H4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 7, 2020 Brooks (IN) Graves (GA) McHenry Stefanik Torres (CA) Wasserman APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF Brown (MD) Graves (LA) McKinley Steil Torres Small Schultz COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE Brownley (CA) Graves (MO) McNerney Steube (NM) Watkins Buck Green (TN) Meadows Stevens Trahan Watson Coleman PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO Bucshon Green, Al (TX) Meeks Stewart Trone Weber (TX) HOUSE RESOLUTION 776 Budd Grothman Meuser Stivers Turner Welch The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Burchett Guest Miller Suozzi Underwood Wenstrup Burgess Guthrie Mitchell Swalwell (CA) Upton Westerman ant to House Resolution 776, the Chair Takano Van Drew Bustos Haaland Moolenaar Wexton appoints the following Members to the Taylor Vargas Calvert Hagedorn Mooney (WV) Wild committee to notify the President of Carbajal Harder (CA) Moore Thompson (CA) Veasey Williams Ca´ rdenas Harris Morelle Thompson (MS) Vela the United States that a quorum of the Wilson (SC) Carson (IN) Hartzler Moulton Thompson (PA) Vela´ zquez House has assembled and that the Womack Carter (GA) Hastings Mucarsel-Powell Thornberry Visclosky Woodall House is ready to receive any commu- Carter (TX) Hayes Mullin Timmons Wagner Cartwright Heck Murphy (FL) Tipton Walberg Wright nication that he may be pleased to Case Hern, Kevin Murphy (NC) Titus Walden Yoho make: Casten (IL) Herrera Beutler Napolitano Tlaib Walorski Young the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Zeldin Castor (FL) Hice (GA) Neal Tonko Waltz HOYER) and Chabot Higgins (LA) Neguse NOT VOTING—47 the gentleman from California (Mr. Cheney Higgins (NY) Newhouse Cicilline Hill (AR) Norcross Beatty Griffith Ratcliffe MCCARTHY). Cisneros Himes Norman Buchanan Grijalva Richmond f Clark (MA) Holding Nunes Butterfield Hunter Rooney (FL) Clarke (NY) Hollingsworth O’Halleran Byrne Johnson (LA) Sarbanes TO INFORM THE SENATE THAT A Clay Horn, Kendra S. Ocasio-Cortez Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Scott, David QUORUM OF THE HOUSE HAS AS- Cleaver Horsford Olson Chu, Judy Kind Serrano SEMBLED Cline Houlahan Omar Correa LaMalfa Simpson Cloud Hoyer Palazzo Crawford Lewis Sires Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I send to DeGette Lipinski Clyburn Hudson Pallone Smith (NJ) Deutch Loudermilk the desk a privileged resolution and Cohen Huffman Palmer Walker Fulcher Luria ask for its immediate consideration. Cole Huizenga Panetta Waters Collins (GA) Hurd (TX) Pappas Gabbard Marchant The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- Gaetz Massie Webster (FL) Comer Jackson Lee Pascrell Wilson (FL) lows: Conaway Jayapal Payne Gallego McEachin Gonzalez (TX) Meng Wittman H. RES. 777 Connolly Jeffries Pelosi Yarmuth Cook Johnson (GA) Pence Gottheimer Nadler Resolved, That the Clerk of the House in- form the Senate that a quorum of the House Cooper Johnson (OH) Perlmutter b 1855 Costa Johnson (SD) Perry is present and that the House is ready to pro- Courtney Johnson (TX) Peters The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ceed with business. Cox (CA) Jordan Peterson CUELLAR). On this roll call, 384 Mem- The resolution was agreed to. Craig Joyce (OH) Phillips Crenshaw Joyce (PA) Pingree bers have recorded their presence. A motion to reconsider was laid on Crist Kaptur Pocan A quorum is present. the table. Crow Katko Porter f f Cuellar Keating Posey Cunningham Keller Pressley THE JOURNAL b 1900 Curtis Kelly (MS) Price (NC) Davids (KS) Kelly (PA) Quigley The SPEAKER pro tempore. The PROVIDING FOR THE HOUR OF Davidson (OH) Kennedy Raskin Chair has examined the Journal of the MEETING OF THE HOUSE Davis (CA) Khanna Reed proceedings of January 3, 2020, and an- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I send to Davis, Danny K. Kildee Reschenthaler nounces to the House his approval Davis, Rodney Kilmer Rice (NY) the desk a privileged resolution and Dean Kim Rice (SC) thereof. ask for its immediate consideration. DeFazio King (IA) Riggleman Pursuant to clause 1 of rule I, the The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- DeLauro King (NY) Roby Journal stands approved. DelBene Kinzinger Rodgers (WA) lows: Delgado Kirkpatrick Roe, David P. f H. RES. 778 Demings Krishnamoorthi Rogers (AL) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, DeSaulnier Kuster (NH) Rogers (KY) the hour of daily meeting of the House shall DesJarlais Kustoff (TN) Rose (NY) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Diaz-Balart LaHood Rose, John W. be 2 p.m. on Mondays; noon on Tuesdays (or Dingell Lamb Rouda gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 2 p.m. if no legislative business was con- Doggett Lamborn Rouzer PAYNE) come forward and lead the ducted on the preceding Monday); noon on Doyle, Michael Langevin Roy House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all F. Larsen (WA) Roybal-Allard Mr. PAYNE led the Pledge of Alle- other days of the week. Duncan Larson (CT) Ruiz Dunn Latta Ruppersberger giance as follows: The resolution was agreed to. Emmer Lawrence Rush I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the A motion to reconsider was laid on Engel Lawson (FL) Rutherford United States of America, and to the Repub- the table. Escobar Lee (CA) Ryan lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ´ f Eshoo Lee (NV) Sanchez indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Espaillat Lesko Scalise MAKING IN ORDER MORNING-HOUR Estes Levin (CA) Scanlon f Evans Levin (MI) Schakowsky DEBATE PROVIDING FOR A COMMITTEE TO Ferguson Lieu, Ted Schiff Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Finkenauer Loebsack Schneider NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE unanimous consent that the order of Fitzpatrick Lofgren Schrader ASSEMBLY OF THE HOUSE OF the House of January 3, 2019, providing Fleischmann Long Schrier REPRESENTATIVES Fletcher Lowenthal Schweikert for morning-hour debate be extended Flores Lowey Scott (VA) Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I send to for the remainder of the 116th Con- Fortenberry Lucas Scott, Austin Foster Luetkemeyer Sensenbrenner the desk a privileged resolution and gress, except that House Resolution 778 Foxx (NC) Luja´ n Sewell (AL) ask for its immediate consideration. shall supplant House Resolution 10. Frankel Lynch Shalala The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Fudge Malinowski Sherman lows: objection to the request of the gen- Gallagher Maloney, Sherrill Garamendi Carolyn B. Shimkus H. RES. 776 tleman from Maryland? Garcı´a (IL) Maloney, Sean Slotkin Resolved, That a committee of two Mem- There was no objection. Garcia (TX) Marshall Smith (MO) bers be appointed by the Speaker to notify f Gianforte Mast Smith (NE) the President of the United States that a Gibbs Matsui Smith (WA) REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Gohmert McAdams Smucker quorum of the House has assembled and that Golden McBath Soto the House is ready to receive any commu- VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Gomez McCarthy Spanberger nication that he may be pleased to make. H.R. 535, PFAS ACTION ACT OF Gonzalez (OH) McCaul Spano The resolution was agreed to. 2019 Gooden McClintock Speier Gosar McCollum Stanton A motion to reconsider was laid on Ms. SCANLON, from the Committee Granger McGovern Stauber the table. on Rules, submitted a privileged report

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:45 Jan 08, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JA7.005 H07JAPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE January 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5 (Rept. No. 116–366) on the resolution (H. sponse to any maritime conflict. I pushed Services Committee, I brought attention to Res. 779) providing for consideration of the Coast Guard to act like the military inefficient military programs and worked to the bill (H.R. 535) to require the Ad- service that it is, and made it a priority to make sure our war fighters had the resources ministrator of the Environmental Pro- modernize our nation’s ice breaker fleet, they needed to carry out their mission. I which is critical for our nation’s continued helped shine light on a broken military tection Agency to designate per- and access to the artic. awards process that failed to recognize true polyfluoroalkyl substances as haz- Perhaps the contribution I am most proud heroism, and I fought for warriors like Clint ardous substances under the Com- of is giving a voice to our men and women in Lorance, Eddie Gallagher and Matt Golsteyn prehensive Environmental Response, uniform. As a Member of the House Armed that were treated unjustly by an abusive Compensation, and Liability Act of Services Committee, I brought attention to military justice system. I will always be 1980, which was referred to the House inefficient military programs and worked to proud to stand with the men and women who Calendar and ordered to be printed. make sure our war fighters had the resources protect our freedoms. they needed to carry out their mission. I It has been an honor to serve the people of f helped shine light on a broken military California’s 50th District, and I greatly ap- REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER awards process that failed to recognize true preciate the trust they have put in me over heroism, and I fought for warriors like Clint AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2895 these last 11 years. Lorance, Eddie Gallagher and Matt Golsteyn Sincerely, Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I ask that were treated unjustly by an abusive DUNCAN HUNTER, unanimous consent that Congressman military justice system. I will always be Member of Congress. MO BROOKS be removed as a cosponsor proud to stand with the men and women who f from H.R. 2895, the Conrad State 30 and protect our freedoms. It has been an honor to serve the people of PRAISING UNSUNG HEROES OF Physician Access Reauthorization Act. California’s 50th District, and I greatly ap- JERSEY CITY SHOOTING The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. preciate the trust they have put in me over NEGUSE). Is there objection to the re- these last 11 years. (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given quest of the gentleman from Illinois? Sincerely, permission to address the House for 1 There was no objection. DUNCAN HUNTER, minute and to revise and extend his re- Member of Congress. marks.) f Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE JANUARY 7, 2020. today to praise the unsung heroes of OF REPRESENTATIVES Gov. GAVIN NEWSOM, the terrible shooting in Jersey City, Sacramento, CA. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- DEAR GOVERNOR NEWSOM: I write to inform New Jersey, last month. fore the House the following resigna- you of my resignation, effective close of When tragedy strikes a community, tion from the House of Representa- business on January 13, 2020, as United we all hear about the criminals who tives: States Representative for the 50th District of committed the horrible acts. Only now California. Attached is a copy of the letter I and then do we hear about the heroes JANUARY 7, 2020. submitted to the Speaker of the House, Hon. NANCY PELOSI, who risked their lives to save others. Since the day I joined the Marines in the In Jersey City, it was heroes like Speaker of the House, aftermath of 9/11, I have had the honor of Washington, DC. serving my country, both at home and Sergeant Majorie Jordan. She walked DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: I write to inform abroad. After three tours of duty in Iraq and into the line of fire to pull a wounded you of my resignation, effective close of Afghanistan, I was elected to the House and police officer to safety. business on January 13, 2020. as United brought with me the lessons I learned during Heroes like Anayah Bey; she cared States Representative for the 50th District of my service in the Marine Corps and the val- for one of the shooting victims until California. Attached is a copy of the letter I ues instilled by my father who held this seat help arrived. submitted to the Governor of California. before me. Growing up in East County San Since the day I joined the Marines in the These are two of the many stories of Diego, I learned from an early age the impor- individual bravery, from officers and aftermath of 9/11, I have had the honor of tance of liberty, the value of patriotism, and serving my country, both at home and what a strong and secure border can bring to civilians alike, that happen during na- abroad. After three tours of duty in Iraq and a community. tional tragedies like Jersey City. These Afghanistan, I was elected to the House and During my time in Congress, I had the unsung heroes represent the best of brought with me the lessons I learned during privilege of helping thousands of individuals America during the worst of times, and my service in the Marine Corps and the val- in my district—from making sure veterans they deserve our thanks and praise. ues instilled by my father who held this seat received the benefits they earned, to helping Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to before me. Growing up in East County San Social Security and Medicare recipients cut Diego, I learned from an early age the impor- join me in recognizing these brave and through red tape, to assisting immigrants honorable citizens and their care for tance of liberty, the value of patriotism, and seeking legal citizenship, and countless oth- what a strong and secure border can bring to ers going up against the IRS, ATF or other their fellow man. a community. government agencies. f During my time in Congress. I had the I also sought to enact policies that will privilege of helping thousands of individuals make our country better off. As Chairman of TRANSMIT ARTICLES OF in my district—from making sure veterans the Early Childhood, Elementary and Sec- IMPEACHMENT TO SENATE received the benefits they earned, to helping ondary Education Subcommittee, I worked (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois Social Security and Medicare recipients cut to enhance student outcomes and empower asked and was given permission to ad- through red tape, to assisting immigrants parents with greater choice in where they dress the House for 1 minute and to re- seeking legal citizenship, and countless oth- send their children to school. I was also a ers going up against the IRS, ATF or other strong advocate for college transparency and vise and extend his remarks.) government agencies. introduced the Student Right to Know Be- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. I also sought to enact policies that will fore You Go Act, which would give parents Speaker, I rise today to ask the Demo- make our country better off. As Chairman of and students a better understanding of col- cratic leadership to answer the ques- the Early Childhood, Elementary and Sec- lege costs and possible outcomes. tion from my constituents as to why ondary Education Subcommittee, I worked As Chairman of the Coast Guard and Mari- the Articles of Impeachment were not to enhance student outcomes and empower time Transportation Subcommittee, I yet transmitted to the Senate. parents with greater choice in where they worked to protect the Jones Act and ensure It was urgent enough to have the send their children to school. I was also a that our country has a strong maritime in- strong advocate for college transparency and dustrial base, including a skilled pool of first-ever partisan articles pass this in- introduced the Student Right to Know Be- American shipyard workers and mariners stitution almost 3 weeks ago but not fore You Go Act, which would give parents that would form the backbone of our re- urgent enough to follow our Constitu- and students a better understanding of col- sponse to any maritime conflict. I pushed tion by walking them from this House, lege costs and possible outcomes. the Coast Guard to act like the military out that door, through Statuary Hall, As Chairman of the Coast Guard and Mari- service that it is, and made it a priority to under the Capitol dome, and to the time Transportation Subcommittee, I modernize our nation’s ice breaker fleet, Senate floor. worked to protect the Jones Act and ensure which is critical for our nation’s continued It will take only a matter of minutes that our country has a strong maritime in- access to the artic. dustrial base, including a skilled pool of Perhaps the contribution I am most proud to get them there, and it will codify American shipyard workers and mariners of is giving a voice to our men and women in the first-ever partisan impeachment that would form the backbone of our re- uniform. As a Member of the House Armed process in our Nation’s history.

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