Congressional Record, House, March 17, 2022 (H3780) — Career Education and National AmeriCorps Week
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Congressional Record, House, page H3780 and following, March 17, 2022, a series of short floor speeches. Krishnamoorthi of Illinois speaks about career and technical education and recognizes Dr. Gregory Williams at Odessa College. Joyce of Pennsylvania speaks under the heading A Promise to First Do No Harm and recognizes the work of Dr. George Hruza. Foxx of North Carolina speaks under the heading National AmeriCorps Week, saying AmeriCorps has had 29 years to prove itself and calling it a failed agency.
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H3780 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 17, 2022
A PROMISE TO FIRST DO NO United States but throughout the According to AmeriCorps’ Inspector
HARM world. General, if this occurred at a private
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The f organization there would be a ‘‘whole-
Chair recognizes the gentleman from sale resignation or firing of the leader-
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ship team, and the public would be
Pennsylvania (Mr. JOYCE) for 5 min- EDUCATION shorting their stock.’’
utes.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Even more concerning is the lack of
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam oversight AmeriCorps provides over its
Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Speaker, when I first became a doctor, grantees that are plagued with fraudu-
Illinois (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI) for 5
I made a promise that I would never lent activity. For example, a Hawaiian
minutes.
perform, assist, or support in any abor- nonprofit executive was recently sen-
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Madam
tion or any abortion procedures. All tenced to 46 months in prison for em-
Speaker, as the coauthor of the bipar-
doctors take an oath. They swear to bezzling over $500,000 from AmeriCorps,
tisan Strengthening Career and Tech-
first do no harm. I made a promise that and a school district in St. Louis was
nical Education in the 21st Century
I would never participate in the taking found guilty of encouraging
Act—the largest reform of skills-based
of a human life. AmeriCorps volunteers to falsely in-
education in more than a dozen years—
At 10 weeks a baby in their mother’s flate time sheets.
I rise today to celebrate one institu-
womb has developed a beating heart. The private sector often does the
tion that has become a national exem-
At 11 weeks, the baby will have devel- same work as AmeriCorps but at a
plar.
oped elbows, fingers, and toes. And at fraction of the price and with far less
I am honored to join Congressman
27 weeks, a baby inside the womb can waste, fraud, and mismanagement.
AUGUST PFLUGER from Texas in recog-
hear their mother’s voice. It is clear It is our job as Members of the House
nizing Dr. Gregory Williams at Odessa
that these children are human—con- of Representatives to ensure that tax-
College. Odessa College has been named
structed in the image of God—and wor- payer funds are protected. The power of
a top-10 community college by the
thy of protection and worthy of love. the purse is one of our most important
Aspen Institute. Dr. Williams has seen
It is time to protect human life, it is constitutional duties. We therefore
both enrollment as well as students
time to protect the unborn, and it is must stop feeding the black hole that
with passing grades increase year after
time to end this egregious practice of is AmeriCorps and instead empower
year.
abortion. When we reformed CTE in 2018 and States and local governments to meet
RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF DR. GEORGE HRUZA
increased Federal funding by over 10 the needs of their residents.
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam The last time AmeriCorps’ programs
percent, we did so with educators like
Speaker, I rise today to recognize the were reauthorized was in 2009 with the
Dr. Williams in mind.
work of Dr. George Hruza. passage of the Edward M. Kennedy
I commend Dr. Williams and Odessa
A graduate of New York University, Serve America Act which was named in
College for their tremendous success. I
Dr. Hruza went on to complete both a honor of the late Senator who was the
will continue fighting for robust fund- author of the legislation that governs
dermatology residency at New York ing for skills-based and vocational edu-
University Medical Center as well as a many of AmeriCorps’ programs.
cation funding so that programs like Yet, despite the support for national
laser surgery fellowship at Harvard Odessa’s can flourish in my State of Il- service, Senator Kennedy himself em-
Medical School. Later, Dr. Hruza com- linois as well as across the country. phasized the importance of proper
pleted a Mohs and dermatologic sur- f stewardship of taxpayer dollars, noting
gery fellowship at the University of
NATIONAL AMERICORPS WEEK during a 1993 floor speech on the estab-
Wisconsin-Madison with Dr. Fred
lishment of the corporation that ‘‘Con-
Mohs. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gress will not, and should not, fund a
Dr. Fred Mohs developed this revolu- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from program if it is unsuccessful.’’
tionary surgery—a technique that al- North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for 5 min- I agree with him. AmeriCorps has
lows for the precise removal and the re- utes. had 29 years to prove itself, and the
pair of skin cancer. Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, this only thing it has proven is that it is a
Throughout his career, Dr. Hruza has week many people will be celebrating drain on taxpayers and a massive dis-
proven himself to be a leader in the National AmeriCorps Week. I will not appointment. This is a failed agency
field of dermatology. His tireless com- be one of them. AmeriCorps has been that needs to be overhauled completely
mitment to his patients and their fami- around for almost 30 years, and in that or just eliminated.
lies has undoubtedly saved countless time we have learned never to under- f
lives. estimate the ability of the Federal
Dr. Hruza has come to Washington Government to muck things up. b 1015
and done skin cancer screenings for No one denies that AmeriCorps began CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT
members of staff and Members of Con- with good intentions, and I applaud the BIDEN
gress—several who might be present philanthropic spirit of those who vol- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
here today. unteer out of a genuine desire to help Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from
As the American Academy of Der- those in need. However, I cannot ap- Texas (Ms. GARCIA) for 5 minutes.
matology’s president, Dr. Hruza’s re- plaud a bloated bureaucratic organiza- Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak-
lentless advocacy for innovation has tion that is the poster child for fraud er, I rise today to congratulate Presi-
helped to shape the way that skin can- and mismanagement. dent Biden for the progress our Nation
cer today is treated in the United AmeriCorps is entrusted with 1.1 bil- has made this past year. In early 2021,
States. Skin cancers were previously lion taxpayer dollars every single year. the President took office during a glob-
deadly. My own grandfather died from And every single year AmeriCorps al crisis and was determined to get
skin cancer, a skin cancer that would proves it is an expert at wasting tax- America back on track. He knew we
be treated today by someone like Dr. payer funds. needed a comeback. He knew we needed
Hruza and cured. For example, some AmeriCorps pro- to focus on building a better America.
It is my privilege to call Dr. George grams cost taxpayers four to eight So what did President Biden do? He
Hruza a leader, a colleague, and a times more money than programs that invested in the American people, and
friend of the United States Congress. perform identical services. Even more he invested big. The boom was begin-
As he continues his work as the United concerning is the fact that neither ning.
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Skin Specialists Missouri director, I Congress, the Inspector General, nor In March 2021, the American Rescue
wish Dr. Hruza every continued suc- AmeriCorps itself have an idea of how Plan was signed into law. In total, a
cess; his success in working to treat taxpayer dollars are being managed. In historic $1.9 trillion were put to work
patients, his success in developing in- fact, AmeriCorps’ financial statements for the American people during the se-
novation, and his success as one of the are so bad that they have not been able vere public health and economic crisis
leaders in dermatology not just in the to be audited for the past 5 years. caused by COVID.
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March 17, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3781
Since then, the American Rescue David Rudd, who is retiring as the District of Tennessee, Roberta and I
Plan has been helping us recover. We president of the University of Mem- congratulate, salute, and honor David
are now enjoying one of the strongest phis. Rudd for his remarkable and out-
periods of economic growth in history, Dr. David Rudd came to the Univer- standing tenure as the president of the
and we are building a better America. sity of Memphis in 2013 as the provost University of Memphis.
If we look at the progress we have for the university. He had previously f
made over the past year, Madam served as the dean of the College of So-
Speaker, we can see how successful the cial and Behavioral Science and sci- HONORING REVEREND FRED
American Rescue Plan truly has been. entific director of the National Center SHUTTLESWORTH
The plan powered historic jobs recov- for Veterans Studies at the University The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
ery and produced the largest calendar of Utah. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from
increase in jobs on record. The unem- President Rudd succeeded Dr. Shirley Alabama (Ms. SEWELL) for 5 minutes.
ployment rate dropped at a record Raines as president and Brad Martin as Ms. SEWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise
pace, but we have also seen the biggest interim president of the University of today to honor a true civil rights pio-
drop in long-term unemployment ever Memphis, becoming the University of neer, Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth,
recorded in a 12-month span. Nearly 2.5 Memphis president in 2014. ahead of what would have been his
million people broke out of the cycle of The University of Memphis has a stu-
100th birthday on Friday, March 18.
long-term unemployment. Madam dent population of around 22,000 stu-
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth was a
Speaker, this is huge. dents, with 17 bachelor’s degrees in
civil rights activist who led the fight
As the Representative of a majority more than 250 areas of studies, mas-
against segregation and other forms of
Latino district, I was especially proud ter’s degrees in 54 subjects, doctoral de-
racism as a minister in Birmingham,
to learn there were record drops in grees in 26 disciplines, and graduate
Alabama. He was a cofounder of the
Latino and African-American unem- certificate programs in 44 areas of
Southern Christian Leadership Con-
ployment rates. African-American un- study. The University of Memphis also
ference, initiated and was instrumental
employment fell by more than 30 per- has one of the finest law schools in the
in the 1963 Birmingham campaign, also
cent. Latino unemployment fell from southeast United States.
known as Project C, for confrontation,
nearly 9 percent to 4.4 percent, the No matter your alma mater, one
to desegregate the city of Birmingham.
fastest drop ever recorded. thing most can agree on is that it is ex-
Regarded as one of the most coura-
These are hardworking Americans tremely challenging leading a school of
geous civil rights fighters in the South
going back to work, putting food on higher education today, especially in
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev-
the table, and earning good paychecks. the era of COVID.
erend Shuttlesworth was a fearless
This is building a better America. With that said, the University of
freedom fighter who always stood up
We have seen that when Americans Memphis has flourished under David
for what is right.
have job opportunities, great things Rudd’s tenure as president. There have
Shuttlesworth participated in the
happen, and they do. That is why we been a number of major accomplish-
sit-ins against segregated lunch
also saw the lowest number of home ments during this time. Maybe the
counters in 1960 and took part in the
foreclosures ever recorded. We also wit- most significant achievement during
organization and completion of the
nessed a record low number of credit the David Rudd era is the University of
Freedom Riders in 1961.
card delinquencies. Memphis obtaining the research classi-
Throughout his amazing career, de-
The American Rescue Plan isn’t only fication known as R1 by the Carnegie
spite experiencing violent intimidation
helping working adults. The American Classification of Institutions of Higher
and numerous attempts on his life,
Rescue Plan’s historic child tax credit Education. For the first time in its his-
Reverend Shuttlesworth remained vigi-
benefits nearly 40 million families with tory, this puts the University of Mem-
lant in his fight for civil rights. The
65 million children. phis in the top tier of research univer-
Madam Speaker, in my own home noted pastor of the Bethel Baptist
sities across the Nation.
State, the child tax credit directly ben- I asked my friend, Doug Edwards, the Church is recognized as the key leader
efits nearly 7 million children, many in chairman of the Board of Trustees of and organizer of the civil rights move-
our area of Houston. Madam Speaker, the University of Memphis, about ment in Birmingham, Alabama.
that is a whole lot of children. Most David Rudd. Doug told me: ‘‘David In recognition of his lifelong dedica-
families in Texas will receive several Rudd is a transformative leader who tion, President Clinton awarded Rev-
thousand extra dollars because of the has had a profound impact on the Uni- erend Shuttlesworth the Presidential
increased 2021 child tax credit. versity of Memphis. He has elevated Citizens Medal in 2001. Shortly after, in
Because of these historic tax credits, the stature of the university to that of 2008, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
child poverty rates have been slashed the second flagship university in Ten- International Airport was named in his
dramatically. In only 1 year, unem- nessee and a top-tier research institu- honor.
ployment is at a record low, job oppor- tion.’’ Although Reverend Shuttlesworth
tunities are on the rise, and child pov- Soon Dr. Rudd will take a well-de- died at the age of 89 on October 5 of
erty rates have been reduced. We are served sabbatical from his leadership 2011, he has a long list of accomplish-
building a better America for all. and administrative duties. When he ments. To that, the city of Bir-
I am so proud we have a strong leader comes back to the University of Mem- mingham is designating this Friday,
in the White House who is leading phis in the next year, he will return to March 18, as the Reverend
America to full recovery. President teaching and research as a distin- Shuttlesworth Day in honor of the
Biden got it right, Madam Speaker. He guished professor of psychology and 100th anniversary of his birthday.
understood that betting on the Amer- will run the new Rudd Institute for Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues
ican people is always a good idea. With Veteran and Military Suicide Preven- to join me and the city of Birmingham
the right resources, America will win. tion at the University of Memphis. to pay tribute to the extraordinary life
We will all win. It is just that simple. The institute is appropriately named. and legacy of Reverend Fred
Together, we really are building a bet- As a veteran of the Gulf war and a Shuttlesworth as we designate March
ter America. former Army psychologist, David Rudd 18 as Reverend Shuttlesworth Day.
is one of the Nation’s leading experts HONORING MRS. BEATRICE PRICE
f
on suicide prevention among our Na- Ms. SEWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise
RECOGNIZING THE LEGACY OF tion’s veterans. today to honor the remarkable life and
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DAVID RUDD We wish the utmost best to him and legacy of Beatrice Price, a pioneering
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The his wife, Dr. Loretta Rudd, herself a Army nurse to the Tuskegee Airmen
Chair recognizes the gentleman from distinguished educator and researcher during World War II, who passed away
Tennessee (Mr. KUSTOFF) for 5 minutes. in higher education. at the age of 98 on March 4, 2022.
Mr. KUSTOFF. Madam Speaker, I On behalf of the many alumni and Joining the military shortly after
rise today to talk about the legacy of residents of the Eighth Congressional completing nursing school, Mrs. Price
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