Issues of the Day (Cong. Rec., July 1, 2020)
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Pages H3046 and H3047 of the Congressional Record, House, July 1, 2020. The page opens with remarks urging passage of the Brandon Act for servicemembers who want mental health help. Ms. WILD, given permission to address the House for 1 minute, recognizes Bud Cook, the northeast Pennsylvania program director for the Nature Conservancy. Under the heading Issues of the Day, Ms. STEVENS is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader and speaks about Michigan manufacturers, the CARES Act and the USMCA.
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H3046 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 1, 2020
in cases of hazing, bullying, or any- this time period, that we speak from just General Motors and Chrysler and
thing else our heroes want to handle the desk and from the chairs, and yet, Ford, but it was the thousands of sup-
privately by self-referral. we still speak. We still deliberate. We pliers with the hundreds of thousands
We won’t get Brandon back, but his still conduct the dialogue and the dis- of jobs, 900,000 jobs on the line.
legacy will be the servicemembers’ course of democracy, for that is what And Democrats and Republicans to-
lives he saves when this bill becomes we do in this institution, we erect and gether said, We are not going to let
law. Let’s pass the Brandon Act for pass the Nation’s laws. Main Street fail. We are going to con-
Brandon, Teri, and Patrick Caserta, And oftentimes we hear from the tinue to be a first world Nation with
and for every servicemember who public that it feels so polarized, that it industrial assets. And that is what we
wants mental health help but can’t get feels too heated, that it feels stagnant did with the CARES Act. Over-
it. We owe it to them. because of the polarization. Why can’t whelming support passed by a Repub-
f you just work together? You hear that lican Senate, a Democratic House,
all the time. I hear that from my dis- signed by a Republican President
RECOGNIZING BUD COOK trict that is comprised of so many standing up for the hardworking Amer-
(Ms. WILD asked and was given per- Independents, people who are not reg- ican and for our industrial assets that
mission to address the House for 1 istered as Democrat or Republican. we will continue to make cars in Amer-
minute and to revise and extend her re- They are registered to vote, and they ica.
marks.) are good Americans in Michigan’s 11th Little known fact about southeastern
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I rise district, but they are looking for us to Michigan, we have an incredible aero-
today to recognize Bud Cook, the work together. space sector, a diversified supply chain.
northeast Pennsylvania program direc- And in part, Madam Speaker, it is be- We just launched a rocket, SpaceX,
tor for the Nature Conservancy. cause I represent so many manufactur- into outer space. So many of the sup-
For more than 40 years, Bud has been ers, so many individuals who are engi- pliers in my region, so many of the in-
one of the foremost advocates for con- neers, who are dedicated makers and credible workers helped produce the
servation and environmental protec- creators, so many educators, people parts and components that go into
tion in my community and in Pennsyl- passing those technical skills down to those rockets. It is absolutely remark-
vania. the next generation, Madam Speaker. I able what we continue to do and the
For decades, Bud has led efforts to know you have many of those in your workforce that bests all the expecta-
conserve and protect nature in the district in eastern Iowa. That is some- tions.
Greater Lehigh Valley and beyond. He thing us midwestern ladies have in So what did we do when this pan-
established Monroe County Citizens for common, the districts we represent are demic hit and we had to say, Guess
Open Space and led a pioneering fund- full of the people who make things. what? For the health and safety of ev-
raising campaign in support of land And they go to work every day not eryone, auto manufacturing is ceased
protection, and he has mentored gen- under a partisan circumstance, right, for the time being. It had to shelter, it
erations of conservation advocates who they go to work to produce, to give a had to hibernate. But then they stood
have gone on to spearhead successful good day’s effort for that on-time de- up and said, We are going to make pro-
campaigns of their own. livery. That is the privilege I have rep- tective personal equipment. Ford with
Bud’s quick wit and passion for his resenting the largest concentration of their respirators. General Motors with
work have endeared him to many and suppliers in America. the ventilators. Chrysler with a mil-
helped create opportunities for collabo- The world changed very quickly in lion-masks source and on and on down
ration in communities that might oth- 2020, this new decade in this still fledg- the supply chain.
erwise be divided, bringing together ling century. It changed so quickly The hand sanitizer coming from
citizens united by their mutual desire with the coronavirus pandemic. Almost Michigan Enterprises. It has been un-
to protect their beloved natural envi- overnight schools stopped, work believable having those conversations.
ronment. stopped. Health and safety paramount. AlphaUSA located right in Livonia,
Bud’s legacy can be experienced in The listening and the engagement with Michigan, right where our incredible
the Hauser Nature Center in Long the science, the patience that we had district office is located. I saw them
Pond, in the Cherry Valley National to provide for the science with a new shortly before we went into the shut-
Wildlife Refuge, and innumerable virus that swept the globe in a fiscal down, a UAW-run supplier company
places across my community where quarter, less than a fiscal quarter. and they were making the PPE. Now,
natural beauty is protected and pre- Many infected, many perished trag- we keep our fingers on the pulse of this
served in our time and for generations ically and unfortunately, and yet, our manufacturing sector.
to come. economy changed as a result. And we, by the way, recognize that
As Bud prepares to retire and start a And I think it is worth noting where today it is an incredibly special day,
new chapter, I want to recognize his our economy is today and what I am not only because it is America’s birth-
exceptional contributions. seeing out of my incredible district, a day coming up and we salute all of our
Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grate- manufacturing district. We have some good men and women, our veterans,
ful community, we thank and con- sayings in Michigan, the metro Detroit our current members of our Armed
gratulate him for all he has done. area. We call ourselves ‘‘metro De- Forces, and those who, throughout our
f troit.’’ It is southeastern Michigan. It communities, are going to safely en-
b 1745 is just an absolutely remarkable place. gage in recognizing America’s birth-
And we say, you know, Detroit hustles day.
ISSUES OF THE DAY harder, that Detroit hustles harder. But we are also going to recognize
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under And I like to say that Detroit always what July 1st is, which is, it is the new
the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- rises, that we rise when times are day of our competitive framework as a
uary 3, 2019, the gentlewoman from steady, and we certainly rise when North American continent. The
Michigan (Ms. STEVENS) is recognized times are tough. And we have done it USMCA. What the freshman class, with
for 60 minutes as the designee of the before, Madam Speaker. so many of us, came here to see done
majority leader. There is a fly in here, but I don’t right, not for some, you know, bad ac-
Ms. STEVENS. Madam Speaker, it is mind having a little fly buzzing around tion for the prescription drugs or any-
an honor to join you in the Chamber the floor. Who’d a thunk? But the thing along those lines, but to say, We
this evening. I thank all of our profes- words continue. are going to make things in America.
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sional staff, as well; our parliamen- Detroit always rises. And we say that We are going to increase Buy American
tarian, our readers, our clerks, our typ- because 10 years ago we were staring at content. We are going to make and
ists for their continued commitment to the edge of another cliff. Our auto in- produce and sell to the world, and by
this institution in this climate. dustry was looking at bankruptcy, true golly, we got this trade deal done.
It certainly feels different. We recog- liquidation, in the face. And it wasn’t And so now we can go and win, and
nize that the well is no longer open for just a nameplate company, it wasn’t we can compete more effectively
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July 1, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3047
against China. We know they are a leading in cybersecurity. We are a hub We are going to continue to listen to
problem. We know they are not good for cybersecurity in Michigan’s 11th them and compete on fair and level
actors. We know they manipulate their District in partnership with Automa- playing fields. That is certainly a big
currency. We know that they dump. tion Alley. And yet we think about our part of it.
But yet, it is a new dynamic here with students who are still coming through We are going to recognize what a di-
this trade deal, and it begins today. the pipeline who missed out on a sports verse workforce gets us, what the com-
And I am on the phone with the trade season, who missed out on a computer petition for talent gives us, and we are
ambassador and the deputy trade am- science class, and yet they are not even certainly going to talk with our com-
bassador and all our manufacturers seniors. And we have got to think very munity stakeholders.
working on an effective and fair imple- carefully and effectively and collec- We did so much in the CARES Act,
mentation, recognizing that given this tively as a government, not just exclu- Madam Speaker, to make sure that we
pandemic, given the low demand, that sively as the House of Representatives stood up for the small businesses of
sales are down. It is on the front page as one Chamber, but in partnership America, the small businesses in our
of our Detroit newspapers today, the with our government actors. district. It is absolutely imperative to
free press and the news, the projected This is why I talk to the dozens of make sure that our small businesses
almost-40-percent decline in auto sales. mayors from Michigan’s 11th District can compete.
Remember my friends, Detroit every week. My friends, from Com- Now that some of our companies are
hustles harder. Detroit always rises. merce, to Canton, to Plymouth, to back online and we are seeing our auto
We rise to the industrial call in this Troy. We are on the phone with one an- manufacturing go back—I was just at a
Nation. That is what we did in World other working, deliberating, identi- great company, Clips & Clamps, a tool
War II. And we don’t say those things fying, and engaging. How do we get the and die company. They bought a brand-
because they are cliches. We don’t best results possible for the most new stamping machine, just gleaming,
hearken to the Greatest Generation be- amount of people who we represent and absolutely beautiful. They turned on
cause it is trite. It is because we can do work for in the given time? And that is the stamper; I cheered. Just amazing,
big things in this Nation collectively what we are doing for our students. the humming of making things in this
and together. We can fight common en- So I want to remind every student country.
emies. We can protect the health and from the Chamber of which I am deliv- You have to understand the supply
safety of everyone together. ering this address, the House of Rep- chain. You have to understand the
Look at what is manifesting in the resentatives, we work for you and we complexity that goes into the payment
neighborhoods around this country. will continue to be accountable to you cycles and the receivables and the need
Certainly, in the incredible neighbor- and for you. We will listen to you, and for fair and proper assurance.
hoods that I represent. Right across we are so proud of you. We only have to bat our eyes a couple
the street from me is an industrial For the recently graduated seniors of times and then we remember what
park right off of Auburn Road. And who are going to go off to that fresh- we were looking at when we had the
then you go on down and there is a man year or to that new job or to join largest drop in automotive sales in re-
nursing home. Heroes work here. our military, we salute you. We are cent history. In 2008, credit dried up,
We value work in America. And there grateful for you. and our suppliers were left wondering,
is no better time than this era that we And for those of you still making ‘‘Am I going to get paid? Am I going to
have found ourselves in with the re- your way through, we are not going to continue to be able to do the on-time
spect and dignity for the value of work leave you behind, and we are going to delivery?’’ We have to do that today,
and organized labor and a 21st century continue to listen to you and see all right?
labor movement that is going to pro- the ways in which you use the tools be- Liquidity in the supply chain is a
tect enforceable standards and make fore you to succeed. It is absolutely re- real thing, and boy, is it complex to
sure that no one has to go to work markable. talk about. It certainly doesn’t fit into
afraid, but that they can successfully And we are going to continue with a nice hashtag or a 140-character sound
go to work and produce that outcome. your intellect, your talent, your bril- bite.
Everyone matters. No one should be liance to be leaders in Michigan of the We wrote the Secretary of the Treas-
left behind. manufacturing economy. ury about this, Senator GARY PETERS
Our schools, the envy, frankly, in my Where the world looks to us leading and I, along with the Michigan delega-
opinion, in my district, the envy of the on electric vehicle technology, compa- tion.
world because of our training pro- nies like soulbrain that make the This is a great coming together of
grams. We have more first robotics chemicals, the electrolytes that go into our government if we can get this done
teams in Michigan than in any other the lithium-ion batteries. They are the and make sure that our suppliers can
State in the country. only one in the region, and they are continue to supply the original equip-
Now, I was looking forward to going one of two in the United States. ment manufacturers. That is all they
to Worlds, okay, it is located in Michi- So we talk a lot about Buy Amer- are asking for. That is all we are look-
gan. It has teams from all over the ican. Buy American. American jobs. Of ing for in that.
world competing, not just because they course, we do. We are the country that I believe, with the right wherewithal
are making amazing robotic machines makes things that the entire world in the Treasury, you can bring the
and pieces of equipment, but they are wants to buy. And when we look at the banks together, you can listen to the
doing strategy, they are doing commu- complexity of supply chains and workforce, you can make sure people
nications, they are doing sales, they sourcing Buy American and who choos- still have jobs and that we continue to
are doing diplomacy. These students es to expand their business, we love make things and compete as effectively
give me hope, and we owe them all a when they come to Michigan. We do as possible.
debt, not just of gratitude but of re- that because we have the right policies OPS Solutions is located in Wixom. I
sponsibility. in place, and we have the right tap- invite everyone to come over to
We talked a lot about the class of estry here. Wixom, Michigan, home of the shut-
2020. We talked a lot about the class. tered Ford Lincoln plant from 2007, a
They didn’t get to go through their tra- b 1800 rebuilt area.
ditional sayonaras, the traditional We are looking at our countless There were people who were singing
graduations, the proms, the engage- downtowns, small communities. I rep- the swan song of my region not too
ments. Some of them have senioritis to resent the suburbs, the downtown long ago. We know what they were say-
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begin with. They are ready for that areas, the sole proprietors, the indi- ing. We stood up and said something
next step. They are ready for that vidual companies that are not reliant different.
training program, that engineering de- on a brand name, but they are reliant OPS Solutions is run by Paul Ryznar
gree. on themselves. They are entrepreneurs. and his incredible team of people doing
Oakland University, located in my It is really quite remarkable the lead- light-guided parts assembly. You can
district, an amazing engineering school ership that they have shown. do it from home. You can do it with a
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H3048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 1, 2020
disability. It is something for all work- under EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON’s fabu- $20,000 in financial assistance to vet-
ers. lous leadership, Chair EDDIE BERNICE erans in need.
We talk about education and the JOHNSON, an incredible leader. Madam Speaker, it is clear that The
need for equal funding in education. We Shortly before this pandemic was de- American Legion Earl Graham Post 159
talk about educating students of all clared, we passed a bipartisan energy has had a significant and positive im-
abilities and jobs for people with all and R&D package through the com- pact on the Brazos Valley during its
abilities. OPS Solutions was formed in mittee. JIM BAIRD and I, my ranking 100-year history.
the downturn in Ryznar’s basement, a member, as I have the privilege of serv- I have requested the United States
furloughed auto engineer creating this ing as the chair for the Research and flag be flown over our Nation’s Capitol
incredible new enterprise. Technology Subcommittee, passed the to recognize this significant milestone
OPS Solutions just today joined the Building Blocks of STEM Act, invest- and their contributions to our veterans
World Economic Forum, one of 50 com- ing in our next generation through the and to our community.
panies in the advanced manufacturing National Science Foundation. As I close today, I urge all Americans
and technology space. We can do these things with a return to continue praying for our country,
The quiet humming that comes out on the taxpayer dollar, by the way. We for our veterans, and for our military
of Michigan’s 11th District is the deter- can have the conversation about effec- men and women who protect us and for
mination for where the world is going tive and efficient spending. Just as this our first responders who keep us safe at
to go with how we make things, how we institution made money from the auto home.
sell things, and how we operate in a rescue, the taxpayer made money. HONORING CLIFFORD SPIEGELMAN, PH.D.
digital economy. I am optimistic about what is ahead. Mr. FLORES. Madam Speaker, I rise
When we think about the plight of
I am committed to what is ahead be- today to honor the life and legacy of
these last 20 years—I was talking to
cause of the stories and the people Dr. Clifford Spiegelman of College Sta-
another small business owner in my
whom I have the privilege of working tion, Texas, who passed away on 14
district in the retail sector. ‘‘Oh, boy,’’
alongside in Michigan’s 11th District. May 2020.
he was saying, ‘‘these last 20 years
I thank you, Madam Speaker, for Dr. Spiegelman, known as Cliff to his
have really been a whopper. We had
your time and your diligence this family and friends, was born on 15 May
9/11. We had a recession. Now, we have
evening, and all the people who con- 1948 in Long Island, New York, to Char-
a global pandemic. And every day, I am
tinue to make our House of Represent- lie and Doris Spiegelman.
going into work, and I am working to
atives hum. In school, he was recognized as an ac-
sell, and I am working to connect with
Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- complished athlete and won numerous
customers. And now, it is really dif-
ance of my time. awards for track and other sports. He
ferent, connecting with customers.’’
You look at us as a Nation, and so f also excelled in the classroom and pur-
many of these students today, these sued a career in academics, receiving
CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN his bachelor of science from the State
young adults, were just being born LEGION EARL GRAHAM POST 159
when our Twin Towers fell down and University of New York at Buffalo in
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 1970, his master’s degree in managerial
when our Pentagon was attacked. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan-
I was a young freshman myself at economics from Northwestern Univer-
uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Texas sity in 1973, and his Ph.D. in statistics
American University, dropped off for
(Mr. FLORES) is recognized for 60 min- and applied mathematics from North-
school, a kid from the Midwest who got
utes as the designee of the minority western University in 1976.
a chance to study political science at
leader. Cliff started his career with the agen-
an incredible school just a few miles
Mr. FLORES. Madam Speaker, I rise cy now known as the National Insti-
from the Pentagon. My mom and my
today to recognize the 100-year anni- tute of Standards and Technology,
brother dropped me off, and they left.
I had been talking to my mom about versary of American Legion Earl Gra- commonly called NIST. He later be-
my new Government 101 political ham Post 159. came a tenured professor at the De-
science course. I said, ‘‘Mom, I am so American Legion Post 159 was char- partment of Statistics at Texas A&M
excited. This is such an amazing class. tered 13 February 1920 and named after University.
It is four credits, and that extra credit First Lieutenant Cyrus Earl Graham, Serving on the faculty at Texas A&M
is experiential learning, and we get to Texas A&M University class of 1916. for over 30 years, Cliff became re-
Lieutenant Graham was a member of nowned in his field and a highly
go to the Pentagon.’’ That was the last
the United States Army Air Corps and sought-after expert in the application
conversation I had with my mom be-
was killed in action in France on 9 No- of statistical expertise to forensic
fore 9/11/2001.
She was calling my dorm room. She vember 1918. science, chemistry, and medicine. In
was calling my dorm room, and she was From the beginning, The American 2019, he was named a distinguished pro-
trying to get in touch with me. Every- Legion created an egalitarian organiza- fessor of statistics, the university’s
one was trying to get in touch with tion open to membership regardless of highest rank for faculty. His contribu-
their loved ones, before the race, gender, or religion. Post 159 has tions to the field of statistics were fur-
smartphone. She couldn’t get through. embodied these goals and has been a ther recognized in his appointment as a
I signed on to AOL Instant Mes- community-minded organization since regents professor in 2019.
senger: ‘‘Hey, mom.’’ its inception 100 years ago. Cliff was particularly known for his
What happened next, as a Nation? It During this period, Post 159 has been helpful nature and deep commitment
is a long story, but economically, we dedicated to serving the local Brazos to justice and fairness in the criminal
were the ones who proliferated the Valley community through events such justice system. He was nationally rec-
internet in Industry 4.0, as some people as the Brazos County Fair and the his- ognized for his research on statistical
like to describe it, the industrial Inter- torical Juneteenth Celebration, both of interpretation of criminal evidence,
net of Things, making faster, better, which were hosted on The American such as bullet fragment analysis and
closer together, re-localizing manufac- Legion grounds. These events saw over firearm tool marks.
turing, re-shoring the production of 1,000 people come together to embrace He was a fierce advocate of accuracy
things. our community. by investigators to prevent false con-
I believe that device, those flat- Post 159 of The American Legion con- victions. He further expanded his advo-
screen devices, came from the great in- tinues its commitment to the commu- cacy through his work with the Inno-
novation of America. nity to this day, with programs that cence Project, testifying pro bono in
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That is what we celebrate. That is provide activities for local youth and evidentiary admissibility hearings and
what we work toward. That is the tap- veterans, as well as support for Active providing research that played critical
estry that we are working to put to- Duty military members serving over- roles in overturning false convictions
gether in this Chamber. seas. of innocent individuals.
Come visit us at the House Science, The annual Resource Fair and Vet- His commitment to justice extended
Space, and Technology Committee erans Assistance program provides over outside of the courtroom as well. He
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