Congressional Record — House, H6057 (December 3, 2020)
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Page H6057 of the House section of the Congressional Record for December 3, 2020, with an announcement by the Speaker that after the oath of office was given to the gentleman from Georgia the whole number of the House is 431. Mr. Woodall welcomes the new colleague, who thanks his mother and predecessors including Ambassador Andrew Young. Another statement honors a World War II veteran of Merrill's Marauders who wrote a book about the sinking of a ship, and a further statement mourns Senator Tom Casperson of Michigan, who died after a battle with cancer.
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December 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6057
Madam Speaker, I yield to my col- Fowler, and Ambassador Andrew harshest jungle terrain in the world.
league from the Seventh District of Young. Upon return, each man in the unit was
Georgia, the Honorable ROB WOODALL. f awarded a Bronze Star.
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I Mr. Randle’s book, ‘‘Hell on Land,
thank my friend from Georgia for ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Disaster at Sea—the Story of Merrill’s
yielding. And I want to welcome our The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of Marauders and the Sinking of the
new colleague to the Chamber. This rule XX, the Chair announces to the Rhona,’’ described his experience
isn’t usually the way that it is, and House that, in light of the administra- watching the sinking of this ship in
nothing about the path you took to get tion of the oath of office to the gen- 1943. He was one of a handful of men
here is usually the way that it is. tleman from Georgia, the whole num- with the Marauders who had been
But so often, on this floor, we talk ber of the House is 431. sworn to secrecy about the sinking for
about giving a voice to the voiceless, 57 years, since it was caused by the
f
and sometimes it seems as if it is a world’s first guided missile.
simple cliche. I wonder how many of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. Randle passed away at the age of
my colleagues would put in the kind of PRO TEMPORE 97 on November 23, 2020. But before he
time and effort that we all put in to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. did, we were able to contact him and
get reelected to provide a voice, not for BLUMENAUER). The Chair will entertain his family and let them know that a
2 years, not even for 12 months, but for up to 15 requests for 1-minute speeches Congressional Gold Medal will be
the remainder of a cycle. on each side of the aisle. placed in the Smithsonian in his honor.
It speaks to the character of Mr. Perhaps there is no better tribute to
HALL, and it speaks to his commitment f his life than in the words of his family,
to the Fifth Congressional District of LAST MINUTE COVID–19 RELIEF He loved the Lord and he loved the
Georgia that he put himself out there United States flag.
(Ms. UNDERWOOD asked and was
and committed himself, as he did f
given permission to address the House
throughout that campaign cycle, to be
for 1 minute and to revise and extend b 1215
that voice and to make sure that there
her remarks.) PROTECTING THE PAYCHECK
was not a day that went by that the
Ms. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, it PROTECTION PROGRAM ACT
Fifth Congressional District of Georgia
has been 6 months since the President
could have been represented but was (Ms. CRAIG asked and was given per-
signed coronavirus relief legislation.
not. mission to address the House for 1
You are joining, certainly a very spe- Since then, the House has passed two
comprehensive bills to deliver urgently minute and to revise and extend her re-
cial seat, but you are joining a very marks.)
special delegation here, and I want to, needed relief. Senate Republicans and
the Trump administration need to do Ms. CRAIG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
on behalf of all of the Republicans in because COVID–19 is threatening the
the Georgia delegation, congratulate the same.
Northern Illinoisans are doing every- American Dream across Main Streets
you and welcome you here today. throughout Minnesota and this Nation.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam thing they can to be safe and provide
for their families, but this is a once-in- Small business relief is needed now
Speaker, as dean of the Georgia delega- more than ever.
tion, it is my pleasure to present and a-century pandemic and no community
Unfortunately, the support we have
to welcome to this House and to yield can weather this alone. We must come
provided is poised to become a signifi-
to the gentleman from Georgia’s Fifth together.
cant tax burden for some business own-
Congressional District, the Honorable America is nearing a million new
ers due to a misguided interpretation
KWANZA HALL. cases a week. Families are struggling
by the Treasury Department. We can-
Mr. HALL. Madam Speaker, to my and facing an uncertain future. Small
not allow struggling businesses to be
colleagues from Georgia, other col- businesses are closing their doors. Chil-
taxed on the aid we have provided to
leagues in the House, I am KWANZA dren are going hungry.
them as a lifeline.
HALL and I am so thankful to be here If we, as a Congress do not act now,
Fortunately, there is a solution in
today. folks at home will be forced to face
place to rectify this mistake. In May, I
In July, just before Congressman their toughest winter yet, without the
joined Representatives LIZZIE FLETCH-
Lewis passed away, I had COVID, and I support they need as human beings and
ER and ANDY KIM to introduce H.R.
spent about 3 weeks lying flat dealing deserve as Americans.
6574, the Protecting the Paycheck Pro-
with it, and I didn’t know I would be Our communities are working to-
tection Program Act, which would en-
here. So God blessed me with that time gether to help mitigate the spread of
sure that PPP loan recipients whose
to think about what I would do next this virus. Now Congress must work to-
loans are forgiven are not required to
with my life at the same time Con- gether to pass a robust, evidence-based
treat the loan proceeds as taxable in-
gressman LEWIS had passed away. He relief package. The American people
come.
was a friend. He was a neighbor. He and are doing everything they can. Con- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to
my father served in the civil rights gress must do so, too. join me in defending our Nation’s small
movement together. My father, Leon f businesses by supporting this common-
Hall, was in Montgomery at the same sense legislation.
HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY
time, and Selma. f
So I had to think about what was OF FRED RANDLE
next for me. And God gave me a choice: (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was REMEMBERING SENATOR TOM
Do you want to do your business, or do given permission to address the House CASPERSON
you want to do My business? for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr. BERGMAN asked and was given
And I stepped up and answered the his remarks.) permission to address the House for 1
call, and He said: I have a mission for Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I minute and to revise and extend his re-
you. The mission is to run for that of- rise today to honor the life and legacy marks.)
fice and serve District Five. of Mr. Fred Randle. Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise
We have a lot of things on the plate Mr. Randle was a longtime Hot today on behalf of Michigan’s First
in front of us, and I just want to be a Springs resident who was part of Congressional District in memory of a
unifier, a person who can help us get Merrill’s Marauders during World War friend, devoted father and husband, and
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some things done on behalf of the least II. Merrill’s Marauders were U.S. sol- dedicated public servant, Senator Tom
of these, as Congressman Lewis would. diers who fought in the Pacific The- Casperson, who passed away on Sun-
So thank you all for having me. ater, using jungle warfare techniques day, November 29, after a hard-fought
Thank you to my mother, my father, to penetrate deep behind enemy lines. and courageous battle with cancer.
who is not with us, to the Congressmen In just 5 months, the Marauders ad- Senator Casperson served in the
who have come before me, Wyche vanced 720 miles through some of the Michigan Legislature for 14 years and
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