January 22, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E89 played an important role in shaping the health Iraq and Syria. By targeting these two groups, MOTION TO CONCUR IN THE SEN- and well-being of his community for nearly 30 we will combat Iran’s expansionism while sig- ATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE years. naling to regional partners we will not allow AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE Gary Mizono’s life has been intrinsically tied their citizens to be used as Iranian pawns. Our AMENDMENT TO H.R. 195 to Northern California. The second generation gains against ISIS in Syria and Iraq have been of his family to be born in San Francisco, Dr. followed by Iran filling the vacuum—turning HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD Mizono completed both his medical our victories into defeats. MS, we must turn OF CALIFORNIA residencies there, after finishing his medical the tide against Iran’s conquest of the Middle IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES degree at the University of California San East. Monday, January 22, 2018 Diego School of Medicine. Upon completing We must designate these two groups for his medical training, Dr. Mizono decided to what they are: terrorists dedicated to carrying Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise stay in San Francisco and built a successful out the bloody will of the Supreme Leader in in opposition to this so-called ‘‘deal’’ on a private practice with other respected doctors. Tehran. I urge all Members to cosponsor this three-week continuing resolution (CR) be- After seven years, Dr. Mizono joined San important bill, H.R. 4238. And that’s just the cause it does not get us any closer to a bipar- Rafael’s Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in way it is. tisan budget agreement that will enable us to 1992, where he has been ever since. complete our work on the appropriations bills Gary Mizono provided much needed leader- f for Fiscal Year 2018, and because it does not ship, expertise, and energy to Kaiser’s North- PASSAGE OF THE CONTINUING give us any meaningful certainty about a deal ern California operations. The medical center, RESOLUTION for the Dreamers. located in Mann County, California, had only Without a broad agreement on spending been established 16 years prior to his hiring. levels, we are yet again kicking the can down In that time, the community’s growing need for HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY the road, for the fourth time in just this fiscal primary and specialty medical care led Kaiser OF VIRGINIA year alone. Governing by repeated CRs to establish satellite facilities throughout the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leaves federal agencies such as our Depart- County of Mann and the neighboring County Monday, January 22, 2018 ment of Defense unable to plan for the future of Sonoma. These facilities ultimately ex- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I represent or begin new initiatives. That undermines our panded Kaiser’s overall patient network in the Virginia’s 11th District, which has the third national security and leaves our homeland region to the over 100,000 members that have largest population of federal employees. more vulnerable. It is not how the appropria- access to medical services today. Government shutdowns have a devastating tions process is supposed to work. Before the end of FY 2017, Speaker PAUL Gary Mizono began his career at the med- effect on people’s lives. RYAN said that a continuing resolution to keep ical center as a Head and Neck Surgeon. It is shameful that the President and Repub- the government open after September 30th After only three years he was promoted to the licans have inflicted this shutdown on the would be necessary because the Senate position of Chief of Head and Neck Surgery, American public. would not be able to process the appropria- and five years after that he earned the added This shutdown has created enormous un- tions bills as quickly as the House so, and I role of Assistant Physician-in-Chief. By 2007, certainty and anxiety for families who are try- quote, ‘‘we’re going to need more time to com- Dr. Mizono took on a much larger administra- ing to be good public servants. plete our appropriations process, particularly in tive role as the Physician-in-Chief for the med- Furloughed federal employees across the the Senate.’’ So Democrats voted to keep the ical center, and a much larger leadership role country have had to deal with the stress and government open in September and they as a Long-Term Director on the Permanente uncertainty of not knowing when they will be helped keep it open again on December 8 and Medical Group Board of Directors. These posi- able to return to work, whether they will be December 22. tions greatly expanded both his direct impact paid, and how they will be able to pay their And here we are again. Republicans control on Mann County as a doctor, and his indirect mortgage and provide for their families. the House, the Senate, and the White House. impact on the broader Northern California While this three-week continuing resolution Yet despite their full control of government, medical community. In these roles, Dr. Mizono ensures back pay for federal employees, it they are no closer to passing the spending oversaw the coordination of innovative medical does not address the timing of pay for those bills that support programs and services im- practices through the collaboration of over who have been furloughed or have had to portant to American families and our military 9,000 Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, work without pay for up to three days. than they were four months ago. Once again serving a combined population of over 3.8 mil- I urge Federal agencies to take the nec- they are saying trust us and give us even lion members. essary steps to ensure that their employees more time. Mr. Speaker, Gary Mizono has not only di- are made whole on the next regular pay date. rectly served his community as a doctor, but Some of my Senate colleagues have de- he has also helped shape the health and well- f cided to vote for this bill because Senate Re- being of the broader Northern California Com- publican Leader MITCH MCCONNELL has prom- PERSONAL EXPLANATION munity through his administrative and leader- ised to take up legislation by February 8 to ship roles. I, therefore, urge my colleagues to keep our government running and to address join me in honoring Gary Mizono on the occa- HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS the plight of Dreamers. But I am deeply skep- sion of his retirement. OF TEXAS tical. After all, Senator MCCONNELL has made f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a lot of promises recently that he has failed to keep. Monday, January 22, 2018 IRANIAN PROXIES TERRORIST Senator MCCONNELL promised Senator COL- SANCTIONS ACT OF 2017 Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, today the LINS that bills to stabilize the Affordable Care House of Representatives will vote on a con- Act markets would be ‘‘must-pass bills’’ by the HON. TED POE tinuing resolution to reopen the federal gov- end of 2017 in exchange for her vote for the OF TEXAS ernment and fully fund the Children’s Health Republican tax bill. There has been no action. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Insurance Program. I will be unable to be Senator FLAKE announced that Senator present for the vote in order to attend the fu- MCCONNELL promised him a vote on DACA in Monday, January 22, 2018 neral of my wife’s mother. It is important that exchange for his support of the tax reform bill, Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I applaud I be with my wife at this critical time. but there has been no action on MCCONNELL’s the recent sanctions applied to Iran’s Islamic Although I will not cast a vote, my support promise. Revolutionary Guard Corps. But there’s more for this legislation is clear. I voted for the con- And when a shutdown loomed before pas- work to be done. Iranian proxy militias with tinuing resolution on January 18, 2018, and sage of the FY 2017 omnibus, Senator American blood on their hands operate have voted in support of Children’s Health In- MCCONNELL said that neither that bill nor the throughout the Middle East, especially in surance Program funding on four separate oc- FY 2018 appropriations bills ‘‘can be done by countries like Iraq and Syria. Mr. SHERMAN casions. After a senseless government shut- one party only. All of that will have to be done and I introduced H.R. 4238, the Iranian Prox- down, I will be grateful that a conclusion will on a bipartisan basis.’’ Yet there has only ies Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017. This reso- be reached and funding for our military, vul- been partisan action on appropriations bills. lution will apply terrorist sanctions on two of nerable children, and essential government It is difficult to trust a promise from a Sen- the most dangerous Iranian proxy militias in services will be restored. ator who has a history of breaking promises. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Jan 23, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A22JA8.009 E22JAPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with REMARKS E90 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 22, 2018 Also unsettling and adding to skepticism is the IN CELEBRATION OF JOHN IN HONOR OF LINDA WEPPNER fact that there is no commitment from Speaker HARTIG’S DISTINGUISHED LEAD- FOR RECEIVING THE GREATER RYAN to bring up a Senate bill to fund the gov- ERSHIP AT THE DETROIT RIVER CHEYENNE CHAMBER OF COM- ernment and help Dreamers.