E56 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 13, 2015 For generations, southern and eastern Ken- public has been misled by the pipeline’s advo- our American fabric, and I am honored to rec- tucky has relied upon the coal mining industry cates, who have played down the pipeline’s ognize their vital role in shaping communities for good paying jobs; however, primarily in the potentially devastating effects on our nation’s throughout our great Nation. last decade, we have witnessed a debilitating environment and on the American people. Since the first Koreans arrived on the decline in our Appalachian coalfields. To help For starters, this bill allows a foreign com- shores of Honolulu, Hawaii, on this date in diversify our business portfolio, I have long re- pany to take property from U.S. landowners 1903, they have excelled and shown that the lied upon the expertise of my dear friend Ray through eminent domain. The taking of private American Dream is alive. Whether in military, Moncrief. In fact, he helped form the corner- land for public purposes has always been for education, science, business, sports or the stones of one of the region’s largest job cre- local government or local interests. We cannot arts, Korean Americans proved that with hard ating organizations, the Southeast Kentucky allow a foreign company to take our private work, dedication and zeal for education, they Economic Development Corporation (SKED). property to feed its corporate profits. can thrive and help make America even great- Knowing the challenges of entrepreneurship In addition, the bill exempts TransCanada er. in his own startup companies, Ray has dedi- Corp. and any other company producing, ship- My time fighting in the Korean War gave me cated countless hours to small business own- ping, or refining tar sands oil for this project, an enduring personal connection to Korea and ers and local developers, providing technical from paying into the Oil Spill Liability Trust its people. Since returning home from my and managerial training, guiding them through Fund, which helps to finance the federal gov- service over six decades ago, I have wit- loan opportunities, development costs and ernment’s response to spills. This exemption nessed South Korea’s rise from a war-torn na- contracts, and advocating for community part- essentially reduces the companies’ liability for tion to becoming the world’s 13th-largest nerships and investments. He has taught nu- spills from the pipeline and makes the U.S. economy, a transformation which has been merous innovative individuals how to start, op- taxpayers pay to clean up those spills. That’s largely driven by the resilience and industri- erate and expand successful companies and outrageous, especially when you consider the ousness of the Korean people. Here in Amer- organizations in our region and across the pipeline will go over the underground water ica, Koreans have inspired us with the same country. supply for eight of our states. entrepreneurialism and perseverance toward Ray’s finite business sense has been The legislation also gives this project special building success and wealth for their commu- sought out by countless businesses and non- regulatory treatment by exempting the pipeline nities. profit organizations. His resume includes Ex- from all federal permitting requirements. Our As a native and longtime Congressman of ecutive Vice President and Chief Operating federal permitting process exists to ensure City, I am proud of its Korean Officer of Kentucky Highlands Investment Cor- worker safety, and to provide health safe- American community and the greatness they poration, President and Chief Executive Offi- guards and environmental protections for the contribute to our City and State. I applaud the cer (CEO) of Mountain Ventures, Inc., and American people. It is irresponsible to give this services provided by many Korean American Fund Manager for both the Southern Appa- project a blanket exemption from these critical organizations to the Greater New York region, lachian Fund and Meritus Venture. He was safety measures. including free legal and medical help, immigra- previously a member of the NASBIC Board of This is particularly true given that the tar tion workshops, scholarship opportunities, and Governors, and is currently a member of the sands oil to be transported is more destructive various cultural events. Koreans raise strong Boards of Directors of the Community Devel- than any other oil in the world. Converting a families and build successful businesses, ac- opment Financial Institution Coalition, the New barrel of tar sands into synthetic crude oil tive civic associations, churches, and charities Markets Tax Credit Coalition, the National emits three times more greenhouse gas emis- that enhance our local economy and culture. Consumer Cooperative Bank, and NCB Cap- sions than are emitted by producing a barrel I am proud to serve as Honorary Chairman ital Impact. He is also a founding director and of conventional crude oil. If this pipeline leaks, of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and the founding Chairman of Appalachian Com- the health of thousands of Americans will be join my Colleagues and Korean American munity Capital, Inc. Topping off his long list of at risk—and Americans, not the Canadian friends in celebrating their many milestones credibility, Ray is also a founding member of company, will be held responsible for the cost and triumphs. The Korean people will always the Community Development Venture Capital of the clean-up. have a very special place in my heart. I look Alliance (CDVCA) and is credited for design- Considering this foreign-built pipeline takes forward to the continued friendship I cherish ing the community development venture cap- private property and poses serious economic so much. ital. and safety risks, I stand in firm opposition to f As noted in his biography, Ray is a nation- this bill. ally and internationally recognized speaker f COMMEMORATING and writer on the use of equity as an eco- nomic development strategy, and has provided PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON. NITA M. LOWEY testimony to the U.S. Congress on various OF NEW YORK economic topics. President George W. Bush HON. PETER WELCH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES appointed Ray to the Community Development OF VERMONT Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Advisory Fund in 2008. He has also received IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lifetime Achievement Awards from CDVCA Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to submit and the National Association of Seed and the text of an op-ed in I Venture Funds. Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, because of flight wrote commemorating former New York Gov- I ask my colleagues to join me in applaud- cancellations due to inclement weather, I was ernor Mario Cuomo. ing Ray Moncrief for manifesting the spirit of unable to vote on 2, Election of the [From The Journal News, Jan. 2, 2015] Speaker. Had I been present, I would have entrepreneurship that helps run America. His REP. LOWEY: MARIO CUOMO WAS MY MENTOR ANCY ELOSI investment into the practices of small business voted for Representative N P for AND INSPIRATION Speaker of the House of Representatives. owners across southern and eastern Kentucky (By Nita Lowey) will undoubtedly continue to create jobs for f Mario and Matilda Cuomo and their five generations to follow. I wish Ray the very best IN RECOGNITION OF THE 113TH AN- children were our neighbors in Holliswood, in his retirement. NIVERSARY OF KOREAN AMER- . Mario’s parents, Andrea and f ICAN DAY Immaculata, lived around the corner. When Mario, an attorney and law professor KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE ACT who gained prominence by successfully me- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL diating thorny housing disputes in Corona SPEECH OF OF NEW YORK and Forest Hills, first ran for Lieutenant in 1974, Steve and I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD promptly jumped into his campaign. He lost. OF CALIFORNIA Tuesday, January 13, 2015 But Gov. Hugh Carey, recognizing Mario’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES extraordinary talents, appointed him as Sec- Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is with great Friday, January 9, 2015 retary of State. (His parents famously asked: pleasure that I join the nation in celebrating ‘‘Mario—you’re a lawyer and a teacher. How Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I op- the 113th Anniversary of Korean American come you took a job as a secretary?’’) pose H.R. 3, which grants approval to build Day this January 13, 2015. The Korean Amer- My first job in public service was in 1975 as the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. The ican community has been an integral part of an assistant to Mario Cuomo, working as a

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He pursued housing, take pride in our region by keeping our hill- their willingness to serve with ‘‘a heart full of education, health, community development, sides and waterways clean, by creating inno- grace and a soul generated by love.’’ They set and senior citizen initiatives, among others. vative energy-saving projects in our schools, goals and work selflessly to make them a re- He was indefatigable and inspirational. A and bringing access to clean water and sani- ality. profound thinker and eloquent speaker, no tary sewer to thousands of families over the Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my other distin- wonder that he was elected lieutenant gov- last two decades. guished colleagues to join me in commending ernor in 1978 and then governor three times. ‘‘Great achievement is usually born of great these honorees, as well as the Gary Frontiers Nobody articulated the ideals and values of sacrifice, and is never the result of selfish- public service better than Mario Cuomo. He Service Club officers, President Oliver J. aptly captured the essence of his brilliant ca- ness.’’ Those words, written by Napoleon Hill, Gilliam, Vice President James Piggee, Re- reer: ‘‘You campaign in poetry, but govern in a motivational American author, define A.L.’s cording Secretary Linnal Ford, Financial Sec- prose.’’ heart of service and commitment to work for a retary Sam Frazier, and Treasurer/Seventh During an event in 1984, when I was a New better future in our region. District Director Floyd Donaldson, along with York state assistant secretary of state and I ask my colleagues to join me applauding Clorius L. Lay, who has served as Breakfast Mario Cuomo was governor, Mario told me, the diligent work this great advocate for a Chairman for fifteen years, and all other mem- ‘‘Now listen to me and you’ll be OK.’’ I lis- cleaner, more beautiful place in America. We bers of the service club for their initiative, de- tened, I learned, and I am doing OK. deeply appreciate A.L. Sinclair and he will be I was honored when Gov. Cuomo spoke on termination, and dedication to serving the peo- my behalf at a ceremony celebrating my greatly missed, but his torch will be carried ple of Northwest Indiana. election to Congress in 1988. As we mourn his forward by the thousands of PRIDE volunteers f loss, I am confident that Mario Cuomo’s leg- who have joined the mission across southern acy will continue and endure with the re- and eastern Kentucky. RECOGNIZING CAROLYN CRNICH election of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. f ON THE OCCASION OF HER RE- f TIREMENT GARY FRONTIERS SERVICE CLUB TRIBUTE TO A.L. SINCLAIR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HON. JARED HUFFMAN MEMORIAL BREAKFAST OF CALIFORNIA HON. HAROLD ROGERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF KENTUCKY HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY Tuesday, January 13, 2015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIANA Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Tuesday, January 13, 2015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES congratulate Carolyn Crnich, longtime recorder Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I and registrar of voters for Humboldt County, rise today to pay tribute to a long-time friend Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, as we cele- on her retirement. and leader in southern and eastern Kentucky, brate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Carolyn’s service to Humboldt County and Mr. A.L. Sinclair, upon his retirement from the and reflect on his life and work, we are re- the regional community has been exemplary. Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Board of Directors. minded of the challenges that democracy A fifth generation Humboldt County native, she In 1997, A.L. participated in a historic meet- poses to us and the delicate nature of liberty. began her work with the county in 1976 as a ing at the Hazard Community and Technical Dr. King’s life, and, unfortunately, his untimely drafting supervisor in the Humboldt County College during which southern and eastern death, reminds us that we must continually Auditor’s Office. Carolyn served as county re- Kentucky’s local elected officials joined forces work to secure and protect our freedoms. In corder beginning in 1990. Carolyn was re- to combat our region’s troubles with pollution his courage to act, his willingness to meet elected and served unopposed in 1994, 1998, and illegal dumps. The late General James challenges, and his ability to achieve, Dr. King 2002, 2006 and 2010, as the recorder, county Bickford, former Secretary of the Kentucky embodied all that is good and true in the battle clerk and registrar of voters offices were Natural Resources and Environmental Protec- for liberty. merged. tion Cabinet, and I presented a battle plan to The spirit of Dr. King lives on in the citizens Carolyn was certified as a California Reg- the group, declaring ‘‘war against pollution’’ in of communities throughout our nation. It lives istered Elections Official by The Election Cen- our beautiful region. Together, we launched on in the people whose actions reflect the ter in Houston, Texas, and by the California the Eastern Kentucky PRIDE organization to spirit of resolve and achievement that will help Association of Clerks and Election Officials. promote ‘‘Personal Responsibility In a Desir- move our country into the future. I am honored Her work was also recognized by the Amer- able Environment’’ and A.L. immediately be- to rise today to recognize several individuals ican Association of University Women, which came a general in the war. from Indiana’s First Congressional District who named her Women’s History Month honoree in Since then, A.L. has volunteered as his will be recognized during the 36th Annual Dr. 2009. Carolyn was a key founding member of hometown, Adair County’s PRIDE Coordinator Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on the Humboldt Election Transparency Project, and a member of the regional PRIDE Board of Saturday, January 17, 2015, at the Genesis which has been recognized by the National Directors that now serves 42 counties. Convention Center in Gary, Indiana. The Gary Association of Secretaries of State, the Lori A.L.’s passion for cleaning up our Appa- Frontiers Service Club, which was founded in Grace Foundation for Election Integrity, the lachian hillsides and streams was truly driven 1952, sponsors this annual breakfast. Election Verification Network, and the Amer- by his many years of dedicated work with the The Gary Frontiers Service Club will pay ican Civil Liberties Union. U.S. Forest Service, and his tireless efforts as tribute to local individuals who have for dec- Mr. Speaker, Carolyn Crnich’s commitment Adair County’s Solid Waste Coordinator. He ades selflessly contributed to improving the to county government and the vital role of went above and beyond the call of duty, quality of life for the people of Gary. This year, elections in the community is commendable spearheading a variety of cleanup activities, Reverend Dwight Gardner and Deborah and worthy of recognition. I urge my col- including roadside dump cleanups, tire am- McCullough, M.D., will be honored with the leagues to join me in extending our congratu- nesty programs, white-goods buy-back oppor- prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum lations to her. tunities and free tipping at the transfer station. Major Award for 2015. Additionally, several in- f Almost daily, he foraged the hillsides for illegal dividuals will be recognized as Dr. Martin Lu- dumpsites and acted quickly to get them ther King Jr. Marchers at this year’s breakfast, IN HONOR OF LOU CALCAGNO cleaned up and pushed for accountability and including Judy Ball, Ph.D., James Henley III, justice for those who marred our cherished Eugene Johnson, and Reverend Mary Wat- HON. SAM FARR land. kins. Finally, Sam Frazier was selected as the OF CALIFORNIA Due to A.L.’s deep pride in our region and 2014 Yokefellow of the Year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES courageous efforts to educate students, com- Though very different in nature, the achieve- munity leaders and families in southern and ments of each of these individuals reflect Tuesday, January 13, 2015 eastern Kentucky, he has been recognized many of the same attributes that Dr. King pos- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw with several prestigious awards, including the sessed, as well as the values he advocated. the attention of the House to the remarkable

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