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Mr. GRIJALVA. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tell my constituents that I will not be attending the inauguration of Donald Trump as our next President. My absence is not motivated by disrespect for the office or motivated by disrespect for the government that we have in this great democracy but as an individual act, yes, of defiance at the disrespect shown to millions and millions of Americans by this incoming administration and by the actions we are taking in this Congress. The majority of voters rejected Trump. They deserve respect. The 20 million-plus Americans threatened by the repeal of the Affordable Care Act without a replacement deserve respect. The millions who did not vote because they blame both parties deserve respect. I will be at home in Arizona meeting with seniors, the immigrant community, folks who care about the environment and climate change, healthcare providers, and marching in Tucson with folks who will demand respect. I will be talking about the need to defend and protect the future for all Americans. Rather than participate in the inauguration, I will be participating in my district and reaffirming and renewing this democracy and the people that are part of it.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, today, this Republican Congress is taking a short break from trying to destroy our healthcare system to try to destroy the rest of the Federal Government. H.R. 5 is nothing more than Republicans seeking to micromanage the regulatory process to death. They claim they only want good government. In reality, they want no government at all. They want to wrap Federal agencies in so much red tape that they won't be able to move to protect our health, our safety, or our natural resources. Language in title III tries to prevent Federal land managers from actually managing Federal lands. This language would make land managers jump through the same procedural hoops over and over again just to put a new land management plan in place. These new requirements are completely redundant, which is, of course, the point. Federal land management plans already go through extensive review, including by the public, before they are ever even implemented. One way we know this is that the House Republicans complain constantly about how long it takes Federal agencies to come up with a decision. Yet, here they are claiming that this Republican Congress knows best how our public lands and resources should be managed. Let's stop and look at the record. Last Tuesday, almost every single Republican Member of this House voted for a change in our House standing rules to calculate the value of all Federal lands as zero for accounting purposes. Yes, House Republicans agree that all Federal lands are essentially worthless. Then, on Thursday of this week, 229 House Republicans voted against an amendment I offered to another bill to declare that climate change is real. Yes, 95 percent of House Republicans voted to deny a settled scientific fact. Yet, here we are today with the same House Republicans who deny science; the same House Republicans who think public lands are worthless, claiming they know how to manage these public lands. Science deniers and those who think our public lands have no value have no credibility when they bring legislation to this floor claiming that they want to improve public land management. As with health care, as with so many things, they don't want to improve it; they want to destroy it. Congressional Republicans have proved themselves completely incapable of building or preserving anything. They are only interested in tearing things down, starting with health, safety, and environmental protections for our people and our communities. This bill would needlessly tip the scales in favor of corporate polluters who want to be in power to ruin our public lands, taking the resources and the profits for themselves, leaving the American people with the mess and the consequences. My amendment strikes the section of this bill intended to turn our public land management process into nothing more than a board meeting of the American Petroleum Institute. I urge my colleagues to support my amendment. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the comments of my esteemed colleague. We have to get past the point where we are just talking about repeal. As the President so eloquently said last night, if there is something that is going to improve the health and well-being of the American people relative to the Affordable Care Act, then bring it forward. We all have been waiting patiently for the Republican majority to bring something forward that not only repeals but replaces. We are still waiting. In terms of this amendment, the resource management plans are the backbone for every action and approved use on BLM land. It is about scoping. It is about public input, collaborative with State, local, tribal, and user groups across the spectrum, and that is the process that is in place now, a process that deserves to be continued, ratified, and protected. As far as the issue of climate change, the President eloquently said last night that we should go forward on the issue of climate change, putting science and reason as a priority on how we have that discussion. Once the majority is prepared to deal with science and reason, I think our side of the aisle is willing to do so as well. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. There is a signature from the House of Representatives, myself, and--

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. President, I object to the certificate from the State of North Carolina based on violations of the Voting Rights Act and confirmed hacking by the--

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the loss of a great Arizonan and American, Patrick J. Mitchell, 61, from Yuma, Arizona, who worked in Washington for many years, on November 27, 2016. Pat was a trusted advisor and advocate for many in Congress and he will be missed as a powerful advocate (with an Arizona perspective) for education, environment and natural resources, and labor issues in Washington DC councils. Born in Yuma, AZ, on April 13, 1955, Pat was an accomplished athlete at Yuma High School where he was elected student body president. He went on to his beloved University of Arizona where he was elected student body president and from which he graduated in 1977. He received his Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University in 1981. Pat spent the next 35 years in politics and government fighting to improve the lives of others. He served as a congressional aide to Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini, chief of staff to Representative Louise Slaughter from New York, political advisor to Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and the late Representative Mo Udall from Arizona, and senior advisor to two presidential campaigns, including serving with the Simon campaign in Iowa. Pat also was a special assistant attorney general for the State of Arizona. He went on to start his own government affairs firm, Strategic Impact in Washington D.C., where he focused on appropriations, water and land management, and higher education issues. A beloved Arizona Wildcat fan, Pat was a member of the UA Bobcat Senior Honorary Society and served on the university's alumni board. He was also deeply involved with the Yuma community and in supporting Yuma's Catholic High School. Pat cherished his family and he is predeceased by his parents, Henry and Helen (Curry) Mitchell of Yuma, and is survived by his brother Bryan Mitchell, sister Kathleen Dyer, nephews Ian and Dan Mitchell, and grandnieces Erin and Emily Mitchell. He often spoke of his father's military service to the nation. Pat worked hard to ensure that the working families of Arizona had a voice when it came to national policy and debates, whether related to access to higher education or the natural beauty of the Nation. Pat was among those that rose to the challenge in a Republic that needs the best to engage in these national discussions. Few in this world loved their state and its people more.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, for years my Republican friends have been trying to convince everyone that Federal agencies are scary and unpopular. In reality, Americans support Federal rules that protect them from injuries, diseases, and death. They always have and they always will. The people we represent don't want those rules to go away. They want stronger rules to protect their jobs, their pay, their health, and their fair treatment in the workplace. Let's remember that it takes years to finalize most rules. Before an agency makes a rule, it considers science, costs, benefits, public stakeholder input, and public comments. Republicans have invented stories about surprise regulations that appear out of nowhere. These stories sound interesting until you realize they were invented to help their corporate friends get where they want. We know where this will lead us. Big banks got away with robbing us and creating a major recession because they weren't regulated strongly enough. Republicans think the answer is making it harder to regulate them. If this bill passes, it won't be the nameless, faceless, unelected corporate CEOs who feel the pain. It will be the Americans from big cities and small towns who need Federal standards to keep their environment clean, to keep their workplace safe, and to make sure the products they buy won't hurt their families. My Democratic colleagues are offering amendments today that exempt certain kinds of rules from the unrealistic burdens this bill creates. I support these amendments. My amendment is a little different. It is not nearly enough to save this terrible bill, but it takes a big step in the right direction. It acknowledges that doing nothing carries a major cost. It acknowledges human-caused climate change and requires agencies that propose regulations to report on how a rule impacts greenhouse gas emissions. If we require reporting a rule's costs, we should also report its impacts to our planet and to our way of life. It also requires an analysis of a rule's impacts on low-income and rural communities. My Republican friends are deeply concerned about whether new regulations make big business and Wall Street investors happy. I think it is time we assess the impacts of regulations on the urban poor, the rural poor, or on coastal Native American tribes already fleeing the impacts of climate change, or the farmers in the West and South struggling to cope with drought, flooding, and extreme weather. Finally, my amendment requires congressional approval of any regulation that would increase carbon pollution by 25,000 metric tons or more, or could increase cancer, birth defects, kidney disease, or cardiovascular or respiratory illness. If House Republicans are so eager to rewrite the regulatory process, they should be willing to cast recorded votes allowing the release of tens of thousands of metric tons of pollution into our air. They should publicly vote to increase the rates of these terrible diseases among their constituents. Passing this amendment is the very least we can do to make sure the bill doesn't put Americans at risk of injury and death. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, it should be noted that the REINS Act is one sweeping piece of legislation that does not take into account public health, does not take into account clean air, clean water, and the effects of constituents and the American people, the environment, or the cost attended with increased illnesses. With that sweeping deregulation process that is being proposed by the majority, we have an exposure on issues of public health, clean air, clean water, and the regulations that are in place to protect the public health and the well-being of the American people. My amendment just requires that, if these sweeping changes are to occur, Members of this body take the votes that would release additional metric tons into the atmosphere that would promote and increase the levels of disease in this country that is harmful to the American people. It is one of disclosure and accountability if the Members, indeed, are the ones that want to make the final decision. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Donald ``Don'' J. Hellmann. Don is retiring from his position as the Assistant Director for Legislative and Congressional Affairs in the National Park Service after 22 years of communicating the mission and goals of the National Park Service to Congress and working closely with our members and staff to advance the Service's legislative priorities. Don's vast knowledge of environmental law and policy, his expertise in drafting National Park Service legislation, and his exemplary dedication to public service will be greatly missed by those of us who have had the pleasure of working with him. Don joined the National Park Service in 1994 as the Deputy Assistant Director for Legislative and Congressional Affairs. He led a staff of legislative specialists in developing National Park Service legislation, advised National Park Service leadership on pending legislation, and served as a liaison with members of Congress on legislation affecting the National Park Service. He was promoted to the position of Assistant Director in 2009 by Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. Over the course of his career, Don drafted hundreds of bills and amendments affecting national parks, national heritage areas, wild and scenic rivers, and national scenic and historic trails that were ultimately enacted by Congress. He was instrumental in crafting all the major park-related legislative packages of the last two decades, including the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-333), the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-391), the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (P.L. 110- 229), the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11), and Title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (P.L. 113-291). Don also played a key role in the reorganization and transfer of National Park System-wide laws from title 16 to title 54 of the United States Code, enacted in 2014 (P.L. 113-287) which has made the drafting of park-related legislation significantly more streamlined. Most recently, he was the principal author of the legislative proposal, the National Park Service Centennial Act, that President Obama sent to Congress in 2015. Legislation based on that proposal passed the House on December 6. Prior to working for the National Park Service, Don was Vice President for Conservation at The Wilderness Society, where he directed the conservation advocacy program and coordinated the litigation agenda of the organization. Before assuming this position, Don served as Legislative Counsel for the society. Don joined The Wilderness Society's staff in 1988. Don also worked here on Capitol Hill as Legislative Counsel to House Majority Whip Tony Coelho (D-CA) from 1985 to 1988 and as a Legislative Assistant and in other roles to U.S. Senator Walter D. Huddleston (D- KY) from 1977 to 1985. Don taught History and English to junior high school students in Kentucky from 1973 to 1976. Don is a native of Kentucky who received a B.A. in History/Secondary Education from Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, an M.A. in Politics from Catholic University of America, and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and holds a Life Certification as a Secondary Education Teacher from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A resident of Annandale, Va., his favorite national park is Maui's Haleakala, which is centered around a volcanic crater that he described as ``like walking on the moon.'' I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Don on his retirement and expressing our deep appreciation for his outstanding contributions to the National Park Service and to the Nation.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Christian ``Chris'' J. Schoppmeyer, whose selflessness, generosity, and love for his family improved the lives of those fortunate enough to know him or benefit from his work as a custodian of the public interest. Born in Queens, New York on January 28, 1957 to Frederick Freyer and Helen Grace (Eisinger) Schoppmeyer, he was raised by his mother Helen and stepfather William Schoppmeyer. A graduate of Unity College in Maine and Daniel Webster College in New Hampshire, Mr. Schoppmeyer began his law enforcement career in 1977 with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. In 1980, he built on his investigations experience by moving to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service where he enforced laws that protected wildlife and the land that sustains it. Mr. Schoppmeyer spent the last 21 years of his career as a Special Agent at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration enforcing federal marine laws and treaties beginning in 1987. He strengthened his growing reputation as a passionate, principled leader and mentor. Former colleagues tell detailed stories about how he inspired them through his actions to follow in his line of work, and how we went out of his way for those who sought his counsel. Mr. Schoppmeyer gave back to his profession by being more than just a mentor. The leadership positions he held within the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association are many; Agency President for the NOAA Fisheries Service, Office for Law Enforcement, Founder and President of the New Hampshire chapter, Vice President for Agency Affairs, and Vice President of Program and Development. For many years, Chris organized fundraiser events for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the FLEOA Foundation (NLEOMF) by organizing law enforcement appreciation events with the Boston Red Sox organization. Through his efforts, Chris raised thousands of dollars for both organizations. Last July, while he was battling terminal cancer, he organized and planned the Canine Law Enforcement Appreciation night at Fenway Park. This was a major undertaking with many moving parts, but Chris saw it through flawlessly. Mr. Schoppmeyer gave back to his community by sharing his passion and talents for the outdoors with children. The Newmarket Fishing Derby (cofounder), Newmarket School to Career program (volunteer), and Newmarket Conservation Commission (Chairman) are all marks of his legacy. The accomplishments and accolades tell a story of excellence across his endeavors. Strafford Rivers Conservationist of the Year; Chevron National Conservation Award, Citizen Volunteer Category; NH Governor Conservationist of the Year; Conservation Law Enforcement Chief's Special Agent of The Year; NOAA/ NMFS Bronze Award; Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Investigative Excellence Award; U.S. Attorney's Office, Connecticut, Certificate of Recognition; Coastal Conservation Association, Conservationist of The Year; New Hampshire Congressional Law Enforcement Award; and NOAA/NMFS Silver Award. The theme of selflessness that permeated all aspects of his life was on display when he last testified before Congress on July 28, 2015. He endured the stress of being the sole witness for the minority with grace, candor, respect, and clarity without breathing a word of his recent stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment. He preferred that the focus be on providing the best defense of his profession and the natural world that he and his colleagues sought to protect every day. With characteristic humility, he described his work and that of his peers in the hearing; ``We protect natural resources. We also protect the public that visits these parks.'' Nothing was more important to Mr. Schoppmeyer than his family. He loved his wife of 34 years, Terri, deeply. He spoke with beaming pride of his son, Travis, daughter, Erin, and his grandkids, Jakoby and Violet. He was irrevocably dedicated to his mother Helen Schoppmeyer, his Daughter-in-law Carolyn, brother Steven Schoppmeyer and his wife Mary, his sister Susan Gray and her husband Dennis, and his nieces, nephews, and cousins. Please join me in celebrating Chris Schoppmeyer whose selflessness, devotion to family, and passion for the outdoors left the word a better place when he left it than when he arrived.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I regret that, once again, we are here today to discuss a divisive, last-minute attempt by House Republicans to jam through destructive legislation that favors House Republicans' special interests, industry friends at the expense of everybody else. This week, I and nearly every one else saw for the first time a newly inserted 100-page rider that would weaken protections for West Coast fisheries, primarily to redirect water to large corporate farms in one section of California. This rider threatens the jobs of thousands of fishermen and others across the West Coast who depend on healthy fish runs for their livelihoods. My colleagues and I will be voting today, soon, on a 100-page proposal that has not been reviewed by the numerous affected stakeholders, the committees of jurisdiction, nearly every Member of Congress, or the general public. This rider fundamentally threatens the original WRDA bill that had bipartisan support in the House and bicameral support as well. What makes things worse is this poison pill rider now jeopardizes the approval of several pending Indian water rights settlements that are included in the original WRDA bill. The tribes whose water settlements are now jeopardized by this poison pill have been waiting, in many cases, to settle their claims for decades and even more. Just one of the water settlements jeopardized by the House Republicans' latest stunt is for the Blackfeet Nation. The Blackfeet Nation, as mentioned by another colleague, has been trying for more than a century to protect and secure its water rights. Finally, we have a water settlement for the Blackfeet Nation that, once approved by Congress, would provide funding to conduct and rehabilitate Blackfeet Nation's water infrastructure so tribal residents can finally have reliable and safe drinking water. Currently, at least 30 percent of reservation residents live in housing that lacks adequate plumbing or kitchen facilities. For the richest country in the world, it is an embarrassment that our Native American brothers and sisters continue to live in those conditions. This Republican House has not funded an Indian water rights settlement in nearly 6 years. After years of work, we are as close as we have ever been to enacting a settlement since Democrats controlled the House. Yet, my House Republican colleagues have decided this week that doing a favor for their special interest allies is worth the risk of jeopardizing the approval of every Indian water rights settlement that is part of the original legislation. This behavior is wrong and shows that this congressional majority considers the needs of Indian country less important than pushing a sweetheart deal for some of the most powerful corporate farmers in the world. It is time for this Congress to finally pay attention, take the needs of Indian country seriously, and bring us a clean WRDA bill that has bipartisan, bicameral support so that we can take action, protect those Indian water rights, and deal with the very important question of Flint.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This month marks the end of a year of celebration. Over the past 12 months, hundreds of millions of people from our country and from around the world have joined together to celebrate one of the most valued and uniquely American ideas: our national park system. In our democratic society, the park system is uniquely one of the most democratic public institutions because, after all, all Americans own the park system and it is for all Americans, regardless. For many, this year was a time to reflect on what began 100 years ago with a single mission: to protect our unique American heritage for the enjoyment of future generations. Last year, national parks across this Nation saw a record 307 million visitors. People came to the parks to explore, to learn and reflect on the grand natural beauty and the diverse history of our Nation. Fifty years ago, Members of Congress understood the need to recognize these types of milestone accomplishments by passing legislation to reinvigorate not only the agency, but the American public. A decade before the 50th anniversary of the National Park Service, the House began pulling together a bill that demonstrated to the American people that they were willing to put their money where their mouth was. In honor of the National Park Service's 50th anniversary, Congress funded the Mission 66 program at over $900 million, the equivalent of $8 billion in 2016 dollars. The National Park Service expected 80 million visitors to celebrate that anniversary. Unsurprisingly, the American public beat expectations. The parks saw almost 130 million visitors in 1966 alone. This Congress, which has the benefit of knowing how much Americans value their national parks, should be authorizing at least an equal amount. Instead, we have before us a bill that is but a shadow of what it could have been, a far cry from what my Democratic colleagues and I in the committee introduced back in September 2015. Instead of passing a bill that gives a standing ovation to the accomplishments of the Park Service and sets the bar high for the next 100 years, today we are passing legislation that is the equivalent of a golf clap--very quietly. Even previous Republican administrations have better understood the value of our national parks. In the last Republican administration, President Bush and Secretary Kempthorne were prepared to provide $2.5 billion in additional operating funds, an additional $1 billion in centennial commitment funds, and $1 billion in centennial challenge funds to encourage private charitable investment in our country's parks. In comparison, this legislation provides a tiny amount of funding compounded by years of budget reductions. Further, this bill asks that the mandatory spending come from only one source: mandatory increases to the price of the Parks' Senior Pass. What we are seeing today is a shell of a bill. Only a few provisions remain, which, although marginally helpful to ensure the vitality of the national parks for the future, fall far short of what is necessary and needed. What we are seeing today is a missed opportunity to do what is right. This bill, while optimistically named, is a year late and a couple of billion dollars short. Maybe we will get it right in the next 100 years. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas).

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Congressman Mark Takai, a friend and colleague who was taken from this institution far too early. Mark worked until his last days to represent the constituents of Hawaii's First Congressional District. Congress and the American people will dearly miss his relentlessness to better his state and country. As a dedicated member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and from his seats on the House Armed Services and Small Business Committees, Mark saw it as a personal duty to speak up for those who had no voice. Mark was instrumental in efforts to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March of 1965 and Purple Hearts to Filipino veterans of World War II. He also gathered over one hundred Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle to support a measure to provide benefits to veterans exposed to radioactive fallout while serving in the Marshall Islands during the late 1970s. Even though the distance was great between Capitol Hill and Honolulu, Mark was determined to use any opportunity he could, including a short weekend between first and last votes in Washington, to spend time with his family and serve his constituents. The House Democratic Caucus has lost an incredible champion and friend in Mark Takai, and we are deeply saddened by a sudden end to a young life cut short. May Mark's lovely wife, Sami, his two beautiful children, Matthew and Kaila, and the incredible people of the State of Hawaii find peace and comfort in the days ahead.

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Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Marian Lupu, a zealous warrior for the elderly, who died on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at age 91 at her home in Tucson, AZ. Marian's impact on the field of aging and the development of programming designed to help older adults cannot be over-estimated. She pioneered efforts to improve services to the elderly through both the development of model programs and the influence of local, state, national and even international policy. She originated or advanced many health and social care delivery models for older persons that have been widely replicated. Born in Chicago, Marian grew up during the Great Depression in an observant Jewish household. Her education may have sewn the early seeds for her advocacy approach. She took one of the first courses ever taught on aging when she was a graduate student at the University of Chicago and was a student of famed community organizer Saul Alinsky. ``I soon decided,'' she said, ``that all the research in the world wasn't going to help the aging population unless it provided services and advocacy.'' After completion of a degree in industrial relations, she worked for the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, first as an interviewer, and then a supervisor of a nationwide, multi-year survey about issues facing the elderly. Marian married Charles Lupu in Chicago in 1948. Their nearly sixty year union was a source of great joy and stability for her. Charles was unusual for the era in being completely supportive of his wife's professional career, never looking at her accomplishments as in any way diminishing his own. After living in Chicago, New Orleans, Charlottesville, and Pittsburgh, they settled in Tucson in 1966. A child of the Great Depression, Marian could never quite believe her good fortune in actually buying a house--her first--when she and her husband moved to Tucson. It was located in the now historic Harold Bell Wright neighborhood and she delighted in finding old copies of Harold Bell Wright's once popular novels at yard sales and flea markets. Shortly after moving to Tucson, Marian became the founding executive director of the Pima Council on Aging (PCOA). When she retired from PCOA in 2007 at the age of 82, she had the distinction of being the longest serving Area Agency On Aging Executive Director in the nation. But it was not so much the length of her tenure as the tenacity and skill of her advocacy that won her wide recognition and admiration. She saw the increasing ranks of the older population not as a problem, but as a resource. In 1978, when she was president of the Western Gerontological Society (now the American Society on Aging) she said, ``I don't see increasing number of elderly persons as a problem . . . Just as we changed from a frontier society to a manufacturing and agricultural society, we will change . . . because the demographics of our country are changing.'' The older population will be ``pioneers, thinkers and dreamers for the future.'' An early demonstration program developed in 1972 through Marian's leadership at the Pima Council on Aging, and funded in part through the Model Cities Program of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, served to define the now common concept of continuum of care. Central to the delivery system was the idea that each person participating in the program would be assigned a facilitator--a social worker responsible for identifying what services were needed, arranging for service delivery, and monitoring appropriateness of care. The services selected as most critically needed by Pima County residents included health-homemaker, home delivered meals, social and nutrition services, day care, and transportation. Other innovative programming that Marian helped develop and implement included comprehensive adult day health services, senior socialization and nutrition programs in senior centers, senior art fairs (the ``Sun Fair'' in Tucson), the role of case managers in coordinating multiple services for older adults offered through a variety of providers, living environments for older adults that accommodate for sensory changes, and comprehensive hospice care. Many of these programs were developed in concert with other community leaders, with academic partners at the University of Arizona, especially Dr. Theodore Koff, and with elders themselves. Her career- long association with Dr. Koff was an unusually strong example of academic/community partnership. Marian was well known in the halls of Congress, in the Arizona state capitol, and in county and city agencies. Whenever an issue of concern to the elderly arose, she would make sure that the galleries were full of senior citizens willing to speak out. Former Tucson Mayor Lew Murphy recalled in a 2003 interview with the Arizona Daily Star this well- known tactic of Marian's in advancing funding for seniors. She was relentless. ``Marian, just tell us what you want, and we'll get this over with,'' Murphy would direct her. Marian's early success in building a model network of services in Tucson was showcased in a 1976 Working Paper of the Special Senate Committee on Aging, which highlighted many Tucson agencies working together to deliver adult day care, home care, and special transportation at a time when these services were novel. Marian attended four White House Conferences on Aging in 1971, 1981, 1995 and 2005 and made many other trips to Washington D.C. to advocate for senior services. She relished telling the story of how she had chided President Carter during one of those trips to Washington. Nelson Cruikshank, President of the Federal Council on Aging, had arranged for a number of senior advocates to meet with the president. They had 15 minutes. The President entered the room and began speaking about the Panama Canal treaty, which was very much on his mind at the time. The clock was ticking and Marian was anxious that the allotted time would soon run out. As soon as she could, she rose and vigorously told the President, ``We are here to talk about what seniors need, not the Panama Canal, and we don't have much time left.'' Years later, she was on an airplane when President Carter emerged from first class, started walking down the aisle, greeting passengers and shaking hands. When he got to the row where Marian was sitting with her husband Charles, he paused, turned to Charles and said, ``You must be a very patient man.'' Charles demurred and asked why he said that. President Carter replied, ``This woman here is the only one besides Helen Thomas who dared to interrupt me and shake her finger at me while I was in the White House.'' Marian made an impression on many of the politicians who worked with her because she built bridges and expected cooperation across customarily divisive lines. She found ways to bridge differences between political parties, government and business, ethnic communities, academia, and service delivery. In an era before conference calls were ubiquitous, she was known for having two phone lines on her desk. She would call up someone at the state level on one phone and someone at the federal level on another phone. She would say ``Washington--you say X, State you say Y. What am I supposed to do here in Pima County? I need to resolve this regulatory problem in order to. . . .'' Soon enough, she would get a resolution to whatever was impeding the latest innovative idea she wanted to put in place in Tucson. Her contributions on the local, state and national level have been recognized as significant by those who understand the impact of her efforts and accomplishments in helping to improve the lives of many thousands of individuals and multi-generational families. Numerous awards decorate the halls of her home, but it was clear to all that she did not pursue her fierce advocacy in order to gain personal recognition, but in order to fight ageism, improve the lives of elders themselves and of the families that love them, and create an age- friendly society. She thoroughly believed the PCOA motto, ``If aging is not your issue now, it will be.'' Whenever someone said to her, ``you don't look 60 (or 70 or 80 or 90), she would reply, ``This is what (60, or 70, or 80 or 90) looks like!'' When Marian retired from PCOA at the age of 82, she took her own advice and began an ``encore career.'' She served as president of the board, back office staff, hall monitor and fairy godmother for Dancing in the Streets, Arizona (DITSAZ). DITSAZ, founded by her daughter, Soleste Lupu, and husband, Joseph Rodgers, is a ballet school in South Tucson serving a diverse population of students of all shapes, backgrounds, economic levels, and special needs. Seventy-five percent of the dance school's participants are on partial or full scholarships due to poverty in the region. Marian attributed this poverty to both ``our prejudice and the lack of jobs.'' ``I thought I saw poverty in the '60s and '70s when I was involved in bringing the needs of the elderly to the community,'' she says. ``But you very rarely heard of the homeless elderly. For kids today it's different. I've never seen poverty among children the way you see it now.'' Marian saw working with children as a natural extension of working with older adults. She would say, ``We are all part of a family. If the grandparents aren't safe and happy, then the children and grandchildren are worried. And if the grandchildren aren't safe and happy themselves, then the grandparents are worried. We need the children to grow up to be strong, contributing citizens in order to support the services elders need. And we need the elders to contribute their wisdom and perspective and vision to help the next generation flourish.'' During her encore career, Marian often spoke up about the need for a comprehensive view of education. ``We need STEAM, not STEM, to power our society'' she would say--referring to the inclusion of arts in a science, technology, engineering and math-focused curriculum. Marian is survived by her children and their spouses: Dale Lupu and Richard Gladstein; Jarold and Jana (Daniels) Lupu; Soleste Lupu and Joseph Rodgers, and by her grandchildren: Ariella Gladstein; Noah Lupu- Gladstein; and Emily, Cydny, and Neal Rodgers. The Tucson and the entire national aging community will miss Marian's dedication and passionate advocacy.

Mr. GRIJALVA

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of NASA's launch of the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx to the asteroid Bennu. I am extremely proud that Tucson is once again a key player in a critical NASA mission, as it was with the Mars Phoenix Lander mission a few years ago, and many others throughout our Nation's history. In a seven-year roundtrip mission, OSIRIS-REx will journey to an asteroid that NASA has classified as ``potentially hazardous'' to Earth to complete a survey and return with the largest sample of extra- terrestrial material since the Apollo lunar missions. This program will yield insights into asteroid composition and how asteroids move in space. The most unique aspect of the OSIRIS-REx mission is the large and pristine sample that will be brought back to Earth, which will allow scientists to research the origins of our universe and galaxy and help us answer some of the most profound and fundamental questions that have intrigued mankind since our beginnings. We will be able to examine the composition of the asteroid using instruments and techniques that are far more advanced than those in space, including the potential for resources that could be mined from asteroids. The OSIRIS REx mission is funded by NASA and its science is led by the University of Arizona (UA). I would like to congratulate Dr. Dante Lauretta of the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory for his leadership as principal investigator and, along with his team, for bringing this exciting mission to the launch stage. I understand that Dante has been working on this concept for the last 15 years, and I greatly look forward to celebrating even more milestones with his team as the mission progresses. This mission is the latest in a long list of achievements by scientists at the University of Arizona in my home district. In fact, UA scientists have collaborated in every single American mission to the Moon and Mars since 1964, including serving as the lead on the Phoenix Mars Mission. I look forward to announcing the next big milestone in Aug. of 2018, when the spacecraft will rendezvous with the asteroid called ``Bennu'' to begin surveying it before taking a sample and returning to Earth by 2023. In the meantime, the University of Arizona will house mission control, as it did for the Phoenix Mars mission, continuing to involve undergraduate and graduate students in the research, which will help cultivate the next generation of STEM leaders--many of whom will be from my home state of Arizona. I wish the OSIRIS REx team the best of luck in their historic mission and congratulate them in their profound success.

Mr. GRIJALVA

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4571, does exactly that, strips the authority. And Congress can and has the authority to strip from law enforcement units and Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management their authority and their ability to enforce the laws that they have been responsible under their jurisdiction to enforce. So this amendment, as I said earlier, is a reassurance that the intentions are both good intentions, to retain these services, but that, by approving this amendment, we effectively negate and hold harmless and impotent the present legislation that is out there to, indeed, get rid of these units. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.