Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks — March 1, 2021, E186
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This is E186 of the Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, March 1, 2021, with interleaved columns. The extensions include a tribute by Mr. Pappas of New Hampshire to James "Jim" E. Alty, Sr., a Vietnam veteran, and a tribute to the former mayor of Hamburg. Mr. Pallone's remarks recognize the victims of the Baku and Sumgait pogroms and the 2020 Azerbaijani attacks on Artsakh, and Mr. Mooney states he would have voted yea on Roll Call No. 48. Under the heading American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Mrs. Spartz opposes H.R. 1319, calling it a $1.9 trillion spending package and saying Democrats accepted only two of more than 200 Republican amendments.
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E186 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 1, 2021
nine in Indiana wrestling history to have done leaving behind a community of friends and a foreign mercenaries that included beheadings,
so. legacy of hard work, sacrifice, and service. torture, and other abhorrent acts of violence
Having placed runner-up in the state final After opening his first local grocery store in I continue to stand with the Armenian peo-
last year, Bryer is a true example that hard 1972, Mayor Weindorf grew his business to ple in condemning the horrific pogroms and in
work and dedication pay off. seven grocery stores in what came to be mourning the loss of those who were sense-
I congratulate Bryer, he has made the Sixth known as Joe and Dane Enterprises, or lessly killed in the recent Artsakh attacks. It is
District proud. JADE’s chain of stores. Weindorf retired with critical for the United States to recognize and
f 30 years of service in the industry, which led denounce violent assaults against any civil-
to his desire to continue doing great things for ians. If we do not condemn or punish crimes
IN MEMORY OF JAMES ‘‘JIM’’ E. his community. He was elected Mayor shortly against humanity and ethnic violence, we be-
ALTY, SR. after his retirement, and he worked on a vari- come passive bystanders, failing to live up to
ety of projects that led Hamburg to further the lessons of the 20th Century and the rights
HON. CHRIS PAPPAS success, such as renovations to city parks, the of all human to live free from violence and
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE baseball park, and a new fire station. persecution based on race, ethnicity, or reli-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Born on September 20, 1946, in Minnesota, gion. These lessons are especially important
Mayor Weindorf was one of six siblings. He as we prepare to commemorate the 106th An-
Monday, March 1, 2021
and wife, Annette, of 38 years have two sons, niversary of the Armenian Genocide in April.
Mr. PAPPAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today two daughters, eight grandchildren, and seven I will continue to work with my colleagues
to honor James ‘‘Jim’’ E. Alty, Sr., a Vietnam grandchildren. With his passion for his large on the Congressional Armenian Issues Cau-
hero and active member of the seacoast com- family and membership at First Baptist Church cus to honor the victims of the Baku and
munity, who passed in late January at the age of Hamburg, Mayor Weindorf was known not Sumgait pogroms and the recent victims of
of 86. Through both his military service and just for his service, but also for his emphasis Azerbaijani aggressions in Artsakh. I will con-
his subsequent community engagement, he is on personal relationships, friendship, and fel- tinue to condemn all acts of violence against
remembered as a shining example of Amer- lowship with his community. people who are targeted simply because of
ican fortitude, ingenuity, and empathy. I take this time today to honor the life of who they are. I hope my colleagues will join
While Jim worked at General Electric for 15 service exemplified by Mayor Weindorf. I me in rejecting violent rhetoric and intimida-
years, he also served his country for 20 years thank him and his family for their dedication to tion. In doing so, we renew our commitment to
in the U.S. Air Force, which included two tours our fellow citizens and our beloved Fourth Dis- achieving a lasting peace in the Caucasus.
in Vietnam as part of the crash and rescue trict. f
team, before retiring in 1973. In Vietnam, f
Jim’s bases were frequently targeted by rocket PERSONAL EXPLANATION
and mortar attacks, which included the Octo- IN RECOGNITION OF THE VICTIMS
ber 2, 1968 attack that left four airmen dead. OF THE BAKU AND SUMGAIT PO- HON. ALEXANDER X. MOONEY
Jim never forgot those he served with and GROMS AND THE 2020 AZER- OF WEST VIRGINIA
honored them with a list of their names in his BAIJANI ATTACKS ON ARTSAKH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
wallet
Monday, March 1, 2021
In his retirement, he engaged heavily in HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.
community service. His involvement included OF NEW JERSEY Mr. MOONEY. Madam Speaker, had I been
membership on the Dover HUB Family Re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call
source Board, an organization that provides No. 48.
family education services, as well as volun- Monday, March 1, 2021
f
teered with local police and correctional de- Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today
partments on reentry projects. to commemorate the 33rd Anniversary of the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
Jim also advocated for veterans’ health Sumgait pogrom and the 31st Anniversary of 2021
services as he was also familiar with the reali- the Baku pogrom.
SPEECH OF
ties and struggles many face when returning On February 27, 1988, hundreds of Arme-
from war and readjusting to life outside of nian civilians living in the city of Sumgait in HON. VICTORIA SPARTZ
combat. One of his proudest accomplishments Azerbaijan were indiscriminately killed, raped, OF INDIANA
was aiding in the opening of the new maimed, and even burned alive because of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Somersworth VA Clinic in 2019. Jim also cre- their ethnicity. Hostile, anti-Armenian rhetoric
from Azerbaijani citizens and officials insti- Friday, February 26, 2021
ated the Dover veterans support group, Bets
for Vets, and frequently transported fellow vet- gated this tragedy. Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposi-
erans from Manchester to Boston to ensure Similarly, on January 12, 1990, a seven-day tion to H.R. 1319. This $1.9 trillion spending
they received necessary counseling and med- pogrom broke out against the Armenian popu- package is being considered without meaning-
ical treatment. lation in Baku during which Armenians were ful debate and without Republican input. While
On behalf of all of my constituents in New beaten, murdered, and expelled from the city. more than 200 Republican amendments were
Hampshire’s First Congressional District, I Over 90 Armenian civilians were killed, over proposed, Democrats only accepted two.
share my condolences to Jim’s sister and 700 were injured, and countless others were I personally authored five commonsense
brothers, three children, five grandchildren, permanently displaced by the ethnic violence amendments to improve government trans-
and many nieces and nephews. As we recog- that ensued. parency and accountability, assist juvenile jus-
nize Mr. Alty, I ask my colleagues in the For over three decades, Azerbaijan has tice and foster care systems, and address
House of Representatives to join me in hon- taken steps to cover up these crimes against concerns with standardized testing. All of them
oring his rich life and legacy. May his memory humanity and dismiss the atrocities at Sumgait were unanimously rejected by Democrats.
be a blessing. and Baku. Even more disturbing, the Azeri We must take action to address the con-
f government lauded the perpetrators of this sequences of the coronavirus pandemic, but
event and similar violent attacks. this bill does not address the concerns of ev-
HONORING THE LIFE OF HAMBURG Tragically, the Azerbaijani government’s ap- eryday Americans. It addresses the desires of
MAYOR DANE WEINDORF proach toward Armenians has changed little the Majority. It also does not address small
since the Sumgait and Baku pogroms. We business struggles. Instead, it adds more reg-
HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN saw similar rhetoric right before Azerbaijan’s ulations on businesses already suffering from
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OF ARKANSAS attacks on Artsakh last fall. Azeri forces, Turk- the pandemic.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ish drones, and Turkish-backed mercenaries Less than nine percent of the $1.9 trillion
conducted an indiscriminate bombing cam- authorized in this bill goes to defeating
Monday, March 1, 2021 paign against large population centers that COVID–19. Under this package, taxpayers will
Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise killed thousands of Armenians and displaced have to finance the wish list of the Majority
today to celebrate the life of Mayor of Ham- tens of thousands more civilians. It also in- passed under the guise of relief.
burg, Dane Alan Weindorf. He passed away at cluded appalling war crimes against Arme- Democrats’ partisanship stands in the way
the age of 75 on Saturday, February 20, 2021, nians at the hands of Azerbaijani forces and of meaningful discussions about how to best
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March 1, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E187
serve our constituents. The American people TRIBUTE FOR THE 60TH ANNIVER- Today similar tactics are being employed in
need Congressional action to crush COVID– SARY OF THE EDWARDS V. movements like Black Lives Matter. I applaud
19. While there are portions of this bill I could SOUTH CAROLINA MARCH their efforts and thank the City of Columbia,
support, I cannot support it in its current form. Historic Columbia and the University of South
HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN Carolina for the monument they have erected
f OF SOUTH CAROLINA to memorialize this momentous event.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f
MENSTRUAL EQUITY IN THE
PEACE CORPS ACT Monday, March 1, 2021 TRIBUTE TO DEACON DAVIES
Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise JOHNSON
today to pay tribute to an important anniver-
HON. GRACE MENG sary that brings the actions of my youth full HON. DANNY K. DAVIS
circle to my service in this esteemed body. OF ILLINOIS
OF NEW YORK
Sixty years ago, a student-led march took IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES place in South Carolina’s capital city protesting Monday, March 1, 2021
state laws designed to maintain de jure seg-
Monday, March 1, 2021 regation of Blacks and whites in my home Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam
state. The arrests that day, March 2, 1961, re- Speaker, to be of service to humanity is one
Ms. MENG. Madam Speaker, for 60 years, of the greatest attributes one can have. Such
sulted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark
Peace Corps has been an enduring symbol of was the life and character traits of Davies
breach of the peace ruling. The case,
peace and friendship between the U.S. and Johnson. Born and raised in rural Arkansas on
Edwards v. South Carolina, is still taught in
our global community. Peace Corps Volun- the border of Louisiana, in the little town of
law schools today. I was among the student
teers (PCVs) sacrifice over two years of their Wilmot, Arkansas, Davies married his child-
protestors arrested that day for seeking equal
time, working side by side with local leader- hood sweetheart Mabel Parker in 1953 and
justice and civil rights, and I am proud of the
ship to combat some of the most pressing role this event played in protecting the right to migrated to Chicago, Illinois where they made
challenges of our generation. protest peacefully in this country. their home and their lives. Davies was em-
Unfortunately, I have heard from too many On that momentous day, approximately 200 ployed by the Burlington Railroad where he
PCVs who have struggled to access and af- high school and college students from all over began as a Porter and became a Crane Oper-
ford menstrual products. PCVs, and Returned South Carolina gathered at Zion Baptist ator and retired as a Supervisor after thirty-
Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) have Church in Columbia and marched to the State three years. Mr. Johnson was always kind and
shared with me how menstrual products are House to protest racial discrimination. As a considerate. He was Christian-orientated and
not readily available, or these items are far 20-year-old student protest leader at South joined the Lord’s Way Missionary Baptist
more expensive than they would be in the Carolina State College (now University), I left Church in 1973. At Lord’s Way, Mr. Johnson
U.S. So many of these volunteers are also Orangeburg with several of my classmates to served on the Trustee Board, Sunday School
placed in very remote locations—forcing them join in the march. We divided into groups, and Superintendent, Chairman of the Deacon
to travel extremely far distances to access I agreed to lead a contingency of students Board and as anything else the church need-
menstrual products. from my high school Mather Academy toward ed him to do. Deacon Johnson was a stalwart
the State House grounds. When we ap- in his family and the community where he
Additionally, while the Peace Corps Medical lived. He was a man of high standards and
Officers in some countries provides these proached the State House, law enforcement
officers ordered us to turn around. It had been was well regarded by all who knew him. The
products for PCVs, volunteers in other coun- world became a better place because Davies
tries are forced to purchase these products my intention to do just that, but the students
I was leading wanted to press on. We Johnson lived, and my life was enriched by
out of the same limited stipend everyone else knowing him. May he rest in peace.
receives. Other volunteers pay hundreds of marched on singing hymns and patriotic
songs. 191 protestors were arrested for f
dollars out-of-pocket to ship these items from
the U.S. to their country of service, or they breaching the peace and spent the next three RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF
wait to receive these items in their care pack- days in jail before being released on bail. JOHN SCHIECHE
ages from loved ones back home. There were four separate bench trials that
March and 189 students were convicted in
This is simply wrong. Menstrual products Magistrate’s Court despite the exemplary rep-
HON. DAN NEWHOUSE
are not luxury items; they are medical neces- OF WASHINGTON
resentation of NAACP attorney Matthew J.
sities. Menstrual equity is a basic health right IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Perry and his colleagues, Lincoln Jenkins II
and human right. and Donald Sampson. All but two of the Monday, March 1, 2021
That is why, today, on the 60th Anniversary protestors appealed their convictions, which Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I rise
of Peace Corps, I am reintroducing the Men- were upheld by the South Carolina Supreme today to recognize the career of John
strual Equity in the Peace Corps Act to ensure Court. Schieche, Superintendent of the East Valley
that all PCVs have free and equitable access On December 13, 1962, the Edwards v. School District, who is retiring after 43 years
to menstrual products. South Carolina case, named for Benedict Col- of shaping the next generation of Central
lege protestor James Edwards, was argued Washington students.
For the 65 percent of PCVs who are
before the U.S. Supreme Court by Matthew As a farmer, it is my duty to highlight the
women, and the more than 90 percent of
Perry. On February 25, 1963, the high court fact that John was first exposed to teaching
PCVs who are under the age of 50, this is
ruled eight to one in favor of the student de- during his days managing a 1,500–acre wheat
simply a matter of equity. The Menstrual Eq-
fendants, reversing their convictions. farm. It was not uncommon for John to hire
uity in the Peace Corps Act would direct the Justice Potter Stewart wrote in the majority high school students as farmhands during the
Peace Corps Director to establish a com- opinion that a state cannot ‘‘make criminal the summer months and teach them how to oper-
prehensive policy that makes available free peaceful expression of unpopular views.’’ ate heavy machinery. This experience made
menstrual products to PCVs who require Since that ruling, Edwards v. South Carolina for an easy transition into teaching as an auto
them, or increase stipends to allow for those has been cited as the precedent in more than mechanics and shop teacher.
expenses. 70 breach of the peace cases. Over the years, John excelled in all areas of
Today, on the 60th Anniversary of the Madam Speaker, I ask you and my col- education, most recently, he was awared the
founding of Peace Corps, I recognize the leagues to join me today in recognizing the 2018 Crystal Apple Award for his dedication to
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bravery of all my constituents who have contributions of the student protestors in advancing school communications.
served in Peace Corps, and I am proud to re- Edwards v. South Carolina as we remember John started his journey to becoming super-
introduce this critical bill that upholds the their protest 60 years ago. As one of the intendent in the early 1990’s after being hired
health and safety of all who answer the call to young people involved in this historic event, I by the Yakima School District to serve as Di-
serve in Peace Corps. I thank my colleagues can attest that we were committed to the fight rector of the Yakima Valley Technical Skills
who have joined me in this critical legislation, for civil rights, and had no idea that our ac- Center.
and I urge its swift passage to ensure men- tions would contribute to preserving the right During his time in that leadership role, John
strual equity for all Peace Corps Volunteers. to peacefully protest for future generations. was also pursuing his credentials to become a
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