Congressional Record, House, November 17, 2021, Page H6327
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated November 17, 2021, at page H6327, made up of one-minute speeches. Mr. Valadao, under Requesting Response on Central Valley Project, says he led the California Republican delegation in a letter to Secretary Haaland and Secretary Raimondo on reinitiating consultation on the 2019 biological opinions and has had no response. Mr. Higgins of New York, under Investing in Broadband Is Essential, says the American Rescue Plan provides money for underserved communities. Another speaker joins President Biden in calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate gas prices, and a further speaker honors Donald Laverne Harris. The remarks are the speakers' own.
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November 17, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6327
time that Washington bureaucrats reopens and demand surges, big cor- Madam Speaker, I am here to honor
take real action to get back to fiscal porations have taken advantage. They Donald Laverne Harris for a life well
responsibility and save our country. have squeezed consumers for profit and lived.
In God we trust. raised costs on everyday Americans. f
Corporate greed is a primary reason
f REQUESTING RESPONSE ON
why costs for American businesses and
INVESTING IN BROADBAND IS families have gone up. I will give you CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT
ESSENTIAL one example. (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given
The cost of refining oil has gone permission to address the House for 1
(Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and
down, yet gas prices went up. Let me minute and to revise and extend his re-
was given permission to address the
repeat that again. The costs to oil com- marks.)
House for 1 minute.) panies have gone down, and fuel prices
Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Mr. VALADAO. Madam Speaker, last
went up. month, I led the California Republican
Speaker, high-quality, high-speed That is why I am joining President
broadband is essential in today’s inter- delegation in a letter to Secretary of
Biden in calling on the Federal Trade the Interior Haaland and Secretary of
connected and interdependent world. Commission to investigate whether oil
Underserved communities throughout Commerce Raimondo regarding the re-
and gas companies are engaging in initiation of consultation on the 2019
America need internet access for edu- anticompetitive or potentially illegal
cation, transportation, and healthcare biological opinions for the long-term
behavior to jack up your gas prices. operations of the Central Valley
services and to realize the full poten- f
tial of all of our citizens. Project and the State Water Project.
The American Rescue Plan provides REJECT CRADLE-TO-GRAVE Despite our request for a response,
money, lots of money, for State and SOCIALISM we did not receive an answer by the set
local governments to expand (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given deadline. This issue is critical to my
broadband. The bipartisan infrastruc- permission to address the House for 1 constituents in the Central Valley.
ture law builds on that effort by mak- minute.) Failure to provide answers to our ur-
ing a $65 billion investment in Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, gent questions is unacceptable.
broadband. shortly, this body will begin debating This week, I led another letter to
Madam Speaker, I urge the Federal the most radical and expensive spend- Secretaries Haaland and Raimondo.
Government and local governments in ing bill in our Nation’s history. Once again, we are demanding answers
western New York to move quickly and Shockingly, Democrats are intent on regarding the administration’s
effectively to ensure everyone can real- moving forward without the CBO’s antiscience decision, which threatens
ize their full potential with access to final cost analysis. But independent es- the livelihoods of Central Valley farm-
quality, high-speed broadband. timates put the bill’s price tag around ers and families.
$4 trillion, twice what Democrats Madam Speaker, my colleagues and I
f claim. This level of reckless and un- will not back down, and I urgently re-
HONORING THE CAREER OF paid-for spending is unsustainable. quest attention and response to this
ROBERT LARSON On top of that, the problematic pro- issue.
visions in this bill are a mile long. It f
(Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was will heighten the border crisis, under-
given permission to address the House mine American energy, and worsen the RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF
for 1 minute and to revise and extend inflation crisis. It will raise taxes on RANDY ROSENBAUM
his remarks.) hardworking families and calls for hir- (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given
Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I ing 87,000 new IRS agents. permission to address the House for 1
rise today to honor the career of one of Unbelievably, one of the biggest minute and to revise and extend his re-
my constituents, Robert Larson, and parts of this bill is a special tax break marks.)
congratulate him on his retirement. for the wealthy. The list of problems Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, I
For 27 years, Bob served as commis- goes on and on, but the bottom line is rise today to recognize the distin-
sioner of the Port of Benton and has this massive bill represents cradle-to- guished career of an extraordinary
dedicated himself to serving his neigh- grave socialism. That is not what Rhode Islander, my friend Randy
bors and his community. America stands for. Rosenbaum.
Thanks to Bob’s efforts, the U.S. Madam Speaker, please join me and For 27 years, Randy has served as the
Navy and the Port of Benton were able reject this radical legislation. executive director of the Rhode Island
to partner to bring a section of the f State Council on the Arts, where he
USS Triton submarine to Richland in HONORING DONALD L. HARRIS helped Rhode Island artists to share
honor of veterans who served in Navy their gifts and talents with the rest of
submarines. (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1 the world.
From strengthening local supply From the up-and-coming artist to the
chains to preserving the history of the minute.)
Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise well-established, the young artists to
Hanford Site and so much more, Bob’s the old, Randy lifted up the work of a
contributions to the Port of Benton, today to praise a great man from my
district after his passing recently. Don- diverse, new generation of Rhode Is-
the greater Tri-Cities, the State of land artists.
ald Harris was a developer with a con-
Washington, and our country are a true To put it simply, he is to the Rhode
science, a visionary, a dreamer, a
testament to his spirit of service. Island arts community what the smile
thinker. He helped rebuild Newark and
As a lifelong Washingtonian, on be- is to the Mona Lisa.
created housing projects in areas that
half of the people of the Fourth Con- Randy has left an indelible mark on
needed redevelopment.
gressional District, I extend my heart- His housing projects were more than the Rhode Island arts scene, increasing
felt thanks to Bob for his decades of just buildings. Mr. Harris used them to RISCA funding ninefold, putting the
public service and wish him all the best educate new residents on proper home- Ocean State on the map as a film loca-
in retirement. ownership and how to move forward in tion, and supporting Rhode Island’s $2
f this economy to sustain their lives. He billion arts economy.
made sure his projects created more Randy’s leadership, now that he is re-
SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE
OIL COMPANIES’ COSTS GO DOWN tiring after 30 years at the helm of
opportunities for African Americans
WHILE FUEL PRICES GO UP RISCA, will surely be missed, but his
and other minorities. That is why he
(Mr. LIEU asked and was given per- earned the Golden Broom Award for legacy lives on through his countless
mission to address the House for 1 improving Newark’s quality of life. accomplishments.
minute.) He was a man whose faith guided him Madam Speaker, I congratulate
Mr. LIEU. Madam Speaker, I am to help those in need. He was an exam- Randy on his retirement, and I wish
upset about inflation. As our economy ple for all of us to follow. him all the best in his next chapter.
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