July 11, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E997 House Resolution 256 also calls for keeping mullahs. It belongs to the people of Iran. It is members to a variety of exciting exhibits and related strong sanctions on Russia for its ille- long past time for the people of Iran to get showcases all that the county’s farmers and gal and aggressive actions in the Donbas re- their land back. The United States should pub- manufacturers have to offer. Attendees can gion of eastern Ukraine, and for the full imple- licly and politically support a regime change experience livestock shows and demonstra- mentation of the Minsk agreements which, from the evil tyrants of Iran. tions, a demolition derby, wildlife exhibits and among other things, calls for the full removal The cause of freedom in Iran is just and more throughout the six-day celebration of the of Russian military equipment, as well as ille- righteous. It will never be silenced. In the end county’s agricultural and industrial achieve- gal armed groups, fighters and mercenaries democracy and justice will prevail. The torch ments. from Ukrainian territory . . . of freedom cannot be quenched. On behalf of New York’s 21st District, I This resolution also supports the U.S. Euro- And that’s just the way it is. would like to congratulate the Clinton County pean Deterrence Initiative program of military f Fair and its board on 70 years of honoring support to our Eastern European and Baltic al- Clinton County agriculture, and join the resi- lies, and calls on our European allies to make IN HONOR OF THE PROMOTION OF dents of Clinton County in celebrating the im- the promised investments in their individual, LIEUTENANT COLONEL PAUL R. portant role that agriculture plays in their daily regional and collective defenses in accordance DELANO, JR. TO THE RANK OF lives. COLONEL to the NATO guidelines for membership. f Finally, this measure acknowledges the val- PERSONAL EXPLANATION uable contributions by Central and Eastern HON. CHRIS COLLINS European allies to NATO’s collective security OF NEW YORK and peace operations around the globe, such IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. LLOYD DOGGETT OF TEXAS as ongoing operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 11, 2018 and Kosovo. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This is an important message to send to our Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I Wednesday, July 11, 2018 allies at a critical moment in history. I encour- rise today to recognize Paul R. Delano, Jr. as he is promoted to Colonel in the United States Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, due to flight age my colleagues to join me in support. difficulties out of my control, I missed the June f Air Force Reserve. Paul Delano, Jr. enlisted into the Air Force 25th vote on H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy PERSONAL EXPLANATION Reserve in 1986 and was assigned to the Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018, a bill I have 914th Security Police Squadron at Niagara long been supportive of. Had I been present, HON. STEVE RUSSELL Falls Air Reserve Station. In 2007, Paul de- I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 289. f OF OKLAHOMA ployed as Commander of the 407th Expedi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tionary Force Support Squadron, supporting HONORING THE HISTORIC INAU- Operation Iraqi Freedom. Paul then became GURATION OF SAN FRANCISCO Wednesday, July 11, 2018 the first Force Support Squadron Commander MAYOR LONDON BREED Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, due to travel assigned to the 914th Airlift Wing and in 2011, delays out of my control, I was unable to be he deployed as Deputy Group Commander of HON. NANCY PELOSI present for votes on July 10, 2018. Had I been the 651 Air Expeditionary Group to support OF CALIFORNIA present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call Operation Enduring Freedom. Recently, he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES No. 314 and YEA on Roll Call No. 315. served as a House Legislative Liaison Officer Wednesday, July 11, 2018 f for Secretary of the Air Force where he guided the staff of 67 members on Air Force priorities. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise ATTACK ON THE MEK RALLY In addition to his service in the Air Force with my colleagues, Congresswoman BARBARA Reserve, Paul joined the Buffalo Police De- LEE and Congresswoman JACKIE SPEIER, to HON. TED POE partment in 1988, serving as Lieutenant of recognize a historic moment: the inauguration OF TEXAS Narcotics and SWAT. He has two daughters, of London Breed as the 45th Mayor of San IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mary and Gina. Gina enlisted in the Air Force Francisco on this day. Her swearing-in cere- Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Reserve, following in her father’s footsteps at mony is a civil rights and public service mile- the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. stone. London Breed will be the first African- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, recently a I congratulate Paul on his promotion from American woman and only the second woman large group of Iranian dissidents held a peace- Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel and his transi- to serve as Mayor of our city. Senator DIANNE ful rally in Paris calling for a free Iran. The tion to Detachment 6 Commander at MacDill FEINSTEIN was the first. participants expressed their demand for an Air Force Base. I thank Paul Delano, Jr. for Mayor London Breed until recently served end to the evil regime ruling Iran and a sec- his service to our nation, his work for the Buf- as President of the San Francisco Board of ular democracy put in its place. falo Police Department, and his unwavering Supervisors and Acting Mayor, leading San We have seen countless times how the support to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Sta- Francisco following the tragic passing of mullahs in Iran are not fans of Iranians rallying tion. Mayor Edwin Lee. Her trailblazing leadership for freedom. Repeatedly they have responded f on the Board of Supervisors began when she with violence to crush protests in the streets of first won election in November 2012. In Janu- Iran, including public hangings of government CELEBRATING THE CLINTON ary of 2015, her colleagues elected her Presi- protestors. COUNTY FAIR’S 70TH YEAR dent of the Board. She was re-elected as Dis- But this year they had the audacity to order trict 5 Supervisor in November 2016 and an attack on the Iranian dissidents rallying in HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK unanimously re-elected as Board President Paris. European police arrested multiple sus- OF NEW YORK two months later. pects armed with explosives, including an Ira- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES London Breed’s extraordinary and historic nian diplomat, who intended to target the rally journey to Room 200 in City Hall began in a that many Americans, including members of Wednesday, July 11, 2018 public housing project only blocks away. Congress, were attending. Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Raised by her grandmother in Plaza East Pub- The mullahs in Iran are the leading state honor of the Clinton County Fair’s 70th cele- lic Housing in the Western Addition, she has sponsors of terrorism, so it should be no sur- bration. never forgotten where she comes from. She prise that they would attempt to use terrorism Since its debut in 1948, what was then the graduated with honors from Galileo High to silence Iranians living in exile. The evil of Clinton County Agricultural and Industrial Fair School and attended the University of Cali- this regime knows no limits. They will murder has been known for showcasing Clinton Coun- fornia, Davis, earning a Bachelor of Arts de- their own people wherever they speak out. ty’s agricultural industry. For 70 years, the gree in Political Science/Public Service with a Those responsible, including members of the Clinton County Fair has provided the sur- minor in African American Studies. She went regime in Tehran, must be held accountable. rounding community with a family-friendly en- on to earn a Master’s degree in Public Admin- The best hope for Iran and world peace is vironment filled with attractions while exposing istration from the University of San Francisco. a regime change through free and fair elec- all of its attendees to the world of agriculture. Before her election as District 5 Supervisor, tions. The land of Iran does not belong to the Each summer, the fair welcomes community Breed effectively served as Executive Director

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:30 Jul 12, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11JY8.006 E11JYPT1 E998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 11, 2018 of the African American Art & Culture Complex The Greater Montana Foundation and the NORTH KOREA ABUSES HUMAN in the Western Addition for over a decade, Montana Broadcasters Association recognized RIGHTS transforming the struggling center into a vital, Steve as Montana’s ‘‘Television On-Air Broad- financially-stable community resource that pro- caster of the Year’’ in 2006. HON. TED POE vides vital after-school arts and cultural pro- Steve has served the wider community of OF TEXAS grams for youth and seniors. She has also broadcast journalists, including as a board IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES served our city as a San Francisco Redevel- member and chairman of the Montana Broad- Wednesday, July 11, 2018 opment Agency Commissioner for five years, casters Association. His experience and pro- and as a San Francisco Fire Commissioner fessionalism are an example to the young Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the cause until her election to the Board of Supervisors. broadcasters he mentors. He dedicates his of the Korean people is essential—not just The Mayor has been a transformative leader time to up-and-coming journalists, promoting from a national security perspective but also in passing landmark legislation to increase their careers and reinforcing the importance of from a moral obligation as Christians. It is the housing along transit corridors and prioritize the profession’s ethics. duty of the free to demand justice for those neighborhood residents for the affordable who suffer under tyranny. homes in their community. She helped trans- Dewey Bruce, president and CEO of the For decades, the North Korean regime has form unused public housing units into homes Montana Broadcasters Association, said, silenced its people and subjected thousands for homeless families, and is leading the effort ‘‘Steve is a fantastic newsman, very fair, and to the most brutal conditions on Earth. The to revitalize thousands more. Breed has suc- has made valuable contributions to broad- horrific repression of the Kim family is no se- cessfully fought for more navigation centers casters and the state of the Montana. He is cret, but lately the focus has been dominated for the homeless and launched a task force to very deserving of recognition.’’ by the nuclear threat. study if safe injection facilities can help get IV For his outstanding career as a broadcast This is a crucial challenge which we must drug users off the streets and into treatment, journalist and his dedication to serving our address. But it must not come at the cost of as she works to improve mental health serv- Montana communities, I recognize Steve the Korean people. What would we say to ices. Fetveit for embodying the spirit of Montana. God if we turned our backs on them? That we Mayor Breed has made bold, life-saving im- would have liked to help but we were too wor- provements to public safety in San Francisco, f ried about our own well-being? This would be effectively tackling the City’s ambulance re- unacceptable. sponse crisis in 2014 and cutting ambulance CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. We must not shut the door on their hopes response times by over 26 percent. She has ASAHEL ‘‘ASH’’ E. HAYES for freedom so that we can live in peace. His- fought for more police officers, and passed a tory has taught us that no man, woman, or complete overhaul of the City’s graffiti policies, child is safe so long as tyrants are able to as well as first-in-the-country legislation to pro- HON. DARRELL E. ISSA rule. North Korea is only the most recent ex- ample of this enduring lesson. tect music and nightlife venues. OF CALIFORNIA Her ground-breaking legislative accomplish- The Kim regime has ruled the hermit king- ments are many, including passing the strong- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dom for three generations, and throughout that time it has crushed all the liberties and human est Styrofoam ban in the country and legisla- Wednesday, July 11, 2018 tion that has kept over 40 tons of medical rights of the North Korean people to preserve waste out of the Bay and landfills, spear- Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize its power. With unrivaled power over the heading San Francisco’s clean electrical en- and celebrate the life and accomplishments of North, the regime has turned its cruelty to- ergy program CleanPowerSF, and passing Dr. Asahel ‘‘Ash’’ E. Hayes, who passed away wards the outside world. By building nuclear legislation to replace hundreds of Muni buses in California on July 10, 2018. weapons, the regime can hold all of humanity and the entire fleet of Muni trains, creating a hostage. Ash dedicated 60 years of his abundant life Kim Jong Un is hoping through nuclear more reliable and quiet Muni. She has consist- to the fitness industry and inspired many oth- ently advocated for safe streets for all users, blackmail, he can force other nations into ac- ers to develop a love and appreciation for ex- cepting his rule and his demands. Addressing whether on the bus, a bike, car, or on foot. ercise. Mayor Breed has fully dedicated her entire the nuclear threat cannot be separate from en- adult life to serving our community and im- He was appointed to the President’s Council suring human rights for all Koreans. The re- proving the City’s housing, environment, public on Physical Fitness and Sports by presidents gime must be held to account for its abuses, safety, transportation, and quality of life. As Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Ash served despite the dangers. Mayor, she will ensure that San Francisco as a member of the Board of Directors of the We must not be naı¨ve in talks with this evil maintains its steadfast dedication to equality, American Council on Exercise since its incep- regime. Many past presidents wanted to be- inclusivity, and justice. tion, and continued on the Board serving as lieve we could reason with them. But the Kims We extend our warm congratulations and emeritus historian. achieved their power through violence and op- look forward to working with Mayor London For decades, Ash served in leadership roles pression. Absolute control is what they are ac- Breed for a better future for all. on local boards and committees, including the custom to, so negotiating a mutual peace with f U.S. Olympics Committee, the San Diego Uni- the world achieves little for them. fied School District, the IDEA Foundation, and For the regime, peace is only acceptable RECOGNIZING STEVE FETVEIT at his alma mater, the University of California, when we remove sanctions, normalize rela- Los Angeles. tions, and accept the unfettered imprisonment HON. GREG GIANFORTE of the Korean people. But we cannot accept His lifelong advocacy of physical fitness and this. We will not be bullied or bargain away OF MONTANA health continued to be recognized throughout IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the future of Korea’s children. his life. In 2007, Ash was honored with the They are entitled to the same freedom and Wednesday, July 11, 2018 San Diego State Alumni Association’s Distin- respect which our children enjoy. As we move Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today guished Alumni Service Award. And in 2009, forward in pursuing denuclearization on the to honor Steve Fetveit, an award-winning he received the President’s Council on Phys- Korean peninsula, we must also advocate for broadcaster who served for decades as a ical Fitness and Sports Lifetime Achievement the rights of the Korean people. trusted source for Montana news. Award. These accolades reflect Ash’s strong For our freedom from fear is inevitably Steve retired as a television news anchor dedication to the bettering of our community. linked to the freedom of the Korean people. for NBC Montana last week, capping a distin- He was a wise mentor, a supportive teacher, Democracies and free societies do not act like guished 42-year broadcast career that took and most importantly, he instilled others with this regime—and certainly do not threaten him throughout the state. passion. other people’s children to achieve their own Steve was born and raised in Montana, My deepest sympathies and prayers go to goals. That is what terrorists do. graduated from Montana State University, and his wife Juanita and their family. While we We must also keep in mind the broader im- understands what is important to Montanans. mourn the loss of a great husband, father, plications of a deal with the regime. If we re- Viewers recognized and appreciated his mentor, and much more, we can find joy in the ward the Kim dynasty for their development of knowledge of our state, his easygoing person- fact that Ash’s legacy will continue to enrich nuclear arms, we will be setting a precedent ality, and his credibility. the lives of generations to come. for all dictators around the world.

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