Congressional Record, Senate, December 17, 2020, Page S7588
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated December 17, 2020, at page S7588. A tribute honors a longtime scoutmaster of Troop 6, sponsored by St. Frances Cabrini Church since 1967, whose troop grew from about 12 Scouts to between 60 and 70 and has had over 160 Eagle Scouts. Another tribute honors Aunt Catfish's on the River, a Port Orange, Florida restaurant that used a Paycheck Protection Program loan to keep employees paid and opened a drive-through operation during the pandemic. House messages announce passage or agreement on S. 2472 on the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, a bill on homeless veterans and retraining assistance, S. 1694 on lunar licenses, and S. 2174 on Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act, followed by executive communications.
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S7588 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 17, 2020
Troop 6, sponsored by St. Frances carryout services. Brendan served on S. 2472. An act to redesignate the NASA
Cabrini Church, has been in existence the Port Orange South Daytona Cham- John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum
since 1967. When Mr. O became. scout- ber of Commerce/City of Port Orange Brook Station, Ohio, as the NASA John H.
Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Arm-
master, it had about 12 Scouts; today Reopening Task Force, working with strong Test Facility.
that number is between 60 and 70. Mr. local business owners, civic leaders,
The message further announced that
O, the founding partner in the Alexan- and public health experts. Together,
the House has agreed to the amend-
dria CPA firm Oestriecher & Company, they designed and implemented the ment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
CPAs, has received the Distinguished Port Orange Phase One Reopening 7105) to provide flexibility for the Sec-
Public Service Award by the Louisiana Plan, enabling their community to re- retary of Veterans Affairs in caring for
CPA Society and the American Insti- open safely. Additionally, Aunt homeless veterans during a covered
tute of Certified Public Accountants. Catfish’s on the River participated in public health emergency, to direct the
He has been honored with many awards the chamber’s ‘‘I Am, I Go, I Support Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
from the Scouting community as well Local’’ campaign to support local busi- out a retraining assistance program for
as other local organizations. Mr. O has nesses. unemployed veterans, and for other
led trips to destinations like Philmont Like many Florida small businesses, purposes.
Scout Ranch and Canada Canoe trips, Aunt Catfish’s on the River experi- The message also announced that the
as well as taught other adult leaders enced a sharp drop in revenue due to House has passed the following bill,
across the Nation and represented the the coronavirus pandemic. In April with amendments, in which it requests
area at four national Scout jamborees. 2020, the U.S. Small Business Adminis- the concurrence of the Senate:
Now, his oldest scouts are in their 60s, tration launched the Paycheck Protec- S. 1694. An act to require any Federal agen-
but he is still there as scoutmaster. He tion Program, a small business relief cy that issues licenses to conduct lunar ac-
has several ‘‘grandscouts,’’ whose fa- program that I was proud to author. tivities to include in the requirements for
thers were members of troop 6 under The PPP provides forgivable loans to such licenses an agreement relating to the
preservation and protection of the Apollo 11
him, and one ‘‘great-grandscout,’’ who impacted small businesses and non-
landing site, and for other purposes.
shared the same scoutmaster as his profits who maintain their payroll dur-
grandfather. Troop 6 has had over 160 ing the COVID–19 pandemic. Aunt The message further announced that
Eagle Scouts during his tenure scout- Catfish’s on the River used their PPP the House has passed the following bill,
with amendments, in which it requests
master and six of his Scouts have been loan to keep their employees paid,
the concurrence of the Senate:
ordained as Catholic priests. He cer- while maintaining the highest health
S. 2174. An act to expand the grants au-
tainly lives the Scout Law every day and safety standards for their cus- thorized under Jennifer’s Law and Kristen’s
and epitomizes the troop 6 motto tomers. Act to include processing of unidentified re-
‘‘Optimus Optimorum’’—Best of the Aunt Catfish’s on the River is a nota- mains, resolving missing persons cases, and
Best. We thank Mr. O for his dedication ble example of the endurance and resil- for other purposes.
to being scoutmaster and being a good ience of family-owned small businesses. The message also announced that the
influence on so many young men in his Through their advocacy and service, House has agreed to the following con-
community.∑ Aunt Catfish’s on the River has current resolution, with an amend-
f strengthened their local small business ment, in which it requests the concur-
community. Congratulations to rence of the Senate:
RECOGNIZING AUNT CATFISH’S ON
Brendan and the entire team at Aunt S. Con. Res. 52. Concurrent resolution to
THE RIVER
Catfish’s on the River. I look forward correct the enrollment of S. 3312.
∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, as chair- to watching your continued growth and f
man of the Committee on Small Busi- success.∑
ness and Entrepreneurship, each week I EXECUTIVE AND OTHER
f COMMUNICATIONS
recognize a small business that exem-
plifies the American entrepreneurial MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT The following communications were
spirit that drives our economy. It is Messages from the President of the laid before the Senate, together with
my privilege to recognize a family- United States were communicated to accompanying papers, reports, and doc-
owned small business committed to in- the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his uments, and were referred as indicated:
vesting in its community. This week, it secretaries. EC–6159. A communication from the Attor-
is my pleasure to honor Aunt Catfish’s ney, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer
f Product Safety Commission, transmitting,
on the River, of Port Orange, FL, as
the Senate Small Business of the Week. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
A long-time resident of Port Orange, ‘‘Safety Standard for Hand-Held Infant Car-
In executive session the Presiding Of- riers’’ (16 CFR Part 1225) received in the Of-
Jim followed in the Galbreath family ficer laid before the Senate messages fice of the President of the Senate on Decem-
tradition of entrepreneurship. His from the President of the United ber 14, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
mother, Ann Galbreath, founded and States submitting sundry nominations Science, and Transportation.
ran a restaurant called Marko’s Drive- and a withdrawal which were referred
EC–6160. A communication from the Attor-
In in the 1950s. After it closed briefly, ney Adviser, Federal Railroad Administra-
to the appropriate committees. tion, Department of Transportation, trans-
Jim bought Marko’s and reopened it. (The messages received today are mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
Building on his experience, Jim used an printed at the end of the Senate entitled ‘‘Qualification and Certification of
old fishing dock to open a new res- proceedings.) Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revi-
taurant in 1979, Aunt Catfish’s on the sions’’ (RIN2130–AC40) received in the Office
River. f
of the President of the Senate on December
More than 40 years later, Aunt MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE 16, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
Catfish’s on the River is still family- Science, and Transportation.
owned and operated. Jim’s son, At 11:05 a.m., a message from the EC–6161. A communication from the Attor-
Brendan Galbreath, who started as a House of Representatives, delivered by ney Adviser, Federal Railroad Administra-
Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, tion, Department of Transportation, trans-
teenager, took the helm, keeping the mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
business in the family. Under his lead- announced that the House has passed
the following bills, without amend- entitled ‘‘Revision of Method for Calculating
ership, Aunt Catfish’s has stayed true Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail
to its reputation for outstanding serv- ment: Equipment Accidents/Incidents’’ (RIN2130–
ice and delicious cuisine. S. 2216. An act to require the Secretary of AC49) received in the Office of the President
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The Galbreath family’s focus on Veterans Affairs to formally recognize care- of the Senate on December 16, 2020; to the
givers of veterans, notify veterans and care- Committee on Commerce, Science, and
building strong relationships with
givers of clinical determinations relating to Transportation.
their community is a key part of their eligibility for the family caregiver program, EC–6162. A communication from the Attor-
success. During the coronavirus pan- and temporarily extend benefits for veterans ney Adviser, Federal Railroad Administra-
demic, Aunt Catfish’s opened a drive- who are determined ineligible for the family tion, Department of Transportation, trans-
through operation and expanded its caregiver program, and for other purposes. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
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