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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.