E1560 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 9, 2019 KATY AMERICAN LEGION POST 164 following World War I, as smaller communities for Children of Military Members and Civil REMEMBERS OUR FALLEN WAR- like Stillwater returned to normal, they sought Servants Act. RIORS to refocus to improve their communities. I applaud Judiciary Chairman JERROLD NAD- Stillwater’s club charter was sponsored by the LER (D–NY) and House Judiciary Ranking HON. PETE OLSON St. Paul and Minneapolis clubs, and was for- Member DOUG COLLINS (R–GA) for introducing mally presented to the Stillwater club on Sep- this bipartisan legislation aimed to fix a prob- OF TEXAS tember 26, 1919. Today the club has over 60 lem in current citizenship laws. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES members from diverse personal and profes- The current citizenship law implemented by Monday, December 9, 2019 sional backgrounds and are a part of the larg- this Administration in October, serves as a dis- er community of 1.2 million Rotarians world- advantage to certain children who are born Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today wide. abroad and reside with a parent serving over- to recognize American Legion Post 164 in Throughout their 100 years, the Stillwater seas in the military or as a federal government Katy, Texas for their efforts to honor our fallen Rotary Club has become a prominent commu- employee. service members this holiday season. nity organization as it has chartered new clubs Under current law, such children are re- As Americans, we know that some of our in the area, supported numerous local and quired to establish U.S. residency in order to military service members make the ultimate international charities, and completed many obtain citizenship, which can be difficult when sacrifice to protect and preserve our way of community service projects. From its earliest a parent is stationed overseas. life. The Wreaths Across America program is years, the club made great contributions to the a solemn way to honor and remember our fall- This small but important change is the nec- community, demonstrating the Rotary motto of essary fix for U.S. armed forces and in federal en heroes by distributing a token of our appre- ‘‘Service Above Self’’. The Stillwater Club ciation and remembrance at this time of year. government positions overseas. sponsored the creation of a bathhouse at Lily I am glad we could work together to intro- American Legion Post 164 worked incredibly Lake Beach, a barge terminal in Stillwater, a hard gathering sponsors to fund their goal of duce this bipartisan legislation that provides tourist camp on the Saint Croix River, and a greater flexibility and support to those who placing 450 wreaths this year. They surpassed Scout cabin on Big Marine Lake. In 1927 their this goal in their gracious efforts to remember have dedicated their careers to serving our seven-year project of lighting Main Street in nation. our fallen warriors, securing enough sponsors Stillwater came to fruition; a major accomplish- American citizens who are deployed mem- to fund over 500 wreaths for the Magnolia ment for the club. They also sponsored the bers of our military or government officials Cemetery. founding of the Washington County Historical working abroad should have confidence their On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- Society in 1934, a non-profit educational insti- children will receive U.S. citizenship. sional District of Texas, I thank Post 164 for tution that remains active today with the mis- their valiant work to ensure our fallen service sion to collect, preserve, and disseminate the Military families are already making tremen- members are never forgotten during the holi- vibrant history of Washington County and the dous sacrifices to serve our country abroad days and throughout the year. greater State of Minnesota. and the children should not have to be penal- ized. f Today, Kathleen Elbert leads the Stillwater Rotary Club and the organization continues to I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- PERSONAL EXPLANATION be a leader in service. Their annual Taste of porting H.R. 4803 because our military fami- the Valley event raises funds for non-profit or- lies should not have to deal with the bureauc- HON. ADAM KINZINGER ganizations like the American Cancer Society racy of this Administration for their children to and the Boy Scouts of America, as well as be United States citizens. OF ILLINOIS local groups including Stillwater Area High IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES School and the St. Croix Valley Learning Cen- f ter. The club also takes on international serv- Monday, December 9, 2019 RECOGNIZING THE HEROISM OF ice endeavors through their sponsorship of a CANYON GATE VOLUNTEER Mr. KINZINGER. Madam Speaker, I was not hospital in Tanzania, construction of roads in FIREFIGHTERS present to cast votes on Friday, December 6. Guatemala, and support of Rotary Inter- Had I been present, I would have voted national’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide NAY on Roll Call No. 652, YEA on Roll Call among other initiatives. HON. PETE OLSON No. 653, and NAY on Roll Call No. 654. Rotarians worldwide utilize an ethical guide OF TEXAS f called the Four-Way Test which asks the fol- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lowing questions: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNI- concerned? Will it build goodwill and better Monday, December 9, 2019 VERSARY OF THE STILLWATER, friendships? Will it be beneficial to all con- MINNESOTA ROTARY CLUB Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today cerned? These questions are especially pre- to recognize the Community Volunteer Fire scient today. Stillwater Rotarians have served Department in Canyon Gate for their heroic HON. BETTY McCOLLUM their community for a century in agreement actions saving the lives of three pets from a OF MINNESOTA with these principles, setting an example for burning home. all of us to remember to be truthful, to be fair, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For many, pets can be a part of our families to build goodwill and grow in our friendships, nearly as much as our brothers, sisters, moth- Monday, December 9, 2019 and to live our lives in service for others. ers and fathers are. Losing a pet is hard for Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- everyone, especially in times of tragedy. today to honor the centennial anniversary of nizing the members of the Stillwater Rotary The Community Volunteer Fire Department the Stillwater, Minnesota Rotary Club. Since Club on its 100 years of serving the commu- went above and beyond in their duties to its founding in 1919, Stillwater Rotary Club nity. make sure a family did not have to go through has actively advanced the mission of Rotary f that pain. While a TX–22 family was away, International by providing service to others, their house unfortunately caught fire with their CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF promoting integrity, and fostering world under- three pets—a cat, a dog and a kitten—trapped MILITARY MEMBERS AND CIVIL standing, goodwill, and peace through fellow- on the first floor. These heroes risked their SERVANTS ACT ship of business, professional, and community lives to ensure that these pets were reunited leaders. with their families in the face of disaster. SPEECH OF Stillwater Rotary Club was begun just 14 We send our heartfelt appreciation to the years after Rotary International was founded HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Community Volunteer Fire Department and all by Chicago attorney Paul Harris in 1905. OF TEXAS our firefighters in TX–22 who put their lives on Community leaders in Stillwater shared a de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the line each and every day to rescue those sire to serve their community in fellowship with in danger—be they people or pets. On behalf one another, and so joined together to begin Tuesday, December 3, 2019 of the Twenty-Second Congressional District the Stillwater Rotary Club. At the time, most Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in of Texas, they make our community very Rotary Clubs were located in larger cities, but strong support of H.R. 4803, the Citizenship proud.

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If H.R. 565 is enacted, Portuguese nationals Monday, December 9, 2019 Cameron then shared his story on tele- vision, instructing others on the importance of would become eligible for E–1 and E–2 visas, Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, today I preserving pictures and other key items from but only after an agreement for reciprocal wish to congratulate Dr. Stephen G. Johnson, our history so that the service of veterans is treatment between Portugal and the United a researcher at Idaho National Laboratory remembered for generations. States is finalized. (INL). At its recent annual meeting in Wash- I thank Cameron for honoring our veterans’ In 2012, Congress passed—and the presi- ington, D.C., the American Nuclear Society service in the best way possible—by pre- dent signed into law—H.R. 3992 to permit (ANS) honored Dr.Johnson as a Fellow, which serving their memories and sharing their sto- Israeli nationals to participate in the E–2 treaty is the highest member status presented to an ries. On behalf of the Twenty-Second Con- investor program. However, Israeli nationals individual. Dr. Johnson was recognized for his gressional District of Texas, he makes Texas did not have the ability to apply for E–2 visas outstanding accomplishments in nuclear and our veteran community proud. until May 1, 2019, when an agreement with science and technology, specifically high- f Israel was finalized and took effect. lighting his work in rebuilding the national radi- It was favorably reported by the House Judi- oisotope power system program for NASA’s ADVANCING MUTUAL INTERESTS ciary Committee without amendment by voice deep space exploration. AND GROWING OUR SUCCESS ACT vote; passed by the House on motion to sus- Dr. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree with pend the rules (371 to 0) and passed by the SPEECH OF a double major in mathematics and chemistry Senate, without amendment, by Unanimous from Lake Superior State University of Michi- HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Consent. gan and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from OF TEXAS Similarly, S. 2245, the ‘‘Knowledgeable Iowa State University. He currently serves as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act,’’ the director of the Space Nuclear Power and Tuesday, December 3, 2019 became law on August 1, 2018, but New Zea- Isotope Technologies Division at INL’s Mate- landers were unable to apply for E–1 and E– rials and Fuels Complex. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in 2 visas until June 10, 2019 when an agree- During his tenure at INL, Dr. Johnson has strong support of H.R. 565, ‘‘The Advancing ment for reciprocal treatment took effect. successfully reestablished the Radioisotope Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success It was Discharged by the Senate Judiciary Power Systems program, initiated the Tech- Act’’ or AMIGOS Act. Committee by Unanimous Consent and nical Integration Office for Radioisotope Power Despite deep ties with Portugal, it remains passed by the Senate without amendment by Systems, and most recently named the Na- one of only five EU countries whose citizens Unanimous Consent; passed by the House on tional Technical Director, for the Department are ineligible for E–1 and E–2 visas. motion to suspend the rules by voice vote. of Energy’s (DOE) national Space Nuclear Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, The last two bills to add countries to the E– Power program. Steve and his staff focus on nationals of countries with which the United 1 and E–2 visa programs passed Congress cross-cutting initiatives, mission planning sce- States maintains a treaty of commerce and without controversy. narios for nuclear power systems for DOE navigation may be admitted temporarily to the Portugal is a longstanding United States customers, such as NASA, and providing re- United States to engage in international trade, ally, with ‘‘bilateral ties dating from the earliest sources for various other needs for DOE’s an E–1 visa, or to develop and direct an in- years of the United States, when Portugal rec- Space Nuclear Power department. vestment enterprise, E–2 visa. ognized the United States in 1791 following For the last few years, Steve has been a E–1 and E–2 visas may be granted to indi- the Revolutionary War.’’ regular visitor to Capitol Hill, presenting an vidual traders and investors or to employees The United States is also Portugal’s largest overview of the Department of Energy space of organizational traders and investors. trading partner outside the European Union power work for NASA at lunches hosted by Applicants for E–1 and E–2 visas must gen- (EU), with bilateral trade in goods and serv- the Foundation For Nuclear Studies. This erally demonstrate the existence of a bilateral ices reaching $8 billion in 2018, a 9 percent summer, my staff and I had the pleasure of treaty of commerce and navigation between increase from the previous year. visiting Dr. Johnson in his facility where they the applicant’s country of nationality and the Similarly, U.S. direct investment in Portugal were assembling the radioisotope thermo- United States. reached $2.1 billion in 2017, with U.S. compa- electric generator that will power the Mars Some treaties allow for the admission of nies playing a significant role, investing in the 2020 Rover. both E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants, while oth- Portuguese banking, pharmaceutical, and It is a great privilege to congratulate Dr. Ste- ers allow for the admission of only E–1 or E– chemical industries. phen G. Johnson on receiving this prestigious 2 nonimmigrants. Both countries have also agreed to a bilat- recognition, and I am grateful for his excep- In addition, the visa applicant must be a na- eral income tax agreement to prevent double tional work in the field of nuclear science and tional of the treaty country. taxation. If the applicant is an employee of an organi- technology. His accomplishments are a re- Portuguese participation in the E–1 and E– zational trader or investor, both the applicant minder of the many skilled researchers and 2 visa programs will deepen an already strong and the organization must possess the nation- scientists currently working and living in Idaho. bilateral trade and investment relationship, and ality of the treaty country. Congratulations to Steve on his accomplish- benefit business communities in both coun- The nationality of the organization is deter- ments and I thank him for all of his hard work. tries. mined by the nationality of the individual own- f Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join ers—at least 50 percent of the organization me in supporting H.R. 565, ‘‘The Advancing CAMERON MILLER PRESERVING must be owned by nationals of the treaty Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success THE MEMORIES OF A WORLD country. Act’’ or AMIGOS Act. WAR II VETERAN The enterprise must be more than marginal and must generate income beyond that which f HON. PETE OLSON is required to provide a minimal living for the HONORING DALE WILKERSON FOR OF TEXAS investor and their family. HIS SERVICE TO OUR NATION An individual investor must be coming to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES United States to develop and direct the busi- Monday, December 9, 2019 HON. MARK E. GREEN ness. OF TENNESSEE Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today An applicant who is an employee of an or- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to highlight CW39 Director of Operations Cam- ganizational trader or investor must be coming eron Miller’s effort to preserve history and the to the United States to fulfill an executive or Monday, December 9, 2019 memory of those who served our nation in supervisory position or possess skills that are Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Madam Speak- combat. essential to the firm’s U.S. operations. er, I rise today to honor the life and service of Cameron recently took a trip to New Orle- Spouses and minor children accompanying an upstanding American citizen, Dale ans and visited the World War II museum, or following to join the principal E–1 or E–2 Wilkerson.

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