June 3, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4207 The concurrent resolution was agreed Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam the beginning of the march to victory to. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the in World War II. A motion to reconsider was laid on Jenkins High School robotics team for In addition to participating in the D- the table. all of their accomplishments during day memorial parade in Normandy, f the 2019 season. they are taking part in the ceremonies The Jenkins High School team, also in Brittany and the American ceme- REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER called Team WIRE, built from scratch tery at Omaha Beach. These hallowed AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2517 a robot that can pick up a large bouncy grounds are the resting place for thou- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. ball, carry it across a room, and place sands of American heroes who gave the Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con- it in a specific location. ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom sent that my name be removed from This year’s theme was space, and the and liberty and to save the world from the list of cosponsors of H.R. 2517. team had to design a robot that could tyranny. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bring fuel to a spacecraft. In this case, 2,014 Pennsylvanians stormed the objection to the request of the gentle- the fuel was the large bouncy ball. beaches of Normandy. It is a great woman from Florida? Ranking 20th in the State of Georgia, privilege to have these cadets from the There was no objection. Team WIRE won the judge’s award at a Ninth District present to honor and re- f competition in Gainesville and ad- member the bravery of countless ordi- MOMENT OF SILENCE REMEM- vanced to a number of prestigious tour- nary Americans who faced extraor- BERING VICTIMS OF GUN VIO- naments. I am proud that we have this dinary times. LENCE level of talent in the First Congres- I ask that my colleagues join me in sional District of Georgia and thankful recognizing these cadets’ achievement (Mrs. MCBATH asked and was given that we have Jenkins High School, and remembering the great and lasting permission to address the House for 1 which is doing so much to give their sacrifices made at Normandy 75 years minute.) students a STEM education and teach- ago. Mrs. MCBATH. Madam Speaker, I ing their students the value of team- f rise on this first legislative day of June work. WORKING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES to commemorate Gun Violence Aware- I would like to congratulate Team OF AMERICANS ness Month and to remember the 12 WIRE on its accomplishments this year lives that were tragically cut short in and wish good luck to Team WIRE in (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was Friday’s mass shooting in Virginia the future. given permission to address the House Beach. f for 1 minute.) This month, we will be taking action Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, and bringing attention to common- GUN POLICIES WORK I was saddened to stand alongside Con- sense solutions to save the nearly 100 (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given gresswoman MCBATH to ask for a mo- lives taken every day by tragic acts of permission to address the House for 1 ment of silence for yet another inno- gun violence. minute and to revise and extend his re- cent group of Americans who died. At this time, I ask my colleagues to marks.) We must gather in this House and de- please join me in this moment of si- Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, in mand the Senate to pass our legisla- lence for all those who have been lost. the wake of yet another tragedy, I rise tion on gun safety, but we must also f to recognize the month of June as Na- stand together against making legal b 1930 tional Gun Violence Awareness Month. access for anyone to have a silencer. On Friday, yet another 12 people lost We just have to do better as relates to REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 962, their lives to gun violence, this time in the lives of Americans. BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SUR- Virginia Beach. Twelve more families I stand, as well, to support the pas- VIVORS PROTECTION ACT were ripped apart, another community sage of the Supplemental Appropria- Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, I forever changed. tions Act, very important to those of ask unanimous consent that the Com- I know firsthand the devastation a us in Texas. mittee on the Judiciary be discharged gun can cause. The accidental shooting As I watched this past week all of the from further consideration of H.R. 962, that left me a quadriplegic was life- disasters that were happening, it was the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Pro- shattering. And yet the pain of losing a sad. It was disappointing to know that tection Act, an act that protects living parent, a child, or a friend is forever there were Members on the floor ob- babies who survive failed abortions, unimaginable. jecting to this bill. and ask for its immediate consider- I have said too many times to count In particular, Houston, Texas, im- ation in this House. that we must address the gun violence pacted by Hurricane Harvey, needed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under epidemic head-on. We owe it to the this money for its water treatment, its guidelines consistently issued by suc- family members, the friends, and the reimbursement, freshwater, and its cessive Speakers, as recorded in sec- neighbors who lost their lives in Vir- sewage treatment. tion 956 of the House Rules and Man- ginia Beach and the thousands more In addition, the people in the U.S. ual, the Chair is constrained not to en- who will die this year. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico terri- tertain the request unless it has been We know the policies that work. Now tories are desperate for resources. cleared by the bipartisan floor and we must have the courage to enact Many of us who visited know that they committee leaderships. them. are long overdue. Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, I f Finally, I am supporting the exten- personally fought in the OB delivery sion of TANF, the very important nu- RECOGNIZING PINE GROVE JROTC room for 30 years for the unborn and trition legislation that provides for our newly born. I ask the Speaker to imme- (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given children. It is expiring on June 30. diately schedule this important bill so permission to address the House for 1 We have to do better. We cannot, in we can protect these babies. minute.) essence, yield to people who believe The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, it is that these kinds of solutions should be tleman is not recognized for debate. with great respect that I rise today to over. f recognize the JROTC cadets from Pine f Grove High School in Schuylkill Coun- HONORING JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL ty, Pennsylvania, and their com- RECOGNIZING FLORIDA HIGH ROBOTICS TEAM manding officer, Lieutenant Colonel SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and Michael Stefanchik. (Mr. SPANO asked and was given per- was given permission to address the These cadets are traveling overseas mission to address the House for 1 House for 1 minute and to revise and to Normandy, France, to help mark the minute and to revise and extend his re- extend his remarks.) 75th anniversary of D-day and to honor marks.)

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It was rise today to recognize the hard work mitting suicide. We must also study no small feat to knock off a three-time being done by a crowd-funded organiza- firearm suicide and how it relates to defending State champion, but under tion called We Build the Wall. mental health and how we can limit the leadership of Coach Blane Fox, Because Congress has failed to pass firearm access to those who are suf- they won 3 to 1. This was the first Polk legislation that will secure our border fering. County team to win a baseball State and fund the construction of physical We have a problem in our country, title in 24 years. barriers where they are needed, these and it is not just going to go away. Second, it should come as no surprise folks have taken the initiative. Now is the time for action. Too many to those who know Florida baseball We Build the Wall, led by Air Force lives are at stake. that it was two Hillsborough County combat veteran and triple amputee schools, Plant City and Strawberry Brian Kolfage, has raised over $23 mil- f Crest, that faced off in the Class 8A lion in private donations to help secure HONORING MAUD BORUP championship on May 30. the southern border and began con- (Mr. HAGEDORN asked and was Plant City, under the leadership of struction in New Mexico over the Me- Coach Michael Fryrear got off to a given permission to address the House morial Day weekend. for 1 minute and to revise and extend quick start and never looked back, Now, rumors were circulated about winning 3 to 1 over Coach Eric his remarks.) the group, but they are fulfilling their Mr. HAGEDORN. Madam Speaker, Beattie’s Strawberry Crest team and promise. After first being told their the best gummy bears I have ever tast- finishing the season with 30 wins. permits were in order, the mayor of ed are made by a company right in I congratulate Florida Class 3A State Sunland Park and his administration southern Minnesota. champions, Lakeland Christian; Class were flip-flopping, and their incom- Last week, I visited Le Center and 8A State champions, Plant City; and petence has threatened to put the toured Maud Borup, a 112-year-old Class 8A runner-up, Strawberry Crest. brakes on the whole project—but it wholesale confections company that Madam Speaker, all three teams only delayed it 36 hours. They now specializes in gourmet candy, baking should be proud of their accomplish- have been cleared to resume the con- kits, food gifts, and more. ments over this past season. struction. Maud Borup started as a woman- We know there is a crisis at the owned brick-and-mortar candy shop in f southern border. Madam Speaker, I St. Paul before women even had the thank Brian Kolfage and We Build the right to vote. Today it is a wholesale THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE Wall for their selfless commitment to company continuing to offer opportuni- ACTION our great country. ties for women. In fact, 96 percent of (Mr. LEVIN of California asked and It is too bad it has to come to this, the more than 100 employees are was given permission to address the but it is also inspiring, in a way, that women. House for 1 minute and to revise and citizens came forward to do the job of Maud Borup’s president, Christine extend his remarks.) the U.S. Government and secure our Lantinen, was recently named the 2019 Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam sovereign border themselves. Minnesota Small Business Person of Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gun This Congress should do better for the Year. Christine is an Army vet and Violence Awareness Month, which our border security and for our Amer- an entrepreneur who is making a dif- began mere days after another tragic ican citizens. ference in her community. We had the opportunity to discuss shooting in Virginia Beach and weeks f after the Chabad of Poway synagogue regulatory issues, healthcare reform, shooting just outside of my district in NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION trade, and how Federal policies are af- southern California. (Mr. CISNEROS asked and was given fecting small businesses in Minnesota. Madam Speaker, I thank Christine This is wrong. permission to address the House for 1 and everyone at Maud Borup for being After the Poway shooting, I called minute and to revise and extend his re- a valuable part of Minnesota. for concrete action to help end the marks.) scourge of senseless gun violence in our Mr. CISNEROS. Madam Speaker, this f country. I called on the Senate to pass past Wednesday, I met with a group of HONORING CHARLES NORMAN H.R. 8, which would put commonsense high school students from my district SHAY gun safety measures in place, requiring who started a local March for Our (Ms. PINGREE asked and was given a background check on every gun sale Lives chapter to talk about the gun permission to address the House for 1 or transfer. I also called on the Senate epidemic in our country. Then, 2 days minute and to revise and extend her re- to pass H.R. 1112 to close the Charles- later, we had another mass shooting in marks.) ton loophole, which currently allows Virginia Beach. Ms. PINGREE. Madam Speaker, this the sale of a firearm to proceed if a According to the Mass Shooting week we recognize the 75th anniversary background check is not completed Tracker website, there have been over of D-Day, and we recognize a Mainer within 3 business days. 181 mass shootings in the United States who helped to liberate France and then Months after the House passed those this year, with over 200 victims losing Europe from Nazi control in World War bipartisan bills, they continue to lan- their lives. II during the invasion of Normandy. guish in the Senate. I am proud that we finally passed Charles Norman Shay is a Penobscot The American people deserve better. commonsense gun legislation in this Tribal elder and a decorated veteran of The American people deserve a vote. House that expanded background both World War II and the Korean war. They deserve elected officials who checks, which is something over 90 per- He has received the Bronze Star, the aren’t afraid of the NRA. cent of the American people wanted, Silver Star, and the Legion of Honor, The American people deserve action. but we need to do more. making him the first Native American That is what Gun Violence Awareness The shooting in Virginia Beach used in Maine with that distinction. Month is about. We have an epidemic both a silencer and a high-capacity Charles Norman Shay was drafted at of gun violence that is unique to our magazine. We need legislation now to 19 and served as a medic in the 16th In- country, and we must finally do some- outlaw both of those items as well as fantry Regiment, First Infantry Divi- thing about it. automatic rifles. We need to allow the sion. When he landed at Omaha Beach

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