E98 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 29, 2020 from Mississippi State University, then re- trailblazing work in infrared light. The massive Dr. Champommier’s career demonstrates ceived his Masters from the University of Mis- amount of data collected by Spitzer has been his admirable dedication and service to his sissippi before answering the call to serve our used in over 8,700 scientific publications and community. I thank him for his 40 years of great nation in the United States Army during its data will continue to be available to the sci- contributions to and wish him WWII. entific community around the world for future nothing but the best in retirement. On August 22, 1948, Buster married Billie research. f Faye South, and they remained together for I have great appreciation and pride for the over 63 years. Buster’s love for basketball countless personnel that have worked to en- IN HONOR OF JOHN ROBERT brought him back to Belmont High School sure that Spitzer operated with precision, from MILLER where he became a basketball coach. He also design to data analysis, that allowed Spitzer to coached at both Kossuth High School in Cor- study the Universe with infrared light. The nu- HON. inth, Mississippi and Thrasher High School in merous discoveries made move us closer to OF KENTUCKY Booneville, Mississippi. In 1962, Buster began shedding light on the profound mysteries of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES coaching at Itawamba Junior College in Ful- our Universe. I ask all members to join me in Wednesday, January 29, 2020 ton, Mississippi, and led the team to multiple honoring the achievements of the Spitzer Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today State Finals. He left his coaching career in Space Telescope and the hard-working indi- to honor the service of World War II veteran 1975 and started his career with Davis Ford. viduals and organizations that made Spitzer’s John Robert Miller of Barren County, Ken- He stayed with Ford for over 55 years. mission so successful. tucky. Left to cherish his memory are his daugh- f After growing up in Freedom, Kentucky, ters: Pam Davis Horton of Birmingham, Ala- CONGRATULATING DR. JEAN G. John Robert volunteered for the Army when bama, and Patti Davis Bennett of Fulton, Mis- CHAMPOMMIER ON HIS RETIRE- he was just eighteen years old in June 1941. sissippi; his grandchildren, great-grand chil- MENT He served in the Pacific theater until World dren, as well as many friends and extended War II concluded in 1945. During his Army family members. HON. JUDY CHU service, John Robert rose to the rank of tech- Buster’s life was one of service, grace, love nical sergeant in an artillery unit, and he wit- OF for his family, and community. He will be nessed General Douglas MacArthur stepping IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES greatly missed by all who he encountered. off the landing craft to make his triumphant re- f Wednesday, January 29, 2020 turn to the Philippines. Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Madam Following his service in the Army, John TRIBUTE TO THE SPITZER SPACE Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Jean Robert became a fixture in the Barren County TELESCOPE G. Champommier on his retirement from a dis- community. He married his wife Christine in tinguished career in community organizing and 1945, and they were married for 67 years until HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF social work. He has dedicated his life to cre- her death in 2013. John Robert was a farmer OF CALIFORNIA ating programs that improve the lives of those with hogs, corn, and tobacco, and he also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in underserved communities throughout Los worked as a crop insurance adjuster. John Robert served as a Magistrate on the Barren Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Angeles County. Dr. Champommier began his career in so- County Fiscal Court for three years, and he Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today cial work during the 1960s when he took on a has served as an Election Commissioner to honor a National Aeronautics and Space field-work placement at the Kennedy Child since 1993. In 2016, John Robert was award- Administration (NASA) mission managed by Study Center in Santa Monica. Through this ed the Patriot Award by Barren County Vet- the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the position, he worked with children with develop- eran’s Association, and he was inducted into Spitzer Space Telescope. After 16 years of mental disabilities and their families, solidifying the Alumni Hall of Honor for Barren County discovering hidden truths of our Universe, his passion for helping his neighbors and his Schools. Spitzer will be retired on January 30, 2020. community. I thank John Robert for his service to our Designed to study the cold, old and dusty, Since 1983, Dr. Champommier has served country and to our community. Spitzer was launched in August of 2003 and as the Executive Director, and later President/ f used its sensitive sensors to study infrared CEO, of Alma Family Services. This agency light emitted by celestial bodies and cosmic provides communities throughout Los Angeles RECOGNIZING LEXI RODRIGUEZ objects from our own solar system to the fur- County with multilingual and multicultural serv- FOR BEING NAMED THE 2019–2020 thest reaches of the Universe. Spitzer returned ices, including helping families and individuals GATORADE ILLINOIS VOLLEY- data on space phenomena from asteroids to cope with substance abuse, emotional difficul- BALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR the most distant galaxies ever detected whose ties, and developmental challenges. Through light was emitted 13.4 billion years ago when his role at Alma, he expanded the agency’s HON. the universe was less than 5 percent of its first contract with the Los Angeles County De- OF ILLINOIS current age. It discovered the largest ring partment of Mental Health and oversaw IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES around Saturn made of dust particles, identi- Alma’s growth as a provider of community-in- Wednesday, January 29, 2020 fied the first Buckyballs in space, found distant tegrated social programs. During his tenure, Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today blackholes and mapped out our Milky Way Alma has added social rehabilitation programs to recognize Lexi Rodriguez, a junior from with unprecedented clarity. Spitzer gave us a for child abuse, gang prevention and reduction Sterling High School, who was named the view beyond the gas and dust clouds to study programs, and has grown to 16 sites through- 2019–2020 Gatorade Illinois Volleyball Player the youngest stars and the ingredients to cre- out Los Angeles County. In 2015, Dr. of the Year. ate planets, comets and other components of Champommier was appointed by County Su- Lexi led the Golden Warriors to a 36–6 our solar system. pervisor to Los Angeles’ Public record and a second win at Class 3A State As with many NASA missions, the telescope Health Commission. Eventually serving as Championships this year. Showing her dedica- operated much longer than expected and has chair of the Commission, he supervised the tion to sports, she also took part of this sea- a long list of accomplishments beyond the Public Health Department’s programs and son to help Team USA win a gold medal at mission’s original science goals. Undoubtedly, made recommendations to the Board of Su- the FIVB Girls U18 World Championships in one of Spitzer’s greatest discoveries was pervisors to ensure that community input was Egypt. In addition, she is a three-year class seven Earth-size planets in around the star heard in matters of public health. president and a youth volleyball coach. As a TRAPPIST–1. Spitzer enabled scientists to Dr. Champommier’s impact stretches out- former athlete, I commend her for her deter- study exoplanets and identify atmospheric side his field work and into the classroom. He mination and attitude. Lexi is an example of molecules, temperature variations, and wind has taught courses in child welfare and com- the importance of dedication and a strong speed. munity organization at UC Santa Barbara, Cal work ethic. I am proud to see her represent As Spitzer is safely retired in deep space State Northridge, and Cal State L.A., and has Sterling so well throughout the state and the orbit far from Earth, the legacy of the mission also been an instructor in social work for USC country with her talent and passion. will be continued by the James Webb Space and UCLA. Additionally, he has coordinated It is because of student leaders such as Telescope, which will also conduct infrared as- conferences on youth empowerment and farm Lexi that I am especially proud to serve Illi- tronomy based on Spitzer’s pioneering and labor for UC Santa Barbara Extension. nois’ 17th Congressional District. Madam

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After 20 et—Withholding of Ukraine Security As- years of service, Mr. Johnson retired from the sistance. SPEECH OF Air Force but chose to stay in Washington to File: B–331564. HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL join the Capitol Hill Police Department, where Date: January 16, 2020. OF NEW YORK he served for another 20 years. During his DIGEST IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES four decades of service, he supported over In the summer of 2019, the Office of Man- Monday, January 27, 2020 100 Congressional Delegation trips and agement and Budget (OMB) withheld from served in every Presidential Inauguration since obligation funds appropriated to the Depart- Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise to President Nixon. ment of Defense (DOD) for security assist- speak in favor of H.R. 943, the Never Again In 2009, Mr. Johnson retired from the Cap- ance to Ukraine. In order to withhold the Education Act. itol Police but again chose to serve the public funds, OMB issued a series of nine apportion- Monday, we recognized International Holo- by joining the House Armed Services Com- ment schedules with footnotes that made all unobligated balances unavailable for obliga- caust Remembrance Day, which marks 75 mittee. Over the past decade, he has sup- years since the liberation of the Auschwitz tion. Faithful execution of the law does not ported the Committee with all hearings, meet- permit the President to substitute his own death camp. The Holocaust is a crime without ings, and events. He has been an instrumental parallel. And how we deal with its memory de- policy priorities for those that Congress has part of the committee’s staff and although he enacted into law. OMB withheld funds for a fines us as a people and as a country. kept a low profile, his impact is deeply felt and policy reason, which is not permitted under As we look back at one of the darkest chap- is a testament to his invaluable work and con- the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The ters in history, it is also our duty to look for- tribution. His presence will be sorely missed withholding was not a programmatic delay. ward. by his many colleagues who consider him a Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated Antisemitism is on the rise and hatred and the ICA. close friend, mentor, and inspiration. intolerance seem to spread unchecked. This Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure DECISION cannot stand. As we honor the memory of that I recognize and thank John Johnson for In the summer of 2019, OMB withheld from those who came before us, we must recommit his many years of service to this country and obligation approximately $214 million appro- ourselves to securing a bright future for the priated to DOD for security assistance to the House Armed Services Committee. I wish next generation. Ukraine. See Department of Defense Appro- him a happy retirement, to be enjoyed with his To ensure this, we must continue to educate priations Act, 2019, Pub. L. No. 115–245, div. friends and family. younger generations on the atrocities of the A, title IX, § 9013, 132 Stat. 2981, 3044–45 (Sept. Holocaust and how it could occur. That is why f 28, 2018). OMB withheld amounts by issuing a series of nine apportionment schedules with I strongly support H.R. 943. It is critical that CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVER- footnotes that made all unobligated balances the Department of Education provide the funds SARY OF NAPERVILLE FIRE for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initia- needed for schools to implement Holocaust STATION 10 tive (USAI) unavailable for obligation. See education programs into their curriculum, so Letter from General Counsel, OMB, to Gen- students understand the history of the Holo- HON. eral Counsel, GAO (Dec. 11, 2019) (OMB Re- caust. I urge the Senate to pass this bill imme- sponse), at 1–2. Pursuant to our role under OF ILLINOIS diately. the ICA, we are issuing this decision. Con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gressional Budget and Impoundment Control f Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93–344, title X, § 1015, PERSONAL EXPLANATION 88 Stat. 297, 336 (July 12, 1974), codified at 2 Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today U.S.C. § 686. As explained below, we conclude to recognize the 10th anniversary of Naperville that OMB withheld the funds from obligation HON. Fire Station 10. Opened in 2010, Fire Station for an unauthorized reason in violation of OF MISSISSIPPI 10 has allowed the Naperville Fire Department the ICA. See 2 U.S.C. § 684. We also question IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (NFD) to provide greater service to the citi- actions regarding funds appropriated to the Department of State (State) for security as- Wednesday, January 29, 2020 zens of Southwestern Naperville. It is also the sistance to Ukraine. Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, first fire station in Naperville to receive a lead- OMB removed the footnote from the appor- I was unable to vote on January 28, 2020 due ership in Energy and Environmental Design tionment for the USAI funds on September to National Guard obligations. (LEED) certification, reflecting the NFD’s com- 12, 2019. OMB Response, at 2. Prior to their Had I been present, I would have voted mitment to sustainable decision-making. expiration, Congress then rescinded and re- The NFD provides fire protection for more appropriated the funds . Continuing Appro- NAY on Roll Call No. 25, NAY on Roll Call priations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116–59, div. A, No. 26, and YEA on Roll Call No. 27. than 146,000 people and employs 200 full- time personnel. I would like to thank the § 124(b), 133 Stat. 1093, 1098 (Sept. 27, 2019). f In accordance with our regular practice, Naperville Fire Department and all Naperville we contacted OMB, the Executive Office of RECOGNIZING JOHN JOHNSON ON emergency service workers for the lifesaving the President, and DOD to seek factual infor- HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE work they do for our community. mation and their legal views on this matter. HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COM- f GAO, Procedures and Practices for Legal Deci- MITTEE sions and Opinions, GAO–06–1064SP (Wash- WHY IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT ington, D.C.: Sept. 2006), available at MATTERS www.gao.gov/products/GA0–06–1064SP; Letter HON. from General Counsel, GAO, to Acting Direc- OF WASHINGTON SPEECH OF tor and General Counsel, OMB (Nov. 25, 2019); IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Letter from General Counsel, GAO, to Acting Wednesday, January 29, 2020 HON. JOHN A. YARMUTH Chief of Staff and Counsel to the President, OF KENTUCKY Executive Office of the President (Nov. 25, Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2019); Letter from General Counsel, GAO, to on behalf of the House Armed Services Com- Secretary of Defense and General Counsel, mittee, I rise to honor and express gratitude to Tuesday, January 28, 2020 DOD (Nov. 25, 2019). Mr. John Johnson for his illustrious career Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, I include OMB provided a written response letter and certain apportionment schedules for se- serving his country upon his retirement. in the RECORD the Government Accountability curity assistance funding for Ukraine. OMB Known as JJ to his friends and family, his long Office’s January 16, 2020 legal opinion finding Response (written letter); OMB Response, career is marked with distinction and praise that the Trump Administration’s Office of Man- Attachment (apportionment schedule). The from his colleagues who consider him an ex- agement and Budget violated the Impound- Executive Office of the President responded emplary patriot and an embodiment of what it ment Control Act of 1974 by withholding for- to our request by referring to the letter we means to dedicate one’s life to service. eign aid. I am submitting this in the RECORD had received from OMB and providing that

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