Stand Up (Cong. Rec., Sept. 24, 2020)
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Page H4950 of the House section of the Congressional Record for September 24, 2020, with House proceedings and one-minute speeches in interleaved columns, headed Stand Up. A Member from Washington asks unanimous consent to consider a concurrent resolution on the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and there is no objection. Mr. Scalise says the majority should still be pushed to put a bill on the suspension calendar, and the Chair notes that requests must be cleared by bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. Other statements urge hurricane preparedness for those affected by Hurricane Sally and recognize Sweet Briar College, and resolution text cites the Fugitive Slave Law and the 14th Amendment.
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H4950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 24, 2020
late honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under knowing your evacuation route to hav-
Associate Justice of the United States guidelines consistently issued by suc- ing all the essentials to leave, if nec-
Supreme Court, and ask for its imme- cessive Speakers, as recorded in sec- essary, when a storm is headed our
diate consideration in the House. tion 956 of the House Rules and the way, we will be better prepared to
The Clerk read the title of the con- Manual, the Chair is constrained not to weather it together.
current resolution. entertain the request unless it has been Natural disasters are inevitable, and
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there cleared by the bipartisan floor and it is our responsibility as elected offi-
objection to the request of the gentle- committee leaderships. cials and as individuals, to prepare for
woman from Washington? Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, we will them and recover responsibly. For
There was no objection. still push the majority to put that bill those impacted by Hurricane Sally, I
The text of the concurrent resolution on the suspension calendar. We have no wish you a swift recovery.
is as follows: doubt it would pass overwhelmingly. Don’t just build back, build forward.
S. CON. RES. 45 We will continue to fight for those f
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- small businesses. RECOGNIZING DR. JOE CASTRO—
resentatives concurring), That the Architect of f FRESNO STATE UNIVERSITY
the Capitol is authorized and directed to
transfer to the custody of the Supreme Court NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per-
of the United States the catafalque which is SURFACE NAVY mission to address the House for 1
situated in the crypt beneath the Rotunda of (Ms. BARRAGÁN asked and was minute and to revise and extend his re-
the Capitol so that such catafalque may be given permission to address the House marks.)
used in the Supreme Court Building in con- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker in honor of
nection with services to be conducted there
her remarks.) Hispanic Heritage Month, I recognize a
for the late honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Latino leader who has been an inspira-
Associate Justice of the United States Su- Ms. BARRAGÁN. Mr. Speaker, com-
missioned in 1943, the USS Iowa was tion and a role model to thousands of
preme Court. The custody of the catafalque
the most powerful American warship of students in my home of Fresno, the
shall then be returned to the Architect of
the Capitol to be used in connection with her time. The ship saw action in World San Joaquin Valley, and that is Dr. Joe
such services to be conducted in National War II, and even transported President Castro, president of Fresno State Uni-
Statuary Hall. Franklin D. Roosevelt. versity, home of the Bulldogs.
The concurrent resolution was con- Yesterday, Dr. Castro was named the
Since 2012, the battleship has been
curred in. newest chancellor of California State
berthed in my district in San Pedro,
A motion to reconsider was laid on University system after spending 8
California.
the table. years at my alma mater at Fresno
Today, Senator FEINSTEIN and I in-
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State with great success. He is the first
troduced a resolution to formally name
native of California and the first per-
HELPING AMERICA’S SMALL the Battleship USS Iowa Museum the
son of color to head the California Uni-
BUSINESSES ‘‘National Museum of the Surface
versity system, the largest in the en-
Navy.’’ This resolution honors the men
(Mr. SCALISE asked and was given tire Nation.
and women who have served and con-
permission to address the House for 1 Raised in an immigrant household in
tinue to serve in the surface forces of
minute.) Hanford, California, he is the first in
our Nation by designating this museum
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, nor- his family, like so many, to graduate
as a monument to their sacrifice.
mally, we would do the colloquy with from college. His story is the story of
In decades past, the USS Iowa de-
the majority leader. He and I will not the American immigrant.
fended our Nation. Today, it educates He serves as a mentor and an inspira-
be doing that this week, but I know we the next generation as a museum and
do still have real concerns about those tion to thousands of first-generation
promotes the causes of veterans. college students who have followed in
families and businesses that are strug- Given the challenges of operating the
gling today through these difficult his footsteps, folks like members of my
museum in the COVID–19 era, I say family. His leadership led to many ac-
times. Many of those businesses were thank you to the dedicated people who
able to get relief through the Paycheck colades for Fresno State in recent
have kept this museum afloat—lit- years as the university continues to be
Protection Program, a program that erally.
we all came together to get agreement one of the best colleges in the country.
f A passionate and fierce advocate for
on, to help millions of small busi-
nesses. Over 50 million jobs were saved NATIONAL NATURAL DISASTER students, his selection to lead the larg-
by that program. PREPAREDNESS MONTH est public university system in the
We also know there is about $138 bil- country is a testament to his leader-
(Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given
lion still remaining in that fund, but ship and the respect he has throughout
permission to address the House for 1
the fund has expired. So I want to the Nation as one of the leaders in
minute and to revise and extend his re-
bring attention to things we can do to- higher education. He will leave behind
marks.)
gether to alleviate that, to help those a legacy that was best expressed when
Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in
small businesses with that remaining he first came to Fresno State and he
support of my neighbors in Alabama
money, and to talk about that more. told the student body: ‘‘Be bold.’’ ‘‘Be
and Florida who bore the brunt of de-
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- bold.’’
struction from Hurricane Sally when it Congratulations, Joe and Mary, a
woman from Washington (Ms. HERRERA made landfall on September 16. We real team, a Bulldog team, and always
BEUTLER). keep all those who were affected in our Bulldog proud.
REQUEST TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE FROM prayers as they rebuild.
FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8265
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Mississippi was lucky to be spared
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Mr. this time, but tragedy comes with an STAND UP FOR AMERICA’S SMALL
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that important lesson. We must be prepared. BUSINESSES
the Committee on Small Business be I will be the first to say that even I (Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER asked and
discharged from further consideration could have been better prepared for was given permission to address the
of the bill (H.R. 8265) to extend the this storm after seeing the devastation House for 1 minute and to revise and
Paycheck Protection Program access throughout lower Alabama and the extend her remarks.)
for small businesses, to extend the life- panhandle. Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Mr.
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line that southwest Washington busi- September is National Natural Dis- Speaker, I rise today to urge my col-
nesses—over 9,500 have taken advan- aster Preparedness Month, and hurri- leagues to stand up for small busi-
tage of, and have saved 92,000 jobs in cane season is still well underway. I en- nesses and workers across the country
southwest Washington and across this courage everyone who calls the Gulf who are struggling right now.
country, and ask for its immediate and Atlantic Coast home to review the Mr. Speaker, tomorrow morning at 9
consideration in the House. FEMA hurricane guidelines. From a.m. sharp, I will be filing a discharge
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September 24, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE CORRECTION H4951
petition in the House to temporarily News & World Report. This is the sec- Mr. GOHMERT. H. Res. 1148, raising
seize control from the House Demo- ond time in 3 years that Sweet Briar a question of the privileges of the
cratic leadership and revive the vital has earned this distinction in recogni- House.
job-saving Paycheck Protection Pro- tion of its academic and institutional Whereas, on July 22, 2020, H.R. 7573
gram. innovations. was brought to the House floor for a
Every one of us has heard from res- Located in Amherst County, Vir- vote, with the purpose of eliminating
taurants and stores on the brink of clo- ginia, the college is committed to in- four specific statues or busts from the
sure. They are not crying wolf. Many stilling in its students the knowledge United States Capitol along with all
will not make it through October with- and skills necessary to address the others that include individuals who
out more PPP funds. challenges facing our communities. ‘‘served as an officer or voluntarily
I know the majority leadership is Sweet Briar utilizes its sprawling with the Confederate States of America
feeling tremendous pressure. How? Be- 2,800-acre campus, including its lakes, or of the military forces or government
cause they canceled votes tomorrow vineyards, apiary, and 26,000-square- of a State while the State was in rebel-
morning. I guess allowing my more- foot greenhouse, as a natural canvas lion against the United States’’ yet
seasoned Democratic colleagues to be and laboratory to offer students an ex- failed to address the most ever-present
on the floor while we file this petition perience unlike any other in the coun- historical stigma in the United States
jeopardizes leadership’s political pos- try. Capitol; that is the source that so fer-
ture. Further, not only is Sweet Briar vently supported, condoned and fought
Well, enough posturing, and enough home to one of our country’s oldest for slavery was left untouched, without
treating the fate of small business like award-winning riding programs, but it whom, the evil of slavery could never
a chess game. is also one of two women’s colleges in have continued as it did, to such ex-
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my col- the United States with an ABET-ac- treme that it is necessary to address
leagues to sign my discharge petition credited engineering program. Thus, it here in order for the U.S. House of Rep-
in the morning and rescue small busi- came as no surprise to hear that they resentatives to avoid degradation of
nesses. Be brave. Now is the time to were once again honored for their inno- historical fact and blatant hypocrisy
act. vation. for generations to come.
f President Meredith Woo and the Whereas, The Democratic Party Plat-
school faculty have created a truly form of 1840, 1844, 1848, 1852, and 1856
b 1745 shining example of the incredible aca- states ‘‘That Congress has no power
JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR demic opportunities the Sixth District under the Constitution, to interfere
offers students from across the Nation. with or control the domestic institu-
(Ms. LEE of California asked and was tions of the several States, and that
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given permission to address the House such States are the sole and proper
for 1 minute.) REMEMBERING ROBERTO judges of everything appertaining to
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, CLEMENTE their own affairs, not prohibited by the
yesterday a Kentucky grand jury in- (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given Constitution; that all efforts of the
dicted one—just one—of the three offi- permission to address the House for 1 abolitionists, or others, made to induce
cers involved in the tragic shooting of minute and to revise and extend his re- Congress to interfere with questions of
Breonna Taylor. marks.) slavery . . . are calculated to lead to
Rather than being held accountable Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I the most alarming and dangerous con-
for this murder of an unarmed young would like to recognize the out- sequences; and that all such efforts
Black woman, the indicted officer, in- standing career, life, and accomplish- have an inevitable tendency to dimin-
stead, received a slap on the fist while ments of Roberto Clemente. ish the happiness of the people and en-
the others responsible remain free. Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Ro- danger the stability and permanency of
Mr. Speaker, this shows, again, how berto was a talented athlete from a the Union, and ought not to be coun-
our broken, racist criminal justice sys- young age and an Olympic hopeful in tenanced by any friend of our political
tem cares more about damaged prop- track and field. Roberto excelled in institutions.’’
erty than Black lives. If this court baseball from a young age and worked Whereas, The Democratic Party Plat-
were concerned about endangering oth- his way into the Hall of Fame. He had form of 1856 further declares that ‘‘new
ers, how can they ignore the life that a wonderful professional career, includ- states’’ to the Union should be admit-
was taken in plain sight? ing 12 Gold Glove Awards, among his ted ‘‘with or without domestic slavery,
401 years of white supremacy and op- many other achievements. as [the state] may elect.’’
pression have rotted our criminal jus- His off-the-field accomplishments Whereas, The Democratic Party Plat-
tice system. If there is any doubt that were also something to be in awe of, form of 1856 also resolves that ‘‘we rec-
systemic racism exists, look to this de- spending much of his free time on char- ognize the right of the people of all of
cision. ity work or serving with the United the Territories . . . to form a Constitu-
The Senate must take up the George States Marine Corps. tion, with or without domestic slav-
Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which His number, 21, was retired by the ery.’’
would finally put an end to no-knock Pittsburgh Pirates after his untimely Whereas, The Fugitive Slave Law of
warrants. death. His accomplishments on the 1850 penalized officials who did not ar-
Breonna Taylor deserves better than field and off the field deserve to have rest an alleged runaway slave and
this. Her family deserves better than his number retired by Major League made them liable for a fine of $1,000
this. We cannot give up until there is Baseball. (about $28,000 in present-day value);
true justice. We deserve a justice sys- Rest in peace, Mr. Clemente. May Law-enforcement officials everywhere
tem that recognizes that Black lives God bless you, and we all consider you were required to arrest people sus-
matter. our hero. pected of being a runaway slave on as
Say her name. f little as a claimant’s sworn testimony
f of ownership; the Democratic Party
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER Platform of 1860 directly, in seeking to
HONORING SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE RESOLUTION RAISING A QUES- uphold the Fugitive Slave Act, states
(Mr. CLINE asked and was given per- TION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF that, ‘‘the enactments of the State
mission to address the House for 1 THE HOUSE Legislatures to defeat the faithful exe-
minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I seek cution of the Fugitive Slave Law are
marks.) to provide a privileged resolution here hostile in character, subversive of the
Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the House. Constitution, and revolutionary in
to recognize Sweet Briar College for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- their effect.’’
being named one of the most innova- tleman will give notice of his resolu- Whereas, The 14th Amendment, giv-
tive schools in the country by U.S. tion. ing full citizenship to freed slaves,
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