September 7, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5109 support for infrastructure spending, I sincerely hope we can return to years away, single parents and vet- and make the investment that our Na- work with a renewed sense of responsi- erans, and students with limited tion needs to nation-build, not in Af- bility for health and welfare of our Na- means. These students frequently re- ghanistan, not in Iraq, but right here tion and approve the funds necessary ceive financial aid, and the school’s at home in America. to prevent Zika spreading in the coun- recklessness can do irreparable damage f try. We need our communities safe. to their ability to complete their de- Pass a clean Zika funding bill. grees, and ruin their credit ratings. HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE f Over a quarter of all Department of OF DEPUTY CORPORAL BILL Education student aid funds, a third of COOPER COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF all post-9/11 GI benefits, and half of (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was POLICE CHIEF JACK STORNE DOD tuition assistance funds go to for- given permission to address the House (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given profit colleges. for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 Shouldn’t we make sure these Fed- his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- eral funds are a worthwhile invest- Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, in marks.) ment? recent months, our Nation’s police Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise We must remember that beyond the have come under attack. Last month, today to commemorate the life of Po- dollar amounts and industry regula- the violence against our police hit lice Chief Jack Storne, of Gridley, Cali- tions, there are students’ lives at risk, home as Sebastian County, Arkansas, fornia, who passed away on August 27. and doing right by them protects their Sheriff’s Deputy Corporal Bill Cooper Serving others is part of what was interests and our competitiveness in was shot and killed responding to a call hardwired into Jack’s existence. From our global economy. for help on August 10. being in the Marine Corps from 1963 to f In the days and weeks since his un- 1965, many, many years in law enforce- timely death, thousands of Sebastian ment, and in his church, and also in RECOGNIZING NIC DIDIA, THE County residents paid their respects to dedication to his recently passed wife ‘‘PATROLMAN OF FRANKLIN Corporal Cooper by remembering his of 47 years, Wilma, his commitment to STREET’’ dedication to God, his family, the sher- protecting and caring and serving for (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given iff’s department, and the country he others, for his community, sets a gold permission to address the House for 1 loved. star standard for public service. minute and to revise and extend his re- I don’t pretend that my words will In his 37 years in the police force, marks.) fill the void left by his death, but I Jack worked his way up from reserve Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise hope my words can properly honor a officer in Modesto, California, to a pa- today to recognize a source of inspira- man who paid the ultimate price up- trolman, to the beloved police chief of tion for a community in the Eighth holding the oath he swore to defend. I Gridley and Biggs, where he was widely District of Indiana. thank him for his service, and I thank respected for his community-focused Known as the patrolman of Franklin his family for sharing him with the approach in protecting residents and Street on the west side of Evansville, community. enforcing law. Nic Didia, an 18-year-old with muscular Psalm 34:18 says: ‘‘The Lord is close He implemented many important dystrophy, is often seen patrolling the to the brokenhearted; He rescues those new ideas and programs in his depart- area in front of his mother’s stores. Nic whose spirits are crushed.’’ ment, such as the Retired Senior Vol- has always wanted to be a police officer May God bless and comfort Deputy unteer Program, the Gang-Resistance and has become known for his support Cooper’s family and friends during this Education and Training platform, Po- of local law enforcement and first re- time of grief. lice Explorers program, the D.A.R.E. sponders. f Officer program, the K–9 program, and His dream recently became a reality the unit’s first-ever detective position. as he was welcomed on to the Evans- FUNDING TO COMBAT THE ZIKA Following his retirement, Chief ville Police Department as an honorary VIRUS Storne continued to dedicate his time officer during a ceremony with family, (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked as a chaplain to the Gridley Police De- friends, and other members of the com- and was given permission to address partment, as well as a minister at the munity. He now proudly wears badge the House for 1 minute and to revise Live Oak Church of the Brethren, number 980. and extend his remarks.) where he was recently ordained. Congratulations, Nic. Your dedica- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chief Jack Storne wasn’t so much in- tion and service to your community Speaker, I rise today to express my dis- terested in being known as a great serve as an example to us all. appointment that Congress left in mid- man, but as a good man; and there is a f July without adequately funding the distinction there. Indeed, I think he TAKE ACTION ON THE ZIKA CRISIS Zika crisis. would be most proud to have said about The number of confirmed Zika cases him: well done, good and faithful serv- (Ms. MCCOLLUM asked and was across the United States and terri- ant. given permission to address the House tories quadrupled while Congress was Our thoughts go out to his family, for 1 minute and to revise and extend on recess. The number of cases rose his children and his grandchildren. her remarks.) from 4,222 in mid-July to 16,822 last May they take comfort in knowing the Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise week. Zika poses a grave, unprece- profound impact their father and today to demand the House take action dented threat to public health. grandfather had on an entire commu- on the Zika crisis. The Zika virus is It is time for Congress to fulfill its nity, and the legacy he left. being transmitted by mosquitoes right constitutional and moral duty to pro- f inside the United States now. Parts of tect the health and welfare of our Miami are under Zika-related travel country. It is an appalling disservice to FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES warnings. The total number of Amer- the American people that we have not (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and ican cases has climbed to almost 17,000, yet provided resources to combat this was given permission to address the including 1,600 expecting mothers. virus that already is having real effects House for 1 minute.) Six months ago, the public health ex- on our families. Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- perts told us what they needed to ad- We have delayed funds for medical er, ITT Tech, like other for-profit col- dress Zika. House Republicans have ig- research and help to our local commu- leges before it, has misled students and nored those experts’ pleas. Now the nities. The majority’s reluctance is mismanaged funds. Centers for Disease Control and State putting the health and lives of the Mr. Speaker, for-profit schools are public health agencies are running out American people at risk, and inaction often where our most vulnerable stu- of money for Zika response. now is only more costly in the long dents seek brighter futures, students The CDC Director tells us that the run. going back to their education after money to fight this disease will be gone

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Let’s heed the call of public health are real, but we have to continue the The House must give our public experts to launch an aggressive cam- fight about Planned Parenthood. Yes, health experts the resources that they paign against the Zika virus and pass a my pregnant friend, your concerns are need to help keep the American people funding bill immediately. real, but we have unfinished business safe. f about the Confederate flag. What must they think? f CONGRATULATING OLYMPIC GOLD Mr. Speaker, the call has been issued. CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MAS- MEDALIST RYAN HELD This is a national emergency. We need TER PATROL OFFICER FRED AR- (Mr. LAHOOD asked and was given to act not tomorrow, not next week, NOLD III permission to address the House for 1 but today to help these people with the (Mr. JOLLY asked and was given per- minute and to revise and extend his re- Zika virus. mission to address the House for 1 marks.) f minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise marks.) today to congratulate Springfield, Illi- b 1230 Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today nois, native Ryan Held on his Olympic I’M BACK to celebrate the life and honor the gold medal for swimming at the 2016 memory of Tampa Police Master Pa- Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was trol Officer Fred Arnold III. Fred The 2016 Rio Games were Ryan Held’s given permission to address the House passed away last month while scuba first Olympics, and he represented the for 1 minute and to revise and extend diving in Nevada. He was 48 years old. United States in the 4 × 100 meter free- his remarks.) For nearly three decades, Officer Ar- style relay, along with Nathan Adrian, Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, dur- nold served and protected the residents Caeleb Dressel, and Michael Phelps. ing the week of July Fourth celebra- of Tampa, Florida. When he was just 23 Ryan took over for Phelps for the third tions of our Nation’s independence, I years old, while off-duty, he jumped leg of the freestyle relay. Ryan’s fast was diagnosed with leukemia. After en- through a window into a burning house split time of 47.73 seconds maintained tering the best cancer center in the to save a mother and her two young the lead for the U.S. and helped the world, MD Anderson Hospital in Hous- children, ages 4 months and 4 years old. team swim to gold. ton, Texas, my hometown, in just 8 All three were unconscious when Ar- I know I speak for everyone in weeks, incredible progress has been nold pulled them out. For his heroism, Springfield when I say that we are very made. he was given an award for valor. proud of Ryan Held. He represented his Thanks to the good Lord, the doc- Over the years, Officer Arnold also community, his State, and his country tors, and staff at MD Anderson, I am helped mentor hundreds of teens with the strength, speed, humility, and able to be back in Washington, D.C., through the community’s Police Ex- dignity befitting an Olympic cham- and on the House floor. I will be here as plorers program. Those he helped de- pion. much as my treatment will allow. scribed Arnold as a father figure, some- This past Friday, our hometown Importantly, I want to thank the one who was easygoing, always ap- Olympian was warmly celebrated by Members and people from all over the proachable, and had a laugh that was the city of Springfield at Sacred Heart- country for their outpouring of encour- so infectious, it would brighten your Griffin, his alma mater, where hun- agement and prayers. It has been re- day. dreds from the community came out to markably overwhelming and humbling As Tampa’s mayor said: ‘‘Arnold’s congratulate him. to me. The caring concern of Members, service to the city was unparalleled, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner de- their staffs, and my staff have shown and he leaves behind a lasting legacy.’’ clared September 2, 2016, as Ryan Held proves, once again, that there are a lot Mr. Speaker, Fred Arnold III was a Day during a ceremony at Sacred of good people who work for the United well-known and well-respected man Heart-Griffin High School. I hope this States House of Representatives. who served his community with dis- day serves as a reminder to Ryan of This September during Leukemia tinction, made a lasting impact, and our support and pride in him as he pre- Awareness Month, I intend to keep will be sorely missed by the lives he pares for the rest of what will undoubt- fighting this cancer with all that I touched. edly be a decorated swimming career. have while fighting for Texans in this House. I intend to be independent and May God bless Officer Fred Arnold f III, his family, his friends, and his free from this cancer. Christopher FUNDING FOR RESPONSE TO THE Tampa Police Department colleagues. Reeve once said: ‘‘Once you choose ZIKA CRISIS f hope, anything’s possible.’’ (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- Mr. Speaker, I choose hope. EMERGENCY FUNDS TO COMBAT mission to address the House for 1 And that is just the way it is. ZIKA VIRUS EPIDEMIC minute and to revise and extend his re- f (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given marks.) permission to address the House for 1 Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise to GUN VIOLENCE minute.) ask, to beseech, really, that this House (Mr. HONDA asked and was given Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise take immediate action to fully fund permission to address the House for 1 today to urge the Republican majority our country’s response to the spreading minute.) to act immediately on the administra- horror of Zika. Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, this week tion’s request for emergency funds to Mr. Speaker, there are now thou- we return after an epic recess of House combat the Zika virus epidemic. sands of confirmed cases of Zika in the Republican inaction on stemming gun It is shameful that we have waited 7 United States. Hundreds of these cases violence, and yet gun violence does not months to act while the threat from are pregnant women. recess. Between Memorial Day and this Zika grows more and more apparent. Can you imagine the terror they ex- past weekend, 4,100 Americans died This majority is failing the most basic perience wondering whether their child from gun-related activities, and nearly function of government, to protect its will be born with horrible disabilities? 8,700 were wounded. people. What must they think as they see Mr. Speaker, this week we return to In the United States and territories, our public health experts coming to the American people’s ever-growing as many as 14,000 locally acquired cases Congress? impatience for Congress to finally take

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