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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions Of E936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 27, 2018 Mr. Speaker, I request you and my col- her support of national and community service Security and Foreign Policy at Wofford Col- leagues to join me as we congratulate Colonel programs by representing The Links, Inc. in lege in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Joseph M. Murray’s service to Marine Corps other major service organizations such as the The Hipp Center provides experiential learn- Base Quantico. National Association for the Advancement of ing options for students interested in inter- f Colored People (NAACP), the National Urban national relations, which includes student op- League, Opportunities Industrialization, Inc., portunities for internships in national security HONORING PAULINE A. ELLISON, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Edu- and foreign policy and an upcoming exchange THE 6TH NATIONAL PRESIDENT cational Fund. One of her biggest accomplish- program. Van founded the Hipp Lecture Series OF THE LINKS, INC. ments was the fulfillment of The Links’ pledge on International Affairs and National Security to contribute half a million dollars to the United in 2011 which has since hosted many great HON. ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT Negro College Fund (UNCF). Due to her American lecturers including President Donald OF VIRGINIA transformative leadership, Mrs. Ellison was Trump, Secretary Ben Carson, and Governor IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honored by numerous national and civic orga- George Pataki. Wednesday, June 27, 2018 nizations for her tireless dedication to public Speaker Newt Gingrich said of the center, service. ‘‘Van Hipp has spent a lifetime working to de- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Following the completion of her term as Na- fend America and defeat our enemies. This today to honor Pauline A. Ellison, the sixth tional President, she served in several other new Center for National Security and Foreign National President of the Links, Inc. The Links, roles with The Links, Inc., as a member of the Policy will help a new generation learn the key Inc. is an international not-for-profit and one of Executive Council for four years and the Na- lessons which shaped Van’s life.’’ our nation’s oldest and largest volunteer serv- tional Personnel Committee for eight years. Hipp is a former chairman of the South ice organizations committed to enriching, sus- She also assisted in the organization, staffing, Carolina Republican Party and is now chair- taining, and ensuring the culture and eco- and implementation of personnel policies and man of American Defense International, Inc., nomic survival of African Americans and other procedures for the national headquarters. She in Washington. He serves on the board of di- persons of African ancestry. This week, the continued her service to the County of Arling- rectors of the American Conservative Union Links, Inc. gather for their 41st National As- ton, Virginia by serving in numerous leader- and on the National Capital Board of the Sal- sembly in Indianapolis, Indiana where they will ship roles in local civic organizations. For six vation Army. Van Hipp’s enduring generosity honor their current and past national presi- years, she served as a delegate and president will positively impact both students at Wofford dents. of the International Service Club Council—an College and South Carolinians for years to Pauline A. Ellison was born in Iron Gate, organization of 32 recognized service organi- come. Virginia and graduated from Watson High zations in Arlington County. f School in Covington, Virginia. She was val- Mrs. Ellison served as community advisor to edictorian of her class and matriculated to the Board of Directors of Arlington Hospital REFUSE ACT Howard University on a full scholarship. As a and as secretary of the Women’s Committee student at Howard University, she majored in of the Washington Performing Arts Society. HON. MARCY KAPTUR Chemistry and graduated with honors. After Concurrently, she served as community advi- OF OHIO college, she became the first African American sor to the Northern Virginia Junior League and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES woman to be named as an employee rela- assisted the county as a member of the Clas- Wednesday, June 27, 2018 tion’s officer at the Department of Housing and sification and Pay Committee, responsible for Urban Development (HUD). During her tenure advising the county in a comprehensive study Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to at HUD, she served as the Vice President of and revision of its total classification and pay introduce the Repelling Encroachment by For- the Hubert Humphrey Committee on Back-To- system for all employees. eigners into U.S. Elections (REFUSE) Act. As School programs and assisted with President She was the first African American woman the costs of campaigns rise exponentially, the Lyndon B. Johnson’s Youth Programs where to become a member of the Board of Directors question remains: how much inappropriate for- she helped train and educate thousands of of Central Fidelity Banks, Inc., where she eign influence has risen as well? young people. served on the public policy committee. While Being a viable candidate in an American Through her strong interest in the academic serving on the board, the corporation contrib- election requires an unprecedented amount of development of young people, she founded uted one million dollars to support education capital. Following Citizens United, which threw the Northern Virginia Chapter of Jack and Jill of minority students. open the floodgates for billionaires and special and served on the boards of Burgundy Farm Mr. Speaker, Pauline A. Ellison has never interests to spend unlimited secret money on Country Day School and the United Way. Mrs. sought public recognition for her hard work our elections, it’s impossible to know exactly Ellison attended Georgetown University’s and dedication to the community. She has how much of that money comes from foreign School of Foreign Service and was nominated dedicated her life to the advancement, growth, nationals. to attend the Federal Executive Institute in and success of The Links, Inc. and to the This bill will stop the free flow of foreign Charlottesville, Virginia. Following her time at County of Arlington, Virginia, in which she still money into our elections through dark chan- Georgetown, Mrs. Ellison received her Mas- resides. Her efforts and dedication as the 6th nels and increase transparency around foreign ter’s in Public Administration from American National President have elevated the organi- election influence. University. She spent two years in Germany zation to one of prominence and service to the It achieves this through two major reforms. and served as the vice president of the Hahn community. She has been supported by her First, the bill will prohibit election spending by Officers Wives’ Club, where she developed husband, Dr. Oscar Ellison, Jr., her children, foreign-influenced corporations and 501(c)(4) and implemented programs for American-Ger- Oscar Ellison III, Paula Mitchell, and Karla Elli- nonprofit organizations at two thresholds of man orphans and American Girl Scouts. son. As the Links, Inc. gather in Indianapolis foreign ownership interest/funding: 20 percent Pauline A. Ellison was one of several mem- for their 41st National Assembly, I join them in for foreign nationals and a more strict 5 per- bers who charted the Arlington Chapter of The paying tribute and honoring the remarkable cent if those foreign parties are directly con- Links, Inc., on November 19, 1966. She service of Pauline A. Ellison. nected to foreign governments. served as vice president and president of the Second, the bill will modernize and tighten f Arlington Chapter and was later appointed as reporting requirements of the Foreign Agents the National Director of Services to Youth. In CONGRATULATIONS VAN D. HIPP, Registration Act (FARA) and expand the De- that role, she compiled and distributed a single JR. partment of Justice’s FARA enforcement au- publication listing the activities of every chap- thority. ter in each program facet. During The Links, HON. JOE WILSON Look no further than the pervasive impact of Inc. National Assembly in 1974, Pauline A. OF SOUTH CAROLINA Russian-sponsored political ads on Facebook Ellison was elected to serve as the 6th Na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to see why we need to maximize trans- tional President. parency. We must close the loopholes within Under Mrs. Ellison’s administration, she im- Wednesday, June 27, 2018 our broken campaign finance system. Until we plemented a national headquarters with paid Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- repeal Citizens United, we need common- staff. It wasn’t until the end of her second er, I congratulate former Deputy Assistant sense restraints to ensure foreign interests do term, that the headquarters was fully oper- Secretary of the Army, Van Hipp, on the es- not influence American democracy, especially ational. As national president, she continued tablishment of the Hipp Center for National from the shadows. VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Jun 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A27JN8.028 E27JNPT1 June 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E937 Mr. Speaker, the REFUSE Act is a sharp celebrate its centennial on July 7, 2018. To hoods by the American Planning Association, tool crafted to combat the influence of money mark the occasion, I would like to take a mo- because it is a prime example of timeless in politics and shine a spotlight in the deepest ment to highlight the history of this neighbor- neighborhood planning. It was the first out of recesses of our election system. The Amer- hood and recognize its contributions to our about 100 federally financed housing projects ican people consistently report campaign fi- community. during World War I, and it remains a national nance reform as one of their top concerns for Hilton Village sits on 100 acres of forested model for communities that are looking to plan Congressional action.
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