E468 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 30, 2021 freelance producer for Milwaukee Profiles, a gress has not yet taken action to support Forty-seven states, four U.S. territories, program on Milwaukee Public Television. She their self-governance, which creates a prob- and the District of Columbia have legalized has owned the Wisconsin Black Pages for the lem for businesses operating legally under some form of recreational or medical can- nabis, including CBD. Yet current law re- last two decades, which not only serves as a state law. Because of the federal treatment of marijuana, the owners or employees of le- stricts legitimate licensed cannabis busi- directory for African-American owned busi- gitimate cannabis-related state businesses nesses from accessing financial industry nesses, but also provides resources to the are forced to make cash-only sales rather services and products, resulting in businesses community. than doing business with federally regulated operating in all cash—posing a serious public Shelia’s belief in the power of education in- banks. Additionally, proceeds from any le- safety risk for communities. spired her and her parents to create the gitimate state cannabis-related business can The conflict between state and federal laws Payton-Price Family Scholarship Fund. The currently be considered unlawful ‘‘proceeds’’ forces businesses to operate on a cash-only scholarship helps African American students from a crime and subject to federal anti- basis and has created significant legal and compliance concerns for financial institu- from the City of Milwaukee pursue higher edu- money laundering and forfeiture laws. The SAFE Banking Act provides safe har- tions that wish to provide banking services cation at historically black colleges and univer- bor and other protections for financial insti- to cannabis related businesses in states sities. It is clear that Shelia has a passion for tutions—banks and credit unions—that where it is currently legal. The SAFE Bank- education, community, advancing the eco- transact with legitimate cannabis-related ing Act would allow legitimate cannabis nomic power of African Americans and people and hemp-related businesses. (Hemp was fed- businesses to access the safety and security of color. erally legalized in 2018.) The bill also pro- of the banking ecosystem in states that have She also possesses a strong interest and tects ancillary business entities that trans- legalized cannabis. This legislation is an im- numerous accomplishments in the creative act with legitimate cannabis-related legiti- portant step toward enabling financial serv- arts. She authored two non-fiction books, Cul- mate businesses and creates a regulatory ices for cannabis-related businesses. By di- framework. recting FinCEN and the federal banking reg- tures of America: African Americans and What The legislative history of the SAFE Bank- ulators to issue for financial institutions Counts Most Is How You Finish: Thoughts on ing Act shows broad bipartisan support. In doing business with cannabis-related legiti- Living Life to the Fullest. As a playwright she the 116th Congress, the SAFE Banking Act mate businesses. Having access to the bank- wrote her first professionally produced play, passed with 229 Democrats and 91 Repub- ing system makes it easier for businesses to Facing the Shadow, which was staged in 2012 licans voting for the bill. The SAFE Banking track revenues for taxation purposes, de- at the Black Rep in St. Louis. Shelia has also Act the House will vote on this evening has creases a public safety threat as cash inten- written a libretto for an African American 168 co-sponsors, boasting diverse support sive businesses are often targets for criminal themed opera, Black Caesar. from across the ideological spectrum. activity, and allows proper tracking of fi- Due Process Institute encourages Members nances for BSA/AML compliance. Shelia is devoted to family, especially her to vote YES on the SAFE Banking Act, ETA takes no position on the legalization mother, brother, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, H.R.1996. or decriminalizing cannabis at the state or and other extended family members. She was Due Process Institute is a bipartisan non- federal level for medicinal or recreational close to her late father and serves as a loving profit that works to honor, preserve, and re- uses. However, ETA does support legislation companion and sometimes caregiver to her el- store principles of fairness in the criminal that would resolve the conflict between state derly mother, Gertrude Payton. Shelia is very legal system. and federal laws to allow financial institu- active in the community and her church. In ad- tions to serve cannabis related businesses in Hon. ED PERLMUTTER, dition to previously being an avid skier, Shelia states where these businesses are legal under House of Representatives, state law. loves writing, attending the theater, traveling, Washington, DC. ETA is pleased to support the SAFE Bank- and other hobbies. Hon. NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ, ing and urges Congress to quickly consider Madam Speaker, after 16 years of dedi- House of Representatives, this important issue. cated service on my staff, I wish Shelia well in Washington, DC. Sincerely, her retirement and continued success in all Hon. STEVE STIVERS, JEFF PATCHEN, her future endeavors. I am so proud to honor House of Representatives, Manager of Government Affairs. my dear friend and thank her for her service Washington, DC. to the constituents of Wisconsin’s 4th Con- Hon. WARREN DAVIDSON, NATIONAL ARMORED CAR ASSOCIATION, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, April 19, 2021. gressional District. While she has closed this Washington, DC. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, door, another one is opening for her so that Hon. JEFF MERKLEY, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, she may pursue life at her own pace. U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. f Washington, DC. Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, Hon. STEVE DAINES, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, SUPPORTING H.R. 1996 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI AND MINORITY LEAD- HON. STEVE STIVERS DEAR REPRESENTATIVES PERLMUTTER, ER MCCARTHY: On behalf of the National Ar- VELAZQUEZ, STIVERS, AND DAVIDSON AND SEN- mored Car Association (NACA), I write to ex- OF OHIO ATORS MERKLEY AND DAINES: press our support for H.R. 1996, the Secure IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On behalf of the members of the Electronic and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Friday, April 30, 2021 Transactions Association (ETA), I am writ- of 2021. While NACA’s members do not take Mr. STIVERS. Madam Speaker, I include in ing in support of the bipartisan Secure and a position in favor of or opposed to the legal- Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE ization of cannabis or marijuana, we support the RECORD the following letters of endorse- Banking Act). We appreciate your leadership H.R. 1996 because it would address the exist- ment for H.R. 1996, the SAFE Banking Act of on addressing the conflict between federal ing conflict between federal and state law 2021. and state laws to allow states that have le- with respect to proceeds from marijuana-re- DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE. galized medical or recreational use of can- lated businesses and allow for safer transpor- Washington, DC. nabis to bring that commerce into the bank- tation, storage and oversite of such proceeds. SUPPORT H.R. 1996—SAFE BANKING ACT ing system. Formed in 1929, NACA is a business asso- Due Process Institute supports the SAFE ETA is the leading trade association for ciation that brings together the three major Banking Act, H.R. 1996, and urges you to the payments technology industry, rep- companies of the armored car industry— vote in support of this bipartisan bill when it resenting over 500 companies that offer elec- Brink’s, GardaWorld, and Loomis—with a comes to the House floor this evening. tronic transaction processing products and focus on protecting and promoting the com- Nearly every state has legalized a form of services. ETA’s members include financial mon interests of the industry. These three marijuana, including medical marijuana or institutions, mobile payment service pro- organizations comprise approximately 90% cannabidiol (CBD). Seventeen states and the viders, payment processors, mobile wallet of the armored car industry in the United District of Columbia have either decriminal- providers, and non-bank online lenders that States, and NACA members have handled ized marijuana or legalized recreational use make commercial loans, primarily to small virtually every dollar and coin in circula- for adults. The cannabis industry is growing. businesses, either directly or in partnership tion. They provide secure transportation and The American cannabis industry saw $17.5 with other lenders. ETA member companies cash management services for the Federal billion in sales in 2020, a 46 percent increase are creating innovative offerings in financial Reserve, financial institutions, state and over the previous year. The industry, which services, revolutionizing the way commerce local governments, and private businesses already supports 250,000 jobs, is expected to is conducted with secure, convenient, and re- and individuals across the United States and continue to grow, particularly as more warding payment solutions and lending al- internationally. states legalize marijuana. ternatives—employing millions of Americans Currently thirty-six states and several ter- Although nearly every state has taken and enabling over $22 trillion in payments in ritories, including the District of Columbia, some step to liberalize marijuana laws, Con- 2019. Guam, and Puerto Rico, have legalized the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30AP8.005 E30APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REMARKS April 30, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E469 use of cannabis to some extent. However, be difficult to identify in states that have le- have access to an employment-based savings federal law prohibits cultivation, distribu- galized cannabis, and potentially create a plan. Research conducted by the Bureau of tion, and possession of marijuana imposing legal and regulatory challenge for even those Labor Statistics has shown that 60 percent of significant legal risks to financial institu- banks that choose not to serve CRBs di- full-time workers at small and medium-sized tions and ancillary businesses that might rectly. businesses—of which many legal cannabis consider providing financial services to the Thank you for introducing the SAFE businesses would qualify as—do not have ac- marijuana industry. Consequently, hundreds Banking Act of 2021. We look forward to cess to one of the many types of employ- of millions of dollars in cash are being trans- working with you to advance this important ment-based retirement plans. ported and stored outside our banking sys- legislation. By simply having access to workplace re- tem and often without adequate security and Sincerely, tirement savings opportunities, workers are oversight. The lack of available vendors to REBECA ROMERO RAINEY, more likely to participate and save. Accord- provide secure transport and storage of cash President & CEO. ing to a report by the PEW Charitable Trust, increases the risk of criminal activity that 72 percent of all workers aged 22 and up who can pose a danger not only to those involved INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE, are eligible for participation will enroll in a in the cannabis industry, but the general Washington, DC, March 31, 2021. workplace defined contribution plan when public. H.R. 1996 would provide NACA mem- Hon. ED PERLMUTTER, one is offered. Enrollment increases to 85 ber companies with the needed legal protec- House of Representatives, percent of those 22 and older and eligible if tion and clarity to safely and securely trans- Washington, DC. an employer-matching contribution is avail- port cash in states that have legalized and Hon. STEVE STIVERS, able. Enabling workers at small and me- regulated cannabis. House of Representatives, dium-sized businesses—particularly those in We urge members of the House to support Washington, DC. an industry growing as rapidly as legal can- H.R. 1996. Hon. NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ nabis—will help put more of America’s work- Sincerely, House of Representatives, ers on the path toward a financially secured BASIL THOMSON, Washington, DC. and dignified retirement and help alleviate Executive Director, NACA. Hon. WARREN DAVIDSON, the anxiety many are feeling about their fu- House of Representatives, ture financial security during their retire- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY Washington, DC. ment years. BANKERS OF AMERICA, DEAR REPRESENTATIVES PERLMUTTER, STIV- IRI has a long history of supporting and March 18, 2021. ERS, VELA´ ZQUEZ, AND DAVIDSON: The Insured advocating for the enactment of bipartisan, Hon. ED PERLMUTTER, Retirement Institute (IRI) writes to express common-sense solutions to help expand op- House of Representatives, our support for H.R. 1996, the Secure and portunities for workers to save for their re- Washington, DC. Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of tirement. As such, providing clarity and cer- Hon. WARREN DAVIDSON, 2021. The bill would provide protection and tainty to better facilitate the offering of re- House of Representatives, insulation from liability for both partici- tirement plans for the workers of legally li- Washington, DC. pants and institutions offering and admin- censed cannabis companies through the en- Hon. STEVE STIVERS, istering retirement plans or individual re- actment of the SAFE Banking Act was in- House of Representatives, tirement accounts for the employees of can- cluded in our 2021 Federal Retirement Secu- Washington, DC. nabis companies and associated businesses rity Blueprint. As Congress considers this regulated and licensed by a state. Hon. NYDIA VELA´ ZQUEZ, legislation to enable greater access to retire- Nearly all the states have enacted laws House of Representatives, ment savings for Americans, we welcome the which have either legalized or decriminalized Washington, DC. opportunity to work with you and your staff marijuana for medical and recreational use DEAR REPRESENTATIVES PERLMUTTER, WAR- by individuals. As states continue to legalize to advance this measure. REN, STIVERS, AND VELA´ ZQUEZ: On behalf of We thank you for your leadership in pur- cannabis and license and regulate associated community banks across the country, with suing this legislation. industries, projections estimate the legal more than 52,000 locations, I write to thank Sincerely, cannabis industry will reach a value of $100 you for introducing the Secure and Fair En- AUL RICHMAN, billion by 2030, a 63.9 percent increase over P forcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE Bank- its 2020 estimated worth. With this projected Chief Government and ing Act). In the last Congress, the SAFE financial growth, consequently the number Political Affairs Officer. Banking Act passed the House by a broad bi- of Americans employed in this field is also partisan vote. We are pleased to reiterate MARCH 18, 2021. anticipated to rapidly increase. In their Jobs DEAR REPRESENTATIVES PERLMUTTER, STIV- ICBA ’s strong support for this legislation, Report 2021, Leafy found that the legal mari- ERS, VELA´ ZQUEZ, AND DAVIDSON: We, the un- which is essential for the ongoing ability of juana industry supports 321,000 full-time dersigned U.S. trade associations, write to community banks to effectively serve their equivalent jobs as of January 2021. In 2020 express support for the SAFE Banking Act of communities. and despite the impacts of the COVID–19 The 2020 election saw Arizona, Montana, 2021. Collectively, we represent a majority of pandemic, the legal cannabis industry saw a New Jersey, and South Dakota join 12 states the companies, agents, and brokers offering 32 percent increase in year-over-year job and the District of Columbia in fully legal- property-casualty, life, title, and reinsurance growth or more than 77,000 jobs. As a result, izing adult recreational cannabis use. Vir- (collectively, ‘‘insurers’’) in the U.S. We ap- more Americans are now employed in the ginia followed suit in 2021. Cannabis is legal legal cannabis industry than as electrical en- preciate your leadership in seeking needed for medical use in 36 states. As more states gineers, Emergency Medical Technicians, or clarity for insurance transactions related to legalize cannabis for medical and/or rec- dentists. cannabis businesses that are otherwise per- reational use, it is critically important that However, as marijuana remains a Schedule missible under state law. cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) have ac- I Substance under the Controlled Substances The insurance industry is potentially ex- cess to services provided by the traditional Act and an illegal substance at the federal posed to liability arising from the dif- banking system. level, access to essential financial and bank- ferences of the legal treatment of cannabis The current conflict between state and fed- ing services is essentially blocked for this and cannabis products under federal and eral law with regard to cannabis has created growing workforce. The risk of running afoul state law and regulation at the state level. increasingly significant legal and compli- of provisions contained in the Bank Secrecy However, with the inclusion of key language ance concerns for banks that wish to provide Act and federal anti-money laundering laws from the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of banking services to CRBs in jurisdictions has left many financial institutions unwill- Marijuana Act, sponsored by Representatives where cannabis is legal. Legal and regu- ing to provide their services to this industry Vela´ zquez and Stivers and Senators Menen- latory uncertainty has curtailed access to including the offering of retirement savings dez, Paul, and Merkley, the SAFE Banking the traditional banking system for CRBs and plans as a benefit to the employees. Act’s safe harbor provisions would prevent forced them to operate mostly in cash. Cash- In addition, we are witnessing a continuing federal criminal prosecution of and civil li- only businesses, especially those with a high shift away from employers providing de- ability for agents, brokers, and insurers, volume of revenue, pose a significant risk to fined-benefit pensions as a benefit for their their officers, directors or employees when public safety. employees. As a result, the responsibility of engaging in the business of insurance in The SAFE Banking Act would create a safe preparing for retirement is being placed states that have legalized cannabis in some harbor from federal sanctions for financial squarely on the shoulders of America’s work- form. institutions that serve cannabis-related busi- ers. However, recent research conducted by By resolving the legal uncertainty pre- nesses (CRBs) in states and other jurisdic- IRI has shown that savings rates among sented by the dueling state and federal treat- tions where cannabis is legal. Importantly, workers remain low. In fact, only 45 percent ment of cannabis, the insurance industry can this safe harbor would extend to banks that of Baby Boomers and 40 percent of Genera- serve both cannabis-related legitimate busi- serve the many ancillary businesses that tion Xers have nothing saved for retirement nesses (CRLBs) and other commercial and serve CRBs such as landlords, accountants, and of the Millennials with retirement sav- personal lines consumers who may have a di- utilities providers, and others that may be ings, half have saved less than $10,000. rect or indirect relationship to state-legal- paid in funds ultimately derived from can- A significant factor contributing to the ized cannabis, and still be in compliance nabis sales. These ancillary businesses may lack of savings is that most workers do not with the law. Insurers must also continue to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30AP8.007 E30APPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REMARKS E470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 30, 2021 satisfy all applicable state statutory or regu- leaves behind an eternal and meaningful leg- be with her ‘‘Sunshine State’’ family—the Bur- latory requirements, such as those per- acy not only to her family and loved ones, but ton/Nealy family, Pastor & First Lady Speed, taining to consumer protections and claims to the entire York County Community. Elder & Mother Combs, Pastor & First Lady payments. Mother Sweeney’s life began on January We greatly appreciate your leadership, and Mays, Bishop Theadore and First Lady Hall, we look forward to continuing to work with 16, 1934, born to Eddie and Rhoda Hawkins. BAM International Fellowship. During the you and Congress to ensure our industry is She was the youngest child—and only girl—in COVID–19 pandemic, Mother Sweeney en- not caught between conflicting obligations a household of older brothers, Edward Jr., joyed being a part of Hurst Chapel AME Park- under federal and state law. Clyde, and Herman. ing Lot Posse, enjoying Sunday morning serv- Sincerely, Mother Sweeney married Arthur Sweeney in ice in the church parking lot. American Land Title Association (ALTA), 1951, when they planted their roots in York. Mother Sweeney was a matriarch, a pillar of American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), Together, they raised four wonderful chil- truth, and a true shining light. With words of American Property Casualty Insurance Asso- dren—Takanii, Tomoa Tanya, Tanoue Onishi, wisdom, her strong Christian values, and her ciation (APCIA), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB), Independent Insur- and Arleta Maria—with a resilient sense of loving heart, she guided and nurtured her fam- ance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), love and respect for their legacy. ily and her community. She took pride in National Association of Mutual Insurance After a tragic work-related accident claimed knowing that her beloved family remains Companies (NAMIC), National Association of the life of her beloved husband, Mother strong and ever-growing, just as she and Ar- Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), Rein- Sweeney was thrust into single parenthood. thur had envisioned. Mother Sweeney was surance Association of America (RAA), As obstacles were placed along her path, she and will always be all that a virtuous woman Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association persevered—like her mother, Rhoda Hawkins. should be, and truly sets the standard for all (WSIA). Mother Sweeney would go on to graduate to follow. f from York College with a degree in Nursing, With great honor and thanks, I’m humbled all while managing a household of four beau- to acknowledge the life and legacy of Mrs. RECOGNITION OF G. WILLIAM tiful, albeit sometimes unruly, children. She Dorothy M. ‘‘Mother Sweeney’’ of York, Penn- WARD raised her children with a strong and powerful sylvania. I wish her Godspeed. image of womanhood. She served as the f HON. JOHN JOYCE head nurse at York County Homes, and as a OF PENNSYLVANIA private duty nurse while also volunteering for INTRODUCTION OF THE VA MEDIC- INAL CANNABIS RESEARCH ACT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the local PTA—later serving as its president Friday, April 30, 2021 for over six years. She would go on to accept a position with Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. HON. J. LUIS CORREA Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speak- 12 as a teacher for special needs children. OF CALIFORNIA er, I rise today to honor G. William Ward as Mother Sweeney made sure that her chil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he celebrates his 90th birthday on May 6, dren knew their elders and family history, Friday, April 30, 2021 2021. For decades, Mr. Ward has been a pil- making sure to surround her daughters with Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I have met lar of our Blair County community. family and love, as well as a connection to with multiple veterans in my congressional dis- After serving in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Ward be- their roots. Her family soon began to grow, as trict who attest to the therapeutic benefits of came the President of Ward Transportation her daughters welcomed children of their own. medical cannabis in managing their pain. and Logistics Company in 1966. Within three Her oldest, Takanii, had 11 children (Damaine, According to the American Legion, a signifi- years, Mr. Ward expanded the company to Tak, TakaKhan, Asaii, Ishni, Kiya, Azijah, cant number of veterans across the country— more than 500 employees. Adonysha, Zebulon, Masata, and Amasa), not just in my district—are currently using Under his leadership, Ward Transportation Tomoa had four children (Angela, Yahselah, medical cannabis as an alternative treatment. and Logistics flourished, expanding to new lo- Nashon, and Ashir), Tanoue had one son With so many veterans using cannabis for cations across the Mid-Atlantic region. Mr. (Emneko), and Arleta had five children (Tazaa, therapeutic purposes, it is important that phy- Ward’s hard work to build his business has Taza Todd, Tyleta, T-Hara, and Tynaketa). sicians have the information and research been invaluable to the growth and economic When Mother Sweeney retired profes- necessary to fully advice on the potential im- success of our community. sionally, she certainly was kept busy with 21 pacts of medical cannabis usage on post-trau- Throughout his life, Mr. Ward has devoted grandchildren—and all the birthdays, holidays, matic stress and chronic pain. The U.S. De- his time and talents to serving his family, our and celebrations a large family brings. When partment of Veterans Affairs is uniquely posi- nation, and our community. He married his asked about the number of great-grand- tioned to pursue that vital research. wife Carolyn (Williams) in 1953, and they cele- children she has, Dorothy’s response was, To that end, I am introducing the bipartisan brated 64 years of marriage before her death ‘‘after 10, I stopped counting.’’ The branches VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, which in 2017. Mr. Ward has five children, 12 grand- of her great family tree have continued to requires VA to conduct clinical research on the children, and two great-grandchildren. He has grow with 45 great-grandchildren—and count- safety and effectiveness of medical cannabis, been a dedicated member of our community, ing. in varying forms and delivery methods, for serving on many statewide and local boards Mother Sweeney was always an energetic treating veterans diagnosed with post-trau- and civic organizations. and active young lady, serving her family, matic stress disorder (PTSD) and veterans On behalf of the 13th Congressional District church, and community. As a faithful and dedi- with chronic pain. The legislation requires VA of Pennsylvania, it is my privilege to recognize cated member of Emmanuel COGIC in York— to submit annual reports to Congress on the G. William Ward for his outstanding service to of which her mother was one of the founding implementation of this bill for five years. The our neighbors and our nation. As he cele- members—she has served under founding VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act is a brates this milestone, I wish my friend a very pastor Elder Wise until his home going. Until pragmatic and sensible approach to the need happy 90th birthday, as well as continued now, Mother Sweeney was the only living for additional research and could potentially health and happiness. founding member. Remaining steadfast under save veterans’ lives. f the leadership of Pastor Leighton McMillan, she held various leadership positions, includ- f RECOGNIZING THE REMARKABLE ing Sunday school teacher, chair of the Pas- PERSONAL EXPLANATION LIFE OF DOROTHY M. SWEENY tors Aide Committee, a member of the nurses unit, vice president of the Deaconesses, and HON. PETER WELCH HON. SCOTT PERRY was appointed as Mother of Grace. OF VERMONT Civically, Mother Sweeney was an active OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES member of the State Democratic Committee, president of the Democratic Club of York, vice Friday, April 30, 2021 Friday, April 30, 2021 president of Lincoln Charter School Board, Mr. WELCH. Madam Speaker, I was unable Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I’m honored Past Matron of the Queen Esther Temple to vote on Roll Call 114, 115, and 116. I would and humbled to recognize the remarkable life IBPOE, positions in Eastern Stars PJA, like to indicate how I would have voted on of Mrs. Dorothy M. Sweeney, who left our Daughters of Isis—and numerous other com- each had I been present. earthly bounds on April 7, 2021. ‘‘Mother munity organizations. Whenever possible, Roll Call 114: ‘‘Aye’’; Roll Call 115: ‘‘Aye’’; Sweeney,’’ as she affectionately was called, Mother Sweeney loved traveling to Florida to and Roll Call 116: ‘‘Aye’’.

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