November 21, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9159 live, we have 0.9 physicians. Anywhere For those of us who represent rural Improving access to care is not a par- else in , for every 1,000 peo- America, like Congressman tisan issue. We must come together ple, there are 2.2 physicians, twice as O’HALLERAN, myself, and many others, across the aisle and continue to work many physicians. it is important to note that we must to identify legislative solutions to the While this is an important part of improve our healthcare system for the barriers our rural residents face. improving healthcare, we also need to people who live in our rural areas. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- get medical schools. That is something It is time for the Senate to do their ance of my time. that I have worked on. I have worked job and pass these important bills. f on trying to get additional medical We will continue to work to try to schools not only across the country but expand access to healthcare in rural MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE in the San Joaquin Valley. areas with our clinics and to create A message from the Senate by Ms. We know that if you get a medical medical schools in areas that are sig- Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that school there, it provides an oppor- nificantly underserved. the Senate has agreed to pass without tunity for students who graduate from While we continue to patiently ask amendment a concurrent resolution of that medical school to practice in the the Senate to act, I know the Blue the House of the following title: area in which they have graduated. Dogs will continue to advocate for poli- H. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution di- We have proof of that. We have resi- cies that improve access to healthcare recting the Clerk of the House of Representa- dency programs that I have been very for all Americans, especially for those tives to make a correction in the enrollment supportive of with the University of rural Americans we represent. of H.R. 3055. California, San Francisco, UCSF, Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- The message also announced that the which has over 280 residents who are tleman for his leadership in this impor- Senate agrees to the amendment of the being trained in the valley right now. tant area as the legislative chair for House to the amendment of the Senate Over half of those physicians over the the Blue Dog caucus. The citizens of to the bill (H.R. 3055) ‘‘An Act making last 40 years who have graduated from are fortunate to have a good appropriations for the Departments of that residency program have stayed to Representative. Commerce and Justice, Science, and practice in our valley. So a medical Mr. O’HALLERAN. Madam Speaker, Related Agencies for the fiscal year school is an important part of an over- California is, too. ending September 30, 2020, and for all strategy. Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I thank other purposes.’’. As Blue Dogs, we want to continue to the gentleman again, and I wish him a f support expanded healthcare through- happy Thanksgiving. out our rural areas. This is something Mr. O’HALLERAN. Madam Speaker, b 1330 I believe Democrats and Republicans I thank all of my colleagues for joining GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP can come together on in a bipartisan me to participate in this important WEEK manner. show of support by the Blue Dog caucus These are many ways in which we for rural healthcare and access across The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under can work to ensure that rural America America today. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- gets reliable, affordable healthcare A couple of quick examples: First of uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Ar- that they deserve, like every other all, when you are traveling across the kansas (Mr. HILL) is recognized for 60 American. That is why Blue Dogs are country from urban America through minutes as the designee of the minor- speaking out on this issue today. rural America, this hospital issue, this ity leader. Since taking office, this administra- medical issue, is your issue because the Mr. HILL of . Madam tion, sadly, has made repeated efforts hospitals that we have are the hos- Speaker, today I rise to mark Global to eliminate the pitals you are going to be taken to. Entrepreneurship Week, where all without putting anything in its place. The ambulances that have to take an across the globe cities will be hosting That makes no sense. That makes no hour or 2 hours to get to the site where events that will inspire millions to ex- sense whatsoever. you are at are the ambulances that you plore their potential as an entre- Just this week, we voted on a con- are going to be taking, too. preneur while fostering connections tinuing resolution to keep government People on dialysis in rural America, and increasing collaborations within open for the next 6 weeks. We should whether it is a Tribal community or their communities. have a real budget in place at this another community in rural America, Small businesses and entrepreneurs time. It is irresponsible to ever, as the some of them have to drive 2 hours one are the engines of our economy in Ar- President did earlier this year, shut way to get their treatment and then 2 kansas and across our country. They down government. But in this con- hours back home. Sometimes they do 3 support millions of jobs in this Nation. tinuing resolution, we have funding to days a week, sometimes up to 4 days a They create and support jobs within ensure that our community health cen- week, sick people traveling hundreds their local communities and employ ters keep receiving the funding they and hundreds and hundreds of miles to approximately half the private-sector need to stay open and serve their pa- get this type of treatment so they can workers in the United States. tients. live. As a co-chairman and founder of the This year alone, Congress has voted Cancer is the same way. Cancer pa- House Entrepreneurship Caucus, I am on 10 different proposals to improve tients have to find a way to get that proud to celebrate the visionary men healthcare and stabilize the Affordable treatment. It is very scarce in rural and women who boldly pursue their Care Act for American families. They America. passion to build the growth businesses are over in the Senate right now. Rural communities make up the very that fuel our economy. Sadly, instead of taking action, Sen- fabric of America. Their success is our The United States has served as a ator MITCH MCCONNELL refuses to bring Nation’s success. global beacon of innovation, delivering up these good measures. I am committed to fighting to im- remarkable new products and services We could be lowering the cost of pre- prove access to healthcare for rural, that improve the lives of all Ameri- scription drugs, which affects all Amer- Tribal, and other underserved commu- cans. Today, over 99 percent of U.S. icans, whether you live in rural areas nities, for hardworking families and employers are small businesses that or urban areas, and ensuring that we veterans who often travel hundreds of create 57 million jobs that generate 44 protect those who have preexisting miles for basic care. percent of our economic activity. conditions, preexisting conditions of As I stated before, my district is The spirit of the startup is built into heart disease, cancer, diabetes. rural for the most part, and we have our American DNA. Our country is These bills, sadly, are collecting dust 60,000 veterans within the district. home to the world’s greatest inven- on the majority leader’s desk. For rural healthcare to be totally tions, companies, and technological ad- I want to close by saying, as a 15-year successful, we must improve broadband vances because we believe that anyone member of the Blue Dog Coalition, our and expand it so that telemedicine is with a good idea and determination can caucus stands together to try to im- meaningful for the people who live in build a business that changes the prove healthcare for all Americans. rural areas across America. world.

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Over the past four decades, I have ters across the country help create, Having been engaged in so many had a long career focused on different that local community entrepreneurship emerging companies and startup com- aspects of entrepreneurship and tech- culture. panies over my career, that is always nology. Back in 1980, I helped start a Now, since joining Congress some 41⁄2, that strict assessment that an entre- payment system innovator in the almost, now, 5 years ago, I have contin- preneur, a visionary, a startup com- banking industry, a company that be- ued to focus my work to expand the pany owner really needs, perspective: came PULSE, the largest shared ATM/ flow of capital, reduce barriers to busi- perspective on what are the require- POS system in the Southwest. PULSE ness startups and business growth, and ments needed to start your business is now owned by Discover. consistently, Madam Speaker, I have and any barriers that would make it I didn’t know it at the time, as a tailored my thoughts in the following difficult, and having a realistic plan to young person, but I was an entre- key areas that Federal policy can in- deal with that. preneur. I took a leave from a public fluence entrepreneurship: And the fourth key area that company that I worked for and helped We need to tailor regulatory regimes Kauffman outlines is support: the abil- start an innovative financial tech- for businesses. We need to be very sen- ity for all to take risks, while having nology business that really changed sitive about the regulatory burden to a the proper support after becoming an the face of banking in in those startup or to a small business or to a entrepreneur and leaving behind that years. mom-and-pop. stability of a traditional job and that Likewise, later in the late 1980s and We need to lower taxes for capital in- paycheck every 2 weeks and the bene- early 1990s, I served as Deputy Assist- vestment and capital gains taxation to fits that come with it. ant Secretary for Corporate Finance at encourage long-term investments, and That is why I emphasize those four the Treasury. There, working with my some of the changes that we made in areas are so key. colleagues at the Commerce Depart- the 2017 tax bill reflect that. The University of Arkansas at Fay- ment, we focused on how to make Lowering taxes on investment, en- etteville recently established their American companies more competi- couraging investments in opportunity Startup Village to address a few of tive. zones, encouraging long-term capital these issues by providing students and How do we lower barriers to our glob- investment, returning capital to the the community entrepreneurs with the al competitiveness? That was a key United States, all this creates a better resources and support needed early in moment at that time, given the world entrepreneurship environment. the process to help them launch their in the late 1980s, with amazing in- We want to mitigate barriers for own business and pursue happiness. creases in foreign competition from companies that want to go public, that I know how important it is to have a Asia and from Europe. Also, how do we reduce the barriers want that ultimate recognition of rais- wide range of funding options that I for investment in technology compa- ing capital on the public markets. have talked about. In central Arkan- nies, something that, now, America, Over the last three decades, we have sas, I am proud to note that private eq- again, 30 years later, is so well known seen the number of public companies uity has created over 1,600 jobs and in- for? And yet, still investing in tech- fall, Madam Speaker, dramatically, vested more than $2 billion just in the nology, whether it is biotech or Silicon and we want to know what are the bar- last 5 years, demonstrating that Steve Valley or in the worldwide web invest- riers that are causing fewer companies Case is right, that all communities can ing, that is still a challenge to come up to go public in our country. share in this prosperity if they have with the right number of dollars to We want to reward innovation. that right ecosystem. support investing in technology, where We want to make sure Federal poli- Specifically, to push some of these you don’t have traditional assets. cies streamline efficiencies and compli- ideals, I have supported different So throughout my career, I have ance for our business. causes and different legislation in this tried to lead in looking for solutions to And, finally, we want to make sure House that I want to highlight during build our entrepreneurship and build that credit is available equally across Global Entrepreneurship Week. our business ecosystem, and I have had this great country. First, we formed the Entrepreneur- the pleasure to work in a variety of dif- In furtherance of these ideals, I ship Caucus to address these issues and ferent industries. would like to highlight the work of the have our support in the House of job As a chamber chairman and as a Kauffman Foundation and their new creators across this country. We did community banker, I led the way in report just released, ‘‘America’s New that in conjunction with the United my hometown of Little Rock to im- Business Plan.’’ States Senate, which also has started prove our ecosystem by supporting the The Kauffman Foundation is a leader an Entrepreneurship Caucus. It is led BioVentures incubator at the Univer- in this field and recently formed the by Senator KLOBUCHAR and Senator sity of Arkansas medical campus, sup- ‘‘Start Us Up’’ coalition, in collabora- SCOTT. I was pleased to, here in the port the creation of a venture center. tion with over 100 entrepreneurship ad- House, have my colleagues join me These are all things that I have seen vocacy groups, to address many of the from House Financial Services, House help create a spirit of entrepreneurship issues that I have touched on and am Ways and Means, and House Small in not only Little Rock, but across the discussing today. Business. country. America’s New Business Plan out- To start it, we had my colleagues— Perhaps Steve Case has said it best. lines four key principles that are nec- Congressmen FOSTER, CHABOT, MURPHY By creating an environment where essary to support entrepreneurship and of , SCHWEIKERT, and VEASEY— there is the rise of the rest, where tech- business development: all coming together with an idea that nology, entrepreneurship, business Number one, opportunity: a level we will be a voice to create, I would startups are not limited to the West playing field and less red tape. When it say, an ability to watch for legislation Coast or the East Coast of the United comes to starting a business, entre- in this House that may have either a States, but are spread across all of our preneurs need a level playing field to positive effect on capital formation towns and communities in a better compete with larger, more established and business formation or a deleterious way, things like the innovation hub or enterprises. effect. the program called the Conductor are Number two, funding: equal access to Number two, we have introduced the bringing to middle America the kinds the right kind of capital—not just bank Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the of entrepreneurship talents and abili- loans, but also venture capital. The 21st Century Act. ties that we need. idea of an innovation grant, called an As a part of this caucus work, I have But the most things that a startup SBIR, the opportunity to raise angel introduced legislation with the co- business needs, more than anything capital or venture capital. chairs that directs the Secretary of

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Supporting CONGRATULATING VINH LONG ON A NEW Representative SCHWEIKERT from Ari- innovators and new business founders MANUFACTURING FACILITY zona, a bill that I saw was a big help to is a mission that is not a partisan one. Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam people starting a business, and I call it And with our voices, both Democrat Speaker, I rise to recognize and con- the Fair Investment Opportunities for and Republican in this new caucus, it gratulate Vinh Long on opening their Professional Experts Act. What this won’t be. new manufacturing facility in does is it changes the definition of an COMMENDING ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF Morrilton, Arkansas. accredited investor. HUMAN SERVICES FOR ADDRESSING MENTAL Vinh Long Import-Export Manufac- Right now, Madam Speaker, you HEALTH ISSUES turing Company is headquartered in have to invest in a private business to Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Vinh Long, Vietnam, and was started participate in a venture capital idea, to Speaker, I rise today to commend the from a small weaving group for local go into what the SEC calls a reg D pri- Arkansas Department of Human Serv- women in 1976. vate placement offering. You have to ices for taking action to address the It has now expanded into a multi- be an accredited investor. You have to urgent need for better mental million-dollar international operation. have a certain net worth. You have to healthcare by establishing a support The company has grown to become one have a certain income. line to connect Arkansans to low-cost of Vietnam’s largest natural fiber man- For many people, that discriminates mental health and substance abuse ufacturers. against their ability to lead a com- services. The new facility in Arkansas will pany, invest in a company in which Far too many Americans, about one have approximately 75 employees and they have terrific expertise. So this in five, are suffering from some form of use local suppliers in the production of bill simply says that professional ex- mental illness, a problem that has dis- furniture and other household goods pertise can also count to that defini- rupted too many families, caused too for retailers in North America such as tion of an accredited investor, and it is much violence and pain, and cost far IKEA. not limited to just high net worth indi- too many lives. The company has invested more than viduals. Untreated, mental health disorders $10 million in the Morrilton facility, Additionally, I have cosponsored leg- and substance abuse have resulted in which is the first Vietnamese-based islation called Helping Startups Con- countless tragedies in our country, in- manufacturer to locate operations in tinue to Grow Act. This extends that cluding over 45,000 lives lost to suicide the United States. It is a pleasure to regulatory balance, those compliance and 70,000 lives lost to drug overdoses, visit this new facility, greet the team, costs. It reduces those for emerging both in 2017 alone. and learn about their plans for manu- growth companies from 5 years up to 10 We all must work together and con- facturing in central Arkansas. I look years. tinue to move forward in addressing forward to their continued success. the issue of mental health and mental RECOGNIZING BANK ON ARKANSAS PLUS b 1345 health access and do what we can to Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam This is where companies that are just save the lives of all American citizens Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ar- growing, accessing capital through the and reverse this deadly trend of sui- kansas’ efforts toward helping resi- public markets, have a lower regu- cides and overdoses. dents gain financial independence latory burden now for 10 years rather The Arkansas support line is now through the Bank On Arkansas Plus than 5. live. If you or a loved one need mental initiative. A statewide coalition of fi- So those are some of the key things health or substance abuse services, nancial institutions has partnered to that we are doing in these first few please share this number and call the form Bank On Arkansas Plus to fight days of the House Entrepreneurship DHS mental healthcare support line at the unbanked individual, which are in- Caucus. I encourage all of my col- 1–844–763–0198. dividuals, citizens that don’t have ac- leagues to get involved, whether they RECOGNIZING THE ARKANSAS CHAPTER OF THE cess to affordable, local banking serv- are entrepreneurs or not, if they have AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVEN- ices. that entrepreneurial spirit, or if they TION Madam Speaker, around 27 percent of believe that we should limit the gov- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Arkansans are considered under- ernment’s red tape in bogging down in- Speaker, I rise today to recognize the banked, and 1 in 10 Arkansas house- novative Americans from starting their good work of the Arkansas chapter of holds have no bank account. business. the American Foundation for Suicide I want to thank my friend Darrin According to the Kauffman Founda- Prevention and to call attention to Williams, the chief executive officer of tion, 79 percent of new business owners this topic that is so important Southern Bancorp and a founding part- feel they did not have that kind of sup- throughout our Nation. ner in Bank On Arkansas Plus. port from government when they start- Since I came to Congress, I have met Darrin and other Bank On partners ed their business. with Arkansas American Foundation provide checking accounts with no The House Entrepreneurship Caucus for Suicide Prevention members, their overdraft fees, no minimum monthly was created to attack that issue and families, and recently, Tyler West and balances, and access to a debit or ATM identify comprehensive efforts on how Christopher Epperson. This week I co- card for all participants. to answer to these problems that have sponsored H.R. 4194, the National Sui- Financial security is a freedom that limited business formation and make it cide Hotline Designation Act, in honor many people in the low-income areas of easier to start a business. of them, and for so many like them and our country may not be able to afford Working with entrepreneurs, busi- their families that have been affected or may not be able to have access to. ness leaders, and economists to iden- by suicide and hope that we can reduce And as a former community banker in tify the root causes of what the suicides nationwide. Little Rock, I commend Darrin, his Kauffman Foundation calls the current This bill would designate 988 as the team, and all of the participating fi- startup slump is a critical step to universal telephone number for the Na- nancial institutions for partnering to unleashing a new generation, a new tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline, create Bank On. wave of business growth in this coun- making it just as simple as dialing 911 This is such a worthwhile strategy to try. for emergency help. help all Arkansans have access and op- Having effective policies in place to I want to thank my friend and col- portunity to build savings and build encourage innovation can make all the league, Representative CHRIS STEWART, wealth for themselves, and to have fi- difference in the world for the entre- for introducing this vital legislation. nancial independence.

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There were over Suzanne Spurrier, the former library have been involved in the Presidential 30,000 emails that were the property of director at Harding University—each selection process at the first-in-the-Na- the American people in the form of the year to the librarian who exemplifies tion caucus. We did an event on Janu- Federal Government that were de- the spirit of outstanding service and is ary 24, 2015, that effectively launched stroyed. dedicated to the professionalism that the Presidential campaign for the Na- We haven’t found those, and she has we expect from all librarians. tion on that day and brought in a dozen not been held accountable for that. Miss Waldrop has been working at candidates that were eventually an- And the mishandling of that informa- Harding’s Brackett Library since 2006 nounced as candidates for President on tion was clear. It was a stark violation and oversaw several areas of the li- the Republican side, and a number of of Federal statute. In October of 2015, brary before becoming its director. She other folks who we had speak that day and again in April of 2016, then-Presi- has served as the secretary for who we thought might enter into the dent said: Well, Hillary ARKLink, a board member for Amigos, race. Clinton would never intend to jeop- and is currently serving on the White There was a short handful that were ardize our national security. County Regional Library System board invited that didn’t come to that event. And when he spoke those words, he and the Searcy Public Library board. But because of that, I found myself in spoke those words into what became I would like to extend my congratu- the middle of this churning of the nom- later on, effectively, law. Because the lations to Jean Waldrop on receiving ination process. I saw the policies and law doesn’t require that there be any this recognition and wish her much the issues that flowed from that de- intent. Negligence, gross negligence, is continued success. bate, and I was in the middle of the de- the only requirement. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- bate myself intensively for nearly a She was clearly grossly negligent. ance of my time. year and a half. She certainly intended to circumvent f At that event that we did in Des the secure servers that had been set up Moines at the Hoyt Sherman Place—it for that very purpose of protecting the HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW is a theater that our future President classified information of all of those Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Donald Trump spoke from the stage emails that we got down out of An- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that that day, as did a good number of oth- thony Weiner’s laptop. There was re- when the House adjourns today, it ad- ers—as we watched this all unfold and ported to be 650,000. Some of them were journ to meet at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. they saw that Donald Trump was mov- classified emails that went up into that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ing closer and closer to the nomina- laptop of Anthony Weiner. objection to the request of the gen- tion—we didn’t know this at the time, b 1400 tleman from Arkansas? but we know it now—there were power- There was no objection. ful forces within the departments of But she was never taken to account f government that were positioning on that. There was an interview of Hil- things against whoever the Republican lary Clinton that took place July 2, IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS FIT A nominee would be, but certainly 2016. That interview had in it, by testi- PATH AND A CONTINUUM against Donald Trump as he became mony of the then-Attorney General Lo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the nominee. retta Lynch, and also James Comey, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- We have seen the texts that came the director of the FBI, both testified uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the forth from Peter Strzok and from Lisa that there were eight agents in that gentleman from Iowa (Mr. KING) for 30 Page that talked about how it could room that questioned . minutes. never happen; that Donald Trump They disagreed on how many were from Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, could never beat Hillary Clinton. But the Department of Justice and how it is my privilege to be recognized here they had an insurance policy in the many were from the FBI. on the floor of the House of Represent- event that that outside long shot actu- Since the FBI is a division of the De- atives, and to be recognized for 30 min- ally took place. partment of Justice, I think that it is utes here as the week closes out and we Madam Speaker, I want people re- probably not as important an issue as head back to our districts for Thanks- minded of this because this insurance this is: That we don’t know their giving. policy is being executed right now here names. But I believe they were hand- The scenario that has been playing in the House of Representatives in picked to bring about the result. out here now for several weeks in this these impeachment hearings that are The statement that was delivered 3 Congress has been a topic across the being conducted by ADAM SCHIFF, the days later by James Comey on July 5, news, across the land, and certainly re- chairman of the Select Committee on that 15- to 17-minute long presentation verberates within the walls of this Intelligence. that sounded like an indictment of Hil- building and the halls of the outside Now, a number of things happened lary Clinton until you got down to the buildings everywhere around this coun- that need to be investigated that were last few sentences of it, was written try. not investigated nearly as deeply as clear back in May, and it had the words I speak, of course, of the attempt to they should have been and that is, for ‘‘gross negligence’’ in it. And they impeach our President, President Don- example, the mishandling of classified changed those words from ‘‘gross neg- ald Trump. The circumstances around information on Hillary Clinton’s serv- ligence,’’ because that matched the this week and last week and the pre- er, her using a private server that she statute that would have been a clear vious week are pretty fresh in our had set up intentionally to avoid the violation, to ‘‘extreme carelessness’’ as minds, but I would like to paint the secure server that one would have as a opposed to ‘‘gross negligence.’’ scenario on how we got to this point Secretary of State. And then James Comey said Hillary and how the effort to impeach Donald The evidence shows that it is very Clinton would never intend to, and you Trump has evolved into the hearings likely, if not already confirmed, that could not prove intent, so no serious that we are seeing now that are taking Barack Obama communicated with Hil- prosecutor would prosecute because place before the Select Committee on lary Clinton through that server know- you couldn’t prove that she intended to Intelligence—finally out in the open— ingly, and that he had an email address jeopardize our national security. But and the hearings and the deliberations that was exclusive to him, that was the statute doesn’t require the intent. that I think are likely to take place on certainly known by a number of people It was Barack Obama’s words that

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