July 18, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1011 CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF faced in World War I, and was among the first versity; Marshall Forney of Morehouse Col- JAMES KYU LEE formations called upon following the attacks of lege; Courtney Fontaine of Texas Tech Uni- September 11th. versity; Brock Bennett of Morehouse College; HON. TED LIEU Today, the Buckeye Brigade is made up of Ahmad Awwal of Texas Tech University; and OF CALIFORNIA approximately 3,500 soldiers in the Ohio and Isabela Belchior from University of Houston IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Michigan Army National Guards, and is re- Law Center. garded as the top IBCT in the Army National Mr. Speaker, the energy, intelligence, and Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Guard—which reflects the readiness and abili- idealism these wonderful young people Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I ties of its soldiers. brought to my office and those interning in the rise today to celebrate the life of James Kyu As a Brigadier General in the Ohio Army offices of my colleagues help keep our democ- Lee—a loving husband, father, and grand- National Guard, I am supremely thankful for racy vibrant. The insights, skills, and knowl- father—who passed away on May 29, 2017. the sacrifices made over the years by the 37th edge of the governmental process they gain James was born in 1932 in Buchon, South Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and am hon- from their experiences will last a lifetime and Korea where he attended Seoul Technical ored to recognize the unit on this tremendous prove invaluable to them as they go about High School. Shortly after the start of the Ko- occasion. I also extend my thoughts to the Bri- making their mark in this world. rean War, James served valiantly in South Ko- gade as it is deployed in support of Operation Because of persons like them the future of rea’s Navy from 1950 to 1953. After the war, Joint Guard-Kosovo Force, and pray that they our country is bright and its best days lie James studied at Hong Ik University where he return safely to their loved ones. ahead. I wish them all well. received his bachelor of arts and went on to f Mr. Speaker, I am grateful that such receive a law degree from Sung Kyun Kwan thoughtful committed young men and women University. James went on to serve in the Ko- TRIBUTE TO YOUNG STAFF MEM- can be found working in my office, those of rean Central Intelligence Agency from 1963 to BERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBU- my colleagues, and in every community in 1978. TIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PEO- America. Their good works will keep America In 1980, James immigrated to the United PLE OF THE 18TH CONGRES- great, good, and forever young. SIONAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AND States where he studied and received his Cali- f fornia Radiologic Technologist License. He THE UNITED STATES worked at the Medical Clinic as an X-Ray NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- Technician from 1981 to 2002. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 He retired in 2002 and enjoyed playing golf OF TEXAS in his free time. He remained active in the Ko- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEECH OF rean War Veterans Association and the Ko- Tuesday, July 18, 2017 HON. RO KHANNA rean Navy Veteran Association. OF CALIFORNIA James is survived by his wife, Nan Ja Lee, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as Mem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his three children, Janice Jong Hyun Lee, bers of Congress we know well, perhaps bet- Chris Hoon Lee, and Brad Hyuck Lee, and ter than most, how blessed our nation is to Wednesday, July 12, 2017 have in reserve such exceptional young men seven grandchildren, Alex Lee, Kate Lee, Wil- The House in Committee of the Whole liam Lee, Austin Lee, Aaron Lee, Brandon and women who will go on to become leaders House on the state of the Union had under Lee, and Donovan Lee. Three children are in their local communities, states, and the na- consideration the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize happily married. Janice Jong Hyun Lee is mar- tion in the areas of business, education, gov- appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for mili- ried to Jay Lee, Chris Hoon Lee is married to ernment, philanthropy, the arts and culture, tary activities of the Department of Defense Judy Lee, and Brad Hyuck Lee is married to and the military. and for military construction, to prescribe We know this because we see them and military personnel strengths for such fiscal Julie Lee. year, and for other purposes: I hope his family can rest knowing James benefit from their contributions every day. lived a full and happy life. I ask that my col- Many of them work for us in our offices as jun- Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Chair, I am a strong sup- leagues join me in recognizing James Kyu ior staff members, congressional fellows, or in- porter of our troops and voted to move the Lee’s amazing life. terns and they do amazing work for and on National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) out of Committee in f behalf of the constituents we are privileged to represent. early July. As I pointed out in my Additional RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVER- Mr. Speaker, I believe there is no higher Views expressed in House Report 115–200, SARY OF THE 37TH INFANTRY calling than the call to serve a cause larger however, I remain very concerned with the BRIGADE than ourselves. That is why I ran for public of- size of the defense spending increases pro- fice. I was inspired to serve by President Ken- posed by the legislation and the required cuts HON. STEVE STIVERS nedy who said, ‘‘Ask not what your country that would likely be necessitated in non-de- OF OHIO can do for you, ask what you can do for your fense discretionary spending. The measure IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES country,’’ and by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther would provide $621.5 billion for regular na- King, Jr. who said: tional defense activities, which would exceed Tuesday, July 18, 2017 ‘‘Everybody can be great because anybody the $549 billion cap set in the 2011 Budget Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on can serve. . . . You only need a heart full of Control Act (Public Law 112–25) by $72 bil- behalf of the people of Ohio’s 15th Congres- grace. A soul generated by love.’’ lion. If you include war funds for the Pentagon, sional District to recognize the 100th anniver- By this measure, there are several other nuclear programs at the Energy Department, sary of the 37th Infantry Brigade of the Ohio great young men and women who served as and mandatory spending, the measure would Army National Guard. Since July 18, 1917, the volunteers this year in my offices. They may authorize a total of $696 billion for FY18. Buckeye Brigade has had elements stationed toil in obscurity but their contributions to the The BCA was enacted in August 2011 in re- in 126 different communities across Ohio, and constituents we serve are deeply appreciated. sponse to increased deficits in the wake of the has served in major conflicts from the First That is why today I rise to pay tribute to 14 Great Recession. The primary method of di- World War to the modern War on Terrorism. extraordinary young persons for their service rect deficit reduction imposed by the BCA was In 1968, then-Governor of Ohio, James to my constituents in the 18th Congressional the installation of caps on discretionary spend- Rhodes, astutely described the Buckeye Bri- District of Texas and to the American people. ing from FY12 through FY21. There have gade: ‘‘It was a superb outfit, and such units They are: Tiffany Williams from Spelman Col- been three major revisions to the deficit reduc- are made by superb men.’’ The bravery and lege and Stanford University; German Barbosa tion measures imposed by the BCA and each courage displayed by these soldiers causes from the University of Houston; Whitley one included parity where the effects on total pride to resonate in the hearts of Americans, Pannell from Hampton University; Walter defense and nondefense budget authority and has earned eight of its members the Abrego Sara Ali from Texas Tech University; were identical. As a member of the House Medal of Honor. Hadeel Abdallah from the University of Ken- Budget Committee, I know the discretionary Individually, they are superb; as a unit, they tucky; Kaleb Taylor from Texas Southern Uni- caps are already scheduled to decline by a are all but unstoppable. Seen as heavyweights versity; Astrid Guerra from Georgetown Uni- combined $5 billion in FY18 relative to FY17 of our military, the 37th was regarded as the versity; Jeremiah Sung-Eun Kim from Cornell levels. House Republicans have yet to release best American division the Germany Army University; Naiya Speight-Leggett of Yale Uni- their Budget Resolution mark which would

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