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Congressional Record, House, March 30, 2022: Page H3990

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Page H3990 of the House section of the Congressional Record for March 30, 2022, in interleaved columns. Remarks support H.R. 5343, which addresses the high rate of turnover for disaster case management personnel at FEMA by requiring a report on employee turnover and the average length of employment of staff assigned to disaster recoveries. Mr. Rosendale demands the yeas and nays after a two-thirds voice vote, and the yeas and nays are ordered. The page also includes a tribute recounting a judge's admission to the Florida Bar and entry into private practice.

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                                            H3990                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                           March 30, 2022
                                               The question was taken.                                Madam Speaker, I rise in support of                     This bill will increase the trans-
                                               The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the                      H.R. 5343. This bill addresses the high                parency at FEMA following a disaster
                                            opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being                  rate of turnover for disaster case man-                by requiring a report on their employ-
                                            in the affirmative, the ayes have it.                   agement personnel at FEMA.                             ees’ turnover rate. It also requires a re-
                                               Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker,                          FEMA’s case management personnel                     port to include the average length of
                                            on that I demand the yeas and nays.                     are critical to the disaster recovery                  employment for staff who are assigned
                                               The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                      process. They help survivors access                    to work on disaster recoveries.
                                            ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution                 basic needs such as housing, childcare,                   FEMA must be held accountable to
                                            8, the yeas and nays are ordered.                       and transportation assistance.                         our communities and our taxpayers
                                               Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur-                  This legislation requires FEMA to                    who rely on them following a disaster.
                                            ther proceedings on this motion are                     provide a report to Congress with data                    I thank Representative MACE and
                                            postponed.                                              on case management personnel turn-                     Resident Commissioner Gonzalez-Colon
                                                             f                                      over and any Agency plans to reduce                    for their support on this legislation.
                                                                                                    turnover.                                                 Madam Speaker, I urge my col-
                                                     FEMA CASEWORKER                                  I urge my colleagues on both sides to                leagues to vote in favor of this bill.
                                                   ACCOUNTABILITY ACT                               join with me and support this legisla-                    Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam
                                              Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                        tion.                                                  Speaker, I reserve the balance of my
                                            Speaker, I move to suspend the rules                      Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-                    time.
                                            and pass the bill (H.R. 5343) to direct                 ance of my time.                                          Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam
                                            the Administrator of the Federal                          Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam                        Speaker, I yield myself the balance of
                                            Emergency Management Agency to                          Speaker, I yield myself such time as I                 my time.
                                            submit a report to Congress on case                     may consume.                                              Madam Speaker, this bill will assist
                                                                                                      Madam Speaker, H.R. 5343, the FEMA
                                            management personnel turnover, and                                                                             FEMA by providing data to reduce
                                                                                                    Caseworker Accountability Act, re-
                                            for other purposes, as amended.                                                                                turnover and provide more consistency
                                                                                                    quires the Federal Emergency Manage-
                                              The Clerk read the title of the bill.                                                                        for communities recovering from disas-
                                                                                                    ment Agency to examine their case
                                              The text of the bill is as follows:                                                                          ters.
                                                                                                    management turnover rates and the
                                                                H.R. 5343                                                                                     Madam Speaker, I support this legis-
                                                                                                    average length of employment for em-
                                              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-                                                                lation, and I urge others to do the
                                                                                                    ployees detailed to disaster response
                                            resentatives of the United States of America in                                                                same.
                                                                                                    cases.
                                            Congress assembled,
                                                                                                      The goal of H.R. 5343 is to reduce the                  Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-
                                            SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                                                                                                    turnover rates for FEMA employees                      ance of my time.
                                             This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Case-
                                                                                                    who have been detailed to disaster re-                    Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam
                                            worker Accountability Act’’.                                                                                   Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup-
                                                                                                    covery.
                                            SEC. 2. REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER.
                                                                                                      Consistent turnover only hurts dis-                  port this legislation, and I yield back
                                              Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-                                                              the balance of my time.
                                            ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
                                                                                                    aster victims as it can prolong the re-
                                                                                                    covery process, especially for small                      The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
                                            United States shall submit to Congress a report                                                                question is on the motion offered by
                                            containing—                                             rural communities.
                                              (1) the turnover rate for case management per-          Madam Speaker, I urge support of                     the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms.
                                            sonnel of the Federal Emergency Management              this legislation, and I reserve the bal-               WILLIAMS) that the House suspend the
                                            Agency;                                                 ance of my time.                                       rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5343, as
                                              (2) the average and median length of employ-            Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                       amended.
                                            ment for the personnel described in paragraph           Speaker, I reserve the balance of my                      The question was taken.
                                            (1);                                                    time.                                                     The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the
                                              (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or             Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam                        opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being
                                            plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for                                                               in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
                                                                                                    Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gen-
                                            the personnel described in paragraph (1);
                                              (4) the number of personnel of the Agency             tleman from South Carolina (Mr. RICE).                    Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker,
                                            that is detailed to work disaster recovery and            Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Madam                    on that I demand the yeas and nays.
                                            then return to such personnel’s full time assign-       Speaker, I rise today in support of my                    The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
                                            ment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time,      bill, H.R. 5343, the FEMA Caseworker                   ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
                                            part-time, temporary, and contract personnel;           Accountability Act.                                    8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
                                            and                                                       South Carolina’s Seventh District is                    Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur-
                                              (5) the average time and median length of the         still recuperating from disaster after                 ther proceedings on this motion are
                                            rotations of personnel described in paragraph           disaster. We experienced four flooding                 postponed.
                                            (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of         events in 8 years.
                                            personnel occur for each disaster recovery posi-                                                                                 f
                                                                                                      Over the years, I have learned some
                                            tion and function, disaggregated by full-time,                                                                        CARE IS AN ECONOMIC
                                            part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.           tough lessons. We have continuously
                                                                                                    heard and seen how case management                       DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ACT
                                              The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                       staff turnover rates at FEMA have ex-                    Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam
                                            ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from                   tended the process for our communities                 Speaker, I move to suspend the rules
                                            Georgia (Ms. WILLIAMS) and the gen-                     to receive the assistance they need                    and pass the bill (H.R. 5547) to amend
                                            tleman from Florida (Mr. WEBSTER)                       after a disaster.                                      the Public Works and Economic Devel-
                                            each will control 20 minutes.                             Sometimes it takes 4 or 5 years for                  opment Act of 1965 to require eligible
                                              The Chair recognizes the gentle-                      FEMA to get people back in their                       recipients of certain grants to develop
                                            woman from Georgia.                                     homes, and it is far too long because,                 a comprehensive economic develop-
                                                             GENERAL LEAVE                          unfortunately, the people who are dis-                 ment strategy that directly or indi-
                                              Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                        proportionately affected by these disas-               rectly increases the accessibility of af-
                                            Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that                   ters are people of low income and mi-                  fordable, quality care-based services,
                                            all Members may have 5 legislative                      norities. They lose everything that                    and for other purposes, as amended.
                                            days within which to revise and extend                  they had, what little they had, and                      The Clerk read the title of the bill.
                                            their remarks and include extraneous                    they can’t wait for 5 years for the gov-                 The text of the bill is as follows:
                                            material on H.R. 5343, as amended.                      ernment to respond.                                                         H.R. 5547
                                              The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there                       I have heard complaints from dis-
                                                                                                                                                             Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-




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                                            objection to the request of the gentle-                 aster victims to local officials about                 resentatives of the United States of America in
                                            woman from Georgia?                                     the lack of coordination due to the                    Congress assembled,
                                              There was no objection.                               high turnover rates at FEMA. This dis-                 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                                              Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                        organization causes significant delays                   This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Care is an Eco-
                                            Speaker, I yield myself such time as I                  in processing claims and reimburse-                    nomic Development Strategy Act’’ or the ‘‘CEDS
                                            may consume.                                            ment of essential funds.                               Act’’.




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                                            March 30, 2022                                    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                                   H3991
                                            SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOP-                 House. As my partner on this bill, I got               term care, and eldercare as essential to
                                                       MENT STRATEGIES.
                                                                                                    to see his dedication to serving the                   communities’ economic development.
                                              (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the
                                            Public Works and Economic Development Act of
                                                                                                    people up close.                                       When we do this, we can help folks re-
                                            1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended—                Even though he is no longer with us                  turn to work, provide for their fami-
                                              (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘balances re-         in this Chamber, I know that Congress-                 lies, and invigorate our economy while
                                            sources’’; and                                          man Young would be proud that the                      knowing that their loved ones are in
                                              (2) by inserting ‘‘, and directly or indirectly       full House is considering the bill we                  good hands.
                                            increases the accessibility of affordable, quality      worked so hard on together to help our                   I bring this bill before you today for
                                            care-based services, including child care, early        kids and our communities.                              every caregiver who has been forced to
                                            childhood education, disability and long-term
                                                                                                      We authored this legislation with a                  leave the workforce, for every working
                                            care, and elder care’’ after ‘‘sound management
                                            of development’’.                                       simple idea in mind: Investing in care                 parent who has given up on finding a
                                              (b) GUIDANCE.—                                        will help get people back to work, cre-                solution that works, for every person
                                              (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after           ate good-paying jobs, and create a                     who feels forced to choose between
                                            the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary        stronger economy for everyone.                         their loved ones and their livelihoods.
                                            of Commerce shall issue guidance on imple-                I know this firsthand as the working                 It doesn’t have to be this way, y’all.
                                            menting the amendments made by subsection               mom of my 6-year-old son, my Carter                      Madam Speaker, I urge all Members
                                            (a), to include how to increase access to the af-       Cakes. My ability to be standing before                to support this legislation, for our chil-
                                            fordable, quality care-based services described in
                                                                                                    you today is dependent on making sure                  dren, our seniors, and our families na-
                                            section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and
                                            Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.             that my Carter Cakes is safe and cared                 tionwide.
                                            3162(a)(3)(A)) in a comprehensive economic de-          for. Let me tell you all, it can even be                 Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
                                            velopment strategy developed under section 302          difficult for families like mine.                      ance of my time.
                                            of such Act.                                              When I was pregnant with Carter, we                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
                                              (2) EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DE-               struggled to find childcare that was af-                    COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES,
                                            VELOPMENT STRATEGIES.—In issuing the guid-              fordable and accessible. Today, it is up                             Washington, DC, March 7, 2022.
                                            ance under paragraph (1), with respect to a                                                                    Hon. PETER DEFAZIO,
                                                                                                    to my husband, Leslie, and me to make
                                            grant recipient whose comprehensive economic                                                                   Chairman, Committee on Transportation and
                                            development strategy has been approved under            sure that Carter continues to be cared                     Infrastructure, House of Representatives,
                                            section 302 of the Public Works and Economic            for so I can serve the people.                             Washington, DC.
                                            Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) before           Just this month, my husband had to                     DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am writing con-
                                            the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary        take a day off from his job so that I                  cerning H.R. 5547, the ‘‘Care is an Economic
                                            shall ensure that such grant recipient is only re-      could make a last-minute trip to D.C.                  Development Strategy Act.’’ In order to per-
                                            quired to update such comprehensive economic            when school was closed for a teacher                   mit H.R. 5547 to proceed expeditiously to the
                                            development strategy to comply with the amend-          workday. Later that same week, it was                  House Floor, I agree to forgo formal consid-
                                            ments made by this Act when a regularly sched-                                                                 eration of the bill.
                                                                                                    my turn. It became ‘‘Bring Carter to                     The Committee on Financial Services
                                            uled update to such comprehensive economic de-
                                            velopment strategy is required.                         Work Day.’’ So, in Atlanta, Leslie trav-               takes this action to forego formal consider-
                                            SEC. 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRA-
                                                                                                    eled to do his job, and I was home with                ation of H.R. 5547 in light of our mutual un-
                                                       TION CARES ACT FUNDING.                      Carter as he attended many Zoom ses-                   derstanding that, by foregoing formal con-
                                              (a) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 180 days                sions in Congress.                                     sideration of H.R. 5547 at this time, we do
                                            after the date of enactment of this Act, the in-          We have made it work, but unfortu-                   not waive any jurisdiction over the subject
                                            spector general of the Department of Commerce           nately, during this pandemic, not ev-                  matter contained in this or similar legisla-
                                            shall submit to Congress a report on the activi-        eryone has been as lucky as my family.                 tion, and that our Committee will be appro-
                                            ties and outcomes of economic adjustment assist-                                                               priately consulted and involved as this or
                                                                                                      Earlier this week, I visited Our
                                            ance funding provided by the CARES Act (Pub-                                                                   similar legislation moves forward with re-
                                            lic Law 116–136).
                                                                                                    House, a childcare center in my dis-                   gard to any matters in the Committee’s ju-
                                               (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under              trict that serves some of the most                     risdiction. The Committee also reserves the
                                            subsection (a) shall include—                           marginalized families, families experi-                right to seek appointment of an appropriate
                                               (1) each recipient that received economic ad-        encing homelessness and housing inse-                  number of conferees to any House-Senate
                                            justment assistance funding from such Act; and          curity. One of the providers told me                   conference involving this or similar legisla-
                                               (2) the corresponding project that received          that, during the height of the pan-                    tion that involves the Committee’s jurisdic-
                                            economic adjustment assistance funding from             demic, a parent told her that she had                  tion and request your support for any such
                                            the CARES Act.                                                                                                 request.
                                                                                                    to reopen because: ‘‘Corona may kill                     Finally, I would appreciate your response
                                              The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                       me, but poverty definitely will if I                   to this letter confirming this understanding,
                                            ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from                   can’t go to work and provide for my                    and I would ask that a copy of our exchange
                                            Georgia (Ms. WILLIAMS) and the gen-                     family.’’                                              of letters on this matter be included in the
                                            tleman from Florida (Mr. WEBSTER)                                                                              Congressional Record during Floor consider-
                                            each will control 20 minutes.                                            b 1245
                                                                                                                                                           ation of H.R. 5547.
                                              The Chair recognizes the gentle-                        Care is not a luxury; it is a lifeline.                    Sincerely,
                                            woman from Georgia.                                     Women, especially women of color,                                              MAXINE WATERS,
                                                             GENERAL LEAVE                          have been forced to drop out of the                                                    Chairwoman.
                                              Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                        labor market at record rates during the                                    --
                                                                                                                                                               HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM-
                                            Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that                   COVID pandemic. This impacts the                             MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
                                            all Members may have 5 legislative                      prosperity of our families and our econ-                     INFRASTRUCTURE,
                                            days within which to revise and extend                  omy at large.                                                         Washington DC, March 7, 2022.
                                            their remarks and include extraneous                      Care is an economic development                      Hon. MAXINE WATERS,
                                            material on H.R. 5547, as amended.                      strategy, and it is time that we treated               Chairwoman, Committee on Financial Services,
                                              The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there                     it like one. My CEDS Act will ensure                   House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
                                                                                                    care accessibility is prioritized for all                DEAR CHAIRWOMAN WATERS: Thank you for
                                            objection to the request of the gentle-
                                                                                                                                                           your letter regarding H.R. 5547, the Care is
                                            woman from Georgia?                                     communities and all constituents.
                                                                                                                                                           an Economic Development Strategy Act. I
                                              There was no objection.                                 Currently, economic development                      appreciate your willingness to work coopera-
                                              Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                        districts must consider transportation                 tively on this legislation.
                                            Speaker, I yield myself such time as I                  access, workforce development, tech-                     I acknowledge that by foregoing formal
                                            may consume.                                            nology use, and environmental protec-                  consideration on H.R. 5547, the Committee
                                              Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge                   tion when creating their comprehen-                    on Financial Services does not waive any fu-
                                            my colleagues to support the Care is an                 sive economic development strategies.                  ture jurisdictional claims to provisions in




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                                            Economic Development Strategy Act.                      Right now, there is no mention of con-                 this or similar legislation, and that your
                                                                                                                                                           Committee will be consulted and involved on
                                              I would like to start by honoring my                  sidering quality, affordable care-based                any matters in your Committee’s jurisdic-
                                            coauthor of this bill, who recently                     services. The CEDS Act would simply                    tion should this legislation move forward. In
                                            passed away unexpectedly, Congress-                     add this as a consideration.                           addition, should a conference on the bill be
                                            man Don Young, the longest-serving                        This bill will treat childcare, early                necessary, I would support your effort to
                                            Member of this body, the dean of the                    childhood education, disability, long-                 seek appointment of an appropriate number




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                                            H3992                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                     March 30, 2022
                                            of conferees to any House-Senate conference               Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur-                tice in Daytona Beach, practicing
                                            involving provisions within this legislation            ther proceedings on this motion are                    criminal, civil, administrative, and
                                            on which the Committee on Financial Serv-               postponed.                                             civil rights law in State and Federal
                                            ices has a valid jurisdictional claim.
                                              I appreciate your cooperation regarding                                 f                                    courts.
                                            this legislation, and I will ensure that our                                                                      A series of judicial appointments
                                                                                                    JOSEPH       WOODROW          HATCHETT                 that began in 1971 ultimately led to his
                                            exchange of letters is included in the Con-               UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
                                            gressional Record during floor consideration                                                                   placement on the United States Fifth
                                            of H.R. 5547.
                                                                                                      AND FEDERAL BUILDING                                 Circuit Court of Appeals by President
                                                  Sincerely,                                          Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                       Jimmy Carter in 1979, making Judge
                                                                  PETER A. DEFAZIO,                 Speaker, I move to suspend the rules                   Hatchett the first Black man appointed
                                                                                   Chair.           and pass the bill (S. 2938) to designate               to a Federal appeals court in the Deep
                                               Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam                        the United States Courthouse and Fed-                  South. Judge Hatchett retired from the
                                            Speaker, I yield myself such time as I                  eral Building located at 111 North                     bench in 1999 and passed away in April
                                            may consume.                                            Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida,                  of 2021 at the age of 88.
                                               Madam Speaker, H.R. 5547, the Care                   as the ‘‘Joseph Woodrow Hatchett                          A House companion to this bill, H.R.
                                            is an Economic Development Strategy                     United States Courthouse and Federal                   4771, was introduced by Congressman
                                            Act, will ensure that recipients of Eco-                Building’’, and for other purposes.                    LAWSON and had the support of the en-
                                            nomic Development Administration                          The Clerk read the title of the bill.                tire Florida Congressional delegation.
                                            grants consider the availability of                       The text of the bill is as follows:                  The Committee on Transportation and
                                            childcare, early childhood education,                                        S. 2938                           Infrastructure passed H.R. 4771 in 2021.
                                            disability, and eldercare in their com-                   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-           Madam Speaker, I support S. 2938,
                                            prehensive     economic     development                 resentatives of the United States of America in        and I reserve the balance of my time.
                                            strategy.                                               Congress assembled,                                       Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam
                                               This helps ensure that the children,                 SECTION    1. JOSEPH WOODROW HATCHETT                  Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
                                            the elderly, and those with disabilities                            UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND               may consume.
                                                                                                                FEDERAL BUILDING.
                                            who live in rural and distressed com-                                                                             Madam Speaker, I rise in support of
                                                                                                       (a)   DESIGNATION.—The   United States
                                            munities are rightfully included in eco-                Courthouse and Federal Building located at             bill, S. 2938, which designates the Fed-
                                            nomic development planning.                             111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Flor-           eral Building and U.S. Courthouse in
                                               Our friend and colleague from Alas-                  ida, shall be known and designated as the              Tallahassee, Florida, as the Joseph
                                            ka, the late Don Young, cosponsored                     ‘‘Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States                Woodrow Hatchett United States
                                            this legislation as the Republican                      Courthouse and Federal Building’’.                     Courthouse and Federal Building.
                                            champion for this bill. It is an example                   (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law,                I am an original cosponsor of the
                                            of the commitment he had to biparti-                    map, regulation, document, paper, or other             companion bill, H.R. 4771, as well as
                                            sanship and to supporting efforts to                    record of the United States to the United              the entire Florida delegation. Judge
                                                                                                    States Courthouse and Federal Building re-
                                            help distressed communities not only                    ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to
                                                                                                                                                           Hatchett served as the first African-
                                            in Alaska, but throughout the Nation.                   be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph Woodrow                 American Justice on the Florida Su-
                                               Madam Speaker, I urge support of                     Hatchett United States Courthouse and Fed-             preme Court. Later, he was appointed
                                            this legislation, and I reserve the bal-                eral Building’’.                                       by President Jimmy Carter to the
                                            ance of my time.                                          The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                      United States Fifth District Court of
                                               Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                       ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from                  Appeals where he served as Chief Judge
                                            Speaker, I reserve the balance of my                    Georgia (Ms. WILLIAMS) and the gen-                    from 1996 to 1999 when he retired.
                                            time.                                                   tleman from Florida (Mr. WEBSTER)                         He was a good man, a good friend,
                                               Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam                                                                               and someone I knew very, very well.
                                                                                                    each will control 20 minutes.
                                            Speaker, I yield myself such time as I                    The Chair recognizes the gentle-                     This is a well-deserved appointment
                                            may consume.                                            woman from Georgia.                                    and naming.
                                               Madam Speaker, in closing, H.R. 5547                                                                           Madam Speaker, I urge my col-
                                                                                                                      GENERAL LEAVE
                                            ensures childcare and early childhood                                                                          leagues to support this bill, and I re-
                                            education, as well as disability and                      Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam
                                                                                                                                                           serve the balance of my time.
                                            eldercare are components of local com-                  Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that                     Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam
                                            prehensive     economic     development                 all Members may have 5 legislative                     Speaker, I reserve the balance of my
                                            strategies.                                             days within which to revise and extend                 time.
                                               I thank the gentleman from Alaska                    their remarks and include extraneous                      Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam
                                            (Mr. Young) for championing this issue                  material on S. 2938.                                   Speaker, in closing, I again recognize
                                            on our side of the aisle and note our                     The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there                    Joseph Woodrow Hatchett and his serv-
                                            deepest appreciation for his work.                      objection to the request of the gentle-                ice to our country. He was a great man,
                                               Madam Speaker, I urge support of                     woman from Georgia?                                    and it will be a great honor for the
                                            this important legislation, and I yield                   There was no objection.                              Federal building and U.S. courthouse
                                            back the balance of my time.                              Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                       to be named after him.
                                               Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam                       Speaker, I yield myself such time as I                    Madam Speaker, I urge support of
                                            Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup-                   may consume.                                           this legislation, and I yield back the
                                            port this legislation as care is an eco-                  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of                  balance of my time.
                                            nomic development strategy.                             S. 2938, which designates the Federal                     Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam
                                               Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-                 Building at 111 North Adams Street in                  Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup-
                                            ance of my time.                                        Tallahassee, Florida, as the Joseph                    port the legislation, and I yield back
                                               The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.                         Woodrow Hatchett United States                         the balance of my time.
                                            CHU). The question is on the motion of-                 Courthouse and Federal Building.                          The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
                                            fered by the gentlewoman from Georgia                     Born during the days of segregation,                 question is on the motion offered by
                                            (Ms. WILLIAMS) that the House suspend                   Judge Hatchett grew up in Clearwater,                  the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms.
                                            the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5547, as              Florida. He graduated from Florida                     WILLIAMS) that the House suspend the
                                            amended.                                                A&M University in 1954 and was com-                    rules and pass the bill, S. 2938.
                                               The question was taken.                              missioned as a second lieutenant in the                   The question was taken.
                                               The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the                      United States Army. He entered How-                       The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the
                                            opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being                  ard University School of Law in 1956,                  opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being




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                                            in the affirmative, the ayes have it.                   and when he took the Florida Bar                       in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
                                               Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker,                        Exam in 1959, Jim Crow regulations                        Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker,
                                            on that I demand the yeas and nays.                     prevented him from staying in the                      on that I demand the yeas and nays.
                                               The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                      hotel where the test was administered.                    The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
                                            ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution                   After admission to the Florida Bar,                  ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
                                            8, the yeas and nays are ordered.                       Judge Hatchett entered private prac-                   8, the yeas and nays are ordered.



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