Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, February 3, 2022 (E100)
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Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, February 3, 2022 (beginning at page E100). Gosar speaks on amendment number 150 sponsored by Representative Mike Levin, saying it is modeled off the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, a bill Gosar has sponsored since the 112th Congress, and that used as an amendment to a very disingenuous bill it cannot be supported. Axne recognizes Anne Bacon, Chief Executive Officer of IMPACT, as Iowan of the Week. Van Drew marks the 40th anniversary of the Sieden family owning Casel's Marketplace in Margate, and Krishnamoorthi condemns the violence against Armenians on the 34th anniversary of the Sumgait Pogroms.
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E100 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 3, 2022
mentorship of student and faculty researchers they have not taken the time to make them- praise from the Treasury Department as a
at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs. Second, it will selves fully aware of anything they have high-performing program for making their pro-
make sure federal agencies provide technical passed so far, regardless if it’s a bill, amend- gram easy to use and working directly to help
assistance to HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs on ment, or resolution. renters facing eviction.
how to grow their capacity to manage grants The American people should be concerned Anne grew up in Toledo, Iowa, and after liv-
from application to completion. about how this bill actually makes us weaker ing in California for four years moved back to
As the representative of the congressional in the face of China, and no matter how many Iowa to commit her life to making sure that our
district with the greatest number of HBCUs, I of my good policy ideas you add to it in the social safety net would work for people going
know investing in HBCUs supports Black ex- form of an amendment, you cannot change its through tough times. That goal—making sure
cellence. My amendment will support critical rotten core. people could access services and leave feel-
educational institutions and their students, ad- f ing better than when they started—has driven
vance innovation, and grow our economy. I her in getting her degree in Social Work from
urge my colleagues to support its passage. CASEL’S MARKETPLACE the University of Iowa and a Masters in Public
f Administration from Drake University, and con-
BIOECONOMY RESEARCH AND
HON. JEFFERSON VAN DREW tinues to drive her work to reduce the barriers
OF NEW JERSEY that people in poverty face. Anne’s work at IM-
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2021 PACT includes both direct service to Iowans
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SPEECH OF and looking at the systemic issues that create
Thursday, February 3, 2022
this kind of need in the US, and focuses on
HON. PAUL A. GOSAR Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, this making sure that programs to help people
OF ARIZONA month, I had the pleasure of visiting Casel’s need to recognize that the people they’re help-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Marketplace, a family-owned market in ing are their most important stakeholders.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Margate, South Jersey. Since opening its Anne now lives in Ankeny and is happily
doors as a small grocery store in Atlantic City married with three adult children and one
Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in 1929, Casel’s has brought the finest quality grandson.
to speak on amendment number 150 spon- ingredients to the South Jersey community. Anne’s dedication to helping others sets an
sored by Representative MIKE LEVIN. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the
This amendment is modeled off the Public example all of us can look to, and the work of
Sieden family owning Casel’s Marketplace. Iowans like her is critical to making sure the
Land Renewable Energy Development Act
Throughout the years, Casel’s has continued work we do here in Congress reaches our
(PLREDA) which promotes wind, solar, and
to turn new visitors into life-long customers. constituents. My work on the Financial Serv-
geothermal resources on public lands.
They are known for their signature meats, ices Committee to secure rental assistance to
You might ask me why I am speaking on a
smoked fish department, grab-and-go salads, help Iowans recover from the impacts of the
Democrat amendment, or why I seem to know
extensive cheese selection, and fresh produce pandemic relies on dedicated public servants
so much about this amendment.
It’s strange because this amendment looks section. Casel’s Marketplace is always doing like Anne. I’m forever grateful for her work
familiar to me. I wonder why that is? everything necessary to give their customers’ during this difficult time, and I will continue to
Oh that’s right, that’s because PLREDA is the best shopping experience. God Bless the work in Congress, as I did at the State of
my bill, one which I have sponsored since the Sieden Family and Ceasel’s Marketplace and Iowa, to make sure that government truly
112th Congress. God Bless America. works for the people. It is my privilege to rec-
When I introduced PLREDA in the previous f ognize Anne Bacon as Iowan of the Week.
Congresses, I solicited original cosponsors in f
HONORING ANNE BACON AS IOWAN
a bipartisan manner. OF THE WEEK RECOGNIZING THE 34TH ANNIVER-
Mr. LEVIN was one such original cosponsor.
After the 2020 election, we used Mr. LEVIN SARY OF THE SUMGAIT PO-
as the lead, yet with this current legislation I HON. CYNTHIA AXNE GROMS
was prohibited from being part of its annual OF IOWA
original sponsors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI
But that’s fine, I am more interested in pass- Thursday, February 3, 2022 OF ILLINOIS
ing good governance for the American people IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
than demanding the credit. Mrs. AXNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to
ask the House of Representatives to join me Thursday, February 3, 2022
I have done this in the past when we re-
formed the antitrust exemptions in the in recognizing Anne Bacon, Chief Executive Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Madam Speaker,
McCarran-Ferguson Act for the medical insur- Officer of IMPACT Community Action Partner- today I rise to condemn the violence inflicted
ance industry and brought knowledge to the ship. upon Armenians on the 34th anniversary of
erroneous administrative exclusion in the Ra- Anne Bacon and her team at IMPACT have the Sumgait Pogroms in Azerbaijan. I believe
diation Exposure Compensation Act jeopard- been essential in helping Iowans keep a roof that condemning these actions today will help
izing constituents in Mohave County, Arizona over their heads throughout the COVID–19 prevent renewed aggression against citizens
and Clark County, Nevada. pandemic and supporting Iowans in need. So of Armenian descent who continue to live in
If this were a stand-alone provision, it would much of what we do here in Congress relies Azerbaijan, while bringing attention to efforts
earn my support because we need to pass the on the work of public servants and commu- to erase these atrocities from our collective
remainder of PLREDA, the rest which I was nities to implement. and their work has been memory. Further, I reaffirm our nation’s com-
unable to get passed in previous Congresses. especially critical over the last two years. IM- mitment to an enduring, peaceful, and demo-
However, used as an amendment to a very PACT has been serving Iowans for years. but cratic resolution of the Artsakh conflict.
disingenuous bill, I cannot support it. Not be- they took on new challenges during the pan- From 1988 to 1990, the Armenian popu-
cause of the theft of my bill but the poor proc- demic. lation in Soviet Azerbaijan was the target of
ess used today in this bad bill. Recognizing the importance of keeping ethnically targeted pogroms in the cities of
I’ve always said good process builds good Iowans housed during the pandemic, IMPACT Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku. Beginning on
policy which makes good politics. helped more than 1,000 families with direct February 27, 1988 in Sumgait, Armenian
The amendments being considered inside housing assistance during 2020, using funding Christians were indiscriminately murdered,
en bloc packages is a tactic of the current ma- from the CARES Act. This year, working with raped, and maimed by mobs of criminals and
jority which would make the founders roll in Polk County and Des Moines, Anne’s team thugs. According to independent reporting, po-
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their graves. has kept more than 6,500 households from lice in Baku allowed the pogroms to continue
This is not a counter China bill. This bill pro- facing eviction and homelessness, committing for 3 days, during which lime Armenians were
motes a role for the government in the econ- more than $35 million from the Emergency burned alive and thrown from windows,
omy which is un-American and deals more in Rental Assistance Program Congress passed Despite vocal U.S. and international protests
abstract social and climate policies than any- in the last year. That includes families with over the Sumgait Pogroms, renewed anti-Ar-
thing else. nearly 7,000 children who were able to keep menian pogroms were launched in Kirovabad
It is not good process. Everyone on the the homes they knew thanks to the efforts of on November 21, 1988 that lasted for seven
other side has not read the full bill, just like Anne and IMPACT. Their work also received days. Fourteen months later in the capital,
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