Making American Lives Better (Cong. Rec., April 22, 2021)
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This is H2091 of the Congressional Record, House, April 22, 2021, in a correction print with interleaved columns. The page begins with a list of Members recorded pursuant to House Resolution 8 and the end of remarks under the heading Making American Lives Better, in which a speaker says a 60-year-old couple making $75,000 a year will save almost $1,400 a month on marketplace coverage and recalls the first Administrator of the EPA. Mr. Cloud honors Luis Palau, a minister and evangelist who passed away earlier that year. Ms. Bonamici announces the passing of former colleague Elizabeth Furse in a moment of silence, with the views and figures attributed to the speakers.
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April 22, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE CORRECTION H2091
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE ketplace coverage to save hundreds of ican. We can reach this goal in this
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS dollars a month. A 60-year-old couple decade. And in reaching it, we can trig-
Allred (Wexton) Lawson (FL) Porter (Wexton) making $75,000 a year will save almost ger a chain reaction of confidence and
Barragán (Beyer) (Evans) Ruppersberger $1,400 a month. That is life-changing. hope.
Cárdenas Leger Fernandez (Raskin) Now we just have to make this per- Those are the words of Bill Ruckels-
(Gallego) (Jacobs (CA)) Rush
Costa (Correa) Lieu (Beyer) (Underwood)
manent; to keep the promise that no haus on this day 50 years ago; a Repub-
Donalds Lowenthal Sewell (DelBene) American should be crushed by the lican; the first Administrator of the
(Cammack) (Beyer) Sires (Pallone) cost of their healthcare; and to give EPA under Richard Nixon, and then
Doyle, Michael McHenry Speier (Scanlon) people hope that, if they continue to
F. (Cartwright) (Cammack) Stefanik (Katko)
again under Ronald Reagan; the man
Gonzalez (OH) Meng (Clark Trahan (Lynch) vote for better government, they will who implemented the Clean Air Act
(Timmons) (MA)) Walorski continue to get it. amendments of 1990.
Gosar (Greene Mfume (Wagner) His successor under George H.W.
f
(GA)) (Connolly) Watson Coleman
Grijalva (Garcı́a Moulton (Pallone) Bush was Bill Reilly, who implemented
HONORING LUIS PALAU
(IL)) (Perlmutter) Welch the Acid Rain Program and the Mon-
Khanna (Gomez) Napolitano (McGovern) (Mr. CLOUD asked and was given per- treal Protocol, a global, market-based
Kirkpatrick (Correa) Wilson (FL) mission to address the House for 1
(Stanton) Nunes (Calvert) (Hayes)
cap and trade program. These men
Langevin Omar (Bush) Wilson (SC)
minute and to revise and extend his re- knew that science and our obligations
(Lynch) Payne (Pallone) (Timmons) marks.) to future generations are not nego-
f Mr. CLOUD. Madam Speaker, I rise tiable. They tolerated no conflict be-
today to honor Luis Palau, a minister tween conservatism and conservation.
MOMENT OF SILENCE RECOG- and evangelist from Argentina, who Sixty percent of all the greenhouse
NIZING THE PASSING OF THE eventually called the United States gas emissions we have ever emitted as
HONORABLE ELIZABETH FURSE home. a species have been released since that
(Ms. BONAMICI asked and was given Luis Palau passed away on March 11, speech Bill Ruckelshaus gave 50 years
permission to address the House for 1 2021, leaving behind a legacy of faith, ago today.
minute.) hope, and love. Madam Speaker, the time for action
Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Speaker, I His work as a passionate representa- is now.
rise today, joined by my colleagues tive for Christ, and one of the most in-
from the Oregon congressional delega- fluential international evangelists in f
tion and others, to announce the pass- history, earned him the nickname of b 1245
ing of our esteemed former colleague, the ‘‘Billy Graham of Latin America.’’
Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, who He shared with Graham the conviction PARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE
represented the First District of Or- to make disciples of all nations, as (Mr. HILL asked and was given per-
egon—the district I am honored to rep- Scripture commands. mission to address the House for 1
resent—from 1993 to 1999. His home country of Argentina, minute and to revise and extend his re-
Congresswoman Furse was not only a much of the Spanish-speaking world, marks.)
friend, but a mentor. My first experi- and the United States came to know Mr. HILL. Madam Speaker, I rise
ence volunteering for a political cam- and respect him because of his faithful today to draw attention to what has
paign was during her reelection in 1994. preaching, evangelism, and work to become the new normal here in Wash-
She inspired dedication to worthy unite Christians and reach all peoples ington, D.C.
causes, including cofounding the Or- of all backgrounds. Despite talks of bipartisanship and
egon Peace Institute. She embodied the With a career that spanned over a unity, Democrats have turned to a par-
traits public servants should strive to half a century, he shared the good news tisan, top-down, rampant spending
uphold, to meet the needs of their com- of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with mil- style of governing with President
munity and drive meaningful change. lions of people throughout television, Biden’s infrastructure vision as the lat-
Our world, especially northwest Or- radio, print, and live events. His plat- est example.
egon, is a better place because of Eliza- form enabled him to speak with and in- The fact is that the President’s $2.3
beth’s tireless devotion to improving fluence many political and military trillion infrastructure vision really
the lives of those around her. leaders. isn’t about infrastructure at all. Only 5
On behalf of the Oregon delegation In spite of all that, he once said: percent is proposed for roads and
and all who served with Elizabeth and ‘‘I’ve never thought of myself as some- bridges, and only 2 percent for airways,
all who are present, I express our sin- one special. I’m just a kid from a cow waterways, and ports. Instead, Demo-
cere condolences to her family and town in Argentina. Yet God grabbed crats have proposed spending over half
friends. I ask that the House observe a my heart at a young age and chose to a trillion dollars on Green New Deal-
moment of silence in her memory. use me to share His good news.’’ style programs to fulfill a far left wish
f One of his favorite Scriptures, which list.
also begins the movie about his life, is What is their solution for paying for
MAKING AMERICAN LIVES BETTER
James 4:10, which says: ‘‘Humble your- all of this?
(Mr. MALINOWSKI asked and was selves before the Lord, and He will lift Increasing your taxes.
given permission to address the House you up.’’ The tax hikes to fund this spending
for 1 minute.) It is a good reminder for all of us. spree will only hurt workers and result
Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, May his family be comforted during in lower wages and suppressed eco-
it is good to be able to stand on the this time. nomic growth.
House floor and speak, not about the f Madam Speaker, I encourage my
crisis of the day or even my hopes for
ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF A friends on the other side of the aisle to
tomorrow, but about something this
CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRON- stop posturing and work with us on
Congress has delivered to make peo-
MENT this side of the aisle. Madam Speaker,
ple’s lives better.
sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE
we are ready to work with you across
When I first ran for this job, the (Mr. CASTEN asked and was given
the aisle on a package that will truly
number one demand I heard from vot- permission to address the House for 1
make a difference to my constituents
ers was to make healthcare more ac- minute.)
Mr. CASTEN. Madam Speaker, the in Arkansas and people across our
cessible and the Affordable Care Act
time for action is now. No longer can great Nation.
more affordable. With the American
Rescue Plan, that is what we have done we substitute slogans for solutions. f
in a major way. The protection of the environment of-
By increasing ACA subsidies and cap- fers America its best hope. Achieving EARTH DAY
ping premiums, we are enabling the the goal of a clean and healthy envi- (Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was
typical middle-class family with mar- ronment must be done by every Amer- given permission to address the House
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