Extensions of Remarks — Congressional Record, July 27, 2020, page E686
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Page E686 of the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record for July 27, 2020. In a personal explanation, Bob Gibbs of Ohio says that, due to a medical appointment, Gibbs was unable to vote and would have voted Nay on Roll Call No. 159, Nay on Roll Call No. 160 and Yea on Roll Call No. 161. Zoe Lofgren honors Carmen Castellano. Marcy Kaptur, in remarks titled Critical Need for Direct, Flexible, Locality Assistance, says northern Ohio communities got nothing fair or proportionate from the CARES Act and describes dividing $150 billion per capita, which would give close to $454.50 per person.
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E686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 27, 2020
7608, I mistakenly recorded my vote as Nay throughout the years, including the Board of human need, the majority of northern Ohio
when I should have voted Yea. the National Association of Latino Arts and communities I represent like Cleveland, Lo-
Culture and the Latina Coalition of Silicon Val- rain, Sandusky, and Toledo got nothing that
f
can be described as fair or proportionate
ley, as well as the Santa Clara County Office
PERSONAL EXPLANATION from the CARES Act. How can this be as
of Education’s Artspiration initiative steering Donald Trump kicked off his 2020 campaign
committee. Admirably, Carmen pushed every in northern Ohio in Toledo on January 9,
HON. BOB GIBBS organization that she worked with toward di- 2020? He made countless promises to help the
OF OHIO versity and inclusion—toward equity. For City and its people. He promised his audience
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES many, she has been a role model and a bea- steel jobs were back at nearby Lorain mills,
con. Her legacy helps fuel the work that is still which was an outright falsehood.
Monday, July 27, 2020 Let’s do a bit of simple math. If $150 billion
cut out for all of us in San Jose.
Mr. GIBBS. Madam Speaker, due to a med- Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to recog- of the CARES State/Local Coronavirus Relief
ical appointment, I was unable to vote on July Fund were divided equally per capita based
nize and commend Carmen Castellano for her on U.S. population in each jurisdiction,
23, 2020. Had I been present, I would have unwavering commitment to the vibrancy of our every community in our nation would be re-
voted NAY on Roll Call No. 159, NAY on Roll community. We miss her greatly. ceiving close to $454.50 per person times the
Call No. 160, and YEA on Roll Call No. 161. f population of that community. In a fair allo-
f cation formula, that amount of funding
CRITICAL NEED FOR DIRECT, would be multiplied by the population of the
HONORING CARMEN CASTELLANO FLEXIBLE, LOCALITY ASSISTANCE jurisdiction (based on the most recent Cen-
sus data) to obtain a fair share of federal
HON. ZOE LOFGREN HON. MARCY KAPTUR CARES support to your community. If your
community, for example, has a population of
OF CALIFORNIA OF OHIO
100 people, your community would get back
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $45,450 to help preserve your emergency cov-
Monday, July 27, 2020 Monday, July 27, 2020 erage or pay your community’s part time
doctor.
Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise to Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise to In Lorain, with a population of 64,000, this
recognize the many contributions of Carmen shine a light on the critical need for equitable, would equal $29 million. Instead, Lorain gets
Castellano to educational, philanthropic, and direct, and flexible locality assistance in up- $0. In Cleveland, with a population of 384,000,
artistic pursuits in our San Jose community. coming COVID relief legislation in the face of this would equal $174 million. Instead Cleve-
Carmen has passed away at the age of 81 the dire COVID–19 economic and public land gets $0.
and is survived by her husband, Al, and their health crisis. Locality revenues have fallen Mind you, our communities were not the
three children, Maria, Armando, and Carmela. precipitously, forcing communities to make only ones completely shortchanged. In Flint,
overwhelmingly difficult decisions, including to Michigan with a population of 96,000, a fair
This loss is deeply felt across our community.
allocation would return $44 million. Instead,
Carmen was born in Watsonville and grad- furlough emergency first responders who are
Flint gets $0. In Pittsburgh, PA with a popu-
uated from Moreland Notre Dame High needed now more than ever. lation of 301,048, a fair return would be $137
School, later completing the Executive Sec- Due to Republican provisions that diverted million. Instead, Pittsburgh gets $0. Gary, IN
retary program at Heald Business College. CARES Act locality assistance largely to state with a population of 75,000, should have re-
She worked as an Executive Secretary at capitals, hardworking communities under ceived $34 million. Instead, Gary gets $0. Du-
Cabrillo College. I first met her when she 500,000 across the nation and Northern Ohio luth, MN has a population of 86,000, and
worked as an administrative secretary and of- were severely shortchanged. These provisions should have received $39 million. Instead,
largely favored financial power and capital Duluth gets $0. Des Moines, IA has a popu-
fice manager at San Jose City College which
lation of 217,000, and should have received $99
she did for 33 years. During her time at City centers leaving Main Street communities be-
million. Instead, it gets $0. Little Rock, AR,
College, she was president of the classified hind. The rich get richer and the poor get with a population of 198,000, should have re-
employees’ senate and co-founded the Latino poorer. Welcome to the Trump Swamp. ceived $90 million. Instead, it gets $0. Jack-
Education Association. For her support of San I include in the RECORD an OPED I wrote to son, MS has a population of 164,422. Its fair
Jose City College, the school named its arts shine a light on these concerning provisions. share would have been $75 million, yet it got
center after her in 2012. In response, the Democratic House took ac- $0. The list of losers across the Heartland
I’ve never been a big fan of the California tion and passed the HEROES Act to provide and South is long: Peoria, St. Louis, Keno-
direct assistance to every locality. Every mu- sha, Charleston, Des Moines, New Orleans,
lottery, but it was wonderful and exciting when
nicipality would receive assistance for two fis- Selma, Birmingham, St. Paul, Grand Rapids,
Carmen and Al won hundreds of millions in Nashville, and many others.
the lottery. It couldn’t have happened to a cal years based on a modified CDBG formula,
Senate Republicans drafted a Robin Hood
nicer couple. When I knew Carmen and Al be- and all counties would receive a population- bill for the rich. Their numbers-juggling
fore the lottery win, I knew them as a team based allocation. took from struggling communities and
that was constantly volunteering for the com- While this critical legislation passed the transferred funds to the richest. The Trump
munity. I have very fond memories of the House of Representatives in May, it continues formula tilts heavily against Main Street
hours they dedicated to raising college schol- to languish in the Senate still awaiting action. America. It diverts critical funds to finan-
arship money with the American GI Forum. It I call on our Republican colleagues in the cial power and capital city centers, and es-
Senate and the Trump Administration to take sentially metropolises with over 500,000 per-
wasn’t a surprise to me, then, that they took sons. For example, New York City received
the lottery winnings and used them for good in action now. Too much is at stake for more
$1.45 billion, San Francisco $154 million, and
our community. handwringing.
Chicago $469 million. Based on an equitable,
Almost immediately after their win, Carmen THE CARES CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND—A per capita distribution of CARES
and Al formed the Castellano Family Founda- ROBIN HOOD PLAN FOR THE RICH Coronavirus Relief Funds, each Congres-
tion and started directing grants in support of (By Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur) sional District should have received close to
Santa Clara County causes. They focused In this important Presidential election $345 million. Instead, while districts with the
their Foundation on the Arts and Latino orga- year, let me define a key difference between highest median income were taken care of,
Republicans and Democrats. Democrats fight those with the lowest median incomes clear-
nizations, and it served to amplify artistic ly lost out. In fact, the urban district I rep-
for all people. Republicans don’t. That is
voices in our community. Through the Founda- why Democrats created Social Security and resent ranks 403 out of 435 congressional dis-
tion, they helped fund a black-box theater at Medicare for every American. That is why tricts in median income per household, and
the MACLA gallery in downtown San Jose, the Democrats are fighting to pass the HEROES received nothing that could be considered
Castellano Playhouse, and, among many oth- Act (H.R. 6800) to help all people in commu- fair. Of the top 30 wealthiest Congressional
ers, provided support to Cinequest, Teatro Vi- nities impacted by the COVID–19 recession. Districts, all but two received a handsome
sion, San Jose Jazz, and Los Lupeños de San Republicans are not. Every American can allocation. Yet, for the bottom 86 Districts,
gauge the fairness or unfairness of the Re- only 20 received something close to equi-
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Jose. The City of San Jose honored Carmen
publican-drafted CARES Act (H.R. 748) vs. table. The rich get richer and the poor get
and Al for their work with the creative commu- poorer. Welcome to the Trump swamp.
the Democratic-drafted HEROES bill by
nity with the Cornerstone of the Arts Award in their return of your tax dollars to help your Further, due to provisions included in the
2015. community. CARES Act by Republican Senators and the
In addition to the Castellano Family Founda- Despite the proportionally higher COVID– White House, over $87.5 billion in CARES
tion, Carmen was active on several Boards 19 infection rates in the time of greatest funding is slated directly to a majority of
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July 27, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E687
Republican controlled State capitals to dis- For example, a recent Ohio Senate Bill (S.B. equal distribution. In effect, communities
tribute. To be exact, 59% of all State legisla- 310) proposes to distribute only 7.7% of its across Northern Ohio are being shortchanged
tures controlled by Republicans will redis- $4.533 billion federal allocation to localities, and losing millions of dollars: Cleveland
tribute your tax dollars. As a result, state which translates to $29.90 per capita vs. a fair (¥$163 million), Toledo (¥$117 million), Lo-
governments will determine through a lop- allocation of $454.50 per capita from the rain (¥$27 million), Lakewood (¥$22 mil-
sided political process, which communities CARES Act. At a time of such national lion), and Parma (¥$33.4 million).
do and don’t receive federal relief dollars. stress, how repugnant is this Republican un-
COMPARATIVE RETURN OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO COMMUNITIES, CARES VS. HEROES ACT
CARES Estimated FY20 FY21
CARES Equal Ohio Estimated Estimated
Locality Locality Per Capita Allocations HEROES HEROES
Allocations Allocations (S.B. 310 Allocations Allocations
(Theoretical) Pending)
Toledo ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $0 $124,976,138 $10,078,625 $362,033,245 $181,016,622
Sandusky .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. $0 $11,232,513 $509,672 $35,551,881 $17,775,940
Lorain ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $0 $29,100,726 $3,305,501 $58,997,836 $29,498,918
Parma ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $0 $35,792,330 $2,388,115 $46,518,935 $23,259,467
Lakewood .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. $0 $23,508,558 $2,352,577 $96,486,908 $48,243,454
Cleveland .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. $0 $174,433,919 $31,665,995 $1,038,682,671 $519,341,336
Cincinnati ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. $0 $137,533,974 $15,659,518 $559,404,059 $279,702,030
Dayton ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $0 $63,920,880 $8,095,038 $282,218,173 $141,109,087
Youngstown .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. $0 $29,523,411 $1,967,717 $170,034,169 $85,017,085
Akron ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $0 $89,993,727 $8,012,136 $294,247,102 $147,123,551
In the CARES Act, Republican rural, and the United States.’’ The American people sador during his tenure of service as
small states were also guaranteed $1.5 billion now must keep their eyes peeled on the Re- United States Representative to the
regardless of their population, or COVID in- publican Senate and their state legislatures. Organization for the Prohibition of
fection rates. When topline CARES states/lo- Otherwise, millions of Americans are going Chemical Weapons, Richard M. Mills,
cality funding is analyzed and the allocation to face their municipalities declaring bank- Jr., of Texas, to be the Deputy Rep-
divided evenly by population, Ohio received ruptcy with the massive furloughing of po- resentative of the United States of
an average $388 per capita. Yet, Republican lice officers, firefighters, emergency service America to the United Nations, with
states like South Dakota received $1,413 per personnel, and other first responders. Bank- the rank and status of Ambassador and
capita, Alaska received $1,709, Wyoming ruptcy of America’s communities may be the Deputy Representative of the
$2,160, and North Dakota $1,640. How is a Senator Mitch McConnell’s solution. That is United States of America in the Secu-
hard-working Ohioan from a community barbarian. We owe a fair shake to the Amer- rity Council of the United Nations, and
that has already suffered deindustrialization ican people in all our communities. Let’s fix to be Representative of the United
and outsourcing worth less than other Amer- the skewed formula in the CARES Act. En- States of America to the Sessions of
icans? sure population-based, fair allocations of fed- the General Assembly of the United
eral coronavirus relief funding in future leg- Nations, during his tenure of service as
CARES ACT STATE PER CAPITA ALLOCATIONS islation. Democrats must lead with equity. Deputy Representative of the United
Shortchange no region. Restore fairness to States of America to the United Na-
Per Capita CARES the American people. tions, and Henry T. Wooster, of Vir-
State Act ginia, to be Ambassador to the
Funding Allocation f Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, all of
Ohio .................................................................................. $388 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS the Department of State, Jason
Alaska .............................................................................. $1,709 Myung-lk Chung, of Virginia, to be
North Dakota .................................................................... $1,640 Title IV of Senate Resolution 4,
South Dakota ................................................................... $1,413 United States Director of the Asian De-
Idaho ................................................................................ $699 agreed to by the Senate of February 4, velopment Bank, with the rank of Am-
Nebraska .......................................................................... $646 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- bassador, J. Steven Dowd, of Florida,
Wyoming ........................................................................... $2,160
Delaware .......................................................................... $1,284 tem for a computerized schedule of all to be United States Director of the Eu-
Montana ........................................................................... $1,170 meetings and hearings of Senate com- ropean Bank for Reconstruction and
Kansas ............................................................................. $429 Development, and Ramsey Coats Day,
Maine ............................................................................... $930 mittees, subcommittees, joint commit-
West Virginia .................................................................... $697 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Admin-
tees, and committees of conference.
Mississippi ....................................................................... $420 istrator, and Jenny A. McGee, of Texas,
This title requires all such committees to be an Associate Administrator, both
To address these grievous injustices, I led to notify the Office of the Senate Daily of the United States Agency for Inter-
an effort to request Treasury Secretary Ste- Digest—designated by the Rules Com- national Development.
ven Mnuchin to certify ‘‘Locality’’ assist- mittee—of the time, place and purpose SR–325
ance of northern Ohio’s two economic re- of the meetings, when scheduled and 10 a.m.
gions whose population does exceed 500,000 any cancellations or changes in the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
persons—the Northeast Ohio Areawide Co- meetings as they occur. Urban Affairs
ordinating Agency’s (NOACA) and Toledo To hold hearings to examine the Con-
As an additional procedure along
Metropolitan Area Council of Governments’ sumer Financial Protection Bureau’s
(TMACOG). Secretary Mnuchin dismissed with the computerization of this infor- semi-annual report to Congress.
the requests out of hand stating, ‘‘Treasury mation, the Office of the Senate Daily WEBEX
relied on data from the U.S. Census Bureau.’’ Digest will prepare this information for Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Our regions should qualify by any reasonable printing in the Extensions of Remarks Transportation
measure of economic performance, COVID– section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD To hold hearings to examine building a
19, and population distribution. on Monday and Wednesday of each stronger and more resilient seafood
In effect, the CARES Act authorizes the week. sector.
disbursement of an enormous sum of money SR–253
back to only some communities, but not all.
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July
Committee on Environment and Public
The bill picks winners and losers. It does not 28, 2020 may be found in the Daily Di- Works
give equal amounts based on population and gest of today’s RECORD. To hold hearings to examine lessons
certainly not need. It is very lopsided. By learned from remote working during
contrast, the HEROES Act leaves no commu-
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
COVID–19, focusing on if the govern-
nity out. This bill would provide a fairer al- JULY 29 ment can maximize use of leased space.
location to municipalities for two fiscal 9 a.m. SD–106
years based on a modified Community Devel- Committee on Foreign Relations Committee on the Judiciary
opment Block Grant formula. All counties Business meeting to consider the nomi- To hold hearings to examine the nomina-
would receive direct funding based on popu- nations of Natalie E. Brown, of Ne- tions of J. Philip Calabrese, and James
lation. While this legislation has passed the braska, to be Ambassador to the Re- Ray Knepp II, both to be a United
ctelli on DSK30NT082PROD with remark
House of Representatives, it is sitting in the public of Uganda, Sandra E. Clark, of States District Judge for the Northern
Senate and awaiting action. Maryland, to be Ambassador to District of Ohio, Aileen Mercedes Can-
Democratic Ways and Means Chairman Burkina Faso, William Ellison Gray- non, to be United States District Judge
Richard Neal best summed up Democratic son, of California, to be Ambassador to for the Southern District of Florida,
dismay: ‘‘Remember, Democrats control only the Republic of Estonia, Joseph Manso, Toby Crouse, to be United States Dis-
one half of one third of the government of of New York, for the rank of Ambas- trict Judge for the District of Kansas,
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