Recognizing Small Business Saturday (Cong. Rec., Nov. 20, 2020)

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House pages of the Congressional Record for November 20, 2020, beginning at page H6008. Under the heading RECOGNIZING SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, Mr. LAMALFA says that Small Businesses Saturday falls on November 28 and urges support for small businesses. Mr. BURCHETT marks National Adoption Month, and Ms. JACKSON LEE speaks on distribution of vaccines and says that Pfizer indicated it would seek an emergency authorization. Other remarks cite the Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act, and a tribute is given to Trooper Caleb Starr.

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H6008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 20, 2020
economy. That is why I encourage my dential Records Act of 1978 and the be seen in his funeral procession, which
colleagues to support the Hospitality Federal Records Act of 1950 exist to en- included 100 vehicles from 15 different
and Commerce Recovery Job Act, to sure that no President enters office law enforcement agencies and three
support the tourism economy and all with our adversaries knowing more fire departments. It can be found in the
the people who make it strong. about the prior 4 years than they do. close-knit community of first respond-
f We need your vigilance over the next ers who showed up to his funeral, hon-
61 days to ensure those laws are hon- oring him with shirts that read ‘‘Starr
b 1215 ored. Strong.’’
RECOGNIZING SMALL BUSINESS When elected officials failed us, we Lastly, it can be found in the out-
SATURDAY could still count on you. Now, once pouring of love and support from his
more into the breach, dear friends, wife, Rachael, and his two daughters,
(Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given
once more. Evelyn and Rosalie.
permission to address the House for 1 Service to your country is the great-
f
minute and to revise and extend his re- est love letter you can send. We all owe
marks.) RECOGNIZING NATIONAL
a debt of graduate to Trooper Caleb
Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, we have ADOPTION MONTH
Starr, and it is my privilege to deliver
a lot to be thankful for in this country: (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given these remarks so that he may live on
the opportunity to raise our families, permission to address the House for 1 in the RECORD of the people’s House.
our freedom, our servicemembers and minute and to revise and extend his re- f
law enforcement who protect us, and marks.)
the opportunity for prosperity and suc- Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, No- MOVING FORWARD WITH
cess. Many people come to America for vember is National Adoption Month, DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES
exactly these reasons, to pursue that and I rise in celebration of all the fami- (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was
dream. lies created and strengthened through given permission to address the House
This year, so many self-made Ameri- the selfless act of adoption. for 1 minute.)
cans are struggling to keep their small Adoption has united countless chil- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker,
businesses afloat. COVID–19 relief and dren with loving, caring parents, and first of all, let me wish America a
leftover PPP funds continue to be held every child deserves to grow up in a happy Thanksgiving.
onto in this Chamber. safe home. Many children have had Just 24 hours ago, Pfizer indicated
Next Saturday, November 28, is their lives significantly improved by that they would seek an emergency au-
Small Businesses Saturday, an oppor- adoptive parents seeking to raise them thorization of their vaccine at the
tunity for all of us to support the small as their own. Food and Drug Administration.
businesses and the dreams of our fellow Adoption is a powerful act, Mr. People are dying. 250,000 have died.
citizens that own them. If we all collec- Speaker, and devoted parents are es- One million cases have already been
tively make a conscious effort to shop sential to any child’s development and met in Texas and California.
small for our holiday gifts, we can help success. The General Services Administrator
these local store owners in our neigh- My wife, Kelly, was a widow when we does not have any legal authority to
borhoods pull through these difficult married. Soon after, I adopted her continue to block the certification that
times this winter. daughter, Isabel, and she is wonderful, is needed for the incoming President
Our small businesses are doing every- Mr. Speaker, just like her mama. Being and Vice President of the United
thing they can to stay open for their a father has been one of the greatest States so they can be engaged in the
employees, and we really owe it to joys of my life, and I will ever be distribution and the formula to be uti-
them and their futures to help them do thankful to both Kelly and Isabel for lized for the distribution of vaccines as
so. We can be part of that by patron- letting me be a part of their family. they begin to come, with a number of
izing their businesses, not only this I am proud to stand on the floor of companies ready to move forward.
coming Saturday, November 28, but all the House of Representatives, Mr. In interviews on national television,
through the year. Speaker, today to honor all the fami- you are hearing different States saying
f lies, including my own, that have gone that they are getting a certain amount
through the adoption process. Folks and that others are getting a certain
PRESERVING PRESIDENTIAL
adopt children for any number of rea- amount. It is a question of vulnerabil-
DOCUMENTS
sons, but above all else, they do it out ity and those who are most vulnerable,
(Mr. CASTEN of Illinois asked and of love. I am the luckiest human on the those who cannot speak for themselves.
was given permission to address the face of the Earth, Mr. Speaker. Therefore, cooperation between the
House for 1 minute.) f present administration and the Biden
Mr. CASTEN of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, and Harris incoming administration is
I rise today to speak to all of our Fed- TRIBUTE TO TROOPER CALEB
absolutely vital.
eral employees. STARR I call upon the General Services Ad-
Thank you for the dignity you have (Ms. SLOTKIN asked and was given ministrator today to cease blocking
shown during the last 4 years. For permission to address the House for 1 this engagement for the betterment of
every Alexander Vindman who was minute.) the American people and to save lives.
forced into the public spotlight, there Ms. SLOTKIN. Mr. Speaker, today, I f
are thousands more quiet patriots be- rise with a heavy heart to honor and
hind him, and we are grateful. But we remember Trooper Caleb Starr of the HONORING JACKSON HEIGHTS
also need your help. Michigan State Police. JEWISH CENTER CENTENNIAL
Congress is still waiting to receive A son of the city of Mason, Trooper (Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ asked and was
thousands of documents from the Starr fulfilled his lifelong dream when given permission to address the House
Trump administration. Multiple White he joined the force in 2018. For those for 1 minute and to revise and extend
House officials have been commu- who served alongside him, he was an her remarks.)
nicating through undocumented, non- exemplary officer. Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I
official channels. Many more are still On the evening of July 10, while rise today to recognize the centennial
blocking the release of information Trooper Starr was responding to a call, anniversary of the Jewish Center of
that directly pertains to their work for a drunk driver swerved into his lane, Jackson Heights by sharing some of

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the United States Government, and colliding with his patrol car head-on. their rich history in New York’s 14th
that is illegal. Trooper Starr battled in the hospital Congressional District.
Why this administration is afraid of for 3 weeks before passing away due to The center was founded as the
transparency is tomorrow’s question. his injuries. He was just 33 years old. Queens Independent Society in 1920
But today, every Federal agency must The impact he had cannot be fully when a few Jewish families looked for
preserve those documents. The Presi- described in these remarks, but it can a safe space to congregate in Jackson

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