H6292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2017 It is a death sentence for far too different reasons, wind up with a very Again, I thank the gentleman for the many people. It would impact severely high risk, high cost population. Others opportunity to speak forcefully in this upon those who are struggling with are able to have a very low risk. The given Special Order. It is so important cancer—working their hardest to de- risk needs to be balanced out between to save the Affordable Care Act, make feat that, working with their doctor, those two. If that is not done, then it stronger, and respond to the needs of their medical community to defeat there will be a death spiral amongst people across this country who are that impact of cancer in their lives— the insurance companies. speaking out. heart disease, and other long-term ill- Thirdly, under the Affordable Care Mr. GARAMENDI. I thank Mr. TONKO nesses. Act, people are mandated to buy insur- so very much, once again, from the My friends, this is about being a com- ance or else pay a penalty. That pen- East Coast and the West Coast, I hope, passionate voice. It is about utilizing alty is enforced by the Internal Rev- to a message that America has listened the advancements in medical care, enue Service, which has been specifi- to. technology, making affordable our cally given instructions by the Presi- I just looked out here in the audience healthcare system, making affordable dent not to enforce the law. That will and I noticed that our colleague from prescription drug costs. lead to those young and healthy Texas is here to speak. There is improvements that we want invincibles not buying insurance be- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- to make, not give a tax cut for the cause there is no penalty. That will woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). rich, which has been a terrible re- cause the insurance pool to become Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I sponse. People would say: Oh, the Af- more risky and, again, start that death thank Mr. GARAMENDI for yielding. I fordable Care Act is not working. spiral that is so much talked about. was detained at another meeting, but I So if there were improvements re- The death spiral can be avoided, and could not help but conclude our very quired, be fair, be only honest with the the Affordable Care Act is drafted and important Special Order. public you represent, be there for written in such a way as to avoid it. So And I do want to emphasize that we them. my plea to the President is: Use the have a better deal. We have the oppor- Finally, the last point I will make law. Do not cause the Affordable Care tunity to be able to stabilize the mar- right here is Medicaid and the chang- Act to collapse. kets. Mr. Speaker, please pass on to the ing profile of Medicaid in many of our We heard from Mr. COHEN today, who States. In New York, people need to see President that the President has with- is from the great State of California, where the growth in Medicaid is. And in his power to maintain the Affordable who says: The Affordable Care Act does Care Act. He also has within his power because we have a disproportionate work. Subsidies do work. And if we go to cause the Affordable Care Act to col- senior population in upstate New York, the route of the Senate—the tragic you are seeing the growth of Medicaid lapse. Now, the final point—and help me vote today—Americans will wind up the farther north you go. paying more for premiums than their with this, Mr. TONKO—is that the I ask my colleagues to be sensitive to Democrats have known for 5 years that own income. their constituent base. Don’t be heart- there are improvements that need to So I join in saying we can fix and sta- less. Don’t be cruel in the outcome. take place within the Affordable Care bilize—fix the Affordable Care Act, sta- Walk away from this. Act, and we have pleaded with our Re- bilize the healthcare system, and en- The silence is deafening at times publican colleagues to allow those im- sure that 49 million people do not lose when it comes to some of the proposals provements to take place. We have had their insurance by 2026; or with the being sent by leadership in this House a deaf ear from our Republican col- Senate bill, 32 million don’t lose their and in the Senate. Silence is not what leagues. So as we go into this possible insurance. is called for here. Outspoken rejection crisis, let it be known that the Demo- So I simply conclude with this: I met of some of these harsh measures is crats are seeking improvements in a with a family who has an autistic what we need, and bipartisan coopera- variety of areas. We heard about the child—a young woman who wants to tion, bicameral activity is what will drug prices. I know, Mr. TONKO, you live on her own. She can’t do that serve the public best. were talking in your earlier presen- without the Affordable Care Act. So I thank the gentleman for yield- tation about some of the improvements I met with a young man by the name ing. I thank him for bringing us to- that can be made. So jump in here. In- of Matthew, who spent $700,000 over a 2- gether in what is a very important dis- terrupt me, if you will. year period because he has a chronic cussion here in this Special Order. Mr. TONKO. To repeat what my col- illness; $73,000 on his medication in the Mr. GARAMENDI. I thank Mr. TONKO league just said, I will say that we last 6 months. The American people so very much for his comments. He want to work with the American pub- need us to do for them what the gov- covered the issues very well. lic. We have said over and over again ernment can do, and that is to ensure a I want to go to two issues really that it is about affordability, accessi- healthcare system for all. quickly that need to, I think, be bility, quality of care. Share with us That is what the Affordable Care wrapped up here. the improvements that you think will Act’s underlying premise is. That is First of all, the President talks about work. Let us know of the hurdles in the what Democrats have as their message. the Affordable Care Act dying, and it is road that you have faced. Mr. GARAMENDI, I believe in saving not going to make it. That could hap- Remind us that Medicaid serves the lives. That is what I want to do with pen because of actions that he is spe- needs of our parents and grandparents the Affordable Care Act. cifically telling the administration to in nursing homes. Remind us that Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I take. those who are born with challenges in thank Ms. JACKSON LEE very much for There are three different areas, one life are served well by healthcare cov- her comments. of which is being very late in providing erage and Medicaid. Remind us that Indeed, we do look for a better deal, the cost-sharing funding programs for those living with developmental dis- better jobs, better wages, better edu- those people who are purchasing insur- abilities, showcasing their abilities re- cation. That is our goal, and we can do ance. It is discretionary right now. We quires Medicaid to make it work; that. ought to make that mandatory and not chronic illnesses requiring an insur- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance given the President the option of not ance clause that addresses preexisting of my time. providing those funds. If those funds conditions, building upon an essential f are not provided, then, yes, the ex- health benefits package. changes will collapse. We are with you. We walk with you. TRIBUTE TO FORMER Secondly, we know that there is the We raise our voices with you. We lift CONGRESSMAN cross subsidization from one insurance our hearts with you. We want to be vic- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under company to another called reinsurance torious with you and for you. Let’s not the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- that tries to balance out the risk pool let them rip away this health insur- uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the of each individual insurance company. ance for the opportunity to provide tax gentleman from (Mr. GIBBS) for 30 Some insurance companies, for many cuts for the very wealthy. minutes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:59 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.106 H25JYPT1 July 25, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6293 GENERAL LEAVE when I came here in the early 1980s, Ralph got a frantic call from a woman Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- representing as a farmer in the Ohio whose daughter was gravely ill in Mex- mous consent that all Members have 5 Farm Bureau, we had an appointment ico. She needed help immediately, as legislative days to revise and extend at that time, and Ralph was my Con- she didn’t have a passport and couldn’t their remarks and include extraneous gressman. Ralph was a farmer, too, and find her birth certificate. By the next material on the topic of this Special loved his beef cattle. He was an early day, she was on her way to Mexico to Order. riser. We had an early meeting well be- help her daughter return to the U.S. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fore 8 a.m. Another county Farm Bu- Ralph made sure that his constituent objection to the request of the gen- reau president from Wayne County and could get a copy of her birth certificate tleman from Ohio? I got there in his office, Steve Grimes, and called the State Department to get There was no objection. and Ralph Regula said to us: Did you her a passport within just a few hours. Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay guys eat breakfast yet? Considering the bureaucracy of govern- tribute to a good friend who passed We said: No. ment, this is a minor miracle. That is away last week: the former Congress- He said: Come with me. how committed he was to the people of man from Ohio, Ralph Regula. I guess he took us down to the Mem- Ohio. Ralph Regula served in this body for bers’ dining room. I remember this be- Ralph would go out of his way to help 36 years, from 1973 to 2009. He ran in cause I brought this picture. How I got people. Ralph had a red pickup truck, 1972 to replace former Congressman this picture was one of the agricultural and after the September 11 attack in Frank Bow. He got on the Appropria- media reporters tagged along and took 2001, he drove it home with the luggage tions Committee in 1975, and I remem- this picture. It was in one of the local of several constituents who were ber him telling the story of how that agricultural papers back in Ohio. My stranded here because of the attacks happened. When Gerald Ford was in the parents were so proud of the fact that and no way to rent a car and obviously leadership here in the House, he our Congressman—my Congressman— the planes were not flying. praised former President Gerald Ford would meet with us and take us to A former schoolteacher himself, he breakfast in the Capitol that they for getting him on the Appropriations would say to the teachers: The lower called the paper and got the print, and Committee, in which he became a car- the grade, the more you should be paid; they framed it. and when you look out at your class, dinal, in all the many years he was on A few years ago, I had the privilege you have 30 little mirrors looking back the Appropriations Committee. to speak at the McKinley Day Dinner at you. Some major things that he helped do in Stark County when I was redis- Susan wrote: We are so grateful for in his time here in Congress were: he tricted in that area. Ralph and Mary the chance to work alongside and learn found funding for the Cuyahoga Valley were there. I brought this picture and from this giant of a man. His accom- National Park; he formed the Ohio and passed it around to show them. Of plishments are legendary, and his leg- Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor; course, this picture is 33 years old. acy can be seen across all of Ohio. It and he worked with his wife to create What is really neat about it is we both was an honor and privilege to call him the National First Ladies’ Library in had brown hair. I remember Ralph and our boss. Canton. Mary got a big kick out of that. Having had many conversations with Another time that I remember that When former staff members say those him over the years, I know all the was really a treasure is he had Senator kinds of things about their former boss, that says a lot. work he did to support the National In- THAD COCHRAN come to his house one stitutes of Health, medical research, weekend, and he invited all the agri- I had the privilege to know Ralph for and also National Parks around the cultural leaders from the district to three decades. Two of those decades he country that he so treasured. have breakfast there one Saturday was my Congressman, and then the last Last week, when Congressman Reg- morning. I remember that quite well as decade he wasn’t because of redis- ula passed away, he left his wife, Mary, a great experience. tricting. I had a different Congressman and three grown children: Martha, A lot people said that Ralph Regula and a different congressional district. Richard, and David. cared. He really did care. He really Then 4 or 5 years ago now, redis- Congressman Regula was born De- cared about the constituents he rep- tricting, they moved me into the Stark cember 3, 1924, in Beach City, Ohio. resented. He was a true public servant. County, Ohio, area, and Ralph became From 1944 to 1946, he served in the Another issue is he had a relation- a constituent of mine. There were a few Navy. He earned his un- ship at the time with President times here a few years ago that Ralph dergraduate degree from the University Reagan. They hit it off really good be- came in and visited me in the office, of Mount Union in 1948, where The cause they got talking about their and we had some great conversations. Ralph and Mary Regula Center of Pub- farms. Of course, Ralph Regula had a It seemed a little strange because I lic Service and Civic Engagement is beef cattle farm outside of Navarre, can remember, in the 1980s and the housed. Ohio, in Stark County. They were talk- 1990s, I would be visiting Ralph here in He earned his law degree in 1952, and ing about how to build fence. Ralph the Rayburn Building for pork pro- went to law school at night while used to tell that story, and you can tell ducers in the Farm Bureau talking working as a teacher. that he held that dear to him. about agricultural policy and talking I first met Congressman Regula in to another farmer who is also a Con- b 1930 1974. He was the commencement speak- gressman, too. Those are fond memo- He also served on the Ohio State er at the first graduating class which I ries that I will treasure for the rest of Board of Education from 1960 to 1964. was in at the my life. He served in the . He was Agricultural Technical Institute in I think that we are so glad that so elected in 1966, and he served in the Wooster, and Ralph was a fairly new many are standing out here tonight to Ohio house one term when he was Congressman at the time. But he came pay tribute to Congressman Ralph Reg- elected in 1964. and spoke. I remember that. That was ula because he was a true public serv- During his time in the State house, my first chance to get to know Con- ant and loved his constituents, loved he created the Northeast Ohio Medical gressman Regula at the time. Stark County, Ohio, and loved his University complex and Stark State I do have here some notes from his farm. So it is a privilege to make a few College, which is paying many divi- former staff. I just want to read them remarks tonight to pay tribute to him dends to the residents of northeast because I think words say a lot. Ralph for his 36 years of service in this Cham- Ohio. left an impression not just on his con- ber and this body and all the service he Ralph was a good friend, and he al- stituents but also on his staff. did throughout his life to help the peo- ways made sure that the staff knew Susan Ross, who worked for Con- ple of Stark County, Ohio, the 16th that constituents came first. He even gressman Regula, offered some insight Congressional District in the State of had a lapel pin button made up to re- and stories about Ralph. Ohio, and the United States. mind his staff. He truly did. So my lit- Ralph’s motto was ‘‘Constituents Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman tle memento that I remember was First,’’ according to Susan. One day, from Ohio (Mr. TIBERI) who is from the

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Mr. Speaker, I rise simple: A politician is a person who up best: ‘‘What would benefit Congress today in memory of an incredible lead- sees how much they can take from the and the country today are more law- er from my home State of Ohio but people they represent for their own makers like Ralph Regula, devoted to also for the United States: Congress- benefit, while public servants see how their districts without losing sight of man Ralph Regula. He was a teacher, a much they can give of themselves to the larger picture. He wasn’t just su- patriot, and a veteran. He served dur- the people they represent. Ralph did perb at legislating. He delivered what ing World War II in the United States this over and over and over again, giv- governing requires.’’ I couldn’t say it Navy. He had been a schoolteacher and ing of himself. any better. a school principal, and he devoted his Marcia and I do want to express our We in Ohio lost a truly wonderful life to public service. regret to Mary and all of Ralph’s fam- person, a great American. Ohio has lost His career in government began with ily on his passing because, again, we three of them in the last year who I service in the Ohio house of representa- have lost a great friend, a great col- served with here in the United States tives and the Ohio senate before he league, and it is tough to say goodbye. Congress who made this body a better came to Congress in 1972. For nearly Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I am sure place and who made this country a bet- four decades in Congress, Congressman the gentleman shares a lot of childhood ter place: nearly a year ago, Steve Regula became known as a leader who memories running around here with his LaTourette from northeastern Ohio; was willing to reach across the aisle to dad being a Congressman and Congress- earlier this year, ; and now get things done—to compromise—both man Regula for all those years. Ralph Regula. on Capitol Hill and with the White Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman Ralph Regula was the dean of the del- House. He worked to pass legislation from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT) who is from egation even before I got here, and he that helped his district and the Amer- the Cincinnati area. was the dean of the delegation when I ican people. Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I want to came here in 2001. One of the great His spirit of bipartisanship carried thank Mr. GIBBS for organizing this things that Ralph Regula did on our throughout his career when he re- Special Order here this evening in side of the aisle when we were in the mained an outspoken advocate, even in which we are honoring Ralph Regula, minority and then when we were in the his retirement, for bipartisanship. He our former colleague. majority is he strategically placed was truly an example of how to get I had the pleasure of serving with members of our team from Ohio things done. Congressman Regula for 14 years here throughout all the committees. So you Through his role on the House Appro- in this great institution. had people on the Appropriations Com- priations Committee, he served as an Ralph Regula was truly a gentleman mittee, you had people on the Ways important advocate for Ohio, including in the truest sense of the word. He and Means Committee, on the Energy funding for the Cleveland Clinic and served Ohio and our Nation with a dig- and Commerce Committee, and on the support for the Great Lakes. He was nity and grace that few will ever Armed Services Committee. Ralph was the quintessential example of what it match. When I think of the phrase so thoughtful that way trying to make means to be a public servant. ‘‘disagreeing without being disagree- sure that we represented our State in Mr. Speaker, my thoughts go out to able,’’ I think of Ralph Regula. all sorts of ways. his wife, Mary, and the rest of his fam- 1945 I got to know Ralph mostly sitting in ily. b that corner with , Ralph Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to Ralph was a lot of things. He was an Regula, and Steve LaTourette. The the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LATTA) attorney, a teacher, a school principal, dean of the delegation didn’t speak who is from Bowling Green, Ohio. a veteran, a farmer, and a loving hus- loudly. He often spoke softly, but his Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I thank band, father, and grandfather. But per- words were meaningful—and usually the gentleman for yielding. I, too, haps most of all, he was dedicated to right. He was a thoughtful guy who would like to express my sympathies to serving the people of the 16th Congres- cared about our State, who cared about Mary and all the Regula family on sional District and his country. our country, and who taught so many Ralph’s passing. He was born in Beach City, Ohio, in of us how to legislate not just on the I got to know Ralph a long time ago 1924—the same year my mom was born, Appropriations Committee, but actu- because my dad served here for 30 by the way. Ralph first served his ally how to get things done. I have fond years. Dad was elected in 1958, Ralph country, as my father did, in World memories of the lessons that he gave was elected in 1972, and toward the end War II. My dad was in the Army and us on an ongoing basis. of their terms that they were here to- served in Europe. Ralph was in the I only got to serve with Ralph for 8 gether—of course, Ralph served on for Navy from 1942 to 1946 during World years. There are others in the room 36 years—their offices were very close War II. who got to serve with him a lot longer. to one another. I know that in those Ralph then graduated from Mount But it is safe to say what the Akron days sometimes you had a little more Union College in Alliance, Ohio, where Beacon Journal said is right: He knew time than we seem to have today, but he met his wife, Mary, and later ob- how to get things done. folks could actually go to one an- tained his law degree from William He did it in a bipartisan way, he did other’s office and sit down and chat. I McKinley School of Law in Canton. it with his constituents in mind, and know that Dad and Ralph were very Ralph had a passion for education. he did it because it was the right thing good friends. Before getting into politics, he served to do. What has been said by my other col- his community as a schoolteacher, as I There is a long list of things that he leagues is true; Ralph worked hard. He also did. He was then a principal and accomplished and that got done. He served his district well, he worked even ran for the Ohio Board of Edu- didn’t brag about it. He just did it in hard, he did his job, he served the peo- cation. his soft-spoken, nice, gentlemanly way. ple of his district, and he served the As a former teacher myself, as I men- The gentleman from Navarre contrib- people of this country. tioned, I know the time you spend with uted and gave more than he ever got. At all times, though, he always was a students helps shape the way you view His former staff knows, the former gentleman. I know that for a fact be- the world. Ralph was no different. He Members on both sides know it, and he cause I know that when I was younger, brought those experiences with him will always be remembered for that I always liked to be able to come here here to Washington, D.C., and put his

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In 1972, he ran for Congress and has some interesting tales to tell about est,’’ ‘‘hardworking,’’ ‘‘sensible,’’ ‘‘un- won, beginning a long and impressive Congressman Regula. derstated,’’ ‘‘straightforward,’’ and congressional tenure. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank ‘‘even-tempered.’’ Ralph served 18 terms, 36 years, and the kind gentleman for yielding, and I If you never met him, he was sort of he was a leader on the Appropriations thank him for arranging this Special a cross between Andy Griffith and Rob- Committee. In that role, he helped to Order this evening. I thank Congress- ert Redford. He was even-tempered and shape the country, but he never forgot man CHABOT for his kind words and all not vindictive—and he had reason to be where he came from: Stark County, the Members who have come to pay vindictive. He described himself as a Ohio. tribute to our beloved colleague, Ralph conservative in spending but a progres- Back in 1998, Ralph and his wife, Regula. sive in programs. Mary, were instrumental in the estab- Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to honor A proud Canton resident, he worked lishment of the National First Ladies’ my late friend and respected colleague tirelessly to honor the legacy of his Library in Canton, and they both re- who served 18 terms and was a gen- hometown hero, President William mained very involved in the library’s tleman farmer, the very Honorable McKinley. Regula sought to preserve operations over the years. Congressman Ralph Regula of Ohio. the fellow Ohioan’s memory by fight- Many Ohioans and Cantonians re- Ralph passed away earlier this month ing to keep the name Mount McKinley member him for his staunch support of in Bethlehem Township, Ohio. He was for the summit in , homage to Stark County’s park system, the Cuya- 92. the man who represented his same dis- hoga Valley National Park, and the To his beloved wife, Mary, for whom trict. Towpath Trail. we all hold deep affection, and their During my time in the House, I have While many around the Nation will family—Martha, Richard, David, and had the pleasure of serving alongside remember Ralph Regula as an impor- their children—please let me extend Ralph on the Appropriations Com- tant figure on the Appropriations Com- heartfelt sympathy and deepest affec- mittee, where he was distinguished for mittee, a role he served in for many, tion. sensible solutions that worked for many years, I will remember him as a I had the privilege of serving with Americans and for Ohioans. respected colleague and someone I was Ralph for 26 years, many of those on When he served on the Labor, Health, proud to call a friend. the Appropriations Committee. and Human Services Subcommittee, he Ralph was a soft-spoken, old-school As others have mentioned, Ralph instructed me, when I got to Congress: gentleman. By the time I was elected Straus Regula was born in Beach City, This is where you really help people. to Congress back in 1994, Ralph Regula Ohio, on December 3, 1924, right before Ralph was dedicated to that. He had was the dean of the Ohio delegation. A the Great Depression. such a heart, but he didn’t wear it on few years after Congressman Regula re- In 1948, he graduated from Mount his sleeve. He supported working peo- tired, I became the dean of the Ohio Union College in Alliance, Ohio, and ple. There are many votes he cast in Republican delegation, and I tried to went on to receive a degree in law as a favor of the minimum wage. His father model my approach to the role that he night student from William McKinley was a coal miner. He understood what set. He set a great example for all of us School of Law in Canton, and then it was to do that kind of work for a liv- who serve here in the House because he went on to serve in the United States ing. truly was a gentleman. Navy during World War II. On the centennial of the Metro Tonight, as we remember our former Some of my memories of Ralph in- Parks’ creation, we remember his ado- dean, I hope that we also remember his clude him pulling into the congres- ration and commitment to our public ability to work across the aisle. Ralph sional garage on so many occasions in lands, founding one of northeast Ohio’s always treated everyone with respect his spiffy red pickup truck, always proudest landmarks, the Cuyahoga Na- and genuinely listened to the view- thinking about what was happening tional Valley Park. He dedicated so points of others. He believed that bi- back in Ohio on his farm. That truck many of his years to creating that partisanship was a virtue and would had many purposes. park, the Ohio and Erie Canal system, work tirelessly to find common ground. So many evenings we were in the and expanding that park to among the I think we can all learn from his exam- same building and I could see him top 10 most visited in the United ple. walking down the hall with Mary, his States of America. I would note that , wife, well after 9 p.m. in the evening He attended to Ohio while he at- who is one of our more respected after having put in a very long day tended to the Nation. He had the guts Democratic colleagues in the House, is here in Congress. to pass new user fees for all national here this evening. I think it is a tribute The press never reports about the parks to raise money to improve them, to the bipartisanship that Ralph Reg- Members who are dutiful and do their so he was thinking of the future. ula showed over the years. I know that work. They generally focus on those He was the founder and leader of the she worked not only with him, but with who run into a little bit of trouble or Steel Caucus in this House—that was many of us in a bipartisan manner. get into a fracas, but Ralph Regula was one of the first places that I met him— That is just the way that Ralph Regula the type of citizen who holds this Re- and an early and effective voice about operated. public together. foreign dumping and about the impor- Mr. Speaker, Ralph Regula was a de- He was first elected in 1972 and was a tance of manufacturing in America, cent, hardworking family man who was longstanding, prominent figure in our the importance of that steel industry dedicated to Ohio, and particularly the body, serving 36 years in the House by and having fair trade among nations. 16th Congressional District and the the time of his retirement. At the time With his wife, Mary, he was instru- people of Stark County. He was a pub- he retired, he was dean of the Ohio del- mental in creating the National First lic servant and a role model. He will be egation and number three in seniority Ladies’ Library in Canton, Ohio, a deeply missed. on the Republican side of the powerful most amazing place, with important To Ralph’s wife, Mary; his daughter, Appropriations Committee. His service untold stories about valorous women in Martha; his sons, David and Richard; embraced the tenure of seven U.S. our country that, for years, had been and the entire Regula family, please Presidents. largely hidden from the public. know that we are saddened by your As a lawmaker, Ralph was a cham- I recommend that the public go to loss. We share that loss. We appreciate pion of cross-party collaboration, as the website of that library and just the time that you allowed Ralph to others have referenced, and he was a read about the First Ladies of this serve our Nation. 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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:59 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K25JY7.112 H25JYPT1 H6296 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 25, 2017 what they endured. I learned so much Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, in closing, and raised three wonderful children: David, that I didn’t know. we heard tonight that we will miss Richard and Martha. Ralph brought phenomenal experi- Ralph Regula. He was a dedicated pub- In closing, Mr. Speaker let me just say this: ence to his public service. Others lic servant. He didn’t grandstand. He It truly was the honor of a lifetime to know talked about how he had practiced law, worked hard, and he got the job done Congressman Ralph Regula and call him my serving in the Navy, held a degree in for the people of Ohio and the people of predecessor, mentor, and my friend. He will business administration, served as a this country. We will sorely miss him. be dearly missed by all. school administrator, a teacher, a prin- Best regards to his beloved wife, f cipal, State legislator, and served on Mary, and three children and the rest the Ohio Board of Education. He was so of the Regula family. It was an honor RECESS level-headed. and privilege to know Ralph Regula. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- An article in the The Washington Mr. RENACCI. Mr. Speaker, I join my col- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Post reported that he introduced lan- leagues today to offer my tribute on behalf of declares the House in recess subject to guage in appropriations bills and proce- my predecessor, mentor, and most importantly the call of the Chair. dural maneuvers to fight efforts to my friend, the late Congressman Ralph Reg- Accordingly (at 8 p.m.), the House change Alaska’s Mount McKinley ula. We not only had the chance to share the stood in recess. name. Obviously, he held the seat that same district but we celebrated the same was once occupied by President McKin- birthday, something that always made our f ley, the 25th President, who, sadly, was connection feel stronger. b 2139 assassinated in 1901. Congressman Regula represented the 16th As a graduate of the old William District of Ohio in the United States House of AFTER RECESS McKinley School of Law in Canton, Mr. Representatives from 1973 until his retirement The recess having expired, the House Regula did not want to see the name of in 2009. For thirty-six years and eighteen was called to order by the Speaker pro his fellow Buckeye erased from the terms, Ralph Regula brought common-sense, tempore (Mr. WOODALL) at 9 o’clock tallest peak in North America. Ralph Ohio values to Washington each and every and 39 minutes p.m. said: The law says it is Mount McKin- day. f ley, and no President can change the Ralph came to Washington, often in his law by the flick of a pen. ubiquitous red pickup truck, to do a job for the REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- When he set his mind to it, he pre- American People. His was an office held in VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF vailed. His vast experience on the legis- trust for a time and then relinquished with H.R. 3219, DEPARTMENT OF DE- lative front led him and drove his suc- grace when that season of his life was over. FENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, cessful efforts to invest millions and Ralph Regula began his career as a teacher 2018 millions of dollars in the improvement and grade school principal. Throughout his of healthcare for the American people, Mr. COLE, from the Committee on long career in public service he always en- as well as Ohio institutions such as the Rules, submitted a privileged report couraged students who approached him to Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, (Rept. No. 115–259) on the resolution (H. ‘‘Learn something new every day’’. It was Case Western Reserve University, and Res. 473) providing for consideration of more than advice: it was a heartfelt wish that MetroHealth. the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropria- He championed the Great Lakes and every young person he met would embrace a tions for the Department of Defense for fought mightily to find a way to clean lifetime of learning and go on to become the the fiscal year ending September 30, up coal. I can remember being on the very best versions of themselves. 2018, and for other purposes, which was Republican side of the aisle. He said: As a public servant, Ralph Regula was a referred to the House Calendar and or- thoughtful, conscientious man of the people. Congresswoman KAPTUR, you have got dered to be printed. From humble beginnings as village solicitor in to help me clean up coal. f He was always looking for a way to Navarre, Ohio, Ralph brought his experience try to make life better. He advocated as an educator to the Ohio Board of Edu- ADJOURNMENT cation, and from there, to the Ohio state for the National Endowment for the Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I move that house where he served in the Ohio House of Arts. He worked to clean up Florida’s the House do now adjourn. Representatives and the Ohio Senate. In Everglades and led the construction of The motion was agreed to; accord- 1972, Ralph Regula was elected to Congress the popular children’s farm here in ingly (at 9 o’clock and 40 minutes to represent the 16th District of Ohio, an office Washington at the National Zoo. p.m.), under its previous order, the he always said he held in trust for the people When people come to public service House adjourned until tomorrow, he represented back home in Ohio. His con- at the national level, they learn that it Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at 10 a.m. for stituents sent him back to Washington eight- is very hard to accomplish things over morning-hour debate. a brief period of time. It takes a long een times, asking for and receiving his best time. It takes decades to do something service and judgment on their behalf in the f of merit. Ralph certainly achieved People’s House. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, that. In Congress, Ralph Regula served most of ETC. In 2010, the Cleveland Plain Dealer his tenure in the Committee on Appropriations. quoted him. I will end my tribute to Ralph would say he was one of the keepers Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive him this evening with a quote that he of America’s checkbook. In that role, Ralph communications were taken from the gave to the Plain Dealer. He said: ‘‘In- brought his own brand of fiscal conservatism Speaker’s table and referred as follows: flammatory rhetoric may satisfy the to bear on the great issues facing the United 2076. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- partisans, but it does little or nothing States. As chairman of the Committee on Ap- ment of Defense, transmitting a letter au- to move the legislative ball to the goal propriations Interior subcommittee, Ralph was thorizing Captain Daniel L. Cheever, United instrumental in securing the future of Cuya- States Navy, to wear the insignia of the line.’’ He was talking about the neces- grade of rear admiral (lower half) while serv- sity of breaking legislative gridlock hoga Valley National Park. ing as Commander, Naval Aviation and advocating bipartisan compromise. I have no doubt that Ralph Regula will be Warfighting Development Center, pursuant I think by Congressman remembered for many things during his time in to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, being on floor tonight, by my being on Congress. I think his sense of fairness and his Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, the floor tonight, in a bipartisan spirit, bi-partisan approach to lawmaking will, no Sec. 509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Com- giving tribute to Ralph Regula, this is doubt, be among the best attributes recalled mittee on Armed Services. a life that Members of Congress can by his friends and colleagues. Debate ended 2077. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, learn from: real achievement, real at the doors to the House, but the friendship Legal Division, Consumer Financial Protec- tion Bureau, transmitting the Bureau’s merit, real honor. He brought real always endured. Major final rule — Amendments to Federal meaning to the word the ‘‘Honorable’’ Ralph was foremost, though, a family man. Mortgage Disclosure Requirements under the Ralph Straus Regula. The great love of his life, Mary, was his part- Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) [Docket May God let him rest in peace and ner through thick and thin. Partners in all No.: CFPB-2016-0038) (RIN: 3170-AA61) re- bless his spirit. things, Ralph and Mary built a life together ceived July 21, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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