E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 No. 114 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER formance, continued economic called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- progress, and support of our commu- tain up to five requests for 1-minute nities. I am proud of this industry’s f speeches on each side of the aisle. progress and their continued commit- ment to advance sustainability per- f PRAYER formance and the fact that they pro- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick VIRGINIA’S PAPER AND WOOD vide jobs throughout the United J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: PRODUCTS INDUSTRY States. Merciful God, we give You thanks for (Mr. GRIFFITH asked and was given giving us another day. permission to address the House for 1 f On this day, in the midst of some- minute.) times contentious debate, we ask again Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise IN MEMORY OF SETH RICH that You give all Members peace and today to support the paper and wood patience, with wisdom and courage to products industry in Virginia, which (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ asked do what is best for our Nation. employs over 1,500 men and women in and was given permission to address Perplexing and competing questions my district; and I wish to recognize the the House for 1 minute and to revise and answers challenge us all to remem- achievements of the industry in im- and extend her remarks.) ber that our Nation is a people de- proving purchased energy efficiencies. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. scended from immigrants, most in his- Sustainability is inherent to the Speaker, I rise today with a heavy tory, and many in faith. May all Amer- pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, and heart. I rise to honor the memory of an icans, and those Members who rep- wood products manufacturing industry. extraordinary young man who worked resent them here, rise to the challenge These products are made from renew- in dedicated service at the Democratic of these days and prove to be the best able and recyclable resources, and National Committee, Seth Conrad of ourselves. these companies have a good track Rich. As always, may all that is done be for record of managing natural resources Your greater honor and glory. in order to ensure that they can con- Seth was just 27 years old when he Amen. tinue making useful products in the fu- was killed this past weekend in our Na- ture. tion’s Capital, the victim of an un- f In 2011, the industry established the known shooter. He was a dedicated, Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 selfless public servant, protecting one THE JOURNAL initiative, pursuing one of the most ex- of our most essential freedoms: the The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- tensive sets of sustainability goals es- right of all Americans to vote. He car- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- tablished for a U.S. manufacturing in- ried out this work because he believed ceedings and announces to the House dustry. This week, the American For- that together we could make the world his approval thereof. est and Paper Association is releasing a better place. We were fortunate to Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- their 2016 report on the industry’s per- know and work with him. nal stands approved. formance. Just last Friday, Seth wrote a re- The industry has improved their pur- sponse on Facebook to the terrible f chased energy use per ton of produc- shootings in Dallas. He wrote: tion by 8.1 percent in 2014 compared to Stop hating each other. We have PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE the 2005 baseline year, nearing the goal to be better and more true. Please, The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman of at least a 10 percent improvement— stop killing each other. from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) come for- and some pulp and paper mills are I hope the Members of this body will ward and lead the House in the Pledge largely energy self-sufficient. In 2014, join me in offering our deepest of Allegiance. 15 percent of electricity needed to thoughts and prayers to the Rich fam- Mr. DOGGETT led the Pledge of Alle- power manufacturing processes was ily today, but thoughts and prayers are giance as follows: self-generated, in some cases supplying simply not enough. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the energy to the electric utility grid. United States of America, and to the Repub- I ask my colleagues to join me in In Seth’s prescient words: We must lic for which it stands, one nation under God, congratulating this industry on taking stop the hate. We must be better and indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. steps to improve environmental per- more true. 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. H4929 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:26 Jul 15, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JY7.000 H14JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H4930 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 14, 2016 TAKE STOCK earliest discussions I remember my fa- Congress for the next 53 days. That is (Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin asked and ther having was with a few other min- true. Most Americans probably won’t was given permission to address the isters trying to decide what to do notice the difference since the Con- House for 1 minute.) about getting rid of a minister that gress has accomplished so little this Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, had betrayed his trust. So I think that year. I rise today to acknowledge what is we have to look at these issues on all Last week, Republicans told us this happening in America. I think it is im- sides. House needed to act on their Homeland portant that all of us, every single cit- I honor police officers. I have rel- Safety and Security Act; but this izen, take stock of what is going on in atives who are police officers. I have week, they have abandoned that act be- our country. great friends who are police officers. cause they were so fearful that it There are a lot of people hurting. But the fact of the matter is there are would lead to a discussion of gun vio- There are a lot of people upset, high times when people of the cloth need to lence. anxiety, a lot of confusion. I think this be defrocked, and there are times when It is much like what happened last is a time for us to take stock as citi- people in the law enforcement commu- year when they had a much-ballyhooed border security bill that would do as zens and to think about how we can be nity need to take stock. much for the border, I guess, as Donald better listeners to each others’ con- The fact of the matter is we do know Trump. But at the thought that it cerns. I think this is a time for us to that any time you see a young African might lead to a debate about real im- calm down and think deliberatively: American being stopped 52 times by migration reform, they shelved it, How do we open our heart, open our one jurisdiction, something is wrong. abandoned it, and have long forgotten ears, and see if we can understand the And I say to my 21-year-old grandson son: When you are stopped by the po- it. perspective that other people share? When they leave prematurely today, I think there is one thing that we lice, suppress your manhood so that you can be sure that you come home they will have done nothing to accom- must all reflect on the most as citi- plish a bipartisan response to the zens. I think about Chief Brown in Dal- safe at night. Let’s take stock on all sides of this spreading Zika virus, which yesterday las and that press conference he gave a led to the birth of the first child with issue. This is not about being against week ago, where he said: Most days, we Zika-related birth defects in Texas. Ex- law enforcement. I support law enforce- don’t feel appreciated. Let’s not make perts say many more are to come. They ment, but I do not support those who this most days. will have done nothing about the lead use the color blue to commit criminal When a member of our law enforce- contamination of families in Flint, acts. ment wakes up, gets out of bed, has nothing about justice reform, nothing breakfast with their family, kisses f about the budget. their loved ones good-bye, puts that FACES OF MANUFACTURING RE- There is an unwillingness to cope badge on, and walks out the door, they CIPIENT: SAVANNAH GLOBAL SO- with the problems American families go out there to keep us safe. They go LUTIONS face. They have so many needs. There out there to protect the streets. They are so many challenges our country (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and go out there and risk their lives to pre- faces that we need to work on, but this was given permission to address the serve our lives.