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. It is time for this body to land between the James River and C&O Rail- and build inclusive, pedestrian-friendly neigh- act seriously to illuminate the full reach of for- road in the city of Newport News, Virginia. It borhoods. eign and corporate special interests. This is was constructed in 1918 to address the se- Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the residents of the first step to restore the integrity of our de- vere housing shortage for shipbuilders em- Hilton Village on their centennial celebration mocracy. ployed by the Newport News Shipbuilding & and for helping make Newport News a great f Drydock Company. At the time, the United place to live and raise a family. States had just entered World War I and New- f HONORING MR. JOEL ‘‘JOE’’ P. port News Shipbuilding had received contracts WILLIAMS to build naval ships and thousands of ship- HONORING ROBERT HOLMSTROM builders came to the area to assist with the OF MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA HON. MARTHA ROBY war effort. OF ALABAMA Hilton Village stands out in United States HON. BETTY McCOLLUM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES history as the first government experiment in OF MINNESOTA urban planning and the first federally funded IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, June 27, 2018 war-housing project. The President of Newport Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to News Shipbuilding, Homer L. Ferguson, first honor my District Director Mr. Joel ‘‘Joe’’ P. lobbied Congress for additional housing to Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Williams, who is leaving my office after more support his burgeoning workforce when he honor Robert Holmstrom of Maplewood, Min- than 20 years of service to Alabama’s Second traveled to Washington in 1917 to voice his nesota. Earlier this year he, along with 13,000 District. concern with the overcrowding of shipbuilder’s men and women who formed the ranks of the Joe grew up in Headland, Alabama, and quarters. Shortly after his visit, Congress pro- Office of Strategic Services (OSS) were graduated from Auburn University in 1991. vided the United States Shipping Board with awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Their Upon completion of his undergraduate degree, $1.2 million to plan and build Hilton Village. heroic actions during World War II contributed Joe attended law school at my alma mater, Henry Vincent Hubbard, a Harvard graduate greatly to the success of our nation’s war ef- the Cumberland School of Law at Samford and one of the best town planners at the time, forts. So consequential were the missions they University, and then received a Master’s De- served as the village planner. Francis Joannes carried out that Robert and those with whom gree in Public Administration from the Univer- was the village architect and Francis H. Bulot he served were sworn to secrecy for 40 years. sity of Alabama at Birmingham in 1997. was the project engineer. They designed the The OSS served as the preeminent intel- Joe has served members of Congress for buildings with the most modern methods ligence and special operations organization more than twenty years. Before joining my based on input of shipbuilders’ wives. Hilton over the course of World War II and the pre- team as my District Director in 2010, Joe Village was designed to offer many local serv- cursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. The served on the staff of former Congressman ices. The plan even included tracks for a trol- OSS ‘‘organized, trained, supplied, and Terry Everett for more than ten years. During ley car to allow workers to commute to the fought’’ in both the European and Pacific thea- his time with former Congressman Everett, he Shipyard and to the greater Newport News re- ters, playing a decisive role in the Allied vic- was the chief local contact with elected offi- gion where city services and shopping were tory over Axis forces. The ranks of the OSS cials and community groups, and the manager centered. The first development of Hilton Vil- were comprised of exceptional citizens as well of a range of constituent services in Congress- lage consisted of a block of English village as members of every branch of the armed man Everett’s district offices. style homes owned by Newport News Ship- services. Their work was often conducted As a member of Congress, I know how vital building & Drydock Company, plots for four under conditions of extreme danger and in the it is to have a team of experienced and tal- churches, a library and a strip of stores. By most intense environments. The tide of the ented individuals who are familiar with the 1920, Hilton Village had developed into almost war may very well have turned against the Al- issues impacting the people of Alabama and 400 homes, a fire-house, a business district, lies had it not been for the perpetual bravery who are dedicated to service. Joe has shown an elementary school which is still open to this and success of the men and women of the an unparalleled knowledge of Alabama’s Sec- day—Hilton Elementary School—and a small OSS. ond District, and he has gone above and be- park with a beach and pier known as Hilton An Army Air Corps-trained pilot, Robert yond the call of duty. I am thankful for Joe’s Pier. Holmstrom was recruited to fly missions for long tenure in my office, and I am proud to After World War I, the chairman of the the OSS. Conducted under Operation CAR- call him a dear friend. board at the shipyard, Henry E. Huntington PETBAGGER, the missions would take him Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to join Joe’s purchased Hilton Village from the government and a crew, in a blacked-out B–24, deep into colleagues, family, and friends in honoring his and operated the community as the Newport Nazi occupied France where they dropped successful career in Congress. I wish him all News Land Company. Huntington’s Newport weapons, equipment, and OSS agents to as- the best as he transitions to the External Af- News Land Company rented out Hilton homes sist French resistance fighters prior to the Al- fairs division of the Alabama Community Col- to community residents and in 1922 sold the lied invasion at Normandy on D-Day. Often fly- lege System and continues to serve the great properties to private owners. Gradually, Hilton ing in weather deemed unsafe for regular mis- state of Alabama. I congratulate Joe—his Village became a community for families, busi- sions, and only on moonlit nights so as to see presence on Team Roby will be greatly ness owners, retirees and young adults. In the resistance fighters signaling them with missed. 1969, Hilton Village was listed on the National flashlights, these airdrops were often flown at f Register of Historic Places, which deemed it very low altitudes. Between January of 1944 worthy of preservation for its historical signifi- and May 1945, the men and women working HONORING THE CENTENNIAL OF cance. Four streets—Hopkins Street, Post under Operation CARPETBAGGER, com- HILTON VILLAGE IN NEWPORT Street, Ferguson Avenue and Palen Avenue— pleted 1,860 sorties and delivered 20,495 con- NEWS, VIRGINIA are named after former Newport News Ship- tainers and 11,174 packages of vital supplies yard and Drydock Company executives. Two to the resistance forces in western and north- HON. ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT other avenues, Hurley and Piez were named western Europe. Their success and bravery OF VIRGINIA in honor of U.S. Shipping Board and Emer- earned them the moniker of ‘‘Carpetbaggers’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gency Fleet Corporation executives involved in Mr. Holmstrom returned to Minnesota where the project. he had a long and successful career in Airline Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Today Hilton Village boasts 27 unique bou- Plant Protection for Northwest Airlines. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise tiques, eateries, art galleries and salons and Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring today to commemorate a historic neighbor- continues to thrive as one of Newport News’ Robert Holmstrom and the many others like hood in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. prized cultural centers. In 2009, Hilton Village him, who so admirably served our nation in Historic Hilton Village in Newport News will was designated one of 10 Great Neighbor- the Office of Strategic Services during WWII.

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