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Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of Lawrence ``Larry'' Clark--a beloved husband and former mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes--who passed away on May 2, 2018 at the age of 69. It was an honor for me to have known Larry. Larry was born on January 19, 1949 in Orange, California. Larry double majored in both psychology and sociology at California State University, Fullerton. Later, Larry also received an MBA from California State University, Dominguez Hills. After graduating, Larry began a 40-year career with the federal government where he was able to work with several agencies such as the Air Force, the Department of Defense, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the communications and information systems field. Before being elected to the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council in 2001, Larry served on the View Commission and Planning Commission. Due to his passion to serve the public and his perseverance seen through his dedication and hard work, Larry was elected for a second term. While in his second term, he was appointed twice to the California State Coastal Commission. Larry was elected as mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes in 2008, and served for two years. After retiring from the federal government in 2012, Larry was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Despite his diagnosis, Larry went on to volunteer with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), create the PanCAN Survivor Council, and serve on the Executive Committee for PurpleStride Los Angeles. In 2013, Larry received the Spirit of Hope award at the PanCAN's Evening with the Stars gala for his advocacy on behalf of the nonprofit organization and was shortly appointed one of five national ambassadors for PanCAN. Larry fought cancer with tremendous courage, grace and dignity. Larry is survived by his wife of 24 years, Becky, and their two corgis Milo and Katie, whom I hope take comfort in the way Larry lived his life as a deeply thoughtful, compassionate and moral citizen. May his memory be a blessing to us all.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the career of Mr. Tony Coroalles who is retiring on May 31, 2018. Tony's 15 years of service establishes him as the longest serving City Manager in the history of the City of Calabasas in Los Angeles County. Tony was born in Havana, Cuba in 1952 and immigrated with his family to San Francisco when he was young. Tony grew up in San Francisco and received his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of San Francisco. In 1974, Tony enlisted in the United States Army and after 27 years of service earned the rank of Colonel before he retired from the military in 2001. When Tony was selected as the City Manager of the City of Calabasas, he described his experience in the Army as instrumental in preparing him for the job. Tony once stated about his military service, ``I ran all the Army bases in Alaska--I was essentially the city manager for the Army in Alaska. I did that for a little over two years . . . Before that, I had done the same thing in a smaller installation . . . I had two tours in the Army in city management.'' After Tony's retirement from the military in 2001, he worked as the Assistant General Manager for the Department of Recreation and Parks in Los Angeles. Tony managed all of the parks and open spaces in the city of Los Angeles as well as the 1,200 full-time employees and 4,000 part- time employees of the department. When Tony was hired as the City Manager of the city of Calabasas, then Mayor James Bozajian said that the city council chose Tony not only for his experience, but for his ``ideas and his sense of direction'' for the city of Calabasas. Focusing on delivering quality services to the city's residents, Tony oversaw the installation of a new `smart' irrigation system which saves money by actively responding to weather conditions, as well as the construction of separate senior and civic centers. These new structures and systems, along with improving the city's roadways and streetscapes, has not only improved service delivery in the Calabasas community, but brought it closer together. Tony and his wife Patty will be moving to Lake Oconee, Georgia to be closer to members of their family. I would like to thank Tony for everything he has contributed over the course of his career with the city of Calabasas.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Michael Langberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Langberg will retire from his post at Cedars in May, after having served the patients of Los Angeles and, in fact, patients around the nation, since 1981. He leaves behind a legacy of better quality care, improved health policy, and collaboration with hospitals around the country to make care safer, particularly for those of limited means or with complex medical needs. Dr. Langberg is a highly respected national leader on patient safety and health care quality. When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services crafted the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, he led the work at the American Hospital Association to understand the proposed policy, identify potential unintended consequences--especially those potentially affecting poorer communities--and convey those issues to CMS so that the agency could refine its approach and improve the program. His work laid the foundation for the provision in the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act that directed CMS to include an adjustment to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program to recognize the impact of sociodemographic factors on readmission rates. Dr. Langberg has testified before this body on patient safety and quality issues and before the California Senate on physician quality performance--all in an effort to help legislators craft better public policy that supports improvement in health and health care. He is a permanent member of the California Department of Public Health's health care-associated infection advisory committee, seeking to prevent the emergence and spread of infections in my state, and he serves on the Board of Directors of the Hospital Quality Institute in California. Dr. Langberg has been an advocate for sharing both successes and failures in an effort to disseminate best practices and advance improvements in quality and safety. He has been an invited speaker at the Health Management Academy, the National Patient Safety Congress, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. By freely speaking of both the successes and challenges encountered by this nationally esteemed hospital, Dr. Langberg has helped many other hospitals across this nation learn how to keep patients safe, improve the quality of the care they deliver, and be attentive to health risks patients may experience after they have left the hospital, particularly poorer patients and those who live in communities with relatively few health care providers. For these reasons, I am delighted to recognize Dr. Michael Langberg and offer thanks for his dedication and service.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the service of Dr. Jason Chao to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), and I congratulate him on his retirement. Dr. Chao, Primary Advisor to the Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan (ROC), has been serving TECRO for the past 25 years. Throughout his esteemed career, he has been the chief congressional liaison officer and the principal escort officer for congressional delegation trips. Many Members of Congress and congressional staff have learned more about Taiwan because of Jason's work. Dr. Chao has consistently shown wisdom, professionalism, passion, and dedication during his many years of service. He has also been instrumental in helping steer the promotion of bilateral relations and the exchange of cultural and economic growth between the ROC and the United States. We will miss Dr. Chao, but we are excited for his future endeavors and we offer him our sincere thanks for his many contributions to the U.S.-Taiwan relationship.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, whether you are a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent, you don't want corruption in your government. Unfortunately, multiple members of Donald Trump's Cabinet have engaged in massive fraud, waste, and abuse, largely by using taxpayer funds on luxury private air travel. Democrats have been calling repeatedly for investigations into Trump's ``Cabinet of Corruption.'' Unfortunately, the Republican- controlled House has largely protected these officials at every turn. So I am going to highlight to you some of the more egregious examples, and we have added up the numbers. Representative Torres gave very specific examples, but we are going to give you the big numbers so you understand how much corruption there is. It all started with former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, who spent half a million dollars of taxpayer funds on private and military jet travel for no good reason. He could have taken commercial. He chose not to. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin looked at that and must have said ``what a great idea,'' because he doubled that spending. He spent nearly $1 million of taxpayer funds on at least seven military jets, for no good reason, because he could have flown commercial, just like his predecessors. And then we have Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who took multiple trips that added up to thousands of dollars on expensive private jets, as well as about $139,000 to renovate his office doors. Then we have former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who spent $122,000 of taxpayer funds on a trip to Europe with his wife, largely to do sightseeing. But EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, he takes this to a whole new level. He is so creative in his corruption. You will be very impressed to hear how ingenious he is. First of all, he spent over $40,000 on a private phone booth of your hard-earned taxpayer funds. For most Americans, we know there is a very simple way to make private phone calls from your office; it is called closing the office door. But no, he didn't do that. He spent your hard- earned money to have this private phone booth for him to make his phone calls. Then he managed to find a way to live here in Washington, D.C., cheaply, by getting a below-market rate condo deal, $50 a night; and then he structured the lease so that the landlord had to keep the condo open for the entire time for 6 months, but he only had to pay for the days that he stayed there. No ordinary citizens could have gotten that lease. Then he spent over $200,000 of your hard-earned taxpayers' money, on, again, first class travel and chartered flights. The Trump administration's ``Cabinet of Corruption'' is sticking Americans with a raw deal. Democrats believe that hardworking Americans deserve a better deal, and my bill, the SWAMP FLYERS Act is very simple. It will prevent administration officials from using taxpayer funds for private air travel, ensuring that government officials are not using your hard-earned taxpayer dollars to fund their lavish lifestyles. If my colleagues care about protecting our tax dollars and preventing these obvious abuses, they will vote ``no'' on the previous question and call up H.R. 3876, the SWAMP FLYERS Act, for a vote.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, as has been said, music is the lifeblood of culture that can transform world views, transport listeners, and inspire social movements. Ensuring that the law keeps up with music and its changing forms is crucial. With the support of music publishers, artists, songwriters, streaming services, and other stakeholders, the Music Modernization Act will propel the music industry into the 21st century and beyond. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the act. I want to thank Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Nadler, as well as Representatives Collins, Jeffries, and others for their hard work on this bill. As the Representative for California's 33rd Congressional District, these issues hit close to home. My district sits at the heart of California's music industry. It is home to thousands of brilliant songwriters, publishers, engineers, record producers, recording artists, and musicians. I am proud to have worked with such a unique and engaged community. They make up different threads of the industry's fabric, but share a common goal of developing solutions to some of the most complex and longstanding copyright issues facing our country. Today, we honor that legacy by moving Federal music copyright forward. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Will the gentleman yield?

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Well, there are just so many folks. The next person we have is former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who also was fired. He spent $12 million of taxpayers' money in fees to consultants in an attempt to downsize and restructure the State Department.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Will the gentleman yield?

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Gallego and I both served in the Active Duty U.S. military because we believe America is an exceptional country, the best in the world. But what really bugs us is the fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayers' funds and taxpayers' money, and the culture of corruption in this administration starts at the top with the President. So I am just going to go through some numbers--these are facts--of how much Donald Trump has wasted of taxpayers' money. He has spent over $58 million on 95 trips to golf clubs, including Mar-a-Lago, Bedminster, and other Trump-owned properties. Every time he takes one of these trips, according to The Washington Post and Politico, it costs about $3 million, with all the staff and everyone that has to go and travel with him. In addition, $137,000 was used for golf carts for the Secret Service between January and October 2017 alone. At least $190,000 of taxpayers' money was used for Trump brothers' business trips in the first 3 months of 2017; $17,000 for custom rugs in the Oval Office; over $12,000 on a custom conference table for the West Wing of the White House from, by the way, the same company used by President Nixon. So this corruption starts at the top, and now you are going to see, as you go along through the Cabinet, the fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayers' money.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, and then we have Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who spent $139,000 of taxpayers' money to renovate some office doors; $39,000 for a helicopter tour of national monuments in Nevada; $12,000 on a private jet from Las Vegas, Nevada, where he spoke to a hockey team owned by a major donor, to his home in Montana; as well as a taxpayer-funded security detail that also accompanied him and his wife on their personal vacation to Greece and Turkey at considerable taxpayer expense.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, and now we have Veterans' Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who spent over $122,000 of taxpayer funds with his wife to go to Europe for their primary purpose of sightseeing. David Shulkin has been fired. I shall also note that Secretary Tom Price, who was also in the Trump Cabinet, spent huge amounts of taxpayers' dollars on first-class flights. He was also fired.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Oh, that is correct Sorry. I took your spot.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, but wait. There is more on Scott Pruitt. In addition to his waste of taxpayers' money, he also got a sweetheart deal from lobbyists in Washington, D.C. He was able to get a lease for just $50 a night--something you can't really get anywhere near Capitol Hill--and he only had to pay on the nights that he was there, even though the lease said that the landlord had to keep it open for 6 months--it was on demand and he could go there any time--oh, and, by the way, his daughter could also basically stay as well. When you put out the numbers, that agreement was two to three times less than what any ordinary citizen could have gotten. This culture of corruption has now led to a Cabinet of corruption. I don't care whether you are a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent, this is just not acceptable. It is time that the American taxpayer speak out and tell the Trump administration: We have had enough. You need to start firing these officials who are wasting taxpayers' money and getting sweetheart deals for lobbyists.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Will the gentleman yield?

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, in fact, this administration has fertilized the swamp. It is tremendously, bigly huge right now. We have lobbyists who have inappropriate deals with Cabinet officials, we have Cabinet officials spending a lot of taxpayers' money to live up their luxury lifestyle of first-class jets, of luxury hotels, and of trips they don't need to take. This is simply not acceptable. This is exactly the opposite of what the President ran on, and the voters are going to know this this November.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, Congressman Gallego and I are writing an open letter to the American taxpayers that is going to contain all of these facts, with the sources cited, so that the American people can see for themselves the huge waste of taxpayers' money from the Cabinet of corruption.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of Mr. Steven Bochco--an accomplished Los Angeles television writer and producer--who passed away on April 1, 2018 at the age of74. Steven was born in New York City on December 16, 1943 to Mimi and Rudolph Bochco, both artists in their own right; his mother was a painter and jewelry designer and his father was a violinist. Steven attended the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and attended New York University for a year before transferring to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. During summer vacations between his junior and senior year of college, Steven got a job at Universal Television in Los Angeles, which led to a job and cross country road trip that would forever change his life. During his time at Universal, Steven's first writing credit came from expanding an already filmed one-hour drama into two hours by adding backstory about the characters when they were kids. Steven later remarked that, at the time, he was, ``so naive about the business that it didn't even occur to me that my name would be up on the screen. Suddenly when this thing was finished and I went to see it, it said, `Written by Rod Serling and Steven Bochco.' That was my first professional writing credit.'' In 1971, Steven wrote his first 90-minute television episode for the Steven Spielberg-directed installment of Columbo entitled `Murder by the Book,' which led to his first of 34 Emmy nominations and a lasting friendship of 47 years with Mr. Spielberg. After 12 years with Universal, Steven left in 1976 to work for the late television executive, Grant Tinker, at his company MTM Enterprises, where he would develop a ground-breaking show about the personal lives of police officers, Hill Street Blues. Hill Street Blues established broadcaster NBC as a powerhouse on Thursday nights and the shows' first round of Emmy nominations resulted in being awarded 8 out of 21 nominations. Hill Street Blues would eventually be nominated for 98 Emmy awards during its nearly 150-episode run. After five seasons of Hill Street Blues, Steven was fired from MTM because he refused to sacrifice quality storytelling in order to save on costs. Ever ambitious, Steven turned down an offer to become president of CBS's entertainment division and signed an unprecedented six-year, 10-series deal with ABC and a deal with 20th Century Fox to create the 15-time Emmy Award winning show, L.A. Law. Steven subsequently founded Steven Bochco Productions and, with David E. Kelly, created the beloved Doogie Howser M.D. with ABC Studios. Later describing the business of hour-long television drama as being `in the toilet' in 1991, Steven set out to create 1992's critically-acclaimed NYPD Blue which would ultimately earn 20 Emmy awards throughout its run. Steven's prodigious career was defined by the rare creative control he was able to exert on his projects and productions. His portfolio of work has contributed greatly to the canon of American television through the dark and gritty realism he was able to portray about the lives of our country's public servants and public defenders . Steven is survived by his wife of 17 years, Dayna, his children Jesse, Sean and Melissa, his grandchildren Wes and Stevie Rae, and his sister Joanna Frank. May his memory be a blessing to us all.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of Judge Stephen Reinhardt--a beloved husband, father, and grandfather--who passed away on March 29, 2018 at the age of 87. He was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Stephen Reinhardt was born on March 27, 1931 in New York City. Stephen graduated from California's Pomona College with a degree in government and earned his law degree from Yale University in 1954. Stephen used his education on behalf of our armed forces and signed up to serve his country as a first lieutenant in the legal counsel's office of the Air Force. After his service, Stephen practiced entertainment and labor law in California and clerked for the late United States District Court judge for the District of Columbia, Luther Youngdahl. Stephen informally advised California Governor Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Commission, which he chaired before his judicial confirmation in 1980. In 1979, Stephen was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California. The last of President Carter's appointments, Stephen would serve on the Ninth Circuit for 38 years and become the 6th longest serving judge in the Ninth Circuit's history. Stephen's judicial philosophy was defined by his empathy for the underdog, authoring rulings that often sided with the most down-trodden of our citizens. Stephen described this empathy as being inspired by his relationship with his step-grandfather Max Reinhardt, a Jewish filmmaker who had fled the horrors of Nazi Germany and came to America. Some of Stephen's rulings were later reversed by the Supreme Court, but his steadfast dedication and commitment to creating a more just society never wavered. When asked if he was upset with the Supreme Court for overturning some of his decisions, Stephen replied, ``Not in the slightest! If they want to take away rights, that's their privilege. But I'm not going to help them do it.'' Stephen's vision of the law empowered the expansion of civil liberties and civil rights. He authored rulings designating California's overcrowding of prisons as unconstitutional, overturned a Washington state law prohibiting doctors from prescribing medication to help terminally ill patients die with dignity, and ruled that certain regulations and restrictions on a woman's ability to access healthcare services was unconstitutionally vague and imposed an undue burden on women. Even though the publication The Weekly Standard would describe Stephen as ``the liberal bad boy'' of the federal judiciary, Stephen's critics admired his ability to transcend political differences and praised his legal reasoning. Stephen authored the ruling striking down California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriages, writing that the ban ``serves no purpose and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to official reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.'' The Supreme Court would recognize the right of marriage equality a year later. Stephen is survived by his wife Ramona Ripston, the former director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, his three children Mark, Justin, Dana, and seven grandchildren whom I hope take comfort in the way Stephen lived his life as a deeply thoughtful, compassionate and moral citizen. May his memory be a blessing to us all.

Mr. TED LIEU of California

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of Mr. Kurt Toppel--a beloved father, husband, and Los Angeles community leader--who passed away on February 9, 2018 at the age of 85. Kurt Toppel was born in Cologne, Germany and immigrated to the U.S. in 1954. He served in the National Guard in the late 1950's and later moved to Pacific Palisades in 1960 where he became very active in the community. Kurt served as president of the Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC), and was instrumental in formulating its Guiding Principles which are still used today. He played a critical role in securing funds to assure the construction of the new gym in the Palisades Park, which led to him being honored with the Pacific Palisades Citizen of the Year Award. He served as the president of the Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association for over 10 years, serving as an important advocate for homeowners' rights. Through his prodigious community involvement, Kurt became President of PRIDE, a non-profit designed to improve and enhance the aesthetics of Pacific Palisades. He was also a member of the Community-Policy Advisory Board for 10 years. Additionally, Kurt was a member of American Legion Post 283 Pacific Palisades. He served on the Palisades Park Advisory Board, and on his 80th birthday his family donated $20,000 in matching funds to build a Veteran's Garden at the Recreation Center in Pacific Palisades. Kurt believed that the residents of Pacific Palisades should continue working together to maintain the beauty of Pacific Palisades here in Los Angeles. May Kurt's memory be a blessing to us all.

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Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of Ms. Teresa Bird--a beloved mother, grandmother, and Los Angeles activist--who passed away on January 16, 2018 at the age of 86. Teresa was born in Los Angeles on September 19, 1931. She married her late husband, Richard G. Bird, on September 2, 1950 and together they moved to the city of Torrance in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. Teresa was a loving mother who volunteered at her children's schools and became the President of her local Parent-Teacher Association. Teresa, who was a young mother, was inspired to do more in her community when she heard that then Senator John F. Kennedy was going to run for President. Teresa recounted that Senator Kennedy, ``turned her on to getting really involved and doing something good for the country.'' Inspired by the 1960 election, Teresa went on to volunteer for the presidential campaigns of Senators John Glenn and Gary Hart, President Bill Clinton, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In addition to volunteering for national campaigns, Teresa spent eight years as manager of Governor Jerry Brown's Los Angeles office during his first term and thirteen years working in the district office of the late California state Senator Ralph Dills. Through her continued activism, Teresa became a founding member of the South Bay Democratic Club. Teresa's activism in her community continued unabated outside of her professional career. She organized grape boycotts to call attention to the plight of farmworkers and lobbied local governments in support of expanded civil rights; she led voter-registration drives and marched to protest the Vietnam war. Teresa's prodigious community involvement led to the California State Senate naming her 2007 Woman of the Year for the 28th Senate District. Teresa is survived by her three children, Elaine Bird Jones, Lisa Marcum, and David Bird as well as her grandchildren Jarrod Fletcher, Stephanie Robinson, Sean, Justin and Lucas Marcum and her great- granddaughters Chloe Robinson and Evie Fletcher whom I hope take comfort in the way Teresa lived her life as a patriotic, selfless and caring citizen. Teresa described the life she led as wonderful due to those whom she cared for most, her family and friends. May her memory be a blessing to us all.

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Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I served on Active Duty. I want a functioning government. But yet we are in day two of the Trump shutdown. How did we get here? Well, Republicans control the House, they control the Senate, they control the White House, and they could not come up with a bill that would pass both Houses, signed by the President. In fact, the harmful House CR was rejected by the U.S. Senate on a bipartisan basis. It couldn't even get to 51 votes. But Democrats have a variety of ideas to reopen government, and we can't even get a vote on it because we don't control the floor, we don't control the agenda, and we do not control this government. And watch this: my request to reopen the government won't even get a vote. Watch this request get shut down. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 4872, the End the Shutdown Act of 2018, a continuing resolution that would immediately reopen the government through Tuesday while negotiations continue on a long-term budget agreement that adheres to parity and on other critical issues.

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Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of the co-owner of the iconic Canter's Deli, Mr. Gary Canter--a beloved son, husband, and father--who passed away on December 26, 2017 at the age of 58. Gary was born on March 18, 1959 to Alan and Elizabeth Canter. Gary was the grandson of Ben Canter, who started Canter's Deli with his brothers in 1931 in Boyle Heights. The deli was later moved to Fairfax in 1953 and has been one of the oldest and most famous eateries in Los Angeles. Gary's career at the deli spanned over 43 years. He began working in the bakery at the age of 15, selling rye bread, danishes, and coffee cakes. After a few years, he moved to the deli counter and sold corned beef, pastrami, and brisket. By the age of 21, he was promoted to manager and oversaw 125 employees and the day-to-day operations of the 24 hours a day, 7 days a week restaurant. Gary helped expand Canter's Deli to Las Vegas in 2016 in two locations, the Linq and the Tivoli Village. Gary was a person with a big heart and personality. He lit up any room he walked into and was known for calling those who he cared for, ``Buddy Buddy''. Gary is survived by his wife, Traci, his daughter, Jenifer, and his parents, Alan and Elizabeth, whom I hope take comfort in the way Gary lived his life. May his memory be a blessing to us all.

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Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, having served on Active Duty in the United States military, when it comes to foreign terrorists on foreign soil, we need to track them down and kill them. That is why I support the FISA Act, as applied to foreigners. But, unfortunately, this act has now been used to apply to Americans. If you are going to do that, you need to follow the Constitution, you need to put in a warrant requirement. Unfortunately, the Nunes FISA bill does not do that. That is why I support the USA RIGHTS amendment. At the end of the day, this is not about terrorists or terrorism. It is about: Can you use warrantless information against Americans in a domestic court? That is what this issue is about. Don't let the intelligence agencies scare you. Vote ``no'' on the Nunes bill and ``yes'' on the USA RIGHTS amendment.

Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, let me make this issue really simple for the American people: spying on foreigners without following the Constitution, that is okay; spying on Americans without following the Constitution, that is not okay. The Fourth Amendment does not have an asterisk that says our intelligence agencies don't have to follow it. The Constitution applies to all of government. That is why I support the USA RIGHTS Act. Support this amendment.