Americans Need Relief (Cong. Rec., Nov. 20, 2020)
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Page H5992 of the House section of the Congressional Record for November 20, 2020, made up of one-minute speeches in interleaved columns, headed Americans Need Relief. Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania celebrates National Philanthropy Day as a founder of the Service Organization Caucus, and Mr. Van Drew recognizes two senior airmen, the Dahl brothers from south Jersey. Mr. Marshall, under One More Thing to Be Thankful For, says bells should be ringing, while other speakers urge a bipartisan relief bill and warn of a homelessness crisis as eviction and foreclosure moratoriums expire. A long list of names is printed near the end.
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H5992 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 20, 2020
I urge my colleagues to come to- CELEBRATING NATIONAL ship from the Senate and the outgoing
gether behind a bipartisan relief bill to PHILANTHROPY DAY Trump administration to get the job
protect our small businesses and local (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania done.
economies. asked and was given permission to ad- f
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vise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. RECOGNIZING THE DAHL
ONE MORE THING TO BE Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a founder BROTHERS
THANKFUL FOR of the Service Organization Caucus to (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given
(Mr. MARSHALL asked and was celebrate National Philanthropy Day, permission to address the House for 1
given permission to address the House an opportunity to recognize and cele- minute and to revise and extend his re-
for 1 minute.) brate the many acts of kindness and marks.)
Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, bells service that individuals and organiza- Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I
should be ringing today, and I just tions across this Nation do each day. would like to recognize two senior air-
don’t mean on Wall Street. Across the Serving others has always been a pas- men, brothers from south Jersey whose
entire Nation, bells should be ringing. sion of mine. From being a volunteer commitment to this country and their
Today, as I have been promising firefighter to being involved in scout- family embody all that makes America
since early summer, not one but two ing, I have always believed it is my so amazing.
vaccines will ask the FDA for emer- duty to give back. Thomas ‘‘Jeff’’ Dahl, Jr., and Charles
gency use authorization. Service plays a key role in sup- Dahl are the sons of Lieutenant Colo-
Congratulations to President Trump. porting and uplifting our communities. nel Tom and Jennifer Dahl.
Congratulations to Vice President The amazing service and philanthropic Jeff joined the New Jersey Air Force
PENCE and his Warp Speed team. Con- organizations across the Nation that National Guard in January 2018 as a
gratulations to Pfizer and BioNTech. give countless hours serving others and fuel systems apprentice and currently
You did it. American innovation has doing their part deserve a big thank attends Rutgers University in New Jer-
persevered again. you. sey.
We have three million doses right I am honored to co-chair the Service Charles Dahl joined the National
now, enough to vaccinate every nurs- Organization Caucus with my colleague Guard in May 2019 as a munitions as-
ing home patient in America. We will and friend, Congressman PANETTA of sistant apprentice.
have 50 million doses by December California. Both men are avid and well-known
being distributed, as well. I encourage everyone to do their part outdoorsmen, and they are committed
Thanks to almighty God who in- in honor of National Philanthropy Day. to their community and south Jersey.
spired the scientists who led to the dis- To my colleagues, I invite you to join These young men are in the pool to
covery. me on this service caucus where we can deploy with the 177th Fighter Wing in
Indeed, bells will be ringing across work together from both sides of the 2021. This carries on a family legacy of
America this Thanksgiving. We have aisle to promote and to support our combat deployments going back to
one more thing to be thankful for. local volunteer service organizations. their grandfather, who deployed to
Korea, and their father, who deployed
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AMERICANS NEED RELIEF Men, you inspire all of us with your
IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL lives and the future that I know will be
(Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire an inspiration for many others. I was
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEM- asked and was given permission to ad-
BRANCE happy to crash your party that day and
dress the House for 1 minute and to re- get to know you just a little bit better.
(Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given vise and extend her remarks.) God bless you, God bless what you do,
permission to address the House for 1 Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. God bless your bravery, and God bless
minute and to revise and extend his re- Speaker, I rise today to urge my col- the United States of America.
marks.) leagues and leadership in Congress to
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, just reach a compromise and pass much-
this year alone, 37 beautiful needed relief as our country continues MILLIONS NEED OUR HELP
transgender or gender nonconforming to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic. (Ms. WEXTON asked and was given
people in this country have been mur- The dramatic rise in cases and deaths permission to address the House for 1
dered. are alarming and require a strong and minute and to revise and extend her re-
This abhorrent, unacceptable vio- urgent response from the Federal Gov- marks.)
lence must end. ernment to continue supporting our Ms. WEXTON. Mr. Speaker, COVID
On this International Transgender local response across this country. cases in my district are doubling, tri-
Day of Remembrance I would like to We must extend critical unemploy- pling, or worse. From the D.C. suburbs
take this moment to read the names ment assistance to the thousands of to the rural areas, no part is immune.
and to honor their memories: Dustin Granite Staters who have lost their What is it going to take to burst the
Parker, Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, Yampi jobs and will see their benefits expire bubble our Senate colleagues are living
Mendez Arocho, Scottlyn DeVore, the day after Christmas. in and wake them up to reality? Be-
Monika Diamond, Lexi, Johanna We must provide relief for our State cause in this reality, 12 million Ameri-
Metzger, Serena Angelique Velazquez and local governments that have spent cans are going to lose their unemploy-
Ramos, Layla Pelaez Sanchez, Penel- millions of dollars responding to this ment benefits next month if we don’t
ope Diaz Ramirez, Nina Pop, Helle Jae pandemic and are facing devastating act. In this reality, tens of thousands
O’Regan, Tony McDade, Dominique budget shortfalls when the legislature of small businesses are on track to
‘‘Rem’mie’’ Fells, Riah Milton, Jayne reconvenes in January. close their doors for good by the end of
Thompson, Selena Reyes-Hernandez, Small businesses, especially res- the winter.
Brian ‘‘Egypt’’ Powers, Brayla Stone, taurants, continue to face the negative If our Senate colleagues continue to
Merci Mack, Shaki Peters, Bree Black, economic consequences of this pan- sit on their hands and continue to do
Summer Taylor, Marilyn Cazares, Dior demic, and Congress must renew crit- nothing, then on top of a public health
H Ova, Queasha Hardy, Aja Raquell ical portions of the bipartisan CARES crisis and an economic crisis, we are
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Rhone-Spears, Lea Rayshon Daye, Kee Act that served as a lifeline for our also going to have a homelessness cri-
Sam, Aerrion Burnett, Mia Green, business community. sis as eviction and foreclosure morato-
Michelle Michellyn Ramos Vargas, The House has already passed two riums expire.
Felycya Harris, Brooklyn Deshuna, comprehensive pieces of legislation, Mr. Speaker, I am urging leaders of
Sara Blackwood, Angel Unique, Yuni and I was proud to support these bills. both parties in both Chambers of Con-
Carey. We need to see real action and leader- gress to come together, and let’s vote
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