enactment of the Every year, we hold the Annual Running for D.C. Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage part of the first all-transgender television inter- view on Melissa Harris-Perry’s show in 2012. Jason 5K Run/Walk in Brandon to honor his Equality Amendment Act, which allowed service.’’ Mara holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State same-sex couples to marry in the District. Mayor Tim Coulter of Brandon, Mississippi GLAA also has been an outspoken advo- University, and did her graduate work in Amer- said, ‘‘We are saddened by the death of one cate for LGBTQ youth and seniors; has stood ican Government at Harvard University. of our hometown heroes, Jason Rogers, a up for the rights of LGBTQ consumers; has Reverend Barry W. Lynn is the retiring Ex- brave man of character. He will be missed by upheld the rights of transgender people, in- ecutive Director of Americans United for Sepa- our city and our hearts and prayers are with cluding equal treatment by police and access ration of Church and State (AU) after serving his family at this time.’’ to culturally competent healthcare; has edu- Brandon Winfield, a childhood friend of SSG cated and rated local candidates on LGBTQ in that capacity for the last 25 years. GLAA has worked very productively with Rev. Lynn Rogers said, ‘‘The loss of Jason Rogers is issues; and has built and nurtured coalitions going to make this world an emptier and and his highly capable and efficient staff at AU with other constituencies to advance these lonelier and colder place. I could write a War causes and defend the District’s autonomy. in resisting the federally imposed school and Peace sized story of the kind of person At GLAA’s 46th anniversary reception on voucher program in D.C. These private he was. Some people have it; the room just April 20, 2017, the following recipients of its schools are not accountable to D.C.’s elected seemed to be dizzier and brighter with him in 2017 Distinguished Service Awards will be officials and their students, staffs, and teach- it.’’ recognized: ers may lack the protections of the D.C. SSG Rogers is survived by wife Angela Rita Jose´ Gutierrez is an activist, historian, poet Human Rights Act. We are also honoring Rev. Marie Rogers. He is also survived by his par- and leather enthusiast who resides in Wash- Lynn for aggressively defending the civil rights ents, Jennifer and William Smith, and Liz and ington D.C. and is originally from Reynosa, of the LGBTQ community on a host of national Tracy Aaron Rogers. Mexico. His family immigrated to Atlanta, GA f in the mid-1980s, where he launched his ad- issues. He has long championed marriage vocacy career working for AID Atlanta and co- equality, fought against ‘‘bathroom bills’’ that HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL founding Latinos en Accio´n, a Latino LGBTQ demonize transgender men and women and CHRISTOPHER L’HEUREUX organization. Jose´ is recognized for his work legislative attempts to gut local and national on human rights and AIDS advocacy both lo- civil rights protections in the guise of ‘‘religious HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN cally and nationally. In 2000, he founded the freedom.’’ The AU has, with Rev. Lynn’s direc- OF RHODE ISLAND Latino GLBT History Project, the oldest D.C. tion, filed numerous amicus briefs in cases di- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Latino LGBTQ organization and most recently rectly affecting the LGBTQ community. Few if Thursday, April 6, 2017 co-founded the Rainbow History Project, any other activists have been more outspoken DiCcio´n Queer and the Latino Leather. In than Rev. Lynn in integrating the interests of Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, today I recog- 2007, Jose´ organized the first D.C. Latino nize Lieutenant Colonel Christopher L’Heureux the LGBTQ community with the whole range Pride. Currently, Jose´ is pursuing his B.S. in of the United States Army for his extraordinary psychology at the University Ana G. Mendez, of church-state separation issues. dedication to duty and service to our Nation. and works at the Department of Homeland Se- I ask the House to join me in honoring the Colonel L’Heureux will soon transition from his curity in the District. Jose´ is an active member recipients of GLAA’s 2017 Distinguished Serv- current assignment as an Army Congressional of the D.C. Latino Caucus, LULAC LAMBDA, ice Award and in celebrating GLAA’s 46 years Liaison in the House of Representatives to the OutWrite and the Latinx LGBTQ D.C. Cen- of contributions to the LGBTQ community in serve as the Commander of 2d Squadron, 2d ter. the District of Columbia. Cavalry Regiment. The unit is currently lead- Reverend Cedric A. Harmon is a native Mid- ing a multinational battle group in Poland de- westerner with Southern and New England in- terring adversaries and reassuring allies of

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While in Ger- Motion to Recommit with Instructions, the En- Wednesday, April 5, 2017 many, he deployed twice to Kosovo and again couraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 6) Aye on Roll Call No. 216, H.R. 1343, On honor former Congresswoman Jeannette Since then, Colonel L’Heureux has served in Passage, the Encouraging Employee Owner- Rankin, who deserves a special place in multiple leadership and staff positions in com- ship Act of 2017 American History. bat units, including two additional deployments When I first came to the House of Rep- to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. resentatives, I was one of just 24 women serv- f In 2015, Colonel L’Heureux was selected to ing in Congress. Although a small cohort, this serve as a Congressional Liaison in the United IN RECOGNITION OF ALLISON was made possible by Ms. Rankin, who was States Army House Liaison Division. As the LOUISE ROSA the first woman elected to Congress, 100 primary liaison between Members of the years ago. House of Representatives and the Army, Colo- Congresswoman Rankin was a part of the nel L’Heureux has provided insight and a deep HON. DAVID G. VALADAO suffragist movement, even opening congres- understanding of Army policies, actions, oper- sional debate on a Constitutional amendment ations, and requirements. His first-hand knowl- OF CALIFORNIA to grant universal suffrage. She brought this edge of the military, its culture, and traditions IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES same passion to her work in social welfare, has been of tremendous benefit to Congres- advocating on behalf of women and children. sional offices. Chris was especially effective in Thursday, April 6, 2017 Today we have seen our ranks swell to 104 his service to Members and staff as he es- members of Congress. Research has shown corted them on fact-finding and oversight dele- Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to that when women participate in government, it gations within the United States and to mul- thank Ms. Allison Louise Rosa for her service is more collaborative and more functional. tiple countries in South America, Europe, and to my office and the people of California’s 21st Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin was a the Middle East. I have had the privilege to Congressional District. trailblazer who shattered glass ceilings and travel with Colonel L’Heureux on several occa- Ms. Rosa was born May 14, 1994 in Han- proved to the American people that women’s sions, including to Israel and to various mili- ford, California where she grew up on her contributions are valuable and they are de- tary exercises in the United States, and I family’s dairy farm with her parents, Roland serving of positions of power. For her tireless found him to be a thoughtful, intelligent, and and Karen, her sister Emily, and her brother efforts, I worked to have a portrait commis- dedicated Soldier in the best traditions of Jack. Growing up, Allison was very active in sioned in 2010, to fortify our institution’s rich art history, paving a new way of democracy. America’s Armed Forces and the men and the dairy community; she was even crowned women called to serve from the great state of I know she would be proud to see the the First Alternate Dairy Princess for Kings Rhode Island. progress we have made, and prouder still of County, California in 2012. Mr. Speaker, it has been a pleasure to work the indomitable spirit of American women, who with Colonel L’Heureux during his time as an After graduating from Mt. Whitney High continue to make their voices heard. Army Congressional Liaison Officer in the School in Visalia, California, Ms. Rosa went f House of Representatives. On behalf of a on to attend College of the Sequoias and Holy grateful Nation, it is my honor to recognize the Names University. She graduated in 2016 RECOGNIZING APRIL 3–7, 2017 AS NATIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN- selfless service and sacrifice of Lieutenant from Fresno Pacific University with a degree in NING WEEK Colonel Christopher L’Heureux, his wife, Communications. While in college, Allison was Danielle, and their children, Ella and Jonathan. an avid tennis player and an NCAA division II I wish them the very best as they continue athlete. HON. DAVID P. ROE their journey in the United States Army and OF TENNESSEE Allison joined my team as Scheduler in my thank them for dedicating their lives to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES service of our Nation. Washington, D.C. office in May 2016. As Scheduler, she was instrumental to my team Thursday, April 6, 2017 f through managing my daily schedule and Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise PERSONAL EXPLANATION helping her coworkers with daily tasks to make today to recognize April 3–7 as National Re- the office run more smoothly. While on my tirement Planning Week. HON. STEPHANIE N. MURPHY team, Allison was greatly respected by her Saving for retirement is one of the most im- OF FLORIDA peers for her professionalism, dedication to portant steps that Americans can take to build a better future for themselves and their fami- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her work, and sense of humor. lies. Unfortunately, all too often, saving for re- Thursday, April 6, 2017 Outside of work, Allison enjoys spending tirement remains a distant goal that is put off Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on time with her friends and talking to her family in exchange for more immediate needs. The April 4, 2017, I was unavoidably absent from back in California. She is currently looking for- Government Accountability Office reports that the House chamber due to a family medical ward to moving back home to California to be 29 percent of Americans aged 55 and older emergency. Due to these unforeseen cir- closer to her family and the coast. have no retirement savings, and no traditional cumstances, I was unable to vote on six legis- Ms. Rosa’s time with my office will come to pension. With this in mind, it must be a na- lative measures on the floor. a close April 7, 2017 when she leaves to tional priority for us to communicate the impor- Had I been present and voting, I would have begin a new career at Epoch Estate Wines in tance of retirement planning. By encouraging voted as follows: Templeton, California. Knowing Ms. Rosa, her more Americans to adequately prepare for 1) Nay on Roll Call No. 211: H. Res. 241, character, and her work ethic, I have no doubt their retirement years, we can significantly en- On Order the Previous Question, Providing for that she will achieve many great things in her hance retirement security in the United States. consideration of H.R. 1304, the Self-Insurance future. Recognizing this week as National Retire- Protection Act ment Planning Week is an important step to 2) Nay on Roll Call No. 212, H. Res. 241, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the help raise awareness of this need, and I com- On Agreeing to the Resolution, Providing for United States House of Representatives to mend the members of the National Retirement consideration of H.R. 1304, the Self-Insurance join me in commending Ms. Allison Louise Planning Coalition for their efforts to educate Protection Act Rosa for her public service to the people of Americans about the importance of retirement 3) Nay on Roll Call No. 213, H. Res. 240, the Central Valley and wishing her well as she planning. I wish them all the best as they con- On Ordering the Previous Question, Providing embarks on the next chapter of her life. tinue this valued campaign.

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Thursday, April 6, 2017 ability to keep his sense of humor even during Mr. Speaker, we are forever grateful and Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the most stressful times. humbled by the lives that were given for us all wish Rich Rimkunas congratulations for his In recent years, Rich has served as the those years ago. We owe tremendous grati- many long years of service to Congress. Rich Deputy Assistant Director of CRS’s Domestic tude to the Crockett Memorial Hall Restoration Rimkunas has had a career filled with out- Social Policy Division. In that role he has Committee and the Crockett Historical Society standing achievement at the Congressional mentored and helped develop many of the di- for their service. It is therefore fitting and prop- Research Service. After nearly 37 years of vision’s managers, analysts and research as- er that we honor them here today. service, Rich will be retiring from CRS on Fri- sistants. He has also played a central role in f day, April 28th. reviewing written work produced by the divi- When Rich joined CRS in 1980, he was an sion, helping to ensure its accuracy, complete- HONORING PFC ROBERT LIEBRICH analyst working on a broad array of social pol- ness and quality. Moreover, in his work as a icy issues. Initially, he worked on such issues division manager, Rich has served on numer- HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN as child nutrition, poverty, social security, so- ous advisory panels that have recommended OF RHODE ISLAND cial services for the aged, and unemployment organizational practices and policies for CRS, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES insurance. Rich co-created and co-authored a many of which have been adopted. Thursday, April 6, 2017 widely circulated CRS report on federal social Rich’s policy expertise has been broadly welfare spending. He was also a co-author recognized. He is regularly sought for his ex- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, it is my sol- and contributor to several chapters in the pertise at professional meetings and con- emn privilege to recognize the late World War House Ways and Means Committee print Chil- ferences. He was nominated to the National II veteran Private First Class (PFC) Robert dren in Poverty, which provided a detailed Academy of Social Insurance in 2002 and has Liebrich of Rhode Island. Tomorrow, it will be look at the incidence and characteristics of served on the steering committee of the Na- my honor to present Carol Liebrich, his widow, child poverty in the United States. tional Health Forum. He has also been recog- a Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster Rich ultimately became heavily involved in nized with numerous Library of Congress Spe- for PFC Liebrich’s meritorious service with the providing research and analytical support to cial Achievement Awards. Army after being shot in the arm during an en- the Congress on many health policy issues, Rich has devoted nearly his entire distin- gagement with opposing forces. This is the including analyses of aggregate national guished professional career to supporting the second Purple Heart for PFC Liebrich, who health expenditures, the Medicare hospital work of the Congress and to helping build and was first injured after being shot in the abdo- prospective payment system, the Medicare strengthen CRS and forward its mission. Con- men in events leading up to the Battle of the Advantage program, and Medicare cata- gratulations to him, and I wish him many long Bulge, which began in December 1944. He strophic drug costs. Additionally, he has and happy years in retirement. was only 18 years old when he sustained both worked on numerous issues related to Med- f injuries. icaid. He both directed a team of CRS ana- We owe our Soldiers who fought in World lysts as well as contributed his own analysis to COMMEMORATING THE WORLD War II an enormous debt of gratitude, and the Medicaid ‘‘Yellow Book,’’ a 1988 House WAR I CENTENNIAL PFC Liebrich is no exception. Mr. Speaker, I Ways and Means Committee print that pro- would like to thank PFC Liebrich and his vided a comprehensive analysis of the Med- HON. MIKE THOMPSON widow, Carol, for dedicating their lives to the icaid program as it existed at the time. Rich OF CALIFORNIA service of our Nation and for defending hu- also managed the 1993 update of the ‘‘Yellow IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES manity and human dignity during one of our Book.’’ world’s most pressing crises. It will be a great Thursday, April 6, 2017 Rich’s analyses have typically involved and humbling honor to present this award to quantitative research methodologies, modeling Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Liebrich for her husband’s heroism. techniques, and the use of complex data- I rise today to honor and remember twelve f bases. Rich has excelled at developing ap- brave soldiers from Crockett and Port Costa, proaches for simulating the effects of potential California who paid the ultimate price to de- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY changes to federal benefits and grant alloca- fend our nation. This week marks the 100th OF MR. LOLIS EDWARD ELIE tion formulas. Anniversary of the United States Entry into In addition to the direct impact his research World War I. HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND and analytical work has had on federal poli- The Crockett Memorial in my district reads: OF LOUISIANA cies, Rich has made equally important con- ‘‘In loving memory of the men of this commu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tributions within CRS in managerial roles. Dur- nity who gave their lives in the great war. D. ing his tenure at CRS, he has served as Sec- Crowley, G.M. Lee, W.E. Dunn, O.A. Sweet, Thursday, April 6, 2017 tion Research Manager (SRM) of the Method- M.H. Sievers, F. Remaini, B.L. Catelini, C.W. Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ology Section, the Research Development Ross, J.R. Carroll, R.L. Dingman, V.L. Dunn, to honor the life and legacy of Mr. Lolis Ed- Section, the Research Development and In- B.A. Secor.’’ These soldiers, their families, and ward Elie, a prominent New Orleans, Lou- come Support Section, and the Health Insur- our community sacrificed to serve our nation. isiana civil rights lawyer, who passed away on ance and Financing Section. During his tenure We are forever in their debt. April 4, 2017 at the age of 89. as an SRM, Rich helped manage CRS work I would like to honor and thank the mem- Mr. Elie was born on February 9, 1928 in on the 1996 welfare reform law and the 2003 bers of the Crockett Memorial Hall Restoration New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Gilbert overhaul of Medicare in the Medicare Pre- Committee, including Harvey Duran, Kent Academy, a Methodist high school. After high scription Drug, Improvement, and Moderniza- Peterson, Mike Kirker, Ron Wilson, Bud school he did a six-month stint as a merchant tion Act. Rich helped manage an inter-discipli- Burlison, Scott Lawton and Charles Dell, as seaman and wound up in New York City, nary team numbering about 3 dozen CRS an- well as the members of the Crockett Historical where he was impressed by the music clubs alysts that provided legislative support during Society, including Mary Wais, Kathy Cargo and the Apollo Theater. To support himself, the passage of the Affordable Care Act. and Erin Mullen-Brosnan for organizing a com- Mr. Elie did menial work such as shining Throughout his career, Rich has served as memoration for this anniversary and for sup- shoes and delivering stationery. a role model for the highest level of CRS serv- porting numerous events for veterans in our When the Korean conflict broke out, Mr. Elie ice to Congress, upholding the Service’s community. was drafted into the Army and sent to Cali- standards of authoritativeness, objectivity and These individuals and their organizations fornia, where he was trained as a clerk. After- confidentiality. He is known within CRS for his bring our community together and encourage ward, he attended Howard University, and attention to detail, methodological strength, us to remember the sacrifices of those who then transferred home to Dillard University, and creative approaches toward conducting came before us, as well as the heroes who where he helped to organize a sizable student

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What began with ten veterans has In 1959, Mr. Elie received his law degree parish for 10 years before spending time at grown to more than 100 in attendance. from Loyola University Law School, got an of- several churches in Fort Worth, including SSG Burge will always be remembered as fice on Dryades Street and opened what be- Gethsemane Church of God in Christ, the St. a tough soldier and leader, and at the same came the legendary firm of Collins, Douglas & Mary Church of God in Christ, and Greater time, a great father of three. His devotion to Elie with Loyola Nils Douglas and Robert Love Chapel Church of God in Christ. protecting our freedoms will not be forgotten. Collin. Bishop Glenn has served in a number of f In 1960, Mr. Elie and his colleagues rep- leadership positions at the state and national resented the New Orleans chapter of the Con- level within the Church of God in Christ. He RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- gress of Racial Equality (CORE) following a served as Chief Adjutant to the late presiding EN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER MA- sit-in campaign. The case, centered on CORE prelate of Texas Northeast First Ecclesiastical RINE PFC CHRISTOPHER DALE chapter President Mr. Rudy Lombard and Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ, MABRY three others who were arrested for staging a Bishop James Neaul Haynes. Bishop Glenn sit-in protest, paved the way for a watershed served as a National Adjutant to Bishop HON. TRENT KELLY decision that redefined racial justice in Amer- Haynes as well during Haynes’ tenure as one OF MISSISSIPPI ica. They appealed the case all the way to the of the 12 General Board members of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES United States Supreme Court which, in its de- Church of God in Christ. Bishop Glenn served Thursday, April 6, 2017 cision, declared the city’s ban on sit-ins un- loyally in this capacity with Bishop Haynes for Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, constitutional. over 30 years until Haynes’ death in March of today I rise in memory of fallen Mississippi Later in his career, Mr. Elie was one of 2015. Currently, he holds the title of Vice soldier Marine Private First Class (PFC) Chris- seven supporters of the Freedom Riders who President of the National Evangelist Depart- topher Dale Mabry who paid the ultimate sac- met with Attorney General Robert Kennedy, ment at the national level. rifice while defending our nation on April, 7, when Kennedy encouraged them to register The Church of God in Christ will honor 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. PFC black Southerners to vote to increase their po- Bishop Glenn’s lifetime of service and his ap- Mabry was killed by hostile fire battling Sunni litical power. He also represented the ‘Dea- pointment to the post of Auxiliary Bishop of insurgents while conducting combat operations cons for Defense and Justice’ in their negotia- Texas Northeast Fourth Ecclesiastical Jurisdic- west of Baghdad in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. tions with the Governor’s office and Bogalusa tion at an inaugural banquet and celebration in PFC Mabry, a Chunky native, was assigned City Council defending their right to self-de- Fort Worth, Texas on May 5, 2017. to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Divi- fense. I honor Bishop Jimmy W. Glenn, Sr.’s dec- sion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Mr. Elie remained active in New Orleans ades of service to the Church of God in Christ. Pendleton, California. PFC Mabry enlisted in and continued to mentor the next generation f the Marines the last year of high school at of leaders through his training program for Clarkdale Attendance Center. While in high new black lawyers. Though he is no longer RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALL- EN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY school, PFC Mabry excelled in track and once with us, his influence and example will live on placed second in the 400-meter sprint at a through the many young black men and STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) JERRY CLARK BURGE, JUNIOR track meet in Carthage in 2002. PFC Mabry, women who continue to be inspired by his leg- a high school senior defensive back, led the acy, myself included. football team to a district championship and to Mr. Elie’s survivors include his son Mr. Lolis HON. TRENT KELLY the state playoffs. Football team member, Eric Elie, his daughter D. Migel Elizabeth Elie; OF MISSISSIPPI Spencer Robinson, remembers Mabry’s dedi- three grandchildren; and three great-grand- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation. children. Thursday, April 6, 2017 ‘‘He was the leader of the team,’’ Robinson Mr. Speaker, I celebrate the life and legacy said. ‘‘Everyone followed him. He was the of Mr. Lolis Edward Elie, a beloved husband, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of Army Staff Sergeant hardest worker in the weight room and the father, and grandfather. most energetic athlete.’’ f (SSG) Jerry Clark ‘‘Chip’’ Burge, Junior who paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending our On the day of his funeral, 300 people at- HONORING BISHOP JIMMY W. nation on April 4, 2007, during Operation Iraqi tended the funeral at the First Baptist Church. GLENN, SR. Freedom. SSG Burge was mortally wounded Cars lined the streets leading to the church. when an improvised explosive device deto- An American flag was raised on the ladder of HON. MARC A. VEASEY nated near his military vehicle. SSG Burge a fire truck. Clarkdale Attendance Center stu- and Corporal Joseph H. Cantrell IV, of Ash- dents were excused from class to pay their re- OF TEXAS spects. PFC Mabry’s grandmother, Frances IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES land, Kentucky, were both killed by the blast. Prior to his death, SSG Burge received a Mabry, will never forget the response from the Thursday, April 6, 2017 Purple Heart for being wounded during a pre- community. ‘‘I’m not surprised at the turnout,’’ Mabry Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to vious deployment in Kosovo. It was during that said. ‘‘I know he’s proud of all the people honor Bishop Jimmy W. Glenn, Sr. who was tour that SSG Burge, a demolitions expert and being here. I know Chris is happy about that.’’ recently elevated to Auxiliary Bishop of Texas engineer, was investigating a bomb in a house PFC Mabry proudly served our nation. His Northeast Forth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of when it exploded. He suffered damage to his devotion to protecting the freedoms we all the Church of God in Christ. eyesight and hearing. He also received a con- enjoy will not be forgotten. Bishop Glenn was born in 1954 to Super- cussion. At the time of his death, SSG Burge intendent Emuel Robert Glenn Sr. and Mrs. was serving his second tour of duty. f Dixie Jewel Glenn. Bishop Glenn was raised SSG Burge, a Picayune native, was as- PROTECTING THE NATIONAL EN- in the Lake Como community of Fort Worth, signed to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regi- DOWMENTS FOR THE ARTS AND where he proudly graduated from Trimble ment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, HUMANITIES Technical High School in 1973. His legacy of Texas. SSG Burge’s aunt, Bobbi Kenney, told ministry started at the early age of 8 when he a local newspaper that her nephew was a sol- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO began singing in a number of church pro- dier who knew the risks associated with his OF CONNECTICUT grams at Wayside Church of God in Christ. He job, but was willing to take the risks in order IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES embraced his call to service at a very young to serve his country. age and sang at revival services around Picayune American history teacher Allison Thursday, April 6, 2017 Texas with Bishop R.E. Ranger and his father. Wheat remembers the day of SSG Burge’s fu- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in By the time Bishop Glenn turned 21 in neral procession. The whole student body of strong support of the National Endowments of 1979, he was licensed to preach. The Church Picayune High School and members of the the Arts and the Humanities. The Trump Ad- of God in Christ ordained Bishop Glenn as an community attended in order to pay their re- ministration has proposed completely Elder in 1981, and he served for two years spects. In memory of SSG Burge, Wheat’s defunding these two essential organizations.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.048 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E486 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 6, 2017 President Trump’s budget would eliminate States enjoys cooperation with Taiwan on a HONORING THE LIFE OF SUPER- the NEA’s $148 million budget, the NEH’s broad range of concerns, including security, VISOR JOHN J. BENOIT AND HIS $148 million budget—accounting for less than economic cooperation and development, glob- POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE .03 percent of total discretionary spending. Yet al engagement, humanitarian relief, counter- LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF RESI- the impact they make on our communities is terrorism, people-to-people exchanges—and DENTS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY enormous. While all fifty states would be neg- the list goes on. It is my firm belief that a atively impacted by these cuts, rural commu- strong and prosperous Taiwan will guarantee HON. RAUL RUIZ nities would be hit the hardest. According to peace and prosperity in the region. OF CALIFORNIA the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As we commemorate the 38th Anniversary approximately 25 percent of NEA block-grant Thursday, April 6, 2017 funds go to rural communities and 54 percent of the Taiwan Relations Act, it is in the na- to low-income areas. tional interest of the United States to take de- Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the A nation without arts is one without an iden- cisive action to strengthen U.S.–Taiwan rela- life of Riverside County Supervisor John Be- tity. In the words of one of my heroes, the late tions. noit who passed away on December 26, 2016 after a life of public service to the people of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, ‘‘The arts I also noticed that the President of the Peo- California and the residents of Riverside are not a frill. The arts are a response to our ples Republic of China, Xi Jinping is visiting County. Throughout his career, Mr. Benoit individuality and our nature, and help to shape the United States to visit with our President. It served with duty, honor, and integrity and was our identity. Art has the potential to unify. It is my hope that the upcoming meeting is posi- can speak in many languages without a trans- an example to many across the region. tive and constructive. U.S. engagement with Mr. Benoit began his life in public service lator. The arts do not discriminate. The arts the PRC is important to the peace and stability can lift us up.’’ And they do. with the Corona Police Department and then of the region. We should always hope and in- with the California Highway Patrol. Over the Artists have used their mediums to process sist that the U.S.–Taiwan relations, and Tai- their experiences—and to share their perspec- next 30 years, Supervisor Benoit rose through wan’s security and interests, are not in any the ranks to become commander of the Indio tives with all of us. There is no more valuable way compromised. gift. We must defend this funding. CHP Station. Because of his dedication and tireless efforts, California’s highways and com- f Taiwan is a great friend of the United States. Taiwan is and will continue to be a munities are safer. Supervisor Benoit retired HONORING JONATHAN SHUFFIELD friend of the United States. from his distinguished career in law enforce- ment in 2001 to pursue elected office. f Supervisor Benoit served as a board mem- HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN ber for the Desert Sands Unified School Dis- OF ARKANSAS HONORING WILLIAM T. COLEMAN trict in 1999. He also served as a State Sen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ator and while serving as a California Assem- Thursday, April 6, 2017 blyman, Mr. Benoit drew from his dedication to Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today HON. BARBARA LEE bettering the lives of children as well as his re- to recognize an individual who has served the spect for law and order to write, introduce, and OF CALIFORNIA people of Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional Dis- advance Aryanna’s Law, Assembly Bill 617, trict with dedication during the last two and a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which instituted tougher daycare safety meas- half years. My legislative director, Jonathan ures. As a resident of California and a father Thursday, April 6, 2017 Shuffield, has led my legislative team since I of twin girls, I personally thank him for his work in protecting our children. took office in January 2015, bringing with him Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the an extensive knowledge of federal lands, for- I am honored to have had the opportunity to life of a civil rights champion: Secretary Wil- work with him while he was a Riverside Coun- estry, and how to navigate the legislative proc- liam T. Coleman, who I had the privilege to ess in the House. ty Supervisor. His dedication, respect, and know while working as a congressional staffer love for his constituents is as an example for Prior to serving the people of Arkansas, for another civil rights hero, Congressman Ron Jonathan worked as a legislative assistant for all who want to serve their community. I give Dellums. Secretary Coleman served this coun- Congressman STEVE PEARCE of New Mexico my deepest sympathies to his wife, Sheryl, try with character and conviction. beginning in January 2011 and the Congres- and to their two children, Ben and Sarah. sional Western Caucus, where he served as He served in World War II and graduated f executive director until December 2014. first in his 1946 Harvard Law School Class. HONORING THE 2017 FAIRFAX While I am disappointed to lose a valuable He also broke through racial barriers to be- COUNTY STUDENT PEACE member of my office’s senior leadership, I come the first African American Supreme AWARD RECIPIENTS know Jonathan will continue to make an im- Court Clerk and the second African-American pact on the important issues in the years in U.S. History to lead a Cabinet-level depart- HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY ahead. I thank him for his work on behalf of ment. OF VIRGINIA the people of Arkansas and wish him well as Secretary Coleman believed deeply in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he moves forward in his career. Constitution and fought to defend civil rights at Thursday, April 6, 2017 f all costs. It was his commitment to that belief Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- that led Thurgood Marshall to recruit Secretary COMMEMORATING 38TH ANNIVER- ognize the recipients of the 2017 Fairfax Coleman to coauthor the legal brief in Brown SARY OF THE TAIWAN RELA- County Student Peace Awards. TIONS ACT v. Board of Education in 1954. I was honored The program was founded in 2006 to en- to work in a bipartisan fashion alongside Sec- courage high-school-aged students to think HON. JOHN SHIMKUS retary Coleman’s Special Assistant, Elaine about peace as both a means and an end, Jones during his tenure as Secretary of Trans- OF ILLINOIS and to recognize young people who work as portation in the Ford Administration. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES peacemakers. The program began with one Together we were able to include language high school and expanded gradually from Thursday, April 6, 2017 on affirmative action in the Airport and Airway there. By 2013, the program was offered in Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Development Act. Secretary Coleman’s deter- every public high school in Fairfax County, as commemorate the 38th Anniversary of the Tai- mination in the face of discrimination has well as in three private schools. wan Relations Act (TRA), the pillar upon which served as an inspiration for me throughout my Participating high schools choose one junior our robust friendship with Taiwan stands. career. or senior or one student group active in pro- The United States and Taiwan share the moting peace and/or removing the causes of common interests and values of freedom, de- My thoughts and prayers are with Bill’s wife conflict. Examples of outreach include: com- mocracy, rule of laws, human rights and free and family during this trying time. I am con- mitting to peace by engaging in activities that market. Our security commitment has helped fident that his legacy will live on through the strive to end conflict, either locally or globally, Taiwan become one of the most free and lives of those he touched. seeking to discuss or otherwise resolve poten- prosperous societies in the world. The United May his soul rest in peace. tially controversial issues within the school or

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Ron was and textile recycling program, and improved bers of the community who feel isolated or also instrumental in pushing for the documen- public space recycling. alienated. tary film ‘‘Our Town: Pittston’’ which was re- Public Advocate James is a graduate of I am pleased to include in the RECORD the leased on February 23, 2017 by WVIA–TV. CUNY’s Lehman College and Howard Univer- names of this year’s Student Peace Award It is an honor to recognize Ron for all the sity Law School. She previously served as an winners. great work he has done with the Greater Assistant Attorney General, and a public de- Ethan Mirani, Cedar Lane Anti-Bullying Pittston Historical Society. I congratulate him fender. She currently resides in Brooklyn. Committee being named the Sunday Dispatch Person of Tish James has helped many of my con- Jasmine Howard, Centreville H.S. the Year. stituents, and many residents of New York Shaan Chudasama, Chantilly H.S. f City. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you Vanessa Mae Avendano, Falls Church H.S. and my distinguished colleagues join me in Sabah Munshi, Hayfield S.S. HONORING NEW YORK CITY PUB- honoring Public Advocate Letitia James for her Surabhi Khanal, Herndon H.S. LIC ADVOCATE LETITIA (TISH) perseverance and dedication to fighting for all Naba Khan, King Abdullah Academy JAMES New Yorkers. Shafia Talat, King Abdullah Academy f Jamie Hunstad, Lake Braddock S.S. HON. JOSE´ E. SERRANO RECOGNITION OF FAMU DEVELOP- Donya Momenian, Langley H.S. OF NEW YORK MENT RESEARCH SCHOOL BABY Chrissie Ivanova, Langley H.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Naomi Soquar, Robert E. Lee H.S. RATTLERS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Sean Doyle, James Madison H.S. Thursday, April 6, 2017 TEAM Aidan Kemp, George C. Marshall H.S. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, this past Feb- Josh Leong, McLean H.S. ruary, we all celebrated Black History Month. HON. AL LAWSON, JR. Sam Gollob, McLean H.S. As part of that celebration, I was honored to OF FLORIDA Roza Al Barznji, Mountain View H.S. hold my annual Black History Month event, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Yosaph Boku, Mount Vernon H.S. and to take time to recognize and pay tribute Thursday, April 6, 2017 ‘‘Blossoming Beauties’’, Quander Road to outstanding members of the New York City School community. I was proud to pay tribute to my Mr. LAWSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Narjes Bencheikh, South County H.S. friend, New York City Public Advocate Letitia today to recognize a school in my District who Emily Lockwood, South Lakes H.S. ‘‘Tish’’ James. She has been a public servant was recently crowned as state champions for Maiss Mohamed, JEB Stuart H.S. for many years, and worked tirelessly to im- the third time in three years. The FAMU De- Deema Alharthi, JEB Stuart H.S. prove the lives of all New Yorkers. velopment Research School Baby Rattlers ‘‘TJ Minds Matter’’, Thomas Jefferson H.S. Ms. James is the first African-American Girls’ Basketball Team, led by Head Coach ‘‘Combating Intolerance’’, West Potomac Woman to serve as the New York City Public Erika Cromartie, made history with a 46–37 H.S. Advocate and the first woman of color to hold win over Tampa Carrollwood in the FHSAA Rodney Wrice, West Springfield H.S. city wide office. This position is vital to New Class 3A state championship game. As a fel- Audrey Weyer, West Springfield H.S. Yorkers, as she acts to ensure that New York low rattler, I am extremely proud of their hard work and dedication in achieving this goal. Mr. Speaker, the efforts of these young peo- City’s government is responsive, efficient, and promoting policies that help all New Yorkers. The baby Rattlers has had an amazing sea- ple to build a more peaceful world in their own son and has made Florida’s fifth Congres- communities are the building blocks of a more Her office investigates problems at city agen- cies and pushes solutions both through our sional District proud. They have represented peaceful and tolerant world. I commend them us well. Winning a state championship is a on their efforts and dedication, and ask my court system and through the New York City Council. testament to their impressive athletic ability, colleagues to join me in congratulating each unselfish mentality, and determination to suc- recipient on receiving this award. Since her election in 2013, Public Advocate James has worked on numerous issues impor- ceed. f It takes a dedicated combination of skills tant to Bronxites, including criminal justice re- and many hours of practice to win a state title. IN RECOGNITION OF RON FARA- form, paid family leave, and protecting tenants They have surely earned this honor. I look for- DAY, 2017 SUNDAY DISPATCH and affordable housing. She has helped lead ward to watching their future success in both PERSON OF THE YEAR the push for police accountability, including the their academic and athletic pursuits and wish use of body-worn cameras by the New York them all the best in these future endeavors. Police Department. She has also worked to HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Baby Rat- ensure that special prosecutors are used in all OF PENNSYLVANIA tlers Girls’ Basketball Team on a job well cases of police misconduct. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES done. She has also worked to hold landlords ac- Thursday, April 6, 2017 countable to ensure that New Yorkers have f Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise safe and affordable housing. Through the de- ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEE today to honor Ron Faraday, who will be hon- velopment of the ‘Worst Landlords’ list and her OWNERSHIP ACT OF 2017 ored April 18 as the Greater Pittston Person of active legal strategy to ensure that landlords the Year. Ron is the president of the Greater are held to account for unsafe living condi- SPEECH OF Pittston Historical Society. Ron’s work with the tions, she has made a difference in the lives HON. KEITH ELLISON Greater Pittston Historical Society has helped of many Bronxites and New Yorkers. OF MINNESOTA revitalize the organization’s involvement in the Prior to being elected Public Advocate, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community. Letitia James represented Brooklyn as a Mem- The Greater Pittston Historical Society was ber of the New York City Council from 2004 to Tuesday, April 4, 2017 founded in 2000 as a repository organization 2013. As a City Council Member, she fought Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, today we con- so that members of the community could gath- for Paid Sick Leave, and passed the Safe sider another bill requested by large corpora- er, donate, and preserve items of local history. Housing Act, which ensured that thousands of tions. But, I have to wonder, of all the things Ron joined the organization in 2012. After an families in rental buildings receive prompt and the American public want, why is a revision to increase of membership and reorganization in full repairs to their apartments. She was also the Securities and Exchange Commission 2013, Ron was elected president of the Soci- an early critic on the Council of the Office of rules—Section 701 to be precise—the priority ety. It is headquartered at the Pittston Memo- Payroll Administration’s CityTime contract, a for this week? rial Library and has 85 active members. The payroll system later found to be overly costly We’ve been here for three months now. members diligently work to collect memorabilia and difficult to manage. As a result, she House Republicans set the agenda. They lead and digitize newspapers, photographs, and worked to pass legislation addressing over- this governing body. Why do they keep bring- other historical records. Under Ron’s leader- sight of high-cost service contracts with the ing us bills that are the priorities of corporate

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.057 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E488 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 6, 2017 America? In the past few months, Congres- holder? Employees should be able to receive I ask this Congress to stop doing the bid- sional Republicans, who decide which bills get information on the financial position of the ding of corporate America until we address the considered have brought forward a hodge- company so they can make an educated deci- priorities of American families and workers. podge of corporate requests. sion about whether to invest in securities. We should increase wages and access to af- Here are some of the bills that are now law: If an employee is trusted enough to run the fordable housing, provide clean air and clean 1) Republicans passed—and the President day-to-day aspects of the business, they water, and protect our privacy signed—a law to protect corporate firms from should be trusted enough to receive full disclo- Vote no on H.R. 1343. having to disclose labor violations—like wage sure about the company’s financials. It’s not I would like to include in the RECORD an arti- theft—before winning government contracts difficult to allow participating employees to cle from BuzzFeed News regarding ex-Palantir (H.J. Res. 37). sign non-disclosure agreements. It can’t be employees struggling to sell their shares: 2) Republicans made it easier to drug test because these disclosures are an additional [From BuzzFeed News, Oct. 28, 2016] people receiving unemployment compensation burden on the firm. These companies pre- EX-PALANTIR EMPLOYEES ARE STRUGGLING TO (H.J. Res 42). pared these types of disclosures to receive the SELL THEIR SHARES 3) House and Senate Republicans—and the Rule 701 Exemption from the SEC in the first ‘‘Demand has evaporated’’ for the shares President signed—H.J. Res. 86 which allow place. that make up the bulk of Palantir’s pay Internet Services Providers to sell your brows- I’m also concerned about the mismatch in packages, and the company’s CEO seems er history. power between the corporations and their em- aware of financial angst among his staff. 4) Republicans enacted a new law making ployees. I am very concerned that employees Former employees of one of Silicon Val- it easier to dump coal debris near rivers and can be more susceptible to pressure to take ley’s most valuable startups are struggling streams (H.J. Res. 38). options instead of salary increases. For exam- to cash out of the stock options that formed 5) Republicans stopped efforts to help gov- ple, we could ask George Maddox. George a major part of their pay packages. ernments around the world avoid corruption. was one of the 21,000 people who worked at As it grew into a $20 billion company, H.J. Res. 41 removed the requirement that Palantir Technologies convinced top-tier en- ENRON. After working at ENRON for 30 gineers to accept salaries considered meager corporations disclose resource payments to years, he had 14,000 shares of company by Silicon Valley standards, pairing the rel- foreign governments. This is a crushing blow stock. It was valued at $1.3 million. Then atively low wages with generous stock op- to democracy activists working in fragile na- ENRON collapsed, and he had literally noth- tion grants. But some former employees who tions. ing. All his retirement was in ENRON stocks. accepted this bargain, banking on a future 6) And, a law preventing state governments If you haven’t watched the movies ENRON: windfall, are now complaining that the mar- from setting up retirement plans for residents The Smartest Guys in the Room recently, I’d ket for their stock has gone ‘‘completely who do not have a work-based plan (H.J. Res urge you watch it again. You could also read dead.’’ 66). The complaints add to pressure on Palantir Bethany McLean’s book by the same name. CEO Alex Karp, who has long contended that So, in the three months we’ve been back, One image has consistently stuck with me. A the company would avoid the public mar- these laws, removing competition, disclosure, staff rally where leadership extolled the virtues kets. This week, Karp acknowledged publicly and consumer privacy, are the priorities of Re- of the firm. Leaders whipped employees into a that he was ‘‘positioning’’ Palantir for an publicans who set the agenda. These are all frenzy to buy ENRON stock even as the lead- initial public offering, as part of efforts to asks of corporate America— ers knew it was worthless. In fact, corporate reward cash-starved employees. 1) don’t punish us for polluting streams, leaders had already their stock. Yet, they were This reversal didn’t come out of the blue. 2) let us sell your internet browser history, urging employees to buy! A chorus of complaints has arisen in a pri- 3) let us make money drug testing laid off ENRON had a strategy of buying companies vate Facebook group for Palantir alumni, workers receiving unemployment due them with many former employees expressing con- and then pressuring the new employees to cern and regret over their inability to sell and do not make us disclose our payments to buy ENRON stock to keep the stock price in- their shares. In September and October, two foreign governments when we drill for oil or flated. And since ENRON usually fired 10 per- former employees promoted possible oppor- minerals. cent of workers every year, workers felt pres- tunities to join together to sell a block of When I talk to my constituents, they don’t sured to buy stock to show a commitment to shares, including an unsuccessful attempt to ask for any of these. They say, ‘‘Where’s the the firm. organize a sale in China. jobs bill?’’ My constituents say, can’t we raise I don’t think the supporters of this bill are Numerous other former employees shared the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour? They doing this for nefarious reasons. I’m sure they personal stories: Some said they needed the say, our roads and bridges need work. Let’s cash to buy a house or pay down debt, while find my reference to ENRON hyperbolic. They another said they took out a loan to fund the raise the gas tax a bit and invest in infrastruc- might also say that it’s irrelevant since process of turning the options into shares. ture. They say, we want to increase our skills; ENRON was a public company and we are One said it was ‘‘infuriating’’ trying to sell let’s invest in pre-school, Pell grants and com- talking about private companies. their shares in a ‘‘crap’’ market. munity colleges. So, let’s talk about Palantir Technonologies. Compared with last year, when the stock Let’s put people, not corporate wish lists— This $20 billion company convinced top-tier was highly sought after, demand among big first. engineers to accept below-market salaries by investors for Palantir shares has recently But, nope, today we are asked to vote on a promising them generous stock options. But gone cold, two brokers who specialize in bill that makes it easier for private companies some employees who accepted this bargain, startup shares told BuzzFeed News. to provide options—like stocks—rather than This chill reveals more about the fickle hoping to make money on selling their shares, and sometimes inscrutable nature of mar- compensation to their employees. cannot sell them. The only buyer of their kets for startup stock than it does about the This bill makes it easier for firms to offload stocks is Palantir Technologies themselves— business health of Palantir,’’ which makes some of their options to their employees with- or a buyer approved by Palantir Technologies. money by analyzing data for government and out disclosing financial information to them. Palantir is not a small firm. Palantir is the corporate clients But it has stirred frustra- While I’m glad to see companies reward em- third biggest American tech startup, behind tion among current and former employees. ployees with stock and other compensation in only Uber and AIRbnb. It was also founded in A complaint about Palantir’s below-mar- addition to salaries, workers should be told the 2004, which makes Palantir as old as ket compensation was the most upvoted value of the compensation they receive. Not Facebook. Which is a long time to wait to question in an internal question-and-answer session in the first part of this year, with 259 some IOU that they cannot cash in any time cash in your options. votes from employees, an internal document soon. Pushing employees to own more of employ- reviewed by BuzzFeed News shows. ‘‘Our cash With this bill, H.R. 1343, it is possible that er’s stock exposes workers, like George Mad- compensation + bonuses are below the mar- employees would be promised stock options dox, to put all their retirement eggs in one ket for tech and our equity growth has slown which could be worth less than promised, or basket—what we call ‘‘concentration risk.’’ significantly,’’ the question, posed anony- even, completely worthless. So, employees I just can’t support a bill that gives employ- mously by an employee, said. ‘‘The total could decide to forego a salary increase—or ees fewer protections than investors. I can’t comp is not competitive; even more so due to accept lower pay—in order to receive more support a bill that encourages employees to the illiquidity.’’ The questioner continued, ‘‘Are we planning to change our compensa- stock options, yet, those stock options could possibly forego cash in their paychecks in ex- tion model?’’ be worth way less than expected. And the change for some unverified investment option. Palantir did move to address such concerns market to sell them could be non-existent. We should not make it easier for employers to in April, announcing it would raise salaries Why should employees receive less infor- pressure workers to choose options over sal- for many employees by 20% and offer to buy mation than that of any other minority share- ary without adequate disclosures. back a portion of employee shares.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06AP8.061 E06APPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 6, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E489 But on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in another lion in capital, according to data provider ace. In response to a later post, which asked move that seemed aimed at placating em- PitchBook—may have dampened investor ap- whether there were ‘‘any secondary market ployees and investors, Karp gave the strong- petite. A number of big investors who would sales brewing,’’ this former employee wrote, est indication yet that an IPO could be on want a piece of Palantir already have one, ‘‘Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the the horizon—though it is hardly a certainty. they said. market is completely dead at the moment.’’ ‘‘We’re now positioning the company so we In May, BuzzFeed News revealed some of This person then quoted an unidentified could go public,’’ he said from the stage of a the setbacks Palantir has experienced as it broker as saying, ‘‘There is absolutely noth- tech conference hosted by the Wall Street seeks to expand beyond its roots as a govern- ing moving in Palantir. People who have Journal in Laguna Beach, California. ‘‘I’m ment contractor and woo major corpora- bought through us are trying to sell now. I not saying we will go public, but it’s a possi- tions. The article, based on internal docu- don’t see it changing without the company bility.’’ ments and insider interviews, reported that changing their tone on an IPO.’’ An IPO would provide a payday to major Palantir had lost some blue-chip corporate Others in the thread shared snippets of in- investors, including Palantir co-founder and clients, was struggling to stem staff depar- formation they said they had heard from chairman Peter Thiel. ‘‘Of course I want my tures, and had recorded revenue that was a brokers. According to one, a broker ‘‘told me investors to be happy,’’ Karp said, ‘‘but the fraction of its customer bookings. that there are a few ‘price insensitive’ sellers primary people I care about are the wide- At the conference Wednesday, Karp was satisfying what little demand exists.’’ eyed people at Palantir who are working day asked about those customer losses, which in- and night.’’ cluded Coca-Cola, American Express, and Another former employee wrote: ‘‘I’m in- A Palantir spokesperson declined to com- Nasdaq. ‘‘We date heavily before we marry,’’ terested in joining any sales going down too, ment. he answered. I’ve got a year to pay off a hefty debt with With a $20 billion valuation, Palantir is the Even before the article was published, the proceeds.’’ The person added a neutral third biggest American tech startup, behind members of the private Facebook group for face emoji. only Uber and Airbnb. It is also by far the Palantir alumni voiced concern about selling With buyers scarce, one former employee oldest of that elite group, meaning its work- their shares in the so-called secondary mar- tried looking across the Pacific. ket. BuzzFeed News is withholding the ers have waited a long time for their stock- ‘‘I spoke to someone that brokers sales in option payday. Founded in 2004, Palantir is names of former employees to protect their privacy. China, they said they might be willing to get as old as Facebook—which went public in something together if there’s enough of us,’’ 2012. In tech years, it is a generation older ‘‘Any 2nd market shares going on right now? My broker disappeared,’’ one former they wrote above a link to a Google Doc that than Airbnb, founded in 2008, and Uber, asked others to report information about which was founded in 2009. The much young- employee posted in April. ‘‘There are still periodic deals happening,’’ their holdings er Snapchat, which was founded in 2011, is re- another replied. ‘‘One that I know of right portedly laying plans for an IPO early next One of the repliers questioned whether this now, but it’s full already.’’ process would actually turn into a sale—po- year that could cause its valuation to leap- ‘‘Yeah, the demand has evaporated,’’ an- frog Palantir’s. tential investors might just be ‘‘fishing for other said. information on prices’’—and another cau- Stock options have long been central to More recently, however, some of the posts compensation at Palantir. A 2015 template tioned the original poster against ‘‘acting as took on an urgent tone, as sales appeared to an agent for a group of sellers.’’ (The poster for a Palantir offer letter gave new hires the grow scarcer. Options are contracts to buy ability to choose among three different pay said the query was ‘‘just intended as an in- shares at a certain price; to use them, the terest check.’’) packages, with lower cash salaries cor- owner must pay this price in addition to ap- responding to higher amounts of stock op- plicable taxes—which can amount to a large In the end, none of that mattered. ‘‘Not tions. ‘‘It is our hope and belief that these bill. What’s more, options expire at a certain likely to go anywhere in the next couple of options will ultimately constitute the bulk point if they’re not used, adding time pres- months,’’ the former employee who posted of your overall compensation,’’ says this in- sure to the equation. the opportunity wrote later. ‘‘Sorry if I got ternal Palantir document, which was re- In the public market, owners of options anyone’s hopes up.’’ viewed by BuzzFeed News. can easily sell a portion of their holdings to Early this month, another member of the To illustrate the potential value of the op- cover the tax bill and the exercise price. But group posted about an opportunity to sell op- tions, the offer letter template invites new this strategy is much trickier in the private tions through EquityZen, a startup that ar- hires to imagine a scenario in which market, and there was some debate in the ranges small transactions of private com- Palantir’s valuation were to grow to $50 bil- Facebook group over whether Polar would pany shares. This former employee advised lion, or $100 billion—or even $200 billion. ‘‘Al- even allow it. others to contact the EquityZen CEO, pro- though the values in the table below are hy- In September, one former employee asked viding the CEO’s email address. But less pothetical and inherently uncertain, we the group whether anyone was ‘‘coming up than 12 hours later, another former employee want to emphasize our belief in Palantir’s on their 3-year expiration,’’ soliciting advice replied to say that the deal ‘‘has been al- potential to become a $100 billion company,’’ on ‘‘approaches people are taking given the ready submitted,’’ meaning the opportunity the letter says. . less-than-stellar private market.’’ had passed. While it waits for this dream to mate- Among the replies, one former employee ‘‘Dang,’’ another member wrote. rialize, the company has sought to ease fi- reported taking out ‘‘a personal loan to meet Discussions in the group about news re- nancial angst among its employees. It held a my exercise deadline.’’ ‘‘liquidity event’’ this year that gave current Another wrote: ‘‘I’m in the same boat: 3 lated to Palantir often come back to a famil- and former employees an opportunity to sell years coming up in April, market is crap, iar theme. In September, for example, the a fraction of their shares. But Palantir also and I probably don’t have the resources Department of Labor accused Palantir of dis- indicated it wanted to curb share sales done available for a loan. The fact that it’s so dif- criminating against Asian job applicants, a outside of its official channels, warning that ficult to sell is infuriating and I’m wishing claim Palantir later rejected as ‘‘flawed and selling to outsiders could make staff ineli- that I’d taken the ‘high’ salary option (which illogical.’’ In a thread discussing the allega- gible for future liquidity events. TBH wasn’t that high to begin with).’’ tions, one former employee found a financial That outside market hasn’t exactly been ‘‘On the same boat,’’ wrote another. ‘‘Hop- angle. humming with deal activity anyway. Trad- ing to buy a house next year and really ‘‘I sure hope this isn’t an expensive lawsuit ing in private company shares is opaque and couldn’t wrap my head around throwing so for them to defend,’’ this person wrote. ‘‘I fragmented, and data is hard to come by. But much money in addition to the stress and don’t claim to understand how the legal sys- the two brokers who spoke with BuzzFeed work needed to process.’’ tem works in cases like this, but geeeeez this News said Palantir’s prolific fundraising— The former employee who started that doesn’t bode well for any of us looking for li- the company has raised more than $2.5 bil- thread apparently didn’t receive much sol- quidity at a fair price over anytime soon.’’

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Friday, April 7 11 a.m., Saturday, April 8

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration Program for Saturday: House will meet in Pro Forma of the nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to session at 11 a.m. be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at approximately 11:30 a.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Harris, Andy, Md., E480 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E469 E482 Bacon, Don, Nebr., E480 Hurd, Will, Tex., E480 Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J., E472 Beatty, Joyce, Ohio, E477 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E479 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E484 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga, E476 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E478, E483 Richmond, Cedric L., La., E484 Brady, Kevin, Tex., E481 Kelly, Trent, Miss., E473, E475, E476, E477, E479, E480, Roe, David P., Tenn., E483 Brat, Dave, Va., E475 E482, E485, E485 Ruiz, Raul, Calif., E474, E486 Cartwright, Matt, Pa., E473, E479, E487 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E471 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E469, E470, E471, E472 Chu, Judy, Calif., E480 King, Steve, Iowa, E477 Scott, Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’, Va., E475 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E471 Langevin, James R., R.I., E482, E484 ´ Conaway, K. Michael, Tex., E471 Lawson, Al, Jr., Fla., E473, E477, E480, E487 Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E473, E474, E477, E487 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E469, E472, E474, E486 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E481, E486 Shimkus, John, Ill., E486 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E485 Long, Billy, Mo., E481 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E470 Dent, Charles W., Pa., E475 Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E480 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E476 Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E471 Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E470 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E484 Ellison, Keith, Minn., E487 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E475 Valadao, David G., Calif., E483 Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E472 McNerney, Jerry, Calif., E481 Veasey, Marc A., Tex., E485 Green, Al, Tex., E474 Murphy, Stephanie M., Fla., E483 Westerman, Bruce, Ark., E486

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