Congressional Record — House of Representatives, H6137 (December 3, 2020)
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Page H6137 of the House section of the Congressional Record for December 3, 2020, with personal explanations and one-minute speeches in interleaved columns. Mr. Graves of Louisiana explains an absence after exposure to COVID-19 and states how he would have voted on rollcall Nos. 230 to 232, and Mr. Bacon gives another explanation. Ms. Jackson Lee, under Americans Are Crying Out for Relief, says Americans are hungry and losing their homes and urges action on the HEROES Act, which is her view. A tribute honors a Texas farm leader named Jimmy, and Mr. Burchett says he hoped the House would address the health and economic crisis.
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December 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6137
miss the vote. Had I been present, I would farm leaders to visit China to work to for 1 minute and to revise and extend
have voted nay. expand U.S. ag exports into that coun- her remarks.)
PERSONAL EXPLANATION try. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker,
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, He is also a great leader within the American people are hungry. Ameri-
please excuse my absence. I was notified that cooperative Farm Credit System, cans are losing their homes. And one
I was exposed to COVID–19 and am following which he first joined in 1974. Jimmy American every 30 seconds is dying. We
quarantine guidelines set by the CDC. Had I was first elected by his fellow south need to be able to address this question
Texas farmers to represent them on the and address it immediately.
been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on
board of the Coastal Bend Production We passed the HEROES Act so many
rollcall No. 230, PQ, ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 231,
Credit Association in February 1982. months ago that had testing money. It
Rule, and ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 232, HR 1380.
Jimmy went on to become a lifelong had restaurant money for all our local
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
board member of the Farm Credit Bank restaurants. It had PPP to save busi-
Mr. BACON. Madam Speaker, I had a pos- of Texas, where he serves today as nesses. It had PPE money in terms of
sible exposure to COVID–19 and have gone board chair and oversees efforts to sup- helping getting the equipment that is
into quarantine in accordance with CDC guide- port farmers in Texas, New Mexico, needed to save nurses and doctors, but
lines. Had I been present, I would have voted Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. it was not done.
‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 230, ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. This year, Jimmy will complete his There is no reason for us to leave this
231, and ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 232. term as board chair of the Farm Credit place without recognizing the Amer-
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Council, where he has led efforts to ican people are crying out for relief. I
RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS support farmers and farm families am willing to look very carefully at
Barragán (Beyer) Kaptur (Dingell) Payne across the United States. the bipartisan legislation that would
Bera (Aguilar) Kennedy (Kuster (Wasserman Jimmy Dodson has devoted his life to include dollars for local governments
Bonamici (Clark (NH)) Schultz) agriculture, and our Nation’s farm
(MA)) Kim (Davids Peters (Kildee) finally and as much for education and
Boyle, Brendan (KS)) Pingree (Kuster
families have benefited tremendously vaccines. But the main message is the
F. (Jeffries) Kirkpatrick (NH)) from his efforts. On behalf of the U.S. American people are crying out: Do
Brownley (CA) (Stanton) Pocan (Raskin) House of Representatives and the something for us.
(Clark (MA)) Lamb (Golden) Porter (Wexton) House Agriculture Committee, I extend
Carson (IN) We have done it as Democrats. I ex-
Langevin Pressley my deepest gratitude to Jimmy for his
(Cleaver) (Lynch) (Trahan) tend my hand of friendship so that we
Castor (FL) Lawson (FL) Price (NC)
tireless efforts and his tireless support can negotiate, pass legislation to save
(Demings) (Demings) (Butterfield) of American farmers and ranchers. I lives in America. COVID–19 is raging.
Cohen (Beyer) Lee (NV) (Kuster Roybal-Allard wish him the very best as he continues
Costa (Cooper) Let’s do something about it.
(NH)) (Garcia (TX)) his lifelong service to Texas and U.S.
DeSaulnier
Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Ruiz (Dingell) f
(Matsui) agriculture.
Lipinski Rush
Deutch (Rice
(Schrader) (Underwood) f RECOGNIZING CAPE ASSIST
(NY))
Doggett (Raskin) Lofgren (Jeffries) Schneider
RESTAURANTS AND STORES ARE (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given
Doyle, Michael Lowenthal (Casten (IL)) permission to address the House for 1
F. (Cartwright) (Beyer) Schrier BEING FORCED TO SHUT THEIR
Lowey (Tonko) (DelBene) DOORS minute and to revise and extend his re-
Escobar (Garcia
(TX)) McEachin Serrano marks.)
(Wexton) (Jeffries) (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I
Frankel (Clark
(MA)) McNerney Sherrill permission to address the House for 1 would like to recognize Cape Assist, a
Garamendi (Raskin) (Pallone) minute and to revise and extend his re- substance misuse prevention and treat-
(Sherman) Meng (Kuster Sires (Norcross) marks.)
Grijalva (Garcı́a (NH)) Speier (Scanlon) ment agency which serves Cape May
Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, the
(IL)) Moore (Beyer) Thompson (CA) County in south Jersey.
Hastings Mucarsel-Powell (Kildee) Christmas season is here, a time during From prevention and education pro-
(Wasserman (Wasserman Titus (Connolly) which our small businesses typically grams for our community to recovery
Schultz) Schultz) Watson Coleman thrive, the season that gets them
Higgins (NY) Nadler (Jeffries) (Pallone) services for those in need, the services
through much of the rest of the year
(Sánchez) Napolitano Welch that they offer are invaluable. They
(Correa) (McGovern) fiscally.
Jayapal (Raskin)
This year, however, restaurants and are invaluable to our community and
Johnson (TX) Pascrell Wilson (FL)
(Jeffries) (Pallone) (Hayes) stores are forced into shutting their to the lives that they literally help
doors on much of Main Street America. save.
f During this pandemic, people have,
However, the Paycheck Protection
RECOGNIZING JIMMY DODSON Program has saved 51 million jobs unfortunately, turned to more drugs
across the country. and more alcohol and more substance
(Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given
Speaker PELOSI could use this legis- abuse. Cape Assist helps individuals
permission to address the House for 1
lative week to free up the remaining who are struggling with these addic-
minute and to revise and extend his re-
$135 billion in PPP reserves, but in- tions to turn the corner of their addic-
marks.)
stead we are voting on legalizing a tions and help them to get better.
Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, it is I thank the staff of Cape Assist for
with great respect and honor that I rise schedule I narcotic, and then whether
to pass a Carole Baskin anti-tiger bill. the diligent and lifesaving work they
today to recognize Jimmy Dodson as do to ensure our community is edu-
he completes his term as the chair of Now is not the time to play politics
by withholding money that has been cated in these issues and that those in
the Farm Credit Council Board of Di- need have the support to get through
already allocated on behalf of small
rectors. the most difficult times of their lives.
business. At the end of the year, if we
Jimmy is a third-generation farmer, Keep up the great work, Cape Assist.
do not use these funds, they will ex-
and he grows cotton, corn, wheat, milo, God bless you and God bless the work
pire.
and operates a seed sales business near I encourage all my colleagues to join that you do.
Robstown, Texas, where he and his me in signing the discharge petition for f
wife, Barbara, live today. H.R. 8265, freeing up these funds imme-
Jimmy is a great leader in the cotton CONGRESS NEEDS TO GET THEIR
diately and reviving the tested and ef-
industry, as the past chair of the Na- PRIORITIES STRAIGHT
fective PPP to save more small busi-
tional Cotton Council of America, the nesses this year, especially as govern- (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given
American Cotton Producers, and the ments clamp down even more so on permission to address the House for 1
Cotton Foundation. He is a founding their closures. minute and to revise and extend his re-
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member of Cotton LEADS, the cotton f marks.)
industry’s sustainability program, and Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, with
a member of the boards of Cotton In- AMERICANS ARE CRYING OUT FOR this body back to work this week, I was
corporated, the Texas Agricultural Co- RELIEF hoping we would be here to work and
operative Council, and the Gulf Coast (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was to address the ongoing health and eco-
Cooperative. He was one of the first given permission to address the House nomic crisis. Unfortunately, that is not
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