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Congressional Record—House H9185 November 14, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9185 fact, it permits many of these compa- ton VA into our community to serve Amina and wounded her husband, but nies to funnel even more of their prof- our veterans in a way that it hadn’t in her spirit endures larger than life its into tax havens where their liabil- several decades. Director Costie’s time itself. ity in America will end up being zero, at the VA has been dedicated to Amina is one of many fallen victims and much of their profit will not be bettering the lives of our veterans. to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine taxed anywhere, by anybody. I was very honored to work with Di- and its clandestine efforts to snuff out Whatever happened to making Amer- rector Costie on the issue of bringing championships of freedom. The list in- ica great? creative housing options for Dayton’s cludes Nikolai Andrushchenko, Nikolai For Republicans, it is not enough to veterans, a place known as Lyons Place Volkov, Denis Voronenkov, and numer- reward future tax dodging. No. They II. We also worked together on the suc- ous other valiant souls who placed want to go back and reward tax dodg- cessful campaign to bring the VA Na- their lives forward in liberty’s strug- ing from the past. And we sure have tional Archives to Dayton. gle. had plenty of that because, for years, Director Costie’s leadership and ex- I include in the RECORD an extensive large multinational firms have ex- pertise will be deeply missed at the list of lives purged by Kremlin-related ploited these island tax havens, setting Dayton VA. I wish to thank him, give assassinations. up artificial offices in the Bahamas or him all the best, and look forward to LIST OF KREMLIN-RELATED ASSASSINATIONS the Caymans to get their tax bill down what he will be doing in his leadership OR ATTACKS to little or nothing, leaving working in the future in our community, and I ‘‘Two common causes of death for contem- families and those American-oriented thank him again for everything he has porary Russians are heart attacks and fall- ing to one’s end from great heights. In some businesses, small businesses, large do- done for Dayton veterans. mestic-oriented businesses, to pay the cases, these fatal events actually even have f bill for our national security that they something to do with high cholesterol or PAYING TRIBUTE TO AMINA tragic mishaps.‘‘—journalist Michael Weiss, decline to pay. Daily Beast The recent revelations of the Panama OKUYEVA 2017 Papers and, more recently, the Para- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The April 19—Nikolai Andrushchenko, a 73- dise Papers, have exposed how these Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from year-old Russian journalist who openly criti- companies use these tax laws. Ohio (Kaptur) for 5 minutes. cized President Vladimir Putin’s administra- How did the Republicans respond? By Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise tion died just over a month after he was at- granting multinationals with hoards of to pay tribute to a freedom fighter, a tacked and beaten by unknown aggressors. taxes that they hold in separate ac- beloved mother of her embattled coun- The Novy Peterburg founder died in a St. Pe- counts they call offshore but sit right tersburg hospital from injuries attributed try, Ukraine, Amina Okuyeva. the 9 March 2017 attack. Andrushchenko, a there on Wall Street, by letting them Amina Okuyeva was killed on Octo- pay less than half of what they owe at former St. Petersburg city council member, ber 30 in a cowardly act. Hitmen fired was placed in a medical coma after suffering a rate much lower than most middle- on Amina and her husband, Adam major blunt trauma to his head, but never class families pay. It is another Repub- Osmayev, from behind bushes as they recovered. lican myth meant to convince working drove by. Amina was struck in the March 27—Nikolai Volkov, head of the families to go along with this proposal. head. The world lost a brave and beau- Russian Interior Ministry’s construction de- partment was shot dead in Moscow in a resi- Many of these profits come from those tiful soul, but her loss will not be in companies that claim they are trapped dential neighborhood near his home at vain. 10.30pm. A man was seen grabbing Vokov’s offshore, but it is only the American Born in the southern Ukrainian city people who are trapped by this pro- bag and then shooting him before fleeing. of Odessa, Amina was a mother, a med- Police, who stated that the body was riddled posal. ical surgeon, a Ukrainian police lieu- with bullets, also stated that they believed Goldman Sachs, itself, has said repa- tenant, and a Muslim activist known the motive to be robbery, further suggesting triation is likely to have a limited ef- for her stance on equal rights for men that they did not ‘‘believe’’ that the killing fect because repatriated earnings are ‘‘was directly related’’ to Volkov’s job. already working here for domestic ac- and women in uniform. March 23—Denis Voronenkov, 45, Russian She was a born leader. At the start of tivities. There is nothing patriotic politician who fled to Ukraine gunned down the Euromaidan movement, Amina about repatriation. This is a tax bill outside hotel in Kyiv. March 21—Nikolai Gorokhov, 53, was borne by the middle class to benefit the joined the peaceful protest in Ukraine in the bitter cold, a protest against re- thrown/pushed head first from fourth story wealthy few and these multinationals, window. Russian security services claim, ‘‘he to reward them for what they have pression. To show solidarity, she lived with her husband on the streets in a fell’’ trying to move a bathtub that was been doing in the past, and it must be being lifted over a balcony. Experts have re- rejected. tent. plied that when people ‘‘fall’’ from a balcony When Russia illegally invaded Cri- f accidentally, it is almost never headfirst. mea in eastern Ukraine, Amina was the Unidentified workers were on the balcony. CONGRATULATING DIRECTOR first woman to join the Kyiv-2 volun- Gorokhov represented Sergei Magnitsky, a GLENN COSTIE teer battalion. She was awarded the fellow Russian lawyer who exposed Russia’s largest ever tax fraud. Gorokhov was set to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ROS- Hero of Ukraine Medal to honor her testify in Moscow against investigator in LEHTINEN). The Chair recognizes the bravery at the battle of Debatsevo in the grizzly fight against Russian ag- Magnitsky case. He was also consultant for gentleman from Ohio (Mr. TURNER) for Preet Bharara’s anti-Russian mob case in 5 minutes. gression. New York. He remains in intensive care, in a Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, today She fought valiantly towards coma, with severe head injuries. I rise to thank and honor an integral progress and against oppression. Her March 16—Yevgeny Khamaganov, 35, died member of my community, Director bravery symbolizes the extraordinary in Buryatia from injuries (blunt force head Glenn Costie of the Dayton VA Medical strength of Ukrainian women as the trauma) suffered from when he was attacked Center, and congratulate him on his re- fountainhead of that society, holding on March 10 after reporting on corruption in the country together during significant Siberia. tirement. March 2—Alex Oronov, 69, died of unex- Director Costie turned the Dayton duress. plained circumstances, apparently a heart VA into one of the top medical facili- With her assassination, the world has attack. His daughter is married to brother of ties for our veterans in the country. yet again witnessed how the enemy of Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime Director Costie’s success as a director democracy will stop at nothing to si- ‘‘consigliere.’’ Ukrainian parliamentarian of the VA Medical Center in Dayton lence those who stand for freedom and Andrii Artemenko asked Oronov to set up a has gained him national recognition. justice. Amina had been a target before meeting in late January with Michael Cohen, He has been sent throughout the coun- due to her unyielding patriotism. A where they were joined by former Trump Or- failed attempt occurred in June when ganization employee Felix Sater, a known try to save multiple VA medical facili- mobster and supposed FBI informant. ties plagued with issues, particularly an assassin, pretending to be a jour- Oronov/Artemenko presented Mr. Cohen with including veteran patient backlogs. nalist, shot at her. Tragically, evil per- a peace plan for settling territorial disputes Furthermore, Director Costie has sisted, and on Monday, October 30, it between Russia and Ukraine, giving full con- worked tirelessly to integrate the Day- succeeded in snuffing out the beauty of trol of Crimea to Putin, as well as allegedly VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:18 Nov 15, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.022 H14NOPT1.
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