Extensions of Remarks — Congressional Record, July 31, 2020, page E713
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Page E713 of the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record for July 31, 2020. A tribute honors Capt. Thomas "Tom" Pinnell III, who will be promoted to the rank of Major and won the title of "Recruiter of the Year" of the Midwestern Region. A personal explanation from Steve King of Iowa says that, unable to vote on July 27, 2020, King would have voted yes on Roll Call No. 167. Remarks on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 mention NASA funding at the Fiscal Year 2020 enacted level of $22.629 billion, a $35 million increase for aeronautics, and $758 million for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant.
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July 31, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E713
Thomas ‘‘Tom’’ Pinnell III, who will be pro- I support ensuring funding for the Near change measurements, and science, tech-
moted to the rank of Major this weekend. Earth Surveillance Mission efforts to identify nology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
Capt. Pinnell was commissioned into the Ma- potentially hazard near Earth objects and programs. We simply cannot afford to cut-off
rine Corps in 2010. A college baseball athlete, thank my colleagues for their support of my our future—the building of our next genera-
Capt. Pinnell has earned the Marine Corps Air amendment. tion’s skills and the development of a 21st
Station Miramar’s ‘‘Athlete of the Year’’ award f century workforce. Overall, the bill sustains
not once, but twice. He may not reach the sta- NASA’s multi-mission portfolio at the Fiscal
tus of a future Hall of Famer like Yadier PERSONAL EXPLANATION Year 2020 enacted level of $22.629 billion,
Molina of his cherished St. Louis Cardinals, providing level or near-level funding for
but Capt. Pinnell’s athleticism set him up to HON. STEVE KING NASA’s science, exploration, and space tech-
represent Team USA in the CISM Military OF IOWA nology accounts, and provides $35 million in-
World Cup. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crease for aeronautics, which contributes im-
Capt. Pinnell has also given back to the Ma- portant research and development for our na-
rine Corps as a top recruiter, selecting the Friday, July 31, 2020
tion’s civil aviation and air transportation sys-
best and brightest to lead the next generation Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I was
tem. The bill also sustains funding for critical
of Marines. His expertise won him the title of unable to vote on July 27, 2020 due to not
exploration capabilities, including the Space
‘‘Recruiter of the Year’’ of the Midwestern Re- being in DC. Had I been present, I would have
Launch System and Orion crew vehicle. To-
gion. voted as follows: YES on Roll Call No. 167.
In the coming months, Capt. Pinnell will ward that end, I’m pleased that the bill con-
f tinues to fund the development of an explo-
transition from active duty to the reserves in
order to begin a promising career in the prac- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ration upper stage-enabled Space Launch
tice of law. Capt. Pinnell and his wonderful APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 System, which will provide greater lift capacity
wife, Lisa, just welcomed into the world their to support our deep space exploration activi-
third child, Weston, little brother to Theo and
SPEECH OF ties. In addition, the bill provides important
flexibility to the agency in selecting a launch
Davis. HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON vehicle for the high-priority Europa Clipper
Capt. Pinnell is a loving father who has OF TEXAS
given many years of service to this great na- science mission; that flexibility could help re-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
tion. Madam Speaker, please join me in con- duce overall mission cost while also seeking
gratulating Capt. Pinnell for his promotion and Thursday, July 30, 2020 to expedite science results. It is also worth
in wishing him all the best on his endeavors. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise noting that the bill allows for up to $1 million
f in support of H.R. 7617, the Defense, Com- from the Safety, Security, and Mission Serv-
merce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water ices account to be available to meet mandated
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Development, Financial Services and General payments to the Challenger Center as NASA
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 Government, Labor, Health and Human Serv- explores alternative means to ensure the on-
SPEECH OF ices, Education, Transportation, Housing, and going payments.
Urban Development Appropriations Act, for fis- With respect to the Federal Aviation Admin-
HON. DARREN SOTO cal year 2021, which has included multiple of istration (FAA), the bill supports the Office of
OF FLORIDA my priorities critical to the communities I rep- Commercial Space Transportation (AST)’s im-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resent. These provisions fund our nation’s portant functions of licensing and monitoring
Thursday, July 30, 2020 most critical programs that support individuals, the safety of commercial space launches and
Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, Soto Amendment, families, and communities throughout their life- reentries, as well as spaceports, at $27.555
Soto number 77 to Division B, the Department span, from Early Head Start to Social Security. million, an increase of $1.515 million (6 per-
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- We are dedicated to investing in programs cent) from the FY 2020 enacted appropriation.
lated Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021, that provide opportunities so that every person I am also pleased that the bill sustains
specified that at least $40,000,000 from the has a better chance at a better life—with a $192.665 million for the FAA’s research, engi-
National Aeronautics and Space Administra- good education, a good job, and access to af- neering, and development programs, which
tion’s Planetary Science budget to be applied fordable healthcare. contribute R&D to improve the safety and effi-
to the general budget and applied to the Near This bill provides modest increases for the ciency of the national airspace system and re-
Earth Object Surveillance Mission (NEOSM). National Science Foundation and the National duce the environmental impact.
Space may be vast, but it’s not empty. Earth Institute of Standards and Technology. The
National Science Foundation is the only agen- I am supportive of the $5.45 billion provided
is bombarded by tiny space rocks called mete-
cy to fund research across all fields of science for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ors every day, most of which burn up in our
and engineering, and the most important ministration (NOAA) in this bill, which is $828
atmosphere. Larger meteors, like the one that
exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, agency in terms of ensuring a diverse pipeline million above the Administration’s short-sight-
can damage buildings and cause minor inju- of STEM talent across our nation. The Na- ed budget request. This includes robust in-
ries. And on rare occasions, asteroids and tional Institute of Standards and Technology is vestments in intramural and extramural re-
comets strike Earth and cause global devasta- the global leader in measurement science and search at NOAA and restoration of funding to
tion—the dinosaurs perished when this hap- standards, and as such plays a central role in proposed cuts to, or eliminations of, coastal
pened 66 million years ago. U.S. competitiveness across all sectors of our resilience grants, National Centers for Coastal
NEOSM is a 50-centimeter-wide telescope. economy. However, it is one of most under- Ocean Science, the National Sea Grant Pro-
Its camera sees things in infrared wave- funded agencies in our government for what it gram, Tsunami Warning System, the Air Re-
lengths—a type of light not visible to human is asked to do and what it is capable of doing sources Laboratory, and the NOAA Office of
eyes. Infrared light reveals heat signatures, for our nation. In addition, our nation’s Education. At a time when Americans face
which is perfect for asteroids because they are progress in industries of the future such as ar- compound threats of the COVID–19 pandemic
very dark and hard to see against the black- tificial intelligence, quantum science, and 5G on top of climate change-fueled intense heat,
ness of space. In infrared light, they glow be- will simply not be possible without increased hurricanes, and other extreme weather events,
cause they heat up in the Sun and re-radiate investments in these two agencies. I truly un- it is imperative that we have accurate and
that heat back into space. derstand the difficult and sometimes delicate timely climate and weather predictions, pre-
This is the impetus behind NEOSM, NASA’s trade-offs that my Appropriations colleagues paredness, and response. I am pleased to see
Near-Earth Object Surveillance Mission. had to make in crafting this legislation. How- enhanced support for weather research, mod-
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NEOSM would launch as soon as 2025 and ever, I urge my colleagues across Congress to eling, and forecasting, as well as National
within 10 years meet Congress’s goal of find- find a way to invest in our nation’s future by Weather Service forecaster staffing levels. As
ing 90 percent of near-Earth objects 140 me- investing more in our nation’s STEM talent. our planet continues to warm, sea levels rise,
ters and wider. Finding and studying these ob- Regarding funding for the National Aero- ice sheets melt, and other changes occur due
jects will not only help us figure out if any are nautics and Space Administration (NASA), I to anthropogenic climate change, authoritative
on course to hit Earth, but will also help lay am pleased that the bill rejects the proposed climate research and information remains
the groundwork for survey and deflection mis- cuts to high-priority science projects, including more important than ever to help our commu-
sions if one is found. those that will provide important climate nities address these resulting impacts. I am
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E714 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 31, 2020
also pleased to see restored funding for au- This bill also includes critical funding for RECOGNIZING UTAH TEACHERS
thoritative reports such as the National Cli- lupus programs, which I supported as co-chair AND EDUCATORS
mate Assessments and the Regional Inte- of the Congressional Lupus Caucus. the Na-
grated Sciences and Assessments program to tional Lupus Patient Registry at the Centers HON. BEN McADAMS
help provide regions with decision making for Disease Control and Prevention is to re- OF UTAH
support services and tools. ceive $8.5 million, and the Office of Minority IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
This bill makes much needed investments at Health and their National Lupus Training, Out-
the Department of Energy, which supports the Friday, July 31, 2020
reach, and Clinical Trial Program is to receive
world-class facilities and expertise of our na- $2 million. Mr. MCADAMS. Madam Speaker, all of us
tional laboratories as well as many important have fond memories of a favorite teacher—
Now, let me turn my attention to the Edu-
activities at our universities and in the private someone who became a mentor that inspired
cation funding division. As we continue to ad-
sector. DOE also serves as one of our most us to reach for our dreams. In ordinary times,
dress the needs of Americans during this pan-
valuable tools in the fight against climate classrooms are where we discover—with help
demic, I am happy to see that this bill includes
change. Alone, the $12.5 billion dedicated to from our teachers—the doors an education will
critical funding necessary to ensure our young
DOE’s non-defense research, development, open for us as we pursue our passions.
people have access to quality education, These are far from ordinary times. Just a
and demonstration activities in this bill would
whether it be at home, in school, or a hybrid few short months ago, kids left school on a
amount to a slight cut of 0.2 percent com-
pared to FY20 enacted levels. However, the model. I am particularly pleased to see the Friday and then started the following Monday
bill also includes $12.4 billion in additional, subcommittee recommend $28.5 million in in an entirely new learning environment. They
critical research infrastructure investments. funding for the Innovative Approaches to Lit- learned lessons from teachers talking to them
Thus DOE’s Office of Science, ARPA-E, and eracy program. This is an increase of $1.5 mil- on a computer screen, as teachers quickly
other applied energy programs would all re- lion over the Fiscal year 2020 funding level. shifted their lesson plans to online learning.
ceive significant funding increases under this The increased funding for this program will en- Parents got a crash course in what it’s like to
bill, which would significantly enhance the de- sure that schools, libraries, and non-profits keep children engaged with assignments and
velopment of new clean energy technologies can continue providing books and other lit- learning over a seven-hour day.
and provide valuable support to the U.S. re- erary materials to families in high need com- We have always asked a lot of our teachers
search enterprise when such support is des- munities. As we try to address the stark dif- and school principals in Utah. They juggle re-
perately needed. ferences in educational opportunity during this sources that are stretched thin. They must be
I also want to speak on important provisions pandemic, programs like IAL are needed more prepared to teach children with a range of
within the Health and Human Services funding than ever to ensure underserved students do learning styles and abilities. They wear many
division. In consideration of our current public not fall further behind in the areas of literacy hats beside that of teachers—counselor, ref-
health crisis, this appropriations bill rebuilds and writing. eree, nurse, bookkeeper, fundraiser and orga-
our nation’s aging public health infrastructure This bill also increases funding for Title I nizational expert. This fall, they are being test-
by providing $24.425 billion in emergency schools, Head Start, and special education ed by a dramatically more difficult cir-
spending to support state and local public programs, ensuring that the most vulnerable cumstance—preparing to go back to school in
health departments, public health laboratories, and needy get the services they need in the the face of a highly-contagious virus, about
and global health activities. This investment is classroom. which not much is known, except that some-
essential to developing national resilience Regarding Higher Education, this bill in- times it can be lethal.
amid the current pandemic caused by the creases funding to various HBCU programs I’m a father of four school-age children and
novel coronavirus and from future public and raises the maximum Pell Grant amount by the son of a teacher. I like to think that I value
health threats. We also have included oper- $150 to $6,495. This funding increase will help and appreciate the teaching profession and
ational and contingency funding to assist students keep up with the rising cost of higher unique ability teachers have, to connect a curi-
states with the unanticipated unemployment education. ous child’s mind with knowledge, aspiration,
insurance workloads, as millions of individuals Regarding the funding provisions for the De- and discipline.
have come to rely on such benefits to survive partment of Housing and Urban Development, As this unprecedented fall 2020 school year
the current economic turmoil. I am pleased at the increased investments approaches, as we all struggle to make sense
Among the multiple laudable improvements of what classrooms this fall will look like, I
made to affordable housing and homelessness
made in this bill, I am specifically encouraged would like to salute all Utah teachers and staff
programs. We have dedicated $9.1 billion for
by the inclusion of my report language on tele- and thank them for their extraordinary dedica-
the Office of Community Planning and Devel-
health training and education for Medicaid tion to their work and to our children.
opment, an increase of $1.1 billion above the
beneficiaries. Our nation has recognized the
2020 enacted level. There is also $3.5 billion f
potential for telehealth, remote monitoring, and
for Community Development Block Grants, a
digital health technologies to help meet the SARAH KEYS EVANS PLAZA
critical program that the President’s budget re-
needs of patients and families, especially dur- RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
quest proposed to eliminate. As co-chair of the
ing this public health emergency. As
Congressional Homelessness Caucus, I am
healthcare providers expanding their delivery
very supportive of the $3.4 billion for Home- HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD
of virtual care, we must have a comprehensive OF NORTH CAROLINA
understanding of the training and education less Assistance Grants, which is $638 million
more than what was dedicated in fiscal year IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
needs of beneficiaries and caregivers on how
2020. Multiple other programs have also re- Friday, July 31, 2020
to successfully utilize such telehealth services
and technologies. My language directs the Ad- ceived funding increases, including $103 mil- Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise
ministration of Community Living to work with lion for the Education for Homeless Children to recognize the profound contributions of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Youth program, $140 million for Runaway North Carolina’s own, Sarah Keys Evans, a
and other stakeholders to develop such re- and Homeless Youth program, and $57.5 mil- civil rights pioneer in the fight against racial
sources that account for age-related dif- lion for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration segregation, and to celebrate the unveiling of
ferences in our interactions with technology. Program. With the economic upheaval caused the Sarah Keys Evans Plaza in Roanoke Rap-
With all that is happening across our nation, by this coronavirus, we must be completely ids, North Carolina. The unveiling Ceremony
we must make sure that our communities dedicated to preventing and alleviating home- for the plaza will take place on Saturday, Au-
have the mental health services and support lessness, as that is the only way to lessen the gust 1, 2020; at the M.L. King Community
their need to withstand and recover from these difficulties currently experienced by our com- Park.
months of turmoil. That is why I am proud of munities. Before the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks and
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the $21 million allocated for the National Sui- As representatives of Americans from all the Montgomery bus boycott that followed,
cide Prevention Lifeline, which is $2 million corners of our country, we have a responsi- there was Sarah Keys Evans. Her refusal to
more than last year. Additionally, this bill in- bility to protect the livelihood and well-being of give up her seat on an interstate charter bus
cludes $758 million for the Community Mental our families and communities, especially dur- prompted the landmark court case, Sarah
Health Services Block Grant, which will pro- ing this public health emergency. On behalf of Keys v. Carolina Coach Company, in which
vide our states and territories the mental the constituents of the 30th District of Texas, the Interstate Commerce Commission out-
health resources that are so needed during I urge my colleagues to support this funding lawed the segregation of Black passengers in
these times. bill for fiscal year 2021. buses traveling across state lines.
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