Conservatism During COVID (Cong. Rec., Sept. 16, 2020)
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Page H4432 of the House section of the Congressional Record for September 16, 2020. Under the heading Conservatism During COVID, Budd of North Carolina says the American people see no movement in negotiations on help for those still struggling from the effects of COVID-19. Other remarks pay tribute to Reverend Graham, noting that President Trump expressed support for a statue to be commissioned, and to Miss Sarah, who won election to the board of education in 1980 and served for 8 years. A further speaker refers to more than 85 major fires burning from Washington State to Southern California.
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H4432 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 16, 2020
The level of expediency in this proc- In 1980, she won election to the board blessing so many people with enough
ess is a true testament to how Rev- of education, which she served for 8 foolishness to believe that we can
erend Graham was revered not only in years. make the impossible possible.
North Carolina, but also across the Equity in education was always at f
world. Recently, President Trump has the forefront of what she did, because
expressed his support for a statue of even though the courts declared sepa- CONSERVATISM DURING COVID
Reverend Graham to be commissioned, rate but equal was unequal, too many The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
and he even suggested that Reverend schools in Charlotte were still both Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Graham would be memorialized in a separate and unequal. North Carolina (Mr. BUDD) for 5 min-
new statuary park known as the ‘‘Na- What she did made a difference. In utes.
tional Garden of American Heroes.’’ 1984, halfway through Miss Sarah’s ten- Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
Reverend Graham came from humble ure on the school board, President Ron- to set the record straight.
beginnings in Charlotte, North Caro- ald Reagan made a campaign stop in The American people are wondering
lina, where he was raised on a dairy Charlotte at the height of his popu- what Congress is doing to help folks
farm in the early 1920s. larity. President Reagan had a line in who are still struggling from the ef-
During his lifetime, he counseled for- his stump speech that won thunderous fects of COVID–19 on their health and
eign dignitaries, numerous Presidents, applause in cities across the country, on all of our economy. They see no
members of the Royal family, and and in Charlotte, he repeated it, saying movement in negotiations, and I have
many other significant public figures. that school busing was a failed social had folks back home ask me, What are
However, his work was not solely experiment that nobody wants. you all doing up there? Well, sadly, the
consigned to the upper echelons of gov- The crowd went silent. There was, at answer is, Not much, really.
ernment or politics. His life’s work was best, scattered applause. That is be- Some in this Chamber claim that it
dedicated to the millions of people cause in Charlotte, activists like Sarah is us, the Republicans, who have no so-
around the world who sought Jesus Stevenson worked hard so that Black lutions on COVID. Nothing could be
Christ as their one true Lord and sav- and White parents could come together further from the truth. Let me just
ior. speak for myself. I have introduced
in support of Charlotte’s ‘‘finest
He once described being a Christian more than a dozen bills with my col-
achievement’’—school integration.
as, ‘‘more than just an instantaneous She lost reelection to the school leagues. Some of these bills are bipar-
conversion. It is a daily process where- board in 1988 because she continued to tisan, and they apply time-tested con-
by you grow to be more and more like value equity and integration even as servative principles to help people im-
Christ.’’ the political winds changed. Her values pacted and hurt by COVID–19.
In 2018, Reverend Graham passed These are bills that expand
were more important to her than win-
away at the age of 99, and to say that healthcare access. They support work-
ning votes. And that is an example
he left an indelible mark on society ers. They incentivize telework. They
that we can all learn from.
would be an understatement. For assure safe public housing. They sim-
While on the school board, she co-
years, I have advocated for Reverend plify PPP loans. Mr. Speaker, they
founded the Tuesday Morning Break-
Graham to have a place within the hal- stop stimulus payments to dead people,
fast Forum, a group she continues to
lowed Halls of the Capitol, and I am so of all things. They explore temperature
convene to this day. The Forum can
pleased that the millions of people who checks at airports. They establish
best be described as the pulse of the
visit the Capitol every year will soon flexible funding for States and local-
community in Charlotte. The Forum
be able to view his statue. ities; a bill that holds China account-
has met on most Tuesdays for the past
f able, and helps incentivize a safe re-
40 years and is a required stop for can-
opening of our country, and much,
IN HONOR OF SARAH M. didates for public office in Charlotte
much more. Each and every one of
STEVENSON and those running statewide.
For these and many other achieve- these bills has been denied a vote in
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this House.
ments, it goes without saying that
Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Mr. Speaker, I understand the poli-
Sarah Stevenson has earned numerous
North Carolina (Ms. ADAMS) for 5 min- tics of being less than 50 days away
awards and commendations over the
utes. from an election. And I get the polit-
course of her life. I was honored to be
Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise this ical calculation that has been made.
with her in 2007 as the Charlotte-Meck-
morning to speak in honor of the first The Speaker started this year—right
lenburg Housing Partnership opened
Black woman to serve on the Char- there—by ripping up the President’s
the 130-unit Stevenson Apartments in
lotte-Mecklenburg School Board. State of the Union. And she seems in-
One of the cofounders and conveners her honor.
But perhaps the greatest honor she tent on ending it by smearing Repub-
of the Tuesday Morning Breakfast licans as enemies of the State and
continues to bestow on us, the entire
Forum, not only a queen of the Queen blocking any meaningful bills to help
Charlotte community, is her wisdom.
City, but one of the crown jewels, Miss hardworking Americans.
Not only her wisdom, but the wisdom
Sarah Stevenson. But the American people deserve to
Sarah Belle Mingo was born in Heath of the Forum and its 40 years of guest
know that my Republican colleagues
Springs, South Carolina, in 1925, the speakers and attendees.
As is said in a Fourfold Franciscan and I, we stand ready to govern and
first of 14 children. ready to pass commonsense conserv-
Her life quickly led her to Charlotte blessing that often starts the Forum:
ative policies that will help them make
where, like many African-American May God bless us with discomfort at easy
answers, half-truths, and superficial rela- it through this pandemic.
women of her time, she worked as a f
tionships, so that we may live deep within
housekeeper and did domestic work so our hearts.
that she and her family could achieve a May God bless us with anger at injustice,
WILDFIRES RAVAGE WEST COAST
brighter future. oppression, and exploitation of people, so The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
In Charlotte, she successfully inte- that we may work for justice, freedom, and Chair recognizes the gentleman from
grated the school district’s parent- peace. California (Mr. PETERS) for 5 minutes.
teacher associations, and as an activist May God bless us with tears to shed for Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise
and mother of four, helped lay the those who suffer from pain, rejection, starva- today to address the wildfires cur-
tion, and war so that we may reach our
foundation for one of the most inte- rently ravaging the West Coast of the
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hands to them to comfort them and turn
grated school districts in the Nation. their path pain into joy. United States.
You could have found her across the May God bless us with enough foolishness More than 85 major fires, spanning
street from us on October 12, 1970, when to believe that we can make a difference in from Washington State to Southern
she attended oral arguments at the Su- this world, so that we can do what others California are burning, as I speak.
preme Court for the Swann v. Char- claim cannot be done. Thirty-five people have died, only
lotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education I thank Miss Sarah, for working for ashes remain in hundreds of commu-
case. justice, freedom, and peace, and for nities, tens of thousands have fled their
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