E1212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 28, 2020 later became a general contractor and built but first I will explain my position with a believe the rules have been violated. I won- many beautiful homes in Merced, even build- simple analogy. der if this righteous indignation would be as ing his family’s custom homes. Consider an example where two football loud if the roles were reversed. History sug- teams are playing for the national cham- gests that it would not. Family was Julio’s biggest joy in life. Every pionship, and in the final seconds of the Sunday he would spend time with his ex- game one team scores the game-winning f tended family over Italian dishes that featured touchdown. As the winning team celebrates, APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS his award-winning tomatoes, garlic, and on- a camera angle of the touchdown shows that TO THE COMMISSION ON THE ions, prepared by his wife and mother. He the player who ran the ball into the end zone STATE OF U.S. OLYMPICS AND might have stepped out of bounds before would go mushroom hunting with his brother PARALYMPICS Guido, fishing with his friends, loved teaching crossing the goal line. The coach of the presumptive losing team basketball to his children, spending time with challenges the last play by asking the ref- HON. GREG WALDEN his lodge brothers, and winning bocce tour- eree for a review. The reason for this chal- OF OREGON naments. lenge is because if it is determined that the Julio was preceded in death by parents, old- player stepped out of bounds before scoring, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES est brother August who was killed in combat then the rules were violated and the touch- Monday, December 28, 2020 during World War II, and his best friend and down is not legitimate. The coach has a duty older brother, Guido Jr. to exhaust all remedies available to him; Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to Julio is survived by his loving wife of 64 otherwise, he is not doing his job. section 11 of the ‘‘Empowering Olympic, Just like football, elections have rules that Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of years, Rita, daughter Julie Sandino and hus- must be followed to the letter before a win- band Rusty Areias; grandchildren Alexis and 2020’’ (P.L. 116–189, S. 2330), I appoint the ner can be declared. In this particular case, following individuals to the Commission on the Austin; and son David Sandino and wife the rules for federal elections are given to us Georgina Valencia. in the U.S. Constitution, and I interpret State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: Ms. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join those rules to say basically that laws dic- Melissa Stockwell, Colorado Springs, CO; Mr. me in honoring the life of Julio August tating the time, location and manner of elec- Rob Mullens, Eugene, OR; The Honorable Sandino. His service in the Cold War, and tions should be determined by state legisla- Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., West Lafayette, IN; love for his family and community will be re- tures and no one else. and, The Honorable Joseph E. Schmitz, Falls A number of state officials from other Church, VA. membered by those who had the pleasure of states—well-intentioned or not—unilaterally knowing him. I join his family and friends in rewrote the laws through executive fiat, f honoring his great life. which is, arguably, a violation of the ‘‘elec- HONORING THE CAREER OF DR. f tors clause’’ of the Constitution. For exam- ple, in one state the legislature passed a law JOSEPH I. CASTRO 2020 ELECTION IRREGULARITIES that said ballots must be received post- marked by 8 p.m. on Election Day. The court HON. JIM COSTA in that state, which is a non-legislative OF CALIFORNIA HON. JOE WILSON body, extended the deadline by three days OF SOUTH CAROLINA and waived the requirement for a postmark IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on the mail-in ballot. Monday, December 28, 2020 Monday, December 28, 2020 I believe the Constitution only grants the state legislature with the legal authority to Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam change the deadline and postmark require- congratulate a great leader and friend, Dr. Jo- Speaker, as a former Election Commissioner, ments, not another state official. This raises seph I. Castro, President of California State not as a Member of Congress, I am disgusted the question, in this particular example, of University, Fresno (Fresno State) for being ap- of the irregularities of the 2020 election. The whether the ballots received days after the pointed as the eighth chancellor to lead the first duty of a commissioner is fairness and election with no postmark are in fact legal California State University System. votes and, if they are not legal votes, should Dr. Castro was born in the city of Hanford honesty, not facilitating fraud as has sadly so we still count them? Other examples can be clearly occurred in 2020. cited, but either way, this is analogous to a in the San Joaquin Valley of California. He is The failure to verify signatures, the omission player allegedly stepping out of bounds. a grandson of immigrants and farmworkers of witnesses, the interruption of counting be- Normally I would never intervene in an- from Mexico, son of a single mother and the fore completion, the denial of poll watchers for other state’s business, nor should I. However, first in his family to graduate from a four-year access to fully observe, the extension of bal- presidential elections are national elections institution. He earned his bachelor’s degree in lots received beyond Election Day, registration where oftentimes the outcome is determined Political Science and a master’s in public pol- of illegal aliens, the mailing of mass ballots re- by only a few states. If state officials were to icy from the University of California, Berkeley, unilaterally change their state law and those quested or not, with all irregularities being changes might have affected the outcome of and a Ph.D. in higher education policy and uncontrovented, this is an open invitation of the national election, then the voters of all leadership from Stanford University. fraud with financing of hundreds of millions of the other states who voted for the other can- For 23 years, Dr. Castro has worked in the dollars by elitist tech billionaires to pay for ‘‘get didate would be disenfranchised. University of California system. He was Vice out the vote’’ for Democrats to maintain tech There is an appellate process in football Chancellor of Student Academic Affairs at Uni- monopolies. that allows a coach to challenge the results versity of California San Francisco. Castro led I was grateful to join my colleagues from of a play when that coach believes the other UCSF programs that specialized in academic team may have violated the rules. The ref- EFF UNCAN and health care needs of its talented students. South Carolina, J D of Laurens, eree reviews the play and either agrees with RALPH NORMAN of Rock Hill, TOM RICE of Myr- the challenge or disagrees with the chal- He was part of the founding staff at University tle Beach, and WILLIAM TIMMONS of Greenville, lenge. The losing team had the opportunity of California, Merced and held key leadership as ‘‘friends of the court’’ along with 121 addi- through that process to exercise its right to positions at three other UC campuses includ- tional Members of Congress to support the challenge. This process is what legitimizes ing Berkeley, Davis and Santa Barbara. legal challenge to the election irregularities. the final results of the game. Mr. Castro currently serves as the President In addition, Attorney General Alan Wilson of In this case, the Supreme Court was our of the California State University, Fresno since South Carolina courageously joined the suit referee, and there was an allegation that a 2013. Under his leadership, the university has constitutional violation had occurred. The with 16 additional states, but unfortunately the process for choosing our president allows the become a national leader in recruiting, sup- Supreme Court declined to accept the chal- states the opportunity to challenge a ques- porting and graduating students from diverse lenge. An excellent review of the Attorney tionable result. The Supreme Court had the backgrounds. The university has also received General’s actions was published December authority to decline to hear the lawsuit, but national recognition from various publications, 15, 2020, in The Post and Courier of Charles- we had the right to present this important such as the Washington Monthly and U.S. ton. issue. Even though the Supreme Court re- News and World Report. jected the lawsuit, moving forward we should WHY I JOINED THE LAWSUIT Dr. Castro’s leadership and hard work has not allow election officials to unilaterally been recognized by various organizations. He A number of critics have attacked South change election laws. Such changes severely Carolina’s involvement in the election law- diminish the integrity of elections. was named CSU President of the Year by the suit that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s amazing that so many have criticized California State Student Association, City of Now that the court has decided not to hear the states for daring to raise this question Fresno District 4 Man of the Year and a recipi- the suit, I would like to address the attacks, before the court on behalf of so many who ent of the Ohtli award, the highest honor VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:03 Dec 29, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28DE8.017 E28DEPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with REMARKS.