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Congressional Record, House, July 24, 2020 (H3842): Economic Impact Payment Delays

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The Congressional Record, House, for July 24, 2020 (H3842) carries remarks under headings including Sound Money Caucus Is Formed, Economic Impact Payment Delays, and Recognizing E. Shaver. Ruiz says he is outraged that the CARES Act stimulus checks, the economic impact payments, have not arrived to many constituents months after being signed into law, and says the responses from the IRS to the office were wholly inadequate. Davidson of Ohio announces the formation of the Sound Money Caucus. Bustos speaks in support of the National Defense Authorization Act. Connolly asks unanimous consent to be removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 7183, and the text records no objection.

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                                              H3842                                              CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                        July 24, 2020
                                              family, loved ones, and our entire com-                  earned, expand student loan benefits to                  My constituents are in dire need of
                                              munity. I am certain that his impact                     make sure that they have a bright fu-                  urgent assistance.
                                              will be felt for decades to come.                        ture ahead, and to give our men in uni-                  The IRS must act immediately to ex-
                                                               f                                       form a much-earned pay raise.                          pedite these stimulus checks so the
                                                                                                         The district I represent is steeped in               American people can get through this
                                                    SOUND MONEY CAUCUS IS                              rich tradition of service to our Nation.               tumultuous time.
                                                             FORMED                                    The bipartisan defense package that we                                  f
                                                (Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio asked and                        passed this week honors and upholds
                                                                                                       that tradition.                                            BUST OF JUSTICE THURGOOD
                                              was given permission to address the                                                                                            MARSHALL
                                              House for 1 minute and to revise and                                       f
                                              extend his remarks.)                                                                                               (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was
                                                                                                              RECOGNIZING E. SHAVER                           given permission to address the House
                                                Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker,
                                                                                                         (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and                     for 1 minute.)
                                              I am pleased to announce the forma-
                                                                                                       was given permission to address the                       Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I
                                              tion of the Sound Money Caucus. To-
                                                                                                       House for 1 minute and to revise and                   would like to address what I guess I
                                              gether, we will study and highlight the
                                                                                                       extend his remarks.)                                   will refer to as the statue bill that we
                                              impact of monetary and fiscal policy                       Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak-
                                              on the United States dollar as a store                                                                          passed a couple days ago in this House.
                                                                                                       er, I rise today to recognize Savannah’s                  It was well known all the statues
                                              of value and a means of exchange.                        E. Shaver, Bookseller, which was voted
                                                As you can see, the supply of dollars                                                                         that were supposed to be removed
                                                                                                       the South’s Best Bookstore 2020 by the                 there. And to be honest, I always bris-
                                              has gone up dramatically, really since                   readers of Southern Living magazine.
                                              the gold standard ended in 1971. It is a                                                                        tle a little bit when I hear Mr. Ste-
                                                                                                         This cherished bookstore is Savan-                   phens from Georgia, the former vice
                                              gradual slope. But if you see since the                  nah’s oldest independent bookstore,
                                              recession, it has been aggressive. And                                                                          president of the Confederacy, getting a
                                                                                                       and it makes its home in a building                    statue in this building.
                                              then, obviously, here, this year, it has                 erected in the 1840s by Eliza Jewett,
                                              been nearly vertical.                                                                                              However, I don’t think enough people
                                                                                                       one of the few female builders in the                  knew that in that bill, we are also
                                                The value of the dollar is critical.                   city at the time.
                                              That is the store of value for all Ameri-                                                                       going to require a statue or bust of
                                                                                                         Ed and Esther Shaver turned this                     Thurgood Marshall.
                                              cans.                                                    space into a bookstore in 1975, after
                                                I am pleased to be joined by Co-                                                                                 In 1973, during Roe v. Wade, Justice
                                                                                                       selling antiques for a short time, and it              Marshall was one of seven Justices who
                                              Chairman ANDY BARR, and Members                          has been thriving for over 40 years.
                                              like BRADY, BUDD, and ZELDIN. We look                                                                           found a right to abortion, after it was
                                                                                                         In 2015, Jessica Osborne took the                    illegal in this country for years and
                                              forward to working with everyone to                      helm in leading this special bookstore
                                              highlight the importance of sound                                                                               years, found a right to abortion in the
                                                                                                       to make it the success that it is today.               Constitution put together by Alex-
                                              money.                                                     This bookstore is more than just a
                                                                                                                                                              ander Hamilton and James Madison.
                                                               f                                       store. It is an important part of down-
                                                                                                                                                                 Worse, in the deliberations, there
                                                                                                       town Savannah’s character and charm.
                                               REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER                                                                                      originally was going to be abortion al-
                                                                                                         I am thankful for Mrs. Osborne’s
                                                   AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 7183                                                                                  lowed in the first 3 months. Justice
                                                                                                       commitment to keeping reading alive
                                                                                                                                                              Marshall, along with Justice Brennan,
                                                Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask                       and well and for putting a smile on all
                                                                                                                                                              weighed in to make it until viability.
                                              unanimous consent that I be removed                      faces that enter.
                                                                                                         During difficult times like these, it is             So the United States is, right now, one
                                              as a cosponsor of H.R. 7183.                                                                                    of only seven countries in the world to
                                                The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.                           imperative we support small businesses
                                                                                                       like E. Shaver now more than ever.                     allow abortions this late, which is real-
                                              BLUMENAUER). Is there objection to the                                                                          ly just a horrific thing.
                                              request of the gentleman from Vir-                                         f
                                                                                                                                                                 I will say, if his bust is ever put in
                                              ginia?                                                       ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT                            the Capitol, or a statue, I will always
                                                There was no objection.                                                DELAYS                                 remember in 1973 when Justice Mar-
                                                               f                                         (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given per-                   shall was one of the ones who weighed
                                                                                                       mission to address the House for 1                     in to legalize abortion in the country
                                                  NATION’S DEFENSE WORKERS
                                                                                                       minute and to revise and extend his re-                as well as weighed in to make sure we
                                                    DESERVE OUR SUPPORT
                                                                                                       marks.)                                                were one of seven countries to allow
                                                (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given                         Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I am out-                     abortion up to viability.
                                              permission to address the House for 1                    raged that the CARES Act stimulus                                       f
                                              minute.)                                                 checks, the economic impact pay-
                                                Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise                                                                              WAGE-GRADE WORKERS IN THE
                                                                                                       ments, have not arrived to many of my                    CIVIL DEFENSE INDUSTRY WILL
                                              today in support of the National De-                     constituents months after being signed
                                              fense Authorization Act.                                                                                          BE PAID FAIRLY
                                                                                                       into law.
                                                The heart of our Nation’s defense ca-                    The stimulus checks provide timely                     (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was
                                              pabilities runs right through the con-                   and critical relief to families and indi-              given permission to address the House
                                              gressional district that I serve, from                   viduals across our country who are                     for 1 minute and to revise and extend
                                              the Rock Island Arsenal to aerospace                     struggling because of the coronavirus                  his remarks.)
                                              manufacturing in Rockford, to the Peo-                   pandemic, but many constituents have                     Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I
                                              ria Air National Guard Base.                             told me they were forced to wait                       rise this morning to congratulate the
                                                Because of COVID–19, the last several                  months for their stimulus checks or                    House for passing the NDAA, National
                                              months have relied on the service of                     have yet to receive them at all.                       Defense Authorization Act.
                                              our National Guard in new ways.                            To make matters worse, when my of-                     It is a win for Pennsylvania, and it is
                                                The Peoria Air National Guard set up                   fice has contacted the IRS on their be-                a win for civil defense workers all over
                                              health clinics and testing centers in                    half, the responses have been wholly                   this country.
                                              Bloomington, Illinois. They built a                      inadequate, merely quoting what is on                    Namely, Tobyhanna Army Depot in
                                              field hospital when Chicago needed it                    their website or failing to answer ques-               my district is a winner here, because
                                              most. They have protected and served                     tions altogether.                                      this fixes a problem.




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                                              us throughout this pandemic. They de-                      This is unacceptable.                                  There is a wage and salary disparity
                                              serve our support, and the National De-                    Families are unable to make ends                     between the maps. There is a map mis-
                                              fense Authorization Act will do just                     meet, workers are choosing between                     match that has been going on that I
                                              that.                                                    keeping the lights on and buying gro-                  have been fighting ever since I got to
                                                I was proud to help secure provisions                  ceries, and people have been laid off                  Congress.
                                              that protect the benefits of our Na-                     and are wondering where their next                       This year, my bill, the Locality Pay
                                              tional Guard members that they have                      meal will come from.                                   Equity Act, got in the NDAA.



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