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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 No. 161 House of Representatives HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAN) will lead the House in the Pledge pressed to find an elected official in THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 of Allegiance. South Carolina who has not sat down The House met at 9 a.m. and was Mr. NORMAN led the Pledge of Alle- with Quintin on camera. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- giance as follows: Mr. Speaker, Quintin doesn’t do this pore (Mr. CICILLINE). I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the for money or notoriety, but a genuine United States of America, and to the Repub- love for our community and a desire to f lic for which it stands, one nation under God, make sure that everyone is informed. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. His interviews are invaluable to the PRO TEMPORE f Lowcountry, and we are incredibly grateful for his service. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO I know that I speak for everyone in fore the House the following commu- PRODUCE A DUPLICATE EN- the Lowcountry when I wish Quintin nication from the Speaker: GROSSMENT OF H.R. 1812 WASHINGTON, DC, Washington many more years of first- September 17, 2020. Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I class journalism. I hereby appoint the Honorable DAVID N. ask unanimous consent that the Clerk f CICILLINE to act as Speaker pro tempore on be authorized to produce a duplicate this day. engrossment of H.R. 1812. HONORING THE LIFE OF MARK NANCY PELOSI, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there SERTICH Speaker of the House of Representatives. objection to the request of the gen- (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given f tleman from South Carolina? permission to address the House for 1 PRAYER There was no objection. minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) The Assistant Parliamentarian, Kyle f Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise T. Jones, offered the following prayer: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER today to honor the life of Mark O Father of mercies and God of all PRO TEMPORE Sertich. comfort, our only help in time of need; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The A hockey legend and leader in the we humbly beseech Thee to behold, Chair will entertain up to five requests Duluth community, Mark passed away visit, and relieve all Thy sick servants for 1-minute speeches on each side of last month at 99 years old. for whom our prayers are desired. the aisle. Look upon us all with the eyes of Upon graduation from Duluth’s Thy mercy; comfort us with a sense of f Denfeld High School in 1939, Mark served his country in World War II as a Thy goodness; preserve us from the QUINTIN WASHINGTON temptations of the enemy; and give us radio operator under General Patton. (Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was patience under our affliction. When he returned home from the war, In Thy good time, restore us to given permission to address the House Mark dedicated his time and efforts health and enable us to lead the res- for 1 minute and to revise and extend into growing the game of hockey in the idue of our lives in Thy fear and to Thy his remarks.) Duluth community because he knew glory, and grant that finally we may Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, the true power of hockey was its abil- dwell with Thee in life everlasting. good local journalism builds the foun- ity to bring people together. Amen. dation of a strong community. In the Mark helped build hockey rinks, Lowcountry, we are blessed with some coached youth teams, and served as the f fantastic journalists, and I would like head of the Duluth Amateur Hockey THE JOURNAL to highlight one of them today: Association—all helping to ensure his The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Quintin Washington. passion would pass down to the next ant to section 4(a) of House Resolution Through his independent web series, generation. 967, the Journal of the last day’s pro- called Quintin’s Close Ups, Quintin has Mark’s love for the game of hockey ceedings is approved. kept his finger on the pulse of our com- lasted his entire life. In fact, he holds f munity by doing literally thousands of the Guinness World Record as the old- interviews with the Lowcountry’s most est hockey player, and he continued to PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE influential people. From Presidential play with my former colleagues in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- candidates to Members of Congress to Duluth Fire Department for over 30 tleman from South Carolina (Mr. NOR- business officials, you would be hard years. I had the great honor of playing b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H4493 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:31 Sep 18, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17SE7.000 H17SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H4494 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 17, 2020 with Mark during some of those games, Many return home. Far too many do Thanks to President Trump’s bold vi- and I am thankful to everyone at the not. We owe it to those individuals and sion for American foreign policy, we Fire Department who made those to the families of those individuals to have rebuilt trust with our regional games possible. continue the search. The pain that partners and show a united front Mr. Speaker, I know that Mark these families endure due to uncer- against the oppressive regime in Sertich is already missed by his family, tainty is unfathomable. Tehran. friends, and all of the Duluth commu- To ensure that these men and women After decades of division in the Mid- nity, but I hope they are comforted in are never forgotten, a flag, that I am dle East, the Abraham Accords will lay knowing that his life as a hockey leg- sure all of us recognize, was designed in the foundation for peace and prosperity end, community leader, World War II consultation with Evelyn Grubb, wife in the region for decades to come. Nor- veteran and a member of the greatest of an Air Force POW, and Mary Helen malized relations across the region will generation will be long remembered Hoff, wife of a Navy man deemed miss- accelerate growth by expanding diplo- and celebrated. ing in action. matic, economic, and financial ties. f Today, that flag is displayed in the Mr. Speaker, there is much to be op- U.S. Capitol rotunda, serving as a re- timistic about, these recent historic CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES minder that we must continue our Abraham Accords will bring a new (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given per- work on behalf of military families and wave of peace and prosperity in the mission to address the House for 1 continue the search for our POW/MIA Middle East. minute and to revise and extend her re- servicemembers. f marks.) f Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, it is won- HEROES ACT AND THE PEOPLE derful to see the gentleman in the HEROES ACT FOR THE PEOPLE (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given Chair. (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given per- permission to address the House for 1 Mr. Speaker and colleagues, a month mission to address the House for 1 minute.) ago yesterday, a siege of lightning minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, more strikes ignited the CZU Lightning marks.) than 4 months ago, the House passed Complex fire in my congressional dis- Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, nearly 200,000 the HEROES Act, legislation that pro- trict, and it is now the 10th most de- Americans have tragically died from tects our HEROES on the front line of structive wildlife in California’s his- COVID–19 in the United States. In Riv- this pandemic, our police officers, fire- tory. erside County, California, 1,136 have fighters, healthcare workers, sanita- Over the past month, the fire has de- died and 56,201 people have been in- tion workers, it provides stimulus pay- stroyed nearly a thousand homes in my fected. ments for up to $6,000 per family, ex- district and forced 77,000 of my con- We have record-breaking unemploy- tends unemployment benefits of $600 stituents to evacuate. Thanks to the ment in our Nation, with 13.7 percent per week through January, and gets extraordinary—and I mean, extraor- unemployment in Riverside County. hazard pay and much-needed resources dinary work—of thousands of first re- They are our family, our neighbors, to frontline workers. sponders, the fire is now over 90 per- our friends. My constituents are strug- This bill has sat on my MITCH cent contained. gling, and they urgently need relief. MCCONNELL’s desk since then. As we work toward recovery, much of The Senate must get their act to- In the meantime, tens of millions of the Bay Area and the entire western gether. Their delay in stalling is a Americans are out of work with unem- United States is still breathing the shame, and to make matters worse, ployment levels four times higher than toxic smoke from these fires, which their skinny-aid excuse of a proposal is they were before this pandemic.