173 Days of Accomplishments (Cong. Rec., June 25, 2021)
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Congressional Record, House, page H3138, June 25, 2021. The page opens with remarks calling for a House investigation into the origins of COVID–19. Hartzler asks unanimous consent for consideration of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, and the Chair states it is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. Thompson of Pennsylvania recognizes June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, Porter speaks on the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands, and Schakowsky speaks on the need to curb methane emissions. Dean, under 173 Days of Accomplishments, says today is day 173 of this Congress and the 150th of the Biden administration.
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H3138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 25, 2021
thousands of businesses, and altered Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ALZHEIMER’S AND BRAIN
life as we know it. today in solidarity with the 2 million AWARENESS MONTH
Yet, here we stand, almost a month lives saved by the Hyde amendment. (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania
later, and we are still no closer to a For decades, Presidents of both par- asked and was given permission to ad-
House investigation, not even a hear- ties, including Presidents Clinton and dress the House for 1 minute and to re-
ing to get to the bottom of what hap- Obama, have worked across the aisle to vise and extend his remarks.)
pened. include the Hyde amendment in the Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania.
The simple fact of the matter is that Federal budget, which is a temporary
the Chinese Communist Party is an ad- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize
protection barring the use of taxpayer June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Aware-
versary, and they have not been truth- funds to pay for abortions.
ful or honest about anything, espe- ness Month.
However, this year, while calling for With more than 6 million Americans
cially not their role in covering up the unity, the President is pushing for a $6
origins of COVID–19. living with Alzheimer’s and nearly 50
trillion budget with no protections for million people living with Alzheimer’s
Since the very beginning, the Chinese the unborn or for the taxpayer who will
Communist Party has blocked Amer- and other dementias worldwide, it is
foot the bill. This is an action where important to raise awareness. The
ican scientists from participating in a
everyone loses. more we know about Alzheimer’s, the
full-scope investigation, refused access
Instead of callously endangering the more action we can inspire.
to reporters from Wuhan, manipulated
lives of millions of women and children Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause
the World Health Organization’s report
at taxpayer expense, we should be of death in the United States, and it is
on the origins of the virus, and strong-
fighting tooth and nail for their protec- the only one of the top ten causes of
armed anyone who disagreed with the
narrative they invented. tions. death without any methods for pre-
It is infuriating that Speaker PELOSI By making the Hyde amendment per- venting, curing, or slowing it down.
and House Democrats are willing to manent, that is exactly what H.R. 18 Alzheimer’s related deaths increased
cover for the Chinese Communist Party will do. by 16 percent during the COVID–19 pan-
and let them off the hook for this dis- That is why I ask unanimous consent demic.
aster, simply to achieve a political end. that the Committees on Energy and The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is not
We cannot and should not accept Commerce, Ways and Means, and the only devastating to those who are diag-
anything less than absolute certainty Judiciary be discharged from further nosed, but also to their caregivers and
about the origins of COVID–19. We consideration of H.R. 18 and ask for its loved ones. My own mom lived with
must investigate, hold China account- immediate consideration in the House. Alzheimer’s for 10 years. It stole her
able, and ensure nothing like this ever The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. memories and finally stole her life.
happens again. NEGUSE). Under guidelines consistently In 2021, Alzheimer’s care will cost our
f issued by successive Speakers, as re- Nation $355 billion, and by 2050, costs
corded in section 956 of the House are expected to rise to more than $1.1
OUR NUCLEAR LEGACY IN THE Rules and Manual, the Chair is con-
MARSHALL ISLANDS trillion.
strained not to entertain the request Currently, over 11 million Americans
(Ms. PORTER asked and was given unless it has been cleared by the bipar- provide unpaid care to family and
permission to address the House for 1 tisan floor and committee leaderships. friends living with Alzheimer’s and
minute and to revise and extend her re- f other dementias.
marks.) Mr. Speaker, the time to act is now.
Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, July 173 DAYS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Let’s join the fight. Let’s take the
marks the 75th anniversary of the first (Ms. DEAN asked and was given per- pledge to raise awareness about Alz-
U.S. nuclear test in the Marshall Is- mission to address the House for 1 heimer’s disease and to never stop
lands, a tragedy that continues today. minute and to revise and extend her re-
Orange County is proud to be home searching for a cure.
marks.)
to one of the oldest Marshallese-Amer- f
Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, today is day
ican communities. But why the 173 of this Congress and the 150th of the URGENT NEED TO CURB METHANE
Marshallese came to the United States Biden administration. These days have EMISSIONS
is a disgraceful chapter in our Nation’s been spent governing to repair our (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was
history. From 1946 to 1958, the United global standing, to accelerate our vac-
States conducted 67 nuclear tests in given permission to address the House
cination program, and to boost a strug- for 1 minute.)
the Marshall Islands. gling economy.
We deceived the Marshallese, using Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker,
With the American Rescue Plan, we methane emissions are accelerating
them as guinea pigs to study the ef-
have governed to build back better for climate change and harming our com-
fects of radiation. We turned ancestral
red districts, for blue districts, for all munities, and we are moving in the
lands into dumping grounds for nuclear
districts. wrong direction.
waste.
We still haven’t done the bare min- In my district alone, here are some of After the Trump administration re-
imum to make this right. We estab- the ways we have begun to build back pealed limitations on emissions of
lished a tribunal for compensation but better: with over $87 million for our methane, we saw the largest yearly in-
provided less than 10 percent of the school districts, $137 million for local crease of methane emissions on record
money owed. We don’t even translate governments, $1.5 million for Head in 2020. We must get back on track.
environmental studies into Start programs, and the child tax cred- It is urgent that we restore regula-
Marshallese. it will send an average of $2,400 to tions to limit methane emissions.
Our nuclear legacy in the Marshall 37,000 families. Methane is 80 times more potent than
Islands is at the nexus of President The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania carbon dioxide. We cannot move quick-
Biden’s top priorities: racial justice, has received $7.3 billion, a trans- ly enough. We have to act now.
healthcare, climate change, U.S. global formative amount, that must address I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’
reputation, and countering China educational and opportunity inequi- on the legislation that we will be con-
through diplomacy. We must commit ties. sidering today, to curb these dangerous
across party lines to make this right. In these 100 days, we have proven we emissions and protect our commu-
f
can live up to a responsibility to gov- nities.
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ern. As we begin to emerge from this f
REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 18, NO pandemic, we are at a turning point
TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABOR- where we can build on the success of NATIONAL POST-TRAUMATIC
TION ACT the American Rescue Plan, find infra- STRESS DISORDER AWARENESS
(Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was structure investments, and look to- DAY
given permission to address the House ward a stronger, more compassionate (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and
for 1 minute.) future. was given permission to address the
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