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Extensions of Remarks E485 HON. ED PERLMUTTER April 17, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E485 heavenly Jerusalem that is being denied by for drug delivery systems, self-injection de- Gamecocks,’’ and A’ja is a member of the the West’s tenacious enemies. How moving vices, and the delivery of medical gases. Their Gamecock’s women basketball team. that the American Embassy is relocated patented pic-o cylinders feature accurate and During her tenure at USC, A’ja played in from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel’s capital, 138 games, averaged 17.3 points per game, on May 14, 2018, exactly 70 years following consistent gas fill levels, extremely low punc- Jewish independence. It is a poignant re- ture forces, and precision sealing surfaces. had 8.7 rebounds and blocked 2.6 shots per minder that President Harry Truman was PICOCYL’s proprietary manufacturing systems game. In 2017, Ms. Wilson led the Game- the first world leader to recognize the new and processes have earned their position as cocks to their first ever NCAA Women’s Bas- state, only eleven minutes following Prime the sole global provider of such components ketball Championship and was named the Minister David Ben-Gurion’s delivering the to the Life Sciences industry. Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Declaration of Independence of a redeemed Congratulations to PICOCYL for this well- This year, A’ja was named the Southeastern people. It was Jewish history’s greatest hour deserved award, and I thank them for their Conference’s (SEC) Player of the Year for the after the Holocaust’s lowest mark. Ven- contribution to our community. 3rd consecutive year, and led the Gamecocks omous anti-Semitism is on an alarming re- to a record 4th straight SEC Tournament surgence in the United States and particu- f Championship. She also became the all-time larly in Europe, home of the Holocaust. Po- RECOGNIZING THE PHILADELPHIA land regrettably attempts through a new pu- leading scorer in USC women’s basketball his- nitive law to distance itself from the painful PROGRAM OF VITAS tory and was a consensus first-team All-Amer- truth that there were far more Poles who HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEERS ican for the 3rd consecutive season. collaborated in the merciless destruction of A’ja was named 1st team All-SEC all four of Jewish lives than those righteous Poles who HON. RYAN A. COSTELLO her years at USC. She has swept every one sacrificially rose up to protect their as- OF PENNSYLVANIA of the National Player of the Year awards as saulted Jewish neighbors, including my own IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the best player in women’s college basketball family, who had lived in their midst for a in 2018. Last week, A’ja capped off her col- thousand years! Tuesday, April 17, 2018 The Syrian tragedy weighs heavily on lege athletic career by becoming the first play- Israel whose people emerged from the Holo- Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr Speak- er drafted by the Women National Basketball caust, with both Jews and Syrians aban- er, I rise to recognize all the volunteers with Association (WNBA). doned by a callous world. The gassing with the Philadelphia Program of VITAS A’ja Wilson was born in Hopkins, South impunity of innocent Syrian civilians, in- Healthcare, who graciously give their time and Carolina to Roscoe and Eva Wilson. She cluding children, so close to Israel as Syria’s talents serving neighbors in need throughout graduated from Heathwood Hall Episcopal civil war is into its seventh year, is most re- Southeastern Pennsylvania. High School in Columbia and led the school to volting. Israel reaching out to medically the state championship as a senior in 2014. save over four thousand Syrians is praise- VITAS Healthcare has been a pioneer in worthy. I concur with Rabbi Israel Lau ask- hospice care since 1978 and has the distinc- Perhaps more important than her statistics; ing Israel to even do more for Syria’s suf- tion of being the nation’s largest provider of A’ja Wilson has been a leader for her teams— fering people. He is Israel’s former chief end-of-life care. The Philadelphia Program of both on and off the court—and in her commu- rabbi, currently chairman of Jerusalem’s VITAS launched in 1993 and currently oper- nity. Yad Vashem Holocaust World Center Council ates three in-patient units serving the five- USC’s President Dr. Harris Pastides, Ath- and the youngest survivor at age eight of the county Philadelphia region. letics Director Ray Tanner and Women’s Head Buchenwald Concentration Camp. Much is More than 60 volunteers in the Philadelphia Coach Dawn Staley have all praised A’ja the demanded though not all can be expected Program serve a vital role in helping VITAS person as well as A’ja the player. President from a now powerful but still vulnerable peo- Pastides recently told The State newspaper, ple enduring the unfathomable and facing a Healthcare deliver quality care and support to complex Middle East scenario. President more than 200 hospice patients and their fami- ‘‘A’ja [is] the person who never turned down Trump’s order to send fifty-nine Tomahawk lies every day. Volunteers of all ages and from an autograph, a selfie, a high five . A’ja missiles toward a Syrian air base was appre- diverse backgrounds carry out a variety of has never said no to anybody, and that is be- ciated. The most recent airstrikes by the tasks, ranging from running errands and plac- cause she loves this community, she loves the U.S., U.K. and France at Syria’s illegal ing reassuring phone calls to spending quality fans.’’ chemical weapons operation in light of the time with hospice patients in their homes, hos- Mr. Speaker, I agree with Dr. Pastides, and Syrian lethal chemical attack in Douma, is pitals and skilled nursing facilities. I hasten to add that the basketball fans and encouraging. How could Russia be complicit VITAS will honor these outstanding volun- citizens of her hometown and state love her in Bashar’s genocidal machine when losing back. over twenty million Russians under Nazi teers during an annual luncheon on April 28, Germany? The presence of the USS Bush 2018. The event is part of National Volunteer f Carrier homeported in Norfolk, Virginia Appreciation Week, which was established by H.R. 2901, TO MAKE PERMANENT which I witnessed, on July 4, 2017 in Haifa, President Richard Nixon in 1974 to highlight VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX AS- Israel, following the bombing of ISIS targets the invaluable contributions of all volunteers in Syria, was reassuring. SISTANCE MATCHING GRANT and the incredible difference they make in the PROGRAM May Israel’s significant anniversary of a lives of those they serve. tumultuous homecoming usher in renewed hope that its founders’ inspiring naivete´ of Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me HON. TERRI A. SEWELL being welcomed and appreciated for their today in expressing our sincere gratitude to all OF ALABAMA pioneering efforts in a problematic region, the volunteers with the Philadelphia Program IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES yet bear good fruit for all.’’ of VITAS Healthcare for their selfless service f to individuals and communities in southeastern Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Pennsylvania. May their exemplary dedication Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I PICOCYL and generous spirit inspire all to give back to rise today in support of H.R. 2901, to make others and strengthen our communities permanent the IRS Volunteer Income Tax As- HON. ED PERLMUTTER through volunteerism. sistance (VITA) matching grant program. OF COLORADO f The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (VITA) program assists low-to-moderate in- TRIBUTE TO A’JA WILSON Tuesday, April 17, 2018 come, elderly, disabled, and limited English speaking taxpayers in preparing and filing their Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN federal income tax returns. today to honor PICOCYL for being recognized OF SOUTH CAROLINA Since fiscal year 2008, Congress has used as the 2017 Business Recognition Award win- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the appropriations process to provide funding ner by the Jefferson County Economic Devel- for the Community VITA matching grants pro- Tuesday, April 17, 2018 opment Corporation (Jeffco EDC). gram for tax return preparation assistance. The Business Recognition Award shows ap- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay But Congress has not authorized the VITA preciation for a local company who has shown tribute to an outstanding young lady and great program to receive grants through the tax-writ- exceptional growth in primary employment, South Carolinian, Ms. A’ja Wilson. Ms. Wilson ing process. sales and/or capital investments in the last is a student at the University of South Carolina This bill puts the VITA grant program on year. PICOCYL designs, develops and manu- (USC) in Columbia, South Carolina. USC’s more solid, permanent, and predictable foot- factures very small compressed gas cylinders athletic teams are nicknamed the ‘‘Fighting ing. VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:19 Apr 18, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17AP8.024 E17APPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with REMARKS E486 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 17, 2018 Without this bill, the IRS has administered recognized as the 2017 Business Recognition Since its opening in August 2017, Principal the VITA grant program narrowly, restricting Award winner by the Jefferson County Eco- Renee Dawson and the entire faculty and staff grantees’ ability to use grant funds to hire ex- nomic Development Corporation (Jeffco EDC). has worked tirelessly to ensure the high qual- perts to train volunteers and perform quality The Business Recognition Award shows ap- ity of education to students from every back- reviews as well as to serve as Certified Ac- preciation for a local company who has shown ground and creed.
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