E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 No. 28 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was For every one of the 22 years he Mayor Tom Bradley in that Governor’s called to order by the Speaker pro tem- served in the Senate, H.L. was a force race that year. Gun Owners of Cali- pore (Mr. CUELLAR). to be reckoned with. He served for fornia continues its good work to this f many years in the Republican leader- day, as does its spin-off, Gun Owners of ship, but he was never ever a political America. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO insider. His enormous influence inside H.L. had a wicked sense of humor, TEMPORE the senate stemmed from the fact that and it was keenest when bursting bub- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- he never joined that club; he never lost bles of political pomposity. One of his fore the House the following commu- sight of the people who elected him. half dozen published books, still re- nication from the Speaker: And he not only worked tirelessly to quired reading in some college classes, WASHINGTON, DC, serve them inside the capitol, he is titled, ‘‘What Makes You Think We February 11, 2020. worked even harder to organize, in- Read the Bills?’’ His book, I hereby appoint the Honorable HENRY form, and mobilize them outside the ‘‘Confrontational Politics,’’ offers a CUELLAR to act as Speaker pro tempore on capitol. civilized, but no less resolute, conserv- this day. He founded a multitude of advocacy ative response to Saul Alinsky’s NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives. groups to empower the millions of Cali- ‘‘Rules for Radicals.’’ fornians who believed in individual lib- California, once called ‘‘The Golden f erty and economic freedom. He started State,’’ is today drawing more and MORNING-HOUR DEBATE the Free Market Political Action Com- more attention as a slow-moving train The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mittee to support free market prin- wreck. The radical left has now domi- ant to the order of the House of Janu- ciples and the candidates who em- nated the State’s institutions for more ary 7, 2020, the Chair will now recog- braced them, and it became the inspi- than 20 years, and California is show- nize Members from lists submitted by ration and prototype of groups like the ing all of the political, social, and eco- the majority and minority leaders for Club for Growth and Americans for nomic pathologies that accompany morning-hour debate. Prosperity and FreedomWorks today. leftist governance: failing schools; ris- The Chair will alternate recognition In the 1970’s, when Jerry Brown first ing crime; chronic traffic congestion; between the parties, with time equally came to power and appointed radical skyrocketing costs of housing, energy, allocated between the parties and each leftists to the California courts, H.L. and water; rampant homelessness; op- Member other than the majority and founded the Law and Order Campaign pressive regulations; the highest effec- minority leaders and the minority Committee, which became the driving tive poverty rate in the Nation; and a whip limited to 5 minutes, but in no force between the historic recall of population now fleeing to other States. event shall debate continue beyond Chief Justice Rose Bird and two of her Senator H.L. Richardson held back 11:50 a.m. associates on the California Supreme that tide for nearly 30 years. He was a f Court. That organization went on for mighty seawall that protected Cali- many years to restore common sense fornia from the left, giving one final REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING to the California courts and criminal generation of Californians the joy of THE LIFE OF H.L. RICHARDSON justice system, including pressing the living in the most prosperous and beau- OF CALIFORNIA legislature to restore the death penalty tiful State in the Nation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The over Jerry Brown’s veto. But, as age took its toll, his influ- Chair recognizes the gentleman from His passion for the Second Amend- ence waned, the left steadily advanced, California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) for 5 min- ment was his most defining cause. He and none of us whom he inspired to fol- utes. founded Gun Owners of California to low him has been able to stop it. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, lost fight the growing movement in Cali- On January 13, H.L. Richardson amidst the tumult of the last couple of fornia to disarm law-abiding citizens, passed away at the age of 92, and with weeks was the quiet passing of an out- and its success not only beat back him passed the golden California of spoken leader of California, H.L. ‘‘Bill’’ Proposition 15, a 1982 initiative to ban freedom, opportunity, and prosperity Richardson. H.L., as he was known to handguns in California, it generated so that he fought so hard, so long, and so his friends, arrived in the California many new Second Amendment voters effectively to preserve. Perhaps the day State Senate with the freshman class in that election to put George will come when California will see a re- of 1966, part of the Reagan landslide Deukmejian over the top by a tiny birth of freedom, and on that day, that year. margin of victory over Los Angeles H.L.’s wisdom, courage, and leadership b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H1019 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 Feb 12, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11FE7.000 H11FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 11, 2020 will show that generation the way lives of those across our region. It is REMEMBERING THE BAKU PO- back. only fitting that the stories of Mar- GROMS THAT TOOK PLACE 30 We can hasten that day by remem- garet, Lana, and Milana will be dis- YEARS AGO bering and celebrating his life, his les- played with the rest of them. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sons, and his achievements. We must never forget those who Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from f paved the path before us. Stories like California (Ms. SPEIER) for 5 minutes. RECOGNIZING THE EXTRAOR- theirs make up the very fabric of our Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise DINARY EFFORTS OF THREE AF- Nation. They should be cherished and today to remember the Baku pogroms, RICAN AMERICAN WOMEN FROM celebrated. which took place in January 1990, some ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 30 years ago. The Baku pogroms rep- f resented the culmination of years of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The atrocities by the Azeris against ethnic Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SCHOOL Armenians living in Azerbaijani com- Illinois (Mrs. BUSTOS) for 5 minutes. COUNSELORS WEEK munities, such as Sumgait and Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Kirovobad. today as we celebrate Black History The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Time and time again, Armenians fell Month across our Nation. And I want Chair recognizes the gentleman from victim to their neighbors, as gangs of to recognize the extraordinary efforts Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 Azeris roamed the streets, smashed of three African American women from minutes. windows, burned cars, and attacked Rockford, Illinois, who have honorably Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. any Armenians they found. The gangs served three separate branches of our Mr. Speaker, last week marked Na- murdered and mutilated some women Armed Forces. Our Nation is indebted tional School Counselors Week. and repeatedly raped others. to them. School counselors play a valuable In Baku, the pattern held, as looters Later this week, the stories of Mar- role in the lives of our Nation’s stu- destroyed property and tortured the garet Patricia Whelcher, Lana dents. They help students navigate murdered victims. Thousands of Arme- McCants, and Milana Herman will be challenges, both academic and per- nians fled the systemic violence, world displayed to the public at the Veterans sonal, through all phases of education. chess champion Gary Kasparov’s fam- Memorial Hall and Museum in Rock- But some counselors truly go above ily counted among them. ford, Illinois. and beyond. Mr. Speaker, Azerbaijan was engaged Their contributions to our country Recently, I had the pleasure of join- in a systemic effort to erase this his- have been chronicled by local students ing the American School Counselor As- tory and silence those who repeat it. I from Harlem High School as part of the sociation for a meeting, where I met rise today so that they cannot succeed. annual Harlem Veterans Project, and Laura Ross, the 2020 School Counselor The history of this violence is one of they have conducted interviews, shot of the Year. Laura’s co-workers have the many reasons I believe that resi- videos, and have photographs and called her a true hero and a champion dents of Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh more. for the work that she has done at Five should be allowed to live in peace, free- Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a Forks Middle School. dom, and security. The United States moment to bring attention to their School counselors like Laura have has a crucial role to play in promoting sacrifices and thank them for their big responsibilities and even greater this outcome.