Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, December 7, 2020, Page E1106
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A page of the Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, dated December 7, 2020, at page E1106. The page ends a tribute to a Foster City council member named Catherine, who encouraged a safety outreach campaign, supported a countywide electricity aggregation joint powers authority that serves 98 percent of city households and businesses, approved an improved levee after an 80 percent vote, and backed $10,000 grants to small businesses during the pandemic. The page also lists Senate committee meetings scheduled for December 9 and December 10, including a hearing on the logistics of transporting a COVID-19 vaccine and a hearing on small business in crisis.
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E1106 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 7, 2020
waterways and Catherine encouraged the cre- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
ation of a safety outreach campaign to prevent To hold hearings to examine the Depart-
deaths and injuries. She also advocated that Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, ment of Veterans Affairs response to
agreed to by the Senate of February 4, COVID–19 across the VA enterprise.
Foster City become an ‘‘age-friendly’’ city and
1977, calls for establishment of a sys- SD–G50
progress was made in 2020 with an applica- 2:30 p.m.
tion submitted to AARP/WHO in November. tem for a computerized schedule of all
Committee on Indian Affairs
When the creation of the countywide elec- meetings and hearings of Senate com- To hold hearings to examine advancing
tricity aggregation joint powers authority (JPA) mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- tribal self-governance and cultural sov-
was considered, she was a strong advocate. tees, and committees of conference. ereignty for future generations, focus-
This JPA results in 98 percent of city house- This title requires all such committees ing on languages to homelands.
holds and businesses receiving cleaner elec- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily SD–628
tricity at lower prices, saving nearly $1 million Digest—designated by the Rules Com- DECEMBER 10
annually for city residents. The JPA will also mittee—of the time, place and purpose 9:30 a.m.
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from elec- of the meetings, when scheduled and Committee on Commerce, Science, and
tricity usage by 85 percent when compared to any cancellations or changes in the Transportation
2016. meetings as they occur. Subcommittee on Transportation and Safe-
Importantly, Catherine and her colleagues ty
As an additional procedure along To hold hearings to examine the logistics
approved the construction of an improved with the computerization of this infor- of transporting a COVID–19 vaccine.
levee, and city residents responded with an af- mation, the Office of the Senate Daily SR–253
firmative vote of 80 percent. Construction of 10 a.m.
Digest will prepare this information for
this project began this year. Committee on Homeland Security and
printing in the Extensions of Remarks
As the pandemic hit, Catherine and her col- Governmental Affairs
section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
leagues on the city council hit back. They ap- Permanent Subcommittee on Investiga-
on Monday and Wednesday of each tions
proved $10,000 grants to fifty small busi-
nesses to assist with rent payments and nego- week. To hold hearings to examine combatting
tiated an additional year of reduced rent for Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, De- the opioid crisis, focusing on oversight
of the implementation of the STOP
many elderly, low income, residents at Fosters cember 8, 2020 may be found in the
Act.
Landing when those residents would otherwise Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. SD–342/WEBEX
be forced to move during the pandemic. Cath- Committee on the Judiciary
erine and her colleagues also approved a Business meeting to consider S. 4632, to
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
$10,000 grant to the San Mateo Foster City amend title 17, United States Code, to
Education Foundation to assist families with DECEMBER 9 establish an alternative dispute resolu-
the cost of hot spots for distance learning, and 9:45 a.m. tion program for copyright small
an additional $10,000 grant to the school dis- Committee on Environment and Public claims, to amend the Communications
Works Act of 1934 to modify the scope of pro-
trict for its free meal program. A $5,000 grant Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear tection from civil liability for ‘‘good
was made to The Foster City Village to assist Safety Samaritan’’ blocking and screening of
senior residents of the community. Catherine To hold hearings to examine the nomina- offensive material, and the nomina-
is a collaborative councilmember, and she has tion of Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mis- tions of Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indi-
much to be proud of in these and other ac- sissippi, to be a Member of the Board of ana, to be United States Circuit Judge
complishments during this tremendous time of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Au- for the Seventh Circuit, Charles Ed-
challenge. thority. ward Atchley, Jr., and Katherine A.
Foster City is a wonderful place to live and SD–106 Crytzer, both to be a United States Dis-
10 a.m. trict Judge for the Eastern District of
to raise a family. As Catherine Mahanpour de-
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Tennessee, Joseph Dawson III, to be
parts her position of leadership, she leaves a Transportation United States District Judge for the
legacy of progress. Despite the trials of our To hold hearings to examine the invali- District of South Carolina, and
times due to the pandemic, the city is fiscally dation of the European Union-United Zachary N. Somers, of the District of
strong and prepared for its future. Catherine States Privacy Shield and the future of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United
shares in the credit for meeting the test of a transatlantic data flows. States Court of Federal Claims.
century. Public service is the shared sacrifice SR–253 SD–G50
of a family. We wish her and her family many Committee on Finance Committee on Small Business and Entre-
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pen- preneurship
joyful years to come, and many warm memo-
sions, and Family Policy To hold hearings to examine small busi-
ries of the time when Catherine was leading To hold hearings to examine inves- ness in crisis, focusing on the 2020 Pay-
the community during times of optimism and tigating challenges to American retire- check Protection Program and its fu-
times of trouble, but in any event always to- ment security. ture.
ward a better tomorrow. WEBEX SR–301
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