E1326 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 22, 2019 the National Citizen Scientist Champion Award Jackson of Philips County, who fought for civil CONGRATULATING DAVE from the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Founda- rights throughout her entire life. A mother of CHAPPELLE tion. 11 children, Mrs. Jackson was known through- f out the Delta area as a leader in the civil- HON. PERSONAL EXPLANATION rights movement. Jackson has received rec- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ognition and honor from president’s and her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. A. DONALD McEACHIN community members alike. Her work and leg- Tuesday, October 22, 2019 OF VIRGINIA acy will forever continue to impact the great Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES people of Arkansas. to ask the House of Representatives to join Tuesday, October 22, 2019 In the 1960’s, Gertrude Jackson and her me in congratulating Dave Chappelle for re- ceiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Mr. MCEACHIN. Madam Speaker, I was un- husband Earlis Jackson hosted the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Humor this year. avoidably detained on October 18, 2019 dur- On October 27, 2019, Dave Chappelle will which was quintessential in the work of deseg- ing roll call no. 565, On Agreeing to the be the recipient of the 22nd annual Mark Amendment, H.R. 3624, Huizenga of Michigan regation throughout Arkansas and the country. Twain Prize for American Humor. He will be Part C Amendment No. 1. Had I been present, With some ideas from the SNCC and inspira- the first District of Columbia-born recipient of I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ I was also unavoid- tion from her children, she led a boycott and this award, making D.C. residents exceedingly ably detained during roll call no. 566, On law suit for the desegregation and sewage fix- proud of his recognition. Agreeing to the Amendment, H.R. 3624, Hill of ing of Turner Elementary schools and all the Chappelle, who graduated from Duke Elling- Arkansas Part C Amendment No. 2. Had I surrounding local schools. ton School of the Arts (Duke Ellington), the been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ I was Mrs. Jackson’s efforts led the city’s premier performing arts high school, at- also unavoidably detained during roll call no. tributes a great deal of his success to his up- Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to man- 567, On Passage, H.R. 3624, Outsourcing Ac- bringing in the Nation’s Capital and to Duke countability Act of 2019. Had I been present, date the school district ‘‘to fully and effectively Ellington. At Duke Ellington, he was inspired I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ desegregate not only all facilities but the fac- by his older peers to do better and take risks f ulty and classes effective at the beginning of in artistic expression. the 1970–71 school year.’’ Gertrude Jackson’s RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND MILI- After graduating from Duke Ellington, spirit to serve her community also led her to TARY SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT Chappelle committed to standup comedy. He COLONEL JOHN DALE FORD establish the Boys, Girls, Adults Community later went on to produce and star in his own development center that continues to facilitate show, ‘‘the Dave Chappelle Show,’’ and earn HON. TRENT KELLY the community today in Marvell, Arkansas. I an Emmy for his performance on Saturday am eternally grateful for Gertrude Jackson Night Live. His collection of awards now in- OF service in our district and state. cludes two Emmys and two Grammys. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chappelle has never forgotten D.C. as his Tuesday, October 22, 2019 f home. He has gone back to Duke Ellington to Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, speak and inspire students, often reflecting on I rise today to celebrate the life and military BASELESS ATTACKS ON his own time at the school. He graciously gave service of Lieutenant Colonel John Dale ‘‘JD’’ PRESIDENT TRUMP the school his Emmy in 2017, impressing on Ford, who passed away on October 11 at the the students that fighting the odds is possible. age of 56. He is an advocate for equal rights for D.C. JD was born on October 16, 1962, in Lau- HON. JOE WILSON residents, and D.C. residents returned the love rel, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Taylors- in 2017 when Chappelle was painted, along- ville High School, where he was the second OF SOUTH CAROLINA side other well-known African American Wash- basemen for the Taylorsville Tartars baseball IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ingtonians, on the wall of Ben’s Chili Bowl on team. After graduation, he pursued higher U Street. education at Belhaven University in Jackson, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Mississippi. is an annual award given to individuals who JD answered the call to serve our great na- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam have impacted society in ways similar to 19th- tion in the Mississippi National Guard and re- Speaker, since the day President Donald century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens tired as a Lieutenant Colonel in October of Trump was elected, bitter Democrats have (Mark Twain). Like Mark Twain, Chappelle is 2018. As a Mississippi Guardsman, JD worked been obsessively scheming for any sign of al- an intense observer of society. I could not in the United States Property and Fiscal Oper- leged wrongdoing and citing impeachment of agree more with Kennedy Center President ations Department for 36 years and deployed the duly elected President. Every time a new Deborah F. Rutter when she said, ‘‘Dave is to Kuwait and Iraq. accusation comes to light, it is contrived by the embodiment of Mark Twain’s observation Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 29 unsubstantiated evidence and later disproved, that ‘against the assault of humor, nothing can years, Bobbi Jo Ford of Brandon, Mississippi; wasting already over $35 million of taxpayers’ stand.’ ’’ his sons—John Dale Ford, Jr. and William As a recipient ofthe Mark Twain Prize, hard earned money. It is disappointing that in- Robert Ford; his daughter, Maci Ford Whyte of Chappelle follows in the footsteps of America’s Brandon, Mississippi; his sisters—Marilyn stead of addressing issues for American fami- best comedians, most recently, Julia Louis- Naron of Brandon, Mississippi, Nancy Ford of lies, House Speaker continues Dreyfus, David Letterman, Bill Murray, Eddie Brandon, Mississippi, and Emily Evans of Tay- this divisive, unsubstantiated attack on Presi- Murphy and Jay Leno. lorsville, Mississippi; as well as many nieces dent Trump. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Rep- and nephews and extended family members. Instead of addressing issues truly affecting resentatives to honor Dave Chappelle for his Lieutenant Colonel John Dale Ford’s life Americans, such as passing the United contributions to the art of humor, for his con- was one of service, grace, love for his family, States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) tributions to the District of Columbia through and community. He will be greatly missed by or repealing the unjust ‘‘Widow’s Tax,’’ House his comedy and advocacy, and for receiving all whom he encountered. the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Democrats continues this attempt to mislead f the American people with baseless attacks on f HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. President Trump. The House Speaker’s re- PERSONAL EXPLANATION GERTRUDE NEWSOME-JACKSON fusal to hold a floor vote where all House members can vote to authorize this inquiry HON. HON. ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD conceals a public process. Let me be clear, OF TEXAS OF ARKANSAS there is no reason for these accusations aside IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from bitter partisan politics. Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Tuesday, October 22, 2019 In conclusion, God Bless our Troops, and Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, had I been Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise we will never forget September 11th in the present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on Roll Call today in recognition of Gertrude Newsome- Global War on Terrorism. No. 569.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:45 Oct 23, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC8.014 E22OCPT1 October 22, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1327 INTRODUCTION OF THE NEIL ARM- of the Republic of Vietnam whose remains will ranking by US News & World Report as one STRONG TEST FACILITY RENAM- find a final resting place in Orange County this of the Top 10 Pediatric Hospitals in the coun- ING weekend. try and for three years in a row it has been These brave soldiers—whose names we ranked as the country’s No. 1 Neonatal Inten- HON. may never know—were killed in 1965 aboard sive Care Unit. Further, Children’s National OF OHIO an American plane and died alongside 4 achieved Magnet designation for Outstanding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American crew members. For the last 33 Nursing Care during Mr. Williams’ last year as Tuesday, October 22, 2019 years, the commingled remains of these para- Chair. troopers had remained in Hawaii, their des- Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, today I in- During Mr. Williams’ tenure as Chair, Chil- tination unknown. After years of ambiguity, dren’s National launched the creation of the troduce bipartisan legislation to rename they will be laid to rest in the heart of the Viet- NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio Children’s National Research & Innovation namese community in the United States. Campus at the former Walter Reed Medical in honor of Neil Armstrong. Plum Brook is part This weekend’s service reminds us of Amer- of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center Center. This will be the first of its kind in the ica’s enduring commitment to our allies and nation to focus on pediatric research and inno- and is home to unique world-class facilities partners, to those who stand beside us in the that conduct critical and innovative ground vation. It will also be the home to JLABS @ face of great peril to themselves and their Washington, DC, a collaboration with Johnson tests for the international aerospace commu- families. For too long, South Vietnamese sol- nity. Plum Brook Station is testing a new gen- & Johnson Innovation LLC, providing incuba- diers who fought and died alongside American tion space for companies that are seeking to eration of space exploration hardware for forces have not received the recognition they NASA’s efforts to explore the lunar surface advance the development of new drugs and earned. and to again land humans on the Moon. Simi- medical devices, including applications in pedi- I am proud to represent a community that atrics. Children’s National also entered into lar legislation has been introduced in the Sen- remembers those South Vietnamese fighters ate by Senators BROWN (D–OH) and PORTMAN another key partnership aimed at improving who gave the ultimate sacrifice (R–OH). access to health care for a unique patient pop- Ohio is not only the birthplace of aviation, it alongside American servicemembers. I join the ulation when it integrated with the HSC Health is also the birthplace of one of human history’s Vietnamese-American community—especially System. all-time great explorers and aviators: Neil Arm- the ARVN veterans not only in Orange County but across our nation—in remembrance and Even though Mr. Williams retired as Chair of strong, the first man to ever set foot anywhere the Board on October 1, 2019, I am pleased other than on our planet Earth. A native Ohi- appreciation for these paratroopers. I urge all members to join me in recognizing that he will continue his service to children by oan, Neil Armstrong served as a Navy pilot remaining on the Children’s National Board and later served the National Advisory Com- the South Vietnamese fighters who fought alongside United States forces during the Viet- through June 2020. In addition, he will be a mittee for Aeronautics (NACA) at the Lewis Director on the board of the HSC Foundation. Flight Propulsion Laboratory, now known as nam War, especially those 81 who will be laid north east Ohio’s NASA John H. Glenn Re- to their final resting place in Orange County As Chair, Mr. Williams has skillfully and suc- search Center, of which NASA Plum Brook is this weekend. cessfully guided Children’s National through a affiliated. f period of significant change. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Rep- Armstrong’s ‘small step for man, one giant RECOGNIZING MICHAEL J. resentatives to honor Michael J. Williams for leap for mankind’ has gone down as one of WILLIAMS the most significant and memorable events in his leadership and service to Children’s Na- human history. Armstrong has inspired count- tional, and for the exceptionally valuable con- less young people to pursue careers in avia- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON tributions he has made to the health and wel- tion and public service, young people who will OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA fare of children and families of the District of carry on and build upon his immeasurable leg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Columbia and the national capital region. acy. It is an honor to introduce this bipartisan Tuesday, October 22, 2019 legislation alongside Rep. GONZALEZ in the Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today f House and Senators BROWN and PORTMAN in to ask the House of Representatives to recog- PERSONAL EXPLANATION the Senate. I urge my colleagues to support nize and honor Children’s National Hospital this legislation. Board Chair Michael J. Williams for his leader- f ship and dedication to the health and well- HON. being of children and families in the District of RECOGNIZING FALLEN PARA- OF MICHIGAN TROOPERS OF THE ARMY OF Columbia and the national capital region. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Mr. Williams’ service to Children’s National and the children and families of the District of Tuesday, October 22, 2019 HON. HARLEY ROUDA Columbia, the national capital region and be- yond has been notable and profound. During Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I was attend- OF CALIFORNIA his five years as Chair, Children’s National ing a funeral Monday afternoon and was not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has served 22,000 patients in its hospital and able to get back before the votes concluded. Tuesday, October 22, 2019 650,000 through its clinics. Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I rise today Through his leadership, Children’s National on Roll Call No. 568; ‘‘yea’’ on Roll Call No. to recognize the 81 paratroopers of the Army has continued to achieve and improve its 569; and ‘‘yea’’ on Roll Call No. 570.

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