Donald Beyer

Mr. BEYER

Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The arts are very important to the Eighth District of Virginia, and play a crucial role in our economic growth, community development, and educational opportunities. The U.S. Naval Torpedo Station in Alexandria opened a century ago and has served many unique roles in its lifetime. During World War II it was used as a munitions plant before being turned into a storage facility. In 1969, the City of Alexandria bought the building for use by its residents. The President of The Art League of Alexandria, Marian Van Landingham, proposed converting the space into art studios in 1974. Today, 45 years later, the Torpedo Factory Art Center continues to be a thriving creative community in the City of Alexandria. The center hosts over 500,000 visitors every year and is the nation's largest collection of working-artists' open studios under one roof. It is a significant part of the City of Alexandria's history and, I hope, its future. Madam Speaker, for these reasons I ask the House of Representatives to join me in congratulating the Torpedo Factory Art Center on reaching this milestone anniversary, and in thanking all those who have contributed their time and talent to the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I strongly support my friend, Mr. Lieu's amendment. The Constitution bans the very self-dealing behavior that we are seeing this President engage in on a regular basis. President Trump illegally profits every time he and his staff visits his properties, every time he hosts foreign and domestic officials, every time he plays golf on his golf courses, all paid for by the American taxpayers. We are setting a dangerous precedent while those seeking influence and favor with the Trump administration merely spend more time at his properties with his name on them. Let's take a significant step to counteract the self-dealing, corrupt behavior, by banning taxpayer funds flowing through the Department of Defense to go into the President's pockets.

Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to add a personal perspective. I was raised in Washington, D.C., and I remember fondly my father and mother packing the six kids in the station wagon with the blankets, but it was never a partisan affair. It was about Democrats and Republicans and families in our Nation. I had hundreds and hundreds of my constituents at the Lincoln Memorial say that this was the most egregious display of personal ego they have ever seen.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, my amendment would direct $20 million from the top line of the Aeronautics account to the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate 3 into ultra-efficient flight, including electric flight. The point of the amendment is to help us move our commercial fleet of planes currently dependent on fossil fuels to more climate friendly alternatives. One key way to do that is to sufficiently invest into the work the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is doing into ultra-efficient flight, including electric flight. In the President's FY20 budget, it specifically said ``Electric Aircraft Propulsion is showing great potential and industry interest and is a focus of NASA. The NASA Electric Aircraft Test Facility is enabling full scale ground test of high-power electric propulsion systems, and technical accomplishments will be building blocks demonstrating progress with integration and test. In FY 2020, NASA will begin a multi-year effort to solve the technical challenges of a 1MW+ power electric propulsion system. Further, NASA will initiate new ground and flight research activities to validate these new electric systems in flight.'' From NASA's own website, ``NASA is investing in Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) research to improve the fuel efficiency, emissions, and noise levels in commercial transport aircraft.'' I'm offering my amendment to ensure that we are actually investing in the pursuit of the electrification of commercial flight. There is potential but in order to make that potential a reality we need to fund the work of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate into ultra-efficient commercial vehicles, including electric fight. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, my amendment would allocate funds for a feasibility study on the adoption of geolocation for the Suicide Lifeline. Suicide is a leading cause of death across all groups. The Centers for Disease Control recently reported the age-adjusted suicide rate had increased 33 percent from 1999 through 2017. In 2017, the last year for which we have statistics, 47,000 Americans took their own life. The Suicide Lifeline is a one-stop, anonymous, toll-free means for any person in the United States who is in emotional distress, who is thinking about killing themselves, to be connected to a trained counselor for assistance at anytime, anywhere in the U.S. The Lifeline routes calls to a network of certified local crisis centers. In northern Virginia, it will call somebody in northern Virginia. They can then intervene with support and link them to the resources they need: mental health, social services, sometimes police, sometimes emergency rooms. Last year, 2 million people used the Lifeline, and we are tracking 2.5 million in 2019. What is relevant now is that 80 percent of callers are using their cellphones, not their land lines. The Lifeline network routes the call based on the area code. If it is a northern Virginia area code, it is going to send it to a northern Virginia call center. The problem with wireless devices, as we all know, is that people are moving all the time and, often, their cellphone follows them. As I call most of the young people on my staff, I am calling cellphone numbers in Massachusetts, California, Texas, and Maryland. So, what we need is geolocation, which is what we already use for the 911 calls. Geolocation means that, when they make that call to the suicide hotline, it is going to be allocated not based on their area code but based on where the call is actually made from. When you figure that 25 percent of the callers are determined to be in imminent risk of suicide, that they are thinking about it right then and now, the counselor needs to be able to engage rescue services, police, emergency rooms; and accurate location information makes all the difference in the world. This knowledge--this timely, reliable knowledge--really can be the difference between life and death. So, implementing geolocation for Lifeline could result in crucial gains for people in distress. SAMHSA, the Federal agency in charge of mental health, when they reported on Representative Stewart's bill to modernize the Lifeline, reported very positively on geolocation as a piece of that. So, what we are simply calling for is a study, with money moved from one program to another program, to study this and to make sure that it works. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and rising, so this is a very worthwhile amendment, and we hope that it will save many lives in the years to come. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the chair of the subcommittee.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, my amendment would require the Office of Refugee Resettlement, ORR, to disclose to committees of jurisdiction and to legal orientation providers a monthly census of the unaccompanied children in their custody, and to do that broken down by gender and by age. This amendment arose from our personal experience last year when, during the height of the family separation, we couldn't find out where the kids were being held in Virginia. In fact, when we did find out, we found out from the media, from newspaper reporters and television reporters. I recognize the need to respect these minors' privacy, but there has to be an exception for the individuals who are in a position to help them, people on the congressional committees that have the oversight and the legal counsel. They have got to know where they are. This is especially true now that we are learning that ORR is using unlicensed facilities like Homestead and Carizzo Springs. Increased transparency around the unlicensed facilities is necessary in order for legal advocates to effectively monitor the conditions and to track violations of the Flores settlement. The legal orientation providers can't serve these kids if they don't know where they are. Neither they nor the legal help of the kids nor the leaders in Congress should be learning about the shelters through the media. The second piece of the amendment is the monthly census broken down by age and gender. Right now, we don't know whether the kids are 17 years old or a baby or a 17-year-old with a baby. Now, ORR is under statutory mandate to reunite these kids as quickly as possible, and tracking gender and age will help tell us whether they are doing it or not. We need to know where the kids are and for how long they are there. Beyond that, that sense of duration, we need a much more accurate count. We don't want to hear one number from the agencies and a different, perhaps more accurate, number from the media. We just want thoughtful transparency. We are dealing with kids. I have visited a couple of these facilities in Virginia. They desperately need our help, and we need to be able to help them, and knowing where they are will really do that. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, may I ask how much time I have left.

Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, in 30 quick seconds, I would like to point out there is a difference between apprehended and offering yourself at the border to Customs and Border Patrol for asylum. There is an enormous difference. I would also like to point out that there is not a single person on this side of the aisle who doesn't want to bring this humanitarian aid to the children. We have to be able to find something that the White House will also accept. I am not in the room when this happens with our distinguished leaders of appropriations, but I know they are working very hard to make that happen. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in celebrating the exemplary life of Mr. Howell Begle--a veteran Army captain, lawyer, advocate for R&B singers' rights and my dear friend. Howell's life was spent in service to his country and helping others. After receiving his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1968, Howell was commissioned a captain in Okinawa and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. His wife, Julia, would tell you that he was particularly proud of his work in the JAG Corps, defending soldiers who were being tried for minor transgressions like growing their hair too long or neglecting to salute an officer, and explaining the Geneva Convention to soldiers who were being shipped out to fight in Vietnam. Howell left the Army in 1973 and began working in Washington, D.C. as a successful corporate lawyer specializing in media mergers. His many prestigious clients included the Kennedy Center, the American Film Institute, and the Academy Awards. A lifelong fan of R&B music, Howell began advocating for R&B artists after learning that one of his favorite singers, Ruth Brown, hadn't received royalties from her former record company, Atlantic Records, in decades. Using his years of experience working in the legal profession, Howell helped Brown pressure Atlantic records to eventually dispense her royalties in 1988--28 years after they were due. Howell's pro bono work led to industrywide royalty reform and Atlantic Records recalculating royalties for its numerous R&B artists, many of whom were African American and living in poverty due to unfair payment practices. That same year, Atlantic Records helped create the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, which gives grants to artists in need. Howell served as the foundation's first executive director. Howell's work touched many lives, but his most significant accomplishment was the family he loved and cherished. He was deeply committed to his wife Julie, his children Mark, Matthew, Charles and Kristin and his three grandchildren. In an interview, Howell once told The Washington Post: ``Too often in one's professional career, you don't get a chance to be on the right side of the right issue.'' Today, I thank Howell for being on the right side of the right issue and for his years of committed service. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing Howell Begle's distinguished life and legacy.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the Alexandria Library, which has a rich history that spans two centuries. This year, the library is celebrating its 225th year as an entity as well as the 80th anniversary of the historic 1939 Library Sit-In. The Alexandria Library was originally founded on July 24, 1794, by the Alexandria Library Company, where the Library was established as a subscription service where members paid a small fee to use its books, becoming the first in the state to do so. Over the years, the Library was housed in several of the City's historic buildings such as the City Hall, Lyceum, the old Firehouse, Stabler's Apothecary and United Daughters of the Confederacy's Confederate Hall. The community supported the recovery of the Library in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Depression of 1873, and again in the 1890s from the Panic of 1893. In the 1930s, several groups came together to form a public library with Dr. Robert Barrett donating the money to build the Kate Waller Barrett Library (in honor of his mother), including the Alexandria Library Company, who donated the books to create the collection, the Society of Friends, who donated the land to build the facility, and the city, which designated a line item in its budget to ensure operations. On August 20, 1937, the Kate Waller Barrett Branch opened to the community, but in conformance with the Jim Crow laws, it did not allow all citizens to use the facility and its resources. On August 21, 1939, local attorney, Samuel W. Tucker, and five African-American men challenged this law with a peaceful protest wherein the five young men individually entered the library and requested library cards from Library staff, who denied each request. Each young man took a book from the shelves, sat down at a table, and began to read. Eventually arrested for their act of civil disobedience, this incident was recognized as the first library sit-in to occur in the country. Their actions resulted in the opening of the Robert H. Robinson Library in 1940, which served the African-American community before becoming the City's Black History Museum. Each anniversary provides a unique opportunity to revisit the history that captures the essence of the City as it evolved into the thriving, historical destination it is today. As the Alexandria Library recognizes and celebrates its entire past, the good and bad, it seeks to meet the informational, educational and recreational needs of the community. The Alexandria Library of the 21st century provides residents an opportunity to learn, explore, create, and connect, emphasizing that libraries today continue to function as the people's university and make information and technology available and accessible to all. I ask this body to join me in commemorating the 225th anniversary of the founding of the Alexandria Library and the 80th anniversary of the sit-in at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch of the Alexandria Library.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1994. I would like to begin by thanking Chairman Neal, my friend Ron Kind, and all of the good folks and committee staff for their hard work on this bill. The 2017 Republican tax law was passed despite being littered with errors, unintended consequences, and just straight-up bad ideas. One of the most unjustifiable and immediately painful provisions of the bill was the unintended consequence of this change to the kiddie tax, which resulted in massive tax increases for the surviving children of servicemembers, first responders, as well as for scholarship recipients and other minors. The SECURE Act repeals that provision. These populations deserve our sympathy and support. I can only hope that this was a stunning oversight. Since the harms of this provision came to light during tax filings, many Members, including myself, heard from constituents whose families were subject to these unjust and shocking bills. Several bills have been introduced to address these tax issues for various impacted groups, including my bill, H.R. 2840, which exempted the survivors of first responders. It is a strong, positive bill, and I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to my longtime friend and Chief of Staff, Ann O'Hanlon. Ann has served by my side as chief of staff and campaign manager over the past five years and has been the backbone of our Congressional office. She oversaw our team with outstanding leadership, and motivated and inspired them to go above and beyond every day. Ann's distinguished career began in the Peace Corps, followed by years as a journalist for the Washington Post. She eventually made her way to the political side, serving as the Executive Director for NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia from 2003 to 2007 and then as Director of Communications for the U.S. Office of Special Counsel from 2011 until 2014. I was lucky to have Ann come on board when I first ran for Congress and she has since been indispensable to me in running a busy office that serves the citizens of Northern Virginia. As Chief of Staff, Ann led both our D.C. and District Offices, where she fostered work environments built upon trust and respect. Under her leadership, we have some of the most active and successful communications and legislative shops on the Hill. In the District, we've created and built invaluable relationships and resolved hundreds of constituent cases. Ann has been such a trustworthy and steady right hand to me. I cannot imagine the past five years without her superb guidance, unmatched political savvy, and unyielding support. I have been fortunate to be warmly connected to Ann's husband, John, and her three children, Liza, Griffin, and Nikki. I am grateful to them for their patience and support. On behalf of the American people, the people of Virginia's Eighth District, and on behalf of the team that Ann has remarkably led over the past five years, I am truly grateful for her service. While I am saddened to see her leave, I have no doubt she will continue to inspire and lead wherever she goes. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing the dedicated service of my chief of staff, Ann O'Hanlon.

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Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to speak in support of H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. Frankly, Mr. Chairman, I am confused. I serve on the Ways and Means Committee, and a few weeks ago, we had a long, lively hearing on the need to preserve the preexisting conditions created by the ACA. I was impressed that every member of the Ways and Means Committee, Democrat and Republican, spoke passionately about this protection--every one. We emerged from that hearing with a clear, bipartisan consensus that we would never again condemn Americans who suffer from diabetes or cancer or heart disease or epilepsy to unaffordable insurance and perhaps an early death. But today my Republican friends are ready to vote against the only bill this year to keep the Trump administration from gutting the preexisting exclusion. They argue that, no, this is not what CMS is trying to do, yet this is exactly what would happen with short-term insurance plans if the various States are given the opportunity to do so. That is why virtually every organization that protects human health supports this bill and is against the CMS action. States want waivers. States want to innovate. This bill won't keep them from innovating or keep them from getting waivers. Remember what States did before the Affordable Care Act when there was no prohibition against higher costs for preexisting conditions or no insurance. If what they say is, indeed, true, there is no harm voting ``yes'' for this bill. States will still be able to innovate, as long as they don't violate the preexisting conditions exclusion.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in congratulating The Peanut & Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA). The PTNPA was established in 1939 and is proud to be celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2019. Headquartered in Virginia's 8th Congressional District, the PTNPA is an association of leading nut industry companies and representatives. PTNPA member companies range from large global organizations to small family-owned businesses that focus on the food industry production of peanuts and tree nuts--along with companies who supply equipment and services critical to the nut industry. The PTNPA also works closely with nut and food industry associations, alliances, and coalitions. PTNPA member companies generate billions of dollars in today's global economy and are growing in response to consumer interests and demands. Eighty percent of PTNPA's employees are constituents of mine lead by Executive Director Jeannie Shaughnessy. The vision of the PTNPA is to be ``The Voice of America's Nut Industry''. Madam Speaker, for these reasons I ask the House of Representatives to join me in congratulating the association and its members on their 80th anniversary.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, our brave men and women of the Armed Forces continuously make sacrifices to keep our nation strong and free. Among the ranks is Lieutenant David John Rezzo, who I want to recognize today for his eight years of service in the United States Navy. Lieutenant Rezzo currently serves as a Requirements Officer for Undersea Networks in the Pentagon. He entered the United States Navy in 2011 and has served in numerous assignments and deployments throughout his distinguished career. Lieutenant Rezzo has shown not only outstanding leadership skills, but also uncommon technical prowess. Over the course of six months as a Junior Officer on the USS Charlotte, he safely supervised the entire ship watch team during surface and submerged operations and managed the maintenance of an attack submarine's mechanical systems. He also achieved certification from the United States Department of Energy to assume overall responsibility of a US Naval Nuclear Power Plant. Since November 2016, Lieutenant Rezzo has led a major revision of the Undersea Warfare Division's strategic plan, articulating future investment areas to industry, fleet users, program offices and other stakeholders with the aim of maintaining undersea dominance. He continues to coordinate plans to transition high-end asset programs that expand reliable communications throughout the maritime domain. Most recently, Lieutenant Rezzo was also working on facilitating a $150 million-dollar rapid acquisition effort to expand maritime surveillance worldwide in support of a critically important Chief of Naval Operations directive. Madam Speaker, on behalf of Virginia's Eighth Congressional District I commend my constituent, Lieutenant David John Rezzo on his years of devoted service to the United States of America and ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing him.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, our brave men and women of the Armed Forces continuously make sacrifices to keep our nation strong and free. Among the ranks is Colonel Delwyn Severio Merkerson, who I want to recognize today for his 30 years of service in the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve. General Colin Powell once stated, ``Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence.'' Colonel Merkerson's military service is a shining example of success at its finest. He made numerous substantial and lasting contributions to the quality, effectiveness, and readiness of the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve at operational and strategic levels. Colonel Merkerson served in various positions over his 30-year career, as an artillery officer, budget officer, Deputy J-1 during a deployment in Afghanistan, Battalion Commander, Deputy Director for Reserve Component Policy, and finally as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. Colonel Merkerson's entire career was characterized by strong leadership, resolute mission-focus for achieving intrinsic excellence, and a genuine commitment to the welfare of soldiers, civilians, and families. He served as a model to the many who served with him and is nothing short of a transformational leader. The cost of freedom is always high. However, our military personnel do not shoulder the stress and sacrifice of military service alone. The backbone of their commitment lies with their families. Colonel Merkerson's wife Noel, sons Delwyn Jr., Kolby, Kaden and Staff Sergeant Daven Gates and daughters Raisha and Private Deja McCree have stood proudly by his side throughout the years. To them also, we offer a warm and heartfelt thank you. Madam Speaker, for these reasons, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing Colonel Delwyn Merkerson.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in celebrating the exemplary life of Mr. Charles ``Chuck'' Corjay. Mr. Corjay was born in 1932 in Springfield, MA to John and Helen Solenski as the youngest of three sons. He served in the U.S. Air Force for over seven years, including during the Korean War. Mr. Corjay later dedicated his life to helping others pursue an education. As a lifetime member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association he was the first recipient of the NoVa AFCEAN of the Year Award, now known as ``The Corjay Award'', for raising over $10 million in STEM scholarships and financial assistance for veterans. Mr. Corjay also forged a lifelong career in Information Technology. As the Senior Vice President of DoD Strategy with CACI International Inc., he built successful relationships at senior levels within the Department of Defense. In 2007, he was named to Federal Computer Week's Federal 100 list of IT leaders. Mr. Corjay passed away peacefully on March 17, 2019 and is survived by his wife Diane and his daughter Marcy. He was known as a friend, mentor, and coach to all, and his spirit and character are reflected in his vast network of friends. Madam Speaker, I extend my deep condolences to Mr. Corjay's family and friends and ask that you join me in recognizing his life and legacy.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in honoring the 17th International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC). The International Festival of Language and Culture has been bringing talented youth from around the world together to express their cultures in song, dance, and other artistic performances since 2002. The first festival was launched in Turkey, and since 2013 it has been held in countries all over the world, including Germany, Australia and Romania. The IFLC has also hosted shows in the United States since 2015, when IFLC became established in Washington, D.C. and registered as a U.S.- based nonprofit organization. The IFLC is committed to contributing to world peace and dialog by gathering young people from around the world regardless of their race, religion or language to share music and dance performances together. This year, the IFLC will host a show and reception in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 2019 with more than 80 participants from over 16 countries performing. Madam Speaker, for these reasons, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in honoring this annual celebration and showcase for diverse talent from across the world.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in celebrating the exemplary life of Ms. Ann M. Gallagher (nee Boyle). Ms. Gallagher passed away on March 25, 2019 at the age of 96 and is survived by nine nieces and nephews, eleven grandnieces and nephews, and ten great-grandnieces and nephews. Ms. Gallagher spent her life in distinguished service to her country, working as an intelligence operative during World War II for the Office of Strategic Services (``OSS''), the predecessor of the CIA, followed by a 30-year career as a civilian intelligence official in the Department of Defense. Ms. Gallagher was born in 1923 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and graduated from high school there in 1940. She began her career as a clerk-typist in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. before joining the OSS in 1943. While working at the OSS, Ms. Gallagher participated in an operation in the Mediterranean, parachuting into a small, German-held island and planting a listening device before successfully being ferried back to Allied lines by boat. As a civilian intelligence official with the military post-war, Ms. Gallagher was posted with counterintelligence corps at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin from 1964 to 1967. From June 1948 to May 1951 she served as the Civilian Director of Intelligence for the USAF. Following this, she was the Defense Attache for the U.S. Air Force in New Delhi from May 1951 to August 1953. She rose to become Assistant Chief of Staff for the Air Force Intelligence Department in May 1954 until June 1962, when she began her 14-year role in counterintelligence with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Madam Speaker, for these reasons, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in remembering the life of Ms. Ann M. Gallagher (nee Boyle).

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Chair, I am a businessman. I am also the father of three daughters. I have managed people and managed compensation plans for more than 40 years, and I know that we cannot manage what we do not measure. I agree with my friend, the Republican congresswoman from New York, that men and women should be paid equally for equal work. This should be a bedrock principle of our democracy. But if we don't gather the data, how will we ever know if there is paycheck fairness? My middle daughter is a computer programmer--well paid. She was dismayed to learn around Christmastime that her male counterparts doing exactly the same work were making more money. It is a fiction that this will be a burden on employers with more than 100 employees. Absolutely none of these employers have not digitized their paycheck process decades ago. The collection of this data requires a keystroke; that is all. All the data, already there, already gathered. Pay transparency is the most powerful way to achieve paycheck fairness. Men and women together are outraged when they see actual measured pay unfairness. But where incomes are most fair, where they are most transparent--in the military and in government--paycheck inequity is small or even nonexistent. This is not a bill for lawyers. This is a bill for business owners and business managers who want to do the right thing and now will have the data to do that right thing.